Obituaries
Louis Surber
Nov 4, 2021
Louis “Louie” Surber of Eureka, died on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on April 3, 1930, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the son of William and Cora (Hale) Surber. He was the youngest of eight children. He was raised in Pawhuska spending his formative years growing up in the...
Peggy Jane Johnson
Oct 30, 2021
Peggy Jane Johnson Peggy Jane Johnson of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 75. She was born on September 22, 1946, in Beaumont, the daughter of Ralph Meryl and Hazel Orrel (Houghton) Johnson. She was raised in Beaumont and later Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class...
Jim Larcom
Oct 30, 2021
James Wilbur “Jim” Larcom of Reece, died on Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Butler County, Kansas, at the age of 69. He was born on July 23, 1952, in Eureka, the son of Wilbur Allen and Helen Evelyn (Coynor) Larcom. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1970. He was...
Delorice Irene (Davis) Honeyman
Oct 24, 2021
Delorice Honeyman died Sunday, October 24, 2021 in Austin, TX. She was 101 years old when she succumbed to nothing more than time. She was born the year women first voted. She grew up on a farm in rural Kansas, rode a horse to school, played basketball in high school earning state-wide accolades, and lived in Germany with her husband...
Andrew Loren Bratton
Oct 22, 2021
Andrew Loren Bratton of Eureka, died on Friday, October 22, 2021, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 65. He was born October 19, 1956, in Eureka, the son of Donald James “Junior” and Carol LaVonne (Brown) Bratton. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He was a huge music fan and musician. “Android” was united...
Bettie Joan Scott
Oct 13, 2021
Bettie Joan Scott Bettie Joan Scott of Eureka, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 89. She was born November 4, 1931, in Climax, KS, the daughter of Milton J. and Freda May (Bonnette) Lacy. She was raised in Climax, KS, and attended local schools, graduating from Climax High School. On January...
Meritt K. Johnson
Oct 5, 2021
Meritt Keith Johnson of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born May 9, 1940, in Severy, the son of Ralph Meryl and Hazel Orrel (Houghton) Johnson. He attended school in Piedmont, Beaumont, and later Eureka, graduating with the Eureka High School Class of 1957. As a...
Mary Ellen (Welsh) Lamb
Sep 29, 2021
Mary Ellen Lamb of Eureka, Kansas, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 70. She was born October 11, 1950, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Lyle B. Welsh and Violet Marion (Runnells) Williams. She attended Eureka schools and graduated with the Class of 1968. She had two children, Kelly...
Marie Lewis
Sep 26, 2021
Our Lord called out of this world to himself in heaven the soul of Marie Lewis, on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the age of 90. She was born on January 30, 1931, on the family farm near Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Ben and Margie (Mock) Snider. She attended Spring Creek School until the 7th grade. She then finished...
Margaret Ann Doll
Sep 25, 2021
Margaret Ann Doll of Eureka, died on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on July 22, 1938, in Seminole, Oklahoma, the daughter of Maple and Lillie Roseman (Lewis) Taylor. She was raised in Chase, Kansas, at the Gulf Oil camp. She graduated from Chase High School with the...
Richard Lloyd Howard
Sep 23, 2021
Richard Lloyd Howard, son of Arthur Lee Howard and Ruby Lee (Hampton) Howard, was born on September 20, 1946, at the family home near Ulysses, Kansas. Richard went to be with his savior on September 23, 2021, at the age of 75. In May 1964, Richard graduated from Ulysses High School. He attended Emporia State University and graduated in 1968...
Terry Michael Ehrhart
Sep 15, 2021
Terry Michael Ehrhart, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 89. He was born on November 30, 1931, in Topeka, the son of Cornelius “Connie” and Alice (Coughlin) Ehrhart. He was raised in Topeka and attended Hayden Catholic High School, graduating with the class of 1949. During...
Paige Edmondson
Sep 13, 2021
Katelynn “Paige” Edmondson, formerly of Eureka, died on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, at the age of 31. She was born on May 4, 1990, in Wichita, the daughter of Joel and Sharyl Lynn (Evenson) Edmondson. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 2008. In 2010...
Alan L. Brenner
Sep 12, 2021
Alan L. Brenner of Eureka, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 74. He was born on August 4, 1947, in Wichita, the son of Lawrence Ernest and Lottie Angeline (Richardson) Brenner. He was raised in Wichita and graduated from Derby High School. Afterwards he attended Wichita Business College and completed an...
Terry Lynn Denner
Sep 12, 2021
Terry Lynn Denner of Eureka, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 65. She was born on April 19, 1956, in Jackson County, Missouri, the daughter of Helen Louise (Justice) Sanders. She was raised in Merriam, and attended local schools, graduating from Wyandotte High School with the Class of ’74. Following...
Rosalie Paulina Brenton
Sep 2, 2021
Rosalie P. (Storey) Brenton of Eureka, Kansas, passed away on September 2, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 89 years of age. Rosalie was born January 22, 1932, at Lamont, the daughter of William H. and Millie M. (French) Storey. She was raised in Hartford, Kansas and attended Hartford schools and graduated with the class...
Earl Lloyd Umholtz
Sep 1, 2021
Earl Lloyd Umholtz, formerly of Fall River, died on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 84. He was born in Newton, Kansas, the son of Harry Samuel and Louise Angelina (Deschner) Umholtz. He was raised in Yates Center and graduated from local schools. On July 5, 1956, Earl was united in...
Derald Leroy Hudson
Aug 30, 2021
Derald Leroy Hudson Derald Leroy Hudson of Eureka, died Sunday, August 30, 2021, at his residence at the age of 78. He was born September 6, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Oscar Earl and Evelyn Loretta (Walford) Hudson. He attended local schools. Following his schooling he went to work for Betts Bakery in Hutchinson making bread. He then went...
Juanita Louise Griswold
Aug 30, 2021
Juanita Louise Griswold of Augusta, died on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Homestead of Augusta, at the age of 83. She was born on February 2, 1938, in Laverne, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph Hiram and Inez Corrine (White) Smith. She was raised on the family farm at Laverne and graduated from local schools. On January 25, 1956, Juanita was...
James Ira Griffitts
Aug 29, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Retired Master Sergeant James I. “Jim” Griffitts announce his passing on August 29, 2021, in Abilene, Texas, due to complications of COVID-19. Jim was born to Lendon D. “Slim” and Lucy (Wood) Griffitts on May 7, 1942, in Eureka, Kansas. Jim was united in marriage to his beloved wife, Elli (Korell)...