Ethel (Barr) Mulkey, 78, of LaHarpe, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 in Iola.Born Sept. 5, 1932, in Humboldt, she was the daughter of Charles and Lois (Clement) Stroh. She was preceded in death by her…

Donald L. Welch, 72, of rural Moran, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at his home.He was born July 23, 1938, at St. John’s Hospital in Iola, the son of Lloyd L. “Tock” and Ruth V.…

James Harold “Jimmy” Nichols, 41, Bronson, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. He was born April 18, 1969. He graduated from Uniontown High School. He married Sheila Brooks on Feb. 11, 1994,…

James D. “Jim” Ellis, 81, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, following an extended battle with cancer.He was born July 12, 1929, in rural Erie, the son of James Orville and Cecile Ellis. He attended school…

Former Iolan Clara M. Colgin, 81, Kingman, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Wichita.She was born March 4, 1929, in Hoxie, the daughter of Emory and Mina (Timmons) Marsh. A Kingman resident since 1987, she…

Shannon Simpson and Wayne McCoy announce their intention to marry.Simpson is the daughter of Wallace and the late Marsha Kumalae of Moran. McCoy’s parents are Elizabeth and the late Clifford McCoy of Butler, Mo.She is…

Robert and Denise Smith Jr., Piqua, announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Marie Smith to Jason Alan Meyer, son of Richard and Mary Dee Meyer, Hartford.Smith is a 2003 graduate of Yates Center High…

Rachel Stotler, Moran, and Justin Bellman, Buffalo, were married Jan. 16 at the Iola Senior Citizen’s Center. Lloyd Houk officiated.The bride is a stay-at-home mom to Brantley Bellman, 41⁄2 months. Her parents are Dewey and…

Jessica Lynn Rowe and Derek James Robb of Gas were married at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola on Aug. 28, 2010. The Rev. Trudy Kenyon Anderson officiated.The bride is the daughter of Patrick and…

Liam Kenneth Miller, son of Kenny and Jennifer (Troxel) Miller, Kansas City, Mo., was born Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland park.Liam joins a sister, Sofia, 21⁄2.His grandparents are Iolans Steve…