Obituaries
Charles William Solomon 1932-2009
Charles William Solomon, 76, Chanute, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at his home. He was born Sept. 27, 1932, in Buffalo to Sam and Rachel Jordan Solomon. He served in England with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Shirley Fulps on April 25, 1953, in Bentonville, Ark. She survives. He was a self-employed truck driver. Other survivors include three daughters, Shelley Solomon Naughton, Tracy Solomon Dalton and Deidra Solomon Smith; ...
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Bonnie Elizabeth Ware Wylie 1924 – 2009
Bonnie Elizabeth Wylie, 84, Humboldt, died Saturday, June 13 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, surrounded by her family. Her death was the result of a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Bonnie was born on July 13, 1924 on a farm near Coyville, to Benjamin and Christel Busby Ware. She grew up on a farm in Salt Springs Township in Greenwood County near Fall River. On Sept. 9, 1944 she was united in marriage to the Reverend Andrew R. ...
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Marjorie G. Randall 1920-2009
Marjorie G. Randall, 88, Bellaire, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Aug. 12, 1920, at rural Woodson County to Floyd G. and Vera V. Vermillion Randall. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1939 and Iola Junior College in 1942. She worked for 15 years as a bookkeeper at Catholic Care Center, Wichita. She was a member of the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Wichita. Survivors include a nephew, L...
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Eldon Jiggs Terry 1938-2009
Eldon “Jiggs” Terry, 70, Olathe, died Saturday, June 13, 2009. He was born Nov. 30, 1938, at LaCygne to Harold Clayton and Donnalee Veda Mielke Terry. He graduated from LaCygne High School in 1956. He was an Army veteran. He married Glenda Showalter on Nov. 13, 1986. She survives. He was a member of the LaCygne Christian Church, Elevator Constructors Union Local 12, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Mirza Temple, and American Legion. He enjoyed h...
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Virginia Keas Sparks 1920-2009
Virginia Keas Sparks, 88, Chanute, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Chanute Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 19, 1920, in Chanute to Charles and Alta Cooper Keas. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics from Kansas State University. She married Wayne D. Sparks on July 7, 1942, in Chanute. He survives. She was employed as a secretary for Osage Drilling and the Keas Drilling Company and Oil Well Services. Later, she was the first...
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Betty Lee Bohling 1926 – 2009
Betty Lee Bohling, 82, Chanute, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at her home. Betty was born in Erie on July 12, 1926, the daughter of Guy and Ruby LaRue Whitworth. She graduated from Stark High School and attended one year of college. Betty was united in marriage to Richard H. Bohling on July 19, 1946 in Erie. She was a homemaker. Betty is survived by two sons, Carter Wayne Bohling, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Michael Bohling, Topeka; a daughter,...
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Death notice
Virginia Sparks, 88, Chanute, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the Chanute Healthcare Center. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel.
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Death notice
Betty Bohling, 82, Chanute, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at her resident. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 12 at Otterbein United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel. Memorials may be made to Otterbein United Methodist Church and may be left with the funeral home. Full obituary information will be announced.
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Mertha Jean Adamson 1921-2009
Mertha Jean Adamson, 87, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Life Care Center in Andover. She was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Buffalo to Roy Chester and Ivy Lucile Holt Easley. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1940. She held many positions at Boeing Corporation in Wichita and retired in 1979 after 35 years as an inspector. On July 19, 1964, she married David L. Adamson at the Mt. Olive Christian Church in Wichita. He survives. She was a...
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Thomas Raymond Staggs 1935-2009
Thomas Raymond Staggs, 73, Emporia, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at his home. He was born July 21, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., to Thomas Staggs Sr. and Margaret Rausch. He graduated from North Kansas City High School. He in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Betty Nadine Stierwalt on July 25, 1959, in Miami, Okla. She preceded him in death. He worked as a mechanic at IBP until his retirement. He was a member of the V.F.W., Ameri...
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James W. ‘Jim’ Costin 1926-2009
James W. “Jim” Costin, 82, rural Altamont, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Derby to James Walter Sr. and Georgia Katherine Rueter Costin. He attended Derby schools, graduating from Derby High School. In 1944, he entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of the war. Following his discharge, he returned to the family farm in Derby where he lived until moving to Altoona in 1962. He the...
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Frances Elinor Herder 1913-2009
Frances “Elinor” Herder, 95, Humboldt, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Humboldt. Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, prior to the service. Contributions to First United Methodist Church of Humboldt or the American Heart Associatio...
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Eugene W. Carter 1924-2009
Eugene W. Carter, 84, Thayer, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Thayer to Luther B. and Amy Henderson Carter. He graduated from Thayer High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945. He was discharged from the military with a purple heart with oak leaf cluster and three bronze stars. He married Dorothy Briley on June 2, 1946, in Thayer. They were married 63 year...
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Eugene W. Carter
Eugene W. Carter, 84, Thayer, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Galesburg. Family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel, Chanute. Contributions to Horizon Hospice may be left with the funeral home. A full obituary will follow.
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Ernest Q. ‘Ernie’ Smith 1929-2009
Ernest Q. “Ernie” Smith, 80, Walnut, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at his home. His death was unexpected. He was born Feb. 17, 1929, at Melrose to Ernest Q. and Aletha Gertrude Lammey Smith. He was raised in the Melrose area and graduated from Columbus High School. After graduating from high school, he farmed until being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in April 1953 and returned to th...
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Patty L. Karp
A graveside service for Patty L. Karp, daughter of Leslie Robert and Edna Carpenter Byers, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Neosho County Memorial Park Cemetery on West 21st Street. Contributions be made to Patty’s great-granddaughter, Kaylie Kern’s college fund in care of Steve Kern, 1585 Durazno, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
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Ernest Q. ‘Ernie’ Smith
Ernest Q. “Ernie” Smith, 80, Walnut, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Eva, of the home. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church in Erie. Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Erie. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions to the American Heart Association ma...
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William G. ‘Bill’ Hines 1924-2009
William G. “Bill” Hines, 85, Hutchinson, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Ralph Thorne Care Center in Hutchinson. He had lived in Hutchinson since December 2006. He was born May 8, 1924, in Neosho County to George Ola and Vietta Victoria Seibert Hines. He graduated from Erie High School in 1943. During World War II he served with the U.S. Army. He received seven battle stars while serving in the battles and campaigns of Normandy, Rhineland, ...
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Patty L. Karp
A graveside service for Patty L. Karp, daughter of Leslie Robert and Edna Carpenter Byers, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6 at Memorial Park Cemetery. In the company of her friends and family, we invite those that knew her to celebrate Patty’s memory and her everlasting legacy of kindness, her warm gestures, and her eternally happy and affectionate personality. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Pat...
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Ruth Louise Lawrence 1920 – 2009
Ruth Louise Lawrence, 88, Chanute, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Eudora Medical Lodge in Eudora. Ruth was born in Drumright, Okla., on August 27, 1920, the daughter of Roe and Laura Jane Doss. She was united in marriage to Marvin Ivan Lawrence on Dec. 31, 1941 in St. Charles, Mo. He preceded her in death on August 4, 2007. She was a Librarian in the Elementary School System. Ruth is survived by a daughter, Barbara Kay Walters, Eudora; two...
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