Allen County, Kansas

News Items and other information extracted for these dates: July 1994 thru February 2001

SURNAMES: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Information for these surnames, GEE, LASALLE, YOWELL extracted from source dated Wednesday, July 27, 1994 by Al2005

transcribed from the Iola Register, July 27, 1994. Eldon C Yowell Eldon C Yowell, 73, of Humboldt died this morning, July 27, 1994, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Kunkel Funeral Chapel in Humboldt. Yowell services Graveside services for Eldon C.B. Yowell, 73, of Humboldt, who died Wednesday at the Chanute hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Kerry Gage will officiate. Military honors will be given by Veterans of Foreigh Wars Post No. 1654, Chanute. Memorial contributions to the Leukemia Society may be left with Kunkel Funeral Chapel in Humboldt, which is incharge of arrangements. The son of William Sylvester and Laura Ethel Gee Yowell, he was born Feb. 18, 1921 in Shell, Mo. He was graduated from Vilas High School, Vilas. He was a veteran of World War II. He entered the U.S.Army on Aug. 12, 1942, at Fort Leavenworth and served in the 3rd Army, 586th Medical Ambulance Motor Company. He was in the invasion of Normandy and traveled into Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was discharged on Oct. 24, 1945. He married Ruth L. LaSalle on Dec. 7, 1941, at Caney. After the war they moved to Chanute, where he was employed at Martin Tractor for a few years and then farmed until 1970. In 1971 they started in the hotel management business. They worked in Pinckneyville, Ill., and Arkansas City before moving to Ottawa, where they managed the Hallmark Best Western Motel. They retired in April 1989 and moved to Humboldt. During retirement, Mr. Yowell worked as a courier for the Humboldt National Bank. He was a member of the Colfax Baptist Church, Colfax; VFW Lodge No. 803, Ottawa; and was a past member of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Cedarvale Trapshooting Club. His hobbies were fishing, hunting and restoring his Model A John Deere Tractor. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of the home; three sons, Wayne L. Yowell of Wichita, Lyle D. Yowell of Olathe and Dale R. Yowell, Humboldt; a daughter, Patricia J. Yowell-Thompson, Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Two brother and a half brother are deceased.

Information for these surnames, PATTON extracted from source dated Wednesday, July 27, 1994 by Al2005

transcribed from the Iola Register, July 27, 1994. Safronia L Patton Safronia L. Patton, 55, of 305 S. Fourth died this morning, July 27, 1994, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Memorial Chapels, 16 N Buckeye.

Information for these surnames, DAVIS, FELT, GILL, SHATTO extracted from source dated Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Cquilter61

Taken from the Iola Daily Register, Thursday, 13-Jul-2000 Obituary - MARY ANN FELT Mary Ann Felt of Toronto, died Tuesday, July 11, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka at the age of 26. She had been a student and was employed at Tri-Ko, Inc. at Osawatomie before her illness. She was born Sept. 26, 1973, at Fort Leavenworth the daughter of Richard D. and Isabel G. Gill Felt. She was graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1991 and had been attending Mid-America Nazarene College in Kansas City. She was a member of the Nazerene Church in Osawatomie. She is survived by her maternal grandmother, Dorothy Shatto, of Eureka; a paternal grandmother, Betty L. Davis, Hinckley, Minn; her parents, Richard and Isabel Felt, Toronto; a brother, Richard D. II, Paola; and a 5-year old son, Timothy Adam Felt of Toronto. A sister, Katherine J. Felt, died in 1992. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church in Toronto. Burial will be in Toronto Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Campbell Funeral Home in Yates Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Memorials to the Timothy Adam Felt education fund may be sent in care of the funeral home to P.O. Box 188, Yates Center, Kan. 66783.

Information for these surnames, RIDGE extracted from source dated Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Cquilter61

Taken from the Iola Daily Register, Thursday, 13-Jul-2000 Obituary - RUTH RIDGE Ruth Ridge, 74 of Humboldt died Wednesday, July 12, at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Information about her life and funeral arrangements will be published when furnished by Johnson-Kunkel Mortuary in Humboldt.

Information for these surnames, HAWK, HODDY, JENNINGS, KINCAID, PULLEY, SHELTON, ZINK extracted from source dated Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Cquilter61

Taken from the IOLA DAILY REGISTER, Thursday, 13-Jul-2000 Obituary - PAMELLA SUE PULLEY Pamella Sue Pulley of Iola died Wednesday, July 12, at her home. She was 47. She was born Jan. 14, 1953, at Iola, the daughter of Roscoe and Evelyn Thomas Hoddy. She attended LaHarpe Elementary School and Iola Junior High School and was graduated from Spring Hill High School in 1971. On Aug. 1, 1975, she married Donald Pulley. She worked for 1 1/2 years for UpJohn Cleaning Agency in Kansas City. She then worked for 7 1/2 years for the poultry plant in Iola before staying home to care for her husband. He died in 1998. She was a member of Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church in Iola. She is survived by two foster sons, Gerald C. Pulley Jr. of Dixon, Mo., and Ricky O. Pulley of Pittsburg, two foster daughters, Stephanie E. Jennings, Arkansas City, and LaTanya Pulley of Independence; three brothers, Everett Hoddy of Wichita, David Hoddy of Iola and Gerald Hoddy of Gas; two sisters, Velma Zink and Pauline Hawk of Spring Hill. A sister, Freda Kincaid, and two brothers, Victor and Clinton Hoddy, died earlier. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church. The Rev. Johnetta Shelton will officiate. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Information for these surnames, BLOMQUIST, PENRY, SCOTT, SMITH, VAWTER extracted from source dated Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Cquilter61

