James J. Wills
Feb 5, 2013
James J. Wills, 91, passed away February 5, 2013 at Vintage Park, Paola, Kansas. James was born on August 16, 1921 to James and Chelsea (Miller) Wills. He graduated from Paola High School in 1940 and joined the U.S. Army after high school. He was on active duty in 1941 and served in the Battle of the Bulge. James...
Audra Madalyn Clary
Feb 4, 2013
Audra Madalyn Clary, age 92, of Louisburg, Kansas, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Madalyn was born July 24, 1920 at Bronson, Kansas. She was the only child of Ray M. and Jewell Grace (Duncan) Myers. The family moved to the Moran area in 1929. She graduated from the Moran High School in...
Marvel Morgan
Feb 3, 2013
Marvel Morgan, age 75 of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away with her family by her side after a long battle with many health issues, on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her residence in Ottawa. She was born on May 18, 1937, the daughter of Marvin and Millie (Jennings) Montgomery. She has been a lifelong resident of Ottawa, Kansas. Marvel graduated...
Kurtis Leach
Feb 1, 2013
Kurtis Leach, 46, Osawatomie, died Friday February 1, 2013, in his home. Kurtis was born January 20, 1967 in Paola, Kansas . His parents were Elwood "Woody" Leach and Marlene Darner Leach. He grew up in rural Osawatomie, helping his father on the farm and raising livestock. He graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1985. Kurtis worked on the...
Julee Bowling
Feb 1, 2013
JuLee Gail (Butler) Bowling, age 57, of Ottawa, passed away on February 1, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, Ottawa on Thursday, February 7th at 10 a.m. with Reverend Lori Stevens officiating. Cremation is planned; a private family inurnment will follow at a later date at Waverly Cemetery. Dengel...
T. Scott Wilson Jr.
Jan 31, 2013
T. Scott Wilson Jr., 89, of Olathe, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 surrounded by family at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Floydada, TX, the son of T. Scott and Frances Wilson. He graduated from Garfield High School in Arkansas. Scott was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1948. He earned...
Beverly A. Sellers
Jan 31, 2013
Beverly A. Sellers, age 78 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Sunflower Plaza in Ottawa. She was born on Wednesday, November 14, 1934 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Gene Paul and Frances A. (Klienschmidt) Mille. She moved to Ottawa with her family in 1939, lived two years in California and returned to Ottawa in...
Roberta Moore
Jan 31, 2013
Roberta Moore, age 91 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Vintage Park in Ottawa. She was born on Friday, April 15, 1921, the daughter of Robert Steven and Nora Elizabeth (McKinney) Richards. Roberta lived in Ottawa since 2006 moving from Hutchinson, Kansas where she lived most of her life, also living in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She...
Raymond A. Miller
Jan 30, 2013
Raymond Albert Miller, age 63, unexpectedly passed away in his sleep the morning of January 30, 2013. He was born to Albert and Veronica (Wuckowitsch) Miller in Garnett, KS on November 9, 1948. He grew up on a farm between Garnett and Scipio where his parents and siblings (Ethel, Charlie, Will and Eileen) attended St. Boniface Church and Scipio...
Donald Trumbly Sr
Jan 30, 2013
Donald John "Monk" Trumbly, age 84, passed away January 30, 2013 at Louisburg Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Monk was born September 24, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri to John Edward and Mary Catherine (Sharp) Trumbly. Monk grew up in Osawatomie, Kansas and attended St. Philip Neri School. He served in the U.S. Navy for 2 " years after...
Harry Sowards
Jan 30, 2013
Harry J. Sowards age 89 of Paola passed away at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center. (Cremation) There are no services planned. Survivors are his wife Marie , sons Dean Sowards, David Sowards and step daughter Joyce Wharton. To leave a special memory go to the share memory tab.
Leona Frances Priddy
Jan 29, 2013
Leona Frances Priddy, age 88 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on Friday, March 21, 1924 in Ford County, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Edward and Ina Bertha (Camp) Reekie. She has been a resident of Ottawa since 1942 moving to Independence, Kansas in 2008. Frances attended schools in Pomona, Kansas....
Ethelyn Morgan
Jan 28, 2013
Ethelyn Elaine Morgan, age 80, of rural Fontana, Kansas, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Ethel was born July 4, 1932 at Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Arthur James and Mary Alpha (Davis) Rice. She graduated from Parker Rural High School. She worked at Brotherhood State Bank in Kansas City,...
Larry R. Franklin
Jan 26, 2013
Larry R. Franklin, age 62, of Louisburg, KS, passed away, Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home. Larry was born, in Kansas City, Missouri on September 8, 1950, to Leroy and Margaret Franklin. At the age of 10 his family moved to rural Louisburg. Here Larry attended school and graduated from Louisburg High School in 1968, and lived the...
Jeffery Clyde Brewer
Jan 25, 2013
Jeffery Clyde "Jeff" Brewer, 51 of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas, from a rare form of cancer. He was born on October 9, 1961 in Paola, Kansas to Clyde Fred and Ruby Marie Corey Brewer. Jeff was owner and operator of Brewer"s Corral Supply in Hiwasse, Arkansas...
Murney Marie Showalter
Jan 24, 2013
Murney Marie Showalter, age 91 of Ottawa, Kansas, died peacefully with her family by her side Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. She was born on Wednesday, September 7, 1921 in Williamsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Albert Fredrick and Bonnie Sarah (Mozley) Hart. Murney was a lifelong resident of Franklin County moving to Ottawa in 1946. She...
Beth Gentry
Jan 24, 2013
Alberta Elizabeth “Beth” Gentry was born on Wednesday, February 18, 1925 in Richter, Kansas. She was the daughter of John Charles and Dessie (Duvall) Briles. A lifelong resident, Beth made her home in Ottawa until her death on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven years. She graduated from Pomona High School and Emporia State University. On...
Ruth Frances Lancaster
Jan 23, 2013
Ruth F. Lancaster, age 94 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Ottawa Retirement Village. She was born on Sunday, November 24, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Aaron Lewis and Bertha Frances (Gardner) Hougland. She was a near lifelong Ottawa resident. Ruth graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1937. She was...
Frances Smithey
Jan 22, 2013
Frances LaFaye Smithey, 72, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away peacefully, at Louisburg Nursing Home and Rehabilitation on Tuesday January 22, surrounded by her daughter, son-in-law and best friend. Fran was an accountant for most of her life. Her pride and joy was her home that she was perpetually redecorating. She enjoyed watching television, her favorite show was Judge...
Alfred D. Dockstader
Jan 21, 2013
Alfred D. Dockstader, age 93, of Spring Hill, formerly of Louisburg passed away January 22, 2013 at the Golden Living Center, Spring Hill. Alfred was born May 31, 1919 in Chrisman , IL to Albert and Lillian (Critton) Dockstader. He was raised in the Girard and Rantoul area. He enlisted in the United States Navy, in May of 1944...
