Obituaries

Pat Britain

Pat Britain

Feb 4, 2021

Patricia Ann Britain of Eureka, went to her heavenly home on February 4, 2021 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 88. She was born on February 25, 1932 in rural Greenwood County to William Franklin, Sr., and Eva Rachel (Scott) Hodgson. She was raised in the Eureka area and attended local schools. She graduated from Eureka...

Robert Eugene Runberg

Robert Eugene Runberg

Jan 23, 2021

Robert Eugene Runberg of Eureka, died on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at his home near Eureka, at the age of 69. He was born on August 16, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Buel and Margree (Helton) Runberg. He was raised in Wichita and graduated from Wichita South High School, later attending Wichita State University. On September 22, 1973,...

Shirley Fay Sprague

Shirley Fay Sprague

Jan 22, 2021

Shirley Fay Sprague of Eureka, died on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 85. She was born November 5, 1935, in Wonsevu, Kansas, the daughter of William James and Ruth Elizabeth (Nicholson) Thompson. She attended Wonsevu Grade School and then Cedar Point High School, from which she graduated. Following graduation, Shirley moved...

Loretta Jean Hershberger

Loretta Jean Hershberger

Jan 11, 2021

Loretta Jean Hershberger of Toronto, died on Monday, January 11, 2021, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on August 2, 1937, in Huntsville, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Lyle and Mary Belle (Johnson) Simmons. She was raised in the Independence-Bolton, Kansas area and graduated from Independence High School. She later attended...

Robert Rex "Bob" Williams

Robert Rex "Bob" Williams

Jan 1, 2021

Robert Rex “Bob” Williams of Eureka, died on Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on November 15, 1929, in Granada, Colorado, the son of Clyde Ernest “Buddy” and Gladys Centelia (Nelson) Williams. When Bob was 2, the family moved to the Neal area. Bob attended local schools...

Glenn E. Brown

Glenn E. Brown

Dec 19, 2020

Glenn Earl Brown of Eureka, died on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 86. He was born on August 30, 1934, in Piedmont, Kansas, the son of William Francis and Mildred Lillian (Indermill) Brown. He was raised in rural Eureka and attended Farmington school. He later attended Enterprise Academy at Enterprise,...

Opal Irene Simmons

Opal Irene Simmons

Dec 17, 2020

Opal Irene Simmons of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 97. She was born on October 28, 1923, in Elk City, Kansas, the daughter of Frank L. and Anna H. (McCarty) Wilson. She was raised in Elk City, the family living there until Opal was 10 at which...

Gordon C. "Skip" Wassell, Jr.

Gordon C. "Skip" Wassell, Jr.

Dec 15, 2020

Gordon Colliss Wassell, Jr., informally known as “Skip” to most, was born in Halstead, Kansas on July 30, 1934, to Jane (Shumway) Wassell, later “Jane Dennis,” and Gordon Colliss Wassell, Sr. While still just a small baby, Skip acquired his nickname from his Grandfather Shumway, when his grandfather affectionately lifted him high with delight and pronounced this new grandchild, “the...

Carolyn Jayne Keleher

Carolyn Jayne Keleher

Dec 15, 2020

Carolyn “Jayne” Keleher Carolyn Jayne Keleher, formerly of Mountain Home, Texas, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 87. Jayne was born October 11, 1933, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Gordon and Margaret (Cochrum) Marsh. She was raised in Iowa City, attending local schools and graduating from Iowa City...

Thresa Mary Ehrhart

Thresa Mary Ehrhart

Dec 9, 2020

Thresa M. Ehrhart Thresa Mary Ehrhart, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, died on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 84. She was born on February 22, 1936, in rural Woodson County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Frances (Sicka) Hoag. She was raised in rural Yates Center and attended the Yates...

Stan Marshall

Stan Marshall

Nov 6, 2020

Miles Stanley Marshall, of Eureka, died on Friday, November 6, 2020, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 87. He was born on October 28, 1933, in Wichita, the son of John Teter and Margaret Susan (Bright) Marshall. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1951. He then went...

Jack Dale Alford

Jack Dale Alford

Nov 4, 2020

Jack Dale Alford, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 63. He was born on June 30, 1957, in Eureka, the son of Kenneth Duane and Mary Ellen (Dye) Alford. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He started working in oilfield jobs. On July 15, 1978,...

Donald Dean Chaplin

Donald Dean Chaplin

Oct 31, 2020

Donald Dean Chaplin, of Piedmont, died Saturday, October 31, at the Robert J. Dole V. A. Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 84. Don was born May 13, 1936, in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Veryl Aaron and Esther Cecilia (Kretchmar) Chaplin. He lost his father at age 3 and lived with his grandparents until his mother remarried. He...

Carolyn Louise Harber

Carolyn Louise Harber

Oct 28, 2020

Carolyn Louise Harber, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 81. She was born on October 26, 1939, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Stanley Max and Thelma Louise (Jones) Richardson. She was raised in Independence and attended local schools, graduating from Independence High School with the Class of 1957....

William S. Hart

William S. Hart

Oct 17, 2020

Dr. William S. Hart of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 88. He was born on November 28, 1931, in Dewey, Oklahoma, the son of Perry J. and Letha Elizabeth (Cotton) Hart. He was raised in Oklahoma and Kansas and graduated from Eureka High School. He then attended Emporia State...

Bill Gaines

Bill Gaines

Oct 8, 2020

William Robert “Bill” Gaines, of Eureka, peacefully departed this world at home in Eureka, in his favorite safe haven, on October 8, 2020, at the age of 54. He was born on November 18, 1965 in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Franklin Delano and Barbara Ann (Barnes) Gaines. He was raised in Augusta, Longton, and Burkett, graduating from Longton...

Linda Sue Buck

Linda Sue Buck

Oct 2, 2020

Linda Sue (Keleher) Buck, formerly of Eureka, died at her home in Mountain Home, Texas, on October 2, 2020, at the age of 60. She was born on July 11, 1960, Wichita, the daughter of Daniel Dean and Carolyn Jayne (Marsh) Keleher. She was raised in Wichita and attended local schools graduating from Wichita East High School. On June 6,...

Dolores Ashlock

Dolores Ashlock

Oct 1, 2020

Gwendolyn “Dolores” Ashlock of Eureka, died on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 99. She was born on November 23, 1920, in Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Clyde Ernest “Buddy” and Gladys Centelia (Nelson) Williams. She was raised in the Neal/Quincy area and attended Tonovay High School. On June 22, 1938, Dolores was...

Heath Dean Brown

Heath Dean Brown

Sep 19, 2020

Heath Dean Brown of rural Eureka, Kansas, son of Bobby “Bob” and Janice (Davis) Brown, left this troubled world September 19, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa, in Wichita, at the age of 36. Heath was born December 24, 1983 at Newman Hospital, Emporia, Kansas. Heath attended and graduated from the Eureka, Kansas school system, Class of 2002. He...

Margaret Ann Coleman

Margaret Ann Coleman

Sep 16, 2020

Margaret A. “Peggy” Coleman, 82, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, September 16, 2020, after a short battle with cancer. Peggy was born Margaret Ann McKinney on October 10, 1937 to Charles William and Margaret Jane (Shell) McKinney in Wilmington, Ohio. The family left Ohio and moved to several different locations before they settled in...