Berta Mae Emrie Berta Mae Emrie, 80, formerly of 316 North Cleveland, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Oct. 11, 1917, at St. John, the daughter of James Nathan and Bertha Mae Miles Holmes. A Hutchinson resident since 1966, formerly of Stafford, she was a homemaker and day-care operator and had been a waitress at the former Wilson's Lunch and Jackson's Big Dipper. She belonged to Temple Baptist Church, Hutchinson. On Nov. 14, 1937, she married Earl L. Emrie at St. John. He died Jan. 21, 1978. Survivors include: a son, Harold L., Arlington; a daughter, Roberta D. Sallee, Hutchinson; a sister, Lula Poe, Wichita; a sister-in-law, Angalena Holmes, Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Art, Woodrow and Bud Holmes; and two sisters, Anna Poe and Millie Holmes. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church, Hutchinson, with Pastor Willard D. Stafford presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association in care of the mortuary. Dorsey Dewitt Baker GAINESVILLE, Texas - Dorsey Dewitt Baker, 71, formerly of Newton, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Gainesville Memorial Hospital. He was born May 17, 1926, at Tonkawa, Okla., the son of William and Edith Taylor Baker. A Gainesville resident for the past 20 years, formerly of Newton, he was an owner/operator in the manufactured housing industry. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. He married Connie Feist at Weatherford, Texas. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dorsey L., Gainesville; two daughters, Sherre DeeAnn Winkle, Wichita; and Marilyn Kay Baker, Newton; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Vernon; and two sisters, Zona Jones and Hazel Baker. Parish wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ellinwood, with Father Joseph Bahr presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, north of Ellinwood. Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood, is in charge of arrangements. Kenneth V. `Kenny' Caywood STERLING - Kenneth V. "Kenny" Caywood, 84, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Lyons District Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1913, at rural Nickerson, the son of Vernon O. and Lucy Belle Ferrier Caywood. A lifetime Sterling resident, he was a retired farmer, truck driver and owner of the former Sterling Cleaners. He belonged to Sterling Evangelical Mennonite Church. On May 24, 1936, he married Wilma Engbrecht at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Ron and Mickey, both of Hutchinson, Larry, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Donald and Steve, both of Sterling; a daughter, Judy Nelson, Rose Hill; two sisters, Doris White, Elkhart, and Elmo Ditgen, Hutchinson; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Verdena Edwards. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sterling Evangelical Mennonite Church, rural Sterling, with the Revs. Brent Preston and Glen Holman presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sillin Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, to the Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University or to Sterling College, all in care of the funeral home. Homer F. `Brownie' Brown PRATT - Homer F. "Brownie" Brown, 82, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1915, at Haviland, the son of John and Opal Wilkinson Brown. A lifelong Pratt area resident, he was a retired engineer for Rock Island Railroad. He belonged to Friends Church, Pratt. On Oct. 6, 1940, he married Edith M. Corbet at Trousdale. She died Sept. 7, 1985. On Jan. 10, 1986, he married Phylotis I. Chance at Pratt. She died April 15, 1995. Survivors include: two sons, Robert F., Wichita, and Richard D., Iuka; two brothers, Earl "Hap," Turon, and Gale "Dude," Spearman, Texas; two sisters, Viona Whitney, Haviland, and Zona Finch, Greensburg; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and George; and two sisters, Zita Corbet and Zelma Sanford. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with Chaplain John Havens presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and prior to service time Wednesday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association in care of the mortuary. Henrietta C. Hilger ARGONIA - Henrietta C. Hilger, 71, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Norwich Care Center. She was born Oct. 3, 1926, at St. Mark. She attended St. Mark Catholic School. An Argonia resident since 1964, formerly of Conway Springs, Ost and Garden Plain, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Danville, and the Altar Society. On Aug. 25, 1947, she married Hugo Fredrick Hilger at Conway Springs. He died March 27, 1996. Survivors include: four sons, Gary J., Milton, Duane J. and Clyde A., both of Norwich, and Kevin L., Argonia; three daughters, Susan M. Main, Argonia, Armella R. Ayres, Norwich, and Donna M. Ast, Conway Springs; six brothers, Tony Leis, Wichita, Cecil Leis, Derby, Victor and Marcus Leis, both of Rose Hill, Bob Leis, Cedarvale, and John Lies, Conway Springs; four sisters, Betty Gehlen, Moran, Lola Small, Navarre, Fla., Joyce Magnussen, Mulvane, and Nettie Roeder, Wichita; 23 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Conway Springs. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with Fathers Robert J. Hartman and David W. Linnebur presiding. Burial will be in Danville Cemetery. Ebersole Mortuary, Conway Springs, is in charge of arrangements. Norval D. Deschner VINITA, Okla. - Norval D. Deschner, 65, died Feb. 6, 1998, at his home near Vinita. He was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Harvey County, the son of John Christian and Gladys Mead Deschner. He graduated from Newton High School and later Kansas State University with a degree in animal science. He worked in cattle operations at Council Grove and Big Cabin, Okla. Since 1988, he had worked for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and was farm coordinator in charge of the Agriculture Center at the Northeast Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Vinita. He belonged to Salem United Methodist Church and Newton Masonic Lodge, both at Newton, the Farm House Fraternity, the Kansas Livestock Association, the Quarter Horse Association, the Oklahoma Cattleman's Association and the Maine-Anjou Association. He served in the U.S. Army. On July 8, 1956, he married Elaine Olson at Council Grove. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Ann Hartness, Vinita; a brother, Mervin J. Deschner, Newton; a granddaughter; and numerous other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin daughters, Sue Kathleen and Kim Jolene Deschner. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Luginbuel Chapel, Vinita, with the Rev. Leon Landrum presiding. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Four Mile Cemetery, south of Council Grove. Memorials may be sent to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Suite 146, Des Plaines, IL 60018-4117. Luginbuel Funeral Sevice, Vinita, is in charge of arrangements. Helen E. Henthorn DODGE CITY - Helen E. Henthorn, 87, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Trinity Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 7, 1911, at Ulysses, the daughter of Frederick A. and Jessie D. Collins Henthorn. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1929. She attended Madison State College, Harrisonburg, Va., and Fort Hays State University, where she received a degree in education in 1939. She taught in Ford County, Richland Valley, Concord, Ulysses, Ransom, Sharon Springs and Dodge City, retiring in 1963. She went to work for Paul E. Etrick as an advertising assistant for 19 years. She belonged to the Church of Christ, the Retired Teachers Association, and was past president of the Nu Chapter of Kappa Pi, all at Dodge City, was a life member of the Fort Hays State University Alumni Association, belonged to the National Honorary Art Association, was past president of the D.C. American Association of University Women, the KNEA, the NEA, and was a member of the Southwest Art Association, the Ford County Historical Association and the A.A.U.W. Evening Book Club. Survivors include: a sister, Ruth Maple, Rago; and three nephews. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Garrell Kidd presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Maude Carpenter Children's Home in care of the funeral home. Bert L. Campbell ISABEL - Bert L. Campbell, 61, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 18, 1936, at Evansville, Ind., the son of Bert B. and Lillian G. Haywood Campbell. An Isabel resident since 1993, moving from Garden City, he was an automobile mechanic. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. On June 22, 1970, he married Sarah Ware at Ayer, Mass. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Bert Jr. and William Carlton, both of Maryland, Craig and Russell, both of Isabel, and Christopher S., Garden City; two daughters, Rita Cathyryn, Maryland, and Tammera Kathleen Kreger, Garden City; and 14 grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Isabel Cemetery, with Chaplain John Havens presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the Bert L. Campbell Memorial Fund in care of the mortuary. Bernice R. Ogburn GARDEN CITY - Bernice R. Ogburn, 86, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Terrace Garden Care Center. She was born July 10, 1911, at Geneseo, the daughter of Jacob Allen and Amanda Florence Helmer Rotroff. She graduated from Geneseo High School and Kansas State Teachers College, Hays. A Garden city resident since 1946, formerly of Ellsworth, Hays and Pratt, she was a teacher, worked at the post office in Garden City and was employed at the Credit Bureau in Garden City for 10 years, retiring in 1979. Afterward, she worked in the Garden City Community College library until 1988. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Garden City, and the American Association of Retired Persons. On April 22, 1933, she married Everett Ogburn at Ellsworth. He died April 16, 1970. Survivors include: a son, Jerry, Palm Springs, Calif.; a daughter, Carolyn Myers, Garden City; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Clark. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Revs. Harry Walz and Janet Hernandez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to Terrace Garden Care Center or to the Alzheimer's Foundation, both in care of the funeral home. Marie B. Witman GARDEN CITY - Marie B. Witman, 70, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Tempe, Ariz. She was born April 28, 1927, at Garden City, the daughter of John William and Esther May Stuckey Rich. She attended schools in rural Finney County and graduated from Garden City High School. A Garden City resident most of her life, she worked as a dairy farmer and a receptionist for Dr. Goodwin. She competed in barrel racing, bronc rididng and bull riding. On Oct. 26, 1947, she married Theodore F. "Ted" Witman at Garden City. He died April 5, 1992. Survivors include: two daughters, Deborah L. Cobb, Tempe, Ariz., and Sheila K. Witman, Garden City; a sister, Esther Zimmerman, Garden City; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Rich. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, with the Rev. David Sweley presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday all at the funeral home. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Valley or to Golden Belt Hospice, both in care of the funeral home. Antonio Ayala GARDEN CITY - Antonio Ayala, 79, died Feb. 7, 1998, at St. Catherine Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1918, at Holcomb,the son of Florentino and Braulia Herrera Ayala. He graduated from Satanta High School. A Garden City resident since 1971, formerly of Guanajuato, Mexico, he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for two years, worked for Lee Construction, was a janitor for Buffalo Jones Elementary School and retired after 12 years as a janitor at Dillons Eastgate in 1986. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Church, Garden City. In August 1929, he married Josefina Solorio at Guanajuato. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Manuel, Juan, Antonio and Roberto, all of Garden City, and Juvenal, Mexico; five daughters, Beatrice Moncada, Josefina Moncada, Imelda Hernandez and Ramona Hernandez, all of Garden City, and Guadalupe Hernandez, Mexico; 45 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Garden City, with Father Orestes Huerta presiding. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. today at Garnand Funeral home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Gladys Ruby Southard GREENSBURG - Gladys Ruby Southard, 89, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Lula K. VanAmburg LINDSBORG - Lula K. VanAmburg, 87, died Feb. 7, 1998, at the Bethany Home. She was born Sept. 4, 1910, at Gaylord, the daughter of Webster and Bertha Heide McNall. A Lindsborg resident since 1986, moving from rural Hunter, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Bethany Baptist Church, the Bluebird Club, the Rebekah Lodge and the Bethany Mission Circle, all at Hunter. On July 13, 1933, she married Adam L. VanAmburg at Syracuse. He died March 8, 1986. Survivors include: three sons, Eugene and Larry, both of Lindsborg, and Gerald, Moorehead, Minn.; three brothers, Webb and Richard McNall, both of Janesville, Wis., and Lester McNall, La Habra, Calif.; four sisters, Margaret Castle, Smith Center, Francis Sobo, Bradenton, Fla., Dorothy McNall, La Habra, and Marie Jastaad, Palm Desert, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ambrose and Robert McNall; and a sister, Irene Lee. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bethany Baptist Church, rural Hunter, with the Rev. Ben L. Kohrs presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg. Private family graveside service will be in Round Springs Cemetery, rural Hunter, prior to the memorial service. Memorials may be sent to the Bethany Home, Lindsborg, or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Jesus T. `Cruz' Sanchez DODGE CITY - Jesus T. "Cruz" Sanchez, 95, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Trinity Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 27, 1902, at Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Cruz and Gregoria Tovar Cruz. He moved to the United States in 1925. A Dodge City resident since 1961, formerly of Copeland and Ensign, he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring on Feb. 13, 1969. He belonged to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Dodge City. On Dec. 26, 1928, he married Candida Santibanez at Silao. She died Oct. 28, 1970. Survivors include: four sons, John, Arkansas City, Robert and Fred, both of Dodge City, and Alfonso, Wichita; three daughters, Rosie Rincon and Teri Valencia, both of Dodge City, and Mary Garcia, Garden City; 30 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances, in 1949; and a brother, Andres, in 1983. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Dodge City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Ted Skalsky presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Charlie M. Jelinek BLUFF CITY - Charlie M. Jelinek, 80, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Bluff City. He was born Oct. 13, 1917, at Bluff City, the son of Louis R. and Mary Burlie Jelinek. He was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 11449, Harper. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On Nov. 16, 1946, he married Laverne Utterback. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Marvin, Mulvane; a daughter, Charlene Giesen, Godalming, England; two brothers, Stanley and Joe, both of Bluff City; three sisters, Fay Misak, Bluff City, Pauline Roth, Derby, and Evelyn Nagy, Hammond, Ind.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Anthony. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bluff City. Memorials may be sent to Hospice Inc. in care of the mortuary. Zula E. Bond Smith ST. JOHN - Zula E. Bond Smith, 80, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. She was born Nov. 26, 1917, at Noble, Mo., the daughter of Corbin V. and Alta Welles Bond. She graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in education. A St. John resident since 1947, she was a schoolteacher until 1950 and was a homemaker. She belonged to St. John United Methodist Church. In 1947, she married Walter Coleman Herd in Missouri. He died in 1948. On March 4, 1950, she married Roy Arthur Smith at Wichita. He died Sept. 24, 1997. Survivors include: a daughter, W. Irene "Cookie" Dove, St. John; a brother, Ward Bond, Springfield, Mo.; a grandson; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Bert Bond. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Minis Chapel, St. John, with the Rev. W. Harlan Rittgers presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Memorials may be sent to the Scleroderma Federation in care of the funeral chapel. Kenneth Lord Baumer Kenneth Lord Baumer, 83, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 14, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1915, at Hays, the son of Charles Arthur and Mayme Lord Baumer. He was a 1937 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and Omaha University. A Hutchinson resident since 1929, he was a former insurance agent with Aetna Casualty and Life Insurance Co. and was the owner of the former Ken Baumer Insurance Agency until 1969. He belonged to Riverside Baptist Church, was a former member of the Noon Optimist Club, was past president of the Hutchinson Insurance Association and was a member of the Hutchinson Landlords Association, all at Hutchinson. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II. On Aug. 4, 1994, he married Rebecca S. Sladky at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Ann M. Baumer Pyle, Bartlesville, Okla.; two brothers, Ralph Baumer, Denver, and the Rev. Richard Baumer, Terre Haute, Ind.; twin sisters, Beverly Baumer and M.J. Baumer, both of Hutchinson; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Kurt Kennedy presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home. Amelia M. Nodine LEOTI - Amelia M. Nodine, 94, died Feb. 12, 1999, at Greeley County Long Term Care Home, Tribune. She was born Sept. 8, 1904, at Victoria, the daughter of Anton and Anna Marie Weber Dechant. A Tribune resident since 1990, moving from Leoti, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Anthony's Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both at Leoti. On Feb. 4, 1932, she married Charles Nodine at Russell Springs. He died April 22, 1968. Survivors include: two sons, Charles and John, both of Leoti; three daughters, Gloria Hughes, Leoti, Charlene Gasswint, Pratt, and Amelia Monger, Fort Laramie, Wyo.; a sister, Florence Brown, Ashland; 17 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, three brothers and three sisters. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Leoti. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Father Michael Helm presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Leoti. Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Greeley County Long Term Care Home or the Leoti EMTs, both in care of the funeral home. Alois `Al' Kratky WILSON - Alois "Al" Kratky, 85, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Beverly Health Center, Lucas. He was born Dec. 28, 1913, in Lincoln County, the son of William and Agnes Jarus Kratky. He was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wilson, was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus, and served on the Wilson City Council for six years. On Aug. 6, 1946, he married Marie Ptacek. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael, Wilson; two daughters, Mary Kratky, Goodland, and Jo Ann Wagner, Manitou Springs, Colo.; a brother, Joe, Wilson; three sisters, Helen Kratky, Mary Soukup and Theresa Kasper, all of Wilson; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul; and a sister, Frances Krobeth. Parish vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Foster Mortuary, Wilson. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wilson. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Wilson. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the mortuary. Anna Marie Koblitz HAZELTON - Anna Marie Koblitz, 86, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Kiowa Manor, Kiowa. She was born Oct. 11, 1912, at Buffalo, Okla., the daughter of John Leslie and Amanda Brooks Miller. A longtime resident of Barber and Harper counties, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Kingdom Hall, Alva, Okla. On Oct. 11, 1934, she married Alva L. Koblitz at Anthony. He died Dec. 27, 1982. Survivors include: two sons, Ivan, Hazelton, and Bruce, Anthony; a daughter, Marilyn Alexander, Hazelton; a sister, Agnes Waggoner, Cherryvale; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Bethel Cemetery, Amorita, Okla. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. Memorials may be sent to the Kingdom Hall or the Kiowa Manor Activity Fund, both in care of the funeral home. Barbara Sander GARDEN CITY - Barbara Sander, 81, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin. She was born March 3, 1917, at Pfeifer, the daughter of Stephen and Paulina Dater Urban. She attended schools at Pfeifer and had been a Garden City resident since 1940. She belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella, both at Garden City. On Nov. 12, 1940, she married Norbert J. Sander at Pfeifer. He died Oct. 21, 1992. Survivors include: a son, Norbert James Jr., Colorado Springs; three daughters, Marlene Van Laeys, Weskan, Joni Hale, Decatur, Texas, and Susan Ayers, Garden City; two brothers, Anthony, Wichita, and Sylvester, Liebenthal; three sisters, Philomena Casson, Clearwater, Fla., Juanita Schaffer, Liebenthal, and Eva Marie Niedens, Soldotna, Alaska; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters. Vigil service, followed by a Daughters of Isabella rosary, will be at 8 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Garden City. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Father James E. Baker presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to St. Mary's School in care of the funeral home. Albert Glenn Maddux MANHATTAN - Albert Glenn Maddux, 67, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Mercy Health Center, Manhattan. He was born Sept. 16, 1931, in Woodward County, Okla., the son of Raymond D. and Ada Ruth Holloway Maddux. He graduated from high school at Mooreland, Okla., from Oklahoma A&M in 1954, and received a master's degree in animal sciences and industry from Kansas State University in 1988. He was a vocational agriculture teacher in Sedan until 1958. He worked as an agricultural extension agent for 33 years in Chase, Finney and Scott counties, retiring in 1991. After retiring, he was a cattle appraiser for Fidelity State Bank, Garden City. He belonged to College Heights Baptist Church, Manhattan, where he was a deacon. He was active in Immanuel Baptist Church, where he was an ordained deacon, was a president of Kiwanis and the Scott City Chamber of Commerce, was a board member of the William Carpenter 4-H Foundation and served on the city council, all at Scott City. On Dec. 18, 1955, he married Carol Marie Keck at Sedan. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael Albert, Woodland Park, Colo.; four daughters, Mitzi Carol Randall, Oberlin, Marilyn Sue Hiebsch, Wichita, Michelle Maxine Spare, Ashland, and Marietta Rae Gerstner, Hutchinson; a brother, Vernon Ray, Norman, Okla.; a sister, Juanita Ridenour, Shattuck, Okla.; and 20 grandchildren. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at College Heights Baptist Church, Manhattan. Burial will follow in Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, east of Manhattan. Memorials may be sent to the Kansas 4-H Foundation or the Kansas State University Marching Band, both in care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, Manhattan. Marion C. Mattix GREAT BEND - Marion C. Mattix, 73, died Feb. 13, 1999, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1925, at El Dorado, the son of Simon S. and Effie Hedges Mattix. A Great Bend resident since 1973, moving from Ellinwood, he worked for Mobil Oil for 35 years, retiring in 1987. He belonged to First United Methodist Church. On Aug. 25, 1947, he married Violet M. Locke at El Dorado. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Steven, Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Linda Dueser, Great Bend, and Carolyn Debes, Clyde; a brother, Richard, Robinson, Ill.; a sister, Jennie Mikow, Fresno, Calif.; six grandchildren; two-step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert, Beverly, Clint and David; and a sister, Mary Polnicky. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bryant-Christians Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Dick Near presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday, all at the funeral home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado. Memorials may be sent to Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice in care of the funeral home. Velma Lucetta Smith Stewart GRANDVIEW, Mo. - Velma Lucetta Smith Stewart, 91 died Feb. 13, 1999, at her daughter's home. She was born Nov. 27, 1907, at Wiley, Colo., the daughter of Albert F. and Margaret Ellen Fickes Smith. She was a Hutchinson High School graduate. A Hutchinson resident from 1912 to 1987, moving to Grandview, she was an employee of Bell Telephone, Hutchinson, and was a Reno County Courthouse switchboard operator, retiring in 1972. She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving as a teacher, and was involved in the genealogy program as a name extractor. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Women's Auxiliary No. 20 International Typographical Union, both at Hutchinson. On Nov. 29, 1926, she married Ernest Christian "Buff" Stewart at Kingman. He died Oct. 16, 1975. Survivors include: a son, Wendall Philip "Pete," Sandy, Utah; a daughter, Ruth Ann Stewart Lemon, of the home; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, two sisters and a grandson. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meeting house, Kansas City, Mo. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at D.W. Newcomer's Longview Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Carondolet Hospice, 201 W. RD Mize Rd., Blue Springs, MO 64014. Neoma Buckley Neoma Buckley, 91, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 13, 1999, at the Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 23, 1907, at Stafford, the daughter of William J. and Inez Anderson Burns. A longtime Hutchinson area resident, she was a homemaker. She attended First Congregational Church, Hutchinson. On Feb. 23, 1927, she married Allen J. Buckley at Hutchinson. He died Dec. 30, 1972. Survivors include: a son, Lyle, Wichita; two daughters, Mary Love, Partridge, and Norma Hornbeck, Hutchinson; two brothers, LaVern and Layton, both of Hutchinson; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin; a sister, Beryl Lofland; and a great-grandson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, with Pastor Richard D. Lilies presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the charity of the donor's choice, both in care of the mortuary. William C. `Clif' Brashear William C. "Clif" Brashear, 76, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Florence Vanatta BUCKLIN - Florence Vanatta, 91, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born March 8, 1907, at Tologa, Okla., the daughter of Clarence and Nora Frances Zeek Winsor. A Bucklin resident since 1965, moving from Kingsdown, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Presbyterian Church, Kingsdown. On May 7, 1927, she married Ray Vanatta. He died March 17, 1960. Survivors include: a daughter, Myrna Faye Austin, Dodge City; a brother, Bill, Bucklin; a half-brother, Max Winsor, Wichita; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Presbyterian Church, Kingsdown, with the Rev. James Hossler presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. today and Tuesday at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin. Burial will be in Bucklin Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Cecilia H. Diedrick-Slinkard MEDICINE LODGE - Cecilia H. Diedrick-Slinkard, 35, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born July 13, 1963, at Wausau, Wis., the daughter of Jerry and Rose Mary Opichka Diedrick. She earned a bachelor of science in education from Wichita State University. A Medicine Lodge resident since 1990, moving from Lawrence, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church, E.S.A. Sorority and was a Daisy Scout Troop leader, all at Medicine Lodge. On Aug. 15, 1987, she married Robert W. Slinkard at Humboldt, Iowa. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Ross N., Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Victoria M. Slinkard, Medicine Lodge; three brothers, Frank, St. Robert, Mo., Erik, Charlotte, N.C., and Christopher, Humboldt, Iowa; and paternal grandfather, Julius Diedrick, Lafayette, Minn. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Paul Beyer presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church Sunday School in care of the funeral home. Patricia K. Anderson Patricia K. Anderson, 49, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 14, 1999, at her home. She was born March 5, 1949, at Marion, the daughter of John Henry and Madeline Jane Matek Anderson. She graduated from Valley Center High School and attended Bethany College. A Hutchinson resident for the past 20 years, living in New York from 1990 to 1995, she was a resident manager for TECH. She belonged to the National Organization for Women, participated in the TLC Camp-Out and was a supporter and advocate for the gay and lesbian community. Survivors include: parents, Clay Center; three brothers, Tom, Wichita, Scott, Clay Center, and Terance, Hutchinson; a sister, Jaclyn Anderson, Wamego; three nephews; and six nieces. Graveside memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lewis Cemetery, near Ramona. Memorials may be sent to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Peggy W. Trilck LARNED - Peggy W. Trilck, 73, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Nov. 9, 1925, at Rozel, the daughter of Johnny Edward and Cecile Mae Elmore Fromong. A lifetime Larned resident, she was a self-employed beautician. She belonged to First Christian Church, Larned. Survivors include: a son, Ron, Hays; and two grandchildren, Tyson and Preston Trilck, both of Hays. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Larned Cemetery, with Pastor Dan Lundgren presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned. The casket will be closed. Memorials may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation in care of the mortuary, Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Opal Spanier COPELAND - Opal Spanier, 80, died Feb. 14, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. She was born Aug. 27, 1918, at Plymell, the daughter of Maxwell Roy and Ida Myrtle Ray Wilks. A Copeland resident since 1937, moving from Garden City, she was a homemaker and helpmate to her husband on the farm. She belonged to the Christian Church, Copeland, was a past member of the Rebekah Lodge and a Noble Grand, was a former den mother for the Cub Scouts and was a Brownie Scout leader. On Oct. 15, 1937, she married Eugene E. "Bus" Spanier at Bellingham, Wash. He died Jan. 30, 1999. Survivors include: four sons, Ronald Eugene and Gerald Wayne, both of Copeland, Richard Dale, Littleton, Colo., and Virgil Lee, Howard, Colo.; a daughter Karen Kay Marshall, The Colony, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by seven brothers, Ronald, Nolan, Frances, Floyd, Lewis, Vernon and Clayton; two sisters, Violet Sturdevant and Lola Moler; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Christian Church, Copeland, with Minister Larry Donelson presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Tuesday at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Copeland Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society and may be left at the Copeland Store or in care of the funeral home. Cora E. Black Scharnhorst PRETTY PRAIRIE - Cora E. Black Scharnhorst, 99, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Norwich Care Center, Norwich. She was born Nov. 2, 1899, in Wilson County, the daughter of James Edward and Josephone Bond Wilson. A Pretty Prairie resident, formerly of Kingman and Neodesha, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church, Pretty Prairie. On May 31, 1917, she married John J. Black at Neodesha. He died Dec. 16, 1954. On Dec. 4, 1972, she married Harvey Scharnhorst at Kingman. He died June 15, 1973. Survivors include: two daughters, Juanita Thompson, Maize, and Maxine Kilgore, Pretty Prairie; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 27 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, James E.; and three sisters, Minnie Kay, Alice Fern Songer and Goldie M. Berrigan. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Pretty Prairie, with Pastor Cheryl Bell presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery, Wichita. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Forest C. Brookover SCOTT CITY - Forest C. Brookover, 90, died Feb. 14, 1999, at Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born June 20, 1908, in Scott County, the son of Samuel Ed and June Copeland Brookover. A lifetime Scott County resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Scott City. On Aug. 5, 1932, he married ErmaLea Griswold at Leoti. She died June 20, 1998, at Scott City. Survivors include: a son, Samuel E. Brookover, Scott City; two daughters, Dale Lynn Eheart, Eaton, Colo., and Carolyn Holso, Upton, Wyo.; a brother, Paul Brookover, Denver; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Brookover. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Scott County Cemetery, Scott City, with Ken Dirks presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Memorials may be sent to Scott County Hospital in care of the funeral home. Paul Wargo WICHITA - Paul Wargo, 83, died Feb. 12, 1999. Survivors include: his wife, Norma, Wichita; a son, Kenneth Mitchell, Manhattan; two daughters, Shirley Tate, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Jerry Shellner, Andover; a brother, Steve, Colliers, W.Va.; two sisters, Betty Pratt, Pennsylvania, and Helen Dryer, Eldersville, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Seventh Day Adventist Church South, Wichita. Broadway Mortuary, Wichita, is in charge of arrangements. Thelma Mary Venard GREENSBURG - Thelma Mary Venard, 90, died Feb. 13, 1999, at Stoneybrook Retirement Community, Manhattan. She was born Nov. 14, 1908, at Hesston, the daughter of Fred and Susie Wenger Howard. A Greensburg resident, formerly of Ness City, she worked as a telephone operator, a grain company office worker and operated a dry cleaning shop. She was the owner of Venard's Style Shop, retiring in 1965. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and Star of Hope Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, both at Greensburg. On Dec. 5, 1929, she married Robert John Venard at Ness City. He died Nov. 24, 1985. Survivors include: two daughters, Roberta Lynn Koch, Selma, Calif., and Shirley Fleener, Manhattan; a sister, Lois Riley, Ripon, Calif.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Dwayne; a sister, Vada Bondurant; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, with the Rev. Lawrence Lambert Jr. presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Fleener Funeral Home Chapel, Greensburg. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Greensburg High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, both in care of Greensburg State Bank. Harold E. Hagerman LARNED - Harold E. Hagerman, 85, died Feb. 14, 1999, at Larned Health Care & Living Center. He was born April 26, 1913, in Rush County, the son of Charles and Anna Christine Folkerts Hagerman. A lifetime resident of Rush and Pawnee counties, he was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church, Larned. On Nov. 23, 1937, he married Julia Essie Brady at Albert. She died Nov. 5, 1997. Survivors include: a daughter, Margaret Ann Spreier, Larned; two sons, Charles Lee and Wayne H., both of Larned; a brother, Elmer, La Crosse; a sister, Irene Brady, Albert; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, Lester and Irven. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Larned Cemetery, with the Rev. David Parks presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Tuesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned. Memorials may be sent to the Santa Fe Trail Center in care of the mortuary. Emma B. McRevey Emma B. McRevey, 98, of Hutchinson, died April 24, 1999, at the Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 19, 1900, in the Huntsville Community in Reno County, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Keller Wipf. A longtime Plevna resident, she was a homemaker and an operator with the Sterling Telephone Co. She belonged to Plevna Community Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1361 Ladies Auxiliary and the Reno County Historical Society. Survivors include: a son, Bennie R. McFall, Hutchinson; a sister, Bertha Wipf, Hutchinson; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman and Arthur Wipf; and six sisters, Lena Lockamy, Ada and Rosa Gransbury, Hilda Mathis, Irene and Olga Wipf. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with Dr. Alva F. Goossen presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Sterling Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Reno County Historical Society, the VFW Post No. 1361 Ladies Auxiliary or the church, all in care of the mortuary. Edla C. Blomberg LINDSBORG - Edla C. Blomberg, 98, died April 25, 1999, at Lindsborg. She was born Aug. 30, 1900, at Lindsborg, the daughter of Gustaf and Ida Poole Patrick. A Lindsborg resident since 1974, moving from Falun, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg. On June 1, 1921, she married Joseph S. Blomberg at Salina. He died Aug. 12, 1977. Survivors include: a son, Erwin, Lindsborg; a daughter Isla Rose Ford, Salina; a brother, Clarence Patrick, Lindsborg; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Ed, Arthur, Oscar, Reuben and Leonard Patrick; three sisters, an infant, Julia, Alma Carlson and Nannie Johnson; and a grandson. Private family services and burial will take place in the Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg, with the Rev. Charles Humphrey presiding. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be sent to Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, or to Falun Lutheran Church, Falun, both in care of Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg. Howard D. Foth MARION - Howard D. Foth, 69, died April 24, 1999, at Newton Medical Center. He was born Dec. 15, 1929, at Hillsboro, the son of Adolph and Ann Klein Foth. A Marion County resident for most of his life, he was a retired heavy equipment operator for Knebler Construction Co., Augusta, for 20 years. He belonged to Valley United Methodist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6958, both at Marion. On May 31, 1951, he married Patricia Seabury at Peabody. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Michelle Foth, Herington, and Brenda Sentel, Wichita; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lance Carrithers presiding. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be sent to the Valley United Methodist Church Organ Fund or to Marion VFW Post No. 6958, both in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion. The Rev. J. Edward Dougherty The Rev. J. Edward Dougherty, 90, of Hutchinson, died April 25, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Elmer H. Goering MOUNDRIDGE - Elmer H. Goering, 84, died April 25, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Harder-Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. Dean B. Owen SALINA - Dean B. Owen, 77, died April 24, 1999, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born July 29, 1921, at Amy, the son of Perry C. and Betty May Bickers Owen. A Salina resident for 30 years, moving from Concordia, he worked as an instrumental music teacher at Miltonvale and Dighton for 16 years. He was also a financial planner for Raymond James Financial Services Inc. for 35 years at Concordia and Salina. He served as choir director at First Baptist Church, Salina, for 25 years, belonged to the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, Gideons, and was a member and president of the Kansas Music Educators Association. On Aug. 22, 1942, he married Eleen Marie Bailey at Dawson, N.M. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Gary D., O'Fallon, Ill., Glen D., Springboro, Ohio, and Greg D., Englewood, Colo.; a daughter, Gail D. Magathan, Salina; a brother, Perry D. Owen, Dighton; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Salina, with the Rev. James Bridges presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, both at Ryan Mortuary, Salina. Private inurnment will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina. Memorials may be sent to the scholarship fund for the music department of Bethany College, Lindsborg, in care of the mortuary. Myrtle A. Haas EMPORIA - Myrtle A. Haas, 99, died April 25, 1999, at Holiday Resort, Emporia. She was born April 26, 1899, in Rice County, the daughter of George U. and Ella W. Wetzel Haas. An Emporia resident, she taught in rural schools in Rice County. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Lyons, the Queen Esther Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, the Women's Club and the Flower Club, all at Lyons, and the National Education Association. Survivors include: two nieces, Ann Cochennet, Emporia, and Rita Lauritzen, Fort Worth, Texas; and several great-nephews and great-nieces. She was preceded in death by a brother, Waldo Haas; and two sisters, Minnie Haas and Pearl Mueldener. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons, with Pastor Cindy Watson presiding. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Memorials may be sent to the Lyons Public Library or to First United Methodist Church, Lyons, in care of the funeral home. Alfred A. Ruder OVERLAND PARK - Alfred A. Ruder, 84, formerly of Hays, died April 25, 1999, at the Life Care Center, Overland Park. He was born July 26, 1914, at Munjor, the son of John A. and Amelia Engel Ruder. A Overland Park resident since 1992, formerly a longtime Hays area resident, he was a retired farmer and construction worker. He was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On May 7, 1946, he married Lucille L. Zwenger at Munjor. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Jeannette Jacobs, Overland Park; a sister, Florentine Zimmerman, Wichita; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin and Edward; three sisters, Martina Zimmerman, Regina Gerber and Josephine Ruder; and a son, Kenneth Ruder. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, with Father Michael Scully presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cline's Mortuary of Hays. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, with military honors by Hays Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9076. Memorials may be sent to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in care of the mortuary. LeRoy Sammons BUCKLIN - LeRoy Sammons, 60, died April 25, 1999, at his home in Bucklin. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin. Kevin Mark Williams SUBLETTE - Kevin Mark Williams, 45, died April 24, 1999, at Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo. He was born July 15, 1953, at Independence, the son of Burton M. and Leora Wiswell Williams. He attended Sublette Grade School and was a graduate of Sublette High School and Garden City Community College. A Sublette resident since 1962, he was an assistant manager for Red Beef, worked for Clarence Schmidt for 11 years, ran a feedlot for two years, worked for Darcy Kells, S Bar Feedlot, and was self-employed making gates. On Feb. 16, 1985, he married Velma Kay Kopper at Cimarron. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Royce Sheldon, of the home; two daughters, Deanna Marie Williams and Jolene Lynelle Williams, both of the home; two sisters, Fairy Weeks, Sublette, and Alecta Holder, Ottumwa, Iowa; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Church of the Nazarene, Sublette, with the Rev. Andrew Shimko presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Banner Cemetery, Sublette. Memorials may be sent to the Williams Children's Education Fund in care of the funeral home. Clarence L. Owens COATS - Clarence L. Owens, 88, died April 25, 1999, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1911, at Cullison, the son of Joe and Edith Kocher Owens. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer and rancher. He belonged to Grace United Methodist Church, Coats, and the Elks Lodge, Pratt. On April 20, 1941, he married Louise Stranathan at Anthony. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, William J., Olathe; a daughter, Linda Suhler, Medicine Lodge; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Coats, with the Rev. Sandy Des Plas presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt. Burial will be in Coats Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice or to the church, both in care of the mortuary. Gerald L. Nichols FOWLER - Gerald L. Nichols, 58, died April 24, 1999, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. He was born July 2, 1940, in Gray County, the son of George O. and Mildred M. Dalgarn Nichols. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include: two brothers, Wilbert and Marvin, both of Ulysses; two sisters, Lela Nichols, Minneola, and Ruth Edmonds, Mullinville; and many nephews and nieces. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fowler Cemetery, with Pastor Richmond Graham presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Minnis Mortuary, Minneola. Memorials may be sent to Garden Valley Retirement Village in care of the mortuary. Effie N. Utterback Effie N. Utterback, 92, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 24, 1998, at Henderson Convalescent Hospital, Henderson, Nev. Memorial services are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Eleanora Ella Ann Moore SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Eleanora Ella Ann Moore, 83, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 7, 1916, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Edwin and Ada Mariah Jones Ford. She was a 1936 graduate of Hutchinson Hugh School. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Bethany Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson. On June 3, 1936, she married Charles Wesley Moore at Hutchinson. He died March 7, 1993. Survivors include: two daughters, Esther Victory, Westminister, Colo., and Janice Muchow, Wichita; three brothers, Leo and Ralph Ford, both of Hutchinson, and Bob Ford, Grove, Okla.; two sisters, Betty Cook, Hutchinson, and Mary Siebert, Pretty Prairie; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Cecil and Eugene; a daughter, Katherine Moore; three brothers, Harold, Bill and Lloyd Ford; and a sister, Dixie Ford. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bethany Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Darrell Bisel presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Memorial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Mennonite Friendship Manor, Hutchinson, in care of the mortuary. Faye Lorrene Collins BURRTON - Faye Lorrene Collins, 88, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Halstead Hospital, Halstead. She was born July 4, 1911, at Hutchinson, the daughter of James Louis and Rose Hannah Oliver Brewer. A longtime Burrton resident, she was a farmer, homemaker and former employee of Burrton IGA. She belonged to United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, United Methodist Women and was a charter member of the Aurora Women's Club, all at Burrton. On July 2, 1927, she married Chester Charles Collins at Burrton. He died March 23, 1985. Survivors include: two daughters, Charlene Cornett and Marjorie Pearce, both of Burrton; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Burrton, with the Rev. Larry Ankrom presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Burrton Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Margaret `Marge' Campbell Aksamit RUSSELL - Margaret "Marge" Campbell Aksamit, 74, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Russell Regional Hospital. She was born July 20, 1925, at Chattanooga, Okla., the daughter of Aubrey L. and Lillie Conway Sebree. A longtime Russell resident, she worked as a waitress in local restaurants and co-owned and operated the Holland Hotel Coffee Shop for a number of years. She belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Russell. On June 13, 1942, she married Eugene Bruce Campbell at Savannah, Ga. He died Dec. 23, 1981. On Sept. 13, 1986, she married Leeman E. Aksamit at Osborne. He survives. Other survivors include: a son., Larry Campbell, Russell; a daughter, Connie Munday, Mahopac, N.Y.; a sister, Lena McDown, Oklahoma City; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pohlman's Memorial Chapel, Russell, with the Rev. Glenn Tombaugh presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to service time Monday, both at the mortuary. Burial will be in Russell City Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the VFW Auxiliary Cancer Aid & Research Fund, in care of the mortuary. John R. Shuff John R. Shuff, 57, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 26, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1942, at Hutchinson, the son of Waldo and Julia Ann Cavanaugh Shuff. He graduated from Nickerson High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he worked as a machinist for Cessna Fluid Power and Boeing, retiring in 1992. He belonged to the American Legion, Lysle Rishel Post 68, and was a past member of the Jaycees. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1963. Survivors include: two sons, Eric and Jason, both of Hutchinson; two brothers, Charles, Hutchinson, and Emery, Nickerson; a sister, Edith Dobrinski, Pennsylvania; father and stepmother, Waldo and Anna Marie Shuff, Hutchinson; four grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and a brother, Kenneth. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with Wayne A. Pittman officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home. Frances Georgia Burkhall COLDWATER - Frances Georgia Burkhall, 89, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Pioneer Lodge Nursing Home, Coldwater. She was born April 2, 1910, at Coldwater, the daughter of J.M. and Minerva Metzker Cline. She attended Coldwater Grade School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1929. A lifetime Comanche County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church, where she was a pianist and organist, the CWF, Dorcus Circle and the Priscilla Circle Study and Mission Groups, Better Homes EHU Club and was a Pioneer Lodge volunteer, all at Coldwater. On Dec. 10, 1933, she married Roy Burkhall at Ashland. He died Jan. 29, 1993. Survivors include: a son, Danny, Hanover Park, Ill.; a daughter, Bonnie Jenkins, Coldwater; two brothers, Allen and J.R. Cline, both of Coldwater; a sister, Jessie Robertson, Harrison, Ark.; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Hueston, Kenneth, LeeRoy, Raymond and Owen Cline; two sisters, Leta Thompson and Edith Martin; and two grandsons. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Coldwater, with the Revs. Jack Wingate and Raymond Unruh presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Cliff Manley GARDEN CITY - Cliff Manley, 96, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. He was born June 11, 1903, at Circleville, the son of George and Jesse Eaden Manley. A Garden City resident since 1935, formerly of Nebraska and South Dakota, he had worked as a truck driver, and was an employee for Stengel-Corley Oil Co. and later the Garden City Co-op. He belonged to Church of the Nazarene, Garden City. On April 12, 1930, he married Amy P. Baldwin at Colby. She died Feb. 6, 1996. Survivors include: a son, Stan, Wichita; a daughter, Sharon Caldwell, Garden City; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald; two brothers; and two sisters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Church of the Nazarene, Garden City, with the Rev. Craig Coulter presiding. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home. Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Isabel Laura Peters Bowman LARNED - Isabel Laura Peters Bowman, 89, died Oct. 26, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 6, 1910, at Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Albert Maurice and Effie Huffman Peters. She earned a bachelor's degree in education at Fort Hays State College in 1968. A lifetime resident of Pawnee and Barton counties, she taught in USD 495 Larned schools from 1954 to 1972. She belonged to the United Methodist Church, the UMW, and the Twentieth Century Federated Club, all at Pawnee Rock, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Tertulia Club, the Walnut unit of the EHU and was a volunteer at St. Joseph Hospital, Larned. On Jan. 29, 1934, she married George Henry "Jud" Bowman at Scott City. He died July 20, 1982. Survivors include: two sons, Joseph M., Pawnee Rock, and Philip E., Salina; a daughter, Jane Ellen Johnson, Bella Vista, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth H. and Mauricio Albert Peters; and a sister, Frances Leona States. