Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Stanley Ray  Wheeler

Stanley Ray Wheeler

Aug 16, 2021

Stanley Ray Wheeler, 66, of Chanute, KS passed away at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, August 16, 2021. Stanley was born to Ernest and Leona (Dowell) Wheeler on October 24, 1954, in Chanute, Kansas. Stan attended Thayer High School and graduated in 1972. He was united in marriage Bettina ‘Tina” Vining February 6, 1982, in Thayer, Kansas. Stan enjoyed playing...

Linda L Rather

Linda L Rather

Aug 15, 2021

Linda L. Rather, 67, of Chanute, KS, died Sunday, August 15, 2021, following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 17th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Wickham Funeral Home, 500 N. Forrest Ave, Chanute. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 18th at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 219 S. 10th Street,...

Charles "Ed" Greer

Charles "Ed" Greer

Aug 9, 2021

Charles Edward "Ed" Greer, 71, of Humboldt, KS passed away following a car accident on August 9, 2021. Ed was born in Kansas City, MO on July 10, 1950 to Charles William and Charlotte Louise (Bell) Greer. He lived in Columbus, KS until the age of 5, when his family moved to Chanute, KS. Ed graduated from Chanute High and...

Virginia M. Shockley

Virginia M. Shockley

Aug 7, 2021

Virginia M. Shockley, 83, of Fall River, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, August 7, 2021. Virginia was born October 22, 1937, in Stockton, California to John and Clara (Bridges) Riddle. She was united in marriage to Donald D. Shockley, March 7, 1957 in Kay, Oklahoma. They were married for fifty years until his death on July 18, 2007. Virginia enjoyed reading,...

Richard L. Nobert

Richard L. Nobert

Aug 6, 2021

Richard L. Nobert, 67, of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away, Friday, August 6,2021 at his home in Fredonia. Richard was born March 6,1954 in Concordia, Kansas to Vernard Joseph and Beulah (Demonte) Nobert. Richard married Regina (Revell) Nobert in March of 1988 in Miami, Oklahoma, and she survives at the home. Richard worked for R. Puckett Farms and later Dunn’s Material...

Ronald Wayne Harp

Ronald Wayne Harp

Aug 5, 2021

A Memorial Service will be held for Ronald Wayne Harp 79, of Chanute KS, at Wickham Family Funeral Home 500 North Forest Ave, Chanute, KS, Friday, August 13, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. beginning with Military Honors presented by the Chanute Honor Guard, followed by a Celebration of Life Memorial Service.

Diana  Sue Steanson

Diana Sue Steanson

Jul 31, 2021

Diana Sue Steanson, was born May 14,1944, in Horton, Kansas to Charles Perry Knight and Twila Marie Knight. She died peacefully in her home on July 31, 2021, surrounded by her devoted husband, Lee, children and grandchildren. Sue taught Junior High Science in Neodesha for seventeen years before she retired in 2008. She loved geology, astronomy, nature, the outdoors and...

Karen J Williams

Karen J Williams

Jul 26, 2021

Karen Williams, 73, long time resident of Buffalo, Kansas and Chanute, Kansas passed away, Monday, July 26, 2021, at Joplin Gardens Assisted Living in Joplin, Missouri. Karen was born December 15,1947, to Max Raymond and Dorothy Jean (May) Decker in Neodesha, Kansas. She graduated from Altoona-Midway, Buffalo, Kansas in 1965. She was united in marriage to Jerry Williams on December...

Betty J. Kelley

Betty J. Kelley

Jul 24, 2021

Betty J. Kelley, 79, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at her home with family at her side. Betty Jean Kelley was born July 5, 1942, in Cherryvale the daughter of James M. Ballew and Katherine Maxine (Miller) Ballew. She grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1961. On June 6, 1966, in...

Morris L. Forsythe

Morris L. Forsythe

Jul 22, 2021

Morris L. Forsythe, 102, long time resident of Altoona, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Morningstar Care Home in Fredonia, Kanas. Morris was born on February 28, 1919, to Hugh and Maude (West) Forsythe Northwest of Fredonia, Kansas. Morris completed 12 years of education. Morris served in the United States Army from March 18, 1941, through April 26,...

