Alexandrea Marie Peres, 17, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016. Alle was born January 14, 1999, in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Michael Wayne and Michelle Ann (Hess) Peres. She attended LaHarpe Elementary, McKinley Elementary, Iola Middle School and was currently a Junior at Iola High School. She was always an Honor Roll student and a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. Alle was an accomplished artist winning numerous awards for her talent. She won Best of Show in the Pioneer League Art Show two years in a row. Alle also loved raising bulldogs. She and her bulldog, George Jr. showed and placed in national competition. She also participated in the Heart of America Bulldog Club. Survivors include her parents, Michael and Michelle Peres of LaHarpe; brother Zachery Peres and wife, Kaci of Iola, and their children, Cadin, Maddilyn and Isabella; grandparents, Raymond and Dorothy Hess of Iola, Sharon Brooks of Iola, and James and Rita Peres of LaHarpe; and uncles Michael Hess and wife, Beth of Battle Ground, Indiana, Russell Peres and wife, Tina of LaHarpe, and Trevis Mayfield of Chanute. She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Emma Nicole Peres. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Chapel in Iola. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola with burial to follow in the LaHarpe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alle''s Art Memorial and may be left with the funeral home. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com.