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Lowana Minckley

Lowana Minckley

Jul 9, 2018

Lowana Minckley, age 78, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on July 9, 2018 at her home.   Lowana Elvena Minckley was born on December 4, 1939 at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas to Olin and Lowana (Sherer) Minckley. Lowana attended the Ottawa Public School system, graduating from Ottawa High School in 1956. While a student, she participated in various school...

Susan Hiser Diebolt

Susan Hiser Diebolt

Jul 7, 2018

Susan Hiser Fursman Diebolt, age 70, of Iola, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at K.U. Medical Center at Kansas City, Kansas, with her family by her side. She was born April 16, 1948, to John A. Fursman, Jr. and Florence Laura Hiser Fursman and was the oldest of their four children.   She graduated from Colony High School in...

Joanna Huston

Joanna Huston

Jul 5, 2018

Joanna Huston, age 79, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at her home.   She was born October 2, 1938, at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Slone Irving and Margaret Geraldine (Buck) Murray.  Joanna graduated from Kansas University with a degree in nursing.  Joanna received a post graduate certificate in pharmacology in 1969.  She married Ivan...

Colleen Kay Bagnall

Colleen Kay Bagnall

Jul 4, 2018

Colleen Kay Bagnall, age 60, passed away July 4, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Colleen was born October 30, 1957, in Iola, Kansas, to Earl Jefferis and Bertha Fultz Jefferis. On September 24, 1978, she and David Bagnall were married in Iola, Kansas. Colleen graduated in 1975 from the Moran High School, Moran, Kansas. Colleen worked...

Gladys Zwiener

Gladys Zwiener

Jul 4, 2018

Gladys E. Zwiener, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett.   Gladys was born on March 13, 1922 at Wirt. Oklahoma.  She was the second of three children born to Ernest and LaVelle (Swisher) Talbot.  Her family moved to Slick, Oklahoma for a brief time before moving to Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  When...

Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Classen

Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Classen

Jul 4, 2018

Mary Louise Classen, age 88, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at her home. Mary was born on October 26, 1929 in Stafford, Kansas. Mary Lou was the second of four children born to Clarence and Leona (Hall) Hanger. She graduated from Stafford High School and then attended the University of Kansas for one year. Mary...

John L. Wiley

John L. Wiley

Jul 3, 2018

John Leslie Wiley, Sr., age 69, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at his home on July 3, 2018. John was born on September 26, 1948, in Marion, Ohio, to Penrose Wiley and Elsie Price Wiley. John graduated from high school in Hartland, Michigan. He graduated college in Howell, Michigan. John enlisted in the United States Army and served two tours...

Dorthy Hodo

Dorthy Hodo

Jul 1, 2018

Dorothy Alice Hodo, age 87, of LaHarpe, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. Dorothy was the youngest of six children born to Fred William Jackson and Nellie Elene (Lister) Jackson. She was born on November 18, 1930 at North Platte, Nebraska. Dorothy grew up on a ranch ten miles north of North...

Harvey Eugene Fulton

Harvey Eugene Fulton

Jul 1, 2018

Harvey Eugene Fulton, age 81, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at his home in Stark, Kansas. Harvey was born on February 27, 1937, in Westphalia, Kansas, to Loyal Fulton and Imogine McCullough Fulton. Harvey and Frances Lee were married in 1986. Harvey was the oldest of 10 siblings. He worked as a farmer. He liked to fish and hunt....

Eva Maxine Martin

Eva Maxine Martin

Jun 29, 2018

Eva Maxine Martin, age 92, passed away June 29, 2018, at Guest Homes Estates in Garnett, Kansas. Maxine was born March 13, 1926, in Elsmore, Kansas, to George Hibbs and Etta Laura Baldwin Hibbs. Maxine was married to Eddie Laver. They later divorced. Maxine married Loren Ralph Martin on February 11, 1972, in Iola, Kansas. Maxine worked as a beautician...

