Obituaries

Pamela Gilliland
Nov 8, 2013
Pamela Sue Gilliland, age 37 of McKinney, Texas passed away on November 8, 2013. She was born on March 16, 1976 in Santa Monica, California to Glenn Dale and Deloris Walker Gorley. Pamela married Franklin Hugh Gilliland on August 9, 1996 in Independence, Kansas. She was a homemaker and a member of the LDS Church. Pamela is survived by...

Lila Bryant
Nov 7, 2013
Lila June Bryant, 70, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 7th, 2013 at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Memorial Celebration Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Kingdom Hall in Independence, Kansas, with Gerald Hudson officiating. Flowers may be delivered to Potts Chapel of Cherryvale up until 9:00...

Travis Jones
Nov 6, 2013
Travis L. Jones, 50, of Caney passed away Wednesday November 6, 2013 at his home. Cremation has taken place and a Private Family Gathering will be held at a later date. Travis was born June 14, 1963 in Fredonia, Kansas the son of Reverend Irvin and Doris Carr Jones. He grew up in Canute, Oklahoma and Caney, Kansas attending...

Opal Williams
Oct 20, 2013
Opal Jean Williams, 80, of Independence, Kansas died Monday October 12, 2013 at the Wesley Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Pleas Temple Church of God in Christ with the Elder Charles E. Barker Sr. officiating. Visitation hours will be held from...

Donna Burnett-Milner
Oct 19, 2013
Donna Burnett Milner, 73, arrived at Heavens Gate on October 19, 2013 after a short battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 with the family receiving friends from 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Memorial services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, both at Potts Chapel in Independence, KS. Donna was born...

Loran Cranor
Oct 16, 2013
Loran Wesley Cranor, 69, of Independence, died Wednesday at the Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 am. Saturday, October 19, 2013 At the Potts Chapel in Independence with the Reverend Joe Davolt officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence. Visitation hours will be held from 9:00...

Wanda Catron
Oct 14, 2013
Wanda Mae Catron, age 81, of Cherryvale, Kansas, joined His Heavenly Kingdom on Monday, October 14, 2013, after an extended illness. Celebration of Life Services for Wanda will be held at 10 am on Monday, October 21, 2013, at the Church of The Epiphany, Episcopal in Independence. The Rev. Gerald Eytcheson will officiate. Interment will follow at Mount Hope...

Wanda Schlegel
Oct 13, 2013
Wanda June Schlegel, 80, of Independence passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Montgomery Place, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday October 17, 2013 at the Potts Chapel In Independence, Kansas with Marty McCord officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas under the direction of...

Timothy Garton
Oct 12, 2013
Timothy Ray Garton, age 26, of Caney, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Caney, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Tyro Christian Church in Tyro, Kansas. Interment will follow at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas under the direction of Potts Chapel of Caney. Visitation will be held...

Orman Belt
Oct 11, 2013
Orman Belt, age 90 of Independence, Kansas died Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2013 at the Potts Chapel with the Pastor Grady Miller of the Bolton Friends Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction...

Minnie Hinrichs
Oct 11, 2013
Minnie L. Hinrichs, age 67, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Friday, October 11, 2013 at her home in rural Cherryvale, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Crystalbrook Church with the Reverend Dick Drumeller officiating. Burial will follow in the Neodesha Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence,...

Nila Blake
Oct 5, 2013
Nila F. Blake, 78, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Saturday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas, with the Reverend Eric Lang of the Cherryvale Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in...

Harold Cole
Sep 30, 2013
Harold Wayne Cole, 80, of Independence, Kansas passed away Monday September 30, 2013 at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday October 4, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend David Henneke Officiating. Burial will follow With Military Honors in the Mount Hope Cemetery in...

Ruth Johnson
Sep 24, 2013
Ruth Pauline Johnson, 92, passed away on September 24, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday September 28th at the First Church of The Nazarene in Independence, Kansas with Reverend Darren Melton officiating. Cremation will take place following the service, and inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Elk...

Frank Meza
Sep 24, 2013
Frank J. Meza, 55, of Independence, Kansas passed away Tuesday September 24, 2013 at Mercy Hospital, Independence. A Memorial Mass will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday September 28, 2013 at the St. Andrew Catholic Church, Independence. A Prayer Service will follow at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Potts Chapel in Independence with Father Andrew Heiman...

Maxine Thibus
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Maxine Thibus, age 94, of Sandy Springs, Georgia died Saturday, September 21, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Thibus son Jim Thibus and sisters Joanne Markham and Kathleen Reddy. Survivors include her son and daughterinlaw, Richard and Carol Thibus of Franklin, TN daughters and sonsinlaw, Sharon and Billy Boyd of Sandy Springs and Patti...

Linlee Faller
Sep 19, 2013
Linlee Jane Faller, infant daughter of John and Reonna Faller passed away Thursday September 19, 2013 at the Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Potts Chapel Independence with Pastor Chad Snider officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas under the direction...

William Patterson
Sep 15, 2013
Born October 2, 1933 to William A. Patterson and Benita Bates in Niotaze, Kansas. Passed away, September 15, 2013, at Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Caney United Methodist Church in Caney, Kansas. Bill graduated from Caney High School and Kansas State University...

Mary Dufoe-Mcmurtry
Sep 13, 2013
Mary E. DufoeMcMurtry, 83, of Comanche, Oklahoma, formally of Caney, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2013 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the El Cado Cemetery with Mike Morris officiating. Friends may register from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September...

Thelma Burch
Sep 6, 2013
Thelma Nadine Burch, age 91 of Caney, Kansas passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at her home in Caney, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Cornerstone Church of Caney, Kansas with the Reverend Brad Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of the...