Obituaries
Boyd A. “Spoonie” Spoonemore 1931-2011
Boyd A. “Spoonie” Spoonemore, 79, Neodesha, died Wednesday, April 13 at his home. Graveside service with military rites will be 10 a.m.. Monday, April 18, at the Neodesha Cemetery under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Loran Fawcett Chapel. Friends can stop by the funeral home to register on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m.  Boyd Allen Spoonemore was born on June 19, 1931 in Neodesha, to Elmon and Bessie...
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Nellie Lee Ard 1921-2011
Nellie Lee Ard, 89, Phoenix, Ariz., died after a brief illness on Thursday April 7, 2011. Born to Joseph and Donna Bowen on Oct. 18, 1921, in Elsmore, Nellie, known to all as Lee, moved to the Phoenix area in 1944 and took a job as “Rosie the Riveter” in the defense industry, and later worked in the computer industry as quality control inspector. A devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed quilting, arts and crafts, cards, cooking, sewing. and spen...
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Bernice Busby 1931-2011
Bernice Busby, 79, Altoona, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Neodesha. Funeral services, under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Loran Fawcett Chapel, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Grace Baptist Church in Neodesha.  Interment will be in Altoona Cemetery.  Friends may call to register from noon to 8 p.m. today, with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. this evening. The family has suggested memoria...
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Mildred Elizabeth Allen 1913-2011
Mildred Elizabeth Allen, 97, Bronson, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Moran Manor Nursing Home in Moran. She was born Dec. 1, 1913 in Birch Tree, Mo., the daughter of John Robert and Emma Alice Morrell Baugh. She married Chester “Chet” Allen on June 8, 1933, in Eminence, Mo. He preceded her in death in 1981. She kept busy raising their family and helping as Chet worked on area farms. She worked for the grocery stores in Redfield and Bronso...
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Deloris I. Bockover 1936-2011
Deloris I. Bockover, 74, Chanute, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Deloris was born in Elk City on August 30, 1936, the daughter of Lloyd and Grace Hall Seller. She graduated from Elk City High School in 1954. She was united in marriage to Robert Ray Bockover on Jan. 27, 1955 in Muncie, Kan. He preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 2009. Deloris worked various employments, retiring from Everbrite Electro...
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Leo E. Herron 1928-2011
Leo E. Herron, 82, Chanute, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. Leo was born in Chanute on Oct. 3, 1928 the son of Virgil and Ethel McCloud Herron. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1947 and attended Chanute Junior College for two years. He was united in marriage to Mary L. McCoy on July 2, 1949 at the Christian Church in Chanute. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2007. Over the years, Leo wo...
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Dana Jolene Gwillim 19611-2011
Dana Jolene Gwillim, 49, Chanute, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Dana was born in Chanute on August 1, 1961, the daughter of Jimmy Joe and Linda Ringle Pierce. She graduated from Altamont High School and then from Labette Community College. She was united in marriage to Mark Gwillim on Feb. 12, 1992 at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He survives, of the home. Dana was a homemaker. Along with...
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Carl E. Olson 1912-2011
Carl E. Olson, 98, lifelong resident of the rural Erie area, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born June 3, 1912 ,on a farm near his present farm, to Nels A. and Dessie M. Clemans Olson. He graduated from Erie High School in 1931. Throughout his life he farmed and raised cattle. He was always on the cutting edge of farming techniques and was the first in his neighborhood to have a combine...
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Harold V. Lundine 1917-2011
Harold V. Lundine, 93, Iola, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Tara Gardens in Iola. Harold was born April 28, 1917, at Munich, N.D., the son of Henry and Josephine Smith Lundine. He grew up and attended school in Humboldt, Kansas. He went to Civilian Conservation Corp prior to serving four years with the United States Army during World War II. On August 2, 1941, Harold married Florine A. Smith at Camp Robinson, Ark. in Iola, Harold worked for th...
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Evelyn “Fern” Harrington 1927-2011
Evelyn “Fern” Harrington, 83, Humboldt, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Fern was born in Humboldt on August 27, 1927, the daughter of Ed and Gretta Hicks Myer. She attended schools in Humboldt. She was united in marriage to H.L. Griffith in June of 1944. He preceded her in death in 1980. She was united in marriage to Charles L. Harrington on August 12, 1972. He survives, of the home. Fern...
