Ordinary Lives: Family’s ‘rock’ leaves big space Whenever disaster struck, Claudette Payne would hold everyone together. Now her loved ones are trying to be strong following her sudden death Sunday of an apparent heart attack. The 50-year-old died Aug.18, just after arriving at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane with some of her fami …FULL STORY… Today’s obituaries 12Next page Mildred Elane Schmidt

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