Obituaries
Harold Henderson
Jan 16, 2007
Harold Henderson, of Eureka, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at home in Eureka, at the age of 74. He was born on July 19, 1932, in Severy, the son of Raymond and Ena (Johnson) Henderson. He was raised in Severy, and graduated from Severy High School. From 1950, to 1953, he attended Southwestern University in Winfield. In 1953, after graduation,...
Willard Emanuel "Bud" Hughes
Jan 15, 2007
Willard Emanuel “Bud” Hughes, of Eureka, died at his home on Monday, January 15, 2007, at the age of 72. He was born on a farm in Greenwood County, Kansas on July 19, 1934, the son of Morton Cecil and Margaret Lola (Meredith) Hughes. Bud attended rural grade school and Eureka High School, graduating with the class of 1952. He...
Barbara Louise Bailey
Jan 12, 2007
Barbara L. Bailey, of Eureka, died Friday, January 12, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 86. She was born on October 12, 1920, in Severy, the daughter of Harold Ray and Jessie Irene (Laughlin) Lawman. She was raised in Severy, and graduated from local schools, before attending the School of Cosmetology in Emporia. After...
Ella Laverne Platt
Jan 12, 2007
Ella Laverne Platt, 82, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away Friday January 12, 2007, at Baxter Regional Hospital in Mountain Home. She was born August 15, 1924, in Gilliam, Arkansas, to Frank & Cora (Dudley) Bray and raised in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. She married Clare Platt, Sr., on November 11, 1944, in Fairplay, Missouri. Laverne and Clare lived most of...
Michael Lynn Richardson
Jan 7, 2007
Michael Lynn Richardson, of Eureka, died Sunday, January 7, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 35. He was born on June 29, 1971, in Eureka, the son of Willis Leon and Orella Jane (Guisinger) Richardson. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from local schools. After his schooling, he worked as a truck driver for...
Joyce Ann Pearse
Jan 1, 2007
Joyce Ann Pearse, of Eureka, died Monday, January 1, 2007, at the Cherryvale Care Center, in Cherryvale, at the age of 60. She was born on September 22, 1946, in Eureka, the daughter of Delbert and Doris (Lozier) Thornton. She was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1964. On November 3, 1967, she...
Kathryn A "Katie" Williams
Dec 26, 2006
Kathryn “Katie” Williams, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on February 10, 1924, in Quincy, the daughter of Barney and Nora (King) Worford. She was raised in the Quincy area and graduated from Quincy High School with the class of 1942. After graduation, Katie attended Emporia...
Stanley Robert Kurtz
Dec 25, 2006
Stanley Robert Kurtz of Eureka died Monday, December 25, 2006, at Saint Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 59. He was born on October 10, 1947, the son of Charles and Lila (Gardner) Kurtz, in Eureka. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. He farmed and raised cattle from a...
Andrew Jackson Scott Cook Jr
Dec 24, 2006
Andrew Jackson Scott Cook, Jr., of Eureka, died on Sunday, December 24, 2006, at Medicalodge in Eureka at the age of 88. He was born on October 19, 1918, the son of Andrew Jackson Scott, Sr., and Stella (Mitchell) Cook. Junior was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He worked with his father as a carpenter before enlisting in...
Nancy Fay Mills
Dec 21, 2006
Nancy Fay Mills, of Eureka, died on December 21, 2006, at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 71. She was born on August 10, 1935, in Caplinger Mills, Missouri, the daughter of William Earl and Dorothy (Lean) Hayden. She was raised in Bear Creek, Missouri and the Yates Center, Kansas areas. After her schooling Nancy worked...
Barbara Bell Beedles
Dec 19, 2006
Barbara Bell Beedles, 48, died Tues., December 19, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka. She was born April 13, 1958, to Thomas L and Genny (Coats) Bell in Marion, Indiana. She is survived by her husband David; son David Cartwright of Eureka; daughters Linda K. Cartwright, Eureka; and Jennifer Beedles, of Emporia; two brothers, Thomas Bell and David Bell of...
Dorothy Grace Bradbury
Dec 18, 2006
Dorothy Grace Bradbury, of Eureka, died on Monday, December 18, 2006, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, in Coffeyville, at the age of 96. She was born on April 6, 1910, in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Webster and Mary Josephine (Brown) Criswell. At a young age, the family moved to Ohio, where they lived until 1925, when they moved...
Russell Ray Curnutt
Dec 17, 2006
Russell Ray Curnutt, died on Sunday, December 17, 2006, at home in Eureka, at the age of 55. He was born on February 6, 1951, in Eureka, the son of Russell V. and Harriet (Lewis) Curnutt. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He enlisted in the United States Army and served his country with honor and dignity...
Delia V Clark
Dec 14, 2006
Delia V. Clark, of Eureka, died on December 14, 2006 at Medicalodge in Eureka at the age of 89. She was born on July 8, 1917 in Drumright, Oklahoma, the daughter of Edward and Lou (Stockwell) Rogers. She was raised in Oklahoma and attended school there. Delia was the fifth of seven children. She liked to fish and she loved...
Patricia Ann "Patty" Alleman
Dec 6, 2006
Patricia Ann “Patty” Alleman, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 59. She was born on December 30, 1946, in Eureka, the daughter of Ray C. and Muriel A. (Scott) Alleman, Sr. She attended schools in Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School. In her senior year of high school, Patty...
Joanna Irene Rentfro
Nov 27, 2006
Joanna Irene Rentfro, of Eureka, died November 27, 2006, at her home, at the age of 71. She was born on January 18, 1935, at home northeast of Howard, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Esther Irene (Maben) Rentfro. She was raised in Severy, and graduated from Severy High School with the class of 1953. She then moved to Wichita,...
Jerry Bee Davidson
Nov 26, 2006
Jerry “Bee” Davidson, of Eureka, Kansas died on November 26, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 76. He was born on April 17, 1930, the son of Jerry and Mable (Green) Davidson in Cromwell, Oklahoma. Bee was raised in Cromwell and graduated from high school there. After his schooling he moved to Eureka in 1950, where he...
Ollie Dell Vanroyen
Nov 24, 2006
Ollie Dell VanRoyen, of Eureka, died on November 24, 2006, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 90. She was born on September 18, 1916, in Putnam, Dewey County, Oklahoma the daughter of Charles and Julia (Foust) Smith. She was raised in the Elk County area. Ollie worked at the Eureka nursing home and Senior Center...