Harry M. Schwilling died peacefully on April 14, 2021. Harry M. Schwilling, the son of Joseph and Esther Twining Schwilling, born on February 1, 1932, in Clements, Kansas.  He attended schools in Chase County and graduated from Chase County High School in 1949. He married his high school sweetheart Dee Ellen Cox, daughter of Harvey L. Cox and Ila Pearl Mead- Cox, on January 21, 1951. They lived in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Harry joined the Air Force in January 1952 and was stationed at...

Ralph W. Soyez, 71, died April 5, 2021, at KU Medical Center. He was born December 19, 1949, in Marion, to Emile and Irene (Regier) Soyez. Ralph graduated from Matfield Green High School and attended Emporia State University. Ralph was owner of the Cowboy Palace, Desperados and Wagon Wheel. He was an avid golfer and had a passion for restoring pool tables. On January 18, 1969, he married Susan C. Swift in El Dorado. They shared 52 years of marriage. Ralph is survived by: wife, Susan of...

Helen Virginia Dull died March 30, 2021 in Cottonwood Falls, KS at age 97.  She was born August 12, 1923 in Chase County.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Dull, her parents Chauncey and Pearl Childs, her sisters Leola Evans and Elizabeth Crawford, and her brother Wayne Childs.  She is survived by her daughters Teresa Volz of Marlow, OK, and Leola Sue Solewin of Dallas, TX and her husband, Mark Solewin, and her sister-in-law Ruth Childs of Cottonwood Falls...

Joe Paschal Holland was born July 14, 1952 to Dalton T. and Mary W. (Paschal) Holland in Harper, Kansas.  He died March 18, 2021, in Redlands, California, as the result of falling from the wing of a parked airplane on March 6 at the Redlands Airport. He enjoyed a small town upbringing where he knew everyone and everyone knew him. He attended Kansas State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering.  He completed his PhD in...

Richard L. Mann, 84, died March 16, 2021, at Stormont Vail, Topeka. He was born August 27, 1936, in Florence, to Frederick and Gladys (Russell) Mann. Richard and Dolores moved to Cedar Point where they made a lifetime of farming and raising their family. Richard and Dolores spent many hours traveling and watching their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren play sports. Richard greatly enjoyed going to the Chase County Senior Center and the friendships he had there. He also loved...

D. Duane Clinton, 86, died March 14, 2021, at Chase County Care and Rehabilitation, Cottonwood Falls. Duane was born May 4, 1934, in Emporia, to Hyatt S. and Cora (Wrightman) Clinton. Duane enjoyed leather work, remote controlled airplanes, spending time with his family and playing video games. He was a proud United States Navy veteran. On August 11, 1958, he married Winifred “Winnie” Cline in Cottonwood Falls. They shared 51 years of marriage before her death on December 30,...

Donald Herbert Linn, Age 67, died after a short battle with pancreatic cancer on February 22, 2021.  His passions were Candy - his wife, his friends and family, bird hunting, fly fishing and the outdoors, Model 12 Gun Club, Bass-O-Rama, and Boykin Spaniels.  Donald was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Betty and Jim Linn on January 13, 1954.  He attended Bryant Elementary, Bingham Junior & Southwest High Schools in KC.  Donald was an Eagle Scout...

James L. “Jimmy” Copple, 54, died February 18, 2021, at his home in Emporia. He was born June 4, 1966, in Emporia to Phyllis J. Varelman. Jimmy worked for Hornet Manufacturing in Emporia. He loved fishing, baking, and spending time with his daughters and twin granddaughters. Jimmy was a proud United States Army Veteran. He  is survived by: daughters, Alisha Copple and fiancé Joe Gile of Emporia, Tia Copple and fiancé Josh Smith of Madison; twin granddaughters,...

James Edward “Jim” Selves was born August 22, 1927, to William Burton and Emily Wheeler-Becker Selves on the Becker family farm southwest of Cottonwood Falls. He attended Rock Creek Grade School and Chase County High School. In the summers of 1943 and 1944, age 15 and 16, Jim and his twin brother Jack worked at Boeing in Wichita. The first summer, they stayed near Augusta in a former tourist cabin. They shared a cabin next to Easter and Elaine (Selves) Heathman. All 4 worked at...

Lois June Kelly, born August 26, 1926, to Blanche Marian Smith Mushrush and William Roy Mushrush at Stubenhofer Home in Strong City, KS. She lived at 5th and Sycamore in Cottonwood Falls until around 1940 when the family moved to 101 Locust St. She attended grade school and high school in Cottonwood Falls except for her junior year she attended The Mount Saint Scholastica accelerated study in Atchison, KS. She graduated high school in 1944. She then worked at Exchange National Bank for a...