Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Mary Christine Compton
Mar 12, 2019
Mary Christine (Troutman) Compton, 85, a resident of rural Fredonia, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Mary was born on July 5, 1933 in Independence Kansas, the daughter of Charles Wilbur Troutman and Florence (Witty) Troutman. She grew up in Fredonia, Kansas, graduating from Fredonia High School in 1951. On July 6, 1952, she was united in marriage to Robert...
Lorella Merle Baker
Mar 5, 2019
Lorella Merle Baker (Granny), 93, of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, March 5, 2019 at Morningstar Care Home in Fredonia. Merle Baker was born June 30, 1925 at Renfrow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Francis Urven Lewis and Ivah Pearle (Cooperrider) Lewis. She was born along the Chisholm Trail and enjoyed telling anyone where she came from. Most of her...
Charles D. Humphrey
Feb 25, 2019
Charles D. Humphrey, 82, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at his residence. Charles D. Humphrey was born August 30, 1936 in Van Buren, Arkansas the son of William Humphrey and Rena (Moore) Humphrey. On March 19, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas he was united in marriage to Mona R.Cady and she survives at the home. Charles worked...
Larry L. Ellis
Feb 22, 2019
Larry Leon Ellis 66, of Cherryvale, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 22, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He passed away due to complications of diabetes. Larry was born on March 11, 1952 in Parsons, Kansas to Leon Ellis and Loretta (Wadsworth) Ellis. He was raised in Cherryvale, Kansas and graduated from Cherryvale High...
Brenda Kay Lockhart
Feb 20, 2019
Brenda Kay (Troutman) Lockhart, 71, a resident of Fredonia, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Cherryvale Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. Brenda was born November 9, 1947 Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Dale and Norma (Wall) Troutman. She grew up in Altoona, graduating from Altoona High School in 1965. She also attended Independence Junior College Cosmetology School....
Jeffery David Erskin
Feb 20, 2019
Jeffery D. Erskin, 59 of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Jeffery David Erskin was born February 14, 1960 in Dighton, Kansas the son of Dutch Erskin and Mattie (Roberts) Erskin. He grew up in Dighton and attended Dighton Schools. On August 5, 1995 in Cherryvale Kansas he was united in...
Barbara J. Neill
Jan 29, 2019
Barbara Joanne (Kensinger) Neill, 87, former longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Chanute, Kansas. Barbara was born June 30, 1931, in Fredonia, the daughter of Hubert and Edythe Mae (Chappell) Kensinger. She grew up in Fredonia, graduating from Fredonia High School in 1949, she also attended Pittsburg State University in...
Betty Lu Compton
Jan 28, 2019
Betty Lu Crawford Compton, 77, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 in Manhattan, Kansas. Betty Lu was born August 15, 1941 to Carl W. and Hilma Fisher Crawford, west of La Fontaine, Kansas. Betty Lu grew up on the farm. She learned to cook and keep house during the summer months as her mother worked outside. She participated in 4-H...
Wauneta M. Shaver
Jan 27, 2019
Wauneta M. Shaver, 98, of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Morningstar Care Home of Fredonia. Wauneta May Shaver was born October 1, 1920 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Minor Gerald Thornton and Ida Myrtle (Crane) Thornton. She grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1938. On May 11, 1940 in Independence,...
Nora Payne
Jan 13, 2019
Nora Payne, 88, of Frontenac, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. Nora Payne was born September 1, 1930 in Capaldo, Kansas the daughter of Tony Cussimanio and Nora (Lance) Cussimanio. She grew up in Capaldo and attended Capaldo Schools. On September 17, 1947 in Evanston, Wyoming she was united in...
Tonya L. Atherton
Jan 7, 2019
Tonya L. Atherton, 71, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday morning, January 7, 2019 at her home with family by her side. Tonya Lynette Atherton was born October 12, 1947 in Neodesha, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth L. Gillespie and Thelma (Taylor) Gillespie. She grew up in Neodesha and graduated from Neodesha High School in 1965. She also attended Independence...
Stephen Garrett Birdsong
Jan 6, 2019
Stephen Garrett Birdsong Obituary Stephen Garrett Birdsong, 73 passed away on January 06, 2019 with his family at his side. Born March 26,1945 in Independence, KS, the son of Johnie Garrett Birdsong and Remola Louise (Plake) Birdsong. On August 26th,1963 he married his Jr. High School sweetheart & wife of 56 years Mary Ann Rogers. Steve worked as a heavy...
Sharon L. Blaker
Jan 4, 2019
Sharon L. Blaker, 75, of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Sharon Louise Blaker was born November 20, 1943 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Oren Cox and Mildred (Taylor) Cox. She grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School. She also attended Pittsburg State University. On July 15,...
Joe H. Donohue
Dec 30, 2018
Joe Hiram Donohue 1930 - 2018 Joe H. Donohue, age 88 of Fredonia passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Born Sept. 7, 1930 to Lloyd and May (Parsons) Donohue, Joe was educated in the one-room school at Farmdale, and graduated from Fredonia High School. Joe was a farmer-stockman whose family settled in Wilson County in 1867. He took great...
Rose Audrey Cummings
Dec 28, 2018
Rose Audrey Cummings, 97, formerly of Fredonia, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Victoria Falls Nursing Home in Andover, Kansas. Born May 26, 1921 in Fredonia, Kansas to Ira Benjamin Harrison Dove and Rose (Brindle) Dove. Rose attended and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1939. Rose was a homemaker, Avon representative and worked as a cook at Fredonia,...
Thomas "Tom" J. Keck
Dec 27, 2018
Thomas "Tom" J. Keck, 80, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma formerly of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Thomas Joe Keck was born February 2, 1938 in Independence, Kansas the son of Merle C. Keck and Cleo Frances (Ray) Keck. He grew up in Independence and graduated from Independence High School in 1954. He also attended Independence...
Doris Rae Regan
Dec 27, 2018
Doris Rae (Glassburn) Regan, 82, of Fredonia, passed away at 1:43 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018 at her son’s home. Born November 13, 1936 in St. Paul, Kansas to Lester Clyde and Georgia Corrine (Martin) Glassburn, she married Raymond Laverne Boden in October, 1955 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She later married Robert Lee Regan, Sr. in August 1968 in Miami, Oklahoma....
Erma M. Frost
Dec 26, 2018
Erma M. Frost, 97, Fredonia, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas. Erma M. Frost was born July 11, 1921 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Ezekiel Letterman and Lydia Arminda (Kelley) Letterman. She grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School. She was united in marriage to Chester E....
Mildred Weisenberger
Dec 25, 2018
Cremation has taken place with family services held at a later date. Full obituary information will follow later.
Agnes I. Cretcher
Dec 7, 2018
Agnes I. Cretcher, 89, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons, Kansas Agnes Imagene Cretcher was born September 26, 1929 in Crystal, Kentucky the daughter of Charles Gross and Emma (Rogers) Gross. She grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Lee County High School in 1953. On May 5, 1956 in Dayton,...
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