Iola native Don Eugene Hoffmeier, 89, of Joplin, Mo., died Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery near Springfield, Mo.…

Larry Hermreck, 71, Garnett, Kan., passed away Monday, March 3, 2025. He was born Jan. 27, 1954, at Garnett, to Conrad B. and Ann M. (Wolken) Hermreck. Larry was united in marriage to MaryCarol Renfroe…

Larry Jewitt, 85, of Le Roy died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Le Roy, to Robert Jewitt and Violet Williams Jewitt. Larry married…

Walter Glenn Kuykendall passed away surrounded by his wife and children on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Walter, known as Walt to his friends and family, was born Dec. 23,…

Joe Cortner Sutherland, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Joe was born May 3, 1943 at St. John’s Hospital, Iola, to Charles L.…

Koda LeeAnn Cole, age 16, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Koda was born Aug. 27, 2008, in Iola, Kansas. She resided in Iola and was a junior at Iola High School. Koda was known…

Larry Raymond Utley, 81, of Iola, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, in his home. Larry was born Dec. 7, 1943, in Pipestone, Minn., to Marvin F. Utley and Florence H. (Lange) Utley. He attended school…

Wayne Riley Maple, 87, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 in Redding, Calif., at Shasta Regional Hospital.  He was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas to Glen and Eloise (Austin) Maple. Wayne graduated from…

Patricia “Patty” Ann (Lewis-Stanley) Franklin, 83, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Iola. Patty was born March 30, 1941, in Colfax, Washington, to Robert and Wanda Lewis. Patty married and later…

Funeral services for Iola native Brandon Hobbs, who died in a plane crash Feb. 6 while serving as a Department of Defense contractor pilot in the Philippines, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1,…