Obituaries

Kennith Edwin Pierce, 89, of Augusta, KS, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at home in Augusta, KS. Visitation Sunday 2 p.m. until service at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta, KS. A private graveside will take place at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Winfield, KS at a later date. Kennith was born in El Dorado, Kansas on November 22, 1932, to the late Lois Marie (Davis) and John Kenneth Pierce. He was a proud veteran of the U. S. Army. After 39 years of employment, he retired from Beechcraft in 1988. Kennith enjoyed gardening and spent many hours in his woodworking shop making and sharing his craftsmanship with family and friends. He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church and the Crusaders Sunday school class in Augusta. On July 7, 1956 he married Pat (Reeder) Pierce at the First

Rex L. Shoemaker, 70, formerly of Batesville, AR passed away on September 13, 2022. Rex spent his career with Entergy in Newark, where he was a master of all things maintenance. He was especially gifted at welding and could fix anything. While with Entergy, Rex also spent time on the company’s emergency response team servicing hurricane power outages. A Memorial Service for Rex took place on Saturday, September 17, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Wichita, KS. Rex is preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Burl and Tevis Shoemaker. He is survived by the love of his life, Jeanne Shoemaker, whom he met in 7th grade math class at El Dorado Junior High School in El Dorado, Ks. Jeanne and Rex reconnected at their 45th class reunion and were later married on September 16, 2016, in Wichita, KS. The couple resided in Valley Center, KS. Rex is also survived by daughter, Shana (Kevin) Ring and son, Jesse; mother-inlaw, Eva Jo Luck; brothers-in-law, Ric (Debbie) Luck, and Jim (Rhonda) Luck; grandchildren, Alivia McAnally, Sean McAnally, Taryn Shoemaker, Maysun Ring, Adalyn Ring, and Ryker

Elsie Eleanor George, 96, of Augusta, KS, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 at her home. Service 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 14, 2022, at Christ Lutheran Church, Augusta, KS. Burial will take place at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, KS. Elsie was born in Alma, KS on September 8, 1926, to the late Anna (Banka) and Carl Thowe. She graduated college from Kansas State University. She was a city clerk for the City of Augusta for 37 years and had also been a teacher. Elsie was an active and faithful member of Christ Lutheran Church in Augusta for 73 years, and was also a member of Soroptimist - Member of Tabitha. Her hobbies included quilting for the church as well as gardening and cooking. She was married to Herman Ray George and he preceded her in

Age 79 Of El Dorado Jerry’s life began on December 14, 1942 in El Dorado; the son of Ira A. and Marie E.