OBITUARIES
Nila Ann Meyer
May 15, 2020
Nila Ann (Noble) Meyer, 91, joined her Lord and Savior on May 15, 2020 at Peterson’s Assisted Living in Osage City, Kansas. She was born on January 25, 1929 on a farm outside of Jeffers, Minnesota to Archie and Mable (Swartz) Noble. She graduated from Jeffers High School in 1947 and attended Chaffey Junior College in Ontario, California, earning a...
Robert Dale Shumate
May 12, 2020
Robert D. Shumate, 79, passed away, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Rolling Hills Health Facility in Topeka, where he had been a resident for ten and a half years. Robert Dale Shumate was born July 4, 1940 north east of Eskridge, the son of Harley R. and Ernestine (Appenfeller) Shumate. Bob attended Sunflower Rural School for four years. He then...
Lavaughn Faye Ledford
May 7, 2020
LaVaughn Faye Ledford, 81, passed away early Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas after battling cancer the past several months. She was born April 8, 1939 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Hubert O. and Sylvia F. Porter White. LaVaughn grew up in Council Grove and attended Council Grove High School. LaVaughn...
Birdie Mae Maxson
Apr 28, 2020
Birdie Mae Maxson, 69, passed away early Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her home in Americus. She was born April 22, 1951 in rural Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Ernest F. and Blanche E. VanArsdale Crane. Birdie attended Eureka High School and graduated with the Class of 1969. She attended Beautician School in Wichita following high school. Birdie married the...
Sharolet Kay Freeman
Apr 20, 2020
- Sharolet K. Freeman, 74, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with her daughter by her side. Sharolet Kay Hannigan was born October 5, 1945 in Chase County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Catherine (Waner) Hannigan. She graduated from Northern Heights High School. She was joined in marriage to Max Freeman on November...
Elwilda B. "Willie" Hoobler
Apr 19, 2020
Elwilda B. “Willie” Hoobler, 86, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Burlington. She was born March 31, 1934 in Merino, Colorado the daughter of Earl and Elin Carlson How. Her family moved near Gridley, Kansas when she was a young girl and later settled west of Burlington. Willie married the love of her life,...
Judith Kay Johnson
Apr 18, 2020
Judith Kay Johnson, 77, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Judy was born on May 28, 1942 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Walter Eugene and Gwendolyn Robinson Jacob. She married the love of her live and soul mate, Vernon Charles Johnson Jr. on March 5, 1960 at Grace United Methodist Church...
Floyd S. Hall
Apr 15, 2020
Floyd S. “Odie” Hall, 72, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Newman Hospital in Emporia. He was born March 10, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Harry E. and Catherine Blanche Smith Hall. Floyd was raised in Neosho Rapids and attended Hartford High School where he graduated with the Class of 1966.In 1969 he began working as a...
James Wade Pearson
Apr 7, 2020
James Wade Pearson, 52, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. James Wade Pearson was born April 18, 1967 in Emporia, the son of Frederick Lee and Patricia Ann (Soper) Pearson. He graduated from Osage City High School in 1985 and then Kansas State University with B.S. degree in animal science. He was joined in...
Thelma "Jeane" Lindburg
Mar 31, 2020
Thelma “Jeane” Lindburg, daughter of the late Clarence Zimmerman and Minnie (Rhodelander) Zimmerman was born Oct. 21, 1940 in Buffalo, MO and departed this life March 31, 2020 at about 4:25am. She was 79 years old. Jeane was reared in and attended school in Buffalo, MO. She was a past President of FOE Eagles 47 and a member of Eastern...
Janie Louise Edington
Mar 25, 2020
Janie Louise Edington, 77, of Emporia, passed away late Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Newman Regional Health.She was born June 23, 1942 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Amy Gaines Partridge. Janie married the love of her life, Glen E. Edington on July 16, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas. She worked at Newman Hospital prior to taking a job...
Larry Wayne Fish
Mar 18, 2020
Larry Wayne Fish, 75, of Madison, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Larry was born on February 27, 1945 the son of Fred A. and Edna Jacobs Fish. He attended Emporia High School and graduated with the Class of 1963. He went on to earn an Electrical Engineering Degree from Kansas State...
Leetta Mae Holmberg
Mar 12, 2020
LeEtta Mae Holmberg, 86, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Osage Nursing Manor in Osage City. LeEtta Mae Cripps was born August 23, 1933 at the Christie Cox farm near Reading, the daughter of Clayton and Grace (Mueller) Cripps. At the age of 3 the family moved to Topeka then on to Denver, Colorado during World War II. They...
Larry Dean Ward
Mar 11, 2020
Larry Dean Ward, 77, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at his home in Barclay. Larry was born June 17, 1942 in Junction City, Kansas, the son to Roy Leon and Helen Mae (Hunt) Ward. He was joined in marriage to Catherine Jaap on November 11, 1977 at Cupid Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He first owned and operated...
Kenneth Alan Singleton
Mar 9, 2020
Kenneth Alan Singleton, 60, of Olathe, Kansas passed Monday March 9, 2020 at the Olathe Hospice House. He was born November 11, 1959 in Advance, Missouri. Ken attended Malden High School in Malden,Missouri and graduated with the Class of 1977. Following high school Ken moved to Memphis Tennessee and became a professional wrestler for more than seven years and later...
Frank Gene Cooper
Mar 6, 2020
Frank G. Cooper, 89, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook. Frank Gene Cooper was born April 10, 1930 in Harveyville, the son of John Henry and France Mae (Pryor) Cooper. He shortly served in United States Army but was discharge for family hardship. He returned to help his family. He was joined in marriage...
Nadine Cowan
Mar 3, 2020
Nadine Cowan, 104, passed away Tuesday evening, March 3, 2020 at Osage Nursing Center in Osage City. Nadine Lee was born September 11, 1915 in Clayton, New Mexico, the daughter of Noah C. and Minnie (Dewees) Lee. She was joined in marriage to Royce McCall Cowan on November 9, 1934 in Ballinger, Texas. To this union, five children were born....
Dean Howard Evans
Feb 28, 2020
Dean Howard Evans, 91, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at his home in Lebo, Kansas. Dean was born February 7, 1929 in Osage City, KS, the son of Thomas Howard Evans and Evelyn Alma (Lloyd) Evans. He graduated in 1947 from Lebo High School. He worked at the D.P. Jones store in Lebo until serving in the United States...
Gary Lynn Holcomb
Feb 20, 2020
Gary Lynn Holcomb, 77 of Emporia, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. He was born February 24, 1942 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Roy and Lorene Heckathorn Holcomb. Gary was a lifetime resident of this area, Baptized as One of Jehovah's Witnesses Dec, 1974. His many hobbies included, camping, boating, fixing things in his...
Brent Lewis Trueblood
Feb 19, 2020
Brent Lewis Trueblood, 55, passed away the morning of Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Stormont Vail Hospital. He was born August 22, 1964 in Emporia, Kansas; the son of Bill Trueblood and Shirley Betts. Brent attended Osage City High School and graduated with the class of 1982. After High School he would begin his lifelong career in the agricultural...
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