Recent Obituaries
Virginia Sandlin
Jan 6, 2013
Virginia Lee "Nanny" Sandlin, 68, of Gas, Kansas, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Virginia was born April 13, 1944, at Ft. Myers, Florida, the daughter of Wilbur Vernon and Fleta Mae (Baucom) Gee. She grew up in Florida and lived several years in Venezuela. On July 14, 1965, Virginia married Dale D. Sandlin...
Pamla Perdew
Jan 6, 2013
Pamla Lee Bilyeu Perdew, 35, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at her home. Pamla was born May 29, 1977, in Andrews, Texas, the daughter of Jerry and Ginger (Hedger) Bilyeu. She graduated from high school in Ozark, Missouri. She married Frank Smith and they later divorced. She recently married Alton Perdew and they were living in...
Cleora Mabie
Jan 4, 2013
Cleora Belle (Beebe) Mabie, age 89, of Park City, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Newton, Kansas. Cleora was born December 31, 1923, in Ellsworth County, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Belle (Alcorn) Beebe. She grew up on the family farm in Ellsworth County until the family moved to the Geneva, Kansas area. In...
Richard Coykendall
Jan 4, 2013
Richard "Dick" Coykendall, 86, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka. Dick was born August 26, 1926, on the family farm south of LaHarpe, the son of John O. and Ruth (Winscott) Coykendall. He grew up on the farm and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1944. On October 11, 1953,...
John R. "Jack" DeVault
Jan 1, 2013
John R. "Jack" DeVault, age 82, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at his home. He was born on October 16, 1930, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of James R. and Jessie (Smith) DeVault. Jack graduated from Lillis High School in Kansas City, Missouri with the Class of 1948. Jack was united in marriage to...
Wendell Frazell
Jan 1, 2013
Wendell Wayne Frazell of Iola died January 1, 2013 in his home. He was 87 years old. Wendy was born April 19, 1925 in Iola, Kansas to the late Jay C. Frazell and Ethel M. (Baker) Frazell. He grew up in Iola and attended the Iola schools. On December 28, 1944, Wendy married Georgia L. Blohm. Georgia preceded Wendy in...
James E. "Ed" Roberts
Jan 1, 2013
James E. "Ed" Roberts, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home. He was born on June 18, 1937, in Englewood, Tennessee, the son of Morris and Myrtle (Moses) Roberts. Ed grew up in Monroe County, Tennessee. He moved to Kansas City in mid-1950's to find work. He met his future wife there...
Espin "Ep" A. French
Jan 1, 2013
Espin A. "Ep" French, age 92, of Scipio, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on April 7, 1921, in White Oak, Oklahoma, the son of George W. and Delora (Radford) French. He graduated from LeRoy High School with the Class of 1939. While coming back through Emporia...
Milburn "Fred" Frederick Kelley
Jan 1, 2013
Milburn Frederick "Fred" Kelley, age 72, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the Colmery-O'Neil VAMC, Topeka, Kansas. He was born March 10, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Milburn and Dixie (Merryman) Kelley. Fred graduated from the Nashua School District in Liberty, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 29, 1963...
Julia E. "Judy" Wiley
Jan 1, 2013
Judy Wiley, age 76, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Guest Home Estates in Garnett, Kansas. Judy Wiley was born Julia Etta Jackson at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, KS on May 17, 1936, the daughter of Virginia Alta (Quillen) Jackson and William Tamlin Jackson. Judy lived with her mother and grandparents until her mother passed...
David Moore
Dec 31, 2012
David H. Moore, 74, passed from this life to his eternal reward on December 31, 2012 in Iola, KS. He was born in Wichita, KS on December 3, 1938 to parents Richard H. and Annie Elizabeth Moore. Early childhood and adolescent years were carried out on the family farm east of Haven, KS, working alongside his father who taught him...
Melanie R. Waddell
Dec 30, 2012
Melanie R. Waddell, age 53, of Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Golden Heights, Garnett. Memorial services are pending at this time. You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
Mabel D. Meyer
Dec 29, 2012
Mabel D. Meyer was called home by our Lord December 29, 2012. She was a lifelong active Christian serving through the Lutheran faith. Mabel was born February 22, 1920 near Palmer, Kansas, to William and Lucy (Keller) Meyer. She lived near Olpe, Ks through her school years and attended Brown-Mackie Business College, Salina, Kansas. She married Raymond Meyer January 11,...
Charles Wilson
Dec 29, 2012
Charles W. "Chuck" Wilson, 47, of rural Kincaid, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at his home. Chuck was born April 16, 1965, in Wichita, Kansas. He grew up at Pittsburg, Kansas where he graduated from high school and attended Pittsburg State University. On February 15, 1992, Chuck married Amy S. Smith at Moran, Kansas. They made their home...
Bonnie Carriger
Dec 27, 2012
Bonnie M. Carriger, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at her home. She was born on February 26, 1925, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the youngest of thirteen children of William and Lillie Roush. Bonnie was united in marriage to Arthur Jackson Carriger on December 13, 1941, at Iola, Kansas. She and Arthur lived on a...
Marie Sinclair
Dec 27, 2012
Marie Eleana Sinclair, 71, of rural Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Marie was born September 9, 1941, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Kipp) Heiman on a farm northwest of Humboldt. She spent most of her childhood in the Humboldt area and graduated from Humboldt High School. On December 16,...
Robert Fredrick Certain
Dec 25, 2012
Robert Fredrick Certain, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas. Bob was born on July 6, 1925, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Fredrick and Katherine L. (Fellers) Certain. He grew up in the area, graduating from Oklahoma City Central High School in 1946. Bob served...
James Creason
Dec 25, 2012
James Lee Creason, 87, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012, at his home. He was born on the family farm August 16, 1925, the third son of William C. and Glessie M. (Turner) Creason. He attended North Maple Grove Grade School and Iola High School. He was in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. He married Glenda...
Shizuko Iwamoto Centlivre
Dec 24, 2012
Shizuko I. Centlivre, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on April 29, 1930, in Sasebo, Japan, the daughter of Hajime and Fuji (Higashijima) Iwamoto. On February 11, 1976, she was united in marriage to Clark Centlivre in Garnett, Kansas. He preceded her in death....
Elizabeth Lust
Dec 23, 2012
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Lust, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Iola Nursing Center. She was born March 29, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of J. Byron and Nellie (Davis) Boyd. She graduated from high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, and worked as a hotel bookkeeper. On November 28, 1986, Betty married John Lust. They made their...