Obituaries
Mary Melissa Boren
Feb 3, 2016
Mary Melissa (Watchous) Boren of Eureka, passed away Wednesday February 3, 2016, at Montgomery Place, in Independence, at the age of 92. She was born on March 10, 1923, one of 14 children to Frank and Lydia (French) Watchous. On March 8, 1940, she was united in marriage to Harold Boren. They made their home in Eureka and raised their...
Earl Glen Deniston
Feb 3, 2016
Earl Glen Deniston, formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in El Dorado, Kansas, at the age of 85. He was born January 25, 1931, in Greenwood County, the son of Glen and Lillian (Ebberts) Deniston. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School. After his schooling,...
Mary Jane Reeder
Jan 24, 2016
Mary Jane Reeder of Eureka, died on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 87. She was born on April 22, 1928, in Eureka, the daughter of George Travis “Joe” and Hattie (Meredith) Cope. She was raised in Eureka and graduated valedictorian of her class from Eureka High School. After her schooling, Mary...
Frank "Keith" Moots
Jan 12, 2016
Keith Moots Frank “Keith” Moots of Eureka, died on Tuesday morning, January 12, 2016, at Catholic Care Center, in Wichita, at the age of 87. He was born on August 20, 1928, in Halstead, Kansas to Frank Eke and Clema (Stewart) Moots. He was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School where he played football and basketball. Keith...
Everett Christy "E.C." Beeman
Jan 12, 2016
Everett Christy “E.C.” Beeman of Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at his home in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 90. He was born on December 31, 1925, the son of Vonzo “Vonie” and Verna Mae (Dowell) Beeman. He was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School. After his schooling, he served in the United States...
Kathryn Fae "Kate" Greenwood
Jan 1, 2016
Kathryn Fae "Kate" Greenwood of Eureka, went to meet her Savior on Friday, January 1, 2016 at the home of her son, Mike, of rural Hamilton, at the age of 85. She was born on March 13, 1930, in Eureka, the daughter of Harris E. and Edna F. (Wheeler) Lewis. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. She...
Helen Louise Butler
Dec 23, 2015
Helen Louise (Lilley) Butler, went to meet her Savior, Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at her farm of 51 years of rural Neal, at the age of 84. Helen was born on February 6, 1931, the daughter of Wayne and Clarice (Criger) Lilley, on her Grandpa and Grandma Lilley’s farm in rural Piedmont. She graduated from Tonovay High School with the...
Curtis Edward Lynes
Dec 22, 2015
Curtis Edward Lynes of El Dorado, formerly of Eureka, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his home in El Dorado, at the age of 65. He was born on January 18, 1950, in Appleton City, Missouri, the son of Cleo and Royalyn (Dale) Lynes. The family moved to Eureka while Curtis was young and he was raised in Eureka,...
John Daniel "J.D." Fowler
Dec 21, 2015
John Daniel “J.D.” Fowler of Virgil, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015, at the Life Care Center, in Burlington, Kansas at the age 76. He was born on October 4, 1939, in Russell, Kansas the third child of Fred and Alice (Young) Fowler. After living a short time in California as a young child, his family returned to Russell,...
Enola Augusta Brown
Dec 20, 2015
Enola Augusta Brown of El Dorado, formerly of rural Eureka, died on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in El Dorado, at the age of 93. She was born on August 9, 1922, in the Union community of Greenwood County, the daughter of Floyd Jacob and Addie Jane (Steele) Gibson. She was raised in Toronto and...
Pamela Sue "Pam" Gibson
Nov 28, 2015
Pamela Sue “Pam” Gibson of Eureka, died on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at her home in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 56. She was born July 28, 1959, in Eureka, Kansas, to Vernon and Gladys (Samuels) Mead. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. On November 12, 1976, Pam was united in marriage to Dean...
Jerry Ann Clites
Nov 15, 2015
Jerry Ann Clites of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at 74. She was born on August 18, 1941, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Jesse and Wyatt Elizabeth “Tillie” (Robinson) Byrd. She was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School. On May 23, 1959, she was united in marriage...
Phillip Dale Holmes
Nov 4, 2015
Phillip Dale Holmes, formerly of Chanute, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Medicalodge, in Frontenac, at the age of 81. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 6, 2015 at Greenwood Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Baker of the First United Methodist Church officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to...
William G. "Bill" Courter
Oct 26, 2015
William Granville Courter, died Monday, October 26, 2015, at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born on January 31, 1928, in rural Climax, the son of Charles and Marian (Devier) Courter. He was raised in rural Greenwood County and attended Climax schools, graduating from Climax High School. After graduation, he joined the United...
Pop Harber
Oct 7, 2015
Roy Lester “Pop” Harber died Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka, Kansas at the age of 89. Pop was born on March 7, 1926, in Neal, Kansas the son of Amos B. and Aleda (Shumard) Harber. He graduated from Neal High School with the class of 1943. After graduation, he was united in marriage to Jeannine Smith...
Coletta Vancil
Oct 2, 2015
Maria “Coletta” Vancil, formerly of Severy, died Friday, October 2, 2015, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 88. She was born August 23, 1927, in Howard, Kansas, to Samuel “Wilbur” and Alvina Catherine Coletta (Loef) Mayne. She was raised in Severy and Eureka, graduating from Severy High School with the class of 1944. On February 5,...
Daryl Lynn Evenson
Oct 2, 2015
Daryl Lynn Evenson died Friday, October 2, 2015, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 80. He was born in Eureka, Kansas, on May 31, 1935, the son of Charlie A. and Mardell (Hawthorne) Evenson. He was raised in the Burkett and Eureka areas, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1953. He worked...
Charles Duane Hand
Sep 21, 2015
Charles Duane Hand of Eureka, died on Monday, September 21, 2015, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 82. He was born on August 9, 1933, in Wichita, the son of Don Sr., and Opal (Smith) Hand. He was raised in Wichita and in Texas. He attended Missouri Military Academy, the Citadel, and University of Kansas. On September...
Marlene Kay Ward
Sep 21, 2015
Marlene Kay Ward of Eureka, died on Monday, September 21, 2015, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 56. She was born on March 15, 1959, in Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Owen Samuel and Wilma Frankie (Thorne) McCormick. She was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison High School. After graduation, she worked in Emporia and then...
Betty Jean Hays
Sep 16, 2015
Betty Jean Hays, formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at LakePoint Nursing Home, in El Dorado, Kansas, at the age of 89. She was born on April 8, 1926, in Eureka, the daughter of Joe and Hattie Cope. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. After her schooling, she worked for Eureka Federal Savings...
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