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Richard (Rick) L. Hottenstein Sr., age 73, passed away Oct. 21, 2021, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born on Feb. 15, 1948, to Paul and Beatrice Hottenstein in Iola. Rick married Timmee…

Carter Ray Stiffler, 85, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at his home in Iola.  He was born July 16, 1936, in Kincaid, to Howard and Addie (Hardin) Stiffler.  Carter is preceded in death by his…

Eldon Dale Strickler, 76, Colony, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Glen Carr House, Derby. Eldon was born July 20, 1945, in Iola, to Rollin Strickler and Ina (Yokum) Strickler.  Eldon graduated in 1963 from…

Betty Lou (Watkins) Madison, 81, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. She was born May 19, 1940 to Amos and Mae Watkins in Mountainburg, Ark.  Betty is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Orville…

Jackie Jo Broyles, 65, Blue Mound, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.   She was born in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of Jack Loyd and JoAnn Freer Collins. She graduated from Fort Scott High School.  Jackie…

Justin Lee Appleton, 47, Iola, died at his residence Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. He was born April 30, 1974, in Riverside, N.C., to Warren C. Appleton and Cathleen King.  Justin and Dawn Hine were married…

Eldon Strickler, 76, Colony, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Glen Carr House, Derby.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S.…

Wilma Jean (Jeannie) Stanley passed away after a short illness on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Prescott, Ariz. Jeannie, the only child of Albert Daugherty and Grace (Hall) Daugherty, was 93.  Jeannie was born and…

At the age of 2, Marlene’s father died in an accident. In 1975, she lost her mother, Opal Ida, at the young age of 54. When Marlene Duke Scoville reached her goal of making it…

“Miss Becky” Coronado, mom, daughter, nana, sister, aunt, Mickie, and Phil’s wife left the pain of this world on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at 7:31 a.m. She was married to Phillip Coronado on Aug. 22,…