Recent Obituaries
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Bernie Gilner
Nov 18, 2010
Bernard G. "Bernie" Gilner, age 62, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2010, as the result of a vehicle accident near La Crosse, Kansas. Bernie was born on September 8, 1948, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of James and Beatrice (Lickteig) Gilner. He grew up in the Greeley, Kansas area, graduating from Greeley High School in 1967....
Elsie Leake
Nov 17, 2010
Elsie Lavon Leake, 90, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute, Kansas. She was born April 6, 1920, at Bronson, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Alice (McGuire) Morris. She graduated from Iola High School in 1937. On August 3, 1937, Elsie married Roy W. Leake and they made their home in...
Ralph Smith
Nov 17, 2010
Ralph E. Smith, 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Ralph was born March 12, 1919, at Vail, Iowa, the son of Otho G. and Grace E. (Jones) Smith. The family moved to Colony, Kansas and he lived there for many years. He attended Colony High School and graduated from...
Ann Michael
Nov 17, 2010
Ann E. Michael, 77, of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Ann was born July 23, 1933, on the family farm south of Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Clement Francis and Lena Fredricka (Weber) Dieker. She attended St. Teresa Catholic School then Westphalia Rural High School. On November 7, 1951, Ann...
Donald Stanley
Nov 11, 2010
Donald Earl "Don" Stanley, 73, of Elsmore, Kansas, died Thursday, November 11, 2010. Don was born February 26, 1937, at Elsmore, Kansas, the son of Earl and Blanche (Cox) Stanley. He was born and died a resident of Elsmore, Kansas and was a fifth generation Allen Countian. He served in the United States Army. Don was a loving father and...
Phyllis Caler
Nov 9, 2010
Phyllis N. Caler, 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Phyllis was born August 11, 1937, at Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mona (Willhite) Durkin. She grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1955. On August 27, 1955, Phyllis married Dale...
Norma Scott
Nov 8, 2010
Norma D. Scott, 84, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Monday, November 8, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Norma was born December 5, 1925, in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Harvey Eldon and Sedalia (Wilhite) Scott. She grew up at Humboldt. Norma was a caregiver and housekeeper most of her life. She moved to Eureka, Kansas from Humboldt...
Mark M. Katzer
Nov 7, 2010
Mark Matthew Katzer, age 54, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on April 30, 1956, at Garnett, the son of Tony H. Katzer and Anna L. (Egidy) Katzer. He was the youngest of thirteen children. Mark grew up in Greeley and graduated from Garnett High School in...
Floyd Hermreck
Nov 6, 2010
Floyd John Hermreck, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away suddenly at home on November 6, 2010. He was born February 21, 1927 in Richmond, Kansas, the son of John Joseph and Olivia Josephine (Rockers) Hermreck. Floyd attended Round Prairie and Junction schools, Garnett High School and then helped on the family farm. Floyd was drafted into the U.S. Army...
Wilburn Ludlum
Nov 6, 2010
Wilburn E. Ludlum, Sr., 96, longtime Moran, Kansas, resident, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Vintage Park in Ottawa, Kansas. Wilburn was born February 6, 1914, at Elsmore, Kansas, the third of nine children born to Harvey and Emma (Olsen) Ludlum. He grew up on the family farm west of Elsmore and attended Sky Rocket Grade School. On July 26,...
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