Richard O. Sidelinker
Jan 15, 2021
Richard O. Sidelinker, 89, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021, at Richmond Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 12, 2021, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, with military honors by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Richard was born July 5, 1931, at Bangor, Maine, the son of Urban R. and Mary...
Richard Alan Smith
Jan 15, 2021
Richard Alan “Rick” Smith, 59, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021, at AdventHealth Ottawa. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2021, at the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, Ottawa. A private burial will be held later at Highland Cemetery. Rick was born January 12, 1962, at Ottawa, the son of...
James "Jim" William Finfrock
Jan 13, 2021
James "Jim" William Finfrock, age 84, of Paola, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center. Jim was born December 30, 1936 at Centerville, Kansas. He was the oldest of four children born to William Fredrick and Olan F. (Baker) Finfrock. He grew up in Centerville. He was married to Faye Stites on October 17, 1954...
Linda S. Mundell
Jan 13, 2021
Linda Sue Mundell, age 73, of Gardner, Ks passed away January 13, 2021 at the Ruble Ranch in Overbrook, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Osawatomie Cemetery. Linda was born at New Cambrea, Missouri on October 20, 1947, the daughter of Kenneth Henry and Juanita (Ayres) Henry. She grew up in...
Donald T. Coleman
Jan 11, 2021
Donald Theodore Coleman, 93, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, at North Point Skilled Nursing Home in Paola. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 15, 2021, at Antioch Cemetery, Spring Hill. Family will meet with friends from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the funeral home. Donald was...
Joseph E. "Joe" Cravens
Jan 9, 2021
Joseph Edward “Joe” Cravens, 83, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center. A private burial is planned at Antioch Cemetery in Franklin County, Kansas. Joe was born January 10, 1937 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Clarence Dudley and Margaret Susan (Viles) Cravens. He lived in the Kansas City and Olathe areas,...
Jack Leslie
Jan 8, 2021
Jack Leslie, 95, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 in Olathe, Kansas. Jack was born in Los Angeles, California and lived in Paola, Kansas for the last 17 years after moving from Fallon, Nevada. He loved riding horses, spending time outdoors on his land, and painting landscapes and animals. He was an avid supporter of our military after...
Phyllis Ann Hart Chesbro
Jan 7, 2021
Phyllis Ann Hart Chesbro, 95, passed away at her home in Lawrence, Kansas on January 7, 2021 due to complications from COVID-19. A memorial service will be held at a later date when gatherings return to normal and become safe again. Inurnment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, will be scheduled later. Phyllis was born April 26, 1925, at Ottawa, Kansas, the...
Gerald Franklin Lucas
Jan 7, 2021
Gerald Franklin Lucas, 88, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Vintage Park of Ottawa, Kansas. A celebration of life and inurnment will be held later at Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. Gerald was born January 6, 1933, at Seminole, Oklahoma, the son of Basil Franklin Lucas and Hedy Velma (Fowler) Lucas. He lived...
Ida Mae Wilson
Jan 5, 2021
Ida Mae Augusta Wilson, 83, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 5, 2021, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home under hospice care in Olathe. Ida was born Friday, April 9, 1937, in Paola, KS, the daughter of Andru and Flora (Beechum) Greene. She graduated from Paola High School with the Class of 1956. She worked as a...
Alice Mae Elms
Jan 4, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Alice Mae Elms announces her passing on January 4, 2021 at the age of 91. Alice was born in St. Louis, MO on August 15, 1929 to the late Gilbert and Nellie Smith and then moved to Rolla, MO in 1939. Her siblings include Carolyn Johnson (Rolla, MO), John Profit...
Marjorie E. Milton
Jan 4, 2021
Marjorie Milton, 93, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away with family by her side on Monday, January 4, 2021. Family will meet with friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021, at Evergreen Mound Cemetery, Ottawa. Marjorie was born...
Shannon W. Nichols
Jan 4, 2021
Shannon Wayne Nichols, 49, of Ottawa, Kansas died unexpectedly in his home Monday, January 4th, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held later. Shannon was a loving father, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. His was born in Ottawa, KS on May 29th, 1971. He lived in the Pomona and Ottawa, Kansas area his entire life. He loved to...
Eileen Marie Locke
Jan 4, 2021
Eileen Marie Locke, age 83, of Paola, Kansas, passed away January 4, 2021 at Villa Saint Francis in Olathe, Kansas. Eileen was born September 25, 1937 at Saint Paul, Kansas, the 4th of 5 children born to Michael Thomas and Bridget Ellen (Devine) Judge. She graduated from high school at Maryville, Missouri. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees...
Ina Leone Watts
Jan 3, 2021
Ina Leone Watts, 86, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona. Leone was born June 26, 1934 in Saline County, Missouri, the daughter of R. Kenneth Cordle and Ina V. (Willis) Cordle. She was a long-time...
Peggy Ann Armstrong
Dec 30, 2020
Peggy Ann Armstrong, 72, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020, with family by her side. A Celebration of Life service will be held later. Peggy was born February 7, 1948, at Oakland, California, the daughter of Denzel and Patricia (McBath) Rybolt. She was a lifelong Ottawa resident, graduating from Ottawa High School with the class of...
Naomi M. Alkire
Dec 29, 2020
Naomi Mae Alkire, 87, of Paola, KS passed away peacefully in her home December 29, 2020 surrounded by her daughters. She was born April 30, 1933 in Eldorado Springs, Mo. Naomi was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth G. Alkire, parents Linn Floyd & Irene Alee Adams, and brothers Jimmie Adams and Frank Adams. Naomi Alkire (Adams) was...
Bonnie Kay Smith
Dec 29, 2020
Bonnie Kay Smith, 74, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Hope Cemetery, Ottawa. Bonnie was born October 9, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil and Ella (Curlee) McArdle. She was a...
