All Obituaries

Willa Lou Sawyer, 86, of Baldwin City, KS went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home surrounded by her children.  She was born August 10, 1936 to Eleanor (Oliver) McCauley and Abby McCauley in Ottawa, KS. Willa attended school in Wellsville and Baldwin City. She was united in marriage to Donald M. Sawyer on January 16, 1953.  They shared over fifty-eight years of marriage before his passing on August 28, 2011. Willa worked thirty-two years at Baker...

C.T. Taul, 98, of Baldwin City, KS passed away Sunday November 27, 2022 at Vintage Park, Baldwin City, KS. He was born November 9, 1924 in Paradise, MO, the son of Wilbert “Burton” Taul and Myrtle (Hibbard) Taul.  C.T. moved with his family in 1932 to the Baldwin City area and remained there his entire life.  He attended Independence County Grade School and graduated from Baldwin High School with the class of 1942.  After graduating from high school C.T. was in...

  Judy Kathleen Williams, 81, of Ottawa, KS passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Advent Health Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1941 in Clovis, New Mexico the daughter of Claude and Lois (Penick) Gibson.  Judy grew up in Clovis, NM where she graduated from Clovis High School with the class of 1959. On May 31, 1959, Judy was united in marriage to Phillip Williams in Clovis, New Mexico.  They shared 63 loving years of marriage together and lived in...

Nona Lee Hartpence, 90, of Ottawa, KS passed away Tuesday November 22, 2022 at Morningstar Care Homes, Baldwin City, KS. She was born September 30, 1932 in Creighton, MO, the daughter of Glenn Ewing and Velma (Gregg) Ewing.  Nona grew up in Southern Missouri.  In 1965 she moved to the Osage and Franklin County, Kansas area, attained her G.E.D. and eventually graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. Nona was a Social Worker...

Dorothy “Dotty” Louise Puckett, 97, of Baldwin City, KS passed away Tuesday November 15, 2022. She was born March 4, 1925 in Edgerton KS, the daughter of Tom Chester Hougland and Rachel Harriett (Hammer) Hougland. A lifelong resident of Baldwin City she was united in Marriage to Gerald Melvin Puckett on March 17, 1941.  They enjoyed many activities over the years, square dancing; metal detecting, card parties, travel and especially camping.  In the later years they spent...

John William Netherland of Ottawa, KS passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the age of 91 years.  John was born on July 21, 1931 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Gladys Seaman and John Lanning Netherland. John graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, MO with the class of 1949.  In 1953, he graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Missouri.  After college, he moved to Ottawa, KS where he was the owner and operator of Silkville Ranch in...

Phillip Edward Reed, 71, of Baldwin City, KS died Saturday November 12, 2022 at his home in Baldwin City. He was born November 12, 1951 in Lawrence, KS the son of Edward Reed and Roberta (Morris) Reed.  Phillip was raised in Lawrence graduating from Lawrence High School with the class of 1969.  Following high school Phillip lived a few years in Houston, TX and then St. Louis, Mo before returning to Kansas and settling in Baldwin City in the late 1970’s.  Phillip had a...

Rex Allen Woods, 84, of Ottawa, KS died Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his home. He was born May 2, 1938 in Pomona, KS the son of Aubry Woods and Ruby (Barnhart) Woods.  No services are planned at this time.  Friends may leave condolences for the family at www.lamb-roberts.com

Ellsworth “Floyd” Good, 84, of Scranton, KS passed away peacefully Sunday, November 6, 2022 at his home.  He was born September 13, 1938 in Herrick, South Dakota the son of John Robert Good and Velma (Bell) Good.  The family moved to Fort Scott, KS where Floyd attended school and worked on the family farm.  On November 19, 1959 Floyd was united in marriage with Dorothy “Carolyn” Geter in Wichita, Kansas.  They shared over fifty-two years of...