CALL, WOOD A.
El Dorado, Kan., - Services for Wood A. Call, 69, a retired carpenter who died Monday, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Baird – Campbell Funeral home, Eureka, Kan. Burial will be at Eureka.
He was born at Eureka and came here about six years ago. He was a member of the Christian church.
Survivors include his widow, Viola; a son, Arthur W., El Dorado and a sister, Mrs. Ida Morris, El Dorado. (The Wichita Eagle, Thursday, Mar. 2, 1967)
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CASTER, CLEM
Clem Caster, 77, of 902 W. 31st St. N., retired warehouseman for General Mills Inc., died Monday.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Quiring Mortuary. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Born in Farnham Coutny, Neb., he came to Wichita 76 years ago.
Survivors include his widow, Freda, a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Sheppard, San Antonio, Tex., and six brothers, James, Homer and Perry, all of Wichita, Victor Douglass, Kan., Lee, Geuda Springs, Kan., and John, Hutchinson, Kan.
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CHASE, RUTH
Mrs. Ruth Chase Dies; Services Set for Saturday
Mrs. Ruth Chase, 67, of Route 4, who formerly was active in nursing, farm and church organizations, died this morning at St. Joseph’s Home.
She came to El Dorado in 1916 from Robison, Ill., and moved to Wichita in 1917. Mrs. Chase returned to rural El Dorado in January 1928.
She was born Dec. 23, 1899 at Redkey, Ind. She and Edward Elliott Chase, were married Dec. 23, 1927, in Wichita. Mr. Chase died Sept. 21, 1959.
Mrs. Chase, a graduate of Wichita High School, attended Southwestern College at Winfield and later entered the University of Chicago as a pre-medical student. She later was graduated from the Wichita Hospital School of Nursing.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, graduate Nurses Club and Butler County Farm bureau and at one time served as chairman of the Butler County home demonstration unit advisory council.
Survivors include two sons, Richard J. Case, Route 4, and Edward M. Chase, Brownsville, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Held, Wichita, and Mrs. Margaret Timmerman, Phoenix, Ariz; her step-mother, Mrs. Estella M. Turpen, Wichita; three sisters, Mrs. Velma M. Whiteside, Route 4; Mrs. Martha Staub, Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Marjoie Dix, Wichita; one brother, William A. Turpen, Wichita and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. James F. D’Wolf, rector, officiating.
A Holy Eucharist Requiem will be held earlier, at 10 a.m.
Interment will be made in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
The Kirby Funeral Home is in charge.
A memorial has been established in her name at Trinity Episcopal Church.
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CHERRYHOLMES, MRS (ANITA) JAMES T.
Mrs. James Cherryholmes Dies; Services Will be Held Here Friday
Mrs. James T. Cherryholmes, 51, of Caper, Wyo., a former El Dorado resident and member of a widely-known El dorado family, died on Monday at 5 p.m. in Natrona Memorial hospital at Casper, after a five-year period of declining health.
A memorial service will be conducted on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the First United Presbyterian church of Casper. Funeral services with the Rev. James F. Clark officiating will be conducted in the Kirby Funeral Home chapel here on Friday at 10 a.m. Interment will be made in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Mrs. Cherryholmes, daughter of H. B. Moss of El Dorado, and the late Mrs. Moss, was born at Morris, Okla., on November 30, 1915. She was married to Mr. Cherryholmes at EL Dorado on June 16, 1937. The family had lived at Casper for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Cherryholmes spent her youth and young womanhood here and was graduated from El Dorado High School and Butler County Community College.
A warm and ready wit, quick intelligence and a spirit of cheerful optimism characterized her engaging personality. Her intimates knew her as a “blithe spirit.” She was cherished deeply by family and friends, and news of her death occasions wide spread sorrow in this community.
She gave unsparingly of her time and effort for the comfort, happiness and well-being of her family and for numerous worthwhile church community and civic enterprises.
She was a member of the First United Presbyterian church and of the Petroleum Club Wives organization at Casper; a past president of the Newcomer club and a member of the Casper Country Club.
Surviving are her husband and three daughters, Jan, 19, Jill, 17 and Jean, 14, all of the home, 1361 Nottingham, Casper; her father, H. B. Moss, 205 Residence, two sisters, Mrs. Muriel M. Counter, 1942 Jamaica, El Dorado and Mrs. Mildred Silor, San Diego, Calif., three brothers, D. Gale Moss, 312 South Summit, Harold B. Moss, 1241 West First, and Richard W. Moss, 312 West Olive, El Dorado.
She was pre-deceased by an infant son and by her mother, on June 30, 1966.
