Obituaries
Clara May Wilson
Apr 18, 2016
Clara May Wilson of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 90. She was born on December 30, 1925, in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Clarence M Bradford and Clara Sylvia Stucky Bradford. She was a graduate of Reece High School and Emporia State Teachers College. On May 6, 1945, Clara was...
Mary Ellen Sowder
Apr 14, 2016
Mary Ellen Sowder of Toronto, died on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 82. Mary was born September 13, 1933, in Climax, Kansas the daughter of Jim and Mamie (Shobe) French. She was raised in the Climax area and graduated from Eureka High School. On December 20, 1953, Mary was united...
Kami Linn (Browning) Williams
Apr 7, 2016
Kami Linn Williams of Eureka, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Wesley Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 36. Kami was born November 1, 1979, in Eureka, the daughter of Loy E. and Mary Faye (Hamblin) Browning. She attended local schools, graduating with the Eureka High School class of 1998. Following graduation, she moved to Oklahoma until, 2006, then...
Evelyn Eudora Cracraft
Apr 3, 2016
Evelyn Eudora (Souders) Cracraft was born in Eureka to Cread Souders and Hazel (Bailey) Souders on December 31, 1920. Evelyn passed away on April 3, 2016 in the Eureka Nursing Center. Upon graduation from Eureka High School in 1938 she attended college in Hays, Kansas where she met and married Owen Roland Fogo in August 1940. They had one daughter...
David Oscar "Dave" Schneider
Apr 1, 2016
David Oscar “Dave” Schneider of Eureka, died on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, at the age of 74. He was born on April 7, 1941, in Howard, Kansas, the son of Joseph Antone and Mildred Frances (Shipman) Schneider. He was raised Eureka and graduated from Tonovay High School. After his schooling, he...
Sylvia Higbee
Mar 30, 2016
Sylvia Higbee formerly of Yates Center, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at her home in Severy, at the age of 75. Sylvia was born October 5, 1940, in Roselle, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Ann (Bitler) Meier. She was raised in the Severy area and graduated from Severy High School. On August 9, 1957, she was united in...
Anna Lee Scott
Mar 29, 2016
Anna Lee Scott of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 88. Anna was born December 12, 1927 in Florence, the daughter of Azle Greene “AG” and Ida Maude (Vanbiber) Frye. She was raised in Lamar, Missouri, and graduated from Halfway, Missouri High School with the class of 1946, after...
Harry Eugene Woodard
Mar 28, 2016
Harry Eugene Woodard of Eureka, died on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 76. He was born on May 5, 1939, in Rago, Kansas, the son of Eugene Wallace and Elsie Lively (Madsen) Woodard. He was raised in Rago and Wichita until at age of 15, when the family moved to...
Norman Lee Joy
Mar 25, 2016
Norman Lee Joy of El Dorado, died on Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in El Dorado, at the age of 73. He was born on June 7, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Warren and Lela (Brayfield) Joy. He was raised in the Eureka area and attended local schools. He worked from the age of eight,...
Patricia Jean (Mock) Lawrence
Mar 14, 2016
Patricia Jean (Mock) Lawrence of Eureka, died on Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 77. She was born on May 26, 1938 in Greenwood County, the daughter of Milton and Pauline (Denner) Mock. She was raised in the Reece area and graduated from Eureka High School. She worked at the Eureka...
Mary Lee Monical
Mar 13, 2016
Mary Lee Monical of Eureka, died on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91. She was born on April 24, 1924 in Lakin, Kansas the daughter of Hal and Irene (Adams) Everett. The family frequently moved around Kansas while Mary was young. She graduated from Howard High School and then moved to...
Jean Eloise Grundy
Mar 12, 2016
Jean Eloise Grundy of Eureka, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 99. Jean was born March 15, 1916, in Piedmont, the daughter of Harold W. and Addie (Rhea) Colyer. She lived in rural Piedmont and attended Piedmont Grade School and graduated from Piedmont High School as Valedictorian. She then attended Emporia...
Rose Marie Stevenson
Mar 3, 2016
Rose Marie Stevenson of Eureka, died on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 69. She was born on October 3, 1946, in Centralia, Washington, the son of Lewis J. and Luella (May) Hemenway. She was raised in Centralia and graduated from Centralia High School. She attended college for one year for Nurse’s training....
Wayne Edwin Brougher
Feb 23, 2016
Wayne Edwin Brougher of Eureka, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 81. He was born on November 21, 1934 in Howard, the son of F.W. and Thelma (Hon) Brougher in Elk County, northwest of Howard. He was raised in rural Elk County and graduated from Piedmont High School. On...
Kelly J. Neighbors
Feb 20, 2016
Kelly J. Neighbors, formerly of Eureka, died on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the home of his son, in Iola, at the age of 56. He was born on February 22, 1959, in Salina, the son of SSgt. Nathaniel and Billie (Raber) Neighbors. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1977. In...
Mariellen Rhoades
Feb 17, 2016
Mariellen Rhoades, formerly of Hamilton, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 94. She was born in Ford, Kansas on September 14, 1921, the daughter of George and Mae Fowler, the oldest of six children. After graduating from Dodge City High School and two years of Dodge City Community College,...
Eva "Laverne" Ashlock
Feb 16, 2016
Eva “LaVerne” Ashlock of Eureka, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. LaVerne was born on January 22, 1941, in Quincy, the daughter of Freddie and Dolores (Williams) Ashlock. She was baptized at the Quincy Methodist Church, and was a graduate of Hamilton High School. She raised three children, and...
Thaine Martin Boone
Feb 12, 2016
Thaine Martin Boone of Neal, went to be with Lord, Friday, February 12, 2016, at his home in Neal, at the age of 84. He was born on October 22, 1931 in Quincy, the son of Ross Albert and Anne (Paske) Boone. He was raised in rural Neal and graduated from Neal High School with the Class of 1950. After...
Ellen Joan Highsmith Wilson
Feb 4, 2016
Ellen Joan Highsmith Wilson, age 85, passed away February 4, 2016. She was born January 5, 1931 in Severy, Kansas to Howard H Highsmith and Ellen Effie Wright Highsmith. She married D.C. Wilson May 23, 1949 in Eureka, Kansas. They were later divorced. Mom dedicated her life to her children. She was a wonderful mom who always made sure her...
Lucille Irene Miles
Feb 4, 2016
Lucille Irene Miles of El Dorado, died on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the home of her daughter, near El Dorado, at the age of 88. She was born on September 24, 1927, in Reece, the daughter of Walter F. and Mildred Frances (Campbell) Dimick. She was raised in rural Greenwood County and attended Fairview country school, and graduated from...