Obituaries
Delpha R. Dietrich 1928-2011
Delpha R. Dietrich, 83, Humboldt, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 at the Arrowood Lane Residential Care Facility in Humboldt. Delpha was born in Humboldt on Jan. 2, 1928, the daughter of Byrl and Blanche Palmer Carl. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1943. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Dietrich on Oct. 1, 1946. He survives, of the home. Delpha was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt. Along wit...
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John W. “Johnny” Womack, Jr. 1952-2011
John W. “Johnny” Womack, Jr., 58, Iola, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in the emergency room at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Johnny was born April 21, 1952, in San Diego, Calif., the son of John Walter and Elizabeth Ann “Betty Ann” Sanden Womack. He grew up in Iola where he graduated from Iola High School in 1970. Johnny started house moving when he was 15. He has owned and operated Womack Emergency Service and Thohoff Construction for ma...
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Death notices
Word has been received of the death of Floyd “Buzz Heaton on Feb. 4 in Weslaco, Texas. He was born in rural Chanute and attended Chanute Senior High. He served in the Navy for two years and worked for the federal government until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Mary, a daughter Rhonda and a son Kent. He was preceded in death by a son Brian, his parents Hurley and Della Heaton, and brothers, Loren, Robert and Charles, and sister La...
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Sharon Lee Gray 1955-2011
Sharon Lee Gray, 56, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 at the Chanute Health Care Center. Sharon was born in Fort Scott on Jan. 28, 1955, the daughter of Richard P. and Clara Middleton Hendrickson. She graduated from Chanute High School in 1973. She was a homemaker. Sharon is survived by her mother, Clara Hendrickson; a daughter, Melissa “Missy” Lassman, Chanute; three brothers, Mike Hendrickson Burlington, Mark Hendrickson, of Nebraska, and...
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Sharon Gray
Sharon Gray, 56, Chanute, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today, Feb. 10 at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel.
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Ethel Barr Mulkey
Services for Ethel Barr Mulkey, 78, LaHarpe, have been rescheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14 at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Humboldt. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
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Loren L. Campbell 1929-2011
Loren L. Campbell, 80, Toronto, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Loren was born on Jan. 16, 1929 in Guthrie, Okla., the son of James and Fern Marie Guthridge Campbell. He was a graduate of Marshall, Texas High School. Right after high school Loren went into the United States Air Force; by 1948 he had reached rank of Sergeant and received his honorable discharge in 1949. After serving his country, Loren went...
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Billie “Bill” Damon Engstrom 1943-2011
Billie “Bill” Damon Engstrom, 67, rural Fredonia, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, following a long battle with cancer. Bill was born Oct. 21, 1943 in Fredonia. He was the second of five sons of Roy Edwin and Wanda Mae Speaks Engstrom, rural Coyville. He began school at the age of four, attending rural Liberty School from 1st to 4th grade. He then attended school at Coyville, graduating from Coyville High School in...
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Abigail Raine Moore
Abigail Raine Moore, infant daughter of David Moore and Stephanie Killion, Chanute, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Abigail is survived by her parents; her grandparents, Todd Moore of Augusta, Crystal White Killion of Chanute, Chuck Killion of Chanute; great-grandmother, Patricia White of Chanute; great-great-grandmother Virginia Alexander of Chanute; aunts and uncles, Shelby, Trey and Micha...
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Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Zdziemborski 1945-2011
Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Zdziemborski, 65, Chanute, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 at the Neosho Memorial Medical Center in Chanute. Kathy was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 14, 1945, the daughter of Melvin E. and Edna M. Smith Swogar. She received a Master’s degree from Emporia State College. Kathy worked as an SRS counselor for the Social and Rehabilitation Services until her retirement. She is survived by her children, Liz Phillips and he...
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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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