Obituaries

Bettie Joan Scott

Bettie Joan Scott

Oct 13, 2021

Bettie Joan Scott Bettie Joan Scott of Eureka, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 89. She was born November 4, 1931, in Climax, KS, the daughter of Milton J. and Freda May (Bonnette) Lacy. She was raised in Climax, KS, and attended local schools, graduating from Climax High School. On January...

Meritt K. Johnson

Meritt K. Johnson

Oct 5, 2021

Meritt Keith Johnson of Eureka, died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born May 9, 1940, in Severy, the son of Ralph Meryl and Hazel Orrel (Houghton) Johnson. He attended school in Piedmont, Beaumont, and later Eureka, graduating with the Eureka High School Class of 1957. As a...

Mary Ellen (Welsh) Lamb

Mary Ellen (Welsh) Lamb

Sep 29, 2021

Mary Ellen Lamb of Eureka, Kansas, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 70. She was born October 11, 1950, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Lyle B. Welsh and Violet Marion (Runnells) Williams. She attended Eureka schools and graduated with the Class of 1968. She had two children, Kelly...

Marie Lewis

Marie Lewis

Sep 26, 2021

Our Lord called out of this world to himself in heaven the soul of Marie Lewis, on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the age of 90. She was born on January 30, 1931, on the family farm near Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Ben and Margie (Mock) Snider. She attended Spring Creek School until the 7th grade. She then finished...

Margaret Ann Doll

Margaret Ann Doll

Sep 25, 2021

Margaret Ann Doll of Eureka, died on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on July 22, 1938, in Seminole, Oklahoma, the daughter of Maple and Lillie Roseman (Lewis) Taylor. She was raised in Chase, Kansas, at the Gulf Oil camp. She graduated from Chase High School with the...

Richard Lloyd Howard

Richard Lloyd Howard

Sep 23, 2021

Richard Lloyd Howard, son of Arthur Lee Howard and Ruby Lee (Hampton) Howard, was born on September 20, 1946, at the family home near Ulysses, Kansas. Richard went to be with his savior on September 23, 2021, at the age of 75. In May 1964, Richard graduated from Ulysses High School. He attended Emporia State University and graduated in 1968...

Terry Michael Ehrhart

Terry Michael Ehrhart

Sep 15, 2021

Terry Michael Ehrhart, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 89. He was born on November 30, 1931, in Topeka, the son of Cornelius “Connie” and Alice (Coughlin) Ehrhart. He was raised in Topeka and attended Hayden Catholic High School, graduating with the class of 1949. During...

Paige Edmondson

Paige Edmondson

Sep 13, 2021

Katelynn “Paige” Edmondson, formerly of Eureka, died on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, at the age of 31. She was born on May 4, 1990, in Wichita, the daughter of Joel and Sharyl Lynn (Evenson) Edmondson. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 2008. In 2010...

Terry Lynn Denner

Terry Lynn Denner

Sep 12, 2021

Terry Lynn Denner of Eureka, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 65. She was born on April 19, 1956, in Jackson County, Missouri, the daughter of Helen Louise (Justice) Sanders. She was raised in Merriam, and attended local schools, graduating from Wyandotte High School with the Class of ’74. Following...

Alan L. Brenner

Alan L. Brenner

Sep 12, 2021

Alan L. Brenner of Eureka, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 74. He was born on August 4, 1947, in Wichita, the son of Lawrence Ernest and Lottie Angeline (Richardson) Brenner. He was raised in Wichita and graduated from Derby High School. Afterwards he attended Wichita Business College and completed an...

Rosalie Paulina Brenton

Rosalie Paulina Brenton

Sep 2, 2021

Rosalie P. (Storey) Brenton of Eureka, Kansas, passed away on September 2, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 89 years of age. Rosalie was born January 22, 1932, at Lamont, the daughter of William H. and Millie M. (French) Storey. She was raised in Hartford, Kansas and attended Hartford schools and graduated with the class...

Earl Lloyd Umholtz

Earl Lloyd Umholtz

Sep 1, 2021

Earl Lloyd Umholtz, formerly of Fall River, died on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 84. He was born in Newton, Kansas, the son of Harry Samuel and Louise Angelina (Deschner) Umholtz. He was raised in Yates Center and graduated from local schools. On July 5, 1956, Earl was united in...

Derald Leroy Hudson

Derald Leroy Hudson

Aug 30, 2021

Derald Leroy Hudson Derald Leroy Hudson of Eureka, died Sunday, August 30, 2021, at his residence at the age of 78. He was born September 6, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Oscar Earl and Evelyn Loretta (Walford) Hudson. He attended local schools. Following his schooling he went to work for Betts Bakery in Hutchinson making bread. He then went...

Juanita Louise Griswold

Juanita Louise Griswold

Aug 30, 2021

Juanita Louise Griswold of Augusta, died on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Homestead of Augusta, at the age of 83. She was born on February 2, 1938, in Laverne, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph Hiram and Inez Corrine (White) Smith. She was raised on the family farm at Laverne and graduated from local schools. On January 25, 1956, Juanita was...

James Ira Griffitts

James Ira Griffitts

Aug 29, 2021

It is with great sadness that the family of Retired Master Sergeant James I. “Jim” Griffitts announce his passing on August 29, 2021, in Abilene, Texas, due to complications of COVID-19. Jim was born to Lendon D. “Slim” and Lucy (Wood) Griffitts on May 7, 1942, in Eureka, Kansas. Jim was united in marriage to his beloved wife, Elli (Korell)...

Chuck Meadows

Chuck Meadows

Aug 19, 2021

Charles H. “Chuck” Meadows, Jr. of Eureka, died on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 68. He was born on December 31, 1952, in Emporia, the son of Charles Hubert “Harry” Meadows and Lois Louise (Evenson) Tomlinson-Meadows. He was raised in Emporia, and later Severy, when the family moved in 1964. Chuck...

Edwina Mae Hays

Edwina Mae Hays

Aug 2, 2021

Edwina Mae (Zimmerman) Hays, known to many as “Grammie”, was lifted to Heaven to join her cowboy, on Monday, August 2, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 89. Her death was the result of a vehicle accident which also claimed the life of her husband. She was born November 20, 1931, in Lamont, Kansas, to...

Jeannie Carter

Jeannie Carter

Jul 28, 2021

Geneva May "Jeannie" (Shepherd) Carter died July 28, 2021, at the age of 77, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. A Memorial Service will be held August 14 at 4 pm in the Eureka, KS, Seventh-day Adventist Church. Jeannie was born in Arkansas on April 8, 1944. She was a beloved member of the Eureka and Fredonia...

Cyndi Buckle

Cyndi Buckle

Jul 23, 2021

Cynthia Ann Buckle of Eureka, died on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 62, after a long battle with frontotemporal dementia. She was born on December 17, 1958, in Perry, Iowa, the daughter of Edward Eugene and Mabel “Joan” (Bradford) Buckle. As a small child she was raised in California, Tripoli, Malta,...

William Patrick "Bill" Francis

William Patrick "Bill" Francis

Jul 20, 2021

William Patrick “Bill” Francis of Topeka, died at his home, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Topeka, at the age of 56. He was born on November 14, 1964, in Eureka, the son of Richard Obe and Frances June “Pat” (Lopp) Francis. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He later took electrician classes at Flint Hills Technical...

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