Obituaries
Lloyd Gene Webber 1921-2011
Lloyd Gene Webber, 89, went home to be with the Lord on February 6, 2011, after an extended illness. He was born on Dec. 24, 1921, in Sycamore, KS, to John Lloyd and Sadie Elizabeth Hambleton Webber. Gene married Cleo Lorraine Holmes on Sept. 13, 1947 in Independence, KS. She survives of the home.  In 1951, Gene and Cleo made Chanute their home. While a member of Grant Ave. Baptist Church, he drove the church bus and taught Sunday school f...
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Jack L. Bennett 1935-2011
Jack L. Bennett, 75, Grove, Okla., moved to Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Jack leaves behind a family who loves him and will miss him, who will join him at a later time on God’s time table. Jack worked in the grocery business for several years and later, he and Kay owned and operated Kay’s Hallmark Card and Gift Shop in Chanute for more than 30 years. He is survived by h...
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Harmon E. “Doc” Wolken 1929-2011
Harmon E. “Doc” Wolken, 81, Erie, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born on August 31, 1929 at Chanute, to Wendell and Marie Carpenter Wolken. He grew up at Chanute and attended country and Chanute schools. He and Frances Wheeler were married on April 6, 1949 at the Neosho County Courthouse at Erie She survives, of the home. He worked for the Beachner Construction Company as a crane operator for more...
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Larry Dean Haynes 1958-2011
Larry Dean Haynes, 52, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2011 at his home. Larry was born in Wichita on Sept. 6, 1958, the son of William “Bill” Russell and Geraldine Leonard Haynes. He graduated from Wichita West High School in the Class of 1976. He worked at O’Reilly Auto Parts for more than 20 years. Larry is survived by a brother, Ron Haynes and his wife, Regina, Bentley; a sister, Judy LeRoy, Lenexa; nieces, Krissey Kauffman, Wichita, Cassie...
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Mary Emily Jones 1920-2011
Mary Emily Jones, 90, Toronto, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 at St. Francis in Wichita. Mary was born Nov. 20, 1920 in Atlanta, Ga., the daughter of Fredrick P. and Ruby Hart Henderson. She grew up in Wilmington, N.C. and graduated from Wilmington High School. She earned her Bachelor’s in elementary education at the University of California Fullerton. She taught in Catholic Schools in southern California and in the Wilmington area. She was unite...
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Larry Dean Haynes 1958-2011
Larry Dean Haynes, 52, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2011 at his home. Larry was born in Wichita on Sept. 6, 1958, the son of William Russell and Geraldine Leonard Haynes. He graduated from Wichita West High School in the Class of 1976. He worked at O’Reilly Auto Parts for more than 20 years. Larry is survived by his father, William Haynes; his mother, Geraldine Haynes-Berry; a brother, Ron Haynes and his wife, Regina, Bentley; a sister, Judy...
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Donald L. Welch 1938-2011
Donald L. Welch, 72, rural Moran, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at his home. Don was born July 23, 1938, at St. John’s Hospital in Iola, the son of Lloyd L. “Tock” and Ruth V. Adams Welch. He grew up on the family farm south of Moran, and graduated from Moran Rural High School in 1956. Don graduated from Allen County Junior College and received his Bachelor’s degree in industrial education with a minor in math from Pittsburg State University....
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Sharon Lee Miley 1942-2011
Sharon Lee Miley, 68, Chanute, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Sharon was born in Chanute on Feb. 18, 1942, the daughter of Frank and Eva Shepard Gossett. She graduated from Chanute High School. She was united in marriage to Gordon Miley on Dec. 23, 1960 in Grove, Okla. He survives, of the home. Sharon was a homemaker. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending t...
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Ethel Barr Mulkey 1932-2011
Ethel Barr Mulkey, 78, LaHarpe, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 in Iola. Born Sept. 5, 1932, in Humboldt, she was the daughter of Charles and Lois Clement Stroh. They preceded her in death along with her beloved brother, Charles Stroh. She was also preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Cindy Folk. Ethel graduated from Iola High School. She retired from S.R.S. but also worked for a number of years as a squaredancer in the Shepherd of the Hills pla...
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Arleta Fay Myers 1943-2011
Arleta Fay Myers, 67, a 15-year resident of Fredonia, formerly of Fort Worth, Texas, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1943 in Humboldt, the daughter of Jack and Nadine Wrestler Lamons. She was a homemaker, as well as working at Wayside Mobile Homes in Saginaw, Texas and apartment manager in Fort Worth, Texas. On July 8, 1959, Arleta was united in marriage to Jerry Oscar Myers. In addition to h...
