BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITUARIES
ABELE, DAVID H.
David H. Abele, 44, of Douglass, died Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Services were at 10 a.m. today at Lakeview Cemetery in Wichita. Rev. Randy Drake officiated.
He was born Oct. 1, 1935 in Gainsville, Ohio, to Charles and Stella Rambo Abele.
He married Lois A. Laskowitz Nov. 15, 1979 in Douglass.
Abele was a sheet metal assembler at Beech Aircraft in Wichita. He was a sergeant in the Marine Corp before his retirement. He was a member of Bester Brown Lodge No. 433 AF&AM in Wichita.
Survivors include his wife, three sons, Steve,
Kenny, Williams and Christopher, all of the home; a stepdaughter, Dawn Niessen of Wichita and a brother, Charles
F. Abele, San Bernadino, Calif. (El Dorado Times, April 14, 1980)
ANDERSON,
ELMER K.
Elmer K. Anderson, 63, Las Vegas, Nev., former Macksville, resident a cabinet maker, died Tuesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Macksville Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a son, Phil
of Douglass; three daughters, Karen of Texas and Beverly and Rhonda, both of California and his mother, Faye Anderson
of Las Vegas. (El Dorado Times, April 24, 1980)
APPLEGATE,
MILDRED (MRS. OSCAR)
Mildred (Mrs. Oscar) Applegate, 66, of Augusta, died Saturday.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Dunsford Funeral Home at Augusta.
Survivors are two sons, Lester D. and Dwight N.,
both of Derby, a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Maxine Fillmore of Wichita; a brother, Ernest Yates of Springfield, Mo.,
and two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Scharnhorst of Springfield and Mrs. Eva Baker of Fayetteville, Ark. (El Dorado Times,
February 5, 1979)
BARBER,
NOLAN RAY
Nolan Ray Barber, 46, of Wichita, a retired Gates Learjet Corporation employee, died Sunday.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Rose Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife, Rosalie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rual Barber, two brothers, Ted and Eddie, all of Douglass; two sisters, Ruth Barber of Douglass and Mrs. Patsy Saffell of Harrisburg, N.C.
Cochran Mortuary of Wichita is in charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, August 4, 1977)
BARKER, R.
E. "JACK"
R. E. "Jack" Barker, 59, of Douglass, a farmer, died Saturday.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home at Douglass.
Survivors are his stepmother, Mrs. Bernice Barker
of Augusta, three brothers, Keith and Gerald, both of Rose Hill, and Bill of Bolckow, Mo.; a stepbrother, Jim Bower
of Augusta; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Humbolt of Derby, Mrs. Helen Rosenberry of Douglass and Mrs. Dorothy Hargett
of Montezuma, and two stepsisters Mrs. Behla Grogert of Arkasnas City and Mrs. Betty Bowman of Wichita. (El Dorado
Times, May 7, 1979)
BARNES,
INEZ
Inez Barnes, 92, Arkansas City, mother of Jeanne Carder of Douglass, died Sunday.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ryndt-Erdman-Oldroyt Funeral Home in Arkansas City in the Maple City (Kan.) Cemetery.
Inez was born June 4, 1890 in Cameron, Kan to James and Rachel Parr Weakley.
On Nov. 11, 1911 she married Joseph E. Goulden, who predeceased her in 1945.
She married Joseph M. Barnes on Feb. 27, 1950, who predeceased her in 1968.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in Arkansas City.
Other survivors include two sons, Leonard Goulden
of Arkansas City, Norman Goulden of Newkirk, Okla.; four more daughters, Lillian Thomas of Birmingham, Ala., Isabelle
Nagel and Nellie Huffman, both of Arkansas City and Ruth Trueblood of St. Louis, Mo. (El Dorado Times, August 3,
1982)
BARNES,
NEVA Y.
Neva Y. (Mrs. Elmer) Barnes, 74, Fort Dodge, died Thrusday. Services were to be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Fort Dodge Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother, Earl Yoakley of Douglass and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Isham of Hutchinson.
Burkart Funeral Chapel had charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, May 31, 1980)
BLUE, CALVIN
E.
Calvin E. Blue, 56, rural Douglass, died Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
His service was held at 11 a.m. today at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home in Douglass.
Graveside services were at 1:30 p.m. at Corzine Cemetery near Corbin. Rev. John Minor officiated.
He was born Nov. 24, 1923 in South Haven to Ernest and effie McEchern Blue.
He married Miriam Galebach Oct. 13, 1962 in Wichita. She survives.
Blue was a sheet metal assembler for Beech Aircraft in Wichita. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a son,
Robert Blue of Lansing, anda daughter, Linda Tapley of Wichita and two grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, February
19, 1980)
BENNETT,
NEIL BROUGHTON
Neil Broughton Bennett, 76, Wichita, a retired pharmacist, died Thursday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gill Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors include two daughters, Doris E. Bennett of Douglass, and Mrs. Barbara Hurst of Sabetha, and a brother, Jean F of Olathe. (El Dorado Times May 2, 1980)
Neil Boughton Bennett, 76, Wichita, father of Doris E. Bennett of Douglass, died yesterday at Wesley Medical Ceneter.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Gill Mortuary in Wichita. Dr. Walt Vernon will officiate and burial will be here in Wichita Park Cemetery following cremation.
He was born Oct. 22, 1903 in Haviland to Nathan George and Maud Emily Boughton Bennett.
Bennett was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church.
Other survivors include another daughter, Barbara
Hurst of Sabetha; a brother, Jean F. Bennett of Olathe and two grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, May 2, 1980)
BOUCHER, CHARLES M.
Charles M. Boucher, 72, Miller, Mo., formerly of Douglass, died yesterday in Miller.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Durward Boggs will officiate. Burial will be in Richland Cemetery near Douglass.
He was born June 1, 1909 in Douglass to Harley O. and Flora Theetge Boucher.
He married Vina Cobb. She survives.
He was a retired farmer and construction worker.
Other survivors include a son, Charles Boucher
of Halltown, Mo.; four daughters, Loretta Taylor, Halltown, Carol Hoffine of Peculiar, Mo., Sherrill McGrew of
Palm Springs, Calif., and Rose Mary Keener of Blanchard, Okla.; three brothers, Harley Boucher of Broken Bow, Okla.,
Raymond Boucher of Augusta and Earl Boucher of Lamar, Mo., and two sisters, Ethel Broomfield of Jay, Okla., and
Beulah White of Kenoma, Mo. (El Dorado Times, August 11, 1981)
BROWN, LOLA
MYRTLE
Lola Myrtle Brown, daughter of Frank and Louisa Schofield, was born December 26, 1884 on a farm near White Cloud, Kansas.
