Butler County, Kansas
DERBY - Ames, Robert L.
65, Senior Director of Purchasing for Pizza Hut Corporation in Wichita, Vice President of Purchasing for Little
Caesars Blue Line in Farmington Hills, Michigan, passed away, Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Visitation with the
family present will be Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Services,
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m., at Rose Hill Friends Church, burial to follow at the Rose Hill Friends Cemetery.
Preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Mahlon and Juanita (Hodge) Ames of Moline, Kansas. Survivors include his
wife of 42 years, Donna Ames; daughters, Shelly (Mike) Herbers, Tracy (Craig) Mayes; brother, Joe (Sharon) Ames
of Moline, Kansas; half-brother, Mahlon (Flo) Ames of Valrico, Florida; grandchildren, Taylor Herbers, Casey and
Hallie Mayes. Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, 67202 and Rose Hill
Friends Church, 14062 SW 180th St., Rose Hill, 67133. You may share memories of Bob at watsonfuneral.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/6/2007 - 12/7/2007.
Austin, Kelly Jo, 27, Dillons seafood department manager, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000. Services today, 1
p.m., Central Christian Church, 2:30 p.m., Rose Hill (Kan.) Friends Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Cheryl K. Austin, Raven Nicole Austin, Angela Mishler, all of the home; father and stepmother,
Larry and Sheryl Davidson of Amber, Okla.; brothers, Korey Davidson of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Austin Davidson Jr.,
Nathan Davidson, both of Amber; grandparents, Bertha Lindley- Meyers of Wichita, Connie Davidson of Chickasha,
Okla.; stepgrandparents, Bob and Grace Vickers of Haysville. Cochran Mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to the
family via www.cochranmortuary.com.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Feb 2000)
Baker, Jaclyn Deanne, 15, Andover High School student, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday,
Eastminister Presbyterian Church, Wichita.
Survivors: parents, John and Tamra Baker of Andover; brothers, Mark, Ryan, Samuel, all of the home; grandparents,
Dean and Donna Baker of Wichita, Ernie and Barbara Ross of Derby; great-grandmother, Marietta Ross of Wichita.
Memorials have been established with Real Life Youth Group, c/o Eastminister Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb
Road, Wichita, Kan. 67206; Rose Hill Friends Youth Ministries, 14062 S.W. 180th, Rose Hill, Kan. 67133. Downing
& Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Dec 1997)
ROSE HILL - Baker, Marvin Dean,
76, ret. US Navy Chaplain, died Sun. Feb. 22, 2004 at the Veteran's Home in Winfield. Visitation with family present
4-6pm Wed. at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Memorial service 10am Thurs. at Eastmins ter Presbyterian Church, 1958 N.
Webb Rd., Wichita; burial to follow at the Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill. Dean was born Dec. 31, 1927 in Wichita,
the son of the late Ralph H. and Ruby M. (Buxton) Baker. Dean graduated from Rose Hill H.S. in 1945 and from Friends
University in 1951. He also received a THM degree in 1953 from Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, KY and his Master's
of Theology in 1966 from Princeton, NJ. He also served in both WWII and the Vietnam War. On Feb. 2, 1947, he married
Donna Belle Showalter of Rose Hill. During his career in the military, Dean and his wife had the privilege of spending
two of his tours in Japan. He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Jaclyn Baker.
Survivors: wife, Donna Belle, Wichita; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Tamra Baker, Wichita, James and Carolyn
Baker, Norwalk, CT; sister, Bula Mae Palmer, Wichita; grandsons, Dean, Brian, Mark, Ryan, Samuel Baker; great-gr
andson, Charles Baker. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Rose Hill Senior Center, Rose Hill
Friends Church and Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/24/2004 - 2/25/2004.
DOUGLASS - Bannon, Clarence "Slim," 94, died May 8, 2008. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Douglass Cemetery.
Survivors: grandsons, Wayne and Wade Metheny; great-granddaughter, Stannis Decker; nephews, Garold, Marvin and
Lloyd Cox, George Bannon Jr.; niece, Leota Albright. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/14/2008.
