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Obituary Archive<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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2016 Obituaries<\/h2>\n
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December 29, 2016<\/strong>
\nMelvin Cummings, 91, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Jannita Gilbreath, 77, Yates Center – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nErwin Gleue, 89, Lawrence – Read obituary<\/a>
\nEdith Johnson, 98, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Joey Olson, 32, Hartford – Read obituary <\/a>
\nAnita Peterson, 56, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a>
\nRhonda Stokes, 57, Chanute – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 22, 2016<\/strong>
\nRamona Bartee, 76, Osage City- Read obituary
\n<\/a>Mary Lou Mahan, 86, Emporia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nAlan Schif, 52, Bonner Springs- Read obituary<\/a>
\nMary R. Scott, 89, Burlington- Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 15, 2016<\/strong>
\nDonald Ayres, 79, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>John Deitrich, 88, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBelva Powell, 85, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nJolinda Rose, 64, Eskridge – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Cavin Swartz, 53, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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December 8, 2016<\/strong>
\nEllis Graham Jr., 78, Reading – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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December 1, 2016<\/strong>
\nPhillip Temple, 67, Aliceville – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 24, 2016<\/strong>
\nLester Decker, 83, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Almo Lewis, 92, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nPamela Drake Roe, 87, Kansas City\/Lawrence – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 17, 2016<\/strong>
\nMerlyn “Bill” Bahr, 88, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Margery N. Fitz, 91, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBart Hazen, 40, Prosperity, S.C. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nLinda Lou Keen, 67, Bartlesville, Okla. – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 10, 2016<\/strong>
\nBeverly Alexander, 73, Richmond- Read obituary
\n<\/a>Roberty Carey, 85, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nDavid W. Keen, 66, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a>
\nKaren Young, 74, Broken Arrow, Okla. – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 3, 2016<\/strong>
\nJames Bowman, 60,Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Shirley Schillig, 82,Westphalia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 27, 2016<\/strong>
\nBill Saueressig, 69, Olpe – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 20, 2016<\/strong>
\nJane Colburn, 87, San Diego – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Henry McGregor Jr., NA, Knoxville, Tenn. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nIra VanArsdale, 69, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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October 13, 2016<\/strong>
\nGerogia Barrett, 79, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Isabel Phelon, 90, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nVirginia Summervill, 94, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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October 6, 2016<\/strong>
\nEllen Rose Kendall, 94, Agricola – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 29, 2016<\/strong>
\nLyle Carlton Jr., 82, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Timothy Doerr, 46, Kansas City – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 22, 2016<\/strong>
\nSammy D. Cornine, 69, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Charles Hobbs, 81, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nSylvia Kneisly, 78, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nCloman Weaver, 92, Osawatomie – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Edwin Wood, 78, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a>
\nLeona Winter, 89, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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September 15, 2016<\/strong>
\nDixie Hamman, 86, Yates Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Warner Hopkins, 82, Hartford – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nLauren Shoemaker, 30, Greenwood, Ind. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nCloman Weaver, 92, Osawatomie – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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September 8, 2016<\/strong>
\nShirley Edwards, 73, Jacobs Creek – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Frank Ketley, 84, Madison – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nCecile Laws, 88, Kansas City – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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September 1, 2016<\/strong>
\nPhyllis Mowry, 75, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Alfred Rifenbark, 77, Joplin, Mo. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nGeorge Varner, 89, Poplar Bluff, Mo. – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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August 25, 2016<\/strong>
\nElla Marie Born, 88, McPherson – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Donald Bowen, 87, Batavia, Ill. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRobert Engle, 96, Broken Arrow, Okla. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nEdith Myers, 87, Wellsville – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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August 18, 2016<\/strong>
\nDennis Furman, 74, Lawrence – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Bernie Handley, 54, Jacobs Creek – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nGene York, 55, Jacobs Creek – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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August 11, 2016<\/strong>
\nRobert Knight, 68, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>William McMurray III, 94, Green Valley, Ariz. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nSteven Winsky, 48, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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August 4, 2016<\/strong>
\nDr. Richard Barnett, 91, Grand Island, Neb. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 28, 2016<\/strong>
\nHank Boles, 82, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>“Stub” Eaton, 95, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nKenny Glenn, 81, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a>
\nElpha Springeman, 91, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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July 21, 2016<\/strong>
\nGeorge Casey, 83, Toronto – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Jarom Clyde, 3 months, Manhattan – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nDarlene Schaefer, 73, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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July 14, 2016<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 7, 2016<\/strong>
\nVerna Bostwick, 91, Salina – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Donald Hildebrand, 80, Topeka – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 30, 2016<\/strong>
\nPeggy Garrett, 63, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Betty Lou Gifford, 74, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJames Ray Hughes, 78, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a>