She spent her entire life at various locations in Eastern and Central Kansas. She was united in marriage to George Waite Brown April 19, 1905 at Willis, Kansas. To this union were born three children, two daughters, and a son; Iva Marie Kinglsey and Ella Irene Epp of Augusta and Franklin P. Brown of Wichita.
She joined the church at an early age and was a member of the Congregational Church at Highland, Kansas until it was disbanded. For a number of years she was a member of the Eastern Star.
She graduated from Highland High School with the highest honors. She was at that time regarded as one of the most scholarly of the public school graduates. She gave the valedictory address even though she was seriously ill at the time. The subject was "Moral Courage."
The main thought was that moral courage is displayed not by going and thinking with the multitude but by daring to do and stand by what one thinks is right even if one has to do and stand alone.
She lived by this standard, was the best of mothers, and always gave of herself to others.
Left to mourn her loss are her two daughters, Iva
Kingsley and Ella Epp, Augusta, her son and daughter in law Franklin and Ruth Brown, Wichita; granddaughter Beverly
Jean Smitherman and her husband Junior Smitherman, great-grandson Leon Smitherman III of LaJolla, Calif., two nieces
Mary Spaulding and Jean Schaible. (El Dorado Times, February 1, 199)
CASTER,
FREDA
Freda Caster Died Saturday
Freda Caster, 88, of Douglass, died Saturday at Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery in Wichita. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate.
She was born June 2, 1894 in Wichita to Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Will.
She married Clem Caster, June 3, 1914 in Wichita. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son in law Ronald Sheperd of Corpus Christi, Texas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge
of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, September 20, 1982)
CLARK,
COURTNEY L.
Courtney L. Clark, 68, Wichita, brother of Maxine Voigt of douglass, died Oct. 4 at his home.
His service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the DeVorss Mortuary in Wichita. Rev. Jesse H. Vardaman will officiate and burial will be in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
He was born May 20, 1914 in Conway Springs to Robert W. and Elizabeth Payne Clark.
He was a retired laborer.
A brother Robert Clark of Wichita also survives.
(El Dorado Times, October 6, 1982)
CLARK, MABEL
S.
Mabel S. (Mrs. I. G.) Clark, 93, Douglass, a former Newton resident, died Tuesday. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors include two sons, Paul of Greybull, Wyo.,
and John of Augusta, and two daughters, Vera of Emporia and Mrs. Cathryn Wheeler of Baltimore. (El Dorado Times,
August 28, 1980)
COPPLE,
ANNA B.
Anna B. Copple, 91, Douglass, died today in Douglass.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Elmwood Cemetery.
She was born May 19, 1891 in Portland, Ore. To Tom and Alice Lucille Cook Tucker.
She married John Lester Copple March 14, 1908 in Wagoner, Okla. He preceded her in death in 1971.
She was a Baptist. (El Dorado Times, June 25, 1982)
COX, JOHN S.
John S. Cox, 70, Longton, father of Mildred Gray, Douglass, died Saturday at a hospital in Sedan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Watt Funeral
Home in Moline. Rev. Harold Trevolt will officiate and burial will be in Severy. (El Dorado Times, July 16, 1979)
CRAIG, ALICE
Alice Craig, 89, Mulvane, sister of Effie Keeley of Douglass, died Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Mulvane United Methodist Church. Rev. Harold Steinbach will officiate and burial will be in the Mulvane Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Mulvane United Methodist Church.
She was born Sept. 19, 1891 in Colorado to Younger and Sarah J. Willis Brooks.
She married Lloyd Craig April 15, 1910 in Mulvane. He preceded her in death in 1951.
She was a member of the Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Other survivors include three sons, Gene Craig
of Belle Plaine, Roy L. Craig of Wichita and Jim R. Craig of Mulvane; three daughters, Daisy M. Achey of Wichita,
Hazel I. Sinklier of Mulvane, and Elizabeth Look of Wichita; two brothers, Ralph Brooks of Wellington and Ted Brooks
of Rock Springs, Wyo.; two other sisters, Lulu Totten of Oxford and Maude Stout of Udall. (El Dorado Times, December
1, 1980)
CREW, MARION
Marion Crew, 72, of Augusta, a retired assistant manager of C. R. Calvert Department Stores of Winfield, Kingman and Augusta, died Sunday.
Services will be held at the Dunsford Funeral Home at Augusta.
Survivors are his wife, Margaret Ellen, a son, Richard M. of Fort Smith, Ark., and his mother, Mrs. Lucretia Crew of Winfield.
A memorial has been established with the Southwestern
College Alumni Association at Winfield. (El Dorado Times, February 5, 1979)
DARNALL,
ROBERT
Robert Darnall, 55, of Chicago, a former Wichitian and hospital administrator of Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, Chicago, died Friday.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Mission Mortuary at Wichita.
Survivors are his wife, Twilah; a daughter, Mrs.
Denise D. Long of Hoffman Esates, Ill.; his mother, Mrs Lydia Darnall of Wichita and two sisters, Mrs. Joan Guinn
of Benton and Mrs. Jacqueline Wassall of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, January 9, 1978)
DAVIS,
WINNIFRED E.
Winnifred E. Davis, 86, Escondido, Calif., sister of Floyd Potts of Douglass, died Sunday at her home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Broadway Mortuary in Wichita. Rev. Elvis Goss will officiate and burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichtia.
She was born March 24, 1894 in Edna to Emmett and Lillie Mae Moore Potts.
She married Clyde R. Davis who preceded her in death in 1961.
Other survivors include a son, Duffield Davis of
Escondido; a daughter, Frances Fortney of Wichita, another brother, Fred Potts of El Paso, Texas, and nine great-grandchildren.
(El Dorado Times, July 9, 1980)
DENNETT,
CECIL A.
Cecil A. Dennett, 74, Valley Center, retired superintendent for Globe Sand Point, died Friday.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Resthaven Mortuary at Wichita.
Survivors are his wife, Clara, three sons, Kenneth
and Clifford, both of Valley Center and Duaine of Wichita; a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Gray of Wichita, three brothers,
Arland of Wichita, Roscoe of Augusta and Harold of Palco; three sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Brooks of Valley Center,
Mrs. Mildred Forststall of Derby and Mrs. Wanda Koontz of Wichita. (El Dorado Times March 4, 1978
Cecil A. Dennett, 74, Valley Center, retired superintendent for Globe Sand Point died March 3.
Services were held March 6 at the Resthaven Mortuary at Wichita.
