Obituaries

Franklin Delano Gaines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

John Charles Cook Sr

John Charles Cook Sr

Oct 19, 2011

John Charles Cook, Sr. formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, at the age of 90. He was born on July 13, 1921, in Caney, the son of Andrew Jackson Scott, Sr. and Stella Mae (Mitchell) Cook. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling, he worked...

Loren Eugene Gulick

Loren Eugene Gulick

Oct 15, 2011

Loren Eugene Gulick of Toronto, died on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Via Christi – St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 80. He was born on November 8, 1930, in Wichita, the son of Walter and Mettie (Howrey) Gulick. He was raised in the Toronto and Eureka area, attending Fairview school and later Eureka High School....

Joseph Richard Francis

Joseph Richard Francis

Oct 14, 2011

Joseph Richard Francis, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Truman Medical Center, in Kansas City, at the age of 59. He was born on July 17, 1952, in Roswell, New Mexico, the son of Richard Obe and Frances June “Pat” (Lopp) Francis. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. He later...

Mary Louise Bane

Mary Louise Bane

Oct 11, 2011

Mary Louise (Coon) Bane, of Eureka, died on October 11, 2011 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 92. She was born on July 28, 1919 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Ema Mae (Sallyard) Coon. Mary was raised in the Eureka area and attended local schools. After her schooling Mary worked at bakery for several years....

Gary Lee Brewer

Gary Lee Brewer

Oct 7, 2011

Gary Lee Brewer, of Eureka, formerly of Virgil, died on October 7, 2011 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 71. Gary was born on October 19, 1939 in Chanute, Kansas the son of Fred and Dora L (Endicott) Brewer. He was raised in the Virgil area attending local schools. After his graduation...

Royalyn Rosalie Lynes

Royalyn Rosalie Lynes

Oct 4, 2011

Royalyn Rosalie Lynes, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 04, 2011 at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 88. She was born on December 22, 1922, in Deerfield, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Homer and Edna Ruth (Bumgardner) Dale. She was raised in Deerfield, and graduated from Deerfield High School. After her schooling she continued to live...

Jo Ann Williams

Jo Ann Williams

Sep 17, 2011

Jo Ann Williams of Eureka, retired business owner, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at her home in Eureka. She was born on June 28, 1933, in Hamilton, the daughter of Atone H. and Mary (Weiderhold) Lenninger. She is survived by her husband, Frank; sons, Mike, Pat, and Tony Nuessen; daughters, Donna Nuessen and Debbie Sharp; and step-daughter Cassie Mitchell;...

Milton Carlyle Self Jr

Milton Carlyle Self Jr

Sep 6, 2011

Milton Carlyle Self, Jr. of Hamilton, formerly of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his home in Hamilton, at the age of 48. He was born on June 8, 1963, in Wichita, the son of Milton Carlyle and Patricia (Sanchez) Self. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked in the oil...