Community News
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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Snapshots from past uncovered
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Volunteers at Zion Lutheran Church found a sack full of old photos dating back to the 1920s, 30s, and 40s while going through the newspaper bundles they recycle a few months back. The youth group volunteers make it a habit to look through the stacks of paper before tossing them into the truck because they once found a diamond ring. Another time they found a passport. Both were returned to the rightful owner....
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Bernice Busby 1931-2011
Bernice Busby, 79, Altoona, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha. Funeral services, under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Loran Fawcett Chapel, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Grace Baptist Church in Neodesha.  Interment will be in Altoona Cemetery.  Friends may call to register from noon to 8 p.m. today, with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. this evening. The family has suggested memoria...
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Mildred Elizabeth Allen 1913-2011
Mildred Elizabeth Allen, 97, Bronson, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Moran Manor Nursing Home in Moran. She was born Dec. 1, 1913 in Birch Tree, Mo., the daughter of John Robert and Emma Alice Morrell Baugh. She married Chester “Chet” Allen on June 8, 1933, in Eminence, Mo. He preceded her in death in 1981. She kept busy raising their family and helping as Chet worked on area farms. She worked for the grocery stores in Redfield and Bronso...
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Deloris I. Bockover 1936-2011
Deloris I. Bockover, 74, Chanute, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Deloris was born in Elk City on August 30, 1936, the daughter of Lloyd and Grace Hall Seller. She graduated from Elk City High School in 1954. She was united in marriage to Robert Ray Bockover on Jan. 27, 1955 in Muncie, Kan. He preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 2009. Deloris worked various employments, retiring from Everbrite Electro...
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Walk Kansas early morning social club
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Several Chanute residents have joined the Walk Kansas program this year in an effort to stay active and healthy. For some, it is a way to manage certain health conditions. For others, the draw is maintaining their physical activity quota with the added benefit of social interaction. Walk Kansas is a team-based program that encourages participants to be active with friends and family, make better nutrition ch...
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Erie native among PSU award recipients
PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University will honor three alumni with its Meritorious Achievement Award on Wednesday. This year’s recipients are Bill Neighbors, president and CEO of Tank Connection Affiliate Group in Parsons; Erie native Gary Tredway, president of American Fidelity Educational Services in Oklahoma City; and Robert Tyler, president and founder of Winfield Consumer Products in Winfield.  The PSU Alumni Association established the ...
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No changes in election after canvass
ERIE — At Friday’s meeting of the Neosho County Board of Commissioners votes of the city/school general election were canvassed. The canvass of the votes did not change the outcome of any race. The commission also: — Accepted the preliminary copy of Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers’ engineering study and report of the county’s R.S. system and off-system biennial bridge inventory and appraisal. — Heard from Road and Bridge Director Charles Mo...
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Leo E. Herron 1928-2011
Leo E. Herron, 82, Chanute, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. Leo was born in Chanute on Oct. 3, 1928 the son of Virgil and Ethel McCloud Herron. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1947 and attended Chanute Junior College for two years. He was united in marriage to Mary L. McCoy on July 2, 1949 at the Christian Church in Chanute. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2007. Over the years, Leo wo...
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