Obituaries
Dorothy J. Brice 1919-2009
Dorothy J. Brice, 89, Boise, Idaho, formerly of Chanute, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2009. She was born Dece. 5, 1919, in Miles City, Mont., the fourth of eight children. She grew up in North Dakota and graduated from Rhame High School. She moved to Washington where her first three children were born. They relocated to California where she had three more children. She then moved to Idaho in 1969. She managed The Lively Day Nursery ...
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Alberta May Perry 1923-2009
Alberta May Petty, 85, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. She was born Oct. 4, 1923, in Burlington to James and Ethel Lovett Kiser. She graduated from Erie High School. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church (now New Life Baptist Church) in Wamego. On Sept. 14, 1943, in Iola she married Arthur “Ray” Petty. He died June 9, 1998. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Hume, St. George, and Cindy Easoz, Cu...
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Carol Beth Thompson Smith 1933-2009
Carol Beth Thompson Smith, 75, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Richardson, Texas. She was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Moran to Earl and Leona Thompson. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Smith; a daughter and son-in-law, Sunny and David Shreeve; a son, Calvin Smith; granddaughters Kristal Arano Leo and Stacy Avery; seven great-grandchildren; and two nieces, Loretta Julich and Karen Sanchez. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Messiah Lu...
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Carol Beth Thompson Smith
Carol Beth Thompson Smith, 75, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Richardson, Texas. Carol was born in Moran, to Earl and Leona Thompson on Sept. 21, 1933. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Sunny and David Shreeve; son, Calvin Smith; granddaughters, Kristal Arano Leo and Stacy Avery; 7 great-grandchildren and two nieces, Loretta Julich and Karen Sanchez. A memorial service will be held at Messiah Lutheran Chu...
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Joseph R. “Joe” Gormley Jr. 1930 – 2009
Joseph Robert “Joe” Gormley, Jr., 78, Chanute, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He was born in White Cloud on Dec.12, 1930, the son of Joseph Robert Gormley and Ruth Inez Gibson Gormley. He graduated from White Cloud High School, and the Federal Aviation Academy in Oklahoma City, Okla. Joe served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to All...
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Walter C. Vitt 1929-2009
Walter C. Vitt, 79, St. Paul, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He had been in failing health. He was born Aug. 16, 1929, in St. Paul to George H. and Helen C. “Nellie” Judge Vitt. He attended schools in St. Paul, graduating from St. Francis High School. He then attended Kansas State University for a short period before entering the United States Navy where he served three years during the Korean Con...
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Margaret Peterson 1920-2009
Margaret Peterson, 88, Thayer, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born Dec. 23, 1920, near Castleton, to Carey and Imogene Lyle Hanes. She grew up in the Hutchinson area and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938. Following high school she attended a business college. Her first marriage was to Homer Pollock and he preceded her in death. On April 13, 1997 she and Orval E. Peterson were married...
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Theodore P. Gray 1923-2009
Theodore P. Gray, 86, Fredonia, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 15, 1923 in Bonita, Kan., the son of John W. and Jessie P. Gray. He was a graduate of Miami, Okla., High School. Ted served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1945. He worked for more than 41 years as a depot agent for the Frisco Railroad, which later became the Burlington Northern-Frisco Railroad, retiring in 1982. On August 17, 1...
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Joseph Gormley
Joseph Gormley, 78, Chanute, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Chanute. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel. A full obituary will follow.
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Death notice
Walter C. Vitt, 79, St. Paul, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He had been in failing health. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Vitt, of the home. The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Friday, May 8 at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, at St. Francis Catholic Church where the family will receive friends imme...
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Thomas L. Splechter 1925-2009
Thomas L. Splechter, 84, Yates Center, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Edwardsville to Edward E. and Celia M. Kiser Splechter. At a early age he moved with his family to Earlton and then to a farm near Thayer. In 1968 he moved from Fredonia to Yates Center. For 37 years he worked for the Union Gas Co., retiring in 1988. He enjoyed fishing and being with his family. In 1948 he Married Mary N...
