Recent Obituaries
Vera Terrell
Mar 1, 2015
Vera Mae Terrell, 91, of rural LaHarpe, Kansas, died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Vera was born May 14, 1923, at rural Lone Elm, Kansas, the daughter of Arzy H. and Hazel Clair (Beal) Sprague. She grew up at Lone Elm and graduated from high school there. On December 21, 1947, Vera married Vernon Lee...
John L. Mace
Feb 28, 2015
John Leslie Mace, age 69, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away following a brief illness on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on March 26, 1945, in Tempe, Arizona, the first of four children born to Leslie and Lila (Husted) Mace. His family moved to Colony, Kansas when John was an infant....
Charles Young
Feb 28, 2015
Charles Stanley Young, 77, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Charles was born January 10, 1938, in Osage, Oklahoma, the son of John and Annie (Walters) Young. He grew up in the Cleveland, Oklahoma area where he graduated from high school in 1957. He served in the 101st Airborne Division...
Karen Carpenter
Feb 27, 2015
Karen Elizabeth Carpenter, 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 27, 2015, at her home. Karen was born April 25, 1941, in Seneca, Kansas, the daughter of Charles "Chike" & Helen (Larkin) Lierz. She grew up at Seneca and graduated from Concordia High School. In 1967, Karen married Harold M. "Bud" Carpenter. They made their home in Kansas City, Kansas,...
Benjamin Henry DR
Feb 26, 2015
Beloved husband, father, and educator Dr. Benjamin Gail Henry, 84, of Yates Center, Kansas, died Thursday, February 26, 2015. Ben was born in Neosho Falls, Kansas the fifth of six children of David and Pearl Henry. He served in the United States Air Force from 1948-1954 as a radar technician. Following his discharge, he worked in the Wichita Public Schools...
Richard Brummel
Feb 25, 2015
Richard A. Brummel, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at his home. He was born on June 13, 1940, the son of Benedict and Regina (Rockers) Brummel. Richard attended Holy Angels Grade School in Garnett. In 1958, he graduated from Maur Hill Prep School in Atchison, Kansas; he then attended college at Kansas State...
Jim Lewis
Feb 21, 2015
Dewey L. "Jim" "Cowboy" Lewis, 72, of Elsmore, Kansas, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. Jim was born November 7, 1942, at Pineville, Missouri, the son of Dewey and Elsie (Drake) Lewis. He grew up in the Pineville area. On December 23, 1961, Jim married Carlin Kay Schlessman at Tracy Church in Anderson, Missouri. They made...
Elaine L. Mitchell
Feb 20, 2015
Elaine L. Mitchell, age 71, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015, at Life Care Center of Burlington, Kansas. She was born September 28, 1943, in Welda, Kansas, the daughter of Homer and Helen (Fagg) Adams. Elaine graduated from Welda High School and worked various places while raising a family. She enjoyed crocheting, loved to bowl and...
Ithyl Newman
Feb 16, 2015
Ithyl L. Newman, 88, passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola. She was born Aug. 10, 1926, in Elvins, MO. Ithyl worked for many years at the Iola IGA and was known by many in the community. She married Johnie Newman in Birmingham, Ala., on July 17, 2002. In 1974 Ithyl was baptized as one of...
Edwin Barber
Feb 15, 2015
Edwin J. "Ed" Barber, 85, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at his home. Ed was born October 4, 1929, in Long Beach, California, the son of James H. "Bud" and Ruth (Rogers) Barber. The family returned to Kansas when he was a young child. He attended school in Howard, Kansas, and graduated from Howard High School in...
Pat Marvin
Feb 13, 2015
Mary Patricia "Pat" Marvin, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 13, 2015, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Pat was born December 30, 1938, in Watford Herts, England, the daughter of John and Margaret Hyland. She grew up in England and met Edward Marvin while he was in the service. Following his honorable discharge from the service,...
Oscar Madrid
Feb 11, 2015
Funeral services for Ocar Madrid, age 37, of Welda, Kansas, will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Colony Cemetery, Colony, Kansas. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .
Patrick Phelan
Feb 8, 2015
Patrick E. Phelan, 62, formerly of Humboldt, died Feb. 8, 2015, in Houston, TX after major heart surgery. Patrick was born June 20, 1952, in Chanute, KS, graduated from Humboldt High School in 1970 and attended college for 3 years. He and Marilyn J. Marlar of Toronto were married on July 7, 1973 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Humboldt....
Don Mohler
Feb 7, 2015
Donald Lee Mohler, 77, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, February 7, 2015, at his home. Don was born December 30, 1937, at Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Edward and Virgie (Bowyer) Mohler. He grew up in Oklahoma and the family moved to Iola when he was in high school. He graduated from Iola High School and Iola Junior College. On...
William Chapman
Feb 7, 2015
William Lyman "Billy" Chapman, Jr., 38, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Billy was born June 11, 1976, in Iola, the son of William L. "Bill" and Carol Jean (Lee) Chapman. He attended high school in Iola and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1995. On April 21, 2006, Billy married Mary...
Alice Mullins
Feb 6, 2015
Alice Martha Wiederstein Mullins, formerly of LaHarpe, KS, entered into eternal rest early the morning of February 6, 2015, at Garden Valley Nursing Home in Kansas City, MO. Alice was born April 21, 1926, the daughter of Leo and Martha Wiederstein, in Hillsboro, KS. Alice married Clifford Sommerfeld in 1944 and they were the parents of two children, a son...
John Kress
Feb 5, 2015
Albert John Kress, Jr., 75, of Piqua, Kansas, died Thursday, February 5, 2015, at his home. John was born June 19, 1939, on the family farm west of Piqua, Kansas, the son of Albert John and Clara Josephine (King) Kress, Sr.. He graduated from Yates Center High School and Emporia State University. He served in the Kansas National Guard for...
Betty J. Pontious
Feb 5, 2015
Betty J. (Elliott) Pontious, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. She was born on May 28, 1925, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Marie (Elliott) Elliott. Betty graduated from Garnett High School in 1943. She taught grade school and worked for Dr. White in Garnett,...
Merton White
Feb 4, 2015
Merton Merle White, 83, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Merton was born August 7, 1931, in Wichita, the son of John and Mabel (Spear) White. He grew up in Wichita. Merton served in the U.S. Air Force. On May 1, 1953, Merton married Margaret J. Smiley in Wichita. They made their...
Beverly Tomlinson
Feb 2, 2015
Beverly Marie Tomlinson, 85, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, February 2, 2015, at her home. She was born January 16, 1930, in Troy, Kansas, the daughter of Grover Franklin "Frank" and Maudie Marie (Denning) Wykert. She graduated from Troy High School. On September 15, 1950, Beverly married Richard W. "Dick" Tomlinson. After Dick completed his military duty they lived in...