Recent Obituaries
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...
Sandy K. Arbuckle
May 26, 2017
Sandra Kay Arbuckle, age 62, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at her home on Friday, May 26, 2017. Sandy was born January 31, 1955 at Savonburg, Kansas. She was the fourth of five children born to Samuel and Lucille (Baker) George. She grew up in Savonburg, attending high school at Uniontown. Following school she enjoyed the 1970's. On October 25,...
Larry J Stevenson
May 24, 2017
Larry J. Stevenson, age 82, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on October 27, 1934, in Franklin County, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Dorothy (Spencer) Stevenson. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1952. Larry married Barbara Cowdin and this union was blessed with two...
Dale R. Milner
May 18, 2017
Dale R. Milner, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1941, at Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Burle Milo and Willie Bea (Hyden) Milner. Dale's father served in the Air Force, his service took the family to Lawton, Oklahoma, Yokota Air Force Base in Japan, Fairfield,...
Jackie L "Jack" Steward
May 15, 2017
Jackie L. "Jack" Steward, 81 of Iola passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at his home. Jack was born January 4, 1936 in Iola to Charles and Suzan (Page) Steward. He graduated from Iola High School in 1954 and later enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1958 to 1960. He married Bonita "Bonnie" Martin on December 10, 1960 in...
Cecil Eugene Brown
May 14, 2017
Cecil Eugene Brown, age 90, of Higginsville, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Meyer Care Center in Higginsville. Cecil was born on July 10, 1926 at Mildred, Kansas, the son of Scott Robert Brown and Carrie May (Sloan) Brown. He attended schools in Mildred and Colony, and graduated from Iola High School...
Jeremiah Kennard
May 14, 2017
~~Jeremiah Justin Kennard “Baby J”, passed away peacefully in his mommy’s arms on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He was born on Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center at 6:26 a.m., weighing 1 pound 7 ounces and 11 3/4 inches long. He was the hospital’s first baby born in the new year. He...
Wayne L. Knaus
May 14, 2017
Wayne L. Knaus, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at his home near Harris. He was born October 25, 1933. Wayne Lowell Knaus, was born at home near Knob Noster, Missouri on October 25, 1933, the son of Ezra and Erneeta (Rothwell) Knaus. He passed away peacefully at his home on May 14, 2017 at...
Ray Stocksen
May 12, 2017
Ray D. Stocksen, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017, at his home. He was born on October 17, 1935, in Medford, Oklahoma. He was the third of five children born to Adolph J. Stocksen and Margaret Agnes (Kabureck) Stocksen. His family moved to Lane, Kansas when he was 9 years old. He attended school...
Vernon Ross Hunt
May 12, 2017
One of "The Greatest Generation," Vernon Ross Hunt, age 95, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2017, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett, Kansas. Born a twin on June 28, 1921 in rural Kansas, Vernon and his sister Fern Hunt Rosser, attended Garnett High School. On August 8, 1980, Vernon married the love of his life, the former Golda Morrison...
Shirley M. Ball
May 10, 2017
Shirley Marie Bruner Ball of Garnett, Kansas was born August 9, 1941 on the family farm near Xenia, Kansas and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the age of 75. Shirley Marie Bruner Ball was born August 9, 1941 on the family farm near Xenia, Kansas along the Osage River. She was the 7th of 10 children...
Shirley M Ard
May 7, 2017
Shirley May Ard, age 72, of Elsmore, Kansas, age 72, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at her home. She was born June 29, 1944, the daughter of Harry R. and Ruby May (McGuire) Withers. Shirley graduated from Pratt High School, Pratt, Kansas, and followed up with a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy from Colorado College. Shirley married Richard Ard...
Juanita D Lenon
May 4, 2017
Juanita D. Lenon, age 93, formerly of Lawrence and Linwood, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation, Olathe, Kansas. She was born August 18, 1923, in Perkins, Oklahoma, the daughter of Anthony and Lucy May (Miller) Fulton. Juanita graduated from Galena High School in Galena, Missouri in 1941. Juanita married Albert Lenon on...
Russell E. Reed
Apr 29, 2017
Russell E. Reed, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his home. He was born May 9, 1938, at Arcola, Missouri, the son of Herman and Winnie (Baldwin) Reed. Russell graduated from Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Missouri, with the Class of 1956. Russell married Mary Tunnell on July 4, 1959, at Bolivar, Missouri. This union...
James G Anderson
Apr 28, 2017
James Guinn Anderson, 77, of LaHarpe passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at his home in Sherman, Texas. He was born July 17, 1939 in Gas City, KS. He grew up in LaHarpe, graduated from Iola High School, and attended Allen County Junior College and later graduated with his Masters from Pittsburg State University. He served for four years in...
Larry F Westerman
Apr 27, 2017
Larry F. Westerman, 73 of Iola passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Larry was born July 27, 1943 in Iola, the middle child of seven born to Bernard and Anna (Link) Westerman. He grew up in Piqua, and graduated from Iola High School in 1961. He lived in Little River, KS and worked...