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     Infant Poff was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas.¹ He was born on September 24, 1900 at Kansas.¹ He died on February 16, 1903 at Kansas at age 2.¹

     Philbert Elmo "Phil" McDowell was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^4,6 His Social Security Number was 515-01-9651.⁹ He married Dolores Marie Neel.^4,10 Philbert Elmo "Phil" McDowell was born on March 30, 1926 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^9,5,6,11 He died on December 30, 1984 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, at age 58.^9,6,11 He Philbert E. McDowell, 58, 254 Des Moines, died Sunday at the Veteran's Hospital, Denver, Colo. Mr. McDowell was born March 30, 1926, in Salina and was a lifetime resident of the area. He was the former owner and operator of McDowell's Craft Shop, 248A S. Santa Fe, and retired in 1969. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife, Delores, of the home; one child, Linda McCully, Erie, Colo; one brother, Wayne McDowell, Rt. 6; two sisters, Evelyn Chilen, 1101 Crown Ct., and Clara Yerke, Denver; and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. on January 3, 1985.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 511-22-0593.⁸ Wayne Liter McDowell was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.⁴ He was born on July 2, 1931 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^4,8,9,5 He married Barbara A. Troesh on December 13, 1952 at Los Angeles Co., California.⁶ Wayne Liter McDowell died on November 5, 1989 at Scott Co., Minnesota, at age 58.^4,8,9

     Cletta Iona McDowell was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.⁶ Her Social Security Number was 515-28-4060.⁷ Her married name was Gile.⁸ Her married name was Hastings.¹ She married Unknown Hastings.^1,5 Cletta Iona McDowell married Verlyn Gene Gile.⁸ Cletta Iona McDowell was born on July 13, 1935 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^7,4 As of July 2, 1960,her married name was Martin.⁹ She married Edward F. Martin on July 2, 1960 at Clark Co., Nevada.⁹ Cletta Iona McDowell and Edward F. Martin were divorced in March, 1966 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹⁰ Cletta Iona McDowell died on October 15, 1982 at Kansas at age 47.⁷

     Evelyn Fern McDowell was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^8,5 Her Social Security Number was 512-14-2262.⁹ Her married name was Chilen.⁵ She married Raymond Theodore "Ray" Chilen Sr.^10,8,5 Evelyn Fern McDowell was born on November 3, 1923 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^9,4,5 She died on September 12, 1990 at Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 66.^9,5 She Evelyn F. Chilen, 66, rural Salina, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1990, at the College Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Chilen was born Evelyn F. McDowell on Nov. 3, 1923, at Salina and lived in the area most of her life. She was manager for the Stucky's Restaurant and gift shop and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Smokey Hill Campers Club, American Association of Retired Persons, Tuesday Morning Methodist Sewing Club and Good Sam Campers Club. Survivors include her husband, Raymond T. Sr. of the home; two sons, Raymond Jr. of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Douglas of 737 Mike; a daughter, Karen Cochran of rural Salina; a sister, Clara Yerke of Denver; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Burial be in the Roselawn Memorial Park. on September 14, 1990.⁵

     Raymond Theodore "Ray" Chilen Sr. Raymond T. Chilen Sr., 89, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. He was born July 25, 1920, in Miltonvale to Nels and Edna (Coleman) Chilen. He had worked for Pandandy Bakery, Vidrickson Distributing, Beechcraft, Gruenthal Mail Delivery Services, Stucky's in Ellsworth and Green Thumb. Ray enjoyed many dinners and casino trips with social friends and treasured family gatherings with his grand and great-grandchildren. Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn, in 1990; a daughter-in-law, Kathy; a granddaughter, Candice; four brothers; and a sister. He is survived by his sons, Raymond Chilen Jr., of Morgan, Texas, and Doug Chilen and wife Gloria, of Salina; and a daughter, Karen Moralez and husband Steve, of Salina. He has two sisters, Shirley Jamison, of Salina, and Betty Schandy, of Salem, Ore; and a brother, Dale Chilen, of Fort Dodge. There are five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at the mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Salina Food Bank.³ He was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^2,3 He married Evelyn Fern McDowell, daughter of Everett Elmo McDowell and Beatrice Birdie Poff.^1,2,5 Raymond Theodore "Ray" Chilen Sr. was born on July 25, 1920 at Miltonvale, Cloud Co., Kansas.^6,3 He died on December 5, 2009 at Kansas at age 89.^6,3

