Obituaries
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...
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
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
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...
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...
Viola Mae Ake-Black
Jan 11, 2010
Viola Mae Drake-Black of Eureka, died on Monday, January 11, 2010 at her home, at the age of 83. She was born on May 18, 1926 in Toronto, the daughter of Levi Joseph and Bessie Mae (Anderson) Blevins. She was raised in Toronto and attended Toronto schools. After her schooling she worked in various places around Toronto, Eureka, and Neodesha....
Vada Mae Ryther
Dec 25, 2009
Vada M. Ryther of Eureka, formerly of Yates Center, died on December 25, 2009 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 91. She was born on January 29, 1918 in Lebo, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Mae F. (Peters) Lore. Vada attended school in Hartford, Kansas where she graduated before moving to California. She later moved to Eureka...
Dorothy May Dorsett
Dec 23, 2009
Dorothy May Dorsett, of El Dorado, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, at the age of 88. She was born on February 9, 1921, in Piedmont, the daughter of Oscar Loraine and Martha Myrtle (Powers) Smith. She was raised in Piedmont, and attended Piedmont Grade School. On May 23, 1939, Dorothy was united in...
Arthur Charles "Bud" Strickler Sr
Dec 21, 2009
Arthur Charles “Bud” Strickler of Eureka, Kansas died on December 21, 2009, at Galachia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 84. Bud was born on December 27, 1924 in Eureka, Kansas the son of John H. and Clara M. (Moor) Strickler. He was raised in Eureka attending school in Climax and Honey Creek Dist #62. After his...
Deloris Jean "Sally" Osger
Dec 13, 2009
Deloris Jean “Sally” Osger, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Toronto, died on Sunday, December 13, 2009, at the age of 84. She was born on July 18, 1925, in Iola, the daughter of Fred and Gladys Osger. Sally started teaching at the age of 18, in a one room school in Labette County, and continued teaching in southeastern Kansas for...
Jesse Virgil Clark
Dec 11, 2009
Jesse Virgil Clark, of Eureka, died on Friday, December 11, 2009, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 82. He was born on July 30, 1927, in Independence, the son of Wilbur E. and Margaret Ann (Randolph) Clark. He was raised in Independence and attended local schools. At the age of 16, Jesse went to work in a...
Alpha Celona Hall
Dec 3, 2009
Alpha Celona Hall, of Eureka died on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 95. She was born on January 25, 1914 in Greenwood County, the daughter of Benjamin H. and Ruth (Nucklos) Butler. Alpha was raised in Greenwood County attending school in Tonovay graduating Valedictorian of her class. On February 24, 1935 she was...
Ronald Dean Larcom
Nov 30, 2009
Ronald Dean Larcom, of Eureka, died on Monday, November 30, 2009 at his home in Eureka, at the age of 68. The son of Alva and Hannah Larcom, Ron was born on December 25, 1940, in Eureka. He attended Eureka Public Schools, graduating from Tonovay High School on May 21, 1959. He was drafted in the United States Army serving...
Jannette Margarette Reynolds
Nov 25, 2009
Jannette Margarette Reynolds died November 25th, 2009, at her home at the age of 69 She was born December 20, 1940, the daughter of Harvey George and Eva Marie (Bradley) Sark. She is survived by two sons, two daughters, 16 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents and one son. Services will be held at 1...
Alice Mari Moore
Oct 31, 2009
Alice Mari Moore, of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 31, 2009, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 68. Alice was born on February 8, 1941, in Oak Grove, Louisiana, the daughter of Milton Cornelius and Corrine (Kimball) Smith. She was raised in Louisiana and attended local schools until the family moved to Wichita in 1952. On March...