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Shelly M. Wasson Shay 1971-2011
Shelly M. Wasson Shay, 39, a resident of the Benedict and Fredonia area for 27 years, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1971 in Stella, Mo., to Wayne and Mary Welsh Wasson. Shelly was a member of the Fredonia High School Class of 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Stacia VanHouden, Benedict; a son, William Pierpoint, Benedict; her parents, Mary and Dennis Lamb,...
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Wilbur J. McDaniel 1913-2011
Wilbur J. McDaniel, 97, Wichita, formerly of Erie, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at the Lake Point Nursing Home in Rose Hill.  He was born Sept. 28, 1913 at Neosho County, a son of Charles C. and Callie Meyers McDaniel. When he was three months old, his parents moved to Cimarron County, Okla., where he grew up.  He worked in Oregon in the mid-1930s and later in California from 1937 until entering the Army in 1941. During the Second World War h...
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Margaret M. Grillot 1927-2011
Margaret M. Grillot, 84, St. Paul, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.  She was born March 1, 1927, in Parsons, to James Patrick and Mary M. O’Connor O’Hara. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School.  On May 27, 1951 she and Joseph Edward “Eddie” Grillot were married at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. He preceded her in death on Feb. 4, 2005...
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Robert L. “Bob” McCready 1950-2011
Robert L. “Bob” McCready, 60, Chanute, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Robert was born Sept. 14, 1950 at the Johnson Hospital in Chanute, the son of Robert R. and Leora L. Swink McCready. He graduated from Chanute High School. He worked in Chanute at Chanute Campers and Nu-Wa Industries, and Rhino in Holton. He was self-employed in Topeka running a mobile diner before moving back to Chanute in 2001...
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Death notices
Robert L. “Bobby Lynn” McCready, 60, Chanute, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel is in charge of arrangements.    Margaret M. Grillot, 84, St. Paul, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edward “Eddie” Grillot on Feb. 4, 2005.   The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at S...
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Brian K. Burger 1961-2011
Brian K. Burger, 49, Parsons, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. His death was unexpected.  He was born August 31, 1961 in Oswego, to Richard S. and Karen L. Phillips Burger. He grew up and attended schools near Altamont and was a 1979 graduate of Labette County High School.  He later attended college two years and was currently enrolled at Labette Community College where he was working toward a degree in physical therapy.  He was employe...
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Warren Eugene Babcock 1921-2011
Warren Eugene Babcock, 90, Chanute, died Monday evening, April 4, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Babcock was born March 6, 1921 at Chanute, the son of Roy Babcock and Hester Buscher Babcock. He attended Chanute schools, graduating from Chanute High School in 1939. He attended Neosho County Community College and graduated in 1942. After his schooling he volunteered in the United States Army and served in the Europe...
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Larry L. Kessler 1945-2011
Larry L. “Bones” Kessler, 65, Chanute, died Thursday, March 31, 201 at his home. Larry Lee Kessler was born July 28, 1945 at Parsons, the son of Buford and Dorothy Sears Kessler. He attended Chanute schools. Following his schooling he joined the United States Air Force and served from 1962 until his discharge in 1966. Kessler worked at a saw mill in the St. Paul area for a time and later worked as a camper builder with Nu-Wa Industries until...
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Timothy W. “Redd” Smith 1961-2011
Timothy W. “Redd” Smith, 49, Chanute, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical shortly after admission. Timothy Smith was born Nov. 11, 1961 in Torrance, Calif., the son of Alton and Janet Kapitain Goff. He was raised by his stepfather Floyd Cooper, Jr. He attended and graduated from Granby, Mo., High School. After his schooling, he served with the United States Army. He worked as a welder and in construction throug...
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Melinda Joyce Hasler 1950-2011
Melinda Joyce Hasler, 60, Chanute, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Melinda was born in Memphis, Texas on May 3, 1950, the daughter of Roy and Nita Trapp Dick. She graduated from Bonham High School in Texas. She worked as a caregiver. Melinda is survived by a son, Michael Hasler, Chanute; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Cremation has taken place. A memorial...
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