Bannon, Gladys I. Davis, 90, retired cook, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000. Service 10:30
a.m. Friday, Friends Church of Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Don of Atlanta; daughters, Viola Nelson of Chula Vista, Calif., Cordelia Hinshaw of Rose Hill;
11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchild ren. Memorials have been established with Friends Church of Rose Hill and
Friends Disaster Service Fund. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Feb 2000)
OXFORD - Barker, Gerald W.,
74, died July 4, 2004. No service.
Survivors: wife, Maxyne; sons, Wayne & Denny; daughter, Darla Kerns; brother, Keith; sister, Dorothy Hargett;
stepmother, Bernice Barker; step-sis ters, Rita Moon & Debra Short; 11 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.
Oxford Funeral Service.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/5/2004.
ROSE HILL - Barker, Keith Everett,
86, retired jig builder for Boeing, passed away, Saturday, October 27, 2007. Visitation, Tues, from 6-8 at the
funeral home. Graveside service Wed, 2:00, Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill. Survivors: spouse, Betty of the home; step-mother,
Bernice Barker, Augusta; daughters: Elaine (Rodney) Barneycastle, Douglass, Eileen Servaes, Platte City, MO, Shirley
(Corky) Cash, Haysville, Brenda Harbison (Mike Shaw), Cheney; sons: Monte (Debbie) Morgan, Dodge City, Ron (Crystal)
Morgan, Kechi; sister: Dorothy (Raymond) Hargett, Montezuma; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorials:
Harry Hynes Hospice & United Methodist Church of Douglass. Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home 201 East Fifth ~ Augusta,
Kansas 67010 (316) 775-6363
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Oct 2007)
Beaty, Ruby Ruth, 79, died Jan. 16, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Steve, Rose Hill; brothers, Clyde Bazil, Henry Bazil, George Bazil, Franie Bazil, John Bazil all
of Arkansas City; sisters, Lillian Bennett, Alaska, TX, Mary Petersen, Arkansas City; 3 grandchildren. Affinity
Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/20/2004.
Doris Blakey, 76, of 1857 S. Battin, retired Wichita Casket Co. employee and retired secretary at Pattie
Radiator Service, died Thursday, March 15, 1990. Service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: husband, A.L.; son, Bill South of Chetopa; stepdaughter, Lois Geis of Houston; brothers, Austin Jones
of Rose Hill, Ivan Jones of Wichita; sisters, Edna Davis of Douglass, Erma Hentges of Dallas City, Ill., Thelma
Doley of Palm Springs, Calif.; six grandchildren; numerous great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Friends University. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 March 1990)
Brace, Barbara A., age 72, passed away June 4. Services 10:30 am Saturday, Dawson United Methodist Church,
with burial following at Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill, KS.
Survivors: Husband, Rex, sons, Roger Brown, Chris Brown, Kelly Brown, Kerry Brown, all of Wichita, Randy Brown,
Williamsburg, VA, step-daughters, Rexene Moore, Hewins, KS, Sharon Taylor, Derby, KS, 16 grandchildren, 7 great-gr
andchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 19 step-great-grandchildren. Memorial with Heartland Hospice, 1410 N. Woodlawn,
Derby, KS 67037. Watson Funeral Home Garden Chapel.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/6/2003 - 6/7/2003.
Brace, Ida Beryl, 73, homemaker, died Saturday, March 12, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Derby Friends Church.
Survivors: husband, Rex; daughters, Rexene Moore,
Sharon Taylor, both of Derby; brother, Allan Young of Escondido, Calif.; sister, Twylah Yoke of Wichita; nine grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Derby Friends Church. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 March 1994)
Braddy, Jennifer L. (Johnson), 53, Prairie State Bank teller, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993.
