Obituary Listing

Jul 22, 2020

Virginia M. Kennedy, Emporia, passed away at the Merriam Gardens, Merriam, Kansas on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at the age of 97.

Virginia was born in Emporia on January 13, 1923, the daughter of Thomas and Zelma (Workman) Gilbert.  She married Kenneth Kennedy in Emporia on December 27, 1949. He died March 6, 1996.

Surviving...

Jul 18, 2020

Juanita J. Lawson formerly of Emporia died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Wellsville Retirement Community in Wellsville where she had resided since February of 2019.  She was 92.

Juanita was born on October 4, 1927 at home Denison, Kansas the daughter of Harry O. and Rose M. Adkins Boyce.  She grew up in Valley Falls...

Jul 17, 2020

Paul Lester Biggs, most recently of Emporia, Kansas, died on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Newman Regional Health.  He was 80.

Paul was born on August 13, 1939 in Lebanon, Missouri, the son of Elmer and Pauline Watson Biggs.  He married Jimmie Joyce Garrett on August 5, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri.  They lived their married life...

Jul 15, 2020

Lillian Alma Coffey, 93 of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Lillian was born February 20, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut the daughter of Frederick and Ruby (Wells) Langhammer. She worked with different companies throughout her life with Sikorsky Aircraft taking her to retirement in 1994.

Lillian...

Jul 14, 2020

James A. “Jim” Koch, 84, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

James Austin Koch was born October 10, 1937 at home in Elmdale, Kansas, the son of Albert Henry and Ferne Keith (Wright) Koch.  63 Years ago, Jim married his soulmate and true love, Sandra Sue Clements at Grace United Methodist Church, Emporia, on...

Jul 7, 2020

Our wonderful mother, Chlorita M. Smith, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the Holiday Resort in Emporia, Kansas. She was 88.

Chlorita was born on February 26, 1932 in Emporia, the daughter of M.O. “Pat” and Beulah M. Bowers Burnell. She married Lee Hall on September 3, 1950 at the First Baptist Church in Emporia. He...

Jul 6, 2020

Earl Louis Gray of Americus died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home.  He was 57.

Earl was born on January 22, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York.  He married Mary Clements on November 3, 2012 at the Emporia Church of Christ.  She survives.

Surviving family members include: wife, Mary Clements of Americus; sons, Michael...

Jul 6, 2020

Marilyn Joann Black of Emporia died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at her home.  She was 63.

Marilyn was born on March 16, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of John and Doris Dunbar Suess.  She married James Darrell Black on June 25, 1985 in Toledo, Ohio and recently celebrated there 35 th . Anniversary.

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Jul 6, 2020

David L. Thomas, Emporia, passed away at the Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the age of 76.

Graveside services will be held at the Patio Garden of Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 11:00 A.M.  The service will be conducted by Pastor...

Jul 5, 2020

James Ronald Davis of Emporia died on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at his home.  Friends called him “Big O” or “Ron”.  He was 72.

Ron was born to Richard Park and Madelene Cooper Davis on September 17, 1947 in Tampa, Florida. He was born in the Tampa Terrace Hotel where expecting mothers were evacuated during the category...

Jul 4, 2020

Margaret Louise (Blevins) Cook

October 9, 1928 – July 4, 2020

Margaret Louise (Blevins) Cook, the daughter of Charles Kessler and Alice Leota (McVay) Blevins, was born on October 9, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to this union, two sons and three daughters, John, Kenneth, Margaret, June and Judy....

Jul 1, 2020

Curtis Lloyd Doile formerly of Shawnee, Kansas died on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.  He was 64.

Curtis was born on January 29, 1956 in Emporia, Kansas the son of A. Lloyd and Iola G. Patterson Doile.

Surviving family members include: sister, Connie J. Phillips and husband Chris...

Jul 1, 2020

Barbara Ann Greek, 61, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at the New Mark Care Center, Kansas City, Mo on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Barbara Ann Brinkman was born at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Emporia, Kansas on April 16, 1959, the daughter of Joseph Jerome and Alberta Annette (Stolfus) Brinkman.  She married Christopher Greek in Shawnee, Kansas on June 26,...

Jun 30, 2020

Susie M. Davis of Emporia died on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her home in Emporia.  She was 70.

Susie was born on December 22, 1949 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Victor W. and Martha (Koehn) Penner.  She married James “Ron” Davis on September 21, 1968 in Emporia, Kansas.  They shared 51 happy years together.  He...

Jun 29, 2020

Lyla Jean McCoy of Emporia died on Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia.  She was 89.

Lyla was born on April 21, 1931 in Toronto, Kansas the daughter of William F., Sr. and Susan M. Smith McJunkin.  She married Tom C. McCoy on September 3, 1949 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  He died on June...

Jun 28, 2020

Alfredo Ibarra Ibarra of Emporia died on June 28, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  He was 49.

Alfredo was born on October 2, 1970 in Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico the son of Encarnacion Ibarra Sarabia and Beatriz Ibarra Munoz.

Survivors include: wife, Alma Delia Escalante of the home; son, Alfredo Ibarra, Jr. of Emporia;...

Jun 26, 2020

Rodolfo “Rudy” Hernandez of Emporia passed away, at the age of 50, on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Rudy was born on January 21, 1970 in Laredo, Texas to Manuel and Sara Escobedo Hernandez. He moved to Emporia in 1989 and later married Lucy Monreal on January...

Jun 24, 2020

Brian Francis Nuessen, 57, died of natural causes at his home in Emporia on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the age of 57.

Brian was born on February 14, 1963 the son of Jerome A. and Carolyn Sue (Robinson) Nuessen of Olpe, Kansas.  He was a gentle soul who suffered many years of neurological issues including seizures...

Jun 24, 2020

Raymond Gori, 60, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri after a hard fought 13 year battle against cancer.

Raymond John Gori was born October 5, 1959 in Sebastopol, California, the son of Raymond Gilda and Janet Eileen (Hutton) Gori.  On December 29, 1983 Ray married Rhonda...

Jun 20, 2020

On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, Gonzalo P. Peralta, 55 of Emporia, Kansas went to be with his father Jesus Christ after losing his battle with Covid 19.

Gonzalo was born January 10, 1965 in Tixtla, Mexico the son of Roberto and Enedina Peralta. He worked in processing at Tyson Meats in...