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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,...
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...
James Riley Crabtree
Mar 1, 2008
James Riley Crabtree, of Climax, died at his home on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the age of 83. He was born in Moberry, Arkansas on April 11, 1924, the son of Robert Lee and Minnie (Lovitt) Crabtree. He was raised in Arkansas and attended school there. After his schooling he worked as a brick layer in Wichita. On February...
Gerald Russell "Jack" Thornton
Feb 29, 2008
Gerald R. Thornton, of Eureka died on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 92. He was born on March 13, 1915 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Harry Daniel and Susan Evelyn (Nugent) Thornton. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He went to work on a Quail farm in Kingman County,...
Bernice Evelyn Crossfield
Feb 29, 2008
Bernice Evelyn Crossfield 92, died February 29, 2008 at the Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on April 14, 1915 the daughter of David Elijah and Mable (Gilliland) Schlingloff in Hill City, Kansas. She took Normal training and got her teachers certificate and taught school for a few years, then went on to Emporia State...
Ella Maurine Stuber
Feb 29, 2008
Maurine Stuber of Eureka, Kansas died on February 29, 2008 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 84. She was born on February 1, 1924 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Pete and Eva (Stilwell) Broddle. She was raised on a farm near Climax. She attended local schools graduating from Climax High School. In 1941 she married Dale Stuber...
Helen Nadine Buffington
Feb 25, 2008
Helen Nadine Buffington, of Eureka, died at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas on Monday, February 25, 2008, at the age of 93. She was born in Greenwood County, Kansas on August 23, 1914, the daughter of Glad Eric and Myrtle Mae (Langton) Purkeypile. Helen was raised in Greenwood County and graduated from Hamilton High School. In 1934, she was...
Lendon Devoice "Slim" Griffitts
Feb 17, 2008
Lendon D. “Slim” Griffitts of Eureka, died on February 17, 2008, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 89. Slim was born on November 3, 1918 in Elbing, Kansas the son of Thomas Ian and Elizabeth Ada (Mitchell) Griffitts. He lived in the Haysville and Wichita area until he was sixteen when the family moved to the Eureka. After...
Perry Michael Mccolpin
Feb 10, 2008
Perry McColpin was born October 2, 1945, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Dwight and Dora (McKee) McColpin. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Tustin, California, where his mother Dora helped her father run a café there. Perry grew up in Tustin until age 16, when he came back to Eureka to finish High School. Aunt...
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