HENRY G. ABEL, 87, of Omaha, former Augusta resident,
retired superintendent for Mobil Oil Pipeline Terminal, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dunsford
Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Barry Dee, Roger Lee, both of Omaha; brothers, Leon of Little Silver, N.J., Alvin of Vancouver,
Wash.; sisters, Helen Worrell of Long Beach, Calif., Velma Rostberg of Salt Lake City; three grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 31, 1986 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Jessie W. Abel (nee Scrivner) former Augusta resident
passed away April 2, 2010 in Florissant, Mo., where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Joe Weigand.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 26, at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta.
She is also survived by: daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Bill Moore of Plano, Texas; son, Donald Abel and
Jennifer Treloar of Australia; granddaughters, Heidi Treloar, Kimberly (Weigand) Klotz and Kelly (Moore) Hartley;
grandsons, Sean Abel, Robert Weigand, and Christopher Moore; and 7 great grandchildren, Ashley, Matthew, Kaitlyn,
Emily, Landry, Rylan and Liam.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Macular Degeneration Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive,
P.O. Box 1952, Clarksburg, MD 20871-1952, or BJC Hospice, Hospice Patient Fund, P.O. Box 504043, St. Louis, MO
63150-0001.
Arrangements by Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral home, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ August 21, 2010 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
ADRAIN D. ADAMS, 27, of Silsbee, Texas, former
Augusta resident and Mobil Oil Co. employee, died Saturday of injuries he suffered in an occupational accident.
Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lutheran Church, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Linda; son, Steven, daughter, Ketrina, both at home; parents, Billy and Eva Adams of Augusta;
brother, Jearl of Baltimore; sister, LaVonne Wright of Ponca City, Okla. Memorial has been established with Shriners'
Burn Insititute, Galveston, Texas. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 16, 1985 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Dortha Aitchison, 76, of Augusta, passed away,
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.
Viewing unitl 8 p.m. this evening, with family to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. and service at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 5, at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Dortha was born in Cravens, Ark. on Sept. 10, 1932; the daughter of the late Tommy Radford and Nova Barnett. She
retired as a cook from Walnut Valley Manor. On May 3, 1949 she married Lawton B. Aitchison in Ozark, Ark. He preceded
her in death on June 11, 2005. A brother, Albert Radford; sisters, Shirley Kolenda and Louise Beckman and a nephew,
Brent Rofkar preceded her also.
Her survivors include: son, Charles Aitchison of Augusta; brother, Jerry Patterson of Athens, Ala.; sister, Edna
Gossage of Cecil, Ark.; grandchildren, Edna, Richard and Christina Aitchison; and great- grand kids, Kevin, Cody,
Blake & Destiny.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ November 4, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Roy Aitchison, 77, retired Cessna employee of Augusta,
passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009.
Viewing 1-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m .Saturday, Jan. 17, all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will
be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Roy was born in Ozark, Ark. on May 8, 1931; the son of the late Thomas Morgan and Mary Viola (Dickerson) Aitchison.
On Oct. 1, 1950 he married Ethel (Doss) in Ozark and she survives.
He is also survived by: sons, Roger Aitchison of Longmont, Colo., Tom Aitchison of Augusta, and Dan Aitchison of
Towanda; daughter, Tina Siviseth of Augusta; brother, David Aitchison; sisters, Ola Mae Bowman; and Joyce Kenny
all of Ozark, Ark.; grandchildren, Beth, Andy, Megan, Jeremiah, Matt , Samuel, Morgan, Lucas and Caleb Aitchison,
Keith and Seth Runyan, Annie, Kirby, and Peter Stein, Beth Parker and Jennifer Siviseth; great-grandchildren Cooper
and Christopher Runyan.
He was preceded in death by a brother, L. B. Aitchison.
