Recent Obituaries
John R. Hawes
Jun 10, 2020
John Russell Hawes, age 79, of Welda, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. John was born May 19, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Lloy and Dorothy (Tuttle) Hawes. John worked managing Safeway, United Super, Security Guard at Colorado Bell, was owner of the LeRoy Locker Plant, and head Jailer at Anderson County...
Peg Morelan Griffith Smith
Jun 10, 2020
Peg Morelan Griffith Smith, age 82, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Peg was born October 5, 1937 to J.W. (Buck) Morelan and Jewell Sybil (Orcutt) Morelan. On April 4, 1958, Peg married John W. Griffith. He passed away September 9, 2002. She was a widow for eight years and then married Wayne V. Smith on November...
Ross Eugene Fagg
Jun 9, 2020
Ross Eugene Fagg, age 64, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at his home. He was born on September 17, 1955, in Garnett, Kansas, Ross was the second of five sons born to Jerrold Don and Mary Ellen (Tomberlin) Fagg. He was a lifelong resident of the Garnett area. Ross was united in marriage to Debbie...
Calvin Coday, Jr.
Jun 5, 2020
Calvin Coday, Jr., age 76, Elsmore, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2020, from complications following surgery at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Calvin was born in Carthage, Missouri, to Calvin Coday, Sr. and Emma Jean (Bergman) Coday. His wife of 52 years, Sandy Hufferd Coday, and his daughter, Vivian Coday, were at his...
Edward Meyer
Jun 4, 2020
Edward L. Meyer, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at his home. Ed was born on November 24, 1938, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of August and Zella (Horn) Meyer. He grew up in the Westphalia area, graduating from Westphalia High School in 1956. Ed moved to Garnett in 1957 and started working...
Marjorie Ann Stephens
Jun 4, 2020
Marjorie Ann Stephens, age 77, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born February 11, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Rollin G. and Barbara (Gillaspie) Moore. Marjorie graduated from Kincaid High School with the Class of 1961. She graduated from Wichita Business College. Marjorie married...
Roberta Louise Donohue
Jun 1, 2020
Roberta Donohue, age 76, of Greeley, Kansas entered into eternal life on June 1, 2020 with her beloved twins, Deb and Dan by her side. Roberta Louise Hughes was born on June 7, 1943, at the Newman Memorial County Hospital in Emporia, Kansas. She was the first of three children born to Clarence LeRoy and Marjorie (Milliken) Hughes. The family...
Joyce Roath
Jun 1, 2020
Joyce Roath, age 70, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her home in Iola, Kansas. Joyce was born May 1, 1950 to Charles and Marva Lee (Schroeder) Roath in Riverside, California. Joyce graduated from Emporia State University and started a lengthy career with the Texas Workforce Commision. After 28 years of service, she retired and moved to Iola, Kansas....
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...
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...
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