Obituaries

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Janet Kay Alexander

Janet Kay Alexander

Jun 19, 2022

Janet Alexander, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. "Everybody has skeletons in their closet, and you all know who you are (insert Janet's laughter)." Janet Kay Wall was born on July 31, 1958, in Ottawa, Kansas. She was the second of three daughters born to Earl...

Rosemary Whitfield Bass

Rosemary Whitfield Bass

Jun 17, 2022

Rosemary Ida Whitfield Bass passed away in her 94th year, on Friday, June 17, 2022. She was born April 16, 1929, to Chester Arthur and Madeline Mae Paige Whitfield in Newton, Kansas. She was the youngest of three siblings, following Peggy Joy (Day) and Paige, who died in infancy. Rosemary graduated from Newton High School and attended one year at...

Shirley I. Hunt

Shirley I. Hunt

Jun 14, 2022

Shirley I. Hunt, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. She was born January 17, 1936, at Kincaid, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Clara (Petzell) Hartman. Shirley graduated from Welda High School. Her family moved to Richmond before moving to Welda to the farm. Shirley married Robert...

Tavon T. Blazek-Hill

Tavon T. Blazek-Hill

Jun 14, 2022

Tavon Tyree Blazek-Hill, age 24, of Gaston, South Carolina, passed away June 14, 2022, near Lexington, South Carolina, from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Tavon was born March 31, 1998, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Ai-Jalon Hill and Teresa Blazek. Tavon graduated in 2017 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. He was active in sports, participating in football, track,...

Paul A. Setter

Paul A. Setter

Jun 13, 2022

Paul A. Setter, age 81, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022. Paul was born February 23, 1941, in Iola, Kansas at St. John's Hospital to Andrew Setter and Mary (Hess) Setter. Paul attended Jeddo School and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1959. He was a member of the Full-O-Pep 4-H Club and became a National 4-H Dairy Winner in...

Tommie C. McNulty

Tommie C. McNulty

Jun 11, 2022

Tommie C. McNulty, age 71, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Moran Manor Skilled Nursing in Moran, Kansas. Tommie was born March 31, 1951, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Chris and Irma McNulty. He earned his diploma from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He took great pride in being a veteran....

Dorothy Fae Setter

Dorothy Fae Setter

Jun 11, 2022

Dorothy F. (Reaves) Setter passed away June 11, 2022. Dorothy was born at home on October 21, 1944, in Humboldt, Kansas, to Edmund Noah Reaves and Ora Belle (Byram) Reaves. Dorothy attended Washington Elementary School and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1962. Dorothy was part of a family of 11 children that includes Verna Rives, Jo Ann Storck, Eugene...

Janice J. Culbertson

Janice J. Culbertson

Jun 10, 2022

Janice Joan (Spillman) Culbertson, age 90, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away June 10, 2022, at Yates Center Health and Rehab with her children by her side. She was born to parents Charley L. and Vida L. (Majors) Spillman on a farm near rural Mildred, Kansas, on January 5, 1932. She attended Mildred and Moran schools, graduating from Moran High...

Glen Edward Terrill

Glen Edward Terrill

Jun 9, 2022

Glen Edward Terrill, age 88, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Heritage Health Care Skilled Nursing in Chanute, Kansas. Glen was born September 17, 1933, to Charles and Mary Clara (Harris) Terrill in Fort Scott, Kansas. The family moved to Oswego, Kansas in January of 1946. He graduated from Oswego High School in 1951 and then attended junion college...

Timothy R. Jones

Timothy R. Jones

Jun 9, 2022

Timothy Roscoe Jones, age 62, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at his home. He was born July 17, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Roscoe Jones and Beverly (Teter) Jones Nobles. Tim graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1977. As a young boy, he started working at the age of 10...

Dorothy R. Dice

Dorothy R. Dice

Jun 4, 2022

Dorothy Dice, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Vintage Park of Osawatomie. On December 17, 1925, Dorothy Ruth Jackson was born at home near Bronson, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Glen and Esther Martha (Reynolds) Jackson. Dorothy was the fifth of seven children, she had three sisters and three brothers. She married Fred...

Oren Dale Chambers

Oren Dale Chambers

Jun 3, 2022

Oren Dale Chambers, age 83, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on, Friday, June 3, 2022, at Sharon Lane Health and Rehab of Shawnee, Kansas. He was born August 20, 1938 in Greenwood, Missouri, the son of James Oren and LuEllen (Harris) Chambers. He graduated from Lee's Summit High School and had some college. As an E-4 in the Army,...

Mike Casper

Mike Casper

Jun 2, 2022

Mike Casper, age 76, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Mike was born June 18, 1945, in Chanute, Kansas, to Harold Albert and Willa Mae (Carter) Casper. He graduated from Chanute High School with the class of 1963. He married Marilyn Jones. Their union was blessed with three daughters. They later divorced. On...

Naomi G. Shearer

Naomi G. Shearer

May 31, 2022

Naomi G. Shearer, age 85, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Merriam Gardens, Merriam, Kansas. She was born on September 27, 1936 in Fall River, Kansas in the home of her grandparents. Naomi is the daughter of Frank N. and Elsie L. (Lyon) Shearer. She lived in Fall River and later moved to Princeton, Kansas...

Sam Hiestand

Sam Hiestand

May 31, 2022

Sam Hiestand, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett. Danny "Sam" Hiestand was born on October 22, 1930, in Welda, Kansas. Sam was the fourth of six children born to Daniel M. and Mildred L. (Parks) Hiestand. As a young boy, Sam made the request to be Sam instead of...

Lois M. Shrum

Lois M. Shrum

May 29, 2022

Lois Murl Shrum was born March 18, 1930, at Glen Elder, Kansas to John August Phillip Ahlvers and Lena Mae (Dieckman) Ahlvers. She died May 29, 2022 at Residential Living Center in Garnett. She attended rural school, Glen Elder Schools, and finally Ionia High School where she graduated with the class of 1948. In 1950, she began work as a...

Donald Lester Badders

Donald Lester Badders

May 28, 2022

Donald Lester Badders, 85, passed into his eternal life May 28, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1936, near Lone Elm, Kansas, the son of Lester and Blanche Ilene (Howarter) Badders, and lived near his birthplace all his life. He went to country grade school on his pony along with others who rode or...

Dorothy M. Zornes

Dorothy M. Zornes

May 27, 2022

Dorothy M. Zornes, age 91, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Webb City Health & Rehab in Webb City, Missouri. Dorothy was born on May 2, 1931, in Howard, Kansas, to Alva and Beatrice (Fudge) Cloyd. She attended school in Howard, Kansas. On August 8, 1959, Dorothy married Orval Dean Zornes. Their union was blessed with one child. Over...

Fred E. Boyles

Fred E. Boyles

May 27, 2022

Fred E. Boyles, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at North Pointe Skilled Nursing, Paola, Kansas. Frederick Eli Boyles Jr. was born April 10, 1938, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Frederick Sr. and Anna Marie (Rice) Boyles. Fred graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1955 . On June 14, 1958,...

Margaret J. "Peg" Beech

Margaret J. "Peg" Beech

May 26, 2022

Margaret J. "Peg" Beech, age 84, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home, in Iola, Kansas. Peg was born March 27, 1938, to Paul and Frances (Brazil) Diskin in Walnut, Kansas. She graduated with the class of 1956 from Walnut High School. Over the next decade, she was blessed with five children. She married Paul Beech in May...