Obituaries

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Clara A. Powell

Clara A. Powell

Mar 13, 2008

Clara A. Powell, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1910, in Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of Valentine and Johanna (Hastert) Bures. Clara married Tony Sobba on October 14, 1930, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Scipio, Kansas. Tony died on...

Marie E. Feuerborn

Marie E. Feuerborn

Mar 10, 2008

Marie E. Feuerborn, age 100, of Ottawa, Kansas, died on Monday, March 10, 2008, at Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on January 27, 1908, in Sheldon, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Catherine (Mueller) Trompeter. Marie grew up in the Peru, Illinois area, where she attended a business school. She was united in marriage to Ralph...

Roscoe Loehr

Roscoe Loehr

Mar 4, 2008

Roscoe Loehr, age 84, of Kansas City, Kansas, formerly of Savonburg, Kansas, died on March 4, 2008 at his home. He was born August 13, 1923, the son of Leonard Hester and Mary Elizabeth (Wolcott) Loehr. Roscoe married Mildred Jane (Long) on January 31, 1946 at Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Mary...

Hazel M. Schade

Hazel M. Schade

Mar 2, 2008

Hazel M. Schade, age 81, died March 2, 2008, at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center of Paola, Kansas. She was born August 13, 1926 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Jasper Jack and Edna (Tash) Beck. Hazel graduated from Argentine High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Hazel married Ernest Cleto Schade on August 8, 1947 at North Kansas...

Allen David Prior

Allen David Prior

Mar 1, 2008

Allen David Prior, age 72 of Amarillo, Texas, died on Saturday, March 1, 2008, following a complicated illness of nearly four years. Allen David Prior was born to Carl and Norma (Swenson) Prior on February 23, 1936, in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from East High School in Denver and then attended BYU in Provo, Utah, for one term. Allen was...

Madgeleen Armstrong

Madgeleen Armstrong

Feb 27, 2008

Madgeleen Armstrong, age 68, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility, Garnett, KS. She was born on October 29, 1939 at Salem, Arkansas, the daughter of Noble Ray and Cleta Madge (Henry) Bowling. She married Vernon Armstrong on October 13, 1960 at Clayton, New Mexico....

Leah Ann Barnum

Leah Ann Barnum

Feb 23, 2008

Leah Barnum, age 32, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Moran, Kansas as the result of a car accident. This accident also claimed the life of her unborn son, Hunter. She was born January 31, 1976 in Fort Myers, Florida, the daughter of Richard and Ruth Ann Barnum. She grew up in the Fort Myers area,...

Hunter Jay Henderson

Hunter Jay Henderson

Feb 23, 2008

Hunter Henderson, infant son of Leah Barnum and Jerry Henderson, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Moran, Kansas as the result of a car accident. This accident also claimed the life of his mother. He is survived by his father, Jerry Henderson of Iola, Kansas; sister, Tabitha, brother, Ranger; grandparents, Richard & Ruth Ann Barnum of Savonburg, Kansas, Nancy...

Betty F. Smith

Betty F. Smith

Feb 18, 2008

Betty F. Smith, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Monday, February 18, 2008, at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born on July 6, 1926, in Bush City, Kansas, the daughter of Carl W. Smith and Dona (Stanley) Smith. Betty cared for children in her home. She enjoyed watching NASCAR and was a Jeff Gordon fan. She...

James Clarence Manspeaker

James Clarence Manspeaker

Feb 15, 2008

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Stephanie McIntyre

Stephanie McIntyre

Feb 12, 2008

Stephanie Michelle McIntyre, age 22, of Garnett, Kansas passed away February 12, 2008 the result of a car accident. She was born September 13, 1985, at Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of James and Rhonda (Gardner) McIntyre. Stephanie grew up in Lebo, Kansas, attending school there. She moved to Garnett in 2002. Stephanie worked as a waitress at Denises Caf in...

Clyde Merrill

Clyde Merrill

Feb 7, 2008

Clyde Merrill, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at his home. Lester Clyde Merrill was born on May 21, 1920, at Centerville, Kansas, the son of Ray Morris Merrill and Orpha Izora (Payne) Merrill. He attended the Eureka grade school and Parker Rural High School. Following school Clyde worked on farms in Iowa and...

Julia Marie Barnett

Julia Marie Barnett

Feb 5, 2008

Julia Marie McAdam Barnett of Moran was born east of Bayard, KS on Aug. 10, 1919 and was the daughter of Andy and Bessie Schuessler McAdam. At an early age she with her family moved to the old farmstead of her Grandfather Schuessler located one mile west of Lone Elm, KS. where she grew to womanhood. She was graduated from...

Ruby L. Johnson

Ruby L. Johnson

Feb 1, 2008

Ruby L. Johnson, age 103, of Lenexa, Kansas, formerly of Savonburg, Kansas, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born June 12, 1904, at Savonburg, Kansas, the daughter of George O. and Olivia Ollie (Lagergren) Johnson. Ruby attended schools in the Savonburg area, and graduated from Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas. She worked...

Nelda Darlene Tawney

Nelda Darlene Tawney

Jan 30, 2008

Nelda Darlene Tawney was born March 12, 1932, in Ogallah, Kansas to William O. and Ellen Abigail Hager. She passed away in Olathe, Kansas on January 30, 2008 at the age seventy-five. As a child, Nelda attended Ogallah Grade School in Ogallah, KS. She moved with her family to Garnett in 1940 where her family harvested wheat. She later attended...

Ivan W. Ross

Ivan W. Ross

Jan 30, 2008

Ivan W. Ross, age 73, of Parker, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Royal Terrace Nursing and Rehab at Olathe, Kansas. He was born on January 4, 1935 in Linn County, Kansas, the son of Charlie Walter Ross and Marilla Zene (Carpenter) Ross. He graduated from Parker High School, Parker, Kansas with the Class of 1954. Ivan was married...

Roy William Barnhart

Roy William Barnhart

Jan 24, 2008

Roy William Barnhart, age 89, of Harris, Kansas, passed away at his home on January 24, 2008. He was born November 27, 1918, near Sawyer, Kansas, the youngest child of Lee and Effie (Wray) Barnhart. His mother passed away when he was only twelve days old, he was then cared for by a neighbor and near relatives until his father...

Donna Marie Rosebaugh

Donna Marie Rosebaugh

Jan 18, 2008

Marie Rosebaugh, age 86, of Moran, passed away, Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Moran Manor. Marie was born July 28, 1921 the daughter of John William and Maye (King) Lantz, at Bedford, Iowa. Marie grew up in the LaHarpe and Iola area, graduating from Iola High School. She lived most of her life in the Iola and Moran area....

Treva Maetta Turner

Treva Maetta Turner

Jan 16, 2008

Treva M. Turner, age 92, of Colony, Kansas died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. Treva was born January 16, 1916 in Anderson County, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Ora D. & Virgie H. (Mathews) Strickler. She attended Prairie Union School near Colony and graduated from Colony High School in 1935. She...

Wayne Edward Howarter

Wayne Edward Howarter

Jan 16, 2008

Wayne E. Howarter, age 85, of Lone Elm, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas. Wayne was born September 2, 1922, at Lone Elm, Kansas, the son of Glenn and Eunice (Taylor) Howarter. He graduated from Kincaid High School in 1940. In 1941, he moved to San Diego to work in an airplane manufacturing facility....