Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Leland B. Sissom

Leland B. Sissom

Jul 19, 2006

Leland B. Sissom, 77, a lifetime resident Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at his home. He was born March 18, 1929 in rural Fredonia, the son of Kent and Kate (Shandrow)Sissom. He was a corporal in the United States Army 1951-1953. He was a self-employed construction worker and farmer. On March 30, 1963 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, he married...

Joyce E. Eisele

Joyce E. Eisele

Jul 8, 2006

Joyce E. Eisele, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at her home. She was born April 26, 1918 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Roy L. and Elsie M. (Keesling) Wolever. She was a 1936 graduate of Altoona High School and a 1939 graduate of the Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita. She was a...

Myrita Rose Linville

Myrita Rose Linville

Jun 29, 2006

Myrita Rose Linville, 81, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born July 28, 1924 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Morris Oliver and Eula (McGhee) Coltrain. She was a retired Avon Representative. On January 14, 1942 in Fredonia, she married Lawrence L. Linville. He preceded her in...

Patricia J. Guenther

Patricia J. Guenther

Jun 26, 2006

Patricia J. Guenther, 74, a resident of rural Benedict, Kansas, died Monday, June 26, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born November 18, 1931 in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of James Elmer and Kathleen Isabelle (Colgrove) Glamser. She was a 1949 graduate of Benedict High School and became a registered nurse in Pittsburg at Mt. Carmel. She was employed...

Bernice Neola Brown

Bernice Neola Brown

Jun 23, 2006

Bernice Neola Brown, 88, a resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. She was born July 23, 1917 in Bolivar, Missouri, the daughter of Huey and Ruth (Warren) Wilson. Her childhood was spent in Coyville, Kansas where she graduated from high school. Neola worked at Dillard's in Tulsa and Bartlesville. She...

Michael M. Golay

Michael M. Golay

Jun 20, 2006

Michael M. Golay, 60, a resident of Buffalo, Kansas, and lifelong resident of the Wilson County area, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at his home. He was born April 22, 1946 in Fredonia, the son of George and Betty Jean (Dill) Golay. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School. He was employed as a emergency medical technician for Neosho...

Letta Louise Fairchild

Letta Louise Fairchild

Jun 18, 2006

Letta "Peggy" Louise Fairchild, 84, a resident of El Monte, California, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in El Monte. She was born October 7, 1921 in Coyville, Kansas, the second of five children born to Loren an Bessie (Glasgow) Fields. Because Peggy was reared on a farm, she soon learned to work with animals and was driving a team of...

John Lafayette Deal

John Lafayette Deal

Jun 16, 2006

John Lafayette Deal, 87, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Belle Plaine, Kansas, died Friday, June 16, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 21, 1919, in Fredonia, the son of Charles Daniel and Lula (Ross) Deal. He retired in 1984 from Boeing Aircraft Company after 32 years. On May 24, 1953, in Arkansas, he married Mary Jane...

Cleone Sharp

Cleone Sharp

Jun 12, 2006

Cleone Sharp, 94, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, June 12, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born July 31, 1911 in Altoona, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Irene (Frankenbery) Smith. She was a graduate of Altoona High School, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She taught school in the Lyman School District and was...

Donna Joan White

Donna Joan White

Jun 9, 2006

Donna Joan White, 72, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Dodge City, Kansas, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at the Cherryvale Care Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. She was born August 18, 1933 in Rozel, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Effie (Blackwell) French. She had been employed at Riesbig"s Clothing Store. On January 14, 1966 in Miami, Oklahoma, she...

Margaret Catherine Gramm

Margaret Catherine Gramm

Jun 9, 2006

Margaret Catherine Gramm, 98, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born September 17, 1907 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Charles N. and Cora(Sutch) Horner. She was a homemaker. On June 3, 1926, she married Clarence A. Gramm. He preceded her in death March 10, 1989....

Raymond Lee Letterman

Raymond Lee Letterman

Jun 6, 2006

Raymond Lee Letterman, 69, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born May 21,1939 in Fredonia, the son of Clifford and Vivian (Bennett) Letterman. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School, and was a self employed Motel owner. In 1956, Raymond married Lucille Julian, they were later divorced. Survivors include:...

Betty Jean Beemer

Betty Jean Beemer

May 18, 2006

Betty Jean Beemer, 84, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born March 27, 1922 in rural Fredonia, the daughter of Harley Kelsey and Nellie Mae (Crawshaw) Shinkle. She was a graduate of Lafontaine High School. On February 1, 1941 in Fredonia, she married Kenneth Beemer. He...

J.R. (Doran) Raine

J.R. (Doran) Raine

May 15, 2006

Doran R. (J.R.) Raine, 68, a resident of the Toronto Lake area, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Doran R. and Gwendolyn L. (Killion) Raine Sr. He was a retired purchasing manager for McDonell-Douglas Aircraft Company in Tulsa after 25 years of...

Lillie Ann Honaker

Lillie Ann Honaker

May 9, 2006

Lillie Ann Honaker, 70, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at her home. She was born November 29, 1935 in Fredonia, the daughter of Chester and Ruth V. (Rogers) Wells. She was a 1953 graduate of Fredonia High School. On December 1, 1957 in Fredonia, she married Clay Honaker Jr. He survives at their home....

Richard Lee Kimzey

Richard Lee Kimzey

May 7, 2006

Richard Lee Kimzey, 62, a lifelong resident of Longton, Kansas, died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at his home. He was born November 28, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Captain Beryl and Ethel (Converse) Kimzey. He was a graduate of Longton High School and served in the United States Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army...

Joann Mcfarland

Joann Mcfarland

May 2, 2006

Joann McFarland, 84, a resident of Fall River Lake, Kansas and Arab, Alabama and formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1921 in Thayer, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Lura (Holestine) Kirk. She was a homemaker. On August 7, 1938 in Independence, Kansas, she...

Donald Richard Olenhouse

Donald Richard Olenhouse

Apr 28, 2006

Donald Richard Olenhouse, 81, a lifetime resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born October 19, 1924 in rural Wilson County, the son of Fred C. and Martha M. (Davis) Olenhouse. He was a 1941 graduate of Fredonia High School. He served in the United States Navy as a Motor Machinist"s...

J L. Yeoman

J L. Yeoman

Apr 19, 2006

J L. Yeoman, 73, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia area, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1932 in Ashland, Kansas, the son of Mark "Lee" and Gladys Marie (Krebs) Yeoman. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Navy 1951-1955 in the...

Fred E. Louia

Fred E. Louia

Apr 16, 2006

Fred E. Louia, 82, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born July 22, 1923 in Wichita, the son of Edmond and Clara (Valdois) Louia. He was a farmer all of his life and a retired school bus driver and Ruan Transportation and MKO Transit Company truck driver...

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