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Helen Parks

Helen Parks

Aug 21, 2010

Helen Bernice Parks, 72, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, August 21, 2010, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice located at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Helen was born April 14, 1938 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Gilbert J. and Bernice O. (Nelson) DeMeritt. She attended the Prairie Rose Country School until the seventh grade. She then enrolled in...

Bernadene Reed

Bernadene Reed

Aug 20, 2010

Bernadene Reed, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010, at her home in Garnett. Bernadene A. Young was born on December 12, 1916, at Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of Ida Mae Moore and Charles W. Young. She and her parents moved to Eastland, Texas when she was a child. The family later returned to live...

Wilma Mardick

Wilma Mardick

Aug 19, 2010

Wilma E. Mardick, 98, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Fountain Villa in Iola. Wilma was born October 6, 1911 at Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of William and Lavina (Satler) O'Banion. She attended public schools in Westphalia and graduated from Westphalia High School. On October 6, 1931, Wilma married Laurence L. Mardick at Garnett, Kansas....

Clyde Moore

Clyde Moore

Aug 17, 2010

Clyde Lincoln Moore, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, died on August 17, 2010 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett. He was born on October 19, 1925 in Glenwood, Missouri, the son of Charles Herbert and Opal (Kerby) Moore. As a young man, he received his formal education at Glenwood, Missouri. Clyde went to work for Western Union Telegraph Company at...

Kenneth Q. Webb

Kenneth Q. Webb

Aug 16, 2010

Kenneth Q. Webb, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2010 at the Richmond Healthcare and Rehab facility in Richmond, Kansas. He was born June 15, 1924, in Alden, Kansas, the son of Jerry Delorma and Maude (Burroughs) Webb. Kenneth farmed with his father. He also worked for neighbors in the local community and on Wednesday...

Donald Jackson Perkins

Donald Jackson Perkins

Aug 15, 2010

Donald Jackson Perkins, age 67, of Garnett passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Donald was born on December 11, 1942, the son of Donald Eugene and Julia Mae (Fisher) Perkins. He grew up in Garnett, graduating from the Garnett High School. Following school he lived in Topeka for a few years before...

Charles Ulery

Charles Ulery

Aug 14, 2010

Charles W. "Chuck" Ulery, Jr., 61, of Gas, Kansas died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Chuck was born July 28, 1949 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Charles W. and Patricia AnnRita (O'Donnell) Ulery, Sr. He graduated from Iola High School in 1968 and then served two years with the United States Army in...

Margaret E. Myers

Margaret E. Myers

Aug 13, 2010

Margaret Ellen Myers, age 89, of Rose Hill, Kansas, formerly of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at her home in Rose Hill. Margaret was born July 13, 1921 near Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Leslie and Fern (Dewey) Baker. She was a graduate of Elsmore High School. During WWII she worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant...

Eleanor Williams

Eleanor Williams

Aug 13, 2010

Eleanor Imbusch Williams, age 89, passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at the Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kansas. Eleanor was born August 28, 1920 at the family farm at Brazilton, Kansas, the daughter of Martin and Nora (Boettjer) Imbusch. She grew up in Brazilton, attending the Lutheran grade school. She graduated from high school at Girard. Following high school she...

Marsha Smoot

Marsha Smoot

Aug 8, 2010

Marsha Kay Smoot, 31, of Chanute, Kansas, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 at her home. Marsha was born August 19, 1978, in Iola, Kansas the daughter of Melvin D. and Melinda L. (Robb) Smoot. She graduated from Iola High School in 1997 and while in high school worked for Bonnie's Corner Cafe at Gas. She worked as a certified nurse's...

William Johnson

William Johnson

Aug 7, 2010

William "Orin" Johnson, 85, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Orin was born August 29, 1924 in Iola, Kansas, to Coleman and Celia (Hankins) Johnson. He attended McKinley grade school and graduated from Iola High School with the class of 1942. He enlisted in the United States Navy June 25, 1943....

Glenda Coons

Glenda Coons

Aug 1, 2010

Glenda Coons, age 55, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at her home in Garnett. Glenda was born on July 1, 1955, at Alliance, Nebraska, the daughter of Bob and Merna (Brooks) Nichols. She grew up in the Bridgeport, Nebraska area, graduating from high school there in 1975. She earned her Associates Degree from Trinity Bible...

Alma R. Gray

Alma R. Gray

Jul 31, 2010

Alma R. Gray, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Alma Ruth Griffith was born on June 5, 1917, at Osceola, Missouri, the daughter of Sherman H. and May (Schoonover) Griffith. She was given the middle name of Ruth after Dr. Ruth Seavers who attended her...

Jim Bell

Jim Bell

Jul 31, 2010

James T. "Jim" Bell, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. Jim was born September 10, 1947, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of H.W. and Hellen L. (Blohm) Bell. The family moved to Iola when he was three years old. He graduated from Iola High School in 1965...

Wayne Pracht

Wayne Pracht

Jul 29, 2010

Frederick Wayne Pracht, Sr., age 87, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Wayne was born on August 12, 1922, in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of Fred O. and Nettie Frances (Harder) Pracht. He grew up in the Elk Community near Elmdale. He graduated from Cottonwood Falls High School....

Jim Turley

Jim Turley

Jul 28, 2010

Jim H. Turley, 82, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim was born October 7, 1927 in Hopkins County, Texas, the son of William Lawson and Linnie Ellen (Tate) Turley. When he was three weeks old the family moved to Allen County, Kansas. He graduated from Moran...

Randy Blomquist

Randy Blomquist

Jul 26, 2010

Randy "Ran" Blomquist, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at Coffeyville, Kansas. Randy was born July 22, 1948, at Newton, Kansas, the son of Reinhold and Dollie (VanFleet) Blomquist II. He grew up in Peabody and Marion, Kansas and graduated from Marion High School. In 1968, Randy married Sharon Cubit and they had three sons before they...

Velma Ashlock

Velma Ashlock

Jul 24, 2010

Velma Lorene Ashlock, 96, of Carlyle, Kansas, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Velma was born December 24, 1913 in Yuma County, Colorado, the daughter of James A. and Mary Ella (Schroyer) Fuller. When she was nine months old the family returned to Kansas to live settling near Harris. She attended Harris Grade School...

Robert Lancaster

Robert Lancaster

Jul 24, 2010

Robert Daniel "Bob" Lancaster, 72, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Robert was born June 15, 1938, at St. Paul, Kansas, the son of Cyril Robert and Ellen Marie (Kennedy) Lancaster. He moved with his family to Louisville, Kentucky. He returned to the Chanute area and graduated from Chanute High School in...

Herman Owen Hill

Herman Owen Hill

Jul 24, 2010

Herman O. Hill, age 73, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on July 24, 2010 at his home. Herman was born on August 10, 1936 in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Frank Ebberly and Eva Elizabeth (Bindel) Hill. He attended rural schools in Anderson County, graduating from Welda High School with the Class of 1954. He worked for local...

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