Obituaries

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Scott Houk

Scott Houk

Jul 6, 2010

Scott Allan Houk, 42, of Moran, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at his home. Scott was born April 2, 1968, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Robert Allan "Bob" and Janet Alliene (Jackman) Houk. He grew up in Moran and graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in 1986. Scott has always made his home at Moran where he...

Joan Emig

Joan Emig

Jul 5, 2010

Wilma Joan (Larson) Emig,, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Joan was born November 15, 1931 on the family farm west of Savonburg to Elmer F. and Emma (Pierson) Larson. She grew up near Savonburg, attended Wannersburg School and was graduated from Grant Township Rural High School at Stark,...

Donna Rhudy-Hawn

Donna Rhudy-Hawn

Jul 4, 2010

Donna Faye Rhudy-Hawn, 74, left her earthly home to join her Father in heaven, Sunday, July 4, 2010. Donna was born July 20, 1935, at Girard, Kansas to Carl and Mable VanDyke-Rhudy. Donna was one of seven children She grew up at Girard. In 1951, Donna married David L. Hawn of Pittsburg, Kansas. They later had two children, David and...

Agnes Pearman

Agnes Pearman

Jul 3, 2010

Agnes Pearman, 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away peacefully in the midst of family on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, after a month of confined illness. She was born Agnes Fern McIntyre at Savonburg, Kansas, on July 21, 1918 as the youngest of three children to parents George and Alice (Thompson) McIntyre. Agnes grew...

Cinda Croley

Cinda Croley

Jun 29, 2010

Cinda Sue Croley, 59, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at her home. Cinda was born September 26, 1950, at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence Eldon and Donna Lorene (Tippie) West. She grew up on the family farm west of Colony and graduated from Crest High School. She attended Allen County Community College. On August 17, 1969,...

Charlene Clark

Charlene Clark

Jun 25, 2010

Charlene C. Clark, 95, former resident of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, June 25, 2010, at Lake Point Nursing Center in El Dorado, Kansas. Charlene was born November 24, 1914, in Warrensburg, Missouri the daughter of Charles N. and Mary E. (Greer) Saling. She grew up on a farm near Denton, Missouri. At the age of fourteen, she moved to Kansas...

Rosita Mae Petree

Rosita Mae Petree

Jun 25, 2010

Rosita Mae Croner Petree, age 73, of Moran, Kansas passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born September 21, 1936 at Gridley, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Ada (Rooney) Croner. Rosita grew up in the Westphalia area. She married Robert Kelley in 1951, they had two children. They later divorced. She...

Samuel W. Stockton

Samuel W. Stockton

Jun 23, 2010

Samuel W. Stockton, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Golden Heights in Garnett. Sam was born on September 18, 1912, at Mirabel, Missouri the son of Wilbur Eugene "Gene" and Ola (Andrews) Stockton. Sam grew up in Paola, Fort Scott and Garnett. His family moved to Garnett in 1921. He was united in...

Rosella Hillbrant

Rosella Hillbrant

Jun 23, 2010

Rosella M'Lee Hillbrant, 74, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital. Rosella was born December 9, 1935, in Stark, Kansas the daughter of O.M. and Elma (McCormick) Dunham. She graduated from Grant High School in Stark in 1953. She then graduated from Neosho County Community College and Pittsburg State University with a degree in...

Melvin Maley

Melvin Maley

Jun 21, 2010

Melvin Lavern "Bud" Maley, 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Bud was born December 9, 1936, on the family farm three miles south of Gas City the son of Glenn C. and Florence A. (Crowell) Maley. He made his home with his parents and helped with the farm. After their...

George Earl Croan

George Earl Croan

Jun 21, 2010

George Earl Croan, age 72, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility, Garnett, Kansas. He was born on December 25, 1937 in Centerville, Kansas, the son of George Franklin and Mae Amanda (Cass) Croan. George graduated from the Kincaid High School in Kincaid, Kansas, and served in the United...

Raymond Pollman

Raymond Pollman

Jun 20, 2010

Raymond George Pollman, 92, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute, Kansas. Raymond was born December 13, 1917, in Butler County near Leon, Kansas, the son of Charles and Susie (Singleton) Pollman. He grew up on a farm in Woodson County. On January 27, 1943, Raymond married Frances Marie Kinney at the...

Pat Neville

Pat Neville

Jun 20, 2010

Patricia "Pat" Neville, 82, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at her home after a battle with cancer. Pat was born December 10, 1927, to Lebor and Mary (Lampe) Mies of Andale, Kansas. Pat was the oldest child of nine. She grew up in the Andale area. On May 26, 1948, Pat married Cletus J. Neville at...

Louis Henry Egidy

Louis Henry Egidy

Jun 20, 2010

Louis Egidy, age 94, of Greeley, KS, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at his home. He was born on January 30, 1916 in Greeley, Kansas, the son of Adolph and Josephine (Kratzberg) Egidy. Louis joined the United States Army during WWII from 1942 to 1945. He served at the Battle of the Bulge. Louis married Etta Setter on...

Tracy Vest

Tracy Vest

Jun 19, 2010

Tracy Lynn Vest, 40, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident north of Humboldt, Kansas. Tracy was born January 15, 1970, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Dale Dean and Joyce A. (Hydorn) Waddell. She graduated from Iola High School and Allen Community College. On June 22, 1990, Tracy married Tim Vest...

Delbert Manson

Delbert Manson

Jun 17, 2010

Delbert Manson, age 72, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of McCune, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Missouri. Delbert was born August 31, 1937 at Savonburg, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Bertha (Foster) Manson. He grew up in the Savonburg area and attended school at Elsmore. Delbert was a farmer in...

Jeanetta Womack

Jeanetta Womack

Jun 15, 2010

Jeanetta Marie Womack, 82, of Bowling Green, Kentucky died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at her home. The Riley, Kansas native was born May 19, 1928, a daughter of the late Alfred Beck and Evelyn Beck. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Rex Womack and a brother, Alfred Beck, Jr. She was a homemaker, mother and grandmother and...

Shirley McGrew

Shirley McGrew

Jun 15, 2010

Shirley P. McGrew, 81, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Shirley was born September 21, 1928, at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Imo (Burger) Wright. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1946. On February 10, 1951, Shirley married Jack L. McGrew in Iola...

Darrell A. "Rick" Rickabaugh

Darrell A. "Rick" Rickabaugh

Jun 14, 2010

Darrell A. "Rick" Rickabaugh, age 74, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2010, at his home. Rick was born on June 30, 1935, at Redding, Kansas, the son of Joe Arch and Josephine P. (Blum) Rickabaugh. He graduated from Greeley High School in 1951. Rick served in the U.S. Army from April 1958 to March 1960. He...

Donald James Cooper

Donald James Cooper

Jun 14, 2010

Donald James Cooper, age 72, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2010 at his home. Donald was born on May 7, 1938, in Miami County, Kansas, the son of John Frank Cooper Jr. and Elsie Mae (Creager) Cooper. He attended Fontana schools, spending his childhood in the Fontana and Paola area. Donald entered the United States Navy...