Obituaries
Bob Bloodworth
May 16, 2009
Bob Bloodworth was born on November 4, 1966 the son of Robert Bloodworth, Sr. and Donna (Saale) Bloodworth Terry at Pittsburg, California. He attended school in Chillicothe, Missouri and later moved to Bellingham, Washington and graduated from Western Washington University. In 1994 he moved to Kansas to live. Bob loved life and his love was spending time with his...
Joseph Wiltz
May 8, 2009
Joseph P. Wiltz, age 78, passed away Friday, May 8 at the Sabetha Manor. Joe was born November 9, 1930 at Sabetha, Kansas the son of John and Helena (Christman) Wiltz. Joe spent most of his life around the Sabetha area. He attended grade school at Albany and attended high school in Sabetha. Joe married Lenora Grimm and had...
Margaret Jones
May 8, 2009
Margaret "Maggie" Jones, 72, of Fairview passed away on May 8, 2009 at the Sabetha Hospital in Sabetha, Kansas after losing her battle with cancer. She was born May 1, 1937 in Sutton Goldfield, England to Eric and Irene (Hackney) Benwell. She was raised and schooled in England. Maggie met and married Larry Huber while he was stationed with...
Philip Bestwick
May 6, 2009
Philip E. Bestwick was born on May 5, 1943 at Falls City, Nebraska the son of Neil Bestwick and Eunice (Bougher) Bestwick. He grew up in the Sabetha area and attended Sabetha schools and graduated from Sabetha High School. After graduation he worked for Keim Transportation and also Koch Trucking both in Sabetha for several years. He was employed...
Rayburn Wikle
Apr 22, 2009
Rayburn Dennis Wikle was born on April 30, 1922 the son of Addison W. Wikle and Sallie Riffe Wikle at Sabetha, Kansas. Rayburn attended Eagle Country School and graduated from Sabetha High School with the Class of 1939. He enlisted in the United States Army on March 20, 1946 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a...
Ruth Sibold-Compo
Apr 20, 2009
Ruth Elaine Sibold-Compo was born on July 13, 1945 the daughter of Harold Sibold and Hazel Campbell Sibold at Sabetha, Kansas. She was one of six children born to this union. She grew up in the Fairview area and attended Fairview rural schools and graduated from Fairview High School in 1962. After graduation she was united in marriage to...
Esther Cottrell
Apr 18, 2009
Esther Evelyn Cottrell, 85, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at her home in Corning, Kansas. She was born March 12, 1924 the daughter of Harry Brenner and Anna Lightbody at Havensville, Kansas. She attended Havensville schools and graduated from Havensville High School in 1942. She was captain of her basketball team. She attended Topeka Trade School where she learned...
Nellie Corbin
Apr 12, 2009
Nellie A. Corbin was born on April 10, 1918 the daughter of Isaac Corbin and Betty (Williams) Corbin in Las Animas, Colorado. Nellie's parents looked for and longed for what the Bible taught, and after having tried many different churches, in 1919 met and listened to God's servants who brought the Gospel to them when Nellie was one year...
Mayo Long
Apr 11, 2009
Centralia, KS - Mayo Gerald Long, 91, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Crestview Manor, Seneca, KS. Mayo was born May 14, 1917 at Ionia in Jewell County Kansas the son of Everett Henry Long and Martha Ann Roller. He attended country schools and Beverly High School. He married Margaret Gough September 20, 1934 at Salina. She preceded him...
Neoma Eichenberger
Apr 7, 2009
Neoma (Wisdom) Eichenberger, 98, passed away on April 7, 2009 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas. She was born on December 29, 1910 the daughter of Jesse Wisdom and Lizzie (Mincher) Wisdom in Richardson County, Nebraska where she attended a country school before the family moved to a farm near Bern, Kansas. Neoma finished her elementary education...
Mildred Giesel
Mar 29, 2009
Mildred Irene Giesel was born September 5, 1919 on a farm southeast of Seneca, the youngest of 5 children to Charles Bales and Lora (Moore) Bales. She started school at Old Lincoln Country School. Her family later moved to her grandmother's farm. She attended Corning schools and graduated from Corning High School as salutatorian in 1936. She then worked...
Carroll Wittmer
Mar 26, 2009
Carroll H. Wittmer was born on January 17, 1936 in Oneida, Kansas. He was the son of Vernon Arthur Wittmer and Ida Marie (Herrmann) Wittmer. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1954. He studied engineering at Kansas State University. Carroll served in the United States Air Force from 1957 until 1961, where he received the Good Conduct Medal....
Charles Usher
Mar 21, 2009
Charles Daniel Usher, 94, Summerfield, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 a the Tonganoxie Nursing Center, Tonganoxie, Kansas. He was born August 23, 1914 at Summerfield, the son of Frank Usher Sr. and Susan A. Doyle. He attended school in Summerfield and graduated from Summerfield High School in 1933. Mr. Usher worked as a bulk agent for Mobile Oil and...
Matthew Griffin
Mar 21, 2009
Matthew R. Griffin, 31, of Goff died Saturday, March 21, 2009. Matt was born in Emporia, Kansas on December 13, 1977, the son of Robert and Gayle Griffin. He attended school in Sabetha and graduated in 1997. He worked as a welder for Argabright Welding and most recently for Krogmann Manufacturing. Matt was united in marriage to Carmen Thompson...
LaVon Sperline
Mar 10, 2009
LaVon E. Sperline, 92 of Sabetha died March 10, 2009 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. LaVon was born September 10, 1916 near Bern, Kansas, the son of Earl Sperline and Ruby (Aumiller) Sperline. Lavon grew up in the Bern and Sabetha area. He married Morna Feek on December 15, 1938 in Sabetha. He farmed with his father...
Walter Vernon
Mar 4, 2009
Walter Edward Vernon, 97, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, surrounded by his family at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia, Kansas. A family visitation will be held at Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home, Centralia at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 6. Graveside services for Mr. Vernon will be Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., officiated by Rev. Debra Hanes-Nelson. Casket bearers will...
Ronald Koch
Mar 3, 2009
Ronald Joseph Koch, Axtell, Kansas died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home in Axtell, Ks. Ron was born July 6, 1968 the son of Ralph J. Koch and Judy A. (Violand) Koch. He attended Axtell School and graduated from Axtell High School in 1986. After graduation he continued his education at the Topeka Technical College shortly after graduation....
Esther Terry
Mar 2, 2009
Esther Marie Terry was born on November 3, 1917 the daughter of Henry L. Roth and Martha Ann Farney Roth at Kiowa, Kansas. She grew up in Kiowa area and attended the Kiowa schools and graduated in 1935. She worked a number of years as a Clinic Nurse at the Kiowa District Hospital and was also a homemaker. She...
Sondra Chauza-Rice
Feb 26, 2009
Sondra Chauza-Rice was born on March 27, 1962 the daughter of Albert Chauza and Phyllis Moser Chauza in Axtell, Kansas. She attended school in Bern until her junior year when she went to Hiawatha High School and graduated in 1980. She went to Emporia State Teachers College and received a teaching certificate. She taught school for the Powhattan Kickapoo...
Forrest M. McClary
Feb 25, 2009
Forrest "Frosty" Merlyn McClary 79 of Centralia, KS died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, KS. Forrest was born July 14, 1929 the son of Othel "Peel" Edward McClary and Iola Fern Wohlford in Centralia, KS. Forrest was born in Centralia and then the family moved NE of Kelly, KS and attended...
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