\nDebra Kay Reed, 59, Melvern – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 23, 2016<\/strong>
\nBetty Kennard, 82, Plainville – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Dallas Warrell, 95, Gridley – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 16, 2016<\/strong>
\nDonald Callahan, 73, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Mildred Ludolph, 97, Iola – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRichard Nangle, 81, Joplin, Mo. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nDixie Potter, 88, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Virginia Richmond, 83, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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June 9, 2016<\/strong>
\nNancy Jones, 78, Hiawatha – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Michael Myers, 53, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 2, 2016<\/strong>
\nShirley M. Bentley, 85, Osage City – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Naomi Everly, 87, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRose Marie Hoag, 79, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nEileen Melichar, 66, Independence, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Orval True, 88, LeRoy – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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May 26, 2016<\/strong>
\nMatthew Briles, 29, Kansas City – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Joyce Copp, 76, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRichard Crabtree, 80, Kincaid – Read obituary<\/a>
\nBernita Crome, 87, Aliceville – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Mary Drum, 86, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a>
\nEarl Everitt, 86, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a>
\nJay Petrechko, 60, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Thressa Platt, 92, Virgil – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDallas Spivey, 73, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 19, 2016<\/strong>
\nMarjorie Huff, 82, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Lonnie Clifton, 72, LeRoy – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 12, 2016<\/strong>
\nMelvin Harris, 80, Frontenac – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 5, 2016<\/strong>
\nMarjorie Crouch, 74, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Betty Potenza, 71, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRichard Raaf, 71, Manhattan – Read obituary<\/a>
\nLesa Sherwood, 51, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>James Simon, 83, Ottumwa – Read obituary <\/a>
\nDorothy Wells, 80, Wichita – Read obituary<\/a>
\nThelma Wiggins, 76, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 28, 2016<\/strong>
\nAlmeta Vannocker, 94, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 21, 2016<\/strong>
\nGladys Botham, 85, Shawnee – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Tom Knight, 63, Augusta – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nSaundra Peterson, 73, Ottawa – Read obituary<\/a>
\nBill Truelove, 72, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 14, 2016<\/strong>
\nDaniel Blanck, 93, Paola – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Aileen Engel, 100, Aliceville – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJack Engel, 76, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a>
\nPaul Hardy, 81, Thibodaux, La. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Tom Knight, 63, Augusta – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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April 7, 2016<\/strong>
\nVelma Lincoln, 86, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gary Smith, 60, LeRoy – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 31, 2016<\/strong>
\nCarol Robbins, 63, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gary Smith, 60, LeRoy – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 24, 2016<\/strong>
\nNorma Croucher, 86, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>William Gorge, 76, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBetty Hayes, 92, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nHoward Lilly, 95, Melvern – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 17, 2016<\/strong>
\nHelen Becker, 89, St. Mary’s – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 10, 2016<\/strong>
\nJoseph Berns, 74, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>JoAnn Keith, 75, Hill City – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBarbara White, 71, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 3, 2016<\/strong>
\nRick Hebeler, 58, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gail Hosford, 52, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nElizabeth Mapes, 71, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nFrances Sweet, 93, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 25, 2016<\/strong>
\nElaine Holliday, 74, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Craig Ogleby, 68, Osage City – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBill Pride, 71, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a>
\nIvan Smith, 82, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 18, 2016<\/strong>
\nRichard Carley, 71, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Rhoda Huntsman, 85, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nGary McGhee, 79, Colony – Read obituary<\/a>
\nBarbara Tice, 80, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 11, 2016<\/strong>
\nRaymond Anderson, 87, Chanute – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Steven Hinderliter, 55, Overland Park – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nMickie Watts, 42, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 4, 2016<\/strong>
\nThelma Bedenbender, 85, Neosho Falls – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Betty Spivey, 83, Riverview, Fla. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBarbara White, 71, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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January 28, 2016<\/strong>
\nKeith Birk, 58, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Mary Carlton, 97, Ponca City, Okla. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nGrace Dorcas, 88, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a>
\nBill Grimmett, 81, Webb City, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Judith Powell, 73, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a>
\nRonald Raymer, 77, Quinter – Read obituary<\/a>
\nLottie Richards, 91, Torrance, Calif. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>John Siebuhr, 70, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nShanae Smart, 24, Frankfort – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nKenneth Vaughn, 82, Prairie Village – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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January 21, 2016<\/strong>
\nEvelyn Brooks, 79,Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 14, 2016<\/strong>
\nBill Ainsworth, 54, Phoenix, Ariz.- Read obituary
\n<\/a>Connie Huss, 70, Wichita – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nAlvin Kitt, 73, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a>
\nKenneth Vaughn, 82, Overland Park – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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January 7, 2016<\/strong>
\nMelvin Johnson, 87, Augusta – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Donnie Purdy, 56, Burlington. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nPaul Redding, 52, Steelton, Pa. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nStephen Smith, 69, Fulshear, Texas- Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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