Memorials to the First Assemby of God 3626 N. Ohio Augusta, KS 67010.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ January 15, 2009 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Albert, Martha Nell, 41, Augusta Medical Complex
Long Term Care CNA, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: fiance, Terry Welch of Augusta; daughters, Cynthia Hurley, Nichole Ouimette, Jennifer Albert, all of
Augusta, Michelle Ouimette of Pensacola, Fla.; parents, Vernon and Etta Brant of Augusta; brother, Charles Hurley
of El Dorado; sisters, Darlene Thompson, Rena Franks, both of Augusta, Bonnie Christianson of Texarkana, Ark.;
two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 10, 1997 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Alfaro, Frank E., 44, Kansas Turnpike Association
maintenance employee, died Friday, July 31, 1998. Rosary 7 p.m. today, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, service 10 a.m
Tuesday, St. John's Catholic Church.
Survivors: mother, Julia Cruz of El Dorado; brothers, Lawrence, John, Anthony, all of El Dorado, Raul, Ralph, both
of Symerna, Tenn.; sisters, Marcella Martin, Diane, Chrisanda Voyles, Marilynn Dobson, Julia, all of El Dorado,
Mary Ann Zogleman of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 3, 1998 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Julia T. Alfaro, 76, El Dorado, formerly of Augusta,
died on Monday, Nov. 7, 2005.
Celebration of the funeral mass will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at St. John's Catholic Church in El Dorado.
Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. this evening
at St. John's Catholic Church.
Her survivors include: sons, Lawrence, John, and Anthony Alfaro, all of El Dorado; daughters, Mary Ann Zogleman
of Murfreesboro. Tenn., Marcella Martin, Diana Alfaro, Christsandra Voyles, Marilyn Dobson, and Julie Alfaro, all
of El Dorado; brothers, Joe Requena and Theodore Requena, both of El Dorado; sisters, Phyllis Martinez of Augusta,
Marie Jones of El Dorado, and Stephen Villa of Marino Valley Calif.; 24 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: three sons, Frank Alfaro, Raul Alfaro, and Ralph Alfaro; one brother; one sister;
one granddaughter; one great-grandson.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home of El Dorado is assisting the family with the arrangements.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ November 9, 2005 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Alfaro, Mary Lou, 73, home care aide, died Thursday,
Oct. 16, 1997. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday, Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta; service 1:30 p.m. Monday, St. James Catholic
Church.
Survivors: brothers, Trinidad of Augusta, Henry of Bella Vista, Ark., Michael of Oxnard, Calif.; sisters, Margaret
Palacioz, Edith Resa, Carmen Call, all of Augusta, Sister Angelita of Kanapolis. Memorial has been established
with the St. James Catholic Church building fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 19, 1997 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
EL DORADO - Alfaro, Ralph C. Jr., 41, JR's Market
and Deli owner and operator, died Oct. 27, 2005. Rosary 6 p.m. Sunday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home; service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: mother, Julia of El Dorado; brothers, John, Tony and Lawrence all of El Dorado; sisters, Mary Ann Zogleman
of Murfreesboro, TN, Marcella Martin, Diane Alfaro, Chrisanda Lee Voyles, Marilynn Dobson and Julia Alfaro all
of El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 29, 2005 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Alfaro, Raul E., 41, former Raytheon Aircraft Co.
spare parts sales representative, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001. Private service.
Survivors: mother, Julia Cruz of El Dorado; brothers, Lawrence, Anthony, John all of El Dorado, Ralph Jr. of Hermitage,
Tenn.; sisters, Mary Zogleman of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Marcella Martin, Diana Alfaro, Chrissandra Voyles, Marilynn
Dobson, Julie Alfaro all of El Dorado. Memorial established with Trinity Hospice. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 29, 2001 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
STEPHEN A. ALFARO, 32, of Augusta, union carpenter,
died Saturday, March 14, 1987, of injuries received in an automobile accident. Rosary 7 p.m. today, Dunsford Funeral
Home; service 2 p.m. Monday, St. James Catholic Church, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Aaron Joseph of Augusta; daughters, Jennifer Marie of Augusta, Alicia Ann of El Dorado; mother,
Mary O. Alfaro, brother, Dominic, sisters, Tonya Cruz, Christina Alfaro, all of Augusta; grandmother, Neva Means
of Monett, Mo.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 15, 1987 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Algrim, Cleo, 82, Kaneb Pipeline employee,
died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 and Algrim, H. Maxine, 83, Butler County elementary school teacher, died Thursday,
April 10, 2003. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Augusta Church
of Christ.