Eula Darlene McKee

Eula Darlene McKee

Jun 26, 2018

Eula Darlene McKee, age 60, passed away at her rural Bronson home on June 26, 2018, after a brief illness. Eula was born on January 15, 1958, in Garnett, Kansas, to Walter J. Stotler and Iva J. Zornes Stotler. Eula married the love of her life, Douglas McKee, on July 9, 1973, in Iola, Kansas. Eula attended Colony High School...

Richard Burris

Richard Burris

Jun 23, 2018

Richard Burris, passed away peacefully at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas, on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 89 years old. John Richard Burris was the oldest of 11 children, born to Mose and Anna (Swan) Burris. He was born on his great-grandmother's homestead in Olpe, Kansas on October 1, 1928. He married Lois Jean Weseloh on January 10, 1954,...

Rita Ann Peterson

Rita Ann Peterson

Jun 22, 2018

Rita Ann Peterson, age 88, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Residential Living Center, Garnett.   She was born on April 30, 1930 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of William Joseph and Essie Josephine (Raitinger) Lickteig.  Rita graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1948. Following high school, she worked at the Greeley Co-op...

Max Jackson

Max Jackson

Jun 19, 2018

Maxarthur Scott Jackson, age 27, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Garnett. He was born May 10, 1991 in La Mesa, California, the son of Scott and Mary (Hardesty) Jackson.  He graduated from Anderson County Junior Senior High School in 2010. Max loved gaming and doing anything outdoors, from sports to fishing to hiking.  He...

Thomas G. Ensley

Thomas G. Ensley

Jun 15, 2018

Thomas G. Ensley, age 91, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Residential Living Center, Garnett. He was born February 8, 1927, in Welda, Kansas, the son of William Joseph and Nellie (Murray) Ensley. Tom graduated from Welda High School and entered into the Army Air Corps in WWII. Tom operated two commercial quarries, Murray Limestone...

Leslie Eugene Andres

Leslie Eugene Andres

Jun 13, 2018

Leslie Eugene Andres, age 67, passed away June 13, 2018, at his home near Pleasanton, Kansas.   Gene was born on March 15, 1951, in Iola, Kansas, to Lyle Andres and Virginia Stokes Andres. Gene graduated from the Moran High School in 1969. Gene enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country for four years. Gene married Rebecca...

Mikkal Alexander Clark

Mikkal Alexander Clark

Jun 11, 2018

Mikkal Alexander Clark-Jones, age 10 weeks, passed away June 11, 2018, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Mikkal was born on March 30, 2018, in Chanute, Kansas, to Mason Jones and Harmony Rose Clark-Jones. Mikkal will be remembered for his loving smile. He loved to listen to music, and he loved watching TV with his dad. He enjoyed...

Anna Belle Scheckel

Anna Belle Scheckel

Jun 9, 2018

Anna Belle Scheckel, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas entered into eternal life on June 9, 2018. She was born on July 28, 1934 in Greeley, Kansas, the youngest daughter of Philip and Rose (Oswald) Lickteig. She graduated as salutatorian of her class from Greeley High School in 1952. Anna Belle married Lavern Scheckel at St. John's Catholic Church in Greeley...

Velma Dean Bilderback

Velma Dean Bilderback

Jun 8, 2018

Velma Dean Bilderback, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett.   Dean was born October 19, 1921 at Greeley, Kansas.  She was the ninth of nine children born to George Homer Bilderback and Bertha (McKay) Bilderback.  Dean grew up in Greeley, graduating from high school there.  She then went on to Parsons...

Drew Walker "Bubby & Drewby" Faulhaber

Drew Walker "Bubby & Drewby" Faulhaber

Jun 8, 2018

Drew Walker Faulhaber, age 21, of Iola, Kansas, passed away June 8, 2018, near Inman, Kansas, as the result of an automobile accident. Drew was born in Iola on July 26, 1996, to Bruce Faulhaber and Staci Lust Faulhaber. Drew graduated from the Iola High School in 2015. He attended Missouri Welding Institute in Nevada, Missouri, where he graduated in...