Obituaries

William Edwin "Diz" Sears

William Edwin "Diz" Sears

Mar 14, 2003

William Edwin “Diz” Sears, of Eureka, died on Friday, March 14, 2003, at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 97. He was born in Greenwood County, Kansas, on December 17, 1905, the son of Thomas O. and Ada Ruth (Palmer) Sears. He attended Hardscrabble Grade School and graduated from Eureka High School. He then attended Kansas State University,...

Wesley Earl Davis

Wesley Earl Davis

Mar 12, 2003

Wesley Earl Davis, of Eureka, Kansas, died at his residence on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at the age of 45. He was born in Kitzigen, Germany on March 19, 1957, the son of Fern Kirby and Joan (Spaulding) Davis. He was raised in Enterprise, Alabama and graduated from Enterprise High School with the class of 1976. After his schooling he...

Paul Howard Parks

Paul Howard Parks

Mar 10, 2003

Paul Howard Parks, 82, retired owner of Parks Oil Co. died Monday, March 10, 2003. Paul was born July 3, 1920, in Eureka, Kansas, to Race S. and Hazel (Carrithers) Parks. He attended schools in Eureka, graduating high school in 1937 at the age of 16. He graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, in Emporia, Kansas in 1941, with a...

Lyle Duane Olson

Lyle Duane Olson

Mar 8, 2003

Lyle Duane Olson, 71, of Eureka, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at his home Northwest of Eureka. He was born January 22, 1932 north of Eureka to George James and Ollie Estelle (Brown) Olson. He attended Lapland Grade School and graduated from Eureka High School in 1949. He entered the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict. After...

John Franklin Mcmullen

John Franklin Mcmullen

Mar 7, 2003

John Franklin McMullen died March 7, 2003, at Medical Center of Aurora South, Aurora, Colorado, at the age on 66. He was born June 9, 1936, in Emporia, Kansas to George William and Ethel Winifred (Shull) McMullen. He was a commercial sign painter. He married Linda Darby. She survives. Services 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 28, 2003, Greenwood Abbey, Eureka, Kansas.

Stephen Kelly Wright

Stephen Kelly Wright

Mar 6, 2003

Stephen “Kelly” Wright, of Eureka, died on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at Via Christi-St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 55. He was born on May 22, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert and Betty Marie (Payton) Wright. He was raised in rural Burlington and attended Burlington High School. After his schooling, he enlisted in...

Anat Carlene Hibbard

Anat Carlene Hibbard

Mar 4, 2003

A. Carlene Hibbard, of Eureka, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at her home. She was 69. Memorial services were held Monday, March 10, 2003 at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka with Reverend Alan Hunter officiating. Interment was in Highland Cemetery in Winfield, KS. Cremation was effected. A. Carlene Whitson was born July 3, 1933, in Winfield, daughter of Carl...

Evelyn Isabell Corkery

Evelyn Isabell Corkery

Mar 3, 2003

Evelyn Isabell Corkery, of Neosho, Missouri, former Toronto resident, died at Medicalodge of Neosho on Monday, March 03, 2003, at the age of 83. She was born on April 30, 1919, in Woodson County, Kansas, the daughter of Scott E. and Hattie (Moon) Adams. She attended school in Toronto and was a graduate of Toronto High School. On November 24,...

Clifford Milton Brown

Clifford Milton Brown

Feb 26, 2003

Clifford Milton Brown, of Eureka, Kansas died on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at the age of 41. He was born in El Dorado, Kansas on August 20, 1961, the son of L. D. and Patty Sue (Poe) Brown. Clifford was raised in El Dorado and graduated from El Dorado High School with the class of 1979. After his graduation he...

Hazel Hope Tomlinson

Hazel Hope Tomlinson

Feb 20, 2003

Hazel Hope Tomlinson, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Thursday, February 20, 2003, at the age of 93. She was born in southern Greenwood County, Kansas, on September 30, 1909, the daughter of Jay Thomas and Ecile Emily (O’Byrne) Raber. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended Farmington Rural School. On January 18, 1927, Hazel was...

