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Willis Jean Ross

Willis Jean Ross

Jan 4, 2019

Willis Jean Ross, age 97, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Windsor Place in Iola. Willis was one of three children born to William Joseph and Nola Maude (Craig) Ross.  He was born on January 13, 1921 at Bayard, Kansas.  Willis graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1939.  He was drafted in 1942 and entered...

Doris Marie Moore

Doris Marie Moore

Jan 4, 2019

Doris Marie Moore, age 100 years and 9 months, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas.   She was born April 9, 1918, in Ovid, Michigan, the daughter of Clayton and Clara Christine (Schonshack) Vance.  Doris graduated high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended a business school in St. John’s Michigan.  Doris married J. Earl Moore on...

Aloha Margaret Ward

Aloha Margaret Ward

Jan 2, 2019

Aloha Margaret Ward, age 78, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2019, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.   She was born March 25, 1940, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles L. Wood Sr. and Lyda Margaret (Thomas) Wood.  Aloha graduated from Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Aloha married Robert Ward on April 2,...

Zackery R. Vaughn-Moss

Zackery R. Vaughn-Moss

Jan 1, 2019

Zackery "Cheech" Russell Vaughn-Moss, passed away tragically at the young age of 24, on January 1st, 2019. He is survived by his wife Caressa Vaughn, children Asa, Pexleigh, Elias, Adrian, and Skyla, his parents Jeremy Moss, Anna Vaughn, and step parents Deana Bell-Moss, and Russell Johnson, many grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Zackery will always be remembered for...

Donna "Joan" Boots

Donna "Joan" Boots

Jan 1, 2019

Donna Joan Boots, age 87, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Parkview Heights, Garnett.   She was born November 5, 1931, in Westphalia, Kansas, the daughter of Curtis and Thelma (McGhee) Koch.  Joan grew up on the family farm moving to the Welda area.  Growing up, she enjoyed riding her horse to school, which was about...

Richard "Dick" Tinsley

Richard "Dick" Tinsley

Jan 1, 2019

Richard J. “Dick” Tinsley, age 69, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.   He was born January 4, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of James David and Lucy Mae (Whaley) Tinsley.  Dick graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1969. Upon graduating, Dick worked for a short time...

"Gene" George E Raymond

"Gene" George E Raymond

Jan 1, 2019

George E. “Gene” Raymond, age 76, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. He was born July 8, 1942, in Garnett, the son of George A. and Nora (Nutt) Raymond.  He graduated Garnett High School and from Kansas State University with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science.  Gene married Virginia E....

J. H. "Pete" Sumner

J. H. "Pete" Sumner

Jan 1, 2019

J. H. “Pete” Sumner, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. He was born on December 26, 1922, in Coffey County, Kansas, the son of William and Wilda (Welborn), the eighth child of nine children born to the family. Pete was united in marriage to Betty Lou Marks...

Johnny Lee Adams

Johnny Lee Adams

Jan 1, 2019

Johnny Lee Adams, age 77, of La Harpe, Kansas, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Johnny was born May 20, 1942, to Noah W. Adams and Eller B. (Sanders) Adams in Iola, Kansas. Johnny entered into the military service at the age of eighteen serving in both the Army and the Air Force. He was...

Susan "Suzi" Robie

Susan "Suzi" Robie

Jan 1, 2019

Susan “Suzi” Robie, age 74, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas.   She was born June 10, 1945, in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Arthur and Josephine (Crandall) Conley.  She graduated from Olathe High School, Olathe, Kansas, with the Class of 1964.  Suzi moved to Garnett in 1984, and she...

Geri Myers

Geri Myers

Dec 31, 2018

Geri Myers, age 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Geri was born February 28, 1935, in Riceville, Iowa, to Walter Arndt and Mary (Wiepert) Arndt. Geri graduated high school from Saint Mary's High School in New Haven, Iowa. On April 12, 1955, Geri married James A. Myers...

Carmelita Coats

Carmelita Coats

Dec 29, 2018

Carmelita Mersman (Osborn) Coats, age 92, of Waverly, Kansas, passed away on Saturday December 29, 2018 at the Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. She was born December 28, 1926 near Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of John and Catherine (Rockers) Mersman. Carmelita married Irvin Lee Osborn on June 16, 1946 and this union was blessed with nine children, Linda, John, Terrance,...

Sterling Barker

Sterling Barker

Dec 28, 2018

Sterling C. Barker, age 87, of Moran, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Sterling was born November 24, 1931, in rural Sheldon, Missouri, to George and Ruby (Carpenter) Barker.   Sterling attended school in Rural Missouri. Sterling married Bonnie (Creason) Barker on October 31, 1952. Sterling worked for 20 years at Walton Foundry...

Wyvona M Cahill

Wyvona M Cahill

Dec 28, 2018

Wyvona May Cahill, age 98, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018, at Diversicare in Chanute, Kansas. Wyvona was born on September 24, 1920, to Manus Clyde Reeder and Nellie Mae (Pelton) Reeder. Wyvona grew up and attended school in Miami, Oklahoma. She married David Arland Fugitt in March 1940, in Carthage, Missouri. Wyvona enjoyed attending her great-grandchildren's...

Stanley Dreher

Stanley Dreher

Dec 25, 2018

Stanley E. Dreher, Jr., age 92, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at his residence in Iola.  Stanley was born April 27, 1926, in Iola, Kansas, to Stanley E. Dreher, Sr. and Loretta (Whitaker) Dreher.   At the age of six, Stanley moved with his family to New Mexico, where he attended grade school, grades one through...

Danny Lee Morris

Danny Lee Morris

Dec 25, 2018

Danny Lee Morris, age 43, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Danny was born July 22, 1975, in Chanute, Kansas, to Kenneth and Alice (Booe) Morris. Danny graduated from Iola High School in 1996. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby. Danny received services from Community Living...

Mary Lou Draper

Mary Lou Draper

Dec 24, 2018

Mary Lou Draper, age 85, formerly of Moran, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Mary Lou was raised on a homestead farm in Bronson, Kansas by her grandparents, John James Upton and Della Lora Upton, and father Charles Elmer Upton. Mary Lou married Lloyd William "Bill" Draper on December 25, 1954 in Iola, KS....

George Bushko

George Bushko

Dec 24, 2018

George Barnard Bushko, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018, at his home. He was born November 6, 1926, in Taylor, Pennsylvania, to George J. and Katherine (Wasta) Bushko. George graduated from high school and from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.  He joined the United States Army in January of 1945 at Ft. Dix, New...

Ralph Lloyd Atzbach

Ralph Lloyd Atzbach

Dec 20, 2018

Ralph L. Atzbach, age 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at the Life Care Center of Burlington, Burlington, Kansas. Ralph was born on September 3, 1942, in Iola, Kansas, to Henry Atzbach and Mary (Madison) Atzbach. Ralph and Deloris Walters were married on August 30, 1968, in Iola, Kansas. Deloris preceded him in death on...

Fred Heinz

Fred Heinz

Dec 19, 2018

Frederick Heinz, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Fred was born April 4, 1939, in rural Geneva, Kansas, to Elton and Mary Heinz. Fred attended school at Rock Creek, Gas, and Iola. Fred and Patricia M. Ansell were married on August 13, 1956, in Hernando, Mississippi. In 1964, Fred loaded his family and...