Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Bertha K. Voth
May 27, 2010
Bertha K. Voth, 86, a 70 year resident of the Fredonia, Kansas, area, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 30, 1924 in Corn, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry and Helen (Boese) Kroeker. She was a graduate of Elk City High School. On May 26, 1946 in Elk City, she married David H. Voth....
William "Bill" K. Stevens
May 9, 2010
William Kline "Bill" Stevens, 73, a longtime resident of the Benedict, Kansas area, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at St. Mary"s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born October 8, 1936 in Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Charles and Rebecca Ruth (Wells) Stevens. Bill was a graduate of Vilas High School, Chanute Junior College and Pittsburg State University. He has...
George W. Smith
May 7, 2010
George W. Smith, 86, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, May 7, 2010, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born January 9, 1924 in Locust Grove, and raised near Claremore Oklahoma, the son of William A. and Dora M. (Morehead) Smith. George served in the United States Army from February 1943 to December 1945, earning the rank of...
Mary E. Ropp
Apr 27, 2010
Mary E. Ropp, 93, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia, Kansas area, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born October 30, 1916 in rural Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and May (Little) Shue. In 1932, Mary was united in marriage to Harmon O. Cunningham. He preceded her in death September 10, 1963. In...
Alice Pearl Knickerbocker
Apr 16, 2010
Alice Pearl Knickerbocker, 100, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday afternoon, April 16, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1910 in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of Berry and Belle (Miner) Robinson. Alice was a registered nurse and worked for Dr. Lynn Beal until he retired. She was then the school...
Effie F. Alexander
Apr 14, 2010
Effie F. Alexander, 89, a resident of Neodesha, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha. She was born May 1, 1920 in Neodesha, the daughter of H.E. and Lucinda (Pettyjohn) Dickens. She was a homemaker and a retired CNA for Wilson County Hospital. On June 14, 1939 in Independence, Kansas, she married Roy F. Alexander,...
Raymond D. Bumgarner
Apr 14, 2010
Raymond D. Bumgarner, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at his home. He was born July 18, 1937 in Marshfield, Missouri, the son of Clifford and Helen (Hill) Bumgarner. Raymond was graduated from Fredonia High School in 1956. For 35 years, he was the maintenance superintendent at Archer Daniels Midland Corporation in Fredonia, retiring in...
Roxie Grace Upshaw
Apr 1, 2010
Grace Upshaw, 89, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia, Kansas, area, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born January 31, 1921 in rural Fredonia, the daughter of Robert and Mae (Little) Shue. Grace worked as a plate burner for Midwestern Litho Printing for many years. On December 4, 1940 in Fredonia, Kansas,...
Willard Lee Carter
Mar 30, 2010
Willard Lee Carter, 86, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Via Christi St. Francis Burn Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 10, 1923, in rural Wilson County, the son of Max and Alice Faye (Wiltse) Carter. Willard graduated from Altoona High School in 1942. On April 23, 1948, in rural Altoona, he...
Charles "Charlie" Benjamin Ridlon
Mar 26, 2010
Charles Benjamin Ridlon, 50, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 26, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 22, 1959 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the son of Paul B. and Wanda Lee (Andrew) Ridlon. Charlie was a graduate of Memorial High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and earned certification as a specialist...
Gene "Harlin" Cook
Mar 21, 2010
Gene "Harlin" Cook, 85, a resident of Chanute, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born October 16, 1924 in Roper, Kansas, the son of Jim and Georgie (Story) Cook. Harlin was a 1942 graduate of Benedict High School. On April 4, 1943, in Howard, Kansas, he...
Edna B. Farmer
Mar 6, 2010
Edna B. Farmer, 74, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, formerly of Augusta and Neodesha, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. She was born February 10, 1936, in rural Valley Center, Kansas, the daughter of Edmond Pete and Clara Louise (Valdois) Louia. On June 1, 1955 in Peabody, Kansas, she married Charles Edward...
Helen Marie Burt
Feb 28, 2010
Helen Marie Burt, 91, a resident at the Medicalodge of Coffeyville, died Sunday afternoon, February 28, 2010. She was born September 7, 1918 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of John William and Elsie Jane (Prouty) Burt. She was a homemaker. Helen had one sister, Beatrice Endsley; and six brothers, Benny, Jim, Harold, Ralph, Barney and Norman Burt, who have all...
Dale Eugene Becannon
Feb 24, 2010
Dale E. Becannon, 81, a lifelong resident of rural Buffalo, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Westview Manor in Derby, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1928, west of Buffalo, the son of Rafe O. and Lois Beulah (Childs) Becannon. Dale was a 1946 graduate of Buffalo High School, where he was the valedictorian. For 60 plus years,...
Joseph Martin Morgan
Feb 16, 2010
Joseph Martin Morgan, 46, a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at St. Anthony Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born July 26, 1963 in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Jerry M. and Shelia M. (Shultz) Morgan. On December 6, 1998 in Oklahoma City, he married Carla M. Matthews. She survives at...
Waunita Cox Eldridge
Feb 15, 2010
Waunita Cox Eldridge, 91, a longtime resident of El Cajon, California, formerly of Rose Hill, Peck and Wichita, Kansas, died February 15, 2010 in El Cajon. She was born July 22, 1918 in Peck, Kansas, the daughter of Theron and Stella Cox. She was a secretary to the dean of a college in California for many years. On June 24,...
Eugene Leonard Kurtz
Feb 14, 2010
Eugene Leonard Kurtz, 83, a resident of rural Fall River, Kansas, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born December 10, 1926, Florence, Missouri, the son of Joels Herbert and Opal Mae (Worthley) Kurtz. Eugene served in the United States Army. On July 28, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, he married...
Margaret Henson
Feb 12, 2010
Margaret Henson, 90, a lifelong resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1919 in Wilson County, the daughter of Ernest Earl and Josephine (Cox) Thomas. Margaret was a Fredonia High School graduate. On March 12, 1941 in Independence, Kansas, she married George W. Henson. He...
Willa Marie Hardy
Feb 3, 2010
Willa Marie Hardy, 96, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born October 16, 1913 in rural Braymer, Missouri, the third of eight children born to Claude and Ollie Myrtle (Cox) Wightman. Willa was a caretaker, helping people in their homes and caring for their children. She later...
Garold "Jim" Max Spoon
Jan 12, 2010
Garold Max "Jim" Spoon, 78, a lifelong resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born October 31, 1931 in Fall River, Kansas, the son of Lester and Alfreda (Crawshaw) Spoon. Jim was a 1949 graduate of Fredonia High School. He served as a corporal in the United States Marine...
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