Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Illa F. Davis-Belvoir

Illa F. Davis-Belvoir

Jul 20, 2015

Illa F. Davis-Belvoir, age 87, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center, Iola, Kansas. She was born March 29, 1928 in Twin Bridges, Missouri, the daughter of Silas and Zora Collins. Illa married Robert J. Davis and this union was blessed with four children. He preceded her in death in January 1988. She...

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

Jul 17, 2015

Irene E. Smith, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. Irene was born October 1, 1931 on a farm west of Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Ira and Gertrude (Harrison) Hepler. She loved to learn and read, so right after high school she enrolled in Pittsburg State Teacher's College so she could begin her teaching career....

Rose Maddox

Rose Maddox

Jul 17, 2015

Rose Mary Maddox of Iola, Kansas, passed into the presence of her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 17, 2015, at the age of 82. Rose Mary was born August 25, 1932, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Michael and Alena (McFall) Westhoff. She grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Francis School in St. Paul. In 1953, she married...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Jul 16, 2015

Robert Elliott "Bobby" Smith, 57, son of John and Mary Smith former Gas and Iola residents, died Friday, January 16, 2015, at his home in Beatrice, Nebraska. Bobby was born November 21, 1957, in Fairfax, Missouri, the son of John Elliott and Mary Delores (Zirfas) Smith. He worked various jobs through the Beatrice State Developmental Center. He enjoyed working jigsaw...

Thomas P. Roach

Thomas P. Roach

Jul 16, 2015

Never one to make a scene, Thomas P. Roach, known lovingly as Tom, Pa, Pop, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa, passed away quietly in the middle of the night on July 16, 2015, at Iola, Kansas. Thomas was born in Gahagan, Louisiana on June 18, 1920 to Birdie Coleman and Marion Roach. He had a very humble beginning, growing up around Texarkana,...

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Jul 13, 2015

Robert L. Powell, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Moran Manor. Robert was born October 16, 1931, on the family homestead west of Colony, the son of Ernest Amos and Lucy Virginia (Fultz) Powell. He grew up in the Geneva area before the family moved to LaHarpe. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in...

Jack Wayne Lowe

Jack Wayne Lowe

Jul 11, 2015

Jack Wayne Lowe, age 80, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born March 4, 1935 in Duncan, Oklahoma, the son of E.M. (Bud) Lowe and Zeta Marie (Roper) Lowe Schults. Jack graduated from Duncan High School. Upon completion of his education, he joined the Army, serving four years...

Joseph B. Cannon

Joseph B. Cannon

Jul 10, 2015

Joseph B. Cannon, age 87, of Eloy, Arizona, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015, at his home. Joe was born on September 9, 1927, in Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1944 and then attended the University of Kansas, School of Journalism. He met Winona June Erhart at The...

Samuel R. Harris

Samuel R. Harris

Jul 10, 2015

Samuel R. Harris, age 92, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1923, at Geneva, Kansas, the son of Stanley and Marie (Smith) Harris. At age two, the family moved to the Diamond neighborhood north of LaHarpe, Kansas. He graduated from LaHarpe High School...

Duane W. Frazier

Duane W. Frazier

Jul 9, 2015

Duane Wesley Frazier, age 83, of Riverside, California, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his home. He was born on August 18, 1931, in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the son of John and Mabel (List) Frazier. They moved to Garnett, Kansas in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in January 1950 and...

Donald Dwayne Dieker

Donald Dwayne Dieker

Jul 8, 2015

Donald Dwayne Dieker, age 63, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 21, 1952, the son of Wilfred and Dorothy (Schillig) Dieker. He graduated from St. Teresa's Grade School and from Westphalia High School. He then received an Associate Degree from Allen County College, and from Kansas Vocational Technical...

Delma Rourk

Delma Rourk

Jul 8, 2015

Delma Marie Rourk, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Delma was born May 13, 1932, on a farm southwest of Iola, the daughter of George and D. Cleo (Chrowl) Harris. She grew up on the family farm west of Iola, attended Neosho Valley Grade School and graduated from...

Elmer Nichols

Elmer Nichols

Jul 8, 2015

Elmer Fredrick Nichols passed away peacefully on July 8, 2015 at Iola Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Iola, Kansas. He was born at home in rural Carlyle on October 8, 1912 to William Harold and Libby Helen (Kettle) Nichols. He grew up in the Carlyle area and graduated from Iola High School in 1930. He married Fern Roney on...

Charles Sater

Charles Sater

Jul 5, 2015

Charles Henry "Chuck" Sater, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Chuck was born December 5, 1949, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Charles Daniel and Anna Marie ( Gifford ) Sater. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War. In 1984, Chuck was married...

David Lemuel Hill Jr.

David Lemuel Hill Jr.

Jul 4, 2015

David L. Hill Jr., RET. SFC, of Garnett, Kansas who was a great patriot and lover of his country, passed away on the 4th of July, 2015 at the age 86 at Golden Heights, Garnett. David was born November 8, 1928 at Flint, Michigan, the son of David L. and Lillie Ozell (Massey) Hill. He grew up in Kennett, Missouri,...

Dalia Stoll

Dalia Stoll

Jul 4, 2015

Dalia Renee Stoll, 20, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Colorado Springs, Colorado while vacationing with her family. Dalia was born December 15, 1994 in Calcutta, India. She lived in Colorado until the age of 9 when the family moved to Kansas. She attended school at Marmaton Valley in Moran and graduated from Iola High School...

Helen Stewart

Helen Stewart

Jun 30, 2015

Helen Marie Dingus Stewart, 96, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Helen was born February 26, 1919, in Mound City, Kansas and moved to Blue Mound, Kansas while in grade school. She finished her remaining years of grade school in Blue Mound. Helen married Vernon Dean Stewart in 1935. They moved to...

Donald DVM

Donald DVM

Jun 29, 2015

Dr. Donald Hunziger passed away at his home in Humboldt, KS on June 29, 2015. He and his wife had recently moved to Humboldt from Oregon, MO. Donald Howard Hunziger was born to John and Doris (Burrier) Hunziger on Jan. 7, 1942 at Oregon, MO. He graduated from the Oregon High School in 1960. He attended and graduated from the...

Mable Scoville

Mable Scoville

Jun 27, 2015

Mable Ellen Scoville, age 100, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at St. Mary's Manor in Blue Springs, Missouri. Mable was born September 11, 1914, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Clarence J. and Mabel (Overman) Bricker. Her father died when she was two and she moved to a farm three miles south of Iola where...

John Carl O'Malley

John Carl O'Malley

Jun 27, 2015

John Carl O’Malley, age 56, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away at his home on June 27, 2015. John was born on September 8, 1958 at Garnett, Kansas. John was the youngest son of John Emmett and Dorothy Helen (Borth) O’Malley. Named after his father, John, and maternal grandfather, Carl Borth, he was known as JC when he was little...