Recent Obituaries
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
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....
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Edward J. Wilper
Apr 25, 2010
Edward J. Wilper, age 94, of Harris, Kansas, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 25, 2010 at his home surrounded by his wife, son and daughter. Edward was born February 17, 1916 at Harris, Kansas, the son of Joseph H. and Mary I. (Scully) Wilper. He grew up in the area, graduating from Garnett High School in 1934. Following school he...
Russell R. O'Neil
Apr 22, 2010
Russell R. O'Neil, age 83, of Norman, OK, formerly of Garnett, Kansas passed away April 22, 2010 at the Grace Living Center in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born on June 19, 1926 on the family farm in Black Jack outside of Wellsville, Kansas to Maurice and Iris O'Neil. Russ graduated from Wellsville High School in 1943 at the age of...
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