Survivors are his wife, Clara; three sons, Kenneth
and Clifford, both of Valley Center and Duaine of Wichita; a daughter Mrs. Phyllis Gray of Wichita, three brothers,
Orland of Wichita, Roscoe of Augusta and Harold of Palco; three sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Brooks of Valley Center,
Mrs. Mildred Foristall of Derby and Mrs. Wanda Koontz of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, March 8, 1978)
DERR,
THEODORE A.
Theodore A. Derr, 73, of Arkansas City, a retired farmer, died Wednesday.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rindt Memorial Chapel at Arkansas City.
Survivors are a son, Joseph of Andover and a daughter,
Mrs. Juanita Sorrell of Arkansas City. (El Dorado Times January 27, 1978)
DERRYBERRY,
DOVIE D.
Dovie D. Derryberry, 66, of Wichita, a former waitress, died Monday.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Broadway Mortuary in Wichita.
Survivors are a son, J. W. Neosho, Mo.; a daughter,
Mrs. Jessie Sims of Wichita; two brothers, Leonard Clinton and Vester Clinton, both of Lone Grove, Okla., and two
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Edwards of Douglass and Mrs. Christine Dennis of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, August 15, 1978)
DERSTEIN,
FLORENCE
Services for Mrs. Kenneth (Florence) Derstein, 69 of 409 Frazier, El Dorado who died February 7 as a result of an automobile accident at Quartersite, Ariz., were held Monday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Lawns.
Services were held Tuesday at the DeVorss Mortuary in Wichita.
Survivors are his wife, Thelma; a son, Clarence Jr., of Fort Smith, Ark., six daughters, Mrs. Louise Green and Jacqueline both of Wichita, Mrs. Peggy Schermahorn of Andover, Mrs. Patsy Gelinas of Athol, Mass., Mrs. Barbara Frazier of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Myrna Garrison of Commerce City, Colo. (Douglass Tribune, February 15, 1978)
Services Set for Mrs. Derstein
Services for Mrs. Kenneth (Florence) Derstein, 69, of 409 Frazier, who died Tuesday as a result of an automobile accident at Quartsite, Ariz., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Mrs. Derstein was born Oct. 18, 1908, in Iowa, the daughter of Irvin and Mina (Kerr) Bonner.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church, a charter member of Alpha Philathea and treasurer for her church circle.
Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Robert L. of Topeka and Leslie R. of El Dorado and a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Templin of Leon; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Huston of El Dorado and Mrs. Helen DeFrancisco of Philadelphia, Pa., and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers. A memorial has been established in her name at the First Baptist Church. Contributions may be left at the church office or at Dietz-Carlson Funeral Home.
Friends may call at the Dietz-Carlson Funeral Home
on Saturday evening and all day Sunday. (Douglass Tribune, February 10, 1978)
DIMICK,
JESSE C.
Jesse C. Dimick, 64, of Eureka, a retired laundryman for California state Hospital, died Wednesday.
Services were to have been held today in Eureka.
Survivors are his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Mrs.
Betty Fressenden of San Jose, Calif., two brothers, Ernest and Walter, both of Eureka; and two sisters, Mrs. Effie
Donaldson of Eureka, and Mrs. Nellie Donaldson of Potwin. (El Dorado Times, Friday, January 13, 1978)
DOOLEY,
MABEL ESTHER SMITH
Mabel Esther Smith Dooley died March 27 at the Winfield Hospital.
She was born northeast of Douglass May 25, 1894. She married Clinton Dooley, February 26, 1913 and they moved to a farm near Douglass. She lived on the farm until a few months before her death. Her husband died several years ago.
Among the survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Dean
Cousins, Liberty Hill, Tex., Mrs. John Schmidt, Douglass, and Mrs. Byron Martin, Winfield, in addition, six grandchildren,
eleven great-grandchildren, and three brothers, Howard and Leland Smith, Augusta, and Roy Smith, Fredonia. (Douglass
Tribune, April 5, 1978)
DOW, BESSIE
C.
Bessie C. (Mrs. Dana) Dow, 63, of Douglass died Tuesday.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Douglass United Methodist Church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Brinkmeyer of Douglass, a step-daughter Mrs. Betty Haynes of Wichita and three brothers, Clyde Arnold of Arkansas City and Robert Arnold of Hillsboro.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge
of arrangements. (The El Dorado Times, Wednesday, March 8, 1978)
DUGAN,
CLARENCE
Clarence Dugan, 74, Halstead, dies
Clarence E. Dugan, 74, of Halstead, a retired Standard Oil bulk agent and Kansas Health Muse employee, died Monday.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church at Halstead.
Survivors are a daughter, Darlene Dugan of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a brother, Lawrence of Topeka, and a sister, Mrs. Sylvia Stearns of Douglass.
A memorial has been established with the Kansas Health Museum at Halstead.
Kaufman Funeral Home of Halstead is in charge of
arrangements. (El Dorado Times, October 11, 1978)
DUNNELL,
EDNA J.
Mother Dies in Winfield
Edna J. Dunnell, 91, Winfield, mother of Virginia Alley of Douglass, died Friday at a Winfield Nursing Home.
Her service was at 2 p.m. today at the Senter Smith Funeral Home in Mulvane. Dennis Hoff officiated and burial was in the Mulvane Cemetey.
A memorial has been established with the American heart Association.
She was born Dec. 24, 1889 to William E. and Mary Florin Howard.
She married John M. dunnell Feb. 17, 1909 in Oxford. He preceded her in death in 1960.
She was a member of the Church of Christ and the Gardenaires Garden Club.
Survivors also include four sons, Lloyd Dunnell
and James Dunnell both of Udall, John Dunnell of North Glen, Colo., and Harold Dunnell of Peck, three other daughters,
Marie Owen and Gloria Sickles both of Woodland Park, Colo., and Jean Bielby of Winfield; a sister, Helen Mayfield
of Mulvane; 21 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, October 12, 1981)
DWYER, C. B.
"BUCK"
C. B. "Buck" Dwyer, 70, Wichita, father of Darlene Vermilyea of Douglass, died Monday at St. Joseph Medical Center.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery in Wellington.
Other survivors include his wife, Ruth Dwyer, a son, Dan Dwyer of Derby, another daughter, Linda Bandy of Wichita, brothers, Charles Dwyer and Ralph Dwyer both of Wichita, Leo Dwyer of Wellington and sisters, Bertha Ranabarger, Irene Mastellar, both of Wichita, Sibyl Whipple of Wichita, Betty Ellis of Loveland, Ohio.
The Frank Funeral Home in Wellington is in charge
of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, June 2, 1982)
EHRLICH,
ALBERT E.
