Helen Elizabeth (Moore) Gilpin, 96, of Iola, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Windsor Place, Iola, where she was in hospice care after a recent fall at her home.Born Aug. 8, 1916, in Topeka to…

Iva E. Harner, Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Services are pending with Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Humboldt.

Shirley Sue (Burgess) Froelich, 76, passed away at 3:10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at Deseret Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oswego following an illness.Shirley was born Sept. 2, 1936 in Iola. Her parents were Eugene…

Leola Evaline “Effie”  (Wittsell) Spurgeon Eissler, 90, Kearney, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Smithville, Mo. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at…

Funeral services for Mary Ethel (Welch) Propp, 77, Adair, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. today at Stephens Memorial Chapel Pryor, Okla. Pastors J.J. James and Mark Hiehle will officiate. Burial will follow at Adair…

Richard Lee Andres, 65, of Iola, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Lebo.Richard was born Feb. 4, 1947, in rural Max, Neb., the son of Lyle Dean and Virginia Louise (Stokes) Andres. He grew…

Marcella Evelyn Drake, 95, passed away Nov. 9, 2012 at Sunrise of Leawood.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall Ave., and burial will be at Iola Cemetery…

John Robert “Jack” Works, 94, of Humboldt, died peacefully Friday morning, Nov. 9 at his home.He was born Dec. 4, 1917, in Humboldt, the son of George C. and Amelia (Tholen) Works.He graduated from Humboldt…

Nina Ruth Ingels, 96, Chanute, formerly of rural Savonburg, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at Chanute HealthCare.Nina Ruth was born in Neosho County on Sept. 23, 1916, the daughter of Baulser C. and Nola…

Betty Jo Lowry, 78, of Chanute passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.Betty was born in Aguilar, Colo., on Jan. 23, 1934, the daughter of Joseph and Panola…