Obituaries
Joseph J. “Jody” Beachner
Joseph J. “Jody” Beachner, 31, St. Paul, died unexpectedly Friday, November 7, 2008, at his home. Among survivors are his parents, Jerry and Janie Beachner, of the home. Funeral Mass is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons.
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Urwin Neely
Urwin Neely
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Frances Ruth McKinley 1923-2008
Frances Ruth McKinley, Pauls Valley, Okla., passed from this life on November 3, 2008 in Pauls Valley, Okla., at the age of 85 years. She was born to Leslie E. and Mattie Fuhrman Bacon on Sept. 2, 1923, in Moran where she grew up on a farm and graduated from high school. On Jan. 17, 1942, Ruth married Clifford Burtnett in Iola. He preceded her in death. On Nov. 24, 1990, Ruth married Vernon McKinley in Ponca City, Okla. He survives. Ruth work...
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Bill Schornick 1916-2008
, 91, Yates Center, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born Nov. 25, 1916, in Yates Center to Frank and Mary Plouzek Schornick. He married Wilda Johnson on Sept. 22, 1946, in Yates Center. She survives. He was a farmer and rancher. Other survivors include a son, Lynn Schornick, Zion, Ill.; a daughter and son-in-law, Roxanne and Joe Gregg, Yates Center; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren....
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Virginia Lee Smith 1933-2008
Virginia Lee Smith, 75, died Friday, October 31, 2008, in Tulsa, Okla.. She was born August 26, 1933 in Milo, Mo., to Edmund and Ora Belle Byram Reaves. She attended Humboldt schools, graduating in 1951. On Sept. 6, 1953 she married Robert “Bob” L. Smith in Humboldt. He survives, of the home. Also surviving are three children, Victor A. Smith, of Richardson, Texas, Rhonda L. Kennedy, Ringwood, N.J., and Juli A. McCurry, Stigler, Okla.; four...
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Urwin H. Neely 1943 – 2008
Urwin H. Neely, 65, Chanute, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Urwin was born in Chanute on Oct. 11, 1943 the son of Herbert Urwin and Marie Thornton Neely. He grew up and attended schools in Chanute. He was disabled. He was united in marriage to Judy Green Jones in 1995. She preceded him in death on Sept. 10, 2001. Urwin is survived by his mother, Marie E. Bell, Humboldt; and a brother, Don E. ...
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Ralph L. Mentzer 1940-2008
Ralph L. Mentzer, 68, Yates Center, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his home. He was born May 18, 1940, on Mentzer Farm in Woodson County to Harley and Winifred McCormick Mentzer. He graduated from Yates Center High School in 1958. He owned and operated Mac Propane from 1979 until his retirement in 2002. He was a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He married Beverley Angus on July 16, 1962, in California. She survives. Other survivors ...
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C.A. Wolf 1934-2008
C.A Wolf, 74, Earlton, died Thursday, October 30, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb. 7, 1934, in Cassville, Mo., to Adell Wolf, and Rosetta Trellous Jenkins Wolf. He was married to Lela Tubbs. She survives. He retired from selling welding supplies and served in the U.S. Army. Other survivors include a daughter, Trellous Marler, Earlton. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kermit and Carl; and a sister, Opal. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Mo...
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E. Esther ‘Happy’ Costin
E. Esther “Happy” Costin, 86, Buffalo, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 at Chanute Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 4, 1922 to James Walter and Georgia Katherine Rueter Costin on the family farm west of Derby. She attended Pleasant Valley School and graduated from Derby High School. Following graduation, she spent two years at Friends University in Wichita and two years at Ottawa University, graduating in 1943. Esther enlisted in the United St...
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Florence Alliene Jackman 1921-2008
Florence Alliene Jackman, 87, Moran, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008, after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1921, on the family farm north of Iola to William B. and Hattie King Gay. She attended Gas and Iola schools. On July 17, 1938, she married Herman D. Jackman at the Trinity Church in Iola. He survives. The Jackmans lived the majority of their married life in Moran, except when the family business, Jackman Excavation, took the...