Services for Albert E. Ehrlich of Route 1, Rosalia, who died Thursday, Feb. 9 were held Saturday at the Dietz-Carlson Colonial Chapel with burial in the Blankinship Cemetery at Rosalia.
Brother Richard Davis of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, officiated. Mrs. H. W. Bullerdiek played selected hymns at the organ.
Casket bearers were Richard Ehrlich, Mike Jones,
Jerry Long, Ellis Ehrlich, Henry Hopper and Douglas Hopper. (El Dorado Times, February 14, 1978)
EHRSAM,
ROSALIND WHIPKEY
Ex-Douglass Educator Dies
Rosalind Whipkey Ehrsam, 76, Wichita, a former Douglass educator, died Saturday at Wesley Medical Center.
Private internment was at 1 p.m. today at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita.
A memorial service has been established with St. John's Episcopal Church, 402 N. Topeka, Wichita, Kan., 67202.
She was born Sept. 1 1906 in Hackeny to Hugh Ellsworth and Eliza Jane Lyles Whipkey.
She married Wilbur M. Ehrsam, Feb. 16, 1930 in Enterprise. He died April 2, 1969.
After earning a B. A. degree in Emporia, she did graduate work at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn.
She was an educator. Her work ranged from nursey school to college. She taught in Douglass and several other communities.
While lecturing across the state on elementary education, she developed an interest in state history.
As an authority of elementary education and Kansas history, she wrote articles for Educational Digest, Kansas Teacher and National Educational Journal.
Survivors include a son, Jon E. Ehrsam of Wichita;
a brother, Delbert Whipkey of El Segundo, Calif., a sister, Margaret Clark of Concordia, and four grandchildren.
(El Dorado Times, October 19, 1982)
EPP, JIM
Jim Epp, 44, of Phoenix, Ariz., died March 1, when he was swept downstream in his jeep while he was attempting to rescue a stranded motorist in a flash flood which struck the Phoenix area at 8:30 p.m. March 1. His body was recovered two hours later.
Services were Monday afternoon at the A. L. Moore and Son Funeral Home, Phoenix with burial in Phoenix.
He was a steel fabricating engineer and had been active for many years as a member of a jeep posse which has made many hazardous rescues in the mountain area of Phoenix.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy, a school nurse
in Phoenix, a daughter, Jody a junior high school student; his mother, Mrs. Eva Epp who is employed in a Hutchinson
hospital; an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pankratz of Haverhill, who visited the Epps last fall, a cousin,
Mrs. Jim S. DeWitt of Augusta; two sisters, three brothers and other relatives in the area. He was preceded in
death by his father, C. F. Epp. (El Dorado Times, March 8, 1978)
ESTES, CLARA
E.
Clara E. (Mrs. Chester) Estes, 78, of Wichita, a retired co-owner of Estes Jewerly, died Sunday.
Services were to have been held today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Wichita.
Survivors are her husband, two sons, Jerry of Miami and Bob of Grants, N. M.; a daughter, Mrs. Jean Wholer of Wichita, three brothers, Charles Fox of Douglass, William Fox of Burden and Connie Fox of El Dorado and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Kopp of El Dorado.
Lahey's Crest Hill Mortuary of Wichita is in charge
of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 3, 1978)
FISHER,
LEONARD H.
Leonard H. Fisher, 76, Wichita, father of Alben Fisher of Douglass, died Tuesday at his home.
His service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rev. Kyle Fisher, a son, will officiate and burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with CoRedemptorist Seminary Fund through the family at 2324 Burton, Wichita.
He was born March 24, 1905 in Andale to Julius and Anna Schaplowsky Fisher.
He married Mildred Becker. She survives.
Other survivors include sons, Delbert Fisher of
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Leonard Fisher of Indianapolis, Ind., Mike F. Fisher, of Medicine Lodge, George V. Fisher of
Winifred, Mont., and Gerald Fisher of Wichita; daughters, Marian J. Turner of Derby, Grace Ann Carel of Wichita
and a sister, Eda Becker of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, October 21, 1981)
FLATHERS,
HELEN RUTH
Helen Ruth Flathers, 56, Wichita, daughter of Virgil Knoll of Douglass died Thursday at her home.
Her service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the
Broadway Mortuary chapel. Rev. Roy Johnson will officiate and burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
She was born May 13, 1925 in Bristow, Okla. To Virgil D. and Valta Ruth Dempsey.
She was a member of the El Dorado Temple Baptist Church.
Other survivors include a son, Richie Flathers
of Wichita; a daughter, Linda Hobbs, of Springfield, Mo., a brother, Raymond Knoll of Douglass, and two sisters,
Pat Wallace of Wichita and Lucretia Cornelison of Douglass. (El Dorado Times, October 9, 1981)
FLOYD, JAMES
I.
James I. Floyd, 78, Rock, died yesterday at his home.
His service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Rock. Rev. Ben Finley and Rev. Dycus will officiate. Burial will be in Stalter Cemetery in Rock.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established with the Kansas Lung Association.
He was born Aug. 29, 1901 in Rock to John Riley
and Sarah Nichols Floyd. He married Harriett Browning July 31, 193 in Douglass. She survives. (El Dorado Times,
March 13, 1980)
FRY, DON M.
Don M. Fry, 52, of Dearborn, Mich., former Valley
manufacturer's representative for Traffic Center resident, Transport Engineering Inc., died Thursday.
Services were held Monday at the Downing and Lahey Downtown Mortuary in Wichita.
Survivors are his wife, Nell; a son, John of Dearborn,
two brothers, Jim of Piedmont and Phil of Ellinwood, four sisters, Mrs. Betty Tidwell of Caldwell, Mrs. Rosemary
Hughes of Towanda, Mrs. Florence Wallace and Mrs. Shirley Self, both of Wichita; his stepmother, Mrs. Ann Fry of
Valley Center. (Douglass Tribune, February 8, 1978)
GILLESPIE,
VINCENT ROBERT
Vincent Robert Gillespie, 16, Moline, brother of Stacy Lynn Fouts of Douglass, died Monday, Jan. 10, at his home.
The vigil is at 8:15 tonight at the Watt Funeral Home in Moline. His service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moline. Father Charles Harvey will officiate.
He was born May 11, 1966 in Wichita to Michael Robert and Izena Northcutt Gillespie.
He was a sophomore at Independence High School.
Other survivors include his father, Michael Gillespie
of Independence, his mother, Izena Gillespie of Cunningham; brothers, Michael Anthony Gillespie of Moline and Sheldon
Grant Gillespie of Cunningham. (El Dorado Times, January 12, 1983)
GIVENS,
VIRGINIA
Virginia Givens, 39, Wichita, daughter of Eleanor
Glenn of Douglass, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, from injuries she suffered when struck by vehicle in Wichita.
She was born Dec. 18, 1942 in Wichita to Tom and Eleanor Myers.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Rickey, Jean, Shannon;
daughters, Jackie, June, Janet and April Givens, addresses unknown; a brother, Tom Myers of Wichita and a sister,
Christine McLaughlin of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, November 9, 1982)
GOODMAN,
LAURETTA M.
Lauretta M. Goodman, 75, Wichita, sister of Verine Rymph of Douglass died Monday at Stafford Nursing Home in Wichita.
Her service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Meridian
Avenue Baptist Church. Rev. Melvin Carne will officiate and burial will be in the cemetery at Harper.
She was born May 27, 1906 in Harper to Edward and Anna Rowe Van Valkenburg.
She married Orville Goodman. He preceded her in death.
She was a retired salesperson at Hinkel's Inc.
Other survivors include a son, Gary Goodman of Wichita, and a brother, Earl Van Valkenburg of Long Beach, Calif.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary in Wichita is in charge
of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, June 3, 1981)
GREEN,
V. MAXINE
V. Maxine Green, 67, Wichita, mother of Beverly Barber of Douglass, died Saturday at her home.
Her service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the
Resthaven Mortuary. Robert Herndon will officiate and burial will be in the Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
She was born Sept. 7, 1915 in Miltonvale to Manley and Melena Sauvian Matson.
Other survivors include sons, Randy D. Green of
Wichita, Douglas B. Green of Post Falls, Idaho and Darrell L. Green of Stavanger, Norway, her parents, Melena and
Manley Metson of Clifton, sisters L. June Kaiser of Salina and Evelyn Rickey of Clearwater, Fla., eight grandchilcren
and a great-grandchild. (El Dorado Times, October 18, 1982)
GRUNDERMAN,
ELLA
Ella Grundeman, 58, Wichita, mother of Janet Neitzel of Douglass, died yesterday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
Her service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Grace Lutheran Church in Wichita. Rev. Thomas W. Schaefer will officiate. Burial will be in the Netawaka Cemetery in Holton at 2 p.m. Friday.
She was born Sept. 13, 1921 in Kansas to Ernest and Flora Bussell.
She married Wilmer W. Grundeman in 1942. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Wilmer G. Grundeman
of Wichita, three brothers, Ernie Bussell of Dearborn, Mich., Hoawrd Bussell, whose address is unavailable and
Dwight Bussell of Tulsa, Okla., two sisters, Geraldine Bontager of Kalamazoo, Mich., Bernice Reaser of Holton and
two grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, May 14, 1980)
HANCOCK,
KATIE MAE (MRS. R. D.)
Kaite Mae (Mrs. R. D.) Hancock, of Douglass, 74, died Sunday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Baptist Church, Wichita.
Survivors include her husband; a brother, George waters and a sister, Bertha Hamby both of Wichita, and two half brothers, Arthur Watson of Texarkana, Texas., and Richard Alexander of Oakland, Calif.
Jackson Mortuary Wichita has charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, May 12, 1980)
HARRIS,
ROBERT LEE
Robert Lee Harris, 79, Winfield, a retired carpenter, died Saturday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Miles Memorial Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; five sons, Richard of Clearwater, Irvin of Albuquerque, Donnie of Wellington, Robert and Charles, both of Douglass, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Hanna of Shiloh, Ga., and Mrs. Martha Good of Parsons; and three brothers, Arthur and Carrol of Burden and John of Dallas.
Memorials have been established with the Central
Baptist Church, Winfield, and the H. L. Snyder Research Foundation. (El Dorado Times, June 23, 1980)
HAY, LAWRENCE
Douglas Man Found Shot
A suspect was taken into custody overnight in the shooting death of a 35 year old Douglass man whose body was found in a farmhouse south of Douglass about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Butler County Sheriff Dave Willams said.
The body of Lawrence Hay was found by his girlfriend, Rebecca Laughlin, who Williams said lived with Hay. The suspect was being questioned, but Williams said he could not release a name because no charges have been filed in the case.
Williams said a "large-type" gun was
used to shoot Hay in the head. He said the weapon, which has yet to be recovered was "not a handgun."
No motive has been established in the shooting which Williams said would have had to have occurred sometime between
1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. He said the man was unemployed. (El Dorado Times, December 22, 1982)
HENSLEY,
LARRY D.
Larry D. Hensley, 41, Bothell, Wash., son of Grace L. Hensley and sister of Connie Coombes, both of Douglass, died Monday at Bothell.
His service was at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Greenland Funeral Home in Alderwood Manor, Wash.
He was born Dec. 21, 1940 in Wichita to Glenn and Grace L. Goodin Hensley.
He graduated from Douglass High School in 1958.
He married Jean Thomas in 1958 in Oklahoma. She survives.
He worked for the Boeing Military Aircraft Co., in Everett, Wash.
Other survivors include a son, Monte Hensley of
the home; a daughter, Elizabeth Tanner of Seattle, Wash., and a brother, Marvin Hensley of Valley Center. (El Dorado
Times, July 28, 1982)
HERTER,
JULE F.
Jule F. Herter, 69, Wichita, son of Fannie Belle Herter of Douglass died Thursday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
His service was at 10 a.m. today at Broadway Chapel. Rev. Samuel Widiger officiated and burial was in the Lakeview Gardens Mausoleum.
He was born May 27, 1911 in Deering to Albert John and Fannie Belle Cox Herter.
He married Dorothy Turner, June 11, 1950. She survives.
He was a supervisor of patient control at the Veteran's Administration Hospital.
Other survivors include a son, Ronald Jule Herter
of Wichita, and two grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, January 19, 1981)
HESS, ZADA
Zada Hess, 82, Douglass, died Saturday at Colonial Manor nursing home in Douglass.
Her service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Scott will officiate and burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita.
She was born Nov. 14, 1899 in Council Grove to Robert James and Ella J. Clement Stewart.
She married Merwyn McIlvain Dec. 16, 1919 in Council
Grove. He preceded her in death in 1943. Later she married Benjamin Hess. He preceded her in death.
She was a member of the El Dorado First Baptist Church. She had lived in El Dorado before moving to Douglass three
years ago.
Survivors include three daughters, DeWeyne Gustafson,
of Douglass, LaVeda Graham of Bloomfield, N. M., and Wanda Elaine Smith of Douglass, a sister, Helen Figley of
Springfield, Ore.; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, May 1, 1982)
HOGAN,
WILLIAM R.
William R. Hogan, 64, Douglass, died Sept. 5 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita.
His service were at 10 a.m. today at the All Saints Catholic Church in Wichita. Msgr. H. N. Hertel officiated and burial was in Mount Olive Cemetery in Moline.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
He was born Oct. 19, 1917 in Moline to William and Margaret Green Hogan.
He was a retired Boeing Military Airplane Co., machinist.
He was a member of the Shrine.
Survivors include sons, Robert Hogan and Thomas
Hogan, both of Burlington; daughters, Lynda Coffman of Harrah, Okla, and Vickie McDaniel of Wichita; brothers,
Curtis of Butte, Mont. And Marion Hogan of Wichita and five grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 7, 1982)
HUGHES,
KUSIL H.
Kusil H. Hughes, 74, Chaflin, a retired carpenter, died Sunday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Cumberland cemetery, Douglass.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; a son, Jack of McLouth; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Weinhold of Valparaiso, Ind., a brother, Dick of Winfield and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Page of Wichita.
Memorials have been established with the Claflin ambulance fund and Claflin Masonic Lodge.
Smith Mortuary, Derby has charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, July 1, 1980)
HUMBOLT,
CLINTON J. DR.
Dr. Clinton J. Humbolt, 53, Garden City, son of Leota Humbolt and brother of Marlene McCluggage, both of Douglass died Wednesday at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.
His service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene in Garden City. Pastor Ray Hance will officiate and burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 2, 1927 in Mulvane to Homer and Leota Johnson Humbolt.
He married Arleta N. Hinshaw Dec. 26, 1948 in Haviland. She survives.
He was an ordained minister in the Friends Church. He pastured for 10 years including six years in Riverton. He was an instructor and taught the Bible at Friends Bible College in Haviland. He was a counselor at Dodge City High School. He was division director and instructor of social sciences at the Garden City Community College where he has served on the staff since 1968.
Other survivors include a son, Allen Humbolt of
Bartlesville, Okla; two daughters, Alicia Quint of Garden City and Celeste Humbolt of the home, and a brother,
Paul Humbolt of Mulvane. (El Dorado Times, February 26, 1981)
HUMBOLT,
LEOTA FERN
Leota Fern Humbolt, 89, Douglass, died Sunday at a Winfield nursing home.
Her service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Douglass Church of Christ. Gary Northam and Jerry Andrews will officiate and burial will be at the El Paso Cemetery in Derby.
She was born Feb. 21, 1893 in Benton County, Arkansas to Job and Hannah Chance Johnson.
She married Homer Humbolt July 4, 1915 in Douglass. He preceded her in death in 1957.
She was a member of the Rose Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Paul Humbolt of Mulvane, a daughter, Merlene McCluggage of Douglass, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge
of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, March 1, 1982)
HUTCHINSON,
FRANK LEONARD
Frank Leonard Hutchinson, 65, Wichita, father of Danny Hutchinson of Douglass, died Thursday at the Osteopathic Hospital in Wichita.
His service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Cochran Mortuary. Burial will be at the Kechi Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 8, 1915 in Seldon to Warren and Neva Moore Hutchinson.
He married June F. Danel June 15, 1940 in Joplin, Mo. She survives.
He was a retired roofer. He served in the military during World War II.
Survivors also include six other sons, Don Hutchinson,
Leonard Hutchinson, Garry Hutchinson and Frank Hutchinson, all of Council grove, Charles Ray Hutchinson of Glen
Elder, Allen Hutchinson of Wichita; daughters, Judy Blalock, Nancy and Karen Hutchinson all of Wichita, Mary Carroll
of Jewell; brother, Vernon Hutchinson of Conway, Mo., and 25 grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, May 29, 1981)
JACKLE,
EDWARD
Edward Jackle, 78, Douglas, died this morning at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
His service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church in Douglass. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass Christian Church Building Fund.
He was born Dec. 23, 1902 in Peoria, Ill.
He married Marguerite Dunn in Carthage, Mo.
He was a retired linotype operator for McCormick Armstrong Co., in Wichita before moving to Douglass six years ago. He was a member of the Douglass First Chrisitan Church and the Wichita Typographical Union.
Survivors include his wife, Marguerite of Douglass, a son, John Jackle of Douglass; a daughter, Betty Rousch of Joplin, Mo., two brothers, Bill Jackle of Springfield, Mo., and Dr. Frank Jackle of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Ida Forrester, Emma Mack and Elizabeth Yates, all of Springfield and five grandchildren.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, May 5, 1981)
JAMES, FAY
Fay James, 78, Douglass, retired Hinkel's Department store employee died Monday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Bethany United Methodist Church, Wichita.
Survivors include a son, Frank W. of Cedar Rarpids, Iowa; and a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Welshaar of Douglass.
A memorial has been established with Bethany United
Methodist Church bell choir. Broadway Mortuary has charge. (El Dorado Times, December 16, 1980)
JOHNSTON,
DOROTHY
Dorothy Johnston, 62, Wichita, sister of Elmettae Todd of Douglass, died Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
Her service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Resthaven Mortuary. Rev. Gordon Norris, Sr., will officiate and be at Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
She was born Nov. 30 burial will, 1917 to A. J. Mcquiston and Clara Helt McQuiston. She married Robert Johnston. He survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Fred Johnston
of Westphalia and Bobby Johnston of Erie; two daughters, Nancy Cox and Mary Sue Oswwald, both of Wichita, a brother,
Joseph McQuiston, Clifty, Ark.; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, March 17, 1980)
JONES,
CHARLES E. "SKEEZIX"
Charles E. "Skeezix" Jones, 57, Douglass, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., deskman, died Saturday. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Douglass United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorris; one son, Rex;
one daughter, Mrs. Sabra Knollenberg, both of Douglass; two brothers, Austin of Rose Hill, and Ivan of Wichita;
and four sisters, Mrs. Edna Davis of Douglass, Mrs. Erma Hentges of Dallas City, Ill., Mrs. Doris Blakey of Wichita
and Mrs. Thelma Doley of Palm Springs, Calif. (El Dorado Times, January 19, 1981)
JORDAN,
EVERETT
Everett Jordan, 78, Douglass, brother of Lorene Ellis of Augusta, died Sunday.
His service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ford-Wulf-Burns Colonial Chapel in Coffeyville.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
Other survivors include a daughter, Delphia Frisbie
of Grove, Okla.; brother, Fred Jordan of Wichita, and two other sisters, Iva Hensley of Wichita and Onie Wood of
Bernice, Okla. (El Dorado Times, April 26, 1982)
KUNKEL,
VERNA
Verna Kunkel, 89, of Rock, died Friday, Dec. 29 at the Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.
