Obituary Listing

Dec 25, 2021

Denise Yvonne Willey of Emporia passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at her home.  She was 69.

Denise was born on July 28, 1952 in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of James Paul and Helen Caecilia Roberts Chatigny.  She married Michael Allen Willey on June 14, 1969 in Cordell, Oklahoma but later divorced....

Dec 25, 2021

George D. Rainsbarger of Emporia died on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at his home.  He was 68.

George was born on March 14, 1953 in Marshalltown, Iowa the son of William and Phyllis Radobaugh Rainsbarger.  He married Charlotte Louise Whitehurst on November 23, 1991 at the First Friends Church in Emporia.  She survives.

Surviving family...

Dec 24, 2021

Almost a centenarian, Dorothy Irline Lucy, former longtime resident of Emporia, passed away on December 24, 2021 at Sunnyside Care Center in Peoria, Arizona. She was born in Olpe, Kansas on January 15, 1922 to Minnie Foerster Hitzeman and Emil Hitzeman.

Dorothy married Carl Lucy on October 29, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri...

Dec 24, 2021

Don DeLong died Friday, December 24, 2021.  Don was born May 6, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas to Earl and Josephine Pearson-DeLong.  Don died at his home, where he was raised. He attended school at Plumb Creek and graduated from Emporia High School in 1948.  Don was involved in Future Farmers of America, and he was a Chapter Farmer and...

Dec 24, 2021

Chester John Walker formerly of Burlingame, Kansas died Friday, December 24, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  He was 94.

Chet was born on October 22, 1927 in Agnes City, Kansas the son of Harry W. and Bertha E. Borkert Walker.  He married Betty E. Dent on April 6, 1960 in Topeka,...

Dec 23, 2021

Guadalupe “Lupe” Joseph Torres of Emporia passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was 86.

Lupe was born on December 12, 1935 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Atanasio and Pabla Perez Torres.  He married Delores Aguilar on April 27, 1958 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Emporia. ...

Dec 20, 2021

On Monday, December 20th, 2021, Craig Aaron French, of Emporia Kansas, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 71.  Craig was born in Independence, MO, to Harold and Lois French.  The family moved to a farm outside of Ottawa, KS, in 1961.  Craig graduated from Ottawa High School in 1968.  Following high school, Craig became a...

Dec 19, 2021

Carol Ann Brown, 62, passed over December 19, 2021 at her home surrounded by family and her Auspision friends/family.

Born October 12, 1959, Carol came home from the hospital to her family on Christmas Day. She is the daughter of Sarah Hotzel-Brown and Sylvester Brown who were farmers south of Emporia and preceded her in life. Growing...

Dec 18, 2021

Darrell Donald Schroeder passed away peacefully at Banner Hospital in Mesa, AZ surrounded by his family on December 18, 2021.  His memory will live on forever.

Darrell was born in Olpe, KS on May 16, 1934, the son of Benjamin Ernest “Bud” and Sophia Martha (Kettner) Schroeder.  Darrell had one brother Milford Schroeder who pre-deceased him in...

Dec 17, 2021

Billy Earl “Poppa Billy” Collins, 89, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Diversicare in Council Grove, Kansas on Friday, December 17, 2021.

The son of Earl and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Catherine (Holland) Collins, he was born at Siloam Springs, Arkansas on May 23, 1932.  He married Gayla Mae Reifsnyder in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 30, 1958. She passed...

Dec 16, 2021

Mary V. Van Gundy, Emporia, passed away at Newman Regional Health in Emporia on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the age of 77.

The daughter of Addison and Grace Lenora (Floyd) Van Gundy, Mary was born in Emporia, on January 16, 1944. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College...

Dec 13, 2021

Mary Jane Lutz, 93, Topeka, Kansas, passed away at Rolling Hills Care Center, Topeka, Kansas on Monday, December 13, 2021.

Mary Jane was the daughter of John R. and Bertha (Thill) Lutz. She grew up in the Olpe area and attended Olpe schools. She received her Bachelor degree from Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia in 1951. Following...

Dec 10, 2021

James Oliver Fuller, 85 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, December 10, 2021 at his home.

James was born September 15, 1936 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas the son of William and Leta (Briggs) Fuller, Jr. Mr. Fuller was for 20 years the head groundskeeper for Welch Stadium. He then became a computer programmer at Emporia State University for...

Dec 10, 2021

Charlene Ann Gober, 87 of Hamilton, Kansas passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Emporia, Kansas, after a battle with cancer.

Charlene was born on June 5,1934 at the family home on the “Scott Corner” one mile west of Burkett, Kansas in Greenwood County, the daughter of Fred and Viola (Swann) Zimmerman. She...

Dec 8, 2021

John Pierce Roberts III, 78, of Emporia, passed away peacefully, on the evening of Wednesday, December 8, 2021 after a long and brave battle with cancer. While we are all heartbroken, we rest easier knowing John is in the arms of our Lord and reunited with his love Kitty who he has missed so desperately these past 14 months....

Dec 6, 2021

Funeral services for Sandra Kay Burton will be conducted on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 2:30 PM that day at the Delavan Cemetery, east of Delavan, Kansas. The services will be conducted by Pastor Galen Hinshaw. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Dec 5, 2021

Darlene Lucille Hadden of Emporia died on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.  She was 85.

Darlene was born on January 24, 1936 in Burlington, Kansas the daughter of John D. and Lena Wood McCullough.  She married Franklin Delano Hadden on September 8, 1962 in Yates Center, Kansas. ...

Dec 4, 2021

Donald E. Cannon of Emporia died on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Morris County.  He was 93.

Don was born on October 20, 1928 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Howard and Della Johns Cannon.  He attended school through the third grade at Plumb Creek one room school house near Lang, Kansas.  He...

Dec 3, 2021

David Verle Pool of Emporia died on December 3, 2021 at Sunflower Care Home in Emporia.

David was born November 11, 1937 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Verle Ernest Pool and Ferne Alberta Smith Pool. He graduated from Emporia High School and Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) with Bachelor...

Dec 1, 2021

Matthew Raymond Rangel formerly of Emporia passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 in Springfield, Missouri.  He was 43.

Matthew was born on October 20, 1978 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Michael Rangel and Rita Mejia.

Surviving family members include: father, Michael and Roberta Rangel of Nixa; mother,...