OBITUARIES
Charles "Glen" Smith
Dec 20, 2024
Charles “Glen” Smith, 86, departed this life in the evening hours of Friday, December 20, 2024.
He was born on April 9, 1938 near Hartford, Kansas the son of Ernest Glen and Fern Marie Sutton Smith. His family later moved to Lebo where he attended and graduated from Lebo High School.
Glen started and operated many businesses in and around Lebo and...
Carolyn E. Ludlow
Dec 17, 2024
Carolyn E. “Chester” Ludlow, 80, was called home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at her home in Emporia, KS with her son, daughter, and cats at her side.
Carolyn Eileen Krueger was born on March 20, 1944. Carolyn is one of five siblings, the second oldest daughter of Fred Emil and Bertha Luetta (Atchison) Krueger. She...
Charles Edward Schmitt
Dec 15, 2024
Charles Edward Schmitt Jr. of Emporia Ks. passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at home. He was 75, born in Sidney Nebraska to Charles and Pauline Schmitt.
Charles grew up in Sidney Nebraska where he attended school. In 1969 he joined the United States Marine Corps. He served 2 years in the USMC, he served in the Vietnam War.
He met...
David A. Kennedy
Dec 14, 2024
David A. Kennedy, 77, of Lebo KS passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024 inEmporia.David was born August 23, 1947, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the son of Babe Ray and VirginiaLouise (Bash) Kennedy and was referred to by friends as “Dave” or “Texas Dave”.
He began working at a very young age and had a strong work ethic, working as a heavy equipment...
Tommy W. Harred
Dec 14, 2024
Tommy W. Harred, 74, of Lebo, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington.
He was born June 6, 1950 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas the son of Billie and Lois Womack Harred. Tommy spent his early childhood in Prairie Grove before moving with his family to Wichita. His family would later settle in Arvonia. Tommy...
Earl McKnight Murphy
Dec 14, 2024
Earl McKnight Murphy, 86, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on December 14, 2024 at his home in Madison.
Earl was born on March 14, 1938 in Emporia to Calvin Murphy and Blanche Johnson Murphy.
He married Patricia (Patsy) Jean Schmidt on November 28, 1959 in Emporia.
He lived in the Olpe-Madison area his entire life. He and Patsy made...
Nadine Marie Tindell
Dec 11, 2024
Nadine M. Tindell, 86, passed away, Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.
Nadine Marie Schwanke was born June 22, 1938, in Leigh, Nebraska, the daughter of August and Marie (Schroeder) Schwanke. She graduated in 1956 from Atlantic High School in Iowa.
She was a member of the Osage City United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She...
Ramon Leon
Dec 11, 2024
Ramon Leon, 68, passed away in the early evening hours on December 11, 2024 at his home in Emporia in the care of his loving family.
He was born in Cuba on September 13, 1956 the son of Hipolito Leon De La Peña and Migdalia Enid Chacon Romero. As a young man he was trained as a electronics engineer and mechanic.
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John Lewis Bowers
Dec 2, 2024
John Lewis Bowers, 67, passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at his home near Reading, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born December 15, 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Albert and Dorothy Wamser Bowers. John attended Reading High School and graduated with the Class of 1975.
John married the love of his life, Connie Thornton on April...
Ella Mae Deneault Livengood
Nov 26, 2024
Ella Mae Deneault Livengood, 95, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at her home in Madison surrounded by her loving family.
She was born April 19, 1929 on a farm southeast of Concordia, Kansas the daughter of A. Victor and Henrietta Goyette Deneault.
Following high school, Ella continued with art classes and painting workshops throughout her adult life. Her art which included...
Linda K. Getsinger
Nov 25, 2024
Linda K. Getsinger, 81, passed away, Monday, November 25, 2024 at Homestead of Auburn in Auburn, Kansas.
Linda K. O’Brien was born September 2, 1943 in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence Bernard and Irene Veronica (Brogan) O’Brien. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1961.
She was joined in marriage to Joseph P. “Jody” Getsinger, Jr. on April 20, 1963...
Russell W. Tatman
Nov 25, 2024
Russell Wayne Tatman, of Elmdale, KS, passed away at home on November 25, 2024 at the age of 61.
The son of Jim and Judy (Mark) Tatman, Russell was born in Emporia, KS at St. Francis Hospital on October 17, 1963. As a child, Russell grew up in the Burlington area just north of New Strawn, KS and attended Burlington High...
Sharon Ann Hall
Nov 22, 2024
Sharon Ann “Bear” Hall, 69 passed away Friday, November 22, 2024 at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka.
She was born November 10, 1955 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Laura Haile Hall. Bear grew up in Toronto and attended Eureka High School where she graduated with the Class of 1973.
Following high school, she became the first woman...
Richard Lee Albert
Nov 18, 2024
Richard Lee Albert, 76, passed away early Monday, November 18, 2024 at his home in Olpe.
He was born October 16, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Thomas and Leota Scales Albert. Dick attended Virgil High School until it closed in 1965. He would finish his education at Hamilton High School and graduate with the Class of 1966.
Dick spent the...
Debra Carol Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Debra Carol Hall, 71, of Emporia, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Flint Hills Care in Emporia.
She was born February 11, 1953 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Emporia, the daughter of Marshall Wilson and Doris Spencer Merwin. Deb attended Emporia High School and graduated with the Class of 1971.
Deb worked at Emporia State Bank for numerous years before taking...
Larry Earl Edwards
Nov 12, 2024
Larry Earl Edwards, 79, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at Holiday Resort in Emporia.
He was born April 12, 1945 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Lawrence “Buck” and Wanda Love Edwards. Larry attended Hartford High School and graduated with the Class of 1963.
Larry was joined in marriage to Margaret “Maggie Pankaskie on August 14, 1965 at St. Mary’s...
Floyd Dale Combes
Nov 10, 2024
Floyd Dale Combes, 97, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.
He was born June 14, 1927 at his parents’ home in rural Lebo, the son of Alvin and Opal Norris Combes. He attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1946.
Floyd entered the United States Army on March 28, 1946. He...
Irma L. Born
Nov 10, 2024
Irma Lorraine (Fillmore) Born passed away November 10, 2024, at her home in Lebo.
She was born July 3, 1928 at home on the family farm in Osage County, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Ethel Roakey Fillmore.
Irma grew up on a farm in southern Osage County on the north side of the Marais des Cygnes River. Her grandfather, Cyrus Fillmore,...
Gary Lynn Coleman
Nov 6, 2024
ATKINS, ARKANSAS- Gary L. Colman, 71, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Gary Lynn Coleman was born October 1, 1953, in Bakersfield, California, the son of William and Eva (Kelley) Coleman.
Gary was a truck driver for many years.
He is survived by his three daughters, Robin Coleman of Osage City, Nancy Wessel of Osage...
Mary Elizabeth Wall
Nov 6, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Wall (née Preston), beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024, in Burlington, Kansas, at the age of 84. Mary was born on July 31, 1940, in San Diego, California, to John Dabney Stuart Preston and Mary Josephine (Scannell) Preston.
Raised in San Diego, Mary graduated from Cathedral Girls High School and went on to...
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