Services were held Saturday at the Rock United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Calkin officiating. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery at Winfield.
Mrs. Kunkel was born January 7, 1889 in Colfax, Illinois to Francis and Fanny Nesmith Starkey. She married Rolla
E. Kunkel on Sept. 23, 1908 in Winfield. He preceded her in death in 1942.
She was a member of the Rock Christian Church and the Rocky Royal Neighbors.
Survivors include two sons, Francis of Burden and
Marion of Douglass, five daughters. (El Dorado Times, 1979)
LANIER,
JESSIE HOMER
Jessie Homer Lanier, 86, rural Douglass, died Tuesday at Newton Memorial Hospital.
His service will be at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Douglass United Methodist Church. Rev. John Martin will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmont Cemetery southeast of Douglass.
A memorial has been established with the Kansas Arthritis Foundation.
He was born July 23, 1895 in Douglass to Othah and Anna M. Volkman.
He married Iva Adams Aug. 18, 1943 in Winfield. She survives.
He was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Douglass.
Other survivors include a son, Irvin Lanier, Arlington Heights, Ill.; two daughters, Ogal Harris of Udall and N orma Kunkel of Douglass; two stepdaughters, Hester Walley of Jacksonville, Texas and Lola Mae Hundley of Wichita; a brother, Emery Lanier of Winfield; a sister, Nellie Parry of Douglass; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge.
(El Dorado Times, April 15, 1982)
LEARNED,
CECIL E.
Cecil E. Learned, 80, Afton, Okla., brother of Bonnie Haynes of Douglass died Tuesday.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Mulvane Cemetery.
Other survivors include his wife, Lottie Learned of the home.
Senter-Smith Mortuary of Mulvane is in charge of
arrangements. (El Dorado Times, September 30, 1982)
LEVERING,
ALLEN R.
Allen R. Levering, 91, Douglass, died there Thursday.
His service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Douglass United Methodist Church. Rev. John Martin will officiate. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Benton, Kan., cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church.
He was born March 4, 1891 in Benton to Benton and Emeline Melick Levering.
He married Faye Leedom in Augusta Sept. 26, 1923. She survives.
He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Douglass United Methodist Church.
Other survivors include a son, Hoy Levering of
Douglass; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, July 2, 1982)
LEWIS,
LESTER L.
Lester L. Lewis, 81, Arkansas City, a retired teacher died Wednesday. Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the First Southern Baptist Church, Arkansas City and at 3 p.m. today at the Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, Okla.
Survivors include his wife, Vesta; two sons, Donald G. of Douglass and James F of Wilburton, Okla; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Bond and Mrs. Lyle Warren, both of Arkansas City and Mrs. Alma Graber of Pretty Prairie.
Grant Elder Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
(El Dorado Times, June 27, 1980)
LEWIS, MARY
S.
Mary S. Lewis, 79, Wilmont, mother of Katherine Taylor of Douglass died Sunday at a Winfield hospital.
Her service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Miles Memorial Chapel in Winfield. Rev. Karl Magnusson will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Wilmot Christian Church and the Grandview Methodist Church. Contributions may be sent to the Miles Funeral Home, Box 720, Winfield, Kansas 67156.
She was born Dec. 20, 1900 near Oklahoma City, Okla., to Albert and Ada Stuber.
She was a member of the Wilmot Christian Church and an affiliated member of the Grandview Methodist Church, DAR Cowley County Cowbelles, the Grandview EHU and the Wilmot Community Bible Study Group.
Survivors include three sons, Walter Lewis, Dee Lewis, and Alan Lewis, all of Winfield; two other daughters, Betty Bourn of Winfield and Marjorie Able of Wichita, a brother, Paul Stuber of Wilmot, a sister, Louis Marshall of Oklahoma City, Okla., nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, March 17, 1980)
Paul Allen Luper, 64, of Augusta, a retired Mobil Oil Corporation employee died Thursday.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta.
Survivors are his wife, Opal Mae; a son, Keith
of Augusta, a brother, Gus of Arkansas City, and three sisters, Mrs. Lorene Thompson of Arkansas City, Mrs. Bertha
Neal and Mrs. Annie Morris both of Springdale, Ark. (El Dorado Times, February 2, 1979)
MARTIN,
OMER D.
Omer D. Martin, 83, of rural Douglass, a former owner of the Martin Bros. Motor Co. of Augusta, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
He was born March 19, 1898 at Paris, Ark. He was married to Dellena Primm on Dec. 31, 1918. He owned and operated the Dodge car and truck agency in Augusta from 1929 until his retirement in January of 1981. He also owned and operated Dodge automobile agencies in El Dorado and in Arkansas City for a number of years.
Survivors include two daughters, Vivian Chalfant of Oklahoma City and Marie cornell of Clinton, Okla; three brothers, Elmer and Ernest Martin, both of El Dorado and Aubrey Martin of Augusta and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, an infant
son, four brothers and two sisters. (El Dorado Times, November 30, 1981)
MASTERS,
PATRICK G.
Man is Fatally Stabbed at Rest Area
A suspect is being sought in the stabbing death
of an Arkansas City man at a roadside park along U.S. 77 at the south of Douglass Wednesday afternoon.
The victim is identified as Patrick G. Masters, 31.
The suspect is described as being a white man in his mid-20's with neck length dark wavy hair, a beard, and possibly a moustache.
He is about six feet tall and descriptions of his build have ranged from slender to stocky.
He reportedly left the scene on U.S. 77 driving a late model two tone blue (possibly blue with a black top) vehicle while was described as "dirty and beat up looking." Butler County Undersheriff Ron Peters said.
The public's assistance is being sought in finding the suspect. Anyone with information about him or who may have seen him around the area is asked to call the sheriff's office.
The stabbing is believed to have taken place between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. The victim had been stabbed numerous times, Peters said. No motive has been determined.
The victim's body was found slumped in a late model Buick Rivera. He was found around 3:45 p.m. by Wes Castor, a Douglass High School sophomore, and other Douglass students who had gone to the park after school.
The students are believed to have seen the suspect, according to information from Sam Davis a member of the police department in Douglass.
Davis arrived on the scene shortly after "Harold reached inside the car and felt of his pulse and said he was dead." Davis said.
Apparently the victim was stabbed in the men's rest room and managed to make his way back to his car where he died. Bloodstains were found on three walls and floor of the rest room as well as on the inside and outside of the rest room door and on the entryway walls and floors.
He apparently walked through a grassy area to the car, where a large amount of blood was found on the pavement by the door on the driver's side.
