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Harold D. Thexton
Oct 19, 2013
Harold D. Thexton, 61, Colony, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Harold was born July 18, 1952, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Tom and LaRee (Newland) Thexton of Welda, Ks. He grew up on a farm near Welda and graduated from Crest High School in 1970. On June 11, 1972,...
Dennis J. Shepard
Oct 17, 2013
Dennis J. Shepard, age 62, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on February 1, 1951, at Elmira, New York, the son of Elwin and Blanche (Harker) Shepard. Dennis graduated from high school in Spencer, New York. Dennis was an over the road truck driver for 29 years....
Mary Gladys Fewins
Oct 17, 2013
Mary Gladys Fewins passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, October 17, 2013. Gladys was born November 22, 1916, on a farm near Elsmore, Kansas, to William Otto and Alice Gertrude Shoup Boler. After her mother's death, she was raised by her father, older sister Wilma, and her Grandma Shoup. After her sister married and her grandmother died, she was...
Patricia Doolittle
Oct 17, 2013
Patricia Sue Doolittle, 68, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Patricia was born November 21, 1944, in Rose, Kansas, the daughter of Lee Roy and Sylvia (Jones) Wright. She grew up on a farm northwest of Iola. On August 28, 1964, Patricia married Willard "Bill" Doolittle and they made their home...
Jesse Mendoza
Oct 15, 2013
Jesse Mendoza, 84, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. Jesse was born October 29, 1928, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Bernie and Evarista (Gutierrez) Mendoza. He grew up in Chanute. On April 3, 1948, Jesse married Rebecca Ysusi at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chanute. They made their home...
Mike Moran
Oct 12, 2013
Michael R. "Mike" Moran, 53, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013. Mike was born December 3, 1959, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Richard and Marjorie (Fewins) Moran. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1977. On June 9, 1984, Mike married Lori Baker at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Mike's faith grew through membership at...
Marjorie Smith
Oct 11, 2013
Marjorie E. Smith, 88, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Marjorie was born April 19, 1925, on a farm north of LaHarpe, the daughter of Harold Floyd and Ruth Elizabeth (Williams) Robb. She attended school in LaHarpe. On July 16, 1941, Marjorie married Archie R. Smith and they made their...
Vivian M. Haynes
Oct 7, 2013
Vivian M. Haynes, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. She was born March 9, 1918, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ebenezer Slocum and Lu Dell (Swisher) Dart. Vivian was the eleventh child of thirteen children. Vivian started work at age 16 at Grennen Poultry where she...
Orel Wilson
Oct 6, 2013
Orel Lloyd Wilson, 95, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Iola Nursing Center. Orel was born May 14, 1918, on a farm eight miles east of Colony, Kansas, the son of A. Lloyd and Flossie V. (Babcock) Wilson. He graduated from Lone Elm High School in 1937 and farmed until serving in the U.S. Army Air...
Robert Arnett
Oct 4, 2013
Robert D. Arnett, 82, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Robert was born August 17, 1931, on a farm east of Chanute, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Hazel (Smith) Arnett. He graduated from Chanute High School. On January 26, 1952, Robert married Lou Gericke and they made their home...
Betty Jean Sprague
Oct 3, 2013
Betty Jean Sprague, age 77, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on June 18, 1936 in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Erma Pearl Cole. Betty began school in Colony. As a young girl, she had fond memories of riding ponies and being on...
Robert Sherrill
Oct 3, 2013
Robert Eugene Sherrill, 85, of Iola, Kansas, passed away in his daughter's home in Blue Springs, Missouri on October 3, 2013. Bob was born December 22, 1927 and was a lifelong resident of Iola, KS. He was preceded in life by Sally Ann Sherrill, his wife of 52 years and his youngest daughter, Denise Ann Sherrill. Bob was the son...
Bertha M. Staadt
Oct 2, 2013
Bertha Staadt, age 79, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at North Point Nursing Home in Paola, Kansas. She was born on November 16, 1933, in Burns, Kansas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beck. She graduated high school and received her nursing certificate in El Dorado, Kansas. Bertha met Jack Spangler when he was in...
JoAnn Buche
Oct 2, 2013
JoAnn Buche, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. JoAnn was born July 6, 1935, in Freemont, Nebraska, the daughter of Rose Nebuda. She grew up in the Beemer, NE area and graduated from Freemont High School in 1952. On February 16, 1952, JoAnn married Lloyd Earl Buche in...
Mary Cutshall
Sep 28, 2013
Mary Scantlin Cutshall, 90, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Mary was born September 1, 1923, in Mildred, Kansas, the daughter of Morton "Bud" and Annie (Martin) Zornes. She grew up in Allen County. On June 11, 1942, Mary married Raymond Scantlin and they made their home in Iola. He preceded...
Ruthie Henry
Sep 27, 2013
Ruthie E. Henry, 88, of Gas, Kansas, passed away September 27, 2013. Born July 16, 1925 in Gas to Mark O. and Margaret Agnes (Titmus) Pierson, she graduated from Iola Senior High in 1943. Ruthie worked for Social Service Dept. right out of high school for 3 years then Social Rehabilitation Dept. retiring after 40 years. Ruthie was presented with...
Lola M. Pinneo
Sep 27, 2013
Lola Margaret Pinneo passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett after 92 years of a life filled with farming, family, flowers, and good friends. Lola was born May 8, 1921 on a farm near Kincaid, Kansas, the second child of John Elmer Carter and Laura (Root) Carter. Lola grew up in the Lone...
Thomas Thomas
Sep 27, 2013
Thomas R. Thomas, 59, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at his home. Thomas was born December 22, 1953, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Lyman Thomas and Mary Lou (McElfresh) Thomas. He grew up in McPherson, Kansas and graduated from high school in Denver, Colorado. He served in the United States Navy from January 1976...
Donald Kottwitz
Sep 26, 2013
Donald Dwaine Kottwitz, Sr., passed away at Moran Manor on September 26, 2013 at 74 years of age. He was born August 26, 1939 in Ohlman, Illinois to August and Mildred (Evans) Kottwitz. He grew up in Illinois and Missouri. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Don was a retired painting contractor. He enjoyed gardening and spending time...
Ruth Ensminger
Sep 25, 2013
Ruth A. Ensminger, 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Ruth was born September 20, 1925, in California, Missouri, the daughter of Lloyd and Margaret (Hawthorne) Lawson. She grew up in California, MO where she graduated from high school in 1945. Ruth attended Warrensburg State Teachers College and started teaching at age 17 and taught three terms....
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