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Myrl C. Lingo

Myrl C. Lingo

Oct 27, 2010

Myrl C. Lingo, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Myrl was born on August 17, 1921, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Leo Milby Lingo and Alta Ruthana (Gordon) Lingo. He attended the Lingo Grade School and then attended the Garnett High...

Walter B. O'Malley

Walter B. O'Malley

Oct 26, 2010

Walter B. O'Malley, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Walt was born on August 27, 1922, in Kingman County, Kansas, the son of Daniel and Magdalena (Miller) O'Malley. He lived in Kingman County until age 15, when his family moved to Waverly, Kansas. Walt then attended Waverly...

Donna Holinsworth

Donna Holinsworth

Oct 26, 2010

Donna Carole Holinsworth, 59, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Donna was born March 11, 1951, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Harlan B. and Bessie Revona (Odam) Stokes. She grew up in the LaHarpe area. On March 25, 1995, Donna married H.E. Holinsworth in Humboldt where they made their home. She has worked at Everbrite Electronics...

Dorothy E. Dalton

Dorothy E. Dalton

Oct 25, 2010

Dorothy E. Dalton, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2010, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Dorothy was born on July 8, 1920, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Mable (Harrison) Murphy. She graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1938. She graduated from Halstead Hospital School of Nursing in Halstead,...

Kenneth W. Knight

Kenneth W. Knight

Oct 22, 2010

Kenneth Wayne Knight, age 82, of Centerville, Kansas, died on October 22, 2010 at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. He was born June 1, 1928, in Centerville, Kansas, the son of Harry Austin Knight and Minnie Belle (Kline) Knight. Kenneth graduated from Parker High School and worked part-time for the railroad. He went to Idaho...

Grace M. Macklin

Grace M. Macklin

Oct 21, 2010

Grace Mae Macklin, age 95, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Grace was born on August 27, 1915, in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Orn and Margaret Leah (Nolte) Fox. She graduated from Parker Rural High School in 1933. She was united in marriage to Ralph T. Macklin on May...

Gordon Larson

Gordon Larson

Oct 21, 2010

Gordon Vaughn "Sam" Larson, 87, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Gordon was born September 13, 1923, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Harold and Ina (Vaughn) Larson. He grew up in the Petrolia and Iola areas and graduated from Iola High School in 1942. He served as a Merchant Marine during...

Carl William Leim

Carl William Leim

Oct 18, 2010

Carl William Leim, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2010, at the Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kansas. Carl was born in 1915, in New York, New York, the son of Carl William Leim Sr. and Gertrude (Heck) Leim. He grew up and went to school in Upper New York and served in the U.S....

Rex Shisler

Rex Shisler

Oct 17, 2010

Rex Shisler, 88, of Gas, Kansas, died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at his home. Rex was cremated and his memorial services will be 3:30 p.m. on November 6 at the Iola, Kansas Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Rex was born Feb. 9, 1922, in Stanberry, Missouri, the son of Paul Morris Shisler and Ila Christina Kenyon McGhay. His father died...

Thelma Icel Herrill

Thelma Icel Herrill

Oct 10, 2010

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Joseph Eric White

Joseph Eric White

Oct 9, 2010

Joe White, age 33, of Roeland Park, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Joe was born on March 21, 1977, at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Eric White and Betty Gilpin. He grew up in Garnett, and graduated from Anderson County High School in 1995. Joe was a member of Anderson County Wrestling for...

Edwin Nord

Edwin Nord

Oct 8, 2010

Edwin J. "Ed" Nord, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, October 8, 2010 at his home. Ed was born June 3, 1920 at Milan, Missouri the son of Joseph Martin and Neville Sperry (McNeiley) Nord. He grew up in Utah until age 11 when the family returned to Milan. He attended Oak Grove Rural School and graduated from Milan High...

Richard Tomlinson

Richard Tomlinson

Oct 6, 2010

Dick Tomlinson, 81, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. He was born July 5, 1929 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Roy N. and Sylvia F. (Jackson) Tomlinson. Dick graduated from high school in Rushville, Missouri and then received an associate degree from Highland Junior College in Kansas. He taught school...

Maurice Samson

Maurice Samson

Oct 6, 2010

Maurice Albert "Al" Samson, Jr., 68, of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his home. Al was born February 14, 1942, at St. Albans, Vermont the son of Maurice Albert and Lucille (Benoit) Samson, Sr. He grew up at St. Albans where he graduated from Holy Angels Catholic High School. He served in the United States Air Force...

Sharon Trester

Sharon Trester

Oct 5, 2010

Sharon Kay Trester, 64, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her home. Sharon was born May 13, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Edith Lavon (Hudlin) Burkholder, Sr. She grew up in the Wichita area. Sharon married Glen Barnes and they lived in Wichita until moving to Iola in 1976 and to Cheney, Kansas...

Loraine Cleaver

Loraine Cleaver

Oct 5, 2010

Loraine Grimm Cleaver, 75, died early Tuesday morning, October 5, 2010, at his home near Geneva, Kansas, on the farm where he was born and raised. He was the only son of Glen Loraine Cleaver and Minnie Inez Grimm. Along with his younger sister Henrietta, he grew up working the family farm, enduring all of the hardships that came with...

Vernon Kyle

Vernon Kyle

Oct 3, 2010

Vernon D. Kyle, age 55, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at his home in Garnett. He was born on September 24, 1955, in Garnett, the son of Chester and Edna (Scates) Kyle. Vernon later moved to Moran, Kansas where he graduated from Moran High School in 1973. He joined the US Army 82nd Airborne division...

Mary Bass

Mary Bass

Oct 3, 2010

Mary Ann Bass, 51, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. Mary was born April 24, 1959 in Marshfield, Missouri the daughter of Joe and Mary Arline (Silkey) Vestal. She grew up in the Marshfield area where she started interior and exterior home painting. She returned to...

William Allen

William Allen

Oct 2, 2010

William D. Allen, 85, of Iola, Kansas died early Saturday morning, October 2, 2010 at the Moran Manor. William was born September 27, 1925, in Longmont, Colorado to James and Helen (Stover) Allen. One of 14 children, he grew up in the Loveland, Colorado area. He served in the United States Army during World War II and in the National...

Eleanor Swanson

Eleanor Swanson

Sep 30, 2010

Eleanor Alvina Swanson, 91, of Gas, Kansas entered her heavenly home Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Eleanor was born November 29, 1918 in Boone County, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Arhens) Hasstedt. She grew up in the Boone, Iowa area. On September 6, 1936, Eleanor married Leslie...

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