Miss Jill Cherryholmes has been sharing the home of her aunt, Mrs. Counter while attending El Dorado High School, where she is a senior. Mrs. Counter and Miss Cherryholmes went to Casper to spend the Christmas vacation at the Cherryholmes home. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 3, 1967)
FUNERAL SERVICES
Mrs. J. T. Cherryholmes
Funeral services for Mrs. James T. Cherryholmes, 51, of Casper, Wyo., a former resident of El Dorado, were conducted this morning at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel. She died Monday at Casper.
The Rev. James F. Clark, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church, officiated. Mrs. Fred W. Burr, sang “Be Still My Soul” and “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” accompanied by Mrs. L. W. Newcomer at the organ.
Casket bearers were Harry Day, O. J. Connell, Jr., William Knapp, Ciell M. Leonard, Dr. N. H. Overholser, George S. Benson and C. L. Hagan. Burial was in Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 6, 1967)
ANITA CHERRYHOLMES
El Dorado, Kan. – Services for Mrs. Anita Cherryholmes, 51, of Casper, Wyo., a former resident here who died Monday at Casper will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Kirby Funeral Home here. Burial will be here.
She was born at Morris, Okla., and lived in Casper the past 10 yaers.
She was a member of Casper First Presbyterian Church and was a past president of the New Comers Club there and the Petroleum Club wives’ Organization there.
Survivors include the widower, James T.; and three daughters, Jan, Jill and Jean, all of the home; her father, H. B. Moss, El Dorado, three brothers, D. Gale Moss, Harold B. Moss and Richard W. Moss, all of El Dorado; and two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Silor, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Muriel M. Counter, El Dorado. (The Wichita Eagle – Thursday, Jan. 5, 1967)
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CHISLER, ELSIE LOIS
Mrs. Elsie Chisler Dies; Rite Tuesday
Mrs. Elsie Lois Chisler, 72, of 211 West Olive, a sales clerk in El Dorado stores for 38 years died Friday at Allen Memorial hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. C. M. Nutter, staff member at the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Mrs. Chisler retired in 1963. She was employed at Levinson’s store here for 25 years and at McDonald’s store for 13 years. She came to El Dorado in 1916 from Marcum, Okla. Born at Waverly on May 2, 1894, she was married to William Harry Chisler on April 2, 1909, at Iola. He preceded her in death in 1951.
She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Smock, 211 West Olive, and Mrs. Hazel Walters, Wichita; and three sisters, Mrs. Mae Cook and Mrs. Georgia Snavely, both of League City, Tex., and Mrs. Ethel Siggins, Long Beach, Calif. There are six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, Dec. 31, 1966)
FUNERAL SERVICES
MRS. ELSIE LOIS CHISLER
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Lois Chisler, 72, of 211 West Olive avenue, who died Friday, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Kirby Funeral home chapel.
The Rev. C. M. Nutter, staff member at the First Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. C. M. Nutter played organ selections, “One Sweetly Solemn Thought” and “No Night There.”
Casket bearers were John Smock, William Walters, David Love, Louis Lynch, John Wells and Thomas Cathy. Burial was in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 4, 1967)
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CLIPPINGER, ARDELIA
CLIPPINGER
Mrs. Ardelia Clippinger died at her home on Walnut Street, Tuesday, Dec 7, of cancer of the stomache.
Ardelia Brace was born near Stryker, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1858, was married to George Clippinger in Nov 1881. In November 1884 they moved to Augusta, where they have since resided. She was a member of the Free Baptist Church and she was an active worker in the church. She was a kind neighbor, loving parent and wife. Her husband and two children survive her and have the symphathy of a large number of friends in their loss.
The funeral was held from the Free Baptist Church yesterday at 10 o'clock. Rev. Barth conducting the services.
(Augusta Daily Gazette, Friday, Dec 10, 1897 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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CLIPPINGER, CHARLES GEORGE
C. Clippinger 72, Dies, Rites 2:30 Saturday.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel for Charles George Clippinger, 72, who died at the Augusta Medical Complex Thursday. The Rev. Vernon White will conduct the services. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Charles Clippinger was born March 22, 1901 at Augusta, the son of George and Isabell (McIntire) Clippinger. He was married to Cecil Etta Pepper at Grove, Oklahoma on May 21, 1922. She preceded him in death on July 31, 1970.
He was a lifetime resident of Augusta and was a retired Postal Service employee. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and B. P. O. E. #1462.
Survivors include a brother, Emerson Clippinger of Augusta and nieces and nephews.
