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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Leland Starkey Leland Starkey, 89, of
Harrison, Ark,, died
Sunday, April 11, 2004, at
the Hillcrest Home in
Harrison, Ark.
He was born Sept. 20,
1914, in Chase County,
Kansas, the son of Jesse
and Ethel Webster Starkey.
He had been a resident of
Harrison for 64 years.
Mr. Starkey was a member of St. John's Episcopal
Church. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Army having
served during World War II
and received two Purple
Hearts and a Bronze Star.
He was a member of the
Mason's, Eastern Star; the
Grange; the North
Arkansas Writers Guild;
and the Boone County
Historical and Railroad
Society.
He is survived by a son,
Leland Q.; two daughters,
Linda Norton and Nelda
Coffman; 10 grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren;
and a host of other family
and friends.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; his
wife, Mildred Lou Starkey;
a brother, Jesse L. Starkey;
a sister, Nelda Rembe; and
a granddaughter, Rachael
Starkey.
Services were April 13,
2004, at St. John's
Episcopal Church,
Harrison, Ark., with the
Rev. JoAnn Barker officiating.
Interment was in
White Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to St. John's Episcopal
Church Building Fund.
by Lorna Marvin
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