Obituaries

Jack Charles Patterson

Jack Charles Patterson

Apr 8, 2003

Jack Charles Patterson, of Hamilton, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at the age of 83. He was born on August 17, 1919, in Lindsay, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Olander and Nettie Lou (Morgan) Patterson. He was raised in the Lindsay/Lawton area, and graduated from Cache High School. He then attended Cameron College in Lawton....

William Lawrence Buckle

William Lawrence Buckle

Mar 27, 2003

William Lawrence Buckle, of Mt. Dora, Florida, former Hamilton resident, died on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at the age of 56. William was born in Emporia on May 3, 1946, the son of Edward E. and Myrtle A. (Jennings/Kirkwood) Buckle. He was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School with the class of 1964. After high school he...

Howard Douglas "Doug" Eddings

Howard Douglas "Doug" Eddings

Mar 25, 2003

Howard Douglas “Doug” Eddings, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at the age of 64. He was born in Hominy, Oklahoma on July 20, 1938, the son of Charlie Sherman and Flora Olive (Ward) Eddings. The family lived in Oklahoma until 1945, when they moved to Reece, Kansas. Doug attended Reece Grade School...

John Arron "Doc" Cookson

John Arron "Doc" Cookson

Mar 24, 2003

John Arron (Doc) Cookson, 54, a longtime resident of Hamilton died Monday, March 24, 2003 at his home in Hamilton. “Doc” Cookson, the son of Anna Mae Alvord (Cookson) Barb and James William Cookson was born October 23, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1966. “Doc” entered the United States Army on May 6th 1968....

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles

Mar 24, 2003

Marjorie Gilroy Knowles of Dallas, Texas died peacefully on her 98th birthday, Monday, March 24th, 2003. She was born in Quincy, Kansas in 1905, and the daughter of True H. Gilroy and Del Martin Gilroy. She resided in the state of Kansas until age 92 when she moved to Dallas to be near her family. She graduated from College of...

Mary Frances Straight

Mary Frances Straight

Mar 20, 2003

Mary Frances Wyse Straight of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at the age of 91. She was born on February 18, 1912, at a whistle stop near Riverside, California, where her father was the foreman for railroad workers. She moved to Kansas with her parents, William and Mary Wyse, and her younger sister, Wilma,...

Audry Henrietta "Retta" Mckenna

Audry Henrietta "Retta" Mckenna

Mar 19, 2003

Audry H. “Retta” McKenna, 88, retired cabinetmaker, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 24, 2003 at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Kansas. She is survived by one brother, James Lahar of Cherryvale, and ten nieces and nephews. A memorial has been established in her name to the Medicalodge Activity Fund.

William Edwin "Diz" Sears

William Edwin "Diz" Sears

Mar 14, 2003

William Edwin “Diz” Sears, of Eureka, died on Friday, March 14, 2003, at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 97. He was born in Greenwood County, Kansas, on December 17, 1905, the son of Thomas O. and Ada Ruth (Palmer) Sears. He attended Hardscrabble Grade School and graduated from Eureka High School. He then attended Kansas State University,...

Wesley Earl Davis

Wesley Earl Davis

Mar 12, 2003

Wesley Earl Davis, of Eureka, Kansas, died at his residence on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at the age of 45. He was born in Kitzigen, Germany on March 19, 1957, the son of Fern Kirby and Joan (Spaulding) Davis. He was raised in Enterprise, Alabama and graduated from Enterprise High School with the class of 1976. After his schooling he...

Paul Howard Parks

Paul Howard Parks

Mar 10, 2003

Paul Howard Parks, 82, retired owner of Parks Oil Co. died Monday, March 10, 2003. Paul was born July 3, 1920, in Eureka, Kansas, to Race S. and Hazel (Carrithers) Parks. He attended schools in Eureka, graduating high school in 1937 at the age of 16. He graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, in Emporia, Kansas in 1941, with a...

Lyle Duane Olson

Lyle Duane Olson

Mar 8, 2003

Lyle Duane Olson, 71, of Eureka, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at his home Northwest of Eureka. He was born January 22, 1932 north of Eureka to George James and Ollie Estelle (Brown) Olson. He attended Lapland Grade School and graduated from Eureka High School in 1949. He entered the United States Navy and served during the Korean Conflict. After...

John Franklin Mcmullen

John Franklin Mcmullen

Mar 7, 2003

John Franklin McMullen died March 7, 2003, at Medical Center of Aurora South, Aurora, Colorado, at the age on 66. He was born June 9, 1936, in Emporia, Kansas to George William and Ethel Winifred (Shull) McMullen. He was a commercial sign painter. He married Linda Darby. She survives. Services 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 28, 2003, Greenwood Abbey, Eureka, Kansas.

Stephen Kelly Wright

Stephen Kelly Wright

Mar 6, 2003

Stephen “Kelly” Wright, of Eureka, died on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at Via Christi-St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 55. He was born on May 22, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert and Betty Marie (Payton) Wright. He was raised in rural Burlington and attended Burlington High School. After his schooling, he enlisted in...

Anat Carlene Hibbard

Anat Carlene Hibbard

Mar 4, 2003

A. Carlene Hibbard, of Eureka, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at her home. She was 69. Memorial services were held Monday, March 10, 2003 at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka with Reverend Alan Hunter officiating. Interment was in Highland Cemetery in Winfield, KS. Cremation was effected. A. Carlene Whitson was born July 3, 1933, in Winfield, daughter of Carl...

Evelyn Isabell Corkery

Evelyn Isabell Corkery

Mar 3, 2003

Evelyn Isabell Corkery, of Neosho, Missouri, former Toronto resident, died at Medicalodge of Neosho on Monday, March 03, 2003, at the age of 83. She was born on April 30, 1919, in Woodson County, Kansas, the daughter of Scott E. and Hattie (Moon) Adams. She attended school in Toronto and was a graduate of Toronto High School. On November 24,...

Clifford Milton Brown

Clifford Milton Brown

Feb 26, 2003

Clifford Milton Brown, of Eureka, Kansas died on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at the age of 41. He was born in El Dorado, Kansas on August 20, 1961, the son of L. D. and Patty Sue (Poe) Brown. Clifford was raised in El Dorado and graduated from El Dorado High School with the class of 1979. After his graduation he...

Hazel Hope Tomlinson

Hazel Hope Tomlinson

Feb 20, 2003

Hazel Hope Tomlinson, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Thursday, February 20, 2003, at the age of 93. She was born in southern Greenwood County, Kansas, on September 30, 1909, the daughter of Jay Thomas and Ecile Emily (O’Byrne) Raber. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended Farmington Rural School. On January 18, 1927, Hazel was...

Mary Ann Justice

Mary Ann Justice

Feb 18, 2003

Mary Ann Justice, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at the age of 99. She was born near Fall River, Kansas on December 28, 1903, the daughter of Sanford Simons and Bertha Percilla (White) Wormington. Mary Ann was raised in the Fall River area and attended Fall River Rural School. In 1920 she was...

Helen Louise Sanders

Helen Louise Sanders

Feb 15, 2003

Helen Louise Sanders, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Saturday, February 15, 2003, at the age of 73. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 15, 1929, the daughter of Floyd and Mary Ann (Wormington) Justice. She was raised in Salina and Eureka, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1950. After her...

Robert Pat Call

Robert Pat Call

Feb 12, 2003

Robert “Pat” Call, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. He was born on January 14, 1928, in Eureka, the son of Robert Hillard and Clara Mae (Longwell) Call. He was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. He later went to work in the oil fields and...

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