Funeral services for Earl Allen Goff will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Gospel Assembly Church in Owasso, Okla., with Thomas Igler officiating. Interment will follow in the Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, Okla., under the direction of the Sien-Shelton Funeral Home.
Earl Allen Goff, 93, of Sperry, Okla., died at 3:18 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 in the Sequoyah Pointe Living Center in Owasso.
Earl was born April 29, 1921 in Cairo, Mo., to James and Grace (Roberts) Goff. Earl grew up and received his education in Moberly, Mo. Earl entered into the U.S. Army Sept. 18, 1942, and received his honorable discharge on Jan. 5, 1946. Earl married Phyllis Faye Eaton on Oct. 21, 1973 in Sheldon, Mo., and they moved to Sperry in 2005. Faye preceded him in death on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Earl was employed with Francis Construction, where he was a carpenter and had worked for various different construction companies. Earl liked fishing and preaching. Earl was affiliated with the Gospel Assembly Church in Owasso.
Earl was preceded in death by his mother and father; wife, Phyllis Faye Goff, one son, four brothers, one sister, one grandchild, one great-great-grandchild, two stepdaughters and two stepgrandchildren.
Earl is survived by his two children: his, Daniel Goff, and wife Connie and his daughter, Glenda Goff; four stepchildren, Tommy Macon and wife Linda, Darla Thomas and husband Clayton, Lanae White and husband John and Sherry Cannady and husband Daniel; one brother, Robert Burl Goff; two sisters, Margaritte Crutchfield and Pauline Wallace; eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Santa lands in Iola Thursday
Santa Claus is coming to town Thursday.
The candy cane hunt on the square will begin at 4:45 p.m. The man in red will arrive by fire truck in Iola at 5 p.m. He will be available to visit kiddos, take pictures and hear wish lists for Christmas in his house on the square.
There will cookies and hot drinks provided by local businesses and the Kiwanis Train will run again this year as well. The Santa Trolley sponsored by PSI will give free rides around the square. Santa will also be in his house from 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 and Dec. 18.
Children can drop off Christmas letters to Santa at his house. The letters will be delivered to Santa and also be published in the Iola Register.
Santa will travel to see children in Moran at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Troxel Park. There will be treats for the children. Cocoa will be served by the Moran Public Library. Santa’s visit is sponsored by the Moran Ruritan Club.
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ ideal for the holidays
The Iola Community Theatre’s second production of the season will help put Iola in the holiday spirit with its rendition of “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show.” The play is based on the film by Frank Capra and adapted by Philip Grecian. It takes the audience back to the golden age of radio when people had to use their imaginations and the mind was a stage.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the story of George Bailey, the unsung, beloved hero of Bedford Falls. As a child, George risked his life to save his brother from drowning. As he grew older, his countless small deeds mattered very much in the lives of the Bedford Falls townspeople.
George prepares to leave town and go to college to fulfill his dream of building skyscrapers. However, when his father, the president of the small Bailey Building and Loan Company, dies, George postpones his dreams, manages the family company, and finds happiness in his marriage to Mary Hatch.
When Uncle Billy accidentally misplaces company funds, George faces financial ruin and almost certain imprisonment. Seeing no way out, he runs to the bridge over the river, prepared to plunge to his death. Clarence, George’s guardian angel, who has come to Bedford Falls to prove to George that his life is worth living and to earn wings for himself. He grants George one wish: to see what the world would be like if he had never been born.
Richard Spencer directs the cast of six. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at the Iola Community Theater Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson, Iola.
Cast members are Regina Chriestenson, Dana Daugharthy, Keith Goering, Gary Reeder, Richard Spencer and Angela Whitmore, all of Iola.
Tickets are available at Sophisticated Rose. Call 620-365-6278 to reserve tickets. Adult tickets are $15 and student tickets are $10. Tickets include a dessert prior to the show. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dessert served at 7 p.m.
Shoppers to be feted Friday
Downtown merchants are throwing a party Friday and Iola shoppers are the guest of honor.
Shoppers will be feted with refreshments, entertainment, store discounts and prizes during the 4th Annual Downtown Christmas Block Party.
To participate, shoppers use a punch card at each of the 11 participating stores. A drawing will be held for the grand prize of $220 in gift certificates.
