Obituary Listing

Dec 25, 2018

Terry Eugene Shown, 64, of Americus died on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.

Terry was born on December 7, 1954 at Emporia, Kansas the son of Clayton Eugene and Mable Ann Steen Shown.

Surviving members include: son, Nathan Shown of Topeka; granddaughters, Tristan and Kathryn Shown of Topeka; sister, Sandy Shown...

Dec 15, 2018

Ricardo “Woody” Robledo of Emporia died on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.  He was 93.

Woody was born on July 22, 1925 in Ft. Madison, Iowa the son of Marcelino and Simona Landeroz Robledo.  He married Delia Juarez Roblez in May 1947 in Emporia.  She died in 1959.  He later married...

Dec 15, 2018

Larry Dean Hall was born January 24, 1948, in Emporia, KS, the son of Howard Hanson and Iola J. (Keller) Hall. Larry entered heaven on December 15, 2018.

After graduation from Reading High School Larry was employed at Temp & Company. Joining the United States Army, he proudly served his country as a Ranger in the 71...

Dec 11, 2018

Joan Marie (Pummell) Hummel died peacefully on December 11, 2018 at the age of 74.  Joan was born on September 13, 1944 in Blanchester, Ohio. She was later adopted at the age of three by Homer and Mabel Pummell. She joined the army upon graduation from high school, and was stationed at Fort Sam Huston in San Antonio, Texas,  ...

Dec 10, 2018

Willene Charlotte Cole, 88 of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, December 10, 2018 at her home.

Willene was born February 9, 1930 in Oneida, KS, the daughter of William and Anna Marie (Keck) Ackerman. Dedicated to the education of children, Willene began teaching at the age of 17 and received her Master’s in Education from Emporia State University....

Dec 4, 2018

Fidelina Ramirez, 66 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Fidelina was born September 12, 1952 in La Libertad, El Salvador the daughter of Silvestre Ramirez and Margarita Aguirre. She owned and operated Variedades El Salvador in Emporia since 1998. Fidelina was a member of the Iglesia Pentecostes Para Cristo...

Dec 1, 2018

Rita Aileene Kelly Wurtz, 79 of Emporia, Kansas passed away peacefully Saturday December 1 st , 2018 in her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle against adenocarcinoma.

Rita was born January 2 nd , 1939 in King City, Missouri, the daughter of the late James Patrick Kelly and Mary Josephine Fisher Kelly. She graduated...

Nov 29, 2018

Mark Allen Gardner, 59 of Emporia, Kansas died Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.

Mark was born February 4, 1959 in Plattsburgh, New York the son of William E. “Bill” and Cara Lee (Kennedy) Gardner. He worked in maintenance for 22 years at Iowa Beef Processors and Tyson Fresh Meats. Mark...

Nov 28, 2018

James Lee Countryman, rural Emporia, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the age of 82.

Cremation is planned with no services. A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Contributions may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Mr. Countryman was born October...

Nov 27, 2018

Gary L. Brooks, 62, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the Emergency Department of Newman Regional Health.

Gary was born February 27, 1956 at Parsons, Kansas, the son of Charles E. and Betty Jo (Harness) Brooks. He married Martha Proehl on March 20, 1981 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She survives of the home.

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Nov 26, 2018

JA “Jim” Stubenhofer of Emporia died on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kansas.  He was 85.

Jim was born on January 24, 1933 in Elmdale, Kansas the son of Karl and Bertha Bechelmayr Stubenhofer.  He married Dona Sheridan on June 21, 1958 at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Strong City, Kansas.  She...

Nov 25, 2018

Fredrick J. Adams, 92 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor with his family at his bedside.

Fred was born in Fremont, Ohio on June 20, 1926 to Fred W. and Mary D. Adams. His childhood was spent in Lima, Ohio until graduation from high school. He attended and played the...

Nov 22, 2018

Joy D. Hutcherson Beavers of Emporia died on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her home.  She was 88.

Joy was born on September 14, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas the sixth child of Charles A. and Frances L. Allen Hutcherson.

Surviving family members include: daughter, Loretta Phoenix of Emporia; son, Raymond Phoenix of Alhambra, California; granddaughters,...

Nov 18, 2018

Karen S. Todd of Emporia died on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at her home.  She was 57.

Karen was born on February 2, 1961 in Gallup, New Mexico the daughter of Don and Evelyn Sweeney Bunch.  She married Joseph Todd on December 23, 1995 in Bullhead City, Arizona.  He survives at the home.

Surviving family...

Nov 17, 2018

Larry Dean Morgan of Emporia died on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center.  He was 75.  Larry was born on May 3, 1943 in Cedar Point, Kansas the son of Edgar Lee and Esther Baker Morgan.  He married Carolyn Price Dobson on January 30, 1976 in Council Grove, Kansas.  She died on October 16, 2001...

Nov 13, 2018

Paul William Hensley, 90 of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, November 13, 2108 at his home surrounded by his family.

Paul was born July 29, 1928 in Emporia, the son of William S. and Ora Bell (Stubbs) Hensley. He was a truck driver for Thomas Transfer for 35 years, retiring in 1985. Paul was a member of the...

Nov 13, 2018

Memorial Services for Lois J. Steinel, 91 of Emporia, will be conducted on Friday, November 30, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church, Emporia. The service will be conducted by Pastor Peter Rehwaldt of the church. Cremation has occurred. Private inurnment will be held in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Steinel died November 13, 2018 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor....

Nov 11, 2018

Joan Estelle Glasgow Bales was born September 3, 1928 in Vancouver, Washington. Her parents got homesick and decided to move back to the Midwest to be closer to their family. They moved to Cherokee, Oklahoma where she began school but when she was to enter the fourth grade her family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma and it was there that she...

Nov 4, 2018

Memorial Services for Joseph A. “Joey” Atchison, 38, Tonganoxie, KS, will be held on Saturday, December 1 at 11:00 A.M. at the Cornerstone Family Worship Center, Tonganoxie, Kansas, conducted by Pastor Ron Swaim of the church. The family will receive friends an hour before service time. Mr. Atchison died November 4, 2018 at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas...

Nov 2, 2018

Laura Mae McAntee, 91 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.

Laura Mae was born July 1, 1927 in Emporia the daughter of Joseph Fred and Justina Ann (Brinkman) Kuhlmann. She began her teaching career in a one room school house in Tonaway, Kansas, Laura Mae then went to teach at...