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....
Ralph Anthony Redeker
Mar 6, 2013
Ralph Anthony Redeker, 70, of Olpe, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Ralph was born May 19, 1942 in Olpe, Kansas the son of Joseph and Theresa (Scheve) Redeker. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Olpe High School. Ralph married Arlene Schneider on August 31, 1963 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church...
Elvira M. Wagner
Mar 5, 2013
Elvira M. Wagner, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia, at the age of 74. Elvira M. Spealman was born July 13, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Dorotha F. (Strauss) Spealman. She married Leonard Wagner in Emporia on September 21, 1957. He survives of the home. Other...
Viola Maxine Miller
Mar 4, 2013
Viola Maxine Miller, 95, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Viola was born February 18, 1918 in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Milo and Hazel (Edmonds) Bathurst. She was a homemaker. Viola was a member of First Christian Church in Emporia, and active in several church groups. She also enjoyed square dancing and her...
Robert Clinton Whitaker
Mar 4, 2013
Robert Clinton Whitaker passed from this life on Monday, March 4, 2013. He was born on April 5, 1914 to Andy and Edna Nichols Whitaker of rural Dunlap, Kansas. He was one month short of his 99th birthday. Robert married his surviving wife, Velma Leeds, on March 3, 1946 at the Bushong United Methodist Church, Bushong, Kansas. Although quite ill...
Waylon Dean Schaefer
Mar 3, 2013
Waylon Dean Schaefer, treasured son of Hoyt and Amanda (Mayhew) Schaefer, and beloved brother of, Gracyn Mae of Emporia, Kansas, was born March 3, 2013 and met the eyes of Jesus that same day after struggling with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Waylon was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Ronald Dean Schaefer. Waylon is survived by his parents...
