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Max Byerley

Max Byerley

Mar 6, 2017

Max Gordon Byerley, age 102, of Parker, Kansas passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. "Mick" as he was known to all, was born to William and Louisa Antoinette (Willis) Byerley on February 16, 1915. He was a lifelong resident of Linn County, KS and lived south of Goodrich for many years but has called...

Eugene Wolfe

Eugene Wolfe

Mar 5, 2017

Eugene Glen Wolfe, age 90, of Savonburg, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home. Gene was born November 7, 1926 at Anthony, Kansas. He was the seventh of nine children born to George Washington and Elsie (Fastuacht) Wolfe. He grew up in the Aurora, Missouri area, graduating from Aurora High School in 1945. His family moved to...

Alberta Ann Jeffery

Alberta Ann Jeffery

Mar 5, 2017

Alberta Ann Jeffery, 82, of Iola, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Alberta was born August 15, 1934 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1952. She attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree. Alberta...

Emma J Yoder

Emma J Yoder

Mar 4, 2017

Emma J. Yoder, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, died early Saturday morning at the home of Phineas and Irene Borntrager, following a period of declining health. She was born February 22, 1925, in Thomas, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jerry and Amanda (Mullett) Yoder. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. On March 27, 1947, she married Ora...

Harley C. Hutton

Harley C. Hutton

Mar 3, 2017

Harley C. Hutton, age 78, of Gas, Kansas passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Harley was born on February 6, 1939 at Iola. He was the only child born to Mearl and Violet (Trester) Hutton. He grew up in the Gas area, attending school there. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Inez Ruth Kuestersteffen

Inez Ruth Kuestersteffen

Mar 3, 2017

Inez Ruth King Kuestersteffen, daughter of Our Lord, quilter, homemaker, wife of Robert, Mother of four daughters and four sons, Grandmother to 13 granddaughters and 13 grandsons, and great-grandmother to 16 great-grandchildren, died peacefully on Friday, March 3, 2017. She had loved with a love beyond telling and had been loved in return with a similar passion. She had been...

Evelyn M Knapp

Evelyn M Knapp

Mar 2, 2017

Evelyn M. Knapp, 69 of Yates Center passed away March 2, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. She was born November 4, 1947 in Reeds Springs, MO to William Russell and Esther Elizabeth (Rockwell) Maloney. Her family moved from Missouri in February of 1956. She grew up in Allen County and graduated from Iola High School in 1965....

Glenn Eugene Roberts

Glenn Eugene Roberts

Mar 2, 2017

Glenn Roberts, age 92, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away on March 2, 2017, at his residence on the family farm. Glenn was one of two children born to Walter and Nellie (Cation) Roberts. He was born on September 28, 1924 near Savonburg, Kansas. Glenn was born and raised on the family farm in rural Savonburg. He graduated from Humboldt High...

Elvin J. Foster

Elvin J. Foster

Mar 1, 2017

Elvin Foster, age 94, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Elvin was the second of two children born to Harry and Bertha (Jones) Foster. He was born on the Foster family farm near Lone Elm, Kansas on March 30, 1922. Elvin attended a country grade school and then one year...

Golda M. Hunt

Golda M. Hunt

Feb 28, 2017

Golda M. Hunt passed gently on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, surrounded by family and friends, including her husband of 37 years, Vernon Hunt. She was born a twin in rural Anderson County, KS just 3 minutes before her sister, Sylvia Bloomstrand, on August 13, 1931. Goldie and Sylvie were a two-some of love, laughter and little bit of trouble! Hailing...

Francis Wayne Ecclefield

Francis Wayne Ecclefield

Feb 23, 2017

Wayne Ecclefield, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at St. Luke's South in Overland Park, Kansas. Francis Wayne Ecclefield was born on August 18, 1927, in Welda, Kansas, the son of Robert and Mattie (Skillman) Ecclefield. Wayne grew up in Welda, attending grade school and high school there, where he played basketball and football....

Kimberly Ann Peters

Kimberly Ann Peters

Feb 22, 2017

Kimberly Ann Peters, age 33, of Fredonia, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Candlerock at Fredonia. She was born August 17, 1983, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin and Gayle (Smith) Peters. Kim enjoyed reading books and listening to country music. Kim was preceded in death by grandparents, Warren and Helen Smith and...

Carol Ann Newman

Carol Ann Newman

Feb 21, 2017

Carol Ann Newman, 61 of Moran passed away February 21, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1955 in Kansas City, MO to Glenn and Florence (Runkle) Nichols. She lived in Kansas City until she was a teenager and was active in 4H growing up. As a child, she showed cattle at the American Royal. She later...

Joyce Elaine Burris

Joyce Elaine Burris

Feb 20, 2017

Joyce Elaine Lickteig was born in Garnett, Kansas, to Alfred Lickteig and Albertine Peine Lickteig on January 23, 1945. She passed to her eternal reward on February 20, 2017, in her home in Greeley, Kansas, surrounded by her husband and children. Joyce married Buddy Ray Burris on September 18, 1965, in Greeley, Kansas. Joyce was raised on a farm outside...

Roger Frederick Rockers

Roger Frederick Rockers

Feb 19, 2017

Roger Frederick Rockers, age 59, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family after courageously enduring pancreatic cancer. He was born in Garnett, Kansas on June 23, 1957, the second child of eight and oldest son born to Les and Clara (Hansen) Rockers. He lived his entire life in Anderson County....

Kendall Hubert Ashford

Kendall Hubert Ashford

Feb 19, 2017

Kendall Hubert Ashford, 92, of Iola died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Windsor Place in Iola. Kendall was born August 9, 1924 in Iola to Henry Tully and Anna Estelle (Smith) Ashford. He graduated from Iola High School in May 1942 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June 1943. He served in the Pacific and received citations for bravery...

Dale A Stokes

Dale A Stokes

Feb 13, 2017

Dale Stokes 60, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2017. Dale was born on November 21, 1956 in Iola, Kansas to the late Allen and Rose Stokes. He proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force in November of 1977. Dale began his military career as a Munitions System Technician; during his 28 years of active duty service, he...

Roy A. Marmon

Roy A. Marmon

Feb 13, 2017

Roy Arthur Marmon, age 96, passed away on February 12, 2017, at Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born December 29, 1920, in Garnett, the son of Art and Goldie (Sutherland) Marmon. On February 17, 1944, he was united in marriage to Ima Jean Robinson in California. This union was blessed with seven children. Roy joined the Civilian Conservation...

Virgel Paul Boyd

Virgel Paul Boyd

Feb 12, 2017

Virgel Paul Boyd, age 96, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was born on November 11, 1920, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Rozena (Kline) Boyd. He attended school in Pittsburg. Virgel spent one year with the Civilian Conservation Corps, working in Wyoming and Idaho....

Richard D Fry

Richard D Fry

Feb 12, 2017

Richard D. Fry, age 58, of Olathe, Kansas passed away Sunday at Olathe Medical Center. He was the sixth of seven children born to Forest and Ellen (Runnels) Fry. He grew up in Iola, graduating from Iola High School in 1977. He then went on to Pittsburg State University where he earned his B.S. in Accounting and Finance in 1981....