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Carol Sue (Youngland) Knox, of El Dorado, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the age of 83. Sue was born on October 13, 1937 in Eureka, Kansas to Warren and Lela (Brayfield) Joy. Sue married her first love, Delavin L Youngland (Heavy) on July 2, 1959 in Eureka, Kansas. From this marriage two children were born, Jackie and Danny. After Sue lost Delavin on March 16, 1982, she found love again with Howard Knox. Sue and Howard were married until his passing, on June 16, 1999....

Linda Guy, was born February 16, 1949; daughter of Troy and Inez Batson in Wichita, KS. She attended Wichita Schools, starting with Irving Grade School, where she started playing the violin and graduated from North High School in Wichita. She married Richard Guy in February 1972, and were married for 23 years, raising their four children, Wendi, Vicki, Staci and Richard II (Richi). She was kind to everyone she met and no one was ever a stranger in her eyes. She had many friends and enjoyed...

Luis Solorio was born in Chicago, IL. on September 9, 1929 to Juan and Damiana (Ramirez) Solorio. He grew up in Yurecuaro, Michoacan, Mexico till he was 16 years old. His family moved to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico for a short period where he found out he was an American citizen and was able to travel to Laredo TX. and work. In 1947 he moved back to Yurecuaro where he met Ana Maria Ramos. In late 1947 he registered for selective service while working in Chinook, MT. (25 miles from the Canadian...

Horace Hubert “Bud” McNown was born June 22, 1926, to Glen Adelbert McNown and Edna Mae (McAlister) McNown in Belknap Community in Moline, Kansas. When Horace was a youngster he went hunting with a relative. The relative referred to Horace as “my buddy.” From that day forward Horace went by Buddy until he graduated from high school. Bud graduated from Moline High Class of 1944. He enlisted in the Army in November 1944. After Bud completed basic he was stationed in...

Jim’s life began on December 21, 1930 in Camden, New Jersey; the son of Bernard J. and Julia G. (Born) Kelly. He graduated from Camden High School in 1948. Jim willingly served his country in the United States Air Force, flying B-29 bomber planes during the Korean War. Jim worked hard for his family flying airplanes and then later owned and operated Mid States Motor Transit in Wichita. Jim was a faithful parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in El Dorado for many...

Sharon Joan Oberst, of El Dorado, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the age of 63. Sharon was born on October 27, 1957 to Jerry and Joyce (Gannon) Brenner. In her early adult life she worked several different jobs, including being a secretary and working for Goodwill. She became disabled in her later years and could no longer work. Sharon loved her family. Her family was her number one priority in life. She would do anything to get a smile out of people, especially when it...

Tracey Lynn King, of El Dorado, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the age of 65. Tracey was born on July 19, 1956 in El Dorado, Kansas to Orval Melvin and Mary Anna (Dwire) King. During his childhood he enjoyed playing baseball, and was quite a good baseball player too. As he grew up his passions turned more into being outdoors and he really loved hunting and fishing. Hunting and fishing were his life. He was even mentioned in the newspaper on at least two occasions for...

Galen’s life began on February 26, 1944 in Parsons, KS; the son of J.D. and Mary (Sheldon) Highbarger. Galen attended college at Butler Community College on a basketball scholarship. He was united in marriage to Kay Butts on October 22, 1960 in Kansas City, MO. Galen worked hard for his family managing his own business, Highbarger Construction. His loving family includes his wife, Kay of Leon; children Darren Highbarger of Augusta, Sheila (Carl) James of Leon, Tim (Michelle) Pilcher of...

Larry’s life began on November 27, 1935 in El Dorado, KS; the son of Lawrence and Irene (Seglem) McCaffree. He lived most of his life in Butler County and graduated from El Dorado High School. He met the love of his life, JoAnne (JoDee) Dunlap (who also loved horses) when she and her family moved to the farm. They were married December 23, 1955 and shared 63 years of marriage. Larry loved to rope and break colts while being taught and mentored by Marshall Hoy. He worked hard for his...