All Obituaries

Mercedes Rose Tyler, 21, of Edmond, Oklahoma departed her earthly life January 1, 2020. Family will receive friends and loved ones for a Celebration of Life service at 2 o’clock pm, Friday, January 10, 2020 at Loran Fawcett Chapel in Neodesha, Kansas. Cremation has taken place honoring the wishes of Mercedes.    Mercedes was born December 9, 1998 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Freedom Anderson and Waylon Tyler. As a child, Mercedes was known for her sheer spunk, charming...

Robert Eugene “Gene” White, 82 of Neodesha, Kansas passed away at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha on Sunday, December 29, 2019.  Gene was born December 2, 1937 in Fredonia, Kansas to Jacob Earl White and Flora Ann (Bumgarner) White. He attended Fredonia schools before joining the United States Army in 1955. He was honorably discharged in 1961. On May 13, 1987 he married the love of his life, Brenda Blake from Oklahoma. He was a foreman for Contractor’s Engineer in...

Dick W Hurst, 78, went to the Lord with family by his side in the comforts of his own home on December 25, 2019. He was born to the late Warren and Viola (Clubine) Hurst of Independence, KS on June 18, 1941. Dick is a graduate of Independence High School. While working at Whistlers Building Supply as a glazer, he answered the call from his country while being drafted into the US Marine Corps where he honorably served for a little over two years to include a deployment to Vietnam. Upon...

Sandra Diane Morris, 70, of Neodesha passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 surrounded by her family at Wilson Medical Center after a long hard-fought battle with sarcoidosis. The family will greet friends at Christ Church, 1001 Elm St. Neodesha, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 26th. A celebration of Sandy’s life will be held on Friday, December 27th at 2:00 pm at Christ Church. Howard L. and Evelyn B. (Johnson) Howell were blessed with the birth of Sandy on April...

Nelson Maurice Daniels, age 97, of Neodesha, Kansas, passed away on December 6, 2019. Born June 13, 1922 in Benedict, Kansas, Nelson was full of unique stories from his time as a young Naval officer that he shared up until his death. These stories included being in school at Columbia University where he encountered lectures on the library steps from none other than Albert Einstein. He was also known for recounting his missions flying in foreign countries against enemy fighters, receiving...

Barbara L. Pryor passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2019 at Morningstar Care Home in Neodesha, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on November 28, 1928 at Neodesha, Kansas to Ira L. and Hazel M. (Van Horn) Cole.  Barbara grew up and attended schools in Neodesha, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. Barbara married Lester L. Redington in 1947 and made their home in Neodesha, Kansas.  They divorced in 1970 after 23 years of marriage. Barbara married Harold A. Pryor in June 1972 and they...

Vivian M Garber 90 of Neodesha, KS. went to be with her Lord Monday October 14, 2019 at Neodesha Care & Rehabilitation Center in Neodesha, KS. A Celebration of life service will be Monday October 21, 2019 at 2:00pm at the Grace Baptist Church in Neodesha, KS. Visitation will be Monday October 21, 2019 from 1:00pm to 1:45pm at the Grace Baptist Church in Neodesha, KS. Vivian M Garber was born May 3, 1929 in Neodesha, KS the daughter of Leslie V and Pearl M (Tucker) Garber, she attended...

Edna Francis (Long) Smith was born to Mary and Roscoe Long on May 8, 1922, at the family home in Independence, Kansas. She passed away early Sunday morning, October 13, 2019. Her family consisted of an older brother Paul, sister Louise, and younger brother Roscoe Jr. She graduated from Independence High School in 1940, then continued her education at Independence Community College for three semesters. The last semester she decided to help the war effort by going to work at the Kansas...

Martha Lucy Billings age 60 of Neodesha passed away on October 12, 2019. Martha was born in Bethesda, Maryland on May 30, 1959 to Ron and Lois Goldsby. She attended local schools and graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. Right out of high school she began working for a local dry cleaner. In 1992 Martha relocated to Neodesha, it was that same year she was joined in marriage to Ronald Billings on December 31. The couple later divorced but not before raising two daughters,...

Martha Elnora Jordan left this earth October 4th, 2019 in Wichita, Kansas at age 85.  She was the daughter of Tilford and Maxine Toalson of Urich, Mo. and was the wife of the late Jerry F. Jordan of Neodesha, Ks.  Her family and friends knew her as Elnora. Elnora is survived by her three children and their families: William Mark Jordan (The Woodlands, TX); Jeanne Renee Hernandez, husband Randal Hernandez, and children Jordan Christina, Alexandria Marie and Connor Joseph (Wichita,...