All Obituaries

Flora Edith Montague, 87, died on March 13, 2023 at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas.  She was born October 1, 1935 at home, 2 ¼ miles east of Highway 59 on Rock Creek Road, Ottawa, Kansas, in the Latimer School community, a daughter of Henry Russell and Ruth Gladys Curtis Swank.  Edith attended 2 years at Latimer and went to church at Union Chapel Methodist Church.  At the age of 7, the family moved to Princeton, Kansas on John Brown Road 2 ¾ miles East...

Richard D. Morris, 86, of Baldwin City, KS passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at his home.  He was born July 20, 1936 in Otoe, NE the son of Leonard R. and Lois May (Burgess) Morris.  He grew up and attended school in Ava, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Wooldridge on July 21, 1956 in Mountain Grove, MO.  They shared over sixty-six years of marriage.  They moved to Baldwin City, KS in 1995 where they have resided since. Richard began work at the family...

Laurel Maurine “Lolly” (Johnson) Bryan, 91, passed away on March 8, 2023 at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas.  Laurel was born January 16, 1932 in Akron, Colorado to Ernest David Johnson and Marjory Evelyn (Northcutt) Johnson.  She graduated from Burlingame High School in 1950. Laurel married James Donald Bryan on January 27, 1951.  They owned and operated the Bryan family farm in Scranton, Kansas for over fifty years during their 71 years...

Chester D. Fredricks, age 85, of Williamsburg, Kansas, passed away March 7, 2023, at his home. He was born August 31, 1937, in Ottawa, KS, the son of Chester R. Fredricks and Genevieve Effie (Andrews) Fredricks.  Chester was a lifelong Williamsburg residents graduating from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1955. Chester was a lifelong farmer and cattle stockman operating Fredricks Farms and later in life he took his gardening professional and had Fredricks...

Eva Charlene Newland Coates Rockhold, age 88, of Baldwin City, KS, passed away March 3, 2023, Wellsville Retirement Community. She was born March 31, 1934 in Lawrence, KS 909 Connecticut, in the home of her grandmother Mary Louise (Rockhold) Newland.  She was the daughter of Blanche Elizabeth (LaDuke) Newland and Charley Otis Newland.  As her father helped build Highway 56 she lived in Abilene, KS and Oberlin, KS prior to moving to Braymer, Mo in 1936.  She attended South...

Jimmy Walker, age 73, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away March 2, 2023, Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, KS. Jimmy was born October 28, 1949, in Welch, OK, the son of Everett Walker and Juanita (Foster) Walker.  Jimmy grew up in the North Kansas City, MO area graduating High School from Oak Park High School with the class of 1968.  Jimmy started his working career moving houses and working with his family as a carnival worker.  In the early 1970’s he started...

Willis Elgin DeWitt died February 24, 2023 at the age 85.  He was born June 16, 1937. Willis grew up in rural Harveyville, KS and lived his adult life in Burlingame, KS.  He was the youngest son of Ivan DeWitt and Anna (Elgin) DeWitt. Willis married Peggy Kivitter in 1957, they later divorced.  To this union they had two boys, Willis Elvin DeWitt (Pittsburgh, KS) and Wayne Eric DeWitt. On September 3, 1965 he married Betty Morey Hawker.  To this union came a...

  James “Junior”. Hargett, age 84, of Baldwin City, KS, passed away February 21, 2023, at his residence. He was born January 9, 1939 in Richland, MO, the son of James Franklin Hargett and Olive Lorene (Miller) Hargett.  He grew up in the Belton, MO area moving to the Baldwin City area in the 1960’s. Junior was a lifelong farm laborer working for Hagerman and Craig Farms, Inc. in 1967. On September 27, 1957 Junior was united in marriage to Hilda Risch in...