Activities are from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the following downtown stores: Around the Corner, Audacious Boutique, Fifty 50, Funkie Monkey, McGinty-Whitworth, Peace of Mind, Salon Nyne, Second Chance, Sophisticated Rose, Sophisticated Rose Plus and Town & Country.
ACC cross country team putting up lights
Allen Community College’s cross country team will be putting up and taking down Christmas lights the holiday season.
For $50, the team will do all the work in putting up and taking down the lights. All proceeds go to the Allen cross country and track programs.
Contact coach Vince DeGrado at 365-5116 ext. 215 or by email at degrado@allencc.edu.
Iola High players earn spots on All-Pioneer League teams
Iola High’s football season may not have ended with a trip to the playoffs, but the team had five players earn All-Pioneer League honors.
Kaden Macha earned first team All-Pioneer League for both linebacker and punter. He also earned second team honors as a running back. Macha had 612 rushing yards on 122 carries this season. He had 112 tackles in 2014 and over 300 in his career.
Ethan Sigg earned first team honors for his play on the offensive line. Alex Bauer earned second team honors for offensive line and Colton Heffern was an honorable mention at offensive line. The offensive line helped the team run for 2,041 yards on the season.
Brice Aiello earned second team for defensive back. He had 101 tackles and two interceptions.
The players will be honored at the football banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 in the lecture hall.
Wang Thao
Wang Kao Thao, age 60, Colony, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at Hospice House, Olathe.
Funeral services will be at Faith Deliverance Family Worship Center, 3043 State Ave., Kansas City, KS at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday with visitation to follow. Services on Sunday will be at 5 p.m. with the family to greet friends from 1 to 4 o’clock at the Faith Deliverance Family Worship Center.
The family will greet friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, with funeral services being held at 10 o’clock, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett, and burial to follow in the Garnett Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wang Kao Thao memorial fund and left in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, PO Box 408, Garnett, KS 66032.
If you wish to send flowers to the funeral services in Kansas City the family is using Don Evans Florist, 1015 N. 29th St., Kansas City, KS 66102.
Michelle Hanson
Michelle Lea Hanson, 45, Iola, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola.
Michelle was born Jan. 15, 1969, in Iola, the daughter of Howard and Marcelene “Mickey” (Berglund) Hanson. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1987.
Michelle and Jason Cannon were married and later divorced. She was a certified medication aide and certified nursing aide and worked in local long-term care facilities.
She was baptized at Iola Baptist Temple as a child and was currently a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Iola.
She is survived by two children, Corey Edward Walls and Anna Michelle Walls, both of Iola; four grandchildren, Isaiah, Matthew, Ezekiel and Malachi; her mother, Mickey Kinzle, Iola; her stepmother, Velma Kissinger, Ottawa; six siblings, Phillip Hanson, Fort Scott, Teresa Hanson, Iola, Kelly Morrison and husband, James, Emporia, Angela Harrison, Le Roy, Mark Hanson and wife, Tyra, Emporia, and Howard Hanson Jr., LaHarpe.
She was preceded in death by her father, Howard L. Hanson Sr.; stepfather, Floyd N. Kinzle; aunt, Barbara Tibbs; and grandparents, Anna and Henry Hanson.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene in Iola. Burial will follow at LaHarpe Cemetery.
Memorial gifts to the Michelle Hanson Memorial Fund may be left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements.
To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.
Maxton Hull
Maxton McRae Hull was born on Oct. 14, 2014 in Olathe Medical Center to parents Doug and JoAnn McRae Hull.
Maxton was 7 pounds and 11 ounces when he was born. He was 19½ inches long.
He is the maternal grandson of John and Merryl McRae, Iola, and the paternal grandson of Richard and Marilyn Hull, Lyle, Minn.
Southwind 4-H’ers place at Nationals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A group of four local 4-H’ers made their marks this week at the National 4-H Livestock Skillathon Contest.
Southwind 4-H District members Trent Johnson, Caitlin Dreher, Colton Heffern and Hannah Fry took home sixth place as a team in the national contest.
The Skillathon requires teams to rotate through various stations addressing areas of animal science: feedstuffs; breed, equipment and meat identification.
The same quartet won the Kansas Skillathon in August.
The national competition is part of the North American International Livestock Exposition.