Service 2 p.m. Saturday, East Evangelical Free Church, Wichita. Survivors: sons, Kurt, Leslie, daughters, Jill
Beal, Connie Winzer, all of Augusta; parents, Vinton and Clarissa Johnson of Rose Hill; brothers, Bradley Johnson
of Lake Oswego, Ore., Brent Johnson of Wichita; sisters, Brenda Wheeler of Mars, Pa., Terri Hansen of Wichita;
friend, Marge Richardson of Rose Hill; five grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Victory in the
Valley c/o Prairie State Bank, Augusta, and Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Dec 1993)
BURNHAM, NELLIE ALFREDA (NORAY)
NELLIE ALFREDA (NORAY) BURNHAM, 92, of Derby, homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 1988. Service
2 p.m. today, Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Marvin W. of Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Genevieve G. Hoffman of Derby; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Calvary Baptist Church missionary fund. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Sept 1988)
Burnham, Martin R., 42, missionary and New Tribes Mission chief pilot, died Friday, June 7, 2002. Visitation
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Friday, Central Christian Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Gracia; sons, Jeff, Zach, daughter, Mindy, all of the home; parents, Paul and Oreta Burnham of
Rose Hill; brothers, Doug of Rose Hill, Brian of Papua, New Guinea; sisters, Cheryl Spicer of Manila, Philippines,
Felicia Reschke of Rose Hill. Memorials established with Martin and Gracia Burnham Benefit Fund in c/o Rose Hill
State Bank, P.O. Box 68, Rose Hill 67133 and New Tribes Mission, 1000 E. First St., Sanford, Fla. 32771.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 June 2002)
Carpenter, Allie Esther, 89, retired elementary school teacher and pastor's wife,
went to be with the Lord Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. Visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday
at Cochran Mortuary; services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the University Friends Church, 1840 University,
with burial following at the Rose Hill Friends Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Homer
W. Carpenter and brother, Emerson Lupton. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Homer D. and Mary Carpenter
of Pueblo, CO, Charles "Sheldon" and Linda Carpenter of Pratt, KS, Bruce H. and Donnetta Carpenter of
Wichita and Russel D. Carpenter of Wichita; brother, Russel Lupton of Dodge City; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren;
several nieces, nephews and many friends. Memorials have been established with The Gideon's International, 50 Century
Blvd., PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214, Barclay College, 607 N. Kingman, Haviland, KS 67059, Evangelical Friends
Church, Mid America Yearly Meeting Youth Missions and Ministry Project, 2018 Maple, Wichita, KS 67213. Condolences
and tributes can be sent to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 9/29/2005 - 9/30/2005.
REV. HOMER W. CARPENTER, 76, of 628 S. Hiram, retired minister, died Monday, April
4, 1988. Services 10 a.m. Friday, University Friends Church; 1:30 p.m. Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Allie Esther; sons, Homer D. of LaMar, Colo., C. Sheldon of Pratt, Bruce H., Russell D., both
of Wichita; sister, Lucy Davidson of Whittier, Calif.; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Friends
Bible College Missions Fund, Haviland. Cochran Mortuary.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE - Katherine Marie Meyer, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday, April 5, 1988. Rosary, 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe, service 1 p.m. Friday, Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Overland
Park. Survivors: husband, Clarence; sons, Francis of Kansas City, Kan., George of Paola, Leonard of Wichita; daughters,
Sister Consilia Meyer of Atchison, Cecilia Budke of Hays, Ella Whitworth of Kansas City, Kan., brother, Leonard
Enright of Olathe; 27 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer
Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 April 1988)
Paul Chance, 98, retired farmer, died Monday, March 21, 1988. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friends Church,
Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, Voyle, Austin, both of Fowler; daughter, Leola Clinger of Aurora, Colo.; eight grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Friends Church. Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 March 1988)
Chance, Robert O., 80, retired aircraft draftsman, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002. Memorial service 10 a.m. Sunday,
March 10, 2002 at Watson Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, James of Boston; daughters, Barbara Chance Alvarez of Broken Arrow, Okla., Bonnie Chance Owen of
Wichita; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Hospice Care of Kansas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 March 2002)
Viola C. Chance, 88, former Rose Hill resident, homemaker, died Thursday, June 19, 1986. Service 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Friends Church, Rose Hill. Survivors: husband, Paul; sons, Voyle E., Austin, both of Fowler; daughter,
Leota Faye Clinger of Aurora, Colo.; sister, Dollie Hinshaw of Rose Hill; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Friends Church. Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade.
