James Wilbern Colgin, 54, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. He was born April 25,1966, to Wilbern and Delma in Iola.  James was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Plaine.  He was…

Susan M. Young, age 70, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Susan was born May 4, 1950, to Max P. and Wilberta L. (Ludlum) Morrison in Iola.…

John Anton Fursman, Jr., age 99, of Colony, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Garnett.  Mr. Fursman was born at the home of his grandparents Erastus Dayton Himes and Emily Thomas Himes on Pasadena…

Calvin Lay, age 95, of Iola, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Calvin was born Sept. 24, 1925, in Hope, to John Lay and Mildred (Rubin) Lay.  Calvin grew up in Hope and graduated…

Kevin G. Smith, age 52, of Iola, died Monday Jan. 18, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 21, 1968, in Iola, to Robert Smith and Maxine (Prock) Smith.  Kevin and Jacqueline Porambo were…

Carolyn Y. Powers, age 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.  Carolyn was born Oct. 6, 1940, to Riley and Evelyn Eytcheson in Independence. Carolyn married Kenneth Powers…

John Anton Fursman, Jr., age 99, of Colony, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Garnett. Graveside services will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at the Colony Cemetery.  Memorials may be made…

Sharmayne (Sherri) J. Robertson, 72, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at her home in Harveyville. Sherri was born on Nov. 29, 1948, to Clifford and Betty (Klinkel) McCune in DeSmet, S.D. She attended school in DeSmet…

William (Bill) Harry Newman of Iola transitioned to his eternal home on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was 83 years old. Bill was born Dec. 1, 1937, in Iola to…

Patty Spencer, age 68, of Westphalia, passed away on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  Patricia Lou Hiestand was born on Feb. 2, 1952, at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Patty…