Obituaries

James Lee "J.L." Henderson

James Lee "J.L." Henderson

Dec 24, 2007

James Lee “J.L.” Henderson, of Eureka, died Monday, December 24, 2007, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 90. J.L. was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on May 5, 1917, the son of James Earl and Mildred (Stiffler) Henderson. The family resided in Kansas City, until they moved to Eureka in 1920. James attended Mulberry Elementary School and graduated...

Jane Eleanor Dennis

Jane Eleanor Dennis

Dec 18, 2007

Jane Eleanor Dennis, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the age of 94. She was born in Frankford, Kansas on May 12, 1913, the daughter of Dr. C. A. and Beulah (Kinzer) Shumway. She was raised in Baldwin and Fredonia, and graduated from Fredonia High School with the class of 1931. She...

Robert Harold "Tig" Teegardin

Robert Harold "Tig" Teegardin

Dec 17, 2007

Robert Harold “Tig” Teegardin, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Monday, December 17, 2007, at the age of 83. He was born in Eureka on September 12, 1924, the son of Dorsey and Mary Anna (Jackson) Teegardin. He attended Eureka schools and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1943. After graduation he entered the United...

Floyd Homer Smith

Floyd Homer Smith

Dec 16, 2007

Floyd Homer Smith of Toronto, died on Sunday, December 16, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 52. He was born on June 28, 1955, in El Dorado, the son of Clyde Donald and Erma (Cook) Smith. After graduating from Leroy High School, he was united in marriage to Pamela Rogers of Toronto. This marriage later...

James Albert Watson

James Albert Watson

Dec 11, 2007

James Albert Watson, of Eureka passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 93. He was born November 9, 1914, in Wayside, Kansas, the son of John and Anna (Pittman) Watson. Jim was raised in rural Montgomery and Chautauqua Counties and attended Wayside and Lone Cherry Schools. On October 12, 1935,...

Richard West Clasen

Richard West Clasen

Dec 9, 2007

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Lee Jane Breech

Lee Jane Breech

Nov 30, 2007

Lee Jane Breech, of Eureka, died at her home on Friday, November 30, 2007, at the age of 74. She was born in Dewey, Oklahoma on August 6, 1933, the daughter of Ed and Ruth (Trowbridge) O’Neal. The family lived in Dewey until Jane was eleven years old and then moved to Fredonia for two years. They then moved to...

Irma Fay Gray

Irma Fay Gray

Nov 30, 2007

Irma Fay (Sloan) Gray, of Wichita, formerly of Eureka returned home early Friday morning November 30, 2007, at the age of 90. She was born on September 7, 1917, in Hamilton, to Thomas and Emma (McNichol) Sloan. She was the third of seven children and the only surviving girl in a family of boys. She was raised with her brothers...

Zelma Belle Martin

Zelma Belle Martin

Nov 28, 2007

Zelma Belle (Denchfield) Martin, 94, died on November 28, 2007, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on April 25, 1913, in rural Greenwood County, the daughter of Henry Herbert “Harry” and Eda Belle (Wright) Denchfield. She attended Harmony Grade School and Piedmont High School. On September 21, 1940, she married Hubert Douglas...

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.