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Obituaries
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Flossie Beck
Florence Evelyn (Motes) Beck, 73,
died Nov. 5 at Jewell County Hospital,
Mankato.
She was born Aug. 17, 1930, at the
farm home at Scottsville to Reed
Venton and Florence Louise (Bowles)
Motes.
She married Clarence Beck in 1951
at Hiawatha. He survives.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Reed Motes, and two sons, Ed-
ward and Jack.
Besides her husband, survivors in-
clude her mother, Louise Motes, Man-
kato; a daughter Mrs. Mike Leaf
(Sherry), Wellington; four grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were Nov. 8 at Melby
Mortuary Chapel, Mankato, with
Michael Leaf officiating. Interment
was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Man-
kato. Melby Mortuary, Mankato, was
in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth Grimm
Elizabeth Grimm, 103, Mankato,
died Nov. 5 at Jewell County Hospital
Long Term Care, Mankato.
She was born at Burchard, Neb.,
Nov. 6, 1899, to Robert and Mary
(Pepperl) Shearer.
E1Pzabeth attended West Branch
Rural School through the eighth grade.
She married Walter W. Grimm at Paw-
neeCity, Neb., May 13, 1918.
When Walter returned from serv-
ing in World War I, they came to
Jewell County in the caboose of a train
where they purchased farm land south-
west of Formoso. Lizzie was involved
in the farming operation.
She was a member of Mystic Circle
Club, Formoso Senior Citizens and
Pride Club and Ladies Aide.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by
Few tombstones remain in ~e Mt. Carmel Cemetery, located near the
church site. The church, built in 1906, was abandoned in 1929. Mt. Carmel is
described by some as the highest point in Jewell County.
JEWELL COUNTY, KANSAS
P
TREASURER $ G~UARTERLY ~TATEMENT
As oF Oc:oBzn 31, 2003
T~rA~ ('As~ m "r,~. T~,,stmv As oF 1"~ ^sOVll vA1tt ...................................... $1,775,030.16
FUNDS [ Fund Balances
General ................................................................................................. $ 222,384.09
Road and Bridge ...................................................................................... 425,836.01
Equipment Reserve .................................................................................. 100,000.00
Spec Road Equipment ................................................................................ 32,500,00
SpecmI Bridge ............................................................................................ 60.773.14
Specml Highway Improvements .............................................................. 112,928.08
Rcp Dce~s Technology ............................................................................... 4,20/.72
h. ,~,: :l Maintenance ..................................................................................... 832.16
Pu~qic Health ............................................................................................. 14,697.37
P=::~,," lt,:alth Capital Outlay ..................................................................... 86,364.52
~,:,, ~ Weed ........................................................................................... 25,490.03
N,,,~ Wccd CapitaIOutlay ................................................................... 26,344.58
\i,iM,~:~. ............................................................................................ 28,522,84
\~nb~d~R~ ~ npment ............................................................................... 5,455.51
Amhtflm~:c Special Equipment .................................................................... 3.949.19
AppJ;w-cl ........................................................................................... 40.700.10
/~.mployce [~cnefits .................................................................................. 281,715.88
Bond and Interest ..................................................................................... 76,222.68
Solid Waste ................................................................................................ 77,177,71
Hardy Fine District ....................................................................................... 5,105,63
Game l..t~ cnse~ ............................................................................................. 1,961 ,I)13
PA.T.F ................................................................................................... 1,078,63
Unchmncd E~fates ........................................................................................ 3,355.07
Stray Anhnals .............................................................................................. 1,223.70
Real E'statc Redemption ............................................................................. 13,983.68
Vehicle Mi~cellaneous .................................................................................... 430.50
Motor VehMe CutTent Tax ........................................................................ 36,133.54
~tate
KS b~dtJ~::~tio~ Building .................................................................................... (0.37)
Stat~~ ltrq~mlions Building ................................................................................ (0.18)
Funds
Personal Tax Judgement .............................................................................. 2,494.72
Special Law Trust Fund .................................................................................. 668.79
Special Treasurer ....................................................................................... 18.183.20
Vehicle Sales Tax ...................................................................................... ! 1.634.02
Personal Fax Sheriff .................................................................................... 3.888.56
Adva,ce Tax 2003 ....................................................................................... 1,0l 1.00
R,V. Ta~ ...................................................................................................... 1,406.00
CDBG #2 ..................................................................................................... 3.442.14
911 ............................................................................................................ 27.982.99
LEPC Grant ................................................................................................. 2,276.53
Cash Long and Short .................................................................................... (117.51)
Refunding Warrants .................................................................................. (4,487.28)
Jewel l Coumy Tower ................................................................................... 4,164,65
Jewell County Flex Benefit Plan .................................................................. 2.208.25
Townships
Allen ............................................. General ................................................ ! ,695.40
Athens ........................................... Ger~ ................................................ 1,037.45
Brownscreek .................................. General ................................................... 736.46
Buffalo ..................................... General ................................................... 216.65
Buffalo .......................................... Fire ...................................................... 1,156.90
Ervlng ........................................... General ..................................................... 97.48
Erring ........................................... C~y ................................................ 156.56
Ionia .............................................. General ................................................ 1,187,07
Jack,on .......................................... (~lltn~ ..................................................... 60.00
Odessa ...................................... (kmelll ................................................ !,106,60
Vicksburg ...................................... ~. ............................................... 1,758.00
Schools
USD #104 ..................................... General ..................................................... (4,27)
TOTAL ............................................................................................... $I,775,030,16
1 do so|enmty swear that the above statement ~t comph~, ~ ~ ~ to the best of my knowledge
and I~qief. so l~lp me God~
STATE OF KANSAS SS County Tremaer, Jewdl County, Kamm
JEWELL COUNTY
Subscribed and sworn to before me t~s 7th day Of November, ~003.
