Colton Lee Jones
Jun 29, 2017
Colton Lee Jones, age 24, of Moran, Kansas chose to go home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Colton was the second of three children born to Jamie and Debra (Dudley) Jones. He was born on September 7, 1992 at Fort Scott, Kansas. Colton grew up in Moran, and attended school there. He enlisted in the...
Kim Alan Laymon
Jun 28, 2017
Kim Alan Laymon, 55, of Iola passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at his home following a two and a half month battle with brain cancer. He was born April 16, 1962 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Kenny Wayne Laymon and Karen Sue (Freeman) Smith. He grew up in Neosho Falls, Kansas and graduated from Iola High School. He had...
Ethel Pearl Beckmon
Jun 27, 2017
Ethel Pearl (Reiter) Beckmon, age 93, of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. Ethel was the last surviving of nine children born to Winfield Scott Reiter and Lola Pearl (Crocker) Reiter. She was born January 20, 1924 in Geneva, Kansas. She grew up around the old County Line School area in Anderson County....
David Edward Dalton
Jun 25, 2017
David Edward Dalton/Mein, Sr., age 64, of Humboldt, KS passed away at his home of natural causes the morning of June 25, 2017. Dave was born July 20, 1952 in Girard, KS to Orville Edward and Nadine Amanda (Kroenke) Mein, and graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City, MO. As a young man, David took pride in serving our...
Wanda Lee Heck
Jun 24, 2017
Wanda Lee Heck was born near Knob Noster, Missouri, on October 25, 1933, the daughter of Ezra and Erneeta (Rothwell) Knaus. She passed away peacefully at her home on June 24, 2017, at the age of 83. When Mom was 13 months old, her mother passed away. Her dear Aunt Olive Knaus lovingly cared for her and her siblings. In...
Nancy Lee Roberts
Jun 22, 2017
Nancy L. Roberts, 59, of Humboldt passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. She was born January 1, 1958 in Parsons, Kansas. She was raised by Solomon and Thelma Dummler, and graduated from Russell High School. She worked as a cook in assisted living facilities and enjoyed gardening, arts & crafts and completing jigsaw...
Ralph Emerson Shafer
Jun 22, 2017
Ralph Emerson Shafer, 98, of Iola passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born July 9, 1918 in Allen County to Ralph Emerson and Lillie Jane (Hutchinson) Shafer. He attended Iola Rock Creek Rural School and graduated from Iola High School in 1936. He married Lurleen R. Cummins in Iola on October 12, 1941....
Dale Dean "Pappy" Sandlin
Jun 18, 2017
Dale Dean "Pappy" Sandlin, 74, of Gas, Kansas passed away June 18th, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Dale was born December 19, 1942 in Port St. Joe, Florida to Dayton Dale and Francis Louise (Dean) Sandlin. He lived in 7 different states and 32 different towns before settling in Iola in 1952. He graduated from Iola...
Alvin Bernard Westerman
Jun 17, 2017
Alvin Bernard Westerman, age 84, of Iola, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Chanute, Kansas. Alvin was one of seven children born to Bernard and Anna (Link) Westerman. He was born on November 18, 1932 in Iola, Kansas. Alvin grew up on a farm west of Piqua. He married Bertha Wilson on May 5, 1953, at St. Martin's...
Joshua Clay Yoder
Jun 11, 2017
Joshua Clay Yoder, age 22, of Mont Ida, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was born August 19, 1994, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Melvin Ray and Helen Rebecca (McDaniel) Yoder. He graduated from Anderson County High School with the Class of 2012. Clay was a sub-contractor for QSI. Clay loved life and was an avid...
Joseph Anthony Mader
Jun 10, 2017
Joseph Anthony Mader, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, died peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2017, surrounded by his family in the home he built. He was born on January 15, 1929, the third son of Victor and Bertha (Feuerborn) Mader. Joe was a lifelong resident of Anderson County. Through his many contributions to the community and the living legacy of...
Steven Edward Head
Jun 7, 2017
Steven Edward Head, 66 of Chanute passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his home. Steve was born April 29, 1951 in Colony, Kansas to Thomas William "Ed" and Ila Solena (Roberts) Stine. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. He had a wide variety of skills that he used throughout his career, including installing satellite...
George Ray Connolly
Jun 5, 2017
George Ray Connolly, 70, of Iola passed away June 5, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born May 28, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Ray was the first of five children born to George Dudley and Mary Ruth (Morehead) Connolly. He grew up in Fort Scott where he attended school, graduating from high school there. Following high school...
George Hoffman
Jun 5, 2017
George Edward Hoffman, age 74, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away Monday June 5, 2017 at home. George was born November 25, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Chris and Lola (Kirby) Hoffman. Chris and Lola had four additional children Chris (Bud), Patricia (Pat), Christine and John. The family spent the early years in the McPherson/Roxbury area of Western Kansas before settling...
Rick L. Weiland
Jun 4, 2017
Rick L. Weiland, age 44, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 as a result of a dirt bike accident. Rick was born to Curtis "C.L." and Linda (Fetty) Weiland. He was born on October 25, 1972 in Wichita Kansas. Rick grew up in the Iola and Chanute area. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1991....
Madeline Appelhans
Jun 4, 2017
Madeline (Baboo) Appelhans, age 99, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017. She was born February 11, 1918, at Emerald, Kansas, the daughter of John and Nora (Mulcahey) Rooney. Madeline married Joe B. Appelhans on August 19, 1941, at Emerald, Kansas. This union was blessed with four boys and one girl. She is preceded in death by...
JoAnne Stokes "Nanny"
Jun 3, 2017
December 21, 1942 – June 3, 2017 JoAnne, 74, left this world peacefully in her sleep on June 3rd, 2017 in Iola, KS. She was born December 21st 1942 in Chanute, KS. She was raised by Rex & Mabel Wingler in LaHarpe, KS where she attended grade school & later graduated from LaHarpe High in 1960. She married her high...
Rose Marie Samson
Jun 3, 2017
Rose Marie Beckmon Samson, age 72, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at her home. Rose was the oldest of four children born to Bill Nels Beckmon and Ethel Pearl (Reiter) Beckmon. She was born on August 9, 1944 in rural Colony. She grew up in Anderson county and graduated from Colony High School in May...
Donald Leon Hammer
May 31, 2017
Donald Leon Hammer, 75, of Iola passed away May 31 at his home from natural causes. He was born May 15, 1942 in Iola to Willard and Agnes (Butler) Hammer. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. He later worked for a time in Kansas City as a truck driver, and returned to Iola to run...
Saundra Upshaw
May 27, 2017
Saundra Sue Upshaw, age 74, of Iola, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Saundra was born November 8, 1942 at St. John's Hospital, Iola. The daughter of Robert Thayer Anderson and Elsie B. (Thurber) Anderson. Her mother passed away during her birth. She was raised by her grandparents, Axel "A.W." and Nora...