Recent Obituaries
William "Bill" H. Newman
Jan 11, 2021
William (Bill) Harry Newman of Iola, Kansas transitioned to his eternal home on Monday, January 11, 2021 at St Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was 83 years old. Bill was born December 1, 1937 in Iola, Kansas to the late William H. Newman and Estella Faye (Coker) Newman. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High school. William...
Craig L. Holcomb
Jan 10, 2021
Craig L. Holcomb, age 63, of Chanute, Kansas, formerly from Yates Center, Kansas, passed away on January 10, 2021, at Heritage Health Care, Chanute, Kansas, after a battle with Covid. In January, 2007, Craig was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required brain surgery. The brain tumor returned and he had a second brain surgery in 2010. Because of the...
Shelia Kay Sigg
Jan 8, 2021
Shelia Kay Sigg, age 66, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at her home in Chanute, Kansas, surrounded by her loved ones. Shelia was born January 4, 1955 in Iola, Kansas to Virgil and Katheleen (Watson) Huffered. She graduated from Marmaton Valley High school in 1973. She started her career in healthcare while still in high school. After she graduated,...
Sam Bolton
Jan 8, 2021
Samuel Bolton, age 31, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021. Sam was born June 22, 1989 in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in St. Libory, Nebraska. He was raised on his family’s farm, where he loved spending time with his menagerie of animals, including dogs, cats, ducks, and cows. He had a lot of interests, but...
Margaret L Dugger
Jan 8, 2021
Margie L. Dugger, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She was born August 17, 1923, in Linn County, Kansas, the daughter of William Morton and Rosalie (Burk) Jackson. Margie was the youngest in a family of 15 with 13 living to adulthood. Margie graduated from Parker High School...
Mamie M. Pedrow
Jan 6, 2021
Mamie Maxine Pedrow, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1925, at Wynona, Oklahoma, the daughter of Everett and Laura (Tindle) Pitts. Her family moved to the Lone Elm area, where she attended grade school at Waiter and Highland grade schools, and...
Evelyn L. Wedeman
Jan 2, 2021
Evelyn L. Wedeman, age 104, of Parkview Estates in Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1916, in Braddock, North Dakota, the daughter of Johon and Marie (Popp) Swanson. Evelyn was the 7th of 8 children, having 3 brothers and 4 sisters. In the Fall of 1930, she met...
Ken Miller
Jan 2, 2021
Ken Miller, age 54, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his home. He was born May 25, 1966, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Everett and Betty (Cook) Miller. Ken joined the U.S. Navy serving from 1985 to 1998, during Desert Storm and the Cold War. Ken married Michelle Rentmeester on October 19, 1990 in...
Velma Marie Pretzer
Jan 2, 2021
Velma Marie (Martin) Pretzer entered into the earthly world on June 7, 1929 into the arms of her parents Wilson and Nannie (Brubaker) Martin. She departed to her eternal life on January 2, 2021. Her early years were spent on a farm near Welda, Kansas where she was the 4th of 12 children. Soon after her graduation from Welda High...
Lisa D. Hermann
Jan 2, 2021
Lisa Dawn Hermann, age 47, of Richmond, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on January 2, 2021, at Advent Health, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1973, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Betty (Briggs) Hermann. She graduated with the Class of 1991 from Prairie View High School in LaCygne, Kansas. She was preceded...
Phyllis Ione Miller
Jan 2, 2021
Phyllis Ione Miller, 96, passed away January 2, 2021 at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. Phyllis was born June 26, 1924 to Roy and Ione (McGee) Jackson in Linn County, near Mound City, Kansas. Phyllis graduated from Blue Mound High school in 1941. On November 21, 1942, Phyllis married Ralph Miller in Fort Scott, Kansas. This union was blessed with...
Wilma L. Lamb
Jan 1, 2021
Wilma Lois Lamb, age 88, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away January 1, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kansas. Wilma was born September 4, 1932, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Raymond Browning and Edith (Cordray) Browning. Wilma attended college and received a nursing degree. She worked as a licensed practical nurse in several area medical facilities. Wilma...
Jeanie Patterson
Jan 1, 2021
Jeanie Patterson, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on January 1, 2021 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett. Merle Jean Anderson was born on January 6, 1939 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the third of four children born to Wayne Anderson and Dora May (Goodrich) Anderson. She grew up on a dairy farm east of Ottawa. She attended a...
Greg McGhee
Dec 30, 2020
Gregory Dean McGhee, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Greg was the first of two sons born to Donald Dean and Patricia Irene (Crotts) McGhee. He was born on April 10, 1956, in Iola, Kansas. Greg was a resident of KNI in Topeka, Kansas...
Ilene Glenn
Dec 29, 2020
Ilene L. (Erhart) Glenn, age 86, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She was born July 11, 1934, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Monroe and Florence (Bennett) Erhart. Ilene graduated from Garnett High School, and attended college in Emporia, Kansas, to study for nursing. She married...
James LeRoy Seigel
Dec 27, 2020
James LeRoy Seigel, age 84, passed away at his residence after a long illness on December 27, 2020. Jim, or Bud as he was known to his family, was born on April 10, 1936, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to George Seigel and Mabel (Walker) Seigel. Jim began working at the age of fourteen delivering Grit newspapers. After that, he began delivering...
Valli Ann Sutton
Dec 26, 2020
Valli Sutton, age 65, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. She was born on December 1, 1955, in Garnett, Kansas. Valli was the third of four children born to Dean and Martina (Tush) Reppert. She grew up on the family farm near Harris, Kansas and graduated from Garnett High School. On July 3,...
Sue (Roush) Harrison
Dec 26, 2020
Susan C. (Roush) Harrison, age 65, passed away December 26, 2020, at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Sue was born in Iola, Kansas, on October 17, 1955, to William Roush and Edith (Troxel) Roush. Sue graduated in 1973 from Iola High School. Sue and John Harrison were married on September 2, 1973, in Iola, Kansas. Sue worked for her...
James "Jim" Andrew Hosack I
Dec 24, 2020
James “Jim” Andrew Hosack I, age 58, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Neodesha Care and Rehab in Neodesha, Kansas. Jim was born August 27, 1962, to Forrest James and Helen Joyce (Krone) Hosack in Chanute, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children. Jim graduated high school from Independence High School. After high school, he attended school at...
Edwin Lee Cole
Dec 23, 2020
Edwin Lee Cole, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Edwin was born May 7, 1941 to Lester and Pearl (Teal) Cole in Colony, Kansas. He attended Iola High School in Iola, Kansas. On December 19, 1958, Edwin married Blanche “Annette” (Sanderson) Cole in Iola. Their union was blessed with...
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