Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Cathy Cox

Cathy Cox

May 21, 2012

Cathy Nelson Cox, 82, long-time resident of the Walnut, Kansas area, now residing at the Moran Manor, died Monday, May 21, 2012. She was born March 27, 1930, in Catawba, Wisconsin, the daughter of John and Christine (Raab) Herber. She grew up on the family dairy farm and graduated from high school at Catawba. She moved to Rockford, Illinois where...

Cecil Weems

Cecil Weems

May 20, 2012

Cecil Leon Weems, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born August 2, 1923 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the son of George Walter and Louella Belle (Pinkley) Weems. Cecil served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Dorothy Annabelle Smith and this union was blessed with...

Harold Barr

Harold Barr

May 20, 2012

Harold G. Barr, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. He was born on August 24, 1920, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Ray and Ethel (Pumphrey) Barr. Harold graduated from Garnett High School and attended Ottawa University. Harold married Jean Woods on August 30, 1941 in Miami, Oklahoma. This...

Grace Myers

Grace Myers

May 19, 2012

Grace Myers,100, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. She was born October 6, 1911, to Joseph Benjamin Fulks and Nora Nolen Fulks in Wetumka, Oklahoma. She was graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1933 with a degree in music science. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, an honorary society that recognizes academic excellence. Grace taught public...

James Burton

James Burton

May 18, 2012

James L. "Jim" Burton, 75, of Gas, Kansas, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at his home. Jim was born May 12, 1937, at Caney, Kansas, the son of Robert McHenry and Evelyn Rose (Holeman) Burton. He grew up in Humboldt, Kansas. On May 28, 1957, Jim married Dannie Darlene Wilson and they made their home in Gas for eight years...

James A. Bailey

James A. Bailey

May 18, 2012

James Adelbert Bailey Jr., age 87, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. James was born at Garnett, Kansas on June 27, 1924, the son of James Adelbert Bailey and Eva Mae (Keeney) Bailey. James was a lifelong resident of Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1943. He entered...

John White

John White

May 16, 2012

John White, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 16, 2012 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. John was born August 10, 1930, the son of John William and Nettie Mae (Fleer) White in Caldwell, Kansas. He grew up near Renfrow and Deer Creek, Oklahoma. After he graduated from high school, his folks moved their family farm near LaHarpe,...

Jesse Holman

Jesse Holman

May 16, 2012

Jesse Lee Holman, age 18, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He was born on April 8, 1994, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Mike and Lori (Nelson) Holman. He attended the Marmaton Valley High School in Moran, Kansas. Jesse loved drawing, listening to music, and playing his trap set. He...

Julie Tidd

Julie Tidd

May 13, 2012

Julie Dawn (Tarum) Tidd, 50, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at her home. Julie was born June 16, 1961 in McPherson, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin I. and Eunice E. (Bentson) Tarum. She was active in her growing up years with church activities where she sang in the junior choir, 4-H where she studied sewing, foods and...

Doris Gorden

Doris Gorden

May 12, 2012

Doris Elizabeth Gorden, 89, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. Doris was born August 27, 1922, at Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Opperman) Weide. She graduated from Yates Center High School and Iola Junior College where she received her teaching certificate. She taught at Toronto and...

Earnie Meadows

Earnie Meadows

May 12, 2012

Iolan Earnie Meadows, 86, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, of heart failure. He was born Aug. 24, 1925, in Woodlawn, Illinois, the son of Thomas J. and Florence (Piercy) Meadows. He married Erma (Peggy) Folk on Sept. 2, 1944, in Salem, Illinois. They were married 66 years when Peggy passed away. He became a permanent resident of Iola after a...

Philip Weide

Philip Weide

May 12, 2012

Philip L. Weide, 68, of Linn Creek, Missouri, formerly of Iola, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Ozark Rehabilitation & Heath Center in Osage Beach, Missouri. Phil was born July 15, 1943, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Harvey and Florence (Jackson) Weide. He grew up in Iola. On August 6, 1960, Phil married Patricia "Pat" Hall in Miami, Oklahoma....

Cecil McClure

Cecil McClure

May 9, 2012

Cecil Ray McClure, 73, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Cecil was born July 9, 1938, at Bassett, Kansas, the son of Leslie K. and Louise (Michael) McClure. He grew up in Iola and lived in this area all of his life. On April 21, 1963, Cecil married Jeanne W. Oshel...

Florence Helen Shields

Florence Helen Shields

May 9, 2012

Florence Helen Shields, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her home. She was born on March 6, 1922, at Ellsworth, Kansas, the daughter of Christopher and Catherine (Pickert) Hermreck. Her family moved to the Scipio, Kansas area when she was a young girl. She attended country school at Scipio. Florence moved to Elgin,...

MaryRose McGowan

MaryRose McGowan

May 9, 2012

MaryRose McGowan, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola. MaryRose was born March 10, 1926, at Hooven, Ohio, the daughter of John William and Margaret T. (Craig) Taylor. She grew up in Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana and then Argo, Illinois where she met her future husband. On August 30, 1941, MaryRose married Robert J....

Rocky Lee Alford

Rocky Lee Alford

May 8, 2012

Rocky Lee Alford, age 58, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on May 8, 2012 at K.U. Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on January 18, 1954, in Sedan, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Mary (Dye) Alford. Rocky completed his high school education after enlisting in the United States Army. Most of his time in the Army was...

Ivan Delbert Howarter

Ivan Delbert Howarter

May 7, 2012

Ivan Howarter, age 95, of Escondido, California, passed away on May 7, 2012 in La Mesa, California. Ivan was born on January 26, 1917, in Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Glenn and Eunice (Taylor) Howarter. He graduated from Kincaid High School. He served in the Army - Air Force from July 24, 1945 to January 8, 1947, during World War...

Emma Sanderson

Emma Sanderson

May 5, 2012

Emma Catherine Sanderson, 89, of Humboldt, Kansas, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Arrowood Lane in Humboldt. She was one of nine children born to Paul Otto and Flossie Blanche (Penwell) Joy on April 29, 1923 at Fredonia, Kansas. On May 5, 1942, Emma married Lawrence Morris Sanderson in Newton, Kansas. They made...

Melvin Kennard

Melvin Kennard

Apr 30, 2012

Melvin Raymond Kennard, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012, at his home. Melvin was born on March 31, 1937, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of William Elmer Kennard and Stella Alta (Sutton) Kennard. He was a lifetime resident of Garnett. Melvin graduated from Garnett High School in 1954. He was united in marriage to...

Agnes Setter

Agnes Setter

Apr 29, 2012

Agnes Setter, age 97, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas She was born on January 2, 1915 at Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Roecker) Setter. Agnes worked as a housekeeper for Priests in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas for many years. She retired...