Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...


