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Evelyn Faye Jones
Jul 5, 2017
Evelyn Faye (Yokum) Jones, age 66, of Chanute, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 5 at her home in Chanute. She was born August 23, 1950 in Gas, Kansas to Robert Neal and Dorothy Magdalene (Riebel) Yokum. She graduated from Humboldt High School. She married Jimmie Lee Jones in Erie, Kansas on July 11, 1976. He preceded her in death in...
Jerry J. Gettler Sr.
Jul 5, 2017
Jerry J. Gettler, Sr. age 83, of Garnett, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Parkview Heights Living Center, Garnett. He was born July 26, 1933, in Valley Falls, Kansas, the son of Antone and Velma Edna (Jones) Gettler. He graduated from Omaha South High School, Omaha Nebraska and from the University of Nebraska of Omaha with a degree...
Renate Gordon
Jul 4, 2017
Renate Gordon, age 77, of Princeton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born August 17, 1939, in Stuttgart, Germany, the daughter of Willie and Barbara Werle. Renate grew up in Germany where she met and married Dale Gordon on January 4, 1961. This union was blessed with six children. She...
Beverly Vinetta Hoddy
Jul 3, 2017
Beverly Vinetta Hoddy, 67, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away July 3, 2017 at her home. She was born March 24, 1950 in Kincaid, Kansas to Bert A. Trester and Maxine L. (Scheer) Trester. She married Gerald Hoddy on August 9, 1969 in Iola, Kansas. She proudly received her diploma from Humboldt High School in 2014. Her greatest love was spending...
Richard E Settlemyer
Jun 30, 2017
Richard Earl Settlemyer, age 85, of rural Colony, Kansas passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born September 19, 1931 in rural Colony to Myrl Noah Isaac and Nellie Mae (Pippinger) Settlemyer. In 1950 he married Yvonne Ione Hensley of Leroy, Kansas. To this union were born three sons. He loved farming, when...
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 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...
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...
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....
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