Recent Obituaries
Nancy Evans
Mar 30, 2009
Nancy J. Evans, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at her home. Nancy was born March 16, 1947 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Albert W. and Eva A. (Porter) Conner. She graduated from Iola High School in 1965 and then from the Mt. Carmel School of Nursing in Pittsburg. She worked as a registered nurse at...
Velda Scheibmeir
Mar 29, 2009
Velda Athene (Stewart) Scheibmeir, born July 29, 1915, daughter of James Jackson Stewart, Sr. and Lura Ethel (Rayburn) Stewart. She was born on a farm northwest of Yates Center in Woodson County. She worked as a domestic engineer for Freda Burke, Ruth Newman, Nellie Manifold, Gertrude Gibbs, Lola Hefner, and many others. She also worked at Artex sewing factory, Peter...
Wallis McDown
Mar 29, 2009
Wallis L. McDown, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at his home. He was born May 16, 1928, in Colony, Kansas the son of Herman O. and Margaret E. (Byfield) McDown. He graduated from Colony High School. On May 10, 1946, Wallis married Mary Ellen Baker. He worked for the Brunk Lumber Yard in Colony before moving...
Lawrence Gilliland
Mar 28, 2009
Lawrence Gilliland, age 89, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas. Lawrence was born on June 2, 1919, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Joe and Edith (Byfield) Gilliland. He attended country schools in the Colony area, having perfect attendance all eight years. He was united in marriage to...
Helen Henderson
Mar 28, 2009
Helen Henderson, age 105, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Helen Francine Humes Henderson, daughter of John Finton and Maud Nogle Humes, was born Dec. 28, 1903, in Humboldt, Kansas. Because of her father's work in the oil and gas fields, she moved to Indian Territory before she was a year...
Yvonne Price
Mar 27, 2009
Yvonne Marie Price, 74, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Yvonne was born December 13, 1934, on a farm in Bourbon County, Kansas, the daughter of Paul L. and Pauline M. (Edwards) Ward. She graduated from Elsmore High School and then moved to Iola where she worked for the Miller...
Jerry L. Criqui
Mar 26, 2009
Jerry L. Criqui, age 68 of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his home in Garnett. Jerry was born on April 10, 1940, in Quenemo, Kansas, the son of Joseph Andrew Criqui and Eva Bell (Heile) Criqui. He attended Quenemo High School, graduating with the Class of 1959. Jerry served in the U.S. Army. He was united...
Hal Wray
Mar 23, 2009
Hal Lynn Wray, 55, of Moran passed away early Tuesday morning March 24, 2009, at Menorah Hospital in Olathe, Kansas. He was surrounded by family and friends then, and in the days before his death. Wray was born on June 22, 1953, at Allen County Hospital, the son of Maurice C. and Dorothy E. Wray. He was baptized at the...
Ronald Davis
Mar 22, 2009
Ronald Dale Davis, 55, of Gas, Kansas, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Ron was born February 28, 1954, at Lucas, Kansas, the son of John W. and Renata (Wacker) Davis. He grew up in the Lincoln, Kansas, area. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972. Ron began his career with the...
Kenneth L. Skillman
Mar 21, 2009
Kenneth L. Skillman, age 51, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 being held in the arms of his family at his home. He was born July 20, 1957, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Paul and Nadine (McCain) Skillman. He graduated from Garnett High School and attended some college. Kenneth married Rebecca...
Wilbur S. Louk
Mar 20, 2009
Wilbur S. Louk, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. He was born on November 6, 1923 west of Garnett, the son of Ed Louk and Dee (Wilson) Louk. He was the third child of five. Wilbur attended Minkler Star School and graduated from Kincaid High School...
Rowdy Shapel
Mar 19, 2009
Rowdy Chancelor Shapel, son of Jason & Michelle (Shrum) Shapel of Iola, Kansas, was stillborn Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. SURVIVORS: His Parents: Jason T. & Michelle C. (Shrum) Shapel of Iola, KS 1 Half-Sister: Courtney Greer of Iola, KS Paternal Grandmother: Elaine Gibbons of Ft. Scott, KS Maternal Grandparents: Sue Shrum & Fiance,...
Paul J. Collins
Mar 16, 2009
Paul J. Collins, age 83, of Greeley, Kansas, died on Monday, March 16, 2009, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on December 20, 1925, at Emerald, Kansas, the son of Leo and Rose (Magrath) Collins. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1943. Paul was self employed his entire working life. After high school, he...
Vina Higginbotham
Mar 15, 2009
Vina Mae Higginbotham, 98, of Carlyle, Kansas, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at her home. Vina was born October 27, 1910, in Gas City, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph J. and Blanche A. (Tiffany) Conwell. She graduated from Iola High School. On July 23, 1929, Vina married Con W. Higginbotham and they made their home in Carlyle. He preceded her...
John Shapel
Mar 14, 2009
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant John Howard Shapel, 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the Moran Manor. John was born July 2, 1935, at Carlyle, Kansas, the son of Amel and Minnie (Plumb) Shapel. He grew up in Gas City and worked in the oil fields with his Dad before graduating from Iola High School....
Genevieve Caldwell
Mar 13, 2009
Garnett, Kansas - Genevieve (Klages) Caldwell, age 87, passed away March 13, 2009 at the Anderson County Hospital. Genevieve was born March 17, 1921 at Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Gustave F. and Clara (Wilkinson) Klages. Genevieve graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1939. Genevieve married Glenn Caldwell, Sr. on November 18, 1939 at Stillwater, Oklahoma. This...
Delia Barnes
Mar 12, 2009
Delia N. "Della" Barnes, 67, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at the Hospice Unit at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born February 2, 1942, at Iola, Kansas, the daughter of E.B. "Shorty" and Laura M. (Yocham) Trester. She grew up in Iola where she graduated from Iola High School and Iola...
Marjorie George
Mar 12, 2009
Marjorie M. George, 95, former Neosho Falls, Kansas resident died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. Marjorie was born January 27, 1914, on her parents farm near Willis, Kansas. She was the daughter of Irl N. and Audrie B. (May) Compton. The family moved to a farm east of Eureka in 1920 and then...
Opal Belle Brown
Mar 11, 2009
Opal Belle Brown, age 87, a former resident of Garnett, Kansas, more recently of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born March 27, 1921, in Longton, Kansas, the daughter of David Franklin Dunbar and Fannie Shanks Dunbar. She married James T. Brown on September 18, 1937, at Sedan, Kansas. He preceded...
Earl A. Meyers
Mar 9, 2009
Earl A. Meyers, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away March 9, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on November 23, 1921 in LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Edna (Smoot) Meyers. He attended Allen County Schools before joining the Army around the age of 18. He served the Army for...
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