Recent Obituaries
Helen Bingamon
Oct 10, 2022
Helen Darlene Bingamon, age 101, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away October 10, 2022, at Silvercrest at Deer Creek, Overland Park, Kansas. Helen was born March 4, 1921, in Welda, Kansas, to Harry G. Bloom and Minnie (Carnes) Bloom. Helen was the youngest of eleven children. She graduated in 1938 from Welda High School, Welda, Kansas. After high school, Helen was...
Joyce Hudson
Oct 9, 2022
Joyce Elaine Hudson, age 80, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away October 9, 2022, at Medicalodges of Iola, Iola, Kansas. Joyce was born August 15, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Howard Elton Goodall and Bettye Elnora (Cole) Goodall. Joyce and Richard Norman Hudson were married September 30, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri. Joyce worked in the upholstery department at Nu-Way...
Nancy Ellen Hopkins
Oct 6, 2022
Nancy Ellen Hopkins, age 69, of Burlington, Kansas, passed away October 6, 2022, at the Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, Kansas. Nancy was born October 4, 1953, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Millard M. Hopkins and Erma Jean (Scovill) Hopkins. Nancy enjoyed Kansas Special Olympics and carried the Olympic Torch in 1990, and she lit the flame for the opening ceremonies....
DeWayne Vance
Oct 2, 2022
DeWayne Vance, age 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 2, 2022, at his residence. DeWayne was born September 28, 1934, in Altamont, Kansas, to Herman (Cy) Foster and Thelma (Brown) Foster. DeWayne graduated in 1952 from Labette County Community High School, Altamont, Kansas. He and Catherine Beetham were married July 4, 1954, in Altamont. DeWayne was a highly-skilled Tool...
June O'Dell
Oct 1, 2022
June O'Dell, age 90, of Iola, Kansas died in her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Iris June O'Dell was born October 1, 1932, in Fayette County, Illinois, to Minnie and Herbert Roe. She was raised by Minnie and Irl Atwood. On December 17, 1950, June married Dr. Morris O'Dell in St. Elmo, Illinois and they...
Marvin Kenneth Rees
Oct 1, 2022
Marvin K. Rees, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas passed away at the Anderson County Hospital on Saturday, October, 1, 2022. Marvin Kenneth Rees was born on January 4, 1932 at Talmage, Kansas. He was the seventh of twelve children born to Harry Raymond and Florence Mae (Feik) Rees. Marvin grew up in the Manchester / Talmage area. On February 25,...
Beverly Ann Murrill
Sep 30, 2022
Beverly Ann Murrill, age 88, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away September 30, 2022, at Country Place, Chanute, Kansas. Beverly was born June 30, 1934, in Girard, Kansas, to John C. Zeibert and Bernice (LaRue) Zeibert. Beverly graduated in 1952 from Arma High School, Arma, Kansas. She and Tom Murrill were married September 26, 1953, in Franklin, Kansas. Beverly and Tom...
Janice Jeane Heslop
Sep 26, 2022
Janice Jeane Heslop, age 79, formerly of Neosho Falls, Kansas, unexpectedly passed away September 26, 2022, at KUMC, Kansas City, Kansas. She was surrounded by her loving family. Jan was born August 2, 1943, in Beloit, Kansas, to Chester A. Johnson and Edna F. (Martin) DeVader. After her father died, Jan's mother married Francis DeVader, who cared for and helped...
Betty L. Zink
Sep 24, 2022
Betty Lucille Zink, age 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away September 24, 2022, at Heartland Meadows, Iola, Kansas. Betty was born January 24, 1927, in Iola, Kansas, to John W, Parker and Flora M. (Schuster) Parker. Betty graduated in 1944 from Iola High School. She and D. Duane Zink were married June 5, 1948. Duane passed on February 28, 2008....
Cheryl S. Riebel
Sep 24, 2022
Cheryl Sue Riebel, age 67, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away September 24, 2022, St. Luke's South, Overland Park, Kansas. Cheryl was born December 11, 1954, in Ellsworth, Kansas, to James Cooper and Patsy (Burris) Shears. Cheryl graduated in 1972 from Iola High School. She and Ron Riebel were married September 23, 1972, at St. John's Catholic Church in Iola, Kansas....
