Burton Allen
Feb 2, 2010
Burton L. Allen, 83, Paola, passed away February 2, 2010 at his home. He was born November 27, 1926 in Paola, Kansas to Clyde and Bess Gobal Allen. Burton graduated from Paola High School and attended Kansas University for two years. In 1956 he was united in marriage to Frances Mcfie, they became the parents of one son. He...
Mark E. Schmidt
Feb 1, 2010
Mark E. Schmidt, 53, of rural Osawatomie died Monday night, February 1, 2010 at KU Hospital. Born October 17, 1956, Mark grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and attended Bishop Miege and J. C. Harmon High School. He graduated in 1974. He was one of the founding partners of Torre's Pizza of Westport and later sold his portion of...
Dennis James Fredricks
Jan 31, 2010
Dennis James Fredricks, 56, Ottawa, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. He was born Aug. 4, 1953, in Ottawa to James Milan and Dorothy E. (Mitchell) Fredricks. He was a lifelong resident of Ottawa. He graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1971. He was a welder. He worked for Haven Steel and the past 35 years for...
William Stringham
Jan 31, 2010
William "Bill" George Stringham, 36, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born March 8, 1973 to James and Laverne Prothe Stringham in Paola, Kansas. He graduated from Paola High School in 1991 and went on to attend Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas. Bill was currently...
David Orsen Routh
Jan 30, 2010
David Orson Routh, age 60, of Wellsville, Kansas, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on Monday, April 4, 1949, in Ft. Scott, Kansas. He was the son of Isaac N. and Edith M. (Richards) Routh. The last two years, David lived in LeLoup, moving from Lawrence, where he had lived...
Roxanna Turley
Jan 29, 2010
Roxanna Lea Turley age 48, died unexpectedly on Jan. 29th 2010 "Roxie" as her friends and loved ones knew her was born on Dec. 2, 1961 in Topeka, KS. She made her home in Paola, Kansas where she lived most of her adult years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved playing board games, cards,...
Francis Paul Shirley Jr.
Jan 27, 2010
Francis Paul Shirley, Jr., age 83, of LaCygne, KS, formerly of Louisburg, KS, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS. He was born July 1, 1926 in Seneca, MO, the son of Francis Paul, Sr. and Nellie Chester Shirley. Paul was a pipefitter for forty years and a member of the Pipefitters Local #533. He...
Pearl R. Winters
Jan 26, 2010
Pearl R. Winters, age 79 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, KS. She was born on Friday, March 21, 1930 in Ottawa, the daughter of Percie E. and Emma Josephine (Osborn) Winters. She was a lifelong Ottawa resident. Pearl attended Ottawa High School with the class of 1950. She worked...
Wayne Arthur O'Neil
Jan 24, 2010
Wayne Arthur O’Neil, age 88, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, at Richmond Care Center in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on Tuesday, March 15, 1921, in Wellsville, Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Paul John and Edith Mae (Pearson) O’Neil. Wayne lived in Independence, Missouri from 1953 until 1980, moving to Tucson, Arizona for...
Lavern Hanson
Jan 24, 2010
LaVern Hanson, 84, passed away January 24, 2010 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center. Vern was born June 13, 1925 in Marysville, Missouri to Clifford and Eliza Masner Hanson. He graduated from Leonardville High School after service 2 years in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. After high school, he attended the Kansas City School of Mortuary Sciences. He...
Dorothy E. Poston
Jan 23, 2010
Dorothy E Poston age 91, of Paola Kansas, passed away Saturday January 23, 2010 at her nephew"s home. Dorothy was born on May 17, 1918 in Odessa, Missouri to Clay C. Eagan and Jenny Marie Caldwell Eagan. She grew up and graduated from North East High School, Kansas City, MO. She became a wife homemaker and mother of two...
Freida Blake
Jan 23, 2010
Freida M. Blake age 86 of Paola passed away Saturday January 23rd at the Olathe Medical Center (cremation). Graveside Memorial Lawn Cemetery Parsons, Kansas pending. Memorial Lawn Cemetery Service: Services Pending Visitation: No Visitation
Vernon Chesbro
Jan 23, 2010
Vern Chesbro, 84, was born on October 1, 1925 at the old Ottawa Hospital. He died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his home in Ottawa. On Wednesday, January 27th, a small funeral for family and close friends will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Ottawa, followed by a public memorial celebration of Vern’s life to be held at...
Johnnie Modeen Franklin
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Johnnie Modeen Franklin, of Wellsville, Kansas, died Friday, January 22, 2010, in Kansas City, MO. She was the daughter of Delbert and Mattie Grace (Shumate) Cooley. She has been a resident of Wellsville since August of 2005, moving from Madisonville, Kentucky, where she had lived since 1990. She spent much of her life following her husband’s military career...
Gracie Cramer
Jan 20, 2010
Gracie Cramer, 89, passed away January 20, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, Kansas. She was born May 15, 1920 in Paola, Kansas to Harold Leroy Dickey Sr. and Mabel Bell Andrews Dickey. Gracie worked for many years as a cashier at Sutherlands grocery store in Paola. Her hobbies included watching WWC wrestling every week, doing crossword...
Martin "Scotty" Scott
Jan 18, 2010
Martin E. “Scotty” Scott, age 80, of Pomona, Kansas, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born on Friday, December 27, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of Edward Scott and Martha (Pummill) Scott. He was a resident of Pomona since 1973, moving from Lenexa. He previously lived in...
Lucy Crawford
Jan 18, 2010
Lucy Crawford age 83 of Paola passed away Monday, Jan 18, 2010, at the North Point Care Center. Lucy Crawford was born March 25, 1926 in Westline MO., to John Watson and Sarah Malinda Mills Smith. She was united in marriage to Murrel Crawford on Jan. 31, 1946 in Paola, Kansas. Lucy was a Health Care Provider at Medical...
Colleen Webb
Jan 17, 2010
Colleen Webb, age 74 of Richmond, Kansas, died Thursday, January 17, 2010 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, KS. She was born on Sunday, November 17, 1935 in Nebraska, the daughter of Glen and Orgretta (Washburn) Bethune. She grew up in Lamar, Missouri and Iantha, Missouri. After high school she moved to Kansas City, Kansas, then...
Dianne Marie Winsky
Jan 17, 2010
Dianne Winsky, age 68, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at her home in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Tuesday, September 9, 1941, in Hoisington, Kansas. She was the youngest child of George and Margaret (Ernst) Tauscher. She has been a resident of Ottawa since 1977. Dianne graduated from Hoisington High School with the class of 1960. She graduated...
James "Jim" Stottlemire
Jan 17, 2010
James M. Jim Stottlemire, age 65, of Rantoul, Kansas, died Sunday, January 17, 2010. He was born on Monday, March 20, 1944, in Rantoul, Kansas. He was the son of Glenn M. and Eva M. (Welton) Stottlemire. He was a lifelong resident of Rantoul. James graduated from Olathe High School with the class of 1963. From 1970 to 1976,...
