Recent Obituaries
Glenda Coons
Aug 1, 2010
Glenda Coons, age 55, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at her home in Garnett. Glenda was born on July 1, 1955, at Alliance, Nebraska, the daughter of Bob and Merna (Brooks) Nichols. She grew up in the Bridgeport, Nebraska area, graduating from high school there in 1975. She earned her Associates Degree from Trinity Bible...
Jim Bell
Jul 31, 2010
James T. "Jim" Bell, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kansas. Jim was born September 10, 1947, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of H.W. and Hellen L. (Blohm) Bell. The family moved to Iola when he was three years old. He graduated from Iola High School in 1965...
Alma R. Gray
Jul 31, 2010
Alma R. Gray, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Alma Ruth Griffith was born on June 5, 1917, at Osceola, Missouri, the daughter of Sherman H. and May (Schoonover) Griffith. She was given the middle name of Ruth after Dr. Ruth Seavers who attended her...
Wayne Pracht
Jul 29, 2010
Frederick Wayne Pracht, Sr., age 87, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Wayne was born on August 12, 1922, in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of Fred O. and Nettie Frances (Harder) Pracht. He grew up in the Elk Community near Elmdale. He graduated from Cottonwood Falls High School....
Jim Turley
Jul 28, 2010
Jim H. Turley, 82, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim was born October 7, 1927 in Hopkins County, Texas, the son of William Lawson and Linnie Ellen (Tate) Turley. When he was three weeks old the family moved to Allen County, Kansas. He graduated from Moran...
Randy Blomquist
Jul 26, 2010
Randy "Ran" Blomquist, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at Coffeyville, Kansas. Randy was born July 22, 1948, at Newton, Kansas, the son of Reinhold and Dollie (VanFleet) Blomquist II. He grew up in Peabody and Marion, Kansas and graduated from Marion High School. In 1968, Randy married Sharon Cubit and they had three sons before they...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


