Recent Obituaries
Franque Marcene Meliza
Oct 7, 2017
Franque Marcene Meliza, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on June 29, 1939, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Cyrus and Helen L. (Barber) Chilcote. She was a graduate of Iola High School, Iola Junior College, and Kansas State University (B.S. in...
Doris Eva Lickteig
Oct 4, 2017
Doris Eva (Bach) Lickteig, 78, of Garnett died Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Anderson County Hospital. Doris was the third of four children born to Fred and Florence (Feuerborn) Bach. She was born on March 15, 1939 in Garnett, Kansas. Doris attended the High Point School and then graduated from Garnett High School with the class of 1957. On September 22,...
Elaine Lenola Brown
Oct 4, 2017
Elaine L. Brown, age 98, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. She was born September 30, 1919 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Dewey and Ethel Marie (Brown) Dobson. Elaine graduated from Emporia High School and attended Emporia State University. She taught school for several years....
Max Ratliff
Oct 1, 2017
Max Owen Ratliff, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. He was born January 18, 1935, at Iantha, Kansas, the son of Zenn T. and Grace Lucille "Billie" (Chitwood) Ratliff. He attended Cherry Mound Grade School and graduated from Westphalia High School. In 1952, he graduated from Reisch American School...
Kay Maple Westerman
Sep 30, 2017
Kay Maple Westerman, age 71, of Iola, Kansas passed away, Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Kay was the only child born to Harold and Marjorie (Jones) Hank. Kay was born on August 16, 1946 at Iola. Following her mother's marriage to Udell Hobelman, Kay was adopted by Udell on May 8,1957. She grew up...
Dorothy Nadine Fillmore
Sep 27, 2017
Dorothy Nadine (Croucher) Fillmore, 89, of rural Colony, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Dorothy was born November 10, 1927, to Sam and Mattie (Davis) Croucher in Peterton, Kansas near Osage City, Kansas. Dorothy graduated from high school in 1945 from Osage City High in Osage City, Kansas. When Dorothy...
Mary Louise Saxton
Sep 27, 2017
Mary Louise Saxton, age 65, of Iola, Kansas, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at her home. Mary was born on April 6, 1952 to Steve and Mary M. Isaac, and made her home in Iola, Kansas. She worked for many years as a certified Surgical Technologist for Allen County Hospital and Neosho Memorial Hospital. Mary then...
Madalyn Mae (Holland) Varnell
Sep 26, 2017
Madalyn Mae Varnell, 77, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Moran Manor in Moran. She was born July 10, 1940 in Iola to Lola (Johnson) Holland. She graduated from Iola High School in 1958. After high school, she moved to Wichita, where she worked as a waitress and then assistant manager at Howard Johnson's Motel in Wichita....
Ernestine C. Smitheran
Sep 21, 2017
Ernestine C. Smitheran, age 91, of Garnett Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Guest Homes Estate Assisted Living in Garnett surrounded by her family and Guest Home staff. Ernestine was born on April 6, 1926 in Wellsville, Kansas the daughter of Ernest Charlie Campbell and Marilla Anne (Martin) Campbell. She attended Parker Rural County High School, graduating...
Alice Jean "Booe" Morris
Sep 17, 2017
Alice Jean Morris, "Jeanie" to most, passed away September 17, 2017 at Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1947 in Chanute, Kansas to Lloyd and Anna (Wade) Booe. She grew up in western Kansas, Chanute, and Humboldt. She worked in restaurants, the Tyson Chicken Plant, Allen County Hospital, housekeeping, and caring for her...
Jean Morris
Sep 17, 2017
Jean L. Morris, 74, of Newton, Kansas, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Jean was born October 2, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Louise (Thurman) Lilly. She grew up in Iola and attended Iola schools. In 1954, Jean married David Sherrill and they...
Wayne Marlin Mitchell
Sep 15, 2017
Wayne Marlin Mitchell, 65, of Osawatomie, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, September 15, 2017 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born April 30, 1952 in Chanute, Kansas to Elvyn Ellis and Anna Delphine (Daniels) Mitchell. He grew up at La Harpe, Kansas and graduated from Iola High School in 1970. He served in...
Rose Gretencord
Sep 14, 2017
Rose Gretencord, age 90, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Parkview Heights, Garnett. She was born May 11, 1927, in Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mary (Benus) Gretencord. Rose graduated from West Scipio grade school. She lived her entire life on the farm southwest of Richmond. She raised chickens and sold the eggs,...
Larry Wayne Hurlock
Sep 12, 2017
Larry Wayne Hurlock, 74, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, to Clyde Earl and Goldie Lillian (Stout) Hurlock. He grew up in Iola, lived in Osawatomie for a time, and moved to Ottawa in 1974. Larry is survived by a...
Claudia Diane "Diane" Williamson
Sep 12, 2017
~~Claudia Diane Williamson (Woolsey), age 69, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, peacefully in her sleep. Claudia Diane Woolsey was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1948, to Claude William Woolsey and Mildred Grace (Smith) Woolsey. Claudia Diane very much preferred her middle name and rarely used her first name. She was the youngest...
Norma Dell Barclay
Sep 11, 2017
Norma Dell Barclay, age 86, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Norma was the second of two children born to Adam and Emma (Holden) Utermoehlen. She was born on May 4, 1931 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Norma attended high school in Cherokee, Kansas, and attended Kansas...
Flint A. Macklin
Sep 9, 2017
Flint Arthur Macklin, age 42, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. He was born June 1, 1975 in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Raleigh and Karen Sue (Marmon) Macklin. He graduated from Anderson County Junior/Senior High School with the Class of 1993. After high school, he attended North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in Beloit,...
Vincie Jo Cushing
Sep 7, 2017
Vincie Jo Cushing, age 83, of Kincaid, Kansas, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born on August 25, 1934, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Cleo Wood and Naomi (Anderson) Wood. Jo graduated high school from Westphalia, Kansas. She then earned her degree in cosmetology. While working as a hairdresser in Moran,...
Eva Georgia Cline
Sep 4, 2017
Eva Georgia Cline, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born March 10, 1927, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of George and Myrtle (Ashburn) Dickson. Eva married Hiram Frederick Cline on May 25, 1951. This union was blessed with three children. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening and...
Ryan C. Hawley
Sep 3, 2017
Ryan C. Hawley, age 45, of Kansas City, Missouri, completed his earthly journey on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas. He was born on April 21, 1972, in Denver, Colorado, the eldest son of Lester and Irene Hawley, and older brother to Abe Hawley. After leaving Colorado as a toddler, the family relocated to...
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