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Marietta Norman 1926-2011
Marietta Norman died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, after a short stay at a Hurst nursing center. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3200 Denton Highway, Haltom City, Texas. A private graveside service will be held later in Neosho County Memorial Park, East 21st Street, Chanute. Marietta was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Chanute, to Siera B. and Chelsea C. Norman. She was always interested in aviation and...
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Larry Eugene Umbarger 1938-2011
Larry Eugene Umbarger, 73, Thayer, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Larry was born in rural Thayer on Jan. 4, 1938, the son of Leo and Mattie Cottrell Umbarger. He graduated from Thayer High School in 1955. He was united in marriage to Carol May Thornton on Jan. 15, 1956 at the Thayer Christian Church. She survives, of the home. Larry was a farmer and worked as a manager for Coop, Chanute...
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Patricia Gail Fugitt Flaugher 1943-2011
Patricia Gail Fugitt Flaugher, 67, died Oct. 20, 2011 in Kindred Hospital of Hollywood, Fla. She was born Oct. 21, 1943 in Eureka, to David “Pat” Arland and Wyvona Mae Reeder Fugitt. As a small child she grew up and attended school in Humboldt until the age of 12 when she moved to Florida. She is survived by her mother, Wyvona Cahill, Coconut Creek, Fla.; son Wilson Edward Flaugher, Jr., Miami, Fla.; daughter Gail Ann Jackson and husband, Lar...
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Margarett L. Stroup 1917-2011
Margarett L. Stroup, 94, Derby, and a longtime former Erie resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 at the Derby Rehabilitation Center at Derby. She was born on Oct. 19, 1917 at Savonburg, to Samuel and Martha Beckstein Williamson. She grew up at Chanute and attended schools there. She and Willis “Brownie” Stroup were married on Feb, 7, 1937 at Fredonia. He preceded her in death on Jan. 1, 2003. She was a homemaker and resided at the same hom...
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Richard ‘Dick’ Fairchild
Richard “Dick” Fairchild, 72, Salem, Ill., died Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Salem Township Hospital. He was owner of Fairchild Auto Supply and was a Shelter Insurance agent. Survivors include wife, Elizabeth Jones Fairchild, Salem; sons, Jeff Fairchild and wife, Virginia, Lexington, Ky., and Greg Fairchild and wife, Tawnya, Marshall, Ill.; daughter, Lisa Fairchild Stephenson and husband, John, Salem; sisters, Eleanor Fairchild Umbarger and husband, G...
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Wilma Bertha Perkins 1918-2011
Wilma Bertha Perkins, 92, Humboldt, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 at the Windsor Place in Iola. She had been a resident of Humboldt since 1975. Wilma was born in Mt. Grove, Mo., on Nov. 8, 1918, the daughter of Harvey Edwin and Susie Ann Shaw Klingensmith. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1936. She was united in marriage to James Franklin Perkins on Sept. 27, 1937 in Iola. He preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 2001. Wilma was a homemak...
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Donald Ervin Criger 1939-2011
Don Criger, 72, Humboldt, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Don was born in Marmarth, N.D. on August 1, 1939, the son of George A. and Helen M. Hoag Criger. He graduated from Howard High School in Howard in 1958. After graduation he served his country in the Army. He was united in marriage to his wife, Janey Bantz Criger, more than 52 years, He was in law enforcement and drove a truck for many years, most rece...
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Dena Faye Jones 1930-2011
Dena Jones, 81, Chanute, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House. Dena was born in Washington County, Okla., on March 15, 1930, the daughter of Jim Walker and Hazel Sears Walker. She was united in marriage to Joseph Shearl Jones on Jan. 1, 1949 in Bartlesville, Okla. He preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 2004. She received her GED in 1979 and attended Neosho County Community College. Although she was a lifelong homemaker, sh...
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Stipp - Cox
Natalie Stipp and Jason Cox exchanged wedding vows July 9, 2011 in a double-ring ceremony at the First United Methodist Church in Chanute. Parents of the couple are Steve and Joy Harper, Hanson, Ky., and Alan and Debbie Cox, Chanute. Leslie Conover, Madisonville, Ky., sister of the bride, was Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids were Audrey Spurrier and Emily Mason, both of Chanute and friends of the bride. Also serving as bridesmaid was Olivia Camp...
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Carl Hines 1941-2011
Carl Hines, 70, formerly of Chanute, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Carl was born in Shaw on May 2, 1941, the son of Llyod and Florence Hines. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1959. Carl is survived by his children, one son, Alex Hines, Webb City, Mo.; and two daughters, Jo Webber, Tulsa, Okla., and D’Angela Barnes, Joplin, Mo.; siblings, Clarinda Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., Connie Witten, Chanute, Carolyn Hines, Erie, and Charles Hines,...
