Obituaries
Natalie Anne Bumgardner
Nov 19, 2023
Natalie Anne Bumgardner of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at her home, in Eureka, at the age of 49. She was born on February 23, 1974, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Ross and Sharon (Wood) Thornbrugh. She was raised in Toronto and graduated from Eureka Junior Senior High School. On May 23, 1997, Natalie was united in...
Thomas Eugene Tyler
Nov 18, 2023
Thomas Eugene Tyler, born on March 19th, 1953, in Houston, Texas, bid farewell to this world on November 18th, 2023, in Eureka, Kansas. In his vibrant journey through life, Tom found his heart in the mountains of Nevada, where he spent the majority of his years. A man of diverse passions and talents, he delved into the depths as a...
Larry Lawrence
Nov 12, 2023
Larry Paul Lawrence of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born on July 10, 1942, in Toronto, Kansas, the son of Paul Henry and Gertrude Lucille (Ward) Lawrence. He was raised around Greenwood County, graduating from Tonovay High School. After his schooling, he served in the...
Harry Nordmeyer
Oct 31, 2023
Harry James Nordmeyer of Toronto, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his home near Toronto, at the age of 81. He was born on May 20, 1942, in Toronto, the son of William H. and Elsie (Liebau) Nordmeyer. He was raised in Toronto and graduated from Toronto High School. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. On...
Dan Mock
Oct 28, 2023
Milton Daniel Mock, Sr. of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on April 21, 1946, in Eureka, the son of Milton Edward and Pauline Bell (Denner) Mock. He was raised at Spring Creek Ranch in Reece and attended local schools. He graduated from Eureka High...
Dayrel W. Bane
Oct 13, 2023
Dayrel Wendell Bane, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Bethany Home, in Lindsborg, at the age of 97. He was born on February 4, 1926, in Greenwood County, the son of Frank Henry and Jane May (Jones) Bane. He was raised in Greenwood County attending rural schools. He played baseball for Tonovay where he was known...
Patsy Frakes
Oct 8, 2023
Patsy Ruth Frakes of Eureka, died on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91. She was born on April 2, 1932, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Dorsey and Bonnie (Collins) Moon. She was raised in Pratt and attended local schools. While still in school she met Clarence Lee “Pete” Frakes. They...
Brandon Lee Endress
Oct 7, 2023
Brandon Lee Endress of El Dorado, died on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, at the age of 39. He was born on May 1, 1984, in Wichita, the son of Randy Scott and Robin Lee (McFall) Endress. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Junior Senior High School with the Class of 2003....
Jerry Lee Handley
Sep 28, 2023
Jerry Lee Handley of Eureka, traded in his hero cape for his guardian angel wings on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 82. He was born February 22, 1941, in Eureka, the son of Glenn Copple and Denzell Elizabeth (Gray) Handley. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools,...
Lloyd Stewart
Sep 26, 2023
Rev. Lloyd Thomas Stewart of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 92. He was born August 11, 1931, in Monroe County, Indiana, the son of William Ray and Goldie Elizabeth (Swafford) Stewart. He was raised in Indiana and graduated from local schools. After his schooling he enlisted in the...
Marvin "Bud" Repstine
Sep 26, 2023
Marvin Robert “Bud” Repstine of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Harry Hynes Hospice at Via Christi, in Wichita, at the age of 68. He was born on January 15, 1955, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Marvin Robert, Sr., and Betty Violet (Scott) Repstine. He was raised in Humboldt and Beverly, Kansas in his early life. The...
Nancy Huntington
Sep 22, 2023
Nancy Carolyn (Griffith) Huntington, 80, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at her lake house in Eureka, Kansas. Nancy was born December 13, 1942, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Her first 14 years, she lived in Wichita, where her dad built houses with his brother. In the spring of 1956, her family moved to Yates Center, Kansas....
Pam Cowley
Sep 14, 2023
Pamela Lou “Pam” (Huntington) Cowley of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on January 1, 1941, in Eureka, the daughter of Samuel Alfred and Phyllis Mae (Denchfield) Huntington. She was raised in Wichita and Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of...
Angelo Vince Turner
Sep 13, 2023
Angelo Vince Turner of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident in Coffey County, Kansas, at the age of 51. He was born February 28, 1972, in Independence, Kansas, the son of Larry Mike and Maria Louisa (Castilo) Turner. He was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. Following graduation, he worked for...
Judy Everitt
Sep 10, 2023
Judith Ann “Judy” Everitt also known as “Gigi,” of Eureka, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at her home at Eureka Lake, at the age of 71. She was born on June 6, 1952, in Topeka, the daughter of Roy and Dorothy (Lingenfelter) Thomas. As a young child the family moved often as Roy was serving...
Marion Earl "Bird" Taylor
Aug 16, 2023
Marion Earl “Bird” Taylor of Eureka, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 86. Earl was born August 15, 1937, in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of William Earl and Hazel Lavone (Lee) Taylor. He attended local schools, and graduated from Tonovay High School. Following graduation, he worked at different jobs before...
Toni Lynn Conklin
Aug 7, 2023
Toni Lynn Conklin of Odessa, Texas, died on Monday, August 7, 2023, at her home in Odessa, at the age of 71. She was born on December 23, 1951, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Tony and Betty (Staten) Mohesky. Toni was raised in Greenwood County and attended local schools, until the family moved to Odessa, where she graduated from...
Art Mcdonald
Aug 6, 2023
Arthur Edward McDonald of rural Eureka, died on Sunday, August 6, 2023, in his home at the age of 81. He was born on January 26, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Edward Kendall and Hazel Bernice (Guisinger) McDonald. Art was raised in Eureka and graduated from Tonovay High School. He then went to work for Southwestern Bell, which later...
Margaret Fern Mclean
Jul 24, 2023
Margaret Fern McLean of Eureka, died on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 93. She was born on March 15, 1930, in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Loren Vearl and Helena Geneva (Fox) Hurt. She was raised in Fall River on the family farm and attended Severy schools, graduating from Severy...
Kenlee Luella Wallace
Jul 16, 2023
Kenlee Luella Wallace, 15, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly from a UTV accident on July 16, 2023. The daughter of Kendall Lee and Laura Renee (Mullin) Wallace. She was born August 5, 2007, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Kenlee attended Life Church preschool and daycare once moving to the Kirksville area and later moved on to the Kirksville Public Schools....