Gloria Ann Harrison
Feb 7, 2016
Gloria Ann Harrison, 61, of Emporia died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at her home. Gloria was born on February 24, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of LeRoy and Betty Townsend Harrison. She is survived by: brothers, William Henry Harrison of Emporia, Leslie Joe Harrison of Emporia, and LaRoy Anthony Harrison of Emporia; sisters, Betty Jean Morrow of Riverside, Missouri,...
J. Wayne Bastin
Feb 5, 2016
J. Wayne Bastin, 82, of Emporia, a longtime highly respected teacher, coach, and principal of Lowther Junior High (Emporia Middle School), died Friday, February 5, 2016 in Wichita, Kansas. J. Wayne Bastin, the son of Clifford and Cecile Smith Bastin, was born on October 25, 1933 in Elmdale, Kansas. He Graduated from Elmdale High School in 1951. He was a...
Eleanor M. Finlay
Feb 5, 2016
Eleanor M. Finlay, Emporia, formerly of Meade, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, at the age of 93. Eleanor M. Thomas was born May 4, 1922, the daughter of Arthur and Lurrie Ray (Minter) Thomas. She married Everett Forest Finlay in Sweetwater, Texas in 1948. He died March 9, 1976. Mrs. Finlay is survived...
Victor Penn
Feb 4, 2016
Victor Penn, 54, Bushong, Kansas, and formerly of Americus, died Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, Topeka. Victor was born on January 18, 1962 at Denver, Colorado, the son of Willis R. and Tomie (Takayama) Penn. He married Rene M. Gustafson February 2, 1981. She survives. Surviving family members include his wife, Rene; son, Brian K. Penn, Bushong;...
Rubye Cathryn Buster
Jan 27, 2016
Rubye Cathryn Buster, 103, of Emporia died on January 27, 2016 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor, Emporia. Rubye was born on May 7, 1912 in Tullahoma, Tennessee the daughter of Joe and Forrest Hoover Poe. She married Elmer Lee Buster on February 12. 1933 in Arkansas City, Kansas. He died on September 18, 1990 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son,...
Richard M. Schlup, Sr.
Jan 25, 2016
Richard M. Schlup, Sr. 95, Emporia, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Holiday Resort. Richard Morse Schlup was born May 16, 1920 in Toledo Township, Chase County, Kansas, the son of Walter and Lena (Morse) Schlup. He married Doris Parker at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on July 2, 1940. She died July 11, 1997. Surviving family members include his daughters,...
Norman R. Thomas
Jan 23, 2016
Norman R. Thomas, 72, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. Norman was born January 4, 1944 in Emporia, the son of Russel H. and Dorothy J. (Hotzel) Thomas. He retired from law enforcement in March of 1987 after serving 22 years with the Emporia Police Department. Norman married Phillis J. Hamilton...
Chelsea Lynn Gold
Jan 23, 2016
Chelsea Lynn Gold, 26, of Blue River, Colorado, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, Colorado after receiving injuries from being involved in an automobile accident. Chelsea was born August 19, 1989 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of David Neil and Cheryl Lynn (Bletscher) Gold. She was a graduate of Emporia High School and...
Mary Alice Magathan
Jan 19, 2016
Mary Alice Magathan, 91, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at her home Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Mary Alice Waller was born June 30, 1924 in Emporia, the daughter of Voris and Alice (Madison) Waller. She married Richard James Magathan in Emporia in January of 1943. He died February 28, 2002. Surviving family members include her son, Richard A. (Nancy) Magathan, Astoria,...
Joe David Rogers
Jan 16, 2016
Joe David Rogers, 68, Bushong, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 in Harrisonville, Missouri. Joe was born May 8, 1947 in Blakley, Georgia, the son of Woodrow Wilson and Dicie Janettie (Mathews) Rogers. He married Karen Lee Jorgensen July 25, 1972 in Donalsonville, GA. She survives of the home. Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife; daughters, Donna Lynn...
Lydia Marie Windler Hinrichs
Jan 16, 2016
Lydia Marie Windler Hinrichs, 98, of Emporia, died on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at her home. Lydia was born on January 27, 1917 in Spring Valley, Kansas, the daughter of Anton C. and Matilda Abler Windler. She married Gerhard “Gay” Hinrichs on November 26, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on June 28, 1999 in Emporia. Surviving family members include:...
Clifford Ray Sull
Jan 16, 2016
Clifford Ray Sull, 58, of Emporia died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at his home. Cliff was born on August 23, 1957 in Chandler, Arizona the son of William Lee Evert Sull and Nancy Lee Gayer. He married Kerry McCoy on July 2, 2002 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She survives. Other survivors include: Daughter, Katrina Danielle Clynch of Carlsbad, California; brothers,...
Delores C. Johnson
Jan 13, 2016
DeLores C. Johnson, 91, of Emporia, Kansas died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. DeLores was born October 17, 1924 in Cherryvale, Kansas the daughter of Clyde and Jessie (Turner) Blackett. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College in 1947. DeLores was a grade school teacher in Winfield, Kansas and Cheney, Kansas and was a substitute...
Gabriel R. "Gabe" Rodriguez
Jan 11, 2016
Gabriel Reyes “Gabe” Rodriguez, 60, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at AMG Specialty Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Gabriel Rodriguez was born in Emporia on January 6, 1956, the son of Lorenzo and Sofia (Torres) Rodriguez. He married Janice K. (Wallace) Tabares on May 20, 1989 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia. Surviving family members include his wife, Janice,...
David O. Wilmore
Jan 7, 2016
David O. Wilmore, 70, of Americus, Kansas, died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. David was born May 13, 1945 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Carl G. and Mildred (Daetwiler) Wilmore. He graduated from Americus High School in 1963. After high school, David joined the US Army. After leaving the army, he returned home...
Luke T. Houghton
Jan 3, 2016
Luke Houghton, 45, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Luke Timothy Houghton was born in Emporia, the son of Jerome and Leslie (Cropp) Houghton. Luke is survived by his parents of Burlingame, Kansas; his sister, Julie Moreland and her husband, Aaron, and their children, Gabriel and Grayson Moreland, Winfield,...
Neta Carol Guthrie
Jan 2, 2016
Neta C. Guthrie, 92, of Emporia, formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Neta Carol Grantham, the daughter of Emory Ault and Louisa (Edwards) Grantham, was born January 10, 1923 in Checotah, Oklahoma. She married Clarence Eddie Guthrie on May 10, 1942 in Warner, Oklahoma; he preceded her in death on November...
Alex Juan Bedolla
Dec 30, 2015
Alex Juan Bedolla of Emporia died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his home. He was 17. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M., Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Centro Cristiano de Emporia. Burial will take place in Mexico.
Tom Dispensa
Dec 30, 2015
Tom Dispensa (59), of Emporia, entered into rest on December 30, 2015 at K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City. Tom Dispensa, the son of Phillip J. and Nancy (Bysor) Dispensa, was born on March 23, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri. Tom worked in the shipping department at Dolly Madison for over 20 years before retiring. He enjoyed spending time with...
William M. "Bill" Collins
Dec 28, 2015
William Michael “Bill” Collins, 93, of Lawrence, Kansas, died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a short illness. His family was at his side. Bill was born in Abilene, Kansas, on October 21 in 1922, the son of William James and Catherine, (Dore) Collins. He graduated from Emporia High School. He served in Italy with the Army...
