Ross W. Atkinson, 72, was born in rural southern Missouri on May 16, 1942.After retiring from the Kansas Gas Service in Overland Park in 1999, he and his wife settled in rural Allen County. He…

Arthur Junior Kyser, Elsmore, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Prairie Mission Retirement Home in St. Paul.He was born April 25, 1928, in Savonburg, to Arthur E. and Florence (Hawkins) Kyser.He graduated from…

Burma June “B.J.” Gonzalez, 76, Moran, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Olathe Medical Center.She was born in Carneiro on May 17, 1938 to Wayne and Thelma (Brady) McCall. She was later joined by…

Robert Arden Culler, 87, Colony, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.He was born June 25, 1927, in rural Colony, the son of Robert Parker and Clara (Murray) Culler.Robert…

Cora L. O’Rourke, 67, Iola, passed into eternal life Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Cora was born Feb. 8, 1948, in Concordia, the daughter of August and Nellie (Rogers) Tubach. She graduated…

Clarine Steward, 87, Overland Park, formerly of Iola, died Friday, April 10, 2015, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park.Clarine was born June 25, 1927, in Iola, the daughter of Clarence Lee and Zelma Maurine (Grasty)…

Jay E. Leedy, 77, Neosho Falls, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Mission Health in Yates Center.Jay was born July 20, 1937, on the family farm west of Neosho Falls, the son of Eugene Newport…

Charles  E. Zahn, Command,  Master  Chief  Petty  officer,  U.S.  Navy  (retired) passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Charlie was born Oct. 6, 1948, in Parsons, the son of Edward B. Zahn and…

I.H. “Cope” Copeland, 88, Parsons, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Parsons.  He was born in McAlester, Okla., on Sept. 5, 1926, and grew up there. He worked for the M-K-T Railroad for many years,…

Clarence Eugene (Gene) Brower, 91, Topeka, formerly of Iola, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at a local skilled nursing facility.Mr. Brower, born July 11, 1923, on a farm in Allen County, was the son…