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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...
Joseph Albert Eppler, Jr.
Oct 9, 2017
Joseph Albert Eppler, Jr died Monday, October 9, 2017, at his home in Severy, Kansas, at the age of 91. Joe was born July 24, 1926, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Joseph Albert and Myra (Lone Chief) Eppler. He attended several Indian schools, completing the 11th grade at the Haskell Indian School in Lawrence. Following his schooling, Joe enlisted...
Craig Lee Huddleston
Oct 2, 2017
Craig Lee Huddleston of Eureka, KS, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS, at the age of 47. Craig was born February 22, 1970, in Emporia, KS, the son of William S. and Glenda (Harred) Goodwin. He was raised in Lebo, KS, and attended local schools, graduating from Lebo High School. He attended...
Constance Lou "Connie" Myers
Oct 1, 2017
Constance Lou (Bowman) Myers of Kanas City, MO died on October 1, 2017 at North Kansas City Hospice House at the age of 84. She was born on March 20, 1933 in Two Buttes, Colorado to Louis Clyde and Edith Helen (Hiatt) Bowman. Connie was raised in Lamar, Colorado before the family moved to Stockton, MO in 1948. She graduated...
Evalyn Lee Martell
Sep 24, 2017
Evalyn Lee Martell, formerly of Hamilton, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Vintage Park in Eureka, having reached the age of 96. She was born on May 25, 1921, in Hickman Mills, Missouri, the daughter of Walker and Nelle Bernice (Chrisman) Ellis. The family lived in several places during the Great Depression, including Hiawatha and Cedarvale. Evalyn graduated from...
Tony Gene Watts
Sep 24, 2017
Tony Gene Watts, formerly of Hamilton, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 71. He was born on May 11, 1946, in Quincy, the son of Norman and Pauline (Grider) Watts. He was raised in the Hamilton\Quincy area attending local schools. He graduated from the Hamilton High School. In 1964,...
Bobby Joe Dougherty
Sep 13, 2017
Bobby Joe Dougherty of Longton, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at his home in Longton, at the age of 80. He was born on May 7, 1937, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Lily Leona (Gray) Dougherty. As a child, the family moved around a lot while Bobby’s father worked on the railroad, pipeline work, and mining....
Dorcas Lucille Baugh
Sep 11, 2017
Dorcas Baugh went peacefully to meet her Lord on Monday, September 11, 2017, surrounded by her family at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 78. A Greenwood County resident since 1966, Dorcas was a loving mother, grandmother, great, and great-great-grandmother and will be greatly missed by family and many friends. Dorcas Lucille McClanahan was...
Nathan Daniel Mock
Aug 28, 2017
Nathan Daniel Mock of Augusta, died on Monday, August 28, 2017, near Reece, Kansas, at the age of 20. He was born on January 10, 1997, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Milton Daniel Mock, Jr., and Jennifer (Tush) Dennis. He was raised in Reece and attended local schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 2015. After...
Elmer Harry Brawley
Aug 27, 2017
Elmer Harry Brawley of Eureka, Kansas died on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 100. He was born on September 29, 1916 to Harry and Selma (Peterson) Brawley, on his Grandpa Brawley’s farm near Climax, Kansas. Elmer moved with his parents to his grandma, Marie Peterson’s, farm near Climax in 1917. In...
Genie Stewart
Aug 20, 2017
Carroll Imogene “Genie” Stewart of Eureka, Kansas, died on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. Genie was born on March 23, 1935, in Clay County, Texas, the daughter of Cecil Riley and Gertrude (Branch) Burch. She was raised in Whitesboro, Texas and graduated from local schools. On June 4, 1954, Genie...
Carole Edith (Ruhlen) Gray
Aug 11, 2017
Carole Gray, 89, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 in Lenexa, Kansas. Carole was born August 9, 1928 at Winchester, KS, the youngest of five children of Rev. Charles and Edith (Stafford) Ruhlen. Carole grew up in multiple small Kansas towns as the daughter of a Methodist minister. A Jayhawk and Watkins Hall scholar, she graduated from K.U. in...
Leota Louise Davis
Aug 3, 2017
Leota Louise Davis of rural Eureka, died on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home, at the age of 78. She was born on August 2, 1939, in Gasconade township, Missouri, the daughter of Cornelius and Clara (Calhoun) VanNess. She was raised in Missouri until age thirteen when the family moved to Wichita. Leota graduated from Wichita North High School....
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