Kristina "Kristy" J. Zinn

Kristina "Kristy" J. Zinn

Jul 19, 2021

Kristina “Kristy” J. Zinn, 51, of Independence, Kansas passed away Monday July 19, 2021, at her home with family by her side. Kristina Jolene Zinn was born June 23, 1970, in Independence the daughter of Richard Raymond Cole and Carolyn (Prather) Cole. She grew up in Independence and attended Independence schools. On March 30, 2007, in Miami, Oklahoma she was...

Robert Dean Ames

Robert Dean Ames

Jul 18, 2021

Robert Dean “Bob” Ames, 76, passed away July 18, 2021, at his home with his faith in the Lord still strong after a long multi-year battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Bob was born on August 26, 1944, in Chanute, Kansas to James Wilbur and Margaret Lucille (Shorter) Ames. On April 5,1968, he and Linda Marlene Barlow were united in marriage...

Leslie Lee Isom

Leslie Lee Isom

Jul 14, 2021

Leslie Lee Isom (Les) 78, passed away on July 14, 2021, in Camarillo, California. Les was born in San Bernardino, CA to William Delos and Juanita Vetras Isom on October 21. He went to school at Stark High School in Stark, KS. He married Linda Diane Whitworth on July 30, 1966 in Chanute, KS. He later Married Patricia Shanks on...

Karen Lavonne Pervin

Karen Lavonne Pervin

Jul 9, 2021

Mrs. Karen L. Pervin, Chanute Kansas, passed away on July 9, 2021 at home, at the age of 78. Karen was brought into this world by her parents, Carl and Lucille Eide, on July 13, 1942 in Pilot Mound Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota. In 1960, she married her High School sweetheart, Bradford Frank Pervin and enjoyed 58 years of marriage....

John W. Parker

John W. Parker

Jul 5, 2021

John Wicker Parker, 93, long time resident of Fredonia, Kansas, passed away, Monday, July 5, 2021, at Morning Star in Fredonia, Kansas. John was born March 8, 1928 in Rural Fall River, Kansas to Ruel “Bob” Wicker and Mary Helen (Johnson) Parker. On April 15, 1951, near Earlton, Kansas, John was united in marriage to Vivian Nadine Babcock. They were...

Patricia "Pat" S. Marr

Patricia "Pat" S. Marr

Jul 3, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Marr, 89, long time resident of Coyville, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Morning Star in Fredonia, Kansas. Pat was born August 11,1931 in Fredonia, Kansas to William and Veva (White) Shields. She attended Fredonia High School, graduating in 1949. Pat was a housewife, farmer’s wife and served as the Postmaster of Coyville, Kansas for many...

Fred "Teddy" Eytcheson

Fred "Teddy" Eytcheson

Jul 1, 2021

Fred “Teddy” Eytcheson 59, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away at his sons’ home in Chanute, Kansas on July 1, 2021. Fred was born to Fred Eugene Sr. and Linda Johnson on October 9, 1961 in San Bernardino, C A. He was united in marriage to Leigh Anne Long-Eytcheson on February 15, 2002 in Laughlin, NV. She preceded him in death,...

Teresa J Wilson

Teresa J Wilson

Jun 22, 2021

Teresa J. (McGuffey) Wilson 77, of Chanute, Kansas passed away June 22, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born in Chanute, Kansas to Francis and Betty (Hurt) McGuffey May 29, 1944. Teresa attended Chanute Senior High School graduating in 1962. She was united in marriage to Charles Warren, June 13, 2019, in Miami, Oklahoma. Teresa was...

Georgia Maxine Lupardus

Georgia Maxine Lupardus

Jun 20, 2021

Georgia Maxine LuPardus,81, of Independence, Kansas, died Sunday, June 20,2021 at Medical Lodge in Independence, Kansas. She was born April 20,1940, to Max and Georgia Bullock, at her grandparents’ home in Milo, Missouri. She grew up in Nevada, Missouri and graduated from Nevada High School. Maxine attended business school in Nebraska. Maxine married Loren Fox May 22,1960 at Pine Street...

Robert "Buddy" L. Nelson

Robert "Buddy" L. Nelson

Jun 20, 2021

Robert L. “Buddy” Nelson, 83, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at his home with family by his side. Robert Lee Nelson was born March 22, 1938, in Independence, Kansas the son of Frank “Buck” Mooney and Edith Nelson. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1957. On July 4, 1957, in...