Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Thomas Carl Parks
Sep 6, 2007
Thomas Carl Parks, 68, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas passed away peacefully on September 6, 2007 in Wichita, Kansas. Tom was born Dec. 8, 1938, in Syracuse, New York, to William Wade and Viola (Bohnenberger). Wade Cook was killed in a railroad accident in 1949, and Viola later married Lynn Parks, who adopted Tom. Tom moved from Syracuse to Verona...
Russell F. Wiltse
Sep 2, 2007
Russell Francis Wiltse, 73, a resident of the Golden Living Center in Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born August 14, 1934 in Lawson, Missouri, the son of Gerald Dewey and Ada Inez (Foster) Wiltse. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was retired from Kansas Construction Trade...
Charles W. Rettmann
Sep 1, 2007
Charles W. Rettmann, 90, a lifelong resident of the family farm and home near Altoona, Kansas, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born November 16, 1916, the only son of Oscar and Zetta (Wilson) Rettmann. The farm was central to his life and he was proud to be called a farmer. On February 24, 1951...
Ellen Pierce Mellon
Aug 26, 2007
Ellen Clift Pierce Mellon, 87, a long-time resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1920, the daughter of George and Sarah (Wardel) Clift. She was a homemaker. In February of 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, she married Lon Pierce. They owned and operated Self Service Grocery...
Armetha Marie Boucher
Aug 26, 2007
Armetha Marie Boucher, 81, a resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 7, 1926 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Ichabod Lloyd and Marie Esther (Condon) Lee. On May 8, 1944 in El Dorado, Kansas, she married Earl H. Boucher. He survives at their home. Earl...
Kenneth L. Koger
Aug 22, 2007
Kenneth L. Koger, 90, a resident of Regal Estates in Independence, Kansas, and a former resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 in Independence. He was born December 8, 1916, near Neodesha, the son of Wesley and Della (Foglesong) Koger. He was a graduate of Lafontaine High School and was retired from the Wilson County Road Crew....
Evelyn Christine Jeffers
Aug 21, 2007
Evelyn Christine Jeffers, 81, a resident of Fredonia, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born April 7, 1926 in Coyville, Kansas, the son of Maurice and Christine (Nelson) Hise. She was a teacher in various Wilson County Schools. On February 21, 1947, in Fredonia, she married Carl Robert "Bob" Jeffers. He preceded...
Oral Dee Borland
Aug 11, 2007
Oral Dee Borland, 99, a resident of rural Altoona, and more recently of Golden Living Center in Fredonia, died Saturday, August 11, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born July 9, 1908 in Fairland, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Molly Rich. She started teaching in one room school houses in Kansas. She also taught at...
Lawrence Judson Clark
Aug 5, 2007
Lawrence Judson Clark, 92, longtime resident of rural Coyville, Kansas, died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at his home. He was born August 3, 1915 in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Charles Oliver and Nettie (Hedges) Clark. He was a lifelong rancher. On March 19, 1935 in Greenwood County, Kansas, he married Mildred F. Clark. She preceded him in death...
Ruth Lillian Beadles
Aug 2, 2007
Ruth Lillian Beadles, 99, a resident of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, died Thursday, August 2, 2007 at Perry Memorial Hospital. She was born August 9, 1907 in Dearing, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Nellie (Bush) Bales. On August 31, 1924, she married Ellis Mac Beadles. Their first and only child, Mac, was born ten years later....
Maynard B. Hogan
Aug 1, 2007
Maynard B. "Mike" Hogan, 86, a resident of Neodesha, Kansas, formerly of Altoona, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Wilson County Hospital. He was born April 5, 1921 in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Milo and Hazel (Ballard) Hogan. He served in the United States Army 1942-1945 where he received 4 bronze stars and earned the rank of Tech...
Betty June Koger
Jul 23, 2007
Betty June Koger, 87, a former resident of rural Neodesha, Kansas, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Medicalodge of Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born June 4, 1920 near Neodesha, the daughter of Wesley and Della (Foglesong) Koger. She was a graduate of Lafontaine High School and a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Neodesha Bible Baptist Church and...
Robert A. "Uncle Bob" Yeoman
Jul 18, 2007
Robert A. Yeoman, known to most as "Uncle Bob", a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha, Kansas. He was born April 21, 1923 in Kaw, Oklahoma, the son of Mark "Lee" and Gladys Marie (Krebs) Yeoman. He worked as a farmer and rancher all of his life. He was...
Donald Dwayne Shockley
Jul 18, 2007
Donald Dwayne Shockley, 73, a resident of Lakeside Estates near Fall River, Kansas, formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at his home. He was born June 28, 1934 in Aurora, Missouri, the son of George Amos and Pearl (Cheney) Shockley. He served in the United States Army January 10, 1957 to January 9, 1959. He worked for...
Lois Emma Fink Spohn
Jul 18, 2007
Lois Emma Fink Spohn, 96, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 12, 1910 in Lafontaine, Kansas, the daughter of Alonzo Garfield and Clara Mina (Bobbitt) Fink. She was a 1928 graduate of Lafontaine High School and continued her education at Emporia State Teachers College. Following college, she...
Connie Irene Ogle
Jul 6, 2007
Connie Irene Ogle, 52, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at her daughter"s home in Fredonia. She was born August 17, 1954 in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Veva (Beiter) Luke. She had been employed by Cobalt Boat Manufacturing in Neodesha for 7 years. In 1996, she married Rex Ogle. They were later divorced....
Dolores Ann Ong
Jul 6, 2007
Dolores Ann Ong, 78, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at her home. She was born January 6, 1929 in Oil Hill, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Edward and Elizabeth (Wideman) Barron. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She was employed by USD 484 for 27 years as a school secretary. Her lifetime passion...
Leona Louise Edwards
Jul 4, 2007
Leona Louise Edwards, 89, a resident of Fredonia, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Mernard, Montana, July 6, 1917, to Edwin and Fannie (Nichols) Hale. In 1918 they moved to Kansas, living in the Greenwood County area. She married Richard Rodman in 1937, living in the Tonovay Community, later moving to a farm near...
Wayne Eugene Sell
Jun 25, 2007
Wayne Eugene Sell, 87, a resident of Kilauea, Hawaii, died Monday, June 25, 2007. He was born June 4, 1920 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Irv and May (Myers) Sell. Wayne was a retired electrical engineer. Among his many accomplishments, he had several electrical patents that were instrumental in oil exploration. He also worked on the NASA Saturn One...
Lucille Pearl Brown
Jun 24, 2007
Lucille Pearl Brown, 92, a former resident of Fall River, Kansas, died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born July 23, 1914 in Augusta, Kansas, the daughter of Charles D. and Catherine E. (Warford) Weatherbee. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and gardening. On April 6, 1944 in Eureka, Kansas, she married...
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