Recent Obituaries
James Russell Nelson
Jul 27, 2012
James Russell Nelson, age 92, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012, at Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1919, at Elsmore, Kansas, the son of Charles William and Matilda Susan (Peterson) Nelson. He was a lifelong resident of Elsmore, Kansas. Jim entered the United States Army in 1942 serving as a Master...
William Wilson
Jul 27, 2012
William "Bill" Wilson, 84, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola. Bill was born March 30, 1928, at LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Hugh T. and Grace L. (Wilcox) Wilson. He graduated from Iola High School. He served in the United States Army before joining the United States Air Force where he served twenty-four...
Ella Lorraine Hulett
Jul 25, 2012
Ella Lorraine Hulett, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 15, 1918, at Towanda, Kansas, to Mike J. and Mary Ann (Johnston) Kinzle. Lorraine and her family moved from western Kansas to Garnett in the spring of 1922. She was one...
Irene Rose Heckman
Jul 25, 2012
Irene Rose Heckman received her angelic wings on July 25, 2012 when she rejoined her Creator and a host of family and friends who had gone before her. Irene was born January 4, 1918 at Catoosa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Willis Grant Black and Elizabeth Marie (McClellan) Black. Irene grew up in Oklahoma, moving to Kansas as a young lady....
Fred F. Johnson
Jul 24, 2012
Fred Franklin Johnson, age 63, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at his home from complications of Neuro Sarcoidosis. He was a retired Federal Veterinarian for the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service. He was born on August 24, 1948, the son of Clyde F. and Tena E. (Thomas) Johnson. He graduated from Kansas State University in...
Sharon Cooke
Jul 22, 2012
Sharon Kay Cooke, 67, beloved mother and sister passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at her home in Iola. Sharon was born January 9, 1945, in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of Leo E. and Lanta Lee (Woods) Needham. She grew up in Lamar where she graduated from high school. Sharon continued her education receiving multiple degrees from Pittsburg State University...
James Callaway
Jul 22, 2012
James David Callaway, 53, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Candee Callaway of the home, daughters Callee Callaway and Haven Nicole Munson, parents Jim and Forcine Callaway, siblings Teresa Callaway Murphey, Steve Callaway, Carol Callaway Settlemyer, Joe Callaway, Missy Callaway Scott and Jeff Callaway. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11:00 a.m. Friday, July...
Erma Hoggatt
Jul 22, 2012
Erma Peterson Hoggatt, 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. She was a resident of Windsor Place. Erma was born July 26, 1916, in Iola, the daughter of William Ernest and Mary Ellen Barsch Peterson. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. Erma married Harry Vernis Hoggatt September...
Jason Shapel
Jul 21, 2012
Jason Shapel, 37, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 21, 2012. Jason was born January 14, 1975, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of John Howard and Elaine (Deer) Shapel. He has resided in the Iola area since he was ten. On April 22, 2006, Jason married Michelle C. Shrum in Piqua, Kansas, and they made their home in Iola....
Grace Hartman
Jul 18, 2012
Grace M. Hartman, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola. Grace was born January 3, 1921, on a farm west of Iola, the daughter of Rollin and Nellie (Bassett) Butler. She married Walter L. Hartman and they made their home on a farm near Humboldt. They moved to Iola and lived until moving...
Joy L. Klimek
Jul 18, 2012
Joy L. Klimek, age 50, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on December 1, 1961, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence "Blackie" and Doris L. (Burt) Klimek. She attended Marmaton Valley schools in Moran, and Allen County Community College in Iola. Joy worked for...
Dora Lucille Lewis
Jul 17, 2012
Dora Lucille Lewis, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She was born December 4, 1918, the daughter of Thomas and Dora (Bristow) Welborn, one of eleven children. Dora married Claude Raymond Lewis in 1938 at Iola, Kansas, enjoying 44 years together. He preceded her in death in 1981....
Mark Ard
Jul 16, 2012
Mark Christopher Ard, age 39, of Iola, Kansas passed away July 16, 2012 at the Ard family farm, rural Elsmore, Kansas. He was born March 17, 1973 at Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert Dean Ard and Deborah Ruth (Smith) Ard. Mark attended school in Moran and graduated from Marmaton Valley high School in 1993. He grew up working on...
Michael Abernathy
Jul 15, 2012
Michael McGuire Abernathy, 66, of Orlando, Florida, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Orlando. Mike was born August 29, 1945, at Fort Myers, Florida, and was the eldest of the three children of Arthur Briggs Abernathy, Jr. and Louise C. McGuire Abernathy. Mike's dad was serving in the military and a few months after Mike's birth, the family relocated to...
Mabel Centlivre
Jul 13, 2012
Mabel Marie Kelsey Centlivre, 96, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola. Mabel was born June 25, 1916, at Kimball, Kansas in Neosho County, the daughter of Samuel Ferdinand and Sarah Daisy (Spohr) Kelsey. She graduated in 1934 from Grant Township Rural High School at Stark, Kansas. On October 4, 1941, Mabel married Peter...
Larry L. Williams
Jul 13, 2012
Larry Lyman Williams, age 43, of Garnett, Kansas passed away July 13, 2012 at Garnett, Kansas. He was born at Garnett, Kansas on June 24, 1969, the son of Howard E. Williams, Sr. and Donna R. (Horn) Williams. Larry lived most of his life in Garnett and the surrounding area. Larry was a welder and had worked at Haven Steel...
Roy Stroud
Jul 13, 2012
Cleo Roy Stroud, 72, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Roy was born May 22, 1940, in English, Indiana, the son of Kenneth E. and Virginia C. (Brown) Stroud. He worked as a roofer for home and business repair. Roy married Judy K. Cooper April 16, 1979 in Iola. Survivors include...
Don C. Hewitt
Jul 11, 2012
Don C. Hewitt, age 79, of Cherokee, Kansas formerly of Cottonwood Falls, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born on August 12, 1932, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Tom C. and Marie G. (Nichols) Hewitt. Don grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado and Erie, Kansas, graduating from Erie High...
Howard Hanson
Jul 11, 2012
Howard Lee Hanson, Sr., 70, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Howard was born June 25, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas. In 1944 he was adopted by Henry and Anna (Riggs) Hanson and grew up in Iola. In 1962 he married Marcelene "Micky" Berglund and they made their home in Iola. They...
Jesse "Bus" Hale
Jul 10, 2012
Jesse James "Bus" Hale, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at his home. He was born on June 28, 1924, in Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Ray "Casey" and Rosa (Hartman) Hale. He grew up in southeast Anderson County, attending Red Star School. Bus was united in marriage to Donna M. Weiss on November...
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