Craig Aaron French
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...
Carol Ann Brown
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...
Darrell Donald Schroeder
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...
Billy Earl Collins
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...
Mary V. Vangundy
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...
Mary Jane Lutz
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...
James Oliver Fuller
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...
Charlene A. "Zip" Zimmerman Gober
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...
John Pierce Roberts, Iii
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....
Sandra Kay Burton
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...
Darlene Lucille Hadden
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. ...
Donald E. Cannon
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...
David Verle Pool
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...
Matthew Raymond Rangel
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,...
Jerry Michael "Mike" Van Gorden
Nov 29, 2021
Jerry Michael Van Gorden, 73 of Overland Park, Kansas died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mike was born March 20, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Richard and Helen (Demler) Van Gorden. He was a graduate of Emporia State University and served in the US Army during the Vietnam...
Brinley Grace Firebaugh
Nov 25, 2021
Brinley Grace Firebaugh was stillborn on November 25, 2021, at 39 weeks weighing 5lbs 14.7oz, at Newman Regional Health.
Brinley is the daughter of Corey and Summer Firebaugh. She is survived by her parents, and grandparents Eric and Deb Appel of Wichita, Kansas Mark Firebaugh and Dee Dee Eastman of Winfield, Kansas, and Amanda Lindsay of Burden,...
Frederick E. "Fred" Spellman
Nov 18, 2021
Frederick E. “Fred” Spellman, rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health in Emporia on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the age of 79.
Frederick Everett Spellman was born October 25, 1942 in Council Grove, Kansas, the son of Everett Ray and Madelene (Richardson) Spellman. Fred married Lillian A. Schmidt at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe,...
Dennis Lee Versch
Nov 17, 2021
Dennis Lee Versch of Olpe, Kansas, died on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Sunflower Care Homes in Emporia. He was 83.
Dennis was born on February 1, 1938, in Herndon, Kansas, the son of Paul and Agnes Schmitt Versch. He married Eddie Mae Olson on March 21, 1985, in Russell, Kansas. She survives....
Paul Fredrick Debauge
Nov 12, 2021
Paul Fredrick DeBauge, December 16, 1938 - November 12, 2021, was born at Emporia, Kansas, to Laurent and Marian Mott DeBauge. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Janice. He was married to Lucia Harcum from 1972-1984. The children from that union are Christiane DeBauge and granddaughter, Evelyn; son, John-Paul DeBauge; Suzanne DeBauge and granddaughters...
Larry Wayne Lutes
Nov 11, 2021
Larry Wayne Lutes was born in Pratt Kansas on March 25, 1944 to Howard Osborn Lutes and Elizabeth Irene (Hattabaugh) Lutes. He was the second of 6 children. He died at the Clearwater Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Clearwater KS on November 11, 2021 at the age of 77.
Larry graduated from Byers...
