Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Ernest A. Boice

Ernest A. Boice

Sep 6, 2006

Ernest A. Boice, 80, a resident of Mesa, Arizona, formerly Fredonia, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital in Mesa. He was born December 5, 1925 in Oswego, Kansas, the son of David J. and Cora E. (Davis) Boice. He served in the United States Navy for 20 years. Following his Naval career, he worked for...

Wyona "Scotty" Delyte Scott

Wyona "Scotty" Delyte Scott

Sep 5, 2006

Wyona Delyte "Scotty" Scott, 77, a resident of Olathe, Kansas and formerly of Buffalo, Kansas and Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at the Olathe Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born July 30, 1929 in Buffalo, the daughter of Lloyd and Eula Doris (Eagle) Krepps. She was a graduate of Buffalo High School. She...

Floyd Reynolds

Floyd Reynolds

Aug 27, 2006

Floyd A. Reynolds Sr., 66, a resident of Neodesha died Sunday, August 27, 2006 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita. He was born September 11, 1939 at Altoona, Kansas to Joseph James and Thelma Delores (Whisler) Reynolds. He received his education in the Altoona schools and Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas, received an Associate of Arts degree from Neosho...

Wanda Marie Randall

Wanda Marie Randall

Aug 26, 2006

Wanda Marie Randall, 53, a resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born February 15, 1953 in New Mexico, the daughter of Charles Ray and Evelyn (Doty) Swisher. She was a graduate of West High School in Wichita, Kansas. She retired in 2002 from Intel Corporation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where...

Brooklyn Rose Pryor

Brooklyn Rose Pryor

Aug 22, 2006

Brooklyn Rose Pryor, infant daughter of Michael Lee and Marla (Standiferd) Pryor of Hutchinson, Kansas, was born and died on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Brooklyn is survived by her parents; one sister, Hunter Leeann of the home; her grandparents, Jack & Rosemary Standiferd of Wichita, Bob & Mary Pryor of Great Bend, Harlan...

Pearl Ellen Barker

Pearl Ellen Barker

Aug 17, 2006

Pearl Ellen Barker, 80, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, August 17, 2006 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born February 2, 1926 in Fall River, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Leona (Brannaman) Ferguson. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School and was...

Eleanor F. Engstrom

Eleanor F. Engstrom

Aug 2, 2006

Eleanor F. Engstrom, 85, a resident of Toronto, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at the Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born February 25, 1921 in rural Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Esther (Stockebrand) Bauersfeld. She was a graduate of Yates Center High School. She retired in 2002 as a self-employed dairy...

Leona Jane Dannels

Leona Jane Dannels

Jul 25, 2006

Leona Jane Dannels, 65, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1940 in Buffalo, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Jordan) Solomon. She was a 1960 graduate of Midway High School. She was a retired waitress for several area restaurants. On...

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:...