Recent Obituaries
Marilyn Kay Seeley
Jan 29, 2019
Marilyn Kay Seeley, age 70, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at her residence. Kay was born October 2, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, to Carl Grogan and Pauline (Madison) Grogan. Kay received her GED. She was a caregiver to many people in the Iola area. Kay enjoyed listening to the Iola Symphony on the Iola Square. She...
Shirley DeVoe
Jan 28, 2019
Shirley Marie DeVoe, age 90, of Gas, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She was born on October 15, 1928 in Emporium, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Norman and Gorda (Hill) Herbstritt. Shirley married Miles Joseph DeVoe on December 18, 1948, in Emporium, Pennsylvania. Their marriage was blessed with ten...
Gary L. Lawrence
Jan 27, 2019
Gary L. Lawrence, age 75, of Iola, Kansas, passed away peacefully with family on Sunday, January 27, 2019, in Yates Center, Kansas. Gary was born July 12, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, to Alford Lawrence and Ermyl (Shirk) Lawrence. Gary graduated from Wichita Southeast High School in 1962. In that same year, Gary met the love of his life, Judith M....
Norma J Fields
Jan 24, 2019
Norma Jean Fields, age 89, of Papillion, Nebraska, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Midland Hospital, Papillion, Nebraska. She was born November 23, 1929, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Edward and Emma Mae (Ashburn) Weiland. Norma married Harry J. Fields on September 3, 1946, in Garnett, Kansas. This union was blessed with...
Carol Porter
Jan 21, 2019
Carol J. Porter, age 73, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 21, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Carol was born July 30, 1945, to John Eccles and Dorothy (Fuzzell) Eccles in Oakland, California. Carol graduated from Iola High School in 1963. Shortly after graduating high school, she married Donald Porter in Iola, Kansas. For many...
Paul Sorenson
Jan 20, 2019
Paul F. Sorenson, age 76, Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at his residence. Paul was born February 2, 1942, in Albany, California, to Furhman Sorenson and Helen (Nelson) Sorenson. Paul graduated from El Cerrito High School in 1960. He served his country in the United States Army from 1964 to 1970. Paul served on the Iola Community...
Mary Joan Lear
Jan 20, 2019
Mary J. Lear, 84, passed away January 20, 2019 near her home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born in Iola, Kansas where she attended and graduated from Iola High School. She also attended and worked for Allen County Community College. Mary lived in Florida, Arkansas and Kansas, making many lifelong friends in each place. She loved the beach, animals,...
Liva Alice Elliott
Jan 19, 2019
Liva A. Elliott, age 99, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Liva Elliott, daughter of George E. and Verda B. Yokum Furgason was born on June 22, 1919, near Garnett, Kansas. She was very active in the Happy Hustler 4H Club of Welda, Kansas. One of...
Dorothy Baker
Jan 18, 2019
Dorothy Baker, age 91, Moran, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Dorothy was born on March 18, 1927, in Chanute, Kansas, to Earl Ericson and Agnes (Applequist) Ericson. Dorothy graduated from Elsmore High School in Elsmore, Kansas. She and Howard Baker were married on June 24, 1945, in Savonburg, Kansas. Dorothy...
Dorothy E. Samford
Jan 15, 2019
Dorothy Estep Samford passed away at Via Christie Village in Pittsburg, Kansas on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at the age of ninety-four. She was born September 25, 1924 to Virgil Ray Estep and Nina Alice Wells Estep on their family farm northwest of Iola. She was graduated from the Iola High School in 1942, and Iola Junior College in 1949. ...
Margaret Baker
Jan 14, 2019
Margaret Baker, age 63, Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Margaret was born December 20, 1955, in Grant City, Missouri, to Raymond Watts and Laura (Hollopeter) Watts. Margaret and Dale P. Baker were married on October 6, 1979, in Minonk, Illinois. He preceded her in death on May 31,...
Alice Whitford
Jan 11, 2019
Alice Whitford, age 99, Iola, Kansas, passed away on her birthday Friday, January 11, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Alice was born on January 11, 1920, in Humboldt, Kansas, to William L. Tasche and Georgia M. (Morelan) Tasche. Alice attended grade school in rural Allen County and high school in Humboldt, Kansas. Alice and Leo B....
Edward C. Canada
Jan 9, 2019
Edward Clive Canada, age 74, of Parker, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ed was born on July 6, 1944, near Callao, Missouri, to Harriett (Buchanan) and Clive Canada, and was the youngest of their three children. After graduating from Callao High School in...
Clarence Lee Garber
Jan 9, 2019
Clarence Lee Garber, age 60, Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the Robert J. Dole Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Clarence was born February 3, 1958, in Iola, Kansas, to Clarence Jr. Garber and Erma (Wagner) Garber. Clarence attended school in Garnett. Clarence served in the Kansas Army National Guard. Clarence worked for many years at...
Charles Robert Baker
Jan 7, 2019
Charles Robert Baker, age 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 7, 2019 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Charles was born on October 19, 1937 to William Raymond Baker and Eileen (Diehl) Baker in Iola, Kansas. Charles and Judy (Flynn) Baker were married on October 13, 1959, in Iola, Kansas. Charles graduated from Iola High School and Allen Community...
Raef Cameron-Lee Casner
Jan 7, 2019
Raef Cameron-Lee Casner, age 17, Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Raef was born March 19, 2001, in Chanute, Kansas, to Keith Casner and Lea (Dillingham) Thomas. Raef attended school at Iola High School, Iola, Kansas, where he was currently a junior. Raef loved video games, including but not limited...
Nelda Potter
Jan 7, 2019
Nelda Fern Potter, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 28, 1944, in rural Cedar County, near El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Eldon and Virginia “Bertie” (Felty) Teague. Nelda was born at home, in the same house that her father was born,...
Beverly Potter
Jan 6, 2019
Beverly Jean Potter, age 89, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Heartland Meadows Assisted Living Center, Iola, Kansas. Beverly was born on September 9, 1929, in Iola, to Charles Wilson and Bertha M. (Brown) Wilson. Beverly graduated from Iola High School, Iola, Kansas. She and James W. Potter were married on November 23, 1947, in...
Hilda M. Kimzey
Jan 5, 2019
Hilda M. Kimzey, age 98, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Hilda was born on July 3, 1920, in Eugene, Missouri, to Leonard Jones and Maggie Lochner. Hilda and Virl Kimzey were married in 1959. Hilda was a homemaker. Hilda was preceded in death by her husband and her parents. Hilda...
Marvin E. Gates
Jan 5, 2019
Marvin E. Gates, age 67, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Marvin was preceded in death by his parents;grandparents, Ray and Hazel Tilon, John and Mary Gates; anunt and uncle, Wilma and Ralph Tilton; and father-in-law, Richard Adams. He is survived by his wife, Twila Gates, of the home; his daughter, Olivia Gates of Emporia, Kansas;...
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