Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Clarence "Butch" Amos
Jan 25, 2012
Clarence Albert "Butch" Amos, 91, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Fort Worth. Clarence was born May 4, 1920 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of John Albert and Alice Logan (Penn) Amos. He was a 1939 graduate of Fredonia High School. Butch was a retired U.S. Air Force major, serving for 23 years. He...
Violet "Vi" Lorene Chapman
Jan 17, 2012
Vi Chapman, 81, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and more recently of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born July 8, 1930 in Protection, Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Bessie (Thomas) Ratzlaff. On June 15, 1951 in Independence, Kansas, Vi was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Chapman....
Melvin Allen Pettyjohn
Jan 4, 2012
Melvin Allen Pettyjohn, 81, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia, Kansas area, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born May 21, 1930 near Elk City, Kansas, the son of Albert and Goldie (Carroll) Pettyjohn. Melvin was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Following high school, Melvin served in the United States Army 1951-1971, retiring after...
Marie Holcom
Jan 3, 2012
Elinor "Marie" Holcom, 89, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born May 24, 1922 in Salina, Kansas, the daughter of Albin Levi and Ruth (Stolberg) Larson. Marie attended grade school and high school in Lindsborg, and proudly completed her GED some thirty years later in Altoona....
Maxine Grace Warner Fink
Jan 2, 2012
Maxine Grace Warner Fink, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born May 22, 1921 in Sycamore, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas J. and Ruby Vaughn (Coates) Goodwin. Maxine was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Maxine was united in marriage to Bill Brooks and they were...
Russel Spohn
Dec 30, 2011
Russel Spohn, 81, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died at his home on Friday, December 30, 2011. He was born January 8, 1930 in Fredonia, the son of Charles Albert and Lenora Isabel (Carpenter) Spohn. Russel was a 1948 graduate of Fredonia High School. He served as a sergeant in the United States Army 1951-1953. On April 14, 1951,...
Martha Ruth Stipp
Dec 26, 2011
Martha Ruth Stipp, 68, a resident of Chanute, Kansas, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 30, 1943 in Fredonia, the daughter of Herb and Elva Ruth (McPherson) Hare. Martha was a school bus driver for USD 413 in Chanute for many years. On March 1, 1964, Martha...
Mary Luella Brunker
Dec 11, 2011
Mary Luella Brunker, 90, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 18, 1921 in Arno, Missouri, the daughter of Andrew Carroll and Luella Bell (Staley) Harrow. Mary retired in 2004 from Kansas Bank Note, where she personalized checks. In 1961 in Fredonia, Mary was married to Wendell H....
Florence Marie Marple
Dec 7, 2011
Florence Marie Marple, 95, a lifelong resident of the Buffalo area, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1916 west of Buffalo, the daughter of Cloyd and Lucy (Crumrine) Gillispie. Florence attended grade school at West Buffalo School and graduated from Yates Center High School in 1934. She attended and...
Bennie F. "Ben" Scott
Dec 6, 2011
Bennie F. "Ben" Scott, 84, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born March 20, 1927 in Turpin, Oklahoma, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Lucille (Tepner) Scott. He attended country school in Seward County, Kansas. Ben served in the United States Army as a Tech 5 from May 31,...
Frances Elizabeth Cook
Nov 25, 2011
Frances Elizabeth Bewley Cook passed away peacefully November 25, 2011 in Sacramento, California at the age of 106. She was born January 5, 1905 on a farm near Fall River, Kansas. She attended country schools, and then graduated from Heald Business College in Wichita, Kansas. She got her first job as a secretary for Phillips Petroleum Co., in Bartlesville, Oklahoma....
Margery Streets-Whitney
Nov 5, 2011
Margery Streets Whitney, 98, of Wauconda, IL passed away at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL on Saturday, November 5, 2011. Born November 21, 1912 in Altoona, Kansas, to Arthur and Sarah Streets, Margery often spoke of her wonderful childhood with her family growing up in Altoona and her respect for her parents. She taught elementary school in Altoona and...
Carolyn (Patterson) Heptig
Oct 2, 2011
Carolyn Sue (Patterson) Heptig, 71, a resident of Iola, formerly of Fredonia and Chanute, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. She was born December 17, 1939 in Chanute, the daughter of Kenneth A. and Leta (Sinclair) Patterson. She was a homemaker and attended the Sacred Heart Church in Fredonia. On January 13, 1983 in...
Nelda J. White
Oct 1, 2011
The beloved wife of Alfred P. White, Nelda J. White, 90, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Wichita, died in the early hours of Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha due to complications she developed after a minor surgery. She was born July 18, 1921 in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Franklin and Ferne (McKay)...
Lawrence Lee Shultz
Sep 29, 2011
Lawrence Lee Shultz, 94, a resident of Chanute, Kansas, died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born June 26, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Lea Roy and Tilda Mae (Moler) Shultz. He served in the United States Army during World War II. On June 26, 1937 in Fredonia, Kansas,...
Deborah Kay Conner
Sep 26, 2011
Deborah Kay Conner, 57, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Oxford and Winfield, Kansas, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at her home following an extensive battle with cancer. She was born February 28, 1954, in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Don and Louise (Riggs) Sawyer. On November 5, 1970, in Winfield, Debbie married Jim Conner. Jim survives at their home...
Ruth Nadine Schroder
Sep 19, 2011
Ruth Nadine Schroder, 87, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, September 19, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 13, 1924 in Fredonia, the daughter of John Eugene and Inez P. (Wertz) Brinegar. Ruth was a 1942 graduate of Fredonia High School. On April 21, 1946 in Fredonia, Ruth was united in marriage to Bruce V....
Ambrosio P. Mendiola, M.D.
Sep 8, 2011
Ambrosio P. Mendiola, MD, 71, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born September 20, 1939 in the Philippines, the son of Benjamin and Lucia (Paras) Mendiola. He earned his degree in Medicine from the University of the East in Manila and practiced briefly in the Philippines before coming to the states. He...
Gary Howard Hockett
Aug 21, 2011
Gary Howard Hockett, 45, a resident of Hepler, Kansas, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at St. Luke"s Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born October 19, 1965 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Larry and Evelyn (Shook) Hockett. Gary was employed as a truck driver for Kunshek Chat and Coal, Inc. in Pittsburg, Kansas. On June 20, 1998...
Ralph N. Sumner, M.D.
Aug 15, 2011
Ralph N. Sumner, M.D., 80, a longtime resident and family practice physician in Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born June 23, 1931 in Independence, Kansas, the son of William G. and Norah L. Sumner. He was a graduate of Independence High School, Independence Community Junior College, and received his bachelor"s degree from...
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