Obituaries
Death notice
Larry “Bubba” Anderes, Iola, formerly of Erie, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at his home in Iola. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 23 at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel in Chanute. A full obituary will follow when provided by the family.
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Mary Ann Delaney 1929-2009
Mary Ann Delaney, 80, Fredonia, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born March 24, 1929 in New Albany, the daughter of George A. and Hazel Cooley Young. She was a homemaker and farm wife. Mary was married to Damon Delaney. Together they operated Delaney’s Truck Produce, where they were famous for their strawberries. Damon preceded her in death June 13, 1991. She is survived by a brother, George Young, Olpe; tw...
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Jerry C. Collins 1925-2009
Jerry Calvin Collins, 84, Erie, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born April 1, 1925, in Jerico Springs, Mo., to Charles Alonzo and Nellie May Rice Collins. He attended schools in Humboldt and Waco, Mo. He worked as a maintainer operator for Neosho County until his retirement on April 1, 1990. Survivors include by nephews, Wayne Collins and his wife Theresa, Plains, Russell Crane and Karen o...
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Maxine L. Koch 1925-2009
Maxine L. Koch, 83, formerly of Fort Scott, more recently of Fort Scott Manor, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at Mercy Health Center. She was born Aug. 3, 1925, in Beaverton, Mich., to Herbert and Linnie Smith French. She married Robert Lester Koch on April 7, 1946, in Bell, Calif. He survives and resides at Fort Scott Manor. She had been employed with the Chanute JC Penney and Fort Scott Wal-Mart. She was a member of the Brethren Church. She en...
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Ray V. Waller
Ray V. Waller, 89, Chanute, died July 15, 2009, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born in Clark County, Mo., to William Waller, and Hattie Clasby Waller. He married Louise Clifton in Chanute on July 7, 1946. She died on June 4, 2005. He served in the Army as Private 1st Class in World War II. After his military service he drove a truck for Manley Transfer and retired after 37 years. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Shields, C...
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Gary Alan Brooks Sr. 1942-2009
Gary Alan Brooks Sr., 67, Humboldt, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born in Humboldt on Feb. 24, 1942, to Lester and Martha Wrestler Brooks. He attended schools in Chanute and Humboldt. He married Patricia Whiteford on June 22, 1968, in Humboldt, She preceded him in death Dec. 21, 2003. He last worked for HBD in Humboldt. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Craig Jaro, Humbol...
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Ray V. Waller
Ray V. Waller, 89, Chanute, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Patricia Ann Morris 1947-2009
Patricia Ann Morris went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. She was born October 3, 1947 at Chanute, KS., the daughter of Christopher Arlington and Vera Lucille Mason Patton. Mrs. Morris worked as a Supervisor at Blue Cross Blue Shield for 15 years, retiring in 2005. She was a member of the Heritage Baptist Church for 16 ¬Ω years and was also a Sunday School Teacher for most of those years. She married David Lee Morris on De...
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Robert ‘Bob’ Arthur Elrod 1938-2009
Robert “Bob” Arthur Elrod, 70, Centennial, Colo., died on July 5, 2009. He was born in Marfa, Texas to Jesse Lee and Lavon McClimans Elrod on August 12, 1938. He grew up in Kansas and attended college in Iola and Pittsburg. In 1960 he joined the United States Air Force and became a photo operations (intelligence) expert. He married Marilyn Kern Nov. 30, 1968, and they lived in southwest Jefferson County, Colo. He was an early computer pioneer...
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Audrey Christine Hill 1914-2009
Audrey Christine Hill, 95, Elsmore, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. She was born Feb. 21, 1914, in Stark to James Orel and Inez Bennett Acton. She grew up in the Stark and Kimball area. She married John W. Hill on May 11, 1940, at Iola. He died on March 5, 1998. The Hill made their home and farmed at Elsmore. This union was blessed with a daughter. Mrs. Hill was a homemaker and worked with her husband on the fa...
