Obituaries

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Betty Karr

Betty Karr

Jan 24, 2011

Betty J. Karr, 84, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, January 24, 2011, at the Moran Manor. Betty was born September 12, 1926, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Lynn C. and Helen M. (Wilcott) Hambrick. On February 20, 1946, Betty married Ray Karr at the courthouse in Iola. They made their home in the Iola and LaHarpe areas. Ray preceded...

Ezra Davison

Ezra Davison

Jan 20, 2011

William Ezra Davison, son of John Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (Crist) Davison was born on July 15, 1920 near Virginia, Nebraska, and departed this life at the Richmond Healthcare Center on January 20, 2011, at the age of 90 years, 6 months and 5 days. He lived with his parents in Nebraska until he was 6 years old. In 1926...

Marion Roeder

Marion Roeder

Jan 19, 2011

Marion Lee Roeder, 73, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Marion was born April 20, 1937, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Roeder. At the age of 7, he made his home with Kenneth and Anna Heinz who lived northwest of Iola. After living in several communities,...

Donald Misenhelter

Donald Misenhelter

Jan 18, 2011

Donald Wayne Misenhelter, 70, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at his home. Don was born November 1, 1940, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Albert and Mable (York) Misenhelter. He grew up in the Joplin area and joined the United States Navy in 1957 where he served as a plane captain on the aircraft carrier USS Bon...

John C. Starliper

John C. Starliper

Jan 18, 2011

John Starliper, age 58, of Savonburg, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1952 at Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Jackie and Mable Louise (Cook) Starliper. He attended schools in the Savonburg area before graduating from Elsmore Grade School. He then attended Moran High...

Jackie Bowman

Jackie Bowman

Jan 17, 2011

Jackie Bowman, age 87 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on December 23, 1923, at Jenks, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Wiley and Eva (Spencer) Turnham. She grew up in the area, living in Jenks, Stillwater, and Moore, Oklahoma. In 1950 they moved to their...

Gannon Lee Dougherty

Gannon Lee Dougherty

Jan 16, 2011

Gannon Lee Dougherty, infant son of Mike and Kathy Dougherty of Iola, Kansas, passed away on January 16, 2011 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born January 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM at the Allen County Hospital. He is survived by his four brothers, Kyler, Braden, Gentry, and Grady; maternal grandparents, Elmer Tatsch of Iola, Paulette and Bob...

Max D. Borror

Max D. Borror

Jan 15, 2011

Max D. Borror, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at his home. Max was born on December 12, 1943 in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Franklin Denton and Leora Belle (Lilly) Borror. He attended Lawrence High School. Max was in the U.S. Navy. He was united in marriage to Roberta Ann Gleason on...

Croley Stroud

Croley Stroud

Jan 14, 2011

Susie Croley Stroud, 63, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Friday, January 14, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Susie was born March 14, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Earl V. and Mildred C. (Seeber) Croley. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1965. On January 4, 1967, Susie married Eugene Stroud. They made...

Merle Rutledge

Merle Rutledge

Jan 13, 2011

Longtime Iola resident, Merle Irene Dean Rutledge, age 89, passed away of a brain aneurysm on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Born in Canadian, Texas, on December 17, 1921, she was the 7th child of nine children born to William Aaron and Myrtle (Crawford) Dean. She grew up and was educated in the...

Bill L. Kersley

Bill L. Kersley

Jan 13, 2011

Bill L. Kersley, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola, Kansas. He was born on September 6, 1929, at Selma, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Jessie (Anglin) Kersley. Bill graduated from Kincaid High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Bill was united in marriage to...

Orville Sobba

Orville Sobba

Jan 13, 2011

Orville H. Sobba, age 92, of Augusta, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at The Fairways of Augusta Assisted Living Center in Augusta, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Holy Angels...

Howard Selander

Howard Selander

Jan 13, 2011

Howard Selander, age 90, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on February 18, 1920 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, the son of David and Olivia (Lofgren) Selander. Howard attended grade school near Titusville, Pennsylvania area and later received technical training in the U.S. Air Corps in...

R. Morrow

R. Morrow

Jan 11, 2011

R. Leon Morrow, 89, lifetime Iola, Kansas resident, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Leon was born March 25, 1921, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Joseph Kenneth and Bernice Marie (Goodner) Morrow. On December 21, 1940, Leon married Inez E. Matney in Iola where they made their home. She preceded him in death...

John Wayne Lodwig

John Wayne Lodwig

Jan 10, 2011

John Wayne Lodwig, age 71, passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday January 10, 2011. John was born on January 3, 1940 to Wayne A. and Erma M. Lodwig in Seneca, Kansas. On June 6, 1959, John married his sweetheart Linda Lee Lodwig, and they celebrated over 50 years of marriage together. John served both in the Kansas National...

Francis W. Blaufuss

Francis W. Blaufuss

Jan 10, 2011

Francis W. Blaufuss, age 89, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri, following complications from a stroke. Francis was born on February 10, 1921, at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Ewald Henry and Anna (Hageman) Blaufuss. His mother passed away at his birth. Following the death of his mother,...

Floyd Moore

Floyd Moore

Jan 7, 2011

Floyd Eugene "Gene" Moore, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Gene was born October 10, 1923, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of William Fred and Mary Estes (Collison) Moore. He grew up in Humboldt where he graduated from high school. Gene attended a year at Neosho County Junior College in...

Curtice E. Call

Curtice E. Call

Jan 7, 2011

Curtice E. Call, age 85, of Forsyth, Missouri, formerly of Mildred, Kansas passed away, Friday, January 7, 2011 at his home in Forsyth. Curtice was born on July 10, 1925 in Mildred, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Emma (Hackett) Call. He graduated from Mildred High School. Curtice resided in Mildred, Kansas until 1987 when he retired to Forsyth, Missouri,...

Thelma Nadine McCall

Thelma Nadine McCall

Jan 6, 2011

Thelma Nadine McCall, age 89, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. She was born April 26, 1921, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John and Hattie (Henderson) Brady. Thelma attended schools at Carneiro, Kansas, growing up in this area. Thelma married Wayne G. McCall on June 7, 1937 in Kansas City,...

Theonilla B. Lutz

Theonilla B. Lutz

Jan 5, 2011

Theonilla B. Lutz, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on March 13, 1917 in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Osterholt) Duethman. Theonilla was united in marriage to Eugene A. Lutz on December 27, 1937 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Westphalia,...