Obituaries

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...

Mildred Page
Apr 10, 2014
Mildred L. Page, 68, of Longton, Kansas died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Celebration of life services will be May 3rd, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizen...

Ashley Trundle
Apr 9, 2014
Ashley Elizabeth Trundle, 23, of Caney, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014, peacefully with her family at her bedside at Jane Phillips Hospital, Bartlesville, OK. She is now walking and running handinhand with her grandparents and uncles in Heaven. Ashley was born October 2, 1990, in Kansas City, MO to Douglas Trundle and Nora Brooks Trundle. She loved...

Elvin Jabben
Apr 7, 2014
Elvin Wayne Jabben, 82, of Independence passed away Wednesday April 2, 2014 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Reverend Ted Cook Officiating. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery in Independence under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence....

William Backes, Jr.
Apr 2, 2014
William A. Billy Backes Jr., 50, of Buffalo, Kansas died Wednesday April 2, 2014 at the Via Christi Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence, Kansas and no service is planned at this time. Billy was born February 9, 1964 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma the son of William A....

Retha Mccarty
Mar 19, 2014
Retha M. McCarty, age 90, of Topeka, Kansas formerly of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Aldersgate Village Nursing Home in Topeka, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Elk City, Kansas...

Steve Hudson
Mar 15, 2014
Stephen Steve Hudson, 62, of Independence passed away Saturday , March 15, 2014 at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas, with his family by his side. Cremation has taken place and no Services are planned at this time. There will be a book signing at the Potts Chapel, Independence on Friday, March 21, 2014 from...

Billy Duncan
Mar 12, 2014
Billy Duncan, 87, of Alva, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday March 12, 2014, in Caney, KS from complications after a fall. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, March 17, 2014, at the Potts Chapel in Caney, with Pastor Bill Wealthall officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney. Billy Dennis Duncan was born...

Roy Swager
Mar 11, 2014
Roy William Swager, 89, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Tuesday March 11, 2014 at his home. Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas with Pastor Duane Johnson of the Bible Holiness Church of Cherryvale officiating. Inurnment will follow the...

Phyllis Vannoster
Mar 10, 2014
Phyllis Marie VanNoster, 78, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma formally of Jefferson, Kansas died Monday March 10, 2014 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday March 14, 2014 at the Jefferson Cemetery , Jefferson, Kansas with Chaplin Mike Graham of Harry Haynes Memorial Hospice Coffeyville, Kansas officiating. Burial...

Garold Shafer
Mar 6, 2014
Garold Shafer, 33, of Caney, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, OK, of diabetes complications. Celebration of Life Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the First Christian Church, Caney, with Pastor David Brown of Wayside Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, under the...

Chlora Stewart
Mar 4, 2014
Chlora E. Stewart, 90, of Independence died Tuesday at her home. Cremation has taken place and an inurnment will be held in St. John, Kansas at a later date. Chlora was born August 24,, 1923 in St. John, Kansas the daughter of Hugh R and Hulda E. Williamson Beitler. She grew up in St. John, Kansas and graduated from...

Alta Tennyson
Mar 4, 2014
Alta Allie Tennyson, 44, of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday at the St. Luke Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014 at the Potts Chapel, Independence, Kansas with Pastor Mike Adam of the Solid Rock Baptist Church, Independence officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope...

Juanita Branick
Feb 26, 2014
Juanita Eliza Branick, 99, of Independence, passed away Wednesday at Mercy Hospital, Independence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday March 4, 2014 at the Potts Chapel, Independence with the Reverend David Henneke of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Altoona Cemetery in Altoona, Kansas under the direction of the...

James Dugan
Feb 24, 2014
James Jim John Dugan, 91 of Independence, Kansas passed away Monday February 24, 2014 at Mercy Hospital. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence and Inurnment will be held in Topeka, Kansas at a later date and the date will be announced later. The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Association and...

Lucille Mccammon-Etter
Feb 21, 2014
Lucille Jean McCammonEtter, age 62, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Assembly of God Church with the Pastor Mike Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel...

Dolly Cook-Watts
Feb 19, 2014
Dolly Ann Cook Watts, 76, of Independence, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Graceland Cemetery in Meade, Kansas with the Pastor Diana Stewart officiating. Inurnment will follow the service under the...

Mary Pedigo
Feb 17, 2014
Mary Josephine JO Pedigo, 101 Independence formally of Grove, Oklahoma passed away Monday February 17, 2014 at the Medicalodges in Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday February 21, 2014 at the Potts Chapel, Independence, Kansas with Pastor Jim Pelley officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence under the...