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     Delores Dee Sterling Delores Dee "Dee Dee" Mahon of Yates Center died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Coffey County Hospital, Burlington. She was 81. She was born Sept. 4, 1931, on her family's farm northeast of Yates Center, the daughter of William Robert and Dorothy (McConnell) Sterling. She spent her early yeas on the farm and attended Maple Grove School. The family then moved nearer to town and she attended Yates Center schools, graduating from Yates Center HIgh School with the class of 1949. On July 17, 1949, she was married to Morris C. Mahon at the Methodist Church, Eureka, KS. They began their family and in 1951 moved to their home on East Madison, where Dee Dee lived for the rest of her life. She loved plants and flowers, birds and most especially, children. She enjoyed all things "bling", including shiny shoes, glitter and patriotic gear, and had a sweet spot for the music of Alan Jackson. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Yates Center. She is survived by her husband, Morris Mahon of Yates Center; a daughter, Gloria Gae Adams and husband Michael of Wichita; a son, Curtis Vance Mahon of Gulf Shores, Ala; three grandchildren, Monica Hale of Wichita, Courtney Mahon of Virginia Beach, Va., and Carson Mahon of Gulf Shores, Ala; four great-grandchildren, Austin and Paige Hale of Wichita and Braiden and Ryan Mahon of Virginia Beach, Va; and other relatives and good friends. She was preceded in death by her three sisters, Lenora Lee, Wilma Lind and Norma Hanson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center, with burial following in Yates Center Cemetery. The family will meet with friends for visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the funeral home.¹ She was buried at Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson Co., Kansas.^3,1 She was born on September 4, 1931 at Woodson Co., Kansas.^3,1 As of July 17, 1949,her married name was Mahon.¹ She married Morris Charles Mahon, son of Lawrence Willard Mahon and Anna Melvina Switzer, on July 17, 1949 at Eureka, Greenwood Co., Kansas.^3,1,2 Delores Dee Sterling died on May 7, 2013 at Burlington, Coffey Co., Kansas, at age 81.^3,1,2

     Maurice T. Martin was buried at Mission Center Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas.² He was born on August 5, 1914.² He married Helen E. Mahon, daughter of Lawrence Willard Mahon and Anna Melvina Switzer, on August 6, 1946.¹ Maurice T. Martin died on October 10, 1995 at Kansas at age 81.²

     Frank M. Ellington was born on July 10, 1924 at Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa.³

     Her Social Security Number was 510-30-2797.² Her married name was Barrett.² Barbara Lou Breuel married Unknown Barrett.² Barbara Lou Breuel was born on November 17, 1932 at Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas.² She died on April 14, 1993 at age 60.²

     Harvey L. Dukes was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii.² He was born on December 1, 1912 at Missouri.^3,4 He married Ruby J. Fogle, daughter of John Walker Fogle Sr. and Margaret Bell Hall, on August 25, 1934 at Lexington, Lafayette Co., Missouri.¹ Harvey L. Dukes died on March 8, 1944 at age 31.^2,4

     Joseph Alvin Liggett Sr. was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.³ His Social Security Number was 495-10-9719.⁴ He was born on August 7, 1920 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^4,5,2,3 He married Olive Virginia Hall, daughter of Charles Allen Hall and Ethel May Hurst, on February 15, 1938 at Cass Co., Missouri.¹ Joseph Alvin Liggett Sr. died on March 16, 1961 at Contra Costa Co., California, at age 40.^5,3

