Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
William "Bill" L. Marr
Apr 15, 2007
William L. "Bill" Marr, 89, a lifelong resident of Coyville, Kansas, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born October 31, 1917 in Coyville, the son of Victor and Ethel (Gross) Marr. He was a graduate of Coyville High School and served in the United States Army during World War II. On September 3, 1949 in...
A. Lois Ferguson
Apr 7, 2007
A. Lois Ferguson, 90, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Quincy, Kansas, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born February 23, 1917 in Earlton, Kansas, the daughter of Charles D. and Lula (Ross) Deal. She was a homemaker. In 1935, she married Alonzo Ferguson. He preceded her in death in 1984....
C. Rollin Vandever
Mar 30, 2007
Charles Rollin Vandever died Friday, March 30, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was 94. Vandever was born January 28, 1913 to Dora Bingham Vandever and Charles DeWitt Vandever on the Vandever farm four miles south of Fredonia. He grew up with two sisters and a brother who all attended Stone School in Wilson County School District 24. He graduated...
Irving Smith Latta
Mar 26, 2007
Irving S. "Papa" Latta, 95, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Monday, March 26, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital from injuries he sustained in an auto accident. He was born March 6, 1912 in Longdale, Oklahoma, the son of Raymond Cecil and Edna Gertrude (Smith) Latta. He was a graduate of Cedar Vale High School and was trained in the...
Robert J Spohn
Mar 21, 2007
Robert J Spohn, 74, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 12, 1932 at Fredonia, the son of Charles A. and Lenora I. (Carpenter) Spohn. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School and the University of Kansas. On September 18, 1959, he married Donna Fink. They later...
Victor Theodore Metzger
Mar 17, 2007
Victor Theodore Metzger Jr., 82, a resident of Ripley, Oklahoma, died Friday, March 17, 2007 in Cushing, Oklahoma. He was born March 22, 1924 in Coldwater, Kansas, the son of Victor Theodore and Ethel (Wait) Metzger. A veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a custom neon sign maker....
Dwight Carley
Mar 14, 2007
Dwight Carley, 74, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died March 14, 2007. Graveside service 11:00 a.m. March 17, 2007, Fredonia Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Jolene, daughter, Kim Remsberg and husband, Brent, Wichita, brother Gail Carley and wife Betty, Wagoner, Ok., 3 grandchildren. Memorial, in lieu of flowers to Dwight Carley Youth Tennis Fund c/o Timmons Funeral Home, PO Box 168, Fredonia,...
Robert Eugene Busch
Mar 10, 2007
Robert Eugene Busch, 75, a resident of rural Fall River, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born August 3, 1931 in Wichita, the son of Henry and Rose (Kraus) Busch. He was a graduate of St. Mary"s High School in Wichita. He worked for USD 259-Wichita as a building engineer...
Bytha Louise Buchanan
Mar 9, 2007
Bytha Louise Buchanan, 93, a resident of Independence, Kansas, formerly of New Albany, Kansas, died Friday, March 9, 2007 in Independence, Kansas. She was born January 20, 1914 in New Albany, the daughter of James and Effie (Joy) Laughlin. She was a graduate of New Albany High School. She was a homemaker. She married Paul Scott in 1944. He preceded...
Howard Boyd Payne
Mar 5, 2007
Howard Boyd Payne, 71, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, died Monday, March 5, 2007, at Galachia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 25, 1936 in Fredonia, the son of Tom J. and Ada Mae (Cather) Payne. He served in the National Guard from 1954-1962. He was a retired division manager for Sears Corporation...
Rev. Devere Lamar Defield
Mar 4, 2007
Rev. DeVere Lamar DeField, 96, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born February 19, 1911, the son of William Arthur and Mary Alice (Smith) DeField. He moved with his family to the pacific northwest in 1936 and retired to Fredonia in 1976. On March 25, 1932, he married Doris Harman....
Helen Elizabeth Dunham
Mar 1, 2007
Helen Elizabeth (Lutes) Dunham, 94, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born November 15, 1912 to Harry and Mae (Whitbeck) Lutes in Fredonia, Kansas. She grew up in Fredonia and after graduation from high school and business college, she served as secretary to the superintendent of schools and bookkeeper for the school district for more...
Cecil Ralph Hawley
Feb 28, 2007
Cecil Ralph Hawley, 81, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007 as the result of injuries he sustained in a tractor accident on the family farm near Coyville, Kansas. He was born December 28, 1925 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Milton Marion and Gracie Mildred (Thomson) Hawley. He served as a medic in the United...
Carl Wilford Payne
Feb 18, 2007
Carl Wilford Payne, 83, a resident of rural Buffalo, Kansas, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born May 12, 1923 in rural Roper, Kansas, the son of William M. and Blanche (Johnston) Payne. He was a graduate of Benedict High School and a lifelong farmer and rancher. On December 2, 1955 in Yates Center, Kansas,...
Leon Larkin
Feb 17, 2007
Evert Leon Larkin Sr., 73, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, at his home. He was born October 15, 1933 in Buxton, Kansas, the son of Howard Evert and Alice (Matthews) Larkin. He was a farmer On March 6, 1952 in Wichita, Kansas, he married Orlis Gates. She survives at their home. Survivors, in addition to...
Margaret Louise Brassfield
Feb 16, 2007
Margaret Louise Brassfield, 85, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Friday, February 16, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born October 14, 1921 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of John Paul and Flossie (Whiteside) Cannon. She was a homemaker. She was married to Jessie M. Brassfield. He preceded her in death June 1, 1974. Her Survivors include: One...
Harland Earl Beebe
Feb 12, 2007
Harland Earl Beebe, 92, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of the Iola and Geneva area, died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born March 8, 1914 in rural Ellsworth County, Kansas, the son of Ernest W. and Bell (Alcorn) Beebe. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He lived and farmed...
Kent Eugene Sissom
Feb 12, 2007
Kent Eugene Sissom, 86, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 21, 1920 in rural Fredonia, the son of Kent A. and Katie (Shandrow) Sissom. He was a sergeant in the United States Army, serving during World War II. He was a self-employed farmer, as well as a...
Mary Anne Waggoner
Feb 9, 2007
Mary Anne Waggoner, 73, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Friday, February 9, 2007 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 18, 1933 near Altoona, the daughter of Guy and Estella (Lewellen) Dannels. She was a homemaker. On December 24, 1956 in Miami, Oklahoma, she married J.D. Waggoner. He preceded her in...
Helen M. Bracken
Feb 8, 2007
Helen M. Bracken, 86, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, February 8, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born October 12, 1920 in Fordland, Missouri, the daughter of William C. and Naomi (Barton) Hill. She worked as a nurse"s aide at the Wilson County Nursing Home for several years. She also worked at the...
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