Recent Obituaries
Tommy Leonard Lewis
Jul 8, 2021
Tommy Leonard Lewis, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. He was born March 29, 1939, at his home in Leon, Kansas, the son of William Archie and Opal Winifred (White) Lewis. The family relocated to the Bush City area around 1950. His father died shortly after, and...
Richard Henry Fox
Jul 8, 2021
Richard Henry Fox, age 77, of Iola, Kansas, passed away July 8, 2021, at his residence. Richard was born May 29, 1944, in San Bernardino, California, to Richard P. Fox and Enaze (Hurd) Fox. Richard earned a master's degree in engineering from the School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, and spent his life as a professional engineer working in coal mines,...
Reta Fern (Blake) Ensminger
Jul 8, 2021
Reta Fern (Blake) Ensminger passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Olathe, Kansas at the age of 86. Reta was born on January 30, 1935, in Redfield, Kansas to Lloyd and Fern (Swank) Blake. She graduated from Fort Scott High School, Mercy School of Nursing, and Allen County Community College. Reta married Alden Ensminger in Lamar, Missouri on December...
Stephen Drew Dillow
Jul 7, 2021
Stephen Drew Dillow, age 48, won his battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Waverly, Kansas surrounded by his family. Stephen was born August 13, 1972, to Howard and Cheryl (Johnson) Dillow in Joliet, Illinois. Stephen graduated with the class of 1990 from Iola High School. After graduating, Stephen served as a firefighter in Iola, Kansas, in the...
Francis J. "Pat" Gallagher
Jul 5, 2021
Francis Joseph "Pat" Gallagher III, age 79, was born November 25, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Francis Joseph Gallagher Jr. and Frances L. (Stanley) Gallagher. He passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021, at Richmond Healthcare, Richmond, Kansas. Pat was a professional drywall specialist for more than forty years. He enjoyed playing golf and loved to dance. He...
Vicki L. VanKooten
Jun 30, 2021
Vicki L. VanKooten, age 72, of Gridley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at the Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, Kansas. She was born August 21, 1948, in Malden, Missouri, the daughter of Fred Jr. and Nadia Maxine (Douglas) Emberton. Vicki graduated from Spring Hill High School, Spring Hill, Kansas. Vicki married William John Bellinger in 1967 in Wellsville,...
Todd C. Schainost
Jun 30, 2021
Todd C. Schainost, age 54, of Colorado, formerly of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza. He was born September 24, 1966, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Clark E. and Christine (Hoffman) Schainost. Todd graduated from Crest High School in Colony with the Class of 1985. He joined the United...
Sue Ellen (Salzwedel) Goddard
Jun 30, 2021
Sue Ellen (Salzwedel) Goddard, age 61, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Sue was born January 8, 1960 to Harry Ray and Ellen Ellene (Coldren) Salzwedel in Waynesville, Missouri. Sue worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse after attending Mary Grime's School of Nursing at Neosho Community College in Chanute, Kansas. She married James...
Robert L. Umbarger
Jun 22, 2021
Robert "Bob" L. Umbarger, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born on June 16, 1931, in Cave City, Kentucky, the son of William T. and Mildred Ruby (Swisher) Umbarger. They moved to Garnett when he was six and made their home just outside of Garnett. Bob...
Clara Ruth Deters
Jun 21, 2021
Clara Ruth Pratt Deters, age 77, of Iola, Kansas, previously of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away June 21, 2021, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Clara was born June 25, 1943, in Glover, Missouri, to Lewis Pratt and Arlene (Sherrill) Pratt. Clara was a member of Township Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Clara was preceded in death by her...
Barbara Jean Perry
Jun 20, 2021
Barbara Jean Perry, age 88, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born September 12, 1932, to Mitchell Milford and Getty Charlottie (Gragg) Bunker near Milford, Missouri. Barbara married Herschel H. Perry on June 5, 1954 in Gas, Kansas. She worked for the Allen County District Court for many years before helping her...
Phyllis J. Callahan
Jun 20, 2021
Phyllis J. Callahan, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Phyllis Jean Teter was born on July 6, 1928, in Garnett, Kansas. She was the third of nine children born to Tom D. and Anna (Sobba) Teter. Phyllis grew up on the family farm near Garnett, attending the Spring...
Henry L. (Uncle Larry) Ward
Jun 19, 2021
Henry Lawrence (Uncle Larry) Ward, age 72, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on June 19, 2021, at his residence. Larry was born April 11, 1949, in Colony, Kansas, to Lloyd Ward and Alice (Clymer) Ward. Larry graduated in 1967 from Colony High School, Colony, Kansas. Larry married Cheryl Lankton and they later divorced. Larry and Dixie Greenawalt were married on...
Lavern Scheckel
Jun 18, 2021
Lavern Charles Scheckel, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. He was born on December 20, 1927 at Richmond, Kansas. Lavern was the first of nine children born to William and Mary (Wolken) Scheckel. Lavern attended the one room Star School before going to high school in Greeley, where...
Sidney "Sid" Williamson
Jun 17, 2021
Sidney "Sid" Williamson, age 77, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home in Gas, Kansas. Sid was born December 4, 1943, to Norman Earl and Martha Maxine (Swilley) Williamson in Toronto, Kansas. Sid started his career early in life working in the oilfield with his dad, rebuilding cars, and aspiring to be a race car driver. Over the...
Curtis Alvin Madsen
Jun 13, 2021
Curtis Alvin Madsen, age 86, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at his home. He was born April 23, 1935, in Minidoka, Idaho, the son of Alvin R. and Dora (Wheeler) Madsen. He graduated from Rupert High School in Minidoka, Idaho. Curtis graduated from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho and became an electrical engineer for...
Thomas "Tom" Snyder
Jun 13, 2021
Thomas "Tom" Snyder, age 60, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021 while doing one of the things that he loved most, fishing, in Girard, Kansas. Tom was born July 6, 1960 to William and Patricia (Dieker) Snyder. He attended school in Chanute, Kansas. Tom spent 28 years of his career working for Chanute Manufacturing as a welder. After leaving Chanute...
Carol Kay Miller
Jun 12, 2021
Carol Kay Miller, age 82, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Ted Hersey House in Leawood, Kansas. Carol Kay Root was born on May 13, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the youngest of three daughters born to Walter Roscoe and Hallie Gwendolyn (Sturgeon) Root. Her father worked for the railroad and the...
Olive Farrell
Jun 11, 2021
Olive Mae Farrell, age 95, of Colony, Kansas, passed away June 11, 2021, at her home. Olive was born July 13, 1925, in Goodrich, Kansas, to George Pearson, Sr. and Julia (Dinsmore) Pearson. Olive attended school in Linn County, Kansas. Olive and Wayne Farrell were married on August 7,1943, in Mound City, Kansas. Olive was a member of the Iola...
Rosemary Gillaspie
Jun 10, 2021
Rosemary Gillaspie, 90, of Colony, Kansas, passed from this life June 10, 2021, at Parkview Heights Care Center in Garnett. Rosemary was born on August 9, 1930, in Kincaid, Kansas, to Lawrence (Jack) and Lucy Ruth (Reynolds) McCollam. She graduated from Kincaid Rural High School in 1948. She married George Milton Gillaspie, Jr., on August 30, 1948. They lived in...
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