Obituary Listing

Sep 25, 2020

Jeffrey John Taylor, 62, rural Reading, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, on Friday, September 25, 2020.

Before his retirement, he was employed in the shipping/receiving department of Dolly Madison Bakery for 29 years.

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

Sep 23, 2020

Evelyn Ruth English of Emporia died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.  She was 92.

Evelyn was born on March 6, 1928 in Livingston County, Missouri the daughter of Ralph Bishop and Mable Riddle Aye.  She married John N. Jensen and he died on April 24, 1963.  She then married Arnold...

Sep 22, 2020

Rosemary (Rosie) Stauffer, 85, of Emporia passed away peacefully at her home in Emporia, KS. surrounded by her three children and loving family on Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Rosemary was born on July 3, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of James and Nora (Leclere) Hudson.  She married Robert L. Stauffer on August 2, 1952 in...

Sep 21, 2020

Beverly Louise (Browning) Schaefer of Emporia, Kansas passed away, peacefully, on Monday, Sept 21, 2020 at Sunflower Care Home in Emporia, KS after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Denver, CO on February 11, 1938, the daughter of Harry David and Edna (Hurst) Browning.  On March 10, 1957, she married Larry Gene Schaefer at her home...

Sep 21, 2020

Doris L. Prior, 91, Neosho Rapids, Kansas, passed away at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Tuesday, September 21, 2020.

Doris Caldwell was born August 6, 1929, the daughter of Guy M. and Helen (Patterson) Caldwell. She married Floyd Leon Prior in 1949 in Newton, Kansas.  He died November 29, 1999.  Surviving family members include a son;  Albert...

Sep 19, 2020

Lawrence Dee Eudaley of Emporia died on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.  He was 86.

Lawrence was born on August 30, 1934 in Marlow, Oklahoma the son of Oscar and Anna Dawson Eudaley.  He married Donna Cromwell on August 11, 1956 in Sedan, Kansas.  She survives.

Surviving family members...

Sep 18, 2020

Ruth Leota Houghton, formerly of Emporia, died on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Osage Nursing Center, Osage City, Kansas.  She was 95.

Ruth was born in December of 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Rev. Michael and Josephine Johnson Luthro.  She married Jack E. Houghton on February 24, 1946, in Crookston, Minnesota.  He died in June...

Sep 17, 2020

Judith Kay Strand, 79, Emporia, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

She was born December 20, 1940 in Wilsey, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Hazel (McCulle) Young. She married Lyle Dean Strand on January 29, 1960. He died January 1, 1994.

Judy worked as a secretary in the...

Sep 16, 2020

Dallas Dean Glover, 85, Emporia, and formerly of Lake Kahola, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Dean Glover was born in Mankato, Kansas on May 1, 1935, the son of Dallas Lester and Cleo Katherine (Beam) Glover.  Dean married Dolores C. Chigbrow March 11, 1956 at the First Methodist Church, Gooding, Idaho.  She...

Sep 11, 2020

On Friday, September 11, 2020, Joseph “Joe” DiGiovanni, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather and stepfather, passed away at age 83.  Joe was born in New Orleans, LA on March 4, 1937.  He served as a PFC in the United States Army from 1954-1957. Joe lived in Kansas most of his life and was an over-the-road truck driver.   He was...

Sep 9, 2020

Helen M. Mossman, 92, Emporia, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.

Graveside services will be held at the Patio Garden of Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at 1:00 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Ron Harris, First United Methodist Church.

Helen Mary Weber...

Sep 6, 2020

James E. Grimmett, 75, Emporia, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 6, 2020 at the Peabody Health & Rehabilitation Center, Peabody, Kansas.

James Edward Grimmett was born in Emporia, Kansas on December 10, 1944, the son of Harold L. and Marie (Proeger) Grimmett. He married LaDonna Zink at the Church of God in Emporia on February 20, 1965. ...

Sep 1, 2020

William Leigh Selbe of Emporia died on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.  He was 75.

William was born on September 11, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Fenton Leigh and Edith Harbour Selbe.  He married Fabiola Gascon on August 12, 1971 in Tudela, Spain.  She survives....

Aug 30, 2020

Reva Lucille Hall of Emporia died on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. She was 78.

Reva was born on November 8, 1941 in Hoisington, Kansas the daughter of Harold E. and Arvella L. Seyfert Riemann. She married Alvin C. Hall on April 15, 1960 in Fairfax, Oklahoma. He died on April...

Aug 29, 2020

Harry L. Stephens of Emporia died on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  He was 78.

Harry was born on July 14, 1942 in Winfield, Kansas to John James and Nina E. Powers Stephens.  He married Sharon Sue Helmer on May 29, 1966 in Augusta, Kansas.  He is survived by his wife, Sharon...

Aug 29, 2020

Bonnie Sue (Colwell) Morray was born into this world November 27, 1929.  She died August 29, from complications of Covid-19.  She was the daughter of Willard and Stella (Darnell) Colwell and the youngest of five children.  Bonnie was also the last aunt of this generation to many nieces and nephews.   Bonnie grew up west of Emporia on the Colwell...

Aug 28, 2020

Willa “Mae” Pierce of Emporia, Kansas passed away August 28, 2020 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia at the age of 90.

Mae was born November 11, 1929 in Dunlap, Kansas.  She was the middle child of the late William and Iva (Worcester) Miller.  Mae spent most of her child and adult life in Americus, Kansas.  She attended...

Aug 27, 2020

James E. Emley of Emporia died on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Newman Regional Health.  He was 81.

Jim was born on May 1, 1939 the son of Ray W. (Sr.) and Clayoma (Pope) Emley.  He married Paula Balliod on November 5, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas.  They later divorced.  He later married Harriet Kessler Johnson on June...

Aug 25, 2020

Norman L. Betty of Emporia died on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. He was 94.

Norman was born on August 4, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Jesse N. and Ethel L. Wilson Betty. He married Vera Joan Vail on January 30, 1946 in Emporia. She died on October 18,...

Aug 24, 2020

Charles William Ristau of Emporia died on Monday, August 24, 2020 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.

Charlie was born on June 11, 1928 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of Ervin Otto, Sr., and Fern Francis Kohlasch Ristau.  He married the love of his life, Viola Verda Macke on February 18, 1957 in Corinth, Mississippi.  She...