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Bernice R. Barnaby

Bernice R. Barnaby

Jul 8, 2008

Bernice R. Barnaby, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at her residence in Garnett, Kansas. Bernice was born on August 19, 1923 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Cecelia (Feuerborn) Sobba. She grew up in Garnett, attending the Spring Branch School. She was united in marriage to William Barnaby on June 15,...

Ivone June Christy

Ivone June Christy

Jul 3, 2008

Ivone J. Penny Christy, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, passed away at Olathe Medical Center on Thursday, July 3, 2008. She was born June 7, 1931, in Kansas City, Kansas to Boyd Montgomery Woods and Nanny Maude (Radar) Woods. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Howard C. Christy in...

Gordon Murray Ensley

Gordon Murray Ensley

Jun 29, 2008

Gordon Murray Ensley, age 88, of Colony, Kansas, died on Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. Gordon was born on October 15, 1919, at Colony, Kansas, the son of William Joseph Ensley and Nellie (Murray) Ensley. He grew up in the Colony area, graduating from Colony High School in 1937. Gordon...

Stanley C. Bell

Stanley C. Bell

Jun 26, 2008

Stanley Carroll Bell, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Stanley was born on May 9, 1924, in Garnett, Kansas, to Floyd and Thelma (Stanley) Bell. Stanley lived in Garnett until May of 1943 when he was drafted into the Navy to serve in World War II. He...

Sylvia O. Sutton

Sylvia O. Sutton

Jun 22, 2008

Sylvia O. Sutton, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away June 22, 2008 in Stockton, Missouri. She was born June 13, 1920 near Selma, Kansas, the daughter of Willie and Mary (Bump) Olson. She attended one year at Anticot School and the family moved to the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood near Lone Elm and finished school. She worked as a housekeeper...

Peggy Sumner

Peggy Sumner

Jun 19, 2008

Margaret (Peggy) Sumner, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on November 25, 1944, in Axtell, Kansas, the daughter of Ted and Margaret (Meier) Studer. Peggy grew up and attended schools in Beattie, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia State University. Peggy was united in...

Merle R Hoffman

Merle R Hoffman

Jun 19, 2008

Obituary not available.

Rose L. Covey

Rose L. Covey

Jun 18, 2008

My wife, our mother, our daughter, our sister, our friend has gone to join Our Father in Heaven. Rose Lee (Hartman) Covey, age 53, of Moran, Kansas passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, June 18, 2008 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Rose was born August 11, 1954 in Iola, Kansas to Kenneth and...

Myrna C. Boyles

Myrna C. Boyles

Jun 15, 2008

Myrna C. Boyles, age 68, of Garnett, Kansas, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, after a long battle with lung cancer first diagnosed in 1996. She was born September 15, 1939, in Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Wendell J. and Hazel Schulte. She grew up and lived her entire life in Garnett,...

William R. Henderson

William R. Henderson

Jun 11, 2008

William R. Bill Henderson, age 61, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Life Care Center at Osawatomie, Kansas. He was born on December 9, 1946, at Iola, the son of Glen and Verna (Laymon) Henderson. He graduated from Colony High School and Emporia State University. Bill worked for many years as a...

Harold L. Johnson

Harold L. Johnson

Jun 9, 2008

Harold L. Johnson, age 81, of Savonburg, Kansas, died on Monday, June 9, 2008, at his home. He was born June 7, 1927, at Savonburg, Kansas, the son of Wendell Harold Theodore Johnson and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. Harold attended schools in the area, graduating from Elsmore High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946....

Jerry Kent

Jerry Kent

Jun 8, 2008

M. Jerry Kent, age 79 of Garnett, Kansas, died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1928 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Curtis Homer and Ruby Visalia (Wilson) Kent. He was a lifetime resident of Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School with the Class of 1946. Jerry married Rosa Lee...

Ira J. Yoder

Ira J. Yoder

Jun 5, 2008

Ira J. Yoder, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at his home. Ira was born on June 23, 1927, at Weatherford, Oklahoma, the son of Jerry and Amanda (Mullet) Yoder. He married Ida Miller on July 1, 1951, at McMinnville, Oregon, eleven children were born to this union. Ira was a member of the Old...

Mary Lou Wiederholt

Mary Lou Wiederholt

Jun 3, 2008

Obituary not available.

Bonnie Jean Rusk

Bonnie Jean Rusk

Jun 2, 2008

Bonnie J. Rusk, age 77, of Welda, Kansas, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on June 19, 1930, at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Lloy E. Hawes and Dorothy Virginia (Tuttle) Hawes. Bonnie graduated from Argentine High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to William Gene Rusk on October...

Roberta Mae Badders

Roberta Mae Badders

May 29, 2008

Roberta Mae Badders, age 89, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away May 29, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born on April 9, 1919, at Bush City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Floyd McGinnis and Calla Beatrice (Harding) McGinnis. Roberta grew up and attended school in Bush City. In March of 1934, she married Darwin Dee Badders....

John V. Ramsour

John V. Ramsour

May 24, 2008

John V. Ramsour, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas passed away May 24, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born October 24, 1937 at Junction City, Kansas, the son of Homer and Frieda (Keller) Ramsour. He grew up in the Junction City area, where he attended Geary County District 8, Brookside School, before he entered the Junction...

Junior K. Gordon

Junior K. Gordon

May 24, 2008

Junior Kenneth Gordon, age 82, of Colony, Kansas, died May 24, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born January 3, 1926 in Dewey, Oklahoma, the son of Edward Devere and Lola Maude (Houser) Gordon. He graduated from Independence High School in Independence, Kansas and joined the Air Force during WWII. He was a tailgunner and radio...

Marion D. Houk

Marion D. Houk

May 21, 2008

Marion D. Houk, age 74, of Olathe, formerly of Moran, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Olathe, Kansas. Marion was born on October 20, 1933, at Moran, Kansas, the son of Clarence A. and Mary Ann (Reade) Houk. He grew up and attended schools in Moran, graduating from Moran High School in 1951. He also attended Iola and...

Laura M. Nilges

Laura M. Nilges

May 20, 2008

Laura M. Nilges, age 87, of Richmond, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kansas. Laura was born September 1, 1920, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Nancy May (Bickel) Waldrip. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1938. She attended Chanute Junior College before graduating from Kansas State Teachers College at...

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