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Virginia Webb

Virginia Webb

Jan 9, 2015

Virginia Lee Webb, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015, at Life Care Center, Burlington, Kansas. She was born June 8, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of George "Ted" and Mae (Cole) Dean. She attended country schools in Reno County, Kansas. Virginia married Kenneth Quinton Webb on September 10, 1948 in Partridge, Kansas and...

Lawrence Rourk

Lawrence Rourk

Jan 9, 2015

Lawrence E. Rourk, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Lawrence was born February 23, 1927, in Swartz, Missouri, the son of Elzie and Ruby (McLean) Rourk. The family moved to farms southeast of Humboldt and west of Humboldt as he was growing up. He attended Salem and Owl...

Barbara Phillips

Barbara Phillips

Jan 9, 2015

Barbara Lorraine Phillips, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Barbara was born September 18, 1949, in San Bernito, California, the daughter of Clarence "Pappy" and Betty (Yandell) Brown. She made her home in Kansas. Barbara liked to read, do craft projects, and loved her grandchildren. SURVIVORS: 1 son: David Morris...

Dorothy Drain

Dorothy Drain

Jan 9, 2015

Dorothy Ruth Drain, 90, of Yates Center, Kansas, died Friday, January 9, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Independence. Dorothy was born July 16, 1924, in Tonganoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Madsen) Karr. She grew up in the Tonganoxie area until the family moved to a farm north of Moran in the 1940's. On October 16, 1954, Dorothy...

Mary Clemans

Mary Clemans

Jan 8, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Clemans, 92, of Colony, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Mary was born December 19, 1922, at Roseland, Kansas, the daughter of William Henry and Nannie Lee (Mishler) Best. She graduated from McCune High School in 1940 and attended Pittsburg Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas. On May 17, 1942, Mary married...

Dale L Weber

Dale L Weber

Jan 8, 2015

Dale Leonard Weber, age 91, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on January 8, 2015 at Golden Heights. Dale, the only child of Leonard J. Weber and Edna (Hartman) Weber was born December 2, 1923 in Ottawa, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm north of Westphalia, attending school at Oak Valley, a half mile south of his house and...

Norma Lee Higginbottom

Norma Lee Higginbottom

Jan 7, 2015

Norma Lee Higginbottom, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 13, 1922, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Frances (Brown) Fields. Norma grew up and attended school in Garnett. She then worked at her aunt's restaurant and the chicken plant. She then...

Arthur Watson

Arthur Watson

Jan 6, 2015

Arthur William Watson, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Arthur was born October 23, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of McKinley and Willie ( Lowe ) Martin. He married Geraldine Tease in 1940 and to this union, one son, Eugene O. Martin was born. He next married Tuddie...

Larry Leonard Gifford

Larry Leonard Gifford

Jan 6, 2015

Larry L. Gifford, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at his home. He was born on August 19, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Leon and Hazel (Huggins) Gifford. Larry grew up in Garnett, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1959. After high school, he worked for the Department of Agriculture in...

Roger Lee Kratzberg

Roger Lee Kratzberg

Jan 5, 2015

Roger Lee Kratzberg, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born February 26, 1962, the son of Edward John and Freda Pauline (Fuller) Kratzberg. Roger worked as a welder for Missouri Pacific Railroad for 19 years. He worked as a machinist at Taylor-Forge in Garnett and Paola for several years....

Hazel Murrow

Hazel Murrow

Jan 5, 2015

Hazel B. Murrow, 94, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Diversicare of Chanute. Hazel was born May 12, 1920, on her parents farm west of Bronson, the daughter of John and Bertha (Thompson) Harrison. She graduated from Bronson High School in 1938. She moved to Iola 30 years ago and worked at Menegays Restaurant until she...

Eldon Eugene Kemp

Eldon Eugene Kemp

Jan 5, 2015

Eldon Eugene Kemp, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born on November 12, 1945 in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Daniel Ellison and Clara Mae (Miller) Kemp. Eldon married Sarah Mae Mast on September 15, 1965 in Nappanee, Indiana; this union was blessed with three children. They moved to...

Frances Turner

Frances Turner

Jan 4, 2015

Frances Louise Turner, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Frances was born January 2, 1933, at Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of James and Fern (Maston) Beckley. She grew up in the Owl Creek community in Woodson County. On October 3, 1959, Frances married Floyd C. Turner in Iola, and...

Frank Stahl

Frank Stahl

Jan 3, 2015

Frank R. Stahl, age 95, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Frank was born December 10, 1919 at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brand) Stahl. Frank was a lifetime resident of the Westphalia community where he was a member of the St. Teresa Church. On April 30,...

Debbie King

Debbie King

Jan 2, 2015

Debra Kay "Debbie" King, 61, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home. Debbie was born April 29, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Leslie and Floya Lee (Lorance) Baker. She graduated from high school in Holland, Michigan, but most of her life was lived in the Iola area. SURVIVORS: 1 Sister: Judy Bass &...

Dawanna Sue Nichols

Dawanna Sue Nichols

Jan 2, 2015

Dawanna Sue Nichols, age 68, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away at her home on Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born April 14, 1946 at Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Jim and Gene (Goins) Littleton. She grew up in Sikeston, attending school there, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1964. Following school she attended college at Liberty, Missouri and then...

William B. "Jack" Sunderland

William B. "Jack" Sunderland

Jan 1, 2015

William B. "Jack" Sunderland, age 91, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Jack was born on September 7, 1923, in Garnett, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of the Greeley area. He attended grade school at Sugar Valley and then Parker High School. He worked as a mechanic...

Aletha "Beryl" Drum

Aletha "Beryl" Drum

Jan 1, 2015

Aletha "Beryl" Drum, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. Beryl, as she was always known, was born on October 21, 1921, in McCook County near Spencer, South Dakota, the daughter of Albert M. and Gertrude (Hunter) Goodwin. She grew up there attending grade school and graduating from...

Francis "Frank" J. Weber

Francis "Frank" J. Weber

Jan 1, 2015

Francis J. "Frank" Weber, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on July 18, 2015, at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1934, in rural Wichita, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Anna (Rohling) Weber. He graduated from Wellington High School, Wellington, Kansas. Francis entered the United States Army in 1954, serving the Occupation Forces in Germany...

Malvin Steele

Malvin Steele

Jan 1, 2015

Malvin B. Steele, 83, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Malvin was born February 25, 1931 in Cheyenne County, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy. In 1972, he married Charlene M. Holton and they moved to Iola in 1973 from Concordia. He worked at I.M.P. Boats in Iola. Charlene preceded him...