Obituaries
Sylvia D. Nelson Myers 1910 – 2008
Sylvia D. Myers, 98, Chanute, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at Heritage Health Care Center, Chanute. She was born Aug. 31, 1910, in Chanute to Frank and Lydia Wilmont-Johnson Nelson. After graduating from high school in Stark, she graduated from Omaha Beauty School and practiced in Independence and Chanute until her marriage. She married Kenneth F. Myers, Chanute, on Oct. 1, 1934. He died on April 13, 1991. She was a homemaker. Survivors...
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Chase Michael Cosby -2008
Chase Michael Cosby was stillborn at Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his parents, Justin and Rachele Cosby, Rural Walnut; a sister, Chellby Cosby, Rural Walnut; maternal grandparents, Mike and Barbara Duling, Rural Walnut; paternal grandparents, Kandy Stemple, Rural Erie, and Gary and Phyllis Cosby, Rural Altamont; maternal great-grandparents, Ernest and Eva Smith, Rural Walnut, and B...
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Clara Francis Forst 1921-2008
Clara Francis Forst, 87, St. Paul, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village. She was born Aug. 10, 1921, at Marienthal to Mike and Elizabeth Greminger Palkowitsh and later attended Marienthal schools. On Oct. 25, 1949, she and Urban F. Forst were married. He died Feb. 22, 1993. She was employed at Living Skills Care Center as a kitchen aid in St. Paul. She was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church at St....
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Albert W. Jesseph 1920-2008
Albert W. Jesseph, 88, Humboldt, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Humboldt. He was born April 27, 1920, in Iola to Albert Oliver and Amanda Luvada Dennis Jesseph. He was raised in the Piqua/Neosho Falls area and graduated from Iola High School in 1938. After his schooling he traveled to the West Coast where he worked at a few jobs, including apple-picking in Washington. He attended the World’s Fair in San Francis...
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Cecelia Studebaker 1920-2008
Cecelia Studebaker, 88, Fredonia, died Wednesday, September 234, 2008, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe. She was born Sept. 11, 1920, in Fall River to Alfred Stephen and Julia West Violett. She attended Fredonia High School and, at the age of 60, received her G.E.D. On April 3, 1940, she married Calvin Eli Studebaker in Eureka. He died Aug. 7, 2000. She attended the Catholic church and was employed with Studebaker Refrigeration and cleaned part-t...
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Clara Francis Forst
Clara Francis Forst, 87, St. Paul, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village. The Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Catholic Church. Burial will be in the St. Francis Cemetery. A Daughter’s of Isabella Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Monday at Prairie Mission Chapel; the casket will be returned to the Carson-Wall Funeral Home at St. Paul following the Rosary. The Parish Rosary will be rec...
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Carin Britton 1956-2008
Carin Dawn Britton, 52, Gillette, Wyo., died Thursday, September 18, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Tempe, Ariz., of a sudden illness. She was born March 11, 1956, in Chanute to Elmer and Katherine Davis Pilgrim. She was raised and educated in the Chanute area. She married Dale Britton on Nov. 11, 1977. He survives. She owned and operated CND Services Inc., which tested water for methane companies. Other survivors include a daughter, Sunn...
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Darrell Don Ross 1922-2008
Darrell Don Ross, 86, Iola, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Windsor Place Nursing Center, Iola. He was born March 25, 1922, at Manhattan to William Joseph and Nola Maude Craig Ross. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Sicka, Piqua, in October 1950. She died Dec. 19, 2007. He worked for Leash Oil Company, The Iola Brick Plant, LeHigh Cement Company, IMP Boats and Humboldt High School before he retired. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic Chu...
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Jack D.V. Brown 1930-2008
Jack D. V. Brown, 78, Guest Home Estates in Erie, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born June 9, 1930, in St. Paul to William M. and Myrtle A. Wilson Brown and attended local schools. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954. He retired from Beachner Grain four years ago. He and Sandra McDonald were married Sept. 17, 1956. They later divorced. Survivors includ...
