Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Nora Payne
Jan 13, 2019
Nora Payne, 88, of Frontenac, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. Nora Payne was born September 1, 1930 in Capaldo, Kansas the daughter of Tony Cussimanio and Nora (Lance) Cussimanio. She grew up in Capaldo and attended Capaldo Schools. On September 17, 1947 in Evanston, Wyoming she was united in...
Tonya L. Atherton
Jan 7, 2019
Tonya L. Atherton, 71, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday morning, January 7, 2019 at her home with family by her side. Tonya Lynette Atherton was born October 12, 1947 in Neodesha, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth L. Gillespie and Thelma (Taylor) Gillespie. She grew up in Neodesha and graduated from Neodesha High School in 1965. She also attended Independence...
Stephen Garrett Birdsong
Jan 6, 2019
Stephen Garrett Birdsong Obituary Stephen Garrett Birdsong, 73 passed away on January 06, 2019 with his family at his side. Born March 26,1945 in Independence, KS, the son of Johnie Garrett Birdsong and Remola Louise (Plake) Birdsong. On August 26th,1963 he married his Jr. High School sweetheart & wife of 56 years Mary Ann Rogers. Steve worked as a heavy...
Sharon L. Blaker
Jan 4, 2019
Sharon L. Blaker, 75, of Fredonia, Kansas passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Sharon Louise Blaker was born November 20, 1943 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Oren Cox and Mildred (Taylor) Cox. She grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School. She also attended Pittsburg State University. On July 15,...
Joe H. Donohue
Dec 30, 2018
Joe Hiram Donohue 1930 - 2018 Joe H. Donohue, age 88 of Fredonia passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Born Sept. 7, 1930 to Lloyd and May (Parsons) Donohue, Joe was educated in the one-room school at Farmdale, and graduated from Fredonia High School. Joe was a farmer-stockman whose family settled in Wilson County in 1867. He took great...
Rose Audrey Cummings
Dec 28, 2018
Rose Audrey Cummings, 97, formerly of Fredonia, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Victoria Falls Nursing Home in Andover, Kansas. Born May 26, 1921 in Fredonia, Kansas to Ira Benjamin Harrison Dove and Rose (Brindle) Dove. Rose attended and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1939. Rose was a homemaker, Avon representative and worked as a cook at Fredonia,...
Thomas "Tom" J. Keck
Dec 27, 2018
Thomas "Tom" J. Keck, 80, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma formerly of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Thomas Joe Keck was born February 2, 1938 in Independence, Kansas the son of Merle C. Keck and Cleo Frances (Ray) Keck. He grew up in Independence and graduated from Independence High School in 1954. He also attended Independence...
Doris Rae Regan
Dec 27, 2018
Doris Rae (Glassburn) Regan, 82, of Fredonia, passed away at 1:43 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018 at her son’s home. Born November 13, 1936 in St. Paul, Kansas to Lester Clyde and Georgia Corrine (Martin) Glassburn, she married Raymond Laverne Boden in October, 1955 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She later married Robert Lee Regan, Sr. in August 1968 in Miami, Oklahoma....
Erma M. Frost
Dec 26, 2018
Erma M. Frost, 97, Fredonia, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas. Erma M. Frost was born July 11, 1921 in Fredonia, Kansas the daughter of Ezekiel Letterman and Lydia Arminda (Kelley) Letterman. She grew up in Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School. She was united in marriage to Chester E....
Mildred Weisenberger
Dec 25, 2018
Cremation has taken place with family services held at a later date. Full obituary information will follow later.
Agnes I. Cretcher
Dec 7, 2018
Agnes I. Cretcher, 89, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons, Kansas Agnes Imagene Cretcher was born September 26, 1929 in Crystal, Kentucky the daughter of Charles Gross and Emma (Rogers) Gross. She grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Lee County High School in 1953. On May 5, 1956 in Dayton,...
Gale D. Carter
Dec 5, 2018
Gale D. Carter, 82, a lifelong resident of Altoona, Kansas died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. Gale was born August 4, 1936 on the farm outside of Altoona to Claude Carter and Mable (Wiles) Carter. He graduated from Altoona High School in 1954. On April 30, 1960 he married Retha Jackson and...
Bayard "Pat" N. Bell
Nov 28, 2018
Bayard N. “Pat” Bell, 92 and 11/12ths, longtime resident of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday morning, November 28, 2018 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas with his family at his side. Bayard Norman Bell was born December 28, 1925 in Eureka, Kansas the son of C.C. Bell and Beatrice (Cross) Bell. He grew up in Eureka and graduated...
Norman Lewis Reynolds
Nov 28, 2018
NORMAN REYNOLDS Norman Lewis Reynolds, 85, of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he had resided for the past few years due to health reasons. Norman was born October 3, 1933 in Lafontaine, Kansas, the son of Carl and Lillian (Wise) Reynolds. He began school at Mound School in 1939 and graduated from Fredonia High...
Carlyn Jane Robinson
Nov 27, 2018
Carlyn Jane Robinson, 82, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Medical Lodge of Frontenac, Kansas. She was born April 3, 1936 in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Milton and Magdalene Jones. On June 7, 1953 in Yates Center, Kansas, Carlyn was united in marriage to Ivan Junior Robinson. They were married for 62...
Richard "Rick" L. Schultheiss
Nov 26, 2018
Richard L. “Rick” Schultheiss, 62, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Independence Healthcare Center. Richard L. Schultheiss was born March 26, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Virgil Schultheiss and Wanda (Evans) Schultheiss. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1974. He worked for Montgomery County, Vestal Refrigeration, Hackney and...
Debra A. Rosson
Nov 21, 2018
Debra Anne Rosson, 59, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at home after a brief illness. Debra was born September 21, 1959 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Beatrice Faye Purkey and Elmer Wayne Reed. She was adopted at age of 2 by Cleo Rosson. Debra grew up in the South Coffeyville, Oklahoma area and attended grade school at...
Billie "Bill" E. Clifton
Nov 11, 2018
Billie E. “Bill” Clifton, 87, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wilson County Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Billie Eugene Clifton was born November 5, 1931 in Morehead, Kansas the son of John Arnold Clifton Sr. and Pearl (Axthelm) Clifton. He grew up in Cherryvale and attended Cherryvale Schools. On December 31, 1950 in Obion County,...
Samuel H. Barker
Oct 28, 2018
Samuel H. Barker, 87, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. Samuel H. Barker was born January 18, 1931 in Turon, Kansas the son of Frank Barker and Grace (Rieniets) Barker. He grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1948. He later went on to further his education...
Joan E. Richardson
Oct 27, 2018
Joan Elizabeth Richardson Joan Elizabeth (Baker) Richardson, 86, of Fredonia, passed away Saturday evening, October 27, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born April 20, 1932, in Fredonia, the daughter of Arthur “A.L.” Baker and Lola (Loether) Baker, Joan’s mother passed away two weeks after she was born. She was raised by her great-aunts, Clara Loether and Minnie (Loether)...
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