Obituaries
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Vicky Jo Meadows
Feb 8, 2008
Vicky Jo Meadows, of Toronto, died on Friday, February 8, 2008, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 53. She was born on January 19, 1955, in Eureka, the daughter of Loren and Shirley (McMillian) Gulick. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. At the end of her sophomore year, she was united in marriage...
Clara Alice "Billie" Matzen
Feb 5, 2008
Clara Alice “Billie” (Maninger) Matzen died on February 5, 2008, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 102. She was born on the farm home of her parents in Harper County, Kansas, on May 15, 1905; the seventh and youngest child of John L. and Pricilla (Wyenneth) Maninger. She was nicknamed “Billie” from a young age, because she was...
Fred Leroy Buster
Jan 28, 2008
Fred LeRoy Buster of Eureka, died on Monday, January 28, 2008 at his home in Eureka, at the age of 85. He was born on September 3, 1922, in Tyro, Kansas, the son of Earl Franklin and Hilda Olive (Prouty) Buster. He was raised in Teterville and attended local grade schools. He attended and graduated from Eureka High School with...
Mary Adella George
Jan 25, 2008
Mary Adella George, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Friday, January 25, 2008, at the age of 97. She was born on October 24, 1910, in Stratton, Colorado, the daughter of Charlie and Maude (Vanetta) Lang. Her father was a traveling blacksmith and auctioneer, so during her childhood she traveled with her family throughout Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma,...
Herbert L James
Jan 18, 2008
Herbert L. James, 81, died peacefully in the comfort of his home Friday, January 18, 2008. He was born on April 30, 1926 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Jesse and Esther (Carlton) James. Herbert graduated from Wichita State University and then enlisted in the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge he furthered his education at Florida State University...
Rena Maxine Holmes
Jan 16, 2008
Rena “Maxine” Holmes, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 90. She was born on March 13, 1917, in Spearville, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Marguerite (Wiedower) Imel. She was raised in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School with the class of 1935. On August 28, 1947,...
Dorothy Jill "Dottie" Miller
Jan 9, 2008
Dorothy Jill “Dottie” Miller, of Eureka, died on January 9, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, at the age of 76. She was born on July 21, 1931 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth and Martha (Janes) Miller. In 1938, she moved to Eureka with Alice, Gordon, and Jo “Jolean” Shaw. Dottie was initiated into Eastwood...
Sammie Gene Cross
Dec 26, 2007
Sammie Gene Cross, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Yates Center Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 73. He was born on September 24, 1934 in Severy, the son of James Rufus and Jesse Fern (Wellman) Cross. He was raised in the Severy area and graduated from Climax High School. After graduation, he worked in...
Jackie Lee Kimball
Dec 25, 2007
Jackie Lee Kimball of Whitewater, Kansas formerly of El Dorado, died on December 25, 2007, at Wheat State Manor, in Whitewater, at the age of 72. He was born on June 8, 1935, the son of David Ira and Sylvia Iona (Frame) Kimball in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised in El Dorado and graduated from El Dorado High School....
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