Survivors: son, Kent of Andover; daughters, Melinda Rhodes of Wichita, Lisa Bodman of Tecumseh, MI; 4 grandchildren;
6 great-grandchildren. Memorial to Maude Carpenter Children's Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 12, 2003 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
ANDOVER - Allen, Charles G., 66, International
Cold Storage laborer, born Jan. 29, 1940 in Caraway, Ark., passed away March 28, 2006. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today;
service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; burial at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. Preceded in
death by daughter, Crystal G. Allen and sister, Imogene Schul.
Survivors: wife, Belinda Allen of the home; son, Justin R. (Linda) Adams of Towanda; daughter, Michelle Bachman
of Va.; sons, Kevin Adams of Towanda, Jerod Allen of Kansas City, Kan., Clinton Allen of Andover; 14 grandchildren;
2 great-grandchildren; sisters, Florence Knowles of Kansas City, Kan., Charlene Hansen of Wichita. Memorial: Harry
Hynes Memorial Hospice.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 31, 2006 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Allen, Stephen M., 49, construction worker, died
Friday, Jan. 28, 2000. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Hillside Funeral Home "Augusta."
Survivors: sister, Sherry Jones, grandmother, Lola Rippee, both of Augusta. Memorial has been established with
Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 29, 2000 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
ALLISON, REV. BURL ALLISON, JR.
Rev. Burl Allison, Jr., 96, longtime Augusta resident
and local historian, author of 'Augusta, Kansas 1868 - 1990," passed from this life on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Funeral service will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Augusta First United Methodist Church. Interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery,
Augusta.
Burl, the eldest of seven boys, was born to Burl, Sr. and Perna (Diebold ) Allison on March 25, 1911 at Christy
Township, Ill. The family moved to Augusta in the spring of 1922. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1929
and attended Butler County Junior College.
On Dec. 20, 1934 he married Lois Schulz at the Methodist parsonage in Augusta. To this union three children were
born; Stephen, George Michael, and Susan.
Burl owned and operated Allison's Barber Shop for many years until his retirement. He took on a second career as
a Methodist minister and served in the Rosalia and Potwin Methodist Churches, as well as visitation pastor for
the Augusta Methodist Church. He was very active in the Augusta community, serving on the City Council, the School
Board, Chamber of Commerce, Augusta Arts Council, Augusta Historical Society, Augusta Housing Authority, and Kansas
Council on Aging. With help from his wife, Lois, the local Meals-On-Wheels was reorganized and both were instrumental
in forming the Augusta Community Caring Center.
Burl is survived by his children; Stephen Allison and wife, Sue of Wichita, Dr. Mike Allison and wife, Sally of
Great Bend, and Susan Lytton and husband, Bob of Augusta; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by; his wife, Lois; his parents; his brothers, David Allison, John Hugh Allison, Cloyd
Max Allison, Edgar Allison, Russell Allison, Dale Clifford Allison; and grandson, Chris Allison.
Memorials to First United Methodist Church of Augusta and Augusta Community Caring Center.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ September 5, 2007 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Allison, D. Clifford, 68, retired attorney, died
Wednesday, March 9, 1994. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, Dale Jr. of Wichita, John of Fort Worth; brothers, Burl of Augusta, Max of Lake
Charles, La., Russell of Riverside, Calif.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Center for the
Improvement of Human Functioning International. Hillside Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 11, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Lois Corinne Allison, 93, Augusta, passed away
on Tuesday, May 8, 2007.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 11, at the Augusta First United Methodist Church. Interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery,
Augusta.
Lois was born on April 19, 1914 in Greensburg to George Bismark and Mary Isadora Rose Schulz.
