Obituaries
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...
Hazel Rachel Reed
Apr 20, 2006
Hazel Rachel Reed, of Hamilton, died at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at the age of 81. She was born at rural Madison, Kansas on May 4, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Faye (Uhl) Linden. Hazel was raised in Greenwood County and attended country schools and Hamilton High School. In 1944, she was united...
Irma Louise Gould
Apr 17, 2006
Irma Vaughn Gould, passed away on April 17, 2006 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. Irma was born in 1910, the older of the two daughters of Guy Alonso and Nora May (Glasco) Vaughn. Irma grew up in the house her parents built in Piedmont. She and her sister, Mary Vaughn Hoobler, (deceased) attended public school in Piedmont. After graduating,...
Lyle Garrett Armitage Jr
Apr 16, 2006
Lyle Garrett Armitage, Jr., of Eureka died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at his home at the age of 67. He was born on April 26, 1938, in Emporia, the son of Lyle Garrett Armitage, Sr. and Etta (Reed) Armitage. He was raised in Burkett, attending Burkett Grade School and graduating high school from Hamilton. On May 26, 1956, he was...
Helena Geneva "Lena" Hurt
Apr 16, 2006
Helena Geneva “Lena” Hurt, of Eureka, died on Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 96. She was born on November 19, 1909, in Freedom, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles and Amelia (Hemrick) Fox. When Lena was eight years old the family moved to Kansas. She attended country grade schools and later Severy High School,...
Alan K "Shag" Rawlings
Apr 12, 2006
Alan K. “Shag” Rawlings of Hamilton, Kansas died on April 12, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 70. Shag was born on November 26, 1935, in Eureka, Kansas the son of Charles Kenneth and Audrey (Smith) Rawlings. He was raised in Madison, Kansas and graduated from Madison High School. After high school he started...
Beulah Cordelia Bohn
Apr 3, 2006
Beulah Cordelia McCollum Bohn, daughter of Grover McCollum and Laura Smith McCollum was born on March 29, 1909, at the family home near Fall River, Kansas. Beulah passed away on April 3, 2006 at the age of 97. In May 1928, Beulah graduated from Severy High School with a Normal Training Certificate and began her teaching career that fall. She...
Christine Beatrice Kirschbaum
Apr 2, 2006
Christine Beatrice Kirschbaum, of Eureka, died on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Greenwood County Hospital. She was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alex and Esther (Fred) Kirschbaum. She was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Reece High School. She worked for Rexall Drug Store most of her life and helped take care of her mother. After she retired...
Raymond Dontay Newlon-Berry
Mar 28, 2006
Raymond Dontay Newlon-Berry died on March 28, 2006 in Emporia, Kansas at the age of 27. He was born on August 18, 1978, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was raised in Eureka, and attended schools in Augusta, Kansas. After his schooling, he worked as a heavy equipment operator. He lived in various parts of the United States including Texas, Kansas, and...
Martha Braden
Mar 25, 2006
Martha Braden of Eureka, Kansas died Saturday March 25, 2006, at Medicalodge of Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on November 24, 1927, in Eureka, the daughter of Grover and Myrtle (Faylor) Allan. She was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from local schools. She worked at the drug store, until she had to be hospitalized...
Flossie Irene Winterscheid
Mar 21, 2006
Flossie Irene Winterscheid, 83, of Virgil, Kansas; passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at Via Christi – St. Francis Regional Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on August 7, 1922, in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Daisy (Gallimore) Holmquest. She attended Yates Center schools, and worked in the Yates Center and Burlington areas prior...
Junior Leroy Smith
Mar 12, 2006
Junior LeRoy Smith of Hamilton, Kansas, died on March 12, 2006 at the Medical Lodge of Eureka, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born on September 9, 1923 in Parker, Kansas the son of Roy and Mary (Tout) Smith. He was raised in Parker and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. Junior...
Roy Eldon Yost
Mar 10, 2006
Roy Eldon Yost, of Madison Kansas, died on March 10, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 81. He was born on September 24, 1924 in Stockton Missouri the son of John and Mary (Hayward) Yost. He was raised in Stockton and attended school there. He then joined the United States Army and served his...