Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Charles Edward Farmer

Charles Edward Farmer

Oct 10, 2006

Charles Edward Farmer, 80, a longtime resident of the Altoona area, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at his home. He was born October 1, 1926 in Signal Hill, California, the son of Charles Emery and Katy Jane (Wickersham) Farmer. He was a graduate of Fall River High School and attended Emporia State University for four...

Billy Max Pryor

Billy Max Pryor

Oct 9, 2006

Billy Max Pryor, 73, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1932 in Fredonia, the son of Cecil Odell and Agnes (Lamoreaux) Pryor. He served as Sergeant First Class in the United States Army 1951-1952. He was a 1954 graduate of Fredonia High School....

Dorothy May (Neese) Vanalstine

Dorothy May (Neese) Vanalstine

Oct 8, 2006

Dorothy May (Neese) VanAlstine, 79, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born April 27, 1927 in Walsh, Colorado, the daughter of Virgil Franklin and Golden Christabelle (Reed) Hughes. She was a CNA at Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha for several years. She was married to Gilbert...

Dorothy Jane Harshaw

Dorothy Jane Harshaw

Oct 7, 2006

Dorothy Jane Harshaw, 82, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born October 21, 1923 in Craig County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bert Eli and Jessie May (Nicholson) Harper. She was retired from State Bank of Fredonia where she had been a secretary for 23 years. On July...

Ona Arlene Blaker

Ona Arlene Blaker

Sep 28, 2006

Ona Arlene Blaker, 88, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Thursday, September 28, 2006 at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 30, 1918 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Elsie (Housley) O"Leary. She was a graduate of Neodesha High School. She was a homemaker and had also been employed for...

Arthur Edgar Reeves

Arthur Edgar Reeves

Sep 23, 2006

Arthur Edgar Reeves, 94, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Fall River and Wichita, died Saturday, September 23, 2006, at Golden Keys Nursing Home in Neodesha. He was born October 10, 1911 in Cotter, Arkansas, the son of Harvey Lacurgles and Ada (Anderson) Reeves. On October 2, 1930, he married Gearldine Jordan. She preceded him in death July 11, 1999....

Howard Leroy Shively

Howard Leroy Shively

Sep 17, 2006

Howard Leroy Shively, 67, a longtime resident of Benedict, Kansas, died Sunday, September 17, 2006, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 15, 1939 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Roy Howard and Ailene (Hull) Shively. He was a 1957 graduate of Benedict High School. Following high school, he served as a Staff...

Agnes Black

Agnes Black

Sep 15, 2006

Agnes Black, 92, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at the Lifecare Center of Andover in Andover, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1914 in Garden Plain, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Scheer) Sommerhauser. She was a homemaker and a farmer"s wife. On December 27, 1933 in Cheney, Kansas she married Chester P. Black....

Rosetta Morrow

Rosetta Morrow

Sep 8, 2006

Rosetta Morrow, 68, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Friday, September 8, 2006 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 15, 1937 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dolph and Lillian (Shaw) Martin. She was a healthcare giver for 20 years, working in various locations. On July 18, 1953 in Girard, Kansas, she married...

Ernest A. Boice

Ernest A. Boice

Sep 6, 2006

Ernest A. Boice, 80, a resident of Mesa, Arizona, formerly Fredonia, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital in Mesa. He was born December 5, 1925 in Oswego, Kansas, the son of David J. and Cora E. (Davis) Boice. He served in the United States Navy for 20 years. Following his Naval career, he worked for...

Wyona "Scotty" Delyte Scott

Wyona "Scotty" Delyte Scott

Sep 5, 2006

Wyona Delyte "Scotty" Scott, 77, a resident of Olathe, Kansas and formerly of Buffalo, Kansas and Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at the Olathe Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born July 30, 1929 in Buffalo, the daughter of Lloyd and Eula Doris (Eagle) Krepps. She was a graduate of Buffalo High School. She...

Floyd Reynolds

Floyd Reynolds

Aug 27, 2006

Floyd A. Reynolds Sr., 66, a resident of Neodesha died Sunday, August 27, 2006 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita. He was born September 11, 1939 at Altoona, Kansas to Joseph James and Thelma Delores (Whisler) Reynolds. He received his education in the Altoona schools and Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas, received an Associate of Arts degree from Neosho...

Wanda Marie Randall

Wanda Marie Randall

Aug 26, 2006

Wanda Marie Randall, 53, a resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born February 15, 1953 in New Mexico, the daughter of Charles Ray and Evelyn (Doty) Swisher. She was a graduate of West High School in Wichita, Kansas. She retired in 2002 from Intel Corporation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where...

Brooklyn Rose Pryor

Brooklyn Rose Pryor

Aug 22, 2006

Brooklyn Rose Pryor, infant daughter of Michael Lee and Marla (Standiferd) Pryor of Hutchinson, Kansas, was born and died on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Brooklyn is survived by her parents; one sister, Hunter Leeann of the home; her grandparents, Jack & Rosemary Standiferd of Wichita, Bob & Mary Pryor of Great Bend, Harlan...

Pearl Ellen Barker

Pearl Ellen Barker

Aug 17, 2006

Pearl Ellen Barker, 80, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, August 17, 2006 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born February 2, 1926 in Fall River, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Leona (Brannaman) Ferguson. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School and was...

Eleanor F. Engstrom

Eleanor F. Engstrom

Aug 2, 2006

Eleanor F. Engstrom, 85, a resident of Toronto, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at the Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born February 25, 1921 in rural Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Esther (Stockebrand) Bauersfeld. She was a graduate of Yates Center High School. She retired in 2002 as a self-employed dairy...

Leona Jane Dannels

Leona Jane Dannels

Jul 25, 2006

Leona Jane Dannels, 65, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1940 in Buffalo, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Jordan) Solomon. She was a 1960 graduate of Midway High School. She was a retired waitress for several area restaurants. On...

Leland B. Sissom

Leland B. Sissom

Jul 19, 2006

Leland B. Sissom, 77, a lifetime resident Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at his home. He was born March 18, 1929 in rural Fredonia, the son of Kent and Kate (Shandrow)Sissom. He was a corporal in the United States Army 1951-1953. He was a self-employed construction worker and farmer. On March 30, 1963 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, he married...

Joyce E. Eisele

Joyce E. Eisele

Jul 8, 2006

Joyce E. Eisele, 88, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at her home. She was born April 26, 1918 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Roy L. and Elsie M. (Keesling) Wolever. She was a 1936 graduate of Altoona High School and a 1939 graduate of the Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita. She was a...

Myrita Rose Linville

Myrita Rose Linville

Jun 29, 2006

Myrita Rose Linville, 81, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born July 28, 1924 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Morris Oliver and Eula (McGhee) Coltrain. She was a retired Avon Representative. On January 14, 1942 in Fredonia, she married Lawrence L. Linville. He preceded her in...

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