Margaret Elizabeth Hale
Sep 24, 2014
Margaret Elizabeth Hale, 68, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Margaret was born on July 1, 1946 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of William Charles and Margaret Elsie Walton O’Rorke. She married Gene Hale in August 1973 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He survives. Margaret is survived by: her son,...
Richard "Gene" Eugene Fowler
Sep 22, 2014
Richard Eugene Fowler, 78, of Emporia, Kansas died Monday, September 22, 2014 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Richard Eugene “Gene” was born January 7, 1936 in Emporia, the son of Jesse Wilbur and Delorise (Troyer) Fowler. Gene married Rosalie Chapman in Emporia on October 21, 1956. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: son, Doug Fowler and wife...
Natasha Danielle Pruitt
Sep 22, 2014
Natasha Danielle Pruitt, 30, of Dodge City, Kansas, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at her home in Dodge City. She is survived by her seven children, Nadia of Hartford, Kansas, Jonathan, Julian, Ariana, Janelle, Renee’ and Katalina, all of Dodge City; her mother and stepfather, Denise and Doug Dill of Hartford; her father, Michael Pruitt of South Carolina; three brothers,...
Thomas Wilson Blackburn
Sep 21, 2014
Thomas Wilson Blackburn, 82, passed away Sunday morning at Holiday Resort after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his daughters, Janis Meyer and her husband Keith, Lisa Hollern and her husband Lane, all of Emporia, and Mary Jansen and her husband Derek of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; his son Gregg Johnson of Baldwin, Kansas; 13 grandchildren; and 3...
Betty Ann Davison
Sep 19, 2014
Betty Ann Davison, 81, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Graveside services will be conducted at the Patio Garden of Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Susan Daniel-Brey, Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The casket...
Esther Mae Deremer
Sep 14, 2014
Esther Mae DeRemer, 92, of Emporia, Kansas, died on September 14, 2014 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Esther was born on February 25, 1922 in Emporia, the daughter of Taylor Joab and Catherine Violet Thompson Kemp. She married Wilbur G. DeRemer on February 19, 1943 in Emporia. He died on October 26, 1997 in Emporia. Esther is survived by: her sons,...
George Leroy Flowers
Sep 6, 2014
George LeRoy Flowers, 70, of rural Allen, Kansas, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at his home. George was born October 1, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of George F. and Margaret Doel Flowers. He was a graduate of Jarbloe High School in Tonganoxie, Kansas. George married Mary L. Pratt on June 26, 1972 in Seattle, Washington. She survives of...
Beverly "Lennie" A. Bain
Sep 5, 2014
Beverly A “Lennie” Bain, age 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior, September 5, 2014 in Henderson, Nevada, where she had moved to be closer to her daughters. Lennie was born August 6, 1923 to C.R.O. “Blackie” and Selma (Johnson) Sorrels at Potamo Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by the love...
Emma H. Voorhees
Sep 4, 2014
Emma H. Voorhees, 97, formerly of Americus, Kansas, died Thursday morning, September 4, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Cottonwood Falls. Emma H. Smith was born in Emporia, Kansas, on May 4, 1917, the daughter of Robert and Hannah Etta (Pierce) Smith. She married Henry F. Voorhees in Americus on August 17, 1935. He died March 6, 1997 in...
Gary Dean Fuller
Aug 25, 2014
Gary Dean Fuller, 49, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, August 25, 2014 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Gary was born July 13, 1965 in Emporia, the son of Kenneth and Carlene (Munson) Fuller. He was a graduate of Butler County Community College and attended Kansas State University. He married Lisa Keller on April 1, 1989 at the First...
Gladys I. Comeaux
Aug 9, 2014
Gladys I. Comeaux, 97, retired school teacher, formerly of Reading, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 09, 2014 in Auburn, California. Gladys Irene Hoyt, the daughter of Charles F. and Mary Stewart Hoyt, was born on January 5, 1917 in Reading. She married Herbert Comeaux, and he preceded her in death. Surviving members of the family include: two daughters, Donna Marie...
Geraldine "Gerry" Rees
Aug 8, 2014
Geraldine "Gerry" Schroeder Rees, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died on August 8, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Gerry was born on February 26, 1930 in rural Olpe, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Martha Kettner Schroeder. She married Emlyn Rees on June 25, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church, southwest of Olpe. Geraldine is survived by a son, David Rees and wife,...
Ruth M. Rumage
Aug 5, 2014
Ruth M. Rumage, 98, of Gardner, Kansas, died on August 5, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Ruth was born on May 10, 1916 in Emporia, the daughter of Robert and Anna Elizabeth Groh Simmons. She married John Edward Rumage on March 31, 1936 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He died on April 6, 1978 in Topeka, Kansas. Ruth...
Sylvia Lavonne Flott
Jul 31, 2014
Sylvia LaVonne Flott (75) died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, Kansas. Sylvia was born March 5, 1939 and grew up on a farm near Claflin, KS, where she lived with her parents, Alvin and Jennie Mae Bryant Harzman and her brother Leonard Harzman. Sylvia received her teaching degree at Emporia State Teachers College and began her teaching...
Raymond Schreiner
Jul 29, 2014
Raymond Schreiner, 81, Olpe, Kansas, died at his home Tuesday evening, July 29, 2014. Raymond was born in St. Peter, Kansas on May 8, 1933, the son of Leo and Lidwina (Riedel) Schreiner. He married Norma Jean Murphy at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, on May 21, 1955. She survives. Family members include: his wife; three sons, Craig Schreiner, Madison,...
Duane A. Desmarteau
Jul 27, 2014
Duane A. Desmarteau, 65, Emporia, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Duane was born on August 29, 1948 in Stockton, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Velois (Bellerive) Desmarteau. He married Linda Yockey on August 21, 1971, in Wichita, they later divorced, and she passed away earlier. He married Roxanne Logan in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Roberta Effie Judd
Jul 27, 2014
Roberta Effie Judd, 90, of Emporia, Kansas, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Roberta Effie Boles was born May 30, 1924 in Greenfield, California, the daughter of Edward L. and Edith (Fillmore) Boles. She moved to Kansas with her parents when she was only a few months old. She attended grade school and high school...
Sam K. Wagoner
Jul 27, 2014
Sam K. Wagoner, 84, of Emporia died on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Sam was born on July 9, 1930 in Strong City, Kansas, the son of Fred E. and Gladys Sampson Wagoner. He married Marylou Fagan on January 3, 1951 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. She survives of the home. Other surviving family members...
Carol Jean Landis
Jul 26, 2014
Carol Jean Ward Landis, 76, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Carol was born December 13, 1937 at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford D. and Thelma R. Ward. She and her parents moved to Emporia in 1940. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1955. She then worked part-time at Citizens National...
Eileen M. Golliher
Jul 18, 2014
Eileen M. Golliher, 90, of Emporia, died on Friday, July 18, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Eileen was born on September 4, 1923 in Meade, Kansas, the daughter of William F. and Nora E. Cordes Heinson. She married Robert D. Golliher on December 18, 1943 in Meade, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors are: her son, Richard Golliher and wife Becky...
