Obituaries
Lawrence Dwight Brown
Jan 8, 2015
LD “Poke” Brown Lawrence Dwight “Poke” Brown of Eureka, died on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 79. He was born on February 2, 1935, in Virgil, the son of Milton Forrest and Jeanette Belle (Brown) Brown. He was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School. He married Patty Sue Poe...
Mary Leanna Lewis
Jan 5, 2015
Mary L. Lewis Mary Leanna Lewis of Eureka, died on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 87. She was born on November 22, 1927, in Stroud, Oklahoma the daughter of Elza Percy “EP” and Clemma (Black) Waltman. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Eureka where Mary attended school graduating from...
Je "Booboo" Scates
Jan 1, 2015
JE “BooBoo” Scates John Edgar “BooBoo” Scates, formerly of Eureka, died on Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Newton Medical Center, in Newton, at the age of 58. He was born on October 23, 1956, in Eureka, the son of Lee Franklin and Carolyn Sue (O’Neal) Scates. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class...
Edna Fay Knox
Dec 22, 2014
Edna Knox Edna Fay (Lisk) Knox of Eureka, died on December 22, 2014 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 53. She was born on June 13, 1961 in Miami, Arizona the daughter of Thomas Neil and Mattie Fay (Griffay) Lisk. She was raised in Central Heights and attended Miami Public School graduating in 1980. After her schooling she...
Marian Lenore Harlan
Dec 22, 2014
Marian Harlan Marian Harlan, 94, of Eureka, passed away on December 22, 2014, at the Hillside Skilled Nursing Home in De Soto, Kansas. Marian was born on November 6, 1920 in Towanda, Kansas the daughter of John and Bessie (Brush) Cassin. At an early age, she moved to Eureka where she spent the rest of her life. She was a...
Audrey Faye Morrow
Dec 16, 2014
Audrey F. Morrow Audrey Faye Morrow of Severy, Kansas passed on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at her son’s home in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 75. She was born on August 16, 1939 in Tulare, California, the daughter of Albert and Allie (Russell) Donaldson. At the age of nine, the family moved to Locke Arkansas where she attended Mountainburg...
Gary Speer Benest
Dec 6, 2014
Gary S. Benest Gary S. Benest of rural Climax, died on Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Eureka. He was born on May 16, 1939, in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Marvin and Mary (Speer) Benest. On May 19, 1962, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Johnson in Eureka. They made their home near Severy until 1966 when they...
Alberta Carol Vanzant
Dec 4, 2014
Alberta Van Zant Our beloved sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Alberta Carol Van Zant left the Eureka Nursing Center to sit at the feet of Jesus on December 4, 2014, at the age of 83 years, and 5 months. Greeting her was her husband, Fayne; two sons, Randy and Rick; and her parents, Harry and Elizabeth Chichester; whom had preceded her...
Thelma "Tj" Close
Dec 4, 2014
Thelma “TJ” Close Thelma June Close of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 79. She was born on August 27, 1935, in Sumner County, Kansas the daughter of George Ernest and Mary Kennith (Whitting) Reynolds. On July 27, 1952, she was united in marriage to Dick Allen Close...
Donald Jackson "Don" Huntington
Nov 30, 2014
Donald “Don” Jackson Huntington Sunrise of the life of Donald Jackson Huntington began on August 31, 1938. Sunset came on November 30, 2014, when he passed from this life on earth. He died peace fully at home with his family at the age of 76 years. Don was the second son of Margaret Adelia (Jackson) and Colbert Clinton Huntington and...
Johnnie Lee Hamilton
Nov 28, 2014
John L. Hamilton John Lee Hamilton of Reece, died on November 28, 2014 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 61. John was born on September 26, 1953 in Eureka, Kansas the son of Dale and Irene (Petty) Hamilton. He attended local schools and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling he worked with his father in construction....
Betty Louise Mcintyre
Nov 27, 2014
Betty L. McIntyre Betty Louise McIntyre of Wichita, formerly of Eureka also known “Grandma Mac” went home to be with her Lord on November 27, 2014. Betty was born on June 10, 1924 in El Dorado, Kansas the daughter of Tillman and Anna (Meier) Bennett. She was raised in El Dorado before the family moved to Leon where she graduated...
William Raymond Rawlings
Nov 10, 2014
Raymond Rawlings William Raymond Rawlings of Eureka, died on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on November 19, 1922 in Eureka, the son of William Homer and Augusta (Bancroft) Rawlings. He was raised six miles southwest of Eureka in the Farmington community, and attended Farmington District 50 Grade School....
Cynthia Lynn Musil
Nov 6, 2014
Cynthia Musil Cindy Musil, 46, wife of Melvin Musil, Jr., son of Dorothy & Melvin, Sr. of Edson, KS; and daughter to Lonnie & Lyle Kimminau of Goodland, passed away in her home on November 6, 2014, in Eureka, KS. She left behind her loving children, Seth Campbell of Wichita; Levi Lawrence of Eureka; and Brianna Lawrence of Parks, Nebraska....
Harold Thomas Black
Nov 4, 2014
Harold Thomas Black Harold Thomas Black passed away November 4, 2014. He was born on December 2, 1926 in Greenwood County, Kansas to John and Ethel K. Black. He graduated from Reece High School in 1942 and attended Kansas State College in Manhattan, Kansas. He entered the US Navy in January 1945 and served in the Pacific during World War...
Mae Frances Liebau
Nov 1, 2014
Mae F. Shinkle-Liebau Mae Frances Shinkle-Liebau died on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 78. She was born on July 12, 1936, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of Gilbert Daniel and Dorothy A. (Lore) Woods. She was raised in Wichita attending local schools. While there, she worked at the Orpheum Theater. Later...
Donna Lorene Cross
Nov 1, 2014
Donna L. Cross Donna Lorene (Hebb) Redmond Cross was born on September 2, 1938, at the Wilson County Hospital, Neodesha, Ks to Manley and Letha (Jontra) Hebb. She was raised on the family farm southwest of Fall River, Ks, and graduated from Fall River High School in 1956. She married Bill Redmond in October 1956 and they divorced in December...
Evelyn Martha Baker
Oct 31, 2014
Evelyn M. Baker Evelyn Martha Baker of Eureka, formerly of Toronto, died on October 31, 2014 at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 88. Evelyn was the eldest daughter of Leo Alfred and Mildred (Stone) Harris. She was born on November 3, 1925 in Yates, Center Kansas. The family moved to the oil boom town of Phillips, Texas...