Obituaries
Martina Laurene Ries
Aug 8, 2012
Martina Ries Martina Laurene Ries of Piedmont, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 90. She was born on August 21, 1921, in Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Bessie (Moren) Baker. She was raised in Iowa and attended Van Wert school. On October 9, 1937, Martina was...
Doris Lucile Black
Jul 21, 2012
Doris L. Black Doris Lucile Black of Toronto, died on Sunday, July 21, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 83. Doris was born on December 23, 1928 in Woodson County the daughter of Floyd and Louise (Englebright) Pendlay. She was raised in Woodson County and attended local schools. After her schooling, she worked as...
Norma Mae Koup
Jul 19, 2012
Norma M. Koup Norma Mae Koup, of Eureka, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 88. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 29, 1924, the daughter of Bill and Winifred (Bean) Ferguson. She was raised in Kansas City and attended schools there, graduating from Argentine High School with...
Anita Louise Wilson
Jul 18, 2012
Anita L. Wilson Anita Louise Wilson of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka at the age of 72. She was born on November 15, 1939, in McPherson, the daughter of Merrell and Fern (Mason) Mumford. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended local schools. In November 1957, Anita was united in marriage...
Floyd Duane Pryce
Jul 14, 2012
Floyd D. Pryce Floyd Duane Pryce of El Dorado, formerly of Eureka, passed away on July 14, 2012 at Susan B. Allen Hospital in El Dorado. Floyd was born on December 3, 1946 in Eureka, Kansas at Boone Nursing Home to Doris (Ritter) Pryce and Floyd Raymond Pryce. He went to school in Eureka and graduated in 1964. He joined...
Frank Leland Williams
Jul 5, 2012
Frank L. Williams Frank L. Williams, 86, of Eureka, retired business owner, died on Thursday, July 5, 2012. He was born on May 6, 1926 in Hamilton, the son of Fred G. and Gladys (Carson) Williams. He is survived by his daughter, Cassandra Mitchell; step-sons, Mike, Pat, and Tony Nuessen; and step-daughters, Donna Nuessen and Debbie Sharp. Funeral mass will...
Stephen Rhea Knox
Jul 1, 2012
Stephen R. “Steve” Knox Stephen Rhea Knox of Piedmont, died on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 62. Steve was born on October 5, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Robert and Mildred (Rhea) Knox. He was raised in Piedmont, graduating high school in Severy. After his schooling Steve attended the College of...
Erma Arleen Coulter
Jun 25, 2012
Erma Coulter Erma Arleen Coulter, of Eureka, died at Eureka Nursing Center on Monday, June 25, 2012, at the age of 92. She was born in Sallyards, Kansas on September 29, 1919, the daughter of Elmer and Ethel (Andrew) Larcom. Erma was raised in the Reece area. She attended country school and graduated from Reece High School before taking Nurse’s...
Harold Stephen Bailey
Jun 22, 2012
Steve Bailey Harold Stephen “Steve” Bailey of El Dorado, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, June 22, 2012 at his home in El Dorado at the age of 67. He was born on September 30, 1944, in Eureka, the son of Harry E. and Barbara (Lawman) Bailey. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his...
Gladys Hulda Marie Miller
Jun 20, 2012
Gladys Miller Gladys Hulda Marie (Bruns) Miller of Eureka, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center, at the age of 88. She was born on September 27, 1923, in Garber, Oklahoma, the daughter of August H. and Charlotte (Meier) Bruns. She was raised in Oklahoma and later the family moved to Eureka where she graduated from...
Laura Elaura Marshall
Jun 14, 2012
Laura E. Marshall Laura Elaura Marshall, of Eureka, died on June 14, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 89. She was born on March 6, 1923 in Modesto, California. Laura was an Army nurse serving her country during WWII. She married Lester Marshall who preceded her in death. She was member of the Eureka Community Church. She...
Mary Irene Robison
Jun 13, 2012
Mary Irene Robison Mary Irene Robison of Virgil, died on June 13, 2012 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 90. Mary was born on March 31, 1922 in Quincy, the daughter, of Pike and Edith (Schwintz) Ditty. She was raised in the Quincy/Virgil area and graduated from Virgil High School. On June 14, 1941 she married...
Benjamin Layle Owen
Jun 5, 2012
Ben Owen Benjamin Layle Owen, WWII Veteran, USAF pilot, and Police Judge of Derby, KS, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at his home in Eureka. He was 89 years old. He was born on December 24, 1922 in Nashville, Kansas, the son of John William and Emma Clara (Kuehn) Owen. He was raised in Nashville, and graduated from Nashville...
Mary Wilma Houston
Jun 4, 2012
Mary Wilma Shipman-Scott Houston Mary W. Houston of Eureka, died on June 4, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 87. She was born in Howard, Kansas the daughter of Homer O. and Nellie (VanRoyen) Shipman. Mary was raised in Howard and attended local schools. On October 8, 1940 Mary was united in marriage to Carl Scott...
Helen Madeline Wiggins
Jun 4, 2012
Helen Madeline Wiggins Helen Madeline Wiggins, of Eureka, died at the Eureka Nursing Center on Monday, June 4, 2012, at the age of 96. She was born on November 11, 1915, in rural Rosedale, a part of Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of William and Sallie Ann (Bailes) Offutt. She was raised in the Rosedale area and graduated form Argentine...
Nancy Joan Mattingly-Van Haverbeke
Jun 3, 2012
Nancy Joan (Cooper) Mattingly-Van Haverbeke Joan (Cooper) Mattingly-Van Haverbeke, of Overland Park, died on June 3, 2012 at Delmar Gardens at the age of 81. Joan was born on September 28, 1930 in Climax, Kansas the daughter of Ira and Mary (Cross) Cooper. She was raised in Climax and attended school in Eureka graduating in 1948. After graduation, she married...
Rosie Linden Stafford
Jun 2, 2012
Rosie L. Stafford Rosie Linden Stafford, of Hamilton, died on June 2, 2012 at Harry Hynes Hospice - St. Francis in Wichita at the age of 87. Rosie was born on May 14, 1925 in Madison, Kansas the daughter of Frank C. and Fay M. (Uhl) Linden. She grew up in the Hamilton area and attending local schools graduating with...
Gilford Earl Samuels
May 25, 2012
Gilford Earl Samuels Gilford Earl Samuels, 73, died Friday, May 25, 2012 in El Dorado. He was born on August 29, 1938, in Longton, Kansas, the son of Willis G. “Bud” and June Arlora (Ford) Samuels. He attended schools in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. Gilford served in the Kansas National Guard from 1956 to 1958. He worked...