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Billy Joe Bane
Dec 11, 2011
Billy Joe “Bane-O” Bane, died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his home in Eureka at the age of 57. He was born on April 29, 1954, in Eureka, the son of John Henry and Leona Ruth (Scott) Bane. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked in the oilfields, later as a farmhand,...
Earl Elwood Porter
Dec 10, 2011
Earl Elwood Porter, of Virgil, died on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his home in Virgil, at the age of 91. He was born December 21, 1919 on a farm in Greenwood County near Eureka. He was the ninth child of twelve born to John Louis and Sadie Viola (Gray) Porter. When Earl was 9 years old, his family moved...
William Thomas Miller
Nov 12, 2011
William Thomas “Bill” Miller, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 87. He was born on August 14, 1924 in Utopia, the son of Ralph Leroy and Mildred May (Taylor) Miller. He was raised in rural Eureka and attended Taylor school, and later graduated from Eureka High School. On August...
Richard Charles Robison
Nov 11, 2011
Richard "Dick" Robison, of Virgil, KS died on Friday, November 11, 2011, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, KS at the age of 93. He was born on June 10, 1918, in Emporia, KS, the son of James Marshall and Grace Adeline (Tedrow) Robison. He graduated from Virgil High School. On July 14, 1941 he was united in marriage...
Charles Nathan "Buck" Longfellow
Nov 5, 2011
Charles Nathan “Buck” Longfellow of Eureka, died on November 5, 2011 at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 98. Buck was born on February 18, 1913 near Howard, Kansas, the son of Charles Nathan and Emma (Nitschie) Longfellow. He was raised in the Climax area attending local schools graduating in 1932. After his schooling Buck worked in Tulsa...
Linda Sue Vancil
Oct 31, 2011
Linda Sue Vancil of Severy, died on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Clare Bridge of Wichita at the age of 64. She was born on November 21, 1946, in Eureka, the daughter of Merle and Dorine (Coon) Benest. She was raised in Severy and attended local schools, graduating from Severy High School with the class of 1964. On June 26,...
Clarence Lee "Pete" Frakes
Oct 28, 2011
Clarence Lee “Pete” Frakes, of Eureka, died on Friday, October 28, 2011, at his home in Eureka at the age of 84. He was born on November 12, 1926, in Latham the second son of Lawrence Mason “Buck” and Aline (Moore) Frakes. He grew up in the Latham area and attended local schools. When he was 18 he was drafted...
John Charles Cook Sr
Oct 19, 2011
John Charles Cook, Sr. formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, at the age of 90. He was born on July 13, 1921, in Caney, the son of Andrew Jackson Scott, Sr. and Stella Mae (Mitchell) Cook. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling, he worked...
Loren Eugene Gulick
Oct 15, 2011
Loren Eugene Gulick of Toronto, died on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Via Christi – St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 80. He was born on November 8, 1930, in Wichita, the son of Walter and Mettie (Howrey) Gulick. He was raised in the Toronto and Eureka area, attending Fairview school and later Eureka High School....
Joseph Richard Francis
Oct 14, 2011
Joseph Richard Francis, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Truman Medical Center, in Kansas City, at the age of 59. He was born on July 17, 1952, in Roswell, New Mexico, the son of Richard Obe and Frances June “Pat” (Lopp) Francis. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. He later...
Mary Louise Bane
Oct 11, 2011
Mary Louise (Coon) Bane, of Eureka, died on October 11, 2011 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 92. She was born on July 28, 1919 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Ema Mae (Sallyard) Coon. Mary was raised in the Eureka area and attended local schools. After her schooling Mary worked at bakery for several years....
Gary Lee Brewer
Oct 7, 2011
Gary Lee Brewer, of Eureka, formerly of Virgil, died on October 7, 2011 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 71. Gary was born on October 19, 1939 in Chanute, Kansas the son of Fred and Dora L (Endicott) Brewer. He was raised in the Virgil area attending local schools. After his graduation...
Royalyn Rosalie Lynes
Oct 4, 2011
Royalyn Rosalie Lynes, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 04, 2011 at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 88. She was born on December 22, 1922, in Deerfield, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Homer and Edna Ruth (Bumgardner) Dale. She was raised in Deerfield, and graduated from Deerfield High School. After her schooling she continued to live...
Jo Ann Williams
Sep 17, 2011
Jo Ann Williams of Eureka, retired business owner, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at her home in Eureka. She was born on June 28, 1933, in Hamilton, the daughter of Atone H. and Mary (Weiderhold) Lenninger. She is survived by her husband, Frank; sons, Mike, Pat, and Tony Nuessen; daughters, Donna Nuessen and Debbie Sharp; and step-daughter Cassie Mitchell;...
Milton Carlyle Self Jr
Sep 6, 2011
Milton Carlyle Self, Jr. of Hamilton, formerly of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his home in Hamilton, at the age of 48. He was born on June 8, 1963, in Wichita, the son of Milton Carlyle and Patricia (Sanchez) Self. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked in the oil...
Mary Theresa Hileman
Sep 5, 2011
Mary Theresa Hileman of Overland Park, died on Monday, September 5, 2011 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on February 15, 1929, in Eureka, the daughter of John and Innocencia (Elias) Escareno. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. On August 14, 1951, Mary was united in marriage...
Nona Marie Brunger
Aug 27, 2011
Nona Marie Brunger of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, died on August 27, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 75. She was born on October 9, 1935 in Ripley, Oklahoma the daughter of Edward S. and Velma (Whittaker) Hall. The family moved around the country with her father’s job. Nona attended school in Sun City, Kansas....
Betty Lou Doerr
Aug 22, 2011
Betty Lou Doerr of Eureka, died on Monday, August 22, 2011, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 87. She was born on September 4, 1923, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Leo and Lovie (Bird) McLain. The family lived in Oklahoma and Wyoming before moving to Burrton in 1936 where Betty attended junior high school and...
Katherine Marie "Katty" Brown
Aug 11, 2011
Katherine Marie “Katty” Brown, 79, of Eureka, passed away gracefully at her home on Thursday, August 11, 2011 from natural causes. Katty was born on October 29, 1931, to Loris and Mary Bielefeldt, in Wisconsin. Katty graduated from El Dorado High School in 1949. She married the late Leland Brown of Eureka in 1949. Katty and Leland were married for...
Jesse Meadows Roark Jr
Aug 3, 2011
Jess Roark, 79, passed away on Aug. 3, 2011 in Eureka, KS., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was a former resident of Fowler, KS and lived may years in Sallisaw, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jess Roark Sr. and Trotty Lay Roark, his wife of many years Geri Roark, one brother and two...
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