Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Wilma L. Hopkins
Oct 8, 2014
WILMA LOUISE HOPKINSWilma L. Hopkins, 68, of Cherryvale, Kansas died at 7:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at her home with her family by her side.Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 13, 2014 art Wickham Family Funeral Home of Cherryvale. Friends may sign the register book from 12 Noon until 5:00 P.M. Sunday with the family receiving...
Summer Lynn Drake
Oct 8, 2014
SUMMER LYNN DRAKESummer L. Drake, 30, of Cherryvale, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at her home.Cremation has taken place with Celebration of Life Memorial Services being held 2:00 P.M., Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Wickham Family Funeral Home, 216 East 4th Street, Cherryvale, Kansas. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date.Summer Lynn Drake was born February...
Joseph J. Sandbothe
Oct 4, 2014
Joseph John Sandbothe, 88, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1926, in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Frank and Denna (Lock) Sandbothe. He married Sharon Prunty on July 15, 1953 and she preceded him in death September 2, 2009. He retired as owner of Sandbothe Industrial Woodwork in Wichita...
Charles "Red" William Lewis
Sep 28, 2014
Charles William "Red" Lewis, 93, a longtime resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Heritage Health Center in Chanute, Kansas. He was born August 16, 1921 in Renfro, Oklahoma, the son of Francis U. and Iva P. (Cooperrider) Lewis. Charlie was a 1941 graduate of Benedict High School. He owned and operated a farm for many...
Estella Ann Bauman
Sep 17, 2014
Estella Ann "Stell" (Schneider) Bauman, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha. She was born March 8, 1919 in Ost, Kansas, one of six children to John and Mary (Bugner) Schneider. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ost. On April 27, 1940 at the Sacred Heart Church...
Althea F. Wells
Sep 13, 2014
Althea F. Wells, 91, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 7, 1923 in Fredonia, the daughter of Oliver and Laura (Stover) Marlett. Althea was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She was retired from Wells Woodworks where she had been employed for 36 years. On September 4,...
Eileen G. Racy
Aug 30, 2014
Eileen Grace Fordham RacyEileen Grace Fordham was born on January 16, 1928, in Newmarket England, the second child of Arthur and Elizabeth (Downs) Fordham. As a child she and her family spent many nights first in a damp and cold bomb shelter across the road and later abandoning that for what they hoped was a protected area under the stairs...
Helen Louise Eikenberry
Aug 26, 2014
HELEN LOUISE EIKENBERRYHelen Louise "Eikie" Eikenberry, 98, of Cherryvale, Kansas passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Montgomery place in Independence, Kansas.Helen Louise Eikenberry was born July 18, 1916 in rural Montgomery County, Kansas the daughter of Albert Franklin Hudiburg and Lillian (Drennon) Hudiburg. She grew up in Cherryvale and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1933.On August 30, 1934...
Nadine M. Taylor
Aug 21, 2014
NADINE M. (WILKINS) TAYLOR, 95Nadine M. Taylor, 95, of Hope Mills, NC, formerly of Cherryvale, KS, died peacefully in her sleep on August 21, 2014 at the A.R.C of Hope Mills in Hope Mills, NC.Graveside memorial services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Fairview Cemetery.Born October 14, 1918 in Agra, OK, Nadine was preceded in death...
Thelma Irene Edens
Aug 19, 2014
Thelma Irene Edens, 92, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born May 10, 1922 in Halstead, Kansas, the daughter of Russell and Zella (Stewart) Morriss. Thelma was a homemaker. On December 31, 1938 in Ball Creek, Arkansas, Thelma was united in marriage to Luther Edens Sr....
Gary Lee Shue
Aug 7, 2014
Gary Lee Shue, 74, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Deseret Health & Rehab in Yates Center, Kansas. He was born May 22, 1940 in rural Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Edwin William and Elva May (Milligan) Shue. Gary was a 1958 graduate of Fredonia High School. He owned and operated Shue Oil Company...
Maxine Wing
Aug 7, 2014
Maxine Wing, 96, a longtime resident of Benedict, Kansas, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born December 23, 1917 in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie E. and Jenny Marie (Moffat) Nelson. Maxine was a 1936 graduate of Buffalo High School. On August 16, 1936, at the Methodist Church in Yates...
Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Vineyard
Aug 6, 2014
JACKIE J. VINEYARDJackie J. Vineyard, 83, of Edna, KS passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Freeman West Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri.Jacqueline Joelyne Vineyard was born August 22, 1930 in Independence, Kansas the daughter of Frank Munday and Maude G. (Lawson) Munday. She grew up in Independence and graduated from Independence High School.On January 6, 1948 she was united...
Richard D. Charlesworth
Jul 28, 2014
Richard Dewayne Charlesworth passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 at the Galicia Heat Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on May 17, 1945 to Wayne and Lucille Hayden Charlesworth in Coffeyville, Kansas. He grew up in Cherryvale and attended Cherryvale schools until his senior year and graduated at Labette County High School. He attended McFarland Trade School in Coffeyville....
Bill Milner
Jul 28, 2014
Harold William "Bill" Milner, 85, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born November 23, 1928, in Fredonia, one of fourteen children to Frank P. and Elsie Pearl (Morgan) Milner. Bill served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Throughout the...
Julie Sherrel Nelsen
Jul 21, 2014
Julie Sherrel Nelsen, 55, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Julie was born March 6, 1959 in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of Earl and Violet (Parsons) Brunton. She graduated from Lyons High School, Lyons, Nebraska in 1977 and from Northeast Community College, Norfolk, Nebraska with an associate"s degree...
Lester Tharp
Jul 20, 2014
Lester Tharp, 78, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1935 in Dover, Oklahoma, the son of Harlie and Nellie R. (Fillmore) Tharp. Lester attended the Neodesha Christian Church. His survivors include one brother, Clarence Tharp of Fredonia, KS and several nephews and nieces. Cremation...
Betty Lou Voth
Jul 6, 2014
Betty Lou Voth, 86, a resident of Benedict, Kansas, formerly of Dighton, Kansas and Larned, Kansas, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation Center in Yates Center, Kansas. She was born April 13, 1928 in Pawnee County, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and Grace (Artzberger) Davis. Betty received a bachelor"s degree from Fort Hays State University. She...
Tom Stephen Welton
Jul 5, 2014
Tom Stephen Welton, 67, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Hoisington, Kansas, and El Dorado, Kansas, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born August 7, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Donald E. and Mable (Roche) Welton. Tom was a graduate of Hoisington High School and received a bachelor"s degree from Emporia...
James E. Miller
Jul 5, 2014
JAMES EDWARD MILLERJames E. Miller, 88, of Cherryvale died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at his home.James Edward Miller was born February 8, 1926 in rural Dennis, Kansas the son of Edgar S. Miller and Laura M. (Clendenen) Miller.He grew up in the Dennis, Kansas area and attended Dennis schools. He enlisted with the United States Navy from 1943 until honorably...
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