Anita Mary Gray, 85, Bentonville, Ark., passed away Dec. 29, 2012 at Circle of Life in Bentonville. She was born Sept. 7, 1927 in Gas City to Walter Earl Fine and Rena Beryl Smith Fine.She…

Joseph Lee Maloney, Sr., 73, Iola died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. He was born July 13, 1939 in Iola to Helen and Joe Maloney. He was the oldest…

Meredith “Pat” McGuire, 70, Cherryvale, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla.Services were this afternoon at Wickham Family Funeral Home, 216 E. 4th St., Cherry-vale. Private burial will…

Bonnie M. Carriger, 87, Greeley, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1925, in LaHarpe, the youngest of 13 children of William and Lillie Roush.  Funeral services will…

Charles “Chuck” Wilson, 47, rural Kincaid, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at his home.Services are pending and will be announced later by Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.Online condolences for the family may…

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Lust, 87, Iola, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center.She was born March 29, 1925, in Chicago, the daughter of J. Byron and Nellie (Davis) Boyd. She graduated from high…

James Lee Creason, 87, of Iola passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at his home.He was born on the family farm Aug. 16, 1925, the third son of William C. and Glessie M. (Turner) Creason.…

Gale Dean Beck, 89, Iola, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Windsor Place.He was born Nov. 19, 1923, near Adams, on what was to become the family farm, to Russel Dewey Beck and Caroline Blumanhourst…

Ralph Barclay, 75, Chanute, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Neosho Regional Memorial Medical Center, Chanute. He was retired Neosho County Community College instructor and coach.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First…

Gale D. Beck, 89, Iola, husband of Joan Beck, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel, Iola. Funeral…