Obituaries
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...
Jacqueline Sharp
May 25, 2006
Jacqueline (Simmons) Sharp, 80, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006, at the Greenwood County Hospital. A private family viewing was held at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka. She was born to Louis A. and Grace B. (Matthews) Simmons, on December 31, 1925, in Eureka. She was united in marriage to Clifford C. Sharp on December 22,...
Jack Dean Shirley
May 23, 2006
Jack Dean Shirley, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the age of 81. He was born on March 31, 1925, in Clements, Kansas, the son of Emery and Ola Marie (Goad) Shirley. Jack was raised in the Clements area and graduated from Parsons High School. He then attended and graduated from Labette...
Tracy Allen Neiman
May 23, 2006
Tracy Allen Neiman, of Quincy, Kansas, died on May 23, 2006, in rural Woodson County from injuries sustained in an oilfield accident. He was 68. He was born on September 1, 1937, in Quincy, the son of Howard Henry and Mary Margaret (Williamson) Neiman. After his schooling he joined the United States Air Force serving his country with honor and...
Willis Earl Brown
May 2, 2006
Willis Earl Brown, of Eureka, died on May 2, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 80. He was born on November 14, 1925, in Eureka, the son of Earl L. and Lillian (Cecil) Brown. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School. After schooling, Willis farmed and ranched which he...
Naomi Ruth "Piggy" Curtis
Apr 30, 2006
Naomi Ruth “Piggy” Curtis was born on September 23, 1934 and passed away on April 30, 2006. She was born in Arkansas City, Kansas and passed in Eureka, Kansas at the Greenwood County Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Curtis; daughter, Kris Curtis-Long; two sons, M. Dennis Curtis, and Christopher L. Curtis; six grandchildren, Kassandra, Katherine, Kraig,...
Nancy Jane Mcclure
Apr 22, 2006
Nancy J. McClure, of Eureka, died on April 22, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 62. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of Eunis and Cordilla (Spain) Couch. She was raised in St. Louis and attended school there. After school she was a waitress working in food service. Later she moved...
Anna Marie Ashdown
Apr 21, 2006
Anna Marie Ashdown, of Eureka, died at Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia on Friday, April 21, 2006, at the age of 58. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 25, 1947, the daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Ulferts) Peirce. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Cedar City, Utah and attended school there....
Doris Marie Winn
Apr 20, 2006
Doris Marie Winn, died at her residence in Eureka on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at the age of 68. She was born in Yates Center, Kansas on December 7, 1937, the daughter of Kenneth Earl and Eileen Lenore (Manson) Maley. She was raised in Yates Center and attended school there. On May 27, 1952, she was united in marriage to...