Obituary Listing

Mar 30, 2014

Juanita J. Evans, 84,of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Cottonwood Falls.

Juanita J. Watchous, the daughter of Clarence and Jenny Harlan Watchous, was born December 20, 1929 in Emporia, Kansas. She was a high school graduate, and was a homemaker. She married John Odle on May 24, 1947...

Mar 25, 2014

John Michael Lantow, 70, of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his home.

John was born November 24, 1943 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Alfred and Sophie (Kleczewski) Lantow.  John Married Muriel Groundwater on December 16, 1972 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Emporia. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include: son,...

Mar 25, 2014

Judith A. Glenn, 77, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her home.

Judith was born on February 20, 1937 in Emporia, the daughter of L.H. and Carrie M. Clark Needels. She married C. Leonard Glenn on March 26, 1954 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He died on October 28, 2013.

Surviving...

Mar 22, 2014

Norma J. Redick, 78, of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia.

Norma was born on July 2, 1935 in Cottonwood Falls, the daughter of Lillard and Mary Jane Brewer Brown. She married James J. Redick on September 14, 1957 in Cottonwood Falls. He survives of the home.

Other...

Mar 22, 2014

Donna Lou Coffelt, 80, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Holiday Resort in Emporia.

Donna was born January 19, 1934 in Emporia, the daughter of Leslie and Lena (Doty) Davis. She married Nelson C. Coffelt on February 15, 1951 in Independence, Missouri. He died October 12, 2005 in Emporia.

Donna and Nelson...

Mar 19, 2014

Lee R. Stolfus, Jr., 88, Emporia, Kansas, died Wednesday morning, March 19, 2014 at the Emergency Department of Newman Regional Health.

Lee Roy Stolfus, Jr. was born at Newton, Kansas on July 13, 1925, the son of Lee Roy (Sr.) and Gladys Edna (Jones) Stolfus.  Lee married Shirley Ford in 1948, they later divorced, and she has...

Mar 15, 2014

Kay Thomson Calvert of Emporia, Kansas, passed away peacefully at the University of Kansas Medical Center following a brief illness. She was 77. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Heath Recital Hall in Beach Music Hall on the Emporia State University campus.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests instead, contributions to...

Mar 14, 2014

Evelyn Rose Powell, 82, of Osage City, Kansas, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Evelyn was born on July 8, 1931 in Plymouth, Kansas, the daughter of Barney Oscar and Martha Reber Lehnherr. She married Perry Walter Powell on April 4, 1950 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He died on December 12, 2003 in Topeka,...

Mar 13, 2014

Eldon V. “Parky” Parkman, 73, a lifelong resident of rural Emporia, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas.

Eldon Parkman was born August 2, 1940 in Emporia, the son of Virgil E. Parkman and Ethel (Rice) Parkman Cunningham. He grew up and lived in the area east of Emporia. Parky married Sharon K. Benson...

Mar 13, 2014

Dorothy Marie Bryant Edgar, 85, of Emporia died on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Edwardsville, Kansas.

Dorothy was born on December 24, 1928 the daughter of Joseph and Laura Vivian Metcalf Suddock.  She married Robert Gavin and later divorced.  She married Tommy Bryant in December of 1965 in Rapid City, South Dakota. ...

Mar 12, 2014

Ruth M. Storrer, 88,of Virgil, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Holiday Resort, Emporia.

Ruth Marie Christy, the daughter of Daniel Phillip and Faye Lingenfelter Christy, was born September 18, 1925 on the family farm in rural Coffey County. She graduated high school and received her teaching certificate from K.S.T.C. She taught in several rural...

Mar 11, 2014

Lee Loyd Lowder, Jr., 82, a longtime resident of Allen, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kansas.

Lee was born in Osage County, Kansas on June 30, 1931, the son of Lee L. (Sr.) and Grace (Hetler) Lowder.  He married Sylvia Jane Hyde at the Reading Methodist Church, Reading, Kansas on...

Mar 6, 2014

Anna M. Saffer, 82, Emporia, Kansas, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Harry Hines Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Anna M. Kimbrel was born June 17, 1931 at Emporia, the daughter of Benjamin and Myrtle (Cozad) Kimbrel. Anna married Floyd Saffer at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on June 17, 1947. He survives. Other surviving family members include: a daughter, Pat Stutesman, Pueblo,...

Mar 6, 2014

David A. Rife, 77, of Emporia, Kansas, died on March 6, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. David was born on September 20, 1936 in Great Bend, Kansas, and raised in Yates Center, Kansas, the son of George “Junior” Andrew and Flossie Louise Woods Rife. He married Nina Ball; they were divorced. He later married Olive “Skip” A. Stead...

Mar 4, 2014

John Raymond Bannon, 78, of Emporia, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia. John was born March 28, 1935 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Raymond Carroll & Betty (Brodt) Bannon. He Graduated from Newton High School in 1953. John received his Bachelor’s Degree from Wichita State University and his Master’s Degree from University of...

Mar 3, 2014

Donald Eugene Ek passed away March 3, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, from complications of pneumonia. He was born on February 26, 1929 to Reuben and Luella Ek in White City, Kansas. He married Elaine White on August 24, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. He was preceeded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Elaine of Wichita;...

Mar 2, 2014

Joyce Sattler, 68, of rural Emporia, Kansas, died March 2, 2014 at her home. Joyce was born on July 22, 1945 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Matthew Lee and Ruth Albright Cain. She married Francis “Fran” D. Sattler on January 3, 1965 in Windom, Kansas. He died on December 23, 2012 at their home. Survivors include her daughter, Tamara...

Mar 2, 2014

Eunice N. Hotzel, 79, joined her favorite dance partner, Jim, and the Lord on March 2, 2014. She was born on August 17, 1934 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Harvey E. and Leota (Stonebraker) Swint. She was a graduate of Emporia High School, where she met her high school sweetheart, James L. Hotzel. They were married on February 5,...

Feb 27, 2014

Betty Jean Notson, 88, passed away February 27, 2014 at her home in Emporia, Kansas. Betty was born July 20, 1925 in Dunlap, Kansas to James D. and Bessie Adam, who preceded her in death. She attended Kansas State Teachers College and is an alumna of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She married Raymond P. Notson on February 11, 1945. She...

Feb 25, 2014

Maria Christina Diaz, 63, of Emporia, Kansas, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Maria was born on July 24, 1950, the daughter of Manuel and Alicia Mendola De La Garza, in Arlington, Texas. She married Leo Martinez and later divorced. On January 9, 1981 she married Frank Diaz in Saginaw, Michigan. He survives. Other survivors...