Merle C. Tennis, 92, passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at Heritage Health Care Center, Chanute.  Merle was born Aug. 17, 1920, in rural Wilson County, the son of Israel and Leona Mae (Trapp) Tennis.…

Joan Morrison, 83, Moran, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at her home. She was born April 11, 1929, in Kansas City, Kan., the only child of Earl Geraud and Angie Mae (Hunziker) Schone. Joan…

Betty Jo Young, 72, Garnett, sister of Iolans Gary and Larry Riley, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. Burial will…

Lloyd Earnest Webber, 88, passed away Sept. 13, 2012, at the Kansas Soldiers home at Fort Dodge, where he had lived since 2001. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans…

Lloyd Earnest Webber, 88, whose family hails from the Colony and Humboldt areas, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at the Kansas Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge in Dodge City. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Lena Pearl (Dix) Conger, 83, Iola, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. She was born July 7, 1929, in Savonburg, the daughter of George and Dolly (Miller) Dix. She grew up in…

Graveside services for John E. Ziemba will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Highland Cemetery in Iola. John passed away at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring Hospice facility in Jacksonville, Fla., on…

Floyd E. Ohmie, 84, Liberty, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at Robert J. Dole VAMC in Wichita. The World War II veteran and avid farmer and carpenter is survived by six children, including Iolans Jim…

Jasmyn Elizabeth Johnston, infant daughter of Troy and Kimberly (Powell) Johnston, was born into eternal life on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. She is survived by her parents, Troy and Kimberly Johnston of Chanute; three siblings,…

Dorothy Maxine Nichols Loomis, 92, Iola, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. Dorothy was born Nov. 19, 1919, on a farm west of Carlyle, the daughter of William Harold and Libbie…