Recent Obituaries
Deloris M. Zornes
Nov 23, 2022
Deloris M. Zornes, age 89 of rural Bronson, Kansas, passed away on November 23, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Deloris was born on February 9, 1933, on a farm northeast of Moran, Kansas. Deloris was the first of two daughters born to Curtis F. Marlow and Mary V. (Creel) Marlow. Deloris attended Spring Valley country school and then...
Retabess Ling
Nov 21, 2022
Retabess passed away on November 21, 2022, at her home in Iola, Kansas. Retabess Northway Ling was born September 29, 1930, on a farm southeast of Moran, Kansas, to Edith (Meek) and Roy Duff Northway. She attended Walnut Grove, a one room country school near Moran, Kansas; Moran and Iola High Schools. She graduated from Iola High School in 1947....
Kris Rourk
Nov 21, 2022
My mother, Kris Rourk, also known as Mary Kristina White, was born in Springfield, Missouri, on February 6, 1953. Her family moved to Iola, Kansas, when she was a child, and she lived here for the rest of her life. I describe my mother as a fiercely independent and determined woman. My mother was a talented musician and country western...
Donald W. Brown
Nov 20, 2022
Donald W. Brown, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on November 20, 2022, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas. Donald Wayne Brown was born on June 3, 1947, in Clay Center, Kansas. He was the fifth of six sons born to James A. and Sylvia (Lake) Brown. Don graduated from Clay County Community High School with the class...
Lillie M. Davis
Nov 20, 2022
Lillie Marie Davis, age 74, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 20, 2022, at Medicalodges of Iola, Iola, Kansas. Lillie was born February 16, 1948, in Gas, Kansas, to William A. Watson and Tuddie Belle (Howard) Watson. Lillie graduated from Iola High School and then attended college. She worked in the medical field as a nurse. Lillie married William Kenneth...
Betty Jo Larney
Nov 20, 2022
Betty Jo Larney, age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 20, 2022, at St. Luke's North, Kansas City, Missouri. Betty Jo was born December 30, 1942, in Blue Mound, Kansas, to John Fosdick and June (Tullis) Fosdick. Betty Jo graduated in 1960 from Blue Mound High School, Blue Mound, Kansas. Betty Jo and John Larney were married July 25,...
Dr. Henry "Butch" Trabuc
Nov 18, 2022
Dr. Henry Butch John Patrick Trabuc, Jr., age 65, of rural Colony, Kansas, passed away November 18, 2022 at Allen County Regional Hospital. Butch was born May 18, 1957, in Copiague, Long Island, New York to Henri Trabuc and Jennie (Garelli) Trabuc. Butch graduated in 1975 from Crest High School, Colony, Kansas. Butch was a lifelong learner and always took...
Raleigh K. "Rusty" Macklin
Nov 16, 2022
Raleigh K. "Rusty" Macklin, age 79, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on November 16, 2022 at his home. Rusty was born on May 13, 1943 in Greeley, KS. He was the second of two sons born to Ralph Macklin and Grace (Fox) Macklin. Rusty grew up on a farm east of Greeley, graduating from Greeley High School with the class...
Veda Gillham
Nov 9, 2022
Veda Jane Gillham, age 93, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 9, 2022, at her residence. Veda was born April 7, 1929, in Portland, Oregon, to Orville C. Nail and Henrietta (Harold) Nail. Veda earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California. She was a systems analyst for NASA. Veda and Loral F. (Ben) Gillham...
Richard Bradford Prather
Nov 8, 2022
Richard B. Prather, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the Anderson County Hospital. Richard was born on June 25, 1935, at the family home in Kincaid, Kansas. He was the fourth of four children born to Romie D. and Nellie (Moore) Prather. Richard graduated from Kincaid High School in 1953. Richard was united...
Raymond L Nitcher
Nov 7, 2022
Raymond Leith Nitcher, age 90, departed our world peacefully Monday evening, November 7, 2022 in Iola, Kansas. Ray was born on Sunday, July 3, 1932 upstairs in the home of Ray L and Buena Vista (Abshire) Nitcher in Quenemo, Kansas. He preceded his twin brother, Rowland Keith, by ten minutes. The twins came as a surprise to their parents who...
Randy Duarte
Nov 3, 2022
Joseph Randolph (Randy) Duarte, age 73, of LeRoy, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2022, at his residence. Randy was born January 17, 1949, in San Bernardino, California, to Joe M. Duarte and Mary (Soliz) Duarte. Randy graduated from Barstow High School, Barstow, California. He furthered his education and graduated with a bachelor's degree from UC-Davis. Randy served as a deputy...
Lavonda Maloney
Nov 3, 2022
Lavonda Lyn Maloney, age 79, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 3, 2022, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. Lavonda was born January 31, 1943, in Ava, Missouri, to Earl Williams and Blanche (Landsdown) Williams. Lavonda graduated in 1962 from Ava High School, Ava, Missouri. She attended college for two years at Southern Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. Lavonda and...
John J. Folsom
Nov 3, 2022
John J. Folsom, age 67, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at his home. Johnny Joe Folsom was born on January 25, 1955, at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the fourth of six children born to Floyd "Ted" and Genevieve (Lepillier) Folsom. John's family moved to Parker, Kansas in 1963, John graduated from Prairie View High...
Cynthia Lou Davis
Nov 2, 2022
Cynthia Lou Davis, age 62, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away November 2, 2022, at St. Luke's Health System, Kansas City, Missouri. Cindy was born August 11, 1960, in Gary, Indiana, to Keith Leonard Miller and Helen Fay (Horn) Miller. Cindy worked as a clerk for the Veterans Administration for many years, retiring in 2002 as a result of a...
Clyde D. Parks
Oct 31, 2022
Clyde D. Parks, age 81, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Clyde Dean Parks was born on March 7, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas. Clyde was the second of three children born to Ross Eldon and Pansy (Ellis) Parks. He grew up on a farm southeast of Westphalia, Kansas, graduating from...
Dorris Ellouise Gere-Young
Oct 27, 2022
Dorris Ellouise Gere-Young, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 27, 2022, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Dorris was born February 20, 1946, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Lloyd Clements and Wanda (Hamilton) Clements. Dorris graduated in 1964 from Doniphan High School, Doniphan, Missouri. Dorris married Richard Gere on October 9, 1966, Doniphan, Missouri. Richard passed on November 30, 1998....
Barbara Ann Hanks
Oct 22, 2022
Barbara Ann Hanks, age 68, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 22, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Barbara was born May 22, 1954, in Buffalo, Missouri, to Martin D. Hunter and Norma R. (Lee) Hunter. Barbara and Ronald D. Hanks were married January 16, 1971, in Camdenton, Missouri. Barbara spent her entire life working in the...
Wauneta B. Seibert
Oct 19, 2022
Wauneta B. Seibert, age 99 years and 363 days, of Iola, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2022, at Greystone, Iola, Kansas. Wauneta was born October 21, 1922, in Byron, Washington, to Dale Smith and Amanda (Dunnington) Smith. Wauneta served her country from December 7, 1941, to September 2, 1945, in the United States Navy, Naval Intelligence, during WWII. The Naval...
Gregory D. Gulick
Oct 19, 2022
Gregory Dean Gulick, age 79, of Altoona, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2022, at Morning Star Assisted Living, Fredonia, Kansas. Greg was born June 14, 1943, in Eureka, Kansas, to Lyle Gulick and Donelda (Gamblian) Gulick. Greg graduated in 1961 from Eureka High School, Eureka, Kansas. He and Sally Stever were married August 27, 1960, in McPherson, Kansas. Greg was...