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William Franklin Winner, 67, died Saturday, March 25, at Allen County Regional Hospital. William was born to Seth and Mary (Welch) Winner on Jan. 4, 1956, in Iola. William was united in marriage to Karen…

Darrell Dwayne Peters, 77, died Wednesday,  March 22, 2023, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park.  Darrell was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Liberal, Mo., the son of Eldon Peters and Frances (Truskett) Donald.  He…

Shirley May (George) Tidd, 87, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Interment will be held privately at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., where her husband Donald is also buried.  A memorial…

James “Jim” Wayne Sowers, 75, of Lenexa, died on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.  He was born on Nov. 15, 1947, in Ottawa, to Clare and Marion (Anderson) Sowers.  Jim married Chari on June 7, 1969.…

Mary L. (Chavez) Queckboerner, 74, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Ocala, Fla. Our mother was born in Iola on Aug. 29, 1948, to Alberta and Jessie Chavez. She…

John Andrew Allen, 87, of Uniontown, died Monday, March 20, 2023, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Cheney Witt Chapel…

Mary Louise “Babe” Collins, 91, died Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Fredonia. Babe was born July 29, 1931, to Mary Louise (Konen) Specht and Carl Edward Specht.  She was married to William (Bill) Dale Collins…

Carollyn Sue (Barney) Barnett, 74, of Humboldt, passed away on Feb. 21, 2023, at Neosho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 15, 1948, in Watonga, Okla., the daughter of Gerald…

Susan Warden, of Iola, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at age 65.  She was preceded in death by her parents Max and Mary Heberling and her brother Mike Heberling.  Surviving loved ones include her son,…

A celebration of life for Arthur Chapman will be from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at Wesley United Methodist Church. A light lunch and desserts will be served. At 1:30 p.m. there…