Marvin G. "Posy" Sumner
Jul 1, 2017
Marvin Gerald “Posy” Sumner, 85, of Emporia died on July 1, 2017 at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas. Posy was born on December 12, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Pose T. and Garnette M. Day Sumner. He married Letha Mae Greenwood on April 2, 1966 in Burlington, Kansas. She died on November 5, 1989. He later...
Lorene L. Pape
Jun 26, 2017
Lorene Lucille Pape (94), formerly of rural Olpe, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Pastor Bob Robison of the First Christian Church in Madison officiated. Burial was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Olpe. Lorene Lucille Coble, the...
Charles D. "Chuck" Fechter
Jun 26, 2017
Charles D. “Chuck” Fechter, 73, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on June 26, 2017 at his home. Chuck was born in Pueblo, Colorado on February 3, 1944, the son of Arthur Dean and Alma Lee (Elder) Fechter. He married Jane Schmidt, and they later divorced. Surviving family members include his son, Chad Fechter and his wife, Brooke, Olathe, Kansas; daughter, Lisa...
Charles Dean "Chuck" Fechter
Jun 26, 2017
Charles Dean “Chuck” Fechter, 73, rural Emporia, died at his home on Monday, July 26, 2017. Cremation has occurred. A memorial mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia, on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. with Father Ron Livojevich, Celebrant. The Rosary will be recited at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Friday evening, July 14 at...
Mont Sinclair Carson
Jun 21, 2017
Mont Sinclair Carson, 31 of Emporia, Kansas died June 21, 2017 at his home in Emporia. Mont was born June 13, 1986 in Emporia the son of Elmer Allen Carson and Ann Marie Charland. He worked in construction. Mont loved being with family and friends. The big loves of his life were Antoine and Aryia. Mont is survived by his...
Norma M. Gilpin
Jun 20, 2017
Norma M. Gilpin, 88, of Emporia passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Lexington Park Nursing, Topeka with her family and Great Lakes Hospice at her side. Norma was born on November 13, 1928 in Chanute, Kansas the daughter of Roscoe L. and Betty L. Bowman Mendenhall. After completing grade school in Virgil, KS, her family moved to Emporia...
Earl H. Kayser
Jun 17, 2017
Earl Henry Kayser, 96, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Holiday Resort. He was born on March 11, 1921 in northern Lyon County to Carl and Jennie Duncan Kayser. He attended National Trail Grade School on Highway 56 and graduated from Bushong High School in 1938. His family later moved to the farm next to Sunnyside Cemetery on road 310....
John H. Schmidt
Jun 16, 2017
John H. Schmidt, 67, of Emporia, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at his home. Cremation is planned. His memorial service will be 10:30 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett. Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier, of the Messiah Lutheran Church will officiate. Friends will be gathering at the funeral home from 7:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 to reminisce...
Ray J. Beals
Jun 4, 2017
Ray J. Beals, 67, passed away June 4, 2017 at his home after a battle with cancer. Ray was born April 21, 1950 at Newman Hospital. He attended Mary Herbert Elementary School and Emporia High School. At age 18, he began work at the Emporia Gazette as pressman. After 45 years, he retired from the newspaper, holding the job of...
Warner R. Blackburn
Jun 3, 2017
Warner Reed Blackburn, 66, of Emporia, died Saturday, June 3, 2017 while competing in the Dirty Kanza 50 race. His funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the First Baptist Church 8th and Constitution. Pastor Chester Morris of the Church of the New Covenant will officiate. The family will meet with friends Tuesday, June 6,...
Dr. Noel O. Mintz
Jun 1, 2017
Noel O. Mintz died at home east of Emporia on June 1, 2017 at the age of 84. Noel Oren Mintz the son of Oren and Bonnie (LaMaster) Mintz was born December 19, 1932 in Rochester, Michigan. He moved with his parents in 1936 to Hallowell, Kansas where he grew up. He graduated from Columbus High School and attended Pittsburg...
Clayton E. Suddock
May 31, 2017
Clayton E. Suddock, 79, of Rural Emporia died Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in the Emergency Room at Newman Regional Health. His funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 9, 2017 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Pastor Joe Tuttle will be officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations to either the H. Dale Buck Animal Welfare Fund or the...
Jeannette Theresa Rowland
May 29, 2017
Jeannette Theresa Rowland, 88 of Shawnee, Kansas died Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Brookdale Shawnee Senior Living. Jeannette Theresa Marcotte was born July 5, 1928 in Vermillion, South Dakota the daughter of Albert and Eva (Hubbert) Marcotte. Jeannette was a farm wife and worked in production at Dolly Madison Bakery in Emporia for 23 years until her retirement in...
Marian Ann Hamman
May 26, 2017
Marian Ann Hamman, 82 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center in Emporia. Marian Ann was born August 21, 1934 in Olpe, Kansas the daughter of Harold H. and Kathryn Anne (Schulze) Wecker. She was a homemaker. Marian married Cleo Hamman on April 19, 1952 in Yates Center, Kansas. He died August 15,...
William A. "Bill" Martin
May 26, 2017
William A. Martin, 76, died Friday, May 26th, 2017 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Bonnie (Wheat) Martin; his son, Jeff Martin and his wife Carla Martin; his daughter, Brenda Boyce and her husband Randy Boyce; his daughter, Kelly Schorgl and her husband Francis Schorgl; his brother,...
Ella B. Lawson
May 22, 2017
Ella B. “Nan” Lawson, 89, of Emporia died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at her home. Ella was born on November 21, 1927 in Canton, Kansas the daughter of Clause and Elsie Meta Brandt Vogts. She married Charles Calvin Lawson on September 15, 1946 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Olpe, Kansas. He died on January 28, 1986 in Emporia. Surviving...
Polly A. Witten
May 19, 2017
Polly Witten, 83, took the next step in her life on May 19, 2017 at Brookdale in Topeka, Kansas. Polly Ann Warren was born February 21, 1934 to William and Mary Warren and was raised in the hills of Missouri on a self-supporting farm. Her parents were both teachers in one-room country schools near Edinburg, Missouri. Polly followed in her...
L. Karen Johnson
May 14, 2017
L. Karen Johnson, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the age of 76. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. The service will be conducted by Pastor Lorraine Bailey, First Christian Church. Private family interment in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. Linda Karen...
Maria E. Hernandez
May 14, 2017
Maria E. Hernandez, 70 of Emporia, Kansas died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Maria was born January 20, 1947 in Quiroga, Michoacan, Mexico the daughter of Moises Estrada and Juana Coronodo. She worked as a production laborer at Seaboard Foods in Guyman, Oklahoma until she retired in 2015. Maria enjoyed gardening and soap operas. Maria...
Donald William Mohr
May 13, 2017
Funeral services for Donald William Mohr, 94, will be held at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, KS on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. Services will be conducted by Pastor Jeannie Jensen, First United Methodist Church. Burial will be private at a later date in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. Mr. Mohr passed away Saturday at his home in...
