Obituaries
Doyle Dennis Houk 1947-2011
Doyle Dennis Houk, 64, Erie, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 at Labette Health, Parsons. He was born Aug. 28, 1947 at the family homestead near Humansville, Mo.,, a son of Walter Russell and Beulah Irene Burchett Houk. He attended school at Humansville and graduated from the Humansville High School. He attended church growing up and was saved in May 1959 and baptized in June. He married Esther Jeanette Mann on June 17, 1967 at Pleasant Grove...
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Donald Richard Miller 1929-2011
Donald Richard Miller, 82, Kansas City, died at home on August 30, 2011. Born on Feb. 10, 1929 in Savonburg, Don was a farmer at heart. Don was an Air Force veteran and retired from Gates Rubber Co. in 1990 after 30 years of service. Don is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Isobel; his children: Patty McKaig, David Humbles, Karen Hoctor, Dawn Gordon, Mary Beth Klein; 13 grandchildren: three great-grandchildren; and a brother, George Mi...
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Garcell ‘Buddy’ Hatfield 1930-2011
Garcell “Buddy” Hatfield, 81, Thayer, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2011 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Independence, the son of Amy Virgie Porter and Garcell McKinley Hatfield. On Aug. 23, 1964, he was united in marriage to Carol Marsh in Belton, Mo. Buddy graduated from Independence High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1953, and upon discharge was an Air Controlman Airman. Buddy was...
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Marie Fail McBride 1928-2011
Marie Fail McBride, 83, Garnett, and a former Parsons resident, died at Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was a resident of the Golden Heights Nursing Home in Garnett. She was born in Parsons on July 9, 1928, to Joe and Ruby Hanna Chalker. She graduated from Parsons High School and attended Parsons Junior College. Later, she earned a certificate as a dietary manager from the Coffeyville Community College Vo...
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James Edward Pavlu 1961-2011
James Pavlu, 49, Chanute, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 at his residence. James was born in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 13, 1961, the son of James A. and Darlene Bundy Pavlu. He graduated from Ocean View High School in 1979. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute. He is survived by father, James A. Pavlu, Huntington Beach, Calif.; one son, Austin James Haws, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Cathrine M. Pavlu, Chanute, a...
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Garry Smedra 1936-2011
Garry F. Smedra, 75, Overland Park, formerly of Loup City and Chanute, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at the Grand Island Veterans Home in Grand Island. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16 at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City, with graveside military honors by Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard. Peters Funeral Home of Loup City was in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Smedra was...
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Ruth Nadine Schroder 1924-2011
Ruth Nadine Schroder, 87, a lifelong resident of Fredonia, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 13, 1924 in Fredonia, the daughter of John Eugene and Inez P. Wertz Brinegar. Ruth was a 1942 graduate of Fredonia High School. On April 21, 1946 in Fredonia, Ruth was united in marriage to Bruce V. Schroder. Together they owned and operated Schroder Plumbing, retiring in October of 2007. They also owned Schr...
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Georgia Mae Logsdon 1934-2011
Georgia Mae Logsdon, 76, Pineville, Mo., joined God on Sept. 16, 2011 after a long illness. Georgia was born Dec. 5, 1934 to Joseph and Ethel Brown in Logan County, Okla. Georgia graduated from Chase Kansas High School. She married Edgar Logsdon on March 28, 1953, in Lyons. After several years they moved to McPherson, and later to Chanute where they resided with their three daughters. Georgia was a longtime employee for Walmart. She was a mem...
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Erma Louise Gough 1925-2011
Erma Louise Gough, 86, Erie, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. She was born June 14, 1925 at rural Thayer, a daughter of Charlie Francis and Sibyl Oakley Jones. She was raised in rural Thayer and graduated from the Thayer High School. On Feb. 21, 1948 she was united in marriage to Bobby Dean Gough at Thayer. The couple moved to Erie around 1950. She was a homemaker and worked with her daughte...
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David Lee Morris 1929-2011
David Lee Morris, 82, Fredonia, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. David was born on June 26, 1929 in Piedmont, the son of Edward and Grace Larcom Morris. On March 27, 1948, he married Winifred E. Bradley in Wichita. His wife survives, of the home. David worked at the General Portland/Lafarge Cement Plant in Fredonia until he retired in 1992. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Fredonia. Also su...
