Recent Obituaries
Lois M Larsen
Dec 21, 2010
Lois M. Larsen, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett. Lois was born on May 28, 1921, at Harveyville, Kansas, the daughter of William J. and Birdie M. (McPherson) Betts. She graduated from Harveyville High School in 1939. She received her Teaching Certificate from Baker University. On May 18,...
Marvin Dozier
Dec 20, 2010
Marvin L. Dozier, 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at his home. Marvin was born June 7, 1937, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Clarence Victor and Lila Fern (Diedel) Dozier. He graduated from Elsmore High School and served in the United States Army for three years. On July 2, 1961, Marvin married Marilyn Raney and they...
"Jo" Joan E. Goddard
Dec 20, 2010
Joan E. Goddard, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on December 20, 2010, at Northpoint Care Facility in Paola, Kansas. Jo was born on February 24, 1935, at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Antone and Velma (Thompson) Nilges. She graduated from Garnett High School. Jo worked as a sewing machine operator, and then worked as a dietician at Osawatomie...
Paul Tholen
Dec 14, 2010
Paul Henry Tholen, 82, of Moran, Kansas, went to be with his savior Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. Paul was born April 27, 1928, in Oakley, Kansas, the son of Henry and Cora (Doughtry) Tholen. He attended schools in Oakley. Paul served in the United States Marine Corp from 1947 to 1948. On June...
Virgil Roberts
Dec 14, 2010
Virgil H. Roberts, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Virgil was born February 21, 1924, at Baldwin, Kansas, the son of John Orson and Alma (Palmer) Roberts. He grew up at Garnett where he graduated from high school. On September 18, 1948, Virgil married Jean Stanley in Bentonville, Arkansas. They...
Jessie Patrick
Dec 12, 2010
Jessie L. Patrick, 92, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Jessie was born December 30, 1917, in Wagoner, Oklahoma, the daughter of Sigle Arthur and Iva (Kennedy) Pruitt. She grew up in Centerville, Kansas, and graduated from Kincaid High School. Following graduation, Jessie moved to Iola and worked at the South...
Grace Elmore
Dec 12, 2010
Grace Emily Elmore, 80, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Grace was born July 14, 1930, in Big Bow, Kansas, the daughter of Christian Henry and Mamie Lula Pearl (Kibbe) Schweikhard. She lost her mother early in life when Lula died of dust pneumonia. She was placed in foster care at the age of 7,...
Glenn Aydelotte
Dec 8, 2010
Glenn H. Aydelotte, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at his home. Glenn was born August 18, 1930, at Del Norte, Colorado, the son of Ernest and Alice Lenora (Goodwin) Aydelotte. He graduted from Del Norte High School and joined the United States Navy. He served during the Korean War and in Vietnam. Glenn retired as a...
Mary Sigg
Dec 7, 2010
Mary Barbara Sigg, 92, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at Windsor Place in Iola. Mary was born May 22, 1918, near Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of Aloysius and Barbara (Goetz) Kleymann. She attended school in Moran, Kansas and graduated from the College of Paola in 1938. Mary taught school in Scipio until her marriage to H.E. (Gene)...
Sheldon M. Gedrose
Dec 7, 2010
Sheldon M. Gedrose, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Sheldon (Shelly) was born on June 1, 1943, in Sidney, Montana, the son of Morris Sheldon Gedrose and Frances (Tipton) Gedrose. He grew up in Belt, Montana and graduated from Belt High School in 1961. Shelly was a member of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy...
Helen Spurgeon
Dec 5, 2010
Helen Spurgeon, 76, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Sunday, December 5, 2010, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. Helen was born February 6, 1934, in Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Martin John and Basilia (Herman) Kessler. She grew up in the central Colorado area. Helen married Leslie Morgan and they made their home in Williamsburg,...
Jack Jeffery
Dec 5, 2010
Jack Edwin Jeffery, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Jack was born on May 25, 1933, in Chelsea, Oklahoma, the son of Roy E. and Jessie Grace (Mouton) Jeffery. As his father was with Texaco Pipeline, he attended elementary and grade school in Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois,...
Norman Compston
Dec 2, 2010
Norman B. "Whitey" Compston, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, December 2, 2010, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Norman was born January 7, 1924, on the family farm west of Lenapah, Oklahoma, the son of Ruben L. and Allie Ray (Curtis) Compston. He grew up on the farm and attended school at Lenapah. On December 2, 1943, Norman married...
Pearl Nelson
Nov 29, 2010
Pearl Hunt Nelson, 84, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, November 29, 2010, in Palm Springs, California. Pearl was born September 9, 1926, in Walnut Township in Bourbon County, Kansas, the daughter of Bert Walter and Flossie Ellen (Warren) Draper. She grew up in the Mildred area where she graduated from high school. On January 29, 1946, Pearl married Earl J....
Wanda Grizzle
Nov 29, 2010
Wanda Lee Grizzle, 79, of Chanute, Kansas, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Wanda was born March 19, 1931, on a farm just southwest of Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Jessie Althea (McMulin) Larkey. The family moved to a farm northeast of LaHarpe, Kansas, and she graduated from LaHarpe...
Willis Jenning Henderson
Nov 29, 2010
Willis Henderson, age 98, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Willis was born on May 9, 1912, at Downs, Kansas, the son of James M. Henderson and Lela Florence (Rosell) Henderson. His family moved to Bush City when he was a young boy. He attended country schools in...
Barbara Jean Henderson
Nov 28, 2010
Barbara Jean Henderson, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2010. She was born November 25, 1933 in Humansville, MO and was the daughter of Walter E. and Juanita (Kennon) Dixon. Barbara attended high school in Kincaid, KS where she was named homecoming queen. Upon graduation, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she worked at...
Dorothy Helen O'Malley
Nov 22, 2010
Dorothy Helen O'Malley, age 81, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 18, 1929 in Springfield, Colorado, the daughter of Carl and Ida (Stoltz) Borth. She was raised on the family farm and moved to Kansas when she was very young. She graduated from Welda High School and went to work as a...
Randal Joe Adams
Nov 21, 2010
Randal "Randy" Joe Adams, age 60, of Mannford, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010. He was born on January 13, 1950, in Colony, Kansas, the son of John Quincy Adams, Jr. and Mae M. (Ross) Adams. He married Gerrie (Duvaul) Torkleson on June 5, 1983, blending two families into one. Randy was a Certified Public Accountant. He graduated...
Ellen G. Judd
Nov 20, 2010
Ellen Gertrude Stapleton Connor Judd, age 78, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on November 20, 2010 at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, Kansas. She was born April 17, 1932, at Bayard, Kansas, the daughter of Orville and Leah (Rogers) Stapleton. She was married to John Conner of Bush City, Kansas and this union was blessed with 4 children. In 1961, Ellen...
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