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Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Thorn-hill, age 78, of Iola, passed at her home on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Betty was born on May 21, 1940, in Ogdensburg, N.Y., to Hilton Wiley and Dorothy Steele Wylie. Betty…

Ruby M. Foster, age 77, Humboldt, died July 23, 2018, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. A funeral service honoring Ruby’s life will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,…

Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Thornhill, age 78, of Iola, passed at her home on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Betty was born on May 21, 1940, in Ogdensburg, N.Y., to Hilton Wiley and Dorothy Steele Wylie. Betty…

Dr. Charles Patrick “Doc” Womack, age 88, Joplin, Mo., passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at his home. Doc was born April 27, 1930 in Humboldt, one of 14 born to the late Ralph…

Elmer Bills, Jr. of Salisbury, Mo., and in recent years, Kansas City, Mo., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 20, 2018. The son of Elmer and Johnnie Bills, Elmer joined his father…

Michael Shayne Crays, 5, of Petrolia, passed away on July 16, 2018 at Miami Medical Center in Paola. He was born to Taron and Janeese (Pruitt) Crays in Topeka, on Dec. 20, 2012. Michael was…

Jewell Francis Springston, 91, Iola, died at her home on Saturday, July 14, 2018. A funeral service honoring Jewell’s life will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 E. Madison Ave.,…

Oleata Hope Hiser, age 88, passed away July 11, 2018, at Greystone Assisted Living, Iola. Oleata was born March 5, 1930, in Joplin, Mo., to Joshua Roberts and Ollie May Rice Roberts. Oleata graduated in…

Kenneth Alto Ling, age 91, passed away at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Kenny was born Aug. 29, 1926, southwest of Iola to Alto Amos Ling and Retha Butterfield Ling. He grew up on…

Lowana Minckley, age 78, of Colony, died on Monday, July 9, 2018 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., on Friday at the High Point Cowboy Church in Colony. Burial will…