Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Dorothy Puckett

Dorothy Puckett

Aug 14, 2020

Dorothy Puckett, 90, formerly of Fredonia, passed away, August 14, 2020, in Mulvane, Kansas. Dorothy was born March 20, 1930 in Alva, Oklahoma to Roy Samuel and Mary Ellen (Purcival) Fender. She grew up in Alva, Oklahoma and graduated from Alva High School. She was united in marriage to Deon Puckett August 22, 1970, he preceded her in death on...

Stanley Lee Karstetter

Stanley Lee Karstetter

Aug 8, 2020

Stan Karstetter, 70 of Cherryvale, passed away August 8th in his home surrounded by family and friends. Stanley Lee Karstetter was born January 30th, 1950 in Oswego, KS to Melvin L. Karstetter and Wilma G. (Fish) Karstetter. He attended school in Mound Valley, Cherryvale, Rose Hill, and Wayside, graduating from Wayside High School in 1968. He attended Pittsburg State University....

Larry D. Medlock

Larry D. Medlock

Aug 4, 2020

Larry D. Medlock, Sr. 78, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Cherryvale Nursing and Rehab Center. Larry Don Medlock Sr. was born March 18, 1942 in Niangua, Missouri the son of Lowell Medlock and Opal (Walker) Medlock. He grew up in Bland, Missouri and graduated from Bland High School in 1960. He really enjoyed fishing, hunting...

Eleanor Marie (Spreer) Sloan

Eleanor Marie (Spreer) Sloan

Aug 1, 2020

Eleanor Marie (Spreer) Sloan received her Reward on August 1, 2020. Eleanor was born in Barnes, Kansas, July 18, 1925 to Otto and Lydia Behrens Spreer. She was the oldest girl in a family of 10 children. She was her mother’s helper in many ways on an active farm. They preceded her in death. She was one of the Greatest...

Roberta L. Louia

Roberta L. Louia

Jul 29, 2020

Roberta Louise Louia, 81, of Altoona Kansas, passed away, July 29, 2020 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin Missouri. Roberta was born February 4, 1939 to Christina Helen Shoemaker in Wichita, Kansas. Her mother married Clarence Taylor and he adopted her and her brother. Roberta was raised on a farm 10 miles south west of Columbus, Kansas and graduated from Columbus...

Jimmie L. Carter

Jimmie L. Carter

Jul 27, 2020

Jimmie L. Carter, 82, long time resident of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away, Monday, July 27, 2020 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. Jimmie L. Carter, was born February 3, 1938 to Clyde L. and Inez F. (Jordan) Carter in Fredonia, Kansas. Jimmy attended Fredonia High School, graduating in 1956. He served in the United States Army and received rank of E4. Jimmy...

Josephine Flemming

Josephine Flemming

Jul 27, 2020

Josephine Flemming was born in 1921 to immigrant parents, Guadalupe and Eufemia Gonzalez, and grew up in a poor environment, with hard work, discipline, and Catholic faith sculpting her life. Jo carried the ethic of discipline, love of God, and belief of the critical importance of a good education, into raising her family. That foundation worked it’s magic into creating...

Donna  Lee Colston

Donna Lee Colston

Jul 25, 2020

On July 25, 2020, our amazing wife, mother and grandmother, Donna Lee Walker Brown Colston, passed away surrounded by family. There was never a dull moment in her early life with her siblings. Donna was athletic and lettered in high school. In August of 1956, Donna married Fred Brown in Chanute, Ks. Five children were born from this marriage, Freddie...

Judy Arlene Shores

Judy Arlene Shores

Jul 24, 2020

Judy Arlene (Fulps) Shores 78, of Chanute, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, KS Friday, July 24, 2020. Selfless, loving, nurturing, loyal, kind, fun loving…these are all qualities that anyone would love to have associated with them. Judy Shores was all of these things and much more. Born to Harold and Betty Fulps on April 13th, 1942,...

Anna Mae Bross

Anna Mae Bross

Jul 20, 2020

Anna Mae Bross, infant daughter of Skyler Bross and Crystal White passed away, Monday, July 20, 2020. Anna Mae was born on March 10, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. Ann Mae is survived by her parents, sister, Chloe White, Grandparents; Cary and Marla Shinkle, Theresa Bross, Richard and Regina Norbert, Great Grandparents; Vera Budd, Janet Burke and Dorothy Revel and many...

