Obituaries
Patricia Brown Becker 1845-2011
Patricia Brown Becker, 66, Humboldt, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, after a brief illness. Born on Jan. 24, 1945, in Tacoma, Wash., to Charles and Lucille Golba Brown of Mildred, Kan., Pat grew up in Mildred graduating from Moran High School, Iola Junior College and Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. After teaching she worked at her husband’s business, Chanute Iron and Supply, and helped start ...
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Dennis Dye 1947-2011
Dennis Dye, Petrolia, 63, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at his home. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30 at the Church of Christ. Inurnment will be at a later date at Kingman. Friends may call to register at service time. Cremation is under the direction of the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel of Chanute. Dennis Lee Dye was born Dec. 5, 1947 at Kingman, the son of Clarence and Glessie Walters Dye....
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Billie Marie Scott 1928-2011
Billie Marie Scott, 82, Fredonia, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Fredonia. She was born July 18, 1928 in Wichita, the daughter of Rex and Pearl Van Dyke Showers. She was a homemaker. On May 10, 1947 Billie was united in marriage to Jim Shue. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1986. In January 1992, she married Ben Scott and he survives. Billie was a member of the First Christian Church in Fredonia. Also surviving are ...
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Kenneth “Tonk” Tonkinson 1954-2011
Kenneth “Tonk” Tonkinson, 56, Chanute died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at his residence in Chanute. Tonk was born at Chanute on August 9, 1954 the son of Harley and Velma Marie Pilgrim Tonkinson. He graduated from Chanute High School. He was united in marriage to Linda Tonkinson in Chanute. She preceded him in death. He worked for Oil Patch in Chanute when he was younger. He then worked for Webb Saw Mill, and Screw Conveyor, Inc for several years...
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Robert Bruce McPherson 1931-2011
Robert Bruce McPherson, 80, rural Altoona, died Friday, April 22, 2011. He was born Jan. 18, 1931 in Fredonia, the son of Silas Oliver and Jennie Garner McPherson. He was a 1949 graduate of Fredonia High School. Robert served in the United States Navy, 1948-1950. On Feb. 16, 1963 in Wichita, Robert married Eileen Nitschke. She survives. of the home. Robert held several jobs, including quality inspector for Cessna Aircraft, fleet and sales leas...
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Death notice - Margie Carter
Margie Ellen Carter, 85, Humboldt, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at the Arrowood Lane Care Facility in Humboldt. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel in Chanute. Burial will follow in Altoona Cemetery. Friends may call today from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Memorials in her name may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice and may be left with the ...
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Christopher James Scaletta 1980-2011
Christopher James Scaletta, 30, formerly of Chanute, died Saturday, April 16. Chris was born Nov. 20, 1980 in Chanute. He was the son of James Anthony and Ida Armenda Kay Scalletta and the late Pamela Ann Pearman. Chris loved the outdoors. His hobbies included fishing and reptiles. He was a very caring person, taking care of any animal he came across that needed help. Chris was the proud father of Abigayle Phae Marie Scaletta, 5, and Isaac Jam...
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Hayward J. “Hub” Brill 1925-2011
Hayward J. “Hub” Brill, 86, Lawrence, formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday, April 19 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community in Lawrence.  He was born on Monday, March 2, 1925, in Elk Falls, the son of Paul T. and Victoria Christensen Brill.  He graduated from Elk Falls High School with the class of 1943. Hub was an Ottawa resident since 1946.  He worked in construction following his military service and then worked for Aerie Lodge #2700, Fraternal ...
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Maurice O. Hale April 22, 1935 – March 9, 2011
Inurnment services for Maurice O. Hale, who passed away in Chanute on March 9, 2011, will be held at 12 noon on Friday, April 22 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy Turner Evans 1921-2011
Dorothy Turner Evans, 90, Chanute, died Monday, April 18, 2011 at her home. She was born March 12, 1921 in Parsons, the daughter of James E. and Ruby Wiggans Smith. She married Willard M. Turner on Dec. 24, 1939 in Fort Scott. To this union were born three children; Jerry W. Turner, in 1941, James H. Turner, in 1944, and Judith C. Turner Funk, in 1951. Willard and Dorothy divorced in 1967. She then attended the Wesley School of Nursing in Wich...
