Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Dorothy A. (Cobb) Dodge
Dec 4, 2006
Dorothy A. Cobb Dodge, 96, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at Warrenton Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 27, 1910 in Downs, Kansas, the daughter of James G. and Myrtle M. (Roach) Cobb. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastern Star. She was married to James F....

Brooksie A. Henley
Nov 16, 2006
Brooksie A. Henley, 91, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born September 23,1915 in Middletown, Kansas, the daughter of James and Clara (Kerley) Spillman. She was a homemaker. On April 29, 1937 in Fredonia, she married Floyd Henley. He preceded her in death October 9,...

Pearl S. Williams
Nov 14, 2006
Pearl S. Williams, 81, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 21, 1925 in Warick County, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore and Anna Victoria (West) Wintenheimer. She was born and raised in Indiana. Later in life she moved to Grove, Oklahoma, where she resided until 1998, when she...

Earl A. Wiles
Nov 8, 2006
Earl A. Wiles Jr, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born December 12, 1917 in Ash Valley, Kansas, the son of Earl A.and Minerva (Stevens) Wiles Sr. He was a retired Eaton Metal salesman and a real estate broker. On October 2,...

Chuck Dean Wells
Nov 1, 2006
Chuck Dean Wells, 66, a resident of rural Fredonia, formerly of California, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at the Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born February 27, 1940 in Fredonia, the son of Chester and Ruth V. (Rogers) Wells. He was a mechanic for Penske Trucking for 20 years, retiring in 2006. On July 23, 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Virginia Lee Dunn
Oct 21, 2006
Virginia Lee Dunn, 64, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 23, 1942 in Elwood, Nebraska, the daughter of James W. and Vera (Roedl) Frisbie. She was a graduate of North High School in Wichita, Kansas. She was employed as a registered nurse at Beverly Health and Rehab in...

Jeremiah Thomas Mcginnes
Oct 20, 2006
Jeremiah Thomas McGinnes, 16 month old son of Calvin and Christina (Kunz) McGinnes, died Friday, October 20, 2006, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born May 30, 2005 in Chanute, Kansas. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include: One brother: Michael Kunz McGinnes of the home One sister: Laila McGinnes of the home Grandparents: Carl...

Esther L. White
Oct 19, 2006
Esther L. White, 96, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at Golden Living Center of Neodesha, Kansas. She was born April 14, 1910 in Fredonia, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Vollmar) Stroud. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. Following graduation she worked for a few years at Gaede Bakery in Fredonia. She spent...

Wanda A. Mcelwain
Oct 15, 2006
Wanda A. McElwain, 88, a resident of Elk City, Kansas, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at the Regal Estates Nursing Center in Independence, Kansas. She was born April 17, 1918 in Elk City, the daughter of Bert B. and Dora (Mitchell) Foster. She was a graduate of Elk City High School and attended beauty school. She was a beauty operator...

Lynn Shue
Oct 13, 2006
Lynn Shue, 68, a resident Paragould, Arkansas and formerly of Fredonia, died Friday, October 13, 2006 in Paragould. Memorial graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 10, 2006 at the Fredoia City Cemetery. Family condolences may be sent to the funeral home website at www.timmonsfuneralhome.com.

Paul Louis Maxwell
Oct 12, 2006
Paul Louis Maxwell, 84, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born June 27, 1922 in Fredonia, the son of Clarence Nelson and Elsa Mina (Watkins) Maxwell. He was a 1940 graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Army National Guard for 30...

Charles Edward Farmer
Oct 10, 2006
Charles Edward Farmer, 80, a longtime resident of the Altoona area, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at his home. He was born October 1, 1926 in Signal Hill, California, the son of Charles Emery and Katy Jane (Wickersham) Farmer. He was a graduate of Fall River High School and attended Emporia State University for four...

Billy Max Pryor
Oct 9, 2006
Billy Max Pryor, 73, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1932 in Fredonia, the son of Cecil Odell and Agnes (Lamoreaux) Pryor. He served as Sergeant First Class in the United States Army 1951-1952. He was a 1954 graduate of Fredonia High School....

Dorothy May (Neese) Vanalstine
Oct 8, 2006
Dorothy May (Neese) VanAlstine, 79, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born April 27, 1927 in Walsh, Colorado, the daughter of Virgil Franklin and Golden Christabelle (Reed) Hughes. She was a CNA at Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha for several years. She was married to Gilbert...

Dorothy Jane Harshaw
Oct 7, 2006
Dorothy Jane Harshaw, 82, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born October 21, 1923 in Craig County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bert Eli and Jessie May (Nicholson) Harper. She was retired from State Bank of Fredonia where she had been a secretary for 23 years. On July...

Ona Arlene Blaker
Sep 28, 2006
Ona Arlene Blaker, 88, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, September 28, 2006 at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 30, 1918 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Elsie (Housley) O"Leary. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School. She was a homemaker and had also been employed for...

Arthur Edgar Reeves
Sep 23, 2006
Arthur Edgar Reeves, 94, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Fall River and Wichita, died Saturday, September 23, 2006, at Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha. He was born October 10, 1911 in Cotter, Arkansas, the son of Harvey Lacurgles and Ada (Anderson) Reeves. On October 2, 1930, he married Gearldine Jordan. She preceded him in death July 11, 1999....

Howard Leroy Shively
Sep 17, 2006
Howard Leroy Shively, 67, a longtime resident of Benedict, Kansas, died Sunday, September 17, 2006, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 15, 1939 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Roy Howard and Ailene (Hull) Shively. He was a 1957 graduate of Benedict High School. Following high school, he served as a Staff...

Agnes Black
Sep 15, 2006
Agnes Black, 92, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at the Lifecare Center of Andover in Andover, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1914 in Garden Plain, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Scheer) Sommerhauser. She was a homemaker and a farmer"s wife. On December 27, 1933 in Cheney, Kansas she married Chester P. Black....

Rosetta Morrow
Sep 8, 2006
Rosetta Morrow, 68, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Friday, September 8, 2006 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 15, 1937 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dolph and Lillian (Shaw) Martin. She was a healthcare giver for 20 years, working in various locations. On July 18, 1953 in Girard, Kansas, she married...
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