OBITUARIES
William T. "Bill" Jones
Sep 3, 2020
William T. “Bill” Jones, 81, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. He was born September 25, 1938 in Cecil Cove, Arkansas the son of Charles Elliot and May Ana Elizabeth Lamb Jones. Bill’s family moved to Osage City when he was a toddler. He attended Osage City High School and graduated with the Class of...
Mae Marie Cantrell
Aug 25, 2020
It is with profound sadness and deep love that the family of Marie Cantrell announce her passing on August 25, 2020 at the age of 82. Marie was born in Wilmington, Kansas on November 9, 1937 to Walter and Iva Reed. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Jimmy Van Cantrell, her parents, Walter and...
Jerry Giles Kelley
Aug 21, 2020
Jerry Giles Kelley, 89, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at his home near Neosho Rapids. He was born December 14, 1930 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas the son of Joseph L. and Lelia Hartenbower Kelley. He attended Hartford High School and graduated with the Class of 1950. On July 14, 1950 he enlisted with the United states Marines and proudly...
Dorothy Bell "Dottie Bell" Mosby
Aug 20, 2020
Dorothy Bell White also affectionately known as “Dottie Bell” was born on October 10, 1923 in Luther, Oklahoma from the union of Tom White and Sylvia Gray. Dorothy had attended schools in Topeka, Kansas where she met and later married Russell Mosby on May 16, 1941. In 1943, Dorothy and her husband settled in the small town of Maple Hill....
Charles Alexander Smith
Aug 13, 2020
Charles Alexander Smith, 83, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at his home in Emporia. He was born December 28, 1936 in Cedar Pointe, Kansas the son of E.P. and Virgie Ann Criger Smith. Charles attended Neosho Rapids High School and graduated with the Class of 1954. Charles enlisted in the United States Navy on July 7, 1954 and proudly...
Alice Kay Peterson
Aug 10, 2020
Alice K. (Johnson) Peterson, 57, of Osage City, KS, passed away on August 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Topeka, KS on February 26, 1963, daughter of the late Ernie and Irene (Morgan) Johnson. Alice is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Todd, and their three wonderful children, Erin, Jacob...
Donna Lou Adams
Aug 8, 2020
Donna L. Adams, 79, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at her home from a short aggressive battle with cancer surrounded by family. Donna Lou Sleisher was born December 22, 1940 in Emporia, the daughter of Albert and Fern (Mounkes) Sleisher. She graduated from Neosho Rapids Rural High School in 1958. After high school she worked for a local telephone...
Stephen Leroy Griffin
Aug 1, 2020
Stephen L. Griffin, 73, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Stephen Leroy Griffin was born July 30, 1947 in Burlingame, Kansas, the son of William Frances and Mildred Francis (Kelley) Griffin. He served in the United State Navy. Steve was joined in marriage Elizabeth Catherine Gunterman on September 6, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas. He had...
Marion Virgil Garman
Jul 31, 2020
Marion V. Garman, 90, passed away, Friday, July 31, 2020 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam, Kansas. Marion Virgil Gaman was born March 19, 1930 in Turon, Kansas, the son of Charles and Maudie (Ruckman) Garman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Marion had worked maintenance for Rickel Elevators throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. In...
Allen Adam Kaiser
Jul 30, 2020
Allen Kaiser, 80, a longtime resident of Northeast Colorado, but most recently of Emporia, KS, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, from COPD at his home. He was born June 29, 1940, in Greeley, Colorado to Adam Kaiser and Amelia (Gies) Kaiser, Allen grew up in the Galeton and Kersey area of Colorado. He helped his parents farm, and graduated...
Richard Hugh Hamlin, Sr.
Jul 29, 2020
Richard Hugh "Dick" Hamlin, Sr., 74, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Osage City, Kansas. Dick was born July 18, 1946 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Henry Hugh and Violet May (Butts) Hamlin. Their family lived in several communities, including Neodesha, KS, Chandler, AZ, Berthoud, CO, Bel Plaine, KS and Marion, KS. He...
Edward Charles "Ed" Geary
Jul 24, 2020
Edward Charles ”Ed” Geary, 78 of Lebo, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1942 in in Norton, Kansas the son of Emmett and Dorothy Hardick Geary. Ed attended Densmore High School and graduated with the Class of 1960. Following high school, Ed took Barber Classes in Wichita. ...
Dollie Roberta Damron
Jul 20, 2020
Dollie Roberta Damron, 88 passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. She was born on July 14, 1932 in Altoona, Kansas the daughter of Edmund and Lavinna Gentry Loudenbarger. It was in Altoona that she met the love of her life, Walter Leon Damron. Dollie and Walter were joined in marriage on June 12, 1951 in...
Erwin Keith Hammond
Jul 19, 2020
Erwin Keith Hammond of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Sunday July 19, 2020 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born June 15, 1951 in Colony, Kansas. He is the son of Raymond and Kathryn (Mechnig) Hammond. He grew up north of LeRoy, KS and went to Loudendale school. He attended LeRoy High School, where he graduated in 1969....
Anita J. Banks
Jul 6, 2020
Anita J. Banks, 92, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Hickory Pinte Care and Rehab Center in Osakloosa, Kansas. Anita J. Lind was born June 25, 1928 in Osage City, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Adolphson) Lind. She was joined in marriage to Wayne Banks on December 4, 1947 in Topeka. To this union two children were born,...
Charles Edward Noonan
Jul 6, 2020
Charles Edward Noonan, 90, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Charles was born June 22, 1930 in Emporia, the son of Charles E. and Lula (Woodward) Noonan. He graduated from Westphalia High School in 1949. He served on the front lines for the United State Army. He was a decorated soldier and was injured...
Larry Ellis Hill
Jun 23, 2020
Larry Ellis Hill, 74, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home near Harveyville. He was born December 29,1945 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Ellis C. and Alice L. Stratton Hill. Larry attended Eskridge Rural High School and graduated with the Class of 1964. Following high school, Larry started farming near Eskridge. He raised livestock as well including...
Verna Mae Uran
Jun 17, 2020
Verna Mae Uran, passed away after a short illness at her home in Groveland, Florida. The beloved with of Robert M. Uran, married March 2, 1958 in Emporia, Kansas. Loving mother of Thomas (Kelly) Uran of Lenexa, Kansas, Connie (Kevin) Uran Norris of Groveland, Flordia. Cherished grandmother of Jessica (Scott) Neeley of Red Cloud, Nebraska, Ricci (Jarrad) Robertson of Eckley,...
Robert Lee Walters
Jun 9, 2020
Robert Lee Walters, 68, of Lebo passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at his home in Lebo surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 15, 1952 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Herman and Florence Wright Walters. Robert attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri and graduated with the Class of 1970. Following high school, Robert moved back...
Helen Frances "Grams" Trueax
Jun 4, 2020
Helen Frances “Grams” Treuax, 79, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at her home south of Hartford, Kansas. She was born Helen Frances Doney on February 20, 1941 in Harlem, Montana the daughter of Walter and Mae Morin Doney. Helen married Leslie Allmond Trueax on July 4, 1959. During the early years of marriage they lived in Billings, Montana and...
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