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Lida Rose Parks
Aug 10, 2005
Lida Rose Lilley-Parks, of Eureka, Kansas died on August 10, 2005, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 85. Lida Rose was born on September 1, 1919, to Guy Gilbert and Irma Bell (Knapp) (Rader) Lilley on the Lilley Farm 7 miles north of Eureka, Kansas. She attended school in Piedmont, graduating high school in 1936, at 16 years...
Pauline Elizabeth "Polly" Vines
Aug 3, 2005
Pauline Elizabeth “Polly” Vines, of Eureka, died on August 3, 2005 at her home in Eureka, at the age of 59. She was born on August 31, 1945, in Montgomery, Alabama, the daughter of Virgil and Edna (Pittman) Gandy. She was raised in Lakeland, Florida, and graduated from local schools. She sold real estate in Lakeland for many years. While...
Edna Lorene Larue
Jul 31, 2005
Edna Lorene LaRue, who was born on September 22, 1911, near Toronto, Kansas, passed away on July 31, 2005, in Chandler, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her father, J.W. Dawson; mother, Dora Alice (Watkins) Dawson; two brothers, Alpheus and Harold Glenwood Dawson; her husband, Howard G. LaRue; son, Richard LaRue; and grandson, Rodney VanWinkle. She is survived by...
L Ray Sloan
Jul 30, 2005
L Ray Sloan, of Hamilton, died on Saturday, July 30, 2005, at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 79. She was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on December 7, 1925, the daughter of Lloyd and Josie (Deboard) Griffin. L Ray was raised in Sedan, Kansas and graduated from Sedan High School with the class of 1945. She then attended...
Laura Ann Walford
Jul 22, 2005
Laura A. Walford, 84, of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, July 22, 2005 at North Shore Healthcare Center in Loveland, Colorado. She was born on May 7, 1921, in Eureka, Kansas to Lewis and Lora (Morris) Lewis. She attended elementary school and graduated high school in Eureka, Kansas. On June 14, 1941 she married Oscar D....
Mona Margaret Moore
Jul 21, 2005
Mona Willis-Moore, 84, died peacefully in her sleep on July 23, 2005 in Eureka Kansas. She had come home to Eureka after a well-lived life shared between Wichita and her family ranch near Utopia. Born in Greenwood County to George B. and Verlinda Kirkpatrick, Mona went on to graduate from Eureka High School in 1940, and attended Chillicothe Business College...
Albert Bryant Meadows
Jul 19, 2005
Albert Bryant Meadows, of Climax, died on July 19, 2005, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 95. He was born on May 16, 1910, in rural Hamilton, the son of Robert and Cora (Kester) Meadows. He was raised in the Hamilton area and attended Greenwood County rural schools. After his schooling he began his career in the oil...
Clarence William "Kink" Burch
Jul 12, 2005
Clarence William “Kink” Burch, of Eureka, died on July 12, 2005, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 82. He was born on November 12, 1922, in Eureka, the son of James and Lula (Rohland) Burch. He was raised in Eureka, and attended local schools. At the onset of World War II, Kink enlisted in the United...
David Earl Mock
Jul 7, 2005
David Earl Mock, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Thursday, July 7, 2005, at the age of 78. He was born in Hamilton, Kansas on December 31, 1926, the son of William Edward and Clara Leota (Jacobs) Mock. David was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1944. He then enlisted...
Anita Elouise Long
Jul 3, 2005
Anita Elouise Long, of Virgil, died on Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Newman Regional Health, in Emporia, at the age of 87. She was born on November 27, 1917, in Nevada, Missouri, the daughter of Lee Roy James and Minnie Mable (Stark) Braxdale. On August 23, 1948, she was united in marriage to Delbert O. Long in Fredonia. In 1959,...
Verna Lea "Dolly" Smith
Jun 29, 2005
Verna Lea “Dolly” Smith, of Eureka, died on June 29, 2005 at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 72. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas on November 7, 1932, the daughter of Joe E. and Amy Marie (Coonfield) Gray. She was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. Dolly was united in marriage to Harvey...
Edgar Elwood Griffith
Jun 29, 2005
Edgar Elwood Griffith, of Eureka, died on June 29, 2005 at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 69. He was born on July 19, 1935, the son of James A. and Opal A. (Megli) Griffith. He was raised in the Neal area and attended Fancy, Tonovay, and Neal schools. After school, Edgar worked for Daniels Construction...
Cora Margaret Briggs
Jun 18, 2005
Cora Margaret Briggs died at her residence in Moran, Kansas on June 18, 2005, at the age of 101. She was born in Stillwell, Oklahoma on May 24, 1904, the daughter of Samuel and Betty (Liver) Chair. She spent her early years in Talquah, Oklahoma, and then attended school at the Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas. On January 14,...
Lyle Winslow Boone
Jun 15, 2005
Lyle Winslow Boone, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 82. He was born in Neal, Kansas on March 14, 1923, the son of James Verner and Jennie Elizabeth (Richardson) Boone. Lyle attended Burkton Grade School and Neal High School graduating with the class of 1941. After his schooling he farmed...
Helen Marguerite Carver
Jun 10, 2005
Helen Marguerite Carver, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Friday, June 10, 2005, at the age of 80. She was born in Severy, Kansas on August 17, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Loretta (Spears) Watchous. Helen was raised in the Severy area and attended rural Greenwood County schools. In November of 1940, she was united in...
Robert Lyle Watchous
Jun 10, 2005
Robert “Lyle” Watchous, of Eureka, died on Friday, June 10, 2005 at his residence in Eureka, at the age of 75. He was born on August 1, 1929, in Greenwood County, Kansas the son of Frank and Lydia (French) Watchous. He was raised near Eureka and attended Fairview country school and Eureka schools. After his schooling he entered the United...
Bradley Andrew "Brad" Cook
Jun 3, 2005
Bradley A. “Brad” Cook, of El Dorado, died in a flash flood, near Abilene, Kansas, at the age of 37. He was born in Eureka, on May 11, 1968, the son of Jerry and Elvira (Dosdal) Cook. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Jr./Sr. High School with the class of 1986. On January 9, 1991, Brad was...
Norma Jean Baker
May 29, 2005
Norma Jean Baker, of Eureka, Kansas, died on May 29, 2005 at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 79. She was born on December 20, 1925 in Reece, Kansas, the daughter of Louis and May Ellen (Smith) Evenson. She graduated from Reece High School. After her schooling, Norma moved to Wichita and worked for Boeing for a number of...
Mary Louise Burke
May 29, 2005
Mary was born March 26, 1929, at Eureka, Kansas to Warren and Lois (Rimmer) Willis and departed from this life, May 29, 2005, at the age of 76, at her home. Mary attended Eureka schools, graduating from high school in three years and took one year of nurses training. She was very influential getting physical therapy at Greenwood County Hospital...
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