Obituaries

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John Edwin Marmon

John Edwin Marmon

Dec 11, 2013

John E. Marmon, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on December 11, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on October 30, 1930, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Arthur Ray and Goldie Pearl (Sutherland) Marmon. John graduated from Garnett High School. After graduating high school, he worked in the caf business in Garnett...

Cecil Daniel Passman

Cecil Daniel Passman

Dec 10, 2013

Cecil D. Passman, age 82, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at his home. Cecil was the fourth of five children born to Thomas Gideon Passman and Lottie (Jenkins) Passman. He was born on January 24, 1931, in Amite, Louisiana. He grew up in Amite, and as a boy he helped local farmers. Following school he...

Elton Francis

Elton Francis

Dec 6, 2013

Elton Francis, age 92, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of Colony, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola. Everett Elton Francis was the first born child of Ira and Pearl (Scott) Francis on October 22, 1921 at LaHarpe, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm east of LeRoy, Kansas, attending country schools, and then graduated...

Dorothy Sallee

Dorothy Sallee

Dec 5, 2013

Dorothy Ann Sallee, 79, formerly of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kansas. Dorothy was born November 6, 1934, in Hepler, Kansas, the daughter of Albert L. and Easter Lily (Hutton) Brown. She grew up in LaHarpe most of her life and was a graduate of LaHarpe High School. On July 21,...

Marjorie Lee Weast

Marjorie Lee Weast

Dec 4, 2013

Marjorie Lee Weast, age 89, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was the only child born to Alfred Joe and Thelma Lee (Thorp) Bauer. Lee was born on July 5, 1924, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her family moved to the Moran area while Lee was still in school,...

Sharon Hansen

Sharon Hansen

Dec 3, 2013

Sharon Kay Hansen, 51, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Sharon was born May 25, 1962, in North Platte, Nebraska, the daughter of James G. and Rosa A. (Cramer) Hansen. She grew up in North Platte. Sharon married Randall W. Fischer and they made their home in McCook, Nebraska until moving to Kansas in 1997. They had...

Ella Jo Douglass

Ella Jo Douglass

Dec 3, 2013

Ella Jo Douglass, age 5, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family and in her mother's arms releasing her from her battle with Rett Syndrome. She was born on December 14, 2007, in Olathe, Kansas, the daughter of Cass Douglass II and Kylie Kanatzar. Ella is survived by her...

Zetta Anne Johnson

Zetta Anne Johnson

Dec 3, 2013

Zetta Anne Johnson, age 84 of Parker, passed away on December 3, 2013, at her home. She was born March 17, 1929, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Earl and Hazel (Hickman) Green. Anne graduated from Mound City High School, Mound City, Kansas in 1948. She worked at the grocery store in Mound City following high school; this is...

Marjorie J. Jones

Marjorie J. Jones

Nov 25, 2013

Marjorie Ellington Jones, age 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013, at Iola Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. She and her twin brother were the youngest of four children born to Amer L. and Jeanetta (Stahl) McCullough. Marjorie was born on May 18, 1930, in Burlington, Kansas. She grew up in and attended schools in Burlington,...

Janet Mueller

Janet Mueller

Nov 24, 2013

Janet L. Mueller, 74, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her home. Janet was born August 21, 1939, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of John M. and Lela B. (Banks) Gumfory. On October 28, 1966, Janet married Martin "Junior" Mueller and they made their home in Humboldt. They were married at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in...

Frances R. Babcock

Frances R. Babcock

Nov 24, 2013

Frances R. Babcock, age 85, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1928, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel D. and Edna V. (Newlon) Murphy. Frances graduated from Colony High School in 1946. She attended Kansas State University and then the University...

Ruth Richards

Ruth Richards

Nov 21, 2013

Ruth Marie Richards, age 100, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Ruth was born August 2, 1913, in Nevada, Missouri, the daughter of Ralph John and Blanche Almira (Tiffany) Conwell. She grew up in the Iola, Gas, and LaHarpe areas and graduated from high school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She...

Buford Cullen Larson

Buford Cullen Larson

Nov 20, 2013

Buford Cullen Larson, age 80, of Fort Scott, Kansas, formerly of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Buford was the second of two children born to Vernon A. and Zodeen (Rumbeck) Larson. He was born on the family farm near Elsmore on August 28, 1933. Buford lived all but the last year of his...

Wanda Robb

Wanda Robb

Nov 18, 2013

Wanda Louise Robb, 72, passed away at her home in Iola, on the 18th of November, 2013 at 12:45 a.m. Wanda was born on July 7, 1941, the daughter of Ewalt and Laura Buchholz of Moran. Wanda grew up in Moran, Kansas and graduated from Moran High School where she played the clarinet in the school band. She later graduated...

Lenova J. Pickard

Lenova J. Pickard

Nov 18, 2013

Lenova Jean Pickard, age 91, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Scipio, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at Wedgewood Nursing Home in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born February 9, 1922 in Green Ridge, Pettis County, Missouri, the only child of Henry and Ida Belle (Craig) Marshall. Jean graduated from Westport High School with the class of...

Donald Buchholz

Donald Buchholz

Nov 18, 2013

Donald Keith Buchholz, 80, of Moran, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at Moran Manor. Donald was born March 3, 1933, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Ewalt and Laura (Robb) Buchholz. He grew up at Moran. Donald enjoyed watching the KU Jayhawks and Kansas City Chiefs. Survivors include one brother, Larry Buchholz and wife, Judy of Tyro, Kansas,...

John Heard

John Heard

Nov 17, 2013

John Heard, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, November 17, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola. John was born January 6, 1922, in Wheatland, Missouri, the son of Woodson and Ethel (Goodman) Heard. When he was 6 months old the family moved to Bronson, Kansas. He graduated from Bronson High School and on December 24, 1941, married Lucile Pool in...

Patricia Cole

Patricia Cole

Nov 17, 2013

Patricia Ann Cole, 62, formerly of Savonburg, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Patricia was born July 23, 1951, at home in Savonburg, the daughter of Samuel and Lucille (Baker) George. She was raised at Savonburg. On August 13, 1976, Patricia married Carl Lee Cole in LaHarpe. He preceded her in death September 7,...

Dottie Young

Dottie Young

Nov 16, 2013

Dorothy B. "Dottie" Young, 94, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Tara Gardens in Iola. Dottie was born June 16, 1919, in Henry, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Christina (Schlosser) Hank. She was baptized in the Catholic Church and was retired from Gates Rubber Company. SURVIVORS: 1 Daughter: Jan Scheibmeir & husband, Donald of Piqua,...

Robert Prasko

Robert Prasko

Nov 12, 2013

Robert Prasko, age 75, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. The fifth of six children, Robert P. Prasko was born to John and Anna (Sudol) Prasko on December 2, 1937, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Robert spent his childhood in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He then enlisted in the US Army in 1954. Following...