Obituaries

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Maxine Adams

Maxine Adams

Jun 13, 2010

Opal Maxine Adams, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on October 6, 1921, in the Burns Community, Polk County, Missouri near Bolivar, the daughter of Fred Olin and Loah Claud (McReynolds) Abel. She attended area schools before graduating high...

Glenda Jones

Glenda Jones

Jun 12, 2010

Glenda Irene Jones, 61, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at her home. Glenda was born July 5, 1948, in Iola, the daughter of Glen and Marguerite (Creason) Carter. After graduating from Iola High School she attended cosmetology school in Iola. She worked as a beautician until going back to school. She received her training in Chanute...

Glen E. Wills

Glen E. Wills

Jun 11, 2010

Glen E. Wills, age 54, of Champaign, Illinois, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2010, at Champaign, Illinois. Glen was born on December 3, 1955, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Cleo Edward and Vera (Parks) Wills. He graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1974. After graduation, he served in the Air Force. He was united in...

Hope Smith

Hope Smith

Jun 10, 2010

Hope Smith, 95, of Moran, Kansas, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the Moran Manor. Hope was born May 29, 1915, at Moran, Kansas, the daughter of J.E. and Ethyl B. (Smith) Williams. She grew up on the family farm northwest of Moran. On March 1, 1934, Hope married Arno Smith and they farmed west of Moran. He preceded her...

Lexie Nicole Tolbert

Lexie Nicole Tolbert

Jun 4, 2010

Lexie Nicole Tolbert, age 8, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010. She was born on May 26, 2002 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Jason Tolbert and Kayla DeVoe. She is survived by her parents, Jason Tolbert and Kayla DeVoe of Kincaid, Kansas; her grandparents, Calvin and Patricia DeVoe of Kincaid, Kansas; grandmother, Wendy Reyes, of...

Kris Tina DeVoe

Kris Tina DeVoe

Jun 4, 2010

Kris Tina DeVoe, age 28, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010 at New Strawn, Kansas, the result of a vehicle accident that also claimed the lives of her daughter, Payton DeVoe, age 4 and her niece, Lexie Tolbert, age 8. She was born on July 23, 1981 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Calvin and Patricia...

Payton Alexis DeVoe

Payton Alexis DeVoe

Jun 4, 2010

Payton Alexis DeVoe, age 4, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2010. She was born on December 28, 2005 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Kris Tina DeVoe. She is survived by four brothers, Kurt Thomas, Pattrick DeVoe, Martin Calvey and Skyler Kilpatrick; two sisters, Lexis Calvey and Megan Kilpatrick; her grandparents, Calvin and Patricia DeVoe of...

Pearl Green

Pearl Green

Jun 2, 2010

Pearl Green, age 95, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in Iola, Kansas. Pearl was born on August 24, 1914, at Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Albert and Grace Mabel (Robinson) Riley. She attended Pleasant Ridge school located northwest of Kincaid. She was united in marriage to Irel Albert Green on July 18, 1931 at...

William Roe

William Roe

Jun 1, 2010

William G. (Billy) Roe, 89, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at the Iola Nursing Center. Billy was born January 6, 1921, in Iola, Kansas, the son of George Birt and Susie Mary (Cummins) Roe. He grew up at LaHarpe and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1938. On May 19, 1940, Billy married Doris May Spencer at...

Georgia Maxine Moore

Georgia Maxine Moore

May 31, 2010

Georgia Maxine Moore, age 87, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas She was born on July 30, 1922 at Welda, Kansas, the daughter of George M. and Lola May (Serene) Fagg. She graduated from Welda High School, and was baptized at an early age at the Welda Methodist Church....

Charles Womelsdorf

Charles Womelsdorf

May 26, 2010

Charles D. "Chuck" Womelsdorf, age 76, of Chanute, Kansas, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Chuck was born on April 28, 1934 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Henry Webster and Leah Elsie (Allen) Womelsdorf. He grew up in the Mapleton, Xenia and Blue Mound areas. He married Lois Marvin in...

Gerald O. Welsh

Gerald O. Welsh

May 26, 2010

Gerald Welsh, age 74, of Selma, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his home. He was born August 26, 1935 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Olin and Marjorie (Steele) Welsh. He graduated from the Kincaid High School. He made his home a farm near Selma where he was a cattleman and a farmer. Gerald's work was...

Robert L. Barnett Sr.

Robert L. Barnett Sr.

May 23, 2010

Robert L. Barnett, Sr., age 84 of Colony, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at his home in Colony. He was born on March 12, 1926 in Richmond, Kansas, the son of James Fredrick and Eva Lee (Culbertson) Barnett. He was the youngest of nine children. On May 13, 1949, he married Vivian M. Fletcher of Ottawa, Kansas. Married...

Juanita Helen Farrar

Juanita Helen Farrar

May 20, 2010

Juanita Farrar, age 85, of Cleburne, Texas, formerly of Garnett, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Cleburne, Texas. Juanita was born on September 15, 1924 at Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Maude (Spencer) Cunningham. She grew up in the area, attending school in Greeley, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Hubert Farrar on March 18,...

Dorothy Hurst

Dorothy Hurst

May 18, 2010

Dorothy L. Hurst, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the Life Care Center of Wichita. Dorothy was born March 13, 1917, at Washington, Missouri, the daughter of Victor and Laura (Cockley) Datweiler. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Washington High School. On October 15, 1937, Dorothy married Robert E. "Bob" Hurst. They made their...

Lucille Lang

Lucille Lang

May 14, 2010

Lucille M. Lang, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at her home. Lucille was born August 12, 1933 at Athens, Kansas in Woodson County, the daughter of Albert Douglas and Alice Maude (Ransom) Caler. She grew up in the Iola area and graduated from Iola High School in 1951 and went to work at the Federal Reserve...

Karl Heinz Gebert

Karl Heinz Gebert

May 12, 2010

Karl Gebert, age 84 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 20, 1926, in Abilene, Texas, the son of Willie and Frieda (Ermish) Gebert. At the age of 10 his family moved to Berlin, Germany, where he completed his education. He got to see the...

Charles Gregg

Charles Gregg

May 12, 2010

Charles A. "Chuck" Gregg, 93, of Gas, Kansas died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the home of his daughter in LaHarpe, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1917, in Gas the son of John Riley and Asintha Jane (Brooks) Gregg. He graduated from Colony High School in 1936. He then worked for the Kerr McFall Garment Company in Iola before...

Evalyn Passig

Evalyn Passig

May 11, 2010

Evalyn Ruth Passig, 81, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute of a sudden illness. Evalyn was born September 7, 1928,on a farm west of Elsmore, Kansas the daughter of Oscar Frank and Signild Marie (Nielson) Carlson. She graduated from Elsmore High School in 1947 and there after she taught at...

Blanche L. Weatherbie

Blanche L. Weatherbie

May 10, 2010

Blanche Weatherbie, age 94 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1915, at Lexington, Missouri, the daughter of Walter Irven and Allie Rae (West) Farrar. She grew up in Franklin County, Kansas, graduating from Sac Creek grade school. Blanche was united in marriage...