Obituaries
Edward Ausby Fry
Dec 25, 2016
Edward Ausby Fry, formerly of Hamilton, Kansas, died on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Good Samaritan Home in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 93. He was born on December 6, 1923, in Sedgwick, Kansas, the son of Ausby Jonathon and Alice Lucille (Nichols) Fry. He was raised in Sedgwick, joined the Christian Church, and graduated from Sedgwick High School...
Dean Edward Fox
Dec 24, 2016
Dean Fox of Madison, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his home in Madison, at the age of 81. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Hamilton Community Fellowship in Hamilton. A private inurnment will follow at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested...
Clifford Carlton Sharp
Dec 20, 2016
Clifford Carlton Sharp of Eureka, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center, Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 94. Clifford was born December 9, 1922, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the son of Andrew Jackson and Lily (Nelson) Sharp. Cremation has been effected. No services are planned. A private inurnment will take place at a later date at Virgil...
Nancy L Wheat
Dec 20, 2016
Nancy L. Wheat of Eureka, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home near Eureka, at the age of 63. She was born November 21, 1953, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Orville and Joyce (Owen) Matlock. Nancy was raised in Hamilton, Kansas and graduated with the Hamilton High School Class of 1972. Following graduation, Nancy worked at Dolly...
Michael Leroy "Mike" Harris
Dec 19, 2016
Michael Leroy Harris of Hamilton, Kansas, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at his home near Hamilton, at the age of 67. Mike was born November 27, 1949, in Harper, Kansas the son of Ralph Leroy and Alma Loraine (Ford) Harris. The family moved to Madison, Kansas where Mike attended local schools thru his Junior year. He later studied and received...
William Harold Beck Jr
Dec 3, 2016
William Harold Beck, Jr. of Eureka, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado at the age of 75. He was born July 7, 1941 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, the son of William Harold, Sr and Ida Marie (Boyer) Beck. He was raised in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas until 1954 when the family...
Larry Dale Caylor
Nov 29, 2016
Larry Dale Caylor of Eureka, Kansas, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 74. He was born October 16, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Mary Rachel (Beeson) Caylor. Larry was raised in the Wichita area and attended local schools. After his schooling, he worked in the oilfields and...
Joe Junior Espinosa Ii
Nov 24, 2016
Joe Junior Espinosa, II of Eureka, died on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at his home, in Eureka at the age of 62. He was born on April 22, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Jose A., Jr. and Lila Irene (Johnson) Espinosa. He was raised in Great Bend and attended local schools. He completed his GED at Barton...
Charles Edward "Ed" Brumback Ii
Nov 17, 2016
Charles Edward “Ed” Brumback, II, of Odessa, TX, passed away on November 17, 2016 at the age of 72. Ed was the son of Bettie Lou Frazier Brumback, a nurse, and Charles Edward Brumback, a World War II B-17 Navigator killed over Germany in April 1944. He was born on September 18, 1944 in El Dorado, KS and grew up...
Donald Gene "Don" Levieux
Nov 13, 2016
Donald Gene “Don” LeVieux of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his home in Eureka, at the age of 84. He was born on July 31, 1932, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Glen August and Neva Estelle (Thompson) LeVieux. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. He later attended Kansas State Teacher’s College...
Marlene Helen Mariani
Nov 13, 2016
Marlene Helen Mariani of Eureka, Kansas died on Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born June 26th, 1934 in Salinas, California. She graduated from The University of Southern California in 1956 with a B.S. in Elementary Education. On December 28th, 1957, she was united in marriage to Theodore George...
Jerry Wayne Milner
Oct 30, 2016
Jerry Wayne Milner of Eureka, died on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 79. He was born on March 13, 1937, in Virgil, the son of Gaylord C. and Mary (Davis) Milner. He was raised in Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School. He later attended Wichita State University on a...
Lyle "Richard" Wade
Oct 28, 2016
Lyle “Richard” Wade of Eureka, died on Friday, October 28, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 75. He was born on October 11, 1941, in Piedmont, the son of Lyle Willis and Lorene (Flaiz) Wade. He was raised in Piedmont and graduated from Piedmont High School. After graduation, he farmed...
Irene Amparo Bonilla
Oct 25, 2016
Irene Amparo Bonilla, of Wichita, Kansas, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, at the age of 79. She was born on May 10, 1937, in Howard, Kansas, the daughter of Anastasio and Francisca (Martinez) Arguelles. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After, graduation she attended University of Saint...
Elwanda Louise Torrance
Oct 15, 2016
Elwanda Louise Torrance of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 95. She was born on September 24, 1921, in Elk County, the daughter of John H. and Mary E. (Taylor) Samuels. She was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka High School. On October 1, 1939, Elwanda was united...
Virginia Ann Stanfield
Oct 14, 2016
Virginia Ann Stanfield of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. Virginia was born October 13, 1934, in rural Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Ethel Katherine (Birkett) Black. She was raised in the Reece area and attended Reece Grade school. She graduated with the Eureka...
Norma Elaine Harber
Sep 28, 2016
Norma Elaine Harber, formerly of Neal, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Wheat State Manor, in Whitewater, Kansas, at the age of 90. Norma was born September 15, 1926, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Fred James and Mary (King) Nelson. She was raised in the Neal, Quincy, and Virgil areas, and graduated from Neal High School. On...
Cornelius "Dutch" Vander Meyden
Sep 25, 2016
Cornelius “Dutch” Vander Meyden Cornelius “Dutch” Vander Meyden, formerly of Severy, Kansas, departed this life on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas at the age of 84. He was born on February 13, 1932, in Giessendam, Holland, The Netherlands, the son of Dirk and Mensje “May” (Baan Hofman) Vander Meyden. He immigrated to the...
Ardeth Mae Longfellow
Sep 16, 2016
Ardeth Mae Longfellow of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 101. She was born on August 8, 1915, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Gladys (Erb) Kessinger. She was raised in Climax, Kansas and graduated from Climax High School with the class of 1933. On July...
Viola Marie "Vi" Swisher
Sep 13, 2016
Viola Swisher Viola “Vi” (Butler) Swisher of Piedmont, KS, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 83. Vi was born February 11, 1933, the daughter of Ben and Ruth (Nuckols) Butler. She was raised in the Tonovay area, graduating from Tonovay High School. She enjoyed math, cheerleading, and basketball, and was...