Obituary Listing

Mar 29, 2020

Cherri Gay Lopez, 59, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas on Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Cherri Gay Ledford was born in Eureka, Kansas on February 22, 1961, the daughter of David and Virginia June (Long) Ledford. She married Ron Williamson in 1980, they later divorced. She married Alfred Lopez June 9, 2001 in...

Mar 29, 2020

James Walter Rhoads of Emporia died on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.  He was 91.

Jim was born on March 23, 1929 in Hartford, Kansas the son of Sam and Mabel Cox Rhoads.  He married Phyllis I. Parks on November 8, 1949 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.  She died on August 24, 1994...

Mar 28, 2020

Wanda T. Spade of Admire, Kansas passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Vintage Park in Osage City.  She was 93.

Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.  She was born March 27, 1927 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Verna Wilson Lewis of Admire.  She married Warren Spade on September...

Mar 27, 2020

Christinia Currie, 63, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 27, 2020.

Christinia had a great love for God, her family, and her friends. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Christinia was born October 13, 1956 in Pratt, Kansas to Edward and Mattie Morris. She later...

Mar 27, 2020

Lois M Bush, Rural Allen, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health on Friday, March 27, 2020 at the age of 89.

Lois Marie(Giger) Bush was born at her parents’ home on February 1, 1931, the daughter of Fredrick Delbert Giger and Eva Lois (Leavell) Giger. She married Clyde Marvin Bush at Admire, Kansas on May 24,...

Mar 25, 2020

Ricky Gene Walters, Admire, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the age of 68.

Ricky was born June 7, 1951 in Salina, Kansas the son of Charles and Ella Mae (Couch) Walters.  He married Emma J. McCall in Admire, June 14, 1986.  She survives.

He is also survived by daughters; ...

Mar 19, 2020

Clara Ruth Read, 90, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Clara Ruth Lamb was born in Americus, Kansas on July 23, 1929, the daughter of Claude C. and Opal D. (Finuf) Lamb.  She was united in marriage to James M. Read at Council Grove, Kansas on January...

Mar 15, 2020

Max E. “Gene” Reneau, Jr. 70, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at his home.

Gene was born in Ottawa, Kansas on February 24, 1950, the son of Max E. (Sr.) and Betty (Hendrikson) Reneau.  He was united in marriage with Carol L. Jones on July 11, 1976 at Reading, Kansas.  She survives.

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...