William R. “Bill” Lee, 71, Iola, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.Bill was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of William and Mildred (Moon) Lee.…

Leah June Spear, 53, Arma, died Nov. 22, 2012, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born June 14, 1959, in Iola, the daughter of Lyle and Patricia Doyle.She grew up in Iola, and…

Charles Raymond Diehl, 89, retired VFR pilot and retired Boeing Company employee, went to meet his wife and granddaughter in heaven, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with family…

Teresa Kay Cook, 51, Iola, passed away Monday, Dec.10, 2012, at Allen County Hospital.Teresa was born June 14, 1961, in Manhattan, the daughter of Clayton Justin and Glenna (Waters) LeValley. She attended Seven Dolors Catholic…

Dorothy B. Montague, 79, Garnett, formerly of Iola, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Ottawa.Dorothy was born May 19, 1933, at Rose, the sixth of 12 children born…

Joan Louise Warren, 80, Lone Elm, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola.Joan was born Nov. 4, 1932, at Lone Elm, the daughter of Carl and Bernice (Jones) Kulp. She was…

Arlene Flynn, 89, Moran, passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Tara Gardens, Iola.Arlene was born Oct. 3, 1923, the only child of Arlo Brown and Mabel Marie (Reeves) Hopkins on the family farm northwest…

Walter Neal Sponseller, 73, Iola, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Allen County Hospital.Walter was born April 26, 1939, in Iola, the son of Harvey Neal and Anna Elizabeth (Myer) Sponseller. He grew up…

Ron Whitworth, 49, Chanute, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.Ron was born in Chanute on March 11, 1963, the son of Dwaine and Judith (Kustanborter) Whitworth.…

Blake Andrew Christy, 31, Lawrence, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.Blake was born April 8, 1981, in Bartlesville, Okla., the son of Marty J. and Cindy A. (Glidden) Christy. He…