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Estelle Gladys Wells 1917-2008
Estelle Gladys Wells, 90, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1917 in Fredonia, the daughter of Harry Ralph and Georgia Mae Armstrong Giles. She was retired after 35 years of working as a beautician. In 1936, she married Roy Findley. He preceded her in death. She later was married to Orval Wells and they were divorced. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret Rodrig...
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Juanita ‘Jenny’ Sanchez 1932 - 2008
Juanita “Jenny” Sanchez, 76, Humboldt, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 at her home. Jenny was born on Jan. 12, 1932 in Chanute, the daughter of Ignacio and Refugio Alonzo Marquez. She was a homemaker. Jenny was active in the Altar Society and numerous church activities. She enjoyed her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was united in marriage to Abel D. Sanchez in January 1951 in Humboldt. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 200...
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Juanita Sanchez
Juanita Sanchez, Humboldt, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel.
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Doris M. Dalton 1918-2008
Doris M. Dalton, 90, Oswego, formerly of Chanute, died Monday, October 27, 2008, at Oswego Nursing Center. She was born July 10, 1918, in Chanute to Walter and Effie Gibson Cox. She attended Chanute public schools, graduating from Chanute High School and Chanute Junior College. She married Lloyd Dalton on Nov. 29, 1937, in Chanute. He died on June 15, 1976. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Larry Dalton, Oswego, and Adrian Da...
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Nellie P. Hempen 1914-2008
Nellie P. Hempen, 94, Chanute, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at McCrites Plaza Nursing Center, Topeka. She was born Feb. 18, 1914, in Humboldt to John Robert and Anna Michels Winder. She attended Chanute public schools. She married Frank B. Hempen on Feb. 4, 1929, in Topeka. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Frank Hempen Jr., Greeley, Colo.; a daughter, Roberta Dewey, Topeka; eight grandchildren, Mary De...
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Millard B. Cress 1912-2008
Millard B. Cress, 96, Humboldt, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Arrowood Lane Residential Care Facility. He was born Oct. 21, 1912, in Galesburg to Johnnie A. and Della M. Baker Cress. When he was 6 months old, the family moved to a farm seven miles southeast of LaHarpe. In 1920, they settled on a farm northwest of Humboldt. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1930. On May 28, 1933, he married Fern E. Tomlinson at the home of her...
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Dorothy M. Conner 1925-2008
Dorothy M. Conner, 83, Bronson, died at her home on Saturday, October 25, 2008. She was born March 15, 1925, at St. Paul to Orville and Mabel Craig Lowe. She graduated from Savonburg High School in 1942. She married E.C. Conner on Nov. 22, 1941, at Nevada, Mo. He survives. Other survivors include, Connie Johnson, Redfield, Shirley Edwards, Moran, and Vicki Murry, Pittsburg; a sister, Josephine Guy, Walnut; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-...
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Margaret L. Aikins Huffman 1925-2008
Margaret L. Huffman, 83, Chanute, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Chanute Healthcare Center. She was born July 26, 1925, in rural Rose to David and Beatrice Tuttle Thornton. She attended Stark schools. She married Lyle Huffman. They later divorced. She married Harry Aikins. He died on April 13, 1998. She later remarried Lyle Huffman. He died on Nov. 26, 2004. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Bible Church. Survivors include by a s...
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Dan L. Willson 1923-2008
Dan L. Willson, 85, St. Paul, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 25, 1923, at Lincoln Township in Labette County to Foster Sare and Eva Lavon Crosser Willson. He graduated from St. Paul Public High School in 1941 and later Kansas State Teacher’s College. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired in 1985 as Dean Emeritus (Dean of sciences and mathemati...
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Kenneth E. Tripp 1923-2008
Kenneth E. Tripp, 84, Manteca, Calif., died Thursday, September 18, 2008, at Doctor’s Hospital in Manteca. He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Chanute to John O. and Edith Tripp. He graduated from Chanute High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired in 1988 after 40 years as a truck driver and rancher. Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Tripp; a son, Stephen Tripp, Stockton, Calif.; two daughters, Annette Tripp, Manteca...
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