Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
William K. Swank
Jan 29, 2006
William K. Swank, 67, a resident of Hutchinson, Kansas, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at the Hospice House of Hutchinson. He was born May 2,1938 in Hutchinson, the son of Lloyd William and Marilla (Kranz) Swank. He was a graduate of Neodesha High School and was a machinist at Arrow Machine Shop for 23 years. He attended the First Assembly...
Velma L Mcmillen
Jan 28, 2006
Velma L. McMillen, 88, darling wife and loving companion, and a resident of Derby, Kansas and a former resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Westview of Derby. She was born January 23, 1918 in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas C. and Lovie Margaret (Chamberlain) Gillies. She was a retired hairdresser. On May 6, 1976...
Violet Lura Deal
Jan 25, 2006
Violet Lura Deal, 86, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born May 18, 1919 in Fredonia, the daughter of Eugene and Ada (Reynolds) Wise. She was a retired nurses aide at Fredonia Regional Hospital. On September 5, 1939, she married Clarence (Mac) McMurray. He preceded her in death November 10,...
Betty Jean Brown
Jan 21, 2006
Betty Jean Brown, 83, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born November 18, 1922 in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Herman Paul and Pearl Margaret (Brooks) Lehrack. She attended school in Humboldt. On March 13, 1952 in Fredonia, she married Thomas Franklin Brown. He preceded...
Don Valdon Frye
Jan 18, 2006
Don Valdon Frye, 72, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at his daughter"s home in Carthage, Missouri. He was born June 29, 1933 in Squires, Missouri, the son of Clarence P. and Rena Bell (Hardcastle) Fry. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Air Force 1951-1953. He retired in...
Ella Ridlon
Jan 18, 2006
Ella M. Ridlon, 80, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at her home. She was born September 7, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Wesley and Laura (Schanzenbach) Wickiser. She was retired registered nurse, working more than 36 years in various hospitals. On November 8, 1967 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, she married Dr....
Viola "Vi" Bongiorni
Jan 8, 2006
Viola "Vi" Bongiorni, 93, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and a former longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, January 8, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 23, 1912 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Daniel and Dillie Belle (Johnson) Moon. She was a graduate of Bartlesville High School. She was a retired certified nurses aide where...
Lewis Ray Hoag
Jan 8, 2006
Lewis Ray Hoag, 57, a resident of Fredonia, died Sunday, January 8, 2006, at his home. He was born December 9, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Lewis Roy and Nadine (Permenter) Hoag. He was a welder for Russell Steel. On February 21, 1993 in Wichita, he married Linda Harlan. She survives at their home. He enjoyed fishing and...
Steven W. Rogers
Jan 7, 2006
Steven W. Rogers, 74 a lifetime resident of Fredonia, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 13, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Louis William and Margaret (Stevenson) Rogers. He was a 1949 graduate of Fredonia High School, a graduate of Kansas State University, and received...
Isabelle Cook
Jan 7, 2006
Martha Isabelle Cook, 86, a lifelong resident of New Albany, Kansas, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born August 3, 1919 in New Albany, the daughter of Charles E. and Chloe (Jackson) Hall. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She had been employed as the postmaster for the New Albany Post Office for...
Billy Joe Hickox
Dec 31, 2005
Billy Joe Hickox, 72, a thirty year resident Garland, Texas, formerly of the New Albany and Fredonia area, died Saturday, December 31, 2005, at the Winters Park Nursing Home in Garland. He was born July 26, 1933 in New Albany, Kansas, the son of Barney L. and Mary H. (Richards) Hickox. He was a retired automobile mechanic. His survivors include:...
Catherine Coleman
Dec 28, 2005
Mary Catherine Coleman, 85, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born April 12, 1920 in St. Luke, Virginia, the daughter of William and Francis (Wine) Weaver. She was a homemaker and helped her husband with their farm. On October 11, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, she married...
David Robert Myers
Dec 25, 2005
David Robert Myers, 62, a lifelong resident of Altoona, died Sunday, December 25, 2005, at his home. He was born July 28, 1943 in Altoona, the youngest of eight children born to Oliver Custer and Alma Gladys (Humphrey) Myers. He was a graduate of Altoona High School. In 2003, he retired from Southwestern Bell Company where he had been an...
Cecil R. Miller
Dec 20, 2005
Cecil R. Miller, 85, a resident of Fredonia and formerly of Buffalo, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. He was born May 28, 1920 in Buffalo, the son of Ed N. and Lillie M. (Robinson) Miller. He worked at the Fredonia Cement Plant prior to the family moving to Wyoming, where he worked at...
Wilbert J. Spears
Dec 20, 2005
Wilbert J. Spears, 60, a resident of Fredonia and formerly of Nowata, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Fredonia. He was born June 12, 1945 in Nowata, the son of Wilbert and Essie Mae (Corbin) Spears. He served in the United States Army 9/1/1971-8/30/1974. During his military service, he became disabled. Mr. Spears has...
Ila Rhea Million
Dec 12, 2005
Ila Rhea Million, 97, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, December 12, 2005 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 16, 1908 in Fredonia, the daughter of Alexander C. and Jessie May (Clark) Heiser. She was a homemaker. On September 18, 1933 at Newton, Kansas, she married John Alfred Million. He preceded her in death March 2,...
Robert William Lefferd
Dec 5, 2005
Robert William Lefferd, 53, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri and a former resident of Fredonia, died Monday, December 5, 2005, at his home in Kansas City. He was born August 3, 1952 in Fredonia, the son of William and Virginia (Lamb) Lefferd. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1970 and then attended Pittsburg State University where he received...
Elva May Durham
Dec 3, 2005
Elva May Durham, 92, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, December 3, 2005 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born February 15, 1913 in Fredonia, the daughter of Howard Earl and Ollie (Googan) Mellen. She was a lifelong resident of Fredonia until moving to Whitewater in 2001. On July 10, 1930, she married Charlie Thomas Durham....
Lester G. Whiteside
Nov 30, 2005
Lester G. Whiteside, 79, a resident of Wichita and formerly of Neodesha and Fredonia, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at the St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice Facility. He was born January 17, 1926 in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Lester G. and Ruth (George) Whiteside. He served in the Merchant Marines 1943-1947. Following his discharge he worked for 30 years...
Mabel Ann Brown
Nov 27, 2005
Mabel Ann Brown, 90, a resident of Douglass, Kansas and formerly of New Albany, Kansas, died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Medicalodge of Douglass. She was born June 24, 1915 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Addison and Alma Irene (Yarbrough) Condon. She was a homemaker. On July 8, 1931 in Fredonia, she married Charles Raymond "Jack" Brown. He...
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