(Augusta Daily Gazette, Thursday, July 19, 1973 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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CLIPPINGER, EMERSON CLARENCE
E. C. Clippinger dies in Wichita
Emerson Clarence Clippinger, 82, 1226 Helen, died yesterday at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Burl Allison will officiate.
A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
He was born July 12, 1903 in Augusta to George and Isabell McIntire Clippinger.
He married Ruby Lackey March 11, 1923 in El Dorado. She survives.
He was a lifetime resident of Augusta and a member of the Christian Church. He was a retired grocery store owner and a former city councilman. He was active in the volunteer fire department.
Other survivors include a daughter, Wanda Mayfield of Grove, Okla.; grandchildren, Jerry Mayfield, Kerry Mayfield and Deeny Cary, all of Augusta, and five great-grandchildren.
(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS - Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1985 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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CLIPPINGER, GEORGE W.
George W. Clippinger Dead Lived in Augusta Thirty-five Years
George W. Clippinger, a resident of Augusta for thirty-five years, died last night at his home, 305 Walnut street, of cancer of the stomach after an illness of over a year.
Mr. Clippinger was nearly seventy-five years old. He leaves a wife and four sons, A. O. and R. F., of Montana, and Charles and Emerson of this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev. S. S. Hageman will give the funeral discourse. Interment will be in the Elmwood cemetery.
(The Augusta Daily Gazette Friday June 11, 1920 p. 1~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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CLIPPINGER, ISABEL
FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY FOR MRS. ISABEL CLIPPINGER
Mrs. Isabel Clippinger, 76, a pioneer resident, who had watched Augusta grow from a small village to the city it is now, died yesterday at noon in the Wesley hospital in Wichita after an illness of a number of years.
Mrs. Clippinger was born November 14, 1861 in Boone county, IL. and moved to Kansas with her parents from Middle River, Ia., at the age of 10 years. She was a member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. H. F. Anderson of Augusta; three sons, Tom Taylor, Charles and Emerson Clippinger; 12 grand children and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the Dunsford funeral home. Her grandsons will act as pallbearers. Rev. R. R. Shirk will preach the sermon. Burial will be in the mausoleum.
( The Augusta Daily Gazette Thursday Feb. 17, 1938 p. 1 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)
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COLEMAN, LETHA T.
Mrs. Letha Coleman Dies; Rites Friday
Mrs. Letha T. Coleman, 84, of 121 South Summit street, died Wednesday evening at Allen Memorial hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel, with Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vista cemetery.
Mrs. Coleman was born at El Dorado on April 4, 1883, and lived here much of her life. She had returned to El Dorado in 1958 from Santa Barbara, Calif., where she had lived from 1923 until that year.
She was educated in schools in the El Dorado area and in a girls’ school at Topeka. Mrs. Coleman was married to Warren Coleman at Santa Barbara in May, 1923. He proceded her in death in July, 1957.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Hattie McCully, 315 North Washington street, and Mrs. Robert A. Zebold, Jr., 401 West Pine avenue, and by two brothers, William Teter and Murle Teter, both of Eureka.
Mrs. Coleman was preceded in death by three sisters, Mrs. Ora T. Nuttle, Gladys Teter Spencer, and M. Ruth Teter, and by three brothers, John Teter, James L. Teter and R. Eldon Teter.
The casket will be closed at the services but friends may call at the funeral home prior to the service. (El Dorado Times, Aug 17, 1967)
Funeral Services
Letha T. Coleman
Funeral services for Letha T. Coleman, 84, of 121 South Summit Street, who died Wednesday, were conducted Friday afternoon at the Kirby Funeral Home chapel.
Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. L. W. Newcomer played organ selections.
Casket bearers were Larry McCully, Eldon Teter, H. E. Clifton, A. H. Teter, Charles W. Teter, Robert Teter, James R. Nuttle Jr and Duane Auer. Burial was in Belle Vista cemetery. (El Dorado Times, August 19, 1967)
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CLAVE, EDITH
Mrs. R. C. Clave
El Dorado, Kan – Services for Mrs. Edith Clave, 74, Kansas City, former resident here who died Tuesday in Kansas City, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home. Burial will be at Towanda, Ka.
Born in Jefferson County, Ill., Mrs. Clave came here in 1902. She moved to Kansas City, Kan., in 1942. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, El Dorado.
Survivors include her widower, Clarence; a son, Robert M., Kansas City, Kan.; and a brother, Ben Maxey, Tucson, Ariz. (The Wichita Eagle, Thursday, Sept. 21, 1967)
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CORBIN, FERN
Mrs. James Corbin
Augusta, Kan. – Services for Mrs. Fern Corbin, 80, who died Tuesday, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dunsford Funeral home. Burial will be at Towanda, Kan.
