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James R. Baker 1944-2010
James R. Baker, 65, Chanute, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at his residence. He was born Aug. 6, 1944, in Chanute to James P. Baker and Zella L. Wiles Baker. He graduated from Erie High School in 1962. He married Ruth Taylor on June 21, 1989, in Miami, Okla. She survives. He worked for the Chanute Fire Department and Cleaver’s Farm and Home Supply. Other survivors include his mother, Zella Baker, Chanute; a son, Steven Baker, Chanute; f...
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Zula A. Dyer 1943-2010
Zula A. Dyer, 67, Toronto, died Wednesday, February 2, 2010, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 4, 1943, in Chanute to Worline I. and Alice L. Beine Tipton. She attended Emporia State University and graduated in 1964. On July 9, 1965, she married Ronald Wayne Dyer in Fredonia. He died on Nov. 17, 1998. She worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a Postal Clerk in the Yates Center Post Office. In January 2008 s...
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20 arrested in area drug sweep
Tribune Staff The collaborative effort of 13 law enforcement agencies over the last eight months has resulted in the arrest of 20 southeast Kansas residents on drug charges. Attorney General Steve Six said during Wednesday morning’s press conference that the Southeast Kansas Drug Task Force has been working tirelessly for a long time to complete its investigation, which resulted in law enforcement executing 10 search warrants in Chanute, Iola,...
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Willa Marie Hardy 1913-2010
Willa Marie Hardy, 96, Fredonia, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at the Golden Living Center. She was born Oct. 16, 1913, in rural Braymer, Mo., to Claude and Ollie Myrtle Cox Wightman. On May 3, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo., she married Howard Lanning Hardy. He died April 19, 2004. She was a homemaker, artist and published author and a member of the New Albany United Methodist Church. Survivors include three brothers, Winifred Wightman, Kansas...
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Willa Marie Hardy 1913-2010
Willa Marie Hardy, 96, Fredonia, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born Oct. 16, 1913 in rural Braymer, Mo., to Claude and Ollie Myrtle Cox Wightman. Willa was a caretaker, helping people in their homes and caring for their children. She later took nurses training and became a teletype operator for TWA for 18 years. On May 3, 1959 in Kansas City, Mo., she married Howard Lanning Hardy. The Hardy’s m...
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Mary Ellen Oneslager 1930-2010
Mary Ellen Oneslager, 79, Lawrence, died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Brandonwoods Nursing Home in Lawrence. She was born March 31, 1930, in Earlton to Charles and Cora Beatrice Hammil Yockey. She married Lewis Jackson Oneslager on April 20, 1947, in Humboldt .He preceded her in death. She retired from the weigh station at Monarch Cement Plant in Humboldt. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Humboldt. Survivors include a daughte...
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Rex L. Sterling 1917-2010
Rex L. Sterling, 92, Yates Center, died Monday, February 1, 2010, at Yates Center Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 17, 1917, in Yates Center to Harry Joseph Sterling and Laura Edith Statan. He graduated from Yates Center High School. He retired from the Yates Center School District. He served in the U.S. Army from March 1942 to October 1945. On Nov. 26, 1941, he married Rachel Millson in Yates Center. She died on Feb. 19, 2009. Survivors includ...
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Isabelle Josephine Reker 1914-2010
Isabelle Josephine Reker, 95, formerly of Yates Center, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 in Topeka. Isabelle was born in Graingeville, Idaho, the daughter of Joseph Altman and Teresia Schwartz Altman. On Sept. 14, 1937 she was united in marriage to Edmund “Ed” Reker in Lismore, Minn. He preceded her in death on Dec. 19, 1996. After their marriage they moved to the Wichita area until moving to Yates Center in 1954. Isabelle moved to Perry in 1998. ...
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Ruth Russell 1927-2010
Ruth Russell, 83, Overland Park, died Thursday, January 28, 2010. She was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Chanute to Nathan and Eula Barker Hole. On March 5, 1951, she married M.C. Russell. He died in September 2009. She retired from Hallmark Card Co. in 1977. Survivors include four brothers, Earl Wayne Hole, Greenwood, Mo., Xury Hole, Andover, Charles Hole, Chanute, and Lester Hole, Wichita; five sisters, Anna Fegel, Colleen Westendorf and Ivah Byer...