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Theresa Darlene Alloway
Theresa Darlene Alloway, 82, St. Paul, formerly of Parsons, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Labette Health. Arrangements are pending with Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Marsha Ann Barnhart 1954-2008
Marsha Ann Barnhart, 53, Iola, died Monday, September 22, 2008, at her home following a long battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 17, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Keith and Shirley VanVickle Osburn. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1972 and the Mary Grimes School of Nursing in 1989. She worked as director of nursing at Arkhaven Nursing Home in Iola for 12 years and at the ElDorado Correctional Facility. On Dec. 26, 1972, she marri...
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Rodney Howard Cruson 1952-2008
Rodney Howard Cruson, 55, Chanute, fell asleep in death on Friday, September 19, 2008. He was born Dec. 6, 1952, to William Garrett and Donna Bastien Cruson in Glendale, Calif. He married Shari Smith on April 20, 1974. As an elder in the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he faithfully served his God Jehovah to the end. He shared his Bible-based beliefs and hope for the future by volunteering his time each month and talking to each person w...
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Marjorie Ann Mullins 1940-2008
Marjorie Ann Mullins, 68, Hoxie, died Monday, September 22, 2008, at Sheridan County Hospital, Hoxie. She was born April 25, 1940, in Iola to Willard and Alice Laver Allen. She married Bill Mullins on Nov. 3, 1959, in Miami, Okla. He survives. She was a dispatcher and homemaker. Other survivors include three sons, Robert, Michael and Donald Mullins, all of Hoxie; two daughters, Glenda Hage, Wakeeney, and Jackie Rose, Hoxie; a brother, Robert ...
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Jack D.V. Brown
Jack D. V. Brown, 78, Erie, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hope Cemetery, north of St. Paul. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons. Complete obituary details will be announced by the funeral home.
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Ann Arlene Lynch 1957 – 2008
Ann Arlene Lynch, 51, Chanute, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1957, in Newton to Thomas and Barbara Rickerson Lynch. She graduated from Chanute High School, attended one year at Pittsburg State University and graduated as an RN from the Nursing Program at NCCC. She was an Out-Patient Surgical Nurse at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her mother, Barb...
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Karen Pilgrim Britton
Karen Pilgrim Britton, 52, died Thursday, September 18, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Tempe, Ariz. Arrangements are pending with Walker Funeral Home, Gillette, Wyo.
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Betty Marie Knapp 1921-2008
Betty Marie Knapp, 86, Chanute, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born Dec. 8, 1921, in Neosho County to Leslie Oren and Laura May Morehead Kepley. She married Harley W. Knapp on Dec. 31, 1946. He died on July 31, 1987. She was a member of the First Christian Church and belonged to various clubs during her lifetime. She was a skilled homemaker and gardener and loved her arts and cra...
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G. Paul Belt 1950-2008
G. Paul Belt, 58, Berryton, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, following a sudden illness. He was born Jan. 11, 1950, in Norton to B.W. “Bill” and Amy Nell Drullinger Belt. He graduated from Norton High School and Fort Hays State University. He worked at the Kansas Department of Health & Environment as the Technical Specialist for the Clandestine Methamphetamine Drug Lab Clean-up Program. He also served as the spill response coordinator at K...
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Chase Michael Cosby - 2008
Chase Michael Cosby was stillborn on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. Among his survivors are his parents, Justin and Rachelle Cosby, rural Walnut. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Erie.
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Elma Jane Parsons 1910-2008
Elma Jane Parsons, 97, wife of deceased Paul D. Parsons, died Sept. 17, 2008 in Auburn, Ala. She was born Dec. 2, 1910 in Harper County, to Robert and Flora Hopkins. She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist church before moving to Alabama in 1994. She graduated from Friends University in Wichita and taught at various times in Chanute. She was involved in church activities, enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of the Round Table Study...
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