Obituaries
Jace Derick Ross
Jun 20, 2008
Jace Derick Ross, of Eureka, died on Friday, June 20, 2008, in rural Eureka at the age of 15. He was born on July 7, 1992, in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Curt and Vicki (Lindsey) Ross. When Jace was 2, the family moved to Eureka, where Jace attended local schools. He played Little League Baseball and was a Nascar...
Roy Stanley Lilley Jr
Jun 18, 2008
Roy “Stanley” Lilley, Jr., of Piedmont, died at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the age of 90. He was born on the family farm near Piedmont on December 22, 1917, the son of Roy Stanley Lilley, Sr. and Gail (Braden) Lilley. He was raised near Piedmont and graduated from Piedmont High School. Stanley...
Howard Leon Vancil
Jun 14, 2008
Howard Leon Vancil, of Fall River, died on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Via Christi – St. Francis Regional Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 82. He was born on November 30, 1925, in Toronto, the son of Everett and Buena (Burr) Vancil. He was raised in the Fall River, Toronto area, attending Fall River schools. On February...
Herbert Vincent Rockhill
Jun 11, 2008
Herbert Vincent “Herb” Rockhill, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at Golden LivingCenter, in El Dorado, at the age of 91. He was born on April 14, 1917, in Eureka, the son of Harry and Josie (Bales) Rockhill. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from local schools. After high school, he spent a year and a half...
Virginia Mae Pennebaker
Jun 2, 2008
Virginia Mae (Strahm) Pennebaker of Eureka, died on Monday, June 2, 2008 at Gran Villas in Eureka, at the age of 86. She was born on December 8, 1921, near Bern, the daughter of Chris and Alice Elsie (Sauder) Strahm. They moved to rural Gridley, to a small community called St. Louis, when she was five years old. She attended...
Evelyn Johanna Olson
Jun 2, 2008
Evelyn Johanna Olson, died on Monday, June 2, 2008, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on the youngest child of Theadore and Gunhild Olson on March 22, 1925, at the family home in the Upper Fall River Community. She attended Lapland School, northwest of the family home. She continued her education through correspondence schooling...
Glen Milton Carroll
May 20, 2008
Glen Milton Carroll, of Florence, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at his home in Florence, at the age of 64. He was born on March 12, 1944, in Eureka, the son of Henry and Mary Lou (Chastain) Carroll. He was raised in Eureka, and attended local schools. He began working as a truck driver in the oil fields, where...
Aaron Richard Fechter
May 11, 2008
Aaron Richard Fechter of Eureka, died on May 11, 2008, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia at the age of 89. Aaron was born on October 12, 1918, in Hilltop, Kansas, the son of Henry and Anna (Dreyer) Fechter. He attended local schools before joining the Army during WWII serving his country with honor and dignity. After he left the...
Sylvia Marie Hinkes
May 5, 2008
Sylvia Marie Hinkes, of Eureka, died on Monday, May 5, 2008, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 91. She was born on August 21, 1916, in Severy, the daughter of James and Cora (Rice) Robert. She was raised in the Severy area and attended local schools. She worked on the family farm after her schooling. On September 20,...
William Ralph Mccauley
May 5, 2008
William R.McCauley, 51, Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Wichita, died on May 5, 2008, as a result of a fire. He was born October 26, 1956, to Ralph Dale and Margaret Elaine (Morton) McCauley. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on June 14, 2008, at the Severy, Kansas Cemetery. Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka, Kansas was in charge...
Hazel Thomasine Parks
Apr 26, 2008
Hazel Thomasine Parks, of Toronto, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the age of 95. She was born in Toronto on November 17, 1912, the daughter of Thomas W. and Laura E. (Gibbs) Young. She was raised near Toronto and attended rural schools there. On March 4, 1933, Hazel was united in marriage to J....
Harry Ernest Mcdaniel
Apr 17, 2008
Harry Ernest McDaniel of Eureka, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Galicia Heart Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 89. Harry was born on October 31, 1918 to Ernest and Flora (Taylor) McDaniel. He was raised on a farm with four brothers, near Sharon, Kansas, enjoying sports, fishing, and hunting. He graduated from Sharon High School before being drafted...
Charles Floyd Benton
Apr 11, 2008
Charles F. Benton of Emporia, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, April 11, 2008 at Newman Regional Health Hospital in Emporia at the age of 85. He was born on August 23, 1922 the son of Charles W. and Stella (Barnard) Benton. Floyd was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After his schooling he worked as an auto body...
Carson Cody Deeder
Mar 30, 2008
Carson C. Deeder of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, passed away on March 30, 2008, at the age of 25. He was born on August 18, 1982, in Wichita, the son of Bill Deeder and Linda Arnold. He was raised in and attended local schools in Maize, and later Eureka, graduating with the class of 2001. He later moved to Wichita...
Donald Eugene Larcom
Mar 18, 2008
Donald Larcom of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia at the age of 67. He was born in Eureka on December 25, 1940, the son of Alva and Hannah (Morlong) Larcom. He grew up in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1959. Donald is survived by his twin...
Robert Dale "Bob" Brown
Mar 12, 2008
Bob Brown of Wichita, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at his home at the age of 77. He was born on August 18, 1930, the son of Richmond B. and Ethel M. (Benson) Brown. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1948. After Bob’s schooling he moved to Wichita where he...
Mary Aline Benest
Mar 11, 2008
Mary “Aline” Benest, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at her home in Severy, at the age of 100. She was born on March 6, 1908, in Elk County, the daughter of Marion and Margaret (Wilson) Speer. She was raised in Howard and attended local schools. She received her Normal Teacher Training from Pittsburg State Teachers College, and began teaching...
Dwight Howard Handley Sr
Mar 6, 2008
Dwight Howard Handley Sr., of Wichita, died at his home on March 6, 2008, at the age of 84. He was born in Cambridge, Kansas on April 17, 1923, the son of John and Katharine (Copple) Handley. He was raised in Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling, he was united in marriage to Betty Martin in...
Margaret Dene Cain
Mar 2, 2008
Margaret Dene Cain, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka, on Sunday, March 2, 2008, at the age of 83. She was born in Winchester, Virginia, on June 14, 1924, the daughter of Robert and Pearl (Dieffendoerfer) Striker. She was raised in Winchester and attended school there. Her early adult life was spent in Washington, D.C. working for a United...
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