Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Russell F. Wiltse

Russell F. Wiltse

Sep 2, 2007

Russell Francis Wiltse, 73, a resident of the Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born August 14, 1934 in Lawson, Missouri, the son of Gerald Dewey and Ada Inez (Foster) Wiltse. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was retired from Kansas Construction Trade...

Charles W. Rettmann

Charles W. Rettmann

Sep 1, 2007

Charles W. Rettmann, 90, a lifelong resident of the family farm and home near Altoona, Kansas, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born November 16, 1916, the only son of Oscar and Zetta (Wilson) Rettmann. The farm was central to his life and he was proud to be called a farmer. On February 24, 1951...

Ellen Pierce Mellon

Ellen Pierce Mellon

Aug 26, 2007

Ellen Clift Pierce Mellon, 87, a long-time resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1920, the daughter of George and Sarah (Wardel) Clift. She was a homemaker. In February of 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, she married Lon Pierce. They owned and operated Self Service Grocery...

Armetha Marie Boucher

Armetha Marie Boucher

Aug 26, 2007

Armetha Marie Boucher, 81, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 7, 1926 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Ichabod Lloyd and Marie Esther (Condon) Lee. On May 8, 1944 in El Dorado, Kansas, she married Earl H. Boucher. He survives at their home. Earl...

Kenneth L. Koger

Kenneth L. Koger

Aug 22, 2007

Kenneth L. Koger, 90, a resident of Regal Estates in Independence, Kansas, and a former resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 in Independence. He was born December 8, 1916, near Neodesha, the son of Wesley and Della (Foglesong) Koger. He was a graduate of Lafontaine High School and was retired from the Wilson County Road Crew....

Evelyn Christine Jeffers

Evelyn Christine Jeffers

Aug 21, 2007

Evelyn Christine Jeffers, 81, a resident of Fredonia, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born April 7, 1926 in Coyville, Kansas, the son of Maurice and Christine (Nelson) Hise. She was a teacher in various Wilson County Schools. On February 21, 1947, in Fredonia, she married Carl Robert "Bob" Jeffers. He preceded...

Oral Dee Borland

Oral Dee Borland

Aug 11, 2007

Oral Dee Borland, 99, a resident of rural Altoona, and more recently of Golden Living Center in Fredonia, died Saturday, August 11, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born July 9, 1908 in Fairland, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Molly Rich. She started teaching in one room school houses in Kansas. She also taught at...

Lawrence Judson Clark

Lawrence Judson Clark

Aug 5, 2007

Lawrence Judson Clark, 92, longtime resident of rural Coyville, Kansas, died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at his home. He was born August 3, 1915 in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Charles Oliver and Nettie (Hedges) Clark. He was a lifelong rancher. On March 19, 1935 in Greenwood County, Kansas, he married Mildred F. Clark. She preceded him in death...

Ruth Lillian Beadles

Ruth Lillian Beadles

Aug 2, 2007

Ruth Lillian Beadles, 99, a resident of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Thursday, August 2, 2007 at Perry Memorial Hospital. She was born August 9, 1907 in Dearing, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Nellie (Bush) Bales. On August 31, 1924, she married Ellis Mac Beadles. Their first and only child, Mac, was born ten years later....

Maynard B. Hogan

Maynard B. Hogan

Aug 1, 2007

Maynard B. "Mike" Hogan, 86, a resident of Neodesha, Kansas, formerly of Altoona, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Wilson County Hospital. He was born April 5, 1921 in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Milo and Hazel (Ballard) Hogan. He served in the United States Army 1942-1945 where he received 4 bronze stars and earned the rank of Tech...

Betty June Koger

Betty June Koger

Jul 23, 2007

Betty June Koger, 87, a former resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Medicalodge of Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born June 4, 1920 near Neodesha, the daughter of Wesley and Della (Foglesong) Koger. She was a graduate of Lafontaine High School and a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Neodesha Bible Baptist Church and...

Donald Dwayne Shockley

Donald Dwayne Shockley

Jul 18, 2007

Donald Dwayne Shockley, 73, a resident of Lakeside Estates near Fall River, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at his home. He was born June 28, 1934 in Aurora, Missouri, the son of George Amos and Pearl (Cheney) Shockley. He served in the United States Army January 10, 1957 to January 9, 1959. He worked for...

Robert A. "Uncle Bob" Yeoman

Robert A. "Uncle Bob" Yeoman

Jul 18, 2007

Robert A. Yeoman, known to most as "Uncle Bob", a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born April 21, 1923 in Kaw, Oklahoma, the son of Mark "Lee" and Gladys Marie (Krebs) Yeoman. He worked as a farmer and rancher all of his life. He was...

Lois Emma Fink Spohn

Lois Emma Fink Spohn

Jul 18, 2007

Lois Emma Fink Spohn, 96, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 12, 1910 in Lafontaine, Kansas, the daughter of Alonzo Garfield and Clara Mina (Bobbitt) Fink. She was a 1928 graduate of Lafontaine High School and continued her education at Emporia State Teachers College. Following college, she...

Connie Irene Ogle

Connie Irene Ogle

Jul 6, 2007

Connie Irene Ogle, 52, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at her daughter"s home in Fredonia. She was born August 17, 1954 in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Veva (Beiter) Luke. She had been employed by Cobalt Boat Manufacturing in Neodesha for 7 years. In 1996, she married Rex Ogle. They were later divorced....

Dolores Ann Ong

Dolores Ann Ong

Jul 6, 2007

Dolores Ann Ong, 78, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at her home. She was born January 6, 1929 in Oil Hill, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Edward and Elizabeth (Wideman) Barron. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She was employed by USD 484 for 27 years as a school secretary. Her lifetime passion...

Leona Louise Edwards

Leona Louise Edwards

Jul 4, 2007

Leona Louise Edwards, 89, a resident of Fredonia, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Mernard, Montana, July 6, 1917, to Edwin and Fannie (Nichols) Hale. In 1918 they moved to Kansas, living in the Greenwood County area. She married Richard Rodman in 1937, living in the Tonovay Community, later moving to a farm near...

Wayne Eugene Sell

Wayne Eugene Sell

Jun 25, 2007

Wayne Eugene Sell, 87, a resident of Kilauea, Hawaii, died Monday, June 25, 2007. He was born June 4, 1920 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Irv and May (Myers) Sell. Wayne was a retired electrical engineer. Among his many accomplishments, he had several electrical patents that were instrumental in oil exploration. He also worked on the NASA Saturn One...

Lucille Pearl Brown

Lucille Pearl Brown

Jun 24, 2007

Lucille Pearl Brown, 92, a former resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born July 23, 1914 in Augusta, Kansas, the daughter of Charles D. and Catherine E. (Warford) Weatherbee. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and gardening. On April 6, 1944 in Eureka, Kansas, she married...

Willard L Shinn

Willard L Shinn

Jun 21, 2007

Willard L. Shinn, 73, a longtime resident of Labette County, Kansas, died unexpectedly at 10:22 A.M. on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born August 7, 1933 at New Albany, Kansas, the son of Jack S. and Rena G. (Ritter) Shinn. Willard graduated from Fredonia High School in 1950. After graduation, he was employed...

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