God called Tom to heaven on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at the age of 73. He passed away from dementia at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett.Tom was born Feb. 14, 1943, to Orie and…

Margaret A. Ruckman, 82, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Margaret was born Nov. 7, 1933, in Bronson. She was the daughter of Roy L. and Mabel E. (Watson) Nichols.…

Robert “Bob” Laver, 85, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Friday at Iola Baptist Temple, where visitation will begin an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the…

George W. Varner, 89, Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center.Mr. Varner, the son of the late Henry and Alta Willsey Varner, was born Jan. 20,…

William V. “Willie” Smith, 91, Moran, passed away Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Willie was born Jan. 3, 1925, on a farm southeast of Savonburg, the son of Emmitt Robert and Anna…

Jim Peres, 73, LaHarpe, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at his home.Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola. Memorials are suggested to Allen County Animal Rescue Facility…

Judith M. Moore passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Sept. 3, at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont.Visitation will follow at the family home, 413 N. Kansas, Wichita, Kan.

Carolyn Zimmerman, 72, Yates Center, mother of five children, including Clifford Muntzert of the home, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at…

Francis (Frank) J. Gibbons, son of Sarah and Frank Gibbons of Humboldt, was born Aug. 11, 1922. He passed away on Aug. 1, 2016, at Richmond Rehabilitation Center at the age of 93. He was…

Edith D. Myers, formerly of Topeka, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at Wellsville Retirement Community in Wellsville.    Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Le Roy cemetery in Le Roy. Memorials…