Recent Obituaries
Norma J. McCulley-Black
Aug 20, 2021
Norma Jean McCulley-Black, age 87, of Iola, died Friday, August 20, 2021, at home. Norma was born September 17, 1933, in Vilus, Kansas, the daughter of Ira Verne and Julia (Palmer) Wilson. Norma graduated from high school in 1949 at the age of 15. On January 3, 1952, Norma married Leslie James Chapman in Erie, Kansas. Norma enjoyed cooking, sewing,...
Elmer L. McEndree
Aug 20, 2021
Elmer L. McEndree, age 99, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021, at Moran Manor Skilled Nursing Home in Moran, Kansas. Elmer was born July 1, 1922, in Eskridge, Kansas to Chester Elmer David and Hazel (Williams) McEndree. He was the oldest of four children. He graduated from Medicine Lodge High School. After high school, he began ranching until enlisting into...
Galen W. Yoho
Aug 14, 2021
Galen Wayne Yoho, age 67, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away August 14, 2021, at the Neosho Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. Galen was born December 30, 1953, in Yates Center, Kansas, to Glay "Corky" Yoho and Rosalie (Igou) Yoho. Galen was delivered by his future father-in-law, Dr. George R. Lee, and was given his first bath by his future...
Mary Allene Luedke
Aug 13, 2021
Mary Allene Van Trump Luedke of Colony, Kansas, passed away on August 13, 2021. Mary Allene was born near Elmira, Missouri on July 23, 1930, the daughter of Miller and Wilma Mesimer Van Trump. She was proud to be the third generation born on the over 100-year-old Van Trump farm. She was three years older than her brother so she...
Charlene Elizabeth Turner
Aug 12, 2021
Charlene Elizabeth Turner, age 72, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at St. Luke's North Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born July 14, 1949, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Jr. and Alta Betty (Christy) Turner. Charlene graduated from Welda High School with the Class of 1967. "My mom was my mom and dad...
Carl M. Letsinger
Aug 12, 2021
Carl M. Letsinger, age 84, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Carl was born July 29, 1937, to Herman Alva and Doris Pauline (Bauer) Letsinger in Iola, Kansas. He was the first to admit he could cause trouble and buck authority more than just about anyone. He made the decision to leave school before...
Patrick F. Sheern
Aug 6, 2021
Patrick Sheern, 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on August 6, 2021, at home with his loving family by his side. Pat was born in Garnett, Kansas on October 23, 1940, to Ralph Sheern Sr. and Rose (Clauser) Sheern. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1958. After graduating he joined the United States Navy where he served our country...
Glenda L. Tastove
Aug 6, 2021
Glenda L. Tastove, age 66, of Garnett, Kansas, lost her fight to cancer on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Residential Living Center, Garnett, after being diagnosed on January 14, 2013. She was born Sunday, July 31, 1955 in Kingman, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Donald Glen and Hilda E. (Rockers) Lankard. Glenda lived in Anderson County all of her life....
Michael William McCullough
Aug 6, 2021
Michael William McCullough, age 63, passed away August 6, 2021, at his residence in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Mike was born August 7, 1957, in Columbus, Kansas, to William E. McCullough and Joyce M. (Heslop) McCullough. Mike graduated in 1975 from Yates Center High School, Yates Center, Kansas. Mike worked in the oilfields around Neosho Falls. Mike was preceded in death...
Theodore C. Minor
Aug 5, 2021
Theodore C. Minor, 75, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away on August 5, 2021, at St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Ted was born on April 20, 1946, in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Theodore F. Minor and Gloria H. (Wagner) Minor. Both parents and a brother, Randy, proceeded him in death. In 1972, Ted married Sharon Russell in Yates Center....
Regina Wright
Aug 5, 2021
Regina Wright, age 59, passed away August 5, 2021, at her home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Regina was born September 7, 1961, to Kenneth and Geraldine (Michael) Wright in Iola, Kansas. She graduated from Iola High School before earning her Bachelor Degree at Pittsburg State University. Regina dedicated her whole career to working for the State of Kansas as a...
Lisa R. Holmes
Aug 4, 2021
Lisa R. (Tegethoff) Holmes, age 63 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born October 17, 1957, in Washington, Kansas, the daughter of Duane and Glenda (Funke) Tegethoff. Lisa graduated from Topeka West High School. She married David T. Holmes on August 23, 1975, in Topeka....
Claire Elizabeth Mays
Aug 2, 2021
Claire Elizabeth (Huggins) Mays was born on November 14, 1921, near Selma, Kansas. Claire was the sixth of six children born to Bert and Hallie (Tucker) Huggins. At an early age, she moved with her family to Garnett, Kansas. She attended Longfellow and Irving grade schools, and Garnett High School. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Garnett....
Bernita T. Heffern
Aug 1, 2021
Bernita T. Heffern, age 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away August 1, 2021, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Bernita was born February 21, 1930, in Piqua, Kansas, to Lawrence H. Kress and Rose E. (Sicka) Kress. Bernita graduated valedictorian Yates Center High School, Yates Center, Kansas, and then she attended and graduated from the Kansas City Secretarial...
Julia Elizabeth Mills
Aug 1, 2021
Julia Elizabeth Mills, age 42, ascended to her Heavenly home on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas after a valiant and graceful battle with breast cancer. Julia was born August 10, 1978, to Melvin and Jonet (Atherton) Bland in Iola, Kansas. She attended school in Moran, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1997....
Mary Louise Foster
Aug 1, 2021
Mary Louise Foster, age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away August 1, 2021, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Louise was born April 23, 1942, in Springfield, Missouri, to Jay Overman and Mary (Burris) Overman. Louise and Benjamin Thurston Foster, Jr. were married July 15, 1988, in Miami, Oklahoma. Louise worked 30 years as a machine operator for Haldex...
Tim Yockey
Jul 30, 2021
Tim Yockey, age 94, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at Country Place Senior Living Center in Chanute, Kansas. Tim was born April 6, 1927, to Charles H. and Cora B (Hamill) Yockey in Chanute, Kansas. Tim served in the U.S. Army as medic and military police, 1945-1946, in Germany. On June 6, 1948, he married Faye (Norman) Yockey in...
Tamara M. Boyles
Jul 28, 2021
Our Lord called Tamara Marie Boyles, age 60, home on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Tami was the second of four daughters born to Fred E. and Myrna C. (Schulte) Boyles. She was born on January 10, 1961, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Tami attended school in Garnett K-12, graduating from...
Richard Vincent (Vince) Falbo
Jul 25, 2021
Richard Vincent (Vince) Falbo, age 71, of Colony, Kansas, passed away at his residence on July 25, 2021. Vince was born June 30, 1950, in Sacramento, California, to Vincent C. Falbo and Rose M. (Laskowski) Falbo. Vince graduated high school and then served his country in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1974, serving in the Vietnam War....
Edward "Ed" Thomas Stokes
Jul 23, 2021
Edward "Ed" Thomas Stokes, age 67, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Ed was born August 13, 1953, to Harlen B. and Bessie "Revona" Odam Stokes in Iola, Kansas. He graduated from Iola High School with the Class of 1972. Ed married Barbara Ann (Vest) Stokes on June 14, 1974 in...
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