Obituaries

Rachel Hoad
Jul 12, 2011
Rachel Ellen Hoad, 88, of Newport News, formerly of Caney, Kansas died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Newport News Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hoad was born May 30, 1923 in Oklahoma, daughter of the late Ernest and Keziah Stoneking Chidester. Her memberships included Caney United Methodist Church, and in her later years, Seaford Church of Christ, and was...

Matthew Smith
Jul 11, 2011
Matthew Matt Harrison Smith, age 40, of Bonner Springs, Kansas and formally of Caney, Kansas died Monday, July 11, 2011 from injuries sustained from a fall. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dan DeWitt officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under...

Mildred Winkler
Jul 11, 2011
Mildred Marie Millie Winkler, age 78 of Independence, Kansas died Monday, July 11, 2011 at Regal Estates in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011 at Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery under the direction of Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will...

William Wertz
Jul 11, 2011
William Bill Pingrey Wertz, age 86, of rural Neodesha, Kansas died Monday, July 11, 2011 at his home. Cremation has taken place. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Reverend Fred Naumann officiating. The family has suggested memorials to the Zion Lutheran Church or...

Cindy Blake
Jul 10, 2011
Cindy Pauline Blake, age 41, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Sunday, July 10, 2011 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the New Life Praise and Worship in Cherryvale, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel...

Jeffrey Blake
Jul 10, 2011
Jeffrey Jon Blake , age 46, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Sunday, July 10, 2011 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the New Life Praise and Worship in Cherryvale, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Ricky Graves
Jul 9, 2011
Ricky Lee Graves, 47, of Tulsa, Oklahoma formally of Independence died Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00pm, Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Potts Chapel, Independence with the Reverend Harold Groth, officiating. Interment will be at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel, Independence. Visitation will...

Evelyn Jackson
Jul 3, 2011
Evelyn F. Jackson, 69, Independence died Sunday at the Windsor Place, Independence. A Graveside Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 am Friday July 8, 2011 at the Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Kansas with the Reverend Steve Butler of the Community Christian Church, Independence, officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel Independence. Visitation will be from 8:00am...

Lucille Thompson
Jul 2, 2011
Lucille Lucy Gaynor Gibson Thompson, age 94, of Independence, Kansas died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Father Andrew Heiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery under the direction of the...

Ralph Perkins
Jun 29, 2011
Ralph K. Perkins, 84, of Caney, Kansas passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Potts Chapel of Caney. Memorial remembrances are suggested to the Caney United Methodist Church and may be left at Potts Chapel of Caney. Ralph K. Perkins was born September 30,...

Robert Schabel
Jun 29, 2011
Robert Bob M. Schabel 92, of Independence, Kansas passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at his home. Rosary will be recited Friday, July 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Potts Chapel of Independence. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011 at St Andrew Catholic Church with Reverend Andrew Heiman, celebrant. Interment will be...

Randall Etter
Jun 28, 2011
Randall Etter, age 87, of Caney, Kansas died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Sunnyside Cemetery with the Pastor Jim Crain of the Calvary Apostolic Church officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas....

Robert Harris
Jun 23, 2011
Robert J. Bobby Harris, 33, of Tyro died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his home in Tyro, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Chaplain Mike Graham of Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in...

Ruth Townson
Jun 17, 2011
Ruth J. Townson, 87, of Independence, Kansas passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Independence. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Potts Chapel of Independence with Graveside services held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Restlawn Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas. Ruth Jean Townson was born January 13, 1924 at St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of A.R....

Wilma Perkins
Jun 16, 2011
Wilma L. Perkins, 82, of Caney, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Potts Chapel of Caney with Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date. Wilma Lou Perkins was born January 2, 1929 at Independence, Kansas the daughter of...

Maxine Cain
Jun 16, 2011
Maxine Gail Smith Cain, age 61 of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas.1 Private family services will be held at a later date. The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society or the Hospice Care of...

Donald Thompson
Jun 12, 2011
Donald Don Thompson ,59, of Independence died Sunday at his home. Cremation has taken place. A book signing will be from 8:00am to 7:00 pm, Thursday June 16, 2011 at the Potts Chapel Independence with the family receiving friends from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. A memorial has been set up for A. W. O. L. and remembrances may be left...

Jean Boss
Jun 10, 2011
Jean Ann Boss , 82, of Cherryvale died Friday at her home. A Celebration of Life Services will be held, at 10:00 am Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the First Baptist Church Cherryvale with the Reverend Jeffery McCullough of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will follow at the Morehead Cemetery, Morehead, Kansas, under the direction of the Potts...

Thomas Angell
Jun 4, 2011
Thomas Tom Angell, age 79 of Coffeyville, Kansas died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas.Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Private Family Services will be held at a later date.Thomas Angell was born July 23, 1931 in Ross, California to Edgar Sr. and Alma Fern Goodall...

John Stewart
Jun 3, 2011
John Wallace Stewart, age 78 of Independence, Kansas died Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. No services are planned at this time. John was born January 20, 1933 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Jack and Gladys Johnson Stewart. John...