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Dorothy Evelyn Hunt 1927 – 2010
Dorothy Evelyn Hunt, 82, Chanute, died Monday, July 12, 2010 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Dorothy was born on Oct. 16, 1927 in Wichita, the daughter of Arthur H. and Evelyn Lowen Hawton. She graduated from Wichita North High School in the Class of 1946. She was united in marriage to Jack W. Hunt on August 31, 1947 in Wichita. They moved to Chanute in 1949. He preceded her in death in 1990. Dorothy was church secretary for the Firs...
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Robert Emmett Kern 1926-2010
Robert Kern, 84, former Chanute resident, died in Monday, July 5, 2010, in Warsaw, Mo., with his wife holding his hand. He was born July 2, 1926 in Thayer to James and Bessie Kirk Kern. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1944. He then enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He married Betty Jones on April 22, 1946. He then started Kern Construction Company in Chanute until 1962. The FAA in Kansas City was his next job which turned into Tiger Pr...
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Harold Eugene Sharp 1916 – 2010
Harold Eugene Sharp, 93, Wichita, formerly of Chanute, died Monday, July 12, 2010 at the Westview Nursing Home in Derby. Harold was born in Chanute on July 25, 1916, the son of Cecil and Pearl Hedden Sharp. He was united in marriage to Vernetta Rankin on June 15, 1938. She preceded him in death in 1942. He married Ruby Nichols on Nov. 4, 1944. She preceded him in death on March 1, 2000. Harold worked as a welder and production supervisor for...
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Marie H. Kyle 1912-2010
Marie H. Kyle, 97, a longtime Erie resident, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Guest Homes Estates in Erie. She was born on Dec. 8, 1912 on the family farm south of Galesburg to Thomas and Mary Bolinger Heady. She moved to Erie with her family where she grew up and attended schools. She graduated from Erie High School in 1930. She later attended and received a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Pittsburg State Teachers College now Pittsburg ...
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Smith - Allen
Amanda Jo Smith and John Patrick Allen exchanged wedding promises in a double-ring ceremony on Saturday, June 26 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Independence, with Father Benjamin Shockey officiating. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Linda Smith, Independence. She is the granddaughter of the late George and Ev Goodmon, Neodesha, and the late Leo and Nora Mae Smith, Independence. The bridegroom is the son of John P. Allen, Chanute, and...
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Lloyd “Dean” Krepps 1927-2010
Lloyd Dean Krepps, 83, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in Olathe. Dean, the name he was known by, was born May 14, 1927 in Buffalo to Eula Doris Eagle and Lloyd Krepps. He grew up in Buffalo and graduated from Buffalo High School. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marines. Later, during the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. Army. For more than 30 years Dean was employed by the Kansas Department of T...
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Janssen - Dunn
Gary and Rhonda Janssen, Erie, announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Dianne Janssen, Erie, to Adam Lee Dunn, Chanute, son of Judy Dunn, Thayer, and the late P. Wayne Dunn. The bride-elect is a graduate of Erie High School and is employed by Cleaver Farm and Home. Dunn is a graduate of Independence Community College and is employed by Cleaver Farm and Home. The couple are planning an August 28 wedding at Lil Toledo Event Center.
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Stich - Haynes
Angela Stich and Gilbert Haynes have announced wedding plans. The bride-elect is the daughter of Joy Frazier, Joe Stich and Becky Stich. Haynes is the son of Mary Haynes and Ron Haynes. Stich is a 2003 graduate of Erie High School. Haynes, a graduate of Chanute High School, is attending Neosho County Community College. The couple are planning an August 7 wedding in Chanute.
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Gloria J. Bozone 1941-2010
Gloria J. Bozone, 69, Haysville, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The daughter of Floyd and Jewell Kiser, she grew up and attended school in Erie. On March 10, 1957, she and Charles Bozone were united in marriage. She was Learn & Grow Child Care Center cook for 10 years and attended the First Baptist Church in Mulvane. Survivors include her husband, Charles; brothers, Rick Kiser and Terry Kiser, all of Erie; daughters, Barbara Newlin, Becky M...
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Smith leaves behind positive legacy
Lisa Lucero Tribune Reporter Vicky Smith said news of her resignation as president of Neosho County Community College has saddened some people. Her last day will be July 30. She said many people have been telling her they don’t want to see her go and congratulated Smith on her new job as president at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Ill. “I was in Walmart over the lunch hour and one of the community members stopped me and he was sha...
