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Stuart Glen Terrill, 61, accountant, died Monday, June 27, 2022. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary, Wichita. Funeral service will be at 10…

Robert Howard (Bob) Smith, 68, Iola, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Richmond Healthcare & Rehab, Richmond. Bob was born Oct. 31, 1953, in Iola, Kansas, to Ralph E. Smith and Nadine (Fogleman) Smith.  Bob…

Martha “Marty” Wilson Conley, age 72, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at her home in rural Colony.  Marty was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Gas, to George William and Mandana “Dannie” Jane (Gregg) Wilson.…

Steven Lavan Robinson, 58, life-long resident of Yates Center, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City after becoming ill at home. Steven was born…

Betty Jean Wells, age 88, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Medicalodges: Senior Living and Care in Iola.  She was born April 25, 1934, in Tacoma, Washington, to Olaf and Bonita (Reid) Overlie. She married…

Don Miles Kessinger, 91, formerly of Iola, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Sloan House, Meadowlark Hills, in Manhattan. Don was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Gas, to Lester O. Kessinger and Mary Jane (Overmeyer)…

Tavon Tyree Blazek-Hill, 24, of Gaston, S.C., died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, near Lexington, S.C., from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Tavon was born March 31, 1998, in Dodge City, to Ai-Jalon Hill and…

Rosemary Ida Whitfield Bass passed away in her 94th year, on Friday, June 17, 2022. She was born April 16, 1929, to Chester Arthur and Madeline Mae Paige Whitfield in Newton. She was the youngest…

Donald “Don” Wayne Tatman of Iola, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at the age of 66. Don was born Sept. 3, 1955 in Emporia, to Rollin “Wayne” and Eula “Gwen”…

Brenda Lee Lust, age 51, of Fort Scott, formerly of Iola, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022,   at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.  She died as she had lived, fighting.  She experienced…