Recent Obituaries
Roger Wayne Sapp
Jun 13, 2011
Word has been received of the death of Roger Wayne Sapp, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, on Monday, June 13, 2011, at Golden Heights, Garnett. He was born May 24, 1924, in Iroquois, South Dakota, the son of Ralph W. and Ruth (Sawvell) Sapp. Roger was a member of the First Christian Church, Garnett, Kansas, the VFW and American Legion....
Vicky Adams
Jun 10, 2011
Vicky Adams, age 62, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2011, at her home. She was born on January 17, 1949, at Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin E. and Betty Jane (Hiestand) Adams. Vicky grew up in Welda attending school there, graduating from Welda High School in 1967. Following school Vicky lived in Topeka, then Colorado,...
Alan Johnson
Jun 7, 2011
Alan "A.J." C. Johnson, 64, of Gas, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. A.J. was born May 14, 1947, at Denver, Colorado, the son of Curtis and Shirley (Kloberdanz) Johnson. He grew up in Denver where he graduated from East High School in 1965 and Colorado State University in 1969. That same...
John E. Blaufuss
Jun 7, 2011
John E. Blaufuss, age 73, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his home. John was born on November 6, 1937, on the family farm at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Ewald and Rose (Hagemann) Blaufuss. He grew up in Westphalia, and graduated from Westphalia High School in 1955. John lived on the same farm for...
Evelyn M. Feuerborn
Jun 4, 2011
Evelyn Feuerborn, age 89, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on June 4, 2011 at North Point Nursing Home in Paola. She was born on April 28, 1922 in Bush City, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and May (Camp) Robinson. She attended Garnett High School, living most of her life in the Garnett area. She married William Francis "Bill" McMillen. This...
Homer G. Thompson Sr.
Jun 2, 2011
Homer G. Thompson, Sr., age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011. He died much of the way he lived, quietly and with dignity, in the home where he and Lelah shared for over 60 plus years. He was born September 28, 1915 in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Marcus Thompson and Lennie (Cross) Thompson....
Cherie Burch
May 27, 2011
Cherie Evelina Burch, 46, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at her home. Cherie was born July 10, 1964, in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of Charles E. and Evelina L. (Walls) Burch. She grew up in Vancouver, Washington, where she graduated from Columbia River High School. In high school, she was active in band and...
Mary Louise Starit
May 25, 2011
Mary Louise Anderegg Starit, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Topeka, Kansas. Mary was born on September 20, 1919, in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Andrew and Louisa (Kanel) Anderegg. She remembered many happy times growing up with her older brothers, Will and Elmer and her sisters Gertrude and Florence. She grew up...
Willis Parrish
May 25, 2011
Willis Parrish, 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Willis was born July 7, 1931, in Neosho, Missouri, the son of Roley and Marguarite (Stalker) Parrish. He grew up at Neosho Falls, Kansas, where he graduated from high school. Willis joined the United States Navy and served four years before returning...
Patty Miller
May 21, 2011
Patricia Lee Miller, age 59, of Garnett, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011. Patty was born January 27, 1952 at Garnett, the daughter of Robert and Wanda (Rockers) Powls. She grew up in Garnett attending school there until graduating from Garnett High School in 1970. On August 28, 1971 Patty married Daniel Miller at Garnett. This union was blessed with...
Gail Riley
May 19, 2011
Brenda Gail Riley, 67, of Gas, Kansas, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Gail was born December 21, 1943, at Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of John Francis and Elizabeth (Betty) Forbis Kerr. She grew up on a farm south of Westphalia, Kansas, and attended Colony high school and later Emporia State University. Gail...
Etta V. Johnson
May 18, 2011
Etta Johnson, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at her home. She was born on June 14, 1943, at Talbott, Tennessee, the daughter of Raymond Edgar BeBout, Sr. and Imogene (Withers) BeBout. Her family moved to Olathe, Kansas when she was a young girl. She attended school in Olathe. Following high school Etta married...
Mary Thummel
May 18, 2011
Mary Frances Thummel, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Mary Frances was born January 31, 1931, at Piqua, Kansas, the daughter of Bernard and Julia (Ulrich) Konen. She grew up at Piqua where she attended St. Martin's Catholic School through the 8th grade. She graduated from Iola...
Robert Bradford
May 14, 2011
Robert Lee "Bob" Bradford was born November 7, 1921, four minutes after his twin sister Stella, the seventh of fourteen children. His parents, Isaac Eve and Beulah Tabor Bradford lived near Groesbeck, Texas on a cotton farm. When he was seven months old the family crossed the Red River and went into Oklahoma near Durham. Times were hard and the...
Kathryn Mae Cooper
May 13, 2011
Kathryn Mae Fuhs youngest child of Charles and Margaret Fuhs was born July 5, 1919 in Dewey, Oklahoma and departed this life Friday, May 13, 2011. She came to Garnett, Kansas at the age of six and most of her life was spent in Anderson County, Kansas, where she was educated in 5 rural schools, (Round Oak, Rockford, Bush City,...
Nancy Sutton
May 11, 2011
Nancy Lou Sutton, 57, of Arkansas City, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Nancy was born December 16, 1953, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Calvin and Nadine (Marsh) Sutton. She attended schools in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1971. She also attended Allen County Community College and Pittsburg State University. Nancy...
Martin A. Setter
May 9, 2011
Martin A. Setter, age 90, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas Martin was born on January 17, 1921, at Scipio, Kansas, the son of Peter and Mary (Roecker) Setter. He grew up in the Scipio area, attending East Scipio School. Martin was drafted into the U.S. Army in August,...
Beverly Ewing
May 7, 2011
Beverly Jean Ewing, 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Beverly was born August 12, 1942, in Neosho, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest David and Faye Vivian (Michael) Malloy. The family moved to Iola and she graduated from Iola High School. On September 11, 1961, Beverly married Jessie Ewing and they...
Cleto Coronado
May 6, 2011
Cleto Demetrio Coronado, 82, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Friday, May 6, 2011, at his home. Cleto was born April 26, 1929 in Deerfield, Kansas to Catarino and Francisca (Trevino) Coronado. His family moved to Mexico when he was in the third grade. He spent much time at el rancho "El Almagre" near Sierra Mojada, Coahuila in Mexico, where he acquired...
Ricky McVey
May 3, 2011
Ricky Lee McVey, 55, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Ricky Lee was born July 23, 1955, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Dale Eugene and Glennis Lea (Schaeffer) McVey. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1974. He served in the United States Marine...