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David H. Conine 1938-2010
David H. Conine, 71, Chanute, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at his home. David was born Dec. 30, 1938 in Fort Scott, the son of N.H. “Herb” and M. Ollene Stout Conine. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1956. After serving in the United States Marine Corp, David attended Allen County Community College and Kansas State University. On Nov. 16, 1958, David married his high school sweetheart Patricia Kay Fox. They lived in sev...
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Wilma Joan Larson Emig 1931-2010
Wilma Joan Larson Emig, 78, Iola, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Labette Health in Parsons. Joan was born Nov. 15, 1931 on the family farm west of Savonburg to Elmer F. and Emma Pierson Larson. She grew up near Savonburg, attended Wannersburg School and was graduated from Grant Township Rural High School at Stark. She accepted Jesus as her Savior as a youth and was confirmed in 1944 at the Savonburg Covenant. Joan lived in Kansas City prior to ...
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Jeanette ‘Jean’ Davis Loy 1919-2010
Jeanette “Jean” Davis Loy, 90, died July 1, 2010. She was born in Bradford, Pa., to Laura Amelia Pelton and LeRoy Bertram Davis on Oct. 27, 1919. In the 1950s, in Denver, Colo., she was a proud member of the American Red Cross Gray Ladies, an organization that provided care and assistance to disabled patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. In the early 60s, she moved with her husband, Max Spears Loy, and children to Chanute. S...
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Anna Mary Fegel 1927 – 2010
Anna “Mary” Fegel, 82, Chanute, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Mary was born in Chanute on August 25, 1927, the daughter of Cecil and Hazel Arnett. She graduated from Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. She was united in marriage to Glen Eldon Fegel on May 24, 1952. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2003. She was a bookkeeper. Mary was a member of the First Christian Church, a Charter m...
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Almo V. Shuster 1923 – 2010
Almo Verline Shuster, 87, Chanute, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Windsor Place in Independence. Almo was born on June 6, 1923, in Kingston, Iowa, the son of Anthony and Celia Bowman Shuster. He was united in marriage to Wanda Doreen Steinburg on March 6, 1965 in Biggsville, Ill. She preceded him in death on Dec, 8, 2006. Almo worked in upholstery and as an antique dealer. He is survived by a daughter, Laveda Willis, Clinton, Mo.; two sons, Mic...
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Florence Elizabeth Johnson 1914-2010
Florence Elizabeth Johnson, 95, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka. Florence was born August 23, 1914 at Dry Creek in Quincy, the daughter of Melvin Hegg and Florence Amy Burr McCoin. She grew up and attended school in Toronto. On March 6, 1964 Florence was united in marriage to Allen Johnson. He preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1995 and she moved from Grove, Okla., back to Toronto. She was a member of the Presbyt...
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Agnes Pearman 1918-2010
Agnes Pearman, 91, Iola, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, after a month of confined illness. She was born Agnes Fern McIntyre on an Allen County farm in the Leanna community,on July 21, 1918 to George and Alice Thompson McIntyre. Agnes grew up on the family farm east of Humboldt, attended country schools and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1937. On Sept. 7, 1938, Agnes married Richard Pearman in Yat...
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Jimmy Dean Jones 1935 – 2010
Jimmy Dean Jones, 75, Humboldt, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Fountain Villa Residential Care Center in Iola. Jimmy was born in Chanute on June 15, 1935, the son of Willis E. and Anna M. Williams Jones. He grew up in Buffalo and attended Buffalo High School. He was united in marriage to Donna Maxwell on July 30, 1954. She survives, of the home. Jimmy was a chemical distribution manager for Advanced Chemical Company. He was a member of the ...
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Judy K. Hale 1949-2010
Judy K. Hale, 61, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 2, 1949 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Cornelius and Helen DeWater McHenry. She had worked for Doskocil Food Service in South Hutchinson. She attended Victorious Life Church. Survivors include her mother, Helen Morton, Hutchinson; a son, Shannon Hale, Pismo Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Katrina Karanu, Hutchinson; two brothers, Robert McHenry, Hutchins...
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Jessie Faye Mintz Tice 1913-2010
Jessie Faye Mintz Tice passed away peacefully at home with her daughter Margaret in attendance, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in San Diego, Calif. She was born Sept. 22, 1913 in Cane Hill, Ark. Her family moved from Canehill to Stilwell, Okla., when she was three years old. While living in Stilwell, Jessie and her brother, Darrell and sister, Berniece attended the Cherokee Indian School. Her father, John Lee and mother, Myrtie Mintz, farmed i...
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