Obituaries
Jodie Katherine Wright, 56, of Chanute, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Jodie was born on Jan. 27, 1966, in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2000, Jodie and her daughter moved to Kansas to…
Jeanette Rhea (Deater) Hess, 85, Iola, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, peacefully at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1937, to Glen Deater and Gertrude Oliver Deater, in Iola, the eldest of three…
A memorial service for Clyde Thompson, 1948 graduate of Iola High School, will be April 22, 2023, noted Don Bain, a former classmate. Because Thompson passed away during the pandemic, his family was unable to…
Steve “Otie” Weeks, age 61, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at Olathe Hospice House. Steve was born in Iola, to Jim and Joyce (Baker) Weeks. Steve was a bricklayer by trade. At the time…
Preston Elliott Beasley passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Preston was born to Pierce and Zoey Beasley on Dec. 28, 2022, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. For…
Bonnie L. Vincent, 81, Colony, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at Yates Center Health and Rehab. Bonnie Lea Henegar was born, Oct. 31, 1941, in Westphalia, to Ted and Lula (Centlivre) Henegar. She married Gene…
Jane Ellen Freeman, who was born and lived much of her life in Iola, died Jan. 6, 2023, at the Olathe Hospice House from complications of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).She had been a resident…
Lois Irene Heisler, 90, Humboldt, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at Diversicare Nursing Home, Chanute. Irene was born June 24, 1932, in Pawnee, Okla, to William P. Martin and Opal (Manley) Martin. She and Clifford…
Gordon L. “Woody” Wood, 92, retired electrical engineer, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. and funerall mass at 10:30 Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Church of the Magdalen Catholic Church. He…
Arlene Garrison passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at age 60 in Iola, surrounded by her family, Glen, Cheyenne and Montana. She was born May 11, 1962, to Glenn and Retta Smith. She grew…
