Obituaries

Terry Jay
Jul 7, 2009
Terry G. TJ Jay, 50, or Caney, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at his home in Caney. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 10, 2009, at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with Pastor Mike Morris of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Havana Cemetery under the direction of the...

Larry Ballew
Jul 2, 2009
LARRY T. BALLEW NEWS MEDIA NOTIFICATION Larry T. Ballew, age 65, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home in Cherryvale, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Steve Butler officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale,...

Larry Kaiser
Jul 1, 2009
LARRY KEITH KAISER NEWS MEDIA NOTIFICATION Larry Keith Kaiser, age 77, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and formerly of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at his home in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Mount Hope Cemetery with the Pastor Bill Fechner of Oak Street Church of God, Bristow,...

David Ward
Jun 19, 2009
David Franklin Ward, age 43 of Havana, Kansas died Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Harrisonville Cemetery with the Pastor Mike Morris officiating. The family has suggested memorials to the Cancer Walk or to the Donor's Choice. David...

Deborah Weber
Jun 17, 2009
Deborah Irene Weber, age 54 of Oskaloosa, Iowa formerly of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in Iowa City, Iowa. Gravside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Mount Hope Cemetery with the Reverend Steve Butler officiating. Deborah was born August 19, 1954 in Independence, Kansas to Walter and Pauline Welch Brown....

Elizabeth Bryan
Jun 15, 2009
Elizabeth A. Bryan, age 87, of Caney, Kansas died Monday, June 15, 2009 at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with the Reverend Angela DeFischer of the Caney United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery...

Deanna Lane
Jun 13, 2009
Deanna Dee Lane, 70, of rural Liberty, Ks. passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Ks. She was born March 4, 1939 at Hastings, Ne. , the daughter of Charles Bud and Lois Wald Allison. Deanna graduated from Caney High School in 1957, an Associates degree from Coffeyville Community College in 1971 and a B.S. in...

Jerry Beavers
Jun 13, 2009
Jerry D. Beavers, age 81, of Mesa, Arizona died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home Mesa, Arizona. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., saturday, june 20, 2009 at the church of christ with reverends tom barton and bill conkling officiating. burial will follow in the sunnyside cemetery. the family suggested memorials to...

Neil Heisler
Jun 10, 2009
Roy Neil Heisler, age 70, of Independence, Kansas died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Jim Blocher officiating. Friends may sign the register book from 8:00...

Kathryn Kidd
Jun 7, 2009
Kathryn Kidd, age 88, of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Windsor Place in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2009 at the Higginsville Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday,...

Aldon Corle
Jun 7, 2009
Aldon Ellsworth Corle Sr. age 68, of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at his home in Independence, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Jefferson Cemetery with the Reverend Mike Graham of Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Visitation hours will...

Darcie Hernandez
Jun 6, 2009
Darcie Hernandez, 18, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 as the result of an auto accident in Cheyenne, . She was born on January 3, 1991 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Jesus and Gina Wedman Hernandez. Darcie attended Coffeyville High School and in December of 2007 she was active in FFA...

Opal Ross
Jun 4, 2009
Opal Marie Ross, age 91, of Liberty, Kansas died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Parsons, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas with Reverend Don Farris officiating. Burial will follow in the Liberty Cemetery under the direction of the Potts...

Tanner Kahler
May 25, 2009
Tanner Lee Kahler, age 12, of Independence and Buxton, Kansas died May 25, 2009 at the Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Independence, Kansas with the Reverend Gene Benefiel of the Buxton Christian Church officiating under the direction of the...

Geraldine Short
May 3, 2009
Geraldine M. Short, age 88, of Tyro, Kansas died early Sunday morning May 3, 2009 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas with Evangelist David Bycroft officiating. Burial will follow in the Robbins Cemetery under the direction of...

Paul Ranes
Apr 28, 2009
Paul Harvey Ranes age 79, of Caney, Kansas died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Sunnyside Cemetey with Reverend Gene Hester officiating under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from...

Elizabeth Smith
Apr 14, 2009
Elizabeth Joanne Smith, age 81, of Elk City, Kansas died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Windsor Place in Independence, Kansas. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Potts Chapel. Elizabeth was born February 11, 1928 in Howard, Kansas to Robert Lyford and Georgia Smith Orr. She grew up in Howard, Kansas. After graduating High School Elizabeth...

Vashti Culver
Apr 11, 2009
Vashti June Kelly Culver, age 90, a beloved life long resident of Caney, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Vashti was born in El Dorado, Kansas on June 25, 1918 to James and Nora Kelly. They moved back to Caney when Vashti was 5 years old. She graduated Caney High School...

Gerald Stevens
Apr 11, 2009
Gerald L. Stevens, age 66, of Los Angeles, California formerly of Cherryvale, Kansas died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Saint Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Cherryvale United Methodist Church with the Reverend Russell Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery...

Phillip Riggle
Apr 5, 2009
Phillip Matthew Riggle infant son of Matthew John Riggle and Rose Marie Moore past away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Potts Chapel in Independence, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation hours will be held from...