Obituaries

Betty Marie Cornish

Betty Marie Cornish

Jun 26, 2023

Betty Marie Cornish of Eureka, died on Monday, June 26, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi St Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 94. Betty was born on June 23, 1929, in Bloomfield, Iowa to Charles and Emma (Patterson) Richardson. She graduated from Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1947. On November 26, 1948, Betty was united...

Irl O. Chastain

Irl O. Chastain

Jun 26, 2023

Irl Owen Chastain of Eureka, died on Monday, June 26, 2023, at his home, in Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born on December 18, 1932, in Eureka, the son of John Frank and Ethel Emma (Sisson) Chastain. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. His father died when he was young and so he went...

John Edward Escareno

John Edward Escareno

Jun 25, 2023

John Edward Escareno of Eureka, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 65. He was born on July 24, 1957, in Eureka, the son of Edward Gabriel and Moetta Lee (Herren) Escareno. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He worked in the oil fields travelling throughout Kansas...

Kenneth Lee Reynolds

Kenneth Lee Reynolds

Jun 24, 2023

Kenneth Lee Reynolds of Eureka, died on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 55. He was born on July 20, 1967, the son of Troy Wayne, Sr. and Mary Jane (Carter) Reynolds. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. Kenny did concrete work in Eureka for Everitt Concrete and also...

Helen Harbison

Helen Harbison

Jun 9, 2023

Helen Edith Harbison-McClintick graduated to her heavenly home on June 9, 2023, at William Newton Hospital, in Winfield. Helen was born on February 28, 1938, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jasper Everett Harbison and Margaret Ada (Moore) Harbison. As a child Helen travelled with her parents and brother Neil to many places in the Midwest and western United States. The family...

Linda Criswell

Linda Criswell

May 23, 2023

Linda Fay Criswell of Eureka, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 66. She was born on November 9, 1956, in Eureka, the daughter of Vernie Lee and Nancy Fay (Hayden) Mills. She attended grade school in Iola and the family returned to Eureka in 1966. Linda graduated from Eureka High...

Patricia "Pat" Corle

Patricia "Pat" Corle

May 19, 2023

Patricia Jane “Pat” Corle of Howard, died on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on December 22, 1940, at the Claremore Indian Hospital, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Joseph P. and Lucille V. (Ensley) Boulanger. She was proud of her Osage heritage and was part of the White Hair...

James Franklin "Jim" Seymour

James Franklin "Jim" Seymour

Apr 25, 2023

James Franklin “Jim” Seymour of Eureka, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born on June 3, 1941, in Eureka, the son of Harold and Berta Mildred (Hughes) Seymour. He was raised in Sallyards, attending Reece schools through grade 8, and then graduating from Eureka High School with...

Geraldine Vernice Carson

Geraldine Vernice Carson

Apr 19, 2023

No obituary. Per her wishes, cremation has been effected, with no services planned.

Jim Black

Jim Black

Apr 10, 2023

James Alvin “Jim” Black, of Eureka, died on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 88. He was born on December 11, 1934, on a farm south of Neal, the son of Otis Lorain and Thelma Violet (Roberts) Black. He lived on the farm with his grandparents until the age of 12...

Donald J. Stephens

Donald J. Stephens

Apr 6, 2023

Donald James Stephens of southern Greenwood County died Thursday, April 6, 2023, age 76, while tending to his land. He was born March 8, 1947, in Winfield, Kansas, the son of John James and Nina Elva (Powers) Stephens of Burden. Raised in rural Elk County, Don graduated from Moline High School with the Class of 1965. He attended Kansas State...

Darlene Delpine

Darlene Delpine

Apr 4, 2023

Dorothy “Darlene” Delpine of Eureka, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at her home near Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on April 21, 1944, in Greenwood County, the daughter of Vernon Dale and Virginia Lea (Becker) Rice. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. In 1963, Darlene was united in marriage to...

Linda Lee Mccomb

Linda Lee Mccomb

Mar 28, 2023

Linda Lee McComb of Wichita, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi, in Wichita, at the age of 74. She was born on August 2, 1948, in Belleville, Illinois, the daughter of Laurence Henry and Sarah Jane (Chadwell) Krause. She grew up in various places as her father was in the military, but most of her time...

Michael S. "Frenchy" French

Michael S. "Frenchy" French

Mar 25, 2023

Michael S. French of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at his home, in Eureka, at the age of 61. He was born on December 10, 1961, in Eureka, the son of Randall Gaines and Anita Louise (Mumford) French. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. Other than a short time in Neal, living with...

Dustin Carl Garner

Dustin Carl Garner

Mar 22, 2023

Dustin Carl Garner of Eureka, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Piedmont, at the age of 60. He was born on August 21, 1962, in Eureka, the son of Harold and Patsy (McClenahan) Garner. He was raised in Columbia, Missouri, graduating from Hickman High School with the Class of 1980. After his schooling, he joined the United States Marine...

Colbert Clinton "Clint" Huntington

Colbert Clinton "Clint" Huntington

Mar 18, 2023

Heaven gained a cattleman on March 18, 2023 when Colbert Clinton “Clint” Huntington passed away at the age of 91. Clint was born near Virgil, Kansas on December 16, 1931, the oldest son of Colbert Clinton Huntington and Margaret Adelia Jackson. When Clint was a toddler, the family moved home to Eureka to assist with the family business, Huntington Herefords....

Vic Delpine

Vic Delpine

Mar 11, 2023

Victor C. Delpine of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 80. He was born on April 11, 1942, in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Victor Cooley, Sr., and Marguerite Cecelia (Gallagher) Delepine. He served in the United States Navy first followed by the U.S. Air Force, receiving an honorable...

Mary Ann Milner

Mary Ann Milner

Mar 2, 2023

Mary Ann Milner of Eureka, formerly of Hamilton, died on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 90. She was born on May 7, 1932, in Wakenda, Missouri, the daughter of Willis Hezekiah and Bernice (Lewis) Weaver. She was raised in Eureka, and El Dorado, attending local schools. On June 15, 1949,...

Stephen Allen Taylor

Stephen Allen Taylor

Feb 26, 2023

Stephen Allen Taylor, of Eureka, died Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, at the age of 70. Stephen was born August 18, 1952, in Miami, Florida, the son of William Balfour and Margaret Dene Striker. He was raised in Florida and attended local schools. Following graduation, Stephen enlisted in the Navy, where he served...

Shannon Reynolds

Shannon Reynolds

Feb 25, 2023

Shannon Reynolds of Severy, died on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at her home, in Severy, at the age of 52. She was born on June 9, 1970, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Donna Kay (Overman) Kelley. She was raised in Iowa and later Kansas attending school in Madison and Eureka. On April 2, 1988, Shannon was united...