Obituaries
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
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
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...
Trenton William Bobey
Jan 7, 2003
Trenton William Bobey, infant son of Mark and Angela Bobey, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Other survivors include Grandparents, Lawrance Nielsen and James and Carol Bobey all of Eureka, and Great-Grandmothers, Pearl Hawkins of Hamilton, and Dorothy Berrie of Emporia. Graveside services and interment were held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January...
Bettie Jean Church
Jan 4, 2003
Bettie Jean Church, of Eureka, died on Saturday, January 4, 2003, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 74. She was born on January 28, 1928, to Harry Daniel and Susie E. (Nugent) Thornton in Eureka. She was a lifetime resident of Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. In her early years she worked at the...
Mary Virginia Newkirk
Dec 22, 2002
Virginia Newkirk, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Sunday, December 22, 2002, at the age of 93. She was born on November 29, 1909, in Centralia, Oklahoma, the daughter of Elmer Earl and Mary Lucina (Anderson) Conkright. She was raised in Coffeyville, Kansas and graduated from Coffeyville High School with the class of 1928. In 1929 she received...
Emily Elizabeth Patchett
Dec 21, 2002
Emily Elizabeth Patchett, stillborn daughter of Chris and Kristin Patchett of Emporia, died at Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia on December 21, 2002. She is survived by her parents, Chris and Kristin Patchett of Emporia, one sister, Madison Drake of Emporia, grandparents, Marty and Glenda Patchett and Richard and Ava Jones all of Eureka, great-grandparents, Nadine Helm of Wichita,...
Jackie Lee Beaumont
Dec 3, 2002
Jack Lee Beaumont, concrete company owner, died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 64. He was born on January 31, 1938, in Elk County, Kansas, the son of Robert W. and Wanda Mae (Shipman) Beaumont. At the age of 5 Jack and his family moved to Russell. Later, at the age of...
Elsie Leota Hamman
Dec 1, 2002
Funeral services for Elsie Leota Hamman, 86, will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka, Kansas. She was born December 22, 1915, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to George Henry and Bertha Rowena (Lyon) Niemeir and died December 1, 2002 at Eureka, Kansas. She attended Fort Scott schools, graduating from high school, class...
John Clifford Wescott
Nov 30, 2002
John “Clifford” Wescott, of Eureka, died at the Via Christi-St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita on Saturday, November 30, 2002, at the age of 79. He was born in Madison, Kansas on May 21, 1923, the son of Charles Earl and Velma (Baysinger) Wescott. John was raised in northern Greenwood County and attended school in Madison. After his schooling he...
Thelma Jean Ryan
Nov 28, 2002
Thelma Jean Ryan of Eureka, died at the home of her daughter in Viola, Kansas on Thursday, November 28, 2002, at the age of 77. She was born in Hamilton, Kansas on September 2, 1925, the daughter of Glad Eric and Myrtle May (Langton) Purkeypile. She was raised in the Hamilton/Eureka area and graduated from Eureka High School. On January...
Mary Ellen Thornton
Nov 21, 2002
Mary E. Thornton, of Eureka, died at the home of her parents in Elgin, Kansas on Thursday, November 21, 2002, at the age of 26. She was born on August 11, 1976, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of Garry and Sherry Johnson. Mary was raised in the Elgin/Chautaqua area and attended school there. On May 10, 1997 she was united...
Norma Chantler
Nov 18, 2002
Norma Chantler, of Santa Clara, California, died Monday, November 18, 2002, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 89. She was born January 30, 1913 near Climax to William F. and Florence (Nichols) Hayes. She was raised in the Climax area and attended schools there. In the early 1940’s she relocated to California and worked in the laundry at...
Roy Edward Bauman
Nov 18, 2002
Roy Edward Bauman, of Hamilton, died at Via Christi – St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita on Monday, November 18, 2002, at the age of 26. He was born in Atchison, Kansas on April 20, 1976, the son of Charles Edward and Kathy Ann (Smith) Bauman. He was raised in several towns in Kansas, and graduated from McPherson High School....
George Vernon Blankley
Nov 14, 2002
George Vernon Blankley, of Neal, died at Via Chriti - St. Francis Medical Center on Thursday, November 14, 2002, at the age of 73. He was born on September 1, 1929, in Alamosa, Colorado to George Markum and Opal (Hamilton) Blankley. George was raised in Hartford, Kansas and graduated from Hartford High School with the class of 1948. He served...
Sue Ann Grundy
Nov 11, 2002
Sue Ann Grundy, of Eureka, died at her home on Monday, November 11, 2002, at the age of 52. She was born on March 12, 1950, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Willie and Norma Jean (McGlaughlin) Ervin. Sue Ann graduated from Howard High School in Howard, Kansas and the School of Nursing in Kansas City. After her schooling she...
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