OBITUARIES
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...
Doris S. Combes
Oct 20, 2024
Doris Sue Combes, a beloved member of the Osage City community, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at Peterson's Nursing on October 20, 2024, at the age of 77.
Doris was born on November 27, 1946 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Earnest and Bonnie (Osman) Huddleston. Doris graduated from Lebo High School in 1965 and in the same...
Barbara Ann Allison
Oct 19, 2024
Barbara Ann Bagby Allison, Osage City, Kansas, died Saturday, October 19, 2024.
She was born February1,1944 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Merrill and Mildred Pauline Dick Bagby. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1962.
Mrs. Allison graduated from Kansas State University in1966 with a B.S. in Education and received an A.A. in Legal Assistance in 1985 and...
Ronald F. Chambers
Oct 18, 2024
Ronald F. Chambers, 80, of Burlington, KS, went home to be with his heavenly father on October 18, 2024 at the Life Care Center of Burlington.
Ron was born on February 14, 1944 in Garnett, KS to parents Fred Dwight and Doris (Cheever) Chambers. He graduated from Iola High School in 1962 and went on to proudly serve his country in...
Marjorie Ann Renfro
Oct 16, 2024
Marjorie Ann “Margann” Renfro, 65 passed away October 16, 2024 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka.
She was born July 9, 1959 in Arkansas City, Kansas the daughter of Calvin and Marjorie Lyman Renfro. Her family moved to Emporia when she was young and she spent most of her life in the Emporia area.
Marjorie had worked at numerous places throughout the...
Winnie Njeri
Oct 15, 2024
Winnie Njeri, 45. passed away Tuesday morning, October 15, 2024 at her home in Severy, Kansas following an extended battle with cancer.
She was born on December 16, 1978 in Nakuru, Kenya. Winnie attended high school in Nakuru until her education was briefly put on hold while she moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1996. Winnie would go on to complete her...
Eloise Harris
Oct 14, 2024
Eloise Harris, affectionately known as Elly, passed away peacefully in her home in Madison October 14, 2024, at the age of 63. Born on August 13, 1961, in Emporia, Kansas, Elly was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, friend.
Elly married the love of her life, Randall L. Harris, on February 14, 1994, in Emporia. Together, they dedicated over thirty years...
Leonard R Torrens
Oct 11, 2024
Leonard Ray Torrens, a life-long resident of Emporia, KS, passed away on October 11, 2024 at the age of 74. Leonard was born in Emporia, on October 26, 1949 to parents Marion F. and Barbara (Jones) Torrens.
After winning several medals for wrestling, Leonard's educational journey culminated in 1967 when he graduated from Emporia High School. In 1969, he took a...
Andrew Todd Bailey
Oct 9, 2024
Andrew T. Bailey, 21, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home.
Andrew Todd Bailey was born May 30, 2003, in Emporia, the son of Jeffrey Todd Bailey and Melodie Lynn Tucker. He graduated from Lebo High School in 2021.
He was a member of the Lebo United Methodist Church.
He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service...
William Dennis "Bill" Henricks
Oct 6, 2024
William D. “Bill” Henricks, 71, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024, at his home.
William Dennis Henricks was born June 19, 1953, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Dennis and H. Louise (Adams) Henricks. He attended Roosevelt High School and graduated from Emporia High School in 1971 and received his bachelor’s degree in business from Emporia State University.
He was joined in...
Lila Louise Anderson
Oct 5, 2024
Lila Louise Anderson, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and, passed away on October 5, 2024, at the Holiday Resort in Emporia, Kansas. Born on May 2, 1933, in Council Grove, Kansas, Lila was the cherished daughter of Leonard L. and Bertha Marie Young Skinner. Her journey through life was marked by her unwavering love for her family and her commitment...
Richard 'Podge' Vandevord
Oct 1, 2024
Richard Eugene Vandevord, affectionately known as Podge, passed away on October 1, 2024, in Kansas City, KS, at the age of 61. Born on December 18, 1962, in Topeka, KS, Richard was a man who dedicated his life to farming, a passion he embraced from a young age while helping his dad around the farm. Renowned for his work ethic,...
Sheila Marie Rhoades
Oct 1, 2024
Sheila Marie Rhoades, 67, of Emporia, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on October 1, 2024, while in hospice care.
Sheila was born July 20, 1957 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Ralph and Helen (Boyce) Thill. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1975, marking a significant milestone as part of the first class to graduate from the new...
Myrna Pauline Hinz
Sep 28, 2024
Myrna Pauline Hinz, 85, of Emporia, Kansas entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family, having battled bone marrow cancer for the last several years.
She was born on January 29, 1939, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Paul and Fern Northrop. She was raised on a farm in LuVerne, Iowa and graduated in 1956....
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