Community News
Arthur Ben Wilcox, Jr. 1954-2011
Arthur Ben Wilcox, Jr.. 56, Broken Arrow, Okla., former Chanute resident, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Coweta, Okla. He was born Dec. 26, 1954 at Tulsa, Okla., the son of Arthur B. and Virginia Florence Turner Wilcox. He served with the Army 82nd Airborne during Vietnam War. His occupation was security for Bailey’s Med. He is survived by his wife Sharee, of the home; children, Arthur B. Wilcox, III, Lena Davis, Christina Boyer, Teresa Love; sis...
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Raymond L. “Ray” Hull 1932-2011
The time of the memorial service for Raymond L. “Ray” Hull, 79, rural Humboldt, who died Saturday, April 30, was inadvertently omitted in Tuesday’s Tribune. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Humboldt United Methodist Church. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola is in charge of arrangements.
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Railroad-theme lighting installed in library’s children’s department
Connie Woodard Special to the Tribune Last week, the remaining historical ceiling lights installed during the restoration of the Santa Fe Depot for the Chanute Public Library were replaced with something more practical and creative. “There was a definite need for improvements to the lighting on both floors,” said Library Director Susan Willis. “Over time, the lighting just didn’t prove to be adequate for library needs.” In addition, the ba...
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Chanute Mexican Fiesta queen candidates announced
Two candidates are vying for 2011 Chanute Mexican Fiesta queen. They will be selling donation tickets throughout the summer, prior to the announcement of the winner at the Queen’s Dance August 20. The royalty will reign at the annual Chanute Mexican Fiesta scheduled Sept. 9-10 at Santa Fe Park. Tania Joselin Anaya is a junior at Chanute High School. She is the daughter of Jesus and Griselda Ayala. “My family and I are Mexican, I am proud o...
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Bond revocation considered for arson suspect
Tribune staff A bond revocation hearing was held in Chanute Tuesday afternoon for Delana Capps, the woman charged with allegedly setting fire to the Rendezvous Club in early February. Neosho County Attorney Melissa Dugan stated that Capps was out of custody less than a month and she had already had another interaction with law enforcement. “It was for unlawful burning, which is unique because she was charged with aggravated arson. In additi...
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Raymond L. “Ray” Hull 1932-2011
Raymond L. “Ray” Hull, 79, rural Humboldt, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. Ray was born April 14, 1932 at Great Bend the son of Calvin Leon and Mildred Marie Felton Hull. The family moved to Yates Center from Great Bend and Ray graduated from Yates Center High School in 1950. He joined the United States Navy in 1952 and served eight years during the Korean Conflict. On March 7, 1953, Ray married Mary C. Huffma...
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Carol L. Guatney 1944-2011
Carol L. Guatney, 66, former Neosho Falls resident, residing at Erie since 2005, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Carol was born Oct. 22, 1944 at Neosho Falls, the daughter of Paul and Pearl Lena Steele Guatney. She attended school in Neosho Falls and when the school closed transferred to Iola where she graduated from Iola High School in 1962. Carol worked a number of years at the sewing factor...
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William “Bill” Babcock 1936-2011
William “Bill” Babcock, 74, Thayer, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Wichita Specialty Hospital in Wichita. “Bill” was born in rural Altoona, in Wilson County, on July 29, 1936, the son of Roy and Erma Blaker Babcock. He graduated from Thayer High School in 1954. He served in the Air Force from 1955 until his retirement in1975, reaching the rank of Tech Sergeant, stationed in California, New Mexico, Germany, and Washington D.C. After retir...
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Death notices
Frank Stacy, 95, Chanute, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Chanute. Burial will follow in Neosho County Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel in Chanute. Pearl M. Modica, 83, Walnut, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 in the em...
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Area briefs
NCCC Distinguished Alumnus reception scheduled May 12 Neosho County Community College has announced that Dr. Marllin Simon, Physics Instructor at Auburn University, has been named the NCCC 2011 Distinguished Alumnus.  Dr. and Mrs. Simon (the former Mary Parsons of Chanute) have been residents of Auburn, Ala., for 39 years. Simon received his A.A. degree from NCCC, B.S. from Emporia State, M.S. from Michigan State and a Ph.D. in Physics from ...
