Iola Gwinn entered her heavenly home on September 18, 2025 at her home near Iconium surrounded by her family. She was born July 29, 1932 in Paola, Kansas, to Cecil Edward and Thelma Ione Chipley Dyke.
Iola and Robert Herschel Gwinn were married on April 9, 1949. Three daughters were born to them, Barbara Marie, Beverly Lee, and Brenda Carel. Bob passed away at the home near Iconium February 13, 2002.
Iola was preceded in death by her parents, her step-mother, Leah Dyke; a sister, Naomi Nevius, and three brothers; Charles, Franklin (Tom), and Samuel Dyke; brother-in-law, Paul Crawford, and sister-in-law, Sandra Dyke.
Survivors are: daughters, Barbara Battle of the home, Beverly Hembree, Overland Park, Kansas, Brenda Carroll (Gary) Archie, Missouri; sister, Arlene Crawford, Urich, Missouri; brother Eugene Dyke (Shanda) Garden City, Missouri; sister-in-law Laddie Dyke, Iconium, Missouri. Six grandchildren, Anissa Atkinson (Kendall), Archie, Missouri, Angela Huser (Jamey), Jacksonville, Florida, Scott Hembree, Belton, Missouri, Michael Surber (Kasey), Peculiar, Missouri Chad Hembree, Garden City, Missouri, and Kimberly (Dustin) Biddle, Wesley Chapel, Florida. Six great-granddaughters, Jessica, Alexandra, Taylor, Makena, Jordan, and Dyllan; two great-grandsons; Karson and Mason; two great-great grandsons, T.J. and Catrell, one great-great granddaughter, Marlayshia.