Wichita Eagle ~ 20 June 1986)
Clark, Vaun H., 84, retired welder, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Northside Church
of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Ruby; son, Darold of Rose Hill; daughter, Darlene Howland of Pensacola, Fla.; stepson, Aaron Skinner
of Heber Springs, Ark.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice
Inc. and Northside Church of Christ Know Your Bible. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Nov 1993)
GLENN D. COX, 75, of Augusta, former Peck and Rose Hill resident, retired Beech Aircraft processing crew
chief, died Thursday. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Friends Church, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Anna; sons, Donald D. of Wichita, the Rev. Gary D. of Halstead; stepson, Robert B. Chisman of
Wichita; sisters, Wilma Showalter of Rose Hill, Waunita Eldridge of El Cajon, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Webb Mortuary, Clearwater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Sept 1985)
Cramer, Theda, 84, homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000. Visitation 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Smith
Mortuary, Derby; service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: daughters, Patti Rucas of Rose Hill, Cheryl Pinson of Arcadia, Okla., Nedra Syring of Alta Vista; sister,
Lola Woolen of Denver; 12 grandchi ldren; ten great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Rose Hill Friends
Church and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 2000)
CHERYL KAYE DAVIDSON, 35, of 647 S. Belmont, died Friday, Dec. 11, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Crestway Free
Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Korey Jay, daughter, Kelly Jo, both of Wichita; mother, Bertha Lindley of Wichita; brother, Jon
Lindley of French Lick, Ind.; sister, Betsy Scarbrough of Wichita. Memorial has been established with Crestway
Free Methodist Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Dec 1987)
Davis, Edna M., 88, homemaker, died Friday, April 20, 2001. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Sunnyside Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Gary of Spearman, Texas; daughters, Vivian Sims of Weatherf ord, Okla., Marilyn Holmes of Pratt;
sisters, Mary Hoss of Potwin, Lucille McKnight of Lubbock, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven
great-great-grandchildren. Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 April 2001)
ROSE HILL - Dye, Charles "Chuck" H.,
58, self employed accountant, passed away July 17, 2007. Visitation Thurs. 2-8 with family present 5-7 Smith Mortuary,
service Fri. 2pm Pleasantview Baptist Church, Graveside to follow Friends Cemetery.
Survivors: wife R. Gayle, sons; Chuck (Lori) Dye II., Chris Dye, Clayton (Jenny) Dye, 5 grandchildren; Dakota,
Colton, Emily, Isaac, and Jordan, brother, Randy Dye, sisters; Beverly Stark, Amy Finney, Rita Cline, Linda Moore,
mother, Flossie (Davis) Dye, mother and father in law, Bill & Ramona Alley, brother in laws; Greg & John
Alley, sister in laws; Sheila Davis & Liane Robinson, aunt, Geraldine Schmidt. Preceded in death by father,
R.C. Dye. In lieu of flowers memorials to Campus Outreach P.O. Box 1929, Fairhope, AL, 36533. View video tribute
at smithfamilymortuaries.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 July 2007)
Eldridge, Don H., 82, of El Cajon, Calif., formerly of Rose Hill, retired Convair Aircraft maintenance mechanic,
died Saturday, July 8, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Friends Cemetery.
Survivor: wife, Waunita. Memorial has been established with First United Methodist Church of El Cajon, Calif. Timmons
Funeral Home, Fredonia.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 July 2000)
Erickson, Arvel R., 76, retired Boeing Wichita machinist, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Rose Hill Bible Church.
Survivors: wife, Amie; daughters, Judy King of Abilene, Joyce Overmyer of Tacoma, Wash.; brother, Forest of Fort
Collins, Colo.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill Bible
Church and Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Oct 1994)
Harvey D. Erickson, 50, Southwestern Bell communications technician, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1992. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Pawnee Avenue Church of God, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Carol; son, Michael of Benton; daughter, Kimberly Whiteside of Andover; parents, Arvel and Amie
Erickson of Rose Hill; sisters, Judith King of Abilene, Joyce Overmyer of Tacoma, Wash.; three grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Hope Community Church Building Fund, Andover. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Feb 1992)
Evans, Gary, 59, farmer and school bus driver for Udall school system, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 1995.
Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Udall High School gymnasium.
Survivors: wife, Leota; son, Greg of the home; daughters, Dianna DePina of Shasta Lake, Calif., Carroll Evans of
Monticello, Ga.; mother, Geraldine of Winfield; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Udall United
Methodist Church. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Dec 1995)
Evans, Geraldine R., 97, homemaker and former substitute teacher, died Sunday, May 14, 2000. Service 2 p.m.
Thursday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughter-in-law, Leota Evans of Monticello, Ga.; brother, Thorald Pickett of Rose Hill; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Udall United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 May 2000)
ROSE HILL - Fasano, Doris
(Showalter), age 86, executive bookkeeper, died Friday, September 28, 2007. Memorial service 2pm Friday, October
5, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby; private family inurnment will be in Rose Hill Friends Cemetery.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Waldena (Cox) Showalter; husbands, CMDR John Tunis; Joe Fasano;
companion, Al Okulski; brother, Dayle Showalter; sister-in-law, Phyllis Anne Showalter; brother-in-law, Dean Baker;
great niece, Jaclyn Baker. Survivors include: sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna Belle & Voyle Chance, Fowler,
Dorothy Floydean & Jack Wilks, Rose Hill; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis & Phyllis Showalter, Iowa City,
IA; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A memorial has been established with Rose Hill Senior Center, 217
E. Silknitter, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Send condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/3/2007 - 10/4/2007.
Freed, Harley L., 86, retired cook, died Sunday, April 12, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Friends Cemetery,
Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Larry Leonard; sisters, Judy Lour, Carol Owens all of Wichita. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 April 1998)
Gallop, Doris, 69, homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 24, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Bible Church.
Survivors: brother, Marvin Cox of Augusta; sister, Loleta Burnham of Rose Hill. Memorial has been established with
Rose Hill Bible Church and Rose Hill Senior Citizens Center. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Oct 1997)
GAMMON, LETHA VIRGILENE (PICKETT)
LETHA VIRGILENE (PICKETT) GAMMON, 50, of 4820 E. Waterman, homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 19,
1988. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Courtney of Rose Hill, Kendall of Pittsburg; daughter, Ronda Gammon of Wichita;
mother, Mildred Pickett of Rose Hill; brothers, Lester Pickett of Mountain View, Calif., Laris Pickett of Douglass,
Warren Pickett of Quinton, Md., Walter Pickett of Falun, Clark Pickett of Kansas City, Mo.; sisters, Verla Perry
of Friendswood, Texas, Nelda Coleman of Wichita, Ruth Herron of Oklahoma City, Jewel Conner of Cherokee, Okla.,
Velma Pickett of Dodge City. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Feb 1988)
DERBY - Hall, Jerry "Mike,"
48, seventh grade Life Science teacher for Derby Middle School for 23 years, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004. Visitation
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith Mortuary; funeral service 11
a.m. Wednesday, Derby Friends Church; burial will follow in Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill. A memorial service will
be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Derby Middle School Auditorium for student, faculty and friends. Jerry was born May 3,
1955 the son of Jerry Gene and Dorothie Ann (Shank) Hall. On April 16, 1983, he married Sheryl Richardson in Rose
Hill. Mike was a member of Rose Hill Friends Church, where he was active with the Discovery Kids on Wednesday Nights,
taught 2-4 year old Sunday School Class and Church Drama Team. He was involved in DMS Student Council: Boy SCouts
Troop #699; White Feather Ceremony Team; KA-DI-DA-CA (Kansas Diabetes Day Camp) that was held at Spring Haven in
Andover; past director of Diabetes "Camp Discovery" Camps; and participated in DMS Spring and Fall Musical.
Survivors include: wife, Sheryl, Derby; son, Brent, who is attending Barclay College in Haviland, KS; daughter,
Mindi, of the home; parents, Jerry and Dorothie Hall, Tucson, AZ; brother, John Hall, Oklahoma City. Mike was preceded
in death by his brother, Roy Eugene Hall. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill Friends Church, 14062
SW 180th, Rose Hill, KS 67133 and American Diabetes Association, 837 S. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67211.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/3/2004 - 2/4/2004.
Hall, Roy, 46, ProStar maintenance employee, died Thursday, May 15, 2003. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Friends Church. He
was born March 26, 1957. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion. He was previously married to
Lynne Falls and then Kim Burnett. Other
Survivors: girlfriend, Dianne Howard; son, Ryan Hall both of Wichita; daughter, Carol Hall, Fountain, CO, Brittany
Hall, Jasmine Peters both of Wichita; parents, Jerry and Dorothie Hall, Tucson, AZ; brothers, Mike, Derby, John,
Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Shelby Hall, Noah and Austin Sanchez. Memorial to American Diabetes Association.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/18/2003.
HAZEL DOLLIE (DAGEL) HINSHAW, 87, of Rose Hill, retired teacher, Cox Grocery bookkeeper
and cashier and homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 27, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: son, Galen of Emporia; daughter, Oreta Burnham of Ariatao, Philippines; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Jan 1989)
Hinshaw, Dorothy M., 91, homemaker, died Thursday, June 28, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Friends
Church.
Survivors: sons, Harlan, Darrel both of Wichita; daughter, Valera Hinshaw of Wichita; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Memorial establis hed with Rose Hill Friends Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 June 2001)
Hinshaw, Harold N., 77, of Miami, Okla., formerly of Wichita, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000. Service 10 a.m. today,
The Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami, Okla.; service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill (Kan.) Friends Church; burial will
be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hinshaw was born April 10, 1923 in Rose Hill, to Verlin Chauncy and Florence Mae (McLaughlin) Hinshaw. He had
lived in Wichita from 1955-80, when he moved to Miami, Okla.
He was a mail carrier for the Postal Service in Wichita for 23 years until his retirement in May of 1979.
He was a member of the Miami Friends Church.
He married Dorothy Mae Sherwood on Aug. 5, 1947.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; sons, Darryl, Dennis both of Wichita; daughters, Carolyn Hinshaw of Wichita, Dianne Kirkpatrick
of Estacada, Ore., Leanne Anderson of Emporia, Phyllis Surratte of Front Royal, Va.; several grandchi ldren and
great-grandchildren.
Lewis, Evelean (McGhee) "Big Evelean," 78, retired cook, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000. Service pending.
