Mary Joann Gallup
Sep 27, 2024
Mary Jo Gallup, 81, Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully to see the Lord on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.
Mary Jo Ann Williams was born on January 25, 1943 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Ide H. and Lucy (Tannehill) Williams. She married Roy Gallup on September 28, 1968 in Emporia. He...
Franklin "Frank" Earl Voorhees
Sep 21, 2024
Franklin “Frank” Earl Voorhees, age 83, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, surrounded by his family at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Frank was born on April 28, 1941, at home in rural Olpe, Kansas, the son of Henry and Emma (Smith) Voorhees. After Frank completed first grade the family moved to Americus. He graduated...
Horacio Hernandez Tovar
Sep 21, 2024
Horacio Hernandez Tovar, Emporia, Kansas, died September 21, 2024, at Newman Regional Health. He was 65 years old.
Horacio was born on April 9, 1959, in Matugeo, Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Medardo and Melanea (Tovar Leon) Hernandez Tovar. He married Maria C. Reyes on February 4, 1981, in San Jeronimo, Michoacan, Mexico. She survives of the...
Stephen Michael Gilligan
Sep 19, 2024
Stephen Michael Gilligan, Neosho Rapids, Kansas, died September 19, 2024, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. He was 72 years old.
Stephen was born on November 10, 1951, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Dennis and Edna (Woods) Gilligan. He married Linda Meeks in 2006. She died on April 1, 2010.
Survivors include daughters...
Janet Louise Jefferis
Sep 16, 2024
Janet Louise Jefferis (Middleton), born on October 10, 1954, in Augsburg, Germany, bravely battled cancer for many years and ultimately passed away due to the lasting effects of her treatments and healthcare challenges on Monday, September 16, 2024.
Janet’s life was a testament to love, resilience, and the unwavering strength of faith. Her boundless compassion and grace...
Kenneth Wayne Lorenz
Sep 16, 2024
Kenneth Wayne Lorenz of Emporia, died on Monday, September 16, 2024, at his home. He was 67.
Kenny was born on August 16, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Gwendolyn Kerr Lorenz and the late Earl F. Lorenz
He is survived by his mother, Gwendolyn Lorenz of Emporia; brothers, David Lorenz and Thomas...
Shirley Mae Hensley
Sep 14, 2024
Shirley Mae Hensley of Emporia, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. She was 94.
Shirley was born on January 12, 1930, in Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of William and Carrie Ester Gramke. She married Paul W. Hensley on June 20, 1948, in Olpe, Kansas. He died on...
Darrel Duane Carter
Sep 12, 2024
Darrel Duane Carter of Emporia, died on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at his home with family. He was 79.
Darrel was born on May 28, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert M. and Meryl Mae Denny Carter. He married Debra Dee Duffield on June 6, 1965, in Emporia. She survives.
Surviving family members...
Harry L. Fowler, Jr.
Sep 7, 2024
Harry L. Fowler, Jr. of Emporia, died on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. He was 81.
Harry was born on March 25, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Harry, Sr. and Jane Edwards Fowler. He married Marjory E. Fruit on January 19, 1964, in Pratt Kansas. She died on...
Austin James Wagoner
Sep 4, 2024
Austin Wagoner, 37, passed away on September 4, 2024, in Meade, Kansas along with his dog PK. He was born on June 12, 1987, in Emporia, Kansas, and graduated from Emporia High School. He continued his education at Kansas Wesleyan University, Emporia State University, and ultimately graduated from the University of Kansas.
Austin was passionate about sports,...
David Lee Lane
Sep 3, 2024
David Lee Lane of Emporia, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. He was 65.
David was born on May 26, 1959, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Darrell and Thelma Jean Herdt Lane.
He is survived by his sister Katherine Woods of Topeka; three nieces and two nephews; friend...
Marilyn Elizabeth Hoy
Sep 3, 2024
Marilyn Elizabeth Hoy of Emporia died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at her home. She was 84.
Marilyn was born on September 23, 1939, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Emporia the daughter of Virgil and Elizabeth Rees Lambert. She married Garry A. Hoy on February 5, 1966, in Emporia. They divorced in 1987.
Surviving family members...
Wendy Sandstedt
Aug 29, 2024
Wendy Sandstedt, 55, of Emporia, Kansas and formerly of Arizona, Germany, and California, passed away in Emporia, on August 29, 2024.
Wendy was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 12, 1969. She married Scott Sandstedt on June 12, 1999.
She is survived by her husband, Scott Sandstedt, her children and three grandchildren: Clayton (Rebecca: Lauren,...
Wayne "Jackie" E. Leffler
Aug 25, 2024
Wayne “Jackie” E. Leffler of rural Americus died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was 93.
Jackie was born on April 18, 1931, in Bushong, Kansas the son of Lewis “Jack” William and Mildred Gibson Leffler. He married Mary Elizabeth Eldred on October 24, 1954, at the Methodist Church in Dunlap. ...
Willis Newell Arb
Aug 16, 2024
Willis Newell Arb, Emporia, Kansas, died August 16, 2024 at Newman Regional Health. He was 94 years old.
Willis was born on March 17, 1930, in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, the son of Louis and Leah (Danford) Arb. He married Ethel Eccles on November 15, 1952, in Emporia. She died in 2009 in Topeka, Kansas.
Survivors...
Gloria Jean Jackson
Aug 15, 2024
Gloria Jean Jackson formerly of Americus, Kansas died on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at her home in Emporia surrounded by her family. She was 81.
Gloria was born on October 8, 1942, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of William F. Jr., and Mary F. Hazlett Delfs. She married Bobby R. Jackson on November 19, 1961, in Wichita,...
Jani Rosemont Carter
Aug 9, 2024
Jani Rosemont Carter of Emporia, died on Friday, August 9, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was 68.
Joni was born on November 3, 1955, in Soweto, South Africa the daughter of Zacharia Montsho and Agnes Regina Mhlongo. She married Alvin Carter on March 5, 1993, at the Lyon County...
Eugene T. (Jack) Mouse
Aug 8, 2024
Jack Mouse, 78, of Emporia died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Ks.
He had enjoyed a 60-year career as a musician. Jack received world-wide accolades for his talents as a drummer and music educator, as well as a composer, bandleader, sideman, entrepreneur, percussion instrument designer and author.
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Daniel Joe Pearson
Aug 4, 2024
Daniel Joe Pearson of Emporia died on Sunday, August 4, 2024, in rural Lyon County. He was 54.
Dan was born on February 11, 1970, the son of Clare and Shirley Murphy Pearson. He married Sara Kopfman on April 10, 1999, in Emporia. She survives.
Dan will be dearly missed by his family members including...
Matias Coria
Aug 3, 2024
Matias Coria, age 86, entered into eternal rest with his family at his side in Olathe, KS on August 3, 2024, following a lengthy illness. Matias was born in La Viga, Michoacan, Mexico on September 8, 1937, to Tomas Coria and Salvadora (Lola) Jimenez Espino. He was one of six children.
Matias service...
