William H. Walker
May 25, 2013
William H. Walker, 77, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. William Hobert Walker, the son of Charles and Edith Hobert Walker, was born on December 31, 1935 in Ellsworth, Kansas. He married Lola Brown on June 30, 1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada. William made his career in the military, first with the...
Mica Lee Parks
May 24, 2013
Mica Lee Parks, 30, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at his home. Mica Lee Parks, the son of Alfred Wesley and Anita Louise Surritt Parks, was born January 29, 1983 in Emporia. He married Nicole Arthur in October of 2007 in Emporia. They later divorced. He is survived by a son, Cale Jorge Lewis Parks of...
Theresa Marie Redeker
May 24, 2013
Theresa M. Redeker, 92, of Olpe, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Theresa Marie Scheve, the daughter of John and Martha Thill Scheve, was born October 15, 1920 in rural Lyon County. She married Joseph John Redeker on May 6, 1941 at the St. Mary Catholic Church in the Maydale community south of Olpe. He...
Hildred Mary Cook
May 13, 2013
Hildred Mary Cook passed away on May 13, 2013 at the age of 96. She died peacefully at the Congregational Home in Brookfield, WI. Hildred had spent the last few years in Wisconsin with her two sons and her late husband Cleve, who passed away earlier this year. Hildred was born November 5, 1916, the daughter of Roy and Flave...
Carol Frances Herman
May 12, 2013
Carol Frances Herman, 91, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas. Carol was born on March 21, 1922 in Lyon County, Kansas, the daughter of James R. and Mary E. Lapsley Eaton. She married August LeRoy Hermann on October 6, 1941 in Emporia, he died on September 26, 1989 in...
Donna Holton
May 8, 2013
Donna Holton, 71, Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Mrs. Holton moved to Emporia in August of 2009 from Chicago. Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Illinois.
Brenda Street
May 7, 2013
Brenda Street passed away at her home in Emporia, Kansas on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the age of 56. Brenda Brehob was born December 12, 1956 at Beech Grove, Indiana, the daughter of John William and Wilma (Kokemohr) Brehob. She married Todd David Street at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 4, 1986. He survives of the home. Other surviving...
Lester E. Ritter
May 7, 2013
Lester E. Ritter passed from this life May 7, 2013 at his home north of Bushong, Kansas. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy Howell Ritter of the home; sons, Ronald Ray Ritter and wife Catherine of Elgin, Oklahoma, and Richard Rey Ritter, of Augusta, Kansas; and grandsons, Ryan Ray, Rocco Ron and Regan Rex of Elgin,...
Carl Hensley
May 6, 2013
Carl Hensley, 82, Emporia, Kansas, died at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, on Monday, May 6, 2013. Carl was born April 4, 1931 in Matfield Green, Kansas, the son of Walter Lee and Vera (Laughridge) Hensley. He was the loving father of Carol Anne Turner, who passed away earlier, Patricia M. Hardin, Hunnewell, Kansas, Carl James Hensley, Wellington, Kansas, Donald...
Beryl Edwina Childears
May 4, 2013
Beryl Edwina Tipping Childears, 82, a resident of Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home Saturday morning, May 4, 2013. Beryl Edwina Tipping was born in Yiewsley, Middlesex, England on February 12, 1931, the daughter of Edward Charles and Ada Rosa Tidbury Tipping. She married Maurice A. Childears in the Saint Mathews Church, Church of England, Yiewsley, Middlesex, England on...
Wilma Jean Bixler
May 4, 2013
Wilma Jean Bixler, 93, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor Health Center. She was born In Allen, Kansas on December 21, 1919, the daughter of Jeff and Helen Echols Wheat. Wilma graduated from Allen High School and attended Emporia State. She married Hugo Bixler on May 5, 1938. He died December 12,...
Mary Elizabeth Sowers
May 4, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Sowers passed away on May 4, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. She was 89. Mary was born in Americus, Kansas on February 15, 1924, the daughter of Elmer Clayton and Evelyn Marie Finney. Mary was a homemaker and she loved being with her family and her extended family. She was a lifetime member of The Eternal Order of Eastern...
Leonard Roy Chamberlain
May 3, 2013
Leonard Roy Chamberlain, 78, of Olpe, Kansas, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Leonard Roy Chamberlain was born March 8, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Roy and Blanche (Melton) Chamberlain. Leonard married Susan Jane Dannecker in Topeka, Kansas on October 23, 1981. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: daughters, Lynette...
Sue Schafer
May 1, 2013
Sue Schafer, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on May 1, 2013 at the Council Grove Health Care Center. Sue was born Ethel Sue Brown on September 11, 1928, to parents Howard C. and Ethel (Crawford) Brown. She attended Emporia schools and in 1948 married Clarence Joseph “Bid” Schafer. Sue worked for various employers, including Peter Pan Ice Cream, West...
Elizabeth Mary Bechtel
May 1, 2013
Elizabeth Mary Bechtel, 105, Olpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, Kansas. Elizabeth Mary Brown was born at Olpe on January 20, 1908, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Trear) Brown. She married William L. Bechtel at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, on April 24, 1935. He died December 15, 1996 at Olpe. Mrs....
Robert Steven Glover, Sr.
Apr 30, 2013
Robert Steven Glover, Sr., 66, died April 30, 2013 at his home in Emporia, Kansas. Robert was born December 7, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Robert George & Betty Louise (Rupert) Glover. He married Marijean Pickard in Kansas City, Missouri on May 28, 1966. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: son, Robert Steven Glover, Jr....
Kim Lea Lawson
Apr 29, 2013
Kim Lea Lawson, 55, of Wichita, Kansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 29, 2013. Kim Lea Richardson was born December 18, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Phillip and Willowdean (Byrd) Richardson. She was a beloved daughter, wife, and mother, who dedicated her life to the education of many. She taught first grade in Andover,...
Dustin Duffield Carter
Apr 27, 2013
Dustin Duffield Carter, 35, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Saturday April, 27, 2013 at his home. He was born November 5, 1977 in Emporia, and was the son of Darrel and Debra Duffield Carter. Dustin graduated from Emporia High School and Flint Hills Vocational Technical College in 1996. He was a senior at Emporia State University majoring in Computer Science,...
Carl William Werner Didde
Apr 21, 2013
Carl William Werner Didde, 98, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Menorah Medical Center. Visitation will be Sunday, April 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at McGilley State Line Chapel, 12301 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri, with the Rosary at 7:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April...
Bertha M. Tuepker
Apr 18, 2013
Bertha M. Tuepker, 97, formerly of Wichita and Emporia, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Peterson Nursing Home in Osage City, Kansas. Bertha Marie Andres, the daughter of Edward C. and Marie E. Winkler Andres, was born on March 14, 1916 in California, Missouri. She married Louis E. “Tip” Tuepker on May 28, 1940 in California, Missouri. He...
