Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Patricia A. Clines

Patricia A. Clines

Feb 10, 2022

Patricia A. Clines, 82, longtime resident of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the home she shared with her daughters and grandchildren in Raymore, Missouri. Patricia Ann Clines was born April 14, 1939 in Erie, Kansas the daughter of Keith B. Naff and Gretchen Marguerite (Hammel) Naff. She grew up in Erie and graduated from Erie High...

Donald "Don"  Ray  Shields

Donald "Don" Ray Shields

Feb 10, 2022

Donald Ray Shields, 85, of Chanute, KS., passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Neosho Memorial Regional Center in Chanute, KS. Don was born to Franklin and Hazel (Anderson) Shields July 29, 1936, in Cherryvale, KS. He was united in marriage to the love of his life Karen Shrum on April 30, 1964, in Gas City KS. He was a...

Ethel M.  Gueulette

Ethel M. Gueulette

Feb 9, 2022

Ethel M. Gueulette, 95, of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Medicalodges Nursing Home in Independence, Kansas. Ethel Maude Gueulette was born February 27, 1926, in Thayer, Kansas the daughter of Ora Lee Douglas and Flossie Gladys Henderson Douglas. On March 6, 1946, she was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Gueulette, and he preceded her in...

Bobby Joe "Bob" Driskel

Bobby Joe "Bob" Driskel

Feb 6, 2022

Bobby Joe “Bob” Driskel, 81, of rural Mound Valley, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at his home. Bob was born July 26, 1940 in Cherryvale, Kansas the son of James Driskel and Gladys (Coy) Driskel. He grew up in Cherryvale and attended Cherryvale schools. He worked for the Coffeyville Packing House and Sidman’s Restaurant in Coffeyville. He was...

Emma  Jane Harrison

Emma Jane Harrison

Feb 5, 2022

Emma Jane Harrison, 85, long time resident of Fredonia and Altoona, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Chanute, Kansas. Emma was born May 8,1936 to Allen and Emma (Mitchell) Mayes, sibling to 8 sisters and one brother. She attended Madison High School. She was united in marriage to Larry Harrison, they later divorced. He preceded her in death....

Dr. Robert J.  Haskins

Dr. Robert J. Haskins

Feb 2, 2022

Dr. Robert (Bob) Jacinto Haskins, 75, was born December 16, 1946, at Muskogee, Oklahoma to Robert J. Haskins, Sr. and Veleta Daniel Haskins (Sellars). He graduated from Derby High School, Derby, Kansas then from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and received his Doctorate of Medicine at University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas in 1974. Dr. Haskins completed his residency in family...

Loretta  Ann (Lori) Vandervoort

Loretta Ann (Lori) Vandervoort

Jan 29, 2022

Loretta Ann (Lori) Vandervoort, 82, passed away peacefully January 29, 2022, at her home in Chanute, Kansas. She entered this world December 18, 1939, as the first of three children born to Frank and Mary Stears, in Kansas City, Missouri. Loretta, as she was known in her early days, was a very outgoing scholar-athlete at Kansas City’s Northeast High School....

Charles  C.  Cohee

Charles C. Cohee

Jan 28, 2022

Charles Carlyle Cohee, 62, of Chanute, KS passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, KS. Chuck was born August 7, 1959, in Neodesha, KS, to Franklin Cohee and Shirley (Cook) Horn. He attended Chanute Senior High School. He was united in marriage to Janice Browning and later divorced. He was united in marriage...

Ethel Lorraine Jantz

Ethel Lorraine Jantz

Jan 26, 2022

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Lyle E.  Mcdonald

Lyle E. Mcdonald

Jan 25, 2022

Lyle E. McDonald, 72, of Neodesha, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Wilson County Medical Center in Neodesha. Lyle Edwin McDonald was born November 20, 1949 in Neodesha the son of John E. McDonald and Jean (Blevins) McDonald. He grew up in Neodesha and graduated from Neodesha High School. After high school he served his country with the...

Selma Lea Mcintire

Selma Lea Mcintire

Jan 25, 2022

Selma Lea McIntire, 93, of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Tuesday January, 25, 2022. Selma was born April 13, 1928 in Coyville, Kansas, to Everett Whitney and Alta Laverne (Bird) Hull. Selma graduated from Fredonia, High School in 1945; having skipped first grade, she was only 17 when she graduated. She attended college at Independence Junior College and KU, majoring in...

Maxine Wescott

Maxine Wescott

Jan 22, 2022

Maxine Wescott, 96, longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Morningstar Care Home in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born December 11, 1925, in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Lee R. and Hettie (Bauman) Brock. Maxine married George D. Wescott on July 30, 1944, at the First Christian Church Parsonage in Fredonia and he preceded her in...

Wilma  (Richards) Sloniker

Wilma (Richards) Sloniker

Jan 22, 2022

Wilma Sloniker (Richards), 90, passed into Heaven on her birthday, Saturday, January 22nd, 2022. She resided at Cheney Golden Age Home, in Cheney, Ks. Wilma was born in Fredonia, Kansas on January 22, 1932, the daughter of Neva Richards (Spry), and W. C. Richards. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers; Harold Richards and...

Virginia Ann Corey

Virginia Ann Corey

Jan 21, 2022

Virginia Ann (Boling) Corey, 68, of Chanute, KS, passed away at her residence Friday, January 21, 2022. Virginia was born May 2, 1953, to Emerson Clayton “Jack” and Susan Jane (Brown) Boling in Tulsa, OK. She attended Field Kindley High School graduating in 1971. Virginia then went to Pittsburg State University and graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in...

Verle "Wes"  Tasche

Verle "Wes" Tasche

Jan 20, 2022

Verle Wesley Tasche, 96, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Country Place Assisted Living Facility with his wife, Naomi, near his side. Wes was born on a farm near Humboldt, Kansas, on May 22, 1925, to William Lambert and Georgia Mae (Morelan) Tasche. He attended Humboldt Schools, leaving after the Eighth Grade to help his injured...

Leora I. Adams

Leora I. Adams

Jan 19, 2022

Leora I. Adams, 85, passed away, January 19, 2022 at Morningstar in Fredonia, Kansas. Leora was born February 15, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan, to August Carl and Laura Jane (O’Conner) Luceus. Leora attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, where she met and married, Marvin Eugene Adams on September 10, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan. The couple had been married nearly...

Leonard E. Keeling

Leonard E. Keeling

Jan 19, 2022

Leonard E. Keeling, 75, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his home. Leonard Eugene Keeling was born July 1, 1946, in Parsons, Kansas the son of Roy Keeling and Goldie (Wickham) Keeling. He served his country with the United States Army and was honorably discharged. On March 9, 1979, in Miami, Oklahoma he was united in...

John  Ward Davis

John Ward Davis

Jan 18, 2022

John Ward Davis, 85, of Thayer, Kansas went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Heritage Health Care, Chanute, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1936, in Sedan, Kansas, the son of Floyd W. Davis and Elsie (Brown) Davis. He attended schools in Independence, Ks and graduated high school in Pueblo, Colorado. After graduation he enlisted...

Carolyn J. Scott

Carolyn J. Scott

Jan 13, 2022

Carolyn J. Scott, 79, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at her home in Cherryvale. Carolyn Joan Scott was born April 30, 1942, in Neodesha, Kansas the daughter of John Henry Adams and Martha Francis (Barns) Adams. She grew up in Neodesha and graduated from Neodesha High School. On August 10, 1970, in Miami, Oklahoma she was...

Roger Dale Orton

Roger Dale Orton

Jan 12, 2022

Roger Dale Orton 72, of Chanute, KS, passed away Wednesday January 12, 2022, at Diversicare of Chanute, KS. Roger was born March 14, 1949, in Iola, Kansas, to Dale and Thelma (Krull) Orton. He graduated from Humboldt High School and furthered his education at Pittsburg State University graduating with a bachelor's degree. Roger was united in marriage to Jana (Rutherford)...

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