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Payton Alexis DeVoe

Payton Alexis DeVoe

Jun 4, 2010

Payton Alexis DeVoe, age 4, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010. She was born on December 28, 2005 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Kris Tina DeVoe. She is survived by four brothers, Kurt Thomas, Pattrick DeVoe, Martin Calvey and Skyler Kilpatrick; two sisters, Lexis Calvey and Megan Kilpatrick; her grandparents, Calvin and Patricia DeVoe of...

Pearl Green

Pearl Green

Jun 2, 2010

Pearl Green, age 95, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in Iola, Kansas. Pearl was born on August 24, 1914, at Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Albert and Grace Mabel (Robinson) Riley. She attended Pleasant Ridge school located northwest of Kincaid. She was united in marriage to Irel Albert Green on July 18, 1931 at...

William Roe

William Roe

Jun 1, 2010

William G. (Billy) Roe, 89, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at the Iola Nursing Center. Billy was born January 6, 1921, in Iola, Kansas, the son of George Birt and Susie Mary (Cummins) Roe. He grew up at LaHarpe and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1938. On May 19, 1940, Billy married Doris May Spencer at...

Georgia Maxine Moore

Georgia Maxine Moore

May 31, 2010

Georgia Maxine Moore, age 87, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas She was born on July 30, 1922 at Welda, Kansas, the daughter of George M. and Lola May (Serene) Fagg. She graduated from Welda High School, and was baptized at an early age at the Welda Methodist Church....

Gerald O. Welsh

Gerald O. Welsh

May 26, 2010

Gerald Welsh, age 74, of Selma, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his home. He was born August 26, 1935 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Olin and Marjorie (Steele) Welsh. He graduated from the Kincaid High School. He made his home a farm near Selma where he was a cattleman and a farmer. Gerald's work was...

Charles Womelsdorf

Charles Womelsdorf

May 26, 2010

Charles D. "Chuck" Womelsdorf, age 76, of Chanute, Kansas, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Chuck was born on April 28, 1934 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Henry Webster and Leah Elsie (Allen) Womelsdorf. He grew up in the Mapleton, Xenia and Blue Mound areas. He married Lois Marvin in...

Robert L. Barnett Sr.

Robert L. Barnett Sr.

May 23, 2010

Robert L. Barnett, Sr., age 84 of Colony, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at his home in Colony. He was born on March 12, 1926 in Richmond, Kansas, the son of James Fredrick and Eva Lee (Culbertson) Barnett. He was the youngest of nine children. On May 13, 1949, he married Vivian M. Fletcher of Ottawa, Kansas. Married...

Juanita Helen Farrar

Juanita Helen Farrar

May 20, 2010

Juanita Farrar, age 85, of Cleburne, Texas, formerly of Garnett, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Cleburne, Texas. Juanita was born on September 15, 1924 at Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Maude (Spencer) Cunningham. She grew up in the area, attending school in Greeley, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Hubert Farrar on March 18,...

Dorothy Hurst

Dorothy Hurst

May 18, 2010

Dorothy L. Hurst, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the Life Care Center of Wichita. Dorothy was born March 13, 1917, at Washington, Missouri, the daughter of Victor and Laura (Cockley) Datweiler. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Washington High School. On October 15, 1937, Dorothy married Robert E. "Bob" Hurst. They made their...

Lucille Lang

Lucille Lang

May 14, 2010

Lucille M. Lang, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at her home. Lucille was born August 12, 1933 at Athens, Kansas in Woodson County, the daughter of Albert Douglas and Alice Maude (Ransom) Caler. She grew up in the Iola area and graduated from Iola High School in 1951 and went to work at the Federal Reserve...

Charles Gregg

Charles Gregg

May 12, 2010

Charles A. "Chuck" Gregg, 93, of Gas, Kansas died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the home of his daughter in LaHarpe, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1917, in Gas the son of John Riley and Asintha Jane (Brooks) Gregg. He graduated from Colony High School in 1936. He then worked for the Kerr McFall Garment Company in Iola before...

Karl Heinz Gebert

Karl Heinz Gebert

May 12, 2010

Karl Gebert, age 84 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 20, 1926, in Abilene, Texas, the son of Willie and Frieda (Ermish) Gebert. At the age of 10 his family moved to Berlin, Germany, where he completed his education. He got to see the...

Evalyn Passig

Evalyn Passig

May 11, 2010

Evalyn Ruth Passig, 81, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute of a sudden illness. Evalyn was born September 7, 1928,on a farm west of Elsmore, Kansas the daughter of Oscar Frank and Signild Marie (Nielson) Carlson. She graduated from Elsmore High School in 1947 and there after she taught at...

Blanche L. Weatherbie

Blanche L. Weatherbie

May 10, 2010

Blanche Weatherbie, age 94 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1915, at Lexington, Missouri, the daughter of Walter Irven and Allie Rae (West) Farrar. She grew up in Franklin County, Kansas, graduating from Sac Creek grade school. Blanche was united in marriage...

Patricia K. Powell

Patricia K. Powell

May 9, 2010

Patricia Powell, age 68, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on May 10, 1941, at Galva, Kansas, the daughter of William Eugene and Elizabeth (Johnson) Murray. She grew up in the Mankato area, graduating from high school there. Pat was working as a waitress when she...

Lorraine Lamb

Lorraine Lamb

May 6, 2010

Lorraine Lamb, age 89 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2010, at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Lorraine was born on August 23, 1920 at Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Reubin Earl and Frances Alma (Weir) Davis. She grew up in the area and graduated from high school in Pittsburg. She was united in...

Velma Kinney

Velma Kinney

May 4, 2010

Velma Nadine (Ard) Kinney, 78, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at the Iola Nursing Center. She was born February 15, 1932, on the family farm west of Elsmore, Kansas, the daughter of George and Lorene (Deer) Ard. She grew up at Elsmore and graduated from Elsmore High School. Velma Nadine was married to Walter L. Kinney and...

Elizabeth M. Shaw

Elizabeth M. Shaw

May 3, 2010

Elizabeth Shaw, age 97, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2010, at her home in Iola. Elizabeth was born on January 16, 1913 at Lost Springs, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Kate (Pickett) Drury. She grew up in the Selma area, graduating from Kincaid High School in 1932. She was united in marriage to Wallace Shaw...

Fern Marsh

Fern Marsh

Apr 29, 2010

Fern Marsh, long time educator, accomplished musician, and Iola civic contributor passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas, after a year-long bout with cancer. Miss Marsh was born December 30, 1921, in a farm house just outside the city limits of Kincaid, Kansas, to George and Verle (Hummiston) Marsh. She is survived by...

Jerry Bland

Jerry Bland

Apr 25, 2010

Jerry Allen Bland, Jr., 17, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. Jerry was born December 8, 1992, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Jerry Allen Bland, Sr. and Natalie Elaine Fuller. SURVIVORS: His Parents: Jerry & Zolene Bland, Sr., of Iola, KS, and Natalie Fuller-Rose...

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