Obituaries
Glen Eastin Payne
Jan 17, 2013
Glen E. Payne Glen Eastin Payne of Eureka, formerly of Toronto, died on January 17, 2013, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 95. Glen was born on December 23, 1917, in Beaumont, Kansas the son of Emery and Olive (Eastin) Payne. He was raised in the Beaumont, Leroy, and Keley area, graduating from Beaumont High...
Richard Dale Braden
Jan 16, 2013
Richard D. “Dick” Braden Richard Dale “Dick” Braden of Eureka, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Eureka Nursing Center, at the age of 69. He was born on July 20, 1943, in Eureka, the son of Phil “PL” and Alberta (Prather) Braden. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After graduation, he enlisted in...
Dale Leroy Thomas
Jan 15, 2013
Dale LeRoy Thomas Dale LeRoy Thomas of Eureka, KS died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka at the age of 76. Dale was born on April 23, 1936, the son of Harold and Jewell (Gaston) Thomas. He was raised on a farm in Lyon County before joining the US Air Force in 1954. He served...
Noble Patchett
Jan 3, 2013
Noble Patchett Noble Patchett of Eureka, went home to meet his Savior on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 88. He was born on December 3, 1924, son of P. Albert “Pat” and Della May (Tannahill) Patchett on a farm southwest of Hamilton, Kansas. Noble was raised in Greenwood County and...
Denzell Elizabeth Handley
Dec 31, 2012
Denzell Handley Denzell Elizabeth (Gray) Handley, of Eureka, died on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka at the age of 97. She was born on September 6, 1915, in Eureka, the daughter of James Harvey and Leta (Wallace) Gray. She was raised in the Upper Fall River community and attended Highland Grade School. Her freshman year...
Janet Louise Cowan
Dec 24, 2012
Janet Cowan Janet Louise Cowan of Phoenix, Arizona died on Monday, December 24, 2012 in Phoenix, at the age of 68. She was born on November 8, 1944, in Eureka, the daughter of John and Christine (Cook) Schlotterbeck. She attended Emporia State University and graduated in 1967. After graduating, she pursued a career as a medical technologist specializing in blood...
James Lee Smith
Dec 21, 2012
James Lee Smith James Lee Smith of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, died on December 21, 2012 at AMG Hospital in Wichita at the age of 53. James was born in Eureka, Kansas, on April 14, 1959 the son of Harold and Mary (Lang) Smith. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling, he attended...
Leta Mae Sherrill
Nov 28, 2012
Leta Sherrill Leta Mae Sherrill of Hamilton, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 86. She was born on January 8, 1926, in Hamilton, the daughter of Oscar Theodore and Coie DeVore (McCloud) Smith. She was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School with the class...
Randall Ray Stewart
Nov 20, 2012
Randall Ray Stewart Randall Ray Stewart of Eureka, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 46. He was born on February 3, 1966, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of Lloyd Thomas and Genie (Burch) Stewart. He was raised in Lawton, Oklahoma and Smithville, Missouri. In 1978, the family...
Opal Arlone Thole
Nov 20, 2012
Opal A. Thole Opal Arlone Thole formerly of Fall River, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 89. She was born on November 27, 1922, in Newton, the daughter of Ivan and Stella (Lang) Egy. She was raised in Hesston and graduated from Hesston High School and went on to...
Ronald Avery Ebberts
Nov 12, 2012
Ronald Avery Ebberts Ronald A. Ebberts, of Eureka, died at his residence on Monday, November 12, 2012, at the age of 79. He was born in Piedmont, Kansas on June 28, 1933, the son of Leo M. and Ruth N. (Satchell) Ebberts. Ron was raised in the Piedmont/Eureka area. He graduated from Tonovay High School with the class of 1951....
Sandra Lavonne Blevins
Nov 7, 2012
Sandra L. Blevins Sandra LaVonne Blevins passed away November 7, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 66. She was born on July 27, 1946, to Floyd Elwood and Phyllis Sophia (Olson) Brown in Eureka. She was raised on a farm northwest of Utopia. She attended Worley School District 67 and graduated from...
Shelia Jean Shue
Oct 29, 2012
Shelia Shue Shelia Jean Shue, of Eureka, died on Monday, October 29, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 62. She was born on January 22, 1950, in Eureka, the daughter of Chester Marion and Nina (Vest) Myers. She was raised in Eureka and Toronto, graduating from Toronto High School. After her schooling...
Leroy Cohen Jr
Oct 27, 2012
Leroy Cohen Jr. Leroy Cohen, Jr., of Virgil, died on October 27, 2012 at Via-Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita at the age of 54. Leroy was born on July 16, 1958, in DeLand, Florida, the son of Leroy, Sr. and Dorothy (Goodwin) Cohen. He was raised in Enterprise, Florida and attended local schools. After his schooling Leroy was a...
Hubert Leonard Gibson Jr
Oct 18, 2012
Hubert L. “JR” Gibson Hubert Leonard Gibson, Jr. of Eureka, died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 64. He was born on January 16, 1948, in Eureka, the son of Hubert Leonard and Opal Myrtle (Wright) Gibson. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School....
Donna Marie Buck
Oct 11, 2012
Donna Buck Donna Marie Buck, of Eureka, died on October 11, 2012 at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita at the age of 77. She was born on February 15, 1935 in Eureka, the daughter of John and Faye Violet (Kramm) Putnam. Donna was raised in Eureka and attended local schools graduating with her high school class. She worked at various...
Joshua Leon Smith
Oct 10, 2012
Joshua L. Smith Joshua L. Smith of Haysville, formerly of Toronto, died on October 10, 2012 in Toronto at the age of 25. Joshua was born in Wichita, the son of Clyde J. and Kimberly (Engstrand) Smith, Jr. He was raised in Toronto and attended school in Yates Center. Later he became a welder working with Local 798 in Tulsa....
Lavon Maxine Smith
Oct 10, 2012
LaVon Smith LaVon Maxine Smith of Toronto, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on November 26, 1928, in Yates Center, the daughter of Leo Alford and Mildred Alice (Stone) Harris. She was raised in Borger, Texas and Toronto. The family ran a grocery store in...
Melba Jean Fechter
Oct 3, 2012
Melba Fechter Melba Jean Fechter of Hamilton, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on December 4, 1929, in Quincy, the daughter of Theodore Allen and Inza (Hawkins) Ward. She was rasied in Quincy and graduated from Quincy High School. After graduation she moved to Wichita to...
Warren Murray Guisinger
Oct 1, 2012
Warren Murray Guisinger Warren Guisinger of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012, at the age of 92. He was born on August 18, 1920, in Eureka, KS, the son of Lettie and Arthur Guisinger. He married Dolly Lou McDonald in 1947 and they celebrated 65 years together this past June. Warren grew up on a farm near...