Ivan Dale "Bubba" Goins
Sep 23, 2022
Ivan Dale "Bubba" Goins, age 63, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, at his home. Dale was born on September 1, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of three children born to Ivan L. and Yvonne (Cleaver) Goins. Dale entered the U.S. Navy in 1976, and earned his GED while in the service. He...
Billy Alan Doolittle
Sep 20, 2022
William (Billy) Alan Doolittle, age 47, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away September 20, 2022, at Salina Regional Heath, Salina, Kansas. Billy was born September 10, 1975, in Iola, Kansas, to Bill Doolittle and Patricia (Wright) Doolittle. Billy attended school in Iola, Kansas. Billy worked for SEKAN Asphalt and then for Bettis Asphalt, for Keith Keller in construction, D & E...
Marlene K. Stephens
Sep 18, 2022
Marlene Kathryn Stephens, age 84, our much loved mother, wife, sister and friend, passed into heaven to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on September 18, 2022. Marlene thrived almost 40 years in the communities of Selma and Kincaid as a farm wife, school bus driver, avid cook, gardener, and Anderson County's premier home canning activist. We loved her dill...
William Earl (Bill) Beasley
Sep 15, 2022
William Earl (Bill) Beasley, age 71, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away September 15, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Bill was born September 25, 1950, in San Francisco, California, to Perry Milton (Jack) Beasley and Alice E. (Nigus) Beasley. Bill enlisted in the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He served his country in Virginia,...
Eldon Ackerly Pontious
Sep 14, 2022
Eldon Pontious, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett. Eldon Ackerly Pontious was born on January 13, 1926, in rural Miami County Kansas. Eldon was the first of two children born to Bernal and Margaret "Maggie" (Ackerly) Pontious. He graduated from Osawatomie High School, and then served in the U.S....
Marty Meadows
Sep 14, 2022
Marty L. Meadows, age 73, of Iola, Kansas, passed away September 14, 2022, at Medicalodges, Iola, Kansas. Marty was born November 22, 1948, in Chanute, Kansas, to Albert Piatt and Virginia (Miller) Piatt. Marty graduated in 1966 from Arkansas City High School. She was a controller for Walmart, Iola, Kansas, for 16 years, retiring in 2006. Marty and David R....
Michael James Mulcahey
Sep 12, 2022
Michael James "Jim" Mulcahey, age 79, of Bonner Springs, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Jim was born on September 27, 1942, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the first of three children born to Orliff Michael Mulcahey and Charlene (Guber) Mulcahey. Jim grew up in Ottawa, graduating from Ottawa High...
Wallace E. Strickler
Sep 11, 2022
Wallace E. Strickler, 92, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on September 11, 2022, in Iola, Kansas. Wallace was born on May 15, 1930, to Ora D. and Virgie H. (Matthews) Strickler. Wallace was raised on the family farm and graduated from Colony High School in 1947. Following graduation, he worked on an oil drilling rig and continued to help on...
Maude Ilene Burns
Sep 8, 2022
Maude Ilene Burns, age 90, of Iola, Kansas, passed away September 8, 2022, at Heartland Meadows, Iola, Kansas. Maude was born September 10, 1931, in Hepler, Kansas, to William D. (Dale) Stringer and Angie J. (Jewell) (Bruce) Stringer. Maude graduated in 1949 from Hepler High School, Hepler, Kansas. Maude married Vere R. (Bob) Burns on May 28, 1949, in Hepler,...
Tracy Lee Blazek
Sep 6, 2022
Tracy Lee Blazek, age 50, of Iola, Kansas, passed away September 6, 2022, in Iola, Kansas. Tracy was born December 23, 1971, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Ernest P. Blazek and Carol J. (Kennedy) Blazek. Tracy attended school in Dodge City, Kansas. Tracy worked for National Beef Packing House in Dodge City, then he worked for Chaparral Manufacturing as a...