Obituaries

Gerald Earl Broyles

Gerald Earl Broyles

Mar 22, 2013

Gerald E. Broyles Gerald Earl Broyles of Eureka, died on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Via Christi – St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 87. He was born on October 3, 1925, in Dresden, Kansas, the son of Willard Earl and Ruth Elaine (Bates) Broyles. He was raised in Dresden and attended country schools. On...

Kathy Marie Thomas

Kathy Marie Thomas

Mar 20, 2013

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Lois Carol Scott

Lois Carol Scott

Mar 19, 2013

Lois Scott Lois Carol Scott of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 93. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Cremation has been effected. Koup Family Funeral Home was in charge of service arrangements.

Marvin Lee French

Marvin Lee French

Mar 14, 2013

Marvin Lee “Sonny” French Marvin Lee “Sonny” French of Eureka, died on Thursday, March 14th 2013, at the age of 89. He was born to Theodore and Theresa (Groom) French in Hamilton, Kansas. Marvin served in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 as a member of the Jolly Rogers 90th Bomb Group “H”. He is survived...

Glen Harold Butler

Glen Harold Butler

Mar 12, 2013

Glen Butler Glen Harold Butler of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his home in Eureka, at the age of 88. He was born on October 24, 1924, in Eureka, the son of Harold and Hazel (Nelson) Butler. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School in 1943. After his schooling, he was...

Ernestine Ruth Devore

Ernestine Ruth Devore

Mar 10, 2013

Ernestine R. DeVore Ernestine Ruth DeVore, of Eureka, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Saint Luke’s Hospital, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 89. She was born on November 9, 1923, in Winfield, the daughter of George Harley and Minnie Opal (Warren) Sunderland. She was raised in Winfield and graduated from local schools. On July 26, 1941,...

Thelma Oleta Rawlings

Thelma Oleta Rawlings

Feb 25, 2013

Thelma O. Rawlings Thelma Oleta Rawlings of Eureka, died on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on July 21, 1930, in Baird, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gene and Mildred (Thomas) Towler. Thelma Rawlings was a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a beautician, artist, hunter, and...

Thera Lavon Robinson

Thera Lavon Robinson

Feb 23, 2013

Thera “LaVon” Robinson Thera LaVon Robinson, of Eureka, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 89. On March 14, 1942, Thera was united in marriage to William “Gerald” Robinson in Wichita. She is a member of the First Christian Church of Fredonia. Thera is survived by one daughter, Reva Simon...

Colleen Helen Criswell

Colleen Helen Criswell

Feb 18, 2013

Colleen Helen Sovern Criswell Colleen Helen Sovern Criswell, 92 of Eureka, was called home on February 18, 2013. Colleen, an only child, was born October 21, 1920 in Eureka, KS to Samuel T. & Eva Christina Boom Sovern. She graduated in 1938 from Eureka High School. On October 14, 1939, Colleen married her high school sweetheart, James Webster Criswell, Sr....

Roland Neal Reed

Roland Neal Reed

Feb 16, 2013

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Carol Jean Ake

Carol Jean Ake

Feb 15, 2013

Carol “Jeanie” Drake Carol Jean Drake of Eureka, died on February 15, 2013 at her residence in Eureka at the age of 63. She was born on December 12, 1949, in Eureka the daughter of Marvin and Isabell (Richardson) Lyon. Carol was raised in the Spivey and Eureka areas. She then got her Certified Assistant Nursing certificate. Carol worked for...

Patricia Darlene Saar

Patricia Darlene Saar

Feb 11, 2013

Patricia Saar Saar, Patricia Darlene, 68, loving wife, mother and friend to many passed away February 11, 2013. She was born May 18, 1944 to Howard & Ruth Webb and married Clarence Saar June 3, 1962. He survives. Other survivors include daughter Kathy of Wichita; brother Charles Webb of Chanute, KS; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Graveside services February 14th...

Jennifer Ivy Freed

Jennifer Ivy Freed

Feb 10, 2013

Jennifer Ivy Freed Jennifer Ivy Freed of Eureka, KS died in her sleep on Sunday night, February 10, 2013 at her home in Eureka at the age of 35. She was born in Enumclaw, WA, on February 19, 1977, the daughter of Stephen and Diana Randall. She grew up in Northern Washington near Mt. Rainier. Her family moved to Toronto,...

Leslie Harold Sherman

Leslie Harold Sherman

Feb 4, 2013

Leslie Harold Sherman of Toronto, died on February 4, 2013 at Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia at the age of 92. Leslie was born on April 23, 1920 in Toronto, the son of Allen Coates and Sadie (Curtis) Sherman. He attended schools in Toronto and graduated from Toronto High School. He then attended Kansas State University and went to ROTC....

Perry Comer Smith

Perry Comer Smith

Feb 2, 2013

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Gloria Mae Barkman

Gloria Mae Barkman

Feb 1, 2013

Gloria M. Barkman Gloria M. Barkman of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, died on February 1, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 86. Gloria was born on December 10, 1926 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of William and Emma (Ueding) Stangle. After graduating from El Dorado High School she went to work for the Civil Service...

Muriel Mattie Cook

Muriel Mattie Cook

Jan 31, 2013

Muriel “Mattie” Cook Muriel Mattie Cook, of Eureka, died on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Eureka Nursing Center, at the age of 90. She was born on November 2, 1922, in Reece, the daughter of Ira Calvin and Mary Francis (Gentry) Love. She was raised in Reece, Teterville, and Eureka and attended local schools. On May 26, 1942, Mattie...

Filiberto Inocencio Ojeda

Filiberto Inocencio Ojeda

Jan 30, 2013

Tito Ojeda Filiberto Inocencio “Tito” Ojeda, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita at the age of 60. He was born on December 28, 1952, in New York, NY, the son of Filiberto Ojeda and Blanca Serrano. He was raised mostly in Puerto Rico and Cuba. He graduated as a...

Jacksyn Dayde Coe-Smith

Jacksyn Dayde Coe-Smith

Jan 21, 2013

Jacksyn Dayde Coe-Smith Jacksyn Dayde Coe-Smith, infant son of Jessie Coe and Brandon Smith, died at their home, in Hamilton, on January 21, 2013. He was born on December 21, 2012, in El Dorado, Kansas. He is survived by his parents, Jessie Coe and Brandon Smith of Hamilton; grandparents, Christina and Bobby Coe, Jr. of Hamilton; and Rodney and Kay...

Gabriel Bowen Thorp

Gabriel Bowen Thorp

Jan 18, 2013

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