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George H. Lafferty, Jr., age 76, of Iola, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at his residence. George was born Aug. 15, 1945, in Fort Sumner, N.M., to George H. Lafferty, Sr. and Louise (Mutelepasse) Lafferty. …

Marlene White, age 75, beloved mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. She entered this world on Aug. 19, 1946, in Coffeyville, born to William and Thelma (Blevins) Brown,…

William “Bill” Elmer Sailor, 84, Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at Nevada Regional Medical Center.  He was born July 3, 1937 in Elk City, to Elmer and Dorothy (Raney) Sailor.    Survivors include…

Roland Mark Spillman, II, 59, of Moran, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.  He was born Oct. 7, 1961 in Bayonne, N.J. to Roland and Jolienne (Hatcher) Spillman. He married Jenny on Feb. 20, 1988. Survivors…

Melanie Whitmore, 58, and Scott Whitmore, 62, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.  Melanie is the daughter of Paul and the late Saundra Upshaw of Iola. Visitation is from 5…

An obituary published for Tim Yockey on Aug. 4 omitted his 42 years of employment at the Monarch Cement Company, where he attained the position of maintenance foreman. The Register deeply regrets the error.

Dwight Evans Mynatt, rural LaHarpe, passed away, peacefully surrounded by his children on Sept. 15, 2021 at the Moran Manor in Moran. Dwight was born on June 22, 1944, to Evans R. Mynatt and Blanche…

Terri Carlene Walker, age 60, of Moran, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1961, in Eureka, to Carl Miller and Zella (Briggs) McVey.  She married Mike Walker on…

Margaret L. Ratliff, age 83, of Garnett, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at Residential Living Center, Garnett.  She was born April 10, 1938, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Harold and Margaret (Teausant) Brees.  She married Max…

Byron Lloyd Heckman, born Feb. 27, 1952, to parents Lloyd and Charlotte Heckman in Ozark, Ala., passed away peacefully at Saint Mark’s Hospital in Midvale, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at the age of 69. …