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Veda Gillham

Veda Gillham

Nov 9, 2022

Veda Jane Gillham, age 93, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 9, 2022, at her residence. Veda was born April 7, 1929, in Portland, Oregon, to Orville C. Nail and Henrietta (Harold) Nail. Veda earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California. She was a systems analyst for NASA. Veda and Loral F. (Ben) Gillham...

Richard Bradford Prather

Richard Bradford Prather

Nov 8, 2022

Richard B. Prather, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the Anderson County Hospital. Richard was born on June 25, 1935, at the family home in Kincaid, Kansas. He was the fourth of four children born to Romie D. and Nellie (Moore) Prather. Richard graduated from Kincaid High School in 1953. Richard was united...

Raymond L Nitcher

Raymond L Nitcher

Nov 7, 2022

Raymond Leith Nitcher, age 90, departed our world peacefully Monday evening, November 7, 2022 in Iola, Kansas. Ray was born on Sunday, July 3, 1932 upstairs in the home of Ray L and Buena Vista (Abshire) Nitcher in Quenemo, Kansas. He preceded his twin brother, Rowland Keith, by ten minutes. The twins came as a surprise to their parents who...

Randy Duarte

Randy Duarte

Nov 3, 2022

Joseph Randolph (Randy) Duarte, age 73, of LeRoy, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2022, at his residence. Randy was born January 17, 1949, in San Bernardino, California, to Joe M. Duarte and Mary (Soliz) Duarte. Randy graduated from Barstow High School, Barstow, California. He furthered his education and graduated with a bachelor's degree from UC-Davis. Randy served as a deputy...

Lavonda Maloney

Lavonda Maloney

Nov 3, 2022

Lavonda Lyn Maloney, age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2022, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. Lavonda was born January 31, 1943, in Ava, Missouri, to Earl Williams and Blanche (Landsdown) Williams. Lavonda graduated in 1962 from Ava High School, Ava, Missouri. She attended college for two years at Southern Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. Lavonda and...

John J. Folsom

John J. Folsom

Nov 3, 2022

John J. Folsom, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at his home. Johnny Joe Folsom was born on January 25, 1955, at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the fourth of six children born to Floyd "Ted" and Genevieve (Lepillier) Folsom. John's family moved to Parker, Kansas in 1963, John graduated from Prairie View High...

Cynthia Lou Davis

Cynthia Lou Davis

Nov 2, 2022

Cynthia Lou Davis, age 62, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away November 2, 2022, at St. Luke's Health System, Kansas City, Missouri. Cindy was born August 11, 1960, in Gary, Indiana, to Keith Leonard Miller and Helen Fay (Horn) Miller. Cindy worked as a clerk for the Veterans Administration for many years, retiring in 2002 as a result of a...

Clyde D. Parks

Clyde D. Parks

Oct 31, 2022

Clyde D. Parks, age 81, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Clyde Dean Parks was born on March 7, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas. Clyde was the second of three children born to Ross Eldon and Pansy (Ellis) Parks. He grew up on a farm southeast of Westphalia, Kansas, graduating from...

Dorris Ellouise Gere-Young

Dorris Ellouise Gere-Young

Oct 27, 2022

Dorris Ellouise Gere-Young, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 27, 2022, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Dorris was born February 20, 1946, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Lloyd Clements and Wanda (Hamilton) Clements. Dorris graduated in 1964 from Doniphan High School, Doniphan, Missouri. Dorris married Richard Gere on October 9, 1966, Doniphan, Missouri. Richard passed on November 30, 1998....

Barbara Ann Hanks

Barbara Ann Hanks

Oct 22, 2022

Barbara Ann Hanks, age 68, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 22, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Barbara was born May 22, 1954, in Buffalo, Missouri, to Martin D. Hunter and Norma R. (Lee) Hunter. Barbara and Ronald D. Hanks were married January 16, 1971, in Camdenton, Missouri. Barbara spent her entire life working in the...

