Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Eva Marie Smith
Nov 21, 2012
Eva Marie Smith, 88, a former resident of Neodesha, Kansas and Texas City, Texas died Wednesday morning, November 21, 2012 at Live Oak Retirement Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was born December 16, 1923 in rural Neodesha, the daughter of Lester G. and Ruth Olive (George) Whiteside. She was the salutatorian of the Fredonia High School Class of 1941. On...
Margaret Jeanne Russell
Nov 18, 2012
Margaret Jeanne Russell, 84, a longtime resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born September 1, 1928 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Agnes "Marie" (Steele) Green. Margaret was a 1946 graduate of Altoona High School. On October 17, 1954 at the Altoona United...
Conard "Bud" Riley
Nov 12, 2012
Conard Eugene "Bud" Riley, 81, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died on Monday, November 12, 2012, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born December 23, 1930 in Fredonia, the son of Earl E. and Beulah (Lincoln) Riley. Bud was a graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Army. He was employed by General Portland Cement/Lafarge...
Helen Virginia Hedrick
Nov 1, 2012
Helen Virginia (Fink) Hedrick, 98, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born August 23, 1914 in Lafontaine, Kansas, the daughter of Alonzo and Mina (Bobbitt) Fink. Helen was a graduate of Lafontaine High School and Fredonia Business School. On April 5, 1936, in Lafontaine, she was united...
Leona Fern Robinson
Oct 17, 2012
Leona Fern Robinson, 88, a resident of Wichita, KS, formerly of Benedict, KS departed this life, Wednesday, October 17 in Wichita. She was born August 18, 1924 in Virgil, KS, the daughter of Jesse and Maude (Saubers) Moss. Leona was a 1943 graduate of Buffalo High School, and married Jack Robinson on December 23, 1943 in Wichita, KS, where they...
Royce Percy Lockhart
Sep 19, 2012
Royce Lockhart, 92, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. He was born April 20, 1920 in Waynoka, Oklahoma, the son of Eber James and Beryl (West) Lockhart. Royce was a graduate of Waynoka High School. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He was a member of the First...
Richard "Smitty" Lee Smith
Aug 20, 2012
Richard Lee Smith, "Smitty", 74, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Neodesha and Topeka, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 5, 1938, the son of Kenneth M. and Helen Leona (Wood) Smith. Smitty was a 1957 graduate of Highland Park High School in Topeka. He served in the United...
Yvonne Louise Penrow
Aug 18, 2012
Yvonne Louise Penrow, 57, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at her home. She was born April 29, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Franklin Delano and Stella Mae (Honer) Swisher Sr. She was a retired CNA at Fredonia Regional Hospital. On August 2, 1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Yvonne was united in marriage to...
Mary Lou Payne
Aug 10, 2012
Mary Lou Payne, 79, passed away surrounded by her family on August 10, 2012. She was born in Buffalo, Kansas, December 29, 1932 to Bryan Lee and Margaret Mae Canty. She graduated from Buffalo High School in 1950. She graduated from Emporia University in Emporia, Kansas in 1954. Mary Lou began her teaching career in Ness City, Kansas. She met...
Trinity Hope Bouche'
Aug 9, 2012
Trinity Hope Bouch" was stillborn at 4:10 P.M. on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Trinity is the daughter of Michael Layne and Shawna Lee (Hudson) Bouch" of Fall River, Kansas. In addition to her parents, Trinity is survived by: Paternal Grandparents: Linae Walker of Wichita, KS Cheri Comstock of Fall River, KS Maternal Grandparents: Vernon...
Marjorie E. Biggs
Aug 7, 2012
Marjorie Ellen Biggs, 80, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 3, 1932 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Lester Ray "Red" and Mary Francis (Osburn) Compton. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School. Marge was united in marriage to Edgar Biggs. They were later divorced. Marge...
Claudine M. James
Jul 21, 2012
Claudine M. James, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born January 8, 1924 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Claude W. and Bertha M. (Murdock) Akin. Claudine was a graduate of Wichita North High School. She was a retired headstart teacher for the State of Missouri....
Oneta J. Boice
Jul 15, 2012
ONETA JUSTINE BOICE Oneta Justine Boice, 80, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1932, in Rover, Missouri, the daughter of David and Cora (Davis) Boice. She was a homemaker. Several nieces, nephews, and close friends survive Oneta. She was preceded in death by...
Joel Darrin Hull
Jun 21, 2012
Joel Darrin Hull, 42, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 while at work. He was born February 25, 1970 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Luther "Ed" and Brenda Kay (Hartsock) Hull. Joel was employed by Jeff Hull"s Paving in Altoona, where he had worked in the family business for more than 15 years. Joel...
Mary Marie Conley
Jun 18, 2012
Mary Marie Conley, 89, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, June 18, 2012 at her sister"s home in Mound Valley, Kansas. She was born July 9, 1922 in Fredonia, the daughter of Leland and Harriet Isabel (Parker) Kingsbury. She was a homemaker. On August 7, 1940, in Fredonia, Mary was united in marriage to Albert...
Susan Elizabeth Steuber
Jun 3, 2012
Susan Elizabeth (Achilles) Steuber, 55, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully June 3, 2012. She was employed by the Kansas Episcopal Office of the United Methodist Church as the Administrative Assistant to the Bishop. She is survived by her husband Les, son Jason Steuber, daughter Kristina (Jason) Dalton, and her grandchildren; Mary Jo Nixon, Ashlyn, Austin and Tyler...
Ralph A. Holland
Jun 1, 2012
Ralph A. Holland, 73, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Osborne, Kansas, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 12, 1938 in Rivermines, Missouri, the son of Everett and Evelyn (Smith) Holland. Ralph was a 1956 graduate of Fredonia High School and attended the University of Kansas, where he...
Harold Gene Lazzers
May 30, 2012
Harold Gene Lazzers, 69, a resident of rural Toronto, Kansas, and a longtime resident of the Eureka, Kansas area, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 29, 1943 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Harold Eugene and Ruby Virginia (Purkeypile) Lazzers. Harold was a graduate...
Marilyn Jean (Timmons) Reynolds
May 27, 2012
Marilyn Jean (Timmons) Reynolds, 79, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Emporia, Hoisington and Goodland, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Cherryvale Nursing Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. She was born November 19, 1932 in Fredonia, the daughter of Clifford W. and Agnes R. (Barb) Timmons. Marilyn was a graduate of Fredonia High School and the Newman School...
Merlin "Lucky" Howard Ware
May 22, 2012
Merlin Howard "Lucky" Ware, 84, a 62-year resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born June 5, 1927, near Coyville, Kansas, the son of Oliver and Viola (Busby) Ware. Merlin was a graduate of Coyville High School. He served in the United States Army July 21, 1945 to January...
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