There was blood down the driver's side of the outside of the car and on the pavement. The rest room was bloody as the dickens, Davis said.
Sheriff's officers were called to the scene at 3:49 p.m. and stayed there about four hours, combing the area for evidence. Highway Patrol Officers assisted at the scene and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has been called in to help in the continuing investigation. (El Dorado Times, March 1, 1979)
Olive M. McCoy, 73, Wellington, grandmother f Cathy Calkin, Douglass, died Sunday at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Services were at 10:30 this morning at the First
Methodist Church in Wellington Rev. Gerald Martin officiated and burial was in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery there.
She was born Sept. 25, 1905 in Yukon, Okla., to Edward and Nellie Zoll Babcock. She married Fred McCoy June 1,
1928 in Wellington.
She was a retired city librarian with membership in the Cosmos Club, EHU and the Eastern Star.
Survivors include the husband, Fred McCoy, of the
home; sons, Fred Elwin McCoy, Fair Oaks, Calif., Kenneth McCoy, Huntsville, Ala.; daughters, Marcelyn Deets, Beloit
and Rosalee Shoffner, Spearville. (El Dorado Times, May 9, 1979)
McGREGOR,
BERNETTA L.
Atlanta Resident Dies
Berneta L. McGregor, 81, of Atlanta, died Saturday at a Douglass nursing home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Miles Mortuary Chapel, Burden. Burial will be in the Atlanta Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 20, 1899, at Harrisonville, Mo., the daughter of Oscar E. and Hattie E. Bloom. She was married to Carl Strauhs. He preceded her in death. She later married George McGregor in Eureka. He also preceded her in death.
She was a homemake and restaurant operator. She belonged to the Christian Church and the Rebekah Lodge.
Survivors include three sons, George and Eddie Strauhs, of Douglass and Eugene of Blackwell, Okla., one daughter, Mrs. Pauline Jamison, Atlanta; one brother, Jim Bloom, Leon; three sisters, Mrs. Cora Need, Atlanta, Mrs. Marie Wholford, Severy, and Mrs. Hattie Bidwell, Wichita; five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, March 23, 1981)
Eva L. Murray, 86, Douglass, sister of Mrs. Mae Smith of that town, died Tuesday. She was a retired legal secretary and former resident of Wichita.
Besides her sister in Douglass, she is survived
by daughters Mrs. Lillian Miller of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Frances Wright of Newton, brother C. Findley Parker of
Hays.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, Okla. (El Dorado Times, August 1979)
RICHARDSON, GEORGE H.
George H. Richardson, 74, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson of Douglass, Ks., died Monday, June 6.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 9, at Salina, Ks.
Born April 12, 1903 Richardson was born and reared in Douglass. He worked as a pumper in the Kansas oil fields all of his life. He was married to Alberta Slope Bennett, who preceded him in death in 1970.
Survivors are a son, George Jr., of Salina, a stepdaughter, Evelyn Barrus, of Assari, Ca., three sisters, Gertrude Metsker, of Rose Hill, Bessie Kay of Topeka, and Emmalou Wentworth, of Pasadena, Ca.
A sister and a brother preceded him in death. (El Dorado Times, June 1977)
Eleanor N. Stahl, 51, Newton, sister of Clarence Rose of Douglass, died April 28 at Axtell Christian Hospital in Newton.
Her service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Newton. Rev. Fred H. Spinder will officiate and burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
She was born June 22, 1930 in Newton to Len and Rosella Kauth Rose.
She married Carl Stahl, Oct. 8, 1954 in Newton. He survives.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Newton.
Survivors include three other brothers, Alvin Rose of Seattle, Wash., Carlton Rose of Newton and James W. Rose of Milwaukee, wis.; a sister, Lois I. Behymer of Sunnyvale, Calif.
A son, Larry Stahl, preceded her in death in 1978.
Peterson Funeral Home is in charge. (El Dorado
Times, April 29, 1982)
TEAGUE,
WALTER
Walter Teague, 88, of Douglass Dies
Walter Teague, 88, of Douglass, a retired farmer, died Tuesday.
Services were to have been held today at the Douglass Cemetery.
He is survived by a son, Neville, address unknown. (El Dorado Times, August 10, 1977)
With the death Saturday of Winnie West, 80, 509 School, another era of history has passed.
Her parents Alfred Wesley and Molly Tongate Jackson were early settlers of Harteman County, Texas.
Winnie was born Oct. 17, 1898 in Chillicothe, Texas. She took on her parents; pioneering spirit in her youth. Winnie earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. She took on her parents pioneering spirit in her youth. Winnie earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas during a time when few women desired advanced schooling.
She came to Augusta in 1925 to serve as an editor of the Augusta Daily Gazette. In Augusta she met a young man who was later to become her companion for 53 years.
She married John West April 14, 1926 in Chillicothe, Texas.
The Wests lived in Wichita Falls, Texas while Winnie worked on the Wichita Falls Record News. They later moved to California where she worked on the Redwood City Tribune.
During the 1940s they returned to Texas where they purchased a rubber stamp company.
The Wests returned to Augusta in December of 1962 and Winnie took an active part in the Sorosis Club.
They purchased what later became the West Apartments, Fifth and School. The apartments were recently sold.
Winnie became a resident of Walnut Valley Manor Nursing Home in February. She died there May 12.
One of the memberships she maintained over the years was her affiliation with the Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California.
Survivors include her husband John West, Augusta, a daughter, Maria Negri, Borgomanero, Italy; brother, Joe S. Jackson, Petersburg, Texas; sister, Helen Sone, Fort Worth, Texas, nieces, Elaine Jackson, Donnelly, Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Bill Campaigne, Pampa, Texas.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday, May 14, at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Rev Burl Allison Jr. officiated and burial was in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Gale Bogard, Bill Campaigne, Noah Morris, Neal Parrish, Charles Pooler and John Mercer.
She was buried next to John C. West her husband's
grandfather who died in 1888. (El Dorado Times, May 17, 1979)
YOUNG, CECIL
J. "DEAK"
Cecil J. "Deak" Young, 74, of Cassoday, died Sunday morning at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Services were to be held Wednesday at the Cassoday United Methodist Church with burial in the Cassoday Cemetery.
Mr. Young was born Oct. 1, 1903 in Cassoday the son of Joseph and May Coffelt Young. He had lived in this area all of his life. He was a retired ranchers.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Alice M. Souder of Portland, Ore; four brothers, Frank W. and J. A. both of Cassoday, A. J. of Eureka and Howard C. of Vallejo, Calif., and several nieces and nephews.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
(Douglass Tribune, February 8, 1978)
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