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Dolores M. “Dee” McCauley 1916-2011
Dolores M. “Dee” McCauley, 94, St. Paul, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born on August 12, 1916 at St. Paul to Charlie and Mary Linden Nunnink. She grew up at St. Paul and attended St. Paul schools, graduating from St. Francis High School in 1935. She moved to Elyria, Ohio and later to Decatur, Ind., where she lived until she returned to St. Paul in 1952. She and H.R. “Bud” McCa...
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Duane Levi Schoonover 1943-2011
Duane Levi Schoonover, loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Saturday, April 16 at the V.A. Hospital in Wichita. Duane was born in Neodesha on June 13, 1943 to John Levi and Erma E. Hallbauer Schoonover. He was one of 14 children. He grew up and attended schools in Neodesha. Duane served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years before returning to Neodesha. On Jan. 22, 1967, he married Mary JoAnn Shultz in Neo...
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Margery Merchant 1918-2011
Margery Merchant passed away on March 28, 2011, in Shoreline, Washington, at age 92. She was born Margery Ellen Mote in Chanute, Kansas on June 28, 1918. She attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In 1938 she married Stansberry Joseph Merchant, also from Chanute. They enjoyed a long life together, living in Wichita and Leawood, Kansas, and then moving to Bainbridge Island, Wash...
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Lois Mott 1923-2011
Lois Mott, 88, longtime resident of the Lafontaine and Fredonia area, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1923 in Pittsburg, the daughter of William and Katherine Ann Maletz McGinnis. On April 18, 1951 in Bentonville, Ark., Lois married Floyd E. Mott. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1970. Lois was a member of the Buxton Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy McBriarty, of Connecticut;...
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Gertrude L. Shea 1917-2011
Gertrude L. Shea, 93, Chanute, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Gertrude Lucille Shea was born Dec. 19, 1917 at Alpena County, Mich., the daughter of George and Bertha Case White. She attended schools in Fenton, Mich. She worked in the dietary department of Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center for 10 years. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and was active in the quilting group of the chur...
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Jerold T. Elliott 1925-2011
Jerold T. Elliott, 85, Gas, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at his home. Jerold was born Nov. 24, 1925 at Erie, the son of John Junior and Martha Ellen Smith Elliott. He grew up in the Neosho County area and served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1953, Jerold married Mary Catherine Ross. They made their home in Los Angeles County, Calif. She preceded him in death in 1973. He worked for 35 years for Rockwell International before h...
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Area briefs
CHS Grand March at 8 p.m. tonight The Chanute High School Prom Grand March is at 8 p.m. today at the school. The time was incorrectly reported in Friday’s Tribune. Seating will begin at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. Seven attorneys apply for 31st Judicial District vacancy Seven attorneys have applied to fill a vacancy in the 31st Judicial District that was created by the April 2 retirement of District Judge Timothy E. Brazil. The 31st Judi...
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Resource Fair informs seniors of options
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter A Resource Fair for senior adults was held in the student union at Neosho County Community College Thursday afternoon. The Area Agency on Aging, Heritage Health Care, home health care and hospice from Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Chanute Public Library, and several other organizations were available to answer questions about assisted living facilities, ch...
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The Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott 1928-2011
The Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott, 82, Fort Scott, died Thursday, April 14 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. He was born Nov. 22, 1928 in Bly, Mo., the son of Thurlo Washington and Launa Effie Rogers Endicott. He graduated from Labette County High School. He married Wilma Deane Richardson on June 24, 1949 in the Altamont Baptist Church. Deane worked in his early years for Cessna Aircraft and Boeing Aircraft until he answered the call into the mi...
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Max Steven Brown 1954-2011
Max Steven Brown, 56, Chanute, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Max was born in Chanute on Oct. 12, 1954, the son of Raymond E. and Katherine M. Bartholomew Brown. He attended Chanute Schools and Neosho County Community College. He held various jobs in the area including the Chanute Airport, Kustom Electronics and Chanute Communications before becoming disabled in the mid 1970s...