     Robert Velmar Yerke was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 397-28-8413.⁴ He married Clara Frances McDowell, daughter of Everett Elmo McDowell and Beatrice Birdie Poff.⁵ Robert Velmar Yerke was born on September 11, 1928 at Montfort, Wisconsin.^4,1,3 He died on September 16, 2003 at Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana, at age 75.^4,1,3

     George Leo McDowell was buried at Claremont Cemetery, Stratton, Kit Carson Co., Colorado.² He was born on October 6, 1933 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^2,3,4 He married Stella Louise Simon on February 3, 1975 at Kit Carson Co., Colorado.⁶ George Leo McDowell died on June 12, 1978 at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at age 44.^2,4,5 He COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — George Leo McDowell, 43, Colorado Springs, a former Salina resident, died Monday after suffering a heart attack in Colorado Springs. He was born Oct. 6, 1934, in Salina and attended Salina schools before serving four years in the Navy during the Korean War. Surviving are his wife, Stella; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett McDowell, 445 S. 9th; two brothers, Phil and Wayne, both of Salina, and three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Chilen, Mrs. Clara Yerke and Mrs. Cletta Hastings, all of Salina. The funeral and burial are in Stratton, Colo. on June 14, 1978.⁵

     Dolores Marie Neel was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.³ Her Social Security Number was 512-24-8979.⁴ Her married name was McDowell.³ She married Philbert Elmo "Phil" McDowell, son of Everett Elmo McDowell and Beatrice Birdie Poff.^3,2 Dolores Marie Neel was born on January 3, 1926 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.^4,1,2 She died on February 5, 1994 at Erie, Colorado, at age 68.^4,2 She ERIE, Colo. - Dolores Marie McDowell, 68, Erie, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 1994, at Erie. Mrs. McDowell was born Dolores Marie Neel on Jan. 3, 1926, at Salina, Kan., and was a resident of Erie since 1989, moving from Salina. She and her husband operated the McDowell Craft Shop in Salina for more than 10 years and she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church, Longmont, where she was a Sunday School teacher. She also was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Women's Ministries International, Arnold Chairi Network and the American Syringomyelia Alliance Project. Her husband, Philbert Elmo, died in 1984, and an infant son, Richard E., also preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Linda McCully of Erie; two sisters, Frances A. Burch of Salina and Phyllis J. Smith of Beaverton, Ore; and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina. on February 10, 1994.²

     Richard E. McDowell was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.¹ He died in 1947 at Saline Co., Kansas.¹ He was born in 1947 at Saline Co., Kansas.¹

     Steven John "Fever" Yerke was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 South Sheridan Blvd., Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.^4,5 He was born on August 24, 1950.^6,4,5,7 He married Sandra Juarez on May 6, 1974 at Denver, Colorado.¹ Steven John "Fever" Yerke married Jeanne Voss on August 8, 1997 at Lawrence Co., South Dakota.^2,8 Steven John "Fever" Yerke died on April 29, 2008 at Colorado at age 57.^6,4,5,7 He Steven J. "Fever" Yerke, 57 of Thornton. Husband of Jeanne Voss. Father of Steven J. Yerke, Jr., Christina M. Yerke, Jason Yerke, Jennifer (Mikey) Voss-Parris, Jacob (Misook) Voss and Jessica (Davey) Lawson. Brother of Deborah (Dave) Wilson and Rick (Deb) Yerke. Grandfather of Teylor, Alyssa, Alexiss, Lexe, Tristin, Kassee, and Cole. Uncle of Cory, Brianna and Shannon. Special friend of Danni and Marty. Celebration of Life, Saturday 3PM, Horan and McConaty Family Chapel, 3020 Federal Blvd. Memorial Contributions suggested to National Jewish Hospital (for COPD Research), 1400 Jackson St., Denver 80206. on May 2, 2008.²

