Obituaries
Ioan Susan Hurley
Jan 25, 2012
Ioan Susan Hurley, of Climax, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis in Wichita at the age of 71. She was born on July 8, 1940, in Beatrice, Nebraska, the daughter of Robert L. and Verda Edna (Imes) Abner. She was raised in Beatrice, Nebraska and attended local schools. She lived in Augusta, Wichita, and...
Douglas Valjean Doeden
Jan 24, 2012
Douglas “Doug” Doeden of Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Galichia Heart Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 80. He was born on February 2, 1931, in Monroe, South Dakota, the son of Henry and Angel Ida (Witkop) Doeden. He was raised in Monroe and graduated from Monroe High School with the class of 1948. After his...
Frances June Olson
Jan 17, 2012
Frances June Olson, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 85. She was born on June 26, 1926, in Lapland, the daughter of Elmer and Denzel (Sumner) Olson. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools and graduated from Haven High School. Later Frances attended Alder Hare...
Duane Leon Gulick
Jan 15, 2012
Duane Leon Gulick of Reece, died on January 15, 2012 at his residence in Reece at the age of 75. He was born on January 3, 1937 in Onaga, Kansas, the son of Emery Glenn Calvin and Iva Elizabeth (Walkup) Gulick. Duane attended school in the Eureka school system through the years and graduated from Tonovay High School in 1955....
Jack Oliver Wade
Jan 15, 2012
Jack Oliver Wade, of Piedmont, died at Via Christi-St. Frances Hospital, in Wichita, on January 15, 2012, at the age of 72. He was born in Piedmont on November 27, 1939, the son of Lyle “Shorty” and Loraine (Flaize) Wade. He was raised in Piedmont and Graduated with the class o 1957 from Piedmont High School. On February 14, 1960...
Delores Rae Lawrence
Jan 13, 2012
Delores Raye Lawrence, of Eureka, passed away on January 13, 2012 at her residence in Eureka, at the age of 64. Delores was born on December 27, 1947 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Ray Robert and Loretta (Cheever) Reed. When she was four the family moved to Eureka where she attended local schools. She became a certified nursing assistant...
Harold Leroy Stuber
Jan 10, 2012
Harold Leroy Stuber of Eureka, died on January 10, 2012, at LakePoint Nursing Center of Augusta at the age of 83. Harold was born on August 26, 1928, the son of Granville and Rose (Hardy) Stuber. He was raised in the Greenwood County area attending local schools. Harold graduated from Virgil High School and later attended Babson College. He went...
Franklin Delano Gaines
Dec 25, 2011
Franklin Delano Gaines, of Hamilton, died on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 77. He was born on April 21, 1934 in Peabody, the son of Robert W. and Freda L. (Boling) Gaines. He was raised in the oil field camps of Butler and Greenwood Counties. While still very young, he determined...
Travis Jay Mitchell
Dec 23, 2011
Travis Jay Mitchell, of Eureka, died on Friday, December 23, 2011, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 34. He was born on February 1, 1977, in Eureka, the son of Derald and Terri (Curnutt) Mitchell. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Jr. Sr. High School. After his schooling he worked at Pizza Hut...
Zenith May Lindamood
Dec 22, 2011
Zenith May Lindamood, of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 93. She was born on May 3, 1918, in Norton, Kansas, the daughter of James and Lillie (Wynkoop) Fowler. She was raised in Norton and attended local schools. Later she attended the University of Kansas, graduating magna cum...
Arthur Biggs
Dec 21, 2011
Clarence Arthur Biggs, of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Sterling House of Tallgrass in Wichita, at the age of 93. He was born on August 8, 1918, in Greenwood County, the son of Clarence Arthur, Sr., and Carolyn Rose “Carrie” (Chambers) Biggs. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. In 1943, Art...
Nathan Allen Smalley
Dec 15, 2011
Nathan Allen Smalley, 27, of El Dorado, formerly of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Nathan was welcomed into this world on February 4, 1984 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Curtis Arnold and Diana (Soule) Smalley Jr. Upon his birth, Nathan completed five generations on his mother’s side. Nathan was raised in...
Billy Joe Bane
Dec 11, 2011
Billy Joe “Bane-O” Bane, died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his home in Eureka at the age of 57. He was born on April 29, 1954, in Eureka, the son of John Henry and Leona Ruth (Scott) Bane. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked in the oilfields, later as a farmhand,...
Earl Elwood Porter
Dec 10, 2011
Earl Elwood Porter, of Virgil, died on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his home in Virgil, at the age of 91. He was born December 21, 1919 on a farm in Greenwood County near Eureka. He was the ninth child of twelve born to John Louis and Sadie Viola (Gray) Porter. When Earl was 9 years old, his family moved...
William Thomas Miller
Nov 12, 2011
William Thomas “Bill” Miller, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 87. He was born on August 14, 1924 in Utopia, the son of Ralph Leroy and Mildred May (Taylor) Miller. He was raised in rural Eureka and attended Taylor school, and later graduated from Eureka High School. On August...
Richard Charles Robison
Nov 11, 2011
Richard "Dick" Robison, of Virgil, KS died on Friday, November 11, 2011, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, KS at the age of 93. He was born on June 10, 1918, in Emporia, KS, the son of James Marshall and Grace Adeline (Tedrow) Robison. He graduated from Virgil High School. On July 14, 1941 he was united in marriage...
Charles Nathan "Buck" Longfellow
Nov 5, 2011
Charles Nathan “Buck” Longfellow of Eureka, died on November 5, 2011 at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 98. Buck was born on February 18, 1913 near Howard, Kansas, the son of Charles Nathan and Emma (Nitschie) Longfellow. He was raised in the Climax area attending local schools graduating in 1932. After his schooling Buck worked in Tulsa...
Linda Sue Vancil
Oct 31, 2011
Linda Sue Vancil of Severy, died on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Clare Bridge of Wichita at the age of 64. She was born on November 21, 1946, in Eureka, the daughter of Merle and Dorine (Coon) Benest. She was raised in Severy and attended local schools, graduating from Severy High School with the class of 1964. On June 26,...
Clarence Lee "Pete" Frakes
Oct 28, 2011
Clarence Lee “Pete” Frakes, of Eureka, died on Friday, October 28, 2011, at his home in Eureka at the age of 84. He was born on November 12, 1926, in Latham the second son of Lawrence Mason “Buck” and Aline (Moore) Frakes. He grew up in the Latham area and attended local schools. When he was 18 he was drafted...