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Hunter Joe Ayers
Jan 13, 2022
Hunter J. Ayers, 29, of Burlington, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home. Hunter Joe Ayers was born April 17, 1992 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert Joe and Kathy Sue (Kolbaba) Ayers. He graduated from Osage City High School in 2011. Hunter cared deeply about his family and friends. He loved spending time with them, especially...
Alice Georgie Davis
Jan 12, 2022
Alice Georgie Davis, 97, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at her home. Alice Georgie McCullough was born September 23, 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia to James H and Cora (Overman) McCullough. Shortly after, they moved to Norfolk, Virginia where she went to school and graduated. After graduation, she worked at Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company. She was joined in marriage...
Catherine Ann Newkirk
Jan 9, 2022
Catherine ‘Cathy’ Ann (Slagel) Newkirk, 63, lifelong resident of LeRoy, KS passed away early on January 9, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Cathy was born on June 5, 1958 in Iola, KS to Raymond and Lois (Richards) Slagel. She attended grades K-12 in LeRoy, KS, graduating from LeRoy High School in 1976. The...
Gladys Louise Ott
Jan 7, 2022
Gladys L. Ott, 86, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Holiday Resort in Emporia. Gladys Louise Dreasher was born on January 12, 1935, Northeast of Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Carroll and Esther (Tatman) Dreasher. Gladys graduated from Madison High School in 1954. She was joined in marriage to Donald Ott on June 2, 1962. He preceded her in...
Marilynn Ann Benton
Jan 5, 2022
Marilynn Ann (Claypole) Benton ,71, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her home in Osage City, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Charles (Red) and RoseMary (Braun) Claypole. Marilynn grew up in Topeka, Kansas and eventually moved to Scranton, Kansas graduating from High School in 1968. She was married to Robert...
Barbara Ann Spatz
Jan 4, 2022
Barbara Ann (Harr) Spatz, 88, formerly of Emporia, passed away on January 4, 2022 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton, MS. Barbara was born on September 4, 1933 and lived majority of her life in Kansas and moving to Mississippi about 3 years ago to be closer to her daughter. She was a member of the Eagles Club, VFW, American...
Jeffrey Eugene Givens
Jan 3, 2022
Jeffrey E. Givens, 56, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. Jeffrey Eugene Givens was born on June 19, 1965 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Richard Eugene and June Marie (Albin) Givens. He was joined in marriage to Joni Ann Barber on May 1, 1989. She preceded him in death on August 31, 2017....
Mildred J. Milburn
Jan 1, 2022
Mildred “Milly” Jeanette (Torkelson) Milburn, 93, passed away on January 1, 2022, at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Milly was born on August 27, 1928, in Horton, Kansas to parents, Jacob and Jenny (Olson) Torkelson. She spent her childhood growing up on the family farm. In 1946, Milly graduated from ACCHS in Effingham, Kansas. After high school, Milly taught for...
Veronica L. Johnson
Jan 1, 2022
Veronica L. Johnson, 61, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Veronica Lee Miller was born May 6, 1960 in Neubruecke, Germany, the daughter of Quincy Melvon and Margaret Sue (Hamner) Miller. She graduated from Mission Valley High School. She received a degree in horticulture from Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in Topeka. She...
Malcolm Leroy Boren
Dec 27, 2021
Malcolm LeRoy Boren, 52, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at his home in Osage City. He was born January 5, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas. As a young child, he was adopted by George and Karen Little Boren. Malcolm attended Waverly Grade School before his family moved to Osage City . Malcolm was a free spirit who loved to sing....
Marjorie Ann Fankhauser
Dec 27, 2021
Marjorie Ann Fankhauser, 86, of Madison passed away early Monday, December 27, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was born January 27, 1935 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Dwight and Alberta (Eccles) McCracken. Marjorie attended three rural schools during her childhood and later graduated from Gridley Rural High School with the Class of 1953. She spent her...
David Owen Jones
Dec 25, 2021
David Owen Jones was born in Emporia, Kansas on February 8, 1946, to Arthur and Arlene Reimer Jones of Reading. He died December 25, 2021, at the age of 75. He graduated from Reading Grade School and was a member of the Reading United Methodist Church. In his earlier years he helped on the farm, until he started work at...
John K. Shimp
Dec 23, 2021
John K. Shimp, 88, was a family man. On Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, John died at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan, KS. John was born in Anderson County, KS on May 31, 1933, to John Andrew and Edna Hicks Shimp. He began his education, at Gravel Hill, a one room school, in Coffee County, KS. In 1945, his family...
Carolyn Elizabeth Fager
Dec 20, 2021
Carolyn E. Fager, 84, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at Osage Nursing Manor in Osage City. Carolyn Elizabeth Havenstein was born June 27, 1937, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur and Eva (Swenson) Havenstein. She graduated from Osage City High School in 1955. She was joined in marriage to Alden R. Fager on September 25, 1955, in Osage City....
Roy Lee Jenkins
Dec 18, 2021
Roy Lee Jenkins, 85, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home near Admire. Roy Lee was born January 24, 1936 in Reading, Kansas, the son of David and Elnora (Wright) Jenkins. Roy was joined in marriage to Mary Apps on November 22, 1960 in Osage City. She preceded him in death in 1986. Later married Neva Deskins, she...
Wallace G. Schankie
Dec 16, 2021
Wallace G. “Wally” Schankie, 73 of Madison, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born February 13, 1948 in Burlington, Kansas the son of Leo and Geraldine Sutton Schankie. He attended Madison High School and graduated with the Class of 1966. Following high school he...
Maria Lourdes Jamison
Dec 15, 2021
Maria Lourdes Jamison, 87 of Madison passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was born February 11, 1934 in Tampico, Mexico the daughter of Miguel and Mercedes Gallo Usami. Maria spent the early years of her childhood in Tampico before her family relocated to Mexico City. Maria attended Mexico City College after high school....
Ann Woodbury Lusk
Dec 14, 2021
Ann Woodbury Lusk, 93, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at her home in Osage City, Kansas. She was born April 13, 1928, the daughter of Howard K. and Rachel Ann (Evans) Woodbury. She attended the schools in the Olivet area and graduated from Lyndon High School. Ann attended college, first at Washburn University in Topeka, KS, where she was a...
Verna Lucille Morris
Dec 13, 2021
Verna Lucille (Ard) Morris, 79, of Osage City, KS passed away at Stormont-Vail Hospital, on December 13, 2021. Verna was born September 30, 1942, to Elmer and Venerva (Harper) Ard in Osage City, KS. There she spent her childhood and graduated from Osage City High School. She was joined in marriage to Raymond Morris on November 3, 1967. To this...
Harlan Joe Combes
Dec 7, 2021
Harlan Joe Combes, 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born June 24, 1944 in Lebo, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Marjorie (Rich) Combes. He graduated from Olivet High School in 1963. Joe served in the United States Army. He received a degree in Electrical from the Flint Hills...
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