Obituaries

Hazel Snodgrass

Hazel Snodgrass

May 31, 2011

Hazel Bernice Snodgrass, age 88, of Caney, Kansas died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Evergreen Care Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Caney Orthodox Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Tim Black officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of the...

Geraldine Blasor

Geraldine Blasor

May 28, 2011

Geraldine Geri Blasor, 76, of Cherryvale passed away at her home Saturday, May 28, 2011. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at New Hope Christian Church, 908 East Fourth, Cherryvale, Kansas with David Brown, officiating. Visitation will be held from 12 noon until 8:00 p.m. at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale with the...

Letha Bays

Letha Bays

May 26, 2011

Letha Marie Bays, 76, died Thursday at the Hill Top Manor in Cunningham, Kansas. Celebration of life services will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday , May 31, 2011 at the Potts Chapel Caney, with the Reverend Mike Bush of the Open Door Fellowship Church, in Peru, Kansas officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery in Niotaze, Kansas...

Elvin Davenport

Elvin Davenport

May 25, 2011

Elvin Mike L. Davenport, 84, of rural Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at his home. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date in Chillicothe, Missouri under the direction of Potts Chapel of Independence, Kansas. Memorial remembrances are suggested to AWOL Humane Society and may be left at the funeral home...

Melvin Scott

Melvin Scott

May 25, 2011

Melvin R. Scott, age 93, of rural Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at his home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas with the Pastor Dick Drumeller of the Crystalbrook Church officiating under the direction of the Potts...

David Burruss

David Burruss

May 21, 2011

David Burruss, 45, of Independence died Saturday at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday May 26, 2011 at the Potts Chapel Caney, with Pastor Mike Bush officiating cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be Thursday May 26, 2011 from 9:00 am until service time at Potts Chapel Caney....

Lewis Henry

Lewis Henry

May 19, 2011

Lewis C. Henry, age 85, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Robert J. Dole Hospice Unit in Wichita, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverends Sammy Lorton, Tommy Wade and Wayne Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in...

Bernice Bennett

Bernice Bennett

May 17, 2011

Bernice C. Bennett, 96, formally of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Tuesday May 17, 2011 in Yukon, Oklahoma. Graveside Celebration of Life Services will be held Thursday, at 1:00pm, May 19, 2011, at Mount Hope Cemetery , Independence with the Reverend Darren Melton of the Nazarene Church , Independence officiating. Burial will be under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence....

Billy Bateson

Billy Bateson

May 15, 2011

Billy Bill Bateson Bill E. Bateson, 66, of Independence, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Regal Estate. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Zion Lutheran Church with Ron Oldenettel, officiating. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence,...

Helen House

Helen House

May 13, 2011

Helen Rose House entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the age of 95. Helen was born September 22, 1915 at Zenda, Kansas. She was the daughter of Pete and Anna Weingardt Henning. Helen married Charles W. Nirschl on August 5, 1936 at Willowdale, KS he preceded her in death on August 28, 1957. She married...

Harry Pittman

Harry Pittman

May 10, 2011

Harry Vincent Pittman, age 85, a lifetime resident of rural Independence, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 16, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Independence, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction...

Opal Brooks

Opal Brooks

May 9, 2011

Opal I. Brooks, age 84 of Caney, Kansas died Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Pastor Mike Morris of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will follow in...

Lorraine Taylor

Lorraine Taylor

May 8, 2011

Lorraine Eleanor Taylor, 92, of Independence, Kansas died at Bradford Place on May 8, 2011. Visitation will be held at Potts Chapel from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday with the family receiving friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Celebration of Life Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with the Reverend Ron...

Dorothy Quisenberry

Dorothy Quisenberry

May 4, 2011

Dorothy Marie Quisenberry, age 82, of Independence, Kansas, died Wednesday May 4, at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 2:00pm at the First Southern Baptist Church in Independence, Kansas with Pastor Claudie Alford officiating. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of Potts Chapel...

Stevie Enloe

Stevie Enloe

Apr 30, 2011

Stevie Steve L. Enloe, 51, of Coffeyville died Saturday April 30, 2011 at his home. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Potts Chapel, Independence and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Steve was born January 17, 1960 in Coffeyville, Kansas the son of Delbert and Jennie McClure Enloe. Steve attended the Coffeyville School...

Johanna Marchant

Johanna Marchant

Apr 29, 2011

Johanna L. Marchant, 43, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Friday April 29, 2011 at her home. Visitation will be Thursday, May 5, 2011 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Potts Chapel of Cherryvale with family receiving friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm cremation will follow. Private family Inurnment will be held at a later date. The family...

Grace Coffman

Grace Coffman

Apr 26, 2011

Grace M. Coffman, age 88 of Cherryvale, Kansas died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at the Cherryvale Nursing Rehabilitation in Cherryvale, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Jeff McCullough and Chaplain Mike Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview...

William Rusher

William Rusher

Apr 16, 2011

Conservative strategist, publisher dies at 87 WILLIAM A. RUSHER William A. Rusher, formerly of Independence, Kansas a conservative strategist for more the 50 years who helped engineer Barry Goldwaters nomination as the republican candidate for president in 1964, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 in a nursing facility in San Francisco, California at the age of 87 after a long...

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Apr 11, 2011

Mary L. Ellis, 86, of Cherryvale died Monday at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Coffeyville, Kansas. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday April 15, 2011 at the Potts Chapel Cherryvale, with Reverend Gerald Zuck of the New Hope Christian Church, officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas under the direction...

Vernon Blake

Vernon Blake

Apr 9, 2011

Vernon R. Blake, 76, of Cherryvale passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at his home. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10:00 a.m. , Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale with Pastor Jeff Owen, officiating The family may be contacted at the Vernon Blake residence 1517 East 5th in Cherryvale for visitation. Private family inurnment...

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