Recent Obituaries
Mark Maddox
Feb 9, 2012
Mark Alan Maddox, 52, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the V.A. Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Mark was born December 22, 1959, in Iola, to Edgar Maddox and Rose Mary (Westhoff) Maddox. He attended school in Iola and served 4 years in the United States Army from 1978-1982. He was married to Melissa Dix and later...
Ambrose L. Scheckel
Feb 8, 2012
Ambrose L. Scheckel, age 80, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at his home. He was born on January 13, 1932, at Richmond, Kansas, the son of William and Mary (Wolken) Scheckel. Ambrose grew up in the Richmond and Greeley areas, attending the country schools Silverdale and Star before moving to Greeley where he completed the...
Lorene Ingroum
Feb 7, 2012
Lorene Ingroum, 84, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at her home. Lorene was born April 1, 1927, in Swan, Missouri, the daughter of Frank and Elsie G. (Clements) Luttrell. The family moved to Leon, Kansas and then to Iola. On April 19, 1950, Lorene married Riley Munroe Ingroum in Nevada, Missouri, and they made their home in...
Ruth Luedke
Feb 5, 2012
Ruth Luedke, age 94, of Colony, Kansas, went home to the Lord on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Anderson County Hospital. She was born in Chardon, Kansas, on May 27, 1917, the daughter of Norton and Emily (Gatlin) Finley. Ruth grew up in Atwood and graduated from Atwood High School. She graduated from Business School in Topeka, Kansas, before...
Donald Francis McCoy
Feb 3, 2012
Donald Francis McCoy, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Manhattan, Illinois "The Garden Spot of the World" passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012, at his home in Garnett. He was born on March 30, 1921, in Manhattan, the son of Mathias and Margaret (Walsh) McCoy. Don attended St. Joseph's Grade School in Manhattan before graduating from Peotone High...
Elizabeth Jesse
Feb 1, 2012
Elizabeth Ann "Wibby" Jesse, 58, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center. Elizabeth was born April 28, 1953, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of George A. and Eunice Clarice (Gier) Jesse. She grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1971. She attended Allen County Community College and received her Bachelor's Degree...
Clifford Creason
Jan 31, 2012
Clifford L. Creason, 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Tara Gardens in Iola. Cliff was born August 10, 1922, in Iola, the son of William Caleb and Glessie Mae (Turner) Creason. He grew up on a farm west of town. On January 12, 1944, Clifford married Joan Reddington at St. John's Catholic Church in Iola. They...
Lela Pearl Timmons
Jan 27, 2012
Lela Timmons, age 85, of Earling, Iowa, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, Iowa. She was born September 22, 1926, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of David D. and Alice (Wood) Buckridge. Lela lived in the Gridley, Kansas area and married Lee O. Timmons on August...
Brent Jackson
Jan 26, 2012
Brent Matthew Jackson, 29, of rural Elsmore, Kansas, died Thursday, January 26, 2012. Brent was born May 17, 1982, at Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Brian Conrad and Janet Marie (Houk) Jackson. He began elementary school in North Manchester, Indiana before the family returned to the farm south of Elsmore. He graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 2000 where...
Richard G. Phares
Jan 26, 2012
Richard Gail "Rick" Phares, age 57, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1954, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas, the fourth son of Harold A. and Olive (Newcomb) Phares. Rick was one of "God's Special Angels", as he was...
Elsie Stovall
Jan 25, 2012
Elsie L. Stovall, 101, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Elsie was born March 9, 1910, on a farm located between Neosho Falls and LeRoy, Kansas, the daughter of Ira and Minnie (Schaede) Murray. She graduated from LeRoy High School and taught in country schools before...
Betty L. Moyer
Jan 24, 2012
Betty Lea Moyer, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Richmond HealthCare and Rehab Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1944, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Earl Russell and Ina Beatrice (Teters) Roberts. Betty was united in marriage to James W. Moyer on August 5, 1978 at Garnett, Kansas....
Grace M. Calahan
Jan 23, 2012
Grace M. Calahan, age 89, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Grace was born on October 4, 1922, in Ludlow, Massachusetts, the daughter of Herbert and Effie (Mitchell) Wilson. She grew up in the Ludlow area, attending local schools. She was united in marriage to Vergil Calahan on...
Glenn Carney DR
Jan 23, 2012
Dr. Glenn Vernon Carney, 81, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, January 23, 2012, at his home. Glenn was born October 26, 1930, in Novelty, Missouri, the son of Jesse and Iva (Barnhart) Carney. The family moved to Kansas and he graduated from Nickerson High School in 1949, McPherson College in 1954, and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Bio...
Mary Bake
Jan 21, 2012
Mary Bake, 95, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute, Kansas. Mary was born May 27, 1916, at rural Yates Center, Kansas, the youngest of 11 children born to Isaac and Nettie Matilda (Chapman) Terrell. She grew up on the family farm north of Yates Center and attended Yates Center schools. On...
Gary W. Spencer
Jan 18, 2012
Gary Spencer, age 61 of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Eva (McCarty) Spencer. He spent his childhood in Greeley and graduated from Greeley High School in 1968. Gary served in the U.S. Army from July of 1970 until...
Lawrence Everett Diebolt
Jan 15, 2012
Lawrence E. "Larry" Diebolt, age 68, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Larry was born on April 1, 1943, at San Diego, California, the son of Lawrence P. and Clara Maxine (Weide) Diebolt. He grew up in LaHarpe, Kansas and graduated from Iola High School. Larry served in...
Amanda Livingston
Jan 13, 2012
Amanda Mock Livingston passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 13, 2012, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Amanda was born in Dodge City, Kansas, on August 29, 1949, to Dr. Lewis E. and Rosemary Mock. She had three siblings, Melody Mock Durso (Ed), Timothy Lucas Mock (Connie) and Dr. Lewis E. Mock III (Jerolyn). She attended...
Kirk Kress
Jan 8, 2012
Kirk "Pete" Kress, 48, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his home. He was born October 7, 1963, at Iola, the son of Charles and Betty Anne (Trowbridge) Kress. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Piqua and attended Yates Center Schools. Kirk worked for the Iola Fire Department for 23 years, attaining the rank...
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