Obituaries

Irene Magill
Feb 7, 2013
Irene Sutter Magill, age 98, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, February 07, 2013 at the Montgomery Place in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2013 at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Irene was born May 5, 1914 in Aurora, Kansas...

Donald Nally
Feb 6, 2013
Donald Reno Nally, age 75, of Caney, Kansas died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Caney Nursing Center in Caney, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Bolton Friends Church with the Pastor Grady Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Harrisonville Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Oma Harvey
Feb 3, 2013
Oma Ruth Harvey, 84, of Rural Caney died Sunday February 3, 2013 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p. m. Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Tyro Christian Church, Tyro, Kansas with Terry Frye Officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas under the...

Jonathan Couch
Feb 3, 2013
Jonathan E. Couch, 26, of Liberty, Kansas died Sunday February 3, 2013 from an auto accident. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a, m. Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Roland Vega officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of the...

Beulah Henderson
Feb 2, 2013
Beulah Lenora Humphrey Henderson,89, of Chautauqua, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her home. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the New Life Baptist Church in Chautauqua with Pastor Larrie Adam officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview cemetery in Niotaze, Kansas under the direction of the...

Brenda Benbrook
Jan 28, 2013
Brenda Lee Benbrook, age 59, of Independence, Kansas died January 28, 2013 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Longton Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in...

Frankie Goins
Jan 27, 2013
Frankie Lou Goins, 88, of rural Thayer, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at her home due to natural causes. She was the only child born to Ralph and Lester Luthera Seward Wilson on July 16, 1924 at Neodesha, Kansas. She attended school in Altamont, Kansas and received her Teachers Certificate through the Normal Training Program in Labette...

Dean Hoyt
Jan 26, 2013
Dean G. Hoyt, 81, of rural Elk City passed away at his home on Saturday, January 26, 2013 following a long illness. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Potts Chapel in Independence with Reverend Rustin Scott of the First Assembly of God Church, Independence, officiating. Private family burial will...

Robert Layton
Jan 25, 2013
Robert Harold Layton, 93, of Caney, passed away peacefully at his home with family at his side on Friday, January 25, 2013. Celebration of Life services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Caney, Kansas with Pastor Dan DeWitt and Reverend Gerald Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the Lake...

Joella Fuqua
Jan 25, 2013
Joella Dee Pond Fuqua, age 83, of Caney, Kansas, died Friday, January 25th, 2013, at Jane Phillips Hospital, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, February 2nd, 2013, at First Baptist Church, Caney. The family requests you come and join the homegoing celebration. Interment will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, under the direction of...

Vera Henry
Jan 23, 2013
Vera N. Henry, age 80, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at her sons home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 28, 2013 at Potts Chapel, Independence, Kansas with the Reverends Sammy Lorton and Tommy Wade officiating. Burial will follow in the Springhill Cemetery, rural Independence, Kansas under...

Alma Tanner
Jan 15, 2013
Alma Lois Tanner, 96, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Montgomery Place in Independence, Kansas. A eulogy will be given by Father Andrew Heiman at Potts Chapel at 9:30 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2013. Interment will follow at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January...

Mara Grant
Jan 6, 2013
Mara Irene Grant infant daughter of Roland Grant and Magan I. Cudney was stillborn on Sunday at the Labette Health Center, Parson, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts chapel, Independence, Kansas. Survivors include her parents Roland Grant and Magan I. Cudney of Independence, Kansas.

Zachary Eytcheson
Jan 6, 2013
Our beloved son, brother and father, Zachary Lee Eytcheson, went to be with his Lord and Father at 9:40 p.m., Sunday, January 6th, 2013. He was headed back to Technical School in Beloit, Kansas at the time of the motor vehicle accident. Zachary was born in Independence, Kansas on October 16, 1980 to Harold Dean Eytcheson and Vickey Thornhill...

Marvin Jones, Sr.
Jan 2, 2013
Marvin L. Jones Sr., 68, of Independence died Wednesday at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Community Christian Church in Independence, Kansas with the Reverends Milton Jones and Don Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction of the...

Katherine Burton
Dec 31, 2012
Katherine Katie A. Burton, 91, of Independence died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Montgomery Place in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with Father Stephen Mahn Thopwa officiating. Burial will follow Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:00...

Gerald Bruington
Dec 25, 2012
Gerald D. Bruington, 82, of Independence died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at the Montgomery Place, Independence, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2012 at the Potts Chapel, Independence, Kansas with Pastor Roland Vega of the Lutheran Church of Independence officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence,...

Edith Ellis
Dec 23, 2012
Edith Irene Ellis, 76, of Cherryvale died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:OO p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 at Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Eric Lang officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction...

Phyllis Songer
Dec 21, 2012
Phyllis Jean Songer, age 84 born in Parsons, Kansas February 27, 1928 the last of five children of Douglas W. and Helen Beasley. Surviving Brothers are Franklin Beasley of Midland, Texas, and Robert R. Beasley of Lubbock, Texas, Deceased brother Warner D. Beasley of Newkirk, Oklahoma and deceased sister Dorothy B. Suhm of Seattle, Washington. She was five Children...

Vivian Gillman
Dec 16, 2012
Vivian Virgina Gillman, 79, of Cofffeyville, Kansas died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at her home. Graveside Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Calvary Cemetery, Independence, Kansas with Father Andrew Heiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence. Reciting of the...