Recent Obituaries
Edward J. Toomey
May 4, 2022
Edward James Toomey, age 81, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home. He was born May 17, 1940, in Kimball, South Dakota to Edward Thomas and Ella Esther (Dethlefsen) Toomey. He was always known as "Sonny" to all of his family. When Ed was 17 years old, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He...
Richard Diehl
May 3, 2022
Richard Diehl, age 68, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at his home in rural Iola, Kansas. Richard was born July 1, 1953, to Vernie and Helen (Snell) Diehl in Iola. He attended Iola High School and graduated with the class of 1971 before furthering his education at Emporia State University where he received his bachelor's degree. While attending Emporia...
Dewey Allen Gambill
May 1, 2022
Dewey Allen Gambill, age 86, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 1, 2022, at Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center, Olathe, Kansas. Dewey was born February 15, 1936, in Chanute, Kansas, to Clarence and Vida (Riley) Gambill. Dewey was the oldest of eleven children. Dewey and Jessie Phillips were married September 5, 1964 and were married for 36 years...
Don Stockton
Apr 30, 2022
Don Wesley Stockton, 80, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on April 30, 2022 at his home with his family beside him. Don was born on February 5, 1942 in Garnett. He was the only child of Sam and Ruth (Van Horn) Stockton. Don graduated from Garnett High School in 1960. He went on to work for the state of Kansas...
Sharon Lynn Kilet
Apr 29, 2022
Sharon Lynn Kilet, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at her home. She was born May 11, 1945, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbur "Wig" and Wilma (Ashburn) McCain. She graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1963. Sharon married Mike Kilet on September 1, 1964, in Garnett, Kansas. This union...
Timothy Fagg
Apr 29, 2022
Timothy Allen Fagg, age 59, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born March 19, 1963, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Jan and Barbara (Bentley) Fagg. Timothy attended Garnett High School and went to work for Beachner Construction and went on to get his certification in...
Bonnie Pickert
Apr 26, 2022
Bonnie Pickert, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Vintage Park at Ottawa. Bonnie was born on July 28, 1946 on the family farm south of Greeley, Kansas. She was the fifth of five children born to Robert Chase and Eleanor (Harding) Chase. Bonnie grew up in Greeley where she attended school, graduating from...
Mark Anthony Henry
Apr 26, 2022
Mark A. Henry, age 68, of Gas, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at KU Cambridge Towers, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born in Iola, Kansas, on October 28, 1953, to George "Bud" and Ruthie (Pierson) Henry. He graduated from Iola High School, Class of 1971. He married Kandra Smith and they later divorced. They had one daughter,...
James Edward Bond
Apr 26, 2022
James Edward Bond, age 75, was born August 18th, 1946, in Lawrence, KS and died April 26, 2022, at his home in Garnett. The eldest son of Edward U and Annie E. (Provorse) Bond, he was given the name of his paternal grandfather. James served as a military policeman from 1965 to 1968 which opened the door to a career...
Peggy M. Gilliland
Apr 24, 2022
Peggy Marie Gilliland, age 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away April 24, 2022, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Peggy was born January 19, 1929, Sun City, Kansas, to Jess Farris and Pearl (Boling) Farris. Peggy received her GED in 1971. She and Roy Gilliland were married July 9, 1945, in California. Peggy was a supervisor for K-Mart...
Marion Charles Sponseller
Apr 23, 2022
Marion Charles Sponseller, age 80, passed away, Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Marion was born April 14, 1942, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Harvey Neal and Anna Elizabeth (Myer) Sponseller. Marion graduated from Iola High School in 1962. He married Marilyn Eileen Sutton on October 12, 1962. They made their...
Jimmy Myers
Apr 23, 2022
James "Jimmy/Dad/Grandpa/Papa Jim" Myers, age 56, of LaCygne, Kansas, was called home to a better place on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born November 19, 1965, in California, the son of Jack and Emma Jean (Raines) Myers. Jimmy grew up in California and attended high school in Paramount, California. Shortly after high school,...
Brian Christopher Dillow
Apr 22, 2022
Brian Christopher Dillow, age 46, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away April 22, 2022, at University Health Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Brian was born January 9, 1976, in Joliet, Illinois, to Howard Dillow and Cheryl (Johnson) Dillow. Brian was an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Brian graduated in 1994 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. He attended...
Larry Wayne Lillard
Apr 21, 2022
Larry Lillard, 74, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on April 21, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Shelley Lillard. He is survived by his wife, Natha, of the home; his step-children, Mashawna Thompson (Mynatt) of Edwardsville, Kansas and Mica Mynatt of Moran; his sister, Diana Gurley; his niece, Marley and nephew, Arlen; his son,...
Arlene Patton
Apr 20, 2022
Arlene Patton, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on May 26, 1929, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Smith and Florence (Henderson) Osborn. Arlene graduated from Kincaid High School with the Class of 1947. Arlene was united in marriage to George Franklin Patton on...
Tammy Jo Stokes Romine Parker
Apr 19, 2022
Tammy Jo Stokes Romine Parker, age 58, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. Tammy was born July 6, 1963, to Charles Wilford and Belva Joyce (Appling) Stokes in Iola, Kansas. Tammy attended school in Hayesville, Kansas before working as a C.N.A. for the majority of her career. She married Michael Romine in 1987....
Peggy Mae Wilcox
Apr 19, 2022
Peggy Mae (Robertson) Wilcox, age 84, of Redlands, California, and a part time resident of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. On January 16, 1938, Peggy was born in Sherando, Virginia, the daughter of Harry Thomas and Thelma Mae (Hyden) Robertson. Peggy served in the United States Air Force from May 1960 to October 1970. While in...
Ronald D. "Ron" Hanks
Apr 18, 2022
Ronald D. "Ron" Hanks, age 70, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home in Iola, Kansas. Ron was born July 22, 1951, to Herman "Carl" and Frances Leona (Shepard) Hanks in Tuscumbia, Missouri. He graduated high school from Camdenton, Missouri. On January 16, 1971, Ron married Barbara Hunter in Camdenton. He dedicated his career to working in construction,...
Susan Caron
Apr 17, 2022
Susan Simons Caron, 84, of Garnett, KS, passed away on Easter Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2022, when her caring heart gave out after a lifetime of sharing it with all who passed through her charming home or spent time with her. Susan is survived by her brother, Charles W. (Patti) Simons and sister-in-law, Helen Caron Shields; her children Steve (Ginger)...
Linda S. Shaw
Apr 15, 2022
Linda Sue Shaw, age 74, of Iola, Kansas, passed away April 15, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Linda was born April 23, 1947, in Emporia, Kansas, to Orville Dunmire and Emma Sue (Tinsley) White. Linda and James Shaw married on July 10, 1975, in Iola, Kansas. She worked for Haldex Brake Manufacturing in Iola for over thirty years....
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