Georgia H. Nace, 79, of El Dorado, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 1994, at Christopher Manor. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
She was born July 4, 1915, in Butler County, the daughter of Bert and Dora McGahan Cooley, and lived in this area all her life. On Feb. 23, 1933, she and Lyman Nace were married in El Dorado. She was a homemaker and a member of the Towanda United Methodist Church of Christ and the Fairview township sewing club.
Survivors include, husband, Lyman, son Bill of El Dorado, stepsisters, Margie Reichert, Maxine Blackburn, both of El Dorado, one granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and three stepbrothers.
Memorials are to the Towanda United Methodist Church of Christ. (El Dorado Times, Dec. 8, 1994)
Max K. Naill, 72, of El Dorado, died Saturday evening, July 2, 1994, at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Blankenship Cemetery, Rosalia. Rev. David Shaffer will officiate.
He was born Jan. 28, 1922, in El Dorado, the son of Sidney Ray and Hulda (Richters) Naill. On March 8, 1942, he and Ethel Dyer were married in Wichita. They lived in El Dorado for the past two years after moving from Show Low, Ariz.
He worked for many years as a home developer in Tucson, Ariz., and as a camp manager at Camp Tatiyee for the handicapped, in Show Low. He was owner and operator of the Blue Goose tavern. His memberships included Model A Cabriolet Club, Bluestem Vintage Auto Club, Southern Baptist Church in Sedgwick, and attended Temple Baptist Church.
Survivors include: wife, Ethel, sons, Mike, Steve, both of El Dorado, daughter, Janett Frady of Tucson, Ariz., brother, Bill of Wichita, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son. Memorials are to Hospice Inc. El Dorado Times, July 5, 1994)
Oren "Ted" T. Neeley, 93, of Wichita, retired manager of Haberlein's Clothing of El Dorado, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1994.
He is survived by a son, Robert M. Neeley of Wichita, two daughters, Bernice Jo Knuckelman, of Columbia, Mo., and Mary Lou Pack of Scottsdale, Ariz., 16 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Graveside services are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado.
Memorials are suggested to the Georgetown Retirement Home, Wichita. Hillside Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times. Oct. 27, 1994)
Services are pending for Dorothy Nelson, 79, of El Dorado, who died Tuesday at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, June 22, 1994)
Dorothy Nelson, 79 of El Dorado, died Tuesday, June 21, 1994 at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Rev. Rick McNary will officiate the services.
She was born March 10, 1915 in Sutton, Neb., the daughter of Leon and Cora Fahr Peter. She had lived in El Dorado for the last 20 years and had also worked for food services. She was a homemaker.
On Nov. 6, 1933, she and Thomas August Nelson were married in Sutton, Neb. He died Feb. 3, 1991.
Survivors include: daughters, Phyllis Baker of Mound Minn, Linda Masters, of Rosalia, Dorothy Mielke of Omaha, Neb., brother, Harvey Peter of Dickinson, Texas, sisters, Lucinda Epp of Aurora, Neb., Lee Becker of Colorado Springs, Marie Loris of Sacramento, Calif., Joe Keiser of Stockton, Calif., Barbara Schroeder of Newcastle, Calif., 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, one daughter, one sister and one grandson. Memorials are to Bradford Memorial Library. (El Dorado Times, June 23, 1994)
Bessis May Nestler, 89, of Russell, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 1994. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pohlman's Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Glen Tombaugh officiating. Burial will be in Russell City cemetery.
She was born Aug. 29, 1904, in Atchison, the daughter of George Lesley Goulding and Mary Elizabeth (Hays). On May 11, 1925, she and Herman Carl Nestler were married in Kansas City, Mo.
She was a homemaker and helped her husband operate a family-owned bakery in Russell for many years. For the past 20 years she was a senior companion caring for the elderly. Her memberships included Trinity United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include: husband, Herman, sons, Herman "Bud" of Salina, Lawrence, Eddie, both of Russell, daughters, Betty Klooster of Alexandria, La., Ruth Brungardt of El Dorado, 20 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters.
Memorials are to Golden Belt Home Health Service. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 28, 1994)
Clara Belle Newkirk, 68, of Parsons, former Boeing Wichita and retired Good Samaritan Center certified nurse's aide, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 1994. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Burris-Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
Survivors include: son, Robert of the home, daughters, Linda Sexton of Parsons, Joyce Kendall of Rowlett, Texas, mother, Juanita Hosler of Eureka, brothers, Harold Hosler of El Dorado, Gerald Hosler of Lee's Summit, Mo., Vern Hosler of El Dorado, Daryl Hosler of Sanborn, Minn.; sisters, Wilma Edwards of Severy, Sue Bitler of Eureka, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, Nov. 5, 1994)
Diana Louise Norris, 49, of El Dorado, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 1994 at AMCI, Augusta. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Augusta with Rev. George Goudie officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
She was born March 29, 1944 in San Francisco, Calif., to Jack Coffee and Edith I. Morrow. On July 11, 1959, she and Ronald "Buddy" Norris were married in Gainsville, Texas. She was a hairstylist and owner of Snip and Curl Beauty Shop of Augusta and a member of the First Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors include: husband, Buddy, son, Thomas of Augusta, daughters, Terry Stout, Tammy Bishop, both of Augusta, brothers Ron Coffee of New Mexico, Gary Coffee of Tennessee, five grandchildren, mother and step-father, Edith and Bert Pickett of Augusta. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Coffee.
Memorials are to the First Southern Baptist Church or the American Diabetes Association, Kansas Affiliate Inc., 3210 E. Douglas, Wichita, Ka. 67208-3309.
Donald Leroy Nunn, 57, of Wichita, general building contractor and musician, died Monday, Sept. 5, 1994. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Calvary Apostolic United Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include: sons, Donall, Aaron, Justin, John all of Wichita, Paul of El Dorado, sister, Leona Price of Finley, Ohio, three grandchildren.
DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 8, 1994)
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