Matthew Phillip Quisenberry
May 26, 2020
Matthew Phillip Quisenberry of Emporia died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his home. He was 25.
Matthew was born on October 3, 1994 in Emporia, Kansas the son of LaDonna Magathan.
Surviving family members include: mother and stepfather LaDonna and John Hensley of Emporia; son, Roger Phillip Quisenberry of Emporia, grandfather, Charles L. Magathan...
Ruth Irene Magathan
May 23, 2020
Ruth Irene (Birk) Magathan passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 23, 2020 with her husband of 51 years and daughter by her side. Ruth was born in Burlington, Kansas on April 9, 1946. She was 74. They moved to Emporia, where she was a lifelong resident.
She worked at Crawford’s where she met her...
Sharon Lee Ikerd
May 22, 2020
Sharon was born on May 23, 1941 in Las Vegas, New Mexico the daughter of Walter A. and Eula B. Freeman Unruh. She married William E. Ikerd on November 19, 1961 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He died on March 20, 2006 in Emporia.
Survivors include: son, Randall S. Ikerd of Emporia; daughter, Terri L. (Joe) Zumbrum...
Harry Andrew Drummond
May 19, 2020
Harrison “Harry” Andrew Drummond, 80 of McAlester died Wednesday May 19, 2020 in McAlester at his residence.
Harry was born to Donald W. Drummond and Hazel M. (Counsellor) Drummond November 2, 1939 in Strong City, Kansas. He graduated from Elmdale High School in May of 1957. Harry enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 1958 to...
Anna Mae Grimmett
May 18, 2020
Anna Mae Grimmett of Emporia died on Monday, May 18, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She was 87.
Anna was born on February 23, 1933 in Madison, Kansas the daughter of Frank E. and Anna Theresa Haughton Smith. She married Cleo E. “Bud” Grimmett on October 15, 1971 in Miami, Oklahoma. ...
Donald Duane Dix
May 18, 2020
Early morning on May 18 th, 2020 Donald ‘Don’ Duane Dix passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. Don was born on November 8 th , 1936 in Burdick, KS the son of Nina Mae Revo and...
Coburn Eugene Van Sickle
May 16, 2020
Coburn E. “Van” Van Sickle formerly of Emporia died May 16, 2020 at Cedar Lakes Village in Olathe, Kansas of natural causes. He was 96.
Coburn was born on May 9, 1924, at Emporia, Kansas to Lewis Ernest and Edith Jones Van Sickle. He had an older brother, Warren, and an older sister, Marie. He married Helen...
Mary Emily Woodruff
May 16, 2020
Mary Emily Woodruff of Emporia died on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Emporia Place. She was 91.
Mary was born on March 26, 1929 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Gomer A. and Rhoda Edwards Rees. She married Billie W. Woodruff on April 12, 1951 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on May 9, 2009 in Emporia.
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George Daniel Potts, Jr.
May 16, 2020
George “Dan” Daniel Potts Jr., of Emporia, KS, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the age of 87.
Dan was born to parents George Sr. and Hesse (Smith) Potts on February 18, 1933 in Dunivan, KS near Valley Falls. He grew up as the sixth of seven children and graduated from Kings Creek High School...
Jett Wade Dow
May 15, 2020
Jett Wade Dow of Hartford, Kansas died Friday, May 15 at the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jett was born May 14, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Jeremy Wade Dow and Valerie Jean St. Bonnett. He is survived by his parents, grandparents Pam Brack-Landis and Larry Fowler, Tonya Dow-Zachrel and Ray Zachrel,...
John Lorenzo Rodriguez, Sr.
May 15, 2020
John Lorenzo Rodriguez, Sr. of Emporia died on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was 78.
John was born on September 1, 1941 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Lorenzo and Sofia Torres Rodriguez. He married Maria E. Gaspar on June 6, 1964 in Emporia, Kansas. She survives at the home.
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John David Miller
May 15, 2020
John David Miller of Emporia died on May 12, 2020 at his home in Emporia. He was 80.
John was born on October 15, 1939 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Jessie and Mary Catherine Beyer Miller.
He is survived by: daughter, Shannan Lynn Miller of East Wenatchee, Washington; son, David (Colleen) Leigh Miller East...
Alvaro Garcilazo Gil
May 14, 2020
Alvaro Garcilazo Gil de Emporia Ks., murió el Jueves Mayo 14, 2020 en el hospital Stormont Vail de Topeka. El tenia 48 anos.
Alvaro nació el 26 de Febrero de 1972 en La Viga Michoacan, Mexico. Hijo de Rogelio Garcilazo Espino y Maria Socorro Gil.
Alvaro le sobreviven sus padres Rogelio Garcilazo y Maria Socorro...
Joe Minor
May 13, 2020
Joe R. Minor died Wednesday, May 13, at his home in Olpe, Kansas, in the loving company of his wife and children, following a prolonged illness. He was 93.
Joe was born July 10, 1926, in Miami, Oklahoma, son of Nelson and Minnie Mae Minor. The family moved to Coffeyville and Winfield, Kansas, where Nelson ran commercial...
Mary Ellen House
May 9, 2020
Mary Ellen House passed away on May 9 th , 2020 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. She was born April 16 th , 1930 near Olpe, Kansas, and the daughter of William A. Bolz and Mary Alice (Borsdorf) Bolz. Until age 8, Mary and her family lived with her grandparents on the Borsdorf farm near Reading, Kansas. She began...
Nellie Belle Owens
May 7, 2020
Nellie Belle Owens passed into glory May 7, 2020 at Newman Regional Hospital, Emporia, KS. She was 92. Nellie Soles was born July 16, 1927 at Windsor Missouri. Her Father was Melbourne Roy Soles and her Mother was Anna Belle Robinson Soles.
Nellie Soles married William (Bill) Evan Owens, September 1947 and they lived South of Emporia...
Warren Robert Shown, Jr.
May 4, 2020
Warren Robert Shown, Jr., of Americus died on Monday, May 4, 2020 as results of a automobile accident on I-35 by Beto Junction. He was 65.
Warren was born on June 29, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Warren Robert and Hazel Katherine Maxwell Shown. He married Beverly Hoff on October 4, 1985 but later divorced....
Joyce G. Kennedy
Apr 29, 2020
Joyce G. Kennedy, Emporia, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor at the age of 88.
Joyce G. Leiss was born December 7, 1931 in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of George S. and Velma (Richardson) Leiss. She married Bernard J. Green May 31, 1954 in Emporia; they later divorced. On March 31, 1984...
Marion Wood
Apr 25, 2020
Marian Wood of Emporia died on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia. She was 70.
Marian was born on August 14, 1949 in Marion, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Dorothy Denner Lawrence. She married Michael Earl Wood on October 24, 1971 in Marion, Kansas. He died on August 17, 2019 in...
E. Delores Gibson
Apr 23, 2020
Delores Gibson (85) passed at her home in Maize surrounded by family, April 23, 2020. Delores was born on February 20, 1935 in Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of Roy Emmett and Jennie Lee Mays Langley. She was a graduate of Emporia High School. On June 13, 1954, she was united in marriage with Don Gibson. Together, they owned and...
