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Celebration of Life services with military honors for Danny Eugene “Gene” Conner, 65, Humboldt, will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 14, 2018, at Hunter Park, 806 South First St., Humboldt. He was taken home to…

Iola native Connie Grimes, 87, Dewey, Okla., died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Bartlesville, Okla. Connie’s family will receive friends at the Davis Family Funeral Home – Dewey Chapel, 918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75),…

Iris Ladeane Troxel, 82, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo., after a year-long illness. Iris was born on April 17, 1936, in Missouri to Harry…

Oscar Latimer Percy passed away on Sept. 14, 2018, at his home in Phoenix, Ariz., surrounded by his family. Oscar was born on the family farm near Carlyle, on Aug. 10, 1925. He was the…

Lester Merle “Gil” Gillespie, Jr., 64, of League City, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. He was born Feb. 9, 1954, to Lester M. Gillespie, Sr. and Dorothy A. Phillips Gillespie in Iola,…

Shirley M.E. Beeman, 67, Humboldt, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Labette Health, Parsons. Shirley was born Sept. 15, 1951, in Chanute, to Charles W. Miller and Dorothy M. Franklin Miller. Shirley and…

William Dee Eastwood, age 90, a resident of rural Bronson, passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Oct. 1, 1927, in Allen County, the son of…

Greta M. (Cullison) Ladd, Humboldt, age 94, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Sept. 25, 2018 in Chanute. Surviving children are Phyllis Loomis and husband, David, of Iola, Dale Ladd and wife, Patti,…

Nancy L. Miller, 81, of Parsons, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at her home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday,  at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Laurie Lewis officiating. Burial will…

Della Frances McGie of Topeka, was called home to her heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at Thornton Place in West Topeka. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. today,  at South Knollwood Baptist Church,…