Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Arnold, Charles W. Sr., 85, of Tonkawa, Okla.,
former Towanda resident, retired Boeing Wichita millwright, died Friday, Dec. 5, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Palmyra Baptist Church, rural Benton.
Survivors: sons, Charles Jr. of El Dorado, Don of Towanda; daughters, Kathy Sparks of Las Vegas, Reta Cundiff of
Tonkawa; brothers, Marion of Wichita, Roy of Kaw City, Okla.; sisters, Edna Wright of Rogers, Ark., Evelyn Clark
of Wichita; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established
March of Dimes. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Dec 1997)
ARNOLD, CHARLES WILLIAM, JR. "BILLY'
Arnold, Charles William Jr. "Billy,"
50, retired Arnold Oil Well Service owner and operator, died Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Carlson
Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, William; daughter, Audra Arnold both of El Dorado; brother, Don of Towanda; sisters, Reta Cundiff
of Towanda, Kathy Sparks of Las Vegas; two grandchildren. Memorial established with Hospice Care of Kansas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 2002)
Arnold, Marion S., 81, formerly of Benton,
retired farmer and Boeing Wichita sheet metal employee, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001. Service 1 p.m. Friday,
Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: stepson, Robert Smith of Derby; stepdaughter, Betty Watson of Wichita; brother, Roy of Kaw City, Okla.;
sisters, Edna Wright of Bentonville, Ark., Evelyn Clark of Wichita. Memorial established with Kansas Veterans Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 March 2001)
VELMA ESTELLA BACHELDER, 70, of Benton, homemaker, died Thursday, July 6, 1989.
Service 10:30 a.m. today, Palmyra Baptist Church.
Survivors: brother, Verle of Yates Center; half brother, Max Whitson of Benton. Memorial has been established with
Palmyra Baptist Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 July 1989)
Baird, Betty Juanita, 76, of Eldon, Mo., formerly of Wichita, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 near Harrisonville, Mo. as a result of an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 at the Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton, Kan., with burial in the Union Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at the church. Family suggests contributions to the Mid Day Optimist Club and may be sent to the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, 314 West Jefferson, Clinton, Mo. 64735.
Betty was born Jan. 6, 1930 in Wichita, Kan. She married Robert Ervin Baird on March 14, 1951 in Bentonville, Ark. She was a bookkeeper all her life. She loved boating, fishing, sewing and bowling. She was charter member of the Mid Day Optimist Club, Clinton, an active member of the Women's Bowling Association and a member of the Red Hat Bowlers Society in Clinton. She loved to travel and was a friend to many.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert
on Jan. 13, 2005; one daughter, Judy Katherine Rollins; two brothers and one sister. She is survived by one son,
Robert Baird of Camdenton, Mo.; three daughters, Glenda C. DeGraffenried of Eldon, Mo., Robin Annelle Stott of
Creighton, Mo., and Lana Louise Baird of Garden City, Mo., as well as 6 grandchildren, 5 stepgrandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren
and 6 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/18/2006.
Baird, Robert "Bob," 79, of Eldon, MO, former Wichita business owner, died
Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005. Service 12 noon Monday; visitation 11 to noon both at Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton.
Survivors: wife, Betty; son, Robert Dean; daughters, Glenda C., Robin Annelle, Lana Louise; sisters, Edith Joy,
Evelyn Darlene; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton.
Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/15/2005.
Blanck, Sonda L., 59, dietary supervisor with Charter Hospital, died
Friday, May 2, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Wichita.
Survivors: son, Raymond Griffin of Osawatomie; daughters, Joanne Gilliland of Wichita, Vickie Becker of Minneola;
seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 May 1997)
AUSTIN WAYNE CASSITY, infant son of Tony Wayne and Rebecca Gayvon Cassity
of Benton, died Monday, Aug. 28, 1989. Private family service.
