Recent Obituaries
Brandon Griswold
Nov 2, 2011
Brandon Matthew Griswold, age 37, of Kennesaw, Georgia, grandson of Doris Hill of Iola, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. Brandon was born February 19, 1974, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Danny Gene and Vickie Lyn (Hill) Griswold. Brandon has spent most of his life in the Atlanta, Georgia area and...
Velma Scantlin
Oct 31, 2011
Velma Cleo Scantlin, 85, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Monday, October 31, 2011, at Arrowood Lane Residential Care Facility in Humboldt. Velma was born May 25, 1926, in Deerfield, Missouri, the daughter of Raymond and Velma (Roth) Ashley. She was married to Don Scantlin January 29, 1943. They were married for 60 years until his death on July 13, 2003. Velma...
James Shinn
Oct 30, 2011
James O. "Jim" Shinn, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center. Jim was born August 5, 1925, at Bronson, Kansas, the son of Orval Lawrence and Myrtle Nora (Nash) Shinn. He graduated from Bronson High School and served in the United States Navy during World War II serving as a motor machinist's mate second...
Kent Lawrence
Oct 30, 2011
Curtis Kent Lawrence, age 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, October 30, 2011, in a car accident just south of Olathe on Highway 169. Kent was born November 11th, 1942 (and was looking forward to his "special" birthday this year on 11-11-11) in Smith Center, Kansas. He and his parents, John M. and Winnifred L. Lawrence, and younger brother L....
Delbert Smith
Oct 28, 2011
Delbert L. Smith, age 96, of rural Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Friday, October 28, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Delbert was born January 24, 1915, at Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Willard L. and Bertha Mae (Delzell) Smith. He grew up in the Allen and Bourbon County areas. On December 24, 1938, Delbert married Bernice Peck...
Joe Church
Oct 26, 2011
Joe Church, age 88, of Colony, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Joe was born two miles north of Lone Elm, Kansas on March 15, 1923, the youngest child of Arthur and Ruth (Marshall) Church. As a boy living near Deer Creek north of Lone Elm, Joe loved his horses, fishing and hunting. Joe began...
Howard Campbell
Oct 23, 2011
Howard Wayne Campbell, III, age 51, of Chanute, Kansas, formerly of Iola, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Howard was born February 26, 1960, at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, the son of Bert and Elizabeth "Betty" (Shoemaker) Campbell. He grew up in Arkansas and graduated from high school at Rogers, Arkansas. He moved to...
Perry L. McGhee
Oct 21, 2011
Perry Leroy McGhee, Jr., age 79, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on March 6, 1932 in Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Perry and Mae (Marsengill) McGhee Sr. Perry went to school at Westphalia, Kansas, then was drafted into the military soon after....
Penni Jo Miller
Oct 20, 2011
Penni Jo Miller, age 53, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on July 12, 1958, in Genesse County, Michigan, the daughter of Duane Frederick and Joan Lee (Holbin) Warner. Penni grew up in the Midland, Michigan area. She attended Central and Meridian schools. Penni was united...
Agnes Wilper
Oct 19, 2011
Agnes Wilper, age 86, of Harris, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on May 18, 1925, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Robert H. and Louisa (Koetting) Korte. Agnes graduated from Emporia High School, Emporia, Kansas, working for Hallmark in Emporia for a number of years....
June Sexton
Oct 19, 2011
June E. Sexton, 35, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. June was born October 29, 1975, in Stella, Missouri. She is the daughter of David and Sheri Clarenson Julich. She grew up in Humboldt and attended schools there. June married Gary Hendry and they had two children before they divorced. On May...
Pauline Dunlap
Oct 19, 2011
Pauline E. "Polly" Dunlap, 92, of Lansing, Kansas, formerly of rural Iola, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Lansing, Kansas. Pauline was born January 9, 1919, on a farm near Colony, Kansas, the daughter of John A. and Lucetta (Lankard) Hoffmeier. She graduated from Colony High School. On September 8, 1940, Pauline married Harry C. Dunlap...
Joy Gibson
Oct 15, 2011
Joy Rain Gibson, 53, of Westphalia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. Joy was born June 14, 1958, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of James Albert and Shirley Sue (Culver) Young. On May 9, 1974, Joy married Larry Gibson and they made their home in Arkansas for 20 years before moving to...
Virgil Grizzle
Oct 14, 2011
Virgil L. Grizzle, 82, of Chanute, Kansas, died Friday, October 14, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Virgil was born September 19, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, the son of George F. and Minnie M. (Jones) Grizzle. He graduated from LaHarpe High School. On November 13, 1949, Virgil married Wanda Lee Larkey and they made their home...
Larry William Mains
Oct 12, 2011
Larry Mains, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 22, 1937, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Thelma (Sanders) Mains. He grew up in the area, graduating from Garnett High School. Larry was in the U.S. Army for two years following high school. Larry was...
Glenda Laver
Oct 10, 2011
Glenda Laver, "Pug", age 64, of Moran, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family Monday, October 10, 2011. She will always be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. Glenda was born May 29, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas to Ezra and Mary Phillips. Glenda accepted Christ at an early age. Her faith guided her...
Frank Clubine
Oct 10, 2011
Frank P. Clubine, 74, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Frank was born November 14, 1936, at Independence, Kansas, the son of Clyde Corwin and Edna "Viola" (Romig) Clubine. He grew up on the family farm at rural Havana. He was a charter member and first president of...
Jack McBride
Oct 10, 2011
Jack H. McBride, 68, of Moran, Kansas, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Jack was born November 25, 1942, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of John Henry and Vila Mae (Farren) McBride. He grew up in Texas and married Ruth Alred and they were later divorced. He served in the United States Air...
Frances Smith
Oct 9, 2011
Frances Pauline Smith, age 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at the Moran Manor. Frances was born September 14, 1921 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel (Heath) Weatherman. She grew up in Colony and graduated from Colony High School, Iola Community College, and began teaching school at Moran. On September 24, 1944, Frances married...
Max Nichols
Oct 8, 2011
Max Alan Nichols, 58, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, October 8, 2011, in Bourbon County. Max was born February 18, 1953, in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Malcolm C. and Virginia Lee (Boeker) Nichols. He grew up at Mulvane and graduated from Mulvane High School in 1971. Max attended Wichita Technical Institute and received his certification in heating and...
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