Recent Obituaries
Neva Jo Thrasher
Sep 26, 2009
Neva Jo Thrasher, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 26, 2009, at her home in Garnett, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1933, at Comanche, Oklahoma, the daughter of Claude Elsie and Erie Madge (Bell) Morris. She graduated from Comanche High School in Comanche, Oklahoma, and was the Football Queen her senior year. Neva married Jesse Gene...
L. Smith
Sep 26, 2009
L. Earl Smith, age 88, was born in Geneva, Kansas on June 19, 1921. He graduated to glory on September 26, 2009. Earl was saved as a young man and totally committed his life to serving his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In recent years, he faithfully attended Community Bible Chapel in Bel Aire. Earl graduated from Colony High School...
Jerry J. Zastrow
Sep 24, 2009
Jerry (Garland Jerome) Zastrow entered eternal rest on September 24, 2009 with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Kimberly at his side. He left this life as he lived it: on his terms. He was born June 6, 1935 to Emery and Irene (Randall) Zastrow in rural Garnett, Kansas. He spent his entire life farming; first, riding on the tractor with...
Michael Laver
Sep 24, 2009
Michael L. "Mikey" Laver, 38, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at his home. He was born March 27, 1971, at Iola, Kansas, the son of Everett L. and Barbara I. (Jackman) Laver. He grew up in Iola where he has a close group of friends. He enjoyed country cruising, fishing and writing poetry. SURVIVORS: His Mother: Barbara...
Shirley Rae Barham
Sep 24, 2009
Shirley Rae Barham, age 66, of Fort Lupton, Colorado, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 24, 2009 at University Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. She was born on December 6, 1942, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Norman and Ida (Worthington) Henry. She grew up in the area. Shirley was united in marriage to Ray Cummings in 1961 at...
Dennis Jesseph
Sep 23, 2009
Dennis "Dee" Oliver Jesseph, 84, former Piqua, Kansas area resident and presently of Miami, Oklahoma died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his home. Dee was born May 15, 1925, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Albert O. and Amanda L. (Dennis) Jesseph. He was an engineer while serving in the European and Pacific Theatre with the United States Army during...
Frances Newman
Sep 22, 2009
Frances L. Newman, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Frances was born August 25, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Magdaline (Payne) Lewis. She grew up in Topeka where she graduated from high school. On April 19, 1969, Frances married William (Bill) Newman in Topeka, and they...
David J. Axtell
Sep 22, 2009
David Junior Axtell, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. David was born on May 15, 1921, at Harris, Kansas, the son of Michael David and Sarah (Moberly) Axtell. He lived in the area and graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of...
Fred Blevins
Sep 21, 2009
Fred E. Blevins of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas, at the age of 84. He was born Fred Elmore Blevins on August 16, 1925, at Toronto, Kansas, the son of Robert F. and Frankie Frances (Yoakum) Blevins. Fred was raised at Toronto and attended all his school years...
Arthur Mott
Sep 19, 2009
Arthur "Bill" Mott, Jr., 89, former Iola area resident and presently of Kansas City, Missouri, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center in Riverside, Missouri. Bill was born December 12, 1919, in Gardner, Kansas the son of Arthur E. and Goldie (Sturm) Mott. On August 19, 1939, Bill married Eunice Corwin in Garnett and they...
Maxine Sherrill
Sep 19, 2009
Maxine D. Sherrill, 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the Moran Manor. Maxine was born October 20, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Frank T. and Marguerite E. (Taylor) Dennison, Sr. She grew up in the Iola area and then moved with her family to Kansas City where she graduated from Northeast High School. She...
Conrad Bernard Hermreck
Sep 18, 2009
Conrad B. "Coonie" Hermreck, age 79, of Richmond, Kansas, died on Friday, September 18, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza. He was born April 24, 1930, in Richmond, Kansas, the son of Christopher P. and Elizabeth P. (Pickert) Hermreck. He grew up in the Richmond area and he attended the West Scipio School. Farming was his lifetime occupation...
Alta Kennard
Sep 16, 2009
Alta Kennard, age 99, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Anderson County Long Term Care Facility, Garnett, KS. She was born on October 17, 1909, in Sutton Valley, rural Anderson County, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Della Mae (Hobert) Sutton. She grew up in the area, attending country school. Alta started working in the...
Julia Rea
Sep 15, 2009
Julia Marie Rea, age 94, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Brunswick Nursing Home in Brunswick, Missouri. Julia was born June 24, 1915, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh A. and Stella Marie (Schaede) McDaniel. She grew up at Neosho Falls. On October 4, 1941, Julia married William E. Rea in Kansas City, Missouri....
Johnny Lee Howey
Sep 15, 2009
Johnny Lee Howey, age 33, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at his home. He was born on October 26, 1975, at Topeka, Kansas, the son of William A. Howey and Mary Ann Dinwiddie. John was united in marriage to Cristal Headrick at Eldon, Missouri on May 19, 1997. He worked as a carpenter. John enjoyed...
William A. Neal
Sep 14, 2009
William Alvin Neal, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, September 14, 2009. Bill was born on November 28, 1932 near Severance, Kansas, the son of William and Myrtle (Hegenderfer) Neal. He grew up in a farming community and attended Elementary and High School in Severance before joining the military - United States Air Force...
Ruth A. McCutchan
Sep 13, 2009
Ruth Alberta McCutchan, age 102, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Ruth was born on June 20, 1907, at Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of William Jacob Knaus and Mary Ann (Sprenkel) Knaus. She was the youngest of eight children. She attended schools at Quinter, Kansas, graduating from high...
Eunice Loretta Milligan
Sep 13, 2009
Eunice (Loretta) Milligan, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1928, in Seymour, Missouri, the daughter of John Miller and Lottie (Denney) Miller. Loretta married Claude Reed Milligan on November 19, 1945 in Salem, Arkansas. She moved to Ulysses in 1956 and has lived in...
Richard Ivan Van Kleeck
Sep 12, 2009
Richard Van Kleeck, age 82, lately of Richmond, Kansas, succumbed to a longtime illness on September 12, 2009, and is now at peace with his Lord. Richard was born in Ellenville, New York, on July 31, 1927, the youngest of eight children. After high school, he worked briefly for Bell Telephone before joining the armed forces in 1946. He served...
David Brian Korthals
Sep 12, 2009
David Brian Korthals, age 57, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. David was born on September 14, 1951, at Sanborn, Iowa, the son of Fred Korthals and Louise (Prins) Korthals DeVries. He graduated from Sanborn High School, and attended the University of South Dakota and Northwest Iowa...
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