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…

Raymond G. Shannon, 93, passed away at Medicalodges of Iola on March 15, 2025. Raymond was born on July 15, 1931, the eldest of four children born to Gail and Mabel (Torkelson) Shannon in Hiawatha.…

Scott Robert Welch, of Moran, died March 12, 2025, in a farming accident east of Moran. He was 44 years old. The son of Robert and Cheryl (Thompson) Welch, he was born July 20, 1980,…

Mark Allen Carroll, 67, Pratt, died Tuesday March 11, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Mark was born Feb. 8, 1958, in Pittsburg, to William Carroll and Margaret “Peg” (Diskin) Beech. After school, he enlisted…

Larry Lyman Stevenson, age 81, of Allen County, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Larry was born on Jan. 10, 1944, in Iola, to Carl Stevenson and Olga Jacobson.…

Iolan Jo Ann Butler, 78, owner of Jones Jewelry, died Saturday, March 8, 2025, at her home. Jo Ann was born Aug. 3, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo., to Phil and Emma (Dowell) Butler. She…

Becky Arlene (Catron) Cleaver, 76, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Medicalodges of Iola. She was born on July 13, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Albun and Lora Catron. She married Harlan Cleaver on…

Colony native Delores (Lay) Luedke, died Feb. 27, 2025, in Atwood. She was born to Clarence and Flossie (Cox) Lay in rural Colony Oct. 17, 1930. She married Kieth Luedke in 1948. He preceded her…

Stacey Renee Miller-Clark, 36, passed away Monday March 3, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 13, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa,…