Dec 6, 2020

Betty Jean Denniston, 90, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Morningstar Care Homes of Ottawa. Cremation has taken place. There are no services per Betty’s wishes. Betty was born to Geraldine Beatrice (Smith) Messenger and Clarence Eugene Messenger, in Denver, Colorado on July 15, 1930. She came to Kansas with her mother and her older...

Dec 6, 2020

Myrtle Irene Bones, 88, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Facility, Olathe. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2020, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Mrs. Bones will lie in state from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment...

Dec 5, 2020

Myra Jean Reinier, formerly of Greeley, Kansas, passed away December 5, 2020, surrounded by her husband and daughters. She was born February 26, 1930, in Rantoul, Kansas, to Verne and Bessie Morlan. Jean graduated from Lane High School before she joined the Air Force where she met her husband of 70 years, Jean was a loving wife, wonderful mother...

Dec 5, 2020

Billy Gene Fannan, age 59, of Paola, KS passed away December 5, 2020. Graveside service 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020 with viewing at 12:30 p.m. at the Paola Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are to Muscular Dystrophy. Billy was born in Paola on April 25, 1961 to Vernon M. and Betty (Achey) Fannan. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Dec 5, 2020

Bonnie Lou Gibbons, 86, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, December 5th, 2020, at Olathe Medical Center. Bonnie was born July 4, 1934 in Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wayne Anderson and Dora Mae (Goodrich) Anderson. She was a native Franklin County resident and enjoyed her entire life there. She graduated from Ottawa High School with the class...

Dec 4, 2020

Wilma "Billie" Lee Lay, 98, of Baldwin City, Kansas, formerly of Paola, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at Morningstar Care Homes of Baldwin City. Family and friends will gather for a graveside service at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Paola Cemetery. Billie was born Tuesday, November 21, 1922, in Keystone, Oklahoma the daughter of Charlie and...

Dec 4, 2020

James Ray Herndon, 84, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, after a long illness, although the immediate cause of his death was COVID-19. Private graveside services will be held Monday, December 14, 2020, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona, Kansas with Masonic services by McKinley Lodge No. 41, A.F. & A.M. of Pomona. James was born at home...

Dec 3, 2020

Beverly Marie Clemens, age 94, of Paola passed away December 3, 2020 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Burial of ashes will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Holy Trinity Catholic Church or Lakemary Center in care of Dengel and Son Mortuary 305 N. Pearl Paola, Kansas 66071 She was born on November 9,...

Dec 3, 2020

Dec 3, 2020

Ralph Reese, 87, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Osawatomie. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Osawatomie Cemetery. Visitation 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Ralph was born...

Dec 2, 2020

Dec 1, 2020

Elvin F. Currant, 82, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at AdventHealth Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the mortuary. Interment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Elvin was born...

Dec 1, 2020

Carole Sue Billingslea, known as Sue to her family and friends, of Olathe, Kansas passed away December 1, 2020, with the care of hospice in her home, surrounded by her family. Sue was born on January 23, 1945, in Pryor, Oklahoma to LaVerna and Omer, Sr. Nunley. She grew up in Locust Grove, Oklahoma with her five siblings. She...

Nov 30, 2020

Donna Belle Sauer, 93, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Ottawa First United Methodist Church. Interment Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Donna was born July 4, 1927 in Pomona, Kansas, the daughter of Henry...

Nov 30, 2020

Jay Norton DeGroot, 89, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Wellsville Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment Peoria Cemetery, Ottawa, with military honors by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Jay was born February 3, 1931, in Parkersburg, Iowa. He graduated from...

Nov 29, 2020

Barbara Jeanette Brown of Paola, Kansas took the hand of Jesus and stepped into eternity with Him on Sunday November 29,2020. She was born Barbara Jeanette Salmon on April 8, 1940. She was the youngest of eight children born to William & Amy (Webb) Salmon. Barbara was a loving mother, wife, sister and friend to everyone who knew her....

Nov 29, 2020

Shirley Cuthbertson, age 84, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, formerly of Spring Hill, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Landsun Nursing Home in Carlsbad, NM. Entombment 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Shirley was born Monday, September 14, 1936, in Wymore, Nebraska, the daughter of Kermit Roosevelt and Roxa (West) Kern. She...

Nov 29, 2020

Mary Ellen Kirch, 68, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Somerset Cemetery. Family will meet with friends Wednesday from 5 to 7pm at the Chapel. Mary Kirch was born Tuesday, April 1, 1952, in Carthage, IL, the daughter of John E. and Mollie...

Nov 28, 2020

Darrell D. Slemp, 72, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 28, 2020. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, with military honors by the United States Navy. Darrell was born November 30, 2020, at Los Angeles, California, the son of Gerald William and...

Nov 28, 2020

Nancy Ferguson, 72, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at University of Kansas Health System. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Ottawa Memorial Auditorium, Ottawa, Kansas. Visitation and internment at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas after the service. Nancy was born April 30, 1948 in Duncan, Oklahoma the daughter of Bron...