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CES Book Fair offers benefits for the school
Connie Woodard Special to the Tribune The book fair sponsored this week and next by the Chanute Elementary Parent Teacher Organization is more than a place for parents to buy books for their children. It is also a way for parents and book lovers in the community to help stock the shelves in a teacher’s classroom. “All the profit we make at the book fair goes back into buying books for the classroom teachers at CES,” said Michelle Johnson,...
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Thomas Eugene Franklin 1951 – 2009
Thomas Eugene Franklin, 57, Chanute, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, as the result of an automobile accident. Thomas was born in Orange, Texas, on Sept. 5, 1951, the son of Joseph Martin and Theresa Louise Cormier Franklin. He was a high school graduate. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and later in Germany. Thomas was united in marriage to Marsha McCoy on Jan. 29, 1999. ...
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Oscar Ogle Martin 1922-2009
Oscar Ogle Martin, 86, Mountain Home, Ark., died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. He was born June 26, 1922, in Forrest, Wis., to Gus and Emma Louise Thomas Martin. He married Esther Burlingame on Dec. 23, 1949, in Pine City, Minn., and had resided in the Mountain Home area since moving from Savonburg in 2002. He was a farmer and plumber. He enjoyed working with his cattle and farming, taught all his grandkids to fish and was a member of the Ruitan C...
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Looking back
25 years ago (1984) A Laundromat is one of the newest businesses to occupy space in the building at 14th and South Washington. The business is said to be a limited partnership between builder Roy Jackson and banker Terri Orozco. 50 years ago (1959) Dr. L.D. Johnson, for 50 years a surgeon in Chanute, died last night in Santa Ana, Calif., from the aftereffects of a stroke. He was 81. 75 years ago (1934) The city has announced plans to bu...
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Doris L. Holmes 1917-2009
Doris Ladine Holmes, 92, Frontenac, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Frontenac. She was born Feb. 3, 1917, in Humboldt to Robert and Grace Andruss Hamm. She attended schools in and around Humboldt, graduating from Humboldt High School in 1935 and Iola Junior College in 1937. She taught in a rural school near Humboldt and in Humboldt Grade School. On Aug. 24, 1941, she married Arl Holmes of Elsmore. They moved to C...
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Looking back
25 years ago (1984) SAN FRANCISCO – A story sent out by the UPI wire service concerned “break dancing,” the newest craze on the San Francisco street scene. The dance involves dancers dropping to the ground, and writhing and twirling, supposedly in time to loud music from boom boxes. 50 years ago (1959) The Tribune’s March Calendar Girl is Jennifer Jordan, 15, daughter of Mr. an dMr.s Frank Jordan, 217 S. Western. 75 years ago (1934) The...
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Gene Speaks 1929-2009
Gene Speaks, 79, rural Fredonia, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 2, 2009, at his home. He was born May 5, 1929, in Kansas City, Kan., to Riley and Grace West Speaks. He served in the U.S. Army 1950-1952. He retired in 1992 from General Portland Cement after 22 years of employment. On Sept. 9, 1950, in Lyndon he married Mary Nell Evans. She survives. Other survivors include a son, David F. Speaks, Fredonia; three sisters, Twila Evans, Wich...
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Wade W. Mayfield 1918-2009
Wade W. Mayfield, 91, Chanute, died Monday, March 2, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born March 2, 1918, in Mountain View, Mo., to George and Bertha Black Mayfield. He attended schools in rural Humboldt. He married Evelyn Emma Willis on March 23, 1942, in Yates Center. She survives. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was the owner-operator of Mayfield Greyhound Kennel in Chanute. He was a member of Living Word Assembly ...
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Socorro ‘Corrine’ Mendoza Perez 1929 – 2009
Socorro “Corrine” Mendoza Perez, 79, Chanute, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 at her home. Socorro was born in Chanute on Nov. 28, 1929, the daughter of Bernabe and Evarista Gutierrez Mendoza. She received her LPN training at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., and worked as an LPN. She was united in marriage to John Perez. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1981. Socorro is survived by two sons, John Perez, Jr., and Michael John Perez and ...
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Berva Ellen Ewen Stroud 1918-2009
Berva Ellen Ewen Stroud, 90, Chanute, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 9, 1918, in Urbana to John A. and Edna O. Foster Ewen. She was a graduate of Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. She married Harold D. Stroud on July 23, 1950, in Beloit. He survives. She taught country school for a year, was secretary for the Chanute Junior College (now NCCC) for 42 years and was the ...
