BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS MILITARY

KNOWN BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS VETERANS *If your relative (ancestor) lived in Butler County, Kansas and you want their name added below, please submit info to Peggy Thompson (pegsue59@cox.net) This is a work in progress! SURNAMES ~ B ~ NAME RANK WAR BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE CEMETERY PICTURE OF HEADSTONE Bachel, Moses Co F 162nd Ohio Inf.       Elmwood Cemetery   Badwey, Victor W. Jr. Ks Cpl USMC Vietnam September 25, 1950 February 21, 1970 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bailey, Charles A. US Army WWII January 22, 1917 August 27, 1986 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bailey, F. Eugene Cpl USMC Korea 1935 August 12, 1976 Elmwood Cemetery   Bain, John   WWI 1889 1980 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Baird, Howard F. Ca Cpl Eng Bn WWII February 1, 1905 October 27, 1962 Union Cemetery   Baker, Arthur Eldon Pfc US Army WWII April 27, 1924 August 22, 1987 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Baker, Byron R. Sr. M/Sgt US Army WWI 1897 1971 Augusta Cemetery   Baker, Charles Co H 196th Ohio Inf.   July 2, 1832 May 9, 1907 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Baker, Dale G. S/Sgt USAF Korea August 3, 1930 January 8, 1978 Towanda Cemetery   Baker, Ercel W.   WWII 1925   Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   Baker, Leland Elwood Ks S/1 USNF WWI September 23, 1919 January 3, 1963 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Baker, Marvin S.     1892   Latham Cemetery   Baker, Raymond Leo Ks Cpl 164 Dep Brg WWI May 21, 1898 September 10, 1955 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Baldwin, Frank H. Ks Pvt Inf Bn WWII February 21, 1907 March 30, 1945 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   OBIT: The body of Pvt. Frank H. Baldwin, Wichita, a former El Doradoan who was killed in Germany on March 30, 1945, will be returned to El Dorado for funeral services and burial. Graveside rites will be Wednesday at Sunset Lawns Cemetery with Rev. William F. Keucher, pastor of the First Baptist Church in charge. The body will be brought to the Arnold-Kirby Funeral Home Tuesday night. The procession will leave the funeral home at 3:15 o'clock and services at the cemetery are scheduled to begin at 3:30. Military honors will be conferred by members of the American Legion and veterans of Foreign Wars. The Gold Star Mothers organization will attend in a group. Private Baldwin who was born on Feb. 21, 1907 a Miami, Okla., lived in El Dorado 15 years where he was graduated from high school. A member of the First Baptist church here, he was sent overseas in 1944 and served in an armored division. Private Baldwin who had been a resident of Wichita for 10 years was married at that place to Edoline Herndon on August 10, 1944 and the widow survives. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Beulah Baldwin, 401 North Main and three sisters, Mrs. Opal Place, El Dorado, Mrs. Eva Kenney, Wichita and Mrs. Ed Vickers, Lyons. (El Dorado Times, Monday, April 25, 1949) Ball, Pleas G. Mo Sgt 2nd US Inf.   May 7, 1880 May 14, 1931 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bally, Ralph Pfc 329 Eng Bn WWII April 13, 1917 September 11, 1955 Andover Cemetery   Bally, Richard Earl KS Cpl Inf WWII July 22, 1918 May 9, 1970 Andover Cemetery   Bandy, Claude L. US Army WWII March 3, 1906 April 5, 1979 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Banfill, L. R. Co G 27th Il Inf       Douglass Cemetery   Banks, Harlan Henry US Navy WWII & Korea December 21, 1925 April 15, 1987 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Banks, Jacob     July 17, 1841 July 17, 1875 Blankenship Cemetery   Bankston, Charlie W.     March 9, 1893 September 18, 1967 Augusta Cemetery   OBIT: Augusta, Kan. - Charles W. Bankston, 74, retired oil field driller, died Monday. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dunsford Funearl Home. Born at Sallisaw, Okla., he came here in 1942, from Russell, Kan. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, American Legion and a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his widow, Hazel, two sons, Charles L., Wichita, Jack, Augusta; a brother, Amos, Oroville, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Slee, Oroville, and Mrs. Vergie Robinson, Pawhuska, Okla. (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, September 19, 1967) Bannon, Franklin Cpl Co C 11 Ind If Civil War     Richland Cemetery   Barber, Byrus L. S/Sgt Ks 134 Inf 35 Dv WWII 1900 February 2, 1944 Elmwood Cemetery   Bare, James P.     1844 1925 Cumberland Cemetery   Bare, Warren Wayne S/Sgt US Army WWII May 31, 1920 September 22, 1982 Douglass Cemetery   Barker, Ralph E. "Jack"   WWII 1919 1979 Friends Cemetery   Barkus, Thomas E.     December 26,1 940 August 8, 1981 Latham Cemetery   Barlow, Noah L. PFC Train Bn WWII November 7,1 907 May 20, 1963 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Barlow, Ralph B. Tec/5 US Army WWII April 30, 1910 February 19, 1978 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Barnes, Owen Co B 77th Oh Vol   November 13, 1822 April 7, 1899 Douglass Cemetery   Barnes, William Co B 97th Ohio Inf   March 25, 1836 February 27, 1921 Bella Vista Cemetery   Barnt, Lavern L.     1926   Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   Barr, Robert Dean Cpl USMC WWII September 26, 1925 June 17, 1991 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Barrett, Wilbur Clayton   Pearl Harbor April 9, 1915 December 7, 1941 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bartholomew, Roy C. US Navy WWII January 3,1 915 April 12, 1977 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bartholow, Paul V. Sgt US Army WWI 1899 1969 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Batdorf, Stanley A. PFC 334th Inf 84 Div   October 31, 1924 November 25, 1945 Elmwood Cemetery   Bates, Clarence Dean Sgt US Army WWI January 31, 1892 April 2, 1970 Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   Bates, Eugene Edgar US Army - rec'd Purple Heart WWII March 28, 1924 September 21, 1998 Rose Hill Cemetery   OBIT: News has been received here of the death of E. E. Bates, aged 73 years, a former resident of the Rosalia Community, at Ponca City, Okla., on January 19. he met death when the automobile he was driving and a freight train collided. Mr. Bates left Rosalia about thirty years ago. He was engaged in the grocery business at that place for some time and was a section foreman. He had resided at Ponca City for about twenty years, where he was engaged in the real estate business. He is survived by his widow and a son, Frank, who lives at Yuma, Ariz. (El Dorado Times, September 21, 1998) Bates, Ronald H. ATW USNR   1943 1968 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Batterson, John Co H 7 IA Inf   May 3, 1835 November 7, 1914 Douglass Cemetery   Bauman, George M. Co B Sgt 1st Pa Res   March 21, 1837 June 22, 1893 Bella Vista Cemetery   Bauman, James R. Sgt Mn Regt. Spanish American War April 20, 1874 January 8, 1963 Bella Vista Cemetery   OBIT: James R. Bauman, 88, of Wichita, died Tuesday afternoon in Veterans Hospital. He was born April 20, 1874 in El Dorado. He was a retired machinist and a veteran of the Spanish American War. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Sadie L. Clawson, Pittsburgh, Pa. DeVorss-Gard Mortuary has charge of funeral arrangements. (El Dorado Times - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1963) Beal, Edward Lee AMS3 US Navy Vietnam August 27, 1949 April 12, 1970 Augusta Cemetery   Beaman, Floyd Robert US Army   March 19, 1939 February 6, 1987 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bean, William Hardy Pvt 164 Depot Bn WWI November 20, 1896 December 23, 1967 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   OBIT: Services for William H. Bean, 71, a retired sheet metal worker who died Saturday, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kirby Funeral Home. Born at Holton, Kan., he came here in 1952. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his widow, Fannie, a son, H. F., Dallas, Tex.; a stepson, Calvin Henderson, Tulsa, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Bud Kerr, Oskaloosa, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Lola Miller, Burlingame, Kan. (Wichita Eagle, Dec. 26, 1967) Bean, William H. Maj. Chief Commissary Officer     March 24, 1904     OBIT: Omaha, March 18, Major William H. Bean, USA committed suicide here yesterday by shooting. He had been ordered to the Philippines. He had his trunks packed and taken to the depot. Immediately afterward he had asked his wife to play on the piano. While she was playing he put an army revolver to his right temple and fired. He died almost immediately. Major Bean was 50 years old. He had been Chief Commissary Officer at the headquarters of the Department of Missouri for 2 years. At Army Headquarters it was stated that he had been suffering from stomach and nervous disease. (Walnut Valley Times, Mar. 25, 1904, Vol. XXXV, No. 10, transcribed by Peg Thompson) Beardslee, Allan L. KS T/Sgt WWII October 27, 1906 December 15, 1967 Benton Cemetery   Beardsley, Floyd A. Tec/5 US Army WWII July 4, 1917 April 3, 1974 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Beaty, L. Wayne Ks Cpl Par Inf WWII October 5, 1923 September 27, 1944 Richland Cemetery   Beaver, George E. S/Sgt USAF   1916 1985 Andover Cemetery   Bechtel, Frank W. Ks Corp 164th Dep Br   August 6, 1886 March 10, 1942 Bella Vista Cemetery   Becker, Howard William Sgt Coe Pa Cav   June 30, 1841 April 14, 1928 Chelsea Cemetery   Beckner, Omar Bill Pfc US Army WWII May 25, 1914 November 30, 1974 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bedigrew, Cecil E. Sgt US Army WWII August 27, 1912 May 5, 1982 Augusta Cemetery   Beers, Woodrow W. Ks T/Sgt 261 St Inf WWII July 5, 1916 March 18, 1971 Little Walnut Cemetery   Belford, Karl Ps PFC 137 Inf WWI August 14, 1896 January 9, 1960 Andover Cemetery   Belisle, Donald Lee Ks S1 US Navy WWII July 15, 1928 April 22, 1951 Elmwood Cemetery   Bell, Francis H. 1st Lt, 55 AF WWII March 31, 1920 February 26, 1952 Andover Cemetery   Bell, J. F. Lieut. 106th Il Inf       Douglass Cemetery   Bellatti, Glenn C. Pvt US Army WWII 1918 1977 Andover Cemetery   Belles, Guy Pvt Ill Med. Dept.     February 21, 1940 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Belt, Lee C. Ks Cpl 19 AAF WWII August 2, 1916 May 20, 1942 Bella Vista Cemetery   Benedict, E. Hubbell Pvt Oh War of 1812   May 24, 1885 Benton Cemetery   Benjamin, William J. Co K 85th In Inf   August 10, 1841 June 20, 1920 Bella Vista Cemetery   Bennett, Frank W. Ks Mech 70 Inf WWI October 3, 1887 November 10, 1948 Bella Vista Cemetery   Bennett, Russel Dean Pvt US Army   December 4, 1947 September 7, 1992 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bennewitz, Charles E. S/Sgt   March 4, 1909 March 11, 1943 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Benson, William K. Ks SK3 USNR WWI May 19, 1907 June 10, 1966 Bella Vista Cemetery   Benton, Hersel Pfc Med Sec WWII June 12, 1915 November 10, 1964 Augusta Cemetery   Berry, George F. Pvt USM WWI June 19, 1898 May 17, 1964 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bertram, Walter E. Ks Cpl 137th Inf WWI May 3, 1887 January 2, 1969 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bertram, Walter E. Jr. Us Navy - lost at sea   1924 1945 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bessette, Franklin Jr. GMCS US Navy Korea July 9, 1935 September 5, 1972 Benton Cemetery   Bickers, Edward W. Ks PFC 70 Inf WWI April 23, 1887 September 24, 1972 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Biles, Ralph E. Capt US Army WWII March 18, 1916 February 19, 1983 Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   OBIT: Ralph F. Biles, 66, of 625 N. Atchison died Saturday afternoon at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park. He was born March 18, 1916 at Emenice, Mo., the son of Murray and Walsie Akin Biles. He moved to El Dorado when he was one year old and had made his home here since. He served in the United States Army from 1936 to 1953 and later worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita until retiring in 1981. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. On Dec. 1, 1940, he married Bessie Harper at El Dorado. Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Jeffery F. of Wichita and Rodger R. of Ada, Okla., a daughter, Jerry Sue Powers, of Topeka; five brothers, Oren of El Dorado, Alfred of Lavaca, Ark., Arlie of Haven, Bill of Colorado Springs, Colo. And Bob of Wichita; four sisters, Iva Palmer and Hazel Burger, both of Wichita and Pat Burbank and Evelyn Long, both of the The Dalles, Ore., and five grandchildren. Memorials in his memory for the Hospice Association may be left at Carlson Funeral Home, where friends may call. (El Dorado Times, Monday, February 21, 1983, page three) Billings, Henry C. Pvt Il 22nd Eng WWI October 23, 1891 October 18, 1946 Bella Vista Cemetery   Binder, George Raymond Us Army WWII October 13, 1915 January 7, 1984 Augusta Cemetery   OBIT: George Ray Binder, 68, of 2417 W. Second in Wichita, a Continental Oil Co. field producer and brother of Ruby Graver and Virginia Cody of Augusta, died Saturday. Services are pending. Other survivors include his wife, V. Thelma; brothers, Walter of Donna, Texas, Carl of Greensburg; and sisters, Pearl Hurley and Dorothy McCoy, both of Wichita, and Ruth Church of Newton. Cochran Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 9, 1984) George Raymond "Ray" Binder, 68, Wichita, brother of Ruby Garver and Virginia Cody, both of Augusta, died Saturday at the Veterans Administration Hospital. His Masonic graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elmwood Cemetery here. He was born Oct. 13, 1915 in Leslie, Ark., to George J. and Laura Varina Cook Binder. He married Thelma V. Nuckolls July 21, 1946 at the Augusta First Christian Church. She survives. He was an oilfield worker most of his life. He worked for Continental Oil Co., of Genesceo and Aladdin Petroleum Co., in Arkansas City, refuel producer for continental Oil co. Later he was employed by Cardwell Manufacturing Co. In 1978, he retired from Cessna Aircraft in Wichita where he was a machinist. Binder was a member of the First Christian Church, the Masonic Lodge of Geneso. He was a World War II veteran. Other survivors include brothers, Walter of Donna, Texas and Paul of Greensburg; sisters, Pearl Hurley and Dorothy McCoy both of Wichita and Ruth Church of Newton, and several nieces and nephews. (El Dorado Times, January 10, 1984) Bindford, Phillip E. Ks Us Air Force   December 24, 1941 May 12, 1962 Douglass Cemetery   Bing, Charles H. Cpl 56th Ohio Inf Civil War 1840 1916 Latham Cemetery   Bing, Chester L. Pvt 1631 S.U. WWII January 4, 1918 June 1, 1955 Latham Cemetery   Binter, James J. Lt. USAC Eur. Theatre 1921 1944 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Binter, Leo P. Pvt 121 St Hosp WWII January 29, 1903 September 19, 1969 Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   OBIT: Leo P. Binter, 66 of El Dorado, died Friday at Topeka where he had been a patient at the Veterans Administration hospital for the past 22 years. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's church, with the Rev. Dennis Haughney, assistant to the pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Born at Maryville, Mo., on Jan. 29, 1903, Mr. Binter came to El Dorado in 1917. he operated a restaurant for a time. Mr. Binter was a veteran of World War II and was a member of St. John's church. Surviving are a brother, Charles G. Binter, of 933 North Topeka, three sisters, Mrs. Harry Schafer of Cunningham, Kan., Mrs. John Shonley, 1014 West Second and Mrs. A. J. Leonard 1016 West Second. Two brothers preceded Mr. Binter in death. A recitation of the rosary is set for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Dietz Pittman Colonial Chapel. (El Dorado Times. Sept. 20, 1969) Bishop, Earl L. Ks Col 160 Inf 40 Div WWI March 14, 1888 January 22, 1953 Rosalia Cemetery   Bishop, Rich O. Co A 7th Il Cav       Benton Cemetery   Black, Andrew J. Pfc US Army WWI October 1, 1888 November 17, 1955 Rosalia Cemetery   Black, Charles E. Ks USNRF WWI January 31, 1896 March 12, 1962 Elmwood Cemetery   Black, Charles R. Ks Cpl US Arm WWI June 12, 1898 May 13, 1969 Elmwood Cemetery   Black, Henry William Pvt 139 Inf WWI February 24, 1893 September 18, 1958 Douglass Cemetery   Blackwell, Richard D. Co H 11th In Cav   January 7, 1846 December 25, 1919 Douglass Cemetery   Blaisdell, Lawrence W. Sr. Ks Lt US Navy WWII October 5, 1916 May 22, 1971 McGill Cemetery   OBIT: L. W. Blaisdell Dies Here Today Lawrence William "Cap" Blaisdell Sr., 53, 801 South Emporia, died this morning at Allen Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1916, in Belvedere, Neb. He had lived in El Dorado since he was a small child. On Dec. 25, 1941, Blaisdell married Eleanor Mullins in Sinton, Tex. During World War II he was a pilot in the Navy. He was a retired mechanic and had formerly worked for Gray Motors. He was a member of the Flint Hills Amateur Radio Club. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, Kandi Blaisdell, of the home; two sons, Jimmie Lee Blaisdell of the home, and Lawrence William Blaisdell, Jr., Route 1, El Dorado, two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Fugett, Wichita Falls, Tex., and Mrs. Doris Gaines, Plainville, one brother, Harold Blaisdell, New Iberia, la., and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Kirby Funeral Home. (El Dorado Times, Mar. 22, 1971) Blake, Dale Andrew Pvt Armd Rcn Bn WWII August 25, 1923 April 8, 1943 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Blake, Irvin Ks PFC US Army WWII June 8, 1916 September 5, 1970 Elmwood Cemetery   Blake, James t. Ks Sgt 320 Inf WWII February 26, 1922 April 4, 1945 Elmwood Cemetery   Blake, Richard Dean Sr. US Army WWII December 20, 1926 March 13, 1988 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Blanchard, Harry E. Ks Cpl US Army Korea July 12, 1931 December 10, 1973 Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   Blaney, George J. Co G 195th Pa Vol   December 1, 1844 January 17, 1918 Augusta Mausoleum   Blankenbaker, Simeon A. Co I 67th In Inf   November 1, 1839 January 7, 1911 Little Walnut Cemetery   Blankenship, L. Cecil     1903 1973 Latham Cemetery   Blankinship, John A. Ks Pvt 353rd Inv WWI November 15, 1887 April 4, 1968 Rosalia Cemetery   Blickenstaff, Clarence B. Pvt US Army WWI 1896 1975 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Blocker, Carson W. US Army WWII March 29, 1920 April 20, 1978 Andover Cemetery   Bloir, Clifford Walter Pfc Us Army Vietnam September 26, 1950 December 30, 1972 Towanda Cemetery   Bloir, David Isaac Pc1 USN WWII & Korea December 25, 1921 April 6, 1985 Towanda Cemetery   Blue, J. G. Co A 32nd Il Inf Civil War     Fowler Cemetery   Bogardus, Ben   WWI   1966     OBIT: Death of Ben Bogardus is Recorded - Word has been received of the recent death of Ben Bogardus which occurred at the hotel in which he lived in Los Angeles, Calif. With the exception of service in World War One, Mr. Bogardus had lived in Los Angeles since he left El Dorado soon after his graduation from El Dorado High School in 1910. Mrs. Ralph Wiley (Bernice Benson) who was an E. H. S. classmate received notice of his death. Mr. Bogardus was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bogardus. The father owned and managed a bakery in the second block of West Central avenue for years. After release from military service, Ben Bogardus became a police judge in Los Angeles and later became a well-known stock banker in that city. His only survivor is a step-daughter, Muriel Edwards of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Although he had not visited in El Dorado for years, Mr. Bogardus kept in touch with his El Dorado classmates. he and the late Oscar Morgan were mutually delighted when Mr. Morgan happened to stop at the same hotel at which Mr. Bogardus was a resident, and they enjoyed recalling their boyhood days here. (El Dorado Times, July 6, 1966) Boggs, Ralph A. US Army WWI June 11, 1889 February 18, 1980 Douglass Cemetery   Bogle, Joseph S. Co H 160th Oh Inf   1840 1912 Leon Cemetery   Bolton, Ford   Spanish American War 1875 1956 Towanda Cemetery   Boman, Robert Gene Pvt 8 Arm. Div WWII March 27, 1923 January 18, 1968 Leon Cemetery   Bombeck, Edgar Cpl., Company B, 319th Engineer Battalion WWI December 12, 1894 November 9, 1952 Cremated with burial in Los Angeles   OBIT: Edgar Bombeck Dies; Rites to be Tuesday - Edgar Bombeck, 57, El Dorado, died here yesterday following an illness of 10 days. He had been a steward at the Elks club for the past six years and lived at the Butler hotel. Mr. Bombeck was born Dec. 12, 1894, at Kansas City, Kas. He served overseas during World War I with Company B, 319th Engineer battalion as a corporal. He was a member of the Elks Lodge. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Louise Hayden, los Angeles; and Miss Mamie Bombeck, Dalls. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Kirby Funeral Home. Rev. Clayton W. Hildebrand, pastor of the First Christian Church will officiate. The body will be taken to Kansas City for cremation with burial in Los Angeles. (El Dorado Times, Monday, November 10, 1952) Bonnel, C. W. Co A 7th Mi Vol Cav   June 26, 1842 March 19, 1927 Rosalia Cemetery   Boone, Thomas Ray US Army WWI February 29, 1896 December 26, 1986 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Boucher, George Co E 1st Ohio Cav   November 10, 1839 September 8, 1904 Elmwood Cemetery   Bourne, Benjamin F. Co F 27th In Inf   January 25, 1843 October 9, 1917 Bella Vista Cemetery   Bowers, G. G. Co 3 2nd NY U.A.       Bella Vista Cemetery   Bowie, C. W. Cpl. Co L 16th Il Cav   August 1, 1841 October 12, 1905 Bella Vista Cemetery   Bowman, John L. Co A 1st Ky Cav Civil War     Leon Cemetery   Bowman, Robert J. Cpl US Army Korea March 5, 1930 November 9, 1984 Augusta Cemetery   OBIT: Robert J. Bowman, 54, of Augusta, a Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee, died Friday. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J., son, Dale, daughter, Connie Hummel, and mother, Hazel Bowman, all of Augusta; brothers, Ronald and Alan, both of Augusta, and Myron of Winfield, sisters, Phyllis Kidd of Greensburg, Ky., Melba Gamble of Seattle and Delores Peterman of Ellsworth and one grandchild. (El Dorado Times, Nov. 12, 1984) Boyke, Charles Cpl Co D 10th WV Inf   November 23, 1837 March 31, 1899 Towanda Cemetery   Boyke, Sanford Co I 69th Inf WWI April 15, 1889 May 9, 1956 Towanda Cemetery   Bracken, Ernest C. Pvt 344th Fld Art WWI February 16, 1896 July 18, 1972 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bradbury, Crandell d.   WWI April 30, 1892 April 11, 1981 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bradford, William S.     May 18, 1835 June 30, 1909 Latham Cemetery   Brainerd, E. B. Adj Co F 141 Pa Vol   January 26, 1840 March 11, 1911 Milton Cemetery   Braman, Garnet Lila Ks Pvt 70th Inf WWI February 28, 1895 July 9, 1958 Rosalia Cemetery   Braman, Sidney Glenn Co G 7th US Inf   1891 1918 Rosalia Cemetery   Brandley, Robert T/Sgt US Army AF   July 17, 1911 August 10, 1964 Cassoday cemetery   Brandon, Nathaniel 4th Tn Cav       Douglass Cemetery   Bransteter, Fred R. S/2 USNR WWII February 26, 1925 October 10, 1966 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bray, Jesse W. MusCoE Inf Spanish American War July 11, 1876 February 10, 1960 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brenner, Burton Glen Sp4 Ks USA Ray Vietnam August 27, 1918 June 8, 1969 McGill Cemetery   Brenner, David Alden S/Sgt 1st Inf Vietnam April 2, 1946 April 1, 1968 Rosalia Cemetery   Brenner, Elwood Lee T/5 Ks Gen Hosp WWII April 27, 1921 September 5, 1970 McGill Cemetery   Brickley, Harold L. Pvt US Army   February 16, 1898 September 5, 1974 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bridges, Thomas H. Co L Ks Cav   September 5, 1843 June 12, 1917 Douglass Cemetery   Briles, Howard D. T/4 Co B Ord Bn WWII March 10, 1909 October 12, 1967 Richland Cemetery   Briscoe, Lewis C. Ks SFE US Army WWII October 15, 1927 July 2, 1965 Latham Cemetery   Brittenstein, Charles 32nd US V Inf Manilla 1856 November 22, 1899 Bella Vista Cemetery   Broadbent, Eugene L. S1 USNR WWII July 2, 1924 December 18, 1948 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Broadbent, Henry W. Pvt US Army WWII April 15, 1916 June 18, 1978 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brock, Willas A. Pfc US Army WWII June 13, 1908 July 30, 1990 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brodie, George Co H 101 Il Inf     May 23, 1884 Fowler Cemetery   Brotton, Hughit Eugene Cpl US Army WWII 1923 1979 Douglass Cemetery   Brown, Arden Waldo Ks Chauffer WWI November 15, 1894 April 1, 1967 