Wanda Lee Cunningham

Wanda Lee Cunningham

Jul 17, 2020

Wanda Lee Cunningham, 81, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away, Friday, July 17, 2020 at her home in Cherryvale, Kansas. Wanda Lee Cunningham was born March 6, 1939 to Ralph and Jenny (Scannel) Yeubanks. She attended Labette County High School and graduated in 1957. She was united in marriage to Harry A. Cunningham on April 8, 1958 in Cherryvale, Kansas and...

William Edward Fausnaught

William Edward Fausnaught

Jul 16, 2020

William Edward Fausnaught, 80, of Independence, Kansas, passed away at his home, Thursday, July 16, 2020. William Edward Fausnaught was born March 21, 1940 in Chester, Pennsylvania to Ralph and Alberta Fausnaught. He was united in marriage to Billie Sue Hillyard on August 25, 1979 in Independence, Kansas and she survives at the home. He served faithfully in the United...

Lois Maxine Campbell

Lois Maxine Campbell

Jul 13, 2020

Lois Maxine Campbell, 92, a longtime resident of both Fredonia and Chanute, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2020. Known to friends and loved ones as Maxine, she was born October 10, 1927 to Walter R. and Maude (Smith) Timmons in Fredonia, Kansas. She had three brothers and, in her own words, “was very spoiled as the only girl.”...

Darrell  Dwayne Linder Sr.

Darrell Dwayne Linder Sr.

Jul 9, 2020

Darrell Dwayne Linder, Sr. 76, a longtime resident of Fredonia, passed away July 9, 2020 at the Neodesha Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Darrell Dwayne Linder was born December 31, 1943 to Dave and Gladys (Cunningham) Linder in Levelland, Texas. On September 11, 1964, Darrell was united in marriage to Ruby Gueulette in Fredonia, Kansas. She preceded him...

Evelyn May (Cool) Decou

Evelyn May (Cool) Decou

Jul 7, 2020

Evelyn May (Cool) DeCou, 102, passed away at her home, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Evelyn DeCou was born January 10, 1918 to AR James SR. and Bessie (Shipp) James in Augusta, Kansas. She graduated from North High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1936. In the late 1980’s, in her 70’s, Evelyn took classes from Neosho County. Evelyn was united in...

James E. Carroll

James E. Carroll

Jul 5, 2020

James Edward Carroll, 76, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020. James Edward Carroll was born March 14, 1944 in Neodesha, Kansas the son of Johnnie Carroll and Norma (Marlett) Carroll. He grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1962. He attended Pittsburg State University and graduated from Providence, St. Margaret's School of...

Opal L. Mcdowell

Opal L. Mcdowell

Jul 4, 2020

Opal L. McDowell, 76, of Wichita, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at her residence. Opal Louise McDowell was born December 21, 1943 in Cherryvale, Kansas the daughter of Uel G. Hagan and Hassie (Cutshall) Hagan. She grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1961. She was united in marriage to Dewayne McDowell in Sylvester,...

Kenneth Willis

Kenneth Willis

Jul 2, 2020

Kenneth Steven Willis, 67 passed peacefully July 2, 2020 surrounded by friends and family. He was born August 25, 1952 to LeRoy Albert and Wilma Imagene (Tredway) Willis “Sadly, missed along life’s way, quietly remembered every day… No longer in our life no share, but in our hearts, you’re always there.” Memorial Service will be held, Thursday, July 9, 2020...

Barbara J. Richardson

Barbara J. Richardson

Jun 28, 2020

Barbara J. Richardson, 71 of Neodesha, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at her daughters residence in rural Fredonia, Kansas. Barbara was born February 11, 1949 in Maricopa County, Arizona at Chandler Air Force Base the daughter of Nathaniel Haenel and Lossie “Louise” Tyre. On October 4, 1987 in Canton, Texas she was united in marriage to Robert Richardson...

Gilbert A. Ferguson

Gilbert A. Ferguson

Jun 24, 2020

Gilbert Alan Ferguson, a resident of Fredonia, passed away peacefully at age 91 on June 24, 2020 at Heritage Health Center in Chanute. Gilbert was born on October 8, 1928 in Toronto, Kansas to James Henderson and Anna Mary (Senn) Ferguson. He was the youngest of six children. On June 26, 1960 he married Martha Jane Lewis at the Quincy...