Recent Obituaries
Dennis H. Moore
Feb 5, 2021
Dennis H Moore, known as Denny and Papa, was born in Iola, Kansas to Beulah and Harold “Shorty” Moore on December 30, 1947. Denny passed away peacefully Friday, February 5, 2021. Our heavenly father took him home. Denny graduated from Iola High School in 1967. He was a Vietnam Veteran. He worked at UPS for many years and retired several...
Dean H. Kipp
Feb 3, 2021
Dean Henry Kipp, age 53, of Piqua, Kansas, passed away February 3, 2021, at Neosho Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. Dean was born December 9, 1967, in Iola, Kansas, to Henry C. Kipp and Jane (Lierz) Kipp. Dean graduated from Iola High School and Johnson County Community College. Dean worked in construction. He served his country in the Army National...
Jayne Snyder
Feb 3, 2021
Betty “Jayne” Snyder went home to be with our Lord on February 3, 2021 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Jayne was born on March 4, 1945, to Ernest and Chloe Aldola “Alice” (Toadman) Appling in Iola, Kansas. Jayne attended school in Gas City and LaHarpe schools. She married Jack Snyder on May 10, 1973. Jayne was preceded...
Herschel "Dean" Wilcox
Feb 1, 2021
Herschel Dean Wilcox, age 82, known to his friends and family as "Dean", was called to his eternal resting place on February 1, 2021. Dean was a beloved father, grandfather, husband, brother, friend and a retired, disabled veteran who served in the Vietnam War and spent 20 years active duty in the United States Air Force (USAF) and 18 years...
Michael "Big Mike" Eugene Holman
Feb 1, 2021
Michael “Big Mike” Eugene Holman, age 60, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Mike was born February 16, 1960 to Mary Louise (Morris) Holman in Iola, Kansas. He graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in Moran, Kansas with the class of 1978. Over his career he worked as a welder, owned...
Rosa Lee Kent
Jan 31, 2021
Rosa Lee Kent, age 91, of Overbrook, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Brookside Retirement in Overbrook, Kansas. Rosa Lee Hobart was born on April 11, 1929, at Welda, Kansas. She was the fifth of eight children born to Glen Lewis and Minnie May (Hoffmeier) Hobart. Rosa Lee grew up in the country near...
Bethel A. Ludlum
Jan 30, 2021
Bethel Ann Ludlum, age 87, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. She was born March 20, 1933, in Elk City, Kansas, to John Piesker and Fannie (Owen) Piesker. Bethel graduated from Elsmore High School in 1951. Following graduation, she worked in Iola, Kansas, for two years. Bethel and Max Ludlum were married on March 15, 1953....
Carolyn Lee (Dudley) Stewart
Jan 30, 2021
Carolyn Lee (Dudley) Stewart, age 76, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Life Care Center of Burlington, Kansas. Carolyn was born December 14, 1944 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Darrell and Verlin (Jackson) Dudley. She attended school in Moran, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1962. After high school, Carolyn began her working career as a seamstress working...
Dixie Claire Lindsay
Jan 30, 2021
Dixie Claire Lindsay, age 87, formerly of Bush City, Kansas, passed away January 30, 2021, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. She was born June 5, 1933, in Selma, Kansas, to Leslie Huggins and Eva (Graves) Huggins. Dixie lived in the Bush City area all of her life and attended two country schools and Kincaid High School. She and Emmett Lindsay...
Margaret Frances Raines
Jan 30, 2021
Margaret Frances (Reed) Raines, age 101, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on January 30, 2021, while residing at Windsor Place, Iola. She was born on July 28, 1919, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Homer J. and Sarah “Sadie” M. (Brown) Reed. Her career was in three professional fields: librarian, social worker, and school counselor. Margaret was the librarian at...
Dorothy Shields
Jan 29, 2021
Dorothy Shields, age 80, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021, at Richmond Healthcare, Richmond, Kansas. She was born April 3, 1940, in Franklin County, Kansas, the daughter of John Joseph and Agnes (Wolken) Rossman. She attended Richmond High School. Being stranded on the road, she met Robert Shields in 1956, and was married on April 30,...
Ruth Lickteig
Jan 28, 2021
Ruth Frances Lickteig, age 83, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Ruth was the third of ten children born to William H. and Margarette Cecilia (Brugger) Talley. She was born on April 26, 1937, in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she grew up and graduated from Marquette High School, Tulsa in...
Harold Ray Weide
Jan 26, 2021
Harold Ray Weide, age 73, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 26, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Harold was born June 14, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, to Beverley Weide and Ruth (Steeley) Weide. Harold graduated in 1965 from Iola High School. Harold served his country in the United States Army. He worked various jobs, including Humboldt Brick &...
Richard H. Roeckers
Jan 23, 2021
Richard Hubert Roeckers, 88, of Garnett, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Anderson County Hospital Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Richard was born to Hubert and Carrie (Citron) Roeckers May 11, 1932, on the Miller farm west of Garnett, Kansas, the oldest of two boys. At an early age he started helping on the farm. At six years...
Ernestine Cheney
Jan 23, 2021
Ernestine Cheney (Tina to her family, Daughter to her father) age 91, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away January 23, 2021, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Hospital, Chanute, Kansas. Ernestine was born April 29, 1929, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, to Bennie Taylor and Viola (Winston) Taylor. Ernestine graduated high school in rural Henryetta, Oklahoma. She and Donald L. Cheney were married on...
Russell "Rusty" G. Gott
Jan 22, 2021
Russell "Rusty" G. Gott, 70, of Collinsville, Oklahoma was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 18, 1950. He passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rusty is preceded in death by his mother, Juanita Dunlap; father, Dolin Gott; stepfather, Floyd Dunlap; stepmother, Elaine Gott; and brothers, Gary and Larry Gott. Rusty is survived by his wife, Frances of...
Fredrick C. Litsch
Jan 19, 2021
Frederick C. Litsch, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born October 9, 1927, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Fredrick and Thresa (Brummel) Litsch. Fred married Betty Jo Wolken and they later divorced. Driven by his zeal for excitement Fred lived a life of adventure...
Carol Jane Mersman
Jan 18, 2021
Carol Jane Mersman, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1935, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of John and Greta (Britton) Bell. She attended school in Richmond, Kansas. She married Marvin John Mersman on January 21, 1952 in Richmond, Kansas. This union was blessed with...
Kevin G. Smith
Jan 18, 2021
Kevin G. Smith, age 52, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 18, 2021, at his residence. Kevin was born May 21, 1968, in Iola, Kansas, to Robert Smith and Maxine (Prock) Smith. Kevin graduated in 1987 from Iola High School. Kevin and Jacqueline Porambo were married on August 10, 2010, in Iola, Kansas. Kevin was self-employed as a diesel and...
Calvin D. Lay
Jan 18, 2021
Calvin Lay, age 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Calvin was born September 24, 1925, in Hope, Kansas, to John Lay and Mildred (Rubin) Lay. Calvin grew up in Hope and graduated from Hope High School. After high school, Calvin entered the United States Army and served our country from 1943 to 1946. After World...
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