Lawrence Lewis Apley of Yates Center died Feb. 16, 2025, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Lawrence was born April 29, 1959, to Lawrence C. Apley and Margaret L. (Boffing) Apley. Lawrence was…

Ruger Petersilie, age 5, of Kincaid, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Ruger Arthur Wayne Petersilie was born Feb. 24, 2020, in Ottawa, the son of Randy and Sarah (Gill) Petersilie. Ruger loved attending…

Retired E-7 Richard (Dick) Eugene Byers, age 71, formerly of Iola, passed away on March 20, 2025, at the Fort Sill Veteran’s Center in Lawton, Okla. He was born Nov. 28, 1953, to Bert Thomas…

Mary (Shebanek) Dunnigan was born Jan. 15, 1931, and entered into heaven on Sunday, March 23, 2025. She was a resident of Fairfield, Calif., and a longtime member of Holy Spirit Church. She was raised…

Marjorie E. Nickell, 86, Humboldt, died Monday, March 24, 2025, at Heritage Health Care, Chanute.  Marjorie was born July 27, 1938, in Mitchell, S.D., to LeRoy Mincks and Helen R. (Browning) Mincks. She and Elmer…

Dorothy Marie (Boan) Stegman, 85, Iola, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Dorothy was born to Thomas and Anna (Hitchens) Boan on Sept. 3, 1939, in Bonner…

Bonita Eileen (Bonnie) Steward, 78, of Iola, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at her residence. Bonnie was born April 30, 1946, in Pittsburg, to Oral Del Roy Martin and Dorothy (Darrow) Martin. The family…

After living a full and adventurous life of 96 years, Alice Walker of rural Blue Mound passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025. Alice Amy Frazier was born in Kingston, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 1928, to…

James E. Hoddy, 54, died March 12, 2025, in Topeka. He was born Aug. 11, 1970, in Iola, the son Gerald and Beverly (Trester) Hoddy James was preceded in death by his parents. He is…

Beverly Ann Robinson (Hobert), 74, of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She was born March 10, 1950, in Moran, to the late Eugene Earl…