Recent Obituaries
Mary Lea Wright
May 31, 2020
Mary Lea Nitcher was born in Pomona, Kansas November 11, 1927, the daughter of Ray L Nitcher and Buena Vista (Abshire) Nitcher. The family moved to Uniontown, Kansas in March of 1938, where her father accepted the pastorate of the Missionary Baptist Church of Uniontown and the Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Mary Lea completed grades 6 through 11 in Uniontown,...
Barbara Harrington
May 31, 2020
Barbara Harrington, age 82, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her home in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born March 21, 1938 to Albert and Irene (Wood) Cornelson in Newton, Kansas. She attended school in El Dorado, Kansas. In 1955 she married Charles Harrington in California. Their union was blessed with seven children. She spent the majority of her life...
Josephine "Jo" Esther Maley
May 30, 2020
Esther Josephine Maley was born on July 6, 1925, with her twin brother George Washington at Ottawa, Kansas, to Mearle Abraham and Esther Stella (Harkins) Christeson. Josephine “Jo”, as she was known, married William Harold Maley at Garnett, Kansas on December 1, 1941. They were blessed with four children, Rae Jeanette, William “Bill”, Carl, and Mearle Dean. Jo worked at...
Bart J. Gellhaus
May 25, 2020
Bart Gellhaus, age 52, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020. He was born on September 11, 1967, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Bernard and Elizabeth L. (Lickteig) Gellhaus. Bart graduated from Paola High School with the Class of 1986. Bart worked for Gellhaus Construction until becoming an electrician and worked outages for power plants for...
Steve "Big A" Appling
May 22, 2020
Steve “Big A” Appling, age 51, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at his home in Gas, Kansas. Steve was born October 22, 1968 to Jim and Clara Appling in Iola, Kansas. He attended school in Iola, Kansas. Steve spent the majority of his working career working for the City of Iola. In 1991, Steve married Jayme Potter Appling. Steve...
Onella Valentine
May 20, 2020
Onella Valentine, age 94, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Onella was born January 26, 1926 to John and Lela (Banks) Gumfory in Iola, Kansas. She attended school in Gas City up to eighth grade then came to Iola High School where she later graduated. She married Virgle V. Valentine on December 8,...
Barbara (Hardesty) Pierce
May 20, 2020
Barbara May Pierce, 83 of Urbana, Illinois, died May 4, 2020, from a lengthy battle with L.B.D. She was born in Bethel, Kansas, a daughter of Pyrl L. and Eva M. Stone Hardesty. Later in life, she loved to travel especially to the place she grew up as a child. The Hardesty Farm, as they called it. Survivors include five...
Ivan Hill
May 19, 2020
Ivan Hill, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at his home. He was born October 7, 1929, in Baker, Kansas, born the eighth child out of ten and the last one living, son of Frank Ebberly and Eva Elizabeth (Bindel) Hill. He attended rural schools in Anderson County and Welda High School, Welda, Kansas....
Rebecca J. "Becky" Todd
May 15, 2020
Rebecca J. “Becky” Todd, age 29, loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020, at her home in Haysville, Kansas. She was born on September 30, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Jim Todd and Cindi (Lederer) Stueland. She spent her early years growing up in Clearwater, Haysville, and Derby, Kansas....
Robert W. "Bob" White
May 14, 2020
Robert W. “Bob” White, age 92, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Iola, Kansas. Bob was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 20, 1928 to Virgil and Ruth (Buck) White. Bob grew up in Fort Scott, Kansas. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1946. After high school, Bob joined the U.S. Navy and spent two years overseas....
Richard C. Bruner
May 11, 2020
Richard C. Bruner, 98, of Neosho Falls, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born on October 12, 1921 in rural Anderson County near Colony, Kansas. He was the third of four children born to Fred and Bessie (James) Bruner. By the age of 7, he and his family moved to Neosho...
Daniel "Dan" Culver
May 10, 2020
Daniel "Dan" Culver, age 61, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Dan was born April 17, 1959 to Joseph “Gene” and Donna (Kunkel) Culver in Pittsburg, Kansas. Dan attended school in Iola, Kansas and graduated in 1978. After high school, he attended Allen Community College. After school, he began working in the oil fields. He later took...
Gene McCain
May 10, 2020
Gene McCain, age 78, passed away on May 10, 2020 at home. He was born on July 4, 1941, the son of Wilber “Wig” and Wilma (Ashburn) McCain in Garnett, Kansas. He married Mary Kay Coughlin on July 22, 1960 in Richmond, Kansas. Gene and Mary worked together side by side doing everything from operating businesses, fishing, and hosting events...
Janet M. Thacker
May 9, 2020
Janet M. Thacker, age 65, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home. She was born on July 13, 1954, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter, Tom and Wilma (Vinson) White. Janet graduated from Hayfield High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Janet married Andy Thacker on December 19, 1976, in Alexandria, Virginia, this union was blessed with...
Dale Edward Winters, Sr.
May 9, 2020
Dale Edward Winters, Sr., age 69, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at his home. Dale was born on June 17, 1950, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the first of two children born to George Winters and Omega (Workman) McDonald. Dale grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He loved swimming, which came in handy when...
Vada Faye Aikins
May 9, 2020
Vada Faye Snodgrass (Michael) Aikins was born in Isabel, Kansas, March 23, 1931 to Leslie Reed Snodgrass and Lillie Letitia LeFever Snodgrass. Vada had three brothers: Leslie Reed (L.R.) (deceased) and wife, Frances (Bergman) (deceased); Dale Dean (deceased) and wife, Louann (Stoddard) (deceased); Max Vernon (deceased) and wife, Bernadene (Foster). Vada married Glen F.L. Michael (deceased), July 16, 1948, later...
Diana Sue Adams
May 9, 2020
Diana Sue Adams, age 72, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9th, 2020, in Bentonville, Arkansas. Diana was one of three children born to James and Dorothy (Tomlinson) Murrow. She was born on September 23, 1947, in Iola, Kansas. Diana grew up in Iola. She married Mel Adams on January 1, 1966. A dedicated wife, mother and...
Beverly J. Ewing
May 6, 2020
Beverly J. Ewing, age 92, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola, Kansas. Beverly was born July 21, 1927 to Earnest and Elsie (Wentworth) Wells in Iola, Kansas. She attended school in Iola and graduated from Iola High. She worked several years for Southwestern Bell Telephone before changing careers to work for the Iola...
Jack Corbin
May 4, 2020
Jack Randall Corbin, age 62, of Iola, Kansas passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola, KS. Jack was born July 25, 1957 to Bill and Wanda (Ward) Corbin in Norman, Oklahoma. In 1968 the family moved to Austin, Texas. Jack attended school in Austin and graduated from Crockett High School in 1975. After high...
Debra Kelley
Apr 30, 2020
Debra Kelley, age 66, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Cherryvale Health and Rehab in Cherryvale, Kansas. Debra was born December 15, 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James Kenneth Kelley and Rose Marie (Thompson) Fashano. She attended school in Roseville, California where she lived with James and his wife, Mignonette. She graduated from Oakmont High in...
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