Obituaries
Matthew Hayden "Matt" Samuels
Jan 22, 2005
Matthew H. “Matt” Samuels, 42, Sheriff of Greenwood County was fatally wounded in the line of duty on January 19, 2005. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 22, 2005 from 6 – 8 P.M., at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Sunday, January 23, 2005 at the Eureka Junior\Senior High School Gymnasium....
Royce Vernal Hilmer
Jan 19, 2005
Royce Vernal Hilmer, of Eureka, died on January 19, 2005 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka at the age of 80. He was born on December 29, 1924, in Rising City, Nebraska, the son of Edward M. and Vera (Ruth) Hilmer. He was raised in Rising City and graduate from Rising City High School with the class of 1942. In...
Dorothy Louise Lillie
Jan 16, 2005
Dorothy Louise Lillie, of Augusta, former Eureka resident, died at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, on Sunday, January 16, 2005, at the age of 88. She was born in Eureka on October 16, 1916, the daughter of William and Stella (Lloyd) Swim. Dorothy was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. On October 24, 1937, she was...
Zachary Jordan Levieux
Jan 16, 2005
Zachary Jordan LeVieux, of Eureka, died on Sunday, January 16, 2005, in Wichita, at the age of 21. He was born on February 23, 1983, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Michael and Cindy (Burrus) LeVieux. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Junior\Senior High School with the class of 2001. He later attended Butler County Community College...
Karen Lynn Basham
Jan 6, 2005
Karen Lynn Basham, of Eureka, died Thursday, January 6, 2005, at her home from complications with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on April 27, 1968, the daughter of Ralph and Joyce Spiegel. Karen was educated in the Jewell – Randall school system. She was a 1986 recipient of the Harry Gore Scholarship at Wichita State University,...
Norma Lee "Normalie" Bobbitt
Jan 4, 2005
Normalie Bobbitt, 80, of Eureka, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in Eureka Medicalodge. She was born in Eureka, Kansas on May 19, 1924, the daughter of R.B. and Ethel Benson Brown. On June 15, 1924 she was baptized in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka and until the last two years was an active member of the Altar Society. The...
Roy Elwood Strong
Dec 29, 2004
Roy Elwood Strong, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 84. He was born on August 2, 1920, in Cedar Point, Kansas, the son of William Henry and Maggie (Jenner) Strong. He graduated in 1941 from Rosalia High School. After high school, he worked for Blackburn Construction. He...
Harry Lewis Paulson
Dec 18, 2004
Harry Lewis Paulson, of Eureka, died on Saturday, December 18, 2004, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 90. He was born on February 7, 1914, in Eureka, the son of Ole Louis Paulson II and Emma Frances (Klogston) Paulson. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the class...
Betty Jean Trembly
Dec 7, 2004
Betty J. Trembly, of Council Grove, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at the Morris County Hospital in Council Grove, at the age of 77. She was born on February 13, 1927, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of George and Viola May (Black) Wiggins. She was raised on the family farm northwest of Eureka, in the Holverson district, and attended...
Edith "Marie" Pickell
Dec 1, 2004
Edith “Marie” Pickell, died December 1, 2004 at Greenwood County Hospital. She was born August 22, 1919 south of Piedmont, Kansas, to William “Bill” and Cora Spease Leo. She graduated from Howard High School. On March 26, 1944, she married Albert Pickell. They lived in Elk Falls and then moved to other ranches where Albert worked and retired in Eureka,...
Kenneth Duane Alford
Nov 28, 2004
Kenneth Duane Alford, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Sunday, November 28, 2004, at the age of 70. He was born on December 3, 1933, in Peru, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Dorothy (Chrisman) Alford. Kenneth was raised in Coffeyville, Kansas and attended school there, graduating from Coffeyville High School with the class of 1951. On...
Celesta Mae Kirkpatrick
Nov 27, 2004
Celesta Mae Kirkpatrick, of Eureka, died on Saturday, November 27, 2004 in Eureka, at the age of 72. She was born on December 15, 1931, in Illinois, the daughter of William and Olive (Sumner) Maltby. When she was very young, the family moved to the Reece area where she was raised and attended local schools. She worked most of her...
William Edward "Eddie" Bobbitt
Nov 26, 2004
William E. “Eddie” Bobbitt, 89, of Eureka died Friday, November 26, 2004, in Eureka. He was born 13 May 1915, the fourth child of Fred and Pauline Denner Bobbitt. Eddie was born west of Bachelor creek in the Tonovay community where he attended all twelve grades and graduated with the class of 1935. In 1937, he traveled to California to...
Melvin Retsel "Pat" Sherman
Nov 16, 2004
Melvin Retsel Sherman of Hamilton died on November 16, 2004, at his residence in Hamilton, at the age of 76. He was born on March 17, 1928, in Neal, the son of Willie and Dona Mae (Watts) Sherman. He was raised in the Hamilton area and attended Hamilton schools. After his schooling, Melvin joined the United States Army and served...
Ted Alvis Baker
Nov 4, 2004
Ted Alvis Baker, of Eureka, died at his residence on Thursday, November 04, 2004, at the age of 75. He was born in Hazel Valley, Arkansas on August 26, 1929, the son of David and Arvana (Arman) Baker. He was raised there and attended local schools. After his schooling Ted moved to Wichita, Kansas and pursued a 20 year career...
Frances Marie Markley
Nov 2, 2004
Frances Marie Markley, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 81. She was born on February 24, 1923, in rural Butler County, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Lee and Ina Mae (Pierce) Foster. Frances attended Foster rural grade school and El Dorado High School, graduating with the class of...
Terry Allen Vanderman
Nov 2, 2004
Terry was born the son of Marion “Speed” Vanderman and Doris Hanson Vanderman, on May 22, 1952, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas. He departed this life at the age of 52 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, in Augusta, Kansas. Terry was a resident of Eureka during his childhood. He began school at Tonovay Grade School and graduated from...
Percy Gene Stilwell
Oct 30, 2004
Percy Gene Stilwell, of Neosho Rapids, died Saturday, October 30, 2004, at Newman Medical Center in Emporia, Kansas at the age of 80. He was born on July 22, 1924 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Percy Joseph and Mattie Beatrice (Donaldson) Stilwell. He is survived by one brother, Joe Stilwell of Marysville, Kansas, and one sister, Twila Parr of...
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