Obituaries
Candice Tarkington
Aug 18, 2014
Candice Jo Tarkington, age 22, of Wann, Oklahoma formerly of Independence, Kansas, the sunset on her life August 18, 2014 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Independence, Kansas with the Pastor Darren Melton officiating....

Barbara Hinthorn
Aug 18, 2014
Barbara Ann Hinthorn, 79, of Independence, died Monday at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday August 22, 2014 at the Potts Chapel, in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Darren Melton of the First Church of Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas under...

Patrick Townson
Aug 9, 2014
Patrick Townson, age 71, of Independence, Kansas died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Patrick was born September 24, 1942 in Coffeyville, Kansas to George and Ruth Esther Townson. He graduated from Clark High School in Hammond, Indiana a suburb of Chicago. Patrick gained his computing skills in the 1960s and was a...
Herbert Meyer Iii
Aug 7, 2014
Herbert A. Hub Meyer III, 67, of Independence passed away Thursday August 7, 2014 at his home. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Melanie Adams officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date under the direction...
Lavera Yeubanks
Aug 5, 2014
LaVera Louise Yeubanks, age 75, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale. The family has suggested memorials to the Assembly of God...
Roena Bunch
Aug 5, 2014
Roena E. Bunch, 101, of Independence died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Kansas. A Graveside Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday August 11, 2014 at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Bryan Harris and Reverend Jason Avery officiating. Burial will follow the Graveside Service under the direction of the Potts Chapel,...
Alice Lopez
Jul 24, 2014
Alice Ruiz Lopez, age 78, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Father Andrew Heiman officiating. Cremation will follow with private family inurnment at a later date under...

Terri Johnson
Jul 18, 2014
Terri Lynn Johnson, age 50, of Coffeyville, KS passed away July 18, 2014 at her home. Following Terris wishes cremation will take place and a service will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10:00 at Tyro Christian Church with Evangelist David Bycroft presiding. Terri was born on April 7, 1964 to Russell and Helen Crowe Boiselle. Terri met...
Varnel Stair
Jul 18, 2014
Varnel Guy Stair, age 91, of Independence, Kansas died Friday, July 18, 2014 at the Eagle Estates in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Pastor Ryan Carpenter officiating. Visitation hours will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00...
Delburt Middlesworth
Jul 17, 2014
Delburt Allan Van Middlesworth, age 96 of Neodesha, Kansas died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at his home in Neodesha, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Independence, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. In place of flowers, memorials...
Laura Gregg
Jul 17, 2014
Laura Gregg, 91, of Caney, KS, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. Laura Luela Ward was born April 14, 1923 at Sedan, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Grace Smallwood Ward. She attended school in Peru, graduating High School in 1941. She married Howard Coltharp in 1940, and he...
Doris Robinson
Jul 14, 2014
DORIS F. ROBINSON 9221 71414 Doris F. Robinson, age 92, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, passed from this life on Monday, July 14, 2014 at The Cottages, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The family relates death occurred from natural causes after a long and happy life. Doris Fern DeMoss was born September 2, 1921, in Moline, Kansas, the fifth of six children born...
Jeanette Jenkins
Jul 13, 2014
Jeanette Linda Jenkins, age 58 of Moline, KS, passed away July 13, 2014 at her residence. A visitation will be held Wednesday July 16, from 9am to 5pm with family greeting friends from 4pm to 5pm at Potts Chapel of Independence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday July 19 in Henagar, Alabama at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel,...
Freda Bureman
Jul 8, 2014
Freda S. Bureman, age 99, of Independence, Kansas died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Eagle Estates in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 11, 2014 at the First Christian Church with the Reverend Terry Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...
Sandra Sutley
Jul 7, 2014
Sandra Sutley, age 70, of Caney, Kansas, passed away in her home Monday, July 7, 2014, from natural causes. Sandra Jolene Sutley was born January 29, 1944 at Dalhart, TX, to Edward Russell Sutley and Orpha Lois Combs Sutley. Sandra grew up in Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas, graduating from Greenwood, AR High School. She was a hard worker...
Steven Smith
Jun 30, 2014
Steven Wayne Smith, age 49, of Sycamore, Kansas died Monday, June 30, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Independence, Kansas with the Dr. Terry Tolleson officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel...
Harry Meadows
Jun 26, 2014
Harry Junior Meadows, age 86, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Medicallodge in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the Mount Hope Cemetery with the Pastor Milton Jones of the Community Christian Church officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours...
Mamie Ward
Jun 23, 2014
Mamie E. Tabor Ward, 92, of Independence passed away in her home on June 23, 2014. Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday June 27, 2014 at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence with the Reverend Terry Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow the service under the direction of the Potts Chapel,...
Helen Vining
Jun 21, 2014
Helen Louise Vining was born in Harper, Kansas, to Harvey and Gladys McCrady Hunt on Dec.7, 1924. She graduated from Wann High School and Bartlesville Business College. She worked at Phillips Petroleum, Sinclair Pipeline and was coowner with her husband, Donald Vining, in Vining Marine, Vining Electric and Vining Rentals. She was one of seven children, which comprised her...
Alicia Anderson
Jun 17, 2014
Alicia Ninny Marie Anderson age 65, of Neodesha, Kansas died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Diversicare of Chanute in Chanute, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Christ Church in Neodesha, Kansas under the direction of the Loran Fawcett Chapel in Neodesha, Kansas. Ninny requested...