Obituaries

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Velma Ashlock

Velma Ashlock

Jul 24, 2010

Velma Lorene Ashlock, 96, of Carlyle, Kansas, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Velma was born December 24, 1913 in Yuma County, Colorado, the daughter of James A. and Mary Ella (Schroyer) Fuller. When she was nine months old the family returned to Kansas to live settling near Harris. She attended Harris Grade School...

Herman Owen Hill

Herman Owen Hill

Jul 24, 2010

Herman O. Hill, age 73, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on July 24, 2010 at his home. Herman was born on August 10, 1936 in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Frank Ebberly and Eva Elizabeth (Bindel) Hill. He attended rural schools in Anderson County, graduating from Welda High School with the Class of 1954. He worked for local...

Robert Lancaster

Robert Lancaster

Jul 24, 2010

Robert Daniel "Bob" Lancaster, 72, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Robert was born June 15, 1938, at St. Paul, Kansas, the son of Cyril Robert and Ellen Marie (Kennedy) Lancaster. He moved with his family to Louisville, Kentucky. He returned to the Chanute area and graduated from Chanute High School in...

Marvin L. Trumpp

Marvin L. Trumpp

Jul 21, 2010

Marvin L. Trumpp, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. Marvin was born on December 6, 1927 at Riley, Kansas, the son of August Frederick and Lillian Louise (Greenfield) Trumpp. He graduated from Riley Rural High School. Marvin was a member of the United States Navy from 1946...

Carol Sinclair

Carol Sinclair

Jul 21, 2010

Carol Lynn Sinclair, 66, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Carol was born June 1, 1944, on a farm west of Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond C. and Madelene (Hartwig) Ostrander. She attended rural elementary school at Cuppy west of Humboldt and then graduated from Humboldt High School in 1961....

Tommy Rhodes

Tommy Rhodes

Jul 16, 2010

Tommy Kenneth "Buck" Rhodes, 83, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Buck was born September 25, 1926 in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of James Frederick "Fred" and Mary Ellen (Allman) Rhodes. He attended school in LaHarpe and then served overseas in the United States Army during World War II. On...

Jerry Everett Dixon

Jerry Everett Dixon

Jul 16, 2010

Jerry Dixon, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at his home. He was born on May 22, 1937 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Walter Everett and Juanita Marie (Kennon) Dixon. Jerry joined the United States Navy in the 1950s and spent four years. When he was discharged from the Navy, he made his home...

Eileen Cooper

Eileen Cooper

Jul 15, 2010

Eileen M. Cooper, 89, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her home. Eileen was born October 30, 1920 on the family farm west of Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and May (Irwin) Gregory. She grew up at Colony where she graduated from high school in 1939. After high school, she worked at S.H. Kress in...

Bethena L. Baker

Bethena L. Baker

Jul 15, 2010

Bethena Baker, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Beth was born in Moran, Kansas on October 25, 1925, the daughter of Samuel Ernest and Elizabeth (Boggs) Fowler. She graduated from Moran High School and attended college at Allen County and Neosho County Community Colleges. Beth married L.D."Bill" Baker...

Kenneth French

Kenneth French

Jul 12, 2010

Kenneth Leon "Tarz" French, 74, of LeRoy, Kansas died Monday, July 12, 2010, at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. Kenneth was born May 10, 1936, in LeRoy, Kansas the son of George Washington Charles and Delora Maria (Radford) French. He grew up in LeRoy and graduated from LeRoy High School. While in high school he worked for the...

Cassie Damron

Cassie Damron

Jul 11, 2010

Serilda Cassandra "Cassie" Damron, 95, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Moran Manor Nursing Home. Cassie was born July 7, 1915 in Lebanon, Kansas, the daughter of William and Alice (Bolson) Shephard. On August 8, 1929, Cassie married Sheriden Damron in Fredonia. They made their home in Toronto. He died February 24, 1947. In 1954 she moved to Iola and...

Marvin Gerald Vasterling

Marvin Gerald Vasterling

Jul 11, 2010

Marvin Gerald Vasterling, age 66 of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on July 11, 2010, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on December 18, 1943 at Austin, Texas, the son of Marvin Daniel and Dossie (Haller) Vasterling. He attended McCallum High School in Austin. He then attended the University of Texas for two years. While there, he...

Trevaughn Granderson

Trevaughn Granderson

Jul 10, 2010

Trevaughn Markess Dawnte Granderson, infant son of Tierra D. Williams of Chanute, Kansas, entered this life at 1:59 p.m. and departed this life at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. SURVIVORS: His Mother: Tierra D. Williams of Chanute, Kansas 2 Brothers: Adon'dre Williams-Allen of Kansas City, Kansas and Taurus Granderson, Jr....

Leon Christmas

Leon Christmas

Jul 7, 2010

Leon L. Christmas, 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Harry Hynes Hospice Unit at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Leon was born February 24, 1942, at Chanute, Kansas, the son of Lester A. and Theada M. (Hartman) Christmas. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1960. Leon worked mainly as...

"Oscar" Randolph Scott Stinnett

"Oscar" Randolph Scott Stinnett

Jul 7, 2010

Randolph Scott "Oscar" Stinnett, age 41, of Yates Center, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010. He was born August 14, 1968 at Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of, Vance and Joannia (Wardlow) Stinnett. Oscar grew up in Skidmore, Missouri, and attended school there. He moved to the Kincaid area in 1989. He was a self employed logger. He had...

David Conine

David Conine

Jul 6, 2010

David H. Conine, 71, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at his home. David was born December 30, 1938 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of N.H. "Herb" and M. Ollene (Stout) Conine. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1956. After serving in the United States Marine Corp, David attended Allen County...

Sharon Kay Blevins

Sharon Kay Blevins

Jul 6, 2010

Sharon Kay Blevins, age 59, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at her home in Ottawa. She was born on October 12, 1950 in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Mary (Guffey) Blevins. She grew up in Colony, Kansas, graduating from Colony High School. Following school she later moved to Duncan, Oklahoma. In 1995...

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...