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James D. Ellis 1929-2011
After along battle with cancer, James D. “Jim” Ellis went home to be with the Lord and the love of his life, Pearl, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Jim was born July 12, 1929 in rural Erie, Kansas to James Orville and Cecile Ellis. He attended school at Stark where he graduated from Stark High School in 1947. He lived and worked in this area most of his life and retired from the State of Kansas Environment and Health Department after almost 30 yea...
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Verna Mae Devine 1926-2011
Verna Mae Devine, 84, Iola, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Verna was born Oct. 16, 1926, in Humboldt, the daughter of William Fred and Mary Estes Collison Moore. Survivors include a sister Phyllis Stroud, Topeka; and sister-in-law Norma Jewell Moore, Iola; and nephew and niece. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse “Jake” Devine. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 11 a.m Monday,...
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Emmett F. “Frank” Coble 1931-2011
Emmett Franklin “Frank” Coble, 79, Chanute, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at his home. Frank was born in Graff, Mo., on July 11, 1931, the son of Ruel Emet and Florence G. McCoskey Coble. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from Dec. 27, 1950 to his discharge on Nov. 8, 1954 as a 2nd Class Petty Officer. Frank was united in marriage to Norma Lawrence on May 1, 1955 in Parsons. She survives, of the home. Frank was in the cable business for 2...
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Nancy Ruth Greve 1940-2011
Nancy Ruth Greve, 70, Chanute, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at her home. Nancy was born in Seminole, Okla., on June 7, 1940, the daughter of Edgar and Ida Parsons Ramsey. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1959. She was united in marriage to Merle Greve on August 6, 1960 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chanute. He survives, of the home. Nancy was a homemaker and worked in partnership with her husband in their farming and cattle operati...
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Florence Alberta Chase 1915-2011
Florence Alberta Chase, 95, Chanute, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. Florence was born in Humboldt on Feb. 9, 1915, the daughter of Earnest L. and Flora J. Adams Truster. She graduated from Humboldt High School. She was united in marriage to John Dannelley on May 5, 1932 in Yates Center. They later divorced. She was united in marriage to Herschel Chase on Sept. 24, 1965 in Camdenton, Okla. He preced...
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Belle Maurine Criser 1912-2011
Belle Maurine Criser, 98, Chanute, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She was born in Fort Scott on December. 16, 1912, the daughter of Lee and Lillian Garrison. She graduated from Fort Scott High School. Belle was united in marriage to Virgil Lee Criser on Sept. 6, 1936. They moved to Wichita in the latter 1930s, where they had their own business, The Criser Parking Lots. They lived in Wic...
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Lois Jeanne Wilkins 1929-2011
Lois “Jeanne” Wilkins, 81, Iola, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Jeanne was born in Lyndon on Dec. 6, 1929, the daughter of Clark and Lillian Dreyer Strahl. She graduated from Burlington High School and attended Neosho County Community College. She was united in marriage to Warren H. “Lee” Wilkins in June, 1951 at the Christian Church in Iola. He preceded her in death on May 22, 1995. Jeanne was a Certified ...
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Paula Rene Sherwood Hensley 1962-2011
Paula Rene Hensley, born Nov. 13, 1962, in Chanute, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at her home in Coffeyville, Paula attended schools in Humboldt and Coffeyville. She met and fell in love with Rick in 1981; the couple married on Sept. 11, 1982. Paula and Rick opened Service Office & Supply in Coffeyville in 1987 and together expanded the business through the years. Paula is preceded in death by her mother and father, Donna and Ed Sherwood, and...
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Mary Margaret “Peggy” McKinley 1940-2011
Mary Margaret “Peggy” (Gentry) McKinley, former Neodesha resident, resident of Chanute, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Peggy was born December 27, 1940 in Neodesha, the daughter of Vance Gentry and Alberta (Wilson) Gentry. Peggy attended school in Neodesha and graduated in 1958. She was employed as a CNA for over 40 years before retiring. Peggy married Ray A. Hilts on June 28, 1957 in Neode...
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Marie Louise Myers McDermed 1920-2011
Marie Louise Myers McDermed, 90, Pittsburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at her home. Marie was born Feb. 1, 1920 in Girard, to John and Etta Myers. She attended school in Beulah. Marie was primarily a homemaker but spent many years helping her husband operate Mac’s Aircraft Repair at the Pittsburg Municipal Airport. On July 1, 1939, she was united in marriage to Mehrle “Mac” McDermed in Girard. Marie was a member of the College Heights Unit...
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