Taken from the IOLA DAILY REGISTER, Thursday, 13-Jul-2000 Obituary - CECIL PENRY Cecil G. Penry, 60, of Topeka, brother of Renee Settlemeyer of Neosho Falls and Shirley Blomquist of Iola, died Wednesday, July 12, at his home. He is also survived by a daughter, Angel Lynn Penry of Topeka; a brother, Ivan of Hoisington; three additional sisters, Marilyn Scott, Topeka, Sharon Cubit Blomquist, Garnett and Betty Vawter, Soloman; and three grandchildren. He was born Feb. 26, 1940, the son of Claude "Shorty" and Alberta Smith Penry. He was employed as a roofer. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Geneva Cemetery. The Rev. Tom Shaffer will officiate. Penry will lie in state after 11 a.m. Saturday until service time at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel in Colony.

Information for these surnames, DILLOW, JOHNSON, MORGAN, STUECKEMANN extracted from source dated Sunday, February 25, 2001 by Al2001

Abstract from the Iola Register, 26-Feb-2001. Name - William L. "Bill" Morgan Jr. Age - 76 Date of Birth - 29-Jul-1924 Father's name - William Lincoln Morgan Mother's name - Beulah Married to Velma M. Johnson on Dec. 3, 1966 Survived by his wife; a son, Christopher L. Johnson of Cameron, Mo.; threedaughters, Sharon Ann Morgan of Alluwe, Okla., Cheryl L. Dillow of Iola and Cathy S. Stueckemann of Jacksonville, Fla.; three brothers, Hubert of Siloam Springs, Ark., Tom of Coffeyville and Jim of Wichita; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A brother, Bob Morgan, died earlier. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.

Information for these surnames, ADAMS, BLYTHE, COOK, CRESS, FAUBLE, MARTIN, MURROW, PAPATYI, TOMLINSON extracted from source dated Sunday, February 25, 2001 by Al2001

abstracted from the Iola Register, Monday, 26-Feb-2001 Dorothy H. Cook of Iola died Sunday, Feb. 25, at her home at the age of 84. She was born July 20, 1916, on the family farm near Humboldt to Johnie O. and Mary Blythe Tomlinson. She grew up at Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School. She married James D. Murrow on Sept. 26, 1936, at Parsons. He died in 1978. She then married Albert H. Cook on July 11, 1979. He died in 1981. She is survived by a son, Jim L. Murrow and his wife, Carol, of Springfield, Mo.; two daughters, Mary Martin, and her husband, Don, of Iola and Diana Adams of Rogers, Ark.; two stepsons, Albert D. Cook of Adair, Ill., and Stanton Cook of Lewistown, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Marcia Papatyi of LaGrange, Ill., and Carolyn Fauble of Lewisville, Texas; a sister, Fern Cress, of Humboldt; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and four sisters died earlier. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wesley United Methodist Church. The Rev. John C. Thompson will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.

Information for these surnames, HOGGATT, KESTER, MASSOTH, REESE extracted from source dated Sunday, February 25, 2001 by Al2001

abstracted from the Iola Register, Monday, 26-Feb-2001. Mary Alice Reese Date of Death - 25 Feb 2001 Age - 80 Date of Birth - 26 Nov 1920 Father's name - Earl O Kester Mother's name - Olive Hoggatt Married 17 Oct 1943 to Ralph Massoth, 7 Nov 1953 to Murle Reese Survived by a son, Kevin Reese of Auburn; two brothers, William "Bill" Kester of Yates Center and Alfred Kester of Toronto; her twin sister, Elsie Mereweather, Yates Center; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A son, Bill Massoth, died in 1992. The 10:30 a.m. Wednesday funeral services will be at Campbell Funeral Home at Yates Center. Burial will be in Yates Center Cemetery.

Information for these surnames, BREINER, CRAMER, JOHNSON, SHAFFER, SINCLAIR, TOWNSEND extracted from source dated Wednesday, February 28, 2001 by Al2001

abstracted from the Iola Register, Friday, 02-Mar-2001. Frances Townsend Name - Frances Belle Townsend of Humboldt Age - 95 Location - Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Date of birth - Oct. 17, 1905, at Humboldt Father's name - Frank Sinclair Mother's name - Fannie Cramer Married 22-May-1926 to J. Robert "Bus" Townsend. He died Jan. 28. Survived by four daughters, Peggy Shaffer, Henderson, Nev., Charlotte Townsend, Humboldt, Marlene Breiner, Fort Scott, and Ann Johnson, Chanute; a sister Betty Johnson, Humboldt; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Six brothers died earlier.