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Madeline Appelhans

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...