Kathryn Sharon "Kathy" Bowden
Jun 19, 2020
Kathryn S. “Kathy” Bowden, rural Emporia, passed from this life to her eternal life Friday morning, June 19, 2020 at the age of 77.
Kathryn Sharon “Kathy” Schmidt was born April 18, 1943 in Emporia, the daughter of Melvin K. and Dema (Harriman) Schmidt. Kathy married Wesley E. Bowden on her birthday April 18, 1963.
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Yvonne Jean Johnson
Jun 19, 2020
Yvonne Jean Johnson, 83 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, June 19, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Yvonne was born August 30, 1936 in Emporia, the daughter of Urie Aristed and Reva Mable (Essex) Drake. She was the Director of the Emporia Area ECKAN for 40 years retiring about 10 years ago. Yvonne was...
Rosaetta Jane Fields
Jun 7, 2020
Rosaetta Jane (Vaughn / Dusseau) Fields of Emporia, Kansas passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Sunday, June 7, 2020. She was 73.
Rosaetta was born on January 3, 1947 in Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of Floyd Jefferson Vaughn and Rosa Lee (Fugatt) Vaughn. In May of 1966 she married Harry John Dusseau II. ...
William Mark "Bill" Tipton
Jun 3, 2020
William Mark “Bill” Tipton, 78, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Flint Hills Manor Care Center, Emporia.
Bill was born June 8, 1941 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Hobart Orville and Arloa Berdine (Hewitt) Tipton. He has been a lifetime resident of Emporia.
A graveside service will be held...
Howard Wesley "Wes" Brammell
May 31, 2020
Howard Wesley “Wes” Brammell, Emporia, Ks, was born March 28, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Howard Francis (Jr.) and Betty Jo (Huffred) Lusk Brammell. He passed away in the Emergency Department of Newman Regional Health, Emporia on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the age of 67.
Howard married Julie (Benjamin) Tosh in Emporia on March...
Steven Craig Hart
May 29, 2020
Steven Craig Hart of Emporia died on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his son’s house in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He was 60.
Steve was born on December 10, 1959 in Lyons, Kansas the son of Harry Walter and Marylin Mabel Robb Hart. He married Diana Sue Presley on August 22, 1987 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in...
Travis William Mayer
May 29, 2020
Travis William Mayer, 35 of Nickerson, Kansas died Friday, May 29, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Travis was born October 1, 1984 in Coldwater, Kansas the son of Steve Mayer and Leslie Turley Mayer. Travis worked at Cal-Main Foods in Chase, Kansas.
Travis enjoyed the outdoors, racing motorcycles, fishing, hunting, camping and...
Opal Nadine Sager
May 27, 2020
Opal Nadine Love Robinson Corbin Sager of Emporia died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 92.
Opal was born on April 28, 1928 in Reading, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Marie Smith Love. She married Floyd Robinson on November 7, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas but later divorced. She then...
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...
