Obituaries

Mar 15, 2024

Clarence Leroy Hosier, 89, passed away peacefully Friday, March 15, 2024, at Presbyterian Manor. He was born December 30, 1934, in Fredonia, KS to Roy and Mary Lucy Mae (Shoop) Hosier.

 Clarence attended school in Fredonia, graduating from Fredonia High School. He then joined the Air Force but was given a medical discharge due to an injury he had received while...

Mar 12, 2024

Violet Marie Gurwell Robbins Gillman went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 in Neosho, Missouri. Visitation will be held at Potts Chapel in Independence on Monday, March 25, 2024 with the family greeting friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at Tyro Christian Church on Tuesday, March 26, 2024...

Mar 1, 2024

Jeroldine Pittman

Services for Jeroldine R. Pittman, 93, longtime resident of Montgomery County, will be at 1 p.m. on March 7th at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with burial to follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at noon and prior to the service. 

Mrs. Pittman passed away on March 1 in Olathe, where she had...

Feb 25, 2024

Feb 21, 2024

Francis Peter Reichenberger passed away February 21, 2024. Visitation will be at Potts Funeral Home on Monday, February 26, from 5:00-7:00. Rosary will be Tuesday, February 27, at 10:00 at St. Andrews with the funeral mass following at 10:30.

The son of Raymond and Helen (Pirotte) Reichenberger, Frank was born July 9, 1949, in Wichita, KS. He graduated from Andale High...

Feb 18, 2024

Larry Joe Henry, 82 of Independence, Kansas passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at the Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Larry was born on March 1, 1941 in Cherryvale, Kansas to Robert and Leora (Adams) Henry. Larry attended the Labette County schools. On August 14, 1959, Larry married Esther Smith in Cherryvale, Kansas at the Nazarene Church parsonage. Through the...

Feb 10, 2024

Feb 4, 2024

Kenton Leon Holloway (MadDog) lost a hard-fought battle with Pulmonary FIbrosis in the early morning hours of February 4, 2024.  He was born December 2, 1955 in Independence, KS to Marvin E and Norma Lee (Orr) Holloway. If you knew him well, you know he wasn't shy about reminding folks when his birthday was approaching. 

 

He lived the majority of his...

Jan 28, 2024

 Beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Fay Marie Mitchell passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at her home in Independence.

 

 Fay was welcomed into the world on September 30, 1942 to Frank B. and Laura E. (Jacobsen) Collier in Richmond, California. Fay attended John Swett High school in Crockett California. On March 11, 1961, she married Joe E. Mitchell at Lake...

Jan 18, 2024

Ivan Skelly Thompson, 93, passed away peacefully of natural causes on January 18, 2024. He was a kind, loving, generous soul with a sense of humor and a spark of orneriness.  He will be greatly missed by all those who were fortunate enough to know him.

Visitation and services are entrusted to Potts Chapel, Independence, KS, on Thursday, January 25, 2024....

Jan 18, 2024

Betty Eytcheson, Independence, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 18th, 2024. A visitation will be held, Thursday, January 25th at Potts Chapel, 5:00pm-7:00pm.  Her funeral will be on Friday at 11:00 am at the Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal with lunch to follow. 

Betty Irene (Morris) Eytcheson was born on February 12, 1932. She was the fourth child...

Jan 13, 2024

 

Lillian Frances Moyer, 101, passed away peacefully at Montgomery Place, Saturday, January 13th, 2024. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, at Potts Chapel at 1:00pm. Potts Chapel has been entrusted with the services. Memorials are suggested to the Independence Garden Club at PO Box 506, Independence, KS 67301 and can also be left with the...

Jan 1, 2024

 

 Richard “Dick” Otto Hoffmeister was born May 29,1932 and went to be with the Lord January 1, 2024. Services are entrusted with Potts Chapel. A memorial service will be held January 20, 2024 at the Cherryvale Church of Christ at 10:30 am.

 

Dick grew up helping his parents on a dairy farm in rural Topeka, Kansas hunting, trapping,...

Dec 31, 2023

 

Donald R. Unruh died of complications from Covid on December 31, 2023, in Tulsa, OK.  The second of six children born to Dewey and Lorene Unruh, Don graduated from Independence High School in 1955 and ICJC in 1957.  He ultimately earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1962. He married Barbara Woods in 1958 and...

Dec 18, 2023

 

Philip Andrew Hindle (Phil), of Independence, KS, a pillar of strength, integrity, and selflessness, bid farewell to this world at the age of 75, on December 18th, 2023. He left behind a legacy that will forever resonate in the hearts of those who knew him. Phil was born to Mary Lillian and William David Hindle in Westerly, Rhode Island....

Dec 16, 2023

 

  It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our Mom, Patricia Lani Hernandez (Swart), who left us on December 16, 2023 at the age of 80. She departed this world surrounded by loved ones, transitioning from a life well-lived to eternal peace.

Born on July 17, 1943, in Santa Monica, California, Patricia...

Dec 14, 2023

  John Boyd Montgomery Sr., a beacon of kindness and love, passed away on December 14th, 2023, leaving behind a legacy that touched the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know him. Born on August 14th, 1926 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he graced the world with his warmth and generosity.   Preceded in death by his beloved...

Dec 10, 2023

 

Jessie Mae Berwager, 92, formerly of Seaboard, NC passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023. She was born on February 11,1932 in Northampton County, NC to the late Willie and Rhoda Gay. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Henry Berwager and her sisters, Elizabeth Gay DeBerry and Lillian Gay Davis.

 

Jessie was a member of...

Dec 9, 2023

 

Marjorie Ellen (James) Eaton 78, passed away at her home in Oswego, Kansas on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

Marjorie was born in Cherryvale, Kansas on October 29, 1945 to Charles Oscar and Margaret Dean (Low) James. Marjorie was a truck driver by trade and spent countless hours traveling. During her free time, she loved to go fishing and camping,...

Dec 8, 2023

Frank L. Mitchell, 76 of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away on the morning of December 9th, 2023. Frank wa born on November 9, 1947, to Willard D. Mitchell and Ruby M. Plottner in Independence, Kansas.

On November 25th of 1966. Frank and Debra married in Parsons, Kansas. Frank and Debra went on to have two children, Frank Jr., spouse Dana Mitchell and...