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Patrick Charles Murphy, 65, of Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, April 7, 2023, at Moran Manor. Pat was born Oct. 28, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo., to Charles W. (Pat) Murphy and Loyce L. (Thompson)…

Lowell Howard Graham, 82, went to be with the Lord at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2023, with his family around him.  He was born March 28, 1941, at his parents’ home in rural…

William Glen (Bill) Maier, 63, of Iola, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. Bill was born June 10, 1959, in Iola, to John H. Maier and Norma Jean (Kunkler) Maier.  Bill and…

M. LaFern McDonald, 87, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, March 26, 2023.  LaFern was the only child born to Amos and Dorotha (Baker) Barnes on Jan. 31, 1936, in Iola. She was…

William Franklin Winner, 67, died Saturday, March 25, at Allen County Regional Hospital. William was born to Seth and Mary (Welch) Winner on Jan. 4, 1956, in Iola. William was united in marriage to Karen…

Darrell Dwayne Peters, 77, died Wednesday,  March 22, 2023, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park.  Darrell was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Liberal, Mo., the son of Eldon Peters and Frances (Truskett) Donald.  He…

Shirley May (George) Tidd, 87, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Interment will be held privately at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., where her husband Donald is also buried.  A memorial…

James “Jim” Wayne Sowers, 75, of Lenexa, died on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.  He was born on Nov. 15, 1947, in Ottawa, to Clare and Marion (Anderson) Sowers.  Jim married Chari on June 7, 1969.…

Mary L. (Chavez) Queckboerner, 74, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Ocala, Fla. Our mother was born in Iola on Aug. 29, 1948, to Alberta and Jessie Chavez. She…

John Andrew Allen, 87, of Uniontown, died Monday, March 20, 2023, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Cheney Witt Chapel…