Obituaries
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...
Phyliss Mills
Jun 13, 2014
Phyllis G. Mills, 78, of Independence passed away Friday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the First Christian Church with the Pastor Bill Booe officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence under the direction of the Potts Chapel Independence. Visitation...
Marilyn Roark
Jun 13, 2014
Marilyn Eva Jo Roark, age 76, of Wichita, Kansas died Friday, June 13, 2014 at her daughters home in Wichita, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2014 at the Mount Hope Cemetery in independence, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 10:00 a.m....

Harold Mishler
Jun 1, 2014
Harold E. Mishler, age 90 of Independence, Kansas formerly of Cherryvale, Kansas died Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the Grand Village Nursing Home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the New Hope Christian Church with the Pastor Gerald Zuck officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery...

Eric Shire
Jun 1, 2014
Eric B. Shire left us on June 1, 2014. He is with God now and in eternal peace. Eric was the son of Rocky Shire and Gloria McCray, both longtime school teachers for USD 446 here in Independence. Eric was born at University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio on March 20, 1970. He moved with his parents to Independence in...

Larry Barker
May 30, 2014
Larry Darnell Barker, 60, of Independence, Kansas passed away Friday May 30, 2014 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday June 5, 2014 at the Pleas Temple Church of God in Christ, 19th and Pine, Independence, Kansas with Elder Charles Barker Senior officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery...

Brooklyn Garton
May 29, 2014
Brooklyn Faith Garton, age 4 12 months, of Caney, Kansas passed from this life Wednesday, May 29, 2014 at Jane Phillips Hospital, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the Tyro Christian Church with Pastor Nathan Boldt officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney under...

Michael Jones, Jr.
May 29, 2014
Michael Deon Jones, Jr., the infant son of Natasha Nichol Adam Esquivel and Michael Deon Jones, Sr. of Independence, Kansas passed away May 29 at Children Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael was born January 1, 2014 in Independence, Kansas. He is survived by his parents of Independence and his brothers Cody Devore, Francisco Esquivel of Independence and...

Willie Dodson
May 27, 2014
WILLIAS WILLIE VILLENA DODSON NEWS MEDIA NOTIFICATION Willias Willie V. Dodson, age 82, of Independence, Kansas died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held...

Rita Daniels
May 19, 2014
Rita Jackie Daniels, age 80, of Caney, Kansas passed away Monday evening, May 19, 2014 at the Guest Home Estates in Caney, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Cornerstone Church in Caney with Pastor Brad Sanders officiating under the direction of Potts Chapel. Interment will follow at...

Lisa Hall
May 6, 2014
Lisa Marie Hall, 47, of Independence passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at her home. Lisa was born on May 24, 1966 in Cherryvale, Kansas, the daughter of Ervin and Lucille Smith Hambleton. She grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1984. Lisa was united in marriage to Jimmy Hall and the couple made their...

Velma Bishop
May 5, 2014
Velma T. Altendorf Bishop, 98, of Independence died Monday at the Medicalodges Independence. Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday May 9, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence with the Reverend Melton Jones officiating. Burial will follow the service under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence. Visitation hours will be held Thursday, from...

Zo Opdyke
Apr 23, 2014
Zo Ella Opdyke, 95, of Independence died Wednesday at the Montgomery Place, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday April 23, 2014 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Darren Melton of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas...