Ira Peck
Ira Buford Peck, 84, passed away on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012.
He was born on Sept. 4, 1928, to Ira and Velma (Slack) Peck in Iola. He spent his early childhood in Iola before the family moved to Pleasanton, where he graduated. After graduation he returned to the Iola area where he remained.
In 1949 Buford married Doris Crowl. They had a daughter, Debra Jean, and a son Doug. They later divorced. In 1975, he married Edna Smoot. He raised her youngest daughter, Carol, from the age of 3. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked at Peck’s Texaco, IMP Boats, and retired from Gates Rubber Co. He was actively involved with the American Legion and 40 et 8, called bingo for 23 years, and was an avid bowler.
Buford was preceded in death by his parents and Debra Jean. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, his sister Shirley Peck of Topeka; son Doug Peck and wife Cindy of Overland Park; stepdaughter Carol Feagins and husband Tim of Chanute; stepdaughter Marie Toews and husband Merle of Valley Center; stepson Robert Raney and wife Barbara of Aiken, S.C.; stepson Gary Raney and wife Barbara of Wichita; along with numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary United Methodist Church in Iola. Burial will follow at LaHarpe Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Memorial gifts may be made for a 40 et 8 Nursing Scholarship and left with the funeral home.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
OBITUARIES
Sharon Flynn
Sharon Anno Flynn, 35, Gas, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was a homemaker and loved video games.Flynn was born in Troy, Mich.Her husband, Stewart Cole Jr., survives, as do her children, Salena Nichole Flynn and Sabrina Dove Flynn, both... [More]
Tatym Buckner
Tatym Edward Buckner, son of Corey Shawn William Buckner and Chastity Folsom, died about an hour after his birth Sunday morning, May 12, 2013, at Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by his great-grandmother, Dinah Moore, Iola;... [More]
Lucille Bruner
Lucille Evelyn Bruner, 87, former resident of Bronson, died Friday, May 11, 2013, at the Wellsville Manor Nursing Home in Wellsville. She was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Pleasanton, the daughter of Andrew Wesley and Elsie Mae Gillispie. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in... [More]
More Obituaries
NEWS
Island tour featured at museum
Former Iolan Sheridan (Larson) Brull and husband Justin will tell about their experiences while serving with the Peace Corps in Vanuatu at the Osa and Martin Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The museum is in the old Santa Fe depot.They have... [More]
‘Jar’ story still resonates
Megan (Stewart) Felt told Iola Rotarians Thursday how Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from almost certain death during World War II.Felt and three other Uniontown High School students, starting in 1999, developed a National History Day project that focused on Sendler’s... [More]
Former Iolan hopes to score
Success of video clip could open doors A 90-second video may make or break Carlene Meredith Cogliati’s future as a musical director.The Iola native, now of Humboldt, Calif., has written a musical that she hopes will someday see the big stage. A 90-second segment of the... [More]
More News
AP Video
SPORTS
Mustang magic ride headed to state
GARNETT — As Levi Ashmore covered first base from the pitcher’s mound late Thursday, two things crossed his mind.First, he was worried whether the soft toss from first baseman Tyler Clubine would stick in his glove to record the final out in their regional championship... [More]
Red Devils hit track at nationals
HUTCHINSON — Allen Community College’s Gabby Ruiz captured fourth place Thursday in the women’s 10,000-meter run at the 2013 NJCAA Track and Field Championships.Ruiz’s covered the race in 39 minutes, 3.15 seconds. Teammate Danae McGee followed in seventh... [More]
