Recent Obituaries
Susan Padfield
Aug 14, 2020
Susan Padfield, age 77, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at her home. Susan Elaine Burns was born February 7, 1943 in Independence, Kansas. She was the first of two children born to Robert E. and Marvelle (Coyner) Burns. Susan grew up in Cherryvale, graduating from high school there in 1960. On December 30, 1962 Susan was...
June Ames
Aug 13, 2020
Amy June Smith Sherbenou Ames, age 98, of Chanute, Kansas, passed from this earth to her Heavenly Father on Thursday, August 13, 2020. She was born June 12, 1922, at Cedar Crest Farm, in Wilson County near Toronto, Kansas; the daughter of Harry Amos and Maude Belle (Daniel) Smith. On December 24, 1941, June was united in marriage to Buford...
Theola Heath
Aug 13, 2020
Theola Heath, age 74, passed away August 13, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Iola, Kansas. Theola was born to William DeWalt and Bernece (Wilkinson) Merrill on May 23, 1946 in Blue Rapids, Kansas. Over the years, Theola worked various jobs, her favorite being a security guard. Theola could be found playing bingo in her spare time. She loved to...
Jerry Ellis McClure
Aug 13, 2020
Jerry Ellis McClure, age 80, passed away on August 13, 2020, at Jane Phillips Hospital, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Jerry was born on May 29, 1940, in Iola, Kansas, to Leslie Kenneth McClure and Elsie Louise (Michael) McClure. Jerry graduated Iola High School in 1959. He attended and graduated with an associate’s degree from Iola Community College. Jerry and Jean L. Thompson...
Steven Lawrence Riebel
Aug 10, 2020
Steven Lawrence Riebel, age 43, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Steven was born to Lawrence Earl and Joy Elaine (Webber) Riebel on March 14, 1977, in Iola, Kansas. He graduated from Iola High School in 1996. Steven was actively involved in Kansas Special Olympics since age 8. In 2015, he was inducted...
Naomi Grace McAfee
Aug 9, 2020
Naomi Grace (Sarver) McAfee was born March 10, 1921 in Lone Elm, Kansas, to Glenn Clayton and Neva Grace (DePoe) Sarver. On August 9, 2020, she went to her eternal home to be with Jesus. She attended school in Lone Elm and was valedictorian of her graduating class. After taking classes at Pittsburg College, Kansas, she taught at Richmond, Kansas...
Kayla Norman
Aug 8, 2020
Kayla Nicole Norman, age 31, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas. Kayla was born on April 2, 1989, in Chanute, Kansas, to Darin Norman and Leslie (Stanley) Norman. Kayla graduated in 2007 from Marmaton Valley High School. She continued her education at Kansas University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in...
Charles "Chuck" Frederick Richey
Aug 7, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Frederick Richey, age 78, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at Windsor Place of Iola, Kansas. Chuck was born to Frederick William Richey and Ruth Irene (Andrew) Rogers on October 23, 1941 in Yuba City, California. Chuck began his schooling in a one room schoolhouse in Amiot, Kansas. After first grade, he attended elementary school in Blue Mound,...
Janice Sue "Meme" Lust
Aug 7, 2020
Janice Sue “Meme” Lust, age 77, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Janice was born on June 16, 1943, in Iola, Kansas. She was the only daughter and the fourth of five children born to Orville Eugene Strack and Margurite Catherine Walker. Janice was a lifelong resident of...
Brandon Charles Call
Aug 6, 2020
Brandon Call, age 39, of Iola, Kansas passed away August 6, 2020, at his residence in Iola. Brandon was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 18, 1981. He was the second of two sons born to Dona Call and Steven Gorrell. At 3 years of age, Brandon, his older brother, Eric and mother moved to Chanute, Kansas to live his...
Henry J. Morgan
Aug 6, 2020
Henry Morgan, age 92, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at Parkview Heights in Garnett Kansas. Henry J. Morgan was born March 23, 1928 on a farm near Garnett, Kansas. He was the son of Rudolph and Freda (Lickteig) Morgan. He lived by Garnett until 1939 when his family moved to a farm northwest of Greeley,...
Janice Kay Booth
Aug 6, 2020
Janice Kay Booth, age 80, of Gardner, Kansas passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Janice Kay Klimek was the first of four daughters born to Lawrence “Blackie” L. and Doris L. (Burt) Klimek. Janice was born on February 8, 1940 approximately 2 miles west of Moran, Kansas. She attended Montvale School from...
Janet K. Lucas
Aug 4, 2020
Janet Kay Lucas, age 61, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at her home on August 4, 2020. Janet was born on October 14, 1958, in Iola, Kansas, to Robert Lucas and Delia (Wiley) Lucas. Janet graduated in 1977 from Iola High School. Janet never married was a homemaker. Janet loved animals, especially horses. She enjoyed sewing and crocheting. Janet was...
Hildred M. Wittman
Aug 3, 2020
Hildred Wittman, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. She was born on April 19, 1925, in Ottawa, Kansas, the fourth child of Andy and Adelaide (Lickteig) Bowman. She had attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Iola Public Schools and attended the Ursuline Academy High School in...
Bernita Dawson
Jul 30, 2020
Bernita Dawson, age 87, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Yates Center, Kansas. Bernita was born June 19, 1933 to Kenneth and Mildred (Nutter) Stine in Uniontown, Kansas. Bernita graduated high school from Uniontown in 1951. After school, she began working as a seamstress where she held jobs at Key Work Clothes in Fort Scott, Kansas and then later...
William (Bill) Goode
Jul 28, 2020
On July 28, 2020, William (Bill) Marvin Goode, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at age 95. Bill was born on February 8, 1925, in Beaumont, Texas, to Mackernuss and Lottie Winifred (Deakle) Goode. He served his country during WWII signing up, with his mother’s approval, at age 17 in the U. S. Navy. He received his...
William David LaPorte
Jul 24, 2020
William David LaPorte, age 66, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. William was born February 17, 1954 to Wilfrid and Dorothy (Crawford) LaPorte in Grinnell, Iowa. He attended school at Hampton-Dumont Community High School and graduated in 1972. After high school, he attended Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri where he obtained his...
Scott R. Scheibmeir
Jul 24, 2020
Scott Richard Scheibmeir, age 52, passed away July 24, 2020, at his residence in Valley Center, Kansas. Scott was born on January 2, 1968, in Iola, Kansas, to Donald Scheibmeir and Theresa (Sicka) Scheibmeir. Scott graduated from Yates Center High School in 1986, and attended Neosho Community College in Chanute, Kansas, where he graduated in 1988. Scott Scheibmeir and Barbara...
Robert C. (Bob) Talley
Jul 23, 2020
Bob Talley was most known for his winning smile. He was born, Robert Calvin Talley, November 30, 1926, the third of four sons, to Claude Lee and Nellie Nola Talley. He was the only one of their sons born in Melbourne, FL. The family returned to Kansas shortly after Bob’s birth. He grew up and stayed in Southeast, Kansas, in...
Brenda Kay Buck
Jul 22, 2020
Brenda Kay Buck, age 62, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Brenda was born September 28, 1957 in Iola, Kansas to Norman and Betty (Burris) Michael. She graduated from J.C. Harmon High School. After high school, she began working for the IRS while living in Kansas City, Kansas. She later moved to...
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