Other survivors: brother, Justin Wayne, sister, Jennifer Dawn, both at home; grandparents, Melvin and Edna Cassity,
Pastor Harlen and Norma Brake, all of Wichita; great-grandparents, Loren and Gladys Berryman of Sallisaw, Okla.,
George and Ardith Muir of Lincoln, Ark. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Sept 1989)
Elliott, Robert M. "Bob," 56, of Montrose, Colo., formerly of Benton, died Saturday,
Oct. 8, 1994. Services have been held.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; son, Bob, daughter, Valerie, both of the home; brothers, Larry of Kansas City, Mo., Dick
of Wichita. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Oct 1994)
AUGUSTA - Elliston, Beulah Mae (Burns), 89,
retired Boeing small parts assembler, died Dec. 12, 2006. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Thursday, with family present from
5-7 p.m., Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home; service 2 p.m. Friday, Lakecrest Bible Baptist Church, 1709 Socony, Augusta
67010. Preceded in death by parents, Charles William and Jessie Mae (Soward) Burns; husband, Tyrus E.; son, Joseph
Burns Elliston; 10 siblings; granddaughter, Arlene Frances Lewis.
Survivors: sons, Tyrus Jr. of Peabody, John of Wichita; daughter, Delores Alcorn of Osawatomie, Sheri Wilson of
McPherson; 8 grandchildren; 13 great-gr andchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Memorials to Lakecrest Bible
Baptist Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/14/2006.
GARLICK, LOUISE G.
LOUISE G. GARLICK, 82, of 4117 Menlo, homemaker, died Monday, December 22, 1986. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday, Downing
& Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Duane R. of El Dorado; brother, Charles Garrison of Denver; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 1986)
Donald Lee Griggs, 58, of Portsmouth, Va.,
formerly of Wichita and El Dorado, machinist, died Thursday, May 24, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral
Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Peggy; son, Russell of Portsmouth; daughter, Michele Leigh Pehrson of Pocatello, Idaho; brother,
Raymond Jr. of Leon; sister, Joyce Crumrine of Wichita; seven grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 May 1990)
Hays, John Francis, 80, retired Air Force civilian
consultant, died Sunday, July 28, 2002. Visitation with family 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, All Faiths Funeral Services;
service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Union Cemetery, Benton.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; sons, John Hays Jr. of Seattle, Christopher Hays of Calif., Brian Larson of Wichita;
daughter, Jeanne Hays of Seattle, Dawn Valenzuela of Wichita; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 July 2002)
NEWTON _ Grace M. Lewis, 95, died Jan. 3, 1991,
at Bethel Home, Newton.
She was born Feb. 28, 1895, in Rooks County, the daughter of Charles and Lydia Miller. A resident of Newton for
many years, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of the First Church of God, Newton.
On Dec. 5, 1917, she married Ernest Lewis in Butler County. He died in 1973.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mary Cole, Newton, and Thelma Klassen, Inman; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Church of God, Newton, with the Rev. William Scott presiding.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Petersens' Funeral Home, Newton. Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, rural Benton.
Memorials may be sent to the church building fund or to Wheatland Homes, both in care of the funeral home.
(Hutchinson News ~ 5 Jan 1991)
Ina Oleta Lewis, 77, homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 1989. Service
2 p.m. today, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Virgil Jr. of Burns; daughters, Roma Becker of Peabody, Zeola Langenegger of Burns; half sister,
Esther Wyckoff of Ashland, Ore.; eight grandchildrn; nine great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with the American Heart Assocation and Gideons International. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Oct 1989)
McHone, Anna Mae, 90, retired Cudahy Meat Packing employee and Boeing
Wichita employee, died Monday Dec. 6, 1999. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday; service 1 p.m. Friday, both at Dunsford
Chapel.
Survivors: nephew, Hugh McHone of Augusta; nieces, Doris Bowers of Cleburne, Texas, Betty Bonner of Yuba City,
Calif. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Dec 1999)
BENTON - Meyersick, Everett, 91, farmer, died
Thursday, March 31, 2005. Service 10:30 A.M., Monday, Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton, KS.
Survivors: wife, Imogene of Benton; daughter, Glenda Culver of Wichita; son and daughter-in-law, John and Debbie
Meyersick of Benton; sisters, Irene Meyersick and Evelyn Hellums both of Wichita and Regina Bair of Camdenton,
MO; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by son, Everett Glen Meyersick, Jr., brothers, Virgil
"Shorty" Meyersick and Herbert Meyersick. A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice,
313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. www.downingandlahey.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/2/2005 - 4/3/2005.
