Recent Obituaries
Jeffrey Jackson
Jan 20, 2013
Jeffrey Jackson, 55, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013, at his home. Jeff was born June 17, 1957 in Iola, Kansas, to Oliver Conrad and Lorella (Brown) Jackson. He graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 1975 and attended Allen County Community College. He worked in the oil field industry and farmed his entire life. Jeff married...
Reva Williams
Jan 20, 2013
Reva Marie Williams, 61, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. Reva was born March 14, 1951, in Eugene, Oregon, the daughter of Norman Asa and Virginia (Stevens) Williams. She grew up in Oregon and lived in several Kansas communities before moving to Ottawa in 1990. SURVIVORS: Mother: Virginia Williams of Eugene,...
Ima Jean Marmon
Jan 18, 2013
Ima Jean Marmon, age 89, of Garnett passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. She was born January 10, 1924 at Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and Jenny Mae (Powelson) Robinson. On February 17, 1944 she was united in marriage to Roy Marmon at El Dorado, Kansas. This union was blessed with seven children. Ima...
Charles L. Peterson
Jan 17, 2013
Charles L. "Chuck" Peterson, age 86, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at his home. He was born on December 4, 1926, rural Osawatomie, Kansas, the son of Lars and Mary (Carlyle) Peterson. Chuck grew up in the Parker, Kansas area, graduating from Parker High School in 1945. He entered the Merchant Marines at the age...
Junior Gerken
Jan 17, 2013
Junior Gerken received his gift of eternal life on Jan. 17, 2013 at Chanute HealthCare Center. Junior was the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Gerken who came as newlyweds to take a homestead 3 miles east of Humboldt in 1861. They also were charter members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church which was founded in 1863. Junior was born...
Sarah Mueller
Jan 16, 2013
Sarah Ann Mueller, 34, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Sarah was born September 19, 1978, in Iola, the daughter of Robert A. and Sarha Ann (Ellis) Peterson, Sr. She grew up in Iola and worked for S.E.K.I.L. taking care of her father. SURVIVORS: Fiance': John Williams 3 Sons: Dalton Ray Peterson,...
John Hoggatt
Jan 15, 2013
John Paul Hoggatt, 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. John was born June 1, 1945, in Independence, Kansas, the son of Clyde John and Hazel Irene (Jones) Hoggatt. He graduated from Yates Center High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He lived in California before returning to Kansas. On...
Florence Utley
Jan 15, 2013
Florence Helen Utley, 88, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Windsor Place in Iola. Florence was born March 26, 1924, in Nobles County, Minnesota, the eighth of thirteen children born to August and Margaret (Froham) Lange. She grew up in the rural Luverne, Minnesota area. On May 29, 1943, Florence married Marvin F. Utley in Ivanhoe, Minnesota....
Florence Lickteig
Jan 15, 2013
Florence Sophia (Brummel) Lickteig, age 94, of Greeley, KS passed away January 15, 2013 at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas. She was born in rural Richmond, KS on August 23, 1918 the sixth of seven children of Frederick and Helena "Lena" (Bach) Brummel. She graduated from West Scipio School in 1932. Florence grew up during the Great Depression, and...
Jeanette Snavely
Jan 15, 2013
Jeanette Snavely, 90, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Jeanette was born June 27, 1922, on the family farm south of Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of John Henry and Idessa (Michael) Stranghoner. She grew up at Rose and on a farm northwest of Yates Center. On April 19, 1941, Jeanette married Merle...
Marybelle Pruitt
Jan 14, 2013
Marybelle Ada Pruitt, age 87, of Aurora, Colorado passed away at home on Monday, January 14, 2013 after a battle with liver cancer. Her children Russell and Sharon were with her. Born in Allen County, Kansas on May 1, 1925, Mary was one of eleven children of Raymond Uriah Jackson and Bertha Viola Colgin. Mary grew up on a farm...
Dorothy Treat
Jan 14, 2013
Dorothy Duncan Treat, 85, formerly of Iola, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community in Buhler, Kansas. Dorothy was born June 16, 1927, in Paragould, Arkansas, the daughter of Floyd L. and Edith F. (McDonald) Eubanks. She grew up in Arkansas and Louisiana. In 1950, Dorothy married Dean Duncan and they made their home in Missouri...
Harry Robb
Jan 13, 2013
Harry Gordon Robb, 80, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Harry was born July 29, 1932, in Bronson, Kansas, the son of Harold Floyd and Ruth Elizabeth (Williams) Robb. He grew up in the LaHarpe area and did farm work before serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War. On...
Frances L. Kingsolver
Jan 13, 2013
Frances L. Kingsolver, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on September 1, 1928, at Altamont, Missouri, the daughter of Price W. and Zelpha P. (Cole) Poston. Frances lived in Altamont until she was in the 3rd grade, when her family moved...
Charlene West
Jan 13, 2013
Charlene Louise (Odell) West, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Charlene was born August 25, 1935, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Letha (Hills) Odell. She grew up in the Ft. Scott area. Charlene married William Harry "Blackie" Smith, Sr. and they had two sons and later divorced. She...
Kenneth E. Hartman
Jan 12, 2013
Kenneth Eugene Hartman, age 88, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. He was born June 2, 1924, in Mound City, Kansas, the son of Edward and Grace (Huggins) Hartman. Kenny married Nellie Ray Hickman on August 10, 1949 in Garnett, Kansas; this union was blessed with five children. She preceded...
Virginia Bland
Jan 9, 2013
Virginia Lea Bland, 65, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at her home. Virginia was born March 20, 1947, in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Jack and Dorothy (Ralston) Reed. She grew up in the Yates Center, Neosho Falls and Iola areas. On June 17, 1965, Virginia married Orva M. Bland, Sr. and they made their...
Florine Hermreck
Jan 7, 2013
Florine Hermreck, age 86, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013, at her home. She was born on September 24, 1926, at Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of William and Essie (Raitinger) Lickteig. She grew up in the area, graduating from Greeley High School with the Class of 1945. Florine was united in marriage to Eugene H. Hermreck...
Dorothy Agnes Dieker
Jan 7, 2013
Dorothy Dieker, age 86, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 20, 1926, at Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Omer and Frances (Schulte) Schillig. She graduated from Westphalia High School with the Class of 1944. She taught in a country school in the Westphalia area for...
Becky Chandlee
Jan 6, 2013
Rebecca Lee "Becky" Chandlee, 56, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Becky was born February 9, 1956, in Mexico, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Lee and Helen Mae (Pulis) Davidson. She graduated from high school at Centralia, Missouri and then attended Columbia College. On April 28, 1984, Becky married James E....