DEATHS: Cecil McLinden, 79

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Cecil F. McLinden, 79, a farmer and rancher, died Aug. 16 at his home in Marion.



The funeral was held Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Marion with Father Steve Gronert officiating. He was buried in the Marion Cemetery.



He was born Nov. 10, 1920, to Thomas Linden and Jessie Agnes Adams McLinden in Chase County. On Feb. 28, 1949, he was married Stephanie “Marie” Meloun, who predeceased him in 1992.



He is survived by one son, Tom and wife, Audrey, of Marion; one daughter, Connie and husband Daryl Brooks of Marion; a companion, Lorene Whitcomb, also of Marion; one brother, Robert McLinden of Newton; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two-step-great-grandchildren.



A memorial has been established through Zeiner Funeral Homes for St. Luke Hospital, Marion.

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