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Paul Eugene ‘Corkey’ Smith 1929-2009
Paul Eugene “Corkey” Smith, 79, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, St. Paul. He was born May 13, 1929, in Blue Mound to Josie Alice Brownback and Roy John Smith Sr. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1954 then retired from Boeing, he enjoyed traveling, working around the house and in the yard. He married Lois Marie Carley on June 26, 1948, in Kincaid. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. John St...
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Estel Ann Mudd 1929 – 2009
Estel Ann Mudd, 79, Chanute, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at her home. Ann was born in Galesburg on July 13, 1929, the daughter of Ralph and Dica Brooke Magner. She graduated from Galesburg High School in the Class of 1947, and graduated from the Pittsburg Teacher’s College and taught in several area country schools. She was united in marriage to Joe Mudd on Dec.r 22, 1950 in Galesburg. He survives. Shortly after teaching, Ann served as the Ne...
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Edward Lee Osborn 1932 – 2009
Edward Lee Osborn, 76, Chanute, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. He was born in Calista, Kan., on Oct. 21, 1932, the son of Elmo Clayton Henry and Oma Helen Jones Osborn. He graduated from Humboldt High School in the Class of 1950. Lee served his country in the United States Navy. He was a professional truck driver for Ruan Transport. Lee is survived by a son, Chester Osborn, Cherokee; daughters, Lou Ann Th...
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Charles W. Turley 1921-2009
Charles W. Turley, 88, Iola, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 20, 1921, in LaHarpe to William Lawson and Linnie Ellen Tate Turley. After graduating from LaHarpe High School he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He married Josephine Vogel. From 1961 to 1984 he was employed as a truck driver for Ruan Transport Corp. Survivors include a son, C.J. Turley, Carl Junction, M...
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Death notice
Edward Lee Osborn, 76, Chanute, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. Funeral will be 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel in Chanute. The family will receive friends from 10 until 3 on Saturday at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorials in his name may be made to Boys Town of Nebraska and may be left with the funeral home. A full obituary will follow when provided by the f...
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Ronald D. ‘Deanie’ Smith 1954-2009
Ronald D. Smith, 54, Chanute, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at his home. He was born May 21, 1954, in Iola to Nathaniel W. and Mildred V. Rogers Smith. He attended Iola schools. He was most recently employed with HiLo. He was married to Barbara Spear and later to Brenda Fudge. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila Smith, Iola, and Rachael Smith, Chanute; two stepsons, Tommy Hammer, Iola, and Jeremy Fudge, LaHarpe; his mother, Mildred Smith, ...
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Theresa Ellen Inge 1948 – 2009
Theresa Ellen Inge, 61, Chanute, died Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Chanute Health Care Center. Theresa was born on Feb. 29, 1948 in Chicago, Illi., the daughter of Ray and Laverne Guillot Cantrell. She was a high school graduate. She was united in marriage to Clyde Inge. He preceded her in death. She worked as a housekeeper. Theresa is survived by a daughter, Claudia Taylor, Chanute; three grandchildren, Timothy Leon Inge-Varndell, Stephan ...
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Thelma M. Hablitzel Walburn
Thelma M. Hablitzel Walburn, 100, Butler, Mo., died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Bates County Memorial Hospital. She was a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was a dedicated elementary school teacher in Chanute and in the Center School District of Kansas City before she retired from Boone Elementary School in 1973. She is remembered with fondness by numerous former students and their parents. She was a member of the First Pr...
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Jimmie Joe Spilman
Jimmie Joe Spilman, 80, Edmond, Okla., died Monday, April 27, 2009, in Edmond. He was born Sept. 28, 1928, in Independence to William and Isis Spilman. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette M. Spilman; daughters Karla J. Spilman, Jodi S. Russell and A. Babetta Spilman; a son, Dirk D. Spilman; sisters Ruth George and Joy Saevig; brothers Robert and Bill Spilman; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Frida...
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