Obituaries
Harriet Ruth Patchett
Aug 23, 2016
Harriet Ruth Patchett of Eureka, Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 92. She was born on September 6, 1923, in Neal, Kansas, the daughter of Henry S. and Ethel Blanch (Richey) Bieler. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended country schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the...
Blake Douglas Stapleford
Jul 28, 2016
Blake D. “Thelbert” Stapleford Blake Douglas Stapleford of Fall River, died on Thursday, July 28, 2016, near Toronto, at the age of 11. He was born on June 18, 2005, in El Dorado, the son of Douglas Scott and Stormy Dawn (Thompson) Stapleford. He was raised in the Severy and Fall River area and attended Lincoln Elementary School in Fredonia,...
Bonnie Jean Taylor
Jul 25, 2016
Bonnie Jean Taylor of Eureka, died on Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 87. She was born on May 29, 1929, in Fairview, Oklahoma, the daughter of Cleasey Homer and Winona Lucille (Kahle) Shook. Bonnie was raised on a farm near Longdale, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school with the...
Robi Jean Kellough
Jul 22, 2016
Robi Jean Kellough of Arkansas City, Kansas, died on Friday, July 22, 2016, at her home in Arkansas City, at the age of 54. She was born February 26, 1962, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Lenzo and Lucille (Self) Vaughn. She lived in Wichita, before moving to Howard, Kansas where she attended grade school. The family later moved back...
Richard Lynn Stapleford
Jul 17, 2016
Richard Lynn Stapleford of Eureka, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 63. Richard was born September 2 1952, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Edgar Earl and Cleo Mae (Burton) Stapleford. He attended grade school in Severy and Piedmont, and completed high school in Eureka. He later attended Butler County...
Gladys Pauline Wescott
Jul 10, 2016
Gladys Pauline Wescott, of Augusta, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilition Center in Augusta, at the age of 94. She was born to Walter Scott and Ruth May (Draper) Marlar of Madison, Kansas, on July 19, 1921. Gladys was employed by St. Margaret’s Mercy Hospital and Fredonia Regional Hospital...
Sean Mitchell Claytor
Jul 9, 2016
Sean Mitchell Claytor of Towanda, formerly of Eureka, died on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Via Christi – Saint Francis Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 46. Sean was born on October 9, 1969, in Wellington, the son of Richard and Bertha (Wilson) Claytor. He was raised in Longton and Goddard and graduated from Goddard High School with...
George Henry Casey
Jul 5, 2016
George Henry Casey of Toronto, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Via Christi – St. Francis Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 83. He was born on November 3, 1932, in Burlington, the son of Samuel Thomas and Leona Letitia (Errett) Casey. He was raised in Burlington and graduated from local schools. After graduation, he joined the...
Beulah "Rachel" Clasen
Jun 28, 2016
Beulah Rachel Clasen, 70, of Eureka, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. Rachel was born February 5, 1946, the daughter of Marvin William and Mildred Marie (Crews) Smith in Wartrace, Tennessee. She grew up in Assumption, Illinois, graduating from Assumption High School in 1965. She later received her cosmetology license. She owned and operated Rachel’s...
Joan Etta (Kirk) Gryder
Jun 14, 2016
Joan Kirk Gryder, age 77, of Eureka, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on the Fourth of July, 1938 on the Kirk Ranch in Greenwood County, and was raised on the ranch with one younger sister. She was the daughter of the late Glen and Lucille (Pendergrass) Kirk. Joan...
Carol Lee Troll
Jun 10, 2016
Carol Lee Troll, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, June 10, 2016, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 79. She was born on September 3, 1936, in Oxford, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Minnie Alice (Jackson) Rowe. She was raised in Winfield and Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the...
Harriet Shumard
Jun 10, 2016
Wilma “Harriet” Shumard of Eureka, died on Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 94. She was born on June 13, 1921, in Hamilton, the daughter of Theodore and Theresa (Groom) French. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. She worked in Wichita after graduation. On April 11, 1948,...
Arlene Wilhelmina Gant
Jun 6, 2016
Arlene Gant of Eureka, died on Monday, June 6, 2016, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 75. She was born on July 15, 1940, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Marguerite (Vohs) Burenheide. She was raised in Emporia, and graduated from Emporia High School with the class of 1960. After her schooling she worked for...
Leta "Joanne" Valentine
Jun 5, 2016
Leta “Joanne” Valentine, age 82, of Eureka, passed away Sunday morning, June 5, 2016, at the Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 12, 1933 in Neosho Falls, and was raised on a farm with three sisters, near Iola. She was the daughter of the late George and Alma Fox. Joanne...
Dorice "Dorine" (Smith) Hamilton
Jun 2, 2016
Dorice “Dorine” (Smith) Hamilton, formerly of Wichita, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 96. She was born August 18, 1919, in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Carlyle and Elta Mae (Linn) Smith. The family moved to rural Greenwood County in 1924, where she was raised and attended local schools. Dorine graduated...
Clarence Irwin Moreland, Jr
May 18, 2016
Clarence “Irwin” Moreland, Jr. of Eureka, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his home in Eureka at the age of 76. He was born on June 16, 1939, in Rogersville, Missouri, the son of Clarence Irwin, Sr. and Mabel Irene (Mincks) Moreland. He was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. On March 19, 1957, Irwin was united in...
Meghan Elise Morton
May 17, 2016
Meghan Elise Morton of Eureka, lost her battle with alcoholism on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Eureka, at the age of 31. She was born on September 28, 1984, in Wichita, the daughter of Travis Leo and Kristy Kay (Morton) Criman. She was raised in Haysville and graduated from Campus High School with the Class of 2002. She later attended...
Phyllis Irene (Grundy) Broddle
May 14, 2016
Phyllis Irene (Grundy) Broddle, formerly of Eureka, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Hillside Village of De Soto, in De Soto, Kansas, at the age of 95. She was born on July 30, 1920, in Climax, the daughter of Lowell Benjamin and Alma (Nitsche) Grundy. She was raised in Greenwood and Elk Counties attending Climax Grade School and graduating...
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