Dec 24, 1944

Nov 30, 1928

Samuel C. Courter, age 86, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died November 30, 2014 at his home. Sam was born June 18, 1928 at Goodman, Missouri. He was the second of eight children born to Merle and Dollie (Jordan) Courter. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Holy Cross Catholic School in Kansas City, Missouri. Sam and Irene...

Aug 23, 1916

Vana Sue Hawkins age 69 passed away August 23rd at the Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, Kansas. (cremation) No services are planned. Surviving are her children Desi Shoemaker, Monika Troutman, Brian Hawkins, Johnny Banks, and a sister Carol Smith.

Mar 2, 1910

Carl J. Morgan Carl J. Morgan age 81 of Paola, passed away Saturday April 19 at the Olathe Medical Center. Services will be Friday April 25th at 10:30AM Visitation Thursday 6 to 8PM. Burial in the Somerset Cemtery. Memorials may be made to the Operation Holiday and or American Diabetes Association, to leave family condolences go to PenwellGabel.com. Carl...

TJ Allen, Jr., age 79, of rural Fontana, Kansas, died Monday, September 24, 2012 at North Point Skilled Nursing, Paola, Kansas. TJ, also known as "Jay", was born May 4, 1933 at Richards, Missouri. He was the second of seven children born to John Thomas and Ruth Juanita (Norris) Allen. He grew up in Richards, Missouri and graduated from...

McKenzie James "Jim" Wilson, Jr., age 91, returned to his Heavenly Father on July 15, 2015 in Spring Hill, Kansas. He was born March 20, 1924, in Lake Worth, Florida to McKenzie "Mac" and Rose Meier Wilson. Jim grew up in Chicago, Illinois until the death of his father then he moved to Geneseo, Ill. to live with his...

Charles G. Mills, Sr., age 69, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died November 5, 2012, at Pawnee County Hospital, Larned, Kansas. Charles was born March 10, 1943, at Kansas City, Missouri. He was the only son of five children born to Harry and Juanita (Collins) Mills. He grew up in Kansas City and attended school at Central Junior High. Charles and...

Larry Dean Criddle, Jr., age 48, of Paola, Kansas died August 15, 2016. Larry was born November 23, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri at the St. Joseph Hospital. He was the son of Larry Dean Criddle, Sr., and the late Barbara Ann (Moore) Lewis. In 1973, the family moved from Osawatomie to Paola. He graduated from Paola High School...

Ray Cecil White, Jr., age 92, of Paola, Kansas, passed away February 22, 2015 at North Point Skilled Nursing in Paola. Ray was born March 31, 1922 at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Ray C., Sr., and Eliza Helen (Copeland) White. He attended St. Thomas School in Kansas City, Kansas. He was called to serve his...

Michael Jerry Elwood Sr., age 53, of Louisburg, KS, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 " 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at the Penwell-Gabel Louisburg Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 6, 2009, at the Bucyrus Methodist Church, with burial in the Bucyrus Cemetery. Mike was born April...

Gean R. Brown, age 65, of rural Paola, Kansas, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center. Gean was born April 13, 1948 at the White House Nursing Home in Paola, Kansas. He was the oldest child of Gean and Nadine (Jackson) Brown. He graduated from Spring Hill High School with the Class of 1967. In 1965,...

Cletus Gene Hampson, Sr., age 80, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his home. Cletus was born at Syracuse, Missouri, on July 19, 1934. He was the older of two sons born to Herbert H. and Alma (Yarnell) Hampson. He graduated from St. John"s High School at Olathe, Kansas with the Class of 1952. He...

Marvin D. Cox, Jr., age 68, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away April 9, 2016 at his home. Marvin was born March 11, 1948, at Butler, Missouri. He was the oldest of four children born to Marvin D., Sr., and Vina Mae (Bush) Cox. He attended school in Osawatomie. Marvin was united in marriage to Inez Hancock on January 21,...

Marvin Lance Joplin, Jr. Marvin Joplin, aka Jock aka Junie, of Paola, KS, left this world January 12, 2014 joining his father, mother and sister. Born July 31, 1940 in Corder, MO, to Rose Marie and Marvin, Sr., the family soon moved to the "big city." He met Judy Pulley and they married in 1960, enjoying nearly 54 years...

Charlie Calvin Brown, Sr., age 53, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Indian Creek Meadows Health Care Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Charlie was born March 13, 1959 to Lad Franklin and Inetha (Denton) Brown in Eupora, Mississippi. He graduated from Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1978. Charlie and...

Robert W. Harper, Sr., age 89, lifelong resident and farmer of rural Louisburg, Kansas, died July 11, 2015 at the V. A. Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Robert was born October 27, 1925 in Louisburg, Kansas. He was the son of Scott Leroy and Susanna Friederika (Boeger) Harper. He grew up in Louisburg and attended Louisburg Rural High School....

Harold Gene Sevy, Sr., age 85, of Paola, Kansas passed away on February 19, 2014. Harold was born on June 9, 1928, in Lenexa, Kansas to John and Delia (Honicker) Sevy. He grew up in rural Louisburg, KS and graduated from Louisburg High School. He married Oreta Welch in 1950 and later divorced. Together they had three children. Harold...

Richard "Rick" Lee Beery, Sr., age 59, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas died June 28, 2015. Rick is survived by his three children Lichell Canales (Victor) of North Port, Florida, Richard Beery, Jr. (Lauren) of Osawatomie, and Ray Beery (Tara) of rural Paola, Kansas; six grandchildren Jaidyn, Lane, Julian, Rayce, Lola, and Layla; one brother Garry Beery of Boston, Massachusetts;...

PASTOR JOHN R. RASKE, PC-USA, (Retired) Pastor John, age 71, of rural Paola, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008 at First Christian Church, 602 North First St., Louisburg, Kansas. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu...

Donald F. Lindsey, Jr., age 67, lifetime resident of Osawatomie, Kansas, died surrounded by family on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Don fought hard since his first cancer diagnosis in 1995 and won many battles over the years. However, complications of removal of a cancerous tumor from his esophagus on...