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Jimmy L. Munger
Jimmy L. Munger, 64, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Munger; and eight children, Timothy, Steve, Mariea, James and Mitch Munger, Richard and David VanWinkle, and Rebecca Lind. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Ohio Christian Church in Ohio, Mo. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery in Chanute. Arrangements are under the direction of Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City, Mo. Visitation ...
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Robert A. ‘Bob’ Dickerhoof
Robert A. “Bob” Dickerhoof, 76, Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Chanute, died Thursday, July 2, 2009. He attended Kansas State University and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Pam Dickerhoof; a son, Mark Dickerhoof, Stonewall, Colo.; a daughter, Meredith Johnston, Gilbert Ariz.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Lorraine Warren, Los Alamos,...
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Lloyd E. McKibben 1941-2009
Lloyd E. McKibben, 67, Thayer, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at his home. He was born July 30, 1941, in Winfield to Jessee H. and Mary Jane Seley McKibben. He graduated from Winfield High School. He married Lucretia G. Mathews in March 1960 in Newkirk, Okla. She preceded him in death. He married Sharon R. Widener on June 27, 1997, in Winfield. She survives. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired from Union 597 Pipefitters of Illinois. O...
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Gary Dwayne ‘Peanut’ Shultz Sr. 1947-2009
Gary Dwayne “Peanut” Shultz Sr., 61, Baxter Springs, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He was born Sept. 20, 1947, in Joplin, Mo., to John Henry Sr. and Jenny Marie Tackett Shultz and grew up in Galena. A truck driver most of his working life, he worked 10 years for O’Brien Ready Mix and five years for Heckert Construction before retiring due to ill health. He made his home in Chanute for 20 ye...
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Bob Barnett 1934-2009
Bob Barnett was born March 25, 1934, in Fieldton, Texas, to Wayne and Lucy Maddux Barnett. He was reared and educated in Littlefield, Texas, and graduated with the Littlefield High School Class of 1951. He continued his education at Texas Tech University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 1955. He was married on May 31, 2001, to Kay Whaley. Bob spent his working life as a petroleum engineer. Bob was a Rotar...
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Merton Roy ‘Mert’ Marley 1925-2009
Merton Roy “Mert” Marley, 84, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born Jan. 13, 1925, in Chanute to Wilby and Mae Winterrowd Marley. He graduated from Denver, Colo., schools in 1942. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943 to 1946. He married Helen Janice Dale on June 14, 1947. He and Helen had three sons before she died on Jan. 15, 1973. On Aug. 5, 1973, he married Bonnie Markmann Moffatt in Chanute. He worked as...
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Catherine Ann ‘Katie’ Simmons 1937-2009
Catherine Ann “Katie” Simmons, 71, McCune, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born July 10, 1937, in Iola to James Fredrick and Bertha Madeline Dutton Weeks. She attended area schools. In November 1983, she married H.L. Simmons in Vinita, Okla. He died in November 2007. She was an LPN for many years, working for various nursing facilities. Survivors include two daughters, Gail Duncan, Galena, Ohio, an...
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Elmer Delbert Harwood 1917-2009
Elmer Delbert Harwood, 91, Grand Lake, Okla., died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Rosewood Terrace in Vinita, Okla. He was born Dec. 4, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minn. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1937. He married Marjorie Casper on May 25, 1942. She survives. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Monarch Cement Co. in August 1979 after 20 years of service. Other survivors include a sister, Hazel Parsons, Waco,...
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Donald R. ‘Pops’ Vining 1936-2009
Donald R. “Pops” Vining, 72, Thayer, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer to Franklin Irwin and Gladys Opal Carter Vining. As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer, and later moved with his family to Washington. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Battalion from 1979-1996. He a...
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Charles W. Stiles 1933-2009
Charles W. Stiles, 76, Thayer, died at his home on Tuesday, July 1, 2009. He was born May 23, 1933, on the family farm west of Thayer to Harry and Oma May Kirk Stiles. He grew up on the farm, attended school at Lone Elm Country School and later graduated from Altoona High School. He worked at Standard Oil in Neodesha before entering the U.S. Navy in September 1952 for a four-year tour. He married Dolores Marquardt on Dec. 19, 1954, at Trinity...
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