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William Keith Weatherbie, 68, of Independence, Mo., died June 5, 2021, at Centerpoint Medical Center after a brief illness.  Bill was born April 21, 1953, in Iola, to Wendell and Betty Weatherbie of Moran. Bill…

Marilyn Helen May, 87, of Moran, passed away Jan. 18, 2021, at Moran Manor in Moran. Marilyn was born Oct. 1, 1933, in Iola, to Earl Houk and Opal (Sullivan) Houk. Marilyn and Billie D.…

Thomas “Tom” Snyder, age 60, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, while doing one of the things that he loved most, fishing, in Girard. Tom was born July 6, 1960, to William and Patricia (Dieker)…

Olive Mae Farrell, age 95, of Colony, died Friday, June 11, 2021, at her home. Olive was born July 13, 1925, in Goodrich, to George Pearson, Sr. and Julia (Dinsmore) Pearson.  Olive and Wayne Farrell…

Rick Poffenbarger, age 66, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Rick was born Jan. 7, 1955, to George and Francis (Heinrich) Poffenbarger in Iola.  Services to honor the life…

Hildred Lorene (Mowry) Ellison, 90, passed away on Wednesday June 9, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1931, at the family farm near Blue Springs, Neb., to Waldo Emerson Mowry and Hildred Hull Mowry,…

Rosemary Gillaspie, 90, of Colony, passed from this life Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Parkview Heights Care Center in Garnett.  Rosemary was born on August 9, 1930, in Kincaid, to Lawrence (Jack) and Lucy Ruth…

Apolonio “Polo” Perez, 83, of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Friday, June 11, 2021. Polo was born on April 10, 1938, in Chanute, the son of Felix and Pauline (Gutierrez) Perez. After high…

Kenneth Dale Wallace, age 65, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at his residence. Dale was born Sept. 15, 1955, in Kirksville, Mo., to Kenneth Neal and Charlotte (Page) Wallace. Dale graduated in…

Patricia Kay (Schnepp) Armato, 84, died peacefully Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at home on Maui with her daughter, Rebecca, and her favorite musical, “White Christmas,” playing.   She was an only daughter, along with three…