Mildred Louise Jones-Butterfield
Aug 20, 2013
Mildred Louise Jones-Butterfield, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. Mildred Louise Gahagan was born March 30, 1922, the daughter of Van Augustus and Laura (McCollum) Gahagan, in Lebo, Kansas. She was a graduate of Lebo High School. Mildred married Howard McCullough in Emporia, Kansas on June 26, 1943. He died...
Josephine Velma Vogts
Aug 19, 2013
Josephine Velma Vogts, Madison, Kansas, died on August 19, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, at the age of 90. Josephine Velma Hinrichs was born October 8, 1922, in Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of Martin and Lena (Pohl) Hinrichs. She married Albert Vogts on June 3, 1945 at Zion Lutheran Church, southwest of Olpe. Josephine and Albert enjoyed 68...
Harold R. Shaddix
Aug 18, 2013
Harold R. Shaddix, 78, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2013. Harold Ray Shaddix was born June 16, 1935 at Hollis, Oklahoma, the son of King Bryan and Gertrude (Milligan) Shaddix. He married Karen Johnson at Norwalk, California on December 19, 1953. She survives of the home. Surviving family members include: his wife, Karen; son, Michael...
Alvin A. Miller
Aug 17, 2013
Alvin A. Miller, 73, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Alvin Albert Miller, the son of Albert Henry and Helen Josephine Vogts Miller, was born December 28, 1939 on the family farm southwest of Olpe, Kansas. He attended the Dixon Elementary school and graduated from Emporia High School in 1957. He then attended...
Mary M. Appel
Aug 16, 2013
Mary M. Appel, 84, of Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City, Kansas. Mary Marie White, the daughter of Earl Edgar and Edith Yeager White, was born on May 17, 1929 in Emporia. She married Norman Claire “Casey” Appel on February 24, 1957 in Emporia. He preceded her in death on January...
Billy Darrell Deweese
Aug 11, 2013
Billy Darrell DeWeese, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe, Kansas. He was 82. Billy Darrell DeWeese was born March 3, 1931 in Hynes, California, the son of Robert Bruce and Evelyn M. (Lang) DeWeese. He moved to Emporia in 1965 and worked for many years in production at Dolly Madison Bakery....
Matthew Alan Berry
Aug 6, 2013
Matthew Alan Berry, 34, of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Newton, Kansas. Matthew Alan Berry was born August 30, 1978 in Newton, the son of Steven and Phoebe Garcia. He married Lindsey Noll in June of 2004; they later divorced. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Emporia State University, and a Registered Nurse Degree from Butler County...
Doris Ann Hankins
Aug 4, 2013
Doris Ann Hankins, 75, of Emporia, Kansas, died on August 4, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Doris was born on November 2, 1937 in Emporia the daughter of Walter and Clara Lockard Pearson. She married Don C. Hankins on June 24, 1956 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include: son, Kelly Hankins and wife Debbie of Haysville, Kansas;...
Earl L. Watson
Jul 28, 2013
Earl L. Watson of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 28, 2013. He was 87. Earl was born on September 9, 1925 in Ness City, Kansas, the son of George and Katie Danks Watson. He married Dixie Minkler on October 7, 1967 in Garnett, Kansas. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: sons, David Watson of Wichita, Kansas, Lonnie Watson...
Dale Martin Edmiston
Jul 28, 2013
Dale Martin Edmiston, 92, of Americus, Kansas, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at his home in Americus. Dale was born December 15, 1920 in Americus, the son of Arthur & Gussie Edmiston. He was born on his farm, which was his grandfather’s homestead, and lived in the 72 butler School district and graduated from Americus Rural High School in 1940....
Helen Thill
Jul 26, 2013
Helen Thill, a lifetime resident of Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor at the age of 78. Helen Boyce was born at Emporia, on June 4, 1935, the daughter of Marvin and Thelma (Richards) Boyce. She married Ralph J. Thill at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia, on February 12, 1955. He died April 7, 2008...
Marjorie F. Schmidt
Jul 25, 2013
Marjorie F. Schmidt, Olpe, Kansas, died at the Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the age of 71. Marjorie F. Redeker was born at Emporia, on April 21, 1942, the daughter of John and Laura (Dieker) Redeker. She married Daniel L. Schmidt at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, on October 21, 1961. He survives....
Ruth N. Barrett
Jul 23, 2013
Ruth N. Barrett, 83, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Rose Estates in Overland Park, Kansas. Ruth was born on December 8, 1929 in Emporia, the daughter of Cyril J. and Lola Tucker Bedner. She married Eugene C. Barrett on May 23, 1951 in Emporia. He died on May 14, 2001. Surviving family members include: a...
Mildred "Milly" L. Hollembeak
Jul 22, 2013
Mildred (Milly) L. Hollembeak, 96 of Emporia, Kansas, died on July 22, 2013 at her home. Milly was born on November 15, 1916 in Emporia, the daughter of Charles W. and Mildred S. Kenworthy Burnap. She married Hal D. Hollembeak on October 4, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas. He died on June 5, 2000 in Emporia. She is survived by a...
Betty F. Mathena
Jul 18, 2013
Betty F. Mathena, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Betty F. Rouse was born October 11, 1934 in Little Creek, Kentucky, the daughter of Judge and Omoa Rouse. She worked in housekeeping in area nursing homes and has been retired for 20 years. Betty married Jo Bargo and he preceded her...
Helen Eileen Van Sickle
Jul 17, 2013
Helen Eileen Van Sickle, 88, died at her home in Emporia, Kansas on July 17, 2013. Helen Eileen Briggs was born July 10, 1925 at Reading, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Harvey and Clarice Fuller Briggs. She graduated from Reading High School in 1942. She married Coburn Van Sickle on May 28, 1944. During the 1940s, she worked at Fort...
Florence M. Schadt
Jul 17, 2013
Florence M. Schadt, aged 98, died July 17, 2013 at her home in Emporia, surrounded by love. Florence Maurine Kirby was born May 17, 1915 in Miltonvale, Kansas to Grace Dale Gorrell Kirby and Osborne Eddy Kirby. Her younger siblings were Vernon, Elinor, and Donald. She attended elementary school primarily in Miltonvale. At the age of thirteen, Florence was stricken...
Forest "Sonny" Arnold
Jul 11, 2013
Forest “Sonny” Arnold, a resident of Hartford, Kansas, died at his home on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the age of 77. Forest was born in Emporia, Kansas on June 28, 1935, the son of Alex and Cora Fern (Blackburn) Arnold. He married Connie Sue Smith in Newkirk, Oklahoma on February 16, 1973. She died November 4, 1985. Mr. Arnold...
Larry D. Howard
Jul 10, 2013
Larry D. Howard of Emporia, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at his home. He was 78. Larry was born on November 25, 1934 in Lincoln, Kansas, the son of Clinton and Lora Chard Howard. He married Patricia Gibson at the First United Methodist Church in Emporia. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: son, Kirk Howard of...
Barbara Jean Dilts
Jul 8, 2013
Barbara Jean Dilts, 67, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, July 8, 2013 at her home. Barbara was born on February 15, 1946 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Wesley and Edna McKenna Mathews. She married William “Bill” Albert Dilts on January 27, 1970 in Emporia. He died on December 13, 1997 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: sons, Mark Danford...
