Recent Obituaries
Becky Jo Walker
Jan 19, 2022
Becky Jo Walker, age 66, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Becky was born January 2, 1956, to Harold V. and Florine A. (Smith) Lundine in Iola, Kansas. She attended school at Iola High School and graduated with the class of 1974. She went on to further her education and earned...
Edward John Danford
Jan 18, 2022
Edward J. "Eddie" Danford, age 59, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, near Spring Hill, Kansas in Miami County. Eddie was born September 25, 1962, to James and Shirley (Richards) Danford in Iola, Kansas. He graduated from Iola High School with the class of 1981. He enlisted in the United States Army and served for three years. Eddie worked for...
Pam Alexander
Jan 18, 2022
Pam Alexander, age 60, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Mercy One Medical Center, in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born on May 31, 1961, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Nadine (McCain) Skillman. Pam was a member of the Garnett High School Class of 1979. She married Karl...
Richard G. Callihan
Jan 18, 2022
Richard G. Callihan, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. He was born July 6, 1946, in Green Castle, Missouri, the son of Gail and Cleo (Hamilton) Callihan. Richard graduated from Westport High School in 1967 and attended the National College graduating with a degree in A.S. in Business Administration in 1980....
William "Bill" Boyd Croghan
Jan 18, 2022
January 18, 2022, at 4:45 A.M. William "Bill" Boyd Croghan went to be with the Lord. Bill was born January 13, 1936, in Amsterdam, Missouri. He was the second of four children born to Lee and Lucy Croghan. He accepted Jesus as his Savior and was baptized at First Baptist Church in LaHarpe, Kansas. Bill graduated from LaHarpe High School,...
Joe Dustin Bland
Jan 17, 2022
Joe Dustin Bland, age 50, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe was the second of three children born to Orva and Virgina (Reed) Bland on January 11, 1972. He attended school in Iola, Kansas. Joe worked in several different factories in the Southeast Kansas area before becoming a truck driver. He...
Vance L. Beebe
Jan 16, 2022
Vance L. Beebe, age 63, of Geneva, Kansas, passed away January 16, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital North, Kansas City, Missouri. Vance was born April 10, 1958, in Iola, Kansas, to Lester Beebe and Mae Alyce (McCall) Beebe. Vance graduated in 1976 from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. While he was in high school Vance was a member of FFA,...
Cindy Lou Cullison
Jan 14, 2022
Cindy Lou Cullison, age 56, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Cindy was born April 5, 1965, in Iola, Kansas, to Loren Eugene and Edith Ione (McCullough) Modlin. She graduated from Humboldt High School with the class of 1983. After high school, Cindy attended Mary Grimes School of Nursing in Chanute,...
Homer Leonard "Pancho" Adams
Jan 13, 2022
Homer Leonard "Pancho" Adams, age 68, of Colony, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Pancho was born March 19, 1953, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the eighth child of nine children born to Homer LeRoy and Helen Mildred (Fagg) Adams. Pancho grew up in Welda, attending grade school there before attending and graduating...
Betty Eichman
Jan 13, 2022
Betty Lou Eichman, daughter of David R. and Frances (Eikenberry) Metzger, was born January 16, 1939, near Pratt, Kansas. She died January 13, 2022, three days before her 83rd birthday. During her early years, the family would spend winters in Whittier, California. She lived two winters in Florida during her teen years, where she made many friends. She felt the...
Bradley Dean Kinzle
Jan 13, 2022
Bradley Dean Kinzle, age 64, peacefully passed at home on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Brad was born April 7, 1957, in Iola, Kansas, to the late Lloyd and Bonnie (Hallam) Kinzle. He was the sibling to five brothers and two sisters. Bradley was formerly married to Debbie LeGrande of Iola, Kansas. Together they have a son, David (Page) Kinzle. His...
Stewart Scott Trester
Jan 13, 2022
Stewart Scott Trester, age 61, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 13, 2022, at KC Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Stewart was born October 8. 1960, in Iola, Kansas, to John W. Trester and Verba L. (Wilson) Trester. Stewart was a truck driver. Stewart loved animals, especially his goats and dogs. He liked woodworking and metal fabrication. Stewart enjoyed spending...
Maxine Wilson
Jan 12, 2022
Maxine Wilson, age 100, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Greystone Assisted Living in Iola, Kansas. Maxine was born November 12, 1921, to George W. and Cora L. (Covault) Perkins in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Maxine attended school in Geneva, Kansas. She married Paul Wilson on January 1, 1946. Their union was blessed with five children. Maxine dedicated her life...
Dale "Leadfoot" McVey
Jan 12, 2022
Dale Eugene "Leadfoot" McVey, age 87, of Moran, Kansas, passed away January 12, 2022, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Dale was born September 26, 1934, in LaHarpe, Kansas, to Clarence E. McVey and Pauline A. (Davis) McVey. Dale attended school in LaHarpe, Kansas. He and Glennis Schaeffer were married in 1953 and they had four children. They later divorced. Dale...
Virginia E. Raymond
Jan 11, 2022
Virginia E. Raymond, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. She was lovingly surrounded by family and her amazing Good Shepherd Hospice care team. She was born June 15, 1935, in Kincaid, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil and Kathryn (Henderson) Tucker. Those who knew her, knew how generous she was with...
Cecil Jay Dobbs
Jan 11, 2022
Cecil Jay Dobbs, age 2 months, of Gas, Kansas, passed away January 11, 2022. Cecil was born November 8, 2021, in Chanute, Kansas, to Tyler Dobbs and Rebecca (Burns) Dobbs. Cecil brought joy to everyone. He was loved by his brothers and family. Cecil had quite the personality for his young age. Cecil was preceded in death by his grandfather,...
Pamela A. Ahring
Jan 10, 2022
Pam Ahring, age 72, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at her home. Pamela Ann Monroe was born February 18, 1949, at Garnett, Kansas. She was the second of five children born to Kenneth Roy "Bud" and Delores "Winkie" (Hayes) Monroe. Bud nicknamed Pam "Blondie" and "Hardhead" as a young girl, fortunately for her, "Blondie" stuck...
Gary E. Schainost
Jan 10, 2022
Gary Evan Schainost, age 58, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 10, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Gary was born October 7, 1963, in Garnett, Kansas, to Clark Schainost and Christine (Hoffman) Schainost. Gary graduated in 1982 from Crest High School, Colony, Kansas, and then he attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Gary and Tracy LaCrone...
Jean Qualls
Jan 8, 2022
Jean Qualls, age 80, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Iva Jean Lorraine Settlemyer was born on April 18, 1941, in northern Allen County, Kansas, on her family farm. She graduated from Colony High School and after formal training she worked as a lab technician at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita,...
Glen A. Lickteig
Jan 7, 2022
Glen A. Lickteig, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022, at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Glen was born on January 13, 1938, to August and Mary (Jockman) Lickteig at the family homestead northeast of Garnett, and was the fourth of 10 children. He attended school at Scipio through the eighth grade...