On Dec. 20, 1934 she married Burl Allison, Jr. at the Methodist parsonage in Augusta. To this union three children
were born; Stephen, George Michael, and Susan.
For many years, she operated a beauty shop out of her home on State Street in Augusta.
She is survived by; her husband, Burl, Jr. of Augusta; sister, Marjorie Bornholdt of Overland Park; her children,
Stephen Allison and wife, Sue of Wichita, Dr. Mike Allison and wife, Sally of Great Bend, and Susan Lytton and
husband, Bob of Augusta; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Millard Schulz and Kenneth Schulz, and grandson, Chris
Allison.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the First United Methodist Church of Augusta.
Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, 67202, and to the First United Methodist Church
of Augusta.
Special thanks to her hospice team of Tina, Yasmine and the continuous care staff.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ May 10, 2007 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Ammons, George Henry F., 80, retired Beech Aircraft
Corp. aircraft assembly worker, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Mabel; son, Calvin of Ravenna, Ohio; daughter, Carol Metzger of Alma, Mich.; sister, Mavalene
Scott of Cushing, Okla.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Church
of Christ building fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 14, 1997 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Mabel D. Ammons, 86, Alma, Mich., formerly of Augusta,
passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2007.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the Augusta Church of Christ.
Mabel was born on Sept. 24, 1920, in Pauls Valley, Okla., the daughter of Otha and Katherine (Cruzan) Branstetter.
She married Ford Ammons on Aug. 30, 1941, in Pauls Valley and moved to Augusta. She worked as a lunchroom cook
and supervisor at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta for many years and was an active member of the Augusta Church
of Christ. Mabel enjoyed doing craft work in her spare time and loved to help others.
She is survived by: one daughter, Carol Sue (Don) Metzger of Alma, Mich.; son, Calvin Gene Ammons of Wichita; six
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, Barton (Alta) Branstetter of Klamath Falls, Ore.; special niece,
Margie Claborn of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mabel was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ford in 1997; grandson, Justin Metzger in 2003; three brothers
and three sisters.
Local arrangements by Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ April 1, 2007 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Anderson, Blade Bryson Wade, 4 months, died Saturday,
Jan. 4, 2003. Servicd 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: mother, Patricia I. Anderson, sister, Patricia Ann Anderson, both at home; grandfather, Zeb Harrington
of Augusta. Memorials established with Blade Bryson Wade Anderson Memorial Fund, c/o Dunsford Funeral Home, P.O.
Box 26, Augusta, KS 67010 and SIDS Network of Kansas, 1148 S. Hillside, Suite 10, Wichita, KS 67211.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 7, 2003 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Dale W. Anderson, M.D., 77, of Augusta, went home
to be with the Lord after fighting pancreatic cancer, Saturday, Aug. 25th, 2007 at LakePoint Nursing Center.
Viewing 1 - 5 p.m. today and 1 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 6 - 8 p.m. at Headley Funeral Chapel,
Augusta.
Service will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at the First Christian Church, Augusta. Burial will follow
at Elmwood Cemetery Augusta.
Dale was born in El Dorado on June 22, 1930, the son of William and Lillian (Spain) Anderson. He graduated from
El Dorado High School in 1948, graduated Butler County Community College in 1950 and graduated from the University
of Kansas School of Medicine in 1955. He served his residency in Phoenix, Ariz. from 1955-1956 and served as a
Lieutenant in the U S. Navy from 1956-1958. Dr. Anderson opened Augusta Family Practice in 1958 and retired in
1997. On Oct. 8, 1982 he married Dawn (Pennington-Mitchell) in Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son Cameron Mitchell and wife Karen of Augusta; daughters, Jody Anderson of Wichita,
Sherry Ann Morris and husband Roger of Haysville, Lisa Jaqua and husband Gary, Marianne Morrow and husband Chris,
Michelle Madison and husband Wayne Jr., Renae Anderson and husband Terry, all of Wichita, Sheree Dawn Preston and
husband Lance of Cedar Hill, Texas, Karrie Lockamy and husband Kyle, Jyneen Martin and husband Mike, Jynette Baxter
and husband David, all of Augusta. He is also survived by 24 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sally and a son, Paul.
Memorials to Hope Community Church, Andover or First Christian Church, Augusta.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ August 27, 2007 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Earl C. Anderson, 61, of Aurora, Colo., former
Augusta resident, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 1991. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Cheri Schively, Cindy Akerley, Vicki, all of Aurora; brother, Lester of Harlingen, Texas;
sister, Helen P. of Falmouth, Maine; three grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 24, 1991 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Lester L. Anderson, 85, of Wichita, formerly of
Augusta, retired McConnell Air Force Base Chief of Supply, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009.
Service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 842 N. Tyler Rd., Wichita. Graveside service with military
honors following at 1 p.m. in the Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors include: his wife, Cleora; sons, Chris, Eric and Leroy; sister, Helen; seven grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with Ascension Lutheran Church, 842 N. Tyler Rd., Wichita,
KS 67212.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ February 25, 2009 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Anderson, Mattie Alice, 72, homemaker, died Wednesday,
Sept. 28, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: sons, David of Augusta, Larry of Woodstock, Ga.; daughters, Carolyn Rozof of Wichita, Linda Chappell
of Joliet, Ill.; brothers, Jesse Thompson of Udall, Raymond Thompson of El Dorado, John Thompson of Newton, Vernon
Thompson of Lebanon, Ore.; sister, Mildred Rose of Winfield; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the First Baptist Church building fund. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 29, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Anderson, Mattie Alice, 72, homemaker, died Wednesday,
Sept. 28, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: sons, David of Augusta, Larry of Woodstock, Ga.; daughters, Carolyn Rozof of Wichita, Linda Chappell
of Joliet, Ill.; brothers, Jesse Thompson of Udall, Raymond Thompson of El Dorado, John Thompson of Newton, Vernon
Thompson of Lebanon, Ore.; sister, Mildred Rose of Winfield; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the First Baptist Church building fund. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ December 8, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Phillip A. "Jack" Anderson, Sr., 73,
Augusta, passed away on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Rosary at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, and a Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, both at St. James
Catholic Church, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta.
Phillip was born on July 24, 1935 in Circleville, Ohio; the son of the late William and Edith (Young) Anderson.
He retired as a machinist from Boeing after 34 years and had served in the U.S. Marines Corp. On Nov. 27, 1958
he married Mary (Simon) at St. James Catholic Church in Augusta.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by: sons, Phil Anderson, Jr. and wife, Janet of Augusta, Tom Anderson and
his wife, Jesse of El Dorado, Bill Anderson of Augusta, Dan Anderson and his wife, Renee of Augusta, Rick Anderson
and wife, Stephanie of Augusta; daughters, Mary McClure and husband Chris of Augusta, and Deb Maness and husband,
Luck of Leon; brothers, Jerry Anderson of Simi Valley, Calif., Bill Anderson of Ohio, and Don Anderson and wife,
Kay of Ohio; sister-in-law, Shirley Anderson of Ohio; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Jim Anderson.
Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and the St. James Building Fund.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ December 8, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Anderson, Rex M. "Mike," 55, of Augusta,
formerly of Richfield and Rolla, farmer, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, United Methodist
Church, Richfield, Kan.; graveside service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Myrla; son, Trex of Augusta; daughters, Mendee Anderson, Marcee Anderson both of Augusta; mother,
Hope Anderson of Rolla; brothers, Harold of Truesdale, Bobby of Rolla, Thaine of Cawker City; six grandchildren.
Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 28, 2002 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Andrews, Gordon M., 85, retired Cessna Aircraft
employee, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors: nephew, Delmar Andrews of Augusta; nieces, Gloria Hankins of Wichita, Julia Patterson of Augusta, Beverly
Lamkin of Austin, Texas. Memorial has been established with Hospice Center of Kansas, 3333 E. Central, Wichita,
Kan. 67208.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 27, 1999 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
LEE ANDRUS, 66, of Red Bluff, Calif., former Augusta
resident, retired warehouse employee, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1986. Service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral
Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Elizbeth; brothers, Ralph of Augusta, Jesse of Wichita; sister, Ella Whitacre of Valley Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 10, 1986 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Applegate, Calvin, 72, retired construction company
owner and Pidgeon Roost Mall partner, died Monday, Aug. 19, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Calvin II, daughter, Priscilla, brother, John, all of Augusta; sisters, Effie Young of Springfield,
Mo., Leona Patterson of Augusta; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and First
Baptist Church. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 21, 1996 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Applegate, John Gilbert, 84, retired Mobil Oil
engineer, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Helen; sons, Gary of Taipei, Taiwan, David of Prospect, Ky.; daughters, Lois Williams of Palos
Verdes Estates, Calif., Johnette Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; sisters, Effie Young of Springfield, Mo., Leona Patterson
of Augusta; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established
with Community Hospice, Wichita. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 6, 1997 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Applegate, Leota Florence, 91, of North Richland
Hills, Texas, former Augusta resident, homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford
Chapel.
Survivors: sons, Marvin of Wichita, Loyal of Arlington, Texas, Chesley of Albuquerque; daughters, Beatta Smith
of Fort Worth, Letha Oller of Lucas, Elizabeth Wagner of Hutchinson; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren;
six great-great- grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 6, 1996 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Norma N. (Walker) Applegate, 81, homemaker, died
Thursday, Aug. 30, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, David Gilbert of Louisville, Ky., Gary Allan of Indonesia; daughters, Lois Williams of Palos Verdes
Estates, Calif., Johnette Johnson of Idabel, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 1, 1990 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Applegate, Russell Joe, 69 formerly of
Augusta, retired U.S. government civil servant, and a veteran of the USAF, passed away April 14, 2007 in Huntsville,
Alabama where he had resided since 1963. He was a charter member of Redstone Riders Motorcycle Club and a member
of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association. Funeral Services were held in Huntsville. Visitation will be Sat, April
21, 10-11 at Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home with a graveside service following at 11:30 am in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: daughters Donna Applegate Kaiser, Gulf Shores, AL; Deborah Leigh Applegate, Huntsville, AL; Diana Applegate
Johnson, Leesburg, GA; son Russell Joe Applegate, Jr , Tega Cay, SC; brother Max C. Applegate of Gig Harbor, WA;
He is also survived by 6 grandchildren Bradford Randal Kaiser, Stefanie Michelle Kaiser, Brittany Lauren Johnson,
Spencer Brady Johnson, Curtis Jennings Applegate and Julia Myers Applegate. Memorial to the American Cancer Society
in lieu of flowers. Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home 201 East Fifth ~ Augusta, Kansas 67010 (316) 775-6363.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 18, 2007 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
JACK ARCHER, 64, of Augusta, retired Beech Aircraft
Corp. employee, died Thursday, May 5, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Christ Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife, Irene; son, J.D. of Augusta; daughter, Sonja Collier of Wichita; brother, Fred of Ava, Mo.; sisters,
Helena Chocol of West Bloomfield, Mich., Erma Williams of Park Ridge, Ill., Blanche Lakey of Springfield, Mo.,
Clara Quincy of Milwaukee, Wanda Maggard of Sparta, Mo.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren.
Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 7, 1988 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Archer, J.D., 49, former Beech Aircraft Corp. employee,
died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Christ Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife, Linda; son, Shane of the home; daughter, Kim Williams, mother, Irene Archer, both of Augusta;
sister, Sonja Collier of Wichita; Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 31, 1993 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Levi E. Arehart, 85, of Augusta, passed away, Sunday,
Dec. 30, 2007.
Visitation 6:30-8:30 p.m. this evening at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Funeral service 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
3, at Christ Lutheran Church, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Levi was born in Hastings, Nebraska on July 29, 1922, the son of the late Yura Lyman and Mary Lovelia (Habben)
Arehart. He graduated the University of Nebraska with a degree in Engineering and served in the U. S. Navy during
WW II as a Lt. Junior Grade. He retired as a research engineer from Boeing in 1981. On April 21, 1945 he married
Phyllis McCullough in Jacksonville, Fla. and she survives.
Other survivors include: son, Phillip Arehart and wife Marsha of Augusta; daughters, Marcia Buckwalter and husband
Brian of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Roberta Bell of Wichita, and Joan Stowell and husband Larry of Paola; brother,
Marvin Arehart and wife Mary of Wilcox, Neb.; grandchildren, James Buckwalter, Amy Paulson, Andrea Donovan, Eric
Bell, Daniel Arehart, Richard Arehart, Levi E. Maness, SP4 Jared Maness, 1st Lt Matthew Maness; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother Roland Arehart.
Memorials to the Christ Lutheran Church or the Salvation Army.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ January 2, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Arnold, Dorothy Faye, 86, former Arnold Apartments
owner- manager, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. today, service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Dunsford
Chapel.
Survivors: daughters, Marilyn Reynolds of Andover, Marlene Whittaker of Augusta, Marsha Johnston of Wichita; brother,
Kenneth DeMoss of Tavarus, Fla.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
First Christian Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 8, 1999 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Arnold, Florence Louise, 91, homemaker,
died Monday, April 7, 2003. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
First Christian Church, Augusta. She was born Oct. 17, 1911 to Clifton C. Higgins and Donna Lavina Sterns. She
is preceded in death by: parents, husband, Harold Sr.; two sisters; one brother; grandchildren, Nancy Bird and
Michael Stevens; great-granddaughter, Amy Metsker.
Survivors: sons, Harold Arnold, Augusta, Don Arnold, Hillsboro; daughters, Virginia Bird, Augusta, Norma Stevens,
Douglass; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-gr andchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren. Memorial with First Christian
Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 9, 2003 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Gordon R. Arnold, 71, retired Mobil Oil Co. production
department employee, died Monday, March 30, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: brother, Glenn of Wichita; sisters, Lola Chappell, Georgie Colbert, Esther Blake, all of Augusta, Dorothy
Lankford of Wichita, Doris Jean Wood of Gilette, Wyo.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 1, 1987 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Arnold, Ozelle, 86, retired Wesley Medical
Center secretary, died Thursday, May 20, 2004. Service 2 p.m. today, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. Preceded in death
by husband, Troy Arnold.
Survivors: brother and sister-in-law, John and Violet Crowe of Augusta. Services by Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 22, 2004 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Arnold, James Walter, 71, retired truck driver
for Chance Manufacturing, passed away Sept. 2, 2004. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Advantage Funeral and Cremation
Services Chapel. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Douglas Avenue Assembly of God. Preceded in death by parents and brother,
Edward. Survived by daughters, Kathy (Keith) Morrison, Lois (Carl) Sheel; brother, Sherman Arnold; 4 grandchildren;
2 stepgrandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 3, 2004 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Arnold, Troy C., 85, retired iron worker and former
Cessna Aircraft Co. employee, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivor: wife, H. Ozelle. Memorials have been established with the Alzheimer's Association and American Legion.
Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 26, 1998 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Arrasmith, Pearl Anna, 72, homemaker, died Monday,
Sept. 21, 1992. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: stepdaughter, Shirley Ashcraft of Yale, Okla.; foster daughter, Genelda Pickett of El Dorado; several
nieces and nephews. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 22, 1992 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
John M. Arredondo, 57, of Augusta, passed away
Friday, July 24, 2009.
Viewing 1-8 p.m. Tuesday with family to greet friends from 6-8 p.m.; service 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009,
all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
John was born in El Dorado on Nov. 8, 1951; the son of Jose "Joe" and Mary (Valdez) Arredondo. He had
worked as a store manager at Gressel Oil Field Services and had also worked at Mobil and Hizey's. John was an avid
bowler who enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. On April 17, 1970 he married his high school sweetheart,
Jan (Hixon) in Augusta and she survives.
