Obituaries
Martha Sue Siemer
May 28, 2010
Martha Sue Siemer of El Dorado, died on Friday, May 28, 2010, at Via Christi - St. Francis Regional Medical in Wichita, at the age of 67. She was born on October 3, 1942, in Savonburg, Kansas, the daughter of Hubert and Hazel (Neely) Angleton. She is survived by one son, Darren Donaldson of Kansas City; four daughters, Michelle Finley...
Frank (Ben) Levi Lore Jr
May 22, 2010
Frank (Ben) Levi Lore Jr., of Eureka, died on May 22, 2010 at Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 89. Ben was born on October 2, 1920 at Lebo, Kansas on a farm. He was the son of Franklin Levi and Mae Frances (Peters) Lore. He grew up and attended schools in the Lebo and Hartford area. He served...
Evelyn Adeline Hobbs
May 21, 2010
Adeline Hobbs, 86, of Toronto, Kansas died Friday May 21, 2010 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas. She was born on May 10, 1924 at Quincy, Ks., the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Crouch) Watts. She was the oldest of 13 children. On September 18, 1944 she married Victor Hobbs of Toronto in Yates Center, Kansas. After the...
Clark Gilman Betten
Apr 30, 2010
Clark Gilman Betten, of Fall River, died at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, on April 30, 2010, at the age of 91. He was born in Boyden, Iowa, on January 14, 1919, the son of Robert and Margaret (Reimers) Betten. Clark was raised in Boyden and attended school there. He moved to Fall River, in the early 1950’s, and...
Louise Marie Adams
Apr 21, 2010
Louise Marie Adams, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Midland Hospice House, in Topeka, at the age of 94. She was born on April 19, 1916, in Garber, Oklahoma to August and Charlotte (Meier) Bruns. She attended grade school in Garber, Oklahoma, and Winfield, Kansas. She graduated from high school at the academy at St. John’s...
Sarah Irene Tannahill
Apr 19, 2010
Sarah “Irene” Tannahill, of Andover, died on April 19, 2010, at her residence in Andover, at the age of 84. She was born on April 21, 1925, in Virgil, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mattie (Philips) Thornton. Irene was raised in Virgil and attended local schools. After her schooling, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri and worked at North...
Luella Mae Ferguson
Apr 14, 2010
Luella Mae “Lou” Ferguson, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 89. She was born on August 27, 1920, near Fall River, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Butler and Grace (Noakes) Prichard. She was raised in southern Greenwood County and graduated from Severy High School with the class...
Jay Dee Brown
Apr 14, 2010
Jay Dee Brown of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, formerly of Climax, died on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his residence, at the age of 63. Jay was born on July 26, 1946, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Harold D. and Hazel Brown. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After graduation Jay joined the Air...
Mable Marie Bush
Apr 13, 2010
Mable Marie Bush, of Wichita, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Via Christi Hope, in Wichita, at the age of 89. She was born on December 5, 1920, in El Dorado, the daughter of Ross and Maude (Moats) Lee. On December 10, 1953, Mable was united in marriage to John Hallett Bush, in Eureka....
Harold Duane Bryant
Apr 13, 2010
Harold Duane Bryant, of Waverly, formerly of Eureka, died on April 13, 2010 at Sunset Manor in Waverly, at the age of 83. He was born on March 19, 1927, in Pocattontas, Arkansas, the son of Verlon and Ova (Newberry) Bryant. He was raised in Kansas and attended school in Dodge City, Kansas. At the onset of WWII he served...
George Luther Horn
Mar 26, 2010
George Luther Horn, of Eureka, died on Friday, March 26, 2010, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 76. He was born on March 16, 1934, in Missouri, the son of Luther and Tina Horn. He was raised in Missouri and joined the United States Navy after his schooling. George served in the Navy for over 22 years....
Dale Leon Smith
Mar 23, 2010
Dale Leon Smith of Towanda formerly of Virgil died on March 23, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 76. He was born on January 3, 1934, in Virgil, the son of Walter Dale and Tena Belle (Winn) Smith. He was raised in Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School. After his schooling, he worked at...
Melba Ruth Pugh
Mar 20, 2010
Melba Ruth Pugh, of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia, at the age of 84. She was born on August 8, 1925, in Bachelor Township, the daughter of Clyde E. and Gladys C. (Nelson) Williams. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended Neal Grade School. On September 4, 1943, she was united in...
Orville Lee Shumake
Mar 14, 2010
Orville L. Shumake, died on March 14, 2010 at St. Lukes North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 95. He was born on July 29, 1914, in Oklahoma City, Ok the son of Joe and Maggie (Moore) Shumake. He is survived by his loving second wife Iva Shumake of Kansas City, Mo., sister May Marie Dunning of...
Gladys Pearl Mead
Mar 9, 2010
Gladys Pearl Mead of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka at the age of 79. She was born on April 30, 1930, in Eureka, the daughter of Woodson and Birdie (Poe) Samuels. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. After her schooling, she worked at McMullens, was a cook at...
Karen Sue Davis
Mar 6, 2010
Karen Sue Davis, of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 63. She was born on July 25, 1946, in Scranton, the daughter of Melvin Leonel and Nita (Carney) Jones. She was raised in Scranton, attending Scranton Grade School before the family moved to Wakefield. Karen graduated from Wakefield High School...
Tempa Glorian Postlethwait
Mar 2, 2010
Tempa Glorian Postlethwait, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on February 21, 1927, in Eureka, the daughter of Frank James and Mary Helen (Williams) Hartley. She was raised in the Eureka area, and attended Eureka grade schools. She would later in life go on...
Austin William "Willy" Mills
Feb 24, 2010
Austin William “Willy” Mills, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 29. He was born on November 28, 1980, in Wichita, the son of William M. “Bill” and Linda D. “Diane” (Lindesmith) Mills. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka Junior\Senior High School with the class of 2000....