BENTON - Meyersick, Imogene, 87, homemaker,
died Wednesday, June 1, 2005. Service 10:00 A.M., Monday, Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton, KS. Preceded in death
by husband, Everett, son, Everett Glenn Meyersick, Jr., brothers, Robert J. and Walter Junior and sisters, Maxine
and Shirley.
Survivors: daughter, Glenda Culver of Wichita; son and daughter-in-law, John and Debbie Meyersick of Benton; sister,
Verda Barndt of El Dorado, KS and Lavona Anderson of Texas; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202 and Palmyra Baptist
Church, 1094 N. W. Butler Rd., Benton, KS, 67017. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to www.downingandlahey.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/3/2005 - 6/5/2005.
Meyersick, Virgil "Shorty," 86, farmer and stockman, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001.
Service 3:30 p.m. today, Palmyra Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Fay; sons, Darryl of Benton, Ray of Littleton, Colo.; brother, Everett of Benton; sisters, Irene
Meyersick, Evelyn Hellums both of Wichita, Regina Bair of Camdenton, Mo.; four grandchildren. Memorial establis
hed with Palmyra Baptist Church. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Aug 2001)
WHITEWATER - Duane L. Phipps, 74, retired metal
urginist, died Saturday (Sept. 23, 2006) at his home in Newton.
He was born on Oct. 3, 1931, to W.B. and Faye (Lewis) Phipps in Newton. He married Audrey Weldy on Sept. 30, 1972.
She survives of Newton.
He graduated from Newton High School.
Other survivors include: a son, Steven Phipps of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Wynn Phipps of Concordia; a sister,
Jacquelyn Phipps Porter of Newton; and two grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Union Cemetery in rural Benton.
(Newton Kansan ~ 25 Sept 2006)
Phipps, Faye, 94, retired Kansas Christian Home cook, died Wednesday, June 14, 1995. Service 10
a.m. Saturday, Petersen Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, Duane of Peabody, Wynn of Concordia; daughter, Jacquelyn Porter of Newton; brother, Clifford Lewis
of El Dorado; sister, Golda Brooks of De Ridder, La.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with St. Luke Presbyterian Church building fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 June 1995)
Pierce, Max L., 57, state of Kansas employee consultant, died Friday, Feb. 18, 1994. Service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, First United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Joni; sons, Max L. Pierce II of Augusta, Thomas of El Dorado; daughters, Christa R. Cave of Augusta,
Stephanie E. Pierce, Anneliese Pretz, both of Wichita, Heddy C. Pierce of El Dorado; mother, Thelma of Augusta;
brother, George of Germantown, Md.; sister, Joyce Daniel of Augusta; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Victory in the Valley of Wichita. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Feb 1994)
WICHITA UNIONIST IS DEAD THOMAS PIERCE LED MACHINISTS
Union leader Thomas E. Pierce, who labored
for years with passion and intelligence and humor to make life better for workers, is dead at 53.
''He was always thinking of the future," said Pat Lehman, who worked with Mr. Pierce for 20 years in union
and political activities.
"His loss is going to be felt throughout the community and especially by those who never knew him but who
are benefitting today from some of the ideas he had, some of the programs he planned, some of the work he did."
Mr. Pierce, past president of the Kansas AFL-CIO and longtime machinists union activist, died Saturday. The service
will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Union Cemetery in Benton.
Mr. Pierce served two terms as president of the state federation of labor. He was twice elected president of the
Wichita AFL-CIO.
Born in Belle Plaine on June 18, 1932, Mr. Pierce graduated from Augusta High School in 1950. He attended Wichita
University. He served for four years in the Air Force, including a stint in Korea.
In 1956, he went to work for Beech as a brake operator. He worked the rest of his life for the aircraft manufacturer
and for the International Association of Machinists, District 70.
He served the union as a shop steward, organizer, business agent, contract negotiator and elected official. In
1976, he was elected district secretary-treasurer, a post he held until his death.
Friends say he was both a dedicated activist and a kind and funny friend. ''He was just one of those persons you
felt very comfortable with," said Ruth Hicklin, a colleague since 1956. "He'll be missed, believe me,
he'll be missed. There will be a void."
