Ramah Lucille Swank
Mar 12, 2013
Ramah Lucille Swank, age 82, of Centropolis, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was born on October 26, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas, the daughter of Bertrum and Agnes (McCann) Stoffer. Ramah moved with her family to Rantoul and then Ottawa while she was still in school, to Princeton after marriage and then to Centropolis in 1958. She...
Dale Richard “Dick” Michael
Mar 10, 2013
Dale Richard “Dick” Michael was born on Saturday, April 2,1938 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Bert and Esther (Brewer) Michael. A near lifelong resident, Dick made his home in Wellsville until his death on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the age of seventy-four years. At age twelve Dick and his mother moved to a farm...
Lee Tebo
Mar 8, 2013
Lee B. Tebo, age 86, of Paola, Kansas, formerly of Athens, Georgia, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. Lee was born July 6, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the son of Leonidas Brockman and Carita (Kirby) Tebo. He grew up in Des Moines and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He earned his Bachelor of...
Judith "Judy" Haney
Mar 8, 2013
Judith “Judy” Haney, age 72 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. She was born on Sunday, April 14, 1940 in Harrisonville, Missouri, the daughter of Clifford and Gladys (Bradley) Little. Judy has been a resident of Ottawa since 2010, moving from Olathe, Kansas. She graduated from Freeman High School in Freeman,...
Vera Mae Grey
Mar 8, 2013
Vera Mae Grey, age 72 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at Ottawa Retirement Village. She was born on Sunday, March 24, 1940, in Ottawa, the daughter of Ralph and Nellie (Gay) Latimer. Vera was a lifelong Ottawa resident. Vera worked for the Lee’s Downtowner as a cook in the 1960’s and 1970’s; Platner Industries as a...
Blanche Shofner
Mar 6, 2013
Blanche M. Shofner, 87, of Paola, Kansas passed away March 6, 2013, at her home. Blanche was born November 25, 1925 to Wood and Opha Dale (Smith) Cain in Huntsville, Arkansas. She graduated from Huntsville High School in 1944 and worked as a bookkeeper at the University of Arkansas. She then worked as a clerk at Woolsworth in Fayetteville...
Frank W. Carroll
Mar 5, 2013
Frank W. Carroll, age 78, of Louisburg, KS, formerly of Westwood, KS, died March 5, 2013. He was born on March 24, 1934 at Bainbridge, Ohio, the son of Delbert Foster and Ruth (Giffin) Carroll. He was united in marriage to Ann King on December 1, 1983 at Westwood, KS. He was the owner of Franks Moving and Transfer...
Joyce L. Knoche
Mar 4, 2013
Joyce Lorraine Knoche, 61, Paola, died on March 4th, 2013. Joyce attended Fort Scott Community College School of Nursing. Joyce loved animals and enjoyed doing crafts and baking cookies with her grandchildren. She is survived by her Mother Pauline Wolfe, husband Ralph Knoche, son Mike Knoche, Son and Daughter-in-law Steve and Shira Knoche, grandchildren Lauren, Sydney and Ryan, brothers...
Peter Daniel Downey
Mar 4, 2013
Peter Daniel Downey, 13, resident of Louisburg, KS, passed away at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, on Monday, March 4, 2013. Peter was born on February 27, 2000, in Olathe, Kansas, the son of David and Christine Downey. He was the 8th of 9 children. With 5 older brothers, Brock, Nicholas, Travis, Andrew and Benjamin, Peter tried...
Therese Miller
Mar 3, 2013
Therese Eileen Miller, age 66, of rural Greeley, Kansas, died March 3, 2013 at her home. Therese was born September 24, 1946 at Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Virgil Vernon and Eileen Elizabeth (Baker) Phillips. She graduated from Raytown South High School, Raytown, Missouri in 1965 and then attended Kansas City Community College. Therese was united...
Charles C. Anderson
Mar 3, 2013
Dr. Charles Anderson, age 82, a former professor at Ottawa University and minister, died Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Anderson dedicated his life to the study, teaching and sharing of the gospel message in Ottawa and, in retirement, in Dallas through his activities at church. He was a 35 year religion professor and department chair at...
Donald Mcmahan
Mar 2, 2013
Donald L. McMahan age 75 of Paola passed away March 2, 2013 at the North Point Skilled Nursing Home. He was born on November 8, 1937 in Gardner Kansas to Charles A. and Thelma Bivins McMahan. Don enjoyed farming the family farm with his brother Charles and enjoyed working outdoors in the landscaping business. He was a very quiet...
Venus S. Redman
Mar 2, 2013
Venus S. Redman, age 49 of Wellsville, Kansas, died Saturday, March 2, 2013. She was born on Friday, July 26, 1963, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Mark and Lucy (McWilliams) Fisher. Venus has lived in Wellsville since 2000, moving from Haughton, Louisiana. She was a lifelong homemaker. She is survived by: Parents – Lucy and William Hewitt...
Ella Mae Cunningham
Mar 2, 2013
Ella Mae Cunningham, age 96, of Louisburg, Kansas passed away March 2, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Ella Mae was born May 3, 1916 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Harry D. and Lucille Turner Finch. On August 31, 1935 she was united in marriage to Willie H. Cunningham at Olathe, KS. Willie preceded her in...
Nellie Rose Cox
Mar 1, 2013
Nellie Rose Cox, age 90, of Osage City, Kansas, died Friday, March 1, 2013. She was born on Monday, January 22, 1923, in Williamsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn J. and Rosa E. (Steward) Chambers. She grew up in Williamsburg, Kansas, later moving to Osage City. She graduated from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1941 and later...
Jack Cordle
Feb 26, 2013
Jack Lee Cordle, age 81, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Miami County Medical Center in Paola, Kansas from stroke related complications. Jack was born on August 20 1931, in Tubize, Georgia which is on the outskirts of Rome, Georgia, the son of Frank Cordle II, and Ruby (Johnson) Cordle. In 1941 Jack moved to Pensacola, Florida when he...
Rosie M. Baucom
Feb 25, 2013
Rosie May Sexton Baucom, age 82, of Paola, Kansas, formerly of Seaside, California and Pleasanton, Kansas died February 25, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. At her request, no service will be held. Mrs. Baucom was born May 11, 1930 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Willis and Ettie Sexton. She was the youngest of 4 children, Willis Sexton, Gordon Warner,...
Lorene Hinze
Feb 24, 2013
Lorene Hinze, age 90 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Ottawa Retirement Village. She was born on Thursday, July 27, 1922, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of Jess and Hattie (Evans) McKinney. Lorene has lived in Ottawa since 1967 moving from Perry, Iowa. On March 22, 1949 Lorene was united in marriage with Joe Lile in...
Guylene Huyett
Feb 22, 2013
Guylene R. Huyett, age 71 of Gardner, Kansas, died Friday, February 22, 2013 in Olathe. She was born on Saturday, September 20, 1941, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil and Ruby (Dotson) Huyett. Guylene has lived in Gardner for twenty years prior to being a long time Ottawa resident. She graduated from Prairie Grove High School, Prairie Grove,...
Elanora Davenport
Feb 21, 2013
Elnora Mae Davenport, age 91 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at her home. She was born on Tuesday, April 26, 1921, in Ogden, Kansas, the daughter of Sydney and Myrtle (Wood) Hamilton. Elnora lived in Ottawa from 1955 to 1961. She lived in Manhattan, Topeka, Junction City, Kingman, and Ft. Collins, Colorado before returning to Ottawa...
