Arville L. Hull
Feb 21, 2012
Arville L. Hull was born on Saturday, December 20, 1947, in Fulton, Missouri. He was the son of Donald and Belle (Young) Hull. Arville was living in Derby, Kansas at the time of his move to Pomona, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1965, where he made his home until his death on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the age...
Gladys Dollar
Feb 21, 2012
Gladys Ellen Dollar, 101 years old, left this world on Feb. 21, 2012. She was an only child born in Kansas City, Mo., to Benjamin Harrison Thurman and Marvie Brown Thurman on Oct. 25, 1910. "G," as she was more commonly known, especially to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, showcased her independent nature from a very young age. She lived...
Frances Elizabeth Keefer
Feb 18, 2012
Frances Elizabeth Keefer, age 85, of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, died Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was born on Thursday, July 29, 1926 in Rantoul, Kansas, the daughter of Roy O. and Ida Mae (Morgan) Taylor. She grew up in Wellsville, Kansas, moved to Ottawa and following her marriage, lived all over the world while her husband served in the...
Clarence Evans
Feb 17, 2012
CLARENCE LEE "PEE WEE" EVANS Clarence Lee "Pee Wee" Evans, age 67, of Paola, Kansas, died February 17, 2012 at his home. Pee Wee was born on January 14, 1945 to Clarence Edward and Helen (Bennett) Evans at Paola, Kansas. Being five pounds at birth, his aunt nicknamed him Pee Wee. His father was in the Battle of the...
Shirley E. Hardesty
Feb 15, 2012
Shirley E. Hardesty, age 83 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Christian Care Cottage in Ottawa, KS. She was born on Friday, February 1, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Fenton) Morton. She has resided in Ottawa, Kansas and also in Edwardsville, Kansas. Shirley graduated from Ottawa High School. Shirley worked...
Irene Warner
Feb 15, 2012
Irene Warner, age 85 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012. She was born on Friday, July 30, 1926 in Franklin County, Kansas, the daughter of Roy H. and Ruby Mae (Lyons) Brown. She was a near lifelong Ottawa resident. Irene graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1944. She worked twenty-five years as a bank...
Glenn F. Welch
Feb 15, 2012
Glenn F. Welch, age 74 of Princeton, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held from the Dengel & Son Mortuary 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012. He was born on Thursday, August 26, 1937 in Princeton, Kansas, the son of Glenn N. and Goldie (Mitchell) Welch. He was a lifelong resident of...
Lila Maxine Peed
Feb 13, 2012
Lila Maxine Peed, age 82, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Monday, February 13, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on Saturday, March 9, 1929, in Pomona, Kansas, the daughter of Ira and Mabel Burruss Thompson. She was a lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident. Lila graduated from Ottawa High School with the class...
Jaymeelyn Elizabeth Austin
Feb 11, 2012
The angel that God gave us is Jaymeelyn Elizabeth Austin; she was born Saturday 2/11/2012 via cesarean section 18 days before her scheduled date at Overland Park Regional to the proud parents of James Don Austin and Courtney Martha Maupin. She weighed 7 lb. 9.3 oz, was 19 1/2 inches long, with red hair and blue eyes. Jaymeelyn was...
Beverly Turner
Feb 11, 2012
Beverly Ann Turner was born on Wednesday, March 9, 1932, in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Claude Everett and Mina Marie (Adcock) Chapman. A lifelong resident, Beverly made her home in Ottawa until her death on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the age of seventy-nine years. Beverly graduated from Ottawa High School with the class...
Judith Ann Myers - Gallaway
Feb 11, 2012
Judith Ann Myers-Gallaway was born on Monday, November 14, 1938, in LaHarpe, Kansas. She was the daughter of Clarence L. Bill and Melvia Mae (Williams) Ransom. Following her marriage, she lived on a farm in the Centropolis area of Franklin County, Kansas, until moving to Ottawa in 1971, where she made her home until her death on Saturday, February...
Dixie G. Leslie
Feb 10, 2012
Dixie was born on Sept. 12, 1924 in LosAngeles, California to Kerber and Zona Flick Gibbs. In 1956 she was united in marriage to Jack Leslie in Las Vegas, Nevada. During WWII Dixie worked as a Nurses Aide then for Ryan Aircraft as a machine operator then settled into raising her family and returning to civil service once her...
Mark P. Waymire
Feb 10, 2012
Mark P. Waymire, age 60, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at Ottawa Retirement Village. He was born on Wednesday, July 25, 1951, in Ottawa, the son of Donald and Norma (Page) Waymire. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, he lived in Kansas City, Missouri, moving to Joplin, Missouri in 2005, returning to Ottawa in the spring of...
Jesse W. Pottorff
Feb 5, 2012
Jesse W. Pottorff, age 25, of Louisburg, KS, departed this life on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at his home. He was born September 2, 1986 in Kansas City, MO, the son of William D. Pottorff and Christine Watrous Pottorff. Jesse was a life long resident of Louisburg, KS. Growing up at Cedar Cove, Jesse"s love of animals began at...
Claude Taylor
Feb 5, 2012
Claude Oren Taylor, 76, of Linn Valley, Kansas passed on to his eternal home on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at home. Claude was born October 24, 1935 to Claude Isaac and Clara Smith Taylor of Somerset, Kansas. Claude and Mary Ann Winters were married February 19, 1955 at Immaculate Conception Church in Louisburg, Kansas. To that union were born...
Gary G. Anderson
Feb 3, 2012
Memorial Services for Gary G. Anderson, age 61, of Ottawa, who died Friday, February 3, 2012, will be held at Michigan Valley Community Church, 6485 E. 221st St., in Quenemo, Kansas at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Family will receive friends at the Church following services. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Michigan Valley Community...
June Betz
Feb 2, 2012
June Betz was born on Wednesday, June 10, 1931, in Osawatomie, Kansas. She was the daughter of John E. and Ethel Mae (Raley) Hicks. A lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas, June made her home in Ottawa until her death on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at the age of eighty years. June graduated from Lane High School. She was...
Tyler Grant Gerhardt
Feb 2, 2012
Tyler Grant Gerhardt, age 28, of Lonedell, Missouri, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. He was born on Thursday, October 27, 1983, in Alton, Illinois, the son of Mike and Donnita Jean (Barnes) Gerhardt. He moved with his family from Alton to Ottawa, Kansas in 1992. The last four years, he lived in Missouri...
Diane Marie Boggs
Jan 31, 2012
Diane Marie Boggs, age 56, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. She was born on Thursday, March 10, 1955, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Ray and Mary Agnes (Kreitler) Hultz. She was a resident of Ottawa since the mid 1970’s, moving from Garnett. Diane graduated from Garnett High School with...
Eloy A. Lucero, Sr.
Jan 31, 2012
Eloy A. Lucero, Sr, age 75, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. He was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1936, in Villanueva, New Mexico. He was the son of Vivian and Theresha (Aragon) Lucero. He was a resident of Ottawa since 1984, moving from Grants, New Mexico, where he resided for...
