Obituaries

Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas

Don Valdon Frye

Don Valdon Frye

Jan 18, 2006

Don Valdon Frye, 72, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at his daughter"s home in Carthage, Missouri. He was born June 29, 1933 in Squires, Missouri, the son of Clarence P. and Rena Bell (Hardcastle) Fry. He was a graduate of Fredonia High School and served in the United States Air Force 1951-1953. He retired in...

Ella Ridlon

Ella Ridlon

Jan 18, 2006

Ella M. Ridlon, 80, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at her home. She was born September 7, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Wesley and Laura (Schanzenbach) Wickiser. She was retired registered nurse, working more than 36 years in various hospitals. On November 8, 1967 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, she married Dr....

Viola "Vi" Bongiorni

Viola "Vi" Bongiorni

Jan 8, 2006

Viola "Vi" Bongiorni, 93, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, and a former longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, died Sunday, January 8, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born June 23, 1912 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Daniel and Dillie Belle (Johnson) Moon. She was a graduate of Bartlesville High School. She was a retired certified nurses aide where...

Lewis Ray Hoag

Lewis Ray Hoag

Jan 8, 2006

Lewis Ray Hoag, 57, a resident of Fredonia, died Sunday, January 8, 2006, at his home. He was born December 9, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Lewis Roy and Nadine (Permenter) Hoag. He was a welder for Russell Steel. On February 21, 1993 in Wichita, he married Linda Harlan. She survives at their home. He enjoyed fishing and...

Isabelle Cook

Isabelle Cook

Jan 7, 2006

Martha Isabelle Cook, 86, a lifelong resident of New Albany, Kansas, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born August 3, 1919 in New Albany, the daughter of Charles E. and Chloe (Jackson) Hall. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. She had been employed as the postmaster for the New Albany Post Office for...

Steven W. Rogers

Steven W. Rogers

Jan 7, 2006

Steven W. Rogers, 74 a lifetime resident of Fredonia, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 13, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Louis William and Margaret (Stevenson) Rogers. He was a 1949 graduate of Fredonia High School, a graduate of Kansas State University, and received...

Billy Joe Hickox

Billy Joe Hickox

Dec 31, 2005

Billy Joe Hickox, 72, a thirty year resident Garland, Texas, formerly of the New Albany and Fredonia area, died Saturday, December 31, 2005, at the Winters Park Nursing Home in Garland. He was born July 26, 1933 in New Albany, Kansas, the son of Barney L. and Mary H. (Richards) Hickox. He was a retired automobile mechanic. His survivors include:...

Catherine Coleman

Catherine Coleman

Dec 28, 2005

Mary Catherine Coleman, 85, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. She was born April 12, 1920 in St. Luke, Virginia, the daughter of William and Francis (Wine) Weaver. She was a homemaker and helped her husband with their farm. On October 11, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, she married...

David Robert Myers

David Robert Myers

Dec 25, 2005

David Robert Myers, 62, a lifelong resident of Altoona, died Sunday, December 25, 2005, at his home. He was born July 28, 1943 in Altoona, the youngest of eight children born to Oliver Custer and Alma Gladys (Humphrey) Myers. He was a graduate of Altoona High School. In 2003, he retired from Southwestern Bell Company where he had been an...

Cecil R. Miller

Cecil R. Miller

Dec 20, 2005

Cecil R. Miller, 85, a resident of Fredonia and formerly of Buffalo, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at Beverly Health & Rehab in Fredonia. He was born May 28, 1920 in Buffalo, the son of Ed N. and Lillie M. (Robinson) Miller. He worked at the Fredonia Cement Plant prior to the family moving to Wyoming, where he worked at...

Wilbert J. Spears

Wilbert J. Spears

Dec 20, 2005

Wilbert J. Spears, 60, a resident of Fredonia and formerly of Nowata, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Fredonia. He was born June 12, 1945 in Nowata, the son of Wilbert and Essie Mae (Corbin) Spears. He served in the United States Army 9/1/1971-8/30/1974. During his military service, he became disabled. Mr. Spears has...

Ila Rhea Million

Ila Rhea Million

Dec 12, 2005

Ila Rhea Million, 97, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Monday, December 12, 2005 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born September 16, 1908 in Fredonia, the daughter of Alexander C. and Jessie May (Clark) Heiser. She was a homemaker. On September 18, 1933 at Newton, Kansas, she married John Alfred Million. He preceded her in death March 2,...

Robert William Lefferd

Robert William Lefferd

Dec 5, 2005

Robert William Lefferd, 53, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri and a former resident of Fredonia, died Monday, December 5, 2005, at his home in Kansas City. He was born August 3, 1952 in Fredonia, the son of William and Virginia (Lamb) Lefferd. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1970 and then attended Pittsburg State University where he received...

Elva May Durham

Elva May Durham

Dec 3, 2005

Elva May Durham, 92, a resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, December 3, 2005 at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born February 15, 1913 in Fredonia, the daughter of Howard Earl and Ollie (Googan) Mellen. She was a lifelong resident of Fredonia until moving to Whitewater in 2001. On July 10, 1930, she married Charlie Thomas Durham....

Lester G. Whiteside

Lester G. Whiteside

Nov 30, 2005

Lester G. Whiteside, 79, a resident of Wichita and formerly of Neodesha and Fredonia, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at the St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice Facility. He was born January 17, 1926 in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Lester G. and Ruth (George) Whiteside. He served in the Merchant Marines 1943-1947. Following his discharge he worked for 30 years...

Mabel Ann Brown

Mabel Ann Brown

Nov 27, 2005

Mabel Ann Brown, 90, a resident of Douglass, Kansas and formerly of New Albany, Kansas, died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Medicalodge of Douglass. She was born June 24, 1915 in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Addison and Alma Irene (Yarbrough) Condon. She was a homemaker. On July 8, 1931 in Fredonia, she married Charles Raymond "Jack" Brown. He...

Helen F. Thomas

Helen F. Thomas

Nov 19, 2005

Helen F. Thomas, 85, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, Kansas. She was born February 13, 1920 in Fredonia, Kansas, the daughter of Dallas T. and Ollie (Hendrix) Andrews. She was a 1938 graduate of Fredonia High School. On September 1, 1938 at the First United Methodist Church in...

Myles (Mac)  A. Cole

Myles (Mac) A. Cole

Nov 7, 2005

Myles (Mac) A. Cole, 49, a resident of Fredonia, died Monday, November 7, 2005 at his home. He was born April 12, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Hutchison G. and Martha (Ferguson) Cole. He was a graduate of Newburg High School and worked for more than 10 years as a millwright for A-Lert Construction. He was an...

Eugene Walter Allen

Eugene Walter Allen

Nov 6, 2005

Eugene Walter "Gene" Allen, 71, a resident of Fredonia, died Sunday, November 6, 2005, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 10, 1934 in Lamar, Missouri, the son of Walter Glen and Beulah (Saxton) Allen. He founded the Wichita Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center and later worked for USD 484 as a bus driver...

Tab Wayne Traylor

Tab Wayne Traylor

Nov 4, 2005

Tab Wayne Traylor, 48, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, November 4, 2005. He was born October 25, 1957 in Fredonia, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Dorothy (Beason) Traylor. He was a graduate of Wichita East High School and was a self employed contractor. On June 12, 1983, he married Cynthia Ann Gardner, in Wichita. She survives...

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