Obituary Listing

Mar 13, 2020

Imogene E. Schmidt of Olpe died on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Sunflower Care Homes in Emporia.  She was 87.

Imogene was born on September 24, 1932 at home in Olpe, Kansas.  She married Kenneth J. Schmidt on May 24, 1952 at the Maydale Church.  He died on January 27, 2017 in Emporia.

Surviving...

Mar 12, 2020

Marland Smith, 87, of Emporia died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.

Marland was born April 3, 1932, in Montezuma, Kansas, the son of Abe L. and Martha (Unruh) Smith. Marland worked in the bindery at Emporia State University Printing Service for 30 years and retired in 1993. He was a...

Mar 11, 2020

Olga M. Romano of Emporia died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.  She was 90.

Olga was born on August 30, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Elizabeth Yaco.  She married John Romano in 1964 in Los Angeles, California.  He died in 2015 in Minden, Nevada.

Surviving family members include: sons,...

Mar 10, 2020

Clyde Orville Thogmartin, Jr., 79 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Clyde was born June 15, 1940 in Spickard, Missouri the son of Clyde Orville, Sr. and Gwendolyn (Hamilton) Thogmartin. Clyde graduated from Emporia High School in 1958, received his B.A. at the University of Kansas, and received...

Mar 10, 2020

Wilma H. Hitzeman, 91, Emporia, passed away at the Emergency Department of Newman Regional Health, Emporia, March 10, 2020.

Wilma Helen Dooley was born in Keytesville, Missouri on March 24, 1928, the daughter of Curtis and Frankie Caroline (Clark) Dooley. She married Fred R. Hitzeman on November 9, 1958 at Kansas City, Missouri.  He died...

Mar 4, 2020

Trudy Elaine Suggs of Madison, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Sunflower Care Home, Emporia.  She was 69.

Trudy was born on October 31, 1950 in Waynesville, Missouri the daughter of Stanley Sidney and Rosalie Lewis Stites.  She married Larry Clayton Suggs on September 15, 1967 in Licking, Missouri.  He died March 23, 2018 in...

Mar 3, 2020

Arthur Lee Gurney, 82, Emporia, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.

Arthur Lee Gurney was born in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on August 6, 1937, the son of Lee Joseph and Edna Helen (Mulanax) Gurney.  He married Carol Ann Blanck January 24, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives.

He...

Mar 2, 2020

Connie Beth Hudson of Emporia died on Monday, March 2, 2020 at her home.  She was 67.

Connie was born on January 20, 1953 in Winfield, Kansas the daughter of Robert L. and Neva L. Osborn Cunningham.  She married Carl Fairbanks but later divorced.  She then married Michael Hudson on November 14, 1987 in Reno, Nevada.  He...

Feb 29, 2020

Joyce Lee Kellison of Emporia died on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home.  She was 87.

Joyce was born on July 1, 1932 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado the daughter of Oliver and Molly Winter Unruh.  She married Richard Lee Kellison on April 29, 1951 in Madison, Kansas.  He survives.

Surviving family members include: husband,...

Feb 26, 2020

Wilma Jane Lindsey formerly of Emporia died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Home of the Flint Hills in St. George, Kansas.  She was 93.

Wilma was born on April 29, 1926 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Harry and Phoebe Elizabeth “Bessie” Heath Gamblian.  She married Cecil Leslie on December 23, 1941 in Oswego, Kansas. ...

Feb 26, 2020

Alice C. Buss, 82, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.

Alice C. Emley was born in Hartford, Kansas on October 4, 1937, the daughter of Ray W. (Sr.) and Clayoma (Pope) Emley.  She married Dick Buss in June of 1956. They later divorced, and he passed away in...

Feb 25, 2020

Ronald Gene "Ron" Grother, age 75, passed away in Emporia, Kansas on February 25, 2020, with loved ones at his side.  Ron was born January 22, 1945 in Emporia, and was a lifelong Lyon County resident.  He was the third child of five, born to Carl and Malinda Grother.

Ron grew up on a farm near Americus...

Feb 21, 2020

Lola Elaine Farr of rural Emporia died on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.  She was 86.

Lola was born on August 24, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Marvin and Thelma Richard Boyce.  She married Lloyd Vene Farr on August 24, 1952 in Emporia.  He died on December 31, 1995 in Emporia....

Feb 21, 2020

Ronald J. Davidson, 79, formerly of Allen, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wichita, Kansas.

Ronald was born in Allen on March 2, 1940, the son of Richard Bromell and Thelma (Rees) Davidson. He married Marilyn Miller, and they later divorced. She lives in Azle, Tx.  He later...

Feb 21, 2020

Velma Marie Peak of Emporia died on Friday, February 22, 2020 at Emporia Place in Emporia.  She was 101.

Velma was born on February 4, 1919 in McPherson, Kansas the daughter of Amby and Hazel Buckman Wood.  She married Olma Peak on April 6, 1941 in Emporia.  He died on May 17, 2008 in Emporia.

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Feb 18, 2020

Joyce Stolfus died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor at the age of 91. Cremation has occurred. Inurnment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery at a private gathering of her children. Memorial Services will be at the First Congregational Church, Emporia, on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1:00 P.M.

Margaret Joyce Stolfus was...

Feb 16, 2020

Thelma Lucille Crawford of Emporia died on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  She was 96.

Thelma was born on February 1, 1924 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas the daughter of John Crawford and Esther M. Gordon Dailey which was original settlers of Neosho Rapids.  She married 1 st . Lt. Ivan William Loomis...

Feb 15, 2020

Elizabeth Jeannette McClure, 55 of Strong City, Kansas died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas.

Elizabeth was born September 20, 1964 in Pittsburg, Kansas the daughter of Ronald and Lillian (Williams) Hartman. She was the manager of the Dollar General Store in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Elizabeth enjoyed cooking, spending time with family...

Feb 9, 2020

Clyde M. Bush, Rural Admire, Kansas, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the age of 88.

Clyde Marvin Bush was born at his parents home in rural Admire, Kansas on May 20, 1931 the son of Hartley Leonard and Vella Idyl (Armstrong) Bush.  He married Lois Marie Giger at Admire, Kansas on...

Feb 2, 2020

Steven Marvin Klumpe of Amarillo, Texas died on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at his home.  He was 57.

Steven was born on May 19, 1962 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Marvin E. and Sylvia S. Lantz Klumpe.

He is survived by: son, Austin Klumpe (Elise) of Overland Park; father, Marvin E. Klumpe of Madison;...