William Ralph Hanson
Jan 19, 2024
William Ralph Hanson of Emporia died on Friday, January 19, 2024, at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. He was 100.
Bill was born in Madison, Kansas on September 22, 1923, the son of Samuel P. and Clara Berthot Hanson. He married Lois Nadine Milner on August 30, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas. She...
Eileen Ann Kellie
Jan 18, 2024
Eileen Ann Kellie, Emporia, Kansas, passed away in her home on January 18, 2024. She was 73 years old.
Eileen was born on August 13, 1950, in Fairbury, Nebraska, the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Nespor) Kellie.
She worked at Hopkins in Emporia for 25 years as a manager in sales and marketing. She retired...
Diana V. Davidson
Jan 17, 2024
Diana V. Davidson, 86, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
Diana V. Settlemyer was born in Iola, KS on May 25, 1937, the daughter of Ivan M. and Virginia V. (Dickerson) Settlemyer. Diana married Roy W. Green in Texas on July 9, 1957. He passed away December 23, 1982....
Kitty Marie Thompson
Jan 16, 2024
Kitty Marie Thompson, 60, passed on to the next part of her journey Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas with family and friends by her side.
Kitty was born on April 29, 1963, in Newton, Kansas and is the daughter of Robert and Patricia Lemon Brady. Kitty graduated from Remington High School...
Jimmy Martin "Jim" Magathan, Jr.
Jan 15, 2024
Jimmy M. “Jim” Magathan, Jr. Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home Monday, January 15, 2024 at the age of 69.
Jimmy Martin “Jim” Magathan, Jr. was born in Marion, Kansas on July 6, 1954, the son of Jimmy Martin and Lola Earline (Perkins) Magathan, Sr. Jim married Rita S. (Scrivner) Magathan on June 22, 1995 at...
Magdalene Andrade
Jan 13, 2024
Magdalene (Sally, Sis) Andrade of Emporia died on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 87.
Sally was born on August 29, 1936, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Janie Harkins Kirkland. She married Joseph G. Andrade on July 14, 1956, in Fairway, Kansas. He died on December 6, 2019,...
Linda Marie Sharples
Jan 9, 2024
Linda Marie Sharples, 67, of Americus, Kansas passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
Linda Marie Viles was born in Emporia, Kansas on April 18, 1956, the daughter of Claude Vernon and Geraldine Mary (High) Viles. She married Chris Sharples in Miami, Oklahoma on November 4, 1979. He passed away August 2, 2021. ...
Warren Allen Traner
Jan 9, 2024
Warren Allen Traner, Emporia, Kansas, died at home on January 9, 2024. He was 89 years old.
Warren was born on May 1, 1934, in Council Grove, Kansas, the son of Elmer Allen and Hetty (Cress) Traner.
After high school, Warren attended the College of Emporia, where he played football.
Warren married Peggy...
Timothy Edwin Sparks
Jan 9, 2024
Timothy Edwin Sparks passed away at the age of 54 on January 9, 2024, at his home in Emporia, Kansas.
Tim was born on November 25, 1969, the son of Gary and Ann (Dossett) Sparks in Russellville, Arkansas. Tim graduated from Yates Center High School in 1988. After graduation, he went on to study mechanical design at...
Steven Lynn Smith
Jan 6, 2024
Steven Lynn Smith, 67, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at his home north of Reading.He was a retired electrician and Navy veteran.
Steve was born Oct. 21, 1956, in Emporia, the son of Bobby and Dixie (Turner) Smith. He married Janet "Lynn" (Dutton) Smith on Jan. 23, 1976.
He is survived by his wife; daughter...
Mary Lou Pearson
Jan 5, 2024
Mary Lou Pearson was born in Reading, Kansas on April 10, 1939, and passed away peacefully in her home in Neosho Rapids, Kansas on January 5, 2024.
She was predeceased by her parents: Clarence E. Jones, Pearl Loomis Jones; Sisters: Arlene Jones, Naomi Ruth Jones, Dorothy Walker, Patricia Burgess; and Brother: Clarence E. Jones, Jr.
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Luis Tapia Hernandez
Jan 1, 2024
Luis Tapia Hernández de Emporia murió el lunes 1 de Enero de 2024 en Kansas City, Missouri. Nuestro amado hijo sólo tenía 33 años de edad. Luis nació el 22 de Noviembre de 1990 en Villa Morelos, Michoacán, México, hijo de Martín y María A. Hernández Tapia. Se graduó de Emporia High School en 2009, faltó algunos días a...
Marilyn Jean Hennes
Jan 1, 2024
Marilyn Jean Hennes of Neosho Rapids, Kansas, died January 1, 2024. She was 79 years old.
Marilyn was born on May 1, 1944, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Merlyn Rutherford and Clara Maybel (Pittman) Baltz. She married Robert Leon Hennes in 1969 in Emporia, Kansas. He passed in 1995.
Other survivors include son Chad...
Mary L. Pool
Dec 31, 2023
Mary L. (Daily) Pool died Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Sunflower Legacy in Emporia. She was 86.
She was born in Emporia, Kansas on February 20, 1937, to Ivan and Victoria DeFore Daily. She married David V. Pool on November 10, 1956, in Emporia, Kansas. He died on December 3, 2021, in Emporia.
She is...
Leland Murrel Barber
Dec 27, 2023
Leland M. Barber, 81, Americus, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at the Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.
Leland Murrel Barber was born in Americus, Kansas on April 3, 1942, the son of Murrel A. and Marjorie L. (Bell) Barber. Surviving family include his two daughters; Jamie (Cal) Yingst, Americus, and Jackie (Mike) Gibb, Cottonwood Falls,...
Eduardo C. "Pocho" Bautista
Dec 26, 2023
Eduardo “Poncho” C. Bautista, Sr. of Emporia died on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. He was 75.
Eduardo was born on December 3, 1948, in Couches, Texas, the son of Pedro Colunga and Rosario Bautista de Colunga. He married Maria San Juana Rodriguez DeAvilia on March 31, 1972, in El Paso, Texas. ...
Troy Amos
Dec 26, 2023
Troy Amos, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at the age of 37.
Troy was born in Emporia, Kansas on October 30, 1986 the son of John Michael and Marcia Fields Amos. On September 12, 2015 Troy married Maggie Danborg in Emporia. They later divorced and she survives. He is also...
Barbara Jean Ernst
Dec 25, 2023
Barbara Jean Redelfs Ernst 1930 - 2023
Barbara Jean Redelfs Ernst, age 93, passed peacefully at Sunflower Care in Emporia, Kansas on Christmas Day 2023.
She was born in Americus Kansas on June 14, 1930, to L. John and Mary Redelfs, who she loved so much. She grew up in Americus where she graduated from...
Patricia "Patty" Louise Gilligan
Dec 23, 2023
Patricia (Patty) Louise Willard Gilligan passed away peacefully at the age of 69 (so close to 70!) on December 23, 2023 surrounded by her family and fur babies. A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she leaves behind a legacy of laughs, strength, and love that will live on in those who knew her.
Born on...
Donald Whittredge
Dec 15, 2023
Donald Whittredge, 71, of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away at Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Arkansas on December 15, 2023, following a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in December 2021.
Don was born on July 17, 1952, to Ben and Leona Whittredge of Admire, Kansas. He grew up on a farm near Admire. After graduating from Northern Heights...
