Obituaries

Jennie Chastain
Mar 14, 2011
Jennie Mae Chastain, age 96 of Caney, Kansas died Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Reverend John Earl Chastain officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of...

Elizabeth Holeman
Mar 12, 2011
Elizabeth Ann Holeman, age 69, of Caney, Kansas died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at her home in Caney, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Reverend David Sherlock officiating. Casket will be closed. Visitation...

Etta Sherman
Mar 12, 2011
Etta L. Sherman, 78, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away at 6:01 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale with Reverend Wayne Hett, officiating. Visitation will be held from 12noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale...

David Carnes
Mar 11, 2011
David L. Carnes, 61, of Independence, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 11, 2011, while vacationing at Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. Visitation hours will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2011 with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of...

Florence Bergen
Mar 10, 2011
Florence Lucille Morris Bergen went to rest with the Lord on March 10, 2012. She was born to Grace Larcom and Edward Morris one of 8 children, in Topeka, Kansas on March 14, 1920, living through the depression and tough times, she grew into a lovely young woman who married Howard Kofoid, after borrowing 5 for the marriage certificate....

Donald Tosh
Mar 6, 2011
Donald Ray Tosh, age 61, of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Regal Estates in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Donald Ray Tosh was born May 2, 1949 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Levi and Evelyn Woods Tosh. Donald was raised by Carolyn R. Tosh....

Bertha Mallow
Mar 3, 2011
Bertha M. Mallow, 90, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cherryvale. Celebration of Life Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2011 at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale. Family visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until service time at Potts Chapel of Cherryvale....

Marjorie Simpson
Feb 28, 2011
Marjorie Louise Simpson, age 97, of Caney, Kansas died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Caney Nursing Center in Caney, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Harrisonville Cemetery with Mark Artherton officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at...

Betty Foreman
Feb 26, 2011
Betty F. Foreman, age 87, of Independence, Kansas died Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Elk City, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Friends may sign the register book from 8:00...

Wilbert Schlehuber
Feb 25, 2011
Wilbert Bud Schlehuber, age 91 of Caldwell, Texas died Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Burleson St. Joseph Health Center in Caldwell, Texas. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 9:00...

Lorene Craft
Feb 21, 2011
Lorene Myers Craft, age 69, a native of Elgin, Kansas and most recently a resident of Protection, Kansas died Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Celebration of Life Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the MoorePrairie Cemetery near Elgin, Kansas with the Reverend Don Elliott of...

Naomi White
Feb 18, 2011
Naomi E. White, age 100, of Caney, Kansas died Friday, February 18, 2011 at the Caney Nursing Center in Caney, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 21, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Caney, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney,...

Timothy Sutton
Feb 11, 2011
Timothy J. Sutton, 56, of Independence, Kansas passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at his home. Celebration of Life Services will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, February, 16, 2011 at Potts Chapel of Independence. Cremation has taken place and private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Timothy James Sutton was born October 8, 1954 at Independence,...

Elizabeth Blevins
Feb 11, 2011
Elizabeth L. Blevins, 62, of Independence, Kansas passed away at 1:44 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2011 at her home. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Stumpff Funeral Home, Bartlesville, Oklahoma with Potts Chapel of Independence conducting services. Private family burial will take place at a later date. Elizabeth Louise Blevins was...

Florence Braa
Feb 10, 2011
Florence Beatrice Braa, age 93, of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Lutheran Church in rural Sherman, South Dakota. Interment will be held in the Highland Cemetery in rural Sherman, South Dakota. Services are under the direction of Kahler...

Peggy Dawes
Feb 8, 2011
Peggy A. Dawes, 68, of Cherryvale passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 12:05 a.m. at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Potts Chapel of Cherryvale with private family services being held at a later date. Peggy Ann Dawes was born August 9, 1942 at Clarinda, Iowa the daughter of Virgil Hollis...

Catherine Ballaro
Feb 8, 2011
Catherine Marie Ballaro, age 58, of Independence, Kansas died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place. Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Catherine was born September 18, 1952 in Frankfurt, Germany to Charles and Bonnie Gross...

Elmer Belt
Feb 7, 2011
Elmer A. Belt, age 90, of Independence, Kansas died Monday, February 7, 2011 at his home in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Terry Hatfield of the First Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery...

Carol Jontra
Feb 6, 2011
Carol Ann Jontra, age 60, of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Carol was born May 15, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas to Oscar and Ann Hughes Gillette. Carol grew up in Wichita, Kansas and graduated from High School in...

Dean Strickland
Feb 6, 2011
Dean R. Strickland, 66, of Caney, Kansas died Sunday February 6, 2011 at Mercy Hospital. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1000 am Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church Caney, Kansas with Pastor Kenneth Lott officiating. Interment will be at the Sunnyside Cemetery Caney under the direction of Potts Chapel of Caney. Viewing will...