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, Charles E. Ks Pvt 21 Eng. WWI December 3, 1894 April 4, 1952 Elmwood Cemetery   Brown, Chester O. Cpl USAF WWII October 3, 1922 November 6, 1980 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, E. T. "Abe"   WWII 1915 1982 Augusta Cemetery   Brown, Harold L. Ks Pvt 311 Eng WWI April 5, 1893 March 3, 1958 McGill Cemetery   Brown, Herschel A. Ks Capt AAF WWII May 16, 1920 February 22, 1944 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, Howard Berry Pvt US Army WWII August 16, 1917 February 7, 1973 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, J. D. Co B 206th Pa Inf Civil War     Bella Vista Cemetery   Brown, James W. Ks T/SG USAAF WWII June 23, 1923 December 13, 1966 Augusta Cemetery   Brown, Richard Noyce Lt.     August 23, 1924 February 25, 1945 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, Richard Roland Pvt US Army WWII January 9, 1920 October 9, 1987 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brown, William Michael 1st Lt USMC Vietnam December 12, 1943 June 14, 1984 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Brush, Dwain Merle US Navy Korea October 28, 1932 March 14, 1982 Towanda Cemetery   Brust, George F. Sgt US Army WWI June 29, 1895 June 26, 1966 Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery   Bryan, Kesner "Keck"   WWII 1921 1984 Augusta Cemetery   Bryan, Lawrence Creighton US Navy WWII November 23, 1924 April 18, 1988 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bryan, Oburn   WWII 1896 1976 Augusta Cemetery   Buchanan, John M. Pvt 164 Depot Brig     August 22, 1930 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Buell, Ira Pvt Col Ks Inf Spanish American War April 26, 1873 May 21, 1956 Brownlow Cemetery   Buffum, Leroy C.   Spanish American War 1875 1937 Sutton Cemetery   Buresh, Vincent Francis S/Sgt USAF WWII & Korea 1929 1976 Rose Hill Cemetery   Burger, Carl henry Ks Sgt US Army WWI September 13, 1886 January 6, 1960 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Burk, James Anthony Ks A1C USAF   October 18, 1929 October 16, 1954 Cassoday cemetery   Burke, James Robert Pvt US Army   1949 1977 Douglass Cemetery   Burkholder, Albert M. Co E 7th Il Inf   April 13, 1846 December 8, 1897 Blankenship Cemetery   Burner, Robert M. MM3 US Navy WWII June 8, 1926 September 25, 1988 Latham Cemetery   Burnham, John Lawrence     June 24, 1950 June 3, 2002 Rose Hill Cemetery   OBIT: Burnham, John L., 51, former Boeing Wichita certified shot teen operator, died Monday, June 3, 2002. Visitation with family 4 to 6 p.m. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors: wife, La Vonne "Vonnie"; stepsons, Kenneth Lane, Allen Lane of Wichita; stepdaughters, Anna Nichols of Kansas City, Samantha Natalini of Pittsburg; father, Dale Burnham of Wichita; brother, James "Jim" Dougherty of Lyons, Colo.; sisters, Alice Bronnenberg of Leon, Sandy Woods of Wichita; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita 67202. (Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - June 4, 2002) Burnham, William Calvin Ks PFC US Army WWI June 25, 1891 February 21, 1972 Friends Cemetery   Burrows, Harold Army Air Force WWII January 21, 1904 March 28, 1976 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Burrows, O. H. Co K 144 Il Inf Civil War     Elmwood Cemetery   Bush, Thomas T. Ks 1/Sgt US Army WWI June 11, 1888 June 26, 1973 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Bush, Walter O.     March 3, 1922 July 8, 1979 Douglass Cemetery   Butcher, Nolan W. Ks S1 USNR WWII April 18, 1910 May 25, 1955 Dunlap Cemetery   Buth, Samuel Co E 93rd Ohio Inf       Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Butts, D. G. 13th Ky Cav Civil War November 25, 1848 June 27, 1915 Wakefield - Butts Cemetery   Butts, Feth Ovral Ks Cpl Rhd Co WWII May 24, 1925 April 21, 1969 Wakefield - Butts Cemetery   Buxton, Eddie S. Tec4 WWII February 23, 1914 November 13, 1971 Sunset Lawns Cemetery   Byrne, Thomas L. Cpl 15 Co Spanish American War March 11, 1877 October 27, 1952 Calvary Cemetery   Back to index Copyright © 2009 to Kansas Genealogy Trails' Butler County host & all Contributors   All rights reserved