Survivors: sons, Bernard Birch, Audrey "Big Buddy" Lewis both of Wichita, Kevin Lewis of Florence, Colo.,
Jerome Lewis of Lansing; daughters, Linda Lewis-Ricks of Topeka, Kimberly Trotter-Orange, Patricia Lewis-Christian
both of Wichita; sons-in-laws, Troy Ricks, Robert E. "Daddy-O" Orange, Chris Christian; daughter-in-law,
Diana Birch; brothers, Bob McGhee, George McGhee both of Oakland, Calif., Archie L. "fat" McGhee, Willie
E. "Sonny" McGhee both of Rison, Ariz.; 30 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; uncles, Willie Ben
Iverson of Pine Bluff, Ark., Hamilton Iverson of Stuggard, Ark.; godchildren, James A. Jr. and Teresa Penn of Hutchinson,
Jackie and Julian Penn, Janae (Darnell) Penn-Polite all of Wichita, John E. Penn of Nordine; family and friends
and Faith Mission Church family. Vann-Gettis Funeral Services.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Aug 2000)
Hinshaw, Kelly E., 34, of Wimberley, Texas, formerly of Rose Hill, CFAN systems analyst, died Monday, June
5, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Caterina; daughter, Lorissa of the home; parents, Galen and Cordelia Hinshaw of Rose Hill; brother,
Kirk of Austin, Texas; sister, Karen Spires of Emporia. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 2000)
Hinshaw, Kevin Lowell, 37, Sedgwick County law librarian and Bombardier Flight Test Center ground station operator,
died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Derby Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Jennifer; parents, Galen and Cordelia Hinshaw of Emporia; brothers, Kirk of Austin, Texas, Kelly
of Wimberly, Texas; sister, Karen Spires of Emporia; grandmother, Gladys Bannon of Douglass. Memorial has been
established with Derby Friends Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Feb 1999)
Hollenback, Margaret Ann, 37, Andover Primary School nursing assistant, died Tuesday,
Oct. 14, 1997. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Bill; daughters, Erin, Emily, both of the home; parents, Paul and Peggy Blair of Arkansas City;
brother, Mark Blair of Germantown, Tenn.; grandfather, the Rev. M.D. Gentry of Abilene, Texas. Memorial has been
established with U.S.D. 394 Memorial Library Fund. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Oct 1997)
Dean Horinek, 27, Fidelity Management Corp. maintenance supervisor, died Thursday, April 18, 1991. Rosary
8 p.m. Sunday, service 11 a.m. Monday, both at Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Laurie; son, James at home; mother, Patsy Lowe of Wichita; father, Eugene Horinek of Denver; brothers,
Marquis of Vandenburg AFB, Calif., Lennie Lowe of Denver; sister, Pamela Horinek of Wichita; grandparents, Rudolph
and Alice Horinek of Denver. Memorial has been established with Leukemia Society of America.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 April 1991)
HUDDLESTON, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
Huddleston, Christopher Michael, 27, machine operator for Love Box Manufacturing Co., died
Monday, May 3, 1999. Service 1:30 p.m. Friday, First Pentecostal Church.
Survivors: father, Charles, brothers, Jean, Charles, all of Wichita; sisters, Charlene Ricker of Viola, Michelle
Hashbarger of Wichita. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
McCurry, Iva "June", 71, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999. Service 10 a.m.
Friday, Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
Survivors: husband, Terry; son, Jim Atwood of Sedgwick; daughter, Nancy Shoemaker of Colorado Springs; brothers,
Walt Gulick of Spearville, Glenn Gulick of Bucklin, Duane Gulick of Reece, Jerry Gulick of Olpe; three grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with YWCA Child Abuse Program. Campbell-Kelley Funeral Home,
Eureka.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 May 1999)
Huddleston, Jeanene Sue, 49, Beech Aircraft Corp. expeditor, died Saturday, Sept.
16, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Charles; sons, Jean, Charles, Christopher, daughters, Charlene Ricker, Michelle Hashbarger,
all of Wichita; 13 grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Sept 1995)
Johnson, Vinton "Harold," 86, retired Boeing Wichita machinist, died Thursday, July
5, 2001. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m.
Monday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Preceded in death by daughter, Jennifer Braddy; brother, Bruce Johnson and sister, Wanda Ulbrich.
