Belva, the daughter of Lester and Velma Yarberry, attended grade
     school and high school at Isabel graduating in 1959. She attended Wichita
     Business College graduating in May, 1960, with an Executive Secretarial
     Degree.
          In August of 1960, she married C. Duane Dauner, who also grew up on
     a farm near Isabel graduating from Isabel High School in 1958. For the next
     four years she was Executive Secretary to the Sutton Oil Company in Wichita.
     Duane finished his college degree at Wichita State University and received
     a Masters Degree in Mathmatics. At this time they moved to Lincoln, Nebraska,
     where Duane began working on a PhD Degree in Mathmatics. Belva was secretary
     to the City Traffic Engineer for the city of Lincoln for one year.
          In September, 1965, they moved to Topeka, Kansas, where Duane became
     an assistant professor at Washburn University in the Math Department. After 
     one year he left the teaching field and became a Vice-President for the
     Kansas Hospital Association.
          Their daughter, Michelle LeAnn was born in July of 1965 and three
     years later in July 1968, Clark Duane II was born. Belva was a full time
     mother and wife during the 10 years they lived in Topeka.
          The next move ws to Jefferson City, Missouri, where Duane became the
     President of the Missouri Hospital Association. After staying home for a
     number of years, Belva worked for IBM and then became a legislative
     secretary for two different Missouri State Legislators. In November, 1985,
     Duane and Belva moved to Sacramento, California, where Duane serves as the 
     President of the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.
          Their children are both attending Abilene Christian University in
     Abilene, Texas. Michelle is a Senior majoring in Computer Science and
     Clark is a Freshman. His major is undecided at this time.
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 67  
     
     

Belva June (Yarberry) Dauner
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