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James Mcneary
Sep 17, 2012
James "Mike" Michael McNeary, age 70, of Cleveland, MO, died September 17, 2012 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. He was born November 16, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Clement and Dorothy (Weldon) McNeary. He was united in marriage to Paula Miller on February 1, 1980 at St. Mary"s Episcopal Church in Kansas City, MO. Mike...
Carolyn Clevenger
Sep 17, 2012
Carolyn Lee Clevenger, 82, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on September 17, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born October 7, 1929, in Paola, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred C. and Mabel Wilson Nelson. After graduating from Paola High School, she married Donald E. Ogden on December 31, 1948; he passed away in 1958. She married Lee Clevenger,...
Kathleen Franke
Sep 11, 2012
Kathleen "Kay" Franke died September 11, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Kay was born August 31, 1942 to John J. and Dorothy M. Spielbusch Lynch in Iola, Kansas. She graduated from Yates Center High School in Yates Center, Kansas in 1960. She moved to Kansas City and worked as an...
Ione Pearl Brannan
Sep 10, 2012
Ione Pearl (Logan) Lambert-Brannan, age 103, of Topeka, Kansas, went to heaven on Monday, September 10, 2012. She was born on Saturday, March 20, 1909 in Leota, Kansas, the daughter of Chester and Jessie (Burgess) Logan. Ione was a near lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas, living in Williamsburg as a child and Ottawa from 1944 until moving to...
Dollie Cook
Sep 3, 2012
Lorrene "Dollie" Ellen Cook, age 80, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at her home. Dollie was born September 19, 1931 in Rawlins, Wyoming. She was the oldest of three daughters born to Earl and Leva (Brown) Howard. Dollie graduated from high school in Rawlins, Wyoming and then earned her associates degree in Sidney, Nebraska. She...
Richard David Andrews
Sep 3, 2012
Richard David Andrews, age 74, of Pomona, Kansas, died Monday, September 03, 2012 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. He was born on Tuesday, May 31, 1938 in San Bernardino, California. He is the son of Howard Thomas and Gertrude (Hood) Andrews. He was a resident of Pomona and Ottawa for most of his life. He also...
Lloyd Schneider
Sep 2, 2012
Anthony "Lloyd" Schneider Jr., age 72, passed away September 2nd surrounded by family at his home, memorials to the Miami County Cancer Foundation. Anthony Lloyd Schneider Jr. was born March 22nd, 1940 in Independence, KS to Anthony Lloyd Sr. and Doris Marie Foresman Schneider. Lloyd graduated from Bishop Lillis High School in Kansas City, MO. After which he entered...
Martha Puckett
Sep 2, 2012
Martha J. Puckett, 71, of Somerset, Kansas passed away September 2, 2012 at Louisburg Healthcare Center Martha was born on November 20, 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Deliah Cox Weathers. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and graduated from Argentine High School in 1959. On July 23, 1971 she was united in marriage to Gilbert...
Geraldine Kelley
Sep 1, 2012
Geraldine was born January 1, 1931 in Denver, Colorado to Ambert Bill Williams and Hazel Charlene Backman Williams. She graduated from West High School, Denver, Colorado in 1949. Upon graduation she enlisted in the United States Navy, where she served until her Honorable Discharge on May 27, 1955. In the Navy, she met her future husband, James Wilson Kelley....
Adam J. Papst
Sep 1, 2012
Adam Jerome Papst passed away September 1, 2012 from a sudden heart attack at the young age of 36 while at his home in Paola, Kansas. Adam was born September 30, 1975, the son of Douglas and Marsha Keeton Papst. He graduated from Louisburg High School in 1994. He has worked for Ron Weers Construction as a heavy equipment...
Virginia Lee Harris
Aug 31, 2012
Virginia Lee Harris was born on Tuesday, December 31, 1940 in Virgil, Kansas. She was the daughter of Stokes and Dorothy (Smith) Crooks. Virginia grew up in Waverly, Kansas, moving to Burlington, and in 1961 moved to Franklin County, Kansas, living in Ottawa until her death on Friday, August 31, 2012, at the age of seventy-one years. Virginia attended...
Alan Mcmillen
Aug 31, 2012
Alan McMillen, age 55, of Olathe, Kansas, died suddenly Friday, August 31, 2012. He was born on Monday, December 24, 1956 in Ottawa, the son of Frank Lee and Marilyn Louise (Strobel) McMillen. Alan was near lifelong Ottawa resident and graduated from Ottawa High School with the Class of 1975. He has lived in Olathe since 2007. Alan farmed...
Annetta Butel
Aug 30, 2012
Annetta Elizabeth Wolken Butel died August 30, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center. Annetta was born on May 10, 1928 in Scipio, Kansas to Christian Jacob Wolken and Clara Roeckers Wolken. She attended East Scipio Elementary School and graduated from Garnett High School in 1946. She worked for Dr. Ralph White as an Administrative Assistant and also worked for Sears...
Roland Dilks
Aug 28, 2012
Roland Elmer Dilks, 78, of Paola, Kansas, passed away August 28, 2012 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center. Roland was born July 15, 1934 in Urich, Missouri to Isaac Charles and Mabel Mary Clegg Dilks. After high school in 1957, Roland enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1963. Roland and his first wife, Norma...
Beulah Marie Smith
Aug 27, 2012
Beulah Marie Smith, age 74, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Monday, August 27, 2012, at her home. She was born on Sunday, February 27, 1938, in Wathena, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Calvin and Opal Marie (Moss) Engeman. Beulah lived in Williamsburg since 1990, moving there from Lebo, Kansas where she lived for 27 years. Beulah was a lifelong homemaker....
Esther Patterson
Aug 27, 2012
ESTHER MILREE WILSON Patterson, age 92, passed away August 27, 2012. Esther was born December 10, 1919 in Louisburg, Kansas, the oldest child and only daughter of David A. Wilson and Phon Kilgore Wilson. She grew up in Louisburg, attending Louisburg schools, the Ursuline Academy in Paola, Baker University in Baldwin City, and graduating from the University of Kansas...
Mildred Alice Brown
Aug 25, 2012
Mildred Alice Brown, age 93, of Princeton, Kansas, went to heaven Saturday, August 25, 2012, at her home. She was born Saturday, March 15, 1919, in Princeton, Kansas, the daughter of David L. and Ada Mary (Kennedy) Mathias. Mildred was a lifelong Franklin County resident. Mildred was a homemaker and a wonderful mom and loving wife. Mildred was a...
Joseph Neal Dyer
Aug 24, 2012
Joseph Neal Dyer, age 31, of Pomona, Kansas, died Friday, August 24, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was born Monday, December 15, 1980, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Michael and Barbara (Mowat) Dyer. Joseph was a lifelong Franklin County resident. Joseph attended preschool at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas for two years; preschool and some grade...
Robert Dale "Bob" Kunard
Aug 23, 2012
Robert Dale “Bob” Kunard, age 64, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, August 23, 2012. He was born on Monday, July 12, 1948, in Ottawa, the son of Elmo Francis and Lucille (Hazen) Kunard. Bob was a lifelong resident of Ottawa. Bob graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1967. Bob served in the United States Air Force...
Irma Player
Aug 22, 2012
Irma Marie Player, 93, a Miami County native, died August 22, 2012 after a brief illness. Irma was born April 17, 1919 to Clifford and Etta Wright in Osage Township. She attended Liberty School District 20 and Fontana High School, graduating in 1937. She attended her 75th class reunion this year. She worked in Kansas City, where she met...