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County to tour Ash Grove
ERIE — A company’s tax-exempt status on most of its plant in Chanute has expired, and Neosho County will examine the plant to determine its valuation next week. Neosho County Appraiser David Thornton told county commissioners Friday that he, a Hadco International appraiser and representatives from the engineering firm of Pearson Watson Mullican and Co., plan to inspect the Ash Grove Cement plant in Chanute on Wednesday and Thursday. They also...
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Information found on people in lost photos
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter After a story about lost photos appeared in the April 13 Tribune many people called and emailed various bits of information about the old family photos. Donna Osiek, who works for the corporate Ash Grove Offices in Kansas City, called with an abundance of information shortly after the article ran. She found copies of Harry Enos Beals World War I registration card, census data from as far back as 1905, and t...
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Area briefs
Chanute USD 413 to meet on Tuesday The Chanute USD 413 Board of Education regular meeting will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at the board office, 315 Chanute 35 Parkway. The meeting is Tuesday due to the Chanute High School awards banquet on Monday. Agenda items include: • District/School Handbook Revisions/Adoption (second reading) •Kansas Association of School Boards 2011-12 Membership Dues • Kansas Association of School Boards 2011-12 ...
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SEK area now can tune in KPR radio
Kansas Public Radio is on the air with a new signal, based near Chanute, to supply public radio programming to several southeast Kansas counties. KANQ 90.3 FM, a 17,000-watt transmitter, will broadcast a KPR signal to Neosho, Wilson and parts of Allen, Woodson, Greenwood, Elk, Montgomery, Labette and Crawford counties, including the cities of Chanute, Iola, Fredonia, Yates Center, Neodesha, Independence and Parsons. The area will hear KPR2, ...
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Lauren Yvette Schultz 2010-2011
Lauren Yvette Schultz, one year-old daughter of Jeffrey and Delilah (Koehn) Schultz, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Wilson County Hospital in Neodesha. She was born March 5, 2010 in Independence. Lauren is survived by her parents, Jeffrey and Delilah Schultz; three sisters, Maryki Lynn, Chayla Rose and Brooklyn Kay; grandparents, Lennis and Barbara Schultz, Fredonia, Larry and Rosemary Koehn, Alliance, Ohio; great-grandparents Neoma Maye...
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Vocal Plus presents Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.
Connie Woodard USD 413 Wearing their skirts or prayer shawls, scarves or hats, a few dozen Royster Middle School students are learning about life in Tsarist Russia in 1905. Royster’s Vocal Plus class will perform a junior version of Fiddler on the Roof this Friday and Saturday at Chanute’s Memorial Auditorium. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. The show is under the direction of vocal teacher Lance Burnett, counselor Bruce Tu...
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Evelyn Suzanne “Sue” DeSilva 1931-2011
Evelyn Suzanne “Sue” DeSilva, 80, Lawrence, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her home. Sue was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 2, 1931, the daughter of Dr. Clarence J. and Lorah M. McCune Best. She attended Neosho County Community College and Texas Christian University, where she met and married Roger McAuley, Sr. They later divorced. She was united in marriage to Manuel DeSilva in 1981. He preceded her in death in 2003. She worked at Neosho Co...
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Music in the Park begins May 15
The schedule for this season’s Music in the Park, presented by the Parks Advisory Board, has been announced. The first concert will be Saturday, May 15, featuring Hillbilly Bus Stop. It will be at 6 p.m. at the Santa Fe Park Fiesta Grounds. The schedule also includes: Saturday, June 11 — Salty Dog Saturday, July 9 — The Oliphants Saturday, August 13 — The lizards Saturday, September 10 — Annual Mexican Fiesta Saturday, October 8 — Sky S...
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CNB’s Mildfelt receives National Guard award
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter Community National Bank & Trust President Dan Mildfelt received an award on Wednesday afternoon from an organization called ESGR, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense group that promotes and awards employers for dedication and value of their National Guard employees. Nominated by CNB&T Executive Vice President, Jonathan Johnson, Mildfelt received the Patriot Award. Johnson ser...
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Area briefs
Aging with Attitude Expo on Friday An Aging with Attitude Regional Expo is planned Friday at First Baptist Church Good News Center. There are breakout sessions at 10:10 (Gardenning, Dementia, Putting ‘Arthur” in his place), 11:15, (Gardening, Dementia, Medicare Basics), 1:30 (ABCs of Diabetes, Elder Law, Speech, Hearing and other challenges), and 2:15(Arches, Aches and Aging Feet, Elder Law, Speech, Hearing and other challenges), with lunch ...
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