Mary Alice Goodwin
Apr 18, 2013
Mary Alice Goodwin, 87, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Thursday morning, April 18, 2013 at the Rose Estates Assisted Living Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Mary Alice Geiger was born in Olpe, Kansas on October 14, 1925, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Boes) Geiger. She was united in marriage to Howard R. Goodwin on November 6, 1943 in Riverside, California. Mrs....
V. Allein Davis Butts
Apr 16, 2013
V. Allein Davis Butts, 83, of Emporia, Kansas died on April 16, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Allein was born on January 9, 1930 in Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of David Paul and Gladys Viola Ziegler Smith. She married Glenn Gordon Davis on June 1, 1952 in Winfield, Kansas. He died on October 26, 2006 in Emporia. She later married...
Sandra Jean Estabrook
Apr 14, 2013
Sandra Jean Amos Estabrook died on April 14, 2013 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. She was 66. Sandra was a 1967 graduate of Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita where she attended WSU and a 1964 graduate of Garden City High School having lived her entire childhood in Garden City. The daughter of Catherine Amos, she was born on...
Richard Lee Schneider
Apr 13, 2013
Richard Lee Schneider, 75, of Olpe, Kansas, died on April 13, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Richard was born on April 29, 1937, the firstborn child of Firmin and Addie M. Korphage Schneider. He is survived by two brothers, David Schneider of Olpe, and Dale Schneider of Lebo; five sisters, Shirley Brown of Wichita, Arlene Redeker, Rose Redeker,...
Antonio F. Luna
Apr 12, 2013
Antonio F. Luna, 66, of Oakwood Hills, Illinois, died on April 12, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Antonio was born on March 10, 1947 in McAllen, Texas, the son of Magdaleno and Inocencia Flores Luna. He married Rita Sanchez on May 14, 1968 in Pharr, Texas. Survivors include: his wife, Rita Luna of Oakwood Hills; a son....
Mary Belle Reber
Apr 11, 2013
Mary Belle Reber, 85, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Thursday morning, April 11, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Mary Belle Fisher was born on the family farm near Lebo, Kansas on October 5, 1927, the daughter of Ralph and Viola May (Hunt) Fisher. She married Billie Joe Lane and they later divorced. She married Fred Peterson Reber on October 17, 1967...
R. Lyle Brown
Apr 6, 2013
R. Lyle Brown, 72, of Emporia, Kansas, died on April 6, 2013 at his home in Emporia. Lyle was born on August 10, 1940 in Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Frazier and Eva Olson Brown. He married Sue Warner on August 26, 1961 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She died on April 5, 2004 in Emporia. He later married Katharine...
Walter Bowden
Mar 30, 2013
Walter Bowden, 95, of Emporia, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 30, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Walt was born on October 30, 1917 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, the son of George Novel and Slisty (Mitchell) Bowden. He lived most of his life in north Lyon County, specifically Allen, Kansas, as a farmer...
Gary W. Mounkes
Mar 23, 2013
Gary W. Mounkes, 70, of rural Reading, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Gary was born on July 24, 1942 in Emporia, the son of Elvern and Milly A. Moore Mounkes. He married Sarah Gilligan on July 28, 1962 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hartford, Kansas. He is survived by his wife...
Edna A. Long
Mar 22, 2013
The funeral services for Edna A. Long will be held at First Baptist Church, Emporia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Rob Clausen of the church. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. The family will receive friends at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, from 5:30 P.M. until 6:30 PM on...
Elizabeth Williams
Mar 20, 2013
Funeral Services for Elizabeth Williams will be held at Victory Fellowship Foursquare Church, Emporia, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Michael Stubbs of the church. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. The family will receive friends at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Monday evening, March 25, 2013 from 7:00 P.M. until...
Gordan Francis Arb
Mar 15, 2013
Gordan Francis Arb, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, died on March 15, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Gordan was born on December 20, 1934 in Lebo, Kansas, the son of Louis Francis and Jessie Leah Danford Arb. He married Glenda Raedeene Graybeal on April 18, 1953 in Burlington, Kansas¸ she died on June 28, 2005 in Emporia. He is survived by:...
Lois Irene Mcdaniel
Mar 15, 2013
Lois Irene McDaniel, 98, died Friday night, March 15 2013, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was a lifelong resident of Lyon County, born in Admire, Kansas on August 6, 1914. She was the daughter of S. Frank and Josie Waters Whitmore, and the last living member of her family. She was preceded in death by: brothers, Clyde Whitmore, Ray Whitmore,...
Ross H. Ludy
Mar 13, 2013
Ross H. Ludy, 85, of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Ross was born May 13, 1927 in Emporia, the son of John & Mable (Miller) Ludy. He was a farmer and a member of Flint Hills Christian Church in Emporia. Ross married Betty LaBrant at his sister’s home in Council Grove,...
Robert Hutchcroft
Mar 13, 2013
Robert Hutchcroft of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013. He was 63. Robert lived in Emporia and owned and operated Hutchcroft & Sons Welding. Cremation is planned, with a memorial service to be held at a later date. The family has the arrangements.
Ruth Brewington
Mar 13, 2013
Ruth Brewington, 100, Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. Ruth Baird was born in Emporia on June 2, 1912, the daughter of Thomas E and Nina (Dukes) Baird. She married James R. Brewington at Emporia on October 23, 1938. He died February 11, 1991 in Emporia. She was preceded in death by her...
Scott Wade Tucker
Mar 12, 2013
Scott Wade Tucker, 45, of Rose Hill, Kansas, died March 12, 2013 while visiting the Philippines. Scott was born February 13, 1968 in Newton, Kansas, the son of John D. and Donna M. (Bazil) Tucker. Scott was a graduate of Rose Hill High School and had attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He worked as a Service Technician repairing copiers...
George D. Anderson
Mar 11, 2013
George D. Anderson, 88, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. George David Anderson, the son of David and O’Tillie Hagstrom Anderson, was born November 20, 1924 in McPherson, Kansas. He married Mary Ellen White in Miami, Oklahoma on July 23, 1958. She preceded him in death on August 15, 2004. Mr....
Reynol Rodriguez
Mar 10, 2013
Reynol Rodriguez, 69, a former resident of Emporia Rehabilitation Center, Emporia, died Sunday morning, March 10, 2013 at Burlington Lifecare Center, Burlington, Kansas. Mr. Rodriguez was formerly an employee of IBP, Emporia. Cremation is planned, with no services.
John F. Rossillon
Mar 7, 2013
John F. Rossillon, 75, Olpe, Kansas, died at his home on Thursday, March 7, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Rossillon was a retired businessman and investor. He was previously president of Great Plains Corporation in the 1980s, vice president of Becker Corporation in the 1970s and worked as a Marketing Manager for Brunswick Corporation in the 1960s....
