Recent Obituaries
Ann V. Grove
Nov 3, 2008
Ann V. Grove, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2008, at the Anderson County Long Term Care facility in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on April 14, 1921, in Parker, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Kenneth and Inez (Bilderback) Grove. They moved to Greeley shortly after her birth. Ann graduated from the Greeley High School...
Alta E. Turner
Nov 1, 2008
Alta E. "Betty" Turner, age 78, of Welda, passed away November 1, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born June 28, 1930, in the rural area of Garnett, the daughter of Emmett and Fern (Coberly) Christy. From the age of three to eight, she lived in the Central City area moving to Maple Grove area. Following...
Glenn W. Showalter
Oct 31, 2008
Glenn Westley Showalter, age 72, of Georgetown, Texas, formerly of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2008, at Georgetown, Texas, surrounded by his immediate family. He was born December 19, 1935 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Paul and Daisy (Ashburn) Showalter. He grew up in the Colony area and graduated from Colony High School, he then attended...
Betty Jane Adams
Oct 31, 2008
Betty Jane Adams, age 81, of Welda, Kansas, died on Friday, October 31, 2008, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 18, 1927, at Walker, Missouri, the daughter of Dan and Mildred (Parks) Hiestand. Betty lived in Nevada, Missouri before the family moved to Welda. She graduated from Welda High School. Following school...
Kenneth C. Bolles
Oct 30, 2008
Kenneth Clyde Bolles, age 46, of Garnett, Kansas passed away October 30, 2008. Kenny was born September 3, 1962 at Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Clyde H. and Joyce P. (Short) Bolles, joining sister, Linda and brothers, Mike and Curt. He attended grade school and junior high in Leeds, and graduated early from North High School in 1980 to...
Wendell Marvin Thompson
Oct 26, 2008
Wendell Marvin Thompson, age 75, of Colony, Kansas died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Harry Hynes Hospice Service at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Wendell was born on February 6, 1933, at Selma, Kansas, the son of John Finley Thompson and Eula Ruth (Blunt) Thompson. He graduated from the Kincaid High School in 1951. Following high school he...
Clara Frances Puckett
Oct 25, 2008
Clara Frances Puckett, age 67, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008, at her home. She was born March 1, 1941 at Clinton, Missouri, the daughter of Chester and Anna (Johnson) Hart. She attended Clinton High School, Clinton, Missouri. Clara married Ronald Dean Puckett on February 8, 1987 in Picher, Oklahoma. Clara worked as a cook in Commerce,...
Dorothy M. Conner
Oct 25, 2008
Dorothy M. Conner, age 83, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away at her home on October 25, 2008. She was born March 15, 1925 at St. Paul, Kansas, the daughter of Orville and Mabel (Craig) Lowe. She graduated from Savonburg High School with the Class of 1942. She married E.C. Conner on November 22, 1941 at Nevada, Missouri. This union was...
Marjorie H. Hamm
Oct 21, 2008
Marjorie H. Hamm, age 73, of Colony, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at her home. Margie was born on June 19, 1935 at Jacksonville, Illinois, the daughter of Leonard and Marie (Rickey) Johnson. She grew up in the Joplin area, attending school at Oakland Village. She lived in the Joplin area until moving to Iola, Kansas in 1963....
George Tush
Oct 15, 2008
George "Bud" Tush, Jr., age 72, of Iola, Kansas, died October 15, 2008, at KU Medical Center. George was born on March 26, 1936, the son of George Tush, Sr. and Mary Ann (Kueser) Tush, at Garnett, Kansas. The family lived in the Joplin area, until returning to Garnett during his high school years. He graduated from Welda High School...
Dale Lybarger
Oct 10, 2008
Dale Lybarger, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas died Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital , Kansas City, Missouri. He was born July 14, 1934 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Charles Wilson and Ruth L. (Heck) Lybarger. Dale graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1952. Dale married Betty Turner on June 25, 1955 at Garnett,...
Kenneth Dunlap
Oct 7, 2008
Kenneth L. Dunlap Sr., age 61, of Colony, Kansas passed away, October 7, 2008 at his home in Colony. Kenneth was born August 5, 1947 at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Dee Milton Dunlap and Marjorie (Croan) Dunlap. He grew up in Kincaid, Strong City and Wellsville, Kansas. He graduated from Wellsville High School, later entering the Navy. Following his...
Marion B. Barnett
Oct 3, 2008
Marion B. Barnett, 88, died October 3, 2008 at Mennonite Manor, Wheaton House, South Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 28, 1920 in Parker, Kansas, the son of Orville and Mary (Troutman) Barnett. He was the third son of three children. He graduated from Parker Rural High School, Parker, Kansas, in the Class of 1938. He was a lifelong Parker...
Billy Mack Davis
Oct 1, 2008
Billy Mack Davis, age 75, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was born on April 5, 1933, in Cabool, Missouri, the son of Robert Augusta Davis and Myrtle "Mintie" (Preston) Nelson. He grew up in Pamona, Missouri. Following the death of his mother he moved...
Clyde Vincent Miller
Sep 27, 2008
Clyde V. Miller, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett. He was born July 11, 1919, at Richmond, Kansas, the son of Tony and Stella (Baker) Miller. He graduated from Greeley High School. Clyde married Eileen Hermreck on February 3, 1945 at Bastrop, Texas. This union was blessed with two children,...
Sara F. Young
Sep 23, 2008
Sara Fay Young, age 100, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at New Mark Care Center, Kansas City. She was born February 24, 1908 at Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Gordon and Caroline L. (Simpson) Grayer. Sara married Joseph R. Young on August 4, 1929 at Burlingame, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Roy L. Cole
Sep 16, 2008
Roy L. Cole, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was born in Garnett, Kansas, on April 11, 1923, the son of Ray D. Cole and Edna Mae (Reinfeld) Cole. He spent his entire life in Anderson County, Kansas, with the exception of three years...
Albert E. Riley
Sep 14, 2008
Albert E. Riley, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on April 10, 1917 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Charles and Grace (Robinson) Riley. Albert married Carlotta Pretzer on June 29, 1952 at Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed with two children....
Margaret S. Kipper
Sep 13, 2008
Margaret S. Kipper, age 93, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Olathe Good Samaritan Center. Margaret was born February 3, 1915, in Greeley, Kansas, the third daughter of Henry and Theresa Egidy. She was married to Leonard P. Kipper of Scipio, Kansas, for seventy years. They were members of Guardian Angels Catholic Church for...
Randall L. Johns
Sep 7, 2008
Randall L. Johns, age 55, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at his home in Lone Elm. He was born on February 22, 1953, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Daniel and Ella Maye (Westerlund) Johns. Randall married Eileen Steele on August 6, 1977 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed...