Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lois Bernell Brown
Jun 11, 2007
Lois Bernell Brown, 73, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas since 1987, formerly of Elsinore, California, died Monday, June 11, 2007 at the Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born July 18, 1933 in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of John Eric and Enge Nelle (Corser) Engstrom. She served as a Private First Class in the Army W.A.C.S. September...
Robert Dewaine Hall
May 29, 2007
Robert DeWaine Hall, 57, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at the home of his close friends, Gerald and Sharon Christian. He was born September 19, 1949 in Moran, Kansas, the son of Leonard and Lois (Bates) Hall. He moved with his family and was raised in Darrington, Washington. He enlisted in the United States Army...
Ray Dannels
May 18, 2007
Ray Dannels, 82, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 8, 1924 in Fredonia, the son of Arthur Edgar and Ida Elizabeth (Short) Dannels. He served in the United States Army 1943-1945, where he was awarded a bronze star. He was employed by USD 484 for more than 17...
Harvey Theodore Campbell
May 14, 2007
Harvey Theodore Campbell, 87, a longtime resident of Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 25, 1919 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the son of Frank and Stella (Cline) Campbell. He was a graduate of Altoona High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States...
Patrick Allen Mishler
May 7, 2007
Patrick Allen Mishler, 8 year old resident of Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Wilson County Hospital following a house fire. He was born March 6, 1999 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Brian and Melissa (Waggoner) Mishler. He was a second grade student at Heller Elementary School. Patrick was a member of the Church of Christ...
Forrest D. Cranor
May 6, 2007
Forrest D. Cranor, 86, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at his residence in Altoona. He was born May 19, 1920 in Buffville, Kansas, the son of George W. and Emma I. (Kuntz) Cranor. He was a sergeant in the Army Air Corps 527th Fighter Squadron during World War II, receiving one bronze star with...
Opal C. Loucks
May 4, 2007
Opal C. Loucks, 92, of Manhattan, KS, died Friday, May 4 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community, Manhattan. She was born in 1915 near Hesston, KS, to Nathaniel and Arletta (Glover) Blosser. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Francis Patton of Morganville and Mary Louise of Wichita and brothers LaVerne of Florence, Bob of Wichita and Dick...
Jerry E. Marshall
May 2, 2007
Jerry E. Marshall, 51, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at his home in Fredonia. He was born August 30, 1955 in Fredonia, the son of Elvin Jacob and Verginia (Meriwether) Marshall. His survivors include: His mother: Verginia Hanson of Monett, Missouri His aunt: Helen Eustice of Coffeyville, Kansas He was preceded in death by...
Buddy Dean Claibourn
Apr 30, 2007
Buddy Dean Claibourn, 77, a resident of Fredonia, died April 30, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born October 23, 1929, near Buffalo, Kansas, the son of Oren and Florence (Henderson) Claibourn. On September 17, 1950, at the Bible Baptist Church in Fredonia, he married Nellie Shay. She survives at the home. Mr. Claibourn served in the U.S. Army...
Sybil A. Beard
Apr 24, 2007
Sybil A. Beard, 80, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 27, 1927 in Squires, Missouri, the daughter of William Henry and Alpha Mae (Hardcastle) Manning. She was a homemaker. On June 5, 1946 in Erie, Kansas, she married Alfred Beard. He survives at their home. She was...
Velma Kathleen Beeson
Apr 22, 2007
Velma Kathleen Beeson, 91, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, formerly of Minneola, Kansas, died Sunday, April 22, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1915 in Minneola, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Miller) Beebe. She was a graduate of Minneola High School and a homemaker. On May 24, 1940 in Hutchinson,...
Carl Miller
Apr 19, 2007
Carl Miller 56, a resident of Morongo Valley, California, formerly of Coyville, Kansas, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at his home on Morongo Valley. He was born September 14, 1950 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Emmett and Wilma (Gillispie) Miller. During his teen years, his family moved to Riverside, where he met and married Theresa L. Sims, his wife...
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