     Verlyn Gene Gile was buried at Falun Cemetery, Falun, Saline Co., Kansas.^2,3 He married Cletta Iona McDowell, daughter of Everett Elmo McDowell and Beatrice Birdie Poff.³ Verlyn Gene Gile was born on August 16, 1932 at Falun, Saline Co., Kansas.^2,3 He died on December 22, 1958 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, at age 26.^1,2 He Cascading grain, sucking like quicksand, Monday evening pulled two men to death in the bottom of a huge grain storage tank at the CG and F elevator two miles northwest of Salina. A third man caught in the grain avalanche miraculously survived. The dead are Verlyn Gile, 26, Falun, and Cornelius Cooper, 34, 304 N. Front. Bob Mundell, 18, Falun, was rescued from a chute below the bottom of the big grain tank. Elevator officials were at a loss to explain the tragedy. The accident happened about 5 pm. "All we can do is go on theory," said Don Millikan, elevator manager. The tanks at the elevator, built in double rows, are emptied by gravity flow through an opening about two feet square along the inside wall. Grain flows through the opening into a metal, tube-like chute which is about 10 feet long. Grain pours from the chute onto a conveyor belt which runs the entire distance of the double rows of tanks, moving the grain to a loading house. When all wheat possible runs out by gravity flow, men enter the tanks through manholes about six feet above ground and scoop the rest of the grain into the chute. The remaining grain is inclined from the hole to the outer wall. Gile and Mundell were inside the tank scooping grain when some of it apparently shifted quicky, causing Mundell to lose his footing. As he started to slide toward the chute opening, Gile apparently tried to reach him and was caught by the cascading wheat. Cooper, an employe of the Chalmers and Borton Construction Co., Hutchinson, building new storage facilities nearby, was outside the tanks. He heard shouts of the men and went to their aid. He was sucked under the grain while trying to reach Gile. Other elevator and the construction company workers rushed to the scene. From a tunnel near the conveyor below the tank, they shut off the power operating the conveyor and used an axe to shear the bolts of the metal chute to rescue MundelL Gile was removed from the hole at the bottom of the tank seconds later, and a resuscitator was applied by Salina firemen. The resuscitator was used for 45 minutes before dead. he was pronounced Cooper's body was removed from the tank about an hour later, after 50 men worked frantically to move the wheat around the hole. Officers said both Gile and Cooper had been trapped beneath four or five feet of grain. Mundell, in deep shock after being rescued, said the cascading wheat was "like quicksand." "I don't know what caused it," he said, "It all happened so fast — I don't know." He added, however, that Gile apparently tried to come to his aid and was caught by the wheat. "He probably saved my life," Mundell said, "because he was on top of me, and that kept the wheat from; falling around me." County Coroner Guy Ryan said there would be no inquests unless requested by officials. He termed the deaths accident by suffocation. Mundell was taken to a hospital for observation after receiving oxygen at the scene. He was not injured... Mr. Gile was born Aug. 16, 1932, at Falun and lived all his life that community. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Gile, Smolan; the widow, Cletta McDowell Gile, Falun; a daughter, Pamela; two brothers, Harrison, Ellis, and Edward, Falun, and two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Rosander, Salina, and Mrs. Marlene Chance, Salina. Burial will be in the Falun cemetery. on December 23, 1958.³

     Dorothy Marie Miller was buried at Sierra Hills Memorial Park, 5757 Greenback Lane, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.^3,2 Her Social Security Number was 549-84-2764.⁴ Her married name was Poff.² She married William Archie Poff, son of William Ebenezer "Eben" Poff and Laura Essie Ratliff.² Dorothy Marie Miller was born on January 23, 1916 at Nebraska.^5,4,1 She died on August 26, 1982 at Napa, Napa Co., California, at age 66.^1,2 She Dorothy Marie Poff, 66, died Thursday at the Queen of the Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Poff was a native of Nebraska. She was a homemaker, and had resided in Napa since 1941. Survivors include her husband William A. Poff of Napa; four daughters, Laura Meyer of Fairfield, Sarah Burch of San Diego, Bonnie Dougherty of Vacaville and Rebecca Wolley of Tokyo, Japan; one son William F. Poff of Napa; a brother, Albert Miller of Kansas; 13 grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren. Internment will be in the East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park. on August 28, 1982.²