Katie Jeanell Langley
Jan 3, 2025
Katie Jeanell (Nell) Langley of Emporia, Kansas, passed away at home on January 3rd, 2025, at the age of 89.
Nell was born on December 26, 1935, in Conecuh County, AL, to Jessie (Robinson) and John Ervin Booker. At 16, she was married to Manford F. Langley in Castleberry, AL. Their union brought four children, Mike Langley...
Derald Arvin Lind
Dec 31, 2024
Derald Arvin Lind, Kansas City, Kansas, died on December 31, 2024. He was 87 years old.
Derald was born on February 22, 1937, in Saffordville, Kansas, the son of Russell and Helena Faye (Thomas) Lind. He married Wilma Lackey on June 10, 1967, in Emporia, Kansas.
He is survived by his wife and younger daughter,...
Dorothy Marie Schmidt
Dec 30, 2024
Dorothy Marie Schmidt of Olpe died on Monday, December 30, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home in Olpe. She was 91.
Dorothy was born on May 30, 1933, in the Maydale Community south of Olpe, the daughter of Paul and Regina Schafer Kuhlmann. She married Clarence L. Schmidt on September 8, 1951, at Maydale. He...
Terry Alice Workman
Dec 30, 2024
Terry Alice Workman of Emporia died on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was 72.
Terry was born on June 4, 1952, in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Martel “Okie” and Elsie Margaret Stehlik Workman.
She is survived by her companion of 39 years Arthur...
Jana Sue Williamson
Dec 28, 2024
Jana Sue Williamson of Emporia, died on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at her home. She was 86.
Jana was born on October 17, 1938, in Sterling, Kansas as the daughter of Marion and Juanita Haen Welch. She married Kent E. Williamson on June 8, 1958, in St. John, Kansas. He died on April 23, 2020, in Emporia....
Joann Rincon
Dec 21, 2024
JoAnn Rincon, 71, Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
JoAnn Rodriguez was born in Emporia on April 18, 1953, the daughter of John and Josephine (Mariscal) Rodriguez. JoAnn and Richard Rincon were married at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on April 8, 1972. He survives...
Jimmy Dean Theas
Dec 18, 2024
Jimmy Dean Theas, 66, of Americus, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on December 18, 2024.
He was born on November 24, 1958, in Fairfax, Missouri, to Earl Dean and Carolyn (Mallon) Theas. In 1980, Jimmy married Debra Rowell, and together they welcomed a son, Jeremy. After their divorce, he married Holly Graham in 1986 in...
Lee Charles Muller
Dec 18, 2024
Lee Charles Muller of Americus, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at his home. He was 74.
Lee was born on March 1, 1950, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of LeRoy and Cora Nelle Shapard Muller.
He is survived by his sons, Tyson (Alicia) Muller of Ansley, Nebraska, and Layn (Breanna) Muller of Sioux City,...
Ramona Grace Burd
Dec 17, 2024
Ramona Grace Burd of Emporia, Kansas, passed on December 17, 2024, at Flint Hills Care Center. She was 95 years old.
Ramona was born on July 26, 1929, in Hartford, Kansas, the daughter of George and Margaret Lucile (Rich) Hodges. She married Ira (Bud) Burd, her husband of 34 years on March 20, 1948, in Emporia, Kansas....
Richard L. Mayes
Dec 16, 2024
June 11, 1932 – December 16, 2024
Richard L. Mayes passed away peacefully on December 16, 2024, at his home in rural Emporia.
Richard was born on June 11, 1932, in Emporia to E.L. Mayes and Lucile Marks.
He married Norma June Schaefer on September 7, 1952, in Emporia.
He lived...
Katherine Iseminger
Dec 11, 2024
Katherine Iseminger, 88, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Katherine Crafton was born on October 17, 1936, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John and Esther (Bohne) Crafton. Katherine and George Iseminger were married at Wichita, Kansas on February 1, 1980. He died in Virgil, Kansas on May 19, 2016. She...
Peggy Jane Miller
Dec 10, 2024
Peggy Jane Miller of Emporia died on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Sunflower Care Legacy. She was 81.
Peggy was born on June 1, 1943, in Strong City, Kansas, the daughter of Johnnie Samuel and Edna Louise Hartig Miller. She married Woodrow W. Wilkinson, Jr., in January 1964 in Emporia. They were later divorced.
Surviving...
Gilbert Michael Lanzrath
Dec 5, 2024
Gilbert M. “Hoach” Lanzrath, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the age of 68.
Gilbert Michael Lanzrath was born on December 12, 1955, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Lyle and Delores (Evans) Lanzrath. Gilbert married Penny Potter on September 19, 1996, on the Snake River at the base of...
Ronald Dean Brockelman
Dec 4, 2024
Ronald Dean Brockelman of Emporia passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at his home. He was 86.
Ron was born on March 1, 1938, in Council Grove, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Alberta Longbine Brockelman. He married Lina Muller on January 25, 1962, in Mannheim, Germany. They later divorced. He then married Jean Eunice Farley...
Charles Melvin Carson
Dec 1, 2024
Charles “Chuck” Melvin Carson formerly of Emporia, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the Meadowbrook Hospice in Gardner, Kansas. He was 74.
Chuck was born on July 26, 1950, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Grant Melvin and Elsie Katherine Dial Carson. He married Janet M. Shafer on May 5, 1973, in Winfield, Kansas.
Surviving...
Thomas D. Thomas
Nov 29, 2024
Our hearts are heavy as we say goodbye to an incredible man – a husband, dad, stepdad, Grandpa and Grampy who meant the world to us all.
Thomas D. Thomas of Emporia, died on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Newman Regional Health. He was 80.
Tom was born on August 20, 1944, in Highland Park,...
Loretta Schneider
Nov 28, 2024
Loretta Schneider, Emporia, Kansas, died November 28, 2024 at the Presbyterian Manor. She was 86 years old.
Loretta was born on December 21, 1937, in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford and Adaline (Rush) Beagley. She married Vincent Schneider at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Emporia, Kansas on May 4, 1957. He died on...
Wade Ashley Miller
Nov 26, 2024
Wade Ashley Miller of Emporia, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was 61.
Wade was born on August 14, 1963, in Marysville, Kansas, the son of Frederick Charles and Jean Carol Schmidt Miller. Wade graduated from Emporia High School Class of 1983 and worked as the Assistant Manager at Wash...
Robert Joseph Topper
Nov 25, 2024
Robert J. “Bobby” Topper, 69, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.
Robert Joseph Topper was born in Emporia on February 13, 1955, the son of Lonzo S. and Florine M. (Brown) Topper. He married Denise Jean Swift on February 10, 1978. She survives. Robert is also survived...
Isabelle Virginia Spellman
Nov 19, 2024
Isabelle Virginia Spellman, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died November 19, 2024. She was 93 years old.
Isabelle was born on July 8, 1931, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Alouis Theodore and Isabelle Sarah (Flott) Arndt. She married Junior Maitland Spellman on October 1, 1953, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia, Kansas. He died on March 26, 1985....
