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Lloyd “LEW” Ernest Webber Jr., JD, 78, of Lorton, Va., formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. He was born in Topeka on July…

Claydean “Clay” Harold Libich, 94, died on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at his home outside Iola. Clay was born on April 9, 1931, in Nebraska to Richard and Ella Mae Libich. Clay was preceded in…

Evelyn Marie Maloney, 81, LaHarpe, died Friday, July 11, 2025. She was born Aug. 4, 1943, to Floyd Ronald and Irene (Schmidt) Jantz in Syracuse. On July 24, 1961, she married Raymond Dale Maloney. He…

The family of Paul Anthony Pettijohn of Moran, Kansas, will celebrate his life at the Maplewood Lions Club in Sulphur, Louisiana, on Sept. 20, 2025, from 2 to 4 p.m. Paul passed away peacefully in…

Leon Thomas Bennett, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the age of 99. Born on March 21, 1926, in Collinsville, Okla.,…

Gia Ralai (Rogers) Garza, 66, Iola, died June 21, 2025. Gia was born on Jan. 8, 1959, in Iola, to Harvey Rogers and Beverly (Handley) Rogers. Gia married Sam Garza. Gia is preceded in death…

Mary Alice (Hess) Smith, 82, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 12, 1942, in rural Burlington, the daughter of Carl and Adaline (Skillman)…

Clark Gene Cason, age 72, LaHarpe, Kansas, passed peacefully in his sleep on June 21, 2025. He was born in Iola, Kansas, at St. John’s Hospital on July 28, 1952, to Bob and Pauline (Sexton)…

Deborah Twadell was born in Iola May 5, 1941, daughter of Bayard and Neva (Hutchison) Twadell. She died of congestive heart failure Dec. 7, 2024, in Minnetonka, Minn. She is preceded in death by her…

Donald E. Goff, 88, of rural Savonburg, went to be with his Savior on June 29, 2025.  He was born on April 21, 1937, to Charles Oscar and Edna Irene (Lindberg) Goff. He graduated in…