Obituaries

Frank Gwinn Thomas

Frank Gwinn Thomas

Nov 19, 2007

Frank Gwinn Thomas of Eureka, died on Monday, November 19, 2007 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 78. He was born on July 30, 1929, in Leon, the son of Henry and Irene (Blazier) Thomas. After graduating from Reece High School, he began ranching. He also drove a truck for Ranch-Aid for 25 years before retiring...

Thelma Ketterman

Thelma Ketterman

Nov 16, 2007

Thelma Ketterman, of Rose Hill, died on Friday, November 16, 2007, at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehab Center in Rose Hill, at the age of 100. She was born on January 28, 1907, in Hartford City, Indiana, the daughter of Frank Bill and Ona Ola (Williams) Hudson. She was raised in Indiana and came to Kansas in the early 1930’s, living...

Elsie Mae Reno

Elsie Mae Reno

Nov 7, 2007

Elsie Peace Reno, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on November 7, 2007, at the age of 97 years 4 months and 3 days. Elsie Mae Cody was born on July 4, 1910, in rural Mountain Home, Arkansas to William and Cora Mae Cody. She married Wm. Vernon Peace in 1927, in Mountain Home then established their first home in Teterville....

Alice Bertha Boren

Alice Bertha Boren

Oct 27, 2007

Alice B. Boren of Eureka died on October 27, 2007 at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 95. She was born on April 13, 1912 in Climax, Kansas the daughter of Timothy Henry and Josephine (Stark) Ward. She attended school in the Whitehall Bay area in Fall River. After her schooling she worked on the family farm. She later...

John Willard Griblin

John Willard Griblin

Oct 26, 2007

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Robert Edward Richardson

Robert Edward Richardson

Oct 26, 2007

Robert “Bob” E. Richardson of Eureka, Kansas died on Friday, October 26, 2007 at his residence in Eureka at the age of 84. He was born on June 8, 1923 in Dallas,Texas, the son of Isaac and Irene (McWilliams) Richardson. He was raised in Oklahoma and graduated from high school there. After his schooling he joined the United States Army...

Herman Benjamin Grundy

Herman Benjamin Grundy

Oct 18, 2007

Herman Benjamin Grundy, of Eureka, died on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 96. He was born on January 9, 1911, in a stone farm house, about one mile west of Climax, the son of Lowell and Alma (Nitsche) Grundy. He was raised in Climax and graduated from local schools. In 1929, he graduated...

Myrtle Ida Wheeler

Myrtle Ida Wheeler

Oct 17, 2007

Myrtle Ida Wheeler, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 79. She was born on February 5, 1928, in Eureka, the daughter of Michael and Anna Bohard. She was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School with the class of 1948. On March 28, 1950, Myrtle was...

Philip Vernon Cracraft

Philip Vernon Cracraft

Oct 16, 2007

Philip Vernon Cracraft, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 86. He was born on January 1, 1921, in Eureka, the son of Vernon and Alberta (Olds) Cracraft. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. In his sophomore year of high school, he joined the United States...

Anna Carolina Long

Anna Carolina Long

Oct 15, 2007

Anna Carolina (Carol) Long of Hamilton, Kansas went to be with our Lord on October 15, 2007. Carol was born on November 8, 1921 to Thomas Andrew and Agnes Butler Maclaskey. She married Lewis Calvert Long on November 21, 1940. Carol and Lewis shared a love of fishing and traveling. They were together more than 66 years. She was a...

Dorothea Mae Rader

Dorothea Mae Rader

Oct 14, 2007

Wichita – Rader, Dorothea M., 82, died Oct. 14. Private family graveside service. Survivors: sons, Dennis, Paul, Bill, and Jeff Rader, 8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, sister, Corrine Bogard.

Sally Kay Haga

Sally Kay Haga

Oct 8, 2007

Sally Kay Haga, of Eureka, died at her home on Monday, October 08, 2007, at the age of 56. She was born in Oklahoma City on February 16, 1951, the daughter of Delbert Bryant and Freda Mae (Randalph) Hennessey. Sally was raised in Oklahoma City and attended school there. After her schooling she attended and graduated from Cosmetology College. She...

Leo Fred Hodson

Leo Fred Hodson

Oct 5, 2007

Leo F. Hodson, of Eureka, formerly of Wichita, died on Friday, October 5, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 90. He was born on March 16, 1917, the son of Claud and Edna Florence (Moxley) Hodson in Century, Oklahoma. After graduating from Afton High School he joined the United States Army serving his country with...

Pearl Elaine Hawkins

Pearl Elaine Hawkins

Oct 4, 2007

Pearl Elaine (Bobey) Hawkins, of Virgil, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Thursday, October 4, 2007, at the age of 89. She was born near Virgil on August 9, 1918, the daughter of Verne O. and Elaine Christina (Nelson) Bobey. She attended school at Virgil and graduated from Virgil High School. On July 27, 1938, she was united in marriage...

George Wilson Aicher

George Wilson Aicher

Sep 26, 2007

George Wilson Aicher, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 89. He was born on November 16, 1917, in Aberdeen, Idaho, the son of Louis and Edith (Davis) Aicher. He was raised in Fort Hays, Kansas and graduated from Fort Hays High School. He later attended Kansas State University...

Helen Alice Sanders

Helen Alice Sanders

Sep 26, 2007

Helen Alice Sanders, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Howard Twilight Manor, at the age of 95. She was born on August 31, 1912, in Herington, the daughter of Edward A. and Mary Elizabeth (Watson) Jayne. The family moved to Greenwood County when Helen was 5. She graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1931....

Orlan Reece Land

Orlan Reece Land

Sep 22, 2007

Orlan “Reece” Land, of Eureka, died on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 63. He was born on September 4, 1944, in Culver City, California, the son of Wilbert Clark and Pauline (Cary) Land. Reece was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. The family later moved to Howard where Reece graduated...

Jessie Joan Cox

Jessie Joan Cox

Sep 16, 2007

Jessie Joan Cox of Eureka, Kansas died on September 16, 2007 at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 73. She was born on July 13, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas the daughter of Carl S. and Ruth (Bilson) Colvin. The family moved around the east coast while her dad was working on the pipeline. When she was older...

Teresa Ann Hand

Teresa Ann Hand

Sep 16, 2007

Teresa A. Teichgraeber Hand, of Eureka, died at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita on Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the age of 74. She was born in Eureka on February 7, 1933, the daughter of Richard C. and Ruth (Mullen) Teichgraeber. Teresa was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of 1951....

Edna Earle Pugh

Edna Earle Pugh

Sep 6, 2007

Edna Earle Pugh, of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 78. Edna was born on October 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Oscar and Blanche (Barlow) Patton. She was raised in Jacksonville and attended school there. Edna’s mother passed away while she was still young. The family later moved...

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