Recent Obituaries
Mickey Lynn
Apr 6, 2009
Mickey J. Lynn, age 78, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at her home. She leaves her husband of 59 years, Emerson Lynn, Jr. She was born September 9, 1930, to Nell Watson and Walter William Killough in Elk City, Oklahoma. The family followed her father's career with International Harvester to Des Moines, Iowa, and Melbourne, Australia. She...
Helen Maloney
Apr 6, 2009
Helen Maloney, 92, former Iola, Kansas resident, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Mercy Health Care in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Helen was born July 9, 1916, in the farm home of her parents near Colony, Kansas. Her parents were Joseph and May (Irwin) Gregory. She graduated from Colony High School in 1935 and then taught rural school for one year...
Kenneth William Barsch
Apr 2, 2009
Kenneth William Barsch, age 71, of Moran, Kansas, died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the Midland Hospice Care Facility of Topeka, Kansas. Kenneth was born August 30, 1937 at Thayer, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Thomas and Ethel Pearl (Ragan) Barsch. He grew up in Thayer attending school there, graduating from Thayer High School in 1953. He then attended...
Nick Brown
Apr 2, 2009
Nicholas Lee Brown, 30, of rural Piqua, Kansas, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, from injuries he received in a two vehicle accident a mile west of Piqua on U.S. Highway 54. Nick was born August 29, 1978, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas, the son of Nathan L. and Glenda M. (Chriestenson) Brown. He grew up at Neosho...
Mary A. Smith
Apr 1, 2009
Mary A. (Henderson) Smith, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the Guest Home Estates in Garnett, Kansas. Mary was born on November 10, 1912, in the Bush City area, the daughter of Boyd and Altha Henderson. She was united in marriage to Claude L. Smith on November 10, 1940 in Iola, Kansas. To...
Billie Adams
Mar 31, 2009
Kincaid, KS - Billie Adams, age 95, of Kincaid, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Willamena Mae Bogan was born December 1, 1913, at Selma, Kansas, the daughter of Charles T. and Minnie (Smith) Bogan. She grew up in the Selma area attending grade school there and then Kincaid High School. Following...
Nancy Evans
Mar 30, 2009
Nancy J. Evans, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at her home. Nancy was born March 16, 1947 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Albert W. and Eva A. (Porter) Conner. She graduated from Iola High School in 1965 and then from the Mt. Carmel School of Nursing in Pittsburg. She worked as a registered nurse at...
Velda Scheibmeir
Mar 29, 2009
Velda Athene (Stewart) Scheibmeir, born July 29, 1915, daughter of James Jackson Stewart, Sr. and Lura Ethel (Rayburn) Stewart. She was born on a farm northwest of Yates Center in Woodson County. She worked as a domestic engineer for Freda Burke, Ruth Newman, Nellie Manifold, Gertrude Gibbs, Lola Hefner, and many others. She also worked at Artex sewing factory, Peter...
Wallis McDown
Mar 29, 2009
Wallis L. McDown, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at his home. He was born May 16, 1928, in Colony, Kansas the son of Herman O. and Margaret E. (Byfield) McDown. He graduated from Colony High School. On May 10, 1946, Wallis married Mary Ellen Baker. He worked for the Brunk Lumber Yard in Colony before moving...
Lawrence Gilliland
Mar 28, 2009
Lawrence Gilliland, age 89, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas. Lawrence was born on June 2, 1919, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Joe and Edith (Byfield) Gilliland. He attended country schools in the Colony area, having perfect attendance all eight years. He was united in marriage to...
Helen Henderson
Mar 28, 2009
Helen Henderson, age 105, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Helen Francine Humes Henderson, daughter of John Finton and Maud Nogle Humes, was born Dec. 28, 1903, in Humboldt, Kansas. Because of her father's work in the oil and gas fields, she moved to Indian Territory before she was a year...
Yvonne Price
Mar 27, 2009
Yvonne Marie Price, 74, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Yvonne was born December 13, 1934, on a farm in Bourbon County, Kansas, the daughter of Paul L. and Pauline M. (Edwards) Ward. She graduated from Elsmore High School and then moved to Iola where she worked for the Miller...
Jerry L. Criqui
Mar 26, 2009
Jerry L. Criqui, age 68 of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his home in Garnett. Jerry was born on April 10, 1940, in Quenemo, Kansas, the son of Joseph Andrew Criqui and Eva Bell (Heile) Criqui. He attended Quenemo High School, graduating with the Class of 1959. Jerry served in the U.S. Army. He was united...
Hal Wray
Mar 23, 2009
Hal Lynn Wray, 55, of Moran passed away early Tuesday morning March 24, 2009, at Menorah Hospital in Olathe, Kansas. He was surrounded by family and friends then, and in the days before his death. Wray was born on June 22, 1953, at Allen County Hospital, the son of Maurice C. and Dorothy E. Wray. He was baptized at the...
Ronald Davis
Mar 22, 2009
Ronald Dale Davis, 55, of Gas, Kansas, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Ron was born February 28, 1954, at Lucas, Kansas, the son of John W. and Renata (Wacker) Davis. He grew up in the Lincoln, Kansas, area. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972. Ron began his career with the...
Kenneth L. Skillman
Mar 21, 2009
Kenneth L. Skillman, age 51, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 being held in the arms of his family at his home. He was born July 20, 1957, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Paul and Nadine (McCain) Skillman. He graduated from Garnett High School and attended some college. Kenneth married Rebecca...
Wilbur S. Louk
Mar 20, 2009
Wilbur S. Louk, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. He was born on November 6, 1923 west of Garnett, the son of Ed Louk and Dee (Wilson) Louk. He was the third child of five. Wilbur attended Minkler Star School and graduated from Kincaid High School...
Rowdy Shapel
Mar 19, 2009
Rowdy Chancelor Shapel, son of Jason & Michelle (Shrum) Shapel of Iola, Kansas, was stillborn Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. SURVIVORS: His Parents: Jason T. & Michelle C. (Shrum) Shapel of Iola, KS 1 Half-Sister: Courtney Greer of Iola, KS Paternal Grandmother: Elaine Gibbons of Ft. Scott, KS Maternal Grandparents: Sue Shrum & Fiance,...
Paul J. Collins
Mar 16, 2009
Paul J. Collins, age 83, of Greeley, Kansas, died on Monday, March 16, 2009, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on December 20, 1925, at Emerald, Kansas, the son of Leo and Rose (Magrath) Collins. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1943. Paul was self employed his entire working life. After high school, he...
Vina Higginbotham
Mar 15, 2009
Vina Mae Higginbotham, 98, of Carlyle, Kansas, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at her home. Vina was born October 27, 1910, in Gas City, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph J. and Blanche A. (Tiffany) Conwell. She graduated from Iola High School. On July 23, 1929, Vina married Con W. Higginbotham and they made their home in Carlyle. He preceded her...
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