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Lyman Rex Hershberger
Mar 19, 2019
Lyman Rex Hershberger of Toronto, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 86. He was born on December 4, 1932, in Harper, Kansas, the son of Merle Rex and Bertha Georgia (Doolittle) Hershberger. He was raised in Toronto and attended Stony Point Schoolhouse. Lyman was a farmer and...
Bill Williams
Mar 2, 2019
William Lawrence “Bill” Williams, formerly of Reece, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Homestead of El Dorado, at the age of 87. He was born on December 30, 1931, in Lamar, Colorado, the son of Clyde Ernest “Buddy” and Gladys Centelia (Nelson) Williams. He was raised in Neal and attended local schools. On November 25, 1953, Bill was...
Mason Francis Braman
Feb 17, 2019
Mason Francis Braman of rural Eureka, died on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at his home, at the age of 76. He was born on October 2, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Maurice Mason and Dorothy Dixie (McHone) Braman. He was raised near Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School. He attended college until he suffered a basketball injury. He...
Mary Jo Ake
Feb 9, 2019
Mary Jo Drake of Eureka, died on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Holiday Resort in Emporia, at the age of 86. She was born on February 15, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Calvin and Mary Rachel (Beeson) Caylor. She was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. Around age 16, the family moved to Coyville and Mary...
Clarence Isaac "Pete" Groat
Jan 27, 2019
Clarence Isaac “Pete” Groat of Eureka, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Vintage Park of Eureka, at the age of 96. Pete was born February 19, 1922, on the Browning Ranch, in rural Madison, Kansas, the son of Clarence Leon and Sarah Alice (Cunningham) Groat. He was raised in the Madison area and attended local schools. Upon completion of his...
Patty Sue Brown-Wright
Jan 22, 2019
Patty Sue (Poe) Brown-Wright of Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on March 7, 1940, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Roy Thomas and Nellie M. (Page) Poe. She was raised in El Dorado and graduated from local schools. In 1958, Patty was united...
Calvin Lee Bogle
Jan 21, 2019
Calvin Lee Bogle of Eureka, died on Monday, January 21, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital – St. Francis, in Wichita, at the age of 81. He was born on December 24, 1937, in Hamilton, Kansas, the seventh child of Raymond Leslie and Florence Helen (Dewey) Bogle. He attended local schools and graduated from Virgil High School with the class of...
Gary Dean Brown
Jan 17, 2019
Gary Dean Brown of El Dorado, formerly of Eureka, died on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehab Center in El Dorado, at the age of 68. He was born on November 30, 1950, in Eureka, the son of Homer Wallace and Enola Augusta (Gibson) Brown. He was raised in rural Virgil and attended local schools. The family...
Phyllis Pauline Grooms
Jan 17, 2019
Phyllis “Pauline” Grooms of Eureka, died on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 89. She was born May 1, 1929, in Reece, the daughter of Allen Paul and Fern (Seymour) Jones. She was raised in Reece and graduated from Eureka High School. She was a bookkeeper for her father’s car dealership and...
Steven James "Red" Ledgerwood
Jan 15, 2019
Steven James “Red” Ledgerwood of Eureka, died at his home in Eureka on January 15, 2019, at the age of 61. He was born November 12, 1957 in Pratt, Kansas. He lived most of his life in Eureka where he worked at the concrete company, and as a self-employed contractor. On December 27, 1985, Steven was united in marriage to...
Leonard Christopher Schenk
Jan 14, 2019
Leonard Christopher Schenk, formerly of Eureka, died on Monday, January 14, 2019, at Via Christi Village in Wichita, at the age of 101. He was born on June 13, 1917, in Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Tuzicka) Schenk. He was raised in Hays and attended local schools, graduating from Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior Senior High School., St....
Frances Marie Smith
Jan 5, 2019
Frances Marie Smith of Towanda, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 83. She was born on March 11, 1935, in Hamilton, Kansas, the daughter of Johner Nathaniel and Edith (Bohard) McCoy. She was raised in Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School with the Class of 1953. On October 19,...
Freddie Leslie Denchfield
Jan 4, 2019
Freddie Leslie Denchfield of Neal, died on Friday, January 4, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 74. He was born on October 12, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Leslie Porter and Dorothy Marie (Ashlock) Denchfield. Freddie was raised in Neal and graduated from Tonovay High School with the Class of1963. He always...
Linda Lee Mitchell
Jan 1, 2019
Linda Lee Mitchell of rural Eureka, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at her home near Eureka, at the age of 71. She was born on November 9, 1947, in Eureka, the daughter of J.L. and Ruby Ellen (Logsdon) Henderson. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 1965. She...
Willis Eugene Liebau
Dec 21, 2018
Willis Eugene Liebau of Toronto, Kansas, died Friday, December 21, at Yates Center Health and Rehab in Yates Center, at the age of 89. Willis was born, January 13, 1929, on the family farm in rural Woodson County, the son of Frederick William and Lucy Elizabeth (Tannahill) Liebau. He attended Stony Point School. Following his education, Willis helped out on...
Doris Loretta Robey
Dec 18, 2018
Doris Loretta Robey of Eureka, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 84. She was born on March 17, 1934 in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Walter Francis and Myrtle Bell (Simonson) Wilkinson. She was raised in Trenton and attended local schools, meeting...
Mona Lee Davidson
Dec 16, 2018
Mona Lee Davidson of Eureka, departed this world for Heaven on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 67. She was born on April 20, 1951 to Jose and Carmen (Leon) Ybarra in Parsons, Kansas. She graduated from Labette County High School, in Altamont, Kansas with the Class of 1969. She later...
Marjorie Ann Williams
Dec 15, 2018
Marjorie Ann Williams, formerly of Reece, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Homestead of Augusta, at the age of 85. She was born on April 10, 1933, in Eureka, the daughter of Thomas Eugene and Grace M. (Kerr) Hughes. She graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1951. On November 25, 1953, Marjorie was united in...
Karen Louise (Ladd) Wheeler
Dec 11, 2018
Karen Louise (Ladd) Wheeler, 80, formerly of Eureka, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in Overland Park, Kansas City, Kansas, following a heroic battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Karen was born on March 11, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, the eldest child and daughter of Lambert “Buss” and Virginia (Evans) Ladd of Eureka. She was raised in Eureka, both in...
Jane Davis-Freeman
Dec 4, 2018
Clara “Jane” Freeman of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Marjorie’s Home in Wichita, with her daughters by her side, at the age of 95. She was born on September 10, 1923 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Paul Wendell and Nina Evelyn (Welch) Stiffler. She was raised in Eureka and graduated...
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