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Gail Theresa King

Gail Theresa King

Feb 29, 2020

Gail Theresa King, age 66, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Parsons State Hospital. Gail was born September 27, 1953 to Leo G. King and Doris (Womack) Jackman. Gail spent the majority of her life in Kansas State Hospitals. She was known for being a very joyful person. She loved to share her smile and her hugs with others....

Frank B Goddard

Frank B Goddard

Feb 28, 2020

Frank B. Goddard, age 87, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at Andover Court Assisted Living. Frank was born August 14, 1932 to Floyd and Esther (Watts) Goddard in Anthony, Kansas. He graduated from Anthony High School in 1951. On November 22, 1951 Frank married Frances Virginia (Downing) Goddard. Their union was blessed with three children, Larry, Jim, and Karen....

Raymond Allan Worley

Raymond Allan Worley

Feb 27, 2020

Raymond Allan Worley was born on December 14, 1945, in Seneca, South Carolina. He died at his home in Waverly, Kansas at the age of 74. Allan grew up in Oakway, South Carolina. He enjoyed anything having to do with horses. Over the years, he has trained many wonderful horses that people still enjoy. On July 3, 1965, he married...

Dennis C Rice

Dennis C Rice

Feb 24, 2020

Dennis C. Rice, age 66, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2020 in his home. Dennis was born October 26, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Arlean Rice Sr. and Eunna Faye (Jones) McMillian. He graduated from Altus High School in Altus, Oklahoma and later went on to further his education at Allen Community College in Iola, Kansas. Dennis met...

Mr Jon Brent Johnson

Mr Jon Brent Johnson

Feb 20, 2020

Jon Brent Johnson was born June 26, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was the fourth child born to the proud parents of the late Howard L. and Lolita (Walls) Johnson. He graduated from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas, and Cowley County Community College, Arkansas City, Kansas. Brent loved the Lord and was a member of Covenant of Faith Christian Center...

Arla Faye Brown

Arla Faye Brown

Feb 19, 2020

Arla Faye Brown, age 94, of Moran, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Arla was born January 20, 1926 to Edward and Jessie (Wilson) Louk in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on a farm west of Garnett, then moved to Bush City in 1936. She graduated from Kincaid High School in 1944. She...

Michael Larry Hendrix

Michael Larry Hendrix

Feb 16, 2020

Michael Larry Hendrix, age 60, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020, in Liberty, Missouri. He was born March 20, 1959, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Reta S. Locke (Dyson) and Larry W. Hendrix. He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas where he met his wife, Kellie L. Christy, while attending high school at Shawnee Mission...

Paul Wesley Comstock

Paul Wesley Comstock

Feb 14, 2020

Paul Wesley Comstock, age 36, of Humboldt, Kansas went home to God on February 14, 2020.Paul was born to Jeff and Tami (Sicka) Comstock on April 14, 1983, at Iola, Kansas. Paul attended school in Iola and Yates Center, Kansas. He has worked at Fast Lube of Iola for twelve years, where he not only became part of the team...

C.J. Hiestand

C.J. Hiestand

Feb 13, 2020

C. J. Hiestand, 72, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020. He was born January 19, 1948, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Charles and Georgia (Adams) Hiestand. C.J. grew up on a farm southwest of Welda, KS. He attended school at Welda where he graduated from high school in 1966. He received a Bachelor’s of Science from Emporia...

Thomas Lee Rockers

Thomas Lee Rockers

Feb 11, 2020

Thomas Lee Rockers, age 57, of Rantoul, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. Tom was born on September 19, 1962, at Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of five children born to Richard Lee and Betty (Schwegman) Rockers. He grew up on the family dairy farm near Greeley, and graduated from Garnett...

George C. Flinn

George C. Flinn

Feb 10, 2020

George C. Flinn, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. George was born on March 20, 1945, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of James M. and Etta May (Hermon) Flinn. He attended Garnett High School. George was a member of the U.S. Army, and served during the...

Ricky "Rick" D. Ellis

Ricky "Rick" D. Ellis

Feb 9, 2020

Ricky “Rick” D. Ellis, age 54, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer at the Life Care Center of Burlington, Kansas. Rick was born December 30, 1965 to Oliver “Bill” Ellis and Lois (Shepard) Ellis. He attended and then graduated from Crest High School. He worked as the supervisor for Anderson County Road and Bridge...

Ron Moore

Ron Moore

Feb 8, 2020

Ronald “Ron” Dean Moore, 69, of Humboldt, Kansas passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, February 8, 2020. In honor of his wishes, Ron will be cremated and a memorial service will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. in Humboldt, Kansas at the United Methodist Church. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, February...

Sonny E Maley

Sonny E Maley

Feb 8, 2020

Sonny E. Maley, age 85, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Son of Bill Maley and Viola M. (Ryherd) Maley, Sonny was born March 29, 1934. Sonny traveled with a small carnival before he branched out and created his own business as a lawnkeeper. Sonny attended the Iola Community Baptist Church where he would occasionally...

Barbara Leake

Barbara Leake

Feb 7, 2020

Barbara Leake, age 33, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born August 13, 1986, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Justin Franklin and Patricia Ann (Smith) Busey. Barbara graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. Barbara married Joseph Leake in Topeka, Kansas, on April 11,...

Hazel E. Leedy

Hazel E. Leedy

Feb 5, 2020

Hazel E. Leedy, age 78, of Neosho Falls, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at her home. Hazel was born March 3, 1941 in Rushville, Illinois. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Sara (Davis) Crumley. She graduated from Astoria High School in Astoria, Illinois in 1959. On October 25, 1959 she married Jay Leedy in Rushville, Illinois. Their...

Maria Mashelle Hastert

Maria Mashelle Hastert

Feb 2, 2020

Maria Mashelle Hastert, age 60, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at her home. Mashelle was born January 19th, 1960 in Garnett, Kansas to Norman and Jo Lene (Ralston) Johnston. She was raised on a dairy farm outside of Lane, Kansas. She attended Central Heights School graduating with the class of 1978. On July 22, 1978...

Cindy Kay Tinsley

Cindy Kay Tinsley

Feb 2, 2020

Cindy Kay Tinsley, age 63, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on February 2, 2020, at her home. She was born September 27, 1956, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Ada (Johnson) Stever. She graduated from Crest High School and attended Mid-America Nazarene in Olathe and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. Cindy married David Tinsley on July 29,...

Frankie Delores Swango

Frankie Delores Swango

Jan 31, 2020

Frankie Delores Swango, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Frankie was born on August 22, 1935, on the family farm near Sycamore, Kansas. She was the third of five children born to Frank and Rosa (Pickens) Barker. Frankie attended school in Sycamore before going to high...

Andrew R. Rockers

Andrew R. Rockers

Jan 26, 2020

Andrew R. Rockers, age 60, of Waukomis, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Enid, Oklahoma. He was born November 11, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Raymond J. and MaryAnn (Ohmes) Rockers. Andy attended Garnett High School and went to work for Sooner Completions and Schebester-Bechtel as a rig operator in...