Obituaries

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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...

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,...