INDEPENDENCE — Mildred Ernestine Cain, 96, of rural Independence, passed away at Labette Health on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. “Ernie” was born Nov. 20, 1928, the second of 10 children born to Charles E.
Veterans Day Parade will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Chanute Wayne Smith was born in Nowata County, Oklahoma, on June 11, 1931, the third of six children. He attended an Oklahoma country school for the ...