Born in Towanda, she came here after her husband died last year. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Leslie, Towanda; five daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Forphahl, Mrs. Margaret Morris, and Mrs. Janet Markley, all of Augusta. Mrs. Genevieve Renschler, Ponca City, Okla. And Mrs. Harriet Young, Boulder, Colo.; a brother, Claude Fulton Wichita and two sisters, Miss Ina Fulton and Mrs. Beth Lyon, both of Wichita. (El Dorado Times Nov. 9, 1967)
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CORNWELL, ARTHUR HERSHEL. (HERSH)
A. H. (Hersh) Cornwell, who died Saturday evening at his home in Bentonville, Ark., spent 33 years of his admirable life in El Dorado.
For all of that long span – an average adult life time, from 1927 to 1960 – he served the local educational system as an outstanding instructor in the high school and junior college. He was adept in the social sciences, and was a prime educator in that field. But he was much more than that. He served as director of activities in both schools, and for a time was a basketball coach for the junior college.
These statistics, while impressive, fall to proclaim the full worth of Mr. Cornwell to this community. He was sincere, deeply religious and highly valuable contributor to the cultural progress of El Dorado. In his quiet and unassuming manner, he had his hand in many worth-while activities – and graced them all with the sheen of his upright character.
Born in Illinois, he was a graduate of Southwestern College at Winfield, where he starred in athletics as well as being a standout in the classroom. He served his country dutifully in world War I. His church membership was with the United Presbyterians, where he was a ruling elder and force for moral rectitude.
After his departure from this town in 1960, he taught for five years in the schools of Bentonville, retiring only last year. But the major work of his life was done in El Dorado; here he had laid the foundation stones of a labor that was complete in all its parts – of achievements that will last for all time.
Those who were able to call “Hersh” Cornwell friend were blessed by that boon. The qualities of his nature made a kinship with him strong and enduring, while its flavor was always comforting and delightful. At the end, he sleeps in a sun kissed spot of El Dorado soil – and thus will be forever a portion of the community which he loved and which returned that affection in four-fold degree.
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COUSINS, GEORGE W.
Augusta, Kan. – George W. Cousins, 87, retired farmer, died Monday.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dunsford Funeral Home.
A lifelong area resident, he was a member of Augusta Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Rosa E.; a brother, Elmer, Douglass, Kan.; and a sister, Mrs. Sadie Stockton, Bartlesville, Okla. (The Wichita Eagle – Tuesday, October 10, 1967)
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COUSLAND, BERDINE (MRS. HARRY J.)
Mrs. Berdine Cousland Dies
Mrs. Harry J. (Berdine) Cousland, 73, of 517 West Second avenue, died late Sunday at Allen Memorial hospital, where she had been a patient about two weeks.
Funeral arrangements will be announced through the Kirby Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cousland was a lifelong resident of El Dorado. She was born here on Nov. 8, 1893, and was married to Mr. Cousland on Jan. 15, 1919, at El Dorado. She was a member of the First Methodist church, of Circle 3 of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of that church, of the Cities Service Retirees club and of the Junior Domestic Science club.
Surviving are her widower: a son, John Phillip Cousland of Lafayette, La.; a sister, Mrs. Ada Parsons of Los Angeles, Calif., and a brother, Jay Barton of Houston, Tex. There are two grandchildren.
Mrs. Cousland was a woman of deep religious conviction. Her practical Christianity was abundantly evident in her daily life. She was loyal, generous, thoughtful, ever aware of the needs of others and always ready to lend help and support whenever and wherever needed.
She will be much missed in the church, civic and social groups to which she lent gracious influence for many years. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 25, 1967)
Mrs. Cousland was Lifetime Resident Here
Services will be held at two o’clock this afternoon in the El Dorado First Methodist Church for Mrs. Harry J. Cousland (Berdine Elizabeth Bartin) of 517 West Second avenue who died Sunday, Sept. 24, in Allen Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Dr. Joe Riley Burns will officiate and interment will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery. The Kirby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Although Mrs. Cousland had been hospitalized since Sept. 20, her condition was not believed to be serious and her unexpected death brought sorrow to a wide circle of friends in this community where she had spent her life.
She was born here November 8, 1893 and was married to Mr. Cousland January 15, 1919 in El Dorado. She was a member of the First Methodist Church; Circle Three of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service; Trinity Sunday School class; the Cities Service Retirees club, El Dorado Music club and was the last charter member of the Junior Domestic Science club.