ek~-k. ~ Pubne
My comml=io~ expires 1-10-'05
Mildred McElroy
Mildred Marie (Wallace) McElroy,
86, died Nov. 9 at Hilltop Lodge, Be-
loit.
Mildred was born Oct. 3, 1917, in
Buffalo Township in Jewell County to
Roy E. and Elta B. Wallace and was a
lifetime resident of Randall.
On Aug. 22,1937, Mildred married
William F. MeElroy Jr., Beioit.
Mildred attended Randall schools
and graduated from Randall Rural High
School in 1935.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband and a great-grand-
daughter.
Survivors include sons, Roger, Can-
yon, Texas; Donald, Ellis; a daughter
Mrs. Bill (Diane) Edwards,
Bloomington, Ill; eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren; two sis-
ters, Cleo Reystead, Scottsdale, Ariz.,
and Vida Samuelson, Medford, Okla.
Services are today (Thursday) at 1 l
a.m. at Randall Community Church,
Randall, with burial at Randall Cem-
etery.
her parents; her husband in 1975; a
daughter, Marie Hallgren, in 1994; and
five brothers and sisters.
Survivors include hersons, Chester,
Washington; Robert, Formoso; Mrs.
Wayne Robbins (Donna), Grand Junc-
tion, Colo.; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-
grandchildren and six great-great-
grandchildren; a sister, Marie Yarpe,
Lincoln, Neb.
Services were Nov. 8 at Formoso
Community Church with Pastor Rob-
err Elwell officiating. Burial was in
Batch Cemetery near Formoso. Ar-
rangements were made-by Tibbetts-
Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville.
Barbara Wyman
Larry Wyman
Services for Barbara Wyman, 53,
and Larry Wyman, 55, both of Portis,
are today (Thursday) at Cawker City
Baptist Church with burial in Prairie
Grove Cemetery. Waconda Funeral
Home, Cawker City, is in charge~of
arrangements.
Mankato
Weekend guests of Nancy Thronson
for pheasant hunting were Nanette
Dunstan and David Carpenter, Man-
hattan; Elwin Dunstan and Janie Sigle,
Hays; and Earl Dunstan, Scandia.
Jack and Jeanie Blair and Rick and
Becky Blair entertained weekend hunt-
ers and visitors: Rickard and LaVaugh
Loibl, Richie Loibl and boys, Mark
and Genia Loibl and family, Steve and
Keri Martin and family, Rex Blair,
Dirk, Johnnie Campbell and Chris, all
of Wichita; Sarah Harris, Manhattan;
Adam and Guthrie Harris, Beloit;
Russell Dunstan, Manhattan; Jamie
Harvey, Salina; Becky Novak,
Haddam; and Linsey Simon, Topeka;
Nick Newell, Gayle Wilson, Veda
Houser, Rou and Carole Simon and
family, all of Mankato.
State Senator Mark Taddiken vis-
ited with several during his listening
tour atJewell County Courthouse Mon-
day morning.
VFW Post No. 7830 and Ladies
Auxiliary had the Veteran's Day pro-
gram at the Little Theater at the Man-
kato High School Monday. Students
provided special musical numbers.
Weekend visitors and pheasant
hunters of Merla Hulhert were Rex
Hulbert, Euless, Texas, Jobn Henry,
Arlington, Texas, Jay TibbL%,Tulsa,
Okla., Dean Oswald, Arkansas; Alan
Hiflhert and family, Valley Center;
James Hulbert and family, Manhattan.
Newell Alexander is home from the
Lincoln, Neb., hospital after having
heart surgery.
Bert and Audrey Diamond attended
the funeral fo~ her aunt, Glenadine
Lorimer, in Superior.
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