Obituary Listing

May 13, 2025

Joanne R. Jenks, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away from natural causes at Presbyterian Manor on May 13, 2025 at the age of 93.  She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, William "Bill" Jenks, her parents, Joseph L. Rodgers and Pauline (Brown) Rodgers, her brother, Joseph (Buddy) Rodgers, and her sister, Betty Sherrer....

May 11, 2025

Alberta Louise Duncan McFadden died at Presbyterian Manor, on Mother's Day, May 11, 2025. She was 92 years old.

She was born in Emporia on August 10, 1932, the daughter of Thomas James and Eva Alberta Specht Duncan.  She married Gerald Robert McFadden and they later divorced.  Alberta was the customer services secretary at Didde Web Press...

May 6, 2025

Harold F. Stevenson, 98, Emporia, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Eureka Nursing Center, Eureka, Kansas.

Harold was born in Orion, Kansas on June 4, 1926, the son of James A. and Garnett (Johnson) Stevenson.  Harold and Janice (Hawley) Stevenson were united in marriage in Emporia, Kansas on July 6, 1946. She died December...

May 1, 2025

Marvin Albert Gast of Emporia died on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia at the age of 91.

Marvin was born on April 24, 1934, in Conception, MO., the son of Albert Valentine and Margaret Mary (Meyer) Gast.  He married Mabel F. Johnson in Ottawa, Kansas on August 18, 1962.  She died on...

Apr 30, 2025

John Scott Cronk of Emporia died on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.  He was 66.

Scott was born on April 2, 1959, in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Martin Copeland and Conra "Connie" Copeland.  He married Patricia "Patsy" Mendoza on May 14, 1983, in Emporia, Kansas.  She survives.

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Apr 29, 2025

Ronald Lee Childers of rural Allen died at his home on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.  He was 76.

Ron was born on October 30, 1948, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Frank A. and LaVeda (Jones) Childers.  He married Anita Bush on June 29, 1968, at the Grace United Methodist Church in Emporia and were married for...

Apr 27, 2025

Donald Lee Humphrey, of Emporia, KS, went home to Jesus on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at age 72, after a brief battle with cancer.

Donald was born in Dayton, Ohio on January 23, 1953 and raised by his maternal grandparents in the hills of eastern Kentucky (Middlesboro). Don grew up alongside his beloved Uncle J.L, Aunt Mary,...

Apr 27, 2025

Jean Elizabeth Moyers was born on April 22, 1925 in Omaha, NE to Walter and Drusilla Moyers, joining her brother Jack, born in 1920. The family was transferred to Milwaukee, WI when Jean was 3 weeks old, and to Denver, CO, when she was 18 months. She grew up in Denver and graduated from East High School in 1943,...

Apr 27, 2025

Myrl Patrick "Pat" Lyon, 76, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at his home.

Myrl Patrick Lyon was born in Emporia, Kansas on November 30, 1948, the son of Wendell G and Betty (Smotherman) Lyon.  Pat married Vicky Thompson in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on October 30, 1970.  She survives of the home. Also surviving...

Apr 26, 2025

Rebecca "Becky" Sue Ramirez of Emporia died at her home on Saturday, April 26, 2025.  She was 71.

Becky was born on August 3, 1953, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of John and Betty (Horn) Ramirez.

Surviving family members include her daughter, Christy (Jason) Velo of Emporia; grandchildren, Nickolas and Madison Velo of Emporia; brothers,...

Apr 26, 2025

I wanted to share some sad news with you. Claud Dean "Fletch" Fletcher, age 78, passed away at his home here in Emporia on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Fletch was born on November 30, 1946, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and was the son of Claud Fletcher and Betty Jane Canny Fletcher. He atended Hutchinson Junior College and...

Apr 22, 2025

Barbara Grace (Goodell) Adkins, Emporia, Kansas, passed away April 22, 2025, at the age of 92.

Barbara was born March 1, 1933, in Toledo, Kansas, the daughter of George and Maude (Henry) Goodell.  She married Robert Adkins on July 26, 1951. Together they had seven children. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, who died October...

Apr 19, 2025

Sharon Kay Judd, 73, Emporia, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Sharon Kay Judd was born in Emporia on November 10, 1951, the daughter of Gail W. and Thelma (Haycock) Urmey.  She married Robert Judd in Emporia on November 25, 1969. He died February 19, 2025.  She is survived by her sons; Robert...

Apr 16, 2025

Cynthia Lou Lewis of Emporia, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.  She was 65.

Cynthia was born on March 1, 1960, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Eugene and Judith Kay Jones Yearout.  She married Martin Scott Lewis on June 18, 1982, in Cumberland, Kansas.

Surviving family members...

Apr 14, 2025

Longtime Emporia pastor, Leonard Wagner, 89, Topeka, Kansas and formerly of Emporia, passed away in Topeka on Monday, April 14, 2025.

Leonard was born in Emporia, Kansas on March 13, 1936, the son of Artimus Leonard and Anna Frances (Nevitt) Wagner.  He married Elvira Spealman in Emporia on September 21, 1957. She passed away on March 5,...

Apr 13, 2025

Nona Berghaus, beloved Emporia State University Professor and a proud lifelong Kansan, passed away Sunday April 13, 2025 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. She was 93 years old.

Nona grew up on a farm near the town of Plains in Western Kansas instilling her with a passion for hard work, lifelong learning and helping others. After leaving...

Apr 11, 2025

Glenn Norris Greenlee age 96, passed away Friday April 11, 2025, at AdventHealth in Ottawa, Kansas.

Glenn was born Friday November 2, 1928, in Hartford Kansas to Charles Greenlee and Mable (Piper) Greenlee. After Graduating High School, he married JaNelda Crandell on March 17, 1950, in Franklin, Indiana. Then he served in the United States Army.  While...

Apr 11, 2025

Dorothy M. Boyce, aged 93, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on April 11, 2025. Born on July 28, 1931, in Emporia, Kansas, to Gerald W. and Alice (Reider) Jones, Dorothy spent her early years in her hometown, attending grade school and high school there. She furthered her education at Hutch Community College and Emporia State University, eventually earning a...

Apr 10, 2025

Gary Hoffman, 73, Overland Park, Kansas and formerly of Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Gary was born January 24, 1952, in Emporia, the son of Leo and Charlotte (Zimmerman) Hoffman. He is survived by his sister; Marsha Hoffman, Kansas City, Missouri, brother; Don (Susan) Hoffman, Topeka, Kansas, and nephews; Ryan...

Apr 8, 2025

Chad Lee Blow of Topeka, Kansas died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at his home.  He was 47.

Chad was born on August 4, 1977, in Emporia, Kansas the son of Clifford Blow and Dana Valyer.  He married Lisa Anne Blaufuss on July 22, 2016, in Olpe, Kansas.

Surviving family members include his wife, Lisa...