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Wanda F. Holmes

Wanda F. Holmes

Dec 27, 2017

Wanda Frances Howarter Holmes, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett. She was born September 2, 1922 with her twin brother Wayne, on a farm near Lone Elm, Kansas, the daughter of Glen and Eunice (Taylor) Howarter. She attended a country school and went to Kincaid High School, graduating in 1940....

Virginia Nelson

Virginia Nelson

Dec 27, 2017

Virginia Nelson, 89, of Iola passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola following a long battle with cancer. She was born March 19, 1928 in Hepler, Kansas to Earl and Myrtle (Barnett) Cochran. She married James R. Nelson October 7, 1950 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Together they had a daughter, Teri. They made their home...

Anya Elizabeth Greene

Anya Elizabeth Greene

Dec 26, 2017

Anya Elizabeth Greene, infant daughter of Anthony and Alyssa (Anderson) Greene was stillborn on December 26, 2017 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She is survived by her parents, Anthony and Alyssa Greene; big sister, Amara Greene; grandparents, Cris and Linda Anderson; great grandparents, John and Donna Stahl; and two uncles, Trevor Anderson and T.J. Greene. She was preceded...

Walter Allen Jones

Walter Allen Jones

Dec 25, 2017

Walter Allen Jones, 91, of La Harpe joined his wife Arlene in heaven on Monday, December 25, 2017 at Arrowood Lane in Humboldt. He was born August 23, 1926 to Elmer and Fern (Searcy) Jones at their home near La Harpe. He lived on farms north and south of Moran. He attended Mildred High School. He worked on his folks'...

Dollene June Guder

Dollene June Guder

Dec 23, 2017

Dollene June Guder, age 84, of Moran, Kansas passed away Friday, December 23, 2017 at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Dollene was born on June 30, 1933 at Hepler, Kansas. She was the only child of Lester and Eva (Hamm) Talbott. Dollene married Everett Guder on July 23, 1950 on the family farm, near Bronson, Kansas. Their union was blessed with...

Clifford Henry Wells

Clifford Henry Wells

Dec 20, 2017

Clifford H. Wells, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. He was born June 4, 1930, in Garnett, Kansas to Edna Kueser and Lester Holman. He was later adopted by Charles L. Wells when he and Edna were married. Clifford attended school in Garnett with exception of two years...

David Hermreck

David Hermreck

Dec 19, 2017

David John Hermreck, age 61, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. He was born July 2, 1956 in Garnett, Kansas, the oldest child of Floyd and Louann (Landwehr) Hermreck. Dave attended school at St. John's in Greeley where he received strict instructions on how to lector from Sister Christina. He graduated from Garnett...

Jolienne "Jo" Spillman

Jolienne "Jo" Spillman

Dec 19, 2017

Jolienne "Jo" Spillman, 94, of Fort Scott, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. Evelyn Jolienne Hatcher was born December 14, 1923 in the country near Linden, Texas. Her parents were Oscar and Bessie (Corbett) Hatcher. Their other children were Rheble, Barney, Lawrence and Carl, all of whom preceded her in death. Jo grew up...

Marguerite Ryman

Marguerite Ryman

Dec 18, 2017

Marguerite Morris Ryman, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017, at her home in Garnett. Marguerite was born at White City, Kansas, on January 16, 1931, the third child of Robert O. and Pearl (Keeble) Morris. She attended school in White City, graduating in 1949. Marguerite became a member of the White City First Christian...

Charles Edward Uitts

Charles Edward Uitts

Dec 16, 2017

Charles Edward Uitts, 86, of Chanute passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. He was born April 1, 1931 to William and Lena (Madison) Uitts. He grew up in Iola and attended school there as a child. He worked on a farm near Welda while attending high school there. He served in the U.S. Air...

Ralph Bunnel

Ralph Bunnel

Dec 15, 2017

Ralph Edwin Bunnel, age 95, of Colony, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born on March 2, 1922, to G.H. and Clara (Robbins) Bunnel in Colony, and is proud to have lived his entire life in Anderson County.  He began farming as a young man and was also the custodian at Crest...

Raymond K. "Pete" Ericson

Raymond K. "Pete" Ericson

Dec 13, 2017

Raymond K. "Pete" Ericson, age 87, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Guest Home Estates in Erie, Kansas. Pete was the third of three children born to Earl and Agnes (Applequist) Ericson. He was born on December 15, 1929 in Elsmore, Kansas. He attended school in Elsmore, graduating from Elsmore High School with the class...

Vera Pauline Singer

Vera Pauline Singer

Dec 11, 2017

Vera Pauline Singer, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on February 15, 1930, in Elsmore, Kansas. She was the third of three children born to Paul C. and Allula Mae (Spurgeon) Ard. Vera grew up in the Elsmore area, and graduated from Elsmore High...

Barbara Laura Velvick

Barbara Laura Velvick

Dec 10, 2017

Barbara Laura Velvick, age 57, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Barbi was the tenth of ten children born to Richard Arnold and Bernice Marie (Hekelnkaemper) Dempster. She was born on April 27, 1960, in Atchison, Kansas, where she grew up, graduating from Atchison County Community High School...

Elaine Lila Green

Elaine Lila Green

Dec 8, 2017

Elaine Lila Green, 74, of Moran, Kansas passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Elaine was born in Kingman Memorial Hospital, Kingman, KS on September 20, 1943. The delivery was complicated. She was a twin (of brother, Dwayne) and became entangled in the umbilical cord and as a result suffered profound birth defects,...

Thomas Eugene "Tom" Cellers

Thomas Eugene "Tom" Cellers

Dec 6, 2017

Thomas E. "Tom" Cellers, Sr., 94, of Iola passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Iola following a brief illness. Tom was born April 23, 1923 in Lebo, Kansas to Everett and Nola (Doherty) Cellers. He married Ethel Castle on November 14, 1942 in Burlington, Kansas. They made their home in Burlington, Kansas for several years before moving to Iola...

Lezlie Claudyne Gean

Lezlie Claudyne Gean

Dec 6, 2017

Lezlie Claudyne (Tomlinson) Gean, 42, of Humboldt died December 6,2017 at KU Medical Center surrounded by family. She was born to Vaughn and Linda (Lindsay) Tomlinson October 4, 1975. Vaughn passed away in May of 1977.   Linda and Joseph Michael were married April 9, 1983 and made their home east of Humboldt, where they raised Lezlie and her two younger...

Ella May Norman

Ella May Norman

Dec 5, 2017

Ella May Norman, 91, of Moran passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at her home. She was born December 1, 1926 to John Orval and Ellen Gertrude (Graham) Whitson on the family farm near Farlinville, a small town north of Mound City, Kansas. She attended a country grade school where she completed the 8th grade. Her family then moved to...

Eula Eileen Eggers

Eula Eileen Eggers

Dec 3, 2017

Eula Eileen Eggers, 91, of Chanute, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Guest Home Estates in Chanute. She was born August 21, 1926 in Capron, Oklahoma to Earl Elmer and Mamie Daisy (Mitchell) Gray. She was raised at Capron on the farm northeast of town. She graduated from Capron High School in 1945. She married Bethel Adams in...

Mildred May Adams

Mildred May Adams

Dec 2, 2017

Mildred May Adams, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Residential Living Center, Garnett.   She was born April 11, 1940 at Welda, Kansas, the daughter of Homer and Helen (Fagg) Adams. She graduated from Welda High School with the Class of 1958. Mildred married Larry Reyes Jr., this union was blessed with three daughters,...

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