Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
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...
Helen Virginia Bass
Jan 12, 2010
Helen Virginia Bass, 98, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010, in Chanute, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1911 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of James McKee and Frances (Dodge) Beck. She grew up in Fort Scott and Joplin, Missouri, and was married to Perl Bass in Joplin in 1930. Together they had a daughter, Patsy, and before their son...
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...
Bonnie Lavonne Dickens
Dec 29, 2009
Bonnie Lavonne Dickens, 85, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at her daughter"s home in Kissimmee, Florida. She was born January 14, 1924 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Louis and Virginia (Whited) Pope. She was a homemaker. In 1941 in Thayer, Kansas, she married George Dickens. He preceded her in death November...
Delores Jane Edens
Dec 26, 2009
Delores Jane Edens, 64, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born April 2, 1945 in Morrillton, Arkansas, the daughter of Horace Darr and Emage Irene (Scroggins) Luster. Delores spent her childhood years in Morrillton and was graduated from Morrillton High School. On August 25, 1963, in Springfield,...
Della Lorita Decker
Dec 21, 2009
Della Lorita Decker, 86, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at Moundridge Manor in Moundridge, Kansas. She was born May 30, 1923 in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Katherine (Koop) Schultz. She was a homemaker. On December 30, 1951 in Fredonia, Kansas, she married Archie Lee Decker. He preceded her in death March...
John Weldon Mcbride
Dec 7, 2009
John Weldon McBride, 75, a lifelong resident of Fredonia and New Albany area, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at his home in Fredonia. He was born January 13, 1934 in New Albany, the son of Weldon Lee and Mary (McCray) McBride. John was a graduate of Fredonia High School. He served as a sergeant in the United States Army 1952-1955,...
Mary Claudine Carlin
Dec 7, 2009
Mary Claudine Carlin, 83, a former resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at Texoma Specialty Care in Denison, Texas. She had moved to Denison in September of 2007 to be near her son. Mary is survived by two sons, Timmy A. Carlin and daughter in law, Patricia of Sherman, Texas and Danny Lee Carlin of Wichita, three...
Helen May Stebbins
Dec 3, 2009
Helen May Stebbins, 96, a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, formerly of Fredonia, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Delmar Gardens in Lawrenceville. She was born October 27, 1913 in Fredonia, the daughter of Jacob I. and May I. (Myers) Sell. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School and attended Fredonia Business College. Helen was a homemaker. On May 14,...
Lila "Marie" Pryor
Dec 2, 2009
Marie Pryor, 90, a resident of El Cerrito, CA will be laid to rest in Fredonia on Saturday, December 19, next to her beloved husband, Arthur W. Pryor, son of the late Will and Alice Pryor of Fredonia. Marie will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother, talented homemaker, and avid traveler. She passed away December 2, 2009,...
Nola L. Weston
Dec 2, 2009
Nola L. Weston, 57, a longtime resident of the Buffalo, Kansas, area, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt, Kansas. She was born October 10, 1952 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Eloyce (Bishop) Weston. Nola was a 1971 graduate of Altoona Midway High School and a 1975 graduate of Mercy School of Nursing...
Lavon Gibson
Nov 30, 2009
Lavon Gibson, 94, a lifelong resident of the Altoona, Kansas, area, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at her rural home. She was born July 6, 1915 near Thayer, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Hattie (Moraign) Stiles. When Lavon was 2" years old, her mother died. At the age of 3, she was adopted and raised by her uncle and...
Georgia Etta Houghton
Nov 24, 2009
Georgia Etta Houghton, 89, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1920 in Freedom, Oklahoma, Haskew Community, the daughter of Earl and Etta (Worley) Bishop. On October 23, 1941, in Woodward, Oklahoma, she married George A. Houghton. He preceded her in death February 2,...
Grant E. Monical
Nov 24, 2009
Grant E. Monical, 87, passed away Tuesday, November 24, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He was born July 7, 1922, to Warner and Mary (Cox) Monical. Grant was a graduate of Fredonia High School. He served in World War II and was an honored veteran of the Korean War. Grant married Billie Nichols...
Adam John Stock
Nov 23, 2009
Adam John Stock, 94, a lifelong resident of the Coyville and Toronto, Kansas area, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 22, 1915, east of Toronto, the son of Adam and Mary (Liebau) Stock. Adam was a graduate of Toronto High School. Adam served his country from 1942 to 1945 as...
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