Obituaries

David Burlingame
Jun 11, 2012
David Nelson Burlingame, age 67 of Cherryvale, Kansas died Monday June 11, 2012. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Visitation hours will be from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

James Smith
Jun 10, 2012
James Dave Smith,63. Of Coffeyville died Sunday at the Freeman Health Systems Hospital in Joplin Missouri . Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held at 100 p. m. Thursday June 14, 2012 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Dick Drumeller of the Crystalbrook Church in Independence Officiating under...

Thomas Williams
Jun 8, 2012
Thomas Tom Curham Williams, age 84 of Independence, Kansas died Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2012 at the St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Neodesha, Kansas with Father Andrew Heiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Neodesha Cemetery under the...

Steven Affolter
Jun 8, 2012
Steven Steve M. Affolter, 55, of Independence died Friday at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am Friday, June 15, 2010 at the Church of the Nazarene under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence with the Reverend Darren Melton officiating. Steven was...

Janice Hammond
Jun 5, 2012
Janice Mel Hammond of Cherryvale, Ks died Tuesday, morning June 5, 2012 at the Eureka Hospital. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale. Memorial Services will be held Saturday June 9, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the New Life Praise and Worship in Cherryvale, Ks with pastor David Cavaness officiating. Janice was born...

Josephine Cole
May 26, 2012
JOSEPHINE Jo KATHERINE COLE Josephine Katherine Cole of Cherryvale, age 84, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Cherryvale Care Center. Josephine was born January 19, 1928 to Ray K. and Josephine Josie Duncan Wallace in Cherryvale, Kansas. On October 21, 1950 Josephine married Norman R. Cole in Bentonville, AK. Josephine had worked at the H.D. Lee Garment Factory, Cherryvale...

Alta Vining
May 25, 2012
Alta B. Vining, age 94 of Caney, Kansas died Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Regal Estates in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Caney United Methodist Church with the Pastor Bob Clemence officiating. Burial will follow in the Robbins Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Rita Smith
May 24, 2012
Rita Joyce Harrell Smith, age 59, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Rev. Francis Aeshcliman officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of...

William Meehan
May 22, 2012
William Bill Edward Meehan, Jr., age 61 of Neodesha, Kansas died Tuesday, at his home in Neodesha, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the St. Ignatius Catholic Church with the Father Stephen Mahn Thapwa officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Neodesha, Kansas....

Edna Mcdowell
May 21, 2012
Edna Leona McDowell, age 83, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Milton Jones of the Community Christian Church in Independence, Kansas officiating. Burial will...

Mary Mcclure
May 20, 2012
Mary Jane McClure, age 78, of Caney, Kansas died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at home in Caney, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mary Jane McClure was born June 30, 1933 in Havana, Kansas to Lee and Fossie Gardner Ross....

Grace Ayers
May 14, 2012
Grace Ayers, age 82, of Caney, Kansas passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Medicalodge in Coffeyville, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Private memorial service will be held at a later date. The family has suggested memorials to the Grace Ayers Memorial Fund and contributions may be left...

Jacob Haley
May 10, 2012
Jacob Case Haley infant son of Christopher and Jennifer Haley of Lexington, Oklahoma was stillborn on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at the Health Plex Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at Harrisonville Cemetery south of Independence, Kansas with Pastor Travis Southern officiating under the direction of Potts Chapel of...

John Carter
May 5, 2012
John Pat Carter, age 77, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas with John White officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Visitation hours...

Calvin Gulick
May 4, 2012
Calvin Earl Gulick, age 86, of Caney, Kansas died Friday, May 04, 2012 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from...

Janice Prosser
May 2, 2012
Janice E. Prosser, age 60, of Independence, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Regal Estate in Independence where she resided. Janice fought a courageous battle of illness through out her life. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 at Potts Chapel in Independence,...

Charles Housel
May 1, 2012
Charles Charlie Howard Housel, age 75 of Independence, Kansas passed away, Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery rural Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction of the Potts...

Linda Pendergrass
Apr 30, 2012
Linda Gail Pendergrass, age 43, of Independence, Kansas died Monday, April 30, 2012 in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas....

Dorothy Olson
Apr 30, 2012
DOROTHY LOUISE OLSON Dorothy Louise Olson, age 80, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away, Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Thayer Cemetery with the Reverend David Camp officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas....

Rowe Clair Jr.
Apr 28, 2012
Rowe Byron St. Clair Jr., age 96 died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Sweet Life At Grand Court in Leawood, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Epiphany Episcopal Church with the Reverend Kathi Babcock officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. The family...