Obituaries

Luella Mae Ferguson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Roy Lavern Donaldson

Roy Lavern Donaldson

Feb 15, 2010

Roy Lavern Donaldson, of Eureka, died on Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Eureka Nursing Center in the Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on June 30, 1918, in Eureka, the youngest of nine children to Otto Leroy and Maude Bell (Grubb) Donaldson. He attended Eureka High School where he set the state track record in the...

Maradell T Richardson

Maradell T Richardson

Feb 15, 2010

Maradell Richardson, of Eureka, died on Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 81. She was born on May 3, 1928, in Gainesville, Texas, the daughter of John Arthur and Ruth Ann (Schmidt) Turner. She grew up all over the Midwest as the family moved with her father’s work. After Maradell received...

Kenneth Allen "Ken" Williams Sr

Kenneth Allen "Ken" Williams Sr

Feb 2, 2010

Ken Williams of Eureka, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at his residence at the age of 72. He was born on July 23, 1937, in Guthrie, OK, the son of James Millard and Viola Sylvia (Fowler) Williams. Ken was raised in Guthrie graduating with the class of 1955. After his schooling, he went to work as a printer at...

Mary Kathleen Stewart-Wright

Mary Kathleen Stewart-Wright

Jan 29, 2010

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Henry K Ford

Henry K Ford

Jan 13, 2010

Henry K. Ford, of Gridley, formerly of Eureka, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 94. He was born on July 30, 1915, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the son of Marion and Mattie (Sauble) Ford. He attended Eureka schools, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1933. In 1935, Henry was united...