He is also survived by: sons, Chris Arredondo; and Ryan Arredondo and wife Cassie; mother, Mary Arredondo; sister,
Dolores Burrows and husband David, all of Augusta; brother, Joe Arredondo and wife Patty of Wichita; grandchildren,
Jordan, Gage, Dakota, Breanna, Isabella and Trenton.
He was preceded in death by his father, Joe.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ July 27, 2009 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Ash, Velma L., 91, passed away Monday,
Dec. 20, 2004. She worked in retail sales at Calvert's in Augusta, as well as other places. She had been a school
teacher and apartment manager as well. On July 27, 1936, she married Charles Alex Ash. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by son, Charles and his wife, Shirley Ash, Gilbert, AZ; daughter, Lois and her husband, Raymond
Bird, Augusta; brother, Eugene Ruddick, Albuquerque, NM; sister, Virginia Cooper, Mesa, AZ; grandchildren, Brian
Bird and wife, Shannon, Augusta, Stephanie Bird, Wichita; great-grandchildren, Kelsey and Savannah Bird. Visitation
10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, with family present from 5:30 to 6:30; service 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004 all
at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Memorials to American Diabetes Association and Maude Carpenter's Childrens
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 22, 2004 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Green, Helen L. Asmussen, 81, homemaker, died Thursday,
Dec. 8, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Don Asmussen of El Dorado, Richard Asmussen of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; brother, Verl McElhaney
of Wichita; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial has been established with
Hospice Inc. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 10, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Atkinson, Dorothy Alberta, 72, retired Cessna Aircraft
Co. cable puller, died Monday, July 26, 1999. Service 11 a.m. Friday, First Church of God.
Survivors: son, James of Louisburg; daughters, Nancy Jo Williams of Overland Park, Belle Scott of Kansas City,
Mo.; brother, Richard Grove of Kansas City, Mo.; sister, Helen Klemp of Gardner Lake; five grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with First Church of God children's ministry. Hillside Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 28, 1999 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Aubuchon, Lloyd Wilard, 86, retired oil field pumper,
died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Aaron of Chula Vista, Calif.; brothers, Clyde, Tom, both of Augusta; sisters, Mildred Looney of
Winfield, Eva Frans of Augusta; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Augusta Senior Citizens
Center. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 8, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Auernheimer, Margaret Mae, 90, homemaker, died
Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Augusta United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Russell of Long Beach, Calif., Richard of Cassville, Mo., Wilbur of Kansas City, Mo.; daughters,
Alice Simon of Augusta, Aleda McCullah of Las Vegas; sisters, Minnie Bonderud of Minnesota, Lydia Scott of Goodland;
nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Augusta United Methodist Church
and Walnut Valley Manor building funds. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 22, 1997 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Austin, Bonnie Lillian, 81, former retail salesclerk,
died Tuesday, May 11, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: daughters, Donna Strange of Lawrence, Sharon Borg of Lumberton, Texas; stepsons, Carl Austin of Wichita,
Edwin Austin of Springfield, Mo., Bob Austin of Joplin, Mo; stepdaughters, Peggy Phillips of Dix, Ill., Virginia
Laughlin of Irmo, S.C.; eight grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First
Baptist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 12, 1993 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
RAY D. AUSTIN, 89, of Augusta, retired Broadview
Hotel maintenance employee, died Tuesday, March 28, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Bonnie; sons, Carl B., Edwin R., both of Wichita, Bob D. of Joplin, Mo.; daughters, Peggy Jane
Phillips of Dix, Ill., Virginia Laughlin of Irmo, S.C.; stepdaughters, Donna Strange of Beaumont, Texas, Sharon
Borg of Lumberton, Texas; brother, Lee of Mount Ida, Ark.; sister, Helen of Melbourne, Ark.; eight grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 29, 1989 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
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