Recent Obituaries
Marye Haley
May 24, 2014
Marye Fudge Haley,73, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday May 24, 2014 at the Moran Manor. She was born February 25, 1941, in Iola, Kansas the daughter of Harry and Obreta (Vest) Fudge. She worked for Thompson Poultry for twenty years. Survivors include: 1 son; Bret Fudge of Neosho Falls 2 brothers; Mike Fudge of LaHarpe Joe Moore of LaHarpe 2...
Gladys Groves
May 24, 2014
Gladys was born on November 3, 1947 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. She passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her home. She was 66 years old. Her parents were Russell and Claudine Strohm. Glad attended many different schools as they moved on several occasions. At the age of 14 she lived with foster parents Hershel and Arlene Stanley....
Shirley Long
May 20, 2014
"I Love You This Much" This is my journey. I was raised on a farm west of Iola. I was one of ten children born to Merrill W. Baker, Sr. and Louise R. (Rachel) Brown Baker. I had eight brothers, Merrill,Jr., Gary, James (Stillborn), David, Allen, Carl, Kenneth, & Jim. Then finally after all these boys, a little sister, Louise,...
David Ballagh
May 18, 2014
David Lee "Bear" Ballagh, age 56, of Burlington, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Westphalia, Kansas. He was born on May 12, 1958, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Bill B. and Martha Rose (Lewis) Ballagh. He graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1976. Bear worked a variety of jobs, including a security...
Kenny St.Clair
May 15, 2014
William Kenneth St.Clair, 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his home. Kenny was born January 14, 1947 in Iola, the son of Cecil and Freda (Fretz) St.Clair. He graduated from Iola High School and served in the U.S. Marines. He went to work for the Iola Fire Department and became their first E.M.T. and taught C.P.R....
Willard Doolittle
May 15, 2014
Willard K. "Bill" Doolittle, 74, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his home. Bill was born May 11, 1940, in Allen County, Kansas, the son of Willard M. and Esther J. (Kelley) Doolittle. On August 28, 1964, Bill married Patricia Sue Wright and they made their home in LaHarpe. He worked for Alco Drilling, Nelson Quarries and...
Robert Peterson
May 13, 2014
Robert A. "Bob" Peterson, Sr., 59, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Bob was born December 3, 1954, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Rita (Gravatt) Peterson. He grew up in Kincaid, served in the U.S. Marines and graduated from Allen County Community College. Bob married Sarha Ann Ellis...
John Wymore
May 12, 2014
John Edward Wymore, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at his home. John was born November 30, 1950 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Juanita (Eickhoff) Wymore. He married Melinda Sherrill and worked as an appliance technician for McGinnis Appliance in Iola. SURVIVORS: His Wife: Melinda K. Wymore of the home 1 Son: John Wymore,...
Freda Ashburn
May 12, 2014
Freda O'Neal Ashburn, age 89, of Marion, Iowa, died on May 12, 2014, after a short illness. She was born on June 24, 1924 at Yocum, Arkansas, the daughter of Fred and Iva O'Neal. Freda graduated from high school from The School of the Ozarks in 1942. Freda married Cecil E. Ashburn on November 20, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri....
Madonna D. Kline
May 11, 2014
Madonna Diann Kline, age 71, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on March 22, 1943, at Centerville, Kansas, the daughter of Estell Maurice and Olive Ida (Logan) Kline. She attended Centerville Grade School and Parker Rural High School. On August 26, 1960, she...
Morgan Bennett
May 11, 2014
Morgan Gene Bennett, 21, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Morgan was born April 14, 1993, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Robert and Mary (Dietrich) Bennett. He graduated from Iola High School. Morgan has worked for The Iola Register 10 years delivering papers in town and recently delivering a rural route....
Delma J. French
May 11, 2014
Delma J. French, age 86, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. She was born on October 21, 1927, on a farm north of Parker, Kansas, to Albert E. and Ava (Young) Crosswhite. She attended Parker Grade School and graduated from Parker Rural High School with the Class of...
Lucille Collins
May 10, 2014
Lucille Collins, age 85, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Lucille was born in Greeley on November 24, 1928, the daughter of Hattie and Lawrence Lanzrath. Lucille was a graduate of Greeley High School. She then earned her teaching degree from Ursuline Academy receiving a teaching degree. She taught school at...
Cindy Miller
May 8, 2014
Cindy Lynn Miller, 52, of Chanute, Kansas, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Cindy was born April 20, 1962, in Iola, the daughter of Jack and Barbara (Culbertson) Scott. She grew up in Humboldt and graduated from HHS in 1980. On December 14, 1990, Cindy married Charles D. Miller in Miami, Oklahoma and...
Walter Regehr
May 5, 2014
Walter F. Regehr, Sr., 89, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Walter was born August 4, 1924, at Inman, Kansas, the son of John and Eva (Fehdrau) Regehr. He grew up in Inman. On November 7, 1948, Walter married Kathryn L. Hiser. They made their home in Iola and he worked...
Donald R. Wiley
May 3, 2014
Don Wiley was born Donald Richard Wiley to Carl and Lelia (Wools) Wiley on October 30, 1933 at their home south of Greeley, Kansas. He lived there until the age of seven. The family moved to another farm one mile south and lived there until Don was twelve. The family then moved to a farm west of Garnett in 1945....
Leon H. Katzer
May 2, 2014
Leon H. Katzer, age 75, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 27, 1939, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Francis H. and Josephine C. (Egidy) Katzer. Leon married Marilyn on May 3, 1975 at St. John's Church, Greeley, Kansas. He was employed at the...
Fayette Walters
May 2, 2014
Fayette L. Walters, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Fayette was born February 27, 1923, in Allen County, the daughter of Harry and Silva (Morrison) Smoot. She attended Prairie Rose Rural School, Gas Schools and graduated from Iola High School in 1940. On September 15, 1945, Fayette married L. Wayne Walters...
Kendall Leroy Mulkey
May 1, 2014
Kendall L. Mulkey, born August 26, 1936, passed at the age of 77, of pancreatic cancer at Nathan Adelson Hospice, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1, 2014. Kendall was born on the homestead of his great grandfather, two miles north of Selma, Kansas, on August 26, 1936. When Kendall was approximately four, the family moved to Venice and later...
Dorothy L. Lickteig
Apr 26, 2014
Dorothy Louise Lickteig, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Burlington, Kansas. She was the second daughter of Walter R. and Hallie (Sturgeon) Root. Dorothy was born January 30, 1937 at Kansas City, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Bernard J. Lickteig Sr. on December 27, 1955. Seven children were born to this union,...