Mrs. Cousland attended El Dorado schools and was graduated from El Dorado High School in 1912. For a number of years she was with the business offices of the El Dorado Times.
Surviving are Mr. Cousland; a son, John Phillip Cousland of Lafayette, La.; a sister, Mrs. Ada Parsons of Los Angeles, Calif., a brother, Jay Barton of Houston, Texas and two grandchildren, Holly and randy Cousland of Lafayette. (El Dorado Times, Sep. 25, 1967)
Mrs. Berdine Cousland
Funeral services for Mrs. Berdine Cousland, 73, of 517 West Second avenue, were conducted Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist church. She died Sunday.
Dr. Joe Riley burns, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiated. Mrs. Fred W. Burr, sang “Faith of Our Fathers,” accompanied by Mrs. Amos B. Marsh at the organ.
Casket bearers were S. A. Horton, Ralph Ryan, L. R. Hunt, J. D. Hill, Clell M. Leonard, and Verle C. Locke. Honorary bearers were A. W. Wright, Thomas A. Foster, John R. Cox, Raymond F. Fite, V. K. Godding, and Dr. G. E. Kassebaum. Harold Borger and Jay Lawrence were ushers.
Members of the Junior Domestic Science and Ctities Service Retirees clubs attended in groups. Burial was in Walnut Valley Memorial Park under direction of the Kirby Funeral Home. (El Dorado Times – Sept. 29, 1967)
Mrs. Harry J. (Berdine) Cousland
Berdine Cousland is dead – and this community has lost one of its most faithful messengers of good cheer. She was born Berdine Barton, and all of her 73 years were spent in this town where she brightened her corner with the everlasting luster of her happy nature.
Married to Harry Cousland, who was long a stalwart for the Cities Service Oil company, she lived a joyous and useful life. She was constantly on the lookout for places where she might help, and found them in abundance – in her wide circle of friends, in her church, social and public endeavors. A member of the First Methodist church, she practiced her religion with profound intensity, allowing it to permeate every vestige of her being. She loved growing plants, and the beauty that the Kansas Flint Hills shed their benefractions over her town.
It was almost an annual custom with Berdine to call the editor of The Times and ask for a republication of the colorful article that the late William Allen White once wrote about the redbird. She reveled in all the native loveliness that reigned about her, and much of its sheen was reflected in her own personal charm.
So this town is called upon to bid farewell to Berdine – Berdine, of the gay and courageous heart, of the willing and generous spirit, and of faithfulness to duty that knew no bounds. But all is not lost. The happiness which she wrested from the scenes about her will still linger on – a palliative for the way of the weary world which she gladdened by her presence. (El Dorado Times – Sep 27, 1967)
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COUTTS, IRA W.
Ira W. Coutts Dies Following A Long Illness
Ira W. Coutts, 68, of 821 South Taylor street, a rural mail carrier on El Dorado Route 3, died at his home Tuesday after a long illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Presbyterian church with the Rev. James F. Clark, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery.
Ira Coutts was a familiar and well-regarded figure in this community. He had lived in El Dorado all his life, and his character was strongly marked by his faithfulness to duty. As a rural mail carrier, he was meticulous about all the details of his work and held in much esteem by the patrons he served.
In his personal life, he was upright and devout. He gave the utmost fealty to his church – the First United Presbyterian denomination – and had held many of its office, including that of ruling elder. He was a stalwart in the course and activity of the Sunday School, and was ever on hand to fill his role in its direction.
He was likewise faithful in his home life, and gave scrupulous attention to all of its needs. (El Dorado Times, May 31, 1967)
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COX, GEORGE
George Cox had Lived Here Forty-nine Years
George Woodrow Cox of 230 South Poplar who died Wednesday, January 18, at Osawatomie, was born September 19, 1907 in Benton county, Arkansas and had lived in El Dorado since 1918. For a number of years he was employed in the oil fields.
Mr. Cox was a member of the Church of Christ. He had not married.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, 230 South Poplar, El Dorado; and three sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Goggan of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Grace Wilks and Mrs. Mamie Clayton, both of El Dorado.
The Rev. Ivan H. Hansen officiated at services, Saturday at the Kirby Funeral Home. J. Thomas Dixon sang “Lily of the Valley” and “In the Garden” with Mrs. Amos B. Marsh as organist. The casket bearers were Dr. C. F. Clayton, Floyd Sweek, Raymond M. Allen, Hubert C. Wilks, Terry Allen and Jerry Allen. Interment was in Sunset Lawns. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 26. 1967)
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