Obituaries
Death notice
Shannon Petty, 38, Chanute, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 27 at the Church of the Nazarene in Chanute. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel. A full obituary will follow when provided by the family. Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Ketha M. Cline 1924-2009
Ketha M. Cline, 84, Fredonia, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born Dec. 26, 1924 in Gypsum, the daughter of Frank and Nora Knapp Kitterman. She was graduated from Gypsum High School. In 1943 she married Robert Earl Cline. He preceded her in death Jan. 29, 1999. They resided in Wichita was she was employed at Hinkle’s Clothing Store for 15 years. Survivors include two sons, Steven Cline, of Las...
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Virginia Ann Bennett Reed
Virginia Ann Bennett Reed, 62, Rogers, Ark., formerly of Humboldt, died Friday, August 21, 2009, at Mercy Medical Centers in Rogers, Ark. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Contributions to the Music Department at Restoration Fellowship Church may be left with the funeral home. A full obituary will follow when provided by the family.
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Raymond Clements, 89, Humboldt, died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel.
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Edna Mabel Robinson 1921-2009
Edna Mabel Robinson, 88, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at Neosho memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. She was born July 29, 1921, in Kansas City, Kan., to George Orville and Louella Mae Kirkpatric Brown. Her family moved to the Coyville area and then to the Benedict area. She graduated from Benedict High School. She married Eugene Robinson in Buffalo on Sept. 22, 1941. They shared more than 44 years of marriage before his death on Ma...
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Deborah Ann Muschetto
Deborah Ann Muschetto, 54, Humboldt, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at her residence. She was born Aug. 29, 1954, in Humboldt. Cremation will be held. No public funeral services will be held. Contributions to the Humboldt Library or the Harry Hynes Hospice may be made in care of Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel.
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Austin McCormick 2003 – 2009
Austin Robert Raymond McCormick, 5¬Ω, Chanute, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Austin was born in Nevada, Mo., on Nov. 11, 2003, the son of James Clinton McCormick Jr. and Amanda Hetherington. He was a kindergarten student at Chanute Elementary School. Along with his parents, Austin is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth McCormick and Keshia McCormick, Chanute; a brother, Tommy Proct...
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Norma F. Sherman 1929-2009
Norma F. Sherman, 80, Yates Center, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. She was born April 4, 1929, in Toronto, to Allen C. “Ace” and Sadie Curtis Sherman. She graduated from Toronto schools and received her master’s degree in education from Emporia State University. She taught in Kansas and Missouri schools for 25 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Toronto. Survivors include six brothe...
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James L. Mathis 1935-2009
James L. Mathis, 74, Yates Center, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. He was born Jan. 14. 1935, in Cypress, Ill., to John F. and Leota M. Stockdale Mathis. He attended Cypress schools. He worked for Blaw-Knox in Mattoon, Ill., for 13 years. He married Geraldine Adams Mathis on Feb. 18, 1955. They divorced. He married Donna L. Weston on Dec. 24, 1994, at the Turkey Creek United Methodist Church. She died on Feb. 1...
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Austin McCormick
Austin McCormick, 5 1/2, Chanute, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Kristopher A. Keenan
Kristopher A. Keenan, 21, Chanute, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009. He graduated from Chanute High School in 2006 where he participated in Cross Country and Wrestling all four years. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2008. He was a member of Masonic Cedar Lodge 103 AF&AM. He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his parents, Kevin and Anna Curtis Keenan; a brother, John Keenan; his grandpar...
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Lola Lorene Mann 1920-2009
Lola Lorene Mann, 89, Moran, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. She was born May 6, 1920, in Moran to Arthur Glen and Martha Esther Reynolds Jackson. She grew up in the Mildred area and graduated from Mildred High School. She worked in the aviation plants in Wichita during World War II. On Jan. 24, 1947, she married Delbert F. Mann in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1982. The Manns made their home i...
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Sylvia Mae Wingate 1924-2009
Sylvia Mae Wingate, 85, Altoona, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at the Chanute Healthcare Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1924, in Hitchcock, Okla., to Oliver Martin and Pearl E. Sutcliffe Moore. She attended schools in Okeene, Okla. She married Ralph K. Wingate on Oct. 8, 1949, in Parsons. He survives. She was a homemaker. Other survivors include two daughters, Judy Dunn, Altoona, and Sheila Murphy, Bella Vista, Ark.; a son, Rick Wingate, Tha...
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James Arthur Lucas 1918-2009
James A. Lucas, 90, formerly of Chanute, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo. He was born Dec. 2, 1918, in Danville, Ark., to Maude E. (Burch) and Marvin E. Lucas. He attended schools in Danville. He was in the wholesale candy business before entering service in 1942 and served in the Army Air Force. He married Verda Lou Zastrow on Jan. 18, 1944. She survives. He owned and operated Lucas Auto Parts until 1978. He was a mem...
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Robert “Bob” Richard Redfield 1920 – 2009
Graveside services for Robert “Bob” Redfield, who died July 25, 2009 at the Labette County Health Center in Parsons, will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.15 at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Humboldt. Memorials in his name may be made to the American Heart Association and may be left with the funeral home. Among his survivors are grandchildren Eric Beck, and Cara Beck, and great-grandchild Carter Sterling. These names were mis-spelled in the ori...
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Sylvia Wingate, 85, Altoona, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Chanute Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.
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Carl A. Newland 1912-2009
Carl A. Newland, 96, of McMinnville, Ore., died Wednesday August 5, 2009 at WVMC in McMinnville. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 15 at 2 p.m. at Rock of Ages in McMinnville. Private interment will be in Restlawn Cemetery in Salem, Ore. Memorial donations may be given to Rock of Ages c/o Macy and Son Funeral Directors, 135 NE Evans, McMinnville, OR 97128. To leave online condolences, please visit www.macyandson.com.
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Wayne Leon Webb 1940-2009
Wayne Leon Webb, 69, died Monday, August 3, 2009 in his home in Buena Vista, Colo. He was born April 19, 1940 in Blue Eye, Mo. to Kenneth and Lucille Webb. He moved to Chanute, KS. in 1945, attended Chanute Public Schools graduating in 1958. He served in the Army National Guard of Kansas as a Specialist 4. He married Sherrolyn Kae Leavett on Oct. 27, 1961. In 1964 he was employed at Aeroduct and they had their daughter Rhonda Dawn. The fa...
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Victory R. Williams 1945-2009
Victory R. Williams 63, Cherokee, died Tuesday July 21, 2009 following a long illness at his home. Victory was born August 14, 1945 in Belfonte, Ark., to Floyd Haskell and Faye Modiena McDonald Williams. He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended area schools in Labette County. In 1964 Victory married Martha Irene Madison in Parsons; they later divorced. Victory was in the trucking business and worked for Smith Post Yard Trucking. He...
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Glen Everett Bacus 1938-2009
Glen Everett Bacus, 71, Highland, Ind., died at his home July 14, 2009 of a massive coronary. He was born July 9, 1938 in Alton Ill., to Everett and Juanaita Bacus. He is survived by his sister, Wilma Hanes, of Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Penner Bacus. Glen was a lifetime educator. He taught English, speech, writing and theater in several high schools and colleges in Kansas and Indiana, including Chanute High School i...
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