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Eula Toon 1921-2011
Eula Toon, 90, Chanute, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2011 at Neosho Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Eula was born at Earlton on Sept. 2, 1921, the daughter of Warren W. and Bessie May Young Johnson. She married Ode Toon on August 25, 1946 in Chanute. He preceded her in death on Oct. 11, 1986. Her favorite pastime was quilting and in her later years she made doll quilts. Eula is survived by her children; Lana Mitchell, Pittsburg, Cathy Trelog...
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Marvin Raymond Sorenson 1937-2011
Marvin Raymond Sorenson, 74, Yates Center, died at Burlington Life Care Center on Monday, Oct. 10 2011. He was born in Yates Center on Nov. 29, 1937 to William and Jessie Blalnche Willhite Sorenson. He was a master painter, working in Corpus Christi, Texas, Wichita, Burlington, Chanute and Yates Center. Graduating from Yates Center High School in 1955, he joined the Air Force and became a jet engine mechanic. He is survived by his wife of 45 ...
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Donna M. Baker 1954-2011
Donna M. Baker, 57, Petrolia, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute. Donna was born at Independence, Mo., on June 7, 1954, the daughter of Earnest and Norma Payton Warrick. She graduated from Park Hill Senior High School in Kansas City, Mo., in 1972. She was united in marriage to William Baker on Sept. 23, 1994 in Miami, Okla. Donna was office manager at Merle Kelly Ford for 28 years. Donna is survived by her hus...
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Virgil L. Grizzle 1929-2011
s Virgil L. Grizzle, 82, Chanute, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Virgil was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Iola, the son of George F. and Minnie M. Jones Grizzle. He graduated from LaHarpe High School. On Nov. 13, 1949, Virgil married Wanda Lee Larkey and they made their home in Odense. In 1964, they moved to Wichita and since 1969, they have resided in Chanute. Virgil farmed and milked cows. He wo...
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Winferd E. “Lefty” Hamm 1925-2011
Winferd E. “Lefty” Hamm, 86, Frontenac, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born Feb. 11, 1925 in Lockwood, Mo., the son of Abner and Belva Florence Lemaster Hamm. He had been a resident of Frontenac since 1992. Lefty received his BA from Kansas State Teachers College in 1953 and then received his MA in Administration from Kansas State Teachers College in 1963. He was a veteran of WWII serving his count...
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Harold Marvin Bailey 1926-2011
Harold Marvin Bailey, 85, Minneapolis, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. He was born August 15, 1926 in Earlton, to Curtis A. and Edith Klauman Bailey. Harold served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He worked as a yard foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad in Chanute and Tulsa. He was also a jack-of-all-trades working for Manley Transfer and Torrence Jewelry of Chanute as well as a watch repairman from home. Harold was preceded in death by hi...
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Barbara JoAnn Brinkmeyer 1933-2011
Barbara JoAnn Brinkmeyer, Grove, Okla., died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 in Grove, at the age of 77 years. JoAnn was born on Nov. 8, 1933 in Chanute, to Paul and Velma Harris. She grew up in Chanute attending Chanute schools, graduating from Chanute High School in 1951. One month after graduating, she married the love of her life, Baird Brinkmeyer on June 17, 1951. Baird and JoAnn owned and operated the Self Service Grocery Store in Humboldt for 3...
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Felkins - DeCoster
Melissa Ellis and Ken Colston, Chanute, and Robert and Norma DeCoster, Chanute, announce the engagement of their children, Tiffany D. Felkins and Joey M. DeCoster, both of Chanute. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Chanute High School and is a stay at home mother for their two-year-old daughter. DeCoster, also a 2009 graduate of Chanute High, is working at Welco Services as a fabricator 2 welder. The couple are planning an April 28 weddi...
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Gary Talmadge Wheatley 1968-2011
Gary Talmadge Wheatley, 43, died Monday, October 10, 2011 at the Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. Gary was born in Chanute on July 20, 1968, the son of Thomas Patrick and Billie Maxine Solomon Wheatley. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1986 and received a Master’s Degree from Kansas State University in Agronomy. He was united in marriage to Stacey Chapman. They later divorced. Gary worked in fertilizer sales and agriculture ...
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DeWayne Curtis O’Dell 1971-2011
DeWayne Curtis O’Dell, 40, Parker, Colo., lost his battle with kidney cancer on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. DeWayne was born Sept. 26, 1971 to Leota “Sam” and William O’Dell in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was raised in the Pittsburg area, attending Pittsburg schools, and graduating from Pittsburg High School in 1989. He married April Ewan on Nov. 21, 1998 in Pittsburg. She survives, of the home. He was currently working for A & E Tire in Denve. He was a ...
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