Melvin Roy Cole Akin was born on Dec. 13, 1969. He passed this life on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at the age of 53 at Saint Luke’s Hospital. He was born to Melvin Roy Cole…

Edna “Charlene” Hosley, 89, of Overland Park, Kan. passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. She was born on March 12, 1933 to Merril and Billie Adams in Kincaid.  Charlene was married to Paul Hosley, also…

Lois Jean Sanders, 77, of Iola, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.  Lois was born on Sept. 2, 1945, in Forest City, Iowa, to Maynard L. Eames and Emma A. (Jensen)…

Patricia Ann “Pat” Enabnit, 89, of Yates Center, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Yates Center Health and Rehab. She was born in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Sept. 5, 1933, to Henry Hank Pals…

William Donald “Don” Ellison, 94, passed away on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. He was born on Nov. 29, 1928, to John W. Ellison and Mary Feeney Ellison at the St. John’s Hospital in Iola. He…

Shirley D. Ludlum, age 91, of Moran, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.  Shirley was born on July 12, 1931, in Medicine Lodge. She was the sixth of…

Virginia “Ginny” Lorene Latta, age 97, of Iola, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.  Virginia was born in Iola to Raymond…

Michael Steven Baker, 75, of Maumelle, Ark., passed away Nov. 26, 2022. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, completing two tours in Vietnam and was selected for Officers Candidate School, where he attained the…

John Scott Reiter, age 63, of LaHarpe, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at his residence. He was born Jan. 28, 1959, in Garnett, to John Robert Reiter and Imogene (Patrick) Reiter.  He was preceded in…

Eleanor Edith Riebel, 90, of Iola, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at Neosho Memorial Hospital, Chanute. She was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Piqua, to John Weber and Mary (Burggeman) Weber.  Eleanor and Edward…