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Joe Church

Joe Church

Oct 26, 2011

Joe Church, age 88, of Colony, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Joe was born two miles north of Lone Elm, Kansas on March 15, 1923, the youngest child of Arthur and Ruth (Marshall) Church. As a boy living near Deer Creek north of Lone Elm, Joe loved his horses, fishing and hunting. Joe began...

Howard Campbell

Howard Campbell

Oct 23, 2011

Howard Wayne Campbell, III, age 51, of Chanute, Kansas, formerly of Iola, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Howard was born February 26, 1960, at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, the son of Bert and Elizabeth "Betty" (Shoemaker) Campbell. He grew up in Arkansas and graduated from high school at Rogers, Arkansas. He moved to...

Perry L. McGhee

Perry L. McGhee

Oct 21, 2011

Perry Leroy McGhee, Jr., age 79, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on March 6, 1932 in Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Perry and Mae (Marsengill) McGhee Sr. Perry went to school at Westphalia, Kansas, then was drafted into the military soon after....

Penni Jo Miller

Penni Jo Miller

Oct 20, 2011

Penni Jo Miller, age 53, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on July 12, 1958, in Genesse County, Michigan, the daughter of Duane Frederick and Joan Lee (Holbin) Warner. Penni grew up in the Midland, Michigan area. She attended Central and Meridian schools. Penni was united...

Agnes Wilper

Agnes Wilper

Oct 19, 2011

Agnes Wilper, age 86, of Harris, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on May 18, 1925, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Robert H. and Louisa (Koetting) Korte. Agnes graduated from Emporia High School, Emporia, Kansas, working for Hallmark in Emporia for a number of years....

June Sexton

June Sexton

Oct 19, 2011

June E. Sexton, 35, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. June was born October 29, 1975, in Stella, Missouri. She is the daughter of David and Sheri Clarenson Julich. She grew up in Humboldt and attended schools there. June married Gary Hendry and they had two children before they divorced. On May...

Pauline Dunlap

Pauline Dunlap

Oct 19, 2011

Pauline E. "Polly" Dunlap, 92, of Lansing, Kansas, formerly of rural Iola, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Lansing, Kansas. Pauline was born January 9, 1919, on a farm near Colony, Kansas, the daughter of John A. and Lucetta (Lankard) Hoffmeier. She graduated from Colony High School. On September 8, 1940, Pauline married Harry C. Dunlap...

Joy Gibson

Joy Gibson

Oct 15, 2011

Joy Rain Gibson, 53, of Westphalia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. Joy was born June 14, 1958, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of James Albert and Shirley Sue (Culver) Young. On May 9, 1974, Joy married Larry Gibson and they made their home in Arkansas for 20 years before moving to...

Virgil Grizzle

Virgil Grizzle

Oct 14, 2011

Virgil L. Grizzle, 82, of Chanute, Kansas, died Friday, October 14, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Virgil was born September 19, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, the son of George F. and Minnie M. (Jones) Grizzle. He graduated from LaHarpe High School. On November 13, 1949, Virgil married Wanda Lee Larkey and they made their home...

Larry William Mains

Larry William Mains

Oct 12, 2011

Larry Mains, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 22, 1937, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Thelma (Sanders) Mains. He grew up in the area, graduating from Garnett High School. Larry was in the U.S. Army for two years following high school. Larry was...

Glenda Laver

Glenda Laver

Oct 10, 2011

Glenda Laver, "Pug", age 64, of Moran, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family Monday, October 10, 2011. She will always be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. Glenda was born May 29, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas to Ezra and Mary Phillips. Glenda accepted Christ at an early age. Her faith guided her...

Frank Clubine

Frank Clubine

Oct 10, 2011

Frank P. Clubine, 74, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Frank was born November 14, 1936, at Independence, Kansas, the son of Clyde Corwin and Edna "Viola" (Romig) Clubine. He grew up on the family farm at rural Havana. He was a charter member and first president of...

Jack McBride

Jack McBride

Oct 10, 2011

Jack H. McBride, 68, of Moran, Kansas, died Monday, October 10, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Jack was born November 25, 1942, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of John Henry and Vila Mae (Farren) McBride. He grew up in Texas and married Ruth Alred and they were later divorced. He served in the United States Air...

Frances Smith

Frances Smith

Oct 9, 2011

Frances Pauline Smith, age 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at the Moran Manor. Frances was born September 14, 1921 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel (Heath) Weatherman. She grew up in Colony and graduated from Colony High School, Iola Community College, and began teaching school at Moran. On September 24, 1944, Frances married...

Max Nichols

Max Nichols

Oct 8, 2011

Max Alan Nichols, 58, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, October 8, 2011, in Bourbon County. Max was born February 18, 1953, in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Malcolm C. and Virginia Lee (Boeker) Nichols. He grew up at Mulvane and graduated from Mulvane High School in 1971. Max attended Wichita Technical Institute and received his certification in heating and...

Betty Leslie

Betty Leslie

Oct 4, 2011

Betty Jean Leslie, 89, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center. Betty Jean was born February 16, 1922, in Iola, the daughter of William Lloyd and Inez Isabell (Ransom) Gardner. She grew up in Iola. On October 17, 1937, Betty Jean married James A. "Orb" Leslie and they made their home in Iola. She worked...

Leota M. Waddell

Leota M. Waddell

Oct 4, 2011

Leota Mae Waddell, age 94, of Moran, Kansas, formerly of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on July 5, 1917, in the old Allen County Hospital of La Harpe, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Stella (Leake) Adams. Leota married George S. Waddell on June 5,...

Theadore E. Pope II

Theadore E. Pope II

Oct 3, 2011

Theadore E. (Teddy) Pope, II, age 22, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. Teddy was born on February 28, 1989, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Theadore E. and Esther M. (Finley) Pope. He was preceded in death by his father, Theadore E. Pope; nephew, Cooper Boeck; two...

Braden Rae Hunt

Braden Rae Hunt

Oct 1, 2011

Braden Rae Hunt, age 16, of Kincaid, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, the result of an automobile accident. Braden was born January 22, 1995 at Garnett, Kansas the son of Dusty and Dee (Bowen) Hunt. Braden grew up in the Kincaid area attending school at Crest elementary in Kincaid. He attended Anderson County Junior High. He was currently...

Neil Bedenbender

Neil Bedenbender

Oct 1, 2011

William Neil Bedenbender, 85, of rural Neosho Falls, Kansas, went to be with our Lord on October 1, 2011. Neil was born February 24, 1926, on a farm in southeast Coffey County, the son of Oscar and Ethel Kate Bradley Bedenbender. He graduated from Colony High School and served in the United States Navy during World War II in the...