All Obituaries

Dale Holley was born May 26th, 1934, in Clinton, Arkansas to Kim David Holley and Augie Holley.  He married Jean Holley on April 17, 1953 in Denard, AR.  The couple made their home in Kansas where they welcomed four children; Ronnie, Randy, Kim, and Gina. Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, chipping arrowheads, reading Louie L’amour books, and was an avid gun collector.  If you know Dale, then you know that his faith based t-shirt collection was something to marvel at. Dale...

Malissa Jane Turpin passed away on October 18, 2020 in Independence, KS. Cremation has taken place with Potts Chapel. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.   She was born on April 4, 1964 to Billy Gene and Viola Hardison Powell in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was a 1982 graduate of William Chrisman High School in Independence, MO.   She was preceded in death by her father, mother and one brother Steve.   Malissa is survived by her husband of 32 years...

TYLER DAVID “COOKIE” COOK   Tyler David “Cookie” Cook, age 27 of Independence, Kansas formerly of Neodesha, Kansas passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 in Independence, Kansas.   Tyler was born September 1, 1993 in Wichita, Kansas son of Mike Cook and Christina & Michael Marler. Cookie grew up in Neodesha, Kansas and graduated from the Neodesha High School in 2012. He attended Hutchinson Community College to play football. Tyler worked at...

Thelma Lorene Dunham, 87 of Elk City, Kansas passed away at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on Friday, October 16, 2020. Thelma Lorene Dunham was born on April 19, 1933 to William Leonard and Julia (Melton) Blakemore northwest of Havana, Kansas (Blakemore Hill). She attended Wayside and Tyro schools, graduating in 1950 from Wayside High School. On September 4, 1954 she married Charles “Doodle” Dunham in Sedan, Kansas. She worked at the Glass Plant in...

Wilma Maxine Davidson, 86, of rural Havana passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020 in her home. She was born on February 15, 1934 southwest of Havana to Elmer D. and Mildred (Davis) Shearhart. She attended Eli and Rutland grade schools graduating from Wayside High School and Coffeyville Community College. She also spent one summer at Laramie College in Wyoming. She was an elementary teacher for 3 years at Tyro Grade School. On December 28, 1954, she married Don Davidson in Coffeyville,...

Lifelong Independence resident Mary Helen (Howard) Mavers, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Helen was welcomed into this world on October 3, 1931 to Earl and Mildred (Hall) Howard in Independence, Kansas. Helen was a proud graduate of Independence High School. She married Mack Crittenden in 1949. He passed away in June of 1954. Then on June 21, 1961, Helen married Ed Mavers at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Independence. The two were happily married for...

InaBelle (Pete) Thompson, of Independence, Kansas passed away October 8, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. She was 98 years old. On Saturday, October 17, 2020, because of the Covid pandemic, a private family Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Independence. Mask and social distancing will be required. A rosary will precede the Mass at 9:30 am, with burial immediately following in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Potts Chapel, Friday,...

It is with profound sadness that the family of Michelle Lee Doyle announce her passing on Tuesday October 6th 2020. She passed at the age of 51 at home surrounded by her loved ones.    She was born September 14th, 1969 in Batavia New York to Jacque Antinore and Denise Hyde. She was also raised by her step-parents Vernon Dale Salway and Emily Antinore. At a young age her family moved to Coffeyville, Kansas. Michelle is a follower of the LORD Jesus Christ and was baptized together...

Just as they lived their lives together for 72 years, Richard and Charlotte Winebrenner left this world on October 6, 2020. Richard Lee was born on December 11, 1927 in rural Independence, Kansas to Lewis and NellaMae (Musgrove) Winebrenner and Charlotte Pauline was born on May 25, 1930 to Martin and Glena (Ashley) Lesslie. Both Charlotte and Richard graduated from Independence High School and then on June 5, 1948 they got married in Bolton, Kansas. The two made their home in Independence...

Roger C Wallingford, 76, of Independence, KS went to be with our Lord on October 4, 2020 at Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita, KS. Roger was born in Coffeyville, KS to Harold C. and Wilma Irene (Roberts) Wallingford on January 11, 1944. They lived in Mound Valley, KS and Roger grew up there and attended Mound Valley school until his junior & senior years, when he transferred to Labette County High School in Altamont, graduating in the Class of 1962. It was there he obtained his...