     James A. "Jim" Liggett was born on April 30, 1941. He married Charlene R. Baker on January 7, 1961 at Los Angeles Co., California.¹ James A. "Jim" Liggett died on June 4, 2017 at California at age 76.² He Jim Liggett, who coached the Carlmont softball team to more than 1,000 wins during a 40-plus year career, died Sunday. His daughter Susan said in a Facebook post he died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gerhig’s disease. He was 76. Terry Stogner, current Peninsula Athletic League commissioner who was Carlmont’s athletic director for 28 years and longtime varsity boys’ basketball coach, first began teaching and coaching with Liggett in 1967 and was a longtime friend who was aware of Liggett’s condition. “That ALS was just eating him up,” Stogner said. There is no word yet on pending funeral and memorial services. From the time Liggett took over the Carlmont program in 1976, the Scots have been a softball powerhouse. During a career that saw him compile a record of 1,009-216-4, a state record, he led the Scots to 28 South Peninsula and Peninsula Athletic League titles, including 10 straight SPAL crowns from 1976 to 1985. He qualified the Scots for the Central Coast Section playoffs in every 41 years of his tenure, appeared in 14 CCS championship games and won eight section titles. But Liggett was more than just a softball coach. “Everyone thinks of him as just softball, but … our locker room used to have old team photos. There’s a picture of him with the girls’ JV or frosh-soph basketball team,” said current Carlmont athletic director Patrick Smith. “He was a PE teacher, math department head, worked with the booster club for years and years. He didn’t just show up and coach. “He was the face of Carlmont. An icon. He knew so much history of the school. When a guy like that passes on, he’s going to take a lot with him, unfortunately.” Stogner said Liggett’s coaching career spanned the breadth of high school sports. He went 114-42 in 14 years as the Scots’ head football coach, winning seven SPAL titles and the 1990 CCS championship. He won a league title as the baseball coach in 1972, while also serving as a wrestling coach, girls’ frosh-soph basketball and soccer and even served as the school’s athletic director for six years. “Because he could,” Stogner said when asked why Liggett took on so many coaching duties. “An ability to do it. A command of the room. The one thing I think was so strong with him was his consistency. He was the same guy in 1972 as he was in 2007.” As good a coach as Liggett was, no coach can be successful without having talent and the names that played for Liggett are a who’s who of county softball royalty: Deanna Earsley, Tori Nyberg, Jerrica Castagno and Ashley Chinn are just a few of Liggett’s former players who went on to play college ball at the Division I level. Chinn, who was an all-league selection from 2004 to 2007 and went on to pitch for Stanford, was a member of the Scots for Liggett’s 700th and 800th wins. “[Liggett] will say it’s all because of his players,” Chinn told the Daily Journal after Carlmont beat Capuchino for his 1,000 win April 12, 2016. “But you can’t bring out that talent without a good coach and he has a way of doing that.” Not only did Liggett mold the lives of hundreds of players, he also impacted the coaching ranks around the PAL and CCS. “As far as I’m concerned, he forced me to be a much better coach,” said an emotional Randy Metheany, who coached against Liggett as Hillsdale’s coach for 21 years. “To get to the top of the mountain was set by him and his teams. … You couldn’t set the bar any higher than he set it. … He made me a better coach. … He was the one program who gave the PAL the ultimate respect in CCS. Our league is so well respected in CCS and the coaching world and you can’t attribute that to anything more than the way Jim set up his program.” Liggett was a 1959 graduate of Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, where he was all-county football, basketball and baseball player. He was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2007. He was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and the California Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame in 2006. He earned a baseball scholarship to Cal, but only spent one season with the Golden Bears before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1960 at the age of 19. He spent the next seven seasons in the Orioles’ farm system, reaching as high as Triple-A with Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League and Rochester of the International League in 1965 at the age of 24. An outfielder, he appeared in 775 minor-league games and was a lifetime .293 hitter, with 32 home runs and 77 RBIs. “It’s just sad,” Metheany said. “He did so many wonderful things for the players and students at Carlmont.” on June 6, 2017.²

     Her Social Security Number was 564-72-4115.² Sandra Sue Liggett was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.³ She was born on June 21, 1946 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^2,3 As of July 31, 1964,her married name was Trice.¹ She married Thomas A. Trice Sr. on July 31, 1964 at Contra Costa Co., California.^3,1 Sandra Sue Liggett died on July 5, 2003 at Oakley, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 57.^2,3 She Sandra Sue Trice died July 5, 2003 in Oakley, CA. Born June 21, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, she was 57 years old. A resident of Pittsburg the last 30 years. A homemaker for the last 38 years, she enjoyed crafts, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Sandra is survived by her husband Thomas Trice Sr; daughter, Theresa Riedel; son, Thomas Trice Jr; daughter, Katherine Sameron; sister, Judy Larsen; brother, Jim Liggett; and nine grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarada Ave., Pittsburg, CA. Private inurnment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord. Donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 195 Alvarado Ave., Pittsburg, CA 94565. Arrangements by Pittsburg Funeral Chapel. on July 7, 2003.³

     Dorothy L. Raley was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, 2301 South 34th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas.² She Dorothy L. Barksdale, 91, Shawnee, KS passed away February 22, 2017 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, KS. Dorothy was born July 2, 1925 in Waverly, KY to Joseph and Bessie Raley. On April 5, 1941, Dorothy married Ralph L. Barksdale in in Waverly, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Barksdale on March 28, 2005. Survivors include her daughter, Jacqueline Malay and husband, Robert; son, Joseph Leroy Barksdale and wife, Opal, all of Kansas City, KS; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Amos Family Funeral Home; burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.² She was born on July 2, 1925 at Waverly, Union Co., Kentucky.² As of April 5, 1941,her married name was Barksdale.² She married Ralph Leroy Barksdale, son of Forest Albert Barksdale and Lola Hall, on April 5, 1941 at Waverly, Union Co., Kentucky.² Dorothy L. Raley died on February 22, 2017 at Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 91.²