Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Nellie "Maxine" Wofford
Nov 13, 2008
Nellie "Maxine" Wofford, 91, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, for the past 77 years, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at the Cherryvale Care Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1917 in Chetopa, Kansas. Maxine was a surgical nurse aide at St. Margaret"s Mercy Hospital in Fredonia for many years. Maxine married David P. Wofford in 1940. Though...
Eddie Lee Trimmell
Nov 8, 2008
Eddie Lee Trimmell, 64, a long-time resident of Coyville, Kansas, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at his home in Coyville. He was born November 1, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Dale M. and Jessie (Steele) Trimmell. He was a 1962 graduate of Coyville High School. Following high school, he served in the United States Army, where he was...
Estelle Gladys Wells
Oct 27, 2008
Estelle Gladys Wells, 90, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born November 28, 1917 in Fredonia, the daughter of Harry Ralph and Georgia Mae (Armstrong) Giles. She was retired after 35 years of working as a beautician. In 1936, she married Roy Findley. He preceded her in death. She...
E. Esther "Happy" Costin
Oct 26, 2008
E. Esther "Happy" Costin, 86, a resident of Buffalo, Kansas, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Chanute Health Care Center in Chanute, Kansas. She was born February 4, 1922 to James Walter and Georgia Katherine (Rueter) Costin on the family farm west of Derby, Kansas with Dr. Dixon and Grandmother Rueter attending. She attended Pleasant Valley School for 8 years...
Forrest Harold Sale Jr.
Oct 22, 2008
Forrest Harold Sale, Jr., 64, resident of Kansas City, Kansas, formerly of the Wilson and Neosho County area, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at his home. He was born June 30, 1944 in Chanute, the son of Forrest Harold and Pansy (Lewis) Sale Sr. He served in the United States Navy 1965-1969. Forrest worked many years as a mechanic for...
Frankie Calvin Reynolds
Oct 12, 2008
Frankie Calvin Reynolds, 65, resident at Toronto Lake, Kansas, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita following complications from heart surgery. He was born May 7, 1943 in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Calvin and Odessa (Aubrey) Reynolds. He was raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma and resided in Medicine Lodge, Kansas for more than...
Cecelia Studebaker
Sep 24, 2008
Cecelia Studebaker, 88, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, Kansas. She was born September 11, 1920 in Fall River, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred Stephen and Julia (West) Violett. She attended Fredonia High School and at the age of 60, studied and received her G.E.D. On April 3, 1940...
Frances Louise Waltmire
Sep 8, 2008
Frances Louise "Frankie" Waltmire, 84, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, September 8, 2008 at the Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas. She was born February 16, 1924 in Fredonia, the third of seven children born to Frank and Barbara (Atwell) Palmer. Frankie was a 1942 graduate of Fredonia High School. Following graduation, she worked for many years as...
Betty Mcpherson Thompson
Sep 5, 2008
Betty M. Thompson, 84, a lifelong resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born December 21, 1923, the tenth of twelve children born to Silas Oliver and Jennie (Garner) McPherson. On December 17, 1941 in Buffalo, Kansas, she married McCager Thompson. He preceded her...
Dennis James Doyle, Jr.
Aug 15, 2008
Dennis James Doyle Jr., 46, a resident of Coyville, Kansas, formerly of Lawrence, Kansas, died at his residence in Coyville. He was born August 25, 1961 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the son of Dennis James and Karen Louise (Starling) Doyle. James was a mechanic by trade and had worked locally at City Automotive and at Matcor in Independence, Kansas....
Bruce Virgil Schroder
Aug 10, 2008
Bruce Virgil Schroder, 84, lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born May 18, 1924 in Fredonia, the son of Glenn and Vesta (Fulk) Schroder. He was a 1942 graduate of Fredonia High School and was the captain of the FHS 1942 State Basketball Championship Team. He served...
Elvin H. Lakin
Aug 8, 2008
Elvin H. "Red" Lakin, 96, longtime resident of the Fall River and New Albany, Kansas area, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at Lakepoint of Augusta. He was born March 25, 1912 in Wynewood, Oklahoma, the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Lakin. Mr. Lakin was a self-employed farmer and also worked as a custodian for the Fall River Schools. On...
Gustav Paras Engstrom
Aug 5, 2008
Gustav Paras Engstrom, 91, longtime resident of the Wilson County area, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. He was born August 31, 1916 in Coyville, Kansas, the son of Ludwig and Anna (Burt) Engstrom. Gustav was a graduate of Coyville High School. He served in the United States Army Air Corps. He was a lifelong...
Sibylla May Burress
Jul 30, 2008
Sibylla May Burress, 85, a resident of Frontenac, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Sunset Manor in Frontenac. She was born November 1, 1922 in Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Jack and Komis (William) Geisert. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Sibylla was a homemaker and also worked for 8 years at Kansas...
Estel D. Joy
Jul 20, 2008
Estel D. Joy, 74, a lifelong resident of the New Albany and Fredonia area, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1934 in New Albany, the son of Paul Otto and Flossie Blanche (Penwell) Joy. He served in the United States Army 1952-1955. He was retired from the Wilson...
Naomi Ruth Condon
Jun 30, 2008
Naomi Ruth Condon, 96, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born October 8, 1911 in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of David D. and Emma C. (Anderson) Ramsey. She was a graduate of Osage City High School and received her bachelors degree from the Kansas State Teacher"s College in Emporia....
Dale M Trimmell
Jun 23, 2008
Dale M. Trimmell, 90, a long time resident of the Coyville, Kansas area, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. He was born January 21, 1918 in rural Greenwood County, one of twelve children born to Milton and Stella (Knox) Trimmell. Dale attended Ross Branch Grade School and graduated from Fall River...
Polly Mccabe
Jun 17, 2008
Esther Norine "Polly" McCabe, 89, a resident of rural Elk City, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at her home. She was born April 18, 1919 in rural Lafontaine, Kansas, the second child born to Fred and May (Tindle) McGinnis. On October 5, 1935 in Independence, Kansas, she married Meredith S. McCabe. He preceded her in death in 1990. Polly"s...
Keith Coats
Jun 14, 2008
Keith Coats, 80, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born November 17, 1927 in rural Wilson County, between Fredonia and Neodesha, the son of Sherman and Alta (Jones) Coats. He was a 1945 graduate of Fredonia High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and...
Rickie Lee Dunsworth
May 25, 2008
Rickie Lee Dunsworth, 51, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, in Fredonia. He was born August 16, 1956 in Larned, Kansas, the son of Carl Woodrow and Doris (Vaughn) Dunsworth. Rickie served in the United States Army and was currently employed by the Wilson County Road and Bridge Department. Rickie is...
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