Recent Obituaries
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...
Charlotte Joan Bunnel
Jan 6, 2012
Charlotte J. Bunnel, age 81, of Welda, Kansas passed away, January 6, 2012 at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Unit. Charlotte was born January 6, 1931 at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Roy D. and Freda (Naser) Crawford. Charlotte grew up in Iola, graduating from High School there in 1949. On April 24, 1952 Charlotte married Alfred Bunnel...
Ada Louise Stever
Jan 3, 2012
Ada Louise Stever, age 92, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Anderson County Hospital, Long Term Care in Garnett, after suffering a stroke on Christmas day. She was born on February 4, 1919, near Conway, Missouri, the daughter of William Barton Johnson and Nora Elizabeth (Montgomery) Johnson. She was the youngest of five children. Ada...
Edgar King
Jan 3, 2012
Edgar C. "Ed" King, 86, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at his home. Ed was born January 19, 1925, at Success, Arkansas, the son of Clarence and Notra (Melton) King. The family moved to Humboldt, Kansas, where he grew up and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1942. He served in the United States Army during World...
Joseph "Joe" D. "Joe" Katzer
Jan 1, 2012
Joseph D. Katzer, age 88, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at his daughter's home in Colony, Kansas with his family by his side. He was born on September 11, 1923, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Rudolph John Katzer and Rose Catherine (Miller) Katzer. Joe married Barbara Ann Whalen on October 8, 1960 in Kansas...
John R. "Bob" McCord
Jan 1, 2012
John R. "Bob" McCord, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. Bob was born on October 12, 1930, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of John S. and Francis (Heck) McCord. He graduated from Fort Scott High School, joining the Navy after graduation. He married...
Joseph "Joe" P. Guilfoyle
Jan 1, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Guilfoyle, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Via Christy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Joe was born on October 10, 1947, in Skiatook, Oklahoma, the son of Patrick Paul and Ora Belle (Porche) Guilfoyle. He graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1965. He joined the United States Army...
Willard "Bill" G. Cowsky
Jan 1, 2012
Willard G. "Bill" Cowsky, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born April 8, 1929, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of William Herman Cowsky and Lena (Henrichs) Cowsky. Bill married Lois Jensen in Omaha, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union, Steven and...
Charles "Chuck" H. Malcor
Jan 1, 2012
Charles H. "Chuck" Malcor, age 83, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away peacefully with his daughters, Colleen Smith and Victoria Johnson by his side on Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on September 10, 1928, in Carlinville, Illinois, the son of Charles L. and Margaret (Alexander) Malcor. Charles married Virginia...
Julia "Judy" Alice Lutz
Jan 1, 2012
Julia "Judy" Lutz, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 7, 1920, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Reese and Grace (Hardin) Marker. Judy was united in marriage to Leroy George "Roy" Lutz on May 14, 1941, at...
Charles "Skinny" E. Worthington
Jan 1, 2012
Charles E. "Skinny" Worthington, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Golden Heights in Garnett. He was born on July 1, 1920, at Xenia, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Maude (Townsley) Worthington. Skinny's family lived near Xenia and Bush City where he attended a country school near Bush City as a child. Following...
Ronald Barnett
Dec 31, 2011
Ronald Barnett, age 61, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 2, 1950, at Colony, Kansas, the twin son of Richard Wayne and Carolea (Hinkle) Barnett. Ron graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1969. Ron married Alice Roper on June 6, 1970, and this union was...
Ronald Hawley
Dec 31, 2011
Ronald Lloyd "Ron" Hawley, 64, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at his home. Ron was born July 14, 1947, in Iola, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Stephens) Hawley. He grew up south of Iola. Ron owned and operated Hawley Construction which was mainly involved in the erection of metal buildings. Ron married Frances Ferry and...
Peggy Wadkins
Dec 30, 2011
Peggy Sue Wadkins, 52, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital. Peggy was born July 1, 1959, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Sidney and Leola (Gamble) Dyche. She grew up in the Bonner Springs area. On August 2, 1981, she married Raymond Wadkins. She moved to Iola 20 years ago from Spring...
Larry Garrett
Dec 29, 2011
Larry Allen Garrett went to meet his Lord on December 29, 2011. Larry was born on August 10, 1931 in Gove County, Kansas. He married Patricia "Deanie" Aldean Arie on November 25, 1951. She preceded him in death on February 28, 2005. Larry lived his life in various Kansas communities providing ministry to his congregations and the community. He moved...
Georgia Frazell
Dec 28, 2011
Georgia Lea Frazell of Iola died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was 85 years old, and passed away on her 67th Wedding Anniversary. Georgia was born April 14, 1926, in Virgil, Kansas, to the late Donald R. Blohm and Violet I. (Hays) Blohm. She grew up in Iola and attended...
Hazel Harrison
Dec 27, 2011
Hazel Harrison, 88, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Hazel was born July 21, 1923, at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Lucy (Drake) Culbertson. She lived between Colony and Carlyle until moving with her family to Iola at the age of five. On July 1, 1940, Hazel married George...


