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Dale Leon Smith
Mar 23, 2010
Dale Leon Smith of Towanda formerly of Virgil died on March 23, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 76. He was born on January 3, 1934, in Virgil, the son of Walter Dale and Tena Belle (Winn) Smith. He was raised in Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School. After his schooling, he worked at...
Melba Ruth Pugh
Mar 20, 2010
Melba Ruth Pugh, of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia, at the age of 84. She was born on August 8, 1925, in Bachelor Township, the daughter of Clyde E. and Gladys C. (Nelson) Williams. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended Neal Grade School. On September 4, 1943, she was united in...
Orville Lee Shumake
Mar 14, 2010
Orville L. Shumake, died on March 14, 2010 at St. Lukes North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 95. He was born on July 29, 1914, in Oklahoma City, Ok the son of Joe and Maggie (Moore) Shumake. He is survived by his loving second wife Iva Shumake of Kansas City, Mo., sister May Marie Dunning of...
Gladys Pearl Mead
Mar 9, 2010
Gladys Pearl Mead of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka at the age of 79. She was born on April 30, 1930, in Eureka, the daughter of Woodson and Birdie (Poe) Samuels. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. After her schooling, she worked at McMullens, was a cook at...
Karen Sue Davis
Mar 6, 2010
Karen Sue Davis, of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 63. She was born on July 25, 1946, in Scranton, the daughter of Melvin Leonel and Nita (Carney) Jones. She was raised in Scranton, attending Scranton Grade School before the family moved to Wakefield. Karen graduated from Wakefield High School...
Tempa Glorian Postlethwait
Mar 2, 2010
Tempa Glorian Postlethwait, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on February 21, 1927, in Eureka, the daughter of Frank James and Mary Helen (Williams) Hartley. She was raised in the Eureka area, and attended Eureka grade schools. She would later in life go on...
Austin William "Willy" Mills
Feb 24, 2010
Austin William “Willy” Mills, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 29. He was born on November 28, 1980, in Wichita, the son of William M. “Bill” and Linda D. “Diane” (Lindesmith) Mills. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka Junior\Senior High School with the class of 2000....
Martha Lee "Marty" Webb
Feb 21, 2010
Martha Lee “Marty” Webb, of Eureka, died on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. She was born on April 16, 1934, in Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of John Norman and Jane (Polhamus) Savage. She moved to Eureka at a young age to be with her grandmother, Easter Cruzan. She was...
Wilma Augusta Nichols
Feb 20, 2010
Wilma Augusta Nichols, of Eureka, died on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center, at the age of 93. She was born on August 22, 1916, in rural Greenwood County, the daughter of William Jennings and Lucy Ella (Ray) Butler. She was raised in rural Greenwood County and attended Tonovay High School. On April 2, 1936, Wilma was united...
Bonnie Lemoyne Mitchell
Feb 17, 2010
Bonnie LeMoyne Mitchell, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, in Eureka, at the age of 78. She was born on March 14, 1931, in Fall River, the daughter of Oscar and Stella (Edwards) Larcom. She was raised in Fall River and graduated from Fall River High School. On January 4, 1951, Bonnie was united in marriage to Gerald...
Maradell T Richardson
Feb 15, 2010
Maradell Richardson, of Eureka, died on Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 81. She was born on May 3, 1928, in Gainesville, Texas, the daughter of John Arthur and Ruth Ann (Schmidt) Turner. She grew up all over the Midwest as the family moved with her father’s work. After Maradell received...
Roy Lavern Donaldson
Feb 15, 2010
Roy Lavern Donaldson, of Eureka, died on Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Eureka Nursing Center in the Eureka, at the age of 91. He was born on June 30, 1918, in Eureka, the youngest of nine children to Otto Leroy and Maude Bell (Grubb) Donaldson. He attended Eureka High School where he set the state track record in the...
Kenneth Allen "Ken" Williams Sr
Feb 2, 2010
Ken Williams of Eureka, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at his residence at the age of 72. He was born on July 23, 1937, in Guthrie, OK, the son of James Millard and Viola Sylvia (Fowler) Williams. Ken was raised in Guthrie graduating with the class of 1955. After his schooling, he went to work as a printer at...
Henry K Ford
Jan 13, 2010
Henry K. Ford, of Gridley, formerly of Eureka, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 94. He was born on July 30, 1915, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the son of Marion and Mattie (Sauble) Ford. He attended Eureka schools, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1933. In 1935, Henry was united...
Viola Mae Ake-Black
Jan 11, 2010
Viola Mae Drake-Black of Eureka, died on Monday, January 11, 2010 at her home, at the age of 83. She was born on May 18, 1926 in Toronto, the daughter of Levi Joseph and Bessie Mae (Anderson) Blevins. She was raised in Toronto and attended Toronto schools. After her schooling she worked in various places around Toronto, Eureka, and Neodesha....
Vada Mae Ryther
Dec 25, 2009
Vada M. Ryther of Eureka, formerly of Yates Center, died on December 25, 2009 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 91. She was born on January 29, 1918 in Lebo, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Mae F. (Peters) Lore. Vada attended school in Hartford, Kansas where she graduated before moving to California. She later moved to Eureka...
Dorothy May Dorsett
Dec 23, 2009
Dorothy May Dorsett, of El Dorado, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, at the age of 88. She was born on February 9, 1921, in Piedmont, the daughter of Oscar Loraine and Martha Myrtle (Powers) Smith. She was raised in Piedmont, and attended Piedmont Grade School. On May 23, 1939, Dorothy was united in...
Arthur Charles "Bud" Strickler Sr
Dec 21, 2009
Arthur Charles “Bud” Strickler of Eureka, Kansas died on December 21, 2009, at Galachia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 84. Bud was born on December 27, 1924 in Eureka, Kansas the son of John H. and Clara M. (Moor) Strickler. He was raised in Eureka attending school in Climax and Honey Creek Dist #62. After his...
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