Obituaries
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....
Martha Lee "Marty" Webb
Feb 21, 2010
Martha Lee “Marty” Webb, of Eureka, died on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. She was born on April 16, 1934, in Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of John Norman and Jane (Polhamus) Savage. She moved to Eureka at a young age to be with her grandmother, Easter Cruzan. She was...
Wilma Augusta Nichols
Feb 20, 2010
Wilma Augusta Nichols, of Eureka, died on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center, at the age of 93. She was born on August 22, 1916, in rural Greenwood County, the daughter of William Jennings and Lucy Ella (Ray) Butler. She was raised in rural Greenwood County and attended Tonovay High School. On April 2, 1936, Wilma was united...
Bonnie Lemoyne Mitchell
Feb 17, 2010
Bonnie LeMoyne Mitchell, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, in Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on March 14, 1931, in Fall River, the daughter of Oscar and Stella (Edwards) Larcom. She was raised in Fall River and graduated from Fall River High School. On January 4, 1951, Bonnie was united in marriage to Gerald...