Recent Obituaries
Gwendolyn Ann Benus
Aug 10, 2008
Gwendolyn Ann Benus, age 102, of Garnett, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1906, in Caldwell, England, the daughter of Anthony Cyril and Isabella (Coats) Britton. She moved with her parents to America in 1909. On October 29, 1931, she married William Benus at Garnett, Kansas....
Gertrude Laverne Hager
Aug 10, 2008
Gertrude L. Hager, age 86, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1921, in Bertrand, Nebraska, the second of ten children of John "Jack" and Margaret (Power) Maloney. Gertrude's early years were spent assisting in the care of her siblings. Gertrude married William "Bill" Hager...
Georgia J. Lohr
Aug 2, 2008
Georgia J. Lohr, age 81, of Garnett passed away Saturday, August 02, 2008 at the Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born October 19, 1926 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of George Herbert and Clara Louise (Robbins) Bunnel. She grew up in Colony, graduating from high school there in 1944. Following high school she worked at the Colony...
Lorene Strobel
Aug 2, 2008
Harriet "Lorene" Hatten Strobel, age 91, of Scipio, Kansas, died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Lorene was born on October 27, 1916 at Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Loren and Eveleena (McCann) Hatten. She married Richard Strobel on December 27, 1949 at Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed with three children. She grew up in...
Connor True
Jul 25, 2008
Connor Michael David True, age 5 months, of Eudora, KS, passed away at his home on July 25, 2008. He was born on February 27, 2008 at Olathe, Kansas, the son of David Christopher True and Ashley Morgan. Conner is survived by his parents, David True and Ashley Morgan, of the home; his brother, Preston True, of the home; grandparents,...
Mildred Marie Velvick
Jul 23, 2008
Mildred Marie Velvick, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at her home in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on October 6, 1916, in Shubert, Nebraska, the daughter of Clyde Arthur and Lela Leona (Lord) Filmer. She lived in Shubert until moving to Peru in 1927. Mildred graduated from Peru High School at the age of...
Bernetta C. Bach
Jul 20, 2008
Bernetta C. Bach, age 67, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away July 20, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. She was born on January 16, 1941, in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Agnes (Katzer) Lickteig. She was a graduate of the Greeley High School with the Class of 1959. Bernetta married Don Bach on February 13,...
Dale E. Freidline
Jul 19, 2008
Dale E. Freidline, age 81, of Kincaid, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Dale was born on August 31, 1926, in Caney, Kansas, the son of George and Mary (Ellingworth) Freidline. He served in the Navy during World War II on a transport ship in the Pacific Ocean. He was united in marriage to Bertha Mae Strope on March...
Jerold Eugene Patterson
Jul 17, 2008
Jerold Patterson, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on December 22, 1937, in Uniontown, Kansas, the son of Leo L. and Flora (Arnold) Patterson. The family moved to Garnett in 1948. Jerold graduated from Garnett High School in 1955. Jerold married Jeanie Anderson on...
Bernice R. Barnaby
Jul 8, 2008
Bernice R. Barnaby, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at her residence in Garnett, Kansas. Bernice was born on August 19, 1923 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Cecelia (Feuerborn) Sobba. She grew up in Garnett, attending the Spring Branch School. She was united in marriage to William Barnaby on June 15,...
Ivone June Christy
Jul 3, 2008
Ivone J. Penny Christy, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, passed away at Olathe Medical Center on Thursday, July 3, 2008. She was born June 7, 1931, in Kansas City, Kansas to Boyd Montgomery Woods and Nanny Maude (Radar) Woods. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Howard C. Christy in...
Gordon Murray Ensley
Jun 29, 2008
Gordon Murray Ensley, age 88, of Colony, Kansas, died on Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. Gordon was born on October 15, 1919, at Colony, Kansas, the son of William Joseph Ensley and Nellie (Murray) Ensley. He grew up in the Colony area, graduating from Colony High School in 1937. Gordon...
Stanley C. Bell
Jun 26, 2008
Stanley Carroll Bell, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas, died on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Stanley was born on May 9, 1924, in Garnett, Kansas, to Floyd and Thelma (Stanley) Bell. Stanley lived in Garnett until May of 1943 when he was drafted into the Navy to serve in World War II. He...
Sylvia O. Sutton
Jun 22, 2008
Sylvia O. Sutton, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away June 22, 2008 in Stockton, Missouri. She was born June 13, 1920 near Selma, Kansas, the daughter of Willie and Mary (Bump) Olson. She attended one year at Anticot School and the family moved to the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood near Lone Elm and finished school. She worked as a housekeeper...
Peggy Sumner
Jun 19, 2008
Margaret (Peggy) Sumner, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on November 25, 1944, in Axtell, Kansas, the daughter of Ted and Margaret (Meier) Studer. Peggy grew up and attended schools in Beattie, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia State University. Peggy was united in...
Rose L. Covey
Jun 18, 2008
My wife, our mother, our daughter, our sister, our friend has gone to join Our Father in Heaven. Rose Lee (Hartman) Covey, age 53, of Moran, Kansas passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, June 18, 2008 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Rose was born August 11, 1954 in Iola, Kansas to Kenneth and...
Myrna C. Boyles
Jun 15, 2008
Myrna C. Boyles, age 68, of Garnett, Kansas, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, after a long battle with lung cancer first diagnosed in 1996. She was born September 15, 1939, in Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Wendell J. and Hazel Schulte. She grew up and lived her entire life in Garnett,...
William R. Henderson
Jun 11, 2008
William R. Bill Henderson, age 61, of Osawatomie, Kansas, formerly of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Life Care Center at Osawatomie, Kansas. He was born on December 9, 1946, at Iola, the son of Glen and Verna (Laymon) Henderson. He graduated from Colony High School and Emporia State University. Bill worked for many years as a...
Harold L. Johnson
Jun 9, 2008
Harold L. Johnson, age 81, of Savonburg, Kansas, died on Monday, June 9, 2008, at his home. He was born June 7, 1927, at Savonburg, Kansas, the son of Wendell Harold Theodore Johnson and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. Harold attended schools in the area, graduating from Elsmore High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946....