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Prom preparations involve local businesses
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter With high school proms coming up this weekend, local businesses have been reaping the benefits from this busy time of year. Several businesses around town offer specials and stores have been working nonstop to ensure that everything is perfect for the special evening. “We’ve been busy, we have seven proms this weekend, because I cover a lot of the area’s different schools like Colony, Yates Center, Altoona...
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Antique Show and Sale at VFW on Saturday
The 36th annual Antique Show and Sale, sponsored by the SEK Bottle and Relic club, will be held at the V.F.W. Building, 1654 W. Main, on Saturday. There will be an array of jewelry, relics, glassware, bottles, jars, coins, antiques, postcards and collectibles. Admission is free and the show and sale will start at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. “Those who come can expect to see the vendors they’ve seen for many years as well as some new faces from...
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Schools’ donations help supply pantry needs
Connie Woodard USD 413 There is a never ending need for the kind of support Chanute High School and Royster Middle School generated for the local food pantries last week. At CHS, students and teachers were bidders and “goods” being sold at the annual Helping Hands Auction. The proceeds and money raised by selling t-shirts will be given to the local food pantries. At Royster Middle School, students paid entry fees to participate in a semi-an...
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Death notice
Max Steven Brown, 56, Chanute, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 18 at the First Christian Church in Chanute. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel. A full obituary will follow. Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel is in charge of arran...
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Boyd A. “Spoonie” Spoonemore 1931-2011
Boyd A. “Spoonie” Spoonemore, 79, Neodesha, died Wednesday, April 13 at his home. Graveside service with military rites will be 10 a.m.. Monday, April 18, at the Neodesha Cemetery under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Loran Fawcett Chapel. Friends can stop by the funeral home to register on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m.  Boyd Allen Spoonemore was born on June 19, 1931 in Neodesha, to Elmon and Bessie...
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Phase one results of Take Charge! Challenge released
Tribune staff We’re Number 1 — for now — in the Take Charge! Challenge. That is, Chanute is on top of the list so far. The challenge is a friendly competition among 16 cities in four regions of the state, sponsored by a $1.2 million grant from the KCC’s Kansas Energy Office and managed by Climate Energy Project (CEP). Chanute is paired with Parsons, Fort Scott, Iola and Pittsburg in the Southeast Region.  Based on the results through March ...
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Area briefs
Take Me Out to the Ballgame event on Saturday The Take Me Out to the Ballgame Multigenerational Day will be Saturday, April 16 at Hudson Field on the campus of Neosho County Community College. Pre-game events will begin at 12:30, including face painting. Baseballs will be given away to the first 200 youth. Anita Fairchild, senior volunteer, will throw out the first pitch for the 1 p.m. game vs. Johnson County. There will be free popcorn, p...
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Holy Week services to begin on Sunday night
The 2011 ACCL Community Holy Week Services will begin 7 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, Main and Steuben. Sunday, April 17 — • Introit: Procession of Palms, St. Patrick School Choir, Allison Morris, director • Presider: Shelly Holle, First Presbyterian Church • Anthem: First United Methodist Adult Church Choir, Russ Vallier, director • Special music: St. Patrick Catholic Church Mixed Ensemble • Sermon: Michael Longfellow, Past...
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Nellie Lee Ard 1921-2011
Nellie Lee Ard, 89, Phoenix, Ariz., died after a brief illness on Thursday April 7, 2011. Born to Joseph and Donna Bowen on Oct. 18, 1921, in Elsmore, Nellie, known to all as Lee, moved to the Phoenix area in 1944 and took a job as “Rosie the Riveter” in the defense industry, and later worked in the computer industry as quality control inspector. A devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed quilting, arts and crafts, cards, cooking, sewing. and spen...
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Induction of city commissioners delayed
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter The new commissioners were not able to be inducted Monday night because their certificate of election had not arrived in the mail. The agenda for the city commissioners meeting Monday night was continued to next Monday at 7 p.m. “Until they are certified they can’t sign their oath for office and take office,” said City Attorney David Brake. “As soon as the certification comes in they can come into the city c...
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