Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Corrine Green
Apr 19, 2011
Corrine Green, 79, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died early morning Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at her rural home, surrounded by her family. She was born May 15, 1931, in New Albany, Kansas, the daughter of Erie Ernest and Mildred Angeline (Fuller) Honeyman. Corrine graduated from high school in Fredonia and on June 5, 1949 was married to Ralph...
Lois Mott
Apr 15, 2011
Lois Mott, 88, a longtime resident of the Lafontaine and Fredonia area, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 5, 1923 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of William and Katherine Ann (Maletz) McGinnis. On April 18, 1951 in Bentonville, Arkansas, Lois married Floyd E. Mott. He preceded her in death November 2, 1970. Lois...
Shelly (Wasson) Shay
Apr 10, 2011
Shelly M. (Wasson) Shay, 39, a resident of the Benedict and Fredonia area for 27 years, previously of Eureka, Kansas, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1971 in Stella, Missouri to Wayne and Mary (Welsh) Wasson. Shelly was a member of the Fredonia High School...
Pauline L. Callarman
Mar 28, 2011
Pauline L. Callarman, 104, a resident of Somerset, Kentucky, and formerly of Altoona, Kansas, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Somerset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Pauline was born on March 16, 1907 in Belmont, Kansas, the daughter of William Arthur and Mattie (Bell) VanDolah. Mrs. Callarman was a homemaker and attended Southern Heights Christian Church, Ferguson United Methodist Church, and...
Lillian L. Porter
Mar 26, 2011
Lillian L. Porter, 81, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at The Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born February 3, 1930, in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Armer and Sybil (Short) Porter. She was a 1948 graduate of Fredonia High School and received her Bachelor Degree from Antioch College. She was employed by IBM...
Laura Mae Wing Brown
Mar 14, 2011
Laura Mae (Wing) Brown, 82, died Monday, March 14, 2011 after suffering a long-term illness with Alzheimer"s disease. She was born September 9, 1928 to Jerome Paul and Donna (Chamberlain) Wing of Benedict, Kansas. Laura spent her childhood and early adult life on the Wing farm and attended Junior College in Chanute, Kansas after high school graduation. She married Willis...
Grace Ellen Houser
Mar 3, 2011
Grace Ellen Houser, 79, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Neodesha, Kansas, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 30, 1931 in Neodesha, the daughter of Isaac Newton and Ida Mae (Lockard) Phillips. Grace was married to Lester Houser and to this union, one son, Greg, was born. They...
Jason Dean Claibourn
Feb 24, 2011
Jason Dean Claibourn, 36, a resident of Coyville, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, Kansas. He was born October 7, 1974 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Brenda (Lour) Claibourn. He attended grade school in Fredonia and Neodesha; middle school in Independence and Neodesha; and high school in Neodesha...
Larry Wayne Milner
Feb 22, 2011
Larry Wayne Milner, 69, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died on Monday, February 21, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 14, 1941 in Fredonia, one of fourteen children to Frank Park and Elsie Pearl (Morgan) Milner. Larry served in the United States Navy. Larry worked various jobs including Excelsior Brick Plant in Fredonia, Petro Truck Stop...
Arleta Fay Myers
Feb 2, 2011
Arleta Fay Myers, 67, a fifteen-year resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Fort Worth, Texas, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born December 31, 1943 in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Jack and Nadine (Wrestler) Lamons. She was a homemaker, as well as working at Wayside Mobile Homes in Saginaw, Texas and apartment manager in...
J.B. Sandbothe
Jan 22, 2011
J.B. Sandbothe, 54, a resident of Cassville, Missouri, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at St. John"s Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was born December 8, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Joseph J. and Sharon (Prunty) Sandbothe. J.B. attended school in Wichita and graduated from East High School. He was a self-employed heavy equipment...
Howard L. Sell
Jan 18, 2011
Howard L. Sell, 93, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born September 16, 1917 in Fredonia, the son of Irv and May (Myers) Sell. Howard was graduated in 1935 from Fredonia High School and 1939 from the College of Emporia. Following graduation, he worked for Kansas Electric Power Company...
Ann Morrison
Jan 12, 2011
Ann Morrison, 85, a former resident of Fredonia and Altoona, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Lakepoint of Augusta. She was born June 26, 1925 in Crescent, Oklahoma, the daughter of George and Lida (Coots) Norris. On September 30, 1944 in Yates Center, Ann married Orville E. Morrison. They were happily married for 57 years until his death on March...
Emma Klassen
Jan 9, 2011
Emma Klassen, 103, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born December 7, 1907 in Medora, Kansas, the daughter of Abraham Klassen and Mary (Doerksen) Klassen. Emma attended school in Inman, Kansas where she graduated high school. She later had additional training in business school. While in Inman,...
Wilma Violet Duckworth
Jan 3, 2011
Wilma Violet Hess Duckworth was born November 10, 1917 in Fredonia, Kansas & went to be with the Lord January 3, 2011. Her parents were Grace Fern Eflin & Erie Joe Hess, owners of The City Shoe Shop in Fredonia. Wilma graduated from Fredonia High School in 1935, & then graduated from Fredonia Business College in 1936. Following graduation, she...
Wayne "Bus" Mcginnis
Jan 2, 2011
William Wayne "Bus" McGinnis, 82, a lifelong resident of the Lafontaine, Kansas area, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. He was born July 29, 1928 in rural Fredonia, the son of Fred D. and May (Tindle) McGinnis. Buss was a retired farmer and rancher and was a self-employed truck driver, as well as being...
James Robert Barnhart
Dec 30, 2010
James R. Barnhart, 72, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1938 in Altoona KS, the son of Charles Austin and Ruth (Briles) Barnhart. James served in the U.S. Army and then as a Petty Officer First Class in the U.S. Navy, where...
Iva Alice Bachelder
Dec 23, 2010
Iva Alice (Erbe) Bachelder, 90, a resident of Tomball, Texas, formerly of Weslaco, Texas, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at The Heritage Retirement Community in Tomball. She was born November 7, 1920 in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Iva Carol (Newland) Erbe. She was retired from Tex-Sun Corporation in Weslaco where she was a bookkeeper for more...
Francis J. Seiwert
Dec 22, 2010
Francis J. Seiwert, 86, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born March 14, 1924 in St. Marks, Kansas, the son of Edward and Mary (Betzen) Seiwert. On May 1, 1946 in Colwich, Kansas, he was joined in marriage to Catherine Mannebach. On May 2, 1946, the Seiwert"s moved...
Kenneth Phillip Beemer
Dec 17, 2010
Kenneth Phillip Beemer, 92, a rural resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at his home. He was born October 12, 1918 at the family home west of Lafontaine, Kansas, to Guy and Eda (Thomas) Beemer. Kenneth lived his entire life west of Lafontaine, where he had a farming and cattle business. On February 1, 1941, he was...
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