Recent Obituaries
Devlin Meats
Jul 31, 2011
Devlin Charles Meats, 4 day old son of Ben A. Meats and Krissy M. Brubaker of Moran, Kansas, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Devlin was born Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Iola, Kansas. SURVIVORS: His Parents: Ben A. Meats and Krissy M. Brubaker of Moran, KS Sister: Isabella Shultz,...
Imogene Brubaker
Jul 26, 2011
Virginia Imogene Brubaker, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. She was born on July 8, 1918, near Sawyer, Kansas, the daughter of Elijah Harry and Inez (Flory) Wray. Imogene married Elmer James Brubaker on December 23, 1935 in Fairview, Oklahoma. She is survived by three sons, Loren...
John Jesmore
Jul 26, 2011
John David Jesmore, age 51, a resident of Iola Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. John was born November 4, 1959, at Olathe, Kansas, the son of David L. and Nancy (Kelly) Jesmore. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. John has been a resident at Guest Home...
Betty Kilby
Jul 24, 2011
Betty Jo Kilby, 86, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at her home. Betty Jo was born July 2, 1925, at Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Julius W. and Elizabeth M. (Hamilton) Linde. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1943. On January 25, 1945, Betty Jo married James A. Kilby, Jr. and they made their...
Clarence Hydorn
Jul 21, 2011
Clarence Marvin (Tuffy) Hydorn, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at his home. Clarence was born October 20, 1933, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Pete and Edna (Harper) Hydorn. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 and served in the Kansas Army National Guard for many years. On December 18, 1954, Clarence...
Lulu Belle Nixon
Jul 21, 2011
Lulu Belle Nixon, age 57, of rural Bush City, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Lulu was born on April 23, 1954, at Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Franklin and Virginia Lee (Seeney) Hudson. She grew up in Emporia, Kansas and graduated from Emporia High School. She was united...
Hal L. Cook
Jul 19, 2011
Hal L. Cook, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at his home. He was born on August 1, 1927, in Jasper County, Missouri, the son of Cheslea A. and Ina Marie (Rosebrough) Cook. He grew up in the area, attending Sarcoxie High School. Hal was united in marriage to Loris Stewart on June 4,...
Richard Franklin Clark
Jul 18, 2011
Richard Franklin Clark, age 69 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011, as the result of a motorcycle accident in Calgary, Canada. He was born on January 11, 1942, at Ravenna, Ohio, the son of William F. and Ida Mae (St. Clair) Clark. He grew up in the Pomeroy, Ohio area, graduating from Pomeroy High School in...
Robert Vernon Sherbon
Jul 18, 2011
Robert "Bob" Vernon Sherbon, age 79, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born on January 15, 1932, at Hayes, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Regania (Sperry) Sherbon. He grew up in western Kansas and later moved to the Manhattan area, where he attended Manhattan High School and...
Claudia Melissa Mullins
Jul 18, 2011
Claudia Melissa Mullins, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. She was born on May 16, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Claude H. and Margaret E. (Lind) Stainbrook. She was one of six daughters. Claudia was united in marriage to James L. Mullins. This union...
Mildred M. Robinson
Jul 10, 2011
Mildred M. Robinson, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Anderson County Long Term Care, Garnett. She was born on June 14, 1918, in Savonburg, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence V. and Lillie Mae (Newell) Johnson. She married Samuel Russell Robinson on June 17, 1940 in Ft. Scott, Kansas. This union was blessed with...
Harriet Elizabeth Kellerman
Jul 5, 2011
Harriet Elizabeth Kellerman, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at her home. She was born on March 10, 1938, at Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter, of Harry and Nettie Jane (Black) Kellerman. Her family moved to Blue Springs, Missouri in the 1950's. Harriet married Fred Kellerman, Sr. on June 6, 1956 in Blue Springs, Missouri....
Althea (Mattix) Petersilie
Jul 4, 2011
Althea (Mattix) Petersilie, age 98, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on May 31, 1913, in Burwell, Nebraska, the daughter of Andrew and Rose (Chalmers) Robertson. After her mother's death Althea's family moved to Kansas when she was 8. She graduated from Welda High School in 1930 at the age of 16....
Jerry Trester
Jul 2, 2011
Jerry Lee Trester, 63, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at his home. Jerry was born March 21, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Bert A. and Maxine L. (Scheer) Trester. On August 30, 1968, Jerry married Janice E. Jones and they made their home in Iola. Jerry worked at Walton Foundry for 17 years. He later...
Derek Alan Aldrich
Jul 2, 2011
Derek Aldrich, age 42, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Anderson County Hospital following complications from surgery. Derek was born on January 9, 1969, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Darlos (Westervelt) Aldrich. He grew up in the Bush City area, attending school at Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1987....
Carl E. Payne
Jun 30, 2011
Carl E. Payne age, 79, of Colony, Kansas passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas. Carl was born, April 23, 1932 at LaHarpe, Kansas the son of, George Albert and Hazel (Colgin) Payne. He grew up in LaHarpe until his family moved to the Colony area when he was around 11...
Bobbie M. Edgeworth
Jun 30, 2011
Bobbie M. Edgeworth, age 89, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Bobbie was born on February 23, 1922, in Neches, Texas, the daughter of Chester Arthur and Irene (Morris) Minshew. She graduated from Neches High School. She was united in marriage to Donald Mark Edgeworth on February 26,...
George Junior Covey
Jun 29, 2011
George Junior Covey, age 96, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at his home. He was born March 30, 1915, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of George and Golda Faye (Botkin) Covey. He attended East High at Wichita and graduated from Wichita State University in 1937. He was a member of the Elsmore United Methodist Church....
Samuel D. Lile
Jun 26, 2011
Samuel D. Lile was born on June 5, 1929 in Freedom, Oklahoma to George Abraham and Ida Mae (Jackson) Lile. He was the youngest of five children. His family moved to Greeley, Kansas when he was a child and he grew up there. Sam entered the Army just before the Korean War. He was stationed in Alaska before it became...