Obituaries

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...

Florine Jewett
Feb 16, 2014
Florine Flo Elizabeth Jewett, age 89, of Cherryvale, KS passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 16, 2014 at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Potts Chapel in Cherryvale with Pastor Bill Booe officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Potts Chapel...

Ronald Seifert
Feb 13, 2014
Ron Wayne Seifert Sr. lost his battle due to cancer on February 13, 2014. Cremation will take place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Ron was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, son of John and Elizabeth Seifert which preceded him in death. He married Jan Thomlison and later divorced. In 1975 Ron was united in marriage...

Graham Donald
Feb 13, 2014
Donald Don Graham, 93, of Caney, KS passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014, at his home. Graveside celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 17, 2014, at Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, with Harry Hynes Hospice Chaplain Mike Graham officiating, Visitation will be held Saturday, February 15th, 8:00am to 4:00, at Potts Chapel Caney, with family receiving...

Donald Harris
Feb 12, 2014
Donald D. Harris, 83, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday at the Montgomery Place, Independence. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Independence with the Reverend Ronald Vega officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Independence under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence....

Josephine Riggs
Feb 11, 2014
Josephine Riggs, 85, of Independence passed away Tuesday February 11, 2014 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday February 15, 2014 at the St. Andrews Catholic Church in Independence, Kansas with Father Steve Thapwa and Father Andrew Heiman officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery, in Independence, Kansas under the direction...

David Reynolds
Feb 2, 2014
David Wayne Reynolds, age 66, of Independence, Kansas passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at his home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Pastor Roland Vega officiating. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Doris Walter
Jan 29, 2014
Doris F. Walter, 81, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, January 29th at Montgomery Place Nursing Home. Family and friends gathering will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Potts Chapel. Family members will be available throughout the day at Potts Chapel. The Family has suggested memorials to the Independence community College Scholarship Fund...

Alyce Sanders
Jan 20, 2014
Alyce May Sanders, 93, passed away Monday at the Medicalodges Independence, Kansas. A celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2014 at the First Church of the Nazarene with the Reverend Darren Melton Officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence. Visitation...

Sharon Winkleman
Jan 15, 2014
Sharon Kay Winkleman, age 66, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the First Christian Church with the Reverend Terry Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel...

Linda Bogle
Jan 12, 2014
Linda Elaine Bogle, 69, of Caney, Kansas died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at her daughters home near rural Caney. Linda Elaine LaCrone was born May 6, 1944 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Paul E. LaCrone and Mildred G. Yocom LaCrone. Linda attended schools in Wichita, KS, and Bartlesville, OK. She married Paul Bogle June 9th, 1971. They made...

Emma Elliott
Jan 8, 2014
Emma Lucille Elliott, age 92, of Surprise, Arizona died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Sunset Adult Family Home in Surprise, Arizona. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Emma Lucille Elliott was born May 14, 1921...