Carol Lynn Nichols
Mar 8, 2022
Carol Lynn Nichols of Emporia died on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at her home. She was 50.
Carol was born on December 25, 1971 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Edward Leroy and Ligaya “Lily” Aguasan Nichols.
Surviving family members include: father, Edward Leroy Nichols of Emporia; mother and...
Lillie Anna Rhoads
Mar 5, 2022
Lillie Anna Rhoads, 87 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Lillie was born July 16, 1934 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas the daughter of George and Minnie M. (Making) Rosenquist. She worked for many years as a Nurse Aide at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Lillie was a member...
M. Ray Terrell
Mar 5, 2022
Ray Terrell of Emporia died on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at his longtime companion’s house. He was 87.
Ray was born on May 1, 1934 in Grainfield, Kansas the son of Walter F. and Fern Irene (Organ) Terrell. He married Jacqueline Patton in June 1963 in Emporia. They later divorced.
Jolene Polley
Mar 4, 2022
Jolene Polley, age 92, of Overland Park, KS died March 4, 2022. She was a PBX Operator for the Santa Fe Railroad in Newton, KS for 15 years then was a homemaker. Jolene was born October 8, 1929 in Cottonwood Falls, KS, the daughter of Leslie and Beth (Byram) Mann. She married Raymond Polley on October 30,...
Robert Lynn Stonebraker
Mar 1, 2022
Robert Lynn Stonebraker of Emporia died on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. He was 77.
Bob was born on October 3, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Warren and Edith Raines Stonebraker.
Surviving family members include: sisters, Sharon VanSickle of Admire, Kansas and...
Wayne W. Vangundy
Feb 20, 2022
Wayne W. VanGundy of rural Americus died at his home on Sunday, February 20, 2022. He was 98.
Wayne was born on October 30, 1923, in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, the son of David and Nellie Clark VanGundy. He married Emma Lou Rains on February 17, 1946, in Emporia, Kansas. She died on May...
Roberto Sanchez
Feb 18, 2022
Roberto Sanchez, 62 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, February 18, 2022 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Roberto was born May 31, 1959 in Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Anselmo Solano and Maria Del Refugio Sanchez. He enjoyed playing and listening to music, riding his bike and lifting weights. Roberto was a member of the St. Catherine’s...
Scott Bardell Senft
Feb 16, 2022
Scott Bardell Senft, 66 of rural Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home.
Scott was born July 17, 1955 in Delaware, Ohio the son of Donald Bardell and Gretta Arlou (Brown) Senft. He worked as farrier for 37 years. Scott attended the West Side Baptist Church in Emporia and was a member of the...
Adrianne "Annie" Fudong Harrison
Feb 13, 2022
Adrianne FuDong “Annie” Harrison, 19 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia while giving birth to her son.
Annie was born February 20, 2002 in Hunan Province, China. She is the daughter of Dr. Pamela Harrison. Annie worked at Journeys in attendant care and was a...
Larry Dale Barnhart
Feb 12, 2022
Larry Dale Barnhart, 84 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by family.
Larry was born January 5, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Ty Raymond and Ruth Elsie (Keller) Barnhart. He had worked as a farmer, carpenter, at Bunge Soybean Mill, Kansas Power and Light and retired as a lineman...
Grayson Ford
Feb 11, 2022
Grayson Ford, the infant son of Sean and Michelle Foster Ford of Cottonwood Falls was born on Thursday, February 10, 2022 and passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Surviving family members include: parents, Sean and Michelle Ford of Emporia; grandparents Connie and Richard Foster of St. Mary’s,...
Charles Duane Day
Feb 7, 2022
Charles Day, 87, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, February 7, 2022.
Charles Duane Day was born on January 17, 1935 in Allen, Kansas, the son of Truman and Lena Goldie (Madsen) Day. He married Peggy Marshall in Topeka, Kansas on April 12, 1957. She survives the home. He is also survived by his...
Carlton Ardell Bird
Feb 7, 2022
Carlton Ardell Bird of Emporia died on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was 85.
Carlton was born on December 6, 1936 in Olpe, Kansas the son of Carl L. and Gladys Elizabeth Zimmerman Bird. He married Nancy Jane Diebolt on October 20, 1956 in Olpe, Kansas. ...
Timothy Charles Valentine
Feb 6, 2022
Timothy Charles Valentine was born on July 15, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Larry and Diane Valentine. His family moved to Liberty, Missouri in 1972, and then to Emporia, Kansas in 1985, graduating Emporia High School in Emporia, KS. in 1988.
Tim had a lifetime of interest in Naval Vessels and joined the US Navy after high...
Norma Rose Moran
Feb 6, 2022
Norma Rose Moran of Lee’s Summit, Missouri formerly of Admire, Kansas died on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was 87.
Norma was born on January 25, 1935 in Osage County, Kansas the daughter of Charles Chester and Olive Viola Stout Milbradt. She married Robert...
Larry F. Janzen
Feb 4, 2022
Larry F. Janzen of Emporia died on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Topeka Hospice House in Topeka. He was 84.
Larry was born on April 24, 1937 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Henry and Mary Virginia Kleck Janzen. He married Marcia Ruhnke on November 18, 1964 in Canoga Park, California. She survives...
Terry E. Handke
Feb 3, 2022
Terry E. Handke, Emporia, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at the age of 69.
Terry Eileen Handke was born in Hiawatha, Kansas on March 21, 1952, the daughter of George and Winifred (Jonach) Duvall. Terry married William David Coe in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974. He...
Richard Dean Lowry
Feb 3, 2022
Richard Dean Lowry of Emporia died at his home on Thursday, February 3, 2022. He was 83.
Richard was born on December 6, 1938 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Cassius C. and Edith F. Snow Lowry. He married Karen Sue Lowry on February 1, 1959 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. She died on...
Donna Adelle Williams
Feb 3, 2022
Donna Adelle Williams of Emporia died on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Sunflower Care Homes in Emporia. She was 87.
Donna was born on May 15, 1934 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Virgil E. and Viola Pearson Morris. She married William J. Williams on November 24, 1957 at the United Methodist Church...
Terry Eileen Handke
Feb 3, 2022
Terry E. Handke, 69, Emporia, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Cremation is planned. A memorial service, together with the obituary, will be announced at a later date. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home is assisting with arrangementns.