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Robert N. ‘Bob’ Donovan 1928-2010
Robert N. “Bob” Donovan, 81, Chanute, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born Feb. 8, 1928, in Chanute to Guy F. and Eva M. Brown Donovan. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1946. He worked for Ash Grove Cement Company for 39 years. He also owned and operated Bob Donovan Contracting since 1959. He married Wanda Lee DeArmond in Chanute on Dec. 30, 1950. She died on Aug. 15, 2007. He was a me...
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Engagement — Roseberry/Thomas
Martin and Gwen Roseberry, Chanute, and Raymond and Jodi Thomas, Burlington, announce the engagement of their children, Lindzey Diane Roseberry, Chanute, and Brandon Joseph Thomas, Burlington. Roseberry is a 2001 graduate of Chanute High School and a 2008 graduate of Neosho County Community College. She is employed with My Town Media. Thomas is a 2002 graduate of LeRoy High School and is employed with the City of Iola Water Plant. The wedding...
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Birth ¬≠— Robinson
Nick Robinson and Ashley Secrest, Chanute, announce the birth of their daughter, Khloe Nicole Robinson, born Dec. 1, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She was welcomed home by a brother, Cadin, 12, and sister Kenzi, 5. They are the grandchildren of Marguerite Robertson, Chanute, and Terry and Vicky Secrest, Neodesha. They are the great-grandchildren of Tim and Leona Costin, Altoona, and Don and Doris Robertson, Chan...
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Engagement — Angleton/Adwell
Doyle and Kathy Angleton and Roger and Melody Adwell, all of Chanute, announce the engagement of their children, Leah DeAnn Angleton and Stephen Douglas Adwell, both of Pittsburg. Angleton will graduate in May with a Masters in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. She has accepted a position with ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, Okla. Adwell is a graduate of Labette County Community College with a degree in Recording Arts. He is...
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Doris Kathlyn Gossett 1924 – 2010
Doris Kathlyn Gossett, 85, Chanute, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at the Chanute Health Care Center. Doris was born in Erie on August 3, 1924, the daughter of Ralph and Frankie Rule Clemans. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute. She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Gossett on March 15, 1941 in Chanute. They moved to Whittier, Calif., in 1946. He preceded her in death in April 2007. She was a homemaker and worked as an Inspector...
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Ellen Eleise Knock 1921-2010
Ellen Eleise Knock, 88, Chanute, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Chanute to Daniel E. and Laura L. Hodgden Bower. She graduated from Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. She married William C. Knock on Oct. 7, 1966. He died on July 13, 1998. She worked as a manager of Independence Dry Cleaners. Survivors include her children, Penny Williams Akridge, Tony Will...
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Burris D. Milliron 1923-2010
Burris D. Milliron, 86, Parsons, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Oct. 20, 1923, in Buffalo to Orville and Ura Leone Landrith Milliron. He was a 1941 graduate of Buffalo High School. He began a stint in the U.S. Air Force in 1943. After other employment, he moved to Independence in 1955 where he worked as a trooper covering five counties. He retired from the highway patrol in 1981. He and ...
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Leroy J. Roedel 1934-2010
Leroy J. Roedel passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Yates Center Health Care in Yates Center. He was born December 18, 1934 in southeast Kansas. Leroy served in the United States Army from October 1954 to September 1956 and spent some of that time in England. He spent most of his life working as a mechanic in the Chanute area. Later he moved to California, Arizona, and later returned to live the rest of his life in Kansas near some of...
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George Milton Lopeman Jr. 1945-2010
George Milton Lopeman Jr., 64, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, Olathe, after a long battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 12, 1945, in Chanute to Margaret and George Milton Lopeman Sr. He was the oldest of four children and graduated from Humboldt High School. He lived in Chanute most of his life, moved to the Kansas City area in 1991 and to Gardner in May 2009. He h...
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Charles Lowell Olson 1920 – 2010
Charles Lowell Olson, 89, Chanute, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Charles was born in Burr Oak, Kan., on May 14, 1920, the son of David W. and Lenore Callahan Olson. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Charles was united in marriage to Florence Louise Sellegran on March 14, 1948 at the Friends Home Lutheran Church in Savonburg. She preceded him in deat...
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Engagement — Cooper/Allen
Mike and Joyce Allen, Coffeyville, announce the engagement of their son, Flint Allen, Chanute, to Kiley Cooper, Hill City. She is the daughter of Bodie and Terry Cooper, Hill City. Cooper is the granddaughter of Charles and Ellen Lewis, Hill City, Herb and Peggy Hachmeister, Natoma, and the late Chet Copper. She is a 2007 graduate of Hill City High School and is majoring in Elementary Education at Kansas State University. Allen is the grandso...
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