Recent Obituaries
Beverly Cunningham
Apr 5, 2013
Beverly B. (Hurlock) Cunningham, 64, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Beverly was born May 15, 1948, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Clinton Albert and Florence Rose (Madler) Forman. She grew up in California, married and spent 16 years in Gallup, New Mexico before moving to Kansas. On...
Sammye Holloway
Apr 3, 2013
Sammye Ruth Holloway, 52, of Iola, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Sammye was born March 27, 1961, at Howard County, Texas, the daughter of Gilbert and Carol Jean (Brady) Riddle. She married Frank Holloway and they had two sons, T.J. and John Holloway before they divorced. She later lived with Danny Walden until his death....
Gertrude Gregory
Apr 2, 2013
Gertrude (Beth) E. Schmidt Gregory, passed away on April 2, 2013 at the Overland Park Medical Center. Beth was currently living in Piqua, Kansas with her sister. Beth lived for many years in Gas, KS. She worked several years for Hope Unlimited and was a housewife and mother. She was born Sept. 25, 1944 to Ray Carl Schmidt and Mary...
Bonnie Lovelle Roberts
Apr 2, 2013
Bonnie Lovelle Roberts, age 79, of Greeley, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at her home. She was born on July 16, 1933, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Westley Roberts and Dortha Mae (Swope) Roberts. She grew up in and attended schools in Garnett. She was married to Clyde Rocker. They later divorced. She was married...
Leroy Ewing
Mar 30, 2013
Raymond Leroy Ewing, 84, of Iola, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. He was born August 1, 1928 in Earlton, Kansas, to Raymond and Eva (Norvell) Ewing. He was a farmer until 1965 when he moved to town and worked at Hiser Implement for 25 years. In his later years he enjoyed woodworking and repairing machinery....
Doris Jean Null
Mar 30, 2013
Doris Jean Null, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on September 15, 1930, in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Mable (Switzer) Manley. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute, Kansas. Doris was united in marriage to Charles Edward Null...
Braylen McKinney
Mar 28, 2013
Braylen Nicole McKinney, infant daughter of Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg of Iola, was stillborn Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Survivors include her parents, Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg, and her grandmothers, Mary McKinney of Kincaid and Sharon Sigg of Iola. Braylen was preceded in death by her grandfathers, LeRoy Dean McKinney and Donald E. Sigg....
Eva M. Brecheisen
Mar 26, 2013
Eva Marie Brecheisen, age 80, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on November 17, 1932, in Springer, New Mexico, the daughter of Charles Pierson Carmean and Dorothy May (Meier) Carmean. Eva's family lived on a ranch near Des Moines, New Mexico; she came to Kansas in...
Teresa Nicolas
Mar 24, 2013
Maria Teresa D. Nicolas, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on April 30, 1960, in Manila, Philippines, the daughter of Alejandro and Sylvestra (Tugaoen) Donato. She grew up in Manila where she graduated from high school, and earned her degree of B.S....
Ruth Hangen
Mar 24, 2013
Ruth Ann Hangen, 78 years old, of Iola died Sunday March 24, 2013 at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Memorial services will be held on April 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola. Ruth was born...
Carroll Bland
Mar 19, 2013
Carroll E. Bland, 66, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Indian Meadows Healthcare Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Carroll was born May 25, 1946, in Ayr, Nebraska, the son of William Marion and Juanita (Wright) Bland. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Carroll married Joyce Munsen and they later divorced. He has resided in Iola...
Dennis Catron
Mar 16, 2013
Dennis Lee Catron, Sr., 60, of Moran, Kansas, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the V.A. Medical Center in Topeka. Dennis was born September 13, 1952, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Albun Edward and Lora Elizabeth (Prock) Catron. He graduated from Iola High School and served in the United States Navy for three years. He drove a truck most...
Maxine Johnson
Mar 16, 2013
Cloey "Maxine" Johnson, 85, formerly of Neosho Falls, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Heritage of Overland Park. Maxine was born April 19, 1927 at rural Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Anna (Heslop) Stovall. She graduated from Neosho Falls High School in 1945, went to Ft. Scott to be certified as a teacher and...
Bristol Dana Brown
Mar 15, 2013
Bristol Dana Brown, born January 10, 2013, passed away March 15, 2013 at the Niswonger Children's Hospital in Johnson City, TN. "Her will was strong, but her body was weak". Bristol is survived by her parents, Blaine Brown and Jenny Caudill; her twin sister, Bella Grace Brown; grandparents, Barbara Caudill of Fayetteville, NC; Lyle and Sondra Brown of Richmond, KS;...
Phyllis Reed
Mar 13, 2013
Phyllis Eileen Reed, 67, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Phyllis was born November 27, 1945, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Delores (Peck) Krone. She grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1963. On October 18, 1968, Phyllis married Bobby L. Reed in Chanute...
Bobby Latta
Mar 13, 2013
Robert "Bobby" William Latta, Jr., 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Robert was born in Wichita to Robert Sr. and Etta (King) Latta. He grew up in Harper until the late 1930s. He then graduated from Iola High School in 1941. On October 4, 1946, Robert married his true love Virginia...
Robert West
Mar 9, 2013
Robert Logan West, 91, of Colony, Kansas, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family at Anderson County Hospital on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Robert was born August 9, 1921, on a farm in rural Colony, Kansas, the son of Logan and Gertrude West. He grew up in rural Colony and graduated from LeRoy High School in 1939. On...
Carolyn Dreher
Mar 7, 2013
Carolyn Edith Duggan Dreher, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Carolyn was born October 1, 1931, at rural Moran, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer J. and Elva M. (Davis) Duggan. She graduated from Iola High School in 1949. On November 5, 1950, Carolyn married Lyle W. Dreher and they made their...
Louis A. Wolken
Mar 7, 2013
Louis A. Wolken, age 79, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Lou was born on August 26, 1933, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of August and Gertrude (Lanzrath) Wolken. He graduated from Greeley High School in 1951. Lou was a member of the U.S. Army stationed in Germany....
Joyce McCullough
Mar 6, 2013
Joyce Marie McCullough, 77, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Neosho Falls, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home. Joyce was born at Neosho Falls, the daughter of Sidney and Martha (Almond) Heslop. She graduated from Neosho Falls High School. On July 25, 1954, Joyce married William E. McCullough and they followed construction work a number of years before returning...