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Steve "Big A" Appling

Steve "Big A" Appling

May 22, 2020

Steve “Big A” Appling, age 51, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at his home in Gas, Kansas. Steve was born October 22, 1968 to Jim and Clara Appling in Iola, Kansas. He attended school in Iola, Kansas. Steve spent the majority of his working career working for the City of Iola. In 1991, Steve married Jayme Potter Appling. Steve...

Onella Valentine

Onella Valentine

May 20, 2020

Onella Valentine, age 94, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Onella was born January 26, 1926 to John and Lela (Banks) Gumfory in Iola, Kansas. She attended school in Gas City up to eighth grade then came to Iola High School where she later graduated. She married Virgle V. Valentine on December 8,...

Barbara (Hardesty) Pierce

Barbara (Hardesty) Pierce

May 20, 2020

Barbara May Pierce, 83 of Urbana, Illinois, died May 4, 2020, from a lengthy battle with L.B.D. She was born in Bethel, Kansas, a daughter of Pyrl L. and Eva M. Stone Hardesty. Later in life, she loved to travel especially to the place she grew up as a child. The Hardesty Farm, as they called it. Survivors include five...

Ivan Hill

Ivan Hill

May 19, 2020

Ivan Hill, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at his home. He was born October 7, 1929, in Baker, Kansas, born the eighth child out of ten and the last one living, son of Frank Ebberly and Eva Elizabeth (Bindel) Hill. He attended rural schools in Anderson County and Welda High School, Welda, Kansas....

Rebecca J. "Becky" Todd

Rebecca J. "Becky" Todd

May 15, 2020

Rebecca J. “Becky” Todd, age 29, loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020, at her home in Haysville, Kansas. She was born on September 30, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Jim Todd and Cindi (Lederer) Stueland. She spent her early years growing up in Clearwater, Haysville, and Derby, Kansas....

Robert W. "Bob" White

Robert W. "Bob" White

May 14, 2020

Robert W. “Bob” White, age 92, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Iola, Kansas. Bob was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 20, 1928 to Virgil and Ruth (Buck) White. Bob grew up in Fort Scott, Kansas. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1946. After high school, Bob joined the U.S. Navy and spent two years overseas....

Richard C. Bruner

Richard C. Bruner

May 11, 2020

Richard C. Bruner, 98, of Neosho Falls, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born on October 12, 1921 in rural Anderson County near Colony, Kansas. He was the third of four children born to Fred and Bessie (James) Bruner. By the age of 7, he and his family moved to Neosho...

Gene McCain

Gene McCain

May 10, 2020

Gene McCain, age 78, passed away on May 10, 2020 at home. He was born on July 4, 1941, the son of Wilber “Wig” and Wilma (Ashburn) McCain in Garnett, Kansas. He married Mary Kay Coughlin on July 22, 1960 in Richmond, Kansas. Gene and Mary worked together side by side doing everything from operating businesses, fishing, and hosting events...

Daniel "Dan" Culver

Daniel "Dan" Culver

May 10, 2020

Daniel "Dan" Culver, age 61, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Dan was born April 17, 1959 to Joseph “Gene” and Donna (Kunkel) Culver in Pittsburg, Kansas. Dan attended school in Iola, Kansas and graduated in 1978. After high school, he attended Allen Community College. After school, he began working in the oil fields. He later took...

Diana Sue Adams

Diana Sue Adams

May 9, 2020

Diana Sue Adams, age 72, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9th, 2020, in Bentonville, Arkansas. Diana was one of three children born to James and Dorothy (Tomlinson) Murrow. She was born on September 23, 1947, in Iola, Kansas. Diana grew up in Iola. She married Mel Adams on January 1, 1966. A dedicated wife, mother and...

Vada Faye Aikins

Vada Faye Aikins

May 9, 2020

Vada Faye Snodgrass (Michael) Aikins was born in Isabel, Kansas, March 23, 1931 to Leslie Reed Snodgrass and Lillie Letitia LeFever Snodgrass. Vada had three brothers: Leslie Reed (L.R.) (deceased) and wife, Frances (Bergman) (deceased); Dale Dean (deceased) and wife, Louann (Stoddard) (deceased); Max Vernon (deceased) and wife, Bernadene (Foster). Vada married Glen F.L. Michael (deceased), July 16, 1948, later...

Dale Edward Winters, Sr.

Dale Edward Winters, Sr.

May 9, 2020

Dale Edward Winters, Sr., age 69, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at his home. Dale was born on June 17, 1950, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the first of two children born to George Winters and Omega (Workman) McDonald. Dale grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He loved swimming, which came in handy when...

Janet M. Thacker

Janet M. Thacker

May 9, 2020

Janet M. Thacker, age 65, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home. She was born on July 13, 1954, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter, Tom and Wilma (Vinson) White. Janet graduated from Hayfield High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Janet married Andy Thacker on December 19, 1976, in Alexandria, Virginia, this union was blessed with...

Beverly J. Ewing

Beverly J. Ewing

May 6, 2020

Beverly J. Ewing, age 92, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola, Kansas. Beverly was born July 21, 1927 to Earnest and Elsie (Wentworth) Wells in Iola, Kansas. She attended school in Iola and graduated from Iola High. She worked several years for Southwestern Bell Telephone before changing careers to work for the Iola...

Jack Corbin

Jack Corbin

May 4, 2020

Jack Randall Corbin, age 62, of Iola, Kansas passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola, KS. Jack was born July 25, 1957 to Bill and Wanda (Ward) Corbin in Norman, Oklahoma. In 1968 the family moved to Austin, Texas. Jack attended school in Austin and graduated from Crockett High School in 1975. After high...

Debra Kelley

Debra Kelley

Apr 30, 2020

Debra Kelley, age 66, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Cherryvale Health and Rehab in Cherryvale, Kansas. Debra was born December 15, 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James Kenneth Kelley and Rose Marie (Thompson) Fashano. She attended school in Roseville, California where she lived with James and his wife, Mignonette. She graduated from Oakmont High in...

Mike Marmon

Mike Marmon

Apr 28, 2020

Mike Marmon, age 59, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the Miami County Medical Center in Paola, Kansas. He was born on July 16, 1960, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Roy A. and Ima Jean (Robinson) Marmon. Mike never knew a stranger; he was a very loving son, brother, and uncle. He was always...

Mildred Marie Peine

Mildred Marie Peine

Apr 28, 2020

Mildred Peine, age 93, left this world on April 28, 2020. Mildred Marie (Lickteig) Peine was born January 18, 1927 to Andrew and Agnes (Ohmes) Lickteig. On June 20, 1946, Mildred married Raymond Peine at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Garnett, Kansas. Mildred was a member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church and Alter Society. She volunteered at the ARC Thrift...

Donna Waterman McCall

Donna Waterman McCall

Apr 26, 2020

Donna McCall, age 75, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola, Kansas Donna was the first child of three children adopted by Clifford and Patricia (Cash) Waterman. She was born on March 13, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona to Margaret Caldwell Traughber. She attended school in Pittsburg, Kansas. In 1964, she...

Freddie M. Spillman

Freddie M. Spillman

Apr 24, 2020

Freddie M. Spillman, age 83, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1936, in Linn County, Kansas. Freddie was the fourth of four children born to William Bryan and Ada O. (Smith) Spillman. He grew up on a farm near Kincaid, attending school at Kincaid and graduating from...