Mary Ann Justice

Mary Ann Justice

Feb 18, 2003

Mary Ann Justice, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at the age of 99. She was born near Fall River, Kansas on December 28, 1903, the daughter of Sanford Simons and Bertha Percilla (White) Wormington. Mary Ann was raised in the Fall River area and attended Fall River Rural School. In 1920 she was...

Helen Louise Sanders

Helen Louise Sanders

Feb 15, 2003

Helen Louise Sanders, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Saturday, February 15, 2003, at the age of 73. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 15, 1929, the daughter of Floyd and Mary Ann (Wormington) Justice. She was raised in Salina and Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1950. After her...

Robert Pat Call

Robert Pat Call

Feb 12, 2003

Robert “Pat” Call, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. He was born on January 14, 1928, in Eureka, the son of Robert Hillard and Clara Mae (Longwell) Call. He was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. He later went to work in the oil fields and...

Fredrick Santford "Fred" Greenwood

Fredrick Santford "Fred" Greenwood

Feb 8, 2003

Fredrick Santford “Fred” Greenwood, of Eureka, died at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita on Saturday, February 8, 2003, at the age of 76. He was born in Greenwood County, west of Fall River on May 2, 1926, the son of William Rola and Melissa Helen (Wormington) Greenwood. Fred was raised in the Severy/Fall River area and attended the Economy...

Robert Allen "Bob" Wyckoff

Robert Allen "Bob" Wyckoff

Feb 1, 2003

Robert Allen “Bob” Wyckoff, of Quincy, died on Saturday, February 1, 2003, at Via Christi-St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 77. He was born on July 25, 1925, in Marland, Oklahoma, the son of Herbert and Maude (Ellis) Wyckoff. He was raised in Marland and attended the Three Sands rural school. After his schooling he...

Esther Elizabeth Colwell

Esther Elizabeth Colwell

Jan 28, 2003

Esther Elizabeth Colwell, of Eureka, died at the Presbyterian Manor in Emporia on Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at the age of 85. She was born in Kearny County, Kansas on May 14, 1917, the daughter of Christian and Sophia (Popp) Michel. She was raised in Kearny County and attended rural grade school there. Esther then attended Lakin High School in...

Warren Eugene Powell

Warren Eugene Powell

Jan 23, 2003

Warren Eugene Powell, of Toronto, Kansas died at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, Kansas on Thursday, January 23, 2003, at the age of 74. He was born in Los Angeles, California on November 30, 1928, the son of Olen F. and Allene (Doramus) Powell. He attended his first year of school at Elm Flat School in rural Cleo Springs,...

Opal Caroline Patterson

Opal Caroline Patterson

Jan 17, 2003

Opal C. Patterson, of Eureka, died at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita on Friday, January 17, 2003 at the age of 85. She was born in Copan, Oklahoma on May 26, 1917, the daughter of William and Minnie (Kiegley) Hansen. Opal was raised in Copan and graduated from Copan High School. In 1936 she was united in marriage to Orville...

Burdette Homer "Red" Gaines

Burdette Homer "Red" Gaines

Jan 14, 2003

Burdette Homer “Red” Gaines, of Eureka, died at Greenwood County Hospital, on Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at the age of 93. He was born on December 10, 1909 in Elbing, Kansas, The son of Sam Owen and Emma Viola (Merryfield) Gaines. He was raised in the Elbing area and attended school there. After his schooling he went to work on...

John David Kuhn

John David Kuhn

Jan 11, 2003

John David Kuhn, of Eureka, died at his residence on Saturday, January 11, 2003, at the age of 62. He was born in Reece, Kansas on January 8, 1941, the son of Willie and Florence (Adams) Kuhn. He was raised in the Piedmont area and graduated from Piedmont High School with the class of 1958. After his schooling, John moved...