Dorothy Marie (Boan) Stegman, 85, Iola, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Dorothy was born to Thomas and Anna (Hitchens) Boan on Sept. 3, 1939, in Bonner…

Bonita Eileen (Bonnie) Steward, 78, of Iola, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at her residence. Bonnie was born April 30, 1946, in Pittsburg, to Oral Del Roy Martin and Dorothy (Darrow) Martin. The family…

After living a full and adventurous life of 96 years, Alice Walker of rural Blue Mound passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025. Alice Amy Frazier was born in Kingston, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 1928, to…

James E. Hoddy, 54, died March 12, 2025, in Topeka. He was born Aug. 11, 1970, in Iola, the son Gerald and Beverly (Trester) Hoddy James was preceded in death by his parents. He is…

Beverly Ann Robinson (Hobert), 74, of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She was born March 10, 1950, in Moran, to the late Eugene Earl…

Robert Dean Chriestenson, 66, of Neosho Falls, passed away March 18, 2025, at his residence. Robert was born March 30, 1958, in Iola, to Charley Chriestenson and Juanita (Bushman) Chriestenson. Robert attended school in Neosho…

On March 18, 2025 the Lord called Sam to saddle up and help gather His Heavenly herd. Melvin “Sam” Rife was born Jan. 7, 1934, in Shaw, to Preston “PK” and Julia (Rush) Rife. Sam…

Janet Louise Thomas Simpson Hook, born in LaHarpe and raised in Bayard, died Feb. 25, 2025. Janet was born June 22, 1940, to John Thomas and Francis Cavin. She attended Moran Rural High School and…

Iola native Ralph M. Biggs, 68, died March 11, 2025. He most recently resided in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ralph was born May 27, 1956, in Wichita, Kan., to Merle and Barbara Foster. He was then adopted…

Judith, “Judy” Stover, 85, of Derby, passed away peacefully at home on March 13, 2025. She was born on June 25, 1939, in Iola to parents Dorothy and William L. Dreher. Judy is survived by…