All Obituaries

Claire Yvonne (Tucker) Paniagua, 89, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming passed away on October 16, 2019 at 5:39 a.m.   Claire was born January 29, 1930 in St. Louis, Oklahoma, daughter of Carl H. and Lula M. (Daniels) Tucker, Sr.   Claire was a loving mother and worked at many various jobs throughout her life.  Her many interests included gardening and fishing.  She and her previous husband, Delbert Dean Romig, had four children.  She later married Mariano Garcia Paniagua...

Ronald Stephen Mills, 66, of Elk City passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019. A Celebration of Life Service will be Monday, October 21, 2019 at 11:00am at Potts Chapel in Independence, KS. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00am before the service. Ronald S. Mills was born January 10, 1953 in Independence, KS. He was the son of John and Helen Margaret (Magee) Mills. He was raised in Independence and graduated from Independence High School in 1971.  Ronald worked at Woods Lumber, a...

Conita Colleen (Parsley) Timmerman, 67, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday, September 21st. Conita was born in Sacramento, California on June 14, 1952 to Eugene Kirkland and Mona Ione (Rundle) Parsley. Connie grew up in Rio Linda, California and graduated from high school in 1970. In January of 1971 she married Richard F. Timmerman. With Richard being in the military, Connie got to see a great deal of the U.S. and Germany moving from place...

  Norman Lee Osburn, 82, of rural Elk City, passed away Friday, September 20, at Eagle Estates in Independence, where he had resided for two weeks. Funeral services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 26, at the First Christian Church of Elk City, with Pastors Gene Benefiel and Randy Beeman officiating. Graveside services will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled at Potts Chapel, 122 S. Penn, Independence, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, and...

  Scott Leroy Barnhart loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at his home in Independence, Kansas at the age of 57. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Independence, Kansas. Military Rites will follow at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel.Visitation hours will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Taylor Lee Edwards, 20, of Independence, KS passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Cremation has taken place with Potts Chapel in Independence, KS.  Taylor was born on December 29, 1998 in Montebello, California. He is the son of the late Melvin Donald Edwards and Teri Ferrieri, and  was raised in  Hacienda Heights by his Aunt Pam (Pama) and Uncle Greg (Grega) Bonomo.  He graduated from Glen A. Wilson High School in 2017.  He enjoyed drama and was very...

Evelyn Lee Condon, 80, passed away at Medicalodges Independence on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. A celebration of Evelyn’s life will be held on Saturday, September 21st at 10:00 AM at the Moline City Cemetery. The oldest of 3 children, Evelyn Lee was born in Valley Center, Kansas to Lloyd A. and Jesse P. (Dutton) Ford on March 6, 1939. In 1957, Evelyn graduated from high school in Elk Falls, Kansas. On December 1, 1956, Evelyn married Ernest Kenneth Condon Jr. Through the years, Evelyn...

Charlotte Ann (Main) Scott, 71 of Independence, Kansas, suddenly passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Joplin, Missouri. Visitation will be held at Potts Chapel in Independence on Tuesday, September 10th, with the family greeting friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral service will take place at Potts Chapel on Wednesday, September 11th at 1:00 PM with interment immediately following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Charlotte Ann was born on August 10, 1948 in Independence, Kansas to Joseph A....

Delores Elaine Fredericksen Hughes Catlett was born to Walter and Marguerite Fredericksen July 7, 1929 in Savonburg, KS.  On September 1, 2019, after a diagnosis of cancer, Delores left us with our memories and her love.  She grew up in Neodesha, KS and graduated from Neodesha High.  She was married to Eugene Hughes in Pendleton, OR and had a son Tom, of Richmond, TX, by this marriage.  After Gene’s death in a car accident Delores married Rex Catlett at the Nazarene...

Elaine Kay Kimzey, 59 of Elk City, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 after a long-fought battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 4th at 10:00 am at the Church of the Nazarene in Elk City. Interment will then immediately follow at Longton Cemetery. Elaine Kay Kimzey was born on January 18, 1960, the daughter of James and Alma (Hinthorn) White in Independence, Kansas. Elaine graduated from Independence High School in 1978 and then earned her...