George W. Fosdick
Nov 6, 2021
George W. Fosdick, 67, Emporia, passed away at Newman Regional Health on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home on Friday, November 19, 2021 from 6:30 P.M. until 8;00 P.M. Cremation has occurred.
Albert L. Newton
Nov 1, 2021
Albert L. Newton of Emporia died on Monday, November 1, 2021 at his home. He was 73.
Albert was born on April 18, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Elmer and Mary Louise Parker Newton. He married Freda Ingram on July 22, 1974 in Topeka, Kansas. She died on February 11, 1994...
Luis Josue Cervantes Magaña
Nov 1, 2021
Luis Josue Cervantes Magaña of Emporia, Kansas died on Monday, November 1, 2021 as results of a car accident in Kansas City. He was 22. Luis was born on October 21,1999 in Zacapu, Michoacan Mexico the son of Laurencio Cisneros Cervantes and Maria Luisa Magaña.
Surviving family members include: parents Laurencio Cervantes and...
Howard V. Kirk, Jr.
Oct 31, 2021
Howard V. Kirk, Jr., 71 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, October 31, 2021 at his home in Emporia.
Howard was born August 25, 1950 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He worked 30 years as a truck driver, retiring in 2018.
Howard is survived by his wife Norma Davis of the home, sons Bill Davis and wife...
Dixie C. Watson
Oct 28, 2021
Dixie C. Watson, 80 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, October 28, 2021 at her granddaughter’s home in Emporia.
Dixie was born February 21, 1941 in Lone Elm, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Mildred (Olsen) Minkler. She was a homemaker. Dixie enjoyed spending time at the Emporia Senior Center, playing Bingo and spending time with her grandchildren....
William "Bill" H. Hedges
Oct 28, 2021
A friend to anyone who ever met him, William “Bill” H. Hedges died Thursday, October 28, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
Bill was born March 19, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas; eldest son of Robert and Helen (Olin) Hedges. Bill proudly served his country on the USS Midway for the Navy during the Vietnam...
Norma Jean Nickel
Oct 28, 2021
Norma Jean Hostetter Nickel, a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, went to her Lord and to reunite with her husband, Ralph, on October 28, 2021, at the age of 94.
Norma is survived by three sons that include Bruce Nickel, Houston, Texas; Chris (Brenda) Nickel, Olpe, Kansas; and Mark Nickel,...
Sarah Carolyn Beavers
Oct 26, 2021
Sarah Carolyn Beavers of Lauderdale County, Alabama died at her daughter’s home in rural Olpe, Kansas on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was 82.
Sarah was born on June 20, 1939 in Lauderdale County, Alabama the daughter of Horace and Lela Case Cole.
Surviving family members include: daughter, Jenifer Denise Butler of Olpe, Kansas; sons,...
Sabra Leota Allen
Oct 25, 2021
Sabra L. Allen, 91, Madison, Kansas, passed away at her home on Monday, October 25, 2021.
Sabra Leota Boosinger was born April 13, 1930 in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Sabra Etta (Scott) Boosinger. Sabra married Marvin R. Allen, Jr. on January 3, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas. He survives of the home. She is also...
Calvin Leon Ricketts
Oct 22, 2021
Calvin L. Ricketts, 62, Wichita, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 as the result of injuries received in a vehicle accident north of Belleville, Kansas.
Cremation is planned with private services at a later date.
Marie E. Barrett
Oct 20, 2021
Marie E. Barrett, 87, Hartford, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Flint Hills care Center, Emporia.
Marie E. Nuessen was born on June 3, 1934 at Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of John G. and Anna C. (Scheve) Nuessen. Marie is survived by her children; Ferlin Williams, Gary Williams, Danny Williams, Cheryl Carley, Alan Barrett (Pam),...
William Charles Hart
Oct 20, 2021
William “Bill” Charles Hart of Emporia died on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Costamed Grupo Medico in Cozumel, Mexico while on a cruise with his wife. He was 61.
Bill was born on December 11, 1959 in El Paso, Texas the son of Clayton and Elwyn Clow Hart. He married Judith Doreene Cleveland...
Dorothy Jean Overfield
Oct 18, 2021
Dorothy Jean Hon Overfield, 92, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas on Monday, October 18, 2021.
Dorothy Jean Stanfill was born in Flint, Michigan on September 5, 1929, the daughter of George and Edna Keith Stanfill. She was married to John William Hon in Parma, Missouri on December 25, 1945, He died March...
Norma Jean Bluma
Oct 17, 2021
Norma Jean Bluma of Emporia died on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 92.
Norma was born on March 16, 1929 in Olpe, Kansas the daughter of Michael, Jr. and Margaret Schroer Haag. She married Robert Louis Bluma on February 5, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Nannette Martin
Oct 17, 2021
Nannette (Pitman) Martin, 88, went through Heaven’s Gate on October 17, 2021 at Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia, KS. Muriel Nannette Pitman was born in Minneola, Kansas on May 27, 1933. She was the daughter of J. Frank and Modena Helen (Porter) Pitman.
Nannette attended and graduated from the Minneola public schools and...
Evelyn L. Conrade
Oct 16, 2021
Evelyn L. Conrade, rural Olpe, Kansas, passed away at the family farm west of Olpe, Kansas on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the age of 89.
Funeral services will be held at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. conducted by Pastor Rob Clausen, First Baptist Church, Emporia. Burial will follow...
David Harvey Williamson
Oct 14, 2021
David Harvey Williamson of Emporia passed away peacefully on October 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was 61.
David was born on April 18, 1960 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Donald and Mary Lea Truelove Williamson. He married Ginger K. Barnhart on January 20, 1980 in Emporia, Kansas. ...
Ann J. Cochennet
Oct 14, 2021
Ann Mueldener Cochennet, 91, of Emporia, passed away October 14, 2021 at Presbyterian Manor.
Ann was born to parents Frank and Pearl Mueldener on January 17, 1930 in Lyons, Kansas. After her mother died when she was two, she was raised by her maternal aunts, Minnie and Myrtle Haas.
Ann graduated from Lyons High School...
Lawrence J. Vohs
Oct 13, 2021
Lawrence J. Vohs, 93, formerly of Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Willow Bend Assisted Care Center in Denton, Texas, at the age of 93. Mr. Vohs had moved to Denton 8 years ago to be closer to his daughter and her family.
Lawrence Joseph Vohs was born in Olpe, Kansas on May 5,...
Mary Dee Brinkman
Oct 12, 2021
Mary Dee Brinkman formerly of Olpe died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. She was 92.
Mary Dee was born on April 13, 1929 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Melville and Edna Snead Archer. She attended Emporia schools and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College...
