Obituary Listing

Mar 23, 2021

Dr. Bryan Eugene Douglas (47) of Emporia passed away from kidney cancer on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at his home with his family surrounding him.

Bryan was born on September 22, 1973 in Hutchinson, KS to Darrell & Connie (Moore) Douglas. He married his high school sweetheart Lori Marsh on June 7, 1997...

Mar 22, 2021

Harold William Sielert, 64 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, March 22, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.

Harold was born March 29, 1956 in Emporia the son of David and Donna Jo (Brasier) Sielert. He retired in 2006 after working 25 years for the Lenexa Fire Department in Lenexa, Kansas. Harold was a member of the...

Mar 18, 2021

The Mass of Christian Burial for Steven Arlen Henry will be conducted at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 10:30 A.M.  Father Brandon Farrar will be the Celebrant. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.  The Rosary will be recited at the church Tuesday evening at 7:00. Steven passed...

Mar 17, 2021

Anthony “Ant” Roger Esquivel of Emporia died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home (after a battle with cancer).  He was 34.

Anthony was born on August 24, 1986 in Carrizo Spring, Texas the son of Guadalupe B. Sr. and Norma Vargas Esquivel.  He married Daniella Nava but later divorced.

Mar 13, 2021

Bill Kenton Burris of rural Allen, KS passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the age of 69.  He passed peacefully in his home with his beloved wife Debra by his side.

Bill was born in Caney, KS on October 7, 1951 to John and Shirley Burris (Robison).  The second oldest of 9 siblings, Bill spent...

Mar 12, 2021

Donald E. Douglas, 72, Tecumseh, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2021 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka, Kansas.

Donald Eugene Douglas was born July 22, 1948 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Donald Herman and Agnes Pauline (Geeding) Douglas.  He married Donna Jo Hannigan in Stateline, Nevada on November 25, 1998. She...

Mar 11, 2021

Funeral services for Jean Brockelman, rural Emporia, will be held at Lowry-Funston Post #1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 930 Graphic Arts Road, Emporia, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:30 A.M.  The service will be conducted by Pastor Karla Sheffy, First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery, West of Emporia. Jean passed away at her home...

Mar 11, 2021

Robert Ted Keisler of Emporia died on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at his home.  He was 67.

Teddy was born on October 8, 1953 in Union, South Carolina, the son of Fred Magnolia and Betty Jean Prince Keisler.  He married Elizabeth Anne Hall on May 30, 1986 in Emporia, Kansas.  She survives.

Mar 9, 2021

Lee Hoskins of Emporia died on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Sunflower Care Home in Emporia. He was 92.

Lee was born on October 5, 1928 in Stanberry Missouri the son of Robert Dee and Ida Lee Kier Hoskins. He married Louise Jane Bowen on July 18, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas. She...

Mar 8, 2021

Gerald L. Myers, 71, rural Americus, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Gerald was born in Emporia, Kansas on November 8, 1949, the son of Franklin C. and Gladys L. (Johnson) Myers.  He married Verla Lou Mize on June 5, 1970. They later divorced.  On October 16, 1993 Gerald married Sharon M....

Mar 2, 2021

Mary Lynn Casebier, 69 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, March 02, 2021 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Mary was born September 10, 1951 in Emporia, the daughter of Fred E. and Cleda (Davison) Busenbark. She retired from Newman Regional Health in 2013 where she worked as an ER Clerk. Prior...

Feb 27, 2021

Venda Leigh Doxon, 99, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.

Venda Leigh Hunter was born in Barnard, Kansas on December 8, 1921, the daughter of Roy Clayton and Nona Opal (Miller) Hunter. She graduated from Jewell (Kansas) Rural High School and took Normal Training at Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia...

Feb 27, 2021

James Lee Clumsky, 65, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 27, 2021.

Mr. Clumsky had worked for 30 years as a Supervisor for Dolly Madison Cakes/ Interstate Brands in Emporia.

Cremation is planned. No services will be held at this time.  Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home is...

Feb 26, 2021

Jody Lynn Potter of Emporia died on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Hillsboro, Kansas.  She was 61.

Jody was born on September 20, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Robert Lynn and Carolyn Louise Falter Weeks.  She married Patrick Byron Gilligan on April 7, 1978 in Miami, Oklahoma.  He died on February 23, 1989 in Madison,...

Feb 26, 2021

James Lyle Potter of Emporia died on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Hillsboro, Kansas doing what he loved: running dogs. He was 70.

Jim was born on May 11, 1950 in Strong City, Kansas, the son of Carl W. and Hawa M. North Potter. He married Jody Weeks Gilligan on September 29, 2005...

Feb 19, 2021

Kenneth Dean Hedrick of Waverly died on Friday, February 19, 2021 at his home.  He was 71 years old.

He was born on December 12, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas to Marvin Hedrick and Mary Ann Lane.

He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Toni Hedrick, two children,...

Feb 17, 2021

Karla M. Gieber, Emporia, passed away at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at the age of 61.

Karla M. Kelly was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on August 1, 1959, the daughter of William Mack and Mary Lou (Doucet) Kelly.  Karla married Andy Gieber on...

Feb 16, 2021

Trenton Lee Kohlman of Emporia died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home. He was 75.

Trenton was born on September 2, 1945 in Strong City, Kansas. His parents were Clarence and Betty  Kohlman.

Surviving family members include: brothers, Gary Kohlman of Portland, Oregon and Dennis Kohlman of...

Feb 14, 2021

Cecilia Jesus Torres of Emporia died on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her home.  She was 94.

Cecilia was born on November 22, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Juan and Maria Villalpando Solano.  She married Guadalupe “Lupe” P. Torres on July 22, 1946 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Emporia.  He...

Feb 10, 2021

John F. Greer, 95, Overland Park, KS and formerly of Emporia, passed away at Morningside Place Care Center, Overland Park, Kansas on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.

Mr. Greer owned and operated Greer Upholstery for a number of years.

Cremation is planned with no services at this time.  Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral...