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Richard Eugene Bradford, age 94, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Heartland Meadows, Iola. Richard was born Sept. 29, 1927, in Bayard, to Edward E. Bradford and Ruth (Winder) Bradford.  Richard…

Catherine Donaldson Hickey, 56, a resident of Naperville, Ill., passed away Feb. 19, 2022, at Edward Hospital. She was born on Sept. 22, 1965, in Iola.  Catherine is survived by her loving sons, Curran Hickey…

Joyce was born in Elsmore, on Aug. 16, 1928. She was the only daughter of James G. and Pearl Marie (Shelton) Ard. She passed away at 2:22 a.m on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at the…

Rodger Dale Holland, 67, of Iola passed away on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Rodger was born on July 20, 1954, in Iola, the son of Roy and Lola Mae (Johnson) Holland.  Rodger was a lifelong…

EJ Siefker passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Chanute, at the age of 89 years. EJ (Elmer James) was the seventh of 10 children born to A.W. and Hilda (Tanke) Siefker. He was born…

Gladys Marie Helman, 86, LaHarpe, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Moran Manor, Moran. Gladys was born Aug. 11, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., to Frank Hoover and Gladys (Lavenberg) Hoover.  She and Harman G.…

Henry Charles (Hank) Kipp, 91, Piqua, died Jan.  23, 2022, at his residence.  Hank was born April 28, 1930, in Piqua, to Henry John Kipp and Johanna (Wille) Kipp, the youngest of eight children. After…

Van Loren Davidson, of Willis, Texas, passed away Jan. 25, 2022, following a brief illness at the age of 70. He was born Oct. 23, 1951, in Chanute, to parents Nelson and Marguerite (Cantrell) Davidson.…

Roger D. Collins, age 60, of Iola, passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, while holding Billie’s hand at Select Specialty Hospital in Dallas, Texas, after a long battle with COVID complications.  Roger was born…

Lester B. Edwards, 76, Moran, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at Overland Park Center For Rehab. Lester was born Jan. 15, 1946, in Picher, Okla., to Charles Edwards and Mamie (Thompson) Edwards.  Lester was preceded…