Wauneta B. Seibert

Wauneta B. Seibert

Oct 19, 2022

Wauneta B. Seibert, age 99 years and 363 days, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2022, at Greystone, Iola, Kansas. Wauneta was born October 21, 1922, in Byron, Washington, to Dale Smith and Amanda (Dunnington) Smith. Wauneta served her country from December 7, 1941, to September 2, 1945, in the United States Navy, Naval Intelligence, during WWII. The Naval...

Gregory D. Gulick

Gregory D. Gulick

Oct 19, 2022

Gregory Dean Gulick, age 79, of Altoona, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2022, at Morning Star Assisted Living, Fredonia, Kansas. Greg was born June 14, 1943, in Eureka, Kansas, to Lyle Gulick and Donelda (Gamblian) Gulick. Greg graduated in 1961 from Eureka High School, Eureka, Kansas. He and Sally Stever were married August 27, 1960, in McPherson, Kansas. Greg was...

Ronald Keith Lickteig

Ronald Keith Lickteig

Oct 18, 2022

Ronald Keith "Ron" Lickteig passed away on the farm he loved near Greeley, Kansas on October 18, 2022. He was born the second of ten children to Maurice "Dutch" Lickteig and Florence (Brummel) Lickteig on February 26, 1943. He attended St. John's elementary school and graduated in 1961 from Greeley High School. Ron attended Donnelley College in Kansas City, Kansas...

Sandra Dee Romine

Sandra Dee Romine

Oct 18, 2022

Sandra Romine, age 61, of Humboldt, Kansas passed away on October 18, 2022. Sandra was born on February 6, 1961, in Chanute, Kansas to Wayne Homer Romine and Mildred Ina (Laver) Romine. She was a lifelong resident of Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1980. Sandra worked as a CNA at Pinecrest in Humboldt for over 20 years before...

Vicky Sue Page

Vicky Sue Page

Oct 18, 2022

Vicky Sue Page, age 69, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 18, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Vicky was born February 4, 1953, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Alfred M. Jones and Opal (Gillenwater) Brooks. Vicky and Donnie Lee Page were married March 1, 1987, in Fort Scott, Kansas. She attended school in Fort Scott, Kansas. Vicky...

Dakota Ray "Cody" Kirkland

Dakota Ray "Cody" Kirkland

Oct 17, 2022

Dakota Ray "Cody" Kirkland, age 30, of Welda, Kansas, passed away as the result of an automobile accident on Monday, October 17, 2022. Dakota was born on September 19, 1992 at Olathe, Kansas to Melissa Thoele and Gerald Cox.. Dakota grew up near Paola, graduating from Prairie View High School. Dakota worked at various jobs in addition to helping with...

Cindy Lea Grewing

Cindy Lea Grewing

Oct 17, 2022

Cindy Grewing, age 62, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at her home. Cindy Lea Hunsaker was born on November 20, 1959, in Wellsville, Kansas. She was the second of four children born to Earl Dean and Mary Alice (Lankard) Hunsaker. Cindy grew up in Wellsville, attending school there until her family moved to Mulvane, Kansas...

Gertrude Elizabeth Meiwes

Gertrude Elizabeth Meiwes

Oct 15, 2022

Gertrude Elizabeth Meiwes, 94, of rural Moran, KS, died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Heartland Meadows in Iola, Kansas. She was born February 6, 1928, in Union City, Oklahoma, to William and Margaret (Menz) Lagaly. She was one of nine children who grew up on a farm near Union City. On October 7, 1947, Gertrude married George Meiwes at St....

Nadine McClain

Nadine McClain

Oct 12, 2022

Nadine Lee McClain, age 93, passed away October 12, 2022, at her daughter's home in Spring Hill, Kansas. Nadine was born March 27, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, to Clyde Hurlock and Goldie (Stout) Hurlock. Nadine graduated in 1947 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. She was a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Iola in the 1950s. She and...

Dorothy Louise Cameron

Dorothy Louise Cameron

Oct 11, 2022

Dorothy Louise Cameron, age 66, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Garnett, Kansas. Dorothy was the second of five children born to David and Mary Sherman on April 11, 1956, in Denver, Colorado. Her father was in the military so the family lived in several areas before they settled in California, where she graduated from...