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Robert Bailey ‘Bob’ Smith 1921-2011
Robert Bailey “Bob” Smith, 89, a lifelong farmer and stockman of rural Erie, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born Dec. 15, 1921 on a farm west of St. Paul, to Harry E. and Emma Jane Bailey Smith. He attended Mentor Grade School, was a graduate of Parsons High School and attended Parsons Jr. College. In addition to farming and managing his cattle operation, he had also worked at the Par...
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Flora McKee 1953-2011
Flora McKee, 57, Edna, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin. She had been battling cancer the past four years. Flora and her husband, Mark McKee, are owners of the Parsons Livestock Market. She was born Nov. 24, 1953, at McPherson, to Jake and Florence Balzer Penner. The family lived in Inman and then in Salina, where she graduated from the El-Saline High School. She also attended the Calgary Bible College at Three H...
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Wayne G. Reeves 1921-2011
Wayne Gerald Reeves, 90, Chanute, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Wayne was born on May 4, 1921 in Rural Galesburg, the son of Elijah Adison and Bessie Emily Bowman Reeves. He attended school at Meeker District 69 in rural Galesburg. He was united in marriage to Clara Benadean Bennett on August 27, 1941 in Iola. She preceded him in death on August 15, 2007. Wayne served his country in th...
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Delbert Brooksher 1927-2011
Delbert Brooksher, 84, Pittsburg, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 at his home. He was born May 27, 1927 at Lang, to Wayne and Clara Orlowski Brooksher. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1945. Brooksher entered the United States Navy during World War II and continued to serve for 22 years. Following his career in the Navy, he went to work at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. After retiring, he started his own business as a contractor. On ...
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Timothy J. ‘T. J.’ Jacobs 1947-2011
Timothy J. “T. J.” Jacobs, 64, Erie, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, 2011, at his home. He was born April 21, 1947 in Baltimore, Md., to William Hamlen and Ethel Delores Imhoff Jacobs. He grew up and attended school in Glen Burnie, Md. He and Robin M. Klenklen were married Dec. 9, 1988, in Annapolis, Md. In 1993, they moved to Erie, Kansas where they have lived since. He was a member of the St. Ambrose Church in Erie. Survivors include his...
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Paulette Dunlap Friederich 1946-2011
Paulette Dunlap Friederich, 65, Erie, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at her home. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Westview Southern Baptist Church, 1415 S. Plummer, Chanute. Visitation at 10 a.m. until service time. Survivors are husband, Stanley; children, Brett Friederich and his wife, Valarie, and Brande Simmons; grandchildren, Ella Friederich, Jacob and Ashton Simmons; her mother, two sisters, one brother and mother-in-law. S...
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Jay H. Scott 1962-2011
Jay H. Scott, 48, McPherson, died in the early morning hours on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 in an automobile accident. Jay Howard Scott, the son of James Edward and Mary Ann Walline Scott, was born Nov. 12, 1962 at McPherson. He was one of three children born to this union, two sons and one daughter: Jay, James, and Tanya. Jay was dedicated at the First Baptist Church in McPherson and later baptized at the First Baptist Church in Albuquerque, N.M. ...
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Florence Marie Farmer 1925-2011
Florence Farmer, 86, Humboldt, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Florence was born in rural Buffalo on Feb. 17, 1925, the daughter of DeLacy and Bertha Mae Thornton Rose. She graduated from Buffalo High School in 1945. On Feb. 19, 1949 she married J.E. Farmer in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death on July 22, 1972. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bingo, listening to music, shopping, and mos...
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Loren ‘Dupe’ ‘Punk’ Dupuy 1932-2011
Loren Dupuy, 79, Sedan, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Sedan. Loren was born in Humboldt on March 22, 1932, the son of Lee Roy and Vera Downing Dupuy. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the Douglass Masonic Lodge #151. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Humboldt. ...
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Death notice
Florence Farmer, 86, Humboldt, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt. Funeral will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 until 8 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. Memorials in her name may be made to Arrowood Lane the and may be left with the funeral home. Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel is in charge of arrangements. To ...
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