Recent Obituaries
Ruth Ann Whitcomb
May 14, 2008
Ruth Ann Whitcomb, age 89, of Kincaid, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Ruth Ann was born on March 7, 1919, in Mound City, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Merriman) Demott. She attended school at Blue Mound, Kansas. She was united in marriage to John Wesley Whitcomb on September 6, 1940,...
Marjorie Katherine West
May 14, 2008
Marjorie Katherine West, age 70, of Colony, Kansas, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at her home in Colony, Kansas. She was born on August 13, 1937, in Hennessey, Oklahoma, the daughter of George William and Marjorie Helen (Bash) Hawk. Kathy grew up in LaHarpe, Kansas, where she graduated from high school. She attended Cosmetology School in Iola. In 1960,...
Howard Chandler Christy
May 14, 2008
Howard Chandler Christy, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, following a bout of pneumonia and related heart complications. He was born January 28, 1928, in Central City, KS, to Odie M. and Zelma Faye (Coberly) Christy. Howard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Billy G. McGie
May 9, 2008
Billy G. McGie, age 75, of Wittmann, Arizona, died May 9, 2008 at Peoria, Arizona. He was born on December 27, 1932, at Iola, Kansas, the son of William W. and Jewell A. (Pearman) McGie. He graduated from the Iola High School with the Class of 1950. He worked for Haliburton in oil fields around Iola. He later worked for...
Elder M. Bruch
May 2, 2008
Elder M. Bruch, age 89, of Paola, Kansas, died on Friday, May 2, 2008, at North Point Skilled Nursing in Paola, Kansas. Elder was born on November 15, 1918, in Black Creek, Wisconsin, the son of Arnold and Hazel (Woide) Bruch. He grew up in Cudahy, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a medic in the...
L. Norene Hobart
May 1, 2008
Norene Hobart, age 87, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. She was born to the union of Jobe and Aileen (Springer) Williams on July 21, 1920 on the family farm in Humphreys, Missouri, where she grew up. Following high school she taught at a country school before moving to Kansas City where she...
Clarence L. Johnson
Apr 26, 2008
Clarence Lyle Johnson, 92, of Garnett, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. He was born July 11, 1915, in Rural Garnett, the son of Evert Edgar and Hattie Maude Johnson. He married Wilda Frances Ament December 24, 1934, in Garnett. She preceded him in death in 1982. He later married Irma Jones...
Betty M. Wolken
Apr 19, 2008
Betty M. Wolken, age 83, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, died Saturday morning, April 19, 2008 at Cornerstone Village, Inc. at Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born July 16, 1924, at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholous and Mathilda (Micholski) Jacobs. Betty grew up in Harlan, Iowa and met Robert during corn harvest. Betty married Robert Wolken on October...
Joseph J. Yoder
Apr 17, 2008
Joseph J. Yoder, age 85, of Moses Lake, Washington, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, died April 17, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Mont ida Church, Mont Ida, Kansas; Burial in the Amish Cemetery. The family will be present to greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening...
William E. Garrison
Apr 17, 2008
William Bill Garrison, age 72, of Garnett, Kansas, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility, Garnett, Kansas. He was bon on May 19, 1935, the son of Thurman and Modine Garrison at Winfield, Alabama. Bill attended school and graduated from high school in Hubersville, Alabama. Shortly after high school, he joined the military and...
Enid Elizabeth Garrett
Apr 14, 2008
Enid Elizabeth Garrett, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on September 29, 1920, at Wild Horse, Colorado, the daughter of Gustaf Axel Axelson and Ruth Melissa (Williams) Axelson. She grew up in Terrall, Colorado, and graduated from a one room school house. She...
Victor Rhynerson
Apr 14, 2008
Victor Bill Rhynerson, age 68, of Osawatomie, a native of La Cygne and a 1958 graduate of La Cygne High School, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Olathe Medical Center after a brief illness. Survivors include his wife, Kay Rhynerson of the home, two children and two stepchildren. Mr. Rhynerson was cremated, and family services will be at a later...
Eleno C. Hernandez
Apr 9, 2008
Eleno C. Hernandez, age 60, of Ottawa, Kansas, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home in Ottawa. He was born on April 7, 1948, at Mertzon, Texas, the son of Sylvestre B. and Benita (Cruz) Hernandez. He grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas area, where he attended Piper High School. He left high school to enlist in...
Dorothy M. Beauchamp
Apr 8, 2008
Dorothy M. Beauchamp, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. She was born on January 18, 1915, in Williamsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Rome Harrington and Mary Helen (Gossett) Harrington. She lived most of her life in Garnett, Kansas. Dorothy married Horace Lee Beauchamp on October 31, 1934, at Garnett, Kansas....
Mathew Agnew
Apr 6, 2008
Mathew Agnew, age 84, formerly of Westphalia, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on January 19, 1924, in Westphalia, Kansas, the son of John and Anna May (Harrigan) Agnew. He grew up in the Westphalia area. In the early 1980s, he moved to Arkhaven in Garnett, later known...
Jerrold Don Fagg
Apr 5, 2008
Jerrold Don Fagg, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on April 5, 2008 at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. He was born July 9, 1934, on a farm near Welda, Kansas, the son of Herbert Bryant and Oma Leone (Lee) Fagg. He attended High Point School and Garnett High School, graduating with the Class of 1952. After high...
Robert W. Guilfoyle
Mar 31, 2008
Robert W. Guilfoyle, age 84, of Greeley, Kansas, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at the Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Sperry, Oklahoma, the son of Henry J. Guilfoyle and Emily (Harkless) Guilfoyle. He grew up in Sperry, Oklahoma, graduating from Sperry High School in 1942. He served in the Marines...
Clair Joseph Mader
Mar 30, 2008
Clair Joseph Mader, age 84, of Garnett, passed away Sunday, March, 30, 2008 at his home in Garnett. Clair was born September 17, 1923, the son of Henry B. and Catherine (Feuerborn) Mader at Garnett, Kansas. He grew up in the Garnett area, attending the Cedar Point and East Side School before graduating from Garnett High School in 1940. He...
Albert Marshall Potter
Mar 24, 2008
Albert M. Potter, age 80, of Garnett, died, Monday, March 24, 2008 at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. He was born on September 4, 1927, on a farm near Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Loran F. and Blanche M. (Pettit) Potter. Albert lived on the family farm until he was 16, moving to Garnett where he worked for his...
Caroline Jo Ludolph
Mar 22, 2008
Caroline Jo (Johnson) Ludolph, age 31, of Westphalia, Kansas; passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Coffey County Hospital, at Burlington, Kansas. Caroline was born on January 31, 1977 at Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Tom and Jo Ann (Feuerborn) Johnson. She graduated from Anderson County High School in 1995 and received a degree in elementary education from...