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Doris Elaine Bradford
Dec 24, 2021
Doris Elaine Bradford, age 89, of Iola, Kansas, passed away December 24, 2021, at Heartland Meadows, Iola, Kansas. Doris was born September 23, 1932, in LaHarpe, Kansas, to Kay Crawford and Agnes (Robb) Crawford. Doris graduated in 1950 from Kincaid High School, Kincaid, Kansas. Doris and Richard Bradford were married May 19, 1950, in Kincaid, Kansas. They were married 71...
Mary M. Roecker
Dec 24, 2021
Mary M. Roecker, age 92, of Williamsburg, Kansas, passed away on December 24, 2021 at the Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, Kansas. Mary Margaret Pickert was born on June 16, 1929 in Scipio, Kansas to Joseph F. and Gertrude (Setter) Pickert. She graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1947. Following high school, Mary went to work in Kansas...
Robert Isaac Gregory
Dec 24, 2021
Robert Isaac Gregory, age 62, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away on December 24, 2021, at his residence. Bob was born July 26, 1959, in Iola, Kansas, to George R. Gregory and Vena (Cuppy) Gregory. Bob attended Allen Community College, Iola, Kansas. He worked in construction and as a bail enforcement agent. Bob was a member of ABATE and BACA. Bob...
Gloria Trumpp
Dec 24, 2021
Gloria Gretchen Trumpp, age 90, passed away on December 24, 2021. Gloria was born in Riley, Kansas on November 16, 1931 to Henry R. Williams and Louise Agnes (Staten) Williams. She grew up in Riley where she graduated from Riley High School with the class of 1949. Gloria worked various jobs before going to work for Bell Telephone. Over her...
Matthew Gunnar Meek
Dec 22, 2021
Matthew Gunnar Meek, age 30, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away on December 22, 2021, at his residence. Gunnar was born July 28, 1991, in Chanute, Kansas, to Marie Annette Meek and Junior Tucker. Gunnar attended school in Iola, Kansas. Gunnar enjoyed drawing, cooking, and singing. He liked to hunt and he loved to fish at Elsmore Lake at he and...
Darlene Viola Hall
Dec 22, 2021
Darlene V. Hall, age 91, passed away on December 22, 2021. Darlene was born in Iola, Kansas, to Lee and Pauline (Franklin) Morrison. She grew up in the Anderson and Allen County area. Darlene married Alvin Gale "Doc" Hall on April 24, 1947. They were blessed with two sons, Johnnie Hall and Richard Hall. They made their home in Colony...
Marc Anthony Sonka
Dec 20, 2021
Marc Anthony Sonka, age 47, of LaHarpe, Kansas passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at his home. Marc was born on August 29, 1974 to Debra (Stokes) and James Sonka at Iola, Kansas. He attended schools in Iola until the family moved to LaHarpe. Marc graduated from high school at Moran. At age 14, Marc was diagnosed with a...
Melvin "Gene" Smith
Dec 19, 2021
Melvin "Gene" Smith, a.k.a. Smitty, age 95, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Iola, Kansas. Gene was born April 13, 1926, to Augustus "Gus" and Elizabeth (Smoot) Smith just East of Humboldt, Kansas in the country. He attended all eight years of school in Gas Grade School and three years at LaHarpe High School. He was then drafted into...
Brenda Jean Bailey
Dec 19, 2021
Brenda Fudge-Bailey, age 62, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. Private family services are planned for a later date.
Deanna M. Maddox
Dec 18, 2021
Deanna M. Maddox, 59, of Iola passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2021. Deanna Marie was born February 13th, 1962, to Edgar and Rosemary (Westhoff) Maddox. Deanna attended Iola High School and later obtained her GED. She met and married Michael McCaskill and had two children. That marriage later ended. Deanna worked in several retail stores and later became a...
Jerry Edward Hunt
Dec 18, 2021
Jerry Edward Hunt, age 63, of Lansing, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Flippin, Arkansas. He was born July 2, 1958, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Roland Edward and Elisabeth Marie (Rucker) Pierce. Jerry graduated from Garnett High School and played on the Bulldogs Football team. He graduated from DeVry University with a Tech and Engineering...
Roy A. Hermreck
Dec 18, 2021
Roy A. Hermreck, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. He was born April 23, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas, the second of the oldest to John and Olive (Rockers) Hermreck. Roy attended school for eight years at the Junction School House, then went to work helping his dad on...
John (Norb) Eisenbart
Dec 17, 2021
John Norbert Eisenbart, age 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away December 17, 2021, at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Norb was born November 19, 1933, in Cimarron, Kansas, to John J. Eisenbart and Alice M. (Hoag) Eisenbart. Norb graduated in 1951 from Yates Center High School, Yates Center, Kansas. Norb and Donna F. Collins were married June 23, 1954,...
Richard Lee Wallace
Dec 17, 2021
Richard Lee Wallace, age 86, of Iola, Kansas passed away at his home on December 17, 2021. Richard was born June 6, 1935 in Iola, Kansas to John Wallace and Lucille Wallace. Richard was a lifelong resident of Iola, graduating from Iola High School in 1953. He married Irene Louise Davis in Iola, Kansas. They were blessed with four children,...
Dennis A. Vaughan
Dec 16, 2021
Dennis Adrian Vaughan, age 82, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away December 16, 2021, at Yates Center Health & Rehab in Yates Center, Kansas. Dennis was born February 10, 1939, in Humboldt, Kansas, to Columbus M. (Pee Wee) Vaughan and Lucy Ruth (Carey) Vaughan. Before graduating in 1956 from Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Kansas, Dennis started in a small country school...
Marvin Ray Sinclair
Dec 16, 2021
Marvin Ray Sinclair, age 59, died December 16, 2021, at his home in rural Iola, Kansas, after losing a brief battle with Covid-19. Marvin was born May 25, 1962. He was the son of Fred E. Jr. and Kathleen Sinclair. He attended school in Iola and spent his life involved with trucking and heavy machinery. He married Teresa McNeeley and...
Carol West
Dec 15, 2021
Carol Ann West, age 70, won her battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at her home in Topeka, Kansas. Carol was born July 12, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Billy and Carol (McHenry) Meech. She attended school in Blue Mound, Kansas. She married Mike Malloy on March 26, 1968 during her junior year of high school. Their...
Butch Vest
Dec 12, 2021
Butch Vest, age 74, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Butch was born August 26,1947, to Stanton P. Vest Sr. and Lorene (Willet) Vest in Iola, Kansas. He attended school in both Gas and Iola, Kansas. He worked the majority of his career as a butcher. Butch married Tonie (Dix) Vest on...
Michael A. Wharry
Dec 11, 2021
Michael Alan Wharry, age 70, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away December 11, 2021, at his residence. Mike was born March 9, 1951, in Yates Center, Kansas, to Richard Wharry and Barbara (Morrison) Kee. Mike graduated in 1969 from Yates Center High School. He attended Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. Mike and Peggy Fox were married August 4, 2015, in...
Michael Paul Scheckel
Dec 9, 2021
Michael Paul Scheckel, age 37, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission. He was born on May 23, 1984, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Lynard Scheckel and Pamela (Olsen) Scheckel. Mike attended school in Garnett before graduating from Anderson County High School. Mike worked for Scheckel Farms for several years before...
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