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Jackie Leann Pryce
Jan 24, 2018
Jackie Leann (Messick) Pryce of Eureka, died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, at the age of 56. She was born on July 10, 1961, in Lyons, the daughter of Jack and Margaret (Taylor) Messick. She was raised in Raymond,and graduated from Chase High School with the class of 1979 and Dodge City Community...
Clara (Swayne) Stone
Jan 18, 2018
Clara (Swayne) Stone, formerly of Eureka, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Wichita Presbyterian Manor in Wichita, at the age of 86. She was born July 20, 1931, near Ruleton, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Franklin and Ethel (Doggett) Swayne. She was raised in Sherman County and attended local schools, graduating from Kanorado High School with the class...
Edna Mae Birtciel
Jan 16, 2018
Edna Mae Birtciel Edna Mae Birtciel of Madison, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor, at the age of 93. She was born on February 1, 1924, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Vonzo and Verna Mae (Dowell) Beeman. She graduated from Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Kansas with the class of 1942. On...
Arlie Eugene Chastain
Jan 7, 2018
Arlie Eugene Chastain of El Dorado, Kansas, died Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 88. He was born July 5, 1929, in Madison, the son of Frank and Ethel Chastain. The family moved to Eureka and he attended local schools. Following his schooling, Arlie went to work as a heavy equipment operator...
Meriem Roby Anderson
Jan 5, 2018
Meriem Lucille (Roby) Anderson of Eureka, in her cherished WASP parlance, took her final flight on Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 96. She was born on July 12, 1921, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of E.C. and Leota (Shambaugh) Roby. She attended school at Mrs. Harris School for Girls in...
Martha Louise Purkeypile
Dec 27, 2017
Martha Louise Purkeypile, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 95. She was born February 3, 1922, in Elk City, Kansas, the daughter of Frank L. and Anna (McCarty) Wilson. She was raised in Elk City and attended local schools. The family moved to Eureka and Martha met Harold...
Patricia G. "Pat" Crouch
Dec 12, 2017
Patricia “Pat” Crouch Patricia Glee “Pat” Crouch of Eureka, died on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on August 13, 1935, near Climax, Kansas, the daughter of Marlin Frederick and Edith Irene (Martin) Ferguson. She was raised in the Climax area and graduated from Climax High School...
Kenneth Russell Mcclintick
Dec 7, 2017
Kenneth Russell McClintick of Augusta, died on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Homestead Assisted Living in Augusta, at the age of 87. He was born on August 19, 1930, in Madison, Kansas, the son of Robert Vernon and Mary Opal (Bratton) McClintick. He was raised in the Madison\Hamilton, and Eureka areas. He attended schools at Sealy and in Hamilton and...
Ladd Lewis
Dec 2, 2017
David “Ladd” Lewis of Eureka, died on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on March 12, 1926, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Glenn Roy and Esther Marie (Bitler) Lewis. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He entered the United States Navy in 1943...
Tj Williams
Nov 26, 2017
Thomas Jordan Williams of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, in Wichita, at the age of 83. He was born on February 2, 1934, in Hartville, Missouri, the son of Chesa Dick “Chet” and Thelma Jane (Davison) Williams. The family moved to Eureka when TJ was very young, and he was raised in...
James August Meng
Nov 25, 2017
James August “Jim” Meng of Severy, died on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home near Severy, at the age of 91. He was born on July 31, 1926, in Waterloo, Kansas, the son of Louis and Mary (Rohling) Meng. On April 14, 1948, Jim was united in marriage to Claudine Hrencher in Sharon, Kansas. Jim served in the United...
Bonnie Mae Matthews
Nov 19, 2017
Bonnie Mae Matthews of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 92. Bonnie Mae Cochran was born on May 4, 1925, in Benton County, Arkansas, the daughter of Frank and Luella (Coonfield) Cochran. She was raised in Chetopa, Kansas and graduated from local schools. She completed nurses training in...
Richard Gale "Rich" Odle
Nov 16, 2017
Richard Gale Odle, 82, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Vintage Park in Eureka, Kansas. Funeral services for Rich will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Green Mountain United Church of Christ in Green Mountain. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 24, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....
Carolyn Mae Saunders
Nov 5, 2017
Carolyn Saunders Carolyn Mae Saunders of Augusta, died on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Homestead of Augusta, at the age of 84. She was born on September 9, 1933, in Eureka, the daughter of Clarence and Leta (Biggs) Hillman. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After graduation, she began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company...
Clarence Leroy Saar
Oct 31, 2017
Clarence Leroy Saar, 76, loving husband, father and friend to many passed away October 31, 2017. He was born in Chanute on September 3, 1941 to Bruce and Elsie Saar. He was born with an outdoor spirit and enjoyed hunting/fishing for many years. Survivors include daughter Kathy of Wichita; niece Karen Garrison of Belton, MO; and several cousins, nieces, and...
Daniel Dulany Debutts Stitt
Oct 30, 2017
Daniel Dulany DeButts Stitt of Hamilton, KS, died Monday, October 30, 2017, at his home in Hamilton, at the age of 74, following a long battle with cancer. Dan was born September 17, 1943, in El Paso, TX, the son of Marvin Dean and Elizabeth (Hargrave) Stitt. As a child the family moved around following his father’s work. Eventually they...
Melba Lorraine Clopton
Oct 29, 2017
Melba Lorraine Clopton of Eureka, died Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 90. She was born October 15, 1927, in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Martin B. and Leona (Kling) Bowers. She was raised in Emporia and attended local schools, graduating from Emporia High School. On December 6, 1947, Melba was united...
Dale Vinton Guisinger
Oct 26, 2017
Dale Vinton Guisinger of Eureka, died on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born on March 25, 1927, in Toronto, the son of Charlie Oscar and Esther E. (Benson) Guisinger. He was raised in the Toronto-Eureka area attending Union School, Tonovay, and Eureka High School. After his schooling,...
Donald Herbert Preston
Oct 14, 2017
Donald Herbert Preston of Eureka, Kansas, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born February 16, 1927 in Eureka, the son of Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Barber) Preston. He was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. Following his education, Don was a produce manager for Safeway. He...
Joe Wayne Yost
Oct 11, 2017
Joe Wayne Yost of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 82. He was born on September 21, 1935, in Stockton, Missouri, the son of John H. and Mary Bessie (Hayward) Yost. He was raised in the Stockton and Fairplay area. The family moved to Eureka, and Joe attended...
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