Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Patricia J. Guenther
Jun 26, 2006
Patricia J. Guenther, 74, a resident of rural Benedict, Kansas, died Monday, June 26, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born November 18, 1931 in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of James Elmer and Kathleen Isabelle (Colgrove) Glamser. She was a 1949 graduate of Benedict High School and became a registered nurse in Pittsburg at Mt. Carmel. She was employed...
Bernice Neola Brown
Jun 23, 2006
Bernice Neola Brown, 88, a resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. She was born July 23, 1917 in Bolivar, Missouri, the daughter of Huey and Ruth (Warren) Wilson. Her childhood was spent in Coyville, Kansas where she graduated from high school. Neola worked at Dillard's in Tulsa and Bartlesville. She...
Michael M. Golay
Jun 20, 2006
Michael M. Golay, 60, a resident of Buffalo, Kansas, and lifelong resident of the Wilson County area, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at his home. He was born April 22, 1946 in Fredonia, the son of George and Betty Jean (Dill) Golay. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School. He was employed as a emergency medical technician for Neosho...
Letta Louise Fairchild
Jun 18, 2006
Letta "Peggy" Louise Fairchild, 84, a resident of El Monte, California, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in El Monte. She was born October 7, 1921 in Coyville, Kansas, the second of five children born to Loren an Bessie (Glasgow) Fields. Because Peggy was reared on a farm, she soon learned to work with animals and was driving a team of...
John Lafayette Deal
Jun 16, 2006
John Lafayette Deal, 87, a resident of Fredonia, formerly of Belle Plaine, Kansas, died Friday, June 16, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 21, 1919, in Fredonia, the son of Charles Daniel and Lula (Ross) Deal. He retired in 1984 from Boeing Aircraft Company after 32 years. On May 24, 1953, in Arkansas, he married Mary Jane...
Cleone Sharp
Jun 12, 2006
Cleone Sharp, 94, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, June 12, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born July 31, 1911 in Altoona, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Irene (Frankenbery) Smith. She was a graduate of Altoona High School, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She taught school in the Lyman School District and was...
Donna Joan White
Jun 9, 2006
Donna Joan White, 72, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Dodge City, Kansas, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at the Cherryvale Care Center in Cherryvale, Kansas. She was born August 18, 1933 in Rozel, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Effie (Blackwell) French. She had been employed at Riesbig"s Clothing Store. On January 14, 1966 in Miami, Oklahoma, she...
Margaret Catherine Gramm
Jun 9, 2006
Margaret Catherine Gramm, 98, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born September 17, 1907 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Charles N. and Cora(Sutch) Horner. She was a homemaker. On June 3, 1926, she married Clarence A. Gramm. He preceded her in death March 10, 1989....
Raymond Lee Letterman
Jun 6, 2006
Raymond Lee Letterman, 69, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born May 21,1939 in Fredonia, the son of Clifford and Vivian (Bennett) Letterman. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School, and was a self employed Motel owner. In 1956, Raymond married Lucille Julian, they were later divorced. Survivors include:...
Betty Jean Beemer
May 18, 2006
Betty Jean Beemer, 84, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born March 27, 1922 in rural Fredonia, the daughter of Harley Kelsey and Nellie Mae (Crawshaw) Shinkle. She was a graduate of Lafontaine High School. On February 1, 1941 in Fredonia, she married Kenneth Beemer. He...
J.R. (Doran) Raine
May 15, 2006
Doran R. (J.R.) Raine, 68, a resident of the Toronto Lake area, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Doran R. and Gwendolyn L. (Killion) Raine Sr. He was a retired purchasing manager for McDonell-Douglas Aircraft Company in Tulsa after 25 years of...
Lillie Ann Honaker
May 9, 2006
Lillie Ann Honaker, 70, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at her home. She was born November 29, 1935 in Fredonia, the daughter of Chester and Ruth V. (Rogers) Wells. She was a 1953 graduate of Fredonia High School. On December 1, 1957 in Fredonia, she married Clay Honaker Jr. He survives at their home....
Richard Lee Kimzey
May 7, 2006
Richard Lee Kimzey, 62, a lifelong resident of Longton, Kansas, died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at his home. He was born November 28, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Captain Beryl and Ethel (Converse) Kimzey. He was a graduate of Longton High School and served in the United States Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army...
Joann Mcfarland
May 2, 2006
Joann McFarland, 84, a resident of Fall River Lake, Kansas and Arab, Alabama and formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1921 in Thayer, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Lura (Holestine) Kirk. She was a homemaker. On August 7, 1938 in Independence, Kansas, she...
Donald Richard Olenhouse
Apr 28, 2006
Donald Richard Olenhouse, 81, a lifetime resident of Wilson County, Kansas, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born October 19, 1924 in rural Wilson County, the son of Fred C. and Martha M. (Davis) Olenhouse. He was a 1941 graduate of Fredonia High School. He served in the United States Navy as a Motor Machinist"s...
J L. Yeoman
Apr 19, 2006
J L. Yeoman, 73, a lifelong resident of the Fredonia area, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1932 in Ashland, Kansas, the son of Mark "Lee" and Gladys Marie (Krebs) Yeoman. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Navy 1951-1955 in the...
Fred E. Louia
Apr 16, 2006
Fred E. Louia, 82, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born July 22, 1923 in Wichita, the son of Edmond and Clara (Valdois) Louia. He was a farmer all of his life and a retired school bus driver and Ruan Transportation and MKO Transit Company truck driver...
Donald Wilbur Dunn
Apr 13, 2006
Donald Wilbur Dunn Sr., 70, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and formerly of Auburn, New York, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at his home in Fredonia. He was born June 2, 1935 in Baldwinsville, New York, the son of James Leon and Ella M. (Sayre) Dunn. He served in the United States Army 1952-1960. He drove a truck for Ruan...
Viola Hawn
Apr 2, 2006
Viola Hawn, 89, a resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born April 4, 1916 in Fall River, the daughter of Edgar and Zella (Johnson) Earl. She was a homemaker and also taught school in Fall River and worked as a telephone operator in earlier years. On April 7, 1948 in...
Archie L Decker
Mar 31, 2006
Archie L. Decker, 78, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at the Heatherwood Estates in Independence, Kansas. He was born June 16, 1927 in Halstead, Kansas, the son of Abraham and Lena (Dirks) Decker. He was a self employed farmer, retiring in 1992 after 40 years of farming. He was a...
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