Obituaries

EVELYN (DREBES) NELSON

EVELYN (DREBES) NELSON

Evelyn (Drebes) Nelson, 98 of Eureka, Kansas (formerly of Overland Park, Kansas) passed away, December 10, 2020 at the Eureka Nursing Center. She has arrived safely to her Eternal home, and was “Home for Christmas” after living a very blessed and long life.

JAMES (MASON) BROOKOVER

James (Mason) Brookover died on December 8, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mason was born in Eureka, Kansas on July 31, 1936 to Harrison and Marjory Brookover. He grew up in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School in 1954. Upon graduation, he joined the Marines and was stationed in California. After discharge, he returned home and graduated from Emporia State University.

DONNA LAVERNE (SIMS) BROWN

DONNA LAVERNE (SIMS) BROWN

Donna LaVerne (Sims) Brown, 89, of Winfield, KS, died January 3, 2021. Donna was born on January 5, 1931 to Carrie Leona Anderson Sims and Ward Peter Sims in Minneola, Kansas. Donna was a “girly” girl who loved wearing pretty dresses, many made from flour sacks that were designed with flowers or cute patterns. She loved music which included playing the piano and then the trombone later on, spending time with her best friends Nannette Pitman and Betty Lou Sandidge, listening to her mother read stories in the evening, and teasing her older brothers.

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