Obituaries

Wilbur Dodson
Mar 2, 2012
Wilbur Gene Dodson, age 77, of Caney, Kansas formerly of Independence, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Brad Sanders of the Caney First Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow...

Franklin Russell
Feb 29, 2012
Franklin Frank O. Russell, age 87, of Neodesha, Kansas formerly of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Mount Hope Cemetery with the Reverend Willie Jones of the Grace United Methodist Church officiating under...

Marian German
Feb 27, 2012
Marian Gant German, age 84, of Neodesha, Kansas died Monday, February 27, 2012 at her home in Neodesha, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Christ Church with Pastor Dave Cheshier officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Neodesha, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 1:00...

Lena Smith
Feb 23, 2012
Lena J. Hopkins Smith, 93, of Independence, Kansas passed away Thursday, February, 23, 2012 at Montgomery Place in Independence. Cremation has taken place with Celebration of Life funeral services being held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Potts Chapel of Independence. Lena Jim Hopkins Smith was born June, 20, 1917 near Comanche, Texas the daughter of James Gleaton...

Danny Muller
Feb 23, 2012
Danny Leroy Muller, age 67, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his residence in Independence. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 27, 2012 at Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with Pastor Phil Adams officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be...

Andrew Simmons
Feb 22, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Simmons, age 34, of Edna, Kansas died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in a motor vehicle accident. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Assembly of God Church in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Terry Tolleson officiating. Burial will follow in the Edna Cemetery under the direction of the...

Anna Pittman
Feb 22, 2012
Anna Pittman, 101 of Havana, Kansas died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at her home in Havana, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Havana Cemetery in Havana, Kansas. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m....

M. Vining
Feb 20, 2012
M. Lucile Vining, 87, of Independence, Kansas died at 8:10 p.m. Monday, February 20, 2012 at her residence. A Celebration of life service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Cherryvale Church of Christ with Reverend Stan Bryan, officiating. Private family interment will take place at Pratt Cemetery. Memorial remembrances are suggested to the Bayfield...

Helen Harshman
Feb 20, 2012
Helen Maxine Harshman, 89, of Henderson, Nevada died Monday at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00am Monday February 27, 2012 at the Potts Chapel Caney, Kansas with the Reverend Steve Butler Officiating. Burial will follow in the Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Caney. Visitation...

Joseph Streck
Feb 19, 2012
Joseph A. Streck, 92, a life long resident Cherryvale, Kansas, died peacefully in the presence of the Lord on Sunday February 19, in Irving, Texas surrounded by family and friends. Born on July 30, 1919 in Cherryvale, KS. the son of Joseph and Alice Streck. He was preceded in death by his three sisters, Elsie Plumley, Fae Benson, and...

Clinas Rasnick Jr.
Feb 19, 2012
Clinas Rasnick Jr., age 75, of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Pastor Fred Naumann officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas....

Darrell Robertson
Feb 19, 2012
Darrell W. Robertson, 57, of Rural Caney died Sunday February 19, 2012 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. A Celebration Of Life Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday February 23, 2012, at the Tyro Christian Church Tyro, Kansas with Evangelist David Bycroft officiating. Burial will follow in the Fawn Creek Cemetery Tyro, Kansas under the direction of...

Virginia Prosser
Feb 19, 2012
Virginia May Prosser, age 87, of Neodesha, Kansas died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Bible Baptist Church with the Pastor Harold Stacey officiating. Burial will follow in the Neodesha Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Cory Shawver
Feb 17, 2012
Cory Robert Shawver, age 25, of Independence, Kansas died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Jefferson Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 12:00 p.m....

Joyce Mitchell
Feb 16, 2012
JOYCE LINDA CHRISTINE MITCHELL Joyce Mitchell, 62, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday morning at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place with Celebration of Life Services being held 2:00p.m., Monday, February 20, 2012 at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale. Friends may register Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 12Noon until 5:00 p.m. with the family receiving...

Mary Akers
Feb 16, 2012
Mary Jane Akers, age 98, of Wann, Oklahoma died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Forest Manor Nursing Home in Dewey, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Reverend Dan DeWitt of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Jerry Mcintosh
Feb 12, 2012
Jerry McIntosh, age 69 of Independence, Kansas died Sunday February 12, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Steve Butler officiating. Private family burial will take place at a later date. Visitation hours will...

Celesta Stong
Feb 11, 2012
Celesta Mae Stong, 97, of Coffeyville, Kansas formerly of Cherryvale passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Celebration of Life Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Cherryvale with Reverend Jeff McCullough, officiating. Friends may register from 12 noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday with family receiving...

Peter Cheshier Jr.
Feb 3, 2012
Peter Pete Madison Cheshier Jr., age 91 of Neodesha, Kansas died Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the Christ Church in Neodesha, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Neodesha, Kansas. Burial will follow in the...

Martha Crosson
Jan 27, 2012
Martha Ann Crosson, age 93 formerly of Independence, Kansas died Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Martha was born June 21, 1918 in Ramona, Oklahoma to John...