Obituaries

Shirley Mae Beeman

Shirley Mae Beeman

May 21, 2003

Shirley Mae Beeman of Eureka died on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 68. She was born on February 21, 1935, in Eureka, the daughter of Amos and Beth (Giffen) Davis. She was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka Schools. On December 7 1956, Shirley was united in marriage to William E....

John Chester Coonfield

John Chester Coonfield

May 14, 2003

John “Chester” Coonfield, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at Medicalodge of Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born in Vaughn, Arkansas on September 4, 1912, the son of Benjamin Wallace and Lattie (Little) Coonfield. Chester was raised in Vaughn and attended schools in Vaughn and Decatur. After his schooling he entered the United States Army...

Mary Alice Houston

Mary Alice Houston

May 2, 2003

Mary Alice Houston, of Eureka, died on Friday, May 2, 2003, at the age of 85. She was born in Howard, Kansas on October 17, 1917, the daughter of William and Mary Alice (Hinkle) Allen. On May 10, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ray Houston in Eureka. They made their home in Eureka and owned and operated Eureka...

Warren Carl Whitehead

Warren Carl Whitehead

Apr 15, 2003

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Roy William Janney

Roy William Janney

Apr 10, 2003

Roy William Janney, born in Mulberry, Kansas, January 16, 1910, died on April 10, 2003. He graduated from Mulberry Kansas High School and then was employed by Cities Service Oil Company in Oil Hill, Kansas until 1951; serving the positions of field boss and electrical foreman. He then moved to El Dorado, Kansas where he, with his wife, Lorena B....

Jack Charles Patterson

Jack Charles Patterson

Apr 8, 2003

Jack Charles Patterson, of Hamilton, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at the age of 83. He was born on August 17, 1919, in Lindsay, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Olander and Nettie Lou (Morgan) Patterson. He was raised in the Lindsay/Lawton area, and graduated from Cache High School. He then attended Cameron College in Lawton....

William Lawrence Buckle

William Lawrence Buckle

Mar 27, 2003

William Lawrence Buckle, of Mt. Dora, Florida, former Hamilton resident, died on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at the age of 56. William was born in Emporia on May 3, 1946, the son of Edward E. and Myrtle A. (Jennings/Kirkwood) Buckle. He was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1964. After high school he...

Howard Douglas "Doug" Eddings

Howard Douglas "Doug" Eddings

Mar 25, 2003

Howard Douglas “Doug” Eddings, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at the age of 64. He was born in Hominy, Oklahoma on July 20, 1938, the son of Charlie Sherman and Flora Olive (Ward) Eddings. The family lived in Oklahoma until 1945, when they moved to Reece, Kansas. Doug attended Reece Grade School...

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles

Mar 24, 2003

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles of Dallas, Texas died peacefully on her 98th birthday, Monday, March 24th, 2003. She was born in Quincy, Kansas in 1905, and the daughter of True H. Gilroy and Del Martin Gilroy. She resided in the state of Kansas until age 92 when she moved to Dallas to be near her family. She graduated from College of...

John Arron "Doc" Cookson

John Arron "Doc" Cookson

Mar 24, 2003

John Arron (Doc) Cookson, 54, a longtime resident of Hamilton died Monday, March 24, 2003 at his home in Hamilton. “Doc” Cookson, the son of Anna Mae Alvord (Cookson) Barb and James William Cookson was born October 23, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1966. “Doc” entered the United States Army on May 6th 1968....

Mary Frances Straight

Mary Frances Straight

Mar 20, 2003

Mary Frances Wyse Straight of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at the age of 91. She was born on February 18, 1912, at a whistle stop near Riverside, California, where her father was the foreman for railroad workers. She moved to Kansas with her parents, William and Mary Wyse, and her younger sister, Wilma,...

Audry Henrietta "Retta" Mckenna

Audry Henrietta "Retta" Mckenna

Mar 19, 2003

Audry H. “Retta” McKenna, 88, retired cabinetmaker, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 24, 2003 at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Kansas. She is survived by one brother, James Lahar of Cherryvale, and ten nieces and nephews. A memorial has been established in her name to the Medicalodge Activity Fund.

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,...