Obituaries

Myrtle Ida Wheeler

Myrtle Ida Wheeler

Oct 17, 2007

Myrtle Ida Wheeler, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 79. She was born on February 5, 1928, in Eureka, the daughter of Michael and Anna Bohard. She was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School with the class of 1948. On March 28, 1950, Myrtle was...

Philip Vernon Cracraft

Philip Vernon Cracraft

Oct 16, 2007

Philip Vernon Cracraft, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 86. He was born on January 1, 1921, in Eureka, the son of Vernon and Alberta (Olds) Cracraft. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. In his sophomore year of high school, he joined the United States...

Anna Carolina Long

Anna Carolina Long

Oct 15, 2007

Anna Carolina (Carol) Long of Hamilton, Kansas went to be with our Lord on October 15, 2007. Carol was born on November 8, 1921 to Thomas Andrew and Agnes Butler Maclaskey. She married Lewis Calvert Long on November 21, 1940. Carol and Lewis shared a love of fishing and traveling. They were together more than 66 years. She was a...

Dorothea Mae Rader

Dorothea Mae Rader

Oct 14, 2007

Wichita – Rader, Dorothea M., 82, died Oct. 14. Private family graveside service. Survivors: sons, Dennis, Paul, Bill, and Jeff Rader, 8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, sister, Corrine Bogard.

Sally Kay Haga

Sally Kay Haga

Oct 8, 2007

Sally Kay Haga, of Eureka, died at her home on Monday, October 08, 2007, at the age of 56. She was born in Oklahoma City on February 16, 1951, the daughter of Delbert Bryant and Freda Mae (Randalph) Hennessey. Sally was raised in Oklahoma City and attended school there. After her schooling she attended and graduated from Cosmetology College. She...

Leo Fred Hodson

Leo Fred Hodson

Oct 5, 2007

Leo F. Hodson, of Eureka, formerly of Wichita, died on Friday, October 5, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born on March 16, 1917, the son of Claud and Edna Florence (Moxley) Hodson in Century, Oklahoma. After graduating from Afton High School he joined the United States Army serving his country with...

Pearl Elaine Hawkins

Pearl Elaine Hawkins

Oct 4, 2007

Pearl Elaine (Bobey) Hawkins, of Virgil, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Thursday, October 4, 2007, at the age of 89. She was born near Virgil on August 9, 1918, the daughter of Verne O. and Elaine Christina (Nelson) Bobey. She attended school at Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School. On July 27, 1938, she was united in marriage...

Helen Alice Sanders

Helen Alice Sanders

Sep 26, 2007

Helen Alice Sanders, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Howard Twilight Manor, at the age of 95. She was born on August 31, 1912, in Herington, the daughter of Edward A. and Mary Elizabeth (Watson) Jayne. The family moved to Greenwood County when Helen was 5. She graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1931....

George Wilson Aicher

George Wilson Aicher

Sep 26, 2007

George Wilson Aicher, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 89. He was born on November 16, 1917, in Aberdeen, Idaho, the son of Louis and Edith (Davis) Aicher. He was raised in Fort Hays, Kansas and graduated from Fort Hays High School. He later attended Kansas State University...

Orlan Reece Land

Orlan Reece Land

Sep 22, 2007

Orlan “Reece” Land, of Eureka, died on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 63. He was born on September 4, 1944, in Culver City, California, the son of Wilbert Clark and Pauline (Cary) Land. Reece was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. The family later moved to Howard where Reece graduated...

Jessie Joan Cox

Jessie Joan Cox

Sep 16, 2007

Jessie Joan Cox of Eureka, Kansas died on September 16, 2007 at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 73. She was born on July 13, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas the daughter of Carl S. and Ruth (Bilson) Colvin. The family moved around the east coast while her dad was working on the pipeline. When she was older...

Teresa Ann Hand

Teresa Ann Hand

Sep 16, 2007

Teresa A. Teichgraeber Hand, of Eureka, died at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita on Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the age of 74. She was born in Eureka on February 7, 1933, the daughter of Richard C. and Ruth (Mullen) Teichgraeber. Teresa was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of 1951....

Edna Earle Pugh

Edna Earle Pugh

Sep 6, 2007

Edna Earle Pugh, of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 78. Edna was born on October 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Oscar and Blanche (Barlow) Patton. She was raised in Jacksonville and attended school there. Edna’s mother passed away while she was still young. The family later moved...

Gerald Wayne Mitchell

Gerald Wayne Mitchell

Sep 6, 2007

Gerald “Wayne” Mitchell, of Eureka, died at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita on Thursday, September 06, 2007, at the age of 79. He was born in Eureka on May 20, 1928, the son of Forrest Roland and Margaret (Nokes) Mitchell. He was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. On January 4, 1951, Wayne was united in marriage to Bonnie...

Carl Eugene Knudsen

Carl Eugene Knudsen

Jul 30, 2007

Carl Eugene Knudsen, of Eureka, died on July 30, 2007 at St. Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on August 17, 1929, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Russell and Nina (Finegan) Knudsen. When he was young, the family moved to Climax and Carl graduated from Climax High School....

Marie Ida Bratton

Marie Ida Bratton

Jul 22, 2007

Marie Ida Bratton, of Emporia, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 92. She was born on October 11, 1914, in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Edward and Nora Robinson Nelson. She was raised on the family farms in Lyon and Morris counties, and graduated from local schools. On August 23,...

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell

Jul 14, 2007

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell, of Eureka, died of injuries received in a motorcycle accident on July 14, 2007, at the age of 19. She was born in Eureka on July 15, 1987, the daughter of Bryan Blackwell and Crystal Gulick. Rachel attended Eureka schools and graduated from Eureka Jr./Sr. High School with the class of 2005. After her schooling she worked...

Olive Myrtle Jones-Hardesty

Olive Myrtle Jones-Hardesty

Jul 13, 2007

Olive M. Jones-Hardesty of Neal, Kansas, died on July 13, 2007 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 87. She was born on June 5, 1920 in Potwin, Kansas the daughter of J.R. and Nellie (Richardson) Hamilton. She was raised in the Neal area and attended Neal High School. Olive owned the Snack Shack Café and Truck Stop on...

Joyce Joan Fitzgerald

Joyce Joan Fitzgerald

Jul 12, 2007

Joyce J. Fitzgerald of Eureka, Kansas died on July 12, 2007 at her residence at the age of 71. She was born on August 30, 1935 in Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of Theodore Earl and Alice (Collins) Perry. She was raised in Hutchinson and attended local schools. After her schooling Joyce attended Emporia State College getting a degree in nursing...

Ellen Louise Sizemore

Ellen Louise Sizemore

Jul 11, 2007

Ellen Louise Sizemore, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital, at the age of 80. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 12, 1927, the daughter of Harry Eugene and Marguerite (Moorman) Peirce. Ellen was raised in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School with the class of 1944. She then attended Sterling...