''I don't think in his heart he ever left the shop floor," said Lehman. "His whole life was spent trying
to give the average working person the opportunity to have a decent life."
Lehman said Mr. Pierce was as generous with his own money as he was tight with union dues. He often gave laid-off
workers money for gas or rent. "His entire wardrobe consisted of Banlon short-sleeve shirts, slacks and union
windbreakers," she said.
''And he was fun."
Mr. Pierce is survived by his wife, Judy; a daughter, Deborah Quade of Wichita; a step-daughter, Pandora Cameron
of Wichita; his mother, Thelma Pierce of Augusta; brothers Max of El Dorado and George of Oklahoma City; sisters
Joan Watts of Wichita and Joyce Daniels of Augusta; and two grandchildren.
A memorial has been established at the trust department of Bank IV- Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 May 1986)
Whitson, Catherine M. "Kay", 80, formerly of Benton, homemaker and former Eleventh
Frame waitress, died Tuesday, April 10, 2001. Rosary 7 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Downing &
Lahey Mortuary East.
Preceded in death by husband, Walter J.; daughter, Cheryl Elaine Whitson; sisters, Pauline Austin, Marjorie Zanotti;
brothers, Pete Pleshe, Louis Pleshe; grandchildren, Julie and Jacob Whitson.
Survivors: sons, Bill of Towanda, Randy of Benton; daughters, Darlene Main, Judy Pierce both of Wichita; brother,
Ted Pleshe; sister, Joann Schmuck both of Springfield, Ill.; grandchildren, Lisa Main, Pandora Adams, Danica Whitson,
Amber Whitson, Nickolas Whitson, Josh Whitson, Jordon Whitson; great-gr andchildren, Piper KayAnn Adams, Gabriel
Bolden, Drew Bolden. Memorial established with American Diabetes Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Wilson, Virginia Rose OGinnyO (Bryant), 48, Pepsi Bottling Co. administ rator, died Saturday, April 7, 2001 as
a result of an airplane accident. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Fairmount United Church of Christ, Wichita;
additional memorial service to be held in Lawrence, Kan., date pending.
Survivors: sons, Roger OEddyO Raybern; daughter, Tammy Jo Haring both of Wichita; father, Kenneth Bryant Sr. of
Eudora; mother, Mary C. Eubank; brother, Kenneth Bryant Jr., along with several other half-siblings; surviving
grandchildren, Amber Raybern, Matthew Griffith, Getty Raybern, Haylee Haring, Rachael Raybern; ex-husband, Virgil
Wilson of Leon; many friends and co-worke rs. Memorial established with the family in c/o Tammy Jo Haring, Fairmount
United Church of Christ. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 April 2001)
Whitson, Mary Lydia, 89, former Wheatstate Manor Nursing Home employee,
died Tuesday, June 25, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Swiss Church, 125 S. Oak, Whitewater.
Preceded in death by husband, Jess; parents, Alfred and Lena Duvanel; brothers, Henry, Fred and Carl Duvanel and
sister, Susan Wuthrich.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Connie of Derby; daughter and son-in-law, Inez and Earl Taylor of
rural Benton; grandchildren and spouses, Marcia and Steve Crawford, Cheryl and Thomas Etheredge all of rural Benton,
Clayton of Pittsburg, Malena of Granby, Colo., Marcy of Derby; great-grandchild, Emily Etheredge of Benton; many
nephews and nieces. Memorial s established with Swiss Church of Whitewater and Palmyra Baptist Church of Benton.
Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 June 2002)
Yassanye, Roberta Jo, 47, died Monday, November 28, 2005. Service 1:00 P.M.,
Friday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Survivors: daughter, Jenna Hammond of Wichita; father and step-mother, Duane and Dorothy Garlick of Wichita. Preceded
in death by step-father, Billy Carter, I. Survived also by mother, Joyce Carter of Spring Hill, FL; brothers, Tony,
Robert, Eric, Todd Garlick, Billy Carter II, and Boyd and Trish Carter; sister, Gina and Jim Lawless of Wichita;
2 step-brothers; 2 step-sisters; 2 nephew; 4 nieces; 1 great-niece; caregiver, Clarence Suchy. Tributes may be
sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/30/2005.
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