Recent Obituaries
Homer G. Thompson Sr.
Jun 2, 2011
Homer G. Thompson, Sr., age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011. He died much of the way he lived, quietly and with dignity, in the home where he and Lelah shared for over 60 plus years. He was born September 28, 1915 in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Marcus Thompson and Lennie (Cross) Thompson....
Cherie Burch
May 27, 2011
Cherie Evelina Burch, 46, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at her home. Cherie was born July 10, 1964, in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of Charles E. and Evelina L. (Walls) Burch. She grew up in Vancouver, Washington, where she graduated from Columbia River High School. In high school, she was active in band and...
Mary Louise Starit
May 25, 2011
Mary Louise Anderegg Starit, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Topeka, Kansas. Mary was born on September 20, 1919, in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Andrew and Louisa (Kanel) Anderegg. She remembered many happy times growing up with her older brothers, Will and Elmer and her sisters Gertrude and Florence. She grew up...
Willis Parrish
May 25, 2011
Willis Parrish, 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Willis was born July 7, 1931, in Neosho, Missouri, the son of Roley and Marguarite (Stalker) Parrish. He grew up at Neosho Falls, Kansas, where he graduated from high school. Willis joined the United States Navy and served four years before returning...
Patty Miller
May 21, 2011
Patricia Lee Miller, age 59, of Garnett, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011. Patty was born January 27, 1952 at Garnett, the daughter of Robert and Wanda (Rockers) Powls. She grew up in Garnett attending school there until graduating from Garnett High School in 1970. On August 28, 1971 Patty married Daniel Miller at Garnett. This union was blessed with...
Gail Riley
May 19, 2011
Brenda Gail Riley, 67, of Gas, Kansas, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Gail was born December 21, 1943, at Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of John Francis and Elizabeth (Betty) Forbis Kerr. She grew up on a farm south of Westphalia, Kansas, and attended Colony high school and later Emporia State University. Gail...
Etta V. Johnson
May 18, 2011
Etta Johnson, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at her home. She was born on June 14, 1943, at Talbott, Tennessee, the daughter of Raymond Edgar BeBout, Sr. and Imogene (Withers) BeBout. Her family moved to Olathe, Kansas when she was a young girl. She attended school in Olathe. Following high school Etta married...
Mary Thummel
May 18, 2011
Mary Frances Thummel, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Mary Frances was born January 31, 1931, at Piqua, Kansas, the daughter of Bernard and Julia (Ulrich) Konen. She grew up at Piqua where she attended St. Martin's Catholic School through the 8th grade. She graduated from Iola...
Robert Bradford
May 14, 2011
Robert Lee "Bob" Bradford was born November 7, 1921, four minutes after his twin sister Stella, the seventh of fourteen children. His parents, Isaac Eve and Beulah Tabor Bradford lived near Groesbeck, Texas on a cotton farm. When he was seven months old the family crossed the Red River and went into Oklahoma near Durham. Times were hard and the...
Kathryn Mae Cooper
May 13, 2011
Kathryn Mae Fuhs youngest child of Charles and Margaret Fuhs was born July 5, 1919 in Dewey, Oklahoma and departed this life Friday, May 13, 2011. She came to Garnett, Kansas at the age of six and most of her life was spent in Anderson County, Kansas, where she was educated in 5 rural schools, (Round Oak, Rockford, Bush City,...
Nancy Sutton
May 11, 2011
Nancy Lou Sutton, 57, of Arkansas City, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Nancy was born December 16, 1953, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Calvin and Nadine (Marsh) Sutton. She attended schools in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1971. She also attended Allen County Community College and Pittsburg State University. Nancy...
Martin A. Setter
May 9, 2011
Martin A. Setter, age 90, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas Martin was born on January 17, 1921, at Scipio, Kansas, the son of Peter and Mary (Roecker) Setter. He grew up in the Scipio area, attending East Scipio School. Martin was drafted into the U.S. Army in August,...
Beverly Ewing
May 7, 2011
Beverly Jean Ewing, 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Beverly was born August 12, 1942, in Neosho, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest David and Faye Vivian (Michael) Malloy. The family moved to Iola and she graduated from Iola High School. On September 11, 1961, Beverly married Jessie Ewing and they...
Cleto Coronado
May 6, 2011
Cleto Demetrio Coronado, 82, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Friday, May 6, 2011, at his home. Cleto was born April 26, 1929 in Deerfield, Kansas to Catarino and Francisca (Trevino) Coronado. His family moved to Mexico when he was in the third grade. He spent much time at el rancho "El Almagre" near Sierra Mojada, Coahuila in Mexico, where he acquired...
Ricky McVey
May 3, 2011
Ricky Lee McVey, 55, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Ricky Lee was born July 23, 1955, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Dale Eugene and Glennis Lea (Schaeffer) McVey. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1974. He served in the United States Marine...
Raymond Hull
Apr 30, 2011
Raymond L. "Ray" Hull, 79, of rural Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. Ray was born April 14, 1932, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Calvin Leon and Mildred Marie (Felton) Hull. The family moved to Yates Center from Great Bend and Ray graduated from Yates Center High School in 1950....
Carol Guatney
Apr 29, 2011
Carol L. Guatney, 66, former Neosho Falls resident, now residing at Erie, Kansas, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. Carol was born October 22, 1944, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Pearl Lena (Steele) Guatney. She attended school in Neosho Falls and when the school closed transferred to Iola...
Darrell Newkirk
Apr 29, 2011
Darrell Rex Newkirk, 78, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. Darrell was born February 3, 1933, in Hartford, Kansas, the son of Newell C. and Illas M. (Chrisman) Newkirk. He grew up in the Burlington area and served in the United States Air Force during the...
Daramis Montz
Apr 28, 2011
Daramis Steward Montz, 88, former Iola, Kansas, resident died April 28, 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born October 24, 1922, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of C. Dewey and Suzan R. (Page) Steward. She was the first child of seven. She graduated from Iola High School. Daramis married Orlen Pfeifer and he preceded her in death. She had lived...
Charles Augustine Wilper
Apr 26, 2011
Charles Augustine Wilper, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on March 14, 1923, at Harris, Kansas, the son of Joseph H. and Mary I. (Scully) Wilper. Charles spent his lifetime on the family farm west of Harris. As a boy he attended #90...
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