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Saraetta Wiggans Edwards 1912-2009
Saraetta Wiggans Edwards, 97, Topeka, formerly of Chanute, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She was born Jan. 14, 1912, in Pleasant Valley Township in Wilson County to Enoch and Etta Sharpe Wiggans. She worked in retail sales and operated Wilson’s Clothiers. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Lyle and Patricia Carson Baker, Conroe, Texas, and Robert and Carolyn Carson Davenport, Topeka; six grandchildren...
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Looking back
25 years ago (1984) Pictured in today’s Tribune are Sherry Leach and Joyce Poitevint, members of the Erie girls’ basketball team. 50 years ago (1959) Two local men have established a new kind of club in Chanute, a skin-diving club. Bob Cukjati and Frank Cornelson, club organizers, are veterans at the sport, and have established an underwater salvage business in this area. 75 years ago (1934) William A. Smith, for 18 years the owner of the ...
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Engagement — Ogden/Goeringer
Jim and Janet Ogden, Chanute, and Steven and Karlene Goeringer, Houston, Texas, announce the engagement of their children, Kristan Ogden and David Goeringer, both of Chanute. Ogden, is a 2001 graduate of Chanute High School. She graduated from Neosho County Community College’s medical assistant program in 2007. She is employed as an administrative assistant with Community Living Opportunities. Goeringer is a 1990 graduate of T.H. Pickens T...
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Wedding — Wescott/Thornton
Kristi Ann Wescott and Adam Wayne Thornton were married Oct. 25, 2008, at Thayer Christian Church. Jared Wheeler presided over the candlelight double-ring ceremony. Wescott is the daughter of David and Cheryl Wescott, Buffalo. The groom is the son of Ken and Tammy Thornton, Thayer. Amanda Whittley, cousin of the groom, Thayer, served as matron of honor. Emily Wade, Rose Hill, Tricia Underwood, Arma, and Kimberly Whittley, Thayer, cousin of th...
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C. Melvin ‘Mivi’ Willis 1913-2009
C. Melvin “Mivi” Willis, 95, Chanute, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, at the Heritage Health Care Center. He was born May 16, 1913, in Galesburg to Chester C. and Hazel Redman Willis. During his childhood the family moved to Chanute and he graduated from Chanute High School. He graduated from the Fort Scott Junior College and then attended Emporia State Teachers College. On Sept. 4, 1937, he married Arliene L. Lorenc in Parsons. For many ye...
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Engagement — Buechele/Wiltse
Bob and Darbie Buechele, Shawnee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Buechele, Overland Park, to Jonathan Wiltse, Overland Park, son of Charles and Bobbie Wiltse, Parsons. Buechele received her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education in 2003 from the University of Kansas. She earned her Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in 2008 from Kansas State University. She is employed as a second grade teacher wit...
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Thomas Franklin
Thomas Franklin, 57, Chanute, died Friday, February 27, 2009, in Eureka as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Engagement — Bennett/Johnson
Lisa Bennett and Brad Johnson, both of Thayer, announce their engagement. Bennett has been employed with Four County since December 2005. Johnson has been employed with Chanute High School transportation department since October 2008. The wedding will be held at 3 p.m. April 18 at Ambassador Christian Church in Chanute.
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Dale Lorraine Cox 1935-2009
Dale Lorraine Cox, 74, Humboldt, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was born Feb. 10, 1935, in Elsmore to Lloyd and Golda M. Ard Cox. He attended Elsmore schools. He married Phillis Jean Mercing on June 12, 1954. She died on Nov. 23, 1985. He served in the U.S. Army from July 1955 until July 1957. He worked many years as an Elevator Manager for the Humboldt Co-op. Survivors include a son, Stephen Cox; a daugh...
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Marilyn Kramer Jones White 1929-2009
Marilyn Kramer Jones White, 79, El Dorado, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital. Marilyn was born July 7, 1929, in Chanute the daughter of Hugh T. and Mary Fortney Jones. She grew up in Chanute and attended Chanute schools, but graduated from a secondary boarding school in Chicago, Ill. She met Ben White at the University of Kansas, and they married June 14, 1949, in Chanute. In 1951, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Hist...
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