Obituaries

William Clarence Higinbotham

William Clarence Higinbotham

Mar 6, 2017

William Clarence “Hig” Higinbotham, formerly of Moran, KS, died on Monday, March 6, 2017 as a result of vascular dementia, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 76. He was born on March 15, 1940, in Elsmore, KS, the son of Emerson Kenneth and June Olive (Wilson) Higinbotham. He was raised in Moran and graduated from...

Tanner Wesley Mcmullen

Tanner Wesley Mcmullen

Feb 27, 2017

Tanner Wesley McMullen Tanner Wesley McMullen of Fall River, Kansas, entered heaven’s gates on Monday, February 27, 2017, at the age of 17. He was born September 19, 1999, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, the son of Terry Dean and Jacquetta Kay (Zane) McMullen. He was raised in the Fall River area and attended Marshall Elementary...

Virginia Lee Black

Virginia Lee Black

Feb 26, 2017

Virginia Lee (Chamberlin) Black, formerly of Eureka, died on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, at the age of 89. She was born on August 1, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas, at Bethany Hospital, the daughter of Tunis Dubois and Maud (King) Chamberlin. Her mother was a schoolteacher and her father operated a local...

Maxine Jeter Hugo

Maxine Jeter Hugo

Feb 15, 2017

Maxine Jeter Hugo of Eureka, Kansas died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 95. She was born on July 18, 1921, in Pershing, Oklahoma, the daughter of George Seborn and Maggie Lee (Watson) Jeter. When Maxine was very young the family moved to Osage County, Oklahoma. She attended school in Barnsdall,...

Anna Lee Lockhart

Anna Lee Lockhart

Feb 11, 2017

Anne Lee Lockhart of Eureka, Kansas, died on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 98. Lee was born December 02, 1918, in Trenton, Texas, the daughter of Henry Paine and Hattie (Slaydon) Marshall. She was raised in Texas and attended local schools. The family later moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma where she graduated...

Fay M. Johnson

Fay M. Johnson

Feb 9, 2017

Fay Maxine Johnson, of Eureka, Kansas, died on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 88. She was born February 26, 1928, in Quincy, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Crouch) Watts. She attended Number 9 and Quincy schools. On December 31, 1945, she was united in marriage to Virgil Claude Johnson...

Helen C. "Tina" Braden

Helen C. "Tina" Braden

Feb 8, 2017

Helen Christine "Tina" Braden, a long-time resident of the Eureka area, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 83, surrounded by loved ones. Tina was born on September 17th, 1933 in the Kansas Flint Hills near Teterville to parents Earl "Dyke" and Helen Maloney. Growing up in the country she...

Wallace Lee "Wally" Scott

Wallace Lee "Wally" Scott

Feb 3, 2017

Wallace Lee “Wally” Scott of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Lakepoint El Dorado, in El Dorado, Kansas, at the age of 85. He was born on May 20, 1931, in rural Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Ralph W. and Edith (Pugh) Scott. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools, graduating with the Eureka...

Linda Grace Lewis

Linda Grace Lewis

Feb 1, 2017

Linda Grace Lewis of Severy, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 63. She was born on December 8, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Hobart C. and Mary (McCulpin) Trigg. She was raised in Lompoc, California, and graduated from local schools. She attended business college and begin...

Cecil Delbert "Del" Smith

Cecil Delbert "Del" Smith

Jan 22, 2017

C. “Del” Smith Cecil Delbert Smith (Del Smith) of rural Toronto, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield at the age of 91, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 29, 1925 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Cecil E. Smith and Ingaber (Aagard) Smith. Del attended several elementary schools...

Theron Lynn Wheeler

Theron Lynn Wheeler

Jan 20, 2017

Theron Lynn Wheeler Theron Lynn Wheeler of Eureka, died on Friday, January 20, 2017 in Eureka, at the age of 71. He was born on July 9, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Leslie Luther and Velma Pauline (Gray) Wheeler. He attended several schools as the family traveled the United States while his father worked the pipeline. The...

Hazel Bernice Mcdonald

Hazel Bernice Mcdonald

Jan 19, 2017

Hazel Bernice McDonald, of Eureka, Kansas died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 98. She was born January 24, 1918, on a farm southeast of Eureka, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Lettie (Strimple) Guisinger. Hazel was raised on the farm and attended Hallet and Burkton Schools. On March 6, 1937, Hazel...

Ivan Gene Black

Ivan Gene Black

Jan 13, 2017

Ivan Gene Black of rural Toronto, died on Friday, January 13, 2017 at his home in rural Toronto, at the age of 88. He was born on September 4, 1928, in Chanute, the son of William Harvey and Sarah DeEtta (Lightcap) Black. He was raised in Toronto and graduated from Toronto High School. After graduation, he was drafted into the...

Jeremy Leon Buckle

Jeremy Leon Buckle

Jan 11, 2017

Jeremy Leon Buckle of Wichita, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Wichita, at the age of 38. He was born on September 21, 1978, in Cedarvale, Kansas, the son of David Buckle and Dalanna Gee. He was raised in Sedan and Eureka, and later Andover where he graduated from Andover High School. On May 18, 2000, Jeremy was united...

Lela Ruth Gleason

Lela Ruth Gleason

Dec 30, 2016

Lela Ruth Gleason, of Eureka, died at the Eureka Nursing center on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the age of 79. She was born on July 23, 1937, the daughter of Homer and Murial (Warnken) Wolcott. She was raised in Kansas, and graduated from Altamont High School. Lela was married to Henry Cook and then to Joe Gleason. She was...

Edward Ausby Fry

Edward Ausby Fry

Dec 25, 2016

Edward Ausby Fry, formerly of Hamilton, Kansas, died on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Good Samaritan Home in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 93. He was born on December 6, 1923, in Sedgwick, Kansas, the son of Ausby Jonathon and Alice Lucille (Nichols) Fry. He was raised in Sedgwick, joined the Christian Church, and graduated from Sedgwick High School...

Dean Edward Fox

Dean Edward Fox

Dec 24, 2016

Dean Fox of Madison, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his home in Madison, at the age of 81. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Hamilton Community Fellowship in Hamilton. A private inurnment will follow at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested...

Clifford Carlton Sharp

Clifford Carlton Sharp

Dec 20, 2016

Clifford Carlton Sharp of Eureka, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center, Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 94. Clifford was born December 9, 1922, in Cushing, Oklahoma, the son of Andrew Jackson and Lily (Nelson) Sharp. Cremation has been effected. No services are planned. A private inurnment will take place at a later date at Virgil...

Nancy L Wheat

Nancy L Wheat

Dec 20, 2016

Nancy L. Wheat of Eureka, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home near Eureka, at the age of 63. She was born November 21, 1953, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Orville and Joyce (Owen) Matlock. Nancy was raised in Hamilton, Kansas and graduated with the Hamilton High School Class of 1972. Following graduation, Nancy worked at Dolly...

Michael Leroy "Mike" Harris

Michael Leroy "Mike" Harris

Dec 19, 2016

Michael Leroy Harris of Hamilton, Kansas, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at his home near Hamilton, at the age of 67. Mike was born November 27, 1949, in Harper, Kansas the son of Ralph Leroy and Alma Loraine (Ford) Harris. The family moved to Madison, Kansas where Mike attended local schools thru his Junior year. He later studied and received...

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