Obituaries

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Jo Ann O'Malley

Jo Ann O'Malley

Apr 25, 2017

Jo Ann O'Malley, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, entered eternal life at Residential Living Center on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, a caring wife, and hard worker. She loved being with her family, especially the little ones, dancing, playing cards, and cooking. She was especially fond of her roses and lilacs. She was...

Vincent Adam Gehlen

Vincent Adam Gehlen

Apr 24, 2017

Vincent Adam Gehlen, 89 of Moran passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at his home. He was born October 17, 1927 in Colwich, Kansas to Aloysious "Ollie" and Mary (Bayer) Gehlen. He grew up in Colwich and served in the U.S. Navy from 1946-47. He married Elizabeth Rose "Betty" Leis on September 21, 1950 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Wichita....

Barbara Louise Wood

Barbara Louise Wood

Apr 23, 2017

Barbara Louise Wood, age 65, of Iola, Kansas passed away, Sunday, April 23, 2017 at her home in Iola. Barbara was born June 29, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of John and Naomi (Queen) Brown. She grew up in Columbus, attending school there. Barbara attended college in Sherman, Texas, where she earned a B.A. in nursing. Throughout her life...

Brittney Grace Feuerborn

Brittney Grace Feuerborn

Apr 23, 2017

The bright and shining light known to many as, Brittney Grace Feuerborn, age 23, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. The free spirited daughter of Cliff and Karen (Bures) Feuerborn was born on November 18, 1993, at Olathe, Kansas. As an elementary student, Brittney attended St. John's and St. Rose...

Patricia Ann Penson

Patricia Ann Penson

Apr 22, 2017

Patricia Ann Penson, age 77, of Ottawa, Kansas, formerly of Emerald, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, April 22. 2017, at her home. She was born September 14, 1939, in Harris, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Theonilla (Duethman) Lutz. She graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1957. Pat married Donald Penson on February 27, 1960, at Emerald,...

Mary Ann Mann

Mary Ann Mann

Apr 22, 2017

Mary Ann Mann, 84 of Iola passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 in Iola. She was born December 27, 1932 in Iola to Floyd C. and Clara (Brown) Smith. She graduated from Iola High School. Mary Ann worked for 27 years for the Southeast Kansas Library System, and was instrumental in starting the Interlibrary Loan system. On September 23, 2000...

Ashley Janelle Lord

Ashley Janelle Lord

Apr 21, 2017

Ashley Janelle Lord, age 29, of Hermitage, Tennessee, formerly of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at TriStar Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, Tennessee. Ashley was born to Jamie (Siefker) Lord and Marty Lord on March 22, 1988 in Farmington, Missouri. Ashley began school at Bismarck, Missouri, where she attended through the third grade. In 1997 her family...

Dixie Lee Scobee

Dixie Lee Scobee

Apr 21, 2017

Dixie Lee Scobee, age 70, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born February 12, 1947, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and Wilma (Yarnell) Thompson. Dixie graduated from Humboldt High School with the Class of 1965. Dixie married Richard Scobee on August 4, 1973, at Welda, Kansas....

Debra K Hodge

Debra K Hodge

Apr 20, 2017

Debra "Debbie" K. Hodge, age 63, of Spring Hill, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Menorah Medical Center in Leawood, Kansas. She was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 25, 1953, to Kennett and Lorene Roedel. She grew up in Elsmore, Kansas, with four older brothers, LeRoy, Richard, Rollin, and Lanny Roedel. She graduated from Humboldt...

Rolland Guder

Rolland Guder

Apr 18, 2017

Rolland DeWayne Guder, 65 of Bronson, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 east of Moran. Rolland was born October 19, 1951 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Everett V. and Dollene J. (Talbott) Guder. He graduated from Uniontown High School and joined the Kansas Army National Guard, where he served for two years. Following his service, he studied drafting at...

Lynn Ervin Gordon

Lynn Ervin Gordon

Apr 18, 2017

Lynn Gordon, age 64, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. He was born on January 3, 1953, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Lynn Ervin "Lindy" and Clarice (Gillow) Gordon. Lynn graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1971. He attended Emporia State University and from there, he made his home in Emporia....

Tyler Guy Gibson

Tyler Guy Gibson

Apr 17, 2017

Tyler Guy Gibson, age 23, passed away on April 17, 2017, at Belvue, Kansas. He was born on June 6, 1993, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Mickey Gibson and Angela Pickering. Tyler graduated from Anderson County High School in 2012, and made his home in Topeka, Kansas. Tyler loved spending time with family and friends. He loved playing sports...

Gary Covey

Gary Covey

Apr 15, 2017

Gary Dean Covey, age 70, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on April 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 22, 1946 in the Nevitt Clinic in Moran, Kansas, the son of George J. Covey and Betty (Rieswig) Covey. He grew up in Elsmore on the family farm. Gary graduated from Elsmore High School in...

Richard Dain Zajic

Richard Dain Zajic

Apr 15, 2017

Richard Dain Zajic, 39, Paola, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, unexpectedly at his home due to heart related issues. He was born Aug. 21, 1977 in Iola, the son of Mary Lacy of Iola and Dick Zajic of Springdale, Arkansas. Rick moved to Iola from Augusta as a youth with his mother and stepfather, LC Lacy. He graduated from...

Ruby Joyce Matlock

Ruby Joyce Matlock

Apr 14, 2017

Ruby Joyce Matlock, 70, of Gas City passed away Friday April 14, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. She was born December 27, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma the daughter of Efton and Ocie Ketcherside. She had 7 brothers, Gene, Huston, Leroy, Don, Elvis, Charley, and Gary, and a sister Linda. The family moved to Atlanta, Kansas in 1952....

Clifford Orval Jones

Clifford Orval Jones

Apr 10, 2017

Clifford Orval Jones, age 97, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Brookdale of Overland Park. He was born March 31, 1920, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Maurice and Dora (Johnson) Jones. Cliff was a Staff Sargent in the Army Air Corp from 1943-1945 in the 410th Bomb Squad of the 94th Bomb Group...

Ronald Paul Tastove

Ronald Paul Tastove

Apr 9, 2017

Ronald P. Tastove, age 69, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born on March 1, 1948, at the hospital in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Henry and Betty (Dieker) Tastove. He was raised southwest of Westphalia, Kansas, on the family farm. Ronnie went to St. Teresa Catholic School...

James A. Foltz

James A. Foltz

Apr 6, 2017

James Allen Foltz, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family, concluding his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on February 4, 1948, in the Carter Building in Garnett, Kansas, the son of John and Veronica (Wittman) Foltz. He was raised on the family farm two miles...

Gurdon L. Olson

Gurdon L. Olson

Apr 5, 2017

Gurdon L. Olson, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. Gurdon was the fourth of nine children born to Enor and Beulah (Richardson) Olson. He was born on July 4, 1929, at Harris, Kansas. Gurdon graduated from Garnett High School in 1948. Gurdon was a veteran of the Korean...

Richard Eugene Culbertson

Richard Eugene Culbertson

Apr 5, 2017

Richard Eugene Culbertson, 69 of Iola passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home. He was born April 27, 1947 in Gas, Kansas to Lester and Julia (Hunsaker) Culbertson. He grew up in California, and worked there for several years as a route salesman. After moving to Kansas, he worked for many years as a custodian for USD 257,...