Cathy D. Cox
Aug 3, 2018
Cathy D. Cox of Emporia died on Friday, August 3, 2018 at her home in Emporia. She was 57.
Cathy was born on January 22, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Arthur William “Bud” and Virginia M. Humphreys Hylton.
She is survived by: sister-in-law: Marjorie Hylton of Montgomery, Texas; Niece, Melanie Miles of Montgomery,...
James Michael O'Mara
Aug 2, 2018
James Michael O’Mara passed away August 2, 2018. James Michael O’Mara was born on January 23, 1942 in Emporia, the son of Wilbur J. O’Mara and Mildred (Heffron) O’Mara. He is survived by his wife, Lynda, of the home. Jim graduated from Emporia High School in 1961 and the Kansas Police Academy in 1973. He owned O’Mara Coffee Company and...
Izvadi Estrella Gene Espino
Jul 31, 2018
Izvadi Estrella Gené Espino of Emporia died on July 31, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. She was 23 days old.
Izvadi was born on July 8, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas the infant daughter of Fernando Espino, Jr. and Heather Sandoval.
Surviving family members include: parents Fernando Espino, Jr. and Heather Sandoval of Emporia; brother,...
Edward B. Conrade
Jul 30, 2018
Edward B. Conrade, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, July 30, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia, Kansas. He was 92. Edward was born April 18, 1926 on a farm six miles west of Olpe the son of Jacob and Bertha Meir Conrade. He married Elizabeth Trear on May 30, 1955 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. After marriage they...
Merton Wayne Deboer
Jul 25, 2018
Merton Wayne DeBoer, 70, rural Emporia, passed away at Holiday Resort on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Merton was born at Emporia, Kansas on February 25, 1948, the son of William Wayne and Audrey L. (Stevens) DeBoer. Merton married Barbara Ann Dill in Sterling, Kansas on July 10, 1971. She survives.
Besides his wife, Barbara, Merton...
Bobby W. Dodson
Jul 24, 2018
Following a lengthy hospital stay, Bobby W. Dodson, 83, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Emporia.
Bobby was born October 14, 1934 in Mineola, Texas, the son of Alger and Mamie Dodson. He owned and operated his own tractor trailer and hauled loads for many different companies. When Bobby wasn’t on the road...
Sharon Kay Karr
Jul 19, 2018
Sharon Kay (Studer) Karr Sharon Kay Karr, age 80, passed away at Holiday Resort in Emporia, Kansas, on July 19, 2018. Sharon Kay Karr was born in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of William and Fern (Johnson) Studer on January 27, 1938. She grew up on a farm near Beloit and attended a one-room school, later graduating from Beloit High School....
Bertha Mae Kelly
Jul 19, 2018
Bertha Mae (Davis- Metcalf) Kelly
Bertha was born on March 20th, 1923 to Charles Burgess Davis and Emma Klem Davis in Emporia, KS. She married George Metcalf in Leavenworth, KS on August 9, 1942. S/Sgt. Metcalf was killed December 27, 1944 in the battle of the Bulge in Belgium. She married Vernon Kelly on June 25, 1946...
Janet Colleen Parks
Jul 7, 2018
Janet Colleen Parks, 75 of Emporia, Kansas died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at her home.
Janet was born July 22, 1942 in Emporia, the daughter of Carl L. and Ruth (Buchanan) Riley. She received her Master’s degree in Education from Emporia State University and was the owner of Dale Parks Basements, Inc. Janet was a member of...
John L. Mears
Jul 2, 2018
John L Mears, Emporia, died July 2nd at KU Medical Center. He was 61. John was born July 21, 1956 in El Dorado, KS to Rolland L Mears and Connie L Walls, both deceased. He graduated from Madison High School then served 4 years in the United States army. He married Brenda K Nuessen October 27, 1979 in Olpe....
Jose Angel Montes
Jul 1, 2018
Jose Angel Montes, 21, of Emporia died on Sunday, July 1, 2018 in Emporia.
Angel was born on April 17, 1997 in El Paso, Texas the son of Jose Montes and Gloria Sanchez.
Surviving family members include: mother, Gloria Sanchez of Emporia; father Jose Montes of Dodge City, Kansas; grandparents, Gloria Aguilar of Emporia, Charles...
Sherril M. Brickley
Jun 27, 2018
Sherril M. Brickley, 64, of Emporia passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Cremation is planned.
Sherril was preceded in death by her mother, Mary and her husband, Danny.
She is survived by her brothers, Terry (Jackie) Ellis of Americus, and Larry (Kari) Ellis of Ames Iowa; a nephew, Jason (Kathy) Ellis...
Robert L. Burnell
Jun 27, 2018
Robert L. Burnell, 87, of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, June 27 th at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Robert was born July 6, 1930 on Emporia, Kansas the son of Mandota “Pat” and Beulah Burnell. He was the oldest of seven children. He had many jobs as a young man, including working on the railroad. At 17 he...
Opal L. Dacus
Jun 25, 2018
Opal Watchous Dacus, 91, of Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. At her request, no services will be held. Opal was born May 31, 1927, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, to Clarence and Jennie Harlan Watchous. She married Warren Keith Cooper in Marion, Kansas, on July 28, 1944, and later divorced. ...
Jackie Dean "Jack" Grimsley
Jun 24, 2018
Jackie Dean “Jack” Grimsley, 83 of rural Americus, Kansas died Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the University Of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
Jack was born January 15, 1935 in Americus, Kansas the son of John W. and Anna Marie (Christensen) Grimsley. He was the 7 th of 7 children Jack was a lifetime farmer,...
Bernard F. Meyer
Jun 22, 2018
Bernard F. Meyer, 91, Emporia, passed away at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor on Friday, June 22, 2018.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. The mass will be celebrated by Father Brandon Farrar of the church. Burial will follow in the...
Kenneth Marshall Parker
Jun 22, 2018
Kenneth M. Parker, 81, Emporia, Kansas, died Friday, June 22, 2018 at the Holiday Resort, Emporia.
Kenneth Marshall Parker was born May 4, 1937, the son of Earl and Louise (Schemonak) Parker.
He is survived by a Son; Randall Parker (Sue), Cedarburg, WI, Daughters; Vicki (Parker) Housholder...
Susan Jane Chamberlain
Jun 22, 2018
Susan Jane Chamberlain, 82 of Emporia, Kansas died June 22, 2018 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Susan was born December 21, 1935 at the family home near the Kansas – Nebraska border, the 5 th of 6 daughters born to Anthony and Geneva (Palmer) Dannecker. She was a telephone operator at Southwestern Bell for 35 years, retiring...
Gerado Nicholas "Jerry" Rodriguez
Jun 18, 2018
Gerado Nicholas “Jerry” Rodriguez, 61 of Emporia, Kansas died June 18, 2018 at his home.
Jerry was born June 27, 1956 in Emporia the son of Pedro and Manuela (Bueno) Rodriguez. He graduated from Emporia High in the class of ’74. Jerry worked at Modine Manufacturing until they closed and then at Emporia Pet Foods for 5...
Dorothea Elizabeth Haley
Jun 17, 2018
Dorothea Elizabeth Haley, 91 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia.
Dorothea was born January 2, 1927 in Olpe, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Voeste) Hohne. She was baptized at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olpe, Kansas and attended St. Joseph Catholic School for 12...
