Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Marjorie E. Biggs
Aug 7, 2012
Marjorie Ellen Biggs, 80, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 3, 1932 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Lester Ray "Red" and Mary Francis (Osburn) Compton. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School. Marge was united in marriage to Edgar Biggs. They were later divorced. Marge...

Claudine M. James
Jul 21, 2012
Claudine M. James, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born January 8, 1924 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Claude W. and Bertha M. (Murdock) Akin. Claudine was a graduate of Wichita North High School. She was a retired headstart teacher for the State of Missouri....

Oneta J. Boice
Jul 15, 2012
ONETA JUSTINE BOICE Oneta Justine Boice, 80, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1932, in Rover, Missouri, the daughter of David and Cora (Davis) Boice. She was a homemaker. Several nieces, nephews, and close friends survive Oneta. She was preceded in death by...
Joel Darrin Hull
Jun 21, 2012
Joel Darrin Hull, 42, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 while at work. He was born February 25, 1970 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Luther "Ed" and Brenda Kay (Hartsock) Hull. Joel was employed by Jeff Hull"s Paving in Altoona, where he had worked in the family business for more than 15 years. Joel...
Mary Marie Conley
Jun 18, 2012
Mary Marie Conley, 89, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, June 18, 2012 at her sister"s home in Mound Valley, Kansas. She was born July 9, 1922 in Fredonia, the daughter of Leland and Harriet Isabel (Parker) Kingsbury. She was a homemaker. On August 7, 1940, in Fredonia, Mary was united in marriage to Albert...

Susan Elizabeth Steuber
Jun 3, 2012
Susan Elizabeth (Achilles) Steuber, 55, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully June 3, 2012. She was employed by the Kansas Episcopal Office of the United Methodist Church as the Administrative Assistant to the Bishop. She is survived by her husband Les, son Jason Steuber, daughter Kristina (Jason) Dalton, and her grandchildren; Mary Jo Nixon, Ashlyn, Austin and Tyler...
Ralph A. Holland
Jun 1, 2012
Ralph A. Holland, 73, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Osborne, Kansas, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 12, 1938 in Rivermines, Missouri, the son of Everett and Evelyn (Smith) Holland. Ralph was a 1956 graduate of Fredonia High School and attended the University of Kansas, where he...
Harold Gene Lazzers
May 30, 2012
Harold Gene Lazzers, 69, a resident of rural Toronto, Kansas, and a longtime resident of the Eureka, Kansas area, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 29, 1943 in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Harold Eugene and Ruby Virginia (Purkeypile) Lazzers. Harold was a graduate...
Marilyn Jean (Timmons) Reynolds
May 27, 2012
Marilyn Jean (Timmons) Reynolds, 79, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Topeka, Emporia, Hoisington and Goodland, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Cherryvale Nursing Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. She was born November 19, 1932 in Fredonia, the daughter of Clifford W. and Agnes R. (Barb) Timmons. Marilyn was a graduate of Fredonia High School and the Newman School...
Merlin "Lucky" Howard Ware
May 22, 2012
Merlin Howard "Lucky" Ware, 84, a 62-year resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born June 5, 1927, near Coyville, Kansas, the son of Oliver and Viola (Busby) Ware. Merlin was a graduate of Coyville High School. He served in the United States Army July 21, 1945 to January...
Martha "Martie" J. Richardson
May 17, 2012
Martha J. "Martie" Richardson, a resident of Independence, Kansas, formerly of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Montgomery Place in Independence. She was born April 14, 1944 in Fredonia, the daughter of Glenn R. and Mildred Mohe (Russell) Noakes. Martie was a graduate of Fredonia High School and attended Coffeyville Junior College and Wichita State University. She owned...
Violet Marie Prichard
May 10, 2012
Violet Marie Prichard, 93, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 at her daughter"s home in Chickasha, Oklahoma, where she had resided for the past two years. She was born March 21, 1919 in Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of James Isaac and Henryetta Pauline (Miller) DeCou. Violet was a graduate of Toronto High School and...
Charles Ray Penrow
May 6, 2012
Charles Ray Penrow, 67, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia. He was born February 20, 1945 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The son of Charles and Elsie (Perry) Penrow. On August 2, 1975 Charles married Yvonne Louise (Swisher) in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives at their home. Charles retired in 1995...
Iva Fae Patterson
Apr 29, 2012
Iva Fae Wooten Patterson, age 90, died at home on Sunday, April 29, 2012, after a brief illness. Private family burial was held May 2, 2012 in the Coyville Cemetery, Coyville, KS. Ivy was preceded in death by her beloved parents, George R. and Ophelia (Fairchild) Wooten, brothers, Marion and Gilbert Wooten, and sister and brother-in-law Violet Wooten Terry and...
Dixie Darlene Norton Reasoner
Apr 25, 2012
Dixie Darlene Norton Reasoner, 64, a resident of rural Fredonia, near Buxton, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at her home. She was born October 16, 1947 in Webb City, Missouri, the daughter of William "Bill" and Martha (Robinson) Hicklin Sr. Dixie grew up and attended school in Altamont, Kansas. Seventeen years ago, Dixie met Richard Reasoner and they began their...
Mark Randall Sewell
Apr 25, 2012
Mark Randall Sewell, 49, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Texas, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born June 5, 1962 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Donald and Myrtle (Frye) Sewell. Mark was a 1980 graduate of Tulsa Union High School and attended Independence Community College. He was a disabled combat veteran. On...

Mary Lou Ingle
Apr 19, 2012
Mary Lou Ingle, 83, a resident of Independence, Kansas died Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was born August 17, 1928 in Lafontaine, Kansas. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ingle. She is survived by her son Ron Ingle her daughter Shelia Padilla sisters Maxine Likes Paulina Jenkins Janice Luwellen brothers Bill Tindle Dee Tindle Ten grandchildren...
Brenda Kay Hull
Apr 19, 2012
Brenda K. Hull, 71, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 at her daughter"s home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born May 24, 1940 in Welch, Oklahoma, the daughter of Warren F. and Dica E. (Donaho) Hartsock. Brenda was a graduate and valedictorian of Welch High School. She earned an Associate"s Degree in Nursing from Labette Community...
Danny W. White
Apr 18, 2012
Danny W. White, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 11, 1940 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Warren C. and Esther (Stroud) White. Dan was a 1958 graduate of Fredonia High School and a 1963 graduate of The University of Kansas, where he earned...
Bonnie Taylor
Apr 5, 2012
Bonnie Taylor, 88, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born January 18, 1924 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Leslie and Anna (Barth) Wells. Bonnie attended school in Fredonia, where she graduated high school. She then went on to cosmetology school where she received her degree. She...
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