Survivors: wife, Clarissa of Andover; sons and daughter-in-law, Brad and Anne Johnson of Acton, Mass., Brent Johnson
of Wichita; daughter and son-in-l aw, Brenda and Glen Wheeler of Bonner, Mont.; daughter and partner, Terri Johnson
and Elizabeth Stewart of Wichita; brothers, Glenn Johnson of Wichita, Jack Johnson of Watauga, Texas; sister, Caryl
Cox of Wichita; nine grandchi ldren; ten great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Hospice Inc. and Rose
Hill Friends Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 July 2001)
Jones, Austin "Bud," 83, retired farmer and Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died
Tuesday, May 2, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Hattie; sons, Densel of Douglass, Jerry of Mulvane, Nickie of Rose Hill; daughter, Cleota Taylor
of Augusta; sisters, Edna Davis of Douglass, Thelma Doley of Palm Springs, Calif.; brother, Pete of Wichita; four
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home
Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 May 1995)
Jones, Casey A., 32, equipment operator and truck driver, died Monday, Dec. 27, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Thursday,
First Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Brenda; daughters, Caryn, Chrissa, stepdaughters, Amber, Kendra, all of the home; parents, Al
and Barbara, brothers, Hank, Charles, sister, Pam, all of Rose Hill; grandparents, Gladys Jones of Rose Hill, Roy
and Maybelle Stark of Wichita. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Dec 1993)
Jones, Gladys L., 88, homemaker, died Thursday, May 17, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: sons, Charles Richard of Monterey Park, Calif., Al of Rose Hill; daughter, Mary Ann Rogers of Wichita;
brother, Allan Cline of Watauga, Texas; ten grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with Rose Hill Friends Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 May 2001)
Keeler, Frank R., 89, formerly of Rose Hill, retired farmer and former Beech Aircraft Corp. router, died
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1996. Services 7 p.m. today, Miller Funeral Home, Hesston; 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill (Kan.)
Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Lovetta; son, Renyold of Lake Oswego, Ore.; daughters, Donna Warner of Stanton, Calif., Cecelia
Young of Newton; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the Alzheimer's Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Feb 1996)
Keeler, Lovetta Fern, 86, formerly of Rose Hill, former Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Garden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge; 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Friends Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Renyold "Vic" of Lake Oswego, Ore.; daughters, Donna Warner of Stanton, Calif., Cecelia
Young of Newton; sister, Shirley Stewart of Snyder, Texas; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Alzheimer's Association. Miller Funeral Home, Hesston.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 May 1997)
Pansy E. "Pat" Klingberg, 80, homemaker, died Sunday, March 10, 1991. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Grace Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: son, Richard of Wichita; daughter, Patricia E. Beal of Gresham, Ore. Memorial has been established with
Grace Presbyterian Church. Hillside Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 March 1991)
NANCY LANDES, 92, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Hilyard-Smith Mortuary,
Douglass.
Survivors: sons, Delbert, Merlin, both of Mulvane; brother, Paul Chance of Fowler; two grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Heritage Village Nursing Home, Rose Hill.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 March 1986)
Lindley-Myers, Bertha A., 85, retired Via-Christi Regional Medical Center-S t. Joseph
Campus registered nurse, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Broadway Mortuary.
Preceded in death by first husband, Dr. Milton E. Lindley; second husband, Rev. Claud L. Myers; daughter, Cheryl
Kaye Davidson; granddaughter, Kelly Jo Davidson and sister, Alice Herrian.
Survivors: son, Jonathan Van Lindley of Westwood; daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Scarbrough of Wichita;
sister, Velma Hatch of Reynoldsville, Pa.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial established
with Rivercrest Free Methodist Community Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Aug 2001)
Love, Ranie H., 84, retired commercial real estate broker, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday,
service 10 a.m. Monday, both at Church of the Magdalen.
Survivors: wife, Fannie; daughter, Karen Dale of San Diego; stepsons, Tony Rogers of Dallas, Rick Rogers of Frederick,
Md.; stepdaughters, Teresa Rogers of Fairway, Mary Christine Lob of Dallas; sister, Lorraine Love of Topeka; 10
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mary Magdalen Foundation. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Jan 1998)
EDWARD PAUL LOWE, 63, of 16191 Easter, retired Chance Industries woodworker, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1987.
Service 3 p.m. Monday, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Andover.
Survivors: son, Leonard of Denver; stepsons, Dean Horinek of Wichita, Marquis Horinek of Bedford, Mass.; stepdaughter,
Pam Horinek of Wichita; brothers, Wilbur, Glenn, Patrick, sister, Evelyn Bogart, all of Denver; four grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Aug 1987)
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