Obituaries

Joanna Irene Rentfro

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

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

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...

Grace Marie Cannon

Grace Marie Cannon

Nov 24, 2006

Grace Marie Cannon, of Wichita, formerly of Hamilton, died on November 24, 2006 in Wichita at the Lakepoint Nursing Center at the age of 84. She was born on February 20, 1922, in Fall River, Kansas the daughter of Ralph A. and Grace (Weaver) Cannon. The family later moved to Eureka where her father was a Greenwood County School Superintendent...

Irene Elsie Skinner

Irene Elsie Skinner

Nov 24, 2006

Irene E. Skinner of Eureka, died on November 24, 2006 at Medicalodge in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 99. She was born on March 11, 1907 in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of Joseph H. and Frances (Currin) Brabazon. She was raised in the Toledo area before the family moved to Oklahoma and Missouri finally settling Bethel, Kansas. She graduated...

George Earl Torrance Jr

George Earl Torrance Jr

Nov 20, 2006

George Earl Torrance Jr., of Eureka died Monday, November 20, 2006, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born on December 15, 1918 in rural Greenwood County the son of George E. and Edna Pearl (Denchfield) Torrance. He was raised in Greenwood County and attended Eureka High School graduating with the class...

Delbert Richard Wygle

Delbert Richard Wygle

Nov 9, 2006

Delbert Richard Wygle of Climax, died on Thursday, November 09, 2006, at Howard Twilight Manor in Howard, Kansas, at the age of 93. He was born on May 1, 1913, in Spring Creek Township, Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Albert Christian and Essie Pearl (Witty) Wygle. The family lived southwest of Reece, Kansas until 1920, when they moved to...

Todd Daniel Harber

Todd Daniel Harber

Nov 9, 2006

Todd Daniel Harber, of Hamilton, died on Thursday, November 9, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 35. He was born on February 5, 1971, the son of Pete and JoLyn (Carlisle) Harber in Guymon, Oklahoma. The family made their home in Texhoma, Oklahoma, and Todd attended local schools. The family moved to Eureka in 1989,...

Leo Milner

Leo Milner

Oct 30, 2006

Leo Milner was born, January 16, 1926 to Burl V. & Margaret C. Milner in rural Lyon County, Madison, Kansas. He attended Madison & Hamilton grade schools and Hamilton High School. He joined the Navy at the age of 18. He served in the South Pacific at Iwo Jima, Saipan and Okinawa. He was honorably discharged at Norman, Oklahoma on...

Ruth Marie Stonebraker

Ruth Marie Stonebraker

Oct 26, 2006

Ruth Marie Stonebraker, of Eureka, died on Thursday, October 26, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 75. She was born on October 14, 1931, in New Lancaster, Kansas the daughter of Glenn A. and Pearl (Walters) Cain. She was raised in Manhattan, Kansas and graduated from Manhattan High School with the class of 1949....

Nell Louise "Nellie" Tucker

Nell Louise "Nellie" Tucker

Oct 24, 2006

Nell Louise “Nellie” Tucker of Eureka, died on October 24, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas, at the age of 83. She was born on June 21, 1923, in Dewey, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ed and Ruth (Trowbridge) O’Neal. She was raised in Dewey, and graduated from Dewey High School with the class of 1942. In 1944, the...

Ronald Dean Stuart

Ronald Dean Stuart

Oct 20, 2006

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Benjamin Franklin Corbin

Benjamin Franklin Corbin

Oct 11, 2006

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Flossie Winifred Wilkinson

Flossie Winifred Wilkinson

Oct 10, 2006

Flossie Winifred Wilkinson, of Wichita, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at St. Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 92. She was born on August 24, 1914, in Teterville, the daughter of Hoke and Ruby (Sanger) Smith. She was raised in the rural Teterville and Sallyards areas and attended local schools. She graduated...

Mildred May Smith

Mildred May Smith

Oct 8, 2006

Mildred May (Mock) Smith, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 8, 2006 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on May 1, 1919 in rural Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Robert W. and Elizabeth (Griffith) Mock. She attended public schools in the Farmview and Farmington communities and graduated from Eureka High School with the class...

Velma Lorene Thornton

Velma Lorene Thornton

Oct 6, 2006

Velma L. Thornton, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Friday, October 6, 2006, at the age of 84. She was born in Climax, Kansas on November 19, 1921, the daughter of Charlie and Della (Stevens) Ritter. She was raised in Climax and attended Eureka Schools, graduating from Eureka High School. On September 9, 1939, Velma was united in...

Alberta June Peterson

Alberta June Peterson

Sep 29, 2006

Alberta “June” Peterson, of Eureka, died on September 29, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital, at the age of 76. She was born on June 6, 1930, in rural Arkansas, the daughter of Travis and Anna Avery. She was a member of the New Life Assembly of God, and the Christian & Congregational Church. She is survived by three sons, Charles...

Frances June "Pat" Chester

Frances June "Pat" Chester

Sep 24, 2006

Frances June “Pat” Chester, 74, of Eureka, died Sunday, September 24, 2006. She was born on June 1, 1932, the daughter of Byron W. and Mary F. (Wyse) Lopp in Yates Center, Kansas. She moved to Eureka with her mother as a small child. All her schooling took place in Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of...

Howard D Chambers

Howard D Chambers

Sep 20, 2006

Howard D. Chambers, 84, of Loveland, Colorado passed away September 20, 2006 at a local nursing home. He was born January 25, 1922 in El Dorado, Kansas to Arthur F. Chambers and Lydia Longnecker Chambers. He married Pearl Lavina Butler on September 8, 1946 in Augusta, Kansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force on October 3, 1942 and...

Elsie Elizabeth Hillman

Elsie Elizabeth Hillman

Sep 11, 2006

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