Recent Obituaries
Barry W. Walker
May 26, 2022
Barry Wilmoth Walker, age 78, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born May 25, 1944, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Sim R. and Donna (Wilmoth) Walker. Barry graduated from Colony High School with the Class of 1964. He lived all of his life in the...
Charles Harley McVey, Jr.
May 25, 2022
Charles Harley McVey, Jr., age 91, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Charles was born on April 3, 1931, to Charles Harley and Grace May (Bartlett) McVey who farmed West of Moran, Kansas. He attended LaHarpe and Moran schools, graduating with the Moran Class of 1948. He married Phyllis Ann Ervin in...
Jack Knotts
May 25, 2022
John Joseph (Jack) Knotts, Jr., age 90, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away May 25, 2022, at Midland Hospice, Topeka, Kansas. Jack was born in Hollywood, California, on April 3, 1932, to John J. Knotts, Sr. and Esther (Dumond) Knotts. The family moved back to Yates Center, Kansas, when he was four months old. Jack attended country school in Woodson County,...
Barbara A. Foster Sherrill
May 25, 2022
Barbara A. Foster Sherrill, age 87, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born August 3, 1934, to Loren and Maunita (Hines) Foster in Solomon, Kansas. In 1952, she graduated from Labette County High School. She began her college career at Labette County Community college in Parsons, Kansas. She received her...
Darryl "Joe" Hutchison
May 24, 2022
Darryl "Joe" Hutchison, age 60, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home in Gas, Kansas. Joe was born December 14, 1961. He worked various jobs over the years, but at the time of his passing was employed by the U.S.D. #257 School District in Iola, Kansas. He took great pride in his job and truly loved what he...
Gene Chambers
May 24, 2022
Lester Eugene (Gene) Chambers, age 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 24, 2022, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Gene was born May 9, 1929, in Carlyle, Kansas, to Frank L. Chambers and Mildred C. (Higginbotham) Chambers. Gene graduated in 1947 from Iola High School. Gene and Naomi "Ruthie" Carpenter were married July 18, 1954, in California....
Roberta Jo Shirley
May 20, 2022
Roberta Jo Shirley, age 85, of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 20, 2022, at Country Place, Chanute, Kansas. Roberta was born November 18, 1936, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert Morgan and Josephine (Rues) Morgan. Roberta and Bill Shirley were married November 22, 1958, at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Roberta received her registered nursing degree from Central Texas College. She worked...
Bernita M. Berntsen
May 18, 2022
Bernita M. Berntsen, age 87, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at her home in LaHarpe, Kansas. Bernita was born on January 22, 1935, to Stephen Meiwes and Margaret (Rausch) Meiwes in Oklahoma. She married Joseph Berntsen on April 17, 1956. Their union was blessed with nine children. They made their home in rural LaHarpe, Kansas, after moving in 1965...
Ruth Mead
May 13, 2022
On Friday, May 13, 2022, Ruth Mead passed away at the age of 86 - with family and friends by her side. Ruth is survived by her four children: Mark, Dan, Kathy and John as well as close friend and partner, Daryl Utt. Ruth was born September 10, 1935, in Welda Kansas - the tenth child of twelve and last...
Glendina Young
May 13, 2022
Icel Glendina (Huss) Young (1933 - 2022) Icel Glendina Young, age 89, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. Born prematurely on January 15, 1933 in Goodrich, Kansas to Jake & Ruby (Dinsmore) Huss, Glendina's life began during challenging times of the depression. Three weeks before Glendina's birth, a house fire claimed...
Ashley Dawn King
May 11, 2022
Ashley Dawn King, age 34, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Ashley was born May 15, 1987, to Kyle King and Dawn (Weseloh) Keener in Iola, Kansas. She graduated with the Iola High School Class of 2005. After graduating, Ashley furthered her education at Mary Grimes School of Nursing in Neosho County. She then...
Randall Raymond Pearson
May 8, 2022
Randy Pearson of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. There are no services planned and the family is requesting privacy at this time to honor his wishes. You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
Shirley J. Wilson
May 8, 2022
On June 19, 1937, Shirley Jean Cummings was born the youngest of seven children to Everett H. and Marguerite I. (Barry) Cummings in Doniphan County, Kansas. When Shirley was a young girl the family moved to Garnett, Kansas where Shirley then attended elementary school at Holy Angels Grade school where she eventually became the left handed point guard for the...
Gary Collins
May 5, 2022
Gary Lee Collins, age 71, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at his home. He was born October 1, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Alva and Edna (Bell) Collins. Gary graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1968 and attended Allen County Community College, Iola, and then graduated from Fort Hayes State...
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...
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...
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...
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