Obituaries
Janice Marie Nichols
Jan 29, 2006
Janice Marie Nichols, of Roeland Park, died on January 29, 2006, at her home, at the age of 59. She was born on June 17, 1946, in Eureka, the daughter of Lloyd and Dorothy (Snider) Nichols. She was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School. She graduated from Emporia State Teacher’s College with a Bachelor of Science degree....
Jackie Oren Ake
Jan 20, 2006
Jackie Oren Drake, of Eureka, died on Friday, January 20, 2006, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 49. He was born on June 5th, 1956, in Eureka, the son of Oren and Betty (Herman) Drake. Jack graduated from Eureka High School and later Butler County Community College. Jack worked numerous jobs throughout his life but was mostly known...
Morris Wendell "Shorty" Herren
Jan 19, 2006
Morris Wendell “Shorty” Herren, of Fall River, died on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Wesley Rehabilitation Center in Wichita, at the age of 66. He was born on January 5, 1940, in rural Missouri, the son of Berle Leroy and Effie Mae (Walker) Herren. He was raised in Missouri and later Eureka. He attended Mulberry Elementary School. On January 15,...
Ethel Mae Hosler
Jan 5, 2006
Ethel Mae Hosler, of Eureka, died at her home on January 5, 2006, at the age of 84. She was born in rural Greenwood County, Kansas on November 24, 1921, the daughter of Dove and Alice Mae (York) Barb. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Hamilton High School. Ethel then attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia where...
Ralph Elwood Becker
Jan 4, 2006
Ralph Elwood Becker, of Eureka, died on January 4, 2006, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 87. He was born on April 12, 1918, the son of Ben and Lena (Rodenbaugh) Becker. He was raised in Reece where he farmed. At the onset of war, Ralph enlisted in the United States Army and served his country with honor,...
George Morgan James
Jan 3, 2006
George Morgan James, of Eureka, died on January 3, 2006, at his residence in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 92. He was born on June 30, 1913, in Climax, Kansas, the son of William Lonzo and Louella (Kingery) James. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School in 1931. George played in the band and orchestra,...
Bessie Irene Burtin
Jan 2, 2006
Bessie Irene (Evans) Burtin, the last surviving child of John S. Evans and Nettie L. Blair departed this life at the Greenwood County Hospital, on January 2, 2006 at the age of 92 years and 9 months. Bessie was born at Buffalo, Missouri on March 30, 1913. She grew up around Buffalo and attended Cloverdale School. She was united in...
Robert Joseph "Bigen" Harber
Dec 31, 2005
Robert Joseph “Bigen” Harber, of Neal, died on Saturday, December 31, 2005, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 66. He was born on February 22, 1939, in Neal, the son of Amos B. and Aleda May (Shumard) Harber. He was raised in Neal, attending Neal Grade School, and graduating from Tonovay High School. He was a lifetime resident...
Marion Eugene Gene" Peavy Sr
Dec 31, 2005
Marion Eugene “Gene” Peavy, Sr., 66, of London, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2005, at his home. He was born August 4, 1939, at Winnsboro, South Carolina, and was a superintendent for The Atlantic Group. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Clarence, Sr., and Marian Jeanette Smith Peavy; a brother, Henry Clarence Peavy, Jr.; father-in-law, Victor...
Pauline Florence Kennedy
Dec 30, 2005
Pauline Florence Kennedy, 86, of Eureka, died on Friday, December 30, 2005 at the Greenwood County Hospital. She was born March 18, 1919 at Eureka, the daughter of Edward Edwin Hale and Fannie (Nichols) Denner Hale. She was baptized in the Christ Lutheran Church, in Eureka. Pauline attended grade school at Loy and Hardscrabble and graduated from Tonovay High School....
Noble Forrest Knapp
Dec 21, 2005
Noble Forrest Knapp, of Augusta, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at his residence in Augusta, at the age of 95. He was born on September 25, 1910, near Piedmont in rural Greenwood County, the son of Vernor and Dora (Templeton) Knapp. He attended South Maple Grade School and graduated from Piedmont High School with the class of 1929. After...
Etta Jane Stuart
Dec 20, 2005
Jane Stuart, of Toronto, Kansas, died on December 20, 2005, at Medicalodge of Eureka, in Kansas. She was born December 1, 1934, in Barnes, Kansas, to Lothaire Leroy "Bud" Hisey and Hazel Irene Ervin. She attended schools in Scranton, Junction City, and Ft. Worth, Texas. She was employed at Highland Homes of Topeka, Kansas, from 1974 to 1987, as a...
William Green "Bill" Talley
Dec 9, 2005
William G. Talley, of Eureka, died on Friday, December 9, 2005 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 92. He was born on August 27, 1913, in Garland, Texas, the son of Thomas Cates and Laura Blanche (Wallace) Talley. He was raised in Garland, and graduated from Garland High School. During the Great Depression, he worked in west Texas...
Lawrence Lyall Nichols
Nov 28, 2005
Lawrence L. Nichols, of Hamilton, died at Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Monday, November 28, 2005, at the age of 95. He was born east of Eureka, Kansas on August 12, 1910, the son of John Carl and Bonnie Estelle (Brown) Nichols. He was raised in the Tonovay area and graduated from Tonovay High School. He then attended Kansas State University....
Kathy Irene Higbee
Nov 25, 2005
Kathy Irene Higbee, died at her residence in Eureka, Kansas on Friday, November 25, 2005, at the age of 58. She was born in Eureka on September 6, 1947, the daughter of Virgil Harold and Doris Marguerite (Little) Stever. Kathy was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1965. She then attended Wichita Business...
Sharon Kaye Carroll
Nov 21, 2005
Sharon Kaye Carroll, of Eureka, died on Monday, November 21, 2005 at Newman Regional Health, in Emporia, at the age of 60. She was born on March 27, 1945, in Sterling, the daughter of James W. and Alma V. (Stricklin) Hendricks. She was raised in Virgil, and graduated from Virgil High School. After high school, she operated her own salon,...
Harold Waldo "Peanut" Wiggins
Nov 20, 2005
Harold W. “Peanut” Wiggins, of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 20, 2005, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, at the age of 86. He was born on September 17, 1919, in Eureka, the son of Fred and Otie (Mitchell) Wiggins. He was raised in the Upper Fall River area. He attended grade school at Holverson county school,...
Elinor Rozella Zimmerman
Nov 17, 2005
Elinor R. Zimmerman, of Wichita, died on November 17, 2005 at Sandpiper Bay Nursing Home, in Wichita, at the age of 84. She was born on December 15, 1920, in Watertown, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Alvira (Leddy) Lueb. She was raised in Seneca, and attended local schools. On December 26, 1939, Elinor was united in marriage to...
Wilma Jean Mckenzie
Nov 8, 2005
Wilma Jean McKenzie, of Eureka, died on November 8, 2005 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on August 4, 1927, in Kembro, the daughter of Charles H. and Inez (Blansett) Dewey. She attended rural schools in Greenwood County, where she was raised. She graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of...
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