Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

January 15, 2015

CREMATION NO FORMAL SERVICES PLANNED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paula E. Snowden age 73, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS. Paula was a resident of Paola, Kansas and worked as a housekeeper in several motels and hotels. Survivors include her children: Robert "Robby"Smith of Dallas, Texas, Johnny Smith of Lane, Kansas and Tracey Smith of...

January 13, 2015

Randall Arlee “Randy” Smith age 59, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 at his home after losing his battle with cancer. Visitation: 2-4 Sunday, January 18, 2015 Service: 1:30 Monday, January 19, 2015 all at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Burial at Spring Grove/ Quaker Cemetery, Lane, KS. Memorial: Randy Smith Memorial Fund ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randall Arlee “Randy” Smith,...

January 12, 2015

VISITATION:6-8PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015 WAGSTAFF CEMETERY, WAGSTAFF, KANSAS. MEMORIALS: OSAWATOMIE PUBLIC LIBRARY Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, Kansas 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Edward Kern age 77, of Paola, Kansas died Monday, January 12, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House...

January 9, 2015

CREMATION PRIVATE FAMILY BURIAL MEMORIALS: Hospice of Olathe Medical Center or Villa St. Francis, Olathe, Kansas Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Freddy Beatrice Martin age 96, of Olathe, Kansas formerly of Paola, Kansas died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, Kansas. She was...

January 4, 2015

CREMATION MEMORIALS: RONALD TROUTMAN MEMORIAL FUND Visitation Thursday 7-8 pm at Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ronald Jean Troutman age 75, of Fontana, Kansas died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS. Ron was born August 15, 1939 in...

January 3, 2015

VISITATION: 5-8PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICES: 11AM SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIALS: CROSSROADS HOSPICE OR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSAWATOMIE Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Max Robert McCready age 87, of Osawatomie, Kansas formerly of Paola...

December 25, 2014

PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE ____________________________________________________________ Donna Marie Bashor age 84 of Chanute, Kansas died Thursday December 25, 2014 at Beautiful Savior Nursing Home in Belton, Missouri. Donna was born October 6, 1930 in Osawatomie, Kansas. She was the only child born to Donald and Naomi (Rothe) Piper. She grew up and went to school in Council Grove. Donna married John...

December 19, 2014

Graveside: 1:30pm Tuesday December 23, 2014 at the Ruhamah Cemetery in Ranotul, Kansas Memorials: Special Olympics - Midwest Wildfires Team Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 __________________________________________________________________ Edward Thomas “Ed” Fisher age 64 of Rantoul, Kansas died Friday December 19, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Ed...

December 18, 2014

INSTATE NOON- 5PM SUNDAY DECEMBER 21,2014 AT THE EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME SERVICE 10:30 AM MONDAY DECEMBER 22,2014 AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN PARKER, KS FOLLOWED BY BURIAL AT PARKER CEMETERY, PARKER, KS MEMORIALS ARE TO TRI-KO INC. OR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PARKER ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rita Anne Wilson age 68 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday December...

December 15, 2014

SERVICE 10 AM SATURDAY DECEMEBER 20, 2014 AT ST PHILIP NERI CHURCH OSAWATOMIE, KS FOLLOWED BY VISITATION FROM 11:15-1:15 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME PRIVATE BURIAL OF ASHES AT A LATER DATE Memorials to the Ted Daulton Memorial Fund. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Joseph Theodore “Ted” Daulton age 46 of Osawatomie, KS died Monday December 15, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center...

December 8, 2014

ALL SERVICES WILL BE AT: EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ****************************************************************** VISITATION: 6-8PM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 SERVICES: 10:00AM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014 BURIAL: MOUNT MORIAH CEMETERY, 10507 HOLMES RD, KANSAS CITY, MO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Billy Rex “Bill” Foster age 81, of Lane, Kansas died Monday, December 8th, 2014 at the Miami County Medical Center. Bill was born December 6, 1933 in...

December 8, 2014

ALL SERVICES AT EDDY- BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: 4-8PM FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2014 SERVICE 11:00AM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 BURIAL AT THE OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rex Allen Ross, age 61, of rural Paola, Kansas died Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center. Rex was born in Paola, Kansas on November 2, 1953 the oldest of three boys....

December 8, 2014

CREMATION No formal service planned at this time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jackie Wayne "Jack" Ford age 65 of Osawatomie, Kansas formerly of Louisburg died Monday December 8, 2014 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Jack was seventh of eleven children born December 25, 1948 to Burley and Neomia Ford. He attended school in Louisburg but was one year shy of graduating....

December 1, 2014

ALL SERVICES WILL BE AT : RUHAMAH BAPTIST CHURCH, RANTOUL, KANSAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014 LUNCHEON: 11:30AM / VISITATION UNTIL 1:00PM SERVICE: 1:00PM BURIAL: RUHAMAH CEMETERY with MILITARY HONORS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Lee Spencer age 64, of Lane, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday, December 1, 2014. Dave was born in Doniphan, Missouri, January 11, 1950 the second of three children. His...

November 26, 2014

ALL SERVICES WILL BE AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME ********************************************************* IN STATE AFTER 1PM TUESDAY VISITATION: 6-8PM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 SERVICE: 1:30PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: ST. JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lawrence Fredrick “Fred” Howell age 72,...

November 19, 2014

CREMATION VISITATION: 2-4PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2014 EDDY-bIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME COMMITTAL OF ASHES AT A LATER DATE MIAMI MEMORIAL GARDENS, PAOLA, KS. MEMORIALS: MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION Memorials may be sent in care of: Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.o> Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wilbur Dean Parker age 79, of Osawatomie, Kansas formerly of Paola, Kansas died Wednesday, November...

November 19, 2014

VISITATION: 6-8PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SERVICES: 1:30PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 * ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME * BURIAL: OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS MEMORIAL: ROSE "DEBBIE" BROWN MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of : Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rose “Debbie” Brown age 52,...

November 15, 2014

CREMATION VISITATION: FAMILY WILL RECEIVE VISITORS FROM 10:30AM-NOON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 AT EDDY-BIRCHARD FUNERAL HOME COMMITTAL OF ASHES WILL BE AT A LATER DATE - OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE, KS. MEMORIAL: RICHARD L. WILSON MEMORIAL FUND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Richard L. Wilson age 64, of Osawatomie, Kansas died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Richard...

November 14, 2014

VISITATION: NOON - 1:30pm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 SERVICE: 1:30pm FOLLOWING VISITATION - BOTH SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PARKER, PARKER, KS BURIAL: PARKER CEMETERY, PARKER, KS. WITH MILITARY HONORS MEMORIALS: MARVIN E. STEVENS SR. MEMORIAL FUND Memorials may be sent in care of Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430, Osawatomie, KS 66064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marvin Evert Stevens Sr....

October 30, 2014

CREMATION: PRIVATE FAMILY COMMITTAL OF ASHES AT OSAWATOMIE CEMETERY, OSAWATOMIE,KANSAS MEMORIAL: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OSAWATOMIE Memorials may be sent in care of Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home, P.O. Box 430, Osawatomie, KS 66064. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith Franklin Clifton age 86, of Paola, Kansas died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Keith was...