Obituaries

Barbara Hilyard

Sep 21, 2014

Barbara D. Hilyard, 81, of Independence passed away Sunday at the Medicalodge of Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Potts Chapel Independence with the Reverend Gerald Eytcheson officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel,...

Arnold Jabben

Sep 19, 2014

Arnold Alfred Jabben, 85, of Independence, formerly of Cherryvale passed away Friday at the Montgomery Place, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday September 22, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Reverend Roland Vega officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery Lutheran section under the direction of the...

Charles Dial

Sep 14, 2014

Mr. Charles L. Dial Jr. age 84, Independence, KS, passed away September 14, 2014 at Montgomery Place. Following the wishes of Charles, cremation will take place and a memorial service honoring his life will be held on Friday September 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm at Penn Manor Apartments at the corner of Birch Street and Penn Ave. Services will...

Rosemary Gilliland

Sep 8, 2014

Rosemary Velvetta Gilliland, 96, of Independence, KS passed away at the Gansel House of Independence, Monday, September 8, 2014. Services will be September 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., at Potts Chapel of Independence, KS. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, under the direction of Potts Chapel. Rosemary was born September 2, 1918 in Neodesha, KS, the daughter of...

Dixie Devore

Sep 5, 2014

Dixie L. Devore, 62, of Independence, Kansas passed away Friday at the Wesley Medical Center Wichita, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Potts Chapel, Independence with Pastor Mike Adams officiating. A Book signing will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00...

Evelyn Bennett

Sep 5, 2014

Lois Belt

Sep 4, 2014

Lois Catherine Belt, age 91, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Pastor Grady Miller, of the Bolton Friends Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery...

George Fiser

Aug 24, 2014

Visitation Potts Chapel of Cherryvale 401 South Clark Cherryvale, KS  67335 Thursday, August 28, 2014 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

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...