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Benjamin Lee Kellerman

Benjamin Lee Kellerman

Aug 25, 2019

Benjamin Lee Kellerman, age 30, peacefully left us surrounded by his family on August 25, 2019, at Burlington, Kansas. He was born on May 21, 1989, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Terry and Janet (Barnhart) Kellerman. Ben faced many challenges in life as he was one of God’s Special Children. Throughout his life Ben was lovingly cared for...

Junele Small

Junele Small

Aug 24, 2019

Avis Junele Small Armentrout, 89, went to be with the Lord on August 24, 2019, in Shawnee, KS. She was born June 23, 1930, to George W. and Clara M. (Schlatter) Small in Bellaire, Smith County, Kansas. She graduated from Iola, KS high school as a proud member of the class of 1948. Avis received a Bachelors and then a...

James Delbert West

James Delbert West

Aug 24, 2019

James Delbert West, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born April 2, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Elmer F. and Luella B.(Brillhart) West. Jim graduated from Iola High School with the Class of 1961. Jim married Darlene Bishop on October 3, 1961,...

Anita Dolores Brocklesby

Anita Dolores Brocklesby

Aug 23, 2019

Anita Dolores Brocklesby, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019, at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner, Kansas. She was born March 24, 1939, in Aurora, Missouri, the daughter of Paul I. and Ruth Marie (Garrison) Harter. Dolores attended Lowell Elementary School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Wichita, Kansas. Dolores married Leonard Brocklesby...

Betty Lou Holm

Betty Lou Holm

Aug 21, 2019

Betty Holm, age 80, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1938, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Alta (Leatherman) Casey. Betty married Clyde Baum on September 22, 1961 in Miami, Oklahoma, this union was blessed with two children, Melvin and...

Tom McAdam

Tom McAdam

Aug 20, 2019

Tom McAdam, age 79, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. John Thomas McAdam was born on January 21, 1940 at Colony, Kansas. Tom was the fifth of six children born to John S. and Mildred (Carnes) McAdam. He grew up in Moran and was a lifelong...

Mr. Donald Lee Wilmoth

Mr. Donald Lee Wilmoth

Aug 18, 2019

Donald Lee Wilmoth, age 85, of Iola, Kansas passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Don was born June 19, 1934, in Carlyle, Kansas to Avery Mitchell Wilmoth and Agnes Elizabeth (Houlton) Wilmoth. Don graduated from Iola High School in 1952. Following high school he attended Independence Community Junior College for...

Delbert Ray Stokes

Delbert Ray Stokes

Aug 10, 2019

Delbert Ray Stokes, age 56, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. He was born September 22, 1962, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Harlen B. and Revona (Odam) Stokes. Delbert went to Tri-Valley in Chanute and Iola areas. He came to live with Edward and Barbara A. (Vest)...

Linda Louise McCullough

Linda Louise McCullough

Aug 9, 2019

Linda McCullough, age 72, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Linda was born August 18, 1946, in Blue Mound, Kansas, to Richard McCullough and Dora (Hole) McCullough. Linda graduated from Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Kansas. She worked in health care as a caregiver. Linda did not know a stranger....

Bob G. Cason

Bob G. Cason

Aug 8, 2019

Bob G. Cason, age 90, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Bob was born March 7, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, to S.E. (Boe) Cason and Ruth A. (Howey) Cason. Bob attended school in Iola, Kansas. Bob and Thelma Pauline (Sexton) Cason were married February 27, 1951, in Huntsville, Arkansas. Bob served in...

Dale Swift

Dale Swift

Aug 4, 2019

Dale Swift, age 60, of Colony, Kansas passed away on August 4, 2019, at the University Of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. Dale was born in Iola, Kansas on August 1, 1959. He was the third of three children born to Robert Elmer Swift and Charlotte Arvada (Lammon) Swift. He grew up in Colony attending school there, he graduated from...

Mr Douglas Roberts

Mr Douglas Roberts

Aug 3, 2019

Douglas Eugene Roberts, age 75, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at his home. Doug was the second of ten children born to Herbert Joseph and Nancy Pauline (Nelson) Roberts. He was born on October 25, 1943, at Kansas City, Missouri. Doug’s family lived in numerous places throughout his younger years. He later lived with his...

Ada B Baeten

Ada B Baeten

Aug 3, 2019

Ada Baeten, 92, lived a long, love filled life and went home to be with her Lord on August 3, 2019. Born the youngest of nine children, to George “Eddie” and Ruby (Adams) Frederick, on August 29, 1926. Ada grew up in rural Wilson county, she went to school and graduated from Vilas High School in 1944. She attended Kansas...

Leon David Hay

Leon David Hay

Aug 3, 2019

Leon David Hay, age 74, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Diversicare in Chanute, Kansas. Leon was born May 20, 1945, in Iola, Kansas, to James B. Hay and Florence L. (Morrison) Hay. Leon grew up on a farm in the Diamond Community. Leon graduated from LaHarpe High School, LaHarpe, Kansas. He joined the United States...

Mr. Robert L Bennett

Mr. Robert L Bennett

Aug 2, 2019

Robert L. (Bob) Bennett, passed away peacefully at his home in Iola, Ks, on August 2, at the age of 64. Bob was born June 3, 1955, to Leroy Bennett and Norma jean (Dickens) Bennett. In Neodesha Ks. Bob graduted from Brazosport High school in Freeport Tx in 1973. Bob worked for Nelson Quarries, for 29 yrs. Bob and Mary...

Juanita Mae Kellerman

Juanita Mae Kellerman

Aug 2, 2019

Juanita M. (Tyler) Kellerman, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Richmond Healthcare, Richmond, Kansas. It was in the Oklahoma community of Maud where Juanita Mae Tyler was born, on February 28, 1930. She was the 2nd child of Eldren Cecil and Laura May (Patterson) Tyler. Baby Robert had died at birth and three...

Edith Thohoff Vail

Edith Thohoff Vail

Jul 31, 2019

Edith Thohoff Vail, age 90, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Windsor Place in Iola. Edith was the youngest of three children born to Iver and Edith (Moore) Fowler. She was born on May 25, 1929, in Iola. She was a lifelong resident of Iola, graduating from Iola High School with the Class of 1947....

Dorothy H. Sherwood

Dorothy H. Sherwood

Jul 28, 2019

Dorothy (Jones) Sherwood spent more than half of her life caring for others. On Sunday, July 28, 2019, Dorothy was called home to be with our Lord. She was 68 years old, Dorothy was born April 2,1951, at St. John's Hospital in Iola, Kansas to Fred and Viola (Sicka) Jones. She spent almost her entire life living in Iola. While...

Robert L. Smith

Robert L. Smith

Jul 26, 2019

Robert Lorraine Smith, age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.  Robert was born March 2, 1940, in Iola, Kansas, to Nathaniel W. Smith and Mildred V. (Rogers) Smith. Robert attended school in Iola, Kansas.  Robert worked as a painter for Alcorn in Chanute, Kansas, and then...

Johnny Lee Adams

Johnny Lee Adams

Jul 25, 2019

Johnny Lee Adams, age 77, of La Harpe, Kansas, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Johnny was born May 20, 1942, to Noah W. Adams and Eller B. (Sanders) Adams in Iola, Kansas. Johnny entered into the military service at the age of eighteen serving in both the Army and the Air Force. He was...

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