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Corrine Green 1931-2011
Corrine Green, 79, longtime resident of Fredonia, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at her rural home. She was born May 15, 1931 in New Albany, the daughter of Erie Ernest and Mildred Angeline Fuller Honeyman. Corrine graduated from high school in Fredonia and on June 5, 1949 was married to Ralph R. “Bud” Green in Independence. Corrine was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. She was a homemaker and kept the books for her husband’s busi...
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Dolores M. “Dee” McCauley 1916-2011
Dolores M. “Dee” McCauley, 94, St. Paul, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born on August 12, 1916 at St. Paul to Charlie and Mary Linden Nunnink. She grew up at St. Paul and attended St. Paul schools, graduating from St. Francis High School in 1935. She moved to Elyria, Ohio and later to Decatur, Ind., where she lived until she returned to St. Paul in 1952. She and H.R. “Bud” McCa...
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Duane Levi Schoonover 1943-2011
Duane Levi Schoonover, loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Saturday, April 16 at the V.A. Hospital in Wichita. Duane was born in Neodesha on June 13, 1943 to John Levi and Erma E. Hallbauer Schoonover. He was one of 14 children. He grew up and attended schools in Neodesha. Duane served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years before returning to Neodesha. On Jan. 22, 1967, he married Mary JoAnn Shultz in Neo...
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Margery Merchant 1918-2011
Margery Merchant passed away on March 28, 2011, in Shoreline, Washington, at age 92. She was born Margery Ellen Mote in Chanute, Kansas on June 28, 1918. She attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In 1938 she married Stansberry Joseph Merchant, also from Chanute. They enjoyed a long life together, living in Wichita and Leawood, Kansas, and then moving to Bainbridge Island, Wash...
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Lois Mott 1923-2011
Lois Mott, 88, longtime resident of the Lafontaine and Fredonia area, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1923 in Pittsburg, the daughter of William and Katherine Ann Maletz McGinnis. On April 18, 1951 in Bentonville, Ark., Lois married Floyd E. Mott. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1970. Lois was a member of the Buxton Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy McBriarty, of Connecticut;...
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Gertrude L. Shea 1917-2011
Gertrude L. Shea, 93, Chanute, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Gertrude Lucille Shea was born Dec. 19, 1917 at Alpena County, Mich., the daughter of George and Bertha Case White. She attended schools in Fenton, Mich. She worked in the dietary department of Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center for 10 years. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and was active in the quilting group of the chur...
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Jerold T. Elliott 1925-2011
Jerold T. Elliott, 85, Gas, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at his home. Jerold was born Nov. 24, 1925 at Erie, the son of John Junior and Martha Ellen Smith Elliott. He grew up in the Neosho County area and served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1953, Jerold married Mary Catherine Ross. They made their home in Los Angeles County, Calif. She preceded him in death in 1973. He worked for 35 years for Rockwell International before h...
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The Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott 1928-2011
The Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott, 82, Fort Scott, died Thursday, April 14 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. He was born Nov. 22, 1928 in Bly, Mo., the son of Thurlo Washington and Launa Effie Rogers Endicott. He graduated from Labette County High School. He married Wilma Deane Richardson on June 24, 1949 in the Altamont Baptist Church. Deane worked in his early years for Cessna Aircraft and Boeing Aircraft until he answered the call into the mi...
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Max Steven Brown 1954-2011
Max Steven Brown, 56, Chanute, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Max was born in Chanute on Oct. 12, 1954, the son of Raymond E. and Katherine M. Bartholomew Brown. He attended Chanute Schools and Neosho County Community College. He held various jobs in the area including the Chanute Airport, Kustom Electronics and Chanute Communications before becoming disabled in the mid 1970s...
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Death notice
Max Steven Brown, 56, Chanute, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 18 at the First Christian Church in Chanute. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel. A full obituary will follow. Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel is in charge of arran...
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