Obituaries
Karen Louise Wiggins
Aug 24, 2006
Karen L. Wiggins, of Hamilton, died Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 59. She was born on December 31, 1946, in Emporia, the daughter of Dwight and Betty (Martin) Handley, one of four children. She was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. On June 4, 1964, she was united in marriage...
Mildred Jane Tucker
Aug 21, 2006
Mildred Jane Tucker, of Eureka, Kansas died on August 21, 2006, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 95. She was born on November 27, 1910, the daughter of Bert Lorenzo and Dora Delilah Duncan. She was raised around Kanorado and Oberlin, Kansas. The family then moved to Missouri and Arkansas before finally settling in Western Kansas. On February...
Barbara Kay Green
Aug 18, 2006
Barbara Green of Eureka, died on August 18, 2006, at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Holton, at the age of 65. She was born April 3, 1941, to Charles Robert and Laura Marie (Gore) Bruel in Atchison. She graduated from Trinity Lutheran Grade School and Mount Saint Scholastica High School in Atchison. On August 29, 1970, Barbara was united in...
Clifford Kindle
Aug 11, 2006
Clifford Kindle of Eureka, died on Friday, August 11, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 98. He was born on March 29, 1908, in Lake Andes, South Dakota the son of John (Jack) Kindle born in 1868, and Eliza May Lamonte born in 1878. Still a baby he was baptized on August 2, 1908, in...
Narressia Rose Lee Osborn
Aug 9, 2006
Narressia R. Osborn, of Eureka, died at her residence on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, at the age of 77. She was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on April 18, 1929, the daughter of Floyd and Lorene Steen. Narressia was raised in Seminole and attended local schools. On July 17, 1948, she was united in marriage to Charles S. (Chuck) Osborn in...
Helen Ruth Tomlinson
Jul 29, 2006
Helen Ruth (Cramer) Tomlinson, formerly of Eureka, Kansas, and recently of Dennis, Kansas, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, July 29, surrounded by her husband and daughters. She was born on December 22, 1940, in Olivet, Kansas, and grew up in the Emporia area. She was preceded in death in death by her parents, Clifford and Viola Cramer....
Emily Marie "Tiny" Town
Jul 29, 2006
Emily Marie “Tiny” Town, of Eureka, died on Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 81. She was born on July 2, 1925, in Fair Play, Missouri, the daughter of James Arthur and Malinda Jane (Belcher) Yost. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. On July 12, 1945, she was united...
Boyd Harold Stewart
Jul 12, 2006
Boyd H. Stewart was born on October 16, 1915, on a farm near Brookville, Kansas, to Lloyd Allen Stewart and Sarah Ann (McGee). The family moved from Saline County, Kansas to a ranch in the mountains of Colorado in 1920, approximately 14 miles from Oak Creek where the drinking water was dipped out of the creek, ice cold in August....
Elsie Marie Thill
Jul 10, 2006
Elsie Marie (Brungardt) Thill, age 71, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away at her home on July 10, 2006. She was born December 8, 1934, in La Crosse, Kansas to Fred and Veronica (Legleiter) Brungardt. At age six, the family moved to Galesburg, Kansas. She was a graduate of Galesburg High School, Chanute Junior College, Kansas State Teachers College, and Emporia...
Karen Sue Watts
Jun 30, 2006
Karen Sue (Gulick) Watts 48, of Sedan, Kansas passed away on June 30, 2006 at her residence. She was born on May 15, 1958 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Marion and Lois (Hattan) Gulick. After graduating she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for a short time. On September 5, 1977, she was united in marriage to Bert U....
Dale Purkeypile
Jun 29, 2006
Dale Purkeypile of Eureka died on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 85. He was born on January 30, 1921, near Hamilton, the son of Glad Eric and Myrtle Mae (Langton) Purkeypile. He was raised in the Hamilton area and graduated from Eureka High School. He joined the United States Army...
Albert Caroll Pickell
Jun 14, 2006
Albert C. Pickell was born northwest of Elk Falls, Kansas on March 2, 1921, the son of George and Laura Shaw Pickell. He died at Galachia Heart Hospital in Wichita on Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Albert grew up in the Elk Falls area and drove a shackle team and put up hay when he was five years old. He started...
Linda Kay Bradford
Jun 11, 2006
Linda Kay Bradford, of Eureka died on June 11, 2006 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 56. She was born on July 30, 1949 the daughter of Ralph and Bernadine (Lacy) Bradford. She was raised in Eureka graduating from Eureka High School. She then went to Emporia State University getting a bachelors degree in business....
Clare Austin Platt Sr
Jun 10, 2006
Clare Austin Platt Sr., 89 of Mountain Home, Arkansas died Saturday June 10, 2006 at Baxter Regional Hospice in Mountain Home. He was born on March 22, 1917 in Gridley, Kansas the son of Justus E. and Bertha (Sage) Platt. Clare had four sons from a previous marriage. He then married E. Laverne Bray and of the union of 61...
Mildred Nadine Givens
Jun 3, 2006
Mildred “Nadine” Givens, of Wichita, died at Medicalodge of Goddard on June 3, 2006, at the age of 87. She was born in Minden Mines, Missouri on February 18, 1919, the daughter of Henry Harry and Eva (Hughes) Ellings. She was raised in Reece, Kansas and graduated from Reece High School, after which she attended Butler County Community College. On...
Violet Venus Henley
Jun 3, 2006
Violet Henley 90, died Saturday June 3, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital. Violet was born February 13, 1916 at rural Piedmont, Kansas, the daughter of George and Stella (O’Byrne) Snider. She was raised in the Fairview area and attended Fairview School. She moved to Eureka and was employed many years as a beautician and operated her own shop until retirement....
Jerry Dee Clites
May 31, 2006
Jerry Dee Clites, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at the age of 65. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 4, 1940, the son of Ival Leroy and Dorothy June (Breaker) Clites. He was raised in Wichita and Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1958. On...
George Terah Mccurry Jr
May 30, 2006
George Terah McCurry, Jr. of Wichita, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at St. Joseph - Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 73. He was born on March 9, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri the son of George T. and Beatrice Louise (Brayfield) McCurry Sr. He lived in Lamont before moving to Madison, in 1940....
Freda May Lacy
May 29, 2006
Freda May Lacy, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Monday, May 29, 2006, at the age of 93. She was born in Greenwood County, Kansas on October 24, 1912, the daughter of George “Ed” and Pearl (Key) Bonnette. She was raised on a farm southeast of Eureka. On December 10, 1930, Freda was united in marriage to Milton...