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Benny E. Bennett

Benny E. Bennett

Sep 23, 2019

Benny Edward Bennett, age 77, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away at his home near Ottawa, on Monday, September 23, 2019. Ben was born on Tuesday, November 25, 1941, at Carter’s Hospital in Garnett (Anderson County), Kansas, the oldest of five children born to Ellsworth Harold Bennett and Emma Lucille (McLees) Bennett. He was raised on the family farm west of...

Darrell W.C. Joeckel

Darrell W.C. Joeckel

Sep 23, 2019

Darrell Joeckel, age 78, of Nixa, Missouri passed September 23, 2019 at Springfield, Missouri. He was born on August 29, 1941, at Purdy, Missouri. Darrell was the first of four sons born to Henry and Mary (Rupp) Joeckel. He grew up in Spring Hill, Kansas, graduating from high school there. Following high school Darrell worked briefly before going to work...

Lyle Brown

Lyle Brown

Sep 22, 2019

Howard Lyle Brown, age 71, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at his home. He was born September 25, 1947, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Howard and Grace (Phillips) Brown. Lyle graduated from District 10 with the Class of 1965. He joined the United States Army in November 1966, serving until October 1968 during the...

Arthur W McAnulty

Arthur W McAnulty

Sep 22, 2019

Arthur Wayne McAnulty, age 81, of Iola, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Medical Lodges in Frontenac, Kansas. Arthur was born July 7, 1938, to Harold and Fern (Smith) McAnulty in Allen County.Arthur attended Iola High School. Arthur retired from Gates Rubber Company as a Maintenance Technician. He worked nights at Gates and during the day time he worked...

William Charles Deckinger

William Charles Deckinger

Sep 19, 2019

William Charles "Bill" Deckinger, age 82, of Hartford, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at The University of Kansas St. Francis Campus Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Bill was the first of four children born to William J. and Helen (Iwig) Deckinger. He was born on September 3, 1937, in Kansas City, Missouri. He lived with his parents, including...

Dora Lou Clements

Dora Lou Clements

Sep 15, 2019

Dora Lou Clements, age 87, of Humboldt, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019, at her home. Dora was born September 28, 1931, in Iola, Kansas to Frank V. and Helen I. (Demoret) Folkner. Dora graduated from Iola High School in 1948. Dora married William R. "Bill” Clements on May 29, 1948, in Iola, Kansas. To this union four sons were...

Leah W. Tomson

Leah W. Tomson

Sep 15, 2019

Leah Winona Tomson, age 87, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Leah was born May 5, 1932, in Iola, Kansas to Bithel and Mary (Kramer) Lorance. Leah attended and graduated from Iola High School in 1950. Leah married Gene Tomson on May 15, 1952, in Huntsville, Arkansas they then made their...

Iona Fern Olsen

Iona Fern Olsen

Sep 12, 2019

Iona Fern Olsen, age 91, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Fern was born on October 25, 1927, in Wright, Kansas, the fifth of ten children born to Jim and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Camp) Reekie. She graduated from Williamsburg High School. She was united in marriage to Russell Thomas Walker...

Sandra D. Spillman

Sandra D. Spillman

Sep 12, 2019

Sandra D. Spillman, age 77, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of Colony, passed away at her home on September 12, 2019. Sandy was born on July 8, 1942, in Garnett, Kansas to Clem Everett McGhee and Yvonne Helen (Bain) McGhee. She graduated from Colony High School in 1960. She then attended the Joplin School of Cosmetology. Sandy owned and operated the...

David Setter

David Setter

Sep 9, 2019

David J. Setter, age 95, formerly of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at his home in Garnett, Kansas, on Monday, September 9, 2019. He was born February 16, 1924 at Scipio Kansas, the son of Peter and Mary (Roecker) Setter. He grew up in the Scipio area, and was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Church. He also attended school in...

John Wall

John Wall

Sep 9, 2019

John Wall, age 67, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019, at his home. John was born on September 18, 1952, at Hoisington, Kansas. John was the fifth of five children born to Howard and Elsie (Shover) Wall. John’s family moved to Iola when he was ten years old. He graduated from Iola High School with the...

Mr. Jerry R Sinclair

Mr. Jerry R Sinclair

Sep 9, 2019

Jerry Ray Sinclair, age 82, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019, at Ascension via Christie St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas on his wife’s birthday. Jerry was the fifth child of eight children born to Fred and Geneva (Walden) Sinclair. He was born on April 27, 1937. He married Marie Elena Heiman on December 16, 1961...

Mrs. Deborah Lampe

Mrs. Deborah Lampe

Sep 9, 2019

Deborah Gail Lampe, age 66, of Colony, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, at her home. Deb was born at Saint John, Kansas on April 7, 1953 to Clifford and Elsie (Wahn) Potter Johnson. She grew up in Iola, graduating from Iola High School with the class of 1971. On November 4, 1972 Deb was united in marriage to...

James Robert McAllister

James Robert McAllister

Sep 7, 2019

James “Jim” McAllister, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Parkview Heights Living Center, Garnett. He was born February 5, 1943, in Ironton, Missouri, the son of C.R. and Louise (Jackson) McAllister. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School, at Mount Vernon, Missouri. Jim worked as a route salesman for Wonder Bread Company for...

Mr. Ronald Wools, Jr

Mr. Ronald Wools, Jr

Sep 5, 2019

Ronald L. “Ronnie” Wools. Jr., age 56, of Leavenworth, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at his home. He was born August 30, 1963, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Ronald L. Wools and Gloria (Tindell) Burris In Iola Ks. He lived in Gas City and attended Iola High School. Ronnie was a lifetime...

Thomas B Windsor

Thomas B Windsor

Sep 4, 2019

Thomas B. Windsor, Jr. of Overland Park, KS passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Tom was born in Hanau, Germany on May 26, 1952. He joined his adopting parents, Col. Thomas Bates Windsor, Sr. and Virginia Behenna Windsor in Maryland on July 9, 1954, with naturalization papers completed in Alexandria, Virginia on September 5, 1956. Thomas lived many places...

Mr. Kenneth Stanley

Mr. Kenneth Stanley

Sep 4, 2019

Kenneth M. Stanley, age 58, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Kenny was born July 14, 1961, to Marvin and Reta (Gregg) Stanley in Chanute, Kansas. Kenny graduated from Allen Community College. On June 3, 2017, Kenny married Suprenna (Dunkin) Stanley. Kenny worked as a farmer. Kenny was a quiet, gentle man with a big heart for...

Mr. William E Burt

Mr. William E Burt

Sep 3, 2019

William Edward "Bill" Burt, age 90, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Bill was born September 6, 1928, in Bronson, Kansas to Archie and Ethel (Perry) Burt. Bill grew up in Hermann, Missouri and attended school there. On June 12, 1949, he married Maxine Greer at the Methodist Church in...

Bernie Pracht

Bernie Pracht

Sep 1, 2019

Leona Bernadette Pracht, age 95, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at the Anderson County Residential Center, Garnett, Kansas. Bernie was born August 20, 1924 to John and Rosa Helena (Heisterkamp) Schwarzkopf on the family farm at Greeley, Kansas. She was the fourth of five children born to John and Rosa. Bernie graduated as Valedictorian of...

Mary J Osborn

Mary J Osborn

Aug 30, 2019

Mary entered into eternal life on August 30, 2019. Our mother was born in Fredonia, Kansas on October 2, 1927, to Minnie (Lessman) and Bob Riggs. She was raised in Henrietta, Oklahoma and, after graduating from high school in 1944, attended the Sisters of Mercy School of Nursing in Independence, Kansas, graduating in 1947 as an RN. She married our...