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MORTON COUNTY, KANSAS OBITUARIES
Elkhart - Ray Paul Bennett, 77, died Friday at the Morton County Hospital, Elkhart. Born Dec. 14, 1897 at Danville, Ohio, he married Frances Jane Smith, June 12, 1920 at Tyrone, Okla. He was a farmer and retired businessman serving as the John Deere implement dealer in Elkhart in 1947. He retired in 1958 and continued farming until five years ago when he moved to the Pioneer Nursing Home at Hugoton. He was a past commissioner of the Morton County Commission; member of the Tyrone Masonic Lodge where he received his 50 year pin; member of the American Legion, Elkhart; member of the Baptist Church, Adams, Okla.; and was a veteran of the Air Force during World War I. Survivors include the widow; sons: Robert O., Elkhart, daughter, Mrs. G. L. (Herthel) Decker, Texas City, Tex.; sister: Neva Cook, Turpin, Okla., three grandchildren. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Elkhart, Rev. Eldon Smoot and Rev. Earl Chestnut. Services will be closed casket. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday night and Sundat at Harrel Funeral Home, Elkhart. Family suggests memorials to the park north of Elkhart in care of First State Bank. (Hutchinson News, October 18, 1975) Moscow - Delmar Myron Dahle, 79, of Moscow, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born Dec. 12, 1925 in Deercreek, Minn., to William Edward and Edna Louise Segul Dahle. On Nov. 29, 1959, he married Lila Kay Huddleston in Lead, S.D. They moved from oregon to Moscow in 1981. A retired farm laborer, Mr. Dahle had been a resident of Morton County Nursing Home since June 4. Survivors include two sons, William "Bill" Dahle of Ulysses and Bradley "Brad" Dahle of Moscow; three daughters, Janice Richardson of Bainbridge, Ga., Jeanne Gnderson and Hope Pierson, both of Moscow; a stepdaughter, Victoria Johnson of Oregon; three brothers, Leo Dahle of Missouri, Harvey Dahle of Colorado, and Dallas Dahle of Wyoming; a sister, Lavina Welcome of Minnesota; 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a son, Jeffery Dahle, a grandson, William Cody Dahle; a brother, Marlin Dahle; and a siser, Pearl Wallace. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Moscow Cemetery, officiated by Larry Bradford, minister. Friends may sign the registry from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton. Memorials are suggested to the Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home, Box 236, Hugoton, KS 67951. (For the Record - The Garden City Telegram - Tuesday, July 5, 2005) Elkhart - Allan Charles Davis, 32, died Oct. 15, 1990 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Aug. 22, 1958, at Elkhart, the son of Charles Davis and Shirley Ketchum. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1976. A resident of Sublette for 2 years, moving from Elkhart, he worked at the Prairie Inn, Sublette. Survivors include: father, Liberal; mother, Elkhart, stepfather, J. L. Ketchum, Elkhart, stepmother, Sherry Davis, Liberal; grandparents, Hannah Mae Davis, Lamar, Colo., and Zelma Rust, Elkhart, a brother, Paul William, Hutchinson, a sister, Kendra Lee Guyman, Elkhart, a half-brother, Ryan Michael Davis, Liberal a half-sister, Randi Markala Davis, Liberal and a stepsister, Jill Johnson, Overland Park. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harrell Chapel, Elkhart, with the Rev. Winston Urey presiding. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Intensive Care Unit at Morton County Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice, both in care of the funeral chapel. (Hutchinson News, October 17, 1990) Elkhart - Funeral for Cleotilde Ponce De Escalera, 69, was to be 10 this morning at Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart, officiated by Jimmye Cole, pastor. Burial was to follow at Elkhart Cemetery. She died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. Born Dec. 19, 1935 in Durango, Mexico, she was the daughter of Jose and Fransisca Acuna Ponce. A resident of Elkhart since 1986, she was a member of Church of the Nazarene at Elkhart and enjoyed crocheting and singing. In May 1952, she married Refugio Escalera at Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico. He survives. Other survivors include four sons, Refujio, Jose and Ricardo Escalera, all of Oklahoma City and Fernando Escalera of Elkhart; five daughters, Lupe Anderson of Beaver, Okla., Nena Aranda and Elvira Escalera, both of Elkhart, Laura Escalera and Veronica Keylon, both of Texhoma, Okla.; two