Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Gale D. Carter
Dec 5, 2018
Gale D. Carter, 82, a lifelong resident of Altoona, Kansas died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. Gale was born August 4, 1936 on the farm outside of Altoona to Claude Carter and Mable (Wiles) Carter. He graduated from Altoona High School in 1954. On April 30, 1960 he married Retha Jackson and...
Norman Lewis Reynolds
Nov 28, 2018
NORMAN REYNOLDS Norman Lewis Reynolds, 85, of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he had resided for the past few years due to health reasons. Norman was born October 3, 1933 in Lafontaine, Kansas, the son of Carl and Lillian (Wise) Reynolds. He began school at Mound School in 1939 and graduated from Fredonia High...
Bayard "Pat" N. Bell
Nov 28, 2018
Bayard N. “Pat” Bell, 92 and 11/12ths, longtime resident of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday morning, November 28, 2018 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas with his family at his side. Bayard Norman Bell was born December 28, 1925 in Eureka, Kansas the son of C.C. Bell and Beatrice (Cross) Bell. He grew up in Eureka and graduated...
Carlyn Jane Robinson
Nov 27, 2018
Carlyn Jane Robinson, 82, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Medical Lodge of Frontenac, Kansas. She was born April 3, 1936 in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Milton and Magdalene Jones. On June 7, 1953 in Yates Center, Kansas, Carlyn was united in marriage to Ivan Junior Robinson. They were married for 62...
Richard "Rick" L. Schultheiss
Nov 26, 2018
Richard L. “Rick” Schultheiss, 62, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Independence Healthcare Center. Richard L. Schultheiss was born March 26, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Virgil Schultheiss and Wanda (Evans) Schultheiss. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1974. He worked for Montgomery County, Vestal Refrigeration, Hackney and...
Debra A. Rosson
Nov 21, 2018
Debra Anne Rosson, 59, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at home after a brief illness. Debra was born September 21, 1959 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Beatrice Faye Purkey and Elmer Wayne Reed. She was adopted at age of 2 by Cleo Rosson. Debra grew up in the South Coffeyville, Oklahoma area and attended grade school at...
Billie "Bill" E. Clifton
Nov 11, 2018
Billie E. “Bill” Clifton, 87, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wilson County Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Billie Eugene Clifton was born November 5, 1931 in Morehead, Kansas the son of John Arnold Clifton Sr. and Pearl (Axthelm) Clifton. He grew up in Cherryvale and attended Cherryvale Schools. On December 31, 1950 in Obion County,...
Samuel H. Barker
Oct 28, 2018
Samuel H. Barker, 87, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Samuel H. Barker was born January 18, 1931 in Turon, Kansas the son of Frank Barker and Grace (Rieniets) Barker. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1948. He later went on to further his education...
Joan E. Richardson
Oct 27, 2018
Joan Elizabeth Richardson Joan Elizabeth (Baker) Richardson, 86, of Fredonia, passed away Saturday evening, October 27, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born April 20, 1932, in Fredonia, the daughter of Arthur “A.L.” Baker and Lola (Loether) Baker, Joan’s mother passed away two weeks after she was born. She was raised by her great-aunts, Clara Loether and Minnie (Loether)...
Larry A. Dawson
Oct 24, 2018
Larry A. Dawson, 72, of Independence, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Montgomery Place in Indepednence. Larry A. Dawson was born April 14, 1946 in Independence the son of Jack Dawson and Eunice (Killen) Dawson. He grew up in Independence and attended Zion Lutheran Schools. He worked as a small engine mechanic owning Larry’s Small Engine Repair in...
Gilbert "Gib" E. Cartwright
Oct 21, 2018
Gilbert E. "Gib" Cartwright, 64, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Gilbert E. Cartwright was born June 26, 1954 at El Dorado Springs, Missouri the son of Joseph and Grace (Blackmore) Cartwright. He grew up in El Dorado Springs, Missouri and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1972. Gib was...
Darlene Row
Oct 14, 2018
Darlene Row, 96, of Neodesha, Kansas formerly of Coyville, Kansas and Fredonia, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Morningstar Care Homes in Neodesha. Darlene Row was born October 21, 1921 in rural Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Thomas Orville Morrow and Ida Pearl (Pippin) Morrow. She graduated from Fredonia High School in 1939. On February 26, 1945 in...
Michael W. Birdsong
Oct 9, 2018
Michael W. Birdsong, 62, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Michael Wayne Birdsong was born October 3, 1956 in Independence, Kansas the son of Lloyd Birdsong and Doris (Norris) Birdsong. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1974. He went on to further his education at...
Marvin "Hoss" T. Ford
Oct 3, 2018
Marvin “Hoss” T. Ford, 69, of rural Altoona, Kansas formerly of Fall River Kansas and Fredonia, Kansas passed away, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Marvin T. Ford was born September 23, 1949 in Cedarvale, Kansas the son of Delbert W. Ford and Dorothy Armena (Doty) Ford. He graduated from Fredonia High School in...
Virginia L. Hannon
Sep 17, 2018
Virginia Lee Hannon (Burt) was born in Thayer, Kansas on September 14, 1932 to Joesph Samuel Burt and Buda May (Whiseman) and died at the age of 86 on September 17, 2018 of natural causes. She graduated from Thayer High School in 1950. She was a resident of the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Kansas) at the time of her...
Dr. Victor J. Vorhees
Sep 7, 2018
Dr. Victor J. Vorhees, 81, of rural Fredonia, Kansas passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at home with family by his side. Dr. Victor J. Vorhees was born October 3, 1936 in Holyrood, Kansas the son of Victor Rodney Vorhees and Inez Marie (Wilson) Vorhees. On October 8, 1955 in McPherson, Kansas he was united in marriage to Jean King...
John Henry Scott
Sep 1, 2018
Philippians 4:7 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.” John Henry Scott, 89, a longtime resident of Fredonia, left this world on September 1, 2018 to join his bride just in time to celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary. John was born on January 9, 1929 in Liberal, Kansas...
Kieran Ross Leroy Foster
Aug 20, 2018
Kieran Foster, 30, of Altoona, Kansas died Monday, August 20, 2018 at his home in Altoona. Kieran Ross Leroy Foster was born May 3, 1988 in Lawton, Oklahoma the son of Mark Andrew Foster and Sherri Bryan. He attended school in Neodesha, Kansas and graduated from Neodesha High School in 2007. Kieran enjoyed riding motorcycles and liked to cook. He...
Jane E. Smith
Aug 11, 2018
Cremation has taken place with private family services to be held at a later date.
Irene Alice (Knowles) Benge
Aug 8, 2018
Irene Alice (Knowles) Benge, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died on the 8th day of August, 2018, at MorningStar Care Home in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born on February 12, 1940, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas to Claud Albert Knowles and Alice Edith (Block) Knowles. She made many friends during her term of 19 years serving as a dispatcher for...
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