Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

Aug 25, 2021

Private Family Graveside service

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Bill Eddy of Douglas County, Kansas, passed away on the morning of August 25, 2021, at the Homestead Assisted Living facility at Eudora, Kansas.

William Wyatt Eddy, Jr. "Bill" was born on September 18, 1932, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the son of William Wyatt Eddy, Sr. and Mary Nadine...

Aug 24, 2021

Milo Eugene Lyons, age 80 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Tuesday August 24, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas.

Milo was born on March 30, 1941 at home in Mound Creek Township, Kansas. He was the tenth child of thirteen children born to Melvin Ellis and Josephine P. (Thompson) Lyons.

He grew up in...

Aug 20, 2021

Carolyn Jean Hightower age 70 of LaCygne, KS died Friday August 20, 2021 at her home.

Carolyn was born June 25, 1951 in Pittsburg, KS. She was the eldest of seven born to Lee Roy and Mary Jane (Dietz) Sellers. She grew up in Weir, KS, and attended Southeast High school. Graduating with the Southeast High School...

Aug 12, 2021

Graveside Service at a later date

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Joyce Marie Davenport age 81 died Thursday August 13, 2021 at Olathe Hospice House.

Joyce was born October 5, 1939 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the youngest of three born to Marlin and Ruth Davenport. Joyce lived in California where she worked as a waitress...

Aug 7, 2021

Private Family Graveside

Memorials: Osawatomie Senior Center or The Flying Pigs Foundation

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Orlie Dean Davidson, age 94, of Louisburg, KS died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

Orlie was born November 10, 1926 in Sheridan, MO. He was the youngest of seven children (4 girls &...

Jul 31, 2021

Mildred Rosalie Hay Hearn was born on February 6, 1931 in Mound Township, Miami County, Lane, Kansas to Challous A. and Blanche M. Bones Hay. She passed away peacefully on July 31, 2021 in Cornerstone Tavares Hospice House, Tavares, Florida of Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 90. She was a former resident of Osawatomie, Kansas and had been...

Jul 29, 2021

Memorials: Green Valley Baptist Church or Kansas Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Albert Dean McKoon, 94, or Osawatomie, Kansas, died peacefully Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Life Care Center of Osawatomie.

Albert was born May 21, 1927 in Stanton Township, rural Miami County, Kansas. He was the third of five children born to...

Jul 27, 2021

Memorials: Shelby Belshe Memorial Fund

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Shelby Lynn Ellis, age 29, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 27 th at her mother’s home in Fontana, KS while surrounded by loved ones. Shelby was born in Olathe, Kansas on June 1 st , 1992. She is survived by her son, Wrangler Ellis, fiancé,...

Jul 14, 2021

Kathleen Fae Ellis McDougal, 85, Osawatomie, died Wed., July 14, 2021 at Vintage Park at Osawatomie.

She was born Dec. 8, 1935, on a farm 2 miles west of Beagle, Kan., in Mound Township, Miami County, on part of the original homestead settled in 1857 by her great-grandparents, David and Elizabeth Schoonover Lockhart. Her parents were Clark...

Jul 13, 2021

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Deana Arleene (Birchard) Boedicker, Paola, Kansas, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at North Point Nursing Home at the age of 83.

Deana was born in Osawatomie, Kansas, on March 14, 1938, to Willis Ward Birchard and Edyth Marie Horn Birchard.

Deana grew up in Osawatomie and attended First...

Jul 13, 2021

Memorials: Trinity Lutheran Church

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Gerald Kenneth Woodall was born on August 14, 1931 in Seymour, Texas, to Jesse Ralph and Alene Helen (Poe) Woodall.  He had an older brother, Billy Verd Woodall, and a twin sister, Geraldine Woodall Harris.  All four preceded him in death.

When Gerald (Jerry) was 17, he joined...

Jul 12, 2021

Memorials: Ken Lucas Memorial Fund

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Kenneth Edward Lucas age 74 of Rantoul, KS died Monday July 12, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center.

Ken was born November 11, 1946 in Muncie, Indiana. He was born to Edward and Rose (Mansfield) Lucas. Ken attended school in Eaton, IN. He then enlisted into the United...

Jul 10, 2021

Memorials: Susan G. Komen Foundation or Osawatomie First United Methodist Church

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Kimberly Suzanne Fisher of Osawatomie passed away, Saturday, July 10, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. Kimberly was born February 23, 1963, at Craven County, North Carolina. Her parents were Thomas and Rachel Bauder, Osawatomie, who predeceased her. Kimberly...

Jul 10, 2021

Stephen Lynn Hooker, 69, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 2 pm on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in the Minton Memorial Chapel at Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors in Borger with Mr. Jake Minton officiating.  Mr. Hooker will be buried in Green Valley Cemetery in Osawatomie, Kansas following funeral services at Eddy-Brichard Funeral...

Jun 29, 2021

Memorials: Marilyn Berry Memorial Fund

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Marilyn (Walker) Berry was born June 26, 1954 in Chicago, Ill to the union of Louis Walker Sr. and Willa Mae Walker. In 1964, her mother and Step-father Hurbert Guilford Sr. moved the family to Osawatomie, KS.

Marilyn received her education in Osawatomie School District, Class of...

Jun 25, 2021

Ronald Ray Crust age 65 of Olathe, KS passed away Friday June 25, 2021.

Ron was born April 6, 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born to William Eugene and Shirley Rose (Kempton) Crust. He grew up in Johnson County where he attended Shawnee Mission North and also Stanley High School.

After high school,...

Jun 22, 2021

Glenn Ray Franklin age 77 of Paola, KS died Tuesday June 22, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center.

Glenn was born April 9, 1944 in Monticello, Kentucky. He was the youngest of 13 born to Sydney Carl and Mary Lee (Hoover) Franklin. Glenn grew up and attended school in Monticello, KY.

After high school, Glenn went...

Jun 17, 2021

Sharon Yvonne Hastings age 76 of Osawatomie, KS died Thursday June 17, 2021 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie.

Sharon was born June 9, 1945 in Paola, KS. She was the youngest of three children born to Willard Dean and Edith (Everhart) Elrod. She grew up in Hillsdale where she attended grade school and junior high. Sharon...

Jun 9, 2021

Charles C. Bean age 86 of Osawatomie, KS died Wednesday June 9, 2021 at his home.

Charlie was born April 5, 1935 in Hannah, Oklahoma. He was the fifth of eight children born to Argus and Lula May (Moore) Bean. He grew up around Eufaula, OK where he graduated high school.

After high school, Charlie...

May 30, 2021

Karen Lee Dever Colbert was born April 1, 1966 in Paola, KS to the parents of Roderick Louis Dever and Barbara Lee (Caylor) Dever.  She grew up and graduated from Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1984. In school she played the alto saxophone, was a member of the cheerleading squad and Kayettes, and participated in volleyball and...