brothers, Filemon Ponce of Fort Stockton, Texas, and Eustaquio Ponce of Guymon, Okla.; a sister, Nicandra Perez of Plainview, Texas; 35 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Juan, Fernando and Manuel Ponce, and one sister, Concha Gomez. Memorials are suggested to Morton County Care Center in care of Garnand Funeral Home, Box 854, Elkhart, Kansas 67950. (For the Record - The Garden City Telegram - Tuesday, July 5, 2005) Elkhart - Hilldred I. French, 95, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart. She was born Jan. 11, 1910, in Foss, Okla., to E. Ross and Tedy Yandell Smith. She graduated from high school at Hooker, Okla. A resident of Elkhart for most of her adult life, she lived in Hugoton from 1951 until returning to Elkhart in 1998. She was a homemaker and helped organize the first Girl Scout troop in Elkhart. At the age of 90, she became a reading mentor for several children at Elkhart Grade School. Mrs. French was an active member of Church of Christ, taught the Ladies Bible Class at the Church of Christ at Elkhart and Hugoton, and enjoyed quilting, crocheting, knitting, sewing and oil painting. In 1926, she married Guy B. McClung, with whom she had two children. He died in 1950. In 1951, she married Claude R. French. They also had two children. He died in 2000. She also was preceded in death by her parents, her stepmother, two brothers, three sisters, one son, two grandsons and one granddaughter. Survivors include a son, Larry E. French of Ann Arbor, Mich.; two daughters, Theda Turner of Keyes, Okla., and Rita M. Ubelhart of Willits, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Church of Christ, Elkhart, with Shane Hanes officiating. Inurnment will follow at Elkhart Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice in care of Garnand Funeral Home, Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950. (For the Record - The Garden City Telegram - Tuesday, July 5, 2005) Elkhart - O. Wendell Fuller, 73, died July 23, 1994 at Elkhart. He was born Aug. 23, 1920 in Texas County, Okla., the son of Harry and Emma smith Fuller. An Elkhart resident since 1962 he was the retired superintendent of the Anadarko Gasoline Plant. He was a member of the Church of God, Elkhart, and a charter member of the Liberal Air Museum, Liberal. On Feb. 23, 1945, he married Marian Wise at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Mark Alan Fuller, San Antonio, a daughter, four sisters, Sylvia Helfrecht, Twin Falls, Idao, Joyce Dishon, Mexico, Kay Kelman, Sublette, and Carol Plummer, Alva, Okla., and seven grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God, Elkhart, with the Rev. Mike Keating presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Navajo Mission in care of the Church of God, Elkhart, Kan., 67950. (Hutchinson News, Monday, July 25, 1994) Richfield - Hubert Otis Goodwin, 85, of Elkhart, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart. He ws born Aug. 29, 1921, in Stonington, Colo., to Lewis and Elazabeth Calhoon Demoin. He attended Elkhart schools. One of the first families to settle in Elkhart, Mr. Goodwin was a lifetime resident of Elkhart. He was active in the construction business, building more than 300 homes and churches in Elkhart and the surrounding area. He also owned a lumberyard and was the owner of Brandi's Restaurant. he loved to read and was a member of Church of the Nazarene in Elkhart and the Kiwanis Club. On July 31, 1943, he married Roberta J. Rice in Richfield. She preceded him in death as did his parents and four siblings. Survivors include three daughters, Sharron Jones of Elkhart, Linda Eaton of Houston, and Rita Fink of Emporia; a sister, Ercle Ramsey of Guymon, Okla., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral was to be 1 p.m. today at Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart, officiated by Jimmye Cole, pastor, and the Rev. Ron Crosley. Burial will follow at Elkhart Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Morton County Care Center or Church of the Nazarene Building Fund, both in care of Garnand Funeral Home, Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950.(For the Record - The Garden City Telegram - Tuesday, December 26, 2006) CHILD DIES AT ELKHART, KANSAS The five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L D. Goodwin died at Elkhart. Kansas, in the hospital, March 20, 1922 and was buried in the Beaver Cemetery March 22, 1922. His death was due to dropsy. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin were formerly of Beaver county and have many friends here who will join with The Herald in expressing sympathy to the parents. The Beaver Herald, March 23, 1922 - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy John Shelley Graybill of Elkhart spent much of his adult life in courtrooms, a setting where he brought together his love of theater with his work as a trial lawyer. ''He was a lawyer because he had that sense of theater and he picked up some of that sense of theater from the law," said his son Jacob, of Wichita. John Shelley Graybill, known to friends and business acquaintances as "Shelley," died Aug. 17, 1986. The funeral service was at 10 a.m., Tuesday in the Elkhart cemetery Born on Nov. 17, 1915, in Newton, Mr. Graybill was one of three children of John and Bessie Graybill. After graduating from Washburn University in 1939 with a law degree, Mr. Graybill went to work for the Kansas Department of Revenue and Taxation. A few years later he became an assistant attorney general and worked under Attorney General Jay Parker and later under Attorney General A.B. Mitchell. In 1946 Mr. Graybill moved to Elkhart in Morton County in the extreme southwest corner of the state. For 32 years he served as city attorney for Elkhart in addition to his active private practice as a criminal defense lawyer. ''As a trial lawyer, his approach in trying cases was to use anecdotes and vignettes from history and relate the two in his arguments," said his son William, who went into legal practice with his father in 1976. One of Mr. Graybill's most celebrated cases was the defense of William Addington, a grain dealer charged with fraudulently operating his Hutchinson grain elevator. Graybill continued to represent Addington even after he had gone bankrupt and could not pay legal fees. Ultimately Addington was convicted. Mr. Graybill supported the community theater in Elkhart and acted in several productions. An avid practical joker, he frequently used his talent for acting to pull off a prank. Besides his sons Jacob and William, Mr. Graybill is survived by his wife, Louise; a daughter, Nancy Carroll of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, James, of Houston, and eight grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established for the Morton County Hospital Auxiliary. (The Wichita Eagle, August 20, 1986) Elkhart - Walter Jay Halferty, 39, died Dec. 21, 1986, at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart. Born July 5, 1947 in Raton, N. M., he married Billie Sue Camp Dec. 19, 1970 in Raton, N. M. He was an employee of the Colorado Interstate Gas Company. He was a Morton County resident for 15 years. He was a 4-H leader of the DIY Club, and a member of the Morton County Fair Board, and he was a trustee of the Westola Township. Survivors: wife of the home; sons, Jay and Jeremy, both of the home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. McKinley, Elkhart; sisters, Jackie McCullough, and Geraldine Mariani, both of Phoenix, Ariz., and Vickie Robinson, Cambridge, Canada. Graveside service was today at Elkhart Cemetery; the Rev. John Durham. Memorials may go to the Morton County Ambulance Fund or the 4-H Scholarship Fund. (Hutchinson News - Tuesday, December 23, 1986, page 17) LAVIELLE, WILLIAM "BILL" A. William "Bill" A. Lavielle, 73, of Elkhart, died Saturday Aug. 5, 2006 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born Feb. 4, 1933, at the family homestead in Wilburton to E. V. and El Mina (Pate) Lavielle. A lifetime resident of Elkhart, he attended Elkhart schools and was a truck driver and worked on the drilling rigs in the oil fields. Lavielle served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He also loved riding motorcycles with his family, working crosswords and doing jigsaw puzzles. On March 4, 1953 he married Patsy Walsh in Tucumcari, N. M. She preceded him in death on October 19, 1984. Survivors include a special friend Evelyn; four snos, Alan Lavielle of Elkhart, Jim Lavielle of Elkhart, Bill Lavielle of Garland, Texas, and Floyd Lavielle of Palmer, Alaska; three daughters, Roseanna Volden of Elkhart, Alana Lavielle of Palmer and Luanna Gourley of Branson, Mo.; one sister, Evelyn Rutledge of Springfield, Mo.; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Others who preceded him in death include his parents, brothers, Bob and Jack; and sisters, Phyllis Wilcox and Mildred Rutledge. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Elkhart with the Rev. Ron Crosley and Pastor Jim Grosse officiating. Burial will follow at the Elkhart Cemetery in Elkhart with military rites performed by the V. F. W. Post 3162. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home in Elkhart. Memorials may be given to the Whistle Stop Park in care of Garnand Funeral Home, P. O. Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950. (Garden City Telegram, August 8, 2006) Elkhart - Walter Chancellor Leake, 72, Elkhart, died Monday evening at his home in Elkhart after suffering a heart attack. Born Sept. 1, 1895, at Beloit, he married Bernice McElhoney Aug. 15, 1926, at Dodge City. He had lived in the Elkhart area most of his married life. He was a machinist. Member: Methodist Church, Elkhart Survivors: The widow; sisters, Mrs. Jennie Smallwood, Augusta; Mrs. Alice Richardson, Stafford. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Elkhart Methodist Church, Elkhart; Rev. Don Koehn. Burial: Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart. (Hutchinson News, September 6, 1967, page 3) Elkhart - Frank A. Long, 83, of Elkhart, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart, will announce arrangements. (The Garden City Telegram, Tuesday, December 26, 2006) PAGE, GRACE ERMA Dodge City - Grace Erma Page, 86, died October 3, 1994, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. She was born Aug. 18, 1908, at Rush Center, the daughter of William A. and Nancy Adolene Gaden Swagerly. She grew up on a farm in Marion county near Elkhart. A longtime Dodge City resident moving from Wichita County in 1933, she was a food service technician at Trinity Hospital and later Bumana Hospital, Dodge City,r etiring in 1983 and worked for the Salvation Army, Dodge City. She was a member of the Salvation Army, Dodge City. On May 10, 1928, she married William M. Page, at Syracuse. He died Jan. 13, 1950. Survivors include: two sons, William F., Kettle Falls, Wash., and Vernon W., Dodge City; seven daughters, Georgia A. Applelgate, Fowler, Effie R. Issitt, Kingwood, Texas, Lila B. Buckley, Barslow, Calif., Betty J. McElroy, Grand Junction, Colo., Nevada Lois Abbey, Richland, Wash., Irma Jean Moore, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Joyce L. Johnson, Dodge City; three sisters, Ona Mae Trimble, Rose, Okla., Letitia Moore, Elkhart and Pearl Denslow, Sirallon, Colo.; 35 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home Dodge City, with Maj. Claude Reeder presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Greenerest cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Salvation Army in care of the funeral home. (Hutchinson News, October 6, 1994) Elkhart - Cecil Lee Parker, 28, died at Morton County Hospital at Elkhart of injuries suffered in an auto accident two weeks ago. Born Dec. 20, 1946 at Pie Town, N. M., he was employed by Tri-State Construction Company of Borger, Tex. and lived in Elkhart two week.s He was a Vietnam veteran. Survivors include father and stepmother: Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Parker, Hereford, Tex.; son, Cecil Lee Parker II, brothers: Frank and Richard, both of Hereford; James M. Channing, Tex.; Rodney, Lovington, N. M., sisters: Louise Perry, Sweetwater, Okla.; Elsie Duggins, Winslow, Ariz. Helen Noyes, Dumas, Tex. Donna Cozbety, Hereford. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Elkhart, Rev. Cliff Niles and Mr. Darrell Boswell. Services will be closed casket. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday night and Sunday at Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. Family suggests memorials in care of the First State Bank, Elkhart. (Hutchinson News, October 18, 1975) POE, DOROTHY L. Elkhart - Dorothy L. Poe, 73, died October 4, 1994 at Marion County Hospital, Elkhart. She was born Jan. 15, 1921 at El Dorado, Okla., the daughter of Raymond C. and Josephine Campbell Wood. An Elkhart resident since 1965, she was a housewife. On March 12, 1949 she married Wilburn Poe at Borger, Texas. He survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Sharon Slates, Ukiah, Calif., Marsha green, Pauls Valley, Okla., and Janice McCollon, Houston; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Elkhart, with the Rev. Dewey Harris presiding. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery. Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart is in charge of arrangements. (Hutchinson News, October 6, 1994) POLING, RICKI GAYNE Elkhart - Ricki Gayle Poling, 16, died Monday at the Morton County Hospital where she had been a patient one day. she had been an invalid since 1962 when she was injured in an automobile accident. Born Oct. 14, 1948 in Columbus, Ohio, she moved to Elkhart with her parents in 1955. Survivors: Mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hodges; sister, Sheri Poling and brother, Richard Poling, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. edmond, Gibsonton, Fla.; paternal grandfather, S. Poling, Lauraville, Ohio. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Elkhart. Burial: Elkhart Cemetery. Call: Rogers Funeral Home, Hugoton, Wednesday evening. (Hutchinson News, February 24, 1965) Elkhart - Glenn William Quigley, 58, of Hanford, Calif., formerly of Elkhart, died Monday at the Morton County Hospital after a one day illness. Born April 12, 1910 at Calumet, Okla., he married Jennie Rocha Oct. 14, 1944 at Hanford, Calif. Survivors: the widow, daughters, Mrs. Camille Inman, Springfield, Mo.; mother, Mrs. Roxie Quigley, Elkhart; sisters, Mrs. Olive Davis, Elkhart; Mrs. Vernon Reeves, Eva, Okla.; Mrs. Pearl Forbes, Elhart; brother, Merle, Elkhart; one grandchild. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. John of Ark Catholic Church, Elkhart; Fr. Kenny. Burial: Elkhart Cemetery. (Hutchinson News, August 23, 1967) QUIGLEY, ROBERT ORR Elkhart - Robert Orr Quigley, 84, retured farmer, died Saturday at the Morton County Hospital, Elkhart. Born December 22, 1880 in Kittaning, Pa., he moved to Kansas in 1889 and lived all his life in the Panhandle area. He retired from farming in 1948 and moved into Elkhart. Survivors: the widow, Roxie; daughters, Mrs. Olive Davis and Mrs. Pearl Forbes, both of Elkhart, Mrs. Vuren Reeves, Eva, Okla; sons, Merle Quigley, Elkhart; Glenn Quigley, Hanford, Calif., sister, Mrs. Emma Roofner, Washington, Pa., six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Epworth Methodist Church, Elkhart; Rev. Donald J. Koehn. Burial: Elkhart Cemetery. (Hutchinson News, February 24, 1965) RANDOLPH, W. H. "HACK" Elkhart - W. H. (Hack) Randolph, 82, died Monday in Guymon, Okla., as the result of an automobile accident. Born on April 7, 1897, at Cookesville, Tenn., he married Josephine Locke on Feb. 4, 1925. He was life-time Elkhart area resident. Mr. Randolph was a member of the Church of Christ, Elkhart. Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Eugene and Donald, both of Los Alamos, N. M.; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Buttman, Elkhart, and Mrs. Dorothy Forrest, Security, Colo., three brothers, Wesley, Cookesville, Tenn., Leslie, Martinsville, Ill., and Lee, Owosso, Mich.; a sister, Viola Brewington, Paris, Ill., 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church, Mr. Kenneth Mansur officiating. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. Friends may call at the Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. (Garden City Telegram, May 29, 1979) RAMIREZ, JENNIE Elkhart - Jennie Ramirez, 87, died Oct. 5, 1994, at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart. She was born June 7, 1905 at Mauelitas, N. M., the daughter of Benito and Gardora Mares Garcia. An Elkhart resident since 1991, moving from Keyes, Okla., she was a farm laborer. Survivors include several nieces. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Elkhart Cemetery with Deacon Erasmo Rodriquez presiding. Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart, is in charge of arrangements. (Hutchinson News, October 6, 1994) Elkhart - Joel Harrison Rodriguez, 38, of Richfield, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born Aug. 24, 1967 in Elkhart to Joseph and Brenda Cambern Rodriguez. He attended Elkhart High School. A lifetime resident of Morton County, Mr. Rodriguez was a truck driver, a welder, and worked in the oil field. He was a member of the Elkhart Jaycees and recently had become a member of Church of the Nazarene. He enjoyed taking drives with his dog, Bubba, family cookouts, playing music, playing sports with his children and was known as a prankster. On Feb. 13, 1990, he married Shauna Parish in Elkhart. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Tiffani and Maegan Rodriquez and a son, Joel Rodriguez all of Richfield; his father of Elkhart; and two brothers, Mike Rodriguez of Elkhart, and Bucky Rodriguez of Liberal. He was preceded in death by his mother; and a sister, Jody Rodriguez. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart, officiated by Jimmye Cole, pastor. Burial will follow at Elkhart Cemetery. Visitation hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart. Memorials are suggested to the Elkhart High School Music Department or Whistle Stop Park both in care of the funeral home, Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950. (The Garden City Telegram, Monday, July 31, 2006) ROGERS, MARY Elkhart - Mary Rogers, 40, died Saturday at Boise City, Okla., as a result of an automobile accident. Born on Oct. 8, 1938, at Fresno, Calif., she was a former Elkhart resident and lived in Sutten, Alaska. Survivors include two sons, William D. Henderson, Jr., and Allen Henderson both of California; five daughters, Kimarie Henderson, Mary K. Henderson, Killie Greenwood and Jon Jon Greenwood and Kelley Greenwood, all of California and her mother Eugenia Contreras, San Diego, Calif. Graveside services wil be at 10 a.m. Friday at Elkhart Cemetery, Mr. Burton Mcllroy officiating. Friends may call at the Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. (Garden City Telegram, May 29, 1979) Elkhart - Joseph Bennie Stalford, Sr., 48, died Jan. 19, 1985, at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, after a long illness. Born May 21, 1936, in Baca County, Colo., he married Patty Crampton July 2, 1960, at Clovis, N. M. He was employed at Fishers, Inc., Elkhart, and had been a resident of Elkhart since 1975. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart. Survivors: wife, of the home; son, Joseph Jr., of the home; daughters, Francis Reid, Elkhart, Terrie Hallmark, Garden City; sister, Juanita Hargis, Elkhart; mother, Naomi Stalford, Elkhart. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Kehr. Burial will be at the Elkhart cemetery. Friends may call all day Monday at the Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. (Hutchinson News, January 21, 1985) THOMPSON, MARY WAGNER (MRS. JAMES) Elkhart - Mary Wagner Thompson, 76, died Jan. 20, 1985, at the Morton County Hospital, Elkhart. Born Mary Wagner, July 5, 1908, in Idaho, she married James Leo Thompson in June of 1967. He preceded her in death. She was the head librarian in Albany and Salem, Ore., and had been an Elkhart resident for six years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a Pi Beta Phi house director. Survivors: daughter, Jayne Tucker, Elkhart; half sister, Amanda Herstrom, Walnut Creek, Calif.; and three grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Elkhart, the Revs. Duane Hull and Lanning Bollacker. Burial will be at Craigmont, Idaho. Friends may call all day Monday and Tuesday morning at Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart. Memorials to the Morton County Library, Elkhart. (Hutchinson News, January 21, 1985) Elkhart - Samuel R. (Doc) Thompson, 75, Elkhart, died Wednesday at the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Amarillo, Tex. Born Jan. 17, 1893 at Haven, he was a farm laborer and he had lived at Elkhart for 30 years. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Edna Hankey, Cherokee, Okla. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Elkhart Methodist Church; Rev. Don Kohen. Burial will be at the Elkhart Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Rogers Funeral Home, Elkhart. (Hutchinson News, September 13, 1968) Elkhart - Jeffrey Wayne Walls, 19, Elkhart, died Wednesday at Amarillo, Tex., after a four week illness. Born May 10, 1948 at Lamar, Colo., he had lived at Elkhart most of his life. He married Jerrie White July 24, 1966, at Elkhart. Member: Baptist Church. Survivors: The widow; son, Stacy of the home; parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Walls, elkhart; brothers, Randy, Monty, Danny, all of Elkhart; sister, Sherry, Elkhart, grandparents Mr. T. W. Walls, Stockton, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pickford, Springfield, Colo. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, Elkhart High School Gymnasium; Revs. Ron Van Hee, Don Cohen and C. O. Haile. Burial Elkhart Cemetery. (Hutchinson News, October 14, 1967) WOODS, C. F. Elkhart - C. F. Woods, 75, died Oct. 6, 1994, at his home in Elkhart. He was born May 24, 1919 at Bearden, Okla., the son of Charles Franklin and Peurl Stupp Woods. An Elkhart resident since 1970, he was a retired routabout and pumper for Coastal Oil and gas. On Feb. 27, 1945, he married Leona Ellen Moore at El Reno, Okla. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Dorothy McKissick, Piedmont, Okla., two sisters, Ethel Jaggers, Seminole, Okla., and Dorothy Vass, Ontario, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Seminole, Okla. Burial will be in the Little Cemetery near Seminole. Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart, is in charge of local arrangements. (Hutchinson News, October 8, 1994)
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