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Dixie Oletta Rees, 94, formerly of Humboldt, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Vintage Park Assisted Living, Gardner. Dixie was born Feb. 28, 1931, in Metalton, Ark., to Marion E. Clark and Belle Z. (Grubbs)…

Letha Spillman, 96, of Kincaid, passed away at her home on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Letha Nadine Miller was born on June 19, 1929, in Blue Mound. Letha was born on a farm that was…

Carolyn Sue Kirkpatrick Clubine died on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Medicalodges of Iola. She was born March 26, 1942, to Allen L. Kirkpatrick and Violet Irene Dye Kirkpatrick in  Farmersburg. Carolyn married Frank Clubine…

Chalmers Lavon Smith, 84, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. He was born Feb. 11, 1941, in Iola, the son of Chalmers William and Beatrice (Brunell) Smith. He graduated from Iola High…

Ronald Lee Cleaver, 87, of Olathe, passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 25, 2025, at 12:40 a.m., surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1937 on the family farm near Iola, Ron was the…

A Celebration of Life for Rex “Buster” C. Hobbs Jr., 69, whose death on June 8 was reported previously in the Register, will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Mildred…

Stephen Dale “Jake” Wools, 78, died Sept. 11, 2025, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. He was born Jan. 13, 1950 in Garnett to Wayne and Sylvia Wools. He grew up in the Kincaid…

Betty G. Mason, age 96, passed away at the home of her daughter on Sept. 15, 2025. Betty was born on Sept. 1, 1929, in Iola, the daughter of Teddy and Lula (Centlivre) Henegar. She…

Iola native Harold Eugene Lane, 86, died on Sept. 20, 2025. A celebration of life service is planned for 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at the Eternal Hope Worship Center, Hiawatha. Graveside services are…

Larry Wayne Anderson, age 81, of Iola, passed away Monday, Sept, 22, 2025, at his home in Iola. Larry was born Feb. 24, 1944, in Iola, to Lawrence Anderson, Sr. and Geneva (Zornes) Anderson. Larry…