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Pawnee Rock, with the Rev. Don Paden presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Morell Funeral Home, Larned, and from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Pawnee Rock Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Wayne G. Billings JETMORE - Wayne G. Billings, 90, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born May 30, 1909, at Jetmore, the son of William and Elizabeth Aldrich Billings. A lifetime Jetmore area resident, he was a rancher. He belonged to United Presbyterian Church, was a past elder of Church Session and chairman of the church's building committee, all of Jetmore. He also was a member of the Kansas Livestock Association and the American Hereford Association. On June 8, 1935, he married Lillian R. Horning at Larned. She died Aug. 29, 1994. Survivors include: two sons, Dr. William Billings, Bartlesville, Okla., and Dr. Thomas Billings, McPherson; a daughter, Phyllis Olsen, Lawrence; a sister, Mary Whiteside, Dodge City; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Caroline, Ruth, Sara, Margaret and Julia. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore, with the Rev. Keith Allison presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Robert H. Belew Jr. CANTON - Robert H. Belew Jr., 77, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Jan. 28, 1922, at Three Sands, Okla., the son of Robert Harry Sr. and Beulah Worley Belew. A Canton resident since 1939, moving from Three Sands, he was a farmer, retired oil-field worker and retired employee of the Hesston Corporation. He was of the Christian faith. He belonged to the Canton Senior Center and Canton American Legion Post No. 192. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps. On Aug. 9, 1942, he married Betty Keefer in rural Canton. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Sharon Davidson, Derby, and Janet Altom, Fort Smith, Ark.; a brother, Calvin Lindbergh, Malden, Mo.; a sister, Mildred Luce, Wichita; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Olson's Mortuary, Canton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Canton Township Cemetery, with military honors accorded by Canton American Legion Post No. 192. Memorials may be sent to the Canton Senior Center or the Leukemia Society, both in care of the mortuary. Robert Leroy `Bob' Brown HUGOTON - Robert Leroy "Bob" Brown, 68, died Oct.27, 1999, at his home in Hugoton. He was born May 25, 1931, at Nashville, the son of Leroy Edmond and Nirene Eleanor Hewitt Brown. A Hugoton resident since 1952, moving from Medicine Lodge, he was the owner of Bob's Body Shop from 1955 until his retirement in 1988. He was a past Hugoton mayor and city council member and belonged to the Lions Club. He served in the U.S. Army. On Feb. 13, 1954, he married Betty Louise Hoppe Milburn at Clayton, N.M. She survives. Other survivors include: a stepson, Virgil Milburn, Hugoton; three daughters, Pam Brown, Page, Ariz., Pat Willis, Hugoton, and Bobbi Dobbs, Taneyville, Mo.; four brothers, Dale, Oklahoma City, Okla., Don, Phoenix, Frank, Glendale, Ariz., and Larry, Delta, Colo.; a sister, Shirley Huddleston, Wellington; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Wayne and Lonnie. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Hugoton Cemetery, with the Rev. Larry Bradford presiding. The casket will be open at the funeral home only. Memorials may be sent to the Golden Belt Hospice, in care of Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton. Steven B. Markt GARDEN CITY - Steven B. Markt, 47, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin. He was born Dec. 18, 1951, at Ames, Iowa, the son of Rex H. and Jean Peterson Markt. He attended high school at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and college at Southern Colorado State College. A Garden City resident since 1994, he worked for Coca-Cola, Walking Stick Golf Course and Coors, all at Pueblo, Colo., and as a utility technician for Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Garden City. On Nov. 25, 1992, he married Cindy Rheuff at Pueblo. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Steven Jr. and Ryan, both of Pueblo; a stepdaughter, Melissa Hansen, Garden City; mother, Redondo Beach, Calif.; a brother, Mike, Shakopee, Mich.; two sisters, Linda Tierney, Des Moines, Iowa, and Deb Uhlman, Redondo Beach; and a granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his father. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, with the Rev. Robert Cousins presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, both at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home. Virginia Pearl `Dolly' Birney SUBLETTE - Virginia Pearl "Dolly" Birney, 91, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Stockton Nursing Home, Stockton, Mo. She was born Feb. 5, 1908, at Milo, Mo., the daughter of Russell and Emma Chamberlain Austin. A longtime Sublette resident, she had moved into Liberal after farming for 50 years. She worked in a Laundromat and for the state, caring for the elderly. She belonged to Christian Church, Sublette for 29 years, and was a member of the Church of God for 40 years. She was an ordained deaconess for 30 years. On July 11, 1927, she married Clyde F. Birney at Syracuse. He died June 27, 1981. Survivors include: a daughter, Janette Steele, Stockton, Mo.; two sisters, Bernice Youngren and Neva Wood, both of White Salmon, Wash.; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Genel; two brothers, Laurence and Montie Austin; and a grandson. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Christian Church, Sublette, with Ministers Steve Myers and Walter Birney presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. Merle R. Groves LIBERAL - Merle R. Groves, 75, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born June 25, 1924, at Maywood, Calif., the son of John and Gladys Sessler Groves. He attended Liberal High School. A longtime Liberal resident, he worked for Western Power Company from 1947 to 1986, retiring as a journey lineman. He belonged to First Christian Church and the Liberal Pancakers Club. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Aug. 28, 1949, he married Cora Jean Lockas at Perryton, Texas. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Steve, Liberal; four sisters, Rena Burris, Denver, Pauline Demetrious, Mesa, Ariz., Mabel Walter, Ulysses, and Claydene Herzog, Waverly, Tenn.; a granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two infant sons. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Miller Mortuary Chapel, Liberal. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time Monday, both at the mortuary. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of the mortuary. Minor Marion Love SATANTA - Minor Marion Love, 76, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta. He was born March 8, 1923, at Hudson, the son of Forest and Selma Hitz Love. A Sublette area resident since 1980, moving from Great Bend, he was a farmer and worked in oil-field maintenance. He belonged to United Methodist Church and to American Legion Post No. 276, both at Satanta. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Jan. 20, 1989, he married Juanita Helsel Reimer at Arkansas City. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Murray Chappel, and Stanton Love, Woodinville, Wash.; a daughter, Cynthia Weese, Overland Park; a sister, Virginia Krey, Garden City; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Satanta, with the Rev. Larry Myers presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday and from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, all at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Dudley Township Cemetery, Satanta. Memorial may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association. Both in care of the funeral home, or may be left at the Shopping Stop-True Value, Satanta. John S. Muci John S. Muci, 96, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born May 8, 1903, at Periban, Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Cleofas and Emelia Espinosa Gonzales. A Hutchinson resident since 1962, moving from St. John, he was retired from the Santa Fe Railroad. He belonged to Central Church of Christ, Hutchinson, where he was a former deacon. On June 25, 1927, he married Ruth L. Rellez at St. John. She died Jan. 17, 1995. Survivors include: four sons, C.F. and J.R., both of Wichita, S.A., La Habra, Calif., and Ben, Hutchinson; three daughters, Elvira Peters, Hutchinson, Emelia Kittel, St. John, and Raquel Patrick, Winfield; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private family graveside service will be on Saturday in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be sent to Hutchinson Meals on Wheels or the Maude Carpenter Children's Home, both in care of the funeral home. Gerold R. `Pete' Peterson KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gerold R. "Pete" Peterson, 52, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo. He was born Aug. 21, 1947, at McPherson, the son of Leon and Glennys Peterson. He attended Bethany College, Lindsborg. He was a grain merchandiser for Farmland Industries and its companies for over 25 years and was involved with the family farming operation in western Kansas. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Platte Woods, and served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include: his wife, Shirley Peterson, of the home; a son, Nicholas, of the home; a daughter, Ashley Peterson, of the home; and three sisters, Anita Johnson, Jet, Okla., Janice Surface, Sterling, and Jeanie Wohlgren, Salina. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Platte Woods United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home, Parkville, Mo. Burial will be Sunday in Oakley Cemetery, Oalkey. Memorials may be sent to Bethany College Advancement Office, Lindsborg, or to the Leukemia Society, both in care of the funeral home. Lucille C. Thurman Lucille C. Thurman, 80, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Hutchinson Homestead. She was born May 7, 1919, at Kinsley, the daughter of John and Edith Stach Falk. A longtime Dodge City and Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic church, Hutchinson. On April 21, 1941, she married Joy D. "Jack" Thurman at Larned. He died Oct. 20, 1997. Survivors include; a son, Doug. G., Augusta; a daughter, Diane Hughes, Denver; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jim, Raymond, and Bill Falk. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Richard Stuchlik presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Stephen J. Orozco GARDEN CITY - Stephen J. Orozco, 53, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born April 21, 1946, at Garden City, the son of Mike and Helen Guerrero Orozco. He attended St. Mary Catholic School and Abe Hubert Middle School, graduating from Garden City High School and Garden City Community College. A lifetime Garden City resident, he worked in the unemployment division for the State of Kansas at the Job Service Center, Garden City. He belonged to the Sons of the American Legion. On June 18, 1966, he married Mary Encinias at Garden City. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Michael A., Bettendorf, Iowa, and Stephen J. Jr., Garden City; a daughter, Jessica Henderson, Garden City; mother, Garden City; a brother, Daniel L., Holcomb; two sisters, Veronica J. Garcia and Dee Dee Martinez, both of Garden City; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father; twin sons, Joseph and Jesse; and a brother, Patrick. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, with Father James E. Baker presiding. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home. Herbert W. Unruh HALSTEAD - Herbert W. Unruh, 86, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Halstead Hospital, Halstead. He was born April 29, 1913, at Greensburg, the son of Abe and Awilda Steele Unruh. A longtime Halstead resident, he was the retired owner and operator of the Sweet Shoppe, Halstead. He was a member of the Golden Nugget Pitch Club, Halstead. On June 29, 1950, he married Phyllis Jo Spegal at Halstead. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Don, Halstead, Larry, El Dorado, and Perry, Reeds Spring, Mo.; a brother, Homer, Grove, Okla.; a sister, Marjorie Stucky, Halstead; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane; two brothers, Harold and Gene; and a sister, Mildred Considine. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead, with Pastor Roger Ericksten presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Halstead Cemetery, Halstead. Memorials may be sent to Midwest Genealogy Society in care of the funeral home. Kayla J. Price Vulgamore CLEARWATER - Kayla J. Price Vulgamore, 60, died Oct. 27, 1999, at her home in Clearwater. She was born Nov. 1, 1938, at La Crosse, the daughter of Clovis and Mabel Schenk Price. She graduated from Rozel High School in 1956 and from Fort Hays State College in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in music education. She was a private piano instructor, worked in Goddard and Clearwater as a special education para-professional and was a former employee of Clearwater Elementary School Food Service. Survivors include: her husband, Jim, Clearwater; a son, Craig, Wichita; a daughter, Kelly Truman, Clearwater; four brothers, Donald Price, Fort Morgan, Colo., Bill Price, Rozel, Frank Price, Burdett, and Kenneth Price, Arkansas City; her mother, Nekoma; and three grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Clearwater. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Webb Mortuary, Clearwater. Burial will be in Clearwater Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Christian Church Building Fund, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Sedgwick County or Hospice, Inc., all in care of the mortuary. Debra L. Schultz Maberry WICHITA - Debra L. "Debbie" Schultz Maberry, 44, died Oct. 26, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Aug. 10, 1955, at Newton, the daughter of John and Viola Funk Schultz. She was as a registrar for three years at Viking Office Products, Wichita. She belonged to Buhler Brethren Church. On Sept. 24, 1982, she married David Maberry at Wichita. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, April and Meggan Maberry, of the home; her parents, Buhler; a brother, Darrell Schultz, Buhler; and a sister, Donna Hensley, Nampa, Idaho. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita, with Pastor Nick Rempel presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Buhler Cemetery. Lettie M. Southerland Lettie M. Southerland, 94, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 10, 1999, at Silver Oak Health Care, South Hutchinson. She was born July 9, 1905, at Wewoka, Okla., the daughter of Oscar M. and Beulah Harrison Parks. A Hutchinson resident for 17 years, moving from Roff, Okla., she was a homemaker. She belonged to Bible Baptist Church, Hutchinson. In 1957, she married John Southerland at Gainesville, Texas. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, Charlie Harrell, Ada, Okla.; three daughters, Eunice Bill, Guide Rock, Neb., and Betty McKenna and Nadine Johnson, both of Hutchinson; three sisters, Leona Brown, Las Vegas, Etheline Weddel, Grapevine, Texas, and Nora Sebring, Lovington, N.M.; several grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fairlawn Burial Park mausoleum, Hutchinson, with Pastor Robert Raigoza presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m., both at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home. A.R. `Al' Helmers SCOTT CITY - A.R. "Al" Helmers, 78, died Nov. 10, 1999, at Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born Dec. 17, 1920, near Hudson, the son of Henry and Jessie Talley Helmers. A Scott City resident since 1945, moving from Cunningham, he was the co-owner of Helmers Motors Inc. He was a charter member of Community Christian Church, Scott City. He belonged to Anthem Masonic Lodge and the Scott City Country Club, both at Scott City, and the ISIS Shrine, Salina. He was a former city councilman and county commissioner at Scott City. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. On Nov. 10, 1945, he married Vera Shelman at Cunningham. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Tim, Plano, Texas, and Greg, Scott City; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, two brothers, and a sister. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Community Christian Church, Scott City, with Minister Jeff Arnold presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, both at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery, Scott City. Memorials may be sent to the church, the Salvation Army or the Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital or Burn Center, all in care of the funeral home. Maurice W. Rueb WRIGHT - Maurice W. Rueb, 82, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born July 24, 1917, at Tipton, Mo., the son of John and Augusta Schmidt Rueb. A lifetime Wright resident, he was a farmer. He belonged to St. Andrew's Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council No. 1862, where he served as a past Grand Knight, both at Wright, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5984, Spearville. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include: two brothers, Bert, Wright, and Francis "Tick," Columbus, Neb.; 28 nephews and nieces; and several great and great-great-nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Justin; and a sister, Camilla Grasser. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Wright. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. John Maes presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Wright, with military rites performed by VFW Post No. 5984, Spearville. Memorials may be sent to Manor of the Plains Nursing Home, Dodge City, in care of the funeral home. Helen M. Pixley Helen M. Pixley, 99, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 9, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1899, at Lyons, Neb., the daughter of William and Francis Amerman Millar. She graduated from Occidental College, Los Angeles, in 1923. A Hutchinson resident since 1986, she grew up in California and had lived for many years in the Kalvesta and Cimarron communities. She was a homemaker, elementary schoolteacher and telephone operator. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star, both at Cimarron. She married Joe C. Pixley Jr. at Dodge City. He died in 1980. Survivors include: three sons, John Sr., Omaha, Neb., Bill, Pasadena, Calif., and Henry, Phoenix; two daughters, Jody McReynolds, Hutchinson, and Margaret James, Liberty, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Private family graveside services were held in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Mabel A. Stolz SCOTT CITY - Mabel A. Stolz, 89, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Scott County Hospital, Scott City. She was born Dec. 19, 1909, at Wichita, the daughter of James and Rossie Carter Truman. A Scott City resident since 1994, moving from Prairie Grove, Ark., she was a homemaker and pastor's wife. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Scott City, the Friendship Community Church, West Fork, Ark., and the Child Evangelism Fellowship for 35 years. On Sept. 15, 1928, she married George M. Stolz at Newkirk, Okla. He died Nov. 9, 1994. Survivors include: four sons, Wesley M., Greenland, Ark., James A. and George M., both of Springdale, Ark., and Ralph E., Windsor, Colo.; two daughters, Barbara L. Dunbar and Ruth A. Smith, both of Scott City; 18 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Scott City, with the Rev. Lynne Smith presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery, Scott City. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Child Evangelism Fellowship, both in care of the funeral home. Myra A. Davis McPHERSON - Myra A. Davis, 86, died Nov. 11, 1999, at The Cedars, McPherson. She was born March 19, 1913, at Marquette, the daughter of C.I. and Myra Marshall Davis. She attended Bethany College, Lindsborg, for two years. A McPherson resident since 1996, moving from Lindsborg, she was a retired secretary at the Shriner's Temple, Salina. She formerly attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Lindsborg. Survivors include: a nephew, Quentin Wolf, Prairie Village; and a niece, Judith Ann Metz, San Antonio. She was preceded in death by a brother, Quentin Davis; and a sister, Mary E. Wolf. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg, with the Rev. Chris Whitacre presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Cedars, McPherson, in care of the funeral home. La Juana Ward SYRACUSE - La Juana Ward, 66, died Nov. 10, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Greene Funeral Home, Syracuse. William J. Bieber BISON - William J. Bieber, 85, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced with Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Margaret Ellen `Mawkey' Schaeffer LAKE PRESTON, S.D. - Margaret Ellen "Mawkey" Schaeffer, 89, died Nov. 10, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. She was born July 11, 1910, at Doon, Iowa, the daughter of John and Sarah Knudsen Swenning. A Dodge City resident since 1987, formerly of Michigan, she worked for Motor products and helped on a farm near Lake Preston, S.D. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Dodge City, and the American Legion Auxiliary, Lake Preston. In March 1942, she married Victor "Buster" Schaeffer. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a daughter, Sarah M. Simpson, Dodge City; and a granddaughter. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Lake Preston United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, S.D. Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, is in charge of arrangements. Ruth Alice Logan MANKATO - Ruth Alice Logan, 88, died Nov. 5, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1911, near Lovewell, the daughter of William F. and Lillian May Robinson Logan. She graduated from Formoso High School. A lifetime Jewell County resident, she was a retired telephone switchboard operator and nurse's aide. She belonged to Christian Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, and the Christian Church Gleaners, both at Mankato, and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include: two brothers, William L. Logan, Mankato, and Charles R. Logan, Formoso; and three sisters, Vera Reed and Anita Switzer, both of Formoso, and Lillian Dieckman, Alton. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christian Church, Mankato, with Pastor Thaddeus Hinkle presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Melby Mortuary, Mankato. Burial will be in Balch Cemetery, Formoso. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the mortuary. Lois E. Neufeld, R.N. OVERLAND PARK - Lois E. Neufeld, R.N., 69, died Oct. 31, 1999, in the crash of EgyptAirFlight 990 while on a tour to visit Egypt and Israel. She was born Feb. 4, 1930, near Hanston. She graduated from Hanston High School and the Bethel College nursing school. She earned her MSN degree from the University of Kansas. She was a nurse practitioner and worked in the emergency departments at KU Medical Center and then at the Kansas City Veterans Hospital, retiring in 1995. She belonged to Hanston Mennonite Church. Survivors include: a sister, Maurine Alexander Woods, Tucson, Ariz.; two nieces; a great-nephew; and three great-nieces. She was preceded in death by a sister, Arlene. A memorial service at Hanston Mennonite Church will be delayed until late January to allow family members to return from Cambodia. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to the church or to a charity of the donor's choice. Juanita L. Minton HARPER - Juanita L. Minton, 81, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Harper District Hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1918, at Gotebo, Okla., the daughter of Hugh T. and Eva L. Hughes Cox. A Harper resident since 1957, moving from Gotebo, she was a homemaker. On Feb. 3, 1948, she married Dale J. Minton at Paris, Texas. He died Sept. 21, 1993. Survivors include: a daughter, Joyce Minton, Altoona; a brother, Luther Cox, Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Gertrude Morgan, Gotebo; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Odessa Cemetery, Gotebo, Okla, with the Rev. Kris Ramber and Edsel "Sam" Barton presiding. Memorials may be sent to a charity of the donor's choice, in care of Elliott Funeral Home, Harper. Jackie Brewer DORRANCE - Jackie Brewer, 71, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Russell Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Foster Mortuary, Wilson. Thelma J. Doerr BISON - Thelma J. Doerr, 86, died Nov. 11, 1999, at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 27, 1913, in rural Rush County, the daughter of Stanley and Jessie V. Wilson Williams. A lifetime Rush County resident, she was a nurse's aide at Hadley Hospital, Hays, for 30 years. She belonged to the Baptist Church. On Sept. 28, 1935, she married William H. Doerr at Alexander. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, Billy Joe, Palmdale, Calif.; a daughter, Nancy Allen; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Graveside memorial service and inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Monday in La Crosse City Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice, in care of Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. George Elston Huffman TACOMA, Wash. - George Elston Huffman, 88, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Tacoma, Wash. An Everett, Wash., area resident for 43 years, moving to Tacoma in 1997, he raised pigeons. Survivors include: his wife, Flora Huffman, Tacoma; a son, George E., Tacoma; a daughter, Ann L. Thorsen, Everett; three brothers, Verling and Douglas, both of Hutchinson, and Robert, Wichita; a sister, Maxine Ringer, Hutchinson; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held Nov. 2, 1999, in Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma. Gaffney Cassedy Allen and Buckley King Funeral Home, Tacoma, was in charge of arrangements. Ricky Dean `Coach' Blasi LIBERAL - Ricky Dean "Coach" Blasi, 47, died Nov. 3, 1999, in Hemet, Calif. He was born Nov. 9, 1951, at Liberal, the son of John Kenneth and Gladys Lambert Blasi. They survive. Other survivors include: a brother, Gary, Los Angeles; an aunt and uncle, Liberal; and numerous other relatives. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Liberal Cemetery, with the Rev. LeRoy Pond presiding. Friends may meet with family at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, to go to the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Bethphage, in care of David Jasper, 441 N. Industrial, Liberal, KS 67901. Reuben J. Harman GARDEN CITY - Reuben J. Harman, 78, died Feb. 5, 1998, at St. Catherine Hospital. He was born Jan. 8, 1920, at Garden City, the son of Hiram Jasper and Lydia Viola Wells Harman. He attended Garden City schools and was a graduate of Garden City High School. A lifetime Garden City resident, he had worked for Ideal Food Store, becoming manager of the Garden City and Sublette stores, and then worked in the mechanic division of Sunflower Electric, retiring in 1985. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Garden City, Harry H. Renick American Legion Post No. 9 and the Eagles Lodge. He was a U.S. Army veteran. On Oct. 29, 1941, he married Mary Alice Ward at Garden City. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Ronald J., Curtis K. and Steven D., all of Garden City; a brother, Everett, Hutchinson; a sister, Edna Cox, Sublette; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Harman; and three sisters, Lula Ward, Elma Mangan and Elsie Crowley. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Revs. Janet Hernandez and Harry Walz presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, all at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with graveside rites by the Garden City-area Veterans Honor Guard. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the American Diabetes Association, both in care of the funeral home. Lawrence `Larry' F. Wassinger GREAT BEND - Lawrence "Larry" F. Wassinger, 77, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born May 10, 1920, at Ogallah, the son of Francis and Catherine M. Waldschmidt Wassinger. A Great Bend resident for 20 years, coming from Ness City, he was a retired station agent telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad. He belonged to St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Evening Lions Club (where he was a past president, past district governor, past state secretary and past zone chairman), had received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, the International President Certificate of Appreciation, was a past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Ness City, belonged to the American Legion, Topeka, was a worker for the Vita Program, a board member of the Cancer Foundation, helped with debate programs at Great Bend High School, was a member of the Barton County Historical Society, and served as a lector, a Eucharistic minister and taught religion class at Ness City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On June 1, 1946, he married Alberta "Bertie" Ree at McCracken. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Larry Dean Wassinger, Topeka; a daughter, Barbara Luckett, Aurora, Colo.; three brothers, Ben and George, both of Grand Island, Neb., and Ed, Ness City; two sisters, Sister Agatha Wassinger, Wichita, and Phil Brennan, Kansas City; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Church, Great Bend, with Father Warren Stecklein presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Private family burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ellis. Memorials may be sent to the Lions Sight Foundation or to the church. Clyde M. Pipher IUKA - Clyde M. Pipher, 94, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Friendship Manor, Pratt. He was born Oct. 23, 1903, at Glendale, the son of Nicholas and Mary Farmer Pipher. A longtime Pratt County resident, he was a retired light plant employee for the city of Pratt. He belonged to Iuka United Methodist Church. On June 26, 1927, he married Mildred J. Bales at St. John. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Richard Pipher, Arcadia, Fla.; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Iuka United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ken Keeling presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and Sunday at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt. Burial will be in Iuka Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the mortuary. Edna Edith Mohney HAVILAND - Edna Edith Mohney, 86, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, El Dorado. She was born April 21, 1911, in Bourbon County, the daughter of Richard Lewis and Blanche Newcomb Brown. She was a 1929 graduate of Fort Scott High School and attended Kansas State University for two years. A Haviland resident since 1936, she worked at Friends Bible College and Jack's Hardware. She belonged to United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the YWCA, all at Haviland, and had been named Mother of the Year by the YWCA. On July 29, 1932, she married Olney Merle Mohney at Manhattan. He survives. Other survivors include: four daughters, Nancy Proctor, Bloomington, Ill., Jane Nellis, Jerome, Idaho, Marybeth Chenoweth, Rawlins, Wyo,, and Susan Zieman, El Dorado; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Haviland, with the Rev. Riet Stonger presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Private family interment will be in Haviland Cemetery prior to the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the church or to the Haviland branch of the Kiowa County Library, both in care of Haviland State Bank. Major R. McCoy ELLSWORTH - Major R. McCoy, 69, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Salina Regional Medical Center, Santa Fe Campus. He was born July 28, 1928, at Ellsworth, the son of Ralph and Anna Laura Zavesky McCoy. An Ellsworth area resident since 1995, moving from Hutchinson after 38 years, he was an elementary school teacher, specializing in reading, and was a principal, having taught for 41 years. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, the American Legion, Hutchinson, the KNEA, the NEA, the 3-M Group, Ellsworth, and the Ellsworth County Historical Society Board. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. On May 31, 1958, he married Mary M. McGillivray at Ulysses. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Mark R., Hutchinson, Matthew J., Lawrence, and Michael G., Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Marci K. McCoy, Madison, Wis.; a brother, Donald, Pueblo, Colo.; a sister, Joyce Pappas, Springfield, Va.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ronald. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, Ellsworth, with Dr. John Snook presiding. Cremation took place. Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Ellsworth County Historical Society or to First United Methodist Church. Mary Etta Wharton GREAT BEND - Mary Etta Wharton, 89, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Great Bend. She was born Aug. 23, 1908, at Rosebud, Texas, the daughter of Matthew and Carrie Sims Cargill. A Great Bend resident since 1983, moving from Hutchinson, she was a homemaker and caregiver. She graduated from high school in Progress, Okla., and attended Langston University for a year.She belonged to Second Missionary Baptist Church in Hutchinson and Newton, and to First Baptist Church, Great Bend. She married Raymond Everett Wharton at Hutchinson. He died May 7, 1991. Survivors include: four sons, Johnnie Gray, Shawnee, Othel Gray, Russell, the Rev. Willie Gray, Great Bend, and the Rev. Leonard Gray, Hutchinson; a daughter, Leola Cherry, Great Bend; 26 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Fryberger Mortuary Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. W.C. Tillman presiding. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the mortuary. Earl W. Heiland DODGE CITY - Earl W. Heiland, 87, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Trinity Manor Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 24, 1911, at Windthorst, the son of Peter J. and Antoinette Hessman Heiland. He attended school at Windthorst. A Dodge City resident, he was a farmer, having farmed southeast of Windthorst, and he received the Ford County Conservation Award. He belonged to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Windthorst, serving on the church finance committee. On May 14, 1941, he married Ethel M. Nau at Windthorst. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Thomas L., Jamestown, Mo., and Marvin E., Wright; three sisters, Edna Fredelake, Dodge City, Dorothy Nau, Tipton, Mo., and Geraldine Shean, Stratton, Colo.; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and 17 step-great-grandchildren. Parish rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Windthorst. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Mike Helms presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Windthorst. Memorials may be sent to the Windthorst Heritage Endowment Fund or to Trinity Manor Nursing Home, both in care of the funeral home. Ulysses Benjamin `Sonnie' Reed SEATTLE - Ulysses Benjamin "Sonnie" Reed, 48, formerly of Hutchinson, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, as the result of a biking accident. He was born July 23, 1948, at Muskogee, Okla., the son of Raymond T. and Frances M. Reed. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College. A longtime Seattle resident, moving from Hutchinson, he was a self-employed carpenter; worked several years for Bethlehem Steel and then for 21 years as a machinist for the Boeing Co. He was U.S. Navy veteran, serving on the USS Leader as a seaman's apprentice. In 1972, he married Mary Coleman. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, UnyssBenita Turner and Marie L. Reed; father, Raymond T. Reed, Hutchinson; six brothers, Raymond L., James A., Jerry E., Ronald and Roger R. Reed, all of Seattle, and Donald Reed, Hutchinson; a sister, Shirley A. Taylor, Hutchinson; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Southwest Mortuary, Seattle, with Pastor A.P. Barker presiding. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Renton, Wash. Memorials may be sent for the purchase of bicycle safety helmets for children, to the Hutchinson Recreation Commission, 17 East 1st, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Karla Jean Hill Dome WACO, Texas - Karla Jean Hill Dome, 45, died Jan. 15, 1998, at a Waco hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1952, at Liberal, the daughter of Lloyd B. and Elizabeth K. Ives Hill. She was a 1970 graduate of Liberal High School, attended Fort Hays State University for a year, and was a 1992 graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a degree in industrial engineering. A Waco resident for five months, she was an instructor at Texas State Technical College, Waco. She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Norman, Okla., had been active since age 7 in the Girl Scouts of America and had been a troop leader. Survivors include: three daughters, Tera Kay Dome, Kristina Marie Dome and LesaJoyce Dome, all of Norman, Okla.; mother, Liberal; three sisters, Kayann Jenkins, Liberal, Mary Hill Lambert, Enterprise, and Sue Ellen Zalaoras, Walnut Creek, Calif.; two nephews; two nieces; and a great-nephew. She was preceded in death by her father and a niece, the Rev. Denise Ann Jenkins. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Liberal, with the Rev. Sid Byler presiding. Inurnment will be in Liberal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Karla J. Dome Scholarship Fund in care of the NationsBank, Liberal, or in care of Miller Mortuary, Liberal. Gailen Michael `Porky' Bousser HALSTEAD - Gailen Michael "Porky" Bousser, 95, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Oakwood Rehabilitation Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 8, 1902, at Halstead, the son of Harry and Josephine Redinger Bousser. A lifetime Halstead resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1995, he was a retired quality-control supervisor for the Boeing Co. He belonged to First Presbyterian Church and the Halstead Gun Club, both at Halstead. On Jan. 10, 1941, he married Gladys Gay Hilleary at Kansas City, Mo. She died Oct. 19, 1994. Survivors include: a stepson, Monte Copenhaver, Hutchinson; a stepdaughter, Virginia Jones, Hutchinson; nine step-grandchildren; 15 step-great-grandchildren; and 12 step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Louise Hall; and a sister, Katherine McElwain. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Halstead Cemetery, with the Rev. Dallas Curts presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to service time Monday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. Memorials may be sent to the Halstead Historical Society in care of the funeral home. Rubena Carlson McPHERSON - Rubena Carlson, 94, died Feb. 5, 1998, at McPherson Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 6, 1903, at McPherson, the daughter of Carl E. and Hattie Grant Feldt. A lifetime McPherson County resident, she was a homemaker. She was a life member of New Gottland Lutheran Church. On Nov. 10, 1931, she married Byron E. Carlson at New Gottland. He died Feb. 28, 1997. Survivors include: a daughter and son-in-law, Mathilda L. "Mattie Lou" and Vernon Dossett, McPherson; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Bernice Feldt and Viola Larson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at New Gottland Lutheran Church, rural McPherson, with the Rev. William Joseph Bullock presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, with the family present to greet friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, both at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Margaret States Young DODGE CITY - Margaret States Young, 92, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Manor of the Plains Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1905, at Dodge City, the daughter of Charles M. and Violette Imel States. She was a graduate of Dodge City Senior High School, Baker University and Northwestern University. A lifetime Dodge City resident, she was an English and dramatics teacher at Dodge City High School. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, was a member and past president of the Philomath Study Club, and a past president and charter member of Chapter DZ, PEO, all at Dodge City. On March 22, 1932, she married Maurice R. Young at Chicago. He died Dec. 5, 1971. Survivors include: three sons, Philip M., Phoenix, Dean R., Dodge City, and Charles M., Babylon, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Dodge City, with Dr. Bruce L. Taylor presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the church. Gerald Edward Tuttle HAVILAND - Gerald Edward Tuttle, 80, of Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and formerly of Haviland, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born Sept. 21, 1917, at Byers, the son of Charles E. and Mabel G. Miles Tuttle. He graduated from Haviland High School. He farmed all his life in the Haviland community. On Aug. 24, 1940, he married Beulah Cutright at Bucklin. She died Nov. 13, 1995. Survivors include: three sons, Byron, Phoenix, Eldon, Abilene, and Jerry, Haviland; two daughters, Paula Davis, Greensburg, and Le Anna Kimble, Andover; two brothers, Winifred, Greensburg, and Norman, Haviland; two sisters, FloreceDavis, Weatherford, Okla., and Doris Muntz, Greensburg; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold; and a sister, Anna Lee Young. Inurnment services are pending and will be announced by Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Daniel D. Saunders Daniel D. Saunders, 74, of 3209 B Ridgewood Drive, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Oakwood Villa Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 27, 1923, in Lincoln County, the son of Alfred and Katie Felcamp Saunders. A Hutchinson resident since 1989, moving from Lemon Grove, Calif., he was a bookkeeper, retiring in 1988. On July 10, 1948, he married Betty Golden at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Donna Flynn, 209 West 9th; a sister, Barbara Henwood, Florida; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Saunders. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with Dr. Edwin C. Lindberg presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation in care of the funeral home. Norman W. Foust BUCKLIN - Norman W. Foust, 66, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Bucklin. He was born June 27, 1931, at Bucklin, the son of William K. and Harriett C. Gordon Foust. A longtime area resident, he was a retired employee of Ford County Feeders. On Aug. 17 1958, he married Barbara Jean Lillich at St. Francis. She died Dec. 26, 1986. Survivors include: four daughters, Bonnie Renoilds, Pratt, Shonda Stenzel, Fowler, Lorraine Klinzman, Ashland, and Sheri Roberts, Minneola; four brothers, George Foust, Topeka, Wallace Foust, Bartlesville, Okla., Charles Foust, Houston, and Richard Foust, Bucklin; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Minnis Mortuary Chapel, Bucklin, with the Rev. Jim Pollom presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until service time Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Bucklin Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the mortuary. Irvin Whitey Tate HUGOTON - Irvin Whitey Tate, 85, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, He was born June 28, 1912, at Gerty, Okla., the son of Washington Aaron and Mary Ann Baine Tate. A Hugoton resident since 1961, moving from Pampa, Texas, he was a self-employed welder. He belonged to Free Will Faith Church, Shawnee, Okla., the Masonic Lodge, and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. In 1932, he married Doris Martille Pirce. She survives at Shawnee, Okla. Other survivors include: a son, Mike Tate, Muldrow, Okla.; two daughters, Naomi Gray, Fond du Lac, Wis., and JoAnn Kaskuske, Shawnee, Okla.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Paul's Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hugoton, with Max Johnson presiding. Burial will be in Hugoton Cemetery. Hazel D. Mallory Hazel D. Mallory, 100, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 20, 1897, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Alexander M. and Alice Martin Duffin. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. On Nov. 24, 1915, she married Charles W. Mallory at Hutchinson. He died July 19, 1981. Survivors include: a son, William Mallory, Wichita; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Mary Al Titus presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, in care of the mortuary. Roy E. Spoon LYONS - Roy E. Spoon, 80, died Feb. 5, 1998, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1917, at Raymond, the son of Albert and Rosie Domingo Spoon. A lifetime Lyons resident, he was a farmer. He belonged to the former Mitchell Methodist Church, Mitchell, and the Moose Lodge, Hutchinson. On Nov. 29, 1941, he married Dorothy E. Smith at Lyons. She died March 16, 1995. Survivors include: two daughters, Kathleen Cain, Longview, Texas, and Judy Pickering, Lawrence; a sister, Clara Eisiminger, Little River; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Ted Weis presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Parkinson Foundation in care of the funeral home. Eugene L. Houston TRIBUNE - Eugene L. Houston, 81, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend. He was born March 12, 1916, at Raymond, the son of Wilbur R. and Minnie B. Hull Houston. A Great Bend resident since 1983, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to First Baptist Church, Raymond. Survivors include: five brothers, William, Colorado City, Colo., Bert, Cottonwood, Ariz., Don and Glenn, Tribune, and Lloyd, Congress, Ariz.; and a sister, Lucille Houston, Bristol, Colo. He was preceded in death by a sister. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. MT Monday in Greeley County Cemetery, Tribune, with the Rev. Mark Randolph presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Tribune. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Hazel H. Collins GARDEN CITY - Hazel H. Collins, 98, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Terrace Garden Care Center, Garden City. She was born Jan. 4, 1901, in Mercer County, Mo., the daughter of Henry Clinton and Louanna Jane Spiedl Smalley. A Garden City resident since 1926, moving from Harper County, she had been the owner and operator of the Speedwash Laundry, Garden City, for many years. She belonged to First Assembly of God Church, taught Sunday school for many years in Garden City, was a 71-year member of the Extension Homemakers Unit and had recently been associated with the Beacon Light FCE. On Dec. 23, 1926, she married Joseph Pete Collins at Harper. He died March 25, 1972. Survivors include: two sons, Jack and Joseph, both of Garden City; a daughter, Peggy Musgrove, Springfield, Mo.; three sisters, Irene Smalley, Wichita, Hildred Harnden, Attica, and Aline Cleveland, Covina, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dale; three sisters; and three brothers. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City, with the Rev. Derald Musgrove presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. until service time Monday, all at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the Hazel Collins Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Leona L. Bartel McPHERSON - Leona L. Bartel, 84, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. She was born Feb. 6, 1915, at Chinook, Mont., the daughter of Daniel M. and Elizabeth Wiens Schmidt. A McPherson resident since 1944, moving to Inman in 1996, she was a retired cook and dietary aide, and worked in nursing homes and hospitals. She belonged to First Church of God, Hutchinson, and the Flour Gals, McPherson. On Dec. 5, 1933, she married Daniel N. Bartel at Clayton, N.M. He died Aug. 18, 1966. Survivors include: a son, Leland, Inman; two daughters, Violet Donaldson, Prescott Valley, Ariz., and LeDean Kriegre, Tehachapi, Calif.; three brothers, Ralph Smith, Turpin, Okla., Harvey Schmidt and Rondal Schmidt, both of McPherson; a sister, Darleen English, Tujunga, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in McPherson Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, both at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson. Memorials may be sent to the First Church of God Building Fund or to the Pleasant View Home. Randall `Randy' Douglas McCall PRATT - Randall "Randy" Douglas McCall, 37, died Feb. 18, 1999, at University Hospital, Oklahoma City, as the result of complications from a bone-marrow transplant due to leukemia. He was born Oct. 1, 1961, at Russell, the son of Richard "Dick" and Barbara A. Glick McCall. He was a 1980 graduate of Pratt High School, a 1982 graduate of Pratt Community College, and received his bachelor's degrees in elementary education and history from Kansas State University. A Milford resident, he was a student teacher at Amanda Arnold Elementary School, Manhattan, and worked in the family business, "Rentway," at Junction City. He belonged to the Medieval Historic Re-enactment Group, was an Eagle Scout with Troop No. 210, Pratt, and was on the high school state debate team that went to state competition. He served with the National Guard, Pratt. On Aug. 14, 1984, he married Kristi S. Tankersley at Junction City. She survives. Other survivors include: parents, Pratt; a brother, Richard, Hutchinson; a sister, Rhonda Dixon, Pratt; and grandmother, Ada Wanamaker, Russell. There will be private family services. Cremation took place. Friends may sign the register book from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the PHS Class of 1980 Scholarship Fund or to the Ronald McDonald House, Oklahoma City, both in care of the mortuary. Wilmer M. Lehman McPHERSON - Wilmer M. Lehman, 95, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 13, 1903, in Johnson County, Mo., the son of John David and Lizzie Mohler Lehman. A McPherson resident since 1993, moving from Edison, Neb., he was a farmer, having farmed in Kansas and Oklahoma. He also was a clergyman for the Church of the Brethren, having served churches in the states of Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas. On Oct. 15, 1927, he married Florence Brammell at Waverly. She died Nov. 27, 1955. On July 4, 1957, he married Inez Marie Hokanson at McCook, Neb. She died Sept. 4, 1989. Survivors include: two sons, James M., Wasilla, Alaska, and Steven, Houston; three daughters, Carol Barber, Crystal, Mich., Betty Deaton, Westville, Ind., and Joy Lehman, Hamilton, Ohio; two stepsons, Robert, St. Anthony, Idaho, and John, Papillion, Neb.; two stepdaughters, Anna Owen, Broken Bow, Neb., and Mary Todd, Garland, Texas; a brother, Lawrence E., McPherson; a sister, Marjorie M. Keller, New Holland, Pa.; 25 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Wilmer Eugene "Bill"; two brothers; and three sisters. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Church of the Brethren, McPherson, with Dr. Don Booz, the Rev. Chris Whitacre and Minister of Youth Steve Lehman presiding. Wilmer's body was bequeathed to the University of Kansas Willed Body Program, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kan. Memorials may be sent to the Cedars Health Care Center or to Church of the Brethren, both at McPherson, both in care of Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Marvel B. Lewis McPHERSON - Marvel B. Lewis, 69, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Halstead Hospital. She was born Nov. 22, 1929, at Concordia, the daughter of Harry and Grace Buswell Lyons. A McPherson resident since 1970, moving from Washington, Kan., she was a retired pharmaceutical assistant for Sterling Drug and a sales clerk for Morris & Son Clothiers. In her earlier years, she taught school in a one-room school house at Arlington. She belonged to the McPherson Camplighters Club and the Sterling Drug Retirees Club. On July 15, 1951, she married Bob L. Lewis at Belleville. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, David, Canton; two daughters, Kim Buller, McPherson, and Kara Smith, Goodland; a sister, Ruby Pelesky, Haddam; two grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Terry Lee; four brothers; and a sister. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson, with the Revs. Bill Newport and Loren Strait presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Haddam Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice. Lola D. Wurdeman MEADE - Lola D. Wurdeman, 65, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Aug. 3, 1933, at Dodge City, the daughter of Roscoe H. and Gladys L. Pennington Nash. She was a 1951 graduate of Meade High School and attended Fort Hays State University. A lifetime Meade resident, she was a former bank clerk and a homemaker. She belonged to St. John Lutheran Church, Meade. On June 19, 1982, she married Eldon F. Wurdeman at Meade. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Tom, Overbrook, Gary, Oklahoma City, and David, Derby; a daughter, Diane Leis, Fowler; two sisters, Lora Mae Bradford, Bentonville, Ark., and Nadine Kilts, Midwest, Wyo.; and 14 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Edwin. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, with the Rev. Lynn Spencer presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade. Memorials may be sent to the church of the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Betty Jean Bain MEDICINE LODGE - Betty Jean Bain, 74, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born May 24, 1924, at Portland, Ore., the daughter of Preston and Bessie Belew Preston. A Medicine Lodge resident most of her life, she and her husband operated The Brown Derby Restaurant for 18 years. She belonged to First Christian Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both at Medicine Lodge. On Dec. 21, 1941, she married Charles Harold Bain at Perth. He died July 19, 1998. Survivors include: a daughter, Janice J. Hoagland, Medicine Lodge; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary H.; and two sisters, Roberta Pratt and Faye Hamar. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. to noon Monday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Raymond Edward Mabry RICHMOND, Va. - Raymond Edward Mabry, 61, died Feb. 12, 1999, at Richmond, after a long battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 23, 1938, at rural Little River, the son of Cecil Byer and Audrey Day Mabry. A Richmond resident since 1962, he was a retired reference librarian and computer cataloger for Richmond Public Library. He was a graduate in organ from the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, received his Master's of Music cum laude in Organ in 1969 and received his master's in library science in 1970, both from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Survivors include: a brother, William R., Argonia; two sisters, Beverly Zizumbo, Salina, and Nancy Fuqua, McPherson; four nephews; and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a nephew. Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28,at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va. Memorials may be sent to the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103; or to Hospice of Central Virginia, 5540 Falmouth St., Richmond, VA 23220; or in care of Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, 222 West Euclid, McPherson, KS 67460. William A. `Bill' Dougherty RUSSELL - William A. "Bill" Dougherty, 69, died Feb. 19, 1999, at St. John Rest Home, Victoria. He was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Osborne County, the son of Robert A. and Rosa Ellen Davis Dougherty. He received his college degree from Kansas State College. A Russell resident since 1968, moving from Dorrance, he taught for 27 years at Dorrance and was also involved in farming. He belonged to Dubuque Lutheran Church. On May 30, 1954, he married Betty Jane Hilgenberg at Russell. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Mitchel, Russell; two daughters, Vicki Dougherty and Joetta Powell, both of Russell; a sister, Nethalee Clarke, Kensington; and two grandchildren. Cremation took place. No service or visitation is planned. Memorials may be sent to the Russell Recreation Commission in care of Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell. Lenora Hunter ANTHONY - Lenora Hunter, 90, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Anthony. She was born Nov. 30, 1908, at Manchester, Okla., the daughter of James Wesley and Neata Cox Cotterill. An Anthony resident, she was a homemaker. On Oct. 17, 1931, she married Kenneth "Wright" Hunter at Anthony. He died Nov. 3, 1992. Survivors include: two daughters, Sue Connelly, Anthony, and Linda VanHorn, Hutchinson; two grandsons; and a great-grandson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony, with Tom Marker presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Williams Funeral Home, Anthony. Memorials may be sent to the Anthony Taxi Service or to First Baptist Youth. Lillian V. Scheuerman WICHITA - Lillian V. Scheuerman, 78, died Feb. 12, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1920, in Benton County, Tenn., the daughter of Ernest and Mary Ann Melton Florence. A Larned resident, she was a retired dietary aide from Larned State Hospital. She married Leonard Scheuerman. He survives. Other survivors include: two stepsons; a stepdaughter; a brother, James, Stafford, Conn.; nine step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at a later date at Larned Church of the Nazarene. Hillside Funeral Home, Wichita, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society. Lenn E. `Pappy' Ruddick LAKE CITY - Lenn E. "Pappy" Ruddick, 78, died Feb. 18, 1999, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Lillie Lobban Lillie Lobban, 92, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Calvin E. `Bus' Ellis Calvin E. "Bus" Ellis, 75, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Sept. 6, 1923, at Ashland, Ky., the son of William Franklin Ellis and Mary Bester Ellis. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired painting contractor. He belonged to First Baptist Church and the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post No. 68. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married Ardith D. Hungerford Oct. 27, 1946, at Hutchinson; she died Aug. 11, 1971. July 1, 1972, he married Anna Lou Rhodes at Hutchinson. Survivors include: Anna Lou Ellis, wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Lynn and Janet Lynn Ellis, Hutchinson; a grandson, Corey Lynn Ellis; and a sister, Helen Trueworthy, Seattle, Wash. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Lewis, Richard and William; and a sister, Selma Sall. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Jim Autrey presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Memorial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church in care of the mortuary. Bill Buck ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Bill Buck, 73, formerly of Hutchinson, died May 2, 1999, at the Life Care Center, Escondido. He was born May 2, 1926, at Hutchinson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was an employee of the former Betts Baking Co. He had lived in Escondido for the past five years. He belonged to Calvary Chapel, Escondido, and to the Bakery and Confectionery Union. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include: his wife, Kathleen, Escondido; four sons, George Holly, Yorba Linda, Calif., Daniel Holly, Lancaster, Calif., Kevin Montgomery, Orange, Calif., and David Montgomery, Anaheim, Calif.; four daughters, Patricia Pickens, Kingman, Ariz., Catherine L. Welsh and Shirley King, both of California City, Calif., and Susan Holly, El Cajon, Calif.; five brothers, Robert A., Wichita, Arnold, Alvin Y. and Albert, all of Hutchinson, and Alfred E., South Hutchinson; three sisters, Lorraine Warnken and Connie Wise, both of Hutchinson, and Luleta Wills, South Hutchinson; 20 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Chapel, Escondido, with Pastor Mark Turner presiding. Committal service will be private. Memorials may be sent to the Calvary Chapel Escondido Youth Ministry, 1675 Seven Oaks Road, Escondido, CA 92026. Cremation was arranged through the Neptune Society. Elizabeth Frances Schreiber RANSOM - Elizabeth Frances Schreiber, 79, died May 7, 1999, at Hays Medical Center, St. Anthony Campus. She was born Jan. 3, 1920, at Santa Barbara, Calif., the daughter of Alexander and Margaret Manning Sanderson Bowie. A Ransom resident since 1947, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Aloysius Catholic Church, the Altar Society and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all at Ransom. On June 27, 1943, she married Clarence E. Schreiber at Ransom. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Clark, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., James, Hays, and Robert, Garden City; two daughters, Mary Porterfield, Goodland, and Betsy Spiegelman, Omaha, Neb.; nine grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Parish rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Aloysius Church, Ransom. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with Father Marvin Reif presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Ransom Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom. Willa Lorene Moll ASHLAND - Willa Lorene Moll, 88, died May 5, 1999, at Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, Calif. She was born April 19, 1911, at Scott City, the daughter of John and Teresa Hope Day Whitson. An Anaheim resident for 35 years, she was a clerk for Knotts Berry Farm. In 1939, she married Richard Charter Harvey. He died in December 1939. On Oct. 2, 1971, she married A.D. Moll at Las Vegas, Nev. He died July 19, 1994. Survivors include: a daughter, Evelyn Gilger, Lebo; a stepdaughter, Judy Diehl, Anaheim; two sisters, Ruth Slarno, Bell Flower, Calif., and Arla Langerman, Wilson; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant brother, John Milton Harvey. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Highland Cemetery, Ashland, with Minister Chet Mendenhall presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Myatt Funeral Home, Ashland. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church, Ashland. Malinda M. Yorgensen Malinda M. Yorgensen, 91, of Hutchinson, died May 7, 1999, at Oakwood Villa Care Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Michael D. Eurich HOISINGTON - Michael D. Eurich, 41, died May 6, 1999, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born July 2, 1957, at Hoisington, the son of Orlan and Sue Snyder Eurich. A lifetime Hoisington resident, he was a former employee of Becker Tire, the city of Hoisington, and Midwest Energy. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, where he was head usher, Masonic Lodge No. 331 AF & AM, Una Chapter No. 119, the Order of Eastern Star, and was active in community projects and athletic programs, all at Hoisington. On Aug. 21, 1982, he married Rhonda Rusco at Great Bend. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Steven, of the home; a daughter, Annie Eurich, of the home; and a brother, Orlan Eurich. He was preceded in death by his a sister, Rebecca Sue Gillespie; and his parents. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Hoisington, with the Rev. Wayne Flanders presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, all at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Burial, with Masonic graveside rites, will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Memorials may be sent for an education fund for the Eurich children, in care of the funeral home. LeRoy M. Smith ANTHONY - LeRoy M. Smith, 86, died May 5, 1999, at Bentonville, Ark. He was born April 9, 1913, at Ainsworth, Neb., the son of Harvey and Bessie Francher Smith. A resident of Bella Vista, Ark. since 1975, he was a retired manager of the Rock Island Lumber Yard, Anthony. He belonged to Bella Vista United Methodist Church and American Legion Post No. 341, both at Bella Vista, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bentonville, the Harper County Masons No. 61 Commandery, Masonic Lodge No. 200 AF & AM and was a past patron of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 187, both at Anthony, and was a member of the Midian Shrine, Wichita. He married Mary Smith. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Lon, Waverly, Ohio; a daughter, Sandra Ray, Hemphill, Texas; a sister, Zella Abbott, Jetmore; and six grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Spring Grove Cemetery, Anthony, with the Rev. Harald Wisegarver presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Arkansas Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranches, to the Alzheimer's Association or to Anthony United Methodist Church, all in care of Elliott Mortuary, Anthony. Theresa Bertie Wyatt RAYMORE, Mo. - Theresa Bertie Wyatt, 81, died May 6, 1999, at Raymore. She was born Jan. 4, 1918, at Meade, the daughter of Gilbert G. and Effie P. Greer Whitehead. She was a 1936 graduate of Meade High School. A Raymore resident, she was a homemaker and a retired beautician. She had been a member of the Order of Eastern Star since 1946 and the White Shrine since 1948. On May 23, 1948, she married Fred F. Wyatt at Meade. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Roger, Raymore. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jess, Carl and Roy Whitehead; and four sisters, Velma Denslow, Buelah Edwards, Reva Boyer and Margaret Prather. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Meade, with the Rev. Harry Fink presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or to the American Cancer Society, both in care of the mortuary. Lena M. Ruddick HESSTON - Lena M. Ruddick, 92, died May 6, 1999, at Halstead Hospital. She was born Dec. 12, 1906, at McPherson, the daughter of Fred and Barbara Miller Luddick. She worked as a senior nurse's aide at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, retiring and moving to Hesston in 1960. In June 1923, she married Lloyd B. Nickl at McPherson. In 1941, she married Charles Ruddick at Aurora, Mo. He died in 1957. Survivors include: a daughter, Barbara Jean Ford, Hesston; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. There will be no services. Cremation rites have been accorded. Buhler Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Allene Reimer GARDEN CITY - Allene Reimer, 83, died May 7, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born March 26, 1916, in Pratt County, the daughter of Jim and Susie Brier Helsel. She attended Iuka and Finney County schools. A homemaker, she had lived in Garden City since 1973. She belonged to St. Dominic Catholic Church, the Altar Society and the Finney County Senior Center, all at Garden City. On Oct. 29, 1932, she married Charlie E. Reimer at Ingalls. He died July 12, 1968. Survivors include: two sons, Ed, Garden City, and Dean, Cimarron; a daughter, Karen Bogner, Garden City; a brother, Jim Helsel, Modesto, Calif.; two sisters, Ruby Lewis and Leoti Waitzman, both of Modesto; eight grandchildren; a step-grandchild; 11 great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. Vigil service, followed by a rosary, will be at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Dominic Catholic Church, Garden City. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Father Gregory S. LeBlanc presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, all at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Cimarron Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the St. Dominic School Endowment Fund, in care of the funeral home. Alice A. Meyeres GREAT BEND - Alice A. Meyeres, 81, died May 7, 1999, at her home. She was born May 24, 1917, at Rozel, the daughter of Frank DePaul and Walberga Schugart Suchy. A lifetime Great Bend area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. On Dec. 7, 1936, she married Rudolph G. Meyeres at Wichita. He died in 1990. Survivors include: two sons, James R., Great Bend, and Tim E., Berlin, N.J.; a daughter, Linda Piland, Great Bend; a half-brother, Ricardo Ramirez, Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Mildred Benevento, Tulsa, Okla.; two half-sisters, Vickie Alvarado and Virginia Drakenburg, both of Kansas City, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three children. Vigil service will be at 8 p.m. Monday at Great Bend Family Mortuary. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Charles Mazouch presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday and 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church. Ethel Teel BURLINGTON, Colo. - Ethel Teel, 80, formerly of the Rexford-Selden area, died May 5, 1999, at Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, Burlington. She was born Oct. 29, 1918, at Menlo, the daughter of Ralph Vernon and Rena Iva Barnhart Turner. A graduate of Menlo High School, she was a restaurant owner and homemaker. She belonged to Rexford Community Church and was a Pioneer Girls leader and a Boy Scout den mother. On May 23, 1937, she married Herbert Teel at the Ralph Turner farm north of Menlo. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: two sons, James, Hutchinson, and John, Atwood; two daughters, Lois McMahan, Burlington, and Ann Zalewski, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers, Dale Turner, Tacoma, Wash., and Larren Teel, Rexford; three sisters, Rosa Wigington, Ness City, Opal Teel, Bella Vista, Ark., and Mary Townsend, Cleveland, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle and Esther; and a grandson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rexford Community Church, with Pastor Gary Taylor presiding. Burial will be in Rexford Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Pauls Funeral Home, Selden. Dorothy Rozella Ochs BURKBURNETT, Texas - Dorothy Rozella Ochs, 92, died May 6, 1999, at Wichita Falls, Texas. She was born Aug. 24, 1906, at Sterling, the daughter of Arthur and Dora Oden. She attended Barton County Community College. A longtime resident of Sterling and Hoisington, she had worked as a teacher and, in Hoisington, was a partner in the Ochs Farm Equipment business. She had lived in Burkburnett since 1993. She belonged to the Hospital Auxiliary and was involved with the Victory H.D.U. On May 13, 1933, she married Ted Ochs at Sterling. He died Jan. 1, 1978. Survivors include: two sons, Don Ochs, Tulsa, and Ted Ochs, Marion, Iowa; two daughters, Kay Perkins, Burkburnett, and Ann Squire, Janesville, Wis.; a brother, W.H. "Bud" Oden, Sterling; a sister, Annabelle Huffines, Winnie Wood, Okla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Hoisington Cemetery, with the Rev. Wayne Flanders presiding. Memorials may be sent to Hoisington Hospital. Hampton Vaughan Funeral Homes, Wichita Falls, is in charge of arrangements. Viona `Toots' Blanchett FOWLER - Viona "Toots" Blanchett 93, died May 4, 1999, at her home. She was born April 21, 1906, at Cheyenne, the daughter of Bryson and Mary Caldonia Ammons Rogers. A Fowler-area resident from 1922 until a few years ago when she moved to Slaughters, Ky., she was a homemaker and a former employee and artist with Vera Waters Stencil Shop, Fowler. She belonged to First Christian Church and she was a member of Wilburn HDU, both at Fowler. On Jan. 20, 1926, she married Orville J. "Jupe" Blanchett at Meade. He died Feb. 1, 1974. Survivors include: a son, Jack, Dodge City; two daughters, Wanda Jean Miller, Slaughters, Ky., and Norma McClaren, Fowler; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Olin Rogers. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church, Fowler, with Pastor Doug Vasey presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade. Burial will be in Fowler Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church, Fowler, in care of the mortuary. Ellen Elizabeth Rimmer Ellen Elizabeth Rimmer, 83, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 7, 1916, at Linton, Ga., the daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Agnes Elizabeth Nelms Boyer. She was a graduate of Sparta High School, Sparta, Ga., and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgia State College for Women, Milledgeville, Ga. A Reno County resident since 1947, moving from Kansas City, Mo., she taught elementary education in Georgia and was a homemaker. She was a member of the PEO Chapter EK and Uandi at FPC, and had been a member in each organization for more than 50 years. On May 7, 1944, she married John Robbins Rimmer at Dyersburg, Tenn. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, John Jr., Wichita; two daughters, Janie Hart, Hutchinson, and Ann McPherson, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; a sister, Marguerite Nix, Valdosta, Ga.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Lawhorn. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Hutchinson, with Pastor James M. Wert presiding. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson. There will be private burial service in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund or to Hospice of Reno County, both in care of the funeral home. Clifford H. Elpers KINGMAN - Clifford H. Elpers, 72, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Kingman Community Hospital. He was born Jan. 16, 1927, at Mount Vernon, the son of Clement and Anna Theis Elpers. A longtime Kingman County resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kingman, and the Willowdale Knights of Columbus. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On Oct. 27, 1952, he married Theresa Youngers at Willowdale. She survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Steve, Garden City, Stan, Kingman, Mike, Plymouth, Minn., and Randy, Rotan, Texas; three brothers, Al, Pretty Prairie, Richard, Cheney, and Roland, Mount Hope; three sisters, Cleopha Breitenbach, Hutchinson, Eileen Shoemaker, Gravette, Ark., and Rita Hoffmans, Wichita; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann; three brothers, Clem Jr., Vince and Kenny; and a sister, Mary. Parish rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kingman, with Father Daryl Befort presiding. Friends may call from noon to 5 p.m. today and after 12 noon on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery, Mount Vernon. Memorials may be sent to St. Patrick Grade School or the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home, 1830 North Main, Kingman, KS 67068. Todd Lynn Campbell GREAT BEND - Todd Lynn Campbell, 38, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Sept. 18, 1961, at Hoisington, the son of Harold "Bud" and Dorothy Whitaker Campbell. A lifetime Barton County resident, he was a heavy equipment operator for Esfeld Construction. He was a member of Great Bend Masonic Lodge and the Isis Shrine. Survivors include: parents, Great Bend. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bradley L.. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bryant-Christians Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Jim Hawthorne presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Sunflower Shrine Club Travel Fund. Elma H. Goering MOUNDRIDGE - Elma H. Goering, 93, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Memorial Home, Moundridge. She was born Jan. 20, 1906, at Moundridge, the daughter of Joseph P. and Mary Rose Flickner Kaufman. A Moundridge resident since 1984, moving from McPherson, she was a homemaker, and a waitress/hostess at Krehbiel's Cafeteria, McPherson. She belonged to First Mennonite Church and the Ladies Friendship Quilting Club at McPherson, and was a former member of Hopefield Mennonite Church, Moundridge. On Nov. 27, 1924, she married Pete Goering at Moundridge. He died Nov. 28, 1984. Survivors include: two sons, Robert M., Inman, and Lyle G., McPherson; two brothers, Roland and Allen D. Kaufman, both Moundridge; three sisters, Linda Gican and Verna Goering, both Moundridge, and Evelyn Goering, Halstead; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin and Reed Kaufman; three sisters, Bertha Schrag, Edna Wedel and Wanda Kaufman; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. Graveside service and interment will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the McPherson Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, McPherson, with Pastors Neil Amstutz and Ed R. Stucky presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson, with the family present to receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. The family requests memorials be sent to the church at McPherson or Memorial Home at Moundridge, both in care of Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Thomas Hutman GARDEN CITY - Thomas Hutman, 83, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. He was born Oct. 18, 1915, at Rouse, Colo., the son of John and Verna Cervanyk Hutman. He graduated from Walsenberg High School, Walsenberg, Colo. He worked for Colorado Interstate Gas in Trinidad, Colo. and Elkhart, Kan., as a plant repairman from 1946 until his retirement in 1974. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Slovene National Benefit Society. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On May 17, 1943, he married LaVerne Russell at Las Cruces, N.M. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Sharon Bradfield, Garden City, and Terry Goodall, Oklahoma City; a brother, George, Pueblo, Colo.; three sisters, Ethel Ritzus, Helen Pavlick and Evelyn DiPaola, all of Pueblo; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford; and a sister, Verna Weigant. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, with the Rev. Robert Cousins presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with military graveside rites conducted by Garden City area veterans. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the funeral home Lydia Alice Scheufler GREAT BEND - Lydia Alice Scheufler was stillborn Oct. 1, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. Rose Serpan LA CROSSE - Rose Serpan, 98, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Billy Mack Fuller TRIBUNE - Billy Mack Fuller, 44, died Sept. 30, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Price & Sons Funeral Home, Tribune. Rachel C. Michaelis RUSSELL - Rachel C. Michaelis, 90, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Russell Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1908, at Milberger, the daughter of Fredrick G. and Mary M. Reissig Keil. A lifetime Russell and Rush counties resident, she moved from the farm into Russell in 1951. She worked at C.O. Mammel's Grocery for 14 years and was a senior companion for a number of years, as well as working at Wheatland Nursing Center for 15 years. She belonged to St. John Lutheran Church, Russell. On June 26, 1927, she married Walter W. Michaelis in rural Russell. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Donald, Liberal, Larry, Lyons, and Bill, Russell; three daughters, Delores Hanhardt, Bison, Elaine Paulson, Salina, and Shirley Roth, La Salle, Colo.; four brothers, Albert Keil, Denver, and Ralph, Delmar and Carl Keil, all of Greeley, Colo.; five sisters, Martha Dochow, Phoenix, Mildred Bauer, Huntington Park, Calif., and Ruth Clayton, Helen Andrews and Sylvia Libsack, all of Greeley, Colo.; 30 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two sons, Vennard, and an infant son; four daughters, Melba Kuhn, Patricia Dumler, Sharon Mitchell and an infant daughter; five brothers; and a sister. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pohlman's Memorial Chapel, Russell, with the Rev. Michael Fibranz presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to service time Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Michaelis Cemetery, in rural Russell. Memorials may be sent to the church or Wheatland Nursing Center, both in care of the mortuary. Glenn L. Bloom MEDICINE LODGE - Glenn L. Bloom, 98, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1900, near Medicine Lodge, the son of John V. and Nellie J. Lonker Bloom. A lifetime Medicine Lodge resident, he was a farmer and rancher. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, was a member of the Delta Masonic Lodge No. 77 and having received his 75-year pin in 1992, was a 32nd degree Mason-Wichita Consistory and was an original board member of the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. On July 24, 1932, he married Louise Wadsworth at Medicine Lodge. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Dean W., Medicine Lodge, and J. Charles, Leawood; two daughters, Betty J. Buell, Medicine Lodge, and Marie Hanson, Pratt; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Opal Parr and Louise Vanderwork; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. today at United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon today at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge and up until service time at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, both in care of the funeral home. Lyndall Stahl McCalla HESSTON - Lyndall Stahl McCalla, 97, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Schowalter Villa, Hesston. She was born Dec. 20, 1901, at Jewet, Ohio, the daughter of George M. and Hattie Leah Kleckner Stahl. She was a Hesston resident. She was a former member and attended Peace Lutheran Church, Newton. On Oct. 15, 1922, she married Forest Tom McCalla at Hicksville, Ohio. He died May 16, 1989. Survivors include: a son, William Thomas, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; a daughter, Jacqueline Smith, Newton; a sister, Juanita Hyatt, Orange, Calif.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. There will be no services or visitation. Memorials may be sent to the church or Central Homecare and Hospice, both in care of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. Virginia Grunder TURON - Virginia Grunder, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Larrison Funeral Home, Turon. Chris H. Steinkuehler Jr. CIMARRON - Chris H. Steinkuehler Jr., 70, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born Jan. 25, 1929, at Dodge City, the son of Chris and Matilda Immroth Steinkuehler. A lifetime Cimarron resident, he was the former Gray County Sheriff from 1958 to 1971, a former officer for the Cimarron Police Department, worked for the Gray County road department, did custom hay harvesting, and was owner and operator of Steinkuehler & Sons Construction, Cimarron, until his retirement in 1985. He belonged to First Baptist Church, Cimarron, and the Kansas Sheriffs Association. On July 29, 1949, he married Jeanette G. Bryan at Dodge City. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, John, Council Grove, and Robert "Bob," Emporia; three daughters, Deann Rosenbaum, Cimarron, Jill Briscoe, Montezuma, and Regina McCoskey, Great Bend; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. He is preceded in death by his sister, Rosella Peters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Cimarron, with the Rev. Richard Deimund presiding. Friends may call from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at Burkhart's Gary County Funeral Chapel, Cimarron. Burial will be in Cimarron Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Cimarron Library, both in care of the funeral chapel, P.O.Box 786, Cimarron, KS 67835. Inez Veronica Seiler VALLEY CENTER - Inez Veronica Seiler, 75, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Valley Center. She was born June 16, 1924, at Murdock, the daughter of Oscar and Ludwena Gerber Gruenbacher. A Valley Center resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society, both at Colwich, and was a 4-H leader. On July 23, 1947, she married Paul Seiler at Colwich. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Robert, Valley Center; five daughters, Marilyn Seiler, Stillwater, Okla., Carol Denno, Halstead, Joan Kneisler, Eugene, Ore., Betty Rajewski, Hutchinson, and Susan Klausmeyer, Wichita; four brothers, Louis and Cyril Gruenbacher, both of Colwich, Walter Gruenbacher, Wichita, and Maurice Gruenbacher, Placentia, Calif.; four sisters, Alice Martin, Garden Plain, Marie Pierce, Peoria, Ariz., Bertha Simon, Wichita, and Laura Seiler, Colwich; and 16 grandchildren. Rosary will be at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Colwich. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with Monsignor Denis Dougherty presiding. Friends may call from noon until 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Wulf-Ast Mortuary, Colwich. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Colwich. Memorials may be sent to the church. Rose Serpan LA CROSSE - Rose Serpan, 98, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse. She was born May 14, 1901, at Alexander, the daughter of Wendlen and Betty Klimek Frank. A lifetime Rush County resident, having lived at Timken, she was a homemaker. She married Otto Serpan. He died March 14, 1961. Survivors include: two daughters, Viola Jennings, Amarillo, Texas, and Dorothy Burgardt, Timken; two brothers, George Frank, Missouri, and Allen Frank, Liberty, Mo.; a sister, Millie Dunn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sons, Marvin, Ervin, and Gene; two brothers, Waldo and Raymond Frank; a sister, Anna Phillips; a daughter, Evelyn Klimek; two grandsons; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, with Pastor Troy Schroeder presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday, and until service time Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bohemian National Cemetery, Timken. Memorials may be sent to the Rush County Nursing Home, LaCrosse, in care of the funeral home, P.O.Box 550, LaCrosse, 67548. Pauline Doris Mausolf SHAWNEE MISSION - Pauline Doris Mausolf, 77, died Sept. 30, 1999, at her home in Shawnee Mission. She was born June 1, 1922, at Albert, the daughter of Herman and Emma George Folkerts. She was a 1940 graduate of Otis Rural High School. Having lived in California, Texas, Illinois and Colorado, and residing at Shawnee Mission since 1964, she had been a homemaker and secretary/bookkeeper. She belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church, Overland Park. On Nov. 30, 1943, she married Lavern Mausolf in rural Albert. Survivors include: three daughters, Bonnie Noltensmeyer, Lenexa, Lana Bauer, Larned, and Debra Beachler, Overland Park; a sister, Ella Hanhardt, Great Bend; eight grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Peace Lutheran Cemetery, rural Albert, with Pastor Ethan Feistner presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Arthritis Foundation, both in care of the funeral home. Frank Edward Stewart McPHERSON - Frank Edward Stewart, 74, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. He was born April 21, 1925, at Dighton, the son of Ray N. and Beulah Blanche Davis Stewart. A McPherson resident since 1964, he was a depot agent for the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring after 45 years. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, was a member of the United Methodist Men, the Masonic Lodge No. 172, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 376, the Lions Club and was a past board member of the McPherson Senior Center. On Aug. 30, 1956, he married Eloise M. Strawn at Lewis. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jesse, Culman, Ala., and Tom, Kimberling City, Mo.; five daughters, Shirley Martin, Culman, Donna Hill, Lubbock, Texas, Juanita Garcia, McPherson, Bonita Rockwood, Phoenix, and Fran Thomas, Mansfield, Texas; mother, Dodge City; a sister, Donna Davis, Dodge City; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael; and a daughter, Gracie. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, McPherson, with the Rev. Larry Harvey presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m., Monday at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wayne Cemetery, Lewis. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association. Katherine `Katie' Radke RUSSELL - Katherine "Katie" Radke, 97, died Sept. 30, 1999, at Trinity Lutheran Manor, Merriam. She was born Aug. 2, 1902, at Rocky Ford, Colo., the daughter of Jacob and Maria Sophia Schengel Johannes. A Milberger resident since 1973, having lived at Wichita, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Milberger, and Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Wichita. On June 14, 1925, she married Arthur Radke at Milberger. He died July 19, 1973. Survivors include: three sons, Harry, Sun City West, Ariz., Tom, Wichita, and Larry, Shawnee; a daughter, Helen Nuss, Worland, Wyo.; a half brother, Herman Karst, Great Bend; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Clayton and Ralph Radke. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Milberger, with Father John Sweeney and the Rev. Keith Kreitzer presiding. Friends may call from noon until 9 p.m., with the family greeting friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell, and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. Burial will be in Milberger Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Parents of Murdered Children, Wichita, Kansas Chapter, in care of the mortuary. Rhoda Lena Gabriel GREAT BEND - Rhoda Lena Gabriel, 78, died Sept. 28, 1999. She was born May 7, 1921, at Bunker Hill, the daughter of Henry Charles and Lizzie Louise Klusener Donicker. She graduated from 8th grade at Pioneer School in Russell County in 1934. A Great Bend resident for 32 years, moving from Hoisington, she was a homemaker and baby sitter. She belonged to Bunker Hill Lutheran church, and attended Community Christian Church. She was a member of the Highrise Kitchen Band, a past president, secretary-treasurer and reporter of Silver & Gold Club at the Senior Citizen's Center., was a member of AARP, and a former president and treasurer of REACT and RSVP. On Oct. 2, 1946, she married Frank Joseph Gabriel at Dorrance. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dennis Frank, Topeka; a daughter, Kathy Ann Lamb, Great Bend; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Martin and LaVerda Summerall. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, a Fryberger Mortuary Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Don Paden presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to service time Monday at the mortuary. The family will receive friends at the home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend. Memorials may be sent to the Highrise Kitchen Band, in care of the mortuary. Clara B. Farney ABBYVILLE - Clara B. Farney, 88, died Jan. 30, 1998, at her home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was born March 9, 1909, at Stafford, the daughter of Arthur E. and Flossie G. Titus Vansickle. She was a 1929 graduate of Abbyville High School. A Calgary resident since 1947, formerly of Abbyville, she was a homemaker. She attended Fairview United Methodist Church, rural Hutchinson. On May 31, 1931, she married Harold Farney at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Don, Calgary; six sisters, Ruby "Bobbi," Lorraine, Angie, Mabel, June and Mary; two grandchildren; a step-grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Cleo, Harry "Bud" and Virgie. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Ed Furman presiding. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association in care of the mortuary. Mary Catherine Appelhans GARDEN CITY - Mary Catherine Appelhans, 74, died Feb. 6, 1998, at St. Catherine Hospital. She was born Feb. 7, 1923, at Holcomb, the daughter of George and Anna Maria Etzel Jacob. She attended Holcomb schools. A Garden City resident since 1964, formerly of Texas, Steger, Ill., and Denver, she was a bookkeeper at a Steger bank, dipped chocolates for Russell Stovers, Denver, and was the laundry supervisor at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, for 13 years. She belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, the Belles of St. Catherine Hospital, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Finney County Senior Center and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, all at Garden City, and after retirement she was a volunteer at the St. Catherine Hospital surgery waiting room and information desk, where she donated more than 5,000 hours. On April 9, 1944, she married Willard Miller at San Antonio. He died July 20, 1963. Survivors include: two sons, Ronald Eugene Miller, Texas City, Texas, and Donald Joseph Dalessandro, Los Alamitos, Calif.; a daughter, Donna Marie Dalessandro, Steger; two brothers, George and Albert Jacob, both of Denver; two sisters, Esther Bayer, Garden City, and Barbara Snodgrass, Mount Hope; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Vigil service, followed by a Daughters of Isabella rosary, will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Garden City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with Father James E. Baker presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to St. Mary's School Endowment or to the St. Catherine Hospital Volunteer Program, both in care of the funeral home. Melva Mae Towns LARNED - Melva Mae Towns, 72, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born May 12, 1925, at Larned, the daughter of George W. and Alpha Holt Towns. She attended Larned schools. A longtime Wichita resident, she was a homemaker. Survivors include: a daughter, Leslie Robinson, Denton, Texas; two brothers, George A. Towns, Larned, and Edward H. Towns, Leavenworth; and two sisters, Opal Towns, Norfolk, Va., and Vera Towns, Chicago. Cremation took place. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Escue Chapel, CME Church, Larned, with the Rev. Johnny W. Augmon presiding. Friends may call to sign the memorial book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the funeral home. Anita F. Nolde Anita F. Nolde, 73, of 1021 East 22nd, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Feb. 29, 1924, at Kinsley, the daughter of Harry and Flora Boness Manke. She was a graduate of Kinsley High School. A Hutchinson resident since 1979, moving from Grand Junction, Colo., she was a homemaker. She belonged to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. On April 27, 1944, she married Jack E. Nolde at Mystic, Conn. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dan Nolde, Hutchinson; a sister, Miriam Lowry, Salida, Colo.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Thomas B. Mendenhall presiding. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Homer Fredrick Davault PRATT - Homer Fredrick Davault, 86, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1911, at Pratt, the son of Fredrick A. and Alma Sue Dyerly Davault. He graduated from Pratt High School in 1931, Emporia College in 1935, the Wisconsin School of Banking in 1956, and received an Honorary Associate of Science degree from Pratt Community College in 1982. A lifetime Pratt resident, he was a semi-retired banker. He was a director, senior vice president and trust officer of First National Bank, Pratt, and a director of First National Bank, Cunningham. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Rotary Club, was a charter member of the Pratt Community College Endowment Association, a charter member and chairman of the Pratt Regional Medical Center Gifts and Bequests Committee, was on the Pratt Board of Education in the 1950s and served as treasurer of Pratt USD 382 from 1963 to 1993, all at Pratt. On Nov. 14, 1936, he married Roberta Grace Smith at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Robert H. "Bob," Pratt; a daughter, Nancy C. Davault, Hutchinson; three sisters, Helen M. Lynch, Minneola, Margarete M. Funk, Sunland, Calif., and Dorothy L. Carmichael, Pratt; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Pratt, with the Rev. Kendal Utt presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, all at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to Pratt Regional Medical Center Gifts and Bequests or to the Pratt Community College Endowment Association, both in care of the mortuary. Ada Belle Eveleigh LAKIN - Ada Belle Eveleigh, 89, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Kearny County Hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1908, at Dearing, the daughter of Carl Clarence and Mary Etta Cole Carter. A Lakin resident since 1964, formerly of Menno, she was a farm wife, a school cook and a cook at Sabo Manor. She belonged to United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Menno Community Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Civic and Study Club, the Blossom Club, the Menno Economics Club and was a volunteer at the Budget Shop. She was active in church work and was in charge of funeral dinners for many years. On Oct. 12, 1926, she married John Lloyd Eveleigh at Independence. He died Jan. 4, 1964. Survivors include: two sons, Clyde, Ulysses, and Leon, Ellis; a daughter, Shirley Young, Garden City; a sister, Dora Eveleigh, Johnson; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Floyd Clarence Eveleigh; two brothers, Jack and Clyde Clark; and a sister, Bessie Krebs. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Lakin, with Pastor William Salmon presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Lakin Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Kearny County Home Health in care of the funeral home. Alice L. Chance LIBERAL - Alice L. Chance, 82, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Southwest Medical Center. She was born May 27, 1915, at Salem, Ark., the daughter of Charles W. and Laura E. Street McAhern. A longtime Liberal resident, she attended Seward County schools. She was a cook for many years, employed at the Holiday Inn, the Chuckwagon, the Liberal Country Club and the Elks Club. In 1978 she retired from working at the Johnson Rexall Drug Store. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Liberal. She married Edison W. Chance. He died Jan. 9, 1974. Survivors include: a son, Marvin Chance Sr., Liberal; two daughters, Cleo Webb, Hugoton, and Sheila Avers, Liberal; two brothers, Frank "Tex" McAhern, Liberal, and James McAhern, Panama Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Elda Dove, Amarillo, Texas, and Mae Smith, Inverness, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, a sister, a son and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Mortuary Chapel, Liberal, with the Rev. David Parker presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery. Debbora Lynn Seiler Heimerman ST. MARK'S - Debbora Lynn Seiler Heimerman, 35, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Wichita. She was born April 8, 1962, at Wichita, the daughter of Sylvester F. and Mary Joan Bugner Seiler. A lifetime St. Mark's resident, she was a cook for Syl's Catering. She belonged to St. Mark's Catholic Church, the Altar Society and St. Mark's H.S.O. On Sept. 15, 1984, she married Fred Heimerman at St. Mark's. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Tiffany Heimerman, St. Mark's; parents, Colwich; four brothers, Kevin Seiler, Wichita, Steve Seiler, Cheney, Mark Seiler, Colwich, and Mike Seiler, Maize; and four sisters, Joan Lane and Diane Patry, both of Colwich, Jacqueline Stuhlsatz, Goddard, and Jean Ann Mies, Wichita. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Catholic Church. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with Fathers Ivan and Reinhard Eck presiding. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Wulf-Ast Mortuary, Colwich. Burial will be in St. Mark's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the St. Mark's Church Building Fund in care of Prairie State Bank, Andale, KS 67001. Martha Ellen Reed MEDICINE LODGE - Martha Ellen Reed, 97, died Feb. 6, 1998, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1900, at Lambert, Okla., the daughter of Richard and Ellen Berry Tidwell. A Medicine Lodge resident since 1984, moving from Alva, Okla., she was a homemaker. On June 3, 1920, she married Dennis D. Reed at Alva. He died Sept. 29, 1986. Survivors include: four sons, Dewey E., Kiowa, Floyd D., Coldwater, Richard A., Claremore, Okla., and Sonny, Pierre, S.D.; two daughters, Wanda Melkus, Medicine Lodge, and Margie King, Caldwell, Idaho; 21 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vona Percival; six brothers; and five sisters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Pastor Jeff Ropp presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Dr. Louise A. Neal CALDWELL - Dr. Louise A. Neal, 91, of Estes Park, Colo., died Feb. 6, 1998, at Topeka. She was born Nov. 5, 1906, at Caldwell, the daughter of George A. Sr. and Alphronia Buckeridge Neal. She had been a professor of elementary science at the University of Northern Colorado and specialized in childhood education. Survivors include: a brother, Lester R. Neal, Arkansas City; three sisters, Florence C. Zogleman, Norwich, Jessie H. Whitaker, Topeka, and Ruby R. Gandrud, Glenwood, Minn. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Caldwell, with the Rev. Jan Brooks presiding. Burial will be in Corzine Cemetery, Corbin, Kan. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the church in care of Elliott-Schaeffer Mortuary, Caldwell. Karissa Lynette Roths BENTON - Karissa Lynette Roths, 27, died Feb. 6, 1998, at her home. She was born July 17, 1970, at El Dorado, the daughter of Ernest E. Jr. and Elizabeth A. Eaton Vosler. A lifetime Butler County resident, she was a graduate of Circle High School. She was a paraprofessional at Towanda Grade School, working in the learning disabilities lab. She belonged to St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Andover. On Oct. 28, 1989, she married Paul J. Roths at Towanda. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Christopher Joseph Roths, of the home; parents, Towanda; and two sisters, Angela R. Moore, Towanda, and Jennifer D. Vosler, Manhattan. Rosary will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Andover. Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the church, with Father Michael Baldwin presiding. Burial will be in Benton Cemetery. Memorials may be sent for the Wishing Well at Towanda Grade School and may be left at Towanda State Bank or at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado. Ada D. Durner BERN - Ada D. Durner, 93, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Sabetha Manor Nursing Home, Sabetha. She was born in Rushville, Neb. She was a retired teacher and beautician. Survivors include: a sister, Helen Baumgartner, Conroe, Texas; seven grandchildren, including Judd Durner, Burrton; and numerous great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Bern. Burial will be in Bern Community Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Wherry Brothers Inc., Pawnee City, NE 68420. Lillie Belle Lobban Lillie Belle Lobban, 92, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 13, 1907, at Galva, the daughter of Ted and Marie Crouse. She was a graduate of Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. A Hutchinson resident for 10 years, living in Newton for five years and in New Mexico for 12 years, she was an underwriter for Farmers Alliance Insurance, McPherson, for 15 years, and an Avon representative for 10 years. She was a former member of First Church of God, Clovis, N.M. She married Leslie Lobban at Seattle. He died Feb. 2, 1971. Survivors include: two sons, Douglas, Hutchinson, and Don Walin, Newton; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Galva Empire Cemetery, with Pastor Quintin Moore presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Omar Acosta DODGE CITY - Omar Acosta, 10-day-old son of Arturo and Geronima Torres Acosta, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Feb. 9, 1999, at Dodge City. Survivors include: his parents, Dodge City; a brother, Arturo Jr., of the home; paternal grandmother, Teresa Carrillo, Dodge City; maternal grandparents, Clemente and Elvira Torres, Mexico; and several uncles and aunts. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, with Father Ted A. Skalsky presiding. There will be no public visitation. The family suggests memorials to the Omar Acosta Memorial Fund in care of Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Haysler Allen Branine SYRACUSE - Haysler Allen Branine, 92, died Feb. 18, 1999, at University Park Care Center, Pueblo, Colo. He was born Oct. 10, 1906, at Cheney, the son of Frank and Letha Allen Branine. A Pueblo resident since 1985, he was a farmer and lived in Hamilton County for 75 years, having moved to Coolidge from Cheney in a covered wagon in 1910. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Holly, Colo. On Nov. 1, 1933, he married Thelma Elizabeth Polson at Coolidge. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Wayne, Lakin, Allen, Manitou Springs, Colo., and Terry, Pueblo; three daughters, Linda Wilson, Castle Rock, Colo., Sue Eddy, Pueblo, and Nikki Cooper, Scott City; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. MST Monday at First United Methodist Church, Syracuse, with the Rev. John Warring presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Greene Funeral Home, Syracuse. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home. Bonnie Cooper ANTHONY - Bonnie Cooper, 72, died Feb. 20, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 27, 1926, at Eureka, the daughter of Amos and Beth Giffin Davis. A longtime Anthony resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church and Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 187, both at Anthony. On Aug. 23, 1946, she married William C. Cooper at El Dorado. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Flint, Anthony; a daughter, F. Christine "Chris" Graber, Kingman; a brother, David Davis, Fountain, Colo.; three sisters, Martha Betsher and Shirley Beaman, both of Eureka, and Freda Stuber, Wichita; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home, Anthony. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Singer Cemetery, Bluff City. Memorials may be sent to the Diabetes Association or to Hospice, both in care of the funeral home. Veronica Lynn Denton Pasqualichio HINESVILLE, Ga. - Veronica Lynn Denton Pasqualichio, 29, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Hinesville, Ga. She was born Dec. 30, 1969, at Fayetteville, N.C., the daughter of Jerry and Suzanne Cummings Denton. She was a five-year veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Operation Desert Storm. She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On July 3, 1992, she married Anthony Pasqualichio at Fort Riley. He survives. Other survivors include: her parents, Cheney; two daughters, Ashley and Danielle Lynn, both of the home; two brothers, Edward and John Denton, both of Cheney; a sister, Jenny Denton, Cheney; paternal grandparents, Robert and Elvadean Denton, May, Texas; and maternal grandfather, Wilson Cummings, Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Travis Denton. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cheney Funeral Home, Cheney, with Bishop James Stewart presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery, Cheney. Memorials may be sent to Make-a-Wish Foundation, P.O. Box 3116, Wichita, KS 67201. Ada Mae Coss PRATT - Ada Mae Coss, 69, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1929, at Iuka, the daughter of Paul T. and Alma L. DeRome McHenry. A longtime Pratt resident, she was a retired waitress at The Chuck Wagon and The Kitchen Cafe, both at Pratt. On Jan. 18, 1949, she married Thomas H. Coss at Pawhuska, Okla. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Terry, Pratt; two daughters, Lecrecia Coss, Lincolnville, and Judy Sinclair, Pratt; two sisters, Pauline Sines and Ruby Hindman, both of Pratt; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Melvin and Larry; and three brothers, Dallas, Kenneth and Clifford. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Iuka Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Pratt Regional Medical Center Gifts & Bequests in care of the mortuary. Lenn E. `Pappy' Ruddick LAKE CITY - Lenn E. "Pappy" Ruddick, 78, died Feb. 18, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1920, at Seneca, Mo., the son of Lenn E. and Clara A. Shadwick Ruddick. A Lake City resident since 1982, moving from Lake George, Colo., he was a retired engineer for Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo. He attended United Methodist Church, Lake City, and was a member of D.A.V., Wichita. On Dec. 15, 1967, he married Loretta Faye Anders at Las Vegas. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Richard Ruddick, Coffeyville, Gerry Ruddick, United States Air Force, Daniel Graham, Lake City, David Graham, Cripple Creek, Colo., and Thomas Graham, Brighton, Colo.; four daughters, Eileen Ruddick, California, RoAnn Francis, Wichita, Janet Herb, Colorado, and Sandra Britton, South Carolina; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sons, Ronald, Johnathan and Jarold; and a brother, Eugene. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Lake City. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Larrionson-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Burial will be in Lake City Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home. Janelda `Jan' Pitts Janelda "Jan" Pitts, 61, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 20, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born March 16, 1937, at Dodge City, the daughter of Victor A. and Lucile Nelson Smyres. She was a 1955 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A Hutchinson resident since 1941, moving from Dodge City, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church, Hutchinson. On June 14, 1970, she married Charles H. Pitts at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Donald A. Lenz and Gary W. Lenz, both of Hutchinson; a daughter, Sharon K. Fellers, Hutchinson; a stepson, Rick H. Pitts, Nickerson; two stepdaughters, Wynona Gehring, Hutchinson, and Rhonda J. Pitts, Springfield, Mo.; mother, Hutchinson; a brother, Dale A. Smyres, Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rozella Coleman. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Hutchinson, with Pastor Wayne Pittman presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Lung Association of Kansas in care of the mortuary. Leroy `Butch' Downtain ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Leroy "Butch" Downtain, 54, died Feb. 18, 1999, at his home. He was born Jan. 7, 1945, at Garden City, the son of Charles G. and Francis Burns Downtain. Survivors include: two daughters, Diana Johnson and Genie Hitchcock, both of Albuquerque; three brothers, Lawrence Downtain, Dale Ashcraft and Dean Ashcraft, all of Cimarron; and five grandchildren. Funeral was Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, at Albuquerque Baptist Church. Cremation has taken place. Metropolitan Direct Burial and Cremation Center was in charge of arrangements. Vera A. McGuire SEDGWICK - Vera A. McGuire, 93, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Sedgwick Health Care Center, Sedgwick. She was born April 7, 1905, at Maize, the daughter of Enoch and Hettie Anderson Woolman. She was the owner and operator of McGuire Grocery at Wichita. She belonged to Sedgwick Methodist Church, Sedgwick, and the Order of Eastern Star, Wichita. In 1924, she married Don Day Johnson. He died in 1924. In 1929, she married Harry McGuire. He died in 1958. Survivors include: a son, John G., San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Donna Arrowsmith, Sedgwick; a brother, Milton "Pat" Woolman, Phoenix; a sister, Opal Schmidt, Wichita; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead, with the Rev. James Mardock presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maize Park Cemetery, Maize. Memorials may be sent to Bentley United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home. Mildred Minnis STAFFORD - Mildred Minnis, 92, died Feb. 20, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 11, 1907, at Stafford, the daughter of David O. and Carrie F. Wright. A lifetime Stafford resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church, the Order of Eastern Star and the Pink Ladies Auxiliary for Stafford District Hospital, all at Stafford. On Sept, 21, 1926, she married Alva H. Minnis at Stafford. He died Feb. 14, 1996. Survivors include: a son, Douglas, St. Joseph, Mo.; two daughters, Donna Lacock, Tulare, Calif., and Janet Jimison, Arkansas City; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford, with the Rev. Karen Ault presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church or to the Pink Ladies Auxiliary of Stafford District Hospital, both in care of the funeral chapel. Wilma L. Spain Wilma L. Spain, 83, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 19, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 9, 1915, at Cunningham, the daughter of William L. and Pearl Bundy Nossaman. A Hutchinson resident since 1989, moving from Kingman, she was a homemaker and operated Spain Electric, Kingman, with her husband. She belonged to Crestview Bible Church, Hutchinson, was a former member of First Baptist Church, Kingman, and belonged to Young at Hearts, Hutchinson. On Nov. 12, 1933, she married Elmer L. Spain at Pratt. He died Jan. 15, 1991. Survivors include: three daughters, Evelyn Stucky, Sandra K. Polley and Carol Giles, all of Hutchinson; three brothers, Dean, Cherokee, Okla., Dale, Pratt, and LaVern, Shreveport, La.; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Crestview Bible Church, Hutchinson, with Pastors Wayne Johnson and Ed Dougherty presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman. Memorials may be sent to Young at Hearts in care of Crestview Bible Church or to Gideons International in care of the mortuary. Morris R. Engelland LYONS - Morris R. Engelland, 88, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Lyons District Hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1910, at Sterling, the son of George Albert and Agnes James Engelland. A lifetime Rice County resident, he was a farmer. He belonged to Midland United Church of Christ, Sterling, was a former member of the Lyons Farmers Co-op Board and the Wilson Township Board, and belonged to the Rice County Historical Society. On Feb. 4, 1938, he married Geneva Schafer at Glendale, Calif. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jack, Lyons, and Fred, Villa Hills, Ky.; a daughter, Judy Edds, Dallas; two brothers, William, Venice, Fla., and Wilbur, Terre Haute, Ind.; a sister, Kathryn Bozeman, Topeka; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. William Best presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Midland United Church of Christ in care of the funeral home. Esther A. Norberg LINDSBORG - Esther A. Norberg, 88, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. She was born Dec. 10, 1910, at Lindsborg, the daughter of Rester and Niame Hillgren Norberg. A lifetime Lindsborg resident, she was a former teller at the Farmers State Bank, Lindsborg, retiring after 32 years. She belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church, WELCA of the church, and was a former member of the Laff-A-Lot Club, all at Lindsborg. Survivors include: two nephews, Lloyd Norberg, Lindsborg, and Lester Norberg, Holton; a niece, Mildred Michos, Port Jefferson, N.Y.; and a cousin, Eddra Palmquist, Lindsborg. She was preceded in death by a brother, LeRoy. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, with the Rev. Don Hawk presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday, with the family present to receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, both at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Bethany Home, both in care of the funeral home. Leo `Pete' Campbell CHASE - Leo "Pete" Campbell, 82, a longtime Chase resident, died Feb. 20, 1999, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Harry M. O'Kane LIBERAL - Harry M. O'Kane, 79, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Heritage Village, Rose Hill. He was born Dec. 7, 1919, at Topeka, the son of Harry F. and Pauline Urban O'Kane. He was a retired salesman from Liberal Iron and Metal. He belonged to First Baptist Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, all at Liberal. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On Dec. 28, 1939, he married Eileen Dunn at Englewood, Colo. She died Sept. 10, 1995, at Liberal. Survivors include: two sons, Donald and Michael, both of Liberal; a daughter, Patricia Seyler, Winfield; two sisters, Helen Adams, Oakridge, Tenn., and Judy Grogan, Holly, Colo.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, with Burl Abraham presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery. Anna Marie Buller Schmidt GOESSEL - Anna Marie Buller Schmidt, 103, died Feb. 18, 1999, at the Bethesda Home, Goessel. She was born March 15, 1895, at Goessel, the daughter of Peter and Maria Klassen Buller. She was a graduate of Goessel High School. A Newton resident for many years, returning to Goessel in 1993, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Mennonite Church, Newton. On May 13, 1919, she married Jacob K. Schmidt at Goessel. He died Jan. 12, 1984. Survivors include: three daughters, Neva Falk, Hillsdale, N.J., Lola Switzer, Santa Monica, Calif., and Wanda Lensegrav, Park Rapids, Minn.; a sister, Emma Buller, Goessel; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Newta Dobbs; three brothers; and two sisters. No funeral services are planned at this time. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of Miller Funeral Home, Goessel. Forest O. Snow SCOTT CITY - Forest O. Snow, 84, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Scott County Hospital. He was born Aug. 3, 1914, at Las Animas, Colo., the son of Fred O. and Nell Moore Snow. A Scott City resident since 1950, moving from Odessa, Mo., he was a retired truck driver. On April 11, 1936, he married Margaret Elizabeth Ambler at Lamar, Mo. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jerry O. and Kenneth R., both of Scott City; two sisters, Adelia Slack, Holden, Mo., and Lucy Mae Davis, Lamar, Mo.; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Scott City, with the Rev. John Warring presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, all at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Forest O. Snow Memorial Fund or to Scott County Hospital, both in care of the funeral home. Calvin E. `Bus' Ellis Calvin E. "Bus" Ellis, 75, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Sept. 6, 1923, at Ashland, Ky., the son of William Franklin Ellis and Mary Bester Ellis. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired painting contractor. He belonged to First Baptist Church and American Legion Lysle Rishel Post No. 68. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married Ardith D. Hungerford on Oct. 27, 1946, at Hutchinson. She died Aug. 11, 1971. On July 1, 1972, he married Anna Lou Rhodes at Hutchinson. Survivors include: Anna Lou Ellis, wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard Lynn and Janet Lynn Ellis, Hutchinson; a grandson, Corey Lynn Ellis; and a sister, Helen Trueworthy, Seattle, Wash. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Lewis, Richard and William; and a sister, Selma Sall. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Jim Autrey presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church in care of the mortuary. Patricia Ferry Astle ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Patricia Ferry Astle, 52, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Oct. 8, 1946, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Joseph and Gladys Ferry, both of Hutchinson. She attended public school in Hutchinson and was a graduate of Hutchinson High School and Washburn University, Topeka. A five-year resident of Albuquerque, formerly of Emporia, she was a bank director of First Community Bank of Emporia-Madison. She was active in various school activities and in the C.Y.O. and was a Hutchinson News paper carrier for many years. Survivors include: two sons, Robert J. Astle, Las Vegas, Nev., and James E. Astle, Emporia; a daughter, Susan Camille Astle, Albuquerque; two brothers, John C. Ferry, Roeland Park, and Joseph J. Ferry, Boerne, Texas; a sister, Eddy Joan Sundbye, Boise, Idaho; an aunt, Margaret Ferry, Bangor, Maine; and she was soon to be a grandmother. Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Carlson Funeral Home, Emporia. There will be no visitation. (She had donated her body to the KU Med Center.) Donations can be made in her name to the Mental Health Center of Eastern Central Kansas, 1000 Lincoln St., Emporia, KS 66801. Harold R. Winter SCOTT CITY - Harold R. Winter, 78, died Feb. 18, 1999, at Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses. He was born Feb. 7, 1921, at Scott City, the son of Harmon D. and Catherine Arnold Winter. A lifetime Scott City resident, he was a retired postman. He belonged to First Christian Church and the American Legion, was past Scout Master of Troop No. 149, was a past mason and a past church elder, all at Scott City. He was a World War II aviation cadet. On April 18, 1943, he married Neoma Mae Thomas at Dighton. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Lynette Milles, Wildwood, Mo.; two sons, Laren Winter, Ruidoso, N.M., and Roger Winter, Scott City; two brothers, Homer Winter, Sacramento, Calif., and Raymond Winter, Garden City; a sister, Dorothy Brattin, Amarillo, Texas; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Karaleen Sweeney and Virginia Winter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Scott City, with the Rev. John Warring presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, all at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Geneva M. Adams STERLING - Geneva M. Adams, 73, a lifetime Rice County resident, died Feb. 20, 1999, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Sillin Funeral Home, Sterling. Esther Whitlock KANSAS CITY - Esther Whitlock, 83, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Grace Living Center Nursing Home, Stillwater, Okla. She was born June 16, 1915, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Gus and Barbara Falke. A Kansas City resident from 1957 to 1979, moving to Perry, she was an assembly worker in the aircraft industry and was a homemaker. On June 12, 1938, she married Raymond W. Whitlock at Wichita. He died Feb. 29, 1992. Survivors include: two sons, Ronald and Gary, Silver Lake; a daughter, Barbara Motes, Stillwater, Okla.; three brothers, Albert Falke, Hutchinson, Gerald Falke, Oklahoma, and Nick Falke, Texas; two sisters, Mary Beth Looney, Wellston, Okla., and Rosie Naab, Hutchinson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford, with the Rev. Kasey Crosby presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Monday at the chapel. Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association in care of the funeral chapel. Dorothy Workman Bolton GREAT BEND - Dorothy Workman Bolton, 87, formerly of Russell, died Feb. 19, 1999, at Sacramento, Calif. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend. Robert D. `Bob' Hammer SUBLETTE - Robert D. "Bob" Hammer, 71, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Satanta District Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1927, at Ellinwood, the son of Edward Sr. and Emma Matzek Hammer. He graduated from Sterling High School and attended Sterling College. A Haskell County resident since 1956, he moved to Sublette in July. He belonged to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and was a board member of the Cimarron Valley Golf Association, both at Satanta. He was a Co-op board member for 18 years, a former SCS board member and FSA board member, all at Sublette. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Jan. 29, 1950, he married Betty Hapes at Cheyenne Wells, Colo. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Chris, Sublette; two daughters, LaVonne Hale, Satanta, and Kim Hitchings, Texhoma, Okla.; a brother, Ed Hammer, Ocala, Fla.; three sisters, Norma Bain, Dumas, Texas, Carole Lowe, Cheyenne Wells, and Teresa Larkins, Chico, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Satanta, with the Rev. Emil Dinkel presiding. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Revs. Emil Dinkel and Andrew Shimko presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery with military honors performed by the Sublette American Legion Post. Memorials may be sent to the Cimarron Golf Association or the American Cancer Society, both in care of the funeral home. L. Gayle Winter MEDICINE LODGE - L. Gayle Winter, 85, died Oct. 30, 1999, at her home in Medicine Lodge. She was born Feb. 26, 1914, at Nashville, the daughter of Clarence Oliver and Edith Tibbitts Louthan. A Medicine Lodge resident for 35 years, moving from Sharon, she was a homemaker. She had been a cook at Medicine Lodge High School, the Truck Stop Restaurant and Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge. On Feb. 4, 1934, she married Henry John Winter, at Anthony. He died July 1, 1999. Survivors include: two sons, Allen L., Mulvane, and Ronald W., Medicine Lodge; two daughters, Virginia L. Lentz, Wichita, and Vickie J. Scarbrough, Tampa, Fla.; three sisters, Mildred Sleeper, Isabel, Laurene Dicke, Manhattan, and Geneva Mattal, Nashville; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Lloyd, Jack, Dean and Donald Louthan; and a sister, Lauretta Woodard. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Paul Beyer presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Hazel Loughridge LITTLE RIVER - Hazel Loughridge, 82, died Oct. 30, 1999, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. She was born May 16, 1917, at Bloomfield, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred and Izola Long Rupe. A Little River resident since 1994, moving from Salinas, Calif., she was a homemaker. On Dec. 10, 1960, she married Raymond L. Loughridge at Reno, Nevada. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Steven and Mark, both of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Jeannie Medieros, Long Beach, Calif.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bean Memorial Cemetery, Little River. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. The casket will remain closed. Dr. Laura M. Franklin SEDGWICK - Dr. Laura M. Franklin, 86, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Sedgwick Healthcare Center. She was born July 15, 1913, at Smith Center, the daughter of Lester and Lorena Belle Strayer Franklin. She earned her master's degree and her Ph.D from Northwestern University, Chicago. She taught school in Gridley and taught English at Wayne State Teachers College, Wayne, Neb., for 31 years, retiring in 1978. She belonged to St. John's Episcopal Church, Wichita, Trinity Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Neb., and St. Anselm Episcopal Church., Wayne, Neb. She was a Canterbury Club sponsor. She served in the U.S. Navy Waves during World War II. She was a member of the Women's Navy Reserve and was active in various college organizations. Survivors include: a sister, Mary Fogle, Wichita. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Avon William, Benjamin Lester, and Donald Henry; and a sister, Emma Elizabeth Franklin. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Newton, with the Rev. James Barnett presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, rural Burns. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Judith Elizabeth Ward PRATT - Judith Elizabeth Ward, 64, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1935, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Frank K. and Virginia M. Campbell Brower. She was a graduate of Wichita University. A Pratt resident since 1955, moving from St. John, she was a bookkeeper for Mid-Co Implement. She belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both at Pratt. On Feb. 6, 1955, she married Thomas Dwayne Ward, at Roswell, N.M. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Stephen, New Lenox, Ill.; three daughters, Margaret Ann Edwards and Mary Sullivan, both of Pratt, and Susan Kowal, Wichita; a brother, Kay Brower, Socorro, N.M.; and 11 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pratt, with the Rev. Jim Dieker presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, both at the mortuary. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society or to the Sacred Heart Endowment Fund, both in care of the mortuary. Mary Lou Ryser SATANTA - Mary Lou Ryser, 79, died Oct. 30, 1999, at Satanta Long Term Care. She was born July 14, 1920, at Agenda, the daughter of Ernest and Grace Alstedt Johnson. A Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Resident since 1938, moving to Sublette in 1982, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church, Satanta. On March 16, 1938, she married Russell Roy Ryser at Salina. He died July 28, 1988. Survivors include: two sons, Russell Randall, McCook, Neb., and Kevin Kelly, Mora, N.M.; three daughters, Patricia Lea Feezor, Ulysses, Vicki Sue Kirby, Mora, and Carmen Marie Medina, Sublette; a brother, Herb Johnson, Concordia; two sisters, Daphne Trimble, Salina, and Norma Smith Belleville; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dana Lynn Gerstner; and a brother, Claude Johnson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Satanta, with the Rev. Larry Myers presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Memorials may be sent to Satanta Long Term Care, in care of the funeral home, or may be left at the Shopping Stop True Value, Satanta. Gladys Emma Kinser LIBERAL - Gladys Emma Kinser, 101, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Ponca City Nursing Home, Ponca City, Okla. She was born, Dec. 27, 1897, at LaPlata, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Fannie Bowen. A Ponca City resident since 1981, formerly of Liberal, she worked at J.C. Penney Co., Liberal, and was a volunteer at the Ponca City Nursing Home. She belonged to Christian Church, Sublette. On Nov. 18, 1917, she married Silas Wilgus at La Plata. He died Nov. 21, 1950. In 1952, she married Guy Lower at Sublette. He died six weeks later. In 1955, she married Walter Kinser at Center, Colo. He died Nov. 12, 1981. Survivors include a son, Lois Ray Wilgus, Guymon, Okla.; two stepdaughters, Marjorie Manning, Rye, Colo., and Velda Harmon, Center, Colo. five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and several stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Vernon and Frank Wilgus; two stepsons, Kenneth and Cecil Kinser; a brother; and four sisters. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Liberal Cemetery with the Rev. David Woods presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, both at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal. Memorials may be sent to Central Christian Church, in care of the funeral home. Larry R. Sommerville ALBUQUERQUE - Larry R. Sommerville, 58, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque. He was born Nov. 8, 1940, at Wichita, the son of Lawrence Preston and Ruth Fick Ayers Sommerville. He graduated from Newton High School in 1959. A former Newton resident, he was an engineer for Santa Fe Railroad and a road foreman for Amtrack. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge and the Shrine. He married Nedra Mitchell. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Larry, California, and Jerry, Overland Park; three stepsons, Ronald and Jason McIntyre, both of Wichita, and Craig McIntyre, Albuquerque, N.M.; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel, Newton, with the Rev. Alden Dick presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home. Arnold C. Hauck MARQUETTE - Arnold C. Hauck, 84, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Riverview Estates, Marquette. He was born Oct. 18, 1915, at Inman, the son of William W. and Pauline Hildinger Hauck. He was a graduate of Marquette High School. A lifetime Marquette area resident, he was a farmer, was the former owner of Marquette Recreation and worked at Collingwood Grain, Marquette. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Marquette. On Dec. 2, 1941, he married Irma Eash at Newton. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Max, Marquette. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, at United Methodist Church, Marquette, with Pastors Larry Cross and Larry Brock presiding. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice of charities, in care of the funeral home. Leroy Beryl Frydendall SMITH CENTER - Leroy Beryl Frydendall, 70, died Oct. 27, 1999, at Smith Center. He was born Oct. 23, 1929 at Portis, the son of Milo Elgin and Bessie Bernetha Goheen Frydendall. He was a 1948 graduate of Portis High School. A longtime Smith Center resident, he was the water superintendent and was retired as a volunteer fireman at Smith Center after serving for 35 years. He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1141, Smith Center. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, earning two Bronze Stars. On April 18, 1953, he married Patricia Ann Creamer at Portis. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Doug, Chanute, and David, Smith Center; two daughters, Cathi Holt and Kelly Allen, both Lebanon; mother, Osborne; three brothers, Charles, Ellinwood, Merrill, Mankato, Minn., and Larry, Belleville; two sisters, Sue Ann Geiger, Salina, and Gaylene Wiehl, Hutchinson; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday in Smith Center, with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center. Memorials may be sent for the Breanna Allen Medical Fund, in care of Simmons Mortuary, Smith Center. Willis Chester Schenk COLDWATER - Willis Chester Schenk, 78, died Oct. 29, 1999, at Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater. He was born Feb. 1, 1921, at Wilmore, the son of August and Mabel Schultz Schenk. He attended Coldwater High School. A lifetime Comanche County resident, he was a retired farmer and Kansas State Highway employee. On Nov. 15, 1945, he married Isabell Darrow at Coldwater. She died May 18, 1974. Survivors include: a brother, Clarence, Concordia; and a sister, Anna Marie Hecht, Coldwater. He was preceded in death by a brother, Leroy. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater, with the Rev. Kent Little presiding. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 3 to 8 p.m., both Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater. Memorials may be sent to Pioneer Lodge Nursing Home, or the United Methodist Church, Coldwater, both in care of the funeral home. Ethel Iva Hoddy LIBERAL - Ethel Iva Hoddy, 84, died Oct. 28, 1999, at Meade District Hospital. She was born Jan. 1, 1915, at Natoma, the daughter of Roy Allen and Myrtle Iva Harvey Lamon. A Liberal resident since 1928, moving from Emporia, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Church of God, Liberal. On Nov. 18, 1945, she married William A. Hoddy at Liberal. He died Dec. 27, 1981. Survivors include: a son, David, Meade; a daughter, Linda Tracy, Schenectady, N.Y.; a brother, Roy H. Lamon, Liberal; two sisters, Dixie Dunsworth, Laverne, Okla., and Verda Woodrum, Salem, Ore.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 11 a. m. Monday at First Church of God, Liberal, with the Revs. David Andrews and David Parker presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens. Clara M. Stejskal GREAT BEND - Clara M. Stejskal, 88, died Oct. 30, 1999, at Hoisington Rehabilitation Center, Hoisington. She was born Sept. 24, 1911, at Olmitz, the daughter of Frank and Wilminia Schwartz Zimmer. A Great Bend resident since 1989, moving from Timken, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both at Timken. Survivors include: a son, Daniel C., La Crosse; a daughter, Evangeline Anderson, Great Bend; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Rosary will be at 7: 30 p.m. Monday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home Chapel, Great Bend. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, with Father Ultan Murphy presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church Cemetery, Timken. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Wilbert Dan Regier WICHITA - Wilbert Dan Regier, 80, died Oct. 29, 1999, at his home in Wichita. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. Margie G. Hallsted SUBLETTE - Margie G. Hallsted, 74, died Oct. 2, 1999, at her home in Sublette. She was born June 13, 1925, in Orange County, N.C., the daughter of John Harrison and Mary Salena Franklin Duncan. A Sublette resident since 1949, moving from Chapel Hill, N.C., she was a registered nurse and homemaker and had worked for the Sublette Drug Store for 15 years. She belonged to the United Methodist Church and Pride of Life, both at Sublette, the American Association of Retired Persons, was a life member of the Good Sam Campers, belonged to the North Carolina Nursing Association and was a charter member of the Women In Military Service for America Memorial. She served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1946. On Aug. 17, 1946, she married Vernon H. Hallsted at Greenville, Tenn. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, David H., Tulsa, Okla.; a daughter, Cathy Reeves, Dodge City; two brothers, Venable Duncan, Chapel Hill, and Leonard Duncan, Mebane, N.C; two sisters, Betty Sue Whitfield, Chapel Hill, and Mary Ruth Burrus, Cary, N.C.; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Crudup, Lewis, James and Cecil Duncan; and a sister, Lib Knight. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Sublette, with the Rev. Mary Al Titus presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Tuesday at Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Golden Belt Hospice, both in care of the funeral home. Dorothy Stallman Rose Dorothy Stallman Rose, 91, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 2, 1999, at the Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 26, 1908, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Charles C. and Bessie L. Payne Stallman. She was a 1927 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Emporia State Teacher's College, Adela Hale Business College and Hutchinson Junior College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker and managed the Hutchinson Humane Society for a number of years. She was a former member of Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Business Women's Association Blowing Sands Chapter and later the Salt City Chapter. On Oct. 4, 1931, she married Albert H. Rose Jr. at Hutchinson. He died June 9, 1997. Survivors include: a daughter, Margaret Ann Rose, Hollywood, Calif. She was preceded in death by a brother, James Stallman. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. today in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Robert B. Brooks presiding. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Humane Society in care of the mortuary. Betty Jean Byers GREAT BEND - Betty Jean Byers, 75, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. She was born Dec. 27, 1923, at Hoisington, the daughter of William M. and Blanche G. Clift Ruble. A Great Bend resident since 1945, moving from Hoisington, she was a salesperson for Montgomery Ward, Great Bend. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, Rebekah Lodge, and was a volunteer at Central Kansas Medical Center for six years, all of Great Bend. On Dec. 24, 1941, she married Wendell W. Byers at Great Bend. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Jo Ann Byers Doan, Hays; two brothers, Edward and Howard Ruble, both of Hoisington; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home Chapel, Great Bend. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Diabetes Association or the Fort Hays State Nursing Department, both in care of the funeral home. Guadalupe Hernandez Lopez GARDEN CITY - Guadalupe Hernandez Lopez, 86, died Oct. 2, 1999, at her home in Garden City. She was born Jan. 17, 1913, at Mexico City, the daughter of Cenobio and Natividad Saldana Mosqueda. A Garden City resident since 1984, formerly of Deerfield and Great Bend, she was a homemaker and assisted with various activities in the Deerfield school system. She belonged to Christ the King Catholic Church, Deerfield. On Sept. 2, 1931, she married Valentin Hernandez at Deerfield. He died April 25, 1969. Survivors include: six sons, Ladislado M. Hernandez, El Dorado, Abelardo "A.B." Hernandez, Amarillo, Texas, and Steven A., Natividad, Jesus and Juan V. Hernandez, all of Garden City; six daughters, Angela M. Ledesma, Adeline "Addie" Arellano and Nickolasa "Nicky" Guerrero, all of Garden City, Susanna Rodriguez, Deerfield, Maria "Mary" Searles, Topeka, and Rose Marie Morena-Monroy, La Junta, Colo.; a bother, Pedro Martinez, Mexico; two sisters, Clementina Martinez and Eladia Mosqueda, both of Mexico; 45 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Valentin Hernandez; and 20 brothers and sisters. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Mary Catholic Church, Garden City, followed by a rosary. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with Fathers James Baker and Orestas Huerta presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Deerfield Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the St. Mary School Endowment Fund or the donor's choice, both in care of the funeral home. Sister Mary Eugene Smith FORT SCOTT - Sister Mary Eugene Smith, 92, died Oct. 1, 1999, at the Convent of Mercy, Fort Scott. She was born May 26, 1907, at Walnut, the daughter of Francis Eugene and Anna Cavanaugh Smith. She graduated from St. Francis High School, St. Paul, in 1925 and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Fort Scott, in 1928. She entered the Sisters of Mercy Community in Fort Scott in September 1926. She served in the nursing field at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Hutchinson, St. Margaret's Hospital, Fredonia, Mercy Hospital, Independence, and Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, retiring in 1974. Survivors include: a sister, Sister Mary Roberta Smith, of the Convent of Mercy, Fort Scott; a brother, Forest Smith, Overland Park; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Clara Cooney and Eugenia Van Leeuwen. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Convent of Mercy Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Fort Scott, with Monsignor Vincent Hogan and Father Brian Bebak presiding. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Scott. Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Prairie Mission Village Retirement Center, St. Paul, or to St. Mary's School, Fort Scott, both in care of the funeral home. Hazel C. Wheeler GARDEN CITY - Hazel C. Wheeler, 84, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. She was born Nov. 2, 1914, at Caney, the daughter of Albert and Maude McGee Metzger. A Garden City resident since November 1998, moving from Wewoka, Okla., she was owner and operator of Wheeler Lumber Yard, Wewoka. She was affiliated with First Southern Baptist Church, Garden City. On July 7, 1936, she married Ralph L. Wheeler at Wewoka. He died Nov. 25, 1985. Survivors include: a daughter, Linda Gwaltney, Mineral Wells, Texas; three grandchildren, Mike O'Donnell, Garden City, Ralph O'Donnell, Moore, Okla., and Dawn O'Donnell Hisey, Oklahoma City; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.She was preceded in death by two brothers. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Oakwood Cemetery, Wewoka, with the Rev. Randy Caddell presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Ralph Joseph Bogunovich NEWTON - Ralph Joseph Bogunovich, 46, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Wichita. He was born Feb. 16, 1953, at Leadville, Colo., the son of Anton and Kay Glover Bogunovich. A longtime Newton resident, he was a quality engineer for Britton Machine, Wichita. He served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. On Dec. 3, 1982, he married Lisa Williams at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Scott Andrew and Kelly Alan Bogunovich, both of Newton; three daughters, Ashley Marie and Jennifer Luella Bogunovich, both of Newton, and Melanie Rachelle Caskanett, St. Louis; father, Leadville; mother and stepfather, Kay and Wilbur Berger, Newton; three brothers, Ronald J. and Jeffrey A. Bogunovich and Mark A. Berger, all of Wichita; two sisters, Valorie Bachman and Laura J. Baumann, both of Newton; and a grandmother, Alyce Glover, Newton. He was preceded in death by grandparents Donald R. Glover and Josephene Bogunovich. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crossroads Community Church, Newton, with Pastor Greg Schmidt presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the Ralph Bogunovich Children's College Trust Fund in care of Midland National Bank, Newton. Roland L. Badger MANKATO - Roland L. Badger, 68, died Oct. 2, 1999, at his home in Mankato. He was born Feb. 3, 1931, at rural Webber, the son of Robert J. and Ida Dean Lee Badger. He attended District 12 School, Jewell County. A lifetime Jewell County resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to First Baptist Church, Jewell County.On Sept. 9, 1952, he married JoAnn Crouch atMankato. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, David and Brian, both of Mankato, and Steven, Elkhart; two daughters, Judy Bates, Kensington, and Patricia Shorter, Osborne; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Melby Mortuary Chapel, Mankato, with Pastor Frank DeFisher presiding. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Jessica Kassandra Garcia GARFIELD - Jessica Kassandra Garcia, 4, died Oct. 1, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Larned. She was born June 26, 1995, at Great Bend, the daughter of Cesar and Micaela Franco Garcia. She attended the Catholic Church. Survivors include: parents, Garfield; two brothers, Edgar and Cesar Ivan II, both of the home; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. Funeral arrangements are pending with Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in Chihuahua, Mexico. Clarence E. Fox MESA, Ariz. - Clarence E. Fox, 80, died Sept. 28, 1999, at Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born Dec. 20, 1918, at Anthony, the son of Edgar W. and Minnie R. Croft Fox. A former Anthony resident, he was a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He belonged to First Congregational United Church of Christ, Anthony. Survivors include: two sons, Stephen, La Jolla, Calif., and Scott, San Diego; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Anthony, with the Revs. Kenneth E. Briggs Jr. and Carol Hallman presiding. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Elliott Mortuary, Anthony. Roy R. Henry Roy R. Henry, 82, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. Funeral arrangements are pending with Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Rosa Flandermeyer Piepmeier STAFFORD - Rosa Flandermeyer Piepmeier, 89, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Stafford District Hospital. She was born Oct. 11, 1909, at Stafford, the daughter of Herman and Lydia Wendelburg Thole. A lifetime Stafford resident, she worked for the Stafford County Treasurer Department at the Stafford County Courthouse and taught piano lessons. She belonged to Calvary Baptist Church, Stafford, and King's Daughters.On Aug. 17, 1934, she married Gilbert Flandermeyer at Stafford. He died Sept. 11, 1959. On Jan. 10, 1976, she married Arvil Piepmeier at Stafford. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Lenore A. Waters, Hutchinson; two stepsons, Harold Piepmeier, Topeka, and Gerald Piepmeier, Lewis; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Stafford. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Alice L. Reinhardt LA CROSSE - Alice L. Reinhardt, 90, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Louis J. Brungardt VICTORIA - Louis J. Brungardt, 86, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Hays Medical Center. He was born Sept. 7, 1913, at Victoria, the son of John and Anna Marie Riedel Brungardt. A former Plainville resident, he was a pumper and driver for City Service Oil Company for 25 years and was a teacher south of Victoria for a few years. He belonged to St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, and the Victoria Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree. On June 2, 1936, he married Sara C. Schmidtberger at Victoria. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Lavern, Hays, Leon, Norman, Okla., and Dennis, Garden City; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, John, Mike, Rich, Alex, Isadore, Harry and Adam; and three sisters, Clara Schreivogel, Magdalen Roth and Basilia Brungardt. A Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a vigil service at 7:30 p.m. and a Victoria Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree rosary at 8 p.m., all at Cline's Mortuary of Victoria. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Michael Suchnicki presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today, 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria. Memorials may be sent to the church repair fund or for Masses, both in care of the mortuary. Darrell Lee Falk DODGE CITY - Darrell Lee Falk, 69, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born Nov. 1, 1929, at Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Lowell and Lillian Lindberg Falk. A longtime Dodge City resident, formerly of Essex, Iowa, Clarinda, Iowa, Omaha and Freemont, Neb., and Adelaide, South Australia, he worked in sales and marketing for Valmont Industries, retiring in 1983. After retirement, he worked for Casterline Irrigation, Gigot Irrigation, and was an activity bus driver for USD 443, Dodge City. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Dodge City. He served as sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On July 1, 1951, he married Barbara J. Earhart at Clarinda. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Roger, Wichita; a daughter, Rhonda Nordbrock, Eagle, Neb.; three brothers, Donald, Omaha, and Ivan and Russell, both of Tucson, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins and Dr. Michael Gardner presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Essex, Iowa, Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or D.C. Senior Center, both in care of the funeral home. Helen Elizabeth Hilger LAKIN - Helen Elizabeth Hilger, 82, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin. She was born April 13, 1917, at Lakin, the daughter of Charles Adam and Mary Margaret Barr Heiland. She attended Lakin schools. A lifetime Lakin resident, she was a homemaker and a cook at Lakin schools. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Lakin, and volunteered at the Budget Shop and as a bingo caller at the Pioneer Home, both at Lakin. On Aug. 20, 1936, she married Bernard Hilger at Syracuse. He died April 9, 1980. Survivors include: three sons, Charles, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Carl and Jerry, both of Lakin; three daughters, Judy Bloyd, Elkhart, Jody Stewart, Marshall, Ark., and Kathy Wellington, Pueblo, Colo.; a sister, Jo Speer, Lakin; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Lakin, with the Rev. Juanita Wiseman presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Lakin. Burial will be in Lakin Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society, both in care of the funeral home. Ruby L. Boehs ISABELLA, Okla. - Ruby L. Boehs, 75, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Fairview Fellowship Home, Fairview, Okla. She was born June 13, 1924, at Isabella, the daughter of Fred and Anna Eck Penner. A lifetime Isabella resident, she was a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, Enid, Okla., for five years and an office nurse for Dr. Boughan, Fairview, for 10 years. She belonged to Fairview Church of God in Christ Mennonite, where she was a past Sunday school teacher and was active in the Sewing Circle, both at Fairview. On Aug. 20, 1971, she married Alfred Boehs at Fairview. He survives. Other survivors include: two stepsons, Alan "Bud" Boehs, Fairview, and Max Boehs, Ulysses; three stepdaughters, Aleene Koehn, Montezuma, Sharon Ratzlaff, Canton, and Alfreda Nightingale, Ulysses; two brothers, John Penner, Moundridge, and Fred Penner, Isabella, Okla.; three sisters, Frances Boehs, Montezuma, Lena Koehn, Macon, Miss., and Elsie Nightengale, Fairview; 15 step-grandchildren; and 25 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, a stepdaughter, five step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Fairview Church of God in Christ Mennonite, with the Revs. Randy Levings and Myron and Carl Nightingale presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at Fairview Funeral Home Inc. Burial will be in Cedar Cemetery, Fairview. Memorials may be sent to Hospice Circle of Love in care of the funeral home. Helen Ring Schlabach ENID, Okla. - Helen Ring Schlabach, 85, died Oct. 7, 1999. She was born May 22, 1914, at St. John, the daughter of Wayne D. and Martha Morgan Ring. She was a 1931 St. John High School graduate, attended Hutchinson Junior College and graduated from Salt City Business College in 1934. An Enid resident since 1991, formerly of San Antonio and Refugio, Texas, she and her husband owned and operated Schlabach Insurance and Accounting Agency until 1981 and she was office manager at Refugio Oil Company, retiring in 1984. She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ and worked with other denominations in Christian service as a pianist, organist, Sunday school teacher and choir director. In 1937, she married Olen Ashley. He died April 4, 1949. On Nov. 16, 1952, she married Paul Schlabach. He died in 1981. Survivors include: two brothers, Wayne D., Lemon Grove, Calif., and Jack D., Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sisters, Barbara Atterbery, Enid, and Darlene Bartlett, St. John; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas M., Loren and Max Alan; and two sisters, Jeannette M. and Alice. Private memorial service will be at a later date. Minnis Chapel, St. John, is in charge of arrangements. She requested that her body be donated to the Anatomical Board of Oklahoma City for medical research. Memorials may be sent to Stafford County Historical Museum, Hall Annex, in care of the funeral home. Louis W. `Buck' Lewis KINSLEY - Louis W. "Buck" Lewis, 83, died Oct. 8, 1999, at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley. He was born Feb. 6, 1916, in Edwards County, the son of Bert D. and Madge Lewis. A lifetime Kinsley area resident, he was a rancher and cattleman. He belonged to the United Congregational Church of Christ, Kinsley. On July 16, 1938, he married Lucille A. Blount at Kingman. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Mike E., Pratt, and Van B., Dodge City; two daughters, Lana Whitney, Hays, and Niki Shepherd, Kansas City, Kan.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private graveside service will be at a later time. McKillip Memorial Funeral Home, Kinsley, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Edwards County Historical Society in care of the funeral home. Raymond L. Nimmo DODGE CITY - Raymond L. Nimmo, 86, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Fort Dodge. He was born Feb. 10, 1913, at La Crosse, Wis., the son of C.W. and Margaret Hughes Nimmo. He was a graduate of Bangor, Wis., High School and attended Wisconsin Business University, La Crosse. A Dodge City resident since 1961, he worked for Montgomery Ward & Co. for 31 years as a district catalog manager and store manager in several states. He belonged to First Presbyterian Church, where he had served as deacon, was director of the Urban Renewal Program, was a member of the American Legion, Senior Friends, and was a former member of the Elks Club, all at Dodge City. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. On Feb. 28, 1952, he married Mamie Ellen Hall at Claremore, Okla. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Artie Hall, Denver, and Gary Nimmo, Fountain Valley, Calif.; a daughter, Janet S. Berry, Cimarron; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with Pastor Ben Friesen presiding. There will be no visitation. Burial will be at a later date in Lebo Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Parkinson's Foundation in care of the funeral home. Dorothy Johnson McPHERSON - Dorothy Johnson, 89, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Oct. 7, 1910, at Canton, the daughter of Samuel Clayton and Laura Baker Weaver. A McPherson resident since 1958, moving from Lindsborg, she was a former manager of the McPherson Country Club and had been a waitress at Kemp's Restaurant and the Warren Hotel, all of McPherson. Survivors include: a son, Don R., Fallon, Nev.; a daughter, Caroline Kay Schemm, Arlington, Texas; a brother, Dillard Weaver, McPherson; five grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Ann Marie Johnson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in McPherson Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home. Peggy J. Stewart DODGE CITY - Peggy J. Stewart, 81, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born May 31, 1918, at Zenda, the daughter of Theodore and Nellie Nelson Wheeler. A Dodge City resident since 1956, formerly of Wichita and Zenda, she and her husband owned and operated Stewart Plumbing and Heating. She was the office manager and retired in 1994. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and Soroptimist, both at Dodge City. On Nov. 7, 1942, she married Edward T. Stewart at Wichita. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Ed T. Jr. and Fred, both of Dodge City; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Mark; and a grandson. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Trinity Manor Alzheimer's Unit or to Hospice of the Prairie, both in care of the funeral home. Jack H. Williams TOPEKA - Jack H. Williams, 66, died Oct. 9, 1999, at his home in Topeka. Arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, Topeka. Estelle Hopkins Estelle Hopkins, 68, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 10, 1999, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Ruth H. Algrim MONTEZUMA - Ruth H. Algrim, 90, died Oct. 10, 1999, at the Pleasant View Home, Inman. Arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Montezuma Funeral Home. Thomas Albert Wierman McCRACKEN - Thomas Albert Wierman, 80, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Hays Medical Center, St. Anthony Campus, after a one-vehicle accident southwest of Hays. He was born Dec. 22, 1918, at McCracken, the son of William J. and Margaret L. McGaughey Wierman. A lifetime McCracken area resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ness City, and was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, McCracken. Survivors include: three brothers, James and Francis, both of McCracken, and Keith, Brownell; two sisters, Marjorie Linenberger, Dodge City, and Elizabeth "Betty" Greenway, McCracken; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and William; and four sisters, Delores Chlumsky, Gertrude Brackney, Marie Pfannenstiel and Mildred Kraisinger. Parish vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ness City, with Father Gregory LeBlanc presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Cemetery, rural McCracken. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of the funeral home. Carolyn Berniece Frink GREAT BEND - Carolyn Berniece Frink, 79, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Cherry Village Continuum of Care, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 9, 1920, at White Plains, Ky., the daughter of Clive Buell and Florence H. Skaggs Oates. A Great Bend resident for four years, moving from Silver Spring, Md., she was a real-estate agent. She belonged to the Montgomery County board of realtors, Maryland. She married Clifford L. Frink. He died in February 1994. Survivors include: a son, Clifford L. Jr., Great Bend; a daughter, Lois Jean Ray, Pocatello, Idaho; two sisters; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother. Private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation. Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the America Lung Association or Cherry Village Continuum of Care, both in care of the funeral home. Walter K. Clay MEADE - Walter K. Clay, 71, died Oct. 8, 1999, at his home in rural Meade. He was born March 18, 1928, in Meade County, the son of Odis O. and Minnie M. VanHoesen Clay. He was a 1946 Meade High School graduate. A lifetime Meade County resident, he was a farmer and retired from the city of Meade in 1988 after 33 years of service. He belonged to First Baptist Church and was a life member of the American Legion, both at Meade. He was a World War II veteran. On Sept. 28, 1952, he married Mary E. Weber at Fowler. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jerry, Liberal; a brother, Malcom, Meade; two sisters, Voyza Gardner, Hugoton, and Lovella Bergner, Craig, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Meade, with the Rev. Harry Fink presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade. Burial with military rites will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade. Memorials may be sent to the church or the American Diabetic Association, both in care of the mortuary. Gerald Imel Beitler ST. JOHN - Gerald Imel Beitler, 85, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. Arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Minnis Chapel, St. John. Freeman W. Reschke LA PORTE, Texas - Freeman W. Reschke, 89, died Sept. 22, 1999, at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Houston. He was born Aug. 29, 1910, at Pratt, the son of Louis and Ethel Freeman Reschke. A La Porte resident, he was a farmer/rancher and owner of Reschke's S & R Mercantile store for more than 30 years. He belonged to First Methodist Church, where he was a past board member, was past president of the Chamber of Commerce, belonged to the Methodist Men's Club and the Lions Club, all at Springfield, Colo., and belonged to local square-dance clubs and La Porte Senior Citizens. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. In October 1931, he married Margaret Louise Shaw. She preceded him in death. Survivors include: a son, Millard, Shoreacres, Texas; and two grandchildren. Graveside service, with military rights conferred by the Fort Riley Honor Guard, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, with the Rev. Kendal Utt presiding. Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, is in charge of arrangements. Dorothy Dean Beeley COLDWATER - Dorothy Dean Beeley, 78, died Oct. 9, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1921, at Coldwater, the daughter of Fred and Mable Kurz Parker. She attended Coldwater Grade School and was a 1939 graduate of Mount Carmel High School, Wichita. A longtime Comanche County resident, she was a retired rancher and homemaker. She belonged to several local bridge clubs. On Aug. 3, 1940, she married Wood Beeley at Greensburg. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Woody, Protection; and two grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Coldwater, with the Rev. Kent Little presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater. Memorials may be sent to Coldwater Heritage Park or the American Cancer Society, both in care of the funeral home. B. Emma Adams MEDICINE LODGE - B. Emma Adams, 93, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born May 23, 1906, at Dodge City, the daughter of Elmer J. and Ora G. Heany Sanders. A Medicine Lodge resident since 1927, moving from Wellington, she was a homemaker and during World War II worked at National Gypsum Company. She belonged to First Christian Church, HDU and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all of Medicine Lodge, and the National Gypsum Auxiliary. In 1922, she married Virgil J. Adams at Quinlan, Okla. He died in September 1976. Survivors include: two daughters, Betty J. Dary, Wichita, and Verlene Kutz, Valley Center; a brother, Glenn Sanders, Woodward, Okla.; a sister, N. Frances Menefee, Wichita; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Leon; two daughters, Audrey Bartholomew and Charlene Adams; four brothers, Charles, Sylvester, Cecil and Archie Sanders; and five sisters, Ida Knight, Hazel Adams, Etta Mae Prunzinski, Maxine Jackson and Florence Sanders. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to service time service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the VFW Auxiliary, in care of the funeral home. Rufus H. Parr GARDEN CITY - Rufus H. Parr, 102, died Nov. 6, 1999, at his home in Garden City. He was born Dec. 11, 1896, at Bloomington, Ill., the son of Edward H. and Julia Whiton Parr. He attended school in Bloomington and Larned. A Finney County resident since 1921 and a Garden City resident since 1990, he was a longtime farmer and stockman in the Pierceville area. He belonged to Pierceville Federated Church and was a past Pierceville school board member. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War I, serving in France and England. In 1999, he was awarded a medal by the government of France honoring World War I veterans. On Aug. 17, 1928, he married Georgia V. Keller at Colorado Springs, Colo. She died Jan. 5, 1994. Survivors include: two sons, Rodney, Wyola, Mont., and Steve, Garden City; two daughters, Connie Graham, Liberal, and Patricia Roberts, Garden City; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gordon; a brother, Burnham; and two sisters, Edith McVey and Grace Kregar. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pierceville Federated Church, with Pastor Jonathan Hansen presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with graveside rites by the Garden City area Veterans Honor Guard. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Leonard Francis Klein HILLSBORO - Leonard Francis Klein, 79, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Hillsboro Community Medical Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1920, in rural Marion County, the son of David D. and Rachel Eberhardt Klein. He was a businessman. He belonged to First Baptist Church of Durham, and the Lions Club. On June 10, 1938, he married Elma Hamm at Durham. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Donald Dean, Tampa, Kan., and Darold Lynn, Fort Collins, Colo.; a daughter, Carol Ann Ollenburger, Hillsboro; a sister, Darlene Doris Paulson; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Durham, with Pastor Richard Curtis presiding. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Durham Park Cemetery, rural Durham. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Mildred Anna `Millie' Vannaman Turner KIOWA - Mildred Anna "Millie" Vannaman Turner, 86, died Nov. 5, 1999, at Kiowa Hospital District Manor. She was born June 8, 1913, in rural Kiowa, the daughter of Bertie R. and Hazel Pearl Stephens Vannaman. She attended Mound Center Country School and graduated from Kiowa High School in 1932. A Kiowa resident, formerly of Capron, Okla., she was a homemaker and a school cook at Capron for 20 years until the school closed in 1976. She then served as a caregiver for several senior citizens in Kiowa, Medicine Lodge, Cherokee and Alva, Okla. She attended the Senior Citizens of Alva, where she sang with the Songbirds. On May 14, 1935, she married John Otto Turner at Alva. He died April 19, 1956. Survivors include: two sons, John Dee, LaVernia, Texas, and Lonnie Ray, Yukon, Okla.; a daughter, Rosalyn Joy Gray, Capron; a brother, Cecil Vannaman, Kiowa; a sister, Myrtle Schwanz, Gresham, Ore.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Oliver Vannaman; two sisters, Arlena Ruth Gillig and Velma Ellen Pro; and two twin great-grandsons. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kiowa United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jan McDaniel presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa. Memorials may be sent to Capron United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home. Darla D. Dotson Smoyer BUFFALO, Okla. - Darla D. Dotson Smoyer, 61, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Newman Memorial Hospital, Shattuck, Okla. She was born June 25, 1938, near Webb, Okla., the daughter of Carl Wray and Ollie Mae Cook Dotson. A Buffalo resident since 1990, formerly of Ashland, she was a child psychologist. She belonged to the Catholic faith. Her husband was Charles Harden. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Kim R. Roper, Carrizozo, N.M.; a stepson, Christopher Harden, Buffalo; two stepdaughters, Tina Kay Stevens, Silverton, Ill., and Anita Kay Smith, Fort Hood, Texas; parents, Buffalo; two brothers, Charles Dotson, May, Okla., and Robert Dotson, Burlington, Okla.; a sister, Sherry Barby, Laverne, Okla.; and three step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, R.J. Thrall and Danny Smoyer; a brother, Wray Dotson; and two sisters, Alice James and Barbara Dotson. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Buffalo, with the Revs. Tom Webb and Bruce Colbert presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Myatt Funeral Home, Buffalo. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, rural Webb. Memorials may be sent to the Breast Cancer Society or Newman Memorial Hospital, both in care of the funeral home. Doris Jean Jay PRATT - Doris Jean Jay, 70, died Nov. 6, 1999, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg. She was born Dec. 10, 1928, at Pratt, the daughter of Vern and Albertia Haning Smith. A Pratt resident for 10 years, moving from Leoti, she was a retired cook at Leoti School cafeteria. She belonged to Leoti United Methodist Church. On Aug. 26, 1948, she married Roy H. Jay at Burlington, Colo. He died Oct. 22, 1975. Survivors include: a son, Ron, Paxton, Neb.; a daughter, Terryl Henderson, Pratt; a brother, Kenneth E. Smith, Copperas Cove, Texas; a sister, Dorothy Allen, Dodge City; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Earl and Clifford Smith; and two sisters, Vada Watchoske and Violet Thomas. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Leoti Methodist Church, with the Rev. Susan Charest-Wickiser presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Horizons Mental Health or the Arrowhead West Endowment Fund, both in care of the mortuary. Robert F. `Bob' Beran ODIN - Robert F. "Bob" Beran, 69, died Nov. 6, 1999, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born March 16, 1930, at Larned, the son of Anton A. and Hattie Prosser Beran. A lifetime Odin resident, he was a former longtime owner of the Tap Room, Hoisington, and later worked at Beaver Grain. He played professional baseball for the Dodgers and the Cleveland Indian organizations from 1949 to 1953. He belonged to Holy Family Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus No. 2630, both at Odin, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7428 and American Legion No. 286, both at Hoisington, and was a former member of Ducks Unlimited. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Survivors include: four brothers, Gerald and Joe, both of Odin, Lee, Emporia, and Tony, Aurora, Colo.; two sisters, Vi Dice, Security, Colo., and Alice Dolechek, Claflin; and 16 nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gene. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. today followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, both at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Odin, with Father Pascal Klein presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church Cemetery, with military graveside rites by VFW Post No. 7428 and American Legion No. 286. Memorials may be sent to Claflin Ambulance Service or the cemetery, both in care of the funeral home. Charlie Raymond Nelson LARNED - Charlie Raymond Nelson, 96, died Nov. 6, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Larned. He was born April 1, 1903, at Pawnee Rock, the son of Lars and Matilda Hanson Nelson. A lifetime Larned resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to the National Farmers Union, Larned, and served as clerk of the Sunny Side School Board for 12 years. On Dec. 26, 1926, he married Ruby G. Stump at Ashland. She died March 7, 1999. Survivors include: two sons, Keith, Pawnee Rock, and Clayton, Gunnison, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, Harry and Earl; four sisters, Agnes Nelson, Mae Hanson, Hannah Deckert and Alyce Dirks; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and until service time Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice, in care of the mortuary. Gerald W. `Ossie' Osenbaugh WICHITA - Gerald W. "Ossie" Osenbaugh, 78, died Nov. 6, 1999, at his home in Wichita. He was born Sept. 12, 1921, at Haven, the son of Troy and Della May Hacker Osenbaugh. He was the retired owner of Ossie's Drive-In, Haysville, and a delivery person for Zonker Drugs, Wichita. On Sept. 6, 1991, he married Faye Briggs. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Don, Derby; three daughters, Beverly Collier, Mulvane, Sheryl Fansler, Wichita, and Nancy Cabrales, Park City; a brother, Ronald, Wooster, Ohio; two sisters, Dorothy Osborne, Hutchinson, and Gwen DeStefan, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hillside Funeral Home West, Wichita. Friends may call from 1:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to ALS-Keith Worthington Chapter, in care of the funeral home. Rose M. Cornwall Rose M. Cornwall, 88, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Marlin Brown LIBERAL - Marlin Brown, 83, died Nov. 7, 1999, at Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born May 14, 1916, at Liberal, the son of Herbert B. and Alta E. Sessler Brown. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1935. He was a farmer in the Golden Plains and Wide-A-Wake communities and worked for Northern Natural Gas Company for 22 years, working in Hobbs, N.M., for 13 years and retiring as a lab technician in 1978. He belonged to First Baptist Church, Liberal, and was a former member of Northside Baptist Church, Hobbs. He was a 4-H leader at Wide-A-Wake for many years and served on the Wide-A-Wake school board. On Sept. 4, 1938, he married Erna Enns at Liberal. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jerry, Ardmore, Okla., and Donald, Rapid City, S.D.; a brother, Uriel, Arkansas City; four sisters, Edna Packer, Laverne, Okla., Helen Guttridge, Liberal, Elma Brandes, Dodge City, and Betty Mitchell, Fairview, Okla.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Liberal, with the Rev. David Bagwell presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Liberal. Memorials may be sent to the church or for the Pre-School Playground Project, both in care of the mortuary. Ida Lancaster Ida Lancaster, 82, died May 2, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 28, 1916, in Alfalfa County, Okla., the daughter of George and Emmaline Casey Nelson. She was a graduate of Lambert High School, Lambert, Okla. A longtime Hutchinson resident, moving from Mountain Grove, Mo., in 1954, she was a retired admission's clerk at Hutchinson Hospital. She belonged to First Christian Church, Hutchinson. On July 23, 1954, she married Leslie E. Lancaster at North Platte, Neb. He survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Nelson and Tom, both of Hutchinson, Jon, Tulsa, Okla., and Don, Amarillo, Texas; three daughters, Leslie Kay Aikens, Hutchinson, Joy Sloan, Sterling, and Connie Dixon, Wichita; 14 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karolyn Lancaster; two sisters, Alice Pennington and Georgia Clegg; and two brothers, Luther and Dan Nelson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, with Pastor Melvin Walton presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Golden Plains Health Care Center or to the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Irene R. Richardson ALTAMONT - Irene R. Richardson, 88, of Altamont, died May 1, 1999, at Labette County Medical Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1910, at rural Altamont, the daughter of Jesse E. and Elsie E. Ware Westervelt. A Beloit resident for three years, later returning to Altamont, she worked for many years as an interior-exterior decorator, retiring in 1975. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Altamont, where she served as a deaconess, Sunday school teacher, served on various committees and had served as White Cross Chairperson since 1940, overseeing mission work at the church. On Sept. 25, 1929, she married Wilbur Zean Richardson at Wichita. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a daughter, Wilma Deane Endicott, Altamont; a sister, Ellen Lambert, Blackwell, Okla.; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three nieces. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wilda Jean Endicott; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Altamont, with the Revs. Don Walker and Marty DeWitt presiding. Burial will be in Mound Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Bath Funeral Home, Altamont. Lois Faye McGavran Ramey GREAT BEND - Lois Faye McGavran Ramey, 78, of Great Bend, died May 1, 1999, at Wichita. She was born Dec. 8, 1920, at Minneapolis, the daughter of Thomas Carl and Sara Edith Edmonds McGavran. She graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1938. A Great Bend resident since 1952, moving from Hays, she was a retired machine operator for Fuller Brush Co. She was baptized in the Methodist Church and belonged to the AARP. On Aug. 16, 1942, she married Glenn O. Ramey at Clay Center. He died Aug. 28, 1991. Survivors include: three sons, Dennis and Rex, both of Great Bend, and Robert, Pawnee Rock; a daughter, Glennis "Jody" Gutierrez, Liberal; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Carl. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Fryberger Mortuary Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Don Paden presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, in care of the mortuary. Janet Lee Smith STERLING - Janet Lee Smith, 40, of Sterling, died May 2, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 11, 1958, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Edward and Faye VonFelt Vonfeldt. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church. On May 15, 1974, she married Michael R. Smith at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jeremy, of the home; a daughter, Alisha Smith, Emporia; a sister, Sharon Sidebottom, Hutchinson; and grandmothers, Marge Bower and Ellen Tiesmeyer, both of Kingman. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Ronnie. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Richard F. Stuchlik presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society in care of the mortuary. Kurt Trent Shedeck SYRACUSE - Kurt Trent Shedeck, 49, died April 30, 1999, at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. He was born March 4, 1950, at Borger, Texas, the son of Richard H. and Colleen Crittenden Shedeck. He graduated from Spearman High School, Spearman, Texas, Amarillo College of Auto Mechanics and East Texas State University. A Midland, Texas, resident for the past eight years, having lived most of his life in Spearman, Texas, he was an auto mechanic instructor at Midland Junior College, where he had recently been named teacher of the year. He belonged to Golf Course Road Church of Christ, Midland. Survivors include: two daughters, Patricia Shedeck Lee, Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, and Claire Shedeck, Hamlin, Texas; mother, Syracuse; grandmother, Anna Raney, Syracuse; brother, Mike, Dalhart, Texas; a sister, Vicki Wilson, Fritch, Texas; and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by his father. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. MST Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, with the Revs. Gaylord Cook and Bob Goebel presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greene Funeral Home, Syracuse. Burial will be in Coolidge Cemetery, Coolidge. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or University of Texas-Galveston Transplant Center, both in care of the funeral home. Bernice M. Riedel KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Bernice M. Riedel, 70, died May 1, 1999, at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born Sept. 23, 1928, at Schoenchen, the daughter of John and Rosella Wassinger Tauscher. A Salina resident for 38 years, moving to Kansas City in 1997, she was an inspector for Tony's Pizza, Salina, for 16 years, retiring in 1994. She belonged to Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, and was a former member of Sacred Heart Cathedral and it's Circle, Salina. On April 26, 1951, she married Leonard J. Riedel at Hoisington. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Steven R., of the home; six brothers, Eldon Tauscher, Larned, Ernie and Kenny Tauscher, both of Arkansas City, Gerald Tauscher, Hoisington, Harold Tauscher, Chicago, Ill., and Ronnie Tauscher, Great Bend; and a sister, Henrietta Farmer, Hoisington. Wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Olmitz, with Father Ultan Murphy presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Olmitz. Memorials may be sent to Sisters Servants of Mary, in care of the funeral home. Sarah May Harrison OVERLAND PARK - Sarah May Harrison, 95, died April 26, 1999. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend. J.M. `Jim' Tuttle GOVE - J.M. "Jim" Tuttle, 66, died May 2, 1999, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. He was born Jan. 10, 1933, in Gove County, the son of Albert and Mary Marshall Tuttle. He was a 1951 graduate of Quinter High School. A lifetime Gove County resident, he worked as a water well driller and farmer. He had been the owner/operator of Aqua Drilling since 1954 and was also a custom silage and hay harvester. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Gove, Smoky Hill-Saline Basin Advisory Committee for the Kansas Water Authority, Northwest Local Environmental Protection Group, past vice president of Kansas Water Well Association, and was a charter member of Hackberry 4-H Club. He was a lay leader and Sunday school teacher for Gove United Methodist Church, past member of USD 292 School Board, Gove Lions Club and past Gove County Republican chairman. On Aug. 11, 1952, he married Leona J. Schmidt at Quinter. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Jon, Quinter, Von and Leon, both of Gove; six daughters, Gwen Kramer, Meriden, Lorsey Thompson and Lana Durkee, both of Manhattan, Rose Packard, Grainfield, Sandra Lonas, Ft. Knox, Ky., and Rita Shogren, Satanta; three brothers, Boyd, Grinnell, Robert and Mahlon, both of Quinter; a sister, Marita Hill, Garden Plain; 23 grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Gove, with the Rev. Jim Brookhart and Stan Smith presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter. Burial will be in Gove Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Gove County Medical Center, the American Diabetes Association or the church, all in care of the funeral home. Wilma J. Staub STAFFORD - Wilma J. Staub, 82, died May 2, 1999, at her home in Stafford. She was born Feb. 8, 1917, at Hooker, Okla., the daughter of Archie Hughes and Clara Hagerman Hughes Giesaking. She was a 1935 graduate of Garden City High School and attended Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. A Stafford resident since 1989, moving from St. John, she was a bookkeeper for Dr. Minor, Garden City, Garvin and Garvin Attorneys, St. John, and worked for 23 years for the ASCS Office, St. John. After her retirement, she assisted the St. John Lutheran Church as a bookkeeper. She belonged to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Natrona, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and was a past member of Livingston EHU, St. John. On May 21, 1938, she married Albert Staub at Garden City. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Stephen, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two daughters, Deborah Hoss, Stafford, and Mary Fatzer, St. John; two brothers, Charles Giesaking, Garden City, and Melvin Giesaking, Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sisters, Thelma Traugott, Tulsa, Okla., and Erma Marker, Garden City.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Giesaking; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Minnis Chapel, St. John, with the Rev. Michael Schotte presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Chester L. Speer GENESEO - Chester L. Speer, 81, died May 1, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Lyons. He was born Sept. 25, 1917, at Geneseo, the son of Wallace and Flossie Watters Speer. A longtime Geneseo resident, he was a retired foreman for Santa Fe Railroad. Survivors include: a sister, Wilma Shannon, McPherson; and several nephews and nieces. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, in Geneseo Cemetery, with the Rev. Doug Tribolet presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Good Samaritan Center, Lyons, in care of Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Robert E. `Bob' Wilcox Robert E. "Bob" Wilcox, 64, of Hutchinson, died May 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. James W. `Jim' Scheffler NEWTON - James W. "Jim" Scheffler, 79, died May 2, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Wichita. He was born May 8, 1919, at rural Newton, the son of William A. and Martha Sadowski Scheffler. He was a 1937 graduate of Newton High School. A lifetime Newton resident, he was the retired manager of north and south Dillons Grocery Stores for 45 years, retiring in 1980. He belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks Lodge, a life member of the Newton Chamber of Commerce, he was past president of the Newton Recreation Center for eight years, served on the Newton Library Board for eight years, past president of Newton Jaycees, he received the Distinguished Service Award in 1950, and served on the Newton Library Vita Program. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On Sept. 17, 1944, he married Evelyn J. Gatz at Fort Crook, Omaha, Neb. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Robert L., Newton, and Ronald J., Topeka; four brothers, Arthur and Morris, both of Newton, Harris, Wichita, and Bill, Colwich; three sisters, Elaine Barham, Doris Beyrle, and Maxine Friend, all of Wichita; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Trudy Dillman. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Peterson Funeral Home, Newton. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newton, with Father Ken Schuckman presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to St. Mary's Catholic Church or to the Newton Public Library. Gerald D. Funk PARTRIDGE - Gerald D. Funk, 60, died May 1, 1999, at his home in Partridge. He was born Dec. 18, 1938, at La Crosse, the son of Rubin and Clista Niedens Funk. A Partridge resident for six years, moving from Newton and formerly of Galatia, he was a retired city employee at Partridge. He belonged to the Elks Club and the Moose Lodge, both at Hutchinson. Survivors include: a son, Jerry, Garden City; a daughter, Sandra Mills, Abbyville; a brother, Ronald, Fenton, Mo.; a sister, Susie Lindsey, Newton; and a grandchild. Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Larry Frank presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Galatia. Memorials may be sent to Friendship Meals of Reno County, in care of the funeral home. Larry G. Julian ST. JOHN - Larry G. Julian, 62, died May 2, 1999, at Stafford District Hospital, Stafford. He was born Sept. 24, 1936, at St. John, the son of Chesley Amos and Ella Mae Julian. A lifetime St. John resident, he was an oil field worker. He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. John, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. Survivors include: a daughter, Lori Ann McCormick, Rock Springs, Wyo.; a stepdaughter, Debbie Clawson, Rock Springs, Wyo.; mother , St. John; a brother, Leonard W. Julian, Milford; a sister, Lorna L. Wilcox, Casper, Wyo.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, with Paul Keller presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Minnis Chapel, St. John, is in charge of the arrangements. Ralph B. Moorman NICKERSON - Ralph B. Moorman, 86, died May 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Elsie M. Sloan NEWTON - Elsie M. Sloan, 90, died May 2, 1999, at Kansas Christian Home, Newton. She was born Sept. 27, 1908, at Cherokee, Okla., the daughter of Ezra Lee and Ida Alice Lehman Gibson. She was a real estate broker and founded Sloan Real Estate in 1955, retiring in 1985. She belonged to First Christian Church, was a charter member of the local branch of Soroptimist International, serving as president from 1967 to 1968, and the Mail Clerks Auxiliary. On Nov. 4, 1928, she married Delmar J. Sloan at Enid, Okla. He died Feb. 4, 1988. Survivors include: a son, Herbert Sr., Wichita; two daughters, Imogene M. Bueker, Newton, and Patricia Ann Osborne, Commerce City, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Charley, Ernest, Floyd, Glenn, Russel and Wilbur Gibson; and a sister, Mable Gibson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Newton, with the Rev. MyCherie Zimmerman presiding. Friends may call from 9 am. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the Fellowship of John of the Kansas Christian Home, in care of the funeral home. Hazel Fern Josserand Droll LONG BEACH, Calif. - Hazel Fern Josserand Droll, 82, died April 25, 1999, at Long Beach, Calif. She was born Feb. 2, 1917, in Gray County, the daughter of John Vaden and Minnie Alcorn Josserand. She attended schools in Dodge City. She was a retired grocery checker and clerk with Local 342, Long Beach. On Feb. 11, 1937, she married Leo Thomas Droll. Survivors include: two daughters, Eleanor Ruth "Peach" HighFill and Kathie Renee Droll, both of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Glenn Josserand, Shelton, Wash.; two sisters, June Vaughan, Prescott, Ariz., and Opal Hobbs, Scott City; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Duane; two brothers, John and Tom Josserand; and a sister, Pauline Johnson. Funeral services were conducted by Forrest Lawn, Cypress, Calif. Burial was in Forest Lawn, Cypress. Shirley May Sinclair COLORADO SPRING, Colo. - Shirley May Sinclair, 59, died May 1, 1999, at her home. She was born July 24, 1939, at Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Earl and Mary J. Potter Crussell. She attended school at Ford. A Colorado Springs resident, having lived at Dodge City, she was a beautician. She belonged to First Christian Church, Dodge City. Survivors include: two sons, Charles, Mobile, Ala., and Craig, Palm Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Kim Dooley, Columbus, Ind.; mother, Dodge City; three brothers, Fred Crussell, Guffey, Colo., Jerry Crussell, Canon City, Colo., and Thomas Crussell, Penrose, Colo.; a sister, Carolyn Lindsey, Healey; and three grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, with Mr. Larry Williams presiding. Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Shirley M. Sinclair Memorial Fund. Cora K. Stucky MOUNDRIDGE - Cora K. Stucky, 90, died May 2, 1999, at Memorial Home, Moundridge. She was born Oct. 6, 1908, in McPherson County, the daughter of Daniel D. and Anna Zerger Schrag. A lifetime Moundridge-area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Eden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge. On May 1, 1930, she married John R. Stucky at Moundridge. He died Dec. 23, 1993. Survivors include: two sons, Wayne L., North Newton, and Kenneth K., Moundridge; four daughters, Neva Kaufman, Moundridge, Betty Stucky and Marlene Unruh, both of McPherson, and Judy Krehbiel, Berryton; three brothers, Orlin Schrag, Edwin Schrag, and Harold Schrag, all of Moundridge; three sisters, Ruth Wedel and Ethel Juhnke, both of Moundridge, and Esther Schrag, Hesston; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vera Thiesen; two grandchildren; a brother, Richard Schrag; two sisters; Alida Cummings and Martha Krehbiel. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Eden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge, with Pastors Lee Lever and Donovan Graber presiding. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Moundridge Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eden Church Cemetery, rural Moundridge. Memorials may be sent to the Memorial Home Building Fund, in care of the funeral home. Elsie Mae Helfrick SCOTT CITY - Elsie Mae Helfrick, 80, died May 2, 1999, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City. She was born March 11, 1919, in northwest Scott County, the daughter of Roy and Jessie Linsacum Helfrick. A Park Lane Nursing Home resident for 19 years and a lifetime Scott County resident, she was an active member of the residents committee, and delivered newspapers to residents. She belonged to Southern Baptist Church, Scott City. Survivors include: a sister, Louise Vaughan Rose, Scott City; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Helfrick; and two sisters, Thelma Hughes and Helen Shriver. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, with the Rev. Lynne Smith presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Park Lane Nursing Home, in care of the funeral home. Marion Frank Welker ABBYVILLE - Marion Frank Welker, 72, of Abbyville, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 17, 1927, at Hutchinson, the son of John J. and Bertha Faye Zerbe Welker. He was a 1946 graduate of Reno County High School, Nickerson. A longytime Abbyville resident, he was a farmer/stockman and a school-bus driver for Abbyville and USD 310 for 40 years. He belonged to Fairview United Methodist Church, Nickerson, the Reno County Farm Bureau and the Fairfield Booster Club. On May 8, 1949, he married Lois E. Estabrook at Nickerson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Charles "Chuck," Kremlin, Okla.; a daughter, Susan Bergkamp, Arlington; a brother, John, Abbyville; four grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Ed Furman presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Abbyville Community Center or to the church, both in care of the mortuary. Jimmy Bill Lindsay PROTECTION - Jimmy Bill Lindsay, 69, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Sept. 8, 1930, at rural Coldwater, the son of Benjamin Frank and Mary Helen Shrauner Lindsay. He attended Protection Grade School, was a 1948 graduate of Protection High School, and attended Kansas State University for two years. A lifetime Comanche County resident, he was the owner and operator of Lindsay Electronics. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Protection, Alcoholics Anonymous, Woodward, Okla., and Coldwater Masonic Lodge No. 295. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. On March 8, 1996, he married Debra Edwards at Ashland. She survives. Other survivors include: a stepdaughter, Merrideth Caldwell, Coldwater; father, Protection; and two step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother; and a sister, Marjorie Shuman. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Protection, with the Revs. Dennis Carter and Raymond Unruh presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent the Protection Library or to the Protection Beautification Committee, both in care of the funeral home. Velma E. Jones NEWTON - Velma E. Jones, 77, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born July 27, 1922, at Iuka, Miss., the daughter of Murray B. and Lithia E. West Moore. A Newton resident, she was a homemaker. She attended Halstead Baptist Church. In 1939, she married William Lee Jones in Tippah County, Miss. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: three sons, Lee T., Oxford, Thomas E., Halstead, and Stanley, Newton; two daughters, Helen Cagle and Brenda Schultz, both of Newton; four sisters, Christine Murray, Athens, Ala., Josephine Dunn, Marked Tree, Ark., Bobbie Chenowith, Oxford, and Maxine Courtney, Lepanto, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Steven; a brother, Martin Moore; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Halstead Baptist Church, with Pastor Roger Ericksten presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. Burial will be in Halstead Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home. Because of a mortuary error, a survivor was omitted from the obituary of Guadalupe Hernandez Lopez in Monday's editions of The News. A son, Valentin J. Hernandez, survives in Garden City. Roy R. Henry Roy R. Henry, 82, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 7, 1917, at Dodge City, the son of Walter Edward and Lora Maude Mulanax Henry. He was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. A Hutchinson resident since 1929, moving from Dodge City, he was an engineer with the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring in 1979 after 38 years of service. He belonged to First Church of the Nazarene, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and was a ham radio operator WQTWJ. On March 7, 1939, he married Donna Marie Weaver at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael, Tucson, Ariz.; three daughters, Donna Lyn Franklin, Hutchinson, Jayne L. Cook, Wellington, and M. Mitzi Cash, Moore, Okla; a brother, R.D., Hutchinson; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. R. Kendall Franklin presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Gideons International in care of the funeral home. Kenneth Alvin Helm CHASE - Kenneth Alvin Helm, 75, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Lyons District Hospital. He was born April 9, 1924, at Sylvia, the son of Charles and Olive Harmon Helm. A Chase resident for 33 years, he was a retired lineman for the Kansas Power & Light Co. He belonged to the Lutheran Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both at Larned, and was a former Chase School Board member and a former Chase fireman. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. On Sept. 27, 1963, he married Mary E. Scott at Haven. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Kenneth A., Fort Scott; three stepsons, Otis Wayne Smith, San Diego, James Carlis Smith, San Antonio, and Richard Allen Smith; two stepdaughters, Mary Ellen Steele, Farmington, N.M., and Lola Frances Huskey, Chase; a brother, Lloyd, Abbyville; four sisters, Margaret Kumorowski, Abbyville, Dorothy Glaspie, Joplin, Mo., and Donna Miller and Beverly Steiskal, both of Seneca, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford; and a sister, Joan Vincent. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Tom Eastman presiding. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the KSU Center for Basic Cancer Research in care of the funeral home. Bernard S. Blair FORMOSO - Bernard S. Blair, 85, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Republic County Hospital, Belleville. He was born April 23, 1914, in Washington Township, Jewell County, the son of Earl Eugene and Pearl Avis King Blair. He attended country schools in Jewell County and Glenwood, Iowa, and high school at Mankato. A Formoso resident, he was a retired farmer, Pioneer Seed salesman and horse trainer, and he also raised livestock. He was a member of the Jewell County Hospital Board, Jewell County District No. 101, the Rural Water District Board, and was a Sinclair Township trustee and a school trustee for Unity School, all in Jewell County. He married Wilma Fisher. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Steven, Dallas, Aaron, Gaithersburg, Md., and Bradley, Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Marjo Kort, Blue Hill, Neb.; a sister, Eva Reboul, Clay Center; and eight grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Melby Mortuary Chapel, Mankato. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent to the hospital or the Jewell County Endowment Association Scholarship Fund, both in care of the mortuary. Thomas L. `Larry' Allison Thomas L. "Larry" Allison, 59, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 4, 1999, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1939, at Fort Worth, Texas, the son of the late Bradley and Eunice Powell Allison. A Hutchinson resident since 1975, formerly of St. Louis, he had earned his bachelor's degree from Southwestern Missouri University, Springfield, in 1961. In 1964, he earned his Master's of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. In 1974, he earned his Doctor of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He was the former pastor of Hanley Road Baptist Church, St. Louis, from 1968 to 1975; was an assistant chaplain at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory, Hutchinson; was pastor of Midland UCC Church, Sterling, from 1987 to 1992; and at the time of his death was a therapist at Horizons Mental Health Center, Hutchinson. He belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. On March 5, 1960, he married Suzanne Tipton at St. Louis. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Tom, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Jeff, St. Charles, Mo.; a daughter, Lisa Allison, New York City; two brothers, Wilson, Springfield, Mo., and B.N. "Butch," St. Louis; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. John Krueger presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with the family present to receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today, both at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Graveside services will be in St. Louis. Memorials may be sent to Midland UCC Church, Park Place Christian Church or Hospice of Reno County, all in care of the funeral home. George N. Griffith LARNED - George N. Griffith, 85, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Larned Healthcare and Living Center. He was born Sept. 5, 1914, at Rush Center, the son of John William and Katie Tiday Griffith. A lifetime Larned resident, he was a farmer. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, La Crosse, and the Masonic Lodge, Rush Center. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include: a sister, Ethel F. Busset, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a brother, Lester, Marion; three nephews; and three nieces. He was preceded in death by a brother, Winfred; and two sisters, Edith Griffith and Elsie Cook. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Wednesday and until service time Thursday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Ash Valley Cemetery, Ash Valley. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association in care of the mortuary. David P. Hiebert BOULDER, Colo. - David P. Hiebert, 67, died Oct. 1, 1999, at his home in Boulder. He was born Sept. 11, 1932, at Wichita, the son of David J. and Lillian Beal Hiebert. A Boulder resident for 31 years, moving from Sterling, he had earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University. He was employed by the Kansas Central Telephone Co. and was co-founder and president of the Lafayette First Industrial Bank, Lafayette, Colo. He was a former owner of a Farmers Insurance Agency in Lafayette. He was a life member of the Lions Club and Ducks Unlimited and was a licensed pilot. On May 28, 1955, he married Mary Jo Gibson at Hays. She survives. Other survivors include: three daughters; a brother; and a sister, Jean Hembree, Wichita. Cremation has taken. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Crist Mortuary, Boulder. Dorothy M. Anderson LINDSBORG - Dorothy M. Anderson, 86, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Lindsborg Community Hospital. She was born March 28, 1913, at Fremont, the daughter of Fredrick and Anna Cedarholm Anderson. A Lindsborg resident, formerly of Marquette and Assaria, she was a retired elementary schoolteacher, having taught at McPherson, Saline County rural schools, Assaria and Lindsborg. She belonged to Evangelical Covenant Church, the Covenant Women, taught Sunday school and a was a member of the Lindsborg Community Hospital Auxiliary, all at Lindsborg, and belonged to the McPherson Area Retired Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the Kansas Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include: a sister, AnnaBelle Anderson, Lindsborg; four nephews; and four nieces. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Carl, Ralph, Waldo, Marion and Clarence Anderson; and a sister, Florence Anderson. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Evangelical Covenant Church, Lindsborg, with Pastors Jeff Waugh and Darrell Cooper presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg. Private family graveside service will be in Freemount Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lindsborg. Memorials may be sent to the church, the Bethany Home or Lindsborg Community Hospital, and all in care of the funeral home. J. Dwight Lobdell DODGE CITY - J. Dwight Lobdell, 76, died Oct. 4, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born Jan. 27, 1923, at Pratt, the son of Wayne Martin and Jessie Nell Williams Lobdell. He was a 1941 graduate of Minneola High School. A Dodge City resident since 1944, also having lived at Cimarron, he was supervisor for the Kansas Department of Transportation. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, was past master of St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, past commander of Knights Templar No. 35, past high priest of Royal Arch Masons No. 75, past patron of Order of Eastern Star St. Bernard Chapter No. 97, past watchman of Shepherds Mizpah Shrine No. 9, and was a member of the Kansas York Rite, the Scottish Rite, Senior Friends, and the Ford County Historic Society. On Sept. 8, 1941, he married Gladys Sateler at Dodge City. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Theron Hunter, Tucson, Ariz., and Nona Rowton, Livingston, Texas; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins and Dr. Michael Gardner presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Minneola Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites conducted by St. Bernard Lodge No. 222 AF & AM. Memorials may be sent to First United Methodist Church or to the Good Samaritan Center, both in care of the funeral home. Louise Joan Weigel VICTORIA - Louise Joan Weigel, 71, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Aug. 13, 1928, at Victoria, the daughter of Joseph C. and Catherine Paul Weigel. She was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell in Hays for 32 years. She belonged to St. Fidelis Catholic Church, where she was a parish activity center volunteer, and was a member of the Victoria VFW Auxiliary, all at Victoria, and belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and Southwestern Bell Pioneers, Hays. Survivors include: three brothers, Donald, Blue Springs, Mo., Robert J., Great Bend, and Tony Weigel, Overland Park; and five sisters, Velma Giebler, Hays, Mary Jane Miller, Shirley Weigel and Doris Weigel, all of Victoria, and Leona Kuhn, Great Bend. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Michael Weigel. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Frank X. Grinko presiding. Friends may call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. today at Cline's Mortuary of Victoria. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the St. Fidelis Charitable Fund or the St. Fidelis Cemetery Fund of Masses, both in care of the mortuary. Cynthia Mary Hinkle GARDEN CITY - Cynthia Mary Hinkle, 66, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Dec. 8, 1932, at Lucknow, India, the daughter of Henry Campbell and Frances W. Withcombe Brown. She graduated from high school at Northampton, England. A Garden City resident since 1954, she was the owner and operator of C & S Pet Parlor for 18 years and was co-owner of Hinkle Tree Service. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church, Garden City, and served as secretary of the AAL and as a den mother with the Cub Scouts. On Feb. 9, 1954, she married Willard Hinkle at Garden City. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael S., Garden City; two daughters, Susan M. Wilson, Garden City, and Marie Clark, Burkeville, Texas; three brothers, David Brown, Leavenworth, Alan Brown, Australia, and John Brown, England; a sister, Jean Faulkner, Garden City; two stepbrothers, Mike and Jeff Elmer, both of England; a stepsister, Valeria Multock, England; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Garden City, with Pastor Lyle Stuehrenberg presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo in care of the funeral home. Arthur Doane Wilmore GREAT BEND - Arthur Doane Wilmore, 86, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Eagle, Colo. He was born Jan. 8, 1913, at Del Norte, Colo., the son of Arthur T. and Mary Ray Wilmore. He attended Wilmore schools and was a 1932 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime Great Bend resident, he retired from. C.O. Mammel's Food Stores and then worked for 17 years at the Barton County Courthouse doing janitorial services. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. In 1960, he married Betty Kazee Good. She died Jan. 18, 1997. Survivors include: a son, Dean, Eagle; two stepsons, Bill Good, Geary, Okla., and Terry Good, Austin, Texas; three stepdaughters, Helen Hinsley, Waxahachie, Texas, Donna Early, Parrish, Ala., and Rosie Anderson, Dallas; a sister, Frances Miller, Calimesa, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wilmore Federated Church, with the Rev. Kent Little presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial will follow the service in Wilmore Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Wilmore Federated Church or the Wilmore Community Center, both in care of the funeral home. Alice L. Reinhardt LA CROSSE - Alice L. Reinhardt, 90, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse. She was born Jan. 7, 1909, at Bison, the daughter of William G. and Ella L. Hamburg Ficken. A lifetime Rush County resident, she was a beautician. She served on the state cosmetology board. She married Carl Reinhardt. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a niece, Diane Courtney, Wichita. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Loren W. and Eldred Ficken. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, with the Rev. Kathy Bannister presiding. Friends may call until service time today at the funeral home. Interment will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Bison. Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church of Bison or to a children's home of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home, Box 550, La Crosse, KS 67548. Eloise Belford WICHITA - Eloise Belford, 75, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Sept. 21, 1924, at Great Bend, the daughter of August and Ethel Doonan Gagelman. A Wichita resident for two years, moving from Great Bend, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church and the Cougar Booster Club, both at Great Bend. On Aug. 14, 1971, she married Virgil E. Belford Jr. at Great Bend. He died Feb. 8, 1995. Survivors include: a son, James, Emporia; two daughters, Jan Wheeler, Wichita, and Jackie Kincaid, Northbrook, Ill.; a sister, Delores Potts, Great Bend; and seven grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dr. Gary W. Teske presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Great Bend Park Department, both in care of the funeral home. Jesus Ramon Pena Jr. LIBERAL - Jesus Ramon Pena Jr., age 3 months, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born July 2, 1999, at Liberal, the son of Jesus Ramon and Julissa Baca Pena. Survivors include: his parents, of the home; a brother Caesar, of the home; three sisters, Dahlia, Fabiola and Mariana Pena, all of the home; and grandparents, Jesus and Blanca Baca Pena, Liberal, and Jesus and Librada Pena, of Mexico. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, with Austiasio Martinez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery. Flossie M. Mock Flossie M. Mock, 90, died Oct. 4, 1999, at the Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Paid Obituary Ada Wright Ada Wright, 85, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Hester Care Center in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Fannie Henley Fitzmorris. She had lived in Wilson County in her early years, moving to Wichita, Ks., living there for 35 years, and Little River for 12 years, before moving to Hutchinson in 1993. She was a graduate of Coyville High School, Independence Community College and Newman College in Wichita, Ks. She was a homemaker and an elementary school teacher for the Wichita Public Schools for 25½ years before retiring. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross Altar Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society, and the Kansas and NEA teacher associations. On Dec. 26, 1938, she married Harold Leroy Wright in Fredonia, Ks. He survives. Other survivors: 5 sons, James Wright and wife Patti, Hutchinson, Kansas; Bruce Wright and wife Barbara, Wichita, Kansas; Randall Wright, Lake Lotawana, Missouri; Stephen Wright and wife Mary, Wichita, Kansas; 1 daughter-in-law, Carolyn Wright, wife of Douglas Wright of Little River, Ks; 1 sister, Alice Drake, Hutchinson, Kansas; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Douglas Wright; and one brother, Pat Fitzmorris. Parish rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Father Brian Egan and Father Eugene Grabner presiding. Burial will be held at Bean Memorial Cemetery, Little River, Kansas. Calling time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home. Velda Dora Whittaker GREAT BEND - Velda Dora Whittaker, 90, died Oct. 8, 1999, at Great Bend. She was born April 30, 1909, at Lewis, the daughter of Robert Ellsworth and Cora Luella Ray Israel. A Great Bend resident since 1953, she graduated from the eighth grade in Lewis. She was a farm wife, a cook at Central Kansas Medical Center and at restaurants, both at Great Bend, and cared for children in her home. She belonged to First Christian Church, Great Bend. On Feb. 15, 1934, she married Otis Jesse Whittaker at Ingalls. He died Nov. 15, 1953. Survivors include: a son, Robert Leon, Great Bend; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sons, Terrill Dean, Ronald Otis and Earl Ross; four brothers, her twin, Eldon, Alva, Porter and Claude Israel; two sisters, Grace Addison and Frances Moore; and two infant siblings. Funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Great Bend, with the Rev. Bill Johnson presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend, and from 8:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Cimarron Township Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Project Dream Inc. (for children of alcoholics with camps at Cedar Bluff Reservoir) in care of the church or the mortuary. Foster `Shorty' Delinger GARDEN CITY - Foster "Shorty" Delinger, 74, died Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. He was born Aug. 31, 1925, at Yuma, Colo., the son of Noel P. and Anna Willibey Delinger. A Garden City resident since 1970, formerly of Sterling, Colo., Kimball, Neb., and Dighton, he was an oil-field worker. He was a Finney County employee, worked for Smith Sand Co. and was employed by the city in Garden City as a mechanic, working on heavy-duty equipment 10 ten years before retiring in 1986. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Builders Sunday school class, was a life member of VFW John J. Haskell Post No. 2279 and belonged to the AARP, all at Garden City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On June 18, 1950, he married Ina Mae Stuck at Yuma. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Edwin, Deerfield; two daughters, Elaine Childers and Beverly Delinger, both of Garden City; a brother, Forest Delinger, Fort Collins, Colo.; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Revs. Robert Cousins and Janet Hernandez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with military rites conducted by Garden City area veterans. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Everett L. Boley GREAT BEND - Everett L. Boley, 96, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend. He was born May 11, 1903, at Girard, the son of John Wesley Jr. and Mary Magdalene Cruzan. A former Wichita resident before moving to Great Bend, he worked at Boeing Aircraft and Wesley Motor Hotel, both at Wichita, before retiring. He belonged to Mount Olive Christian Church, Montezuma, and the Wichita Gem and Mineral Society, Wichita. On June 25, 1928, he married Marie M. Paden. She died Jan. 6, 1998. Survivors include: a son, Joseph R., Great Bend; three granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita. Burial will follow in Burrton City Cemetery, Burrton. Memorials may be sent at the donor's request in care of the mortuary. Ruby Estelle Hopkins Ruby Estelle Hopkins, 68, died Oct. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born April 22, 1931, at Guthrie, Okla., the daughter of William B. and Ruby Sidle Hopkins. She graduated from Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, Okla. A Hutchinson resident since 1965, moving from Liberal, she retired from First National Travel, Hutchinson, in 1994, and worked part-time for Hutchinson Floral. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, and was a former volunteer with Hospice of Reno County and Meals on Wheels. Survivors include: a son, Randall Ray Hall, Newport Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Sharon K. Hall-Mitzner, Nickerson, and Rhonda Lynn Blair, Pullman, Wash.; mother, Ruby Hopkins-Pittman, Tulsa; two sisters, Norma Hopkins-Collyer, Tulsa, and Judith Lee Riley, McKinney, Texas; and a granddaughter. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Lewis A. McPherren presiding. Private graveside service will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County or to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, both in care of Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Ruth Harriet Algrim MONTEZUMA - Ruth Harriet Algrim, 90, died Oct. 10. 1999, at the Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Aug. 19, 1909, at Ingalls, the daughter of John Marian and Harriet Maria Posey Henderson. A Gray County resident since 1932, moving into Montezuma in 1966 and to Inman in February 1998, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women and attended the Senior Citizen's Center, all at Montezuma. On April 26, 1929, she married Leora E. Algrim at St. John. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, Eugene Ernest, La Crosse; five daughters, Helen Stapleton, Hutchinson, Arlene Thiessen, Inman, Velma Kirkegaard, Arvada, Co., Harriet Krey, Rolla, and Kae Schmidt, Olympia, Wash.; a brother, John Elroy Henderson, Lakin; a sister, Martha Markel, Montezuma; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wilma Algrim; four brothers, Kenneth, Erwin, Lester and Louis; and three sisters, Marietta, Celo and Florence. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Montezuma, with the Rev. Gene Eshleman presiding. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Pleasant View Home Chapel, Inman. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Montezuma Funeral Home, and from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Montezuma. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home, Box 421, Montezuma, KS 67867. Ellen E. Smith DODGE CITY - Ellen E. Smith, 81, died Oct. 11, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born April 4, 1918, at Willard, Okla., the daughter of Robert William and Ellen Harmon Brock. A Dodge City resident for more than 50 years, she was a cook at various restaurants in the area. She belonged to First Assembly of God, Dodge City. On Dec. 20, 1952, she married William S. Smith at Dodge City. He died Feb. 7, 1965. Survivors include: seven brothers, Basil D. and Robert L., both of Wichita, Cecil V., Denver, Leonard G., Woodward, Okla., Owen Keith, La Cygne, Pearl J., Midland, Texas, and Thomas H., Watertown, N.Y.; a sister, Emma Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo., and several nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church, Dodge City, with the Revs. David Graves and Shirley Wiley presiding. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Hospice of the Prairie, both at Dodge City, in care of the funeral home. Gerald Imel Beitler ST. JOHN - Gerald Imel Beitler, 85, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born Feb. 10, 1914, at St. John, the son of Hugh Roy and Hulda Williamson Beitler. A St. John resident, he was a state highway worker for 32 years. He belonged to St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, Rebekah Lodge, the Lions Club, 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus, and was a charter and life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all at St. John. He was a World War II veteran. He married Catherine Malik and later married Dorothy Crabaugh. On Feb. 14, 1970, he married Ruth Weese Ellis at St. John. She survives. Survivors include: a son, Mark Musso, Jefferson City, Mo.; a daughter, Mary Fisher, Elhambra, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Sherry Poe, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; three brothers, Thelbert, St. John, Thaine, Colorado Springs, and Arlo, Pretty Prairie; three sisters, Mildred Birch, St. John, Eleanor Shepherd, Livingston, Texas, and Chlora Stuart, Independence; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, St. John, with Father Rene Guesnier presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Ida Long Goodman Library, St. John, both in care of the chapel. Jack H. Williams TOPEKA - Jack H. Williams, 66, died Oct 9, 1999, at his home in Topeka. He was born May 20, 1933, at Kansas City, Mo., the son of John B. and Margaret McDorman Williams. He was a Shawnee Mission High School graduate at Merriam, attended Washburn University, Topeka, and the U.S. Army Command and Leadership Course, and was a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Washington, D.C. He had 30 years of service with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, retiring in 1991 as a special agent in charge of the Special Services Unit. He designed and supervised the KBI new agent and in-service training programs for 16 years. He assisted in the design of training programs for the Kansas Peace Officers Association. He belonged to Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka, Topeka Lodge No. 17 AF & AM, and was a patient representative at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. He married Donna Knapp. On July 2, 1977, he married Janet Welch at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son; two daughters; a sister; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka. Friends may call after 8 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Midtown Chapel, Topeka. Family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be sent to Shriner's Hospitals for Children, 1305 South Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603. Robert Thomas `Bob' Love Sr. TYRONE, Okla. - Robert Thomas "Bob" Love Sr., 69, died Oct. 8, 1999, at Tyrone. He was born Aug. 25, 1930, at Seminole, Okla., the son of Charles C. and Mary V. Ritchie Love. He attended school in Mount View. Moving to Tyrone in 1961, he was a mechanic and later owned and operated Love Pumping, Tyrone, as a contract pumper. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge and was a volunteer fireman, both at Tyrone. On Nov. 19, 1947, he married Pauline Broughton at Pawhuska, Okla. She survives. Survivors include: four sons; four daughters, including Carolyn Gonzales, Derby, and Virginia Hinton, Liberal; two brothers; three sisters; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyrone Baptist Church, with Pastor Carl Hein presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal. Burial will be in Tyrone Cemetery. Leila Madoline Ruppert GREENSBURG - Leila Madoline Ruppert, 88, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg. She was born Feb. 15, 1911, at Indianola, Neb., the daughter of Michael A. and Mary Caroline Buzzard Jussel. A Greensburg resident since February 1993, moving from McCook, Neb., she was a farm wife and homemaker. She belonged to the Garden Prairie Club, where she was a charter member for 56 years, and the 4-H Club, and was HDU county chairman and a weather observer for the National Weather Service, all at Nebraska. She belonged to United Methodist Women at Garden Prairie and Greensburg, and the Jolly Stitchers, Greensburg. On Aug. 24, 1927, she married Charlie Samuel Ruppert at McCook. He died Aug. 16, 1963. Survivors include: a brother, Lawrence Jussel, Springfield, Mo.; and a sister, Vera Luce, Branson, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, with the Rev. Lawrence Lambert Jr. presiding, and at 10 a.m. Thursday at Carpenter-Breland Chapel, McCook, Neb., with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp presiding. Burial will be in Memorial Park, McCook. Memorials may be sent to Garden Prairie United Methodist Church, McCook, Neb., or to First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, both in care of Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Arlyn Drake GARFIELD - Arlyn Drake, 90, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Larned Health Care and Living Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1909, at Rozel, the son of Joshua Ervin and Eutoca Mae Middleton Drake. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, he was a farmer, high school teacher and coach, and was postmaster at the Garfield Post Office. He belonged to Garfield Lutheran Church and the Over 50 Club, was a former mayor of Garfield, belonged to the Lions Club and was an honorary American Legion member, all at Garfield, was a 32nd Degree Mason at Larned, and belonged to the Scottish Rite, Wichita, the K-Club and the Fort Hays State University Lettermans Club. He was married to Ruth Peterson for 67 years. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Monet, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Arlyne Basom, Larned; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Maurice; four brothers, Lyle, Herbert, Oral and Ray; a sister, Helen Scott; and twin great-granddaughters. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Garfield Lutheran Church, with Nancy Mitchell and the Rev. Jim Lohmeyer presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. Burial will be in Garfield Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 124, Larned, KS, 67550-0124. Ruth M. Bruce LAKIN - Ruth M. Bruce, 80, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Lakin. She was born Nov. 14, 1918, at Lakin, the daughter of Ezra and Hazel McAfee Porter. She attended Lakin schools and lived in Detroit until 1988, when she moved back to Lakin. She was a nurse's aide at various hospitals and nursing homes and served in a Detroit volunteer grandmother program after retirement. She belonged to Wesleyan Church, Lakin. In August 1937, she married DeWitt Bruce at Ouray, Colo. On July 28, 1943, she married Arthur A. Rich at Montrose, Colo. Survivors include: a son, Dennis D., Shelby Township, Mich.; two daughters, Brenda M. Gerritzen and Patricia E. Johnson, both of Lakin; a sister, Betty Cekovsky, Leoti; seven granddaughters; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wesleyan Church, Lakin, with the Rev. Jeffrey Lee presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, all at Garnand Funeral Home, Lakin. Burial will be in Lakin Cemetery. Vera F. Finch ULYSSES - Vera F. Finch, 81, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Marilyn J. Wilson McPHERSON - Marilyn J. Wilson, 60, died Oct. 11, 1999, at her rural McPherson home. She was born April 7, 1939, at Logan, the daughter of M. Wayne and Florence I. Green Reitzel. She was a bookkeeper and secretary for Prairie Art & Sign Co., McPherson, and retired from Sterling Drug Co., McPherson, in 1992. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, McPherson, the Mary Martha Circle of United Methodist Women, the Happy Homemakers, F.C.E., and the Alleluyah Bell Choir. On Feb. 13, 1960, she married William J. "Bill" Wilson. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Tim, Canton, and Tom and Troy, both of McPherson; a daughter, Teresa Armstrong, Hays; two brothers, Neal Reitzel, Mesa, Ariz., and Melvin Reitzel, Durand, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother; Walter Reitzel. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, McPherson, with the Rev. Larry Harvey presiding. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Hospice of Reno County, both in care of the funeral home. Jim L. Ray MANHATTAN - Jim L. Ray, 61, died Oct. 7, 1999, at the Mercy Health Center, Manhattan. He was born Sept. 25, 1938, at Kingman, the son of Ross and Clenon Layman Ray. A longtime Olathe resident, he had returned to Manhattan after retiring from the Department of Agriculture. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Manhattan, the Masonic Lodge, Lions Club of Olathe, and the Combined Federal Campaign for the United Way, Kansas City. On Sept. 30, 1956, he married Marilyn Warta at Arlington. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Jamie Lynn Musgrove, Stafford, Va., and Jana Wyatt, Manhattan; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Dean. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Sons Mortuary, Olathe, and from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be sent to Arlington Methodist Church or to the Mennonite Special Care Unit, both in care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. Francis Hodges KINGMAN - Francis Hodges, 85, was found Oct. 11, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1914, at Kingman, the son of Huey and Lucille Speigelmeier Hodges. A lifetime Kingman community resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to Kingman Christian Church. On Oct. 30, 1934, he married Faye Spradlin at Kingman. She died May 3, 1989. Survivors include: a son, James, Hutchinson; four daughters, Barbara Denison, Ariz., Patricia Fischer and Kathryn Crile, both of Hutchinson, and Mary Frances, Okla.; three brothers, Bob, Estes Park, Colo., Don, Naples, Fla., and David, Lawrence; two sisters, Meredith Calkins, Wichita, and Anita Lewis, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Russell; and three sisters, Margaret, Doris Logan and Betty Breckenridge. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kingman Christian Church, with Pastor Matt Keith presiding. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Denise Melanie Phillips Eldredge WICHITA - Denise Melanie Phillips Eldredge, 35, died Oct. 9, 1999. A former Hutchinson resident, moving to Wichita, she was a sales secretary with Journal Broadcasting. Survivors include: a son, Jay P. Nelson, Douglass; a daughter, Sarah N. Nelson, Douglass; parents, Dennis and Melanie Phillips, Omaha, Neb.; and grandparents, Donald and Ruth Phillips, Augusta. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. Christina Jeanette Martin MOUNDRIDGE - Christina Jeanette Martin, one year, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. She was born Sept. 11, 1998, at Moundridge, the daughter of Sylvan S. and Sherri L. Yost Martin. Survivors include: her parents, Moundridge; a sister, Kayla Martin, Moundridge; grandparents, Luke and Darla Martin, Hesston, and Dave and Carolyn Yost, Moundridge; and great-grandparents, Floyd Yost, Moundridge, and Jesse and Frances Schmidt, Montezuma. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Meridian Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, rural Hesston, with Ministers Franklin, Eldon and Greg Wenger and Shawn Giesel presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Moundridge Funeral Home. Burial will be in Meridian Church Cemetery, rural Hesston. Julius Dean Johnson HILLSBORO - Julius Dean Johnson, 63, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, Wichita. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Hillsboro Memorial Chapel. PAID OBITUARY Louis Wire `Buck' Lewis KINSLEY - Louis Wire "Buck" Lewis, 83, departed this life on Oct. 8, 1999, at his home on the Lewis ranch south of Kinsley. He was a cattle rancher and a lifelong Kinsley area resident. He served as a director of the Kinsley Bank from 1956 to 1999. Buck, along with his brothers, Dick and Bert, were descendants of the Lewis and Wire families, who were pioneers of Edwards County. Buck was the youngest of three sons to Bert D. and Madge Wire Lewis. He was the great-grandson of Isaiah V. Lewis, who was pasturing and trading cattle he had driven from Texas long before there was Kinsley. Buck was born Feb. 6, 1916, at the Lewis ranch. When he was seven, his father died, leaving his mother with three boys to rear. Buck and his brothers learned the meaning of hard work as they helped their mother develop the ranch during the Depression years. On July 16, 1938, Buck married Lucille Blount and brought her to live on the ranch. Four children, Mike, Lana, Niki, and Van, grew to adulthood under the shelter of this loving relationship. Buck was a Talks-around-the-table kind of father, seasoning the food with life's lessons. He passed his knowledge and love for the cattle business along to his sons. To his daughters as well as his sons, he gave a sense of self and was a role model for what a man should be. He loved music. He was a glide-across-the-room-crowd-parting dancer. He was the rhythm. So Buck May the earth be soft under you when you rest upon it, tired at the end of the day. May the earth rest easy over you when at last you lie under it. May the earth rest so lightly over you that your spirit may be out from under it quickly and up, and off, and on its way to God. Buck is survived by his beloved wife, Lucy; children: Mike and Ruth Lewis and family, Lana Whitney and family, Roger and Niki Shepherd, and Van and Nan Lewis; sisters-in-law Kathryn Lewis and Thelma Lewis and family; cousins John Wire and family and Rex Woods and family. A private service was held Oct. 11, 1999, at Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to the Edwards County Historical Society in care of McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Ida Lancaster Ida Lancaster, 82, died May 2, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 28, 1916, in Alfalfa County, Okla., the daughter of George and Emmaline Casey Nelson. She was a graduate of Lambert High School, Lambert, Okla. A longtime Hutchinson resident, moving from Mountain Grove, Mo., in 1954, she was a retired admission's clerk at Hutchinson Hospital. She belonged to First Christian Church, Hutchinson. On July 23, 1954, she married Leslie E. Lancaster at North Platte, Neb. He survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Nelson and Tom, both of Hutchinson, Jon, Tulsa, Okla., and Don, Amarillo, Texas; three daughters, Leslie Kay Aikens, Hutchinson, Joy Sloan, Sterling, and Connie Dixon, Wichita; 14 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karolyn Lancaster; two sisters, Alice Pennington and Georgia Clegg; and two brothers, Luther and Dan Nelson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Wildmead Cemetery, Nickerson, with Pastor Melvin Walton presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Golden Plains Health Care Center or to the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Irene R. Richardson ALTAMONT - Irene R. Richardson, 88, of Altamont, died May 1, 1999, at Labette County Medical Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1910, at rural Altamont, the daughter of Jesse E. and Elsie E. Ware Westervelt. A Beloit resident for three years, later returning to Altamont, she worked for many years as an interior-exterior decorator, retiring in 1975. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Altamont, where she served as a deaconess, Sunday school teacher, served on various committees and had served as White Cross Chairperson since 1940, overseeing mission work at the church. On Sept. 25, 1929, she married Wilbur Zean Richardson at Wichita. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a daughter, Wilma Deane Endicott, Altamont; a sister, Ellen Lambert, Blackwell, Okla.; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three nieces. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wilda Jean Endicott; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Altamont, with the Revs. Don Walker and Marty DeWitt presiding. Burial will be in Mound Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Bath Funeral Home, Altamont. Lois Faye McGavran Ramey GREAT BEND - Lois Faye McGavran Ramey, 78, of Great Bend, died May 1, 1999, at Wichita. She was born Dec. 8, 1920, at Minneapolis, the daughter of Thomas Carl and Sara Edith Edmonds McGavran. She graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1938. A Great Bend resident since 1952, moving from Hays, she was a retired machine operator for Fuller Brush Co. She was baptized in the Methodist Church and belonged to the AARP. On Aug. 16, 1942, she married Glenn O. Ramey at Clay Center. He died Aug. 28, 1991. Survivors include: three sons, Dennis and Rex, both of Great Bend, and Robert, Pawnee Rock; a daughter, Glennis "Jody" Gutierrez, Liberal; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Carl. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Fryberger Mortuary Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Don Paden presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, in care of the mortuary. Janet Lee Smith STERLING - Janet Lee Smith, 40, of Sterling, died May 2, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 11, 1958, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Edward and Faye VonFelt Vonfeldt. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church. On May 15, 1974, she married Michael R. Smith at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jeremy, of the home; a daughter, Alisha Smith, Emporia; a sister, Sharon Sidebottom, Hutchinson; and grandmothers, Marge Bower and Ellen Tiesmeyer, both of Kingman. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Ronnie. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Richard F. Stuchlik presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society in care of the mortuary. Kurt Trent Shedeck SYRACUSE - Kurt Trent Shedeck, 49, died April 30, 1999, at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. He was born March 4, 1950, at Borger, Texas, the son of Richard H. and Colleen Crittenden Shedeck. He graduated from Spearman High School, Spearman, Texas, Amarillo College of Auto Mechanics and East Texas State University. A Midland, Texas, resident for the past eight years, having lived most of his life in Spearman, Texas, he was an auto mechanic instructor at Midland Junior College, where he had recently been named teacher of the year. He belonged to Golf Course Road Church of Christ, Midland. Survivors include: two daughters, Patricia Shedeck Lee, Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, and Claire Shedeck, Hamlin, Texas; mother, Syracuse; grandmother, Anna Raney, Syracuse; brother, Mike, Dalhart, Texas; a sister, Vicki Wilson, Fritch, Texas; and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by his father. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. MST Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, with the Revs. Gaylord Cook and Bob Goebel presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greene Funeral Home, Syracuse. Burial will be in Coolidge Cemetery, Coolidge. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or University of Texas-Galveston Transplant Center, both in care of the funeral home. Bernice M. Riedel KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Bernice M. Riedel, 70, died May 1, 1999, at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born Sept. 23, 1928, at Schoenchen, the daughter of John and Rosella Wassinger Tauscher. A Salina resident for 38 years, moving to Kansas City in 1997, she was an inspector for Tony's Pizza, Salina, for 16 years, retiring in 1994. She belonged to Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, and was a former member of Sacred Heart Cathedral and it's Circle, Salina. On April 26, 1951, she married Leonard J. Riedel at Hoisington. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Steven R., of the home; six brothers, Eldon Tauscher, Larned, Ernie and Kenny Tauscher, both of Arkansas City, Gerald Tauscher, Hoisington, Harold Tauscher, Chicago, Ill., and Ronnie Tauscher, Great Bend; and a sister, Henrietta Farmer, Hoisington. Wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Olmitz, with Father Ultan Murphy presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Olmitz. Memorials may be sent to Sisters Servants of Mary, in care of the funeral home. Sarah May Harrison OVERLAND PARK - Sarah May Harrison, 95, died April 26, 1999. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend. J.M. `Jim' Tuttle GOVE - J.M. "Jim" Tuttle, 66, died May 2, 1999, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. He was born Jan. 10, 1933, in Gove County, the son of Albert and Mary Marshall Tuttle. He was a 1951 graduate of Quinter High School. A lifetime Gove County resident, he worked as a water well driller and farmer. He had been the owner/operator of Aqua Drilling since 1954 and was also a custom silage and hay harvester. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Gove, Smoky Hill-Saline Basin Advisory Committee for the Kansas Water Authority, Northwest Local Environmental Protection Group, past vice president of Kansas Water Well Association, and was a charter member of Hackberry 4-H Club. He was a lay leader and Sunday school teacher for Gove United Methodist Church, past member of USD 292 School Board, Gove Lions Club and past Gove County Republican chairman. On Aug. 11, 1952, he married Leona J. Schmidt at Quinter. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Jon, Quinter, Von and Leon, both of Gove; six daughters, Gwen Kramer, Meriden, Lorsey Thompson and Lana Durkee, both of Manhattan, Rose Packard, Grainfield, Sandra Lonas, Ft. Knox, Ky., and Rita Shogren, Satanta; three brothers, Boyd, Grinnell, Robert and Mahlon, both of Quinter; a sister, Marita Hill, Garden Plain; 23 grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Gove, with the Rev. Jim Brookhart and Stan Smith presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter. Burial will be in Gove Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Gove County Medical Center, the American Diabetes Association or the church, all in care of the funeral home. Wilma J. Staub STAFFORD - Wilma J. Staub, 82, died May 2, 1999, at her home in Stafford. She was born Feb. 8, 1917, at Hooker, Okla., the daughter of Archie Hughes and Clara Hagerman Hughes Giesaking. She was a 1935 graduate of Garden City High School and attended Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. A Stafford resident since 1989, moving from St. John, she was a bookkeeper for Dr. Minor, Garden City, Garvin and Garvin Attorneys, St. John, and worked for 23 years for the ASCS Office, St. John. After her retirement, she assisted the St. John Lutheran Church as a bookkeeper. She belonged to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Natrona, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and was a past member of Livingston EHU, St. John. On May 21, 1938, she married Albert Staub at Garden City. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Stephen, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two daughters, Deborah Hoss, Stafford, and Mary Fatzer, St. John; two brothers, Charles Giesaking, Garden City, and Melvin Giesaking, Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sisters, Thelma Traugott, Tulsa, Okla., and Erma Marker, Garden City.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Giesaking; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Minnis Chapel, St. John, with the Rev. Michael Schotte presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Chester L. Speer GENESEO - Chester L. Speer, 81, died May 1, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Lyons. He was born Sept. 25, 1917, at Geneseo, the son of Wallace and Flossie Watters Speer. A longtime Geneseo resident, he was a retired foreman for Santa Fe Railroad. Survivors include: a sister, Wilma Shannon, McPherson; and several nephews and nieces. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, in Geneseo Cemetery, with the Rev. Doug Tribolet presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Good Samaritan Center, Lyons, in care of Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Robert E. `Bob' Wilcox Robert E. "Bob" Wilcox, 64, of Hutchinson, died May 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. James W. `Jim' Scheffler NEWTON - James W. "Jim" Scheffler, 79, died May 2, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Wichita. He was born May 8, 1919, at rural Newton, the son of William A. and Martha Sadowski Scheffler. He was a 1937 graduate of Newton High School. A lifetime Newton resident, he was the retired manager of north and south Dillons Grocery Stores for 45 years, retiring in 1980. He belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks Lodge, a life member of the Newton Chamber of Commerce, he was past president of the Newton Recreation Center for eight years, served on the Newton Library Board for eight years, past president of Newton Jaycees, he received the Distinguished Service Award in 1950, and served on the Newton Library Vita Program. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On Sept. 17, 1944, he married Evelyn J. Gatz at Fort Crook, Omaha, Neb. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Robert L., Newton, and Ronald J., Topeka; four brothers, Arthur and Morris, both of Newton, Harris, Wichita, and Bill, Colwich; three sisters, Elaine Barham, Doris Beyrle, and Maxine Friend, all of Wichita; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Trudy Dillman. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Peterson Funeral Home, Newton. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newton, with Father Ken Schuckman presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to St. Mary's Catholic Church or to the Newton Public Library. Gerald D. Funk PARTRIDGE - Gerald D. Funk, 60, died May 1, 1999, at his home in Partridge. He was born Dec. 18, 1938, at La Crosse, the son of Rubin and Clista Niedens Funk. A Partridge resident for six years, moving from Newton and formerly of Galatia, he was a retired city employee at Partridge. He belonged to the Elks Club and the Moose Lodge, both at Hutchinson. Survivors include: a son, Jerry, Garden City; a daughter, Sandra Mills, Abbyville; a brother, Ronald, Fenton, Mo.; a sister, Susie Lindsey, Newton; and a grandchild. Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Larry Frank presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Galatia. Memorials may be sent to Friendship Meals of Reno County, in care of the funeral home. Larry G. Julian ST. JOHN - Larry G. Julian, 62, died May 2, 1999, at Stafford District Hospital, Stafford. He was born Sept. 24, 1936, at St. John, the son of Chesley Amos and Ella Mae Julian. A lifetime St. John resident, he was an oil field worker. He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. John, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. Survivors include: a daughter, Lori Ann McCormick, Rock Springs, Wyo.; a stepdaughter, Debbie Clawson, Rock Springs, Wyo.; mother , St. John; a brother, Leonard W. Julian, Milford; a sister, Lorna L. Wilcox, Casper, Wyo.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, with Paul Keller presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Minnis Chapel, St. John, is in charge of the arrangements. Ralph B. Moorman NICKERSON - Ralph B. Moorman, 86, died May 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Elsie M. Sloan NEWTON - Elsie M. Sloan, 90, died May 2, 1999, at Kansas Christian Home, Newton. She was born Sept. 27, 1908, at Cherokee, Okla., the daughter of Ezra Lee and Ida Alice Lehman Gibson. She was a real estate broker and founded Sloan Real Estate in 1955, retiring in 1985. She belonged to First Christian Church, was a charter member of the local branch of Soroptimist International, serving as president from 1967 to 1968, and the Mail Clerks Auxiliary. On Nov. 4, 1928, she married Delmar J. Sloan at Enid, Okla. He died Feb. 4, 1988. Survivors include: a son, Herbert Sr., Wichita; two daughters, Imogene M. Bueker, Newton, and Patricia Ann Osborne, Commerce City, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Charley, Ernest, Floyd, Glenn, Russel and Wilbur Gibson; and a sister, Mable Gibson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Newton, with the Rev. MyCherie Zimmerman presiding. Friends may call from 9 am. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the Fellowship of John of the Kansas Christian Home, in care of the funeral home. Hazel Fern Josserand Droll LONG BEACH, Calif. - Hazel Fern Josserand Droll, 82, died April 25, 1999, at Long Beach, Calif. She was born Feb. 2, 1917, in Gray County, the daughter of John Vaden and Minnie Alcorn Josserand. She attended schools in Dodge City. She was a retired grocery checker and clerk with Local 342, Long Beach. On Feb. 11, 1937, she married Leo Thomas Droll. Survivors include: two daughters, Eleanor Ruth "Peach" HighFill and Kathie Renee Droll, both of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Glenn Josserand, Shelton, Wash.; two sisters, June Vaughan, Prescott, Ariz., and Opal Hobbs, Scott City; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Duane; two brothers, John and Tom Josserand; and a sister, Pauline Johnson. Funeral services were conducted by Forrest Lawn, Cypress, Calif. Burial was in Forest Lawn, Cypress. Shirley May Sinclair COLORADO SPRING, Colo. - Shirley May Sinclair, 59, died May 1, 1999, at her home. She was born July 24, 1939, at Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Earl and Mary J. Potter Crussell. She attended school at Ford. A Colorado Springs resident, having lived at Dodge City, she was a beautician. She belonged to First Christian Church, Dodge City. Survivors include: two sons, Charles, Mobile, Ala., and Craig, Palm Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Kim Dooley, Columbus, Ind.; mother, Dodge City; three brothers, Fred Crussell, Guffey, Colo., Jerry Crussell, Canon City, Colo., and Thomas Crussell, Penrose, Colo.; a sister, Carolyn Lindsey, Healey; and three grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, with Mr. Larry Williams presiding. Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Shirley M. Sinclair Memorial Fund. Cora K. Stucky MOUNDRIDGE - Cora K. Stucky, 90, died May 2, 1999, at Memorial Home, Moundridge. She was born Oct. 6, 1908, in McPherson County, the daughter of Daniel D. and Anna Zerger Schrag. A lifetime Moundridge-area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Eden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge. On May 1, 1930, she married John R. Stucky at Moundridge. He died Dec. 23, 1993. Survivors include: two sons, Wayne L., North Newton, and Kenneth K., Moundridge; four daughters, Neva Kaufman, Moundridge, Betty Stucky and Marlene Unruh, both of McPherson, and Judy Krehbiel, Berryton; three brothers, Orlin Schrag, Edwin Schrag, and Harold Schrag, all of Moundridge; three sisters, Ruth Wedel and Ethel Juhnke, both of Moundridge, and Esther Schrag, Hesston; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vera Thiesen; two grandchildren; a brother, Richard Schrag; two sisters; Alida Cummings and Martha Krehbiel. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Eden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge, with Pastors Lee Lever and Donovan Graber presiding. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Moundridge Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eden Church Cemetery, rural Moundridge. Memorials may be sent to the Memorial Home Building Fund, in care of the funeral home. Elsie Mae Helfrick SCOTT CITY - Elsie Mae Helfrick, 80, died May 2, 1999, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City. She was born March 11, 1919, in northwest Scott County, the daughter of Roy and Jessie Linsacum Helfrick. A Park Lane Nursing Home resident for 19 years and a lifetime Scott County resident, she was an active member of the residents committee, and delivered newspapers to residents. She belonged to Southern Baptist Church, Scott City. Survivors include: a sister, Louise Vaughan Rose, Scott City; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Helfrick; and two sisters, Thelma Hughes and Helen Shriver. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, with the Rev. Lynne Smith presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Park Lane Nursing Home, in care of the funeral home. Marion Frank Welker ABBYVILLE - Marion Frank Welker, 72, of Abbyville, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 17, 1927, at Hutchinson, the son of John J. and Bertha Faye Zerbe Welker. He was a 1946 graduate of Reno County High School, Nickerson. A longytime Abbyville resident, he was a farmer/stockman and a school-bus driver for Abbyville and USD 310 for 40 years. He belonged to Fairview United Methodist Church, Nickerson, the Reno County Farm Bureau and the Fairfield Booster Club. On May 8, 1949, he married Lois E. Estabrook at Nickerson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Charles "Chuck," Kremlin, Okla.; a daughter, Susan Bergkamp, Arlington; a brother, John, Abbyville; four grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Ed Furman presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Abbyville Community Center or to the church, both in care of the mortuary. Jimmy Bill Lindsay PROTECTION - Jimmy Bill Lindsay, 69, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Sept. 8, 1930, at rural Coldwater, the son of Benjamin Frank and Mary Helen Shrauner Lindsay. He attended Protection Grade School, was a 1948 graduate of Protection High School, and attended Kansas State University for two years. A lifetime Comanche County resident, he was the owner and operator of Lindsay Electronics. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Protection, Alcoholics Anonymous, Woodward, Okla., and Coldwater Masonic Lodge No. 295. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. On March 8, 1996, he married Debra Edwards at Ashland. She survives. Other survivors include: a stepdaughter, Merrideth Caldwell, Coldwater; father, Protection; and two step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother; and a sister, Marjorie Shuman. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Protection, with the Revs. Dennis Carter and Raymond Unruh presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent the Protection Library or to the Protection Beautification Committee, both in care of the funeral home. Velma E. Jones NEWTON - Velma E. Jones, 77, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born July 27, 1922, at Iuka, Miss., the daughter of Murray B. and Lithia E. West Moore. A Newton resident, she was a homemaker. She attended Halstead Baptist Church. In 1939, she married William Lee Jones in Tippah County, Miss. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: three sons, Lee T., Oxford, Thomas E., Halstead, and Stanley, Newton; two daughters, Helen Cagle and Brenda Schultz, both of Newton; four sisters, Christine Murray, Athens, Ala., Josephine Dunn, Marked Tree, Ark., Bobbie Chenowith, Oxford, and Maxine Courtney, Lepanto, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Steven; a brother, Martin Moore; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Halstead Baptist Church, with Pastor Roger Ericksten presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. Burial will be in Halstead Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home. Because of a mortuary error, a survivor was omitted from the obituary of Guadalupe Hernandez Lopez in Monday's editions of The News. A son, Valentin J. Hernandez, survives in Garden City. Roy R. Henry Roy R. Henry, 82, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 7, 1917, at Dodge City, the son of Walter Edward and Lora Maude Mulanax Henry. He was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. A Hutchinson resident since 1929, moving from Dodge City, he was an engineer with the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring in 1979 after 38 years of service. He belonged to First Church of the Nazarene, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and was a ham radio operator WQTWJ. On March 7, 1939, he married Donna Marie Weaver at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael, Tucson, Ariz.; three daughters, Donna Lyn Franklin, Hutchinson, Jayne L. Cook, Wellington, and M. Mitzi Cash, Moore, Okla; a brother, R.D., Hutchinson; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. R. Kendall Franklin presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Gideons International in care of the funeral home. Kenneth Alvin Helm CHASE - Kenneth Alvin Helm, 75, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Lyons District Hospital. He was born April 9, 1924, at Sylvia, the son of Charles and Olive Harmon Helm. A Chase resident for 33 years, he was a retired lineman for the Kansas Power & Light Co. He belonged to the Lutheran Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both at Larned, and was a former Chase School Board member and a former Chase fireman. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. On Sept. 27, 1963, he married Mary E. Scott at Haven. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Kenneth A., Fort Scott; three stepsons, Otis Wayne Smith, San Diego, James Carlis Smith, San Antonio, and Richard Allen Smith; two stepdaughters, Mary Ellen Steele, Farmington, N.M., and Lola Frances Huskey, Chase; a brother, Lloyd, Abbyville; four sisters, Margaret Kumorowski, Abbyville, Dorothy Glaspie, Joplin, Mo., and Donna Miller and Beverly Steiskal, both of Seneca, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford; and a sister, Joan Vincent. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Tom Eastman presiding. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the KSU Center for Basic Cancer Research in care of the funeral home. Bernard S. Blair FORMOSO - Bernard S. Blair, 85, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Republic County Hospital, Belleville. He was born April 23, 1914, in Washington Township, Jewell County, the son of Earl Eugene and Pearl Avis King Blair. He attended country schools in Jewell County and Glenwood, Iowa, and high school at Mankato. A Formoso resident, he was a retired farmer, Pioneer Seed salesman and horse trainer, and he also raised livestock. He was a member of the Jewell County Hospital Board, Jewell County District No. 101, the Rural Water District Board, and was a Sinclair Township trustee and a school trustee for Unity School, all in Jewell County. He married Wilma Fisher. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Steven, Dallas, Aaron, Gaithersburg, Md., and Bradley, Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Marjo Kort, Blue Hill, Neb.; a sister, Eva Reboul, Clay Center; and eight grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Melby Mortuary Chapel, Mankato. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent to the hospital or the Jewell County Endowment Association Scholarship Fund, both in care of the mortuary. Thomas L. `Larry' Allison Thomas L. "Larry" Allison, 59, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 4, 1999, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1939, at Fort Worth, Texas, the son of the late Bradley and Eunice Powell Allison. A Hutchinson resident since 1975, formerly of St. Louis, he had earned his bachelor's degree from Southwestern Missouri University, Springfield, in 1961. In 1964, he earned his Master's of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. In 1974, he earned his Doctor of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He was the former pastor of Hanley Road Baptist Church, St. Louis, from 1968 to 1975; was an assistant chaplain at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory, Hutchinson; was pastor of Midland UCC Church, Sterling, from 1987 to 1992; and at the time of his death was a therapist at Horizons Mental Health Center, Hutchinson. He belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. On March 5, 1960, he married Suzanne Tipton at St. Louis. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Tom, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Jeff, St. Charles, Mo.; a daughter, Lisa Allison, New York City; two brothers, Wilson, Springfield, Mo., and B.N. "Butch," St. Louis; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. John Krueger presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with the family present to receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today, both at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Graveside services will be in St. Louis. Memorials may be sent to Midland UCC Church, Park Place Christian Church or Hospice of Reno County, all in care of the funeral home. George N. Griffith LARNED - George N. Griffith, 85, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Larned Healthcare and Living Center. He was born Sept. 5, 1914, at Rush Center, the son of John William and Katie Tiday Griffith. A lifetime Larned resident, he was a farmer. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, La Crosse, and the Masonic Lodge, Rush Center. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include: a sister, Ethel F. Busset, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a brother, Lester, Marion; three nephews; and three nieces. He was preceded in death by a brother, Winfred; and two sisters, Edith Griffith and Elsie Cook. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Wednesday and until service time Thursday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Ash Valley Cemetery, Ash Valley. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association in care of the mortuary. David P. Hiebert BOULDER, Colo. - David P. Hiebert, 67, died Oct. 1, 1999, at his home in Boulder. He was born Sept. 11, 1932, at Wichita, the son of David J. and Lillian Beal Hiebert. A Boulder resident for 31 years, moving from Sterling, he had earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University. He was employed by the Kansas Central Telephone Co. and was co-founder and president of the Lafayette First Industrial Bank, Lafayette, Colo. He was a former owner of a Farmers Insurance Agency in Lafayette. He was a life member of the Lions Club and Ducks Unlimited and was a licensed pilot. On May 28, 1955, he married Mary Jo Gibson at Hays. She survives. Other survivors include: three daughters; a brother; and a sister, Jean Hembree, Wichita. Cremation has taken. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Crist Mortuary, Boulder. Dorothy M. Anderson LINDSBORG - Dorothy M. Anderson, 86, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Lindsborg Community Hospital. She was born March 28, 1913, at Fremont, the daughter of Fredrick and Anna Cedarholm Anderson. A Lindsborg resident, formerly of Marquette and Assaria, she was a retired elementary schoolteacher, having taught at McPherson, Saline County rural schools, Assaria and Lindsborg. She belonged to Evangelical Covenant Church, the Covenant Women, taught Sunday school and a was a member of the Lindsborg Community Hospital Auxiliary, all at Lindsborg, and belonged to the McPherson Area Retired Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the Kansas Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include: a sister, AnnaBelle Anderson, Lindsborg; four nephews; and four nieces. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Carl, Ralph, Waldo, Marion and Clarence Anderson; and a sister, Florence Anderson. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Evangelical Covenant Church, Lindsborg, with Pastors Jeff Waugh and Darrell Cooper presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg. Private family graveside service will be in Freemount Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lindsborg. Memorials may be sent to the church, the Bethany Home or Lindsborg Community Hospital, and all in care of the funeral home. J. Dwight Lobdell DODGE CITY - J. Dwight Lobdell, 76, died Oct. 4, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born Jan. 27, 1923, at Pratt, the son of Wayne Martin and Jessie Nell Williams Lobdell. He was a 1941 graduate of Minneola High School. A Dodge City resident since 1944, also having lived at Cimarron, he was supervisor for the Kansas Department of Transportation. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, was past master of St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, past commander of Knights Templar No. 35, past high priest of Royal Arch Masons No. 75, past patron of Order of Eastern Star St. Bernard Chapter No. 97, past watchman of Shepherds Mizpah Shrine No. 9, and was a member of the Kansas York Rite, the Scottish Rite, Senior Friends, and the Ford County Historic Society. On Sept. 8, 1941, he married Gladys Sateler at Dodge City. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Theron Hunter, Tucson, Ariz., and Nona Rowton, Livingston, Texas; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins and Dr. Michael Gardner presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Minneola Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites conducted by St. Bernard Lodge No. 222 AF & AM. Memorials may be sent to First United Methodist Church or to the Good Samaritan Center, both in care of the funeral home. Louise Joan Weigel VICTORIA - Louise Joan Weigel, 71, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Aug. 13, 1928, at Victoria, the daughter of Joseph C. and Catherine Paul Weigel. She was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell in Hays for 32 years. She belonged to St. Fidelis Catholic Church, where she was a parish activity center volunteer, and was a member of the Victoria VFW Auxiliary, all at Victoria, and belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and Southwestern Bell Pioneers, Hays. Survivors include: three brothers, Donald, Blue Springs, Mo., Robert J., Great Bend, and Tony Weigel, Overland Park; and five sisters, Velma Giebler, Hays, Mary Jane Miller, Shirley Weigel and Doris Weigel, all of Victoria, and Leona Kuhn, Great Bend. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Michael Weigel. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Frank X. Grinko presiding. Friends may call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. today at Cline's Mortuary of Victoria. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the St. Fidelis Charitable Fund or the St. Fidelis Cemetery Fund of Masses, both in care of the mortuary. Cynthia Mary Hinkle GARDEN CITY - Cynthia Mary Hinkle, 66, died Oct. 4, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Dec. 8, 1932, at Lucknow, India, the daughter of Henry Campbell and Frances W. Withcombe Brown. She graduated from high school at Northampton, England. A Garden City resident since 1954, she was the owner and operator of C & S Pet Parlor for 18 years and was co-owner of Hinkle Tree Service. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church, Garden City, and served as secretary of the AAL and as a den mother with the Cub Scouts. On Feb. 9, 1954, she married Willard Hinkle at Garden City. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael S., Garden City; two daughters, Susan M. Wilson, Garden City, and Marie Clark, Burkeville, Texas; three brothers, David Brown, Leavenworth, Alan Brown, Australia, and John Brown, England; a sister, Jean Faulkner, Garden City; two stepbrothers, Mike and Jeff Elmer, both of England; a stepsister, Valeria Multock, England; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Garden City, with Pastor Lyle Stuehrenberg presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo in care of the funeral home. Arthur Doane Wilmore GREAT BEND - Arthur Doane Wilmore, 86, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Eagle, Colo. He was born Jan. 8, 1913, at Del Norte, Colo., the son of Arthur T. and Mary Ray Wilmore. He attended Wilmore schools and was a 1932 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A longtime Great Bend resident, he retired from. C.O. Mammel's Food Stores and then worked for 17 years at the Barton County Courthouse doing janitorial services. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. In 1960, he married Betty Kazee Good. She died Jan. 18, 1997. Survivors include: a son, Dean, Eagle; two stepsons, Bill Good, Geary, Okla., and Terry Good, Austin, Texas; three stepdaughters, Helen Hinsley, Waxahachie, Texas, Donna Early, Parrish, Ala., and Rosie Anderson, Dallas; a sister, Frances Miller, Calimesa, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wilmore Federated Church, with the Rev. Kent Little presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial will follow the service in Wilmore Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Wilmore Federated Church or the Wilmore Community Center, both in care of the funeral home. Alice L. Reinhardt LA CROSSE - Alice L. Reinhardt, 90, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Rush County Nursing Home, La Crosse. She was born Jan. 7, 1909, at Bison, the daughter of William G. and Ella L. Hamburg Ficken. A lifetime Rush County resident, she was a beautician. She served on the state cosmetology board. She married Carl Reinhardt. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a niece, Diane Courtney, Wichita. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Loren W. and Eldred Ficken. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, with the Rev. Kathy Bannister presiding. Friends may call until service time today at the funeral home. Interment will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Bison. Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church of Bison or to a children's home of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home, Box 550, La Crosse, KS 67548. Eloise Belford WICHITA - Eloise Belford, 75, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born Sept. 21, 1924, at Great Bend, the daughter of August and Ethel Doonan Gagelman. A Wichita resident for two years, moving from Great Bend, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church and the Cougar Booster Club, both at Great Bend. On Aug. 14, 1971, she married Virgil E. Belford Jr. at Great Bend. He died Feb. 8, 1995. Survivors include: a son, James, Emporia; two daughters, Jan Wheeler, Wichita, and Jackie Kincaid, Northbrook, Ill.; a sister, Delores Potts, Great Bend; and seven grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dr. Gary W. Teske presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Great Bend Park Department, both in care of the funeral home. Jesus Ramon Pena Jr. LIBERAL - Jesus Ramon Pena Jr., age 3 months, died Oct. 3, 1999, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born July 2, 1999, at Liberal, the son of Jesus Ramon and Julissa Baca Pena. Survivors include: his parents, of the home; a brother Caesar, of the home; three sisters, Dahlia, Fabiola and Mariana Pena, all of the home; and grandparents, Jesus and Blanca Baca Pena, Liberal, and Jesus and Librada Pena, of Mexico. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, with Austiasio Martinez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery. Flossie M. Mock Flossie M. Mock, 90, died Oct. 4, 1999, at the Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Paid Obituary Ada Wright Ada Wright, 85, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Hester Care Center in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Fannie Henley Fitzmorris. She had lived in Wilson County in her early years, moving to Wichita, Ks., living there for 35 years, and Little River for 12 years, before moving to Hutchinson in 1993. She was a graduate of Coyville High School, Independence Community College and Newman College in Wichita, Ks. She was a homemaker and an elementary school teacher for the Wichita Public Schools for 25½ years before retiring. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross Altar Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society, and the Kansas and NEA teacher associations. On Dec. 26, 1938, she married Harold Leroy Wright in Fredonia, Ks. He survives. Other survivors: 5 sons, James Wright and wife Patti, Hutchinson, Kansas; Bruce Wright and wife Barbara, Wichita, Kansas; Randall Wright, Lake Lotawana, Missouri; Stephen Wright and wife Mary, Wichita, Kansas; 1 daughter-in-law, Carolyn Wright, wife of Douglas Wright of Little River, Ks; 1 sister, Alice Drake, Hutchinson, Kansas; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Douglas Wright; and one brother, Pat Fitzmorris. Parish rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Father Brian Egan and Father Eugene Grabner presiding. Burial will be held at Bean Memorial Cemetery, Little River, Kansas. Calling time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home. Velda Dora Whittaker GREAT BEND - Velda Dora Whittaker, 90, died Oct. 8, 1999, at Great Bend. She was born April 30, 1909, at Lewis, the daughter of Robert Ellsworth and Cora Luella Ray Israel. A Great Bend resident since 1953, she graduated from the eighth grade in Lewis. She was a farm wife, a cook at Central Kansas Medical Center and at restaurants, both at Great Bend, and cared for children in her home. She belonged to First Christian Church, Great Bend. On Feb. 15, 1934, she married Otis Jesse Whittaker at Ingalls. He died Nov. 15, 1953. Survivors include: a son, Robert Leon, Great Bend; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sons, Terrill Dean, Ronald Otis and Earl Ross; four brothers, her twin, Eldon, Alva, Porter and Claude Israel; two sisters, Grace Addison and Frances Moore; and two infant siblings. Funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Great Bend, with the Rev. Bill Johnson presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend, and from 8:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Cimarron Township Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Project Dream Inc. (for children of alcoholics with camps at Cedar Bluff Reservoir) in care of the church or the mortuary. Foster `Shorty' Delinger GARDEN CITY - Foster "Shorty" Delinger, 74, died Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. He was born Aug. 31, 1925, at Yuma, Colo., the son of Noel P. and Anna Willibey Delinger. A Garden City resident since 1970, formerly of Sterling, Colo., Kimball, Neb., and Dighton, he was an oil-field worker. He was a Finney County employee, worked for Smith Sand Co. and was employed by the city in Garden City as a mechanic, working on heavy-duty equipment 10 ten years before retiring in 1986. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Builders Sunday school class, was a life member of VFW John J. Haskell Post No. 2279 and belonged to the AARP, all at Garden City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On June 18, 1950, he married Ina Mae Stuck at Yuma. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Edwin, Deerfield; two daughters, Elaine Childers and Beverly Delinger, both of Garden City; a brother, Forest Delinger, Fort Collins, Colo.; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Revs. Robert Cousins and Janet Hernandez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with military rites conducted by Garden City area veterans. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Everett L. Boley GREAT BEND - Everett L. Boley, 96, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend. He was born May 11, 1903, at Girard, the son of John Wesley Jr. and Mary Magdalene Cruzan. A former Wichita resident before moving to Great Bend, he worked at Boeing Aircraft and Wesley Motor Hotel, both at Wichita, before retiring. He belonged to Mount Olive Christian Church, Montezuma, and the Wichita Gem and Mineral Society, Wichita. On June 25, 1928, he married Marie M. Paden. She died Jan. 6, 1998. Survivors include: a son, Joseph R., Great Bend; three granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita. Burial will follow in Burrton City Cemetery, Burrton. Memorials may be sent at the donor's request in care of the mortuary. Ruby Estelle Hopkins Ruby Estelle Hopkins, 68, died Oct. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born April 22, 1931, at Guthrie, Okla., the daughter of William B. and Ruby Sidle Hopkins. She graduated from Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, Okla. A Hutchinson resident since 1965, moving from Liberal, she retired from First National Travel, Hutchinson, in 1994, and worked part-time for Hutchinson Floral. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, and was a former volunteer with Hospice of Reno County and Meals on Wheels. Survivors include: a son, Randall Ray Hall, Newport Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Sharon K. Hall-Mitzner, Nickerson, and Rhonda Lynn Blair, Pullman, Wash.; mother, Ruby Hopkins-Pittman, Tulsa; two sisters, Norma Hopkins-Collyer, Tulsa, and Judith Lee Riley, McKinney, Texas; and a granddaughter. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Lewis A. McPherren presiding. Private graveside service will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County or to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson, both in care of Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Ruth Harriet Algrim MONTEZUMA - Ruth Harriet Algrim, 90, died Oct. 10. 1999, at the Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Aug. 19, 1909, at Ingalls, the daughter of John Marian and Harriet Maria Posey Henderson. A Gray County resident since 1932, moving into Montezuma in 1966 and to Inman in February 1998, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women and attended the Senior Citizen's Center, all at Montezuma. On April 26, 1929, she married Leora E. Algrim at St. John. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, Eugene Ernest, La Crosse; five daughters, Helen Stapleton, Hutchinson, Arlene Thiessen, Inman, Velma Kirkegaard, Arvada, Co., Harriet Krey, Rolla, and Kae Schmidt, Olympia, Wash.; a brother, John Elroy Henderson, Lakin; a sister, Martha Markel, Montezuma; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wilma Algrim; four brothers, Kenneth, Erwin, Lester and Louis; and three sisters, Marietta, Celo and Florence. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Montezuma, with the Rev. Gene Eshleman presiding. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Pleasant View Home Chapel, Inman. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Montezuma Funeral Home, and from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Montezuma. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home, Box 421, Montezuma, KS 67867. Ellen E. Smith DODGE CITY - Ellen E. Smith, 81, died Oct. 11, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born April 4, 1918, at Willard, Okla., the daughter of Robert William and Ellen Harmon Brock. A Dodge City resident for more than 50 years, she was a cook at various restaurants in the area. She belonged to First Assembly of God, Dodge City. On Dec. 20, 1952, she married William S. Smith at Dodge City. He died Feb. 7, 1965. Survivors include: seven brothers, Basil D. and Robert L., both of Wichita, Cecil V., Denver, Leonard G., Woodward, Okla., Owen Keith, La Cygne, Pearl J., Midland, Texas, and Thomas H., Watertown, N.Y.; a sister, Emma Goldsberry, Springfield, Mo., and several nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church, Dodge City, with the Revs. David Graves and Shirley Wiley presiding. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Hospice of the Prairie, both at Dodge City, in care of the funeral home. Gerald Imel Beitler ST. JOHN - Gerald Imel Beitler, 85, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born Feb. 10, 1914, at St. John, the son of Hugh Roy and Hulda Williamson Beitler. A St. John resident, he was a state highway worker for 32 years. He belonged to St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, Rebekah Lodge, the Lions Club, 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus, and was a charter and life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all at St. John. He was a World War II veteran. He married Catherine Malik and later married Dorothy Crabaugh. On Feb. 14, 1970, he married Ruth Weese Ellis at St. John. She survives. Survivors include: a son, Mark Musso, Jefferson City, Mo.; a daughter, Mary Fisher, Elhambra, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Sherry Poe, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; three brothers, Thelbert, St. John, Thaine, Colorado Springs, and Arlo, Pretty Prairie; three sisters, Mildred Birch, St. John, Eleanor Shepherd, Livingston, Texas, and Chlora Stuart, Independence; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, St. John, with Father Rene Guesnier presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Ida Long Goodman Library, St. John, both in care of the chapel. Jack H. Williams TOPEKA - Jack H. Williams, 66, died Oct 9, 1999, at his home in Topeka. He was born May 20, 1933, at Kansas City, Mo., the son of John B. and Margaret McDorman Williams. He was a Shawnee Mission High School graduate at Merriam, attended Washburn University, Topeka, and the U.S. Army Command and Leadership Course, and was a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Washington, D.C. He had 30 years of service with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, retiring in 1991 as a special agent in charge of the Special Services Unit. He designed and supervised the KBI new agent and in-service training programs for 16 years. He assisted in the design of training programs for the Kansas Peace Officers Association. He belonged to Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka, Topeka Lodge No. 17 AF & AM, and was a patient representative at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. He married Donna Knapp. On July 2, 1977, he married Janet Welch at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son; two daughters; a sister; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka. Friends may call after 8 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Midtown Chapel, Topeka. Family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be sent to Shriner's Hospitals for Children, 1305 South Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603. Robert Thomas `Bob' Love Sr. TYRONE, Okla. - Robert Thomas "Bob" Love Sr., 69, died Oct. 8, 1999, at Tyrone. He was born Aug. 25, 1930, at Seminole, Okla., the son of Charles C. and Mary V. Ritchie Love. He attended school in Mount View. Moving to Tyrone in 1961, he was a mechanic and later owned and operated Love Pumping, Tyrone, as a contract pumper. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge and was a volunteer fireman, both at Tyrone. On Nov. 19, 1947, he married Pauline Broughton at Pawhuska, Okla. She survives. Survivors include: four sons; four daughters, including Carolyn Gonzales, Derby, and Virginia Hinton, Liberal; two brothers; three sisters; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyrone Baptist Church, with Pastor Carl Hein presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal. Burial will be in Tyrone Cemetery. Leila Madoline Ruppert GREENSBURG - Leila Madoline Ruppert, 88, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg. She was born Feb. 15, 1911, at Indianola, Neb., the daughter of Michael A. and Mary Caroline Buzzard Jussel. A Greensburg resident since February 1993, moving from McCook, Neb., she was a farm wife and homemaker. She belonged to the Garden Prairie Club, where she was a charter member for 56 years, and the 4-H Club, and was HDU county chairman and a weather observer for the National Weather Service, all at Nebraska. She belonged to United Methodist Women at Garden Prairie and Greensburg, and the Jolly Stitchers, Greensburg. On Aug. 24, 1927, she married Charlie Samuel Ruppert at McCook. He died Aug. 16, 1963. Survivors include: a brother, Lawrence Jussel, Springfield, Mo.; and a sister, Vera Luce, Branson, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, with the Rev. Lawrence Lambert Jr. presiding, and at 10 a.m. Thursday at Carpenter-Breland Chapel, McCook, Neb., with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp presiding. Burial will be in Memorial Park, McCook. Memorials may be sent to Garden Prairie United Methodist Church, McCook, Neb., or to First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, both in care of Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Arlyn Drake GARFIELD - Arlyn Drake, 90, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Larned Health Care and Living Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1909, at Rozel, the son of Joshua Ervin and Eutoca Mae Middleton Drake. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, he was a farmer, high school teacher and coach, and was postmaster at the Garfield Post Office. He belonged to Garfield Lutheran Church and the Over 50 Club, was a former mayor of Garfield, belonged to the Lions Club and was an honorary American Legion member, all at Garfield, was a 32nd Degree Mason at Larned, and belonged to the Scottish Rite, Wichita, the K-Club and the Fort Hays State University Lettermans Club. He was married to Ruth Peterson for 67 years. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Monet, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Arlyne Basom, Larned; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Maurice; four brothers, Lyle, Herbert, Oral and Ray; a sister, Helen Scott; and twin great-granddaughters. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Garfield Lutheran Church, with Nancy Mitchell and the Rev. Jim Lohmeyer presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. Burial will be in Garfield Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 124, Larned, KS, 67550-0124. Ruth M. Bruce LAKIN - Ruth M. Bruce, 80, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Lakin. She was born Nov. 14, 1918, at Lakin, the daughter of Ezra and Hazel McAfee Porter. She attended Lakin schools and lived in Detroit until 1988, when she moved back to Lakin. She was a nurse's aide at various hospitals and nursing homes and served in a Detroit volunteer grandmother program after retirement. She belonged to Wesleyan Church, Lakin. In August 1937, she married DeWitt Bruce at Ouray, Colo. On July 28, 1943, she married Arthur A. Rich at Montrose, Colo. Survivors include: a son, Dennis D., Shelby Township, Mich.; two daughters, Brenda M. Gerritzen and Patricia E. Johnson, both of Lakin; a sister, Betty Cekovsky, Leoti; seven granddaughters; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wesleyan Church, Lakin, with the Rev. Jeffrey Lee presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, all at Garnand Funeral Home, Lakin. Burial will be in Lakin Cemetery. Vera F. Finch ULYSSES - Vera F. Finch, 81, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Marilyn J. Wilson McPHERSON - Marilyn J. Wilson, 60, died Oct. 11, 1999, at her rural McPherson home. She was born April 7, 1939, at Logan, the daughter of M. Wayne and Florence I. Green Reitzel. She was a bookkeeper and secretary for Prairie Art & Sign Co., McPherson, and retired from Sterling Drug Co., McPherson, in 1992. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, McPherson, the Mary Martha Circle of United Methodist Women, the Happy Homemakers, F.C.E., and the Alleluyah Bell Choir. On Feb. 13, 1960, she married William J. "Bill" Wilson. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Tim, Canton, and Tom and Troy, both of McPherson; a daughter, Teresa Armstrong, Hays; two brothers, Neal Reitzel, Mesa, Ariz., and Melvin Reitzel, Durand, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother; Walter Reitzel. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, McPherson, with the Rev. Larry Harvey presiding. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Hospice of Reno County, both in care of the funeral home. Jim L. Ray MANHATTAN - Jim L. Ray, 61, died Oct. 7, 1999, at the Mercy Health Center, Manhattan. He was born Sept. 25, 1938, at Kingman, the son of Ross and Clenon Layman Ray. A longtime Olathe resident, he had returned to Manhattan after retiring from the Department of Agriculture. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Manhattan, the Masonic Lodge, Lions Club of Olathe, and the Combined Federal Campaign for the United Way, Kansas City. On Sept. 30, 1956, he married Marilyn Warta at Arlington. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Jamie Lynn Musgrove, Stafford, Va., and Jana Wyatt, Manhattan; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Dean. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Sons Mortuary, Olathe, and from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be sent to Arlington Methodist Church or to the Mennonite Special Care Unit, both in care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. Francis Hodges KINGMAN - Francis Hodges, 85, was found Oct. 11, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1914, at Kingman, the son of Huey and Lucille Speigelmeier Hodges. A lifetime Kingman community resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to Kingman Christian Church. On Oct. 30, 1934, he married Faye Spradlin at Kingman. She died May 3, 1989. Survivors include: a son, James, Hutchinson; four daughters, Barbara Denison, Ariz., Patricia Fischer and Kathryn Crile, both of Hutchinson, and Mary Frances, Okla.; three brothers, Bob, Estes Park, Colo., Don, Naples, Fla., and David, Lawrence; two sisters, Meredith Calkins, Wichita, and Anita Lewis, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Russell; and three sisters, Margaret, Doris Logan and Betty Breckenridge. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kingman Christian Church, with Pastor Matt Keith presiding. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Denise Melanie Phillips Eldredge WICHITA - Denise Melanie Phillips Eldredge, 35, died Oct. 9, 1999. A former Hutchinson resident, moving to Wichita, she was a sales secretary with Journal Broadcasting. Survivors include: a son, Jay P. Nelson, Douglass; a daughter, Sarah N. Nelson, Douglass; parents, Dennis and Melanie Phillips, Omaha, Neb.; and grandparents, Donald and Ruth Phillips, Augusta. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. Christina Jeanette Martin MOUNDRIDGE - Christina Jeanette Martin, one year, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. She was born Sept. 11, 1998, at Moundridge, the daughter of Sylvan S. and Sherri L. Yost Martin. Survivors include: her parents, Moundridge; a sister, Kayla Martin, Moundridge; grandparents, Luke and Darla Martin, Hesston, and Dave and Carolyn Yost, Moundridge; and great-grandparents, Floyd Yost, Moundridge, and Jesse and Frances Schmidt, Montezuma. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Meridian Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, rural Hesston, with Ministers Franklin, Eldon and Greg Wenger and Shawn Giesel presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Moundridge Funeral Home. Burial will be in Meridian Church Cemetery, rural Hesston. Julius Dean Johnson HILLSBORO - Julius Dean Johnson, 63, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, Wichita. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Hillsboro Memorial Chapel. PAID OBITUARY Louis Wire `Buck' Lewis KINSLEY - Louis Wire "Buck" Lewis, 83, departed this life on Oct. 8, 1999, at his home on the Lewis ranch south of Kinsley. He was a cattle rancher and a lifelong Kinsley area resident. He served as a director of the Kinsley Bank from 1956 to 1999. Buck, along with his brothers, Dick and Bert, were descendants of the Lewis and Wire families, who were pioneers of Edwards County. Buck was the youngest of three sons to Bert D. and Madge Wire Lewis. He was the great-grandson of Isaiah V. Lewis, who was pasturing and trading cattle he had driven from Texas long before there was Kinsley. Buck was born Feb. 6, 1916, at the Lewis ranch. When he was seven, his father died, leaving his mother with three boys to rear. Buck and his brothers learned the meaning of hard work as they helped their mother develop the ranch during the Depression years. On July 16, 1938, Buck married Lucille Blount and brought her to live on the ranch. Four children, Mike, Lana, Niki, and Van, grew to adulthood under the shelter of this loving relationship. Buck was a Talks-around-the-table kind of father, seasoning the food with life's lessons. He passed his knowledge and love for the cattle business along to his sons. To his daughters as well as his sons, he gave a sense of self and was a role model for what a man should be. He loved music. He was a glide-across-the-room-crowd-parting dancer. He was the rhythm. So Buck May the earth be soft under you when you rest upon it, tired at the end of the day. May the earth rest easy over you when at last you lie under it. May the earth rest so lightly over you that your spirit may be out from under it quickly and up, and off, and on its way to God. Buck is survived by his beloved wife, Lucy; children: Mike and Ruth Lewis and family, Lana Whitney and family, Roger and Niki Shepherd, and Van and Nan Lewis; sisters-in-law Kathryn Lewis and Thelma Lewis and family; cousins John Wire and family and Rex Woods and family. A private service was held Oct. 11, 1999, at Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to the Edwards County Historical Society in care of McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Elsie Caroline Snook Alderson Elsie Caroline Snook Alderson, 93, of 2301 North Severance, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Oakwood Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 1, 1904, in Edwards County, the daughter of Martin Eddie and Margaret Jane Monaghan Snook. A longtime resident of the Belpre and Trousdale areas, moving to Hutchinson in 1992, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Belpre. On March 8, 1925, she married John Orvis Alderson at Viola, Ark. He survives. Other survivors include: two sisters, Ila McCammond, Hutchinson, and Verlie Baker, St. John; several nephews and nieces; and many grand-nephews and grand-nieces. She was preceded in death by two infant sons and a daughter, LaRetha Sybil Alderson Peterson. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fellburg Cemetery, Fellburg. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the mortuary. Ernest Eugene Franks HAVEN - Ernest Eugene Franks, Lt. Cmdr. Ret., 87, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Halstead Hospital. He was born Nov. 16, 1910, at Sitka, the son of James William and Kitty Pearl Kipp Franks. A Haven resident since 1954, he retired from the U.S. Navy in 1956 after 22 years of service. He was stationed at the Hutchinson Naval Air Station. He belonged to Haven Baptist Church, the Silver Eagles Association and Veterans of Foreign Wars, all at Haven. On June 24, 1939, he married Vieta Mae Blazer at Pensacola, Fla. She died June 29, 1975. On July 1, 1987, he married Mary E. Voorhees at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, James W., Barstow, Calif.; two daughters, Jeanne Cantrell, Greenville, Texas, and Jeannine Miller, Manassas, Va.; two stepdaughters, Marianna Goslau, Louisville, Colo., and Leilani Babcock, Glennie, Mich.; four brothers, Leo Gale, Pocahontas, Ark., James W., Boise, Idaho, Robert R., Kingman, Ariz., and Elwood R., Morgan, Texas; four sisters, Marguerite Scott, Westminster, Colo., Rita Spradlin, Lawrence, Shirley Goodnight, Englewood, and Lee Mae Inlow, Ashland; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn and Clair Franks; and five sisters, Freida, Mildred, Velsie, Norma Jean and Velma. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Haven Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dean Flanner presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Van Campen Funeral Home, Haven. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery, Haven. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Anna Lillian Clothier PUEBLO, Colo. - Anna Lillian Clothier, 93, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Pueblo. She was born July 2, 1904, at Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of John and Della Lally. A Pueblo resident for 54 years, she was a retail sales clerk. She married Jim Clothier. He died in 1984. Survivors include: a son, Larry Clothier, of the home; three daughters, June Collier, Seabeck, Wash., Virginia Reichard, Mesa, Ariz., and Betty Meyers, McPherson; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a nephew, Walt Clothier; caregiver and friend Helyn Williamson; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by two sons, Elbert Leroy and Don; an infant daughter, Juanita Lorraine; a brother, Lloyd C. Lally; and a sister, Juanita McGlashen-Holtz. A memorial celebration of her life will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Southwest Church of Christ, Pueblo. Adrian Comer Garden Chapel, Pueblo, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Children's Home Fund in care of the Church of Christ Southwest, 1635 South Pueblo Blvd., Pueblo, CO 81005. Henry A. Koehn ULYSSES - Henry A. Koehn, 91, died Feb. 8, 1998, at the Bethel Home, Montezuma. He was born May 13, 1906, at Isabella, Okla., the son of Andrew B. and Carrie Schmidt Koehn. A Ulysses resident since 1926, moving from Montezuma, he was a farmer. He belonged to Grant Mennonite Church, Ulysses. On March 26, 1929, he married Susie Kahn. She died in 1934. On Jan. 20, 1935, he married Adeline Ida Koehn at Montezuma. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Thomas L., Robert L., Russell and Dale, all of Ulysses, and Glenn, Cochise, Ariz.; five daughters, Inez Lorraine Yost, Iroquois, S.D., JoAnn Nichols, Cumberland, Wis., Patsy Marie Jantz, Detroit, Texas, Deloris Darlene Giesbrecht, Texhoma, Okla., and Dianna Ruth Ratzlaff, Elfrida, Ariz.; a brother, John, Livingston, Calif.; three sisters, Elda Koehn, Livingston, Fannie Koehn, Montezuma, and Sophina Schmidt, Ulysses; 50 grandchildren; and 114 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Juanita Mae Nightingale; three brothers, Sam, Edward and Ben Koehn; and a sister, Mary Koehn. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grant Mennonite Church, Ulysses, with Ministers Denton Koehn and Ron Ensz presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grant County Funeral Home, Ulysses. Burial will be in Mennonite Church Cemetery, Ulysses. Memorials may be sent to Bethel Home Inc., Montezuma, or in care of the funeral home, 218 South Main, Ulysses, KS 67880. Thelma Ruby Sauberli Evans LYONS - Thelma Ruby Sauberli Evans, 92, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Lyons District Hospital. She was born May 25, 1905, at Lorraine, the daughter of Albert and Mary Rolf Sauberli. She was a 1923 graduate of Lyons High School, attended Ottawa University and was a graduate of Kansas State University. A Lyons resident since 1995, coming from Newton, she was a retired bookkeeper for Evans Implement and E & H Foam, both at Newton. She belonged to First Baptist Church and was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star, both at Lyons, and belonged to the Ateliea Club and Lady Elks, both at Newton. On May 28, 1929, she married Orval D. Evans at Lyons. He died Dec. 6, 1968. Survivors include: a son, Dale O. Evans, Lyons; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dean A. Evans; and a sister, Lillian Sauberli Desbrow. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Alden Dick presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Rice County Historical Society in care of the funeral home. Vivian L. Kennedy GARDEN CITY - Vivian L. Kennedy, 84, died Feb. 7, 1998, at the Life Care Centers, Colorado, Springs, Colo. She was born March 13, 1913, at Fredonia, the daughter of John Walter and Ellen Kearney Kennedy. A Garden City resident since 1943, moving from Satanta, she worked as a store clerk in a clothing store at Satanta and then worked for the McDonalds Clothing Store, Garden City, for many years before retiring in the late 1970s. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Sequoyah Sue Extension Homemakers Unit, all at Garden City. Survivors include: four nieces, Jo Ellen Tarpley, Colorado Springs, Dorothy Torres, Albuquerque, N.M., Patricia Lappe, Cerillos, N.M., and Shirley Kennedy, Santa Fe, N.M.; and two nephews, Donald Kennedy and Richard Kennedy, both of Santa Fe, N.M. She was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City, with the Rev. Janet Hernandez presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Friends of the Lee Richardson Zoo in care of the funeral home. Margaret E. Michaelis GREAT BEND - Margaret E. Michaelis, 79, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus. She was born Feb. 18, 1918, at Salina, the daughter of L.E. and Mary Ann Kehl Sears. A Great Bend resident since 1980, moving from Colorado Springs, Colo., she was secretary for Colorado College, Colorado Springs, and a former owner and operator of Great Bend Recreation. She belonged to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both at Great Bend. On Oct. 31, 1952, she married H.E. Michaelis at Great Bend. He died Dec. 10, 1980. Survivors include: two sons, Gilbert, Alva, Okla., and Richard, Fort Knox, Ky.; a daughter, Della D. Guesnier, Great Bend; nine grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Sears; a sister, Helen Phillips; and a great-grandson. Altar Society rosary will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday and vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a parish rosary, all at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, with the Rev. Charles Mazouch presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, Great Bend. Joseph G. `Joe' Schoonover SCOTT CITY - Joseph G. "Joe" Schoonover, 83, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born Sept. 22, 1914, at Scott City, the son of Joseph Lawson and Sybilla Christina Neuenschwander Schoonover. A lifetime Scott City resident, for 45 years he worked as the parts manager and then bookkeeper for Wright's Chevrolet Dealership before retiring in 1985. He belonged to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, was past commander of the American Legion and was a volunteer fireman for most of his life, all at Scott City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater. On Sept. 7, 1940, he married Serena Rodenberg at Scott City. She survives. Other survivors include: three daughters, Janis Jo Morrow and Judy Ricke, both of Dodge City, and Karen Crist, Friend; a brother, Melvin, Scott City; two sisters, Della Winderlin, Scott City, and Esther Wilkerson, Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter and a sister. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City, with the Rev. John Riebhoff presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Burial will be in Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Scott City VIP Center, both in care of the funeral home. Artle V. Jones GARDEN CITY - Artle V. Jones, 80, died Feb. 8, 1998, at St. Catherine Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1917, at Vinson, Okla., the daughter of James Samuel and Elva Ann Tabor Ray. She graduated from Vinson High School. A Garden City resident since 1985, she was a homemaker and worked as a nurse's aide at St. Catherine Hospital for several years. She belonged to Finney County Senior Center and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, both at Garden City. On Feb. 22, 1946, she married Orville F. Jones at Hollis, Okla. He died Feb. 4, 1985. Survivors include: a son, Ronnie L., Allen, Texas; two daughters, Joan F. Simmons, Amarillo, Texas, and Beth Becker, Garden City; a brother, Vaudry Ray, Borger, Texas; six grandchildren; a step-grandchild; four great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fairmount Cemetery, Hollis, Okla., with the Rev. Hoyt Ellis presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home. Gladys Ruby Southard GREENSBURG - Gladys Ruby Southard, 89, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1908, near Warsaw, Mo., the daughter of Felix Milton and Effie Agnes Sandusky Johnson. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1928. A Greensburg resident since 1977 and a longtime Kiowa County resident, she taught, rural schools for two years. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, and was a former member of Haviland United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Thimbleena Club. On April 20, 1929, she married Charles E. Southard at Greensburg. He died Feb. 9, 1988. Survivors include: two sons, Charles E. Jr., Haviland, and James M., Pratt; a daughter, Barbara A. Cox, Hutchinson; a brother, Ralph K. Johnson, Renton, Wash.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Oliver, Lee, Curtis and Orville "Bus" Johnson; a sister, Thelma Johnson; and a granddaughter, Christine Diane Cox. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Greensburg, with the Rev. Lawrence Lambert Jr. presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg. Memorials may be sent to Greensburg United Methodist Church or to the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Home Health and Swing Bed Departments, both in care of the funeral home. Sylvia Snodgrass LARNED - Sylvia Snodgrass, 72, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Feb. 5, 1926, at Garfield, the daughter of Ray A. and Pearl E. Bingaman Duncan. A Larned resident since 1980, moving from Howard, she was a retired nurse's aide at the Hammond Holiday Home, Larned. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both at Larned, the Order of Eastern Star, Minneapolis, where she was a past Grand Worthy Matron, and she was a Girl Scout leader for more than 20 years and a Welcome Wagon hostess in Abilene. On March 6, 1944, she married Lonnie Albert Snodgrass at Larned. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Paula Lloyd, Blue Springs, Mo., and Rhonda Jeffries, Dodge City; two brothers, Vaughn Duncan, Great Bend, and Vern Duncan, Jefferson City, Mo.; a sister, Ruby Buller, Halstead; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Floyd Duncan. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with the Rev. Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the mortuary. Memorials may be sent to the church or the American Diabetes Association, both in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Catherine O. `Cathy' King LIBERAL - Catherine O. "Cathy" King, 67, died Feb. 7, 1998, at Southwest Medical Center. She was born Nov. 10, 1930, at Broken Bow, Okla., the daughter of Osborne J. and Pearly Dyer Wilson. She was a 1949 graduate of Broken Bow High School, received her Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State University) and attended the University of Kansas and Seward County Community College. A Liberal resident since 1975, coming from Tucson, Ariz., she taught private piano lessons until recently and was an accomplished artist, painting in oils and pastels. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Liberal, and the National Music Teachers Association. On Aug. 27, 1952, she married Donald D. King at Broken Bow. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Donald D. Jr., Pleasant Hill, Calif., and Glen Edward, Plano, Texas; and a sister, Helen Wolfe, Broken Bow. She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Liberal, with the Rev. Gail M. Neal presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller Mortuary, Liberal. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the church. Maudie E. Spires HOISINGTON - Maudie E. Spires, 93, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Clara Barton Hospital. She was born Aug. 14, 1904, at Doniphan, Mo., the daughter of William and Maggie Lee Niswonger Anglin. A Hoisington resident for 69 years, moving from Poynor, Mo., she was a homemaker. She belonged to Hoisington Bible Church. On Dec. 24, 1922, she married Henry Cordrey Spires at Poynor. He died Nov. 20, 1982. Survivors include: three sons, Briace P., Norton, Clayton L., Hoisington, and William H., Franktown, Colo.; five daughters, Nadine Beeman, Frankton, Ind., Basil F. Jantz and Twilla Brack, both of Hoisington, Melba Maggard, Liberal, and Shirley Juby, Gillette, Wyo.; 36 grandchildren; 90 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, LaVern; a daughter, Berniece Whitaker; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hoisington Bible Church, with the Rev. Gary Clark presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, and from 11:30 a.m. to service time Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Hoisington Rehabilitation Center, both in care of the funeral home. Merry J. Meyer SAWYER - Merry J. Meyer, 64, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Wichita. She was born Aug. 25, 1933, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Fredrick and Egypt Fisk Kidd. A Sawyer resident since 1975, she was a homemaker. On Feb. 10, 1957, she married Richard Meyer at Long Beach, Calif. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Joe and Sam Pauler, both of Wichita, and James Kasenow, Tuscon, Ariz.; two daughters, Peggy Johnson, Sawyer, and Tina Russell, Wichita; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a twin sister, Jerry Crosley. Graveside service will be at 11 am. Thursday in Ellenwood Cemetery, Sawyer, with Pastor Donald Mutton presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the Perdue House, Wichita, in care of the mortuary. Mark R. Lehrman NEWTON - Mark R. Lehrman, 37, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Newton Medical Center. He was born April 27, 1960, at Newton, the son of Walter and Leona Mohn Lehrman. He was a lifetime Newton resident. He attended Newton Bible Church. Survivors include: parents, Newton; a brother, Robert, Newton; and a sister, Pamela Schrag, Newton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clark Jay; and a sister, Wendy Sue Lehrman. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Newton Bible Church, with Associate Pastor Ted Veer and Pastors Don Myer and Dale Ribble presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, both at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. Nellie V. Molz HARDTNER - Nellie V. Molz, 95, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa. She was born Feb. 14, 1902, in Oklahoma Territory, Woods County, the daughter of George W. and Minerva A. Landrie Hardin. A lifetime resident of the Hardtner area, she was a teacher and a homemaker. She belonged to St. John's Church of Christ, Hardtner. On Aug. 14, 1929, she married Robert A. Molz at Hardtner. He died July 11, 1957. Survivors include: nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Church of Christ, Hardtner, with Pastor Ron Olson presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. Burial will be in Hardtner Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Southwind Hospice. Margaret B. Marshall DODGE CITY - Margaret B. Marshall, 77, died Feb. 9, 1998, at Western Plains Regional Hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1920, at Atchison, the daughter of Robert and Vida St. John Kerr. She graduated from high school in Hackensack, N.J. She received a degree in home economics from Kansas State University in 1942. A Dodge City resident since 1976, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Minneola Community Church and was active in the local Christian Women's Club and the Menninger Bible Study Group. On May 26, 1942, she married Louie Marshall at Manhattan. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Robert, Cypress, Calif., and Thomas, Wheaton, Ill.; two daughters, Barbara Scott, Minneola, and Beverly Hann, Parkville, Mo.; a sister, Louise Thompson, Kerrville, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Minneola Community Church, with the Rev. Gary Winget presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Minneola Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Stonecroft Ministries in care of the funeral home. Gerald Edward Tuttle HAVILAND - Gerald Edward Tuttle, 80, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born Sept. 21, 1917, at Byers, the son of Charles E. and Mabel G. Miles Tuttle. He attended Haviland local schools and was a graduate of Haviland High School. A lifetime Haviland resident, he was a farmer in the Haviland community. On Aug. 24, 1940, he married Beulah Cutright at Bucklin. She died Nov. 13, 1995. Survivors include: three sons, Byron, Scottsdale, Ariz., Eldon, Abilene, and Jerry, Haviland; two daughters, Paula Davis, Greensburg, and Le Anna Kimble, Andover; two brothers, Winifred, Greensburg, and Norman, Haviland; two sisters, Florace Davis, Weatherford, Okla., and Doris Muntz, Greensburg; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold; and a sister, Anna Lee Young. Cremation took place. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Haviland Cemetery, with the Rev. Riet Stonger presiding. A lunch for family and friends will be served at noon Friday at Haviland United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the church or to the Kiowa County Historical Museum in his honor and memory, both in care of Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Alexander Depperschmidt LIEBENTHAL - Alexander Depperschmidt, 68, died Feb. 8, 1998, at the Good Samaritan Center, Ellis. He was born May 20, 1929, at Liebenthal, the son of Joseph and Barbara Obloy Depperschmidt. A lifetime Rush County resident, he was a farmer and worked for the railroad for 15 years. He belonged to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Liebenthal. Survivors include: mother; two brothers, Clarence, Larned, and Leo, Garden City; and six sisters, Lillian Dinges and Edna Augustine, both of Ellis, Helen McLaughlin, La Mesa, Calif., and Dorothy Bittel, Mary Ann Brandt and Angela Bittel, all of La Crosse. He was preceded in death by his father, three brothers and a sister. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Liebenthal, with Fathers Benjamin Martin and Eugene Kenny presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Good Samaritan Center, Ellis, both in care of Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas, 98, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 31, 1999, at the Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born April 19, 1900, at Huron, S.D., the son of Cyrus L. and Elizabeth Lyon Thomas. A Hutchinson resident since 1950, moving from Topeka, he was the retired owner of Dwight Thomas Motors, Hutchinson. He belonged to First Church of Christ, Scientist, was past president of the Kiwanis Club, Midian Shrine, Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge No. 124 A.F. and A.M., and Prairie Dunes Country Club, all at Hutchinson, and served on the board of directors for the Lincoln-Mercury Dealers Association and the Lincoln-Mercury National Dealers Council. On July 1, 1922, he married Neosha E. Whitlock at Springfield, Mo. She died March 3, 1990. Survivors include: three grandchildren, Thomas Alumbaugh, Hutchinson, Amy Reimen, Durant, Okla., and Julie Britton, Manhattan; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Lynn Alumbaugh; a brother; and four sisters. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Fairlawn Mausoleum, Hutchinson, with Daniel Dyck presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Good Samaritan Fund at Wesley Towers in care of the mortuary. Elton Lee Fahrney BUHLER - Elton Lee Fahrney, 87, died Feb. 1, 1999, at the Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born Aug. 8, 1911, at Sterling, the son of Stanley E. and Martha Bell Beaty Fahrney. He farmed and also worked for Boeing and the Kansas State Highway Department, retiring in 1973. He belonged to Mennonite Brethren Church, Buhler. On Jan. 14, 1943, he married Edith S. Graber at Hutchinson. She died March 1, 1992. Survivors include: three daughters, Delores Lenz, Phyllis Schroeder and Shirley Schrag, all of Buhler; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mennonite Brethren Church, Buhler, with Pastors Brent Warkentin and Nick Rempel presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at Buhler Mortuary. Burial will be in Buhler East Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, to Pleasant View Home or to Gideons International, all in care of the mortuary. Florene L. Kopsa Blecha NEWTON - Florene L. Kopsa Blecha, 71, died Jan. 31, 1999, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, El Dorado. She was born Oct. 28, 1927, at Cuba, Kan., the daughter of Fred and Pearl Fisher Kopsa. A Newton resident since 1991, having lived at Mankato for 30 years, she had taught first and second grade in schools at Cuba and Agenda. She was the owner and operator of Dreamliner Motel and Blecha Trailer Sales, Mankato. She belonged to Salem United Methodist Church, Newton. On June 30, 1947, she married Melvin Blecha. He died Nov. 11, 1975. Survivors include: a son, Delton, Superior, Neb.; two daughters, Darci Campbell, El Dorado, and Deidra Edwards, Manhattan; two brothers, Melroy, Cuba, and Rodney, Paradise, Calif.; a sister, Carol Williams, Scott City; and six grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Presbyterian Church USA, Cuba, with Mr. Randy Paugh presiding. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Friendly Acres Chapel, Newton. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville. Burial will be in Kopsa Cemetery, Cuba. Memorials may be sent to KSU Cancer Research or to Friendly Acres Inc., Newton. Amanda M. Dixon DODGE CITY - Amanda M. Dixon, 82, died Jan. 30, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. She was born Feb. 9, 1916, in Ness County, the daughter of Henry and Anna Witthuhn Boehlke. She attended Ness County schools, graduating from Bazine High School and earning a teaching certificate from Fort Hays State College. A Dodge City resident since 1977, she taught school in rural Hodgeman County for six years. She belonged to Holy Cross Lutheran Church and the Mary Martha Guild, Dodge City. On May 2, 1937, she married Lawrence Dixon at Bazine. He died in 1973. Survivors include: a son, Gary, Los Lunas, N.M.; two brothers, Herbert, Mount Hope, and Richard, Kinsley; a sister, Minnie Boehlke, Dodge City; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Dodge City, with the Rev. Randall Jahnke presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Brown's Grove Cemetery, Burdett. Memorials may be sent to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Building Fund in care of the funeral home. Martha Alma Bertha Stephens EUDORA - Martha Alma Bertha Stephens, 92, formerly of McPherson, died Jan. 30, 1999, at Eudora Nursing Center, Eudora. She was born June 21, 1906, at Groveland, the daughter of Theodore K. and Elizabeth Knackstedt Rump. A Eudora resident since 1990, moving from Chapman, she was a homemaker and farm wife. She was also a cook at Memorial Hospital, Farmers Alliance Insurance Co., Kemp's Restaurant Cafe and for several area schools while living in the McPherson area. She belonged to the Extension Homemakers Unit, was a former member of Groveland Christian Church and First Christian Church, McPherson, and was a former McPherson County 4-H leader. On Dec. 10, 1928, she married Henry F. Stephens at Groveland. He died Nov. 9, 1989. Survivors include: a son, LeRoy A., Marianna, Fla.; three daughters, Thelma J. Holloway, Lawrence, Edna F. Spangler, Hayward, Calif., and Virginia Ripper, East Wenatchee, Wash.; a sister, Mildred Smith, Inman; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sons, Dale H. and twins, Edwin and Edward; four brothers, Adolph, Arthur, Elmer and Karl; and two sisters, Mabel Ball and Mayme Smith. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home Chapel, McPherson, with Pastor Phil Radatz presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crestwood Memorial Park Cemetery, rural McPherson. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or to Eudora Nursing Center, both in care of the funeral home. Floyd E. `Cap' Conard KIOWA - Floyd E. "Cap" Conard, 88, died Jan. 29, 1999, at Golden Plains Health Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 19, 1910, in Stanton County, the son of Arner A. and Alice C. Pickerill Conard. A Kiowa resident since 1964, moving from Barber County, he was a farmer and mechanic. He belonged to Hazelton Baptist Church. On Aug. 25, 1940, he married Edith Todd in Comanche County. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Connie Plumb, Hutchinson; a sister, Maurine Cox, Attica; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel F.; and two half-brothers. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fisher Funeral Home Chapel, Kiowa, with the Rev. Paul Banister presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Attica Cemetery, Attica. Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House, Kansas City, Kan., in care of the funeral home. William Robert Fraser NEWTON - William Robert Fraser, 87, died Jan. 31, 1999, at Peabody Community Living Center. He was born April 30, 1911, at Beach Grove, Ky., the son of William and Marion Wanlass Fraser. A Newton resident since 1942, he worked for Santa Fe Railroads as a car man from 1942 until his retirement. He had also worked for many farmers in the Newton area, delivered milk for Sunrise Dairy, rural Newton, and worked for J.W. Huber Co., New Mexico, for a short time. He belonged to Salem United Methodist Church, Newton, and was a member and past president of Newton Lodge No. 6844 of the Transportation Communication Union. On Feb. 13, 1939, he married Letha Margaret Box at Newton. She died Feb. 19, 1989. Survivors include: a son, Robert W., Hesston; a daughter, Carol Ellis, Hesston; two sisters, Katie Thompson, Newton, and Sarah Isabella Pickle, Amory, Miss.; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, James; a sister, Rena Powell; and a grandson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Newton, with the Rev. Kent Rogers presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and prior to service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to Central Home Care and Hospice in care of the funeral home. Katherine L. Rogers HAYS - Katherine L. Rogers, 88, died Jan. 29, 1999, at San Antonio. She was born Aug. 12, 1910, at WaKeeney, the daughter of W.C.P. and Bertha Potts Rhoades. She was a former teacher at Fort Hays State University and an author of many publications. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, PEO, the Order of Eastern Star and many other church and local organizations, all at Hays. On Feb. 17, 1934, she married Arthur M. Rogers. He died June 23, 1977. Survivors include: a son, Earl, San Jose, Calif.; three daughters, Bonnie Nelson, Virginia Beach, Va., Marilyn Loop, San Antonio, and Jean Weber, Bailey, Colo.; a brother, Benjamin, Ogden, Utah; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Hays, with Dr. John Paulin and the Rev. Bill Miller presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Hays Memorial Chapel. Private burial services will be in Mount Allen Cemetery, Hays. Memorials may be sent to the church, to Fort Hays State University or to the Sternberg Museum, all in care of the funeral chapel. Robert `Bobby' Cornell Council Jr. BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Robert "Bobby" Cornell Council Jr., 41, died Jan. 22, 1999, at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center. A Brunswick resident, he was employed at Sonny's BBQ. He belonged to Morning Side Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include: three brothers, Donnie Council, Albany, Ga., Michael Council and Pete Staats, both of Brunswick; a sister, Debbie Anthony, Pratt; and grandparents, Betty and Charlie Blasi, Pratt. Graveside service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, in Bickley Churchyard Cemetery, Camden County, with the Rev. Tommy Kyser presiding. Chapman Funeral Home, Brunswick, Ga., was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Humane Society, Brunswick, Ga. Melba J. Smith DODGE CITY - Melba J. Smith, 60, died Jan. 31, 1999, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born Oct. 26, 1938, at Larned, the daughter of Milton and Bertha Burns Smith. A Dodge City resident, she was formerly of Kinsley. She belonged to the Job Club at Arrowhead West Inc., Dodge City. Survivors include: two brothers, Ronnie, Greensburg, and George, Dodge City; and a sister, Donna Smith, Kinsley. She was preceded in death by a brother, Leonard. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to Arrowhead West Inc. in care of McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Delia Lovina Ray Knowles TOPEKA - Delia Lovina Ray Knowles, 84, died Feb. 1, 1999, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. She was born Feb. 11, 1914, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Frederick George and Nora Barber Ray. She attended Hutchinson schools. A Topeka resident since 1941, she worked in Wichita, later at the Employment Security division of the Kansas State Department of Labor, and managed her farm-related interests in Reno County and Colorado. She belonged to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Topeka, and was an active member of the Topeka Women's Club. In 1941, she married Wayne Knowles at Topeka. He died in 1994. Other survivors include: two sons, George, the American Embassy, Brussels, Belgium, and Charles, Topeka; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Topeka, with the Rev. Robin Kash presiding. Friends may call today at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, Topeka. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Berryl Mitchell Berryl Mitchell, 90, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 31, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born April 17, 1908, in Athens County, Ohio, the daughter of Mahlon and Rosa Ellen Mooney Russell. She was a 1925 graduate of Mankato High School and attended business college in Topeka. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked at Reno County Abstract and Title Co. for over 40 years, retiring in 1986. She belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. On Feb. 3, 1934, she married Ralph W. Mitchell at Hutchinson. He died Jan. 10, 1970. Survivors include: two daughters, Diane M. Wood, Hutchinson, and Nancy Mitchell Beall, Alexandria, Va.; a sister, Clarys Rice, Hilo, Hawaii; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Brown, Hutchinson, and Michelle S. Beall, Alexandria, Va.; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Private family graveside services will be held in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mankato. Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Public Library in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Pauline Gladys Melton GREAT BEND - Pauline Gladys Melton died Feb. 1, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date by Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend. Emery Norland GALVA - Emery Norland, 82, died Jan. 31, 1999, at his home. He was born June 19, 1916, at Copeland, the son of Erick Elmer and Gratia Lillie May Aelmore Norland. A McPherson County resident most of his life, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2715, McPherson, and a life member of American Legion Post No. 140, Lindsborg. He married Laura Lee Myers. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Ken, Fort Worth, Texas, Gilbert, Spring, Texas, and Randy, Galva; a daughter, Janice Wilde, Quenemo; two sisters, Violet Lundquist, McPherson, and Maxine Allen, Hoisington; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Abner, Bill, Verne and Kenneth; and two sisters, Edna Hallgarth and Zelma Walline. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at New Gottland Lutheran Church, rural Galva, with Ramona H. Carlin and the Rev. Don Hammerli presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, both at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial will be in New Gottland Cemetery, rural Galva. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Roxbury United Parish, Roxbury. Mary K. Sullivan WICHTIA - Mary K. Sullivan, 82, died Feb. 1, 1999, at Wichita. She was born July 4, 1916, at Waldron, the daughter of Harry E. and Gracie M. Bowen Blowey. A Wichita resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Westwood Presbyterian Church, Wichita. On June 5, 1938, she married Robert B. Sullivan at Rose Hill. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Terry L., Clearwater, and Robert B., Leawood; a brother, Harry, Cory, Colo.; a sister, Marjorie Million, Sedgwick; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony, with the Rev. David McCann presiding. Elliott Mortuary, Anthony, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to Home Health and Hospice, Derby. A service was listed incorrectly in Essie Pearl Blakely's obituary in Monday's editions of The News. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hugoton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Stephen Bailey presiding. Helen `Babe' Weber BUSHTON - Helen "Babe" Weber, 84, died Feb. 1, 1999, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend. She was born Jan. 28, 1915, at Bushton, the daughter of Fred and Lottie Hohl Stehwein. She was a homemaker. She attended St. Peter Lutheran Church, Holyrood. On March 6, 1937, she married Basil "Bill" Weber at Wichita. He died Dec. 15, 1973. Survivors include: two nephews and a niece. She was preceded in death by a brother, Harold; and a sister, Evelyn Bredfeldt. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Bushton Cemetery, with Pastor Arlo Lehmann presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Memorials may be sent to the church at Holyrood or to the Claflin Ambulance Fund, both in care of the funeral home. Alfred Lee Hallbauer Alfred Lee Hallbauer, 55, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 30, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1944, at Neodesha, the son of Maurice F. and Leota C. Linninger Hallbauer. He worked at McDonald's. He belonged to the Nazarene Church. Survivors include: two brothers, Edward, Excelsior Springs, Mo., and Donald R., Pleasanton; a sister, Emma Jean Smith, Texas; and several nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Loran Fawcett Funeral Home, Neodesha, with the Rev. Carl Soliday presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neodesha Cemetery. Loran Fawcett Funeral Home, Neodesha, is in charge of arrangements. George W. Walters DAYTON, Tenn. - George W. Walters, 86, died Jan. 31, 1999, at Tri Cities Chaplaincy Hospice, Kennewick, Wash. He was a Fowler resident from 1983 to 1991. On March 15, 1966, he married Mary Davis Holsberry at Las Vegas, Nev. She died Feb. 20, 1990. Survivors include: nine children; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Inurnment memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fowler Cemetery. Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to Tri Cities Chaplaincy Hospice, 2108 West Entiat Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336. John Taylor Tweedy DODGE CITY - John Taylor Tweedy, 89, died Jan. 30, 1999, at Sun Valley Health Care Center, Harlingen, Texas. He was born Sept. 17, 1909, at Lebanon, the son of Harry M. and Bye Spurrier Tweedy. A Dodge City resident since 1955, moving from Goodland, he was a diesel electrician for the Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads, retiring in 1974. He belonged to Wilroads Garden Christian Church and numerous travel and camping organizations. On Feb. 23, 1929, he married Neva L. Hillman at Mankato. She died Jan. 22, 1977. On Aug. 1, 1981, he married Mildred McKelvey Hall. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, John T., Kansas City, Mo., Darrell D. and Raymond, both of Dodge City; three daughters, Laura Burris, Dodge City, Neva Bozarth and Linda Tweedy, both of Fredonia; a stepdaughter, Mary Lou Glover, Westport, Ind.; a brother, Frank, Phillipsburg; a sister, Helen Dickerson, Red Cloud, Neb.; 14 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City, with the Rev. Jeff Hiers presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral chapel. Catherine Marie Barton Catherine Marie Barton, 95, of 810 East 30th, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Dec. 5, 1902, at Carlsbad, N.M., the daughter of William G. and Anna Ohnemus Driver. A Hutchinson resident since 1916, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross Altar Society and was a 50-year member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post No. 1361, all at Hutchinson. On Aug. 1, 1919, she married Sly W. Barton at Hutchinson. He died April 1, 1963. Survivors include: a son, James L. Barton, Fowler; a daughter, Marceline Ann Hendrixson, Buhler; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William Driver and James F. Driver; and three sisters, Mabel Hines, Dorothy Mudge and Lucille Driver. Parish rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. today at Johnson & Sons Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Brian Egan presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Good Samaritan Center in care of the funeral home. Odessa Agnes Bixel Amstutz BLUFFTON, Ohio - Odessa Agnes Bixel Amstutz, 92, died Feb. 4, 1998 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Aug. 13, 1905 at Bluffton, the daughter of Samuel and Ella Niswander Bixel. She attended Diller School, was a 1923 Pandora High School graduate and attended Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. She was a lifelong member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church and was an active member of the Women's Missionary Society. She was a member of Bluffton Women's Garden Club. On Aug. 23, 1931, she married Willis J. Amstutz. He died April 5, 1997. Survivors include: three daughters, Marilyn Stucky, Hutchinson, Annabelle Humphrey, Markesan, Wis., and Lucille Snow, Akron, Ohio; three sisters, Hilda Bixel, Sevila Niswander, both of Bluffton, and Dorothy Killam, Carol Stream, Ill.; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton, with the Revs. Roger Ford and Charles Warren presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bluffton Chapel of Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Homes. Burial will be in the Ebenezer Mennonite Church Cemetery, Bluffton. Memorials may be sent to the mission fund of the church, Gideons International, or Mennonite Memorial Home, all in care of the funeral home. Dorothy N. Boxberger HOISINGTON - Dorothy N. Boxberger, 69, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born Aug. 20, 1928, at Hoisington, the daughter of Conrad and Mary Margheim Wilhelm. A lifetime Hoisington resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington. On June 10, 1951, she married Harold Harvey Boxberger at Hoisington. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Harold, Olathe, Harvey, McPherson, and David, Silver Lake; three daughters, Gloria Collier and Mary Ricke, both of Hoisington, and Linda Gennara, Tampa, Fla.; and 15 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Julius H. "Bud" Wilhelm and Leonard G. Wilhelm. Prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, with the Rev. Scott Grimshaw presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until noon Friday at the funeral home and 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the church. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Elsie B. Schmitt Elsie B. Schmitt, 104, of 3705 Asbury Drive, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 25, 1893, at Wichita, the daughter of Herman and Augusta Johns Benscheidt. She was a 1912 graduate of Hutchinson High School and had been a Hutchinson resident since 1905. She belonged to First Congregational Church, Hutchinson. On May 20, 1918, she married Albert "Bert" Schmitt at Pretty Prairie. He died Aug. 25, 1938. Survivors include: a son, Warren, Hutchinson; four grandchildren, Linda Schmidt, Lisa Barker and Phil Schmitt, all of Hutchinson, and Kyle Schmitt, Marietta, Ga.; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Gene A. Schmitt; a brother, Newton Benscheidt; and two sisters, Ida Morgan and Ella Benscheidt. Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, with Pastor Richard Liles presiding. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements. Friends may call from 9a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the church, Good Samaritan Fund of Wesley Towers or the donor's choice, all in care of the mortuary. Sylvester A. Biggs KINGMAN - Sylvester A. Biggs, 83, died Feb. 4, 1998, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Wichita. He was born Dec. 5, 1914, in Kingman County, the son of Dan E. and Anna M. Frey Biggs. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was the retired Kingman County clerk. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Council No. 1269 and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1164, all at Kingman. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans No. 112 and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, both at Wichita. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having been awarded the Purple Heart. On June 10, 1952, he married Mary Coslett at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: two brothers, Daniel, Kingman, and Donald, Leavenworth; two sisters, Mabel Duffin, Kingman, and Barbara Biggs, Santa Rose, Calif. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Clarence, Walter, Raymond, and Lewis; and two sisters, Charlene Biggs and Rozella Lowe. Parish rosary and the Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman, with Bishop Eugene Gerber presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman. Memorials may be sent to St. Patrick Catholic Church in care of the funeral home. Esther Marjorie Brown GREENSBURG - Esther Marjorie Brown, 85, died Feb. 2, 1998, at the Minneola District Hospital. She was born May 5, 1912, at Greensburg, the daughter of Edward and Malissa Alford Brown. She was a 1929 graduate of Greensburg High School, and she attended a one year business college. A Greensburg resident since 1955, she lived in Bucklin for several years. She was employed at First National Bank and the Greensburg State Bank, worked in the finance department of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif., and upon her return to Greensburg, was employed as secretary for a realty company. She was a member of First Christian Church, the Rebekah Lodge and Business and Professional Women's Club, all at Greensburg. She was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include: a brother, James M. Brown, Topeka; a sister, Dorothy Morford, Greensburg; four nephews; and four nieces. She was preceded in death by a brother, Quentin; and two sisters, Gladys Brown and Maude Smith. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at First Christian Church, Greensburg, with Dr. Earl Bowers presiding. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church or to the Kiowa County Library, both in care of Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Evelyn Howard Kidd MEDICINE LODGE - Evelyn Howard Kidd, 86, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born June 6, 1911, at Amorita, Okla., the daughter of George and Lula Bell Clepper Pearce. A longtime Kansas resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Christian Church and was a former member of Home Demonstration Unit, both of Medicine Lodge. She married Henry K. Howard. He died in 1974. She married Orlan Kidd. He died in 1992. Survivors include: a son, Gordon Howard, Eugene, Ore.; four daughters, Wilma Kusch, Fairview, Okla., Mae Rodgers, Medicine Lodge, Ruth Thomas, Sharon, and Pattie Tate, Conroe, Texas; a sister, Fern Moomau, Medicine Lodge; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Wayne B. Howard; and a daughter, Glenna Lee Howard. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. William `Bill' G. Davis Jr. LARNED - William "Bill" G. Davis Jr., 84, died Feb. 3, 1998, at St. Joseph Hospital, Larned. He was born Aug. 15, 1913, at Temple, Texas, the son of William G. and Nora Davis. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1934. He worked for Carver Cotton Gin Company, at Dallas, Anderson Clayton & Co., Los Angeles, and was president and general manager of Kingsburg Cotton Oil Co., Kingsburg, Calif., moving to Larned after retirement. He was on the Board of Directors of the National Cotton Council, served as president of National Cottonseed Products Association, was a Mason and a member of the Tehran Shrine, Fresno, Calif. On April 3, 1969, he married Mary Elizabeth Harris at Las Vegas. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Wendy Garton, Miramonte, Calif., and Michelle Dalton, Cheney; a stepdaughter, Pamela Koch, Kingman; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and two sisters. Following a private family service the body will be cremated. Morell Funeral Home, Larned, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home. Nellie Mae Hartley COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Nellie Mae Hartley, 94, died Feb. 3,1998, at Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born July 7, 1903, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Joseph and Theresa Urich. A Colorado Springs resident for 10 years, moving from Canton, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Canton Christian Church. On Nov. 24, 1921, she married Vernon Hartley at Dodge City. He died Aug. 16, 1967. Survivors include: two sons, Harold, Salina, and K. Dale, Colorado Springs; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and a grandson. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Empire Cemetery, Galva. Memorials may be sent to Pikes Peak Hospice in care of Olson's Mortuary, Canton. Laud Richard `Dick' Hill BELLA VISTA, Ark. - Laud Richard "Dick" Hill, 75, died Feb. 3, 1998, at his home. He was born Nov. 19,1922, in Smith County, the son of Laud R. and Elsie M. Hill. A Bella Vista resident, formerly of Hutchinson, he was retired from Architectural Millwork Inc., Hutchinson. He belonged to the Countryside Baptist Church, Hutchinson. On June 30, 1956, he married Dottie Biays at Russell. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Diana Kroeker, Lenexa; two brothers, Merlin, Manhattan, and Russell, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and two grandsons, Bret and Brady Kroeker, both of Lenexa. No services are planned locally. The family will be receiving friends at their home at Bella Vista. Private burial will be in Smith Center at a later date. Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Galen Dean Rice SILVER LAKE - Galen Dean Rice, 47, died Feb. 2, 1998, at his home. He was born April 19, 1950, at Topeka, the son of Louis F. and Darlene Fern Bowlin Rice. A longtime Topeka resident, he was a foreman and cement finisher for Andrews Asphalt & Construction Inc. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include: a son, Brian G., Topeka; three daughters, Michelle D. Rice, Jodi L. Rice, and Brittany L. Rice, all of Topeka; parents, Sylvia; two brothers, Glen, San Diego, and Mike, Kansas City, Mo.; five sisters, Brenda Halstead, Linda Behymer, and Terri Perez, all of Topeka, Anna Seele, Burlingame, and Raymola Mowery, Carbondale; and three grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Northland Christian Church, Topeka, with the Rev. Tim Maddock presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8:30 p.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. Memorials may be sent to The Villages, 2219 S. W. 29th Street, Topeka, KS 66611. Clara Lelia Beckner BENTLEY - Clara Lelia Beckner, 68, died Feb. 3, 1998, at her residence in rural Bentley. She was born March 12, 1929, at Aline, Okla., the daughter of John P. and Maud G. Thomas Henke. A rural Bentley resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Bethel Baptist Church, Wichita. On Aug. 2, 1943, she married Ralph Charles Beckner at Ringwood, Okla. He survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Robert, Bentley, Terry, Colorado Springs, Colo., Ted, Seattle, Wash., and David, Sedgwick; six daughters, Linda Barrett, Walsenburg, Colo., Marilyn Wilson, Bentley, Kathy Smithwick, Wichita, Vicki Becker, Farmington, Mo., Marjorie Luna and Pam Ray, both of Sedgwick; 23 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead, with the Rev. John Branson presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Bentley. Martha Hodson ARGONIA - Martha Hodson, 83, died Feb. 4, 1998, at St. Luke's Living Center, Marion. She was born Nov. 1, 1914, at rural Bluff City, the daughter of William J. and Mollie Sophia Scheel Gerberding. A longtime Argonia resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Argonia Friends Church. On April 17, 1938, she married Orville O. Hodson at Bluff City. He died May 11, 1994. Survivors include: two sons, Kirk Hodson, Hutchinson, and Dr. Don Hodson, Marion; a daughter, Ruth Reed, Fort Dodge; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Hilda Foster; and a granddaughter, Stacy Lynn Reed. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Argonia Friends Church, with the Rev. Clarence Lanier presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday at the Argonia Mortuary. Burial will be in the Argonia Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or St. Luke's Living Center, Marion, both in care of the mortuary. Douglas L. Wright LITTLE RIVER - Douglas L. Wright, 54, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Newton Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1943, at Wichita, the son of Harold L. and Ada Fitzmorris Wright. A Little River resident since 1973, formerly of Wichita, he was a retired bondsman. He belonged to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Little River. On June 6, 1964, he married Carolyn Lynch at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Wade and Warren, both of Little River, and Brian, DVM, Sublette; parents, Hutchinson; four brothers, Jim, Seattle, Wash., Bruce and Steve, both of Wichita, and Randall, Lake Lotawanna, Mo.; and five grandchildren. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Little River, with Father James Hoagland presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Burial will be in Bean Memorial Cemetery, Little River. Memorials may be sent to Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home. Celestine `Celly' Stremel McCRACKEN - Celestine "Celly" Stremel, 80, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Hays Medical Center, St. Anthony Campus. He was born July 27, 1917, in rural Pfeifer, the son of August and Elizabeth Roth Stremel. A McCracken resident since 1943, moving from Loretto, he was a farmer cattleman. He belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church, McCraken, and Knights of Columbus at La Crosse and McCracken. He was founder and active promoter of the McCracken Rodeo and was a member of the Farm Bureau. On May 5, 1941, he married Lenora Marie Urban at Loretto. She survives. Other survivors include: four daughters, Shirley Bundy and Carolyn Davenport, both of Hutchinson, Kathleen Stremel, Salem, Ore., and Lanette Mathews, Lawrence; a sister, Vicki Ficken, Bison; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford Stremel; and a sister, Elizabeth Engel. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, McCracken, with Father Eugene Kenny presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to service time today at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse. Burial will be in McCracken Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, McCracken Rodeo or McCracken Emergency Medical Technicians, all in care of the funeral home. Harry A. Waite DODGE CITY - Harry A. Waite, 79, died Feb. 3, 1998, at his home. He was born June 12, 1918, at Kansas City, Kan., the son of Harry Arnold and Ethel Theis Waite. He was a 1938 graduate of Dodge City Senior High School, and he received his bachelor's degree in 1941 and his law degree in 1942, both from the University of Kansas. A Dodge City resident, after World War II he entered the practice of law with Everett Minner and retired in 1995 from the law firm of Waite, Snapp & Doll. He belonged to St. Cornelius Episcopal Church where he was a past vestryman. He was past president of Dodge City Rotary Club, a member of the American, Kansas, Southwest Kansas, and the Ford-Gray County Bar Associations. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. On Sept. 18, 1943, he married Evelyn Schroeder at Kansas City. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Stephen W., Dodge City, and Timothy, DeKalb, Ill.; and a granddaughter, Alicia Waite, DeKalb. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Cornelius Episcopal Church, Dodge City, with the Rev. James Johnson presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. The casket will remain closed. Entombment will be in the Scroggins Mausoleum, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Prairie or to St. Cornelius Episcopal Church. Johanna M. Rosenhagen Twietmeyer CHENEY - Johanna M. Rosenhagen Twietmeyer, 86, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born Dec. 24, 1911, at Cheney, the daughter of Johanna and Anna Asendorf Rosenhagen. A lifetime Cheney resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cheney. On July 29, 1934, she married Edwin Twietmeyer at Cheney. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Rita Whiting, Tempe, Ariz.; a sister, Marie Koster, Cheney; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, RoJean Feary. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cheney, with Pastor Ken Kaufmann presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Friday at Cheney Funeral Home. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church Building Fund or the church's Perpetual Care Fund, 6th and Lincoln, Cheney, KS 67025. M. Leon Vogel WRIGHT - M. Leon Vogel, 73, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. Arrangements are pending with Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Audrey A. Anthony ATTICA - Audrey A. Anthony, 98, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Wichita. She was born July 21, 1899, at Brush, Colo., the daughter of Isaac W. and Rachel A. McClaren Hagler. She was a homemaker and retired cook. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Blue Thursday Club, all of Attica. On July 12, 1923, she married Lawrence James Anthony, at Wichita. He died June 2, 1966. Survivors include: two sons, Dean, Pratt, and Earl, Sterling; a daughter, Lois Watts, Lafayette, Ind.; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Faith Baptist Church, Attica, with the Revs. Richard Redding and Bob Franklin presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Attica. Burial will be in the Attica Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Attica Long Term Care Facility Activity Fund in care of the mortuary. Doris Beal Evans SEMINOLE, Okla. - Doris Beal Evans, 72, died Feb. 2, 1998, at Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City. She was born March 21, 1925, at Okemah, Okla., the daughter of Fred and Sylvia Toon Wood Beal. A Seminole resident for 14 years, coming from Stafford, she was a homemaker. She attended Trinity Baptist Church. On Aug. 7, 1945, she married E.G. Evans. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Rodger L., Thackerville, Okla., and Harvey E., Hutchinson; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole, Okla., with Steve Cline presiding. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Seminole. Aliene Winchester Krueger ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Aliene Winchester Krueger, 93, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Evergreen, Colo. She was born Nov. 18, 1904, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Stanley Allen and Edith Carey Winchester. She was a Hutchinson resident until 1924, moving to Laramie, until 1975, she was a homemaker. She was a member of P.E.O. In 1931, she married Max Leon Krueger at Los Angeles. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, Kim T. Krueger, Green Valley, Ariz.; a daughter, Kirsten K. Lamontagne, Evergreen, Colo.; and four grandchildren. Cremation will take place. All States Cremation, Wheat Ridge, Colo., is in charge of arrangements. Richard C. Reida Sr. HARPER - Richard C. Reida Sr, 86, died Jan. 31, 1998, at Escondido. Calif. He was born May 28, 1911, in Kingman County, the son of Charles F. and Mary Soukup Reida. He was the retired owner of Dick Reida Real Estate Co., Wichita, and was a real estate agent in Prescott, Ariz. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, Colo. He was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge, Wichita, a 60-year member of Masonic Lodge, Harper, and a member of the National Realtors Association. On June 2, 1934, he married Melba L. Maninger at Harper. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Richard C. Jr., Las Vegas, and William D., Ventura, Calif.; a daughter, Janice R. Miller, San Marcos, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Harper Cemetery, with Masonic Rites by the Harper Masonic Lodge No. 206 AF & AM. O.I. Grace Wohlford LYONS - O.I. Grace Wohlford, 105, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Lyons District Hospital. She was born Dec. 4, 1892, on the family farm near Lyons. A longtime Lyons resident, formerly a 30-year resident of Wichita, she was a former employee of the National Bank, the West Mill, Rice County treasurer's office and Rice County clerk's office, all at Lyons, retiring in 1960 from Ludermans Lumber Co., Wichita. She belonged to First Christian Church, Lyons. Survivors include: many nephews and nieces, including niece, Betty Schwartz, Lyons. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lyons Municipal Cemetery with the Rev. Jan McDaniel presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church or to the Lyons District Hospital Swing Bed. Jane Bauman TURON - Jane Bauman, 78, of Turon, died Jan. 27, 1999, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1921, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Roy and Ella Amerine Lamont. A Turon resident since 1946, she attended IBM Business College, Endicott, N.Y. She lived on the east coast during World War II, where she worked on the first IBM computers for the War Department. She has written columns for newspapers for the last 50 years, including the Pratt Tribune. Since 1960 she was a feature writer for The Hutchinson News. She attended Turon Community Church and was a member of the Kansas Presswomen's Association. On Dec. 23, 1939, she married Marion Bauman at Hutchinson. He died Dec. 11, 1972. Survivors include: two sons, Michael F., Shawnee and Max A., formerly of Wichita, now of the home; a sister, Phyllis Burnett, Turon; and two grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Turon Community Church, with Chaplain Fred Obold presiding. Friends may sign the registry book from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. The casket will remain closed. Burial will be in the Turon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County in care of the mortuary. Gladys E. Beedy HAYS - Gladys E. Beedy, 99, died Jan. 26, 1999, at St. John's of Victoria Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 1, 1900, in Phillips County, the daughter of Allen B. and Myrtle Rayburn Dixon. She attended elementary and secondary school at Agra. She was a schoolteacher for 32 years in Akron, Colo., Simmons, Agra and Oakley. She joined the Nurse's Corps in Dodge City during World War I and worked at John Kellogg's Clinic in Battle Creek, Mich. She also was a nurse's aide at the Multiplex Clinic, Chicago. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and Delta Kappa Gamma, both at Hays, the National Education Association, United Methodist Women and the Agra Alumni Association, of whose Hall of Fame she is a member. On Dec. 18, 1924, she married Harry Beedy at Fort Morgan, Colo. He died in 1933. Survivors include: three daughters, Patricia Theis, Topeka, Joan Henry, Hays, and Harriett Bixenman, Grinnell; two brothers, Ted and John both of Mesa, Ariz.; a sister, Bettie Hubbard, Whittier, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by three brothers; four sisters; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Hays, with Dr. John Paulin and the Rev. Phil Fischer presiding. There will be no visitation. Graveside inurnment will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in West Cedar Cemetery, Agra. Hays Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the Fort Hays State University Endowment Fund in care of the memorial chapel. Susie Berry Harrison Crook BUHLER - Susie Berry Hamilton Crook, 93, of Buhler, died Jan. 25, 1999, at Buhler Sunshine Home. She was born Sept. 15, 1905, at McCredie, Mo., the daughter of John P. and Jalie A. Berry Harrison. She was a Buhler resident since 1994, formerly a longtime resident of Auxvasse, Mo. She graduated from McCredie High School and attended college at Synodical College, Fulton, Mo. She was a homemaker and seamstress. She was a former member of The Old Presbyterian Church, Auxvasse. On Sept. 20, 1939, she married Harley C. Crook at McCredie. He died April 9, 1998. Survivors include: a daughter, Beverly Hilton, Buhler; a sister, Margretta Sims, Auxvasse; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Benard Harrison; and a sister, Delia Lepold. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Maupin Funeral Home Chapel, Fulton, Mo., with Pastor Ray E. Kempel presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in the Auxvasse City Cemetery. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to Central Christian School, Hutchinson, in care of the mortuary. Francis E. Dutton Francis E. Dutton, 80, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 25, 1999, at his home. He was born May 29, 1918, at Penalosa, the son of Francis Ulysses and Maude Elizabeth Woodson Dutton. He farmed until the 1950s, when he moved to Hutchinson and worked at Cessna Fluid Power. He was a member of VFW Post No. 361 and served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Survivors include: a brother, Enos, Hutchinson; and three sisters, Mary Dutton and Bettulu Hinds, Hutchinson, and Helen Fornwalt, Penalosa. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ulysses Dutton; and a sister, Genevieve Friggeri. Private family graveside services will be in the Larado Cemetery. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Judy V. Gates GARDEN CITY - Judy V. Gates, 57, of Holcomb, died Jan. 27, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Marienthal, the daughter of Robert and Geneva Hall Morris. She was a graduate of Garden City High School. In 1966, she moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., where she worked for AT&T as a district manager, moving to Holcomb in 1986. She was a member of Church of the Nazarene, Garden City. In May 1970 she married Rodney B. Gates at Rochester, Mich. He died May 5, 1975. Survivors include: two daughters, Corey Gates, Wichita, and Casey Harmon, Garden City; parents, both of Holcomb; a brother, David, Holcomb; two sisters, Earleen Morris, Wichita, and Colleen Banas, Lewisville, Texas; and two grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Church of the Nazarene, Garden City, with the Rev. Craig Coulter presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in care of the funeral home. Joseph Ed. McQueen Joseph Ed. McQueen, 85, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 25, 1999, at Mennonite Friendship Manor. He was born Feb. 16, 1913, at Meade, the son of Marshall and Lela Schultz McQueen. He attended Meade schools. A Hutchinson resident since 1935, formerly of La Junta, Colo., he was an electrical assistant at Cargill Salt, retiring in 1970, and was a maintenance man for the YMCA for 14 years. He was a little league baseball coach in Hutchinson for 30 years and a Silver Topper Bowler of Hutchinson. On Nov. 24, 1935, he married Doris Best at La Junta, Colo. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Ed, Hutchinson, and Don, Rio Verde, Ariz.; three daughters, Juanita Stuckey and Marge Green, both of Hutchinson, and Connie Bowman, McPherson; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Harley Davis; three brothers, Sid, Marlin and Paul; two sisters, Eva Leffel and Ruby Franklin; and a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with the family present to receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County, in care of the mortuary. Maude A. Hale NEWTON - Maude A. Hale, 107, died Jan. 26, 1999, at the Kansas Christian Home, Newton. She was born Nov. 15, 1891, at Ashland, Neb., the daughter of James L. and Alice A. Ramshaw Owen. A Newton resident since 1956, moving from Pomona, she was a retired co-owner of the B&M Newsstand. She belonged to First United Methodist Church and the Rebekah Lodge, both at Newton, the Pomona chapter of the Order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years, and was past president of the Women's Relief Corps. On Dec. 14, 1911, she married Edmund S. Hale at Kansas City, Mo. He died Nov. 24, 1956. There are no immediate survivors; she was preceded in death by a son, John Edmund Hale; and a sister, Ella Puckett. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Pomona Cemetery, with the Rev. Francis Stockton presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Kansas Christian Home, both in care of the funeral home. Henry Neufeld Klassen RUSH CENTER - Henry Neufeld Klassen, 42, died Jan. 26, 1999, at his home in Rush Center. He was born Feb. 23, 1956, at Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of John Penner and Agatha Beickker Neufeld. He was the owner of Klassen Used Farm Equipment at Rush Center. He attended the Methodist Church. On Aug. 7, 1977, he married Susan Fehr Thiessen at Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. Survivors include: Susan Klassen, La Crosse; a son, Johnny, La Crosse; five daughters, Susan, Tina, Agatha, Helen and Anna Klassen, all of La Crosse; mother, of Cuauhtemoc; seven brothers, Cornelius, John, Jacob, Isaac and Frank, all of Mexico, and Peter and Martin, both of Bishop, Texas; five sisters, Katharina Wiebe and Susana Renpel, both of Mexico, Agatha Peters and Anna Peters, both of Bishop, Texas, and Helena Giesbrecht, of Alberta, Canada. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church, LaCrosse, with the Revs. Kathy Bannister and Henry Friesen presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at the church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Rush Center Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Henry Neufeld Klassen Memorial Fund, for the education of the children, in care of the funeral home. Joe I. Kauffman ZIMMERDALE - Joe I. Kauffman, 68, died Jan. 26, 1999, at Halstead Hospital . He was born Jan. 10, 1931, at West Liberty, Ohio, the son of Irvin Joseph and Dorcas S. Yoder Kauffman. A Hesston area resident since 1973, moving from Ohio, he received his bachelor of divinity degree from Goshen College, Goshen, Ind. He was a mechanic and operated an auto repair shop in Zimmerdale. He also pastored Mennonite churches in Plain City, Ohio, Springfield, Ohio, and Bloomington, Ill. He was a member of the Whitestone Mennonite Church of Hesston and was a former member of the Kiwanis Club, Newton. On May 18, 1952, he married Naomi Mae Albrecht at Flanagan, Ill. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Sanford and Stephen, both of Wichita; three daughters, Cindy Kauffman, Arvada, Colo., Becky Kasper, Peabody, and Debby McKenzie, Goshen, Ind.; mother, Goshen, Ind.; two brothers, Lowell, West Liberty, Ohio, and John, Rogers, Ark.; a sister, Mary Grove, New Paris, Ind.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in East Lawn Cemetery, near Zimmerdale. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston, with the Revs. Michael Bogard and Scott Miller presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home, Hesston. Memorials may be sent to Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus, in care of the funeral home Dorothy E. Poppe CIMARRON - Dorothy E. Poppe, 85, died Jan. 26, 1999, at Cimarron Shepherd's Center. She was born March 14, 1913, at Isabel, the daughter of William and Mary Schierkolk Lampe. She was a 1931 graduate of Isabel High School and graduated from the Wesley School of Nursing at Wichita in 1934. She worked as a registered nurse for many years. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church at Dodge City. On Nov. 29, 1934, she married Bill Poppe at Isabel. He died Jan. 24, 1996. Survivors include: two sons, Clyde, Montezuma, and Weldon, Bellevue, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Dodge City, with the Rev. Randall Jahnke presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Chapel, Cimarron. Burial will be in the Cimarron Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Gray County Emergency Medical Service, both in care of the funeral home. Angela Shields Angela Shields, 14, died Jan. 26, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born Aug. 7, 1984, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Brian and Elvie Reyes Shields. She was a freshman at Buhler High School, participating in cross country, track, band and softball. She belonged to New Hope Baptist Church, Hutchinson, and was an active member of the church youth department. Survivors include: her parents, of the home in Hutchinson; a sister, Sarah Shields, of the home; and grandparents, Jr. and Betty Shields, Cave Creek, Ariz., and Justiniano and Felicidad Reyes, of the Philippines. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Westside Baptist Church, Hutchinson, with Pastor Harold Nelson presiding. Friends may sign the register book from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. The casket will remain closed. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park. Memorials may be sent to the Sarah and Angela Shields Medical Fund in care of the Bank of Kansas, Hutchinson. Herman E. Reissig HAYS - Herman E. Reissig, 87, died Jan. 25, 1999, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1912, near Bunker Hill, the son of George and Christina Dumler Reissig. He grew up in the Bunker Hill area. After his marriage, he lived on a farm north of Gorham. He later moved to Hays where he farmed for several years. In 1959, he moved to Hays and worked as a custodian at the junior high school and at Alco before retiring. On April 22, 1937, he married Ada Elizabeth Flickinger at Ellsworth. She died July 4, 1967. Survivors include: a son, Duane, Wichita; a brother, Ernest, Billings, Mont.; a grandchild; and a companion, Rosetta Ochs, Hays. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Rudolph, William, Robert and infant Herbert; and five sisters, Carrie Reissig, Dolly Reissig, Christina Ehrlich, Agnes Gariepy and Theresa Dumler. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Fort Hays Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until noon Friday at Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell. Memorials may be sent to the Hays Medical Center, Hadley Campus, in care of the mortuary. Dorothy May Spain KINGMAN - Dorothy May Spain, 86, of Kingman, died Jan. 26, 1999, at Ruston, La. She was born May 15, 1912, at Wakita, Okla., the daughter of Lon L. and Stella Cooprider Spaulding. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a homemaker and a retired sales associate for J.C. Penney's. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Kingman Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both at Kingman. On May 25, 1944, she married Forrest Cannon. He died Feb. 18, 1951. On Dec. 9, 1959, she married Wilbur J. Spain. He died Dec. 9, 1977. Survivors include: three step-daughters, Janice Vaughn, Hutchinson, Sharon Weve, Haven, and Diane Pierce, Mount Hope; two sisters, Elsie Jones, Tuolumne, Calif., and Bertha Teague, Cheyenne, Wyo.; 14 step-grandchildren; 21 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Sibyl Abbey; two brothers, Herbie and Milton Spaulding; and two sisters, Blanche Stahle and Mildred Spaulding. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, with the Rev. Michael Waggoner presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman. Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church, Kingman, or to the Kingman VFW Auxiliary, both in care of the funeral home. Ray F. Uehling NESS CITY - Ray F. Uehling, 87, died Jan. 27, 1999, at Ness County Long Term Care Center, Ness City. He was born Sept. 8, 1911, at Uehling, Neb., the son of Frank and Bertha Von Seggren Uehling. A Ness City resident since 1946, he was a farmer. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rotary and Frank Stull Post No. 152 of the American Legion, all at Ness City, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Ransom. He was a U.S. Army veteran. On Feb. 2, 1941, he married Edna Stulken at Bazine. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Thomas R., Garden City, and Terry D., Ness City; a brother, Frank T., San Diego; two sisters, Thelma Baker, El Cajon, Calif., and Wilma Larson, Oceanside, Calif.; and four grandsons. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Ness City. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Friday at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, and until service time Saturday at the church. Burial, with military graveside rites conducted by Frank Stull Post No. 152 of the American Legion, will be in the Ness City Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Celia M. Alger WINDOM - Celia M. Alger, 90, died Jan. 26, 1999, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Olson's Mortuary, Marquette. Rosary for Anna Mae Shenk Kelley, who died Jan. 26, 1999, will be at 6:30 p.m. today at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Brian Egan presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Vivian J. Howard Vivian J. Howard, 82 of Hutchinson, died April 13, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 19, 1916, at Lawson, Mo., the daughter of John and Viola Mellon Green. A Hutchinson resident since 1953, she was a homemaker. On Aug. 18, 1951, she married Burdette Howard at Bentonville, Ark. He died May 1, 1995. Survivors include: a stepdaughter, Lois Pryor, of California; two sisters, Colene Clark, Lawson, Mo., and Beulah Taylor, Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Durard, Daniel, Allen Charles and Olen Green; and three sisters, Estill Melling, Madge Barnett, and Olene Green. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Fred Obold presiding. Friends may call from 8 to 10 a.m. today at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County, or the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home. - Jeanne Schroeder LORRAINE - Jeanne Schroeder, 79, died April 12, 1999, at Valley of the Sun Hospice Care Center, Mesa, Ariz. She was born March 26, 1920, at Leroy, the daughter of M. R. and Edith Ebrecht Crites. She was a graduate of Ottawa University and University of Kansas, Lawrence, with a degree in music. A longtime Ellsworth County resident, she was a music teacher at Lorraine Elementary, Lorraine High School and Bushton High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Lorraine, she was director of numerous hand- bell choirs, was a member of Messiah Orchestra at Bethany College and other community orchestras. She sang and played violin for several musical groups in Tempe, Ariz. On Feb. 16, 1947, she married Paul Schroeder at Lorraine. He died in 1975. Survivors include: a daughter, Polly Johnson, Temecula, Calif. and Jane Schroeder, Tempe, Ariz.; a brother, Al Crites, San Antonio, Texas; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lorraine Baptist Church, with the Rev. Calvin Alderink presiding. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in the Lorraine Baptist Cemetery. Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Jeanne Schroeder Music Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home. - John Lewis Bridges Jr. MEADE - John Lewis Bridges, Jr., 80, died April 12, 1999, at Meade District Hospital. He was born Jan. 8, 1919, at Clayton, N.M., the son of John Lewis Sr. and Anna L. Fry Bridges. He was a 1938 graduate of Meade High School and 1940 graduate of Hutchinson Junior College. A lifetime Meade resident, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of United Methodist Church, Meade, served 15 years on the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On April 3, 1947, he married Helen F. Bush at Meade. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dr. David, Houston, Texas; a daughter, Janice Phelps, Amarillo, Texas; a sister, Zelma Lott, Glendale, Calif.; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul L. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Meade, with the Rev. Chuck Mattix presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Fidler-Orme Mortuary, Meade. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade. Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association, the church or Meade District Hospital, all in care of the mortuary. - Arthur E. `Art' Smith Arthur E. "Art" Smith, 83, died April 14, 1999, at Halstead Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending, and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Louella `Mary' Barnes Louella "Mary" Barnes, 61, died April 14, 1999, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 10, 1938, at Hutchinson, the daughter of John Wesley and Ruby Elizabeth Brothers Riead. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Full Gospel Chapel of Prayer, Hutchinson. On Jan. 30, 1956, she married Clifford E. "Buddy" Barnes at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jim, Hutchinson; a daughter, Debra Weible, Hutchinson; two brothers, John Riead, Garden City, and Pat Riead, Arvada, Colo.; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Clifford E. Jr.; two brothers, Wesley and Nace Riead; and twin sisters, Blanche Fisher and Pearl Riead. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Patty Widup presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County in care of the mortuary. Glenn Houston TRIBUNE - Glenn Houston, 80, died April 14, 1999, at Greeley County Hospital, Tribune. He was born Dec. 21, 1918, at Raymond, the son of Roy and Minnie Belle Hull Houston. A resident of Greeley County since 1946, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church at Raymond, belonged to the I.O.O.F. Lodge at Tribune, and was a life member of the Tribune Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include: three brothers, Don and Bill, both of Tribune, and Bert, Cottonwood, Ariz.; and a sister, Lucille Houston, Bristol, Colo. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Lloyd, and a sister, Alice Tally. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. (MDT) Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Tribune, with the Rev. Mark Randolph presiding. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial, with full military honors conducted by the Tribune VFW Post, will be in Greeley County Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Greeley County Amusement Association, in care of the funeral home. Mary Dutton Mary Dutton, 86, died April 14, 1999, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 12, 1913, at Penalosa, the daughter of Francis Ulysses and Maude Elizabeth Woodson Dutton. A resident of Hutchinson since 1980, moving from Penalosa, she was a former Boeing worker and later worked for Salt City Hatchery for 20 years. Before retiring, she worked on the farm at Penalosa. Survivors include: a brother, Emos W., Hutchinson; two sisters, Bettylu Hinds, Hutchinson, and Helen Fornwalt, Penalosa. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Francis and Ulysses Dutton; and a sister, Geniveive Friggeri. Private family service will be held in the Lerado Kansas Cemetery at a later time. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements. Brad A. Hendrickson JETMORE - Brad A. Hendrickson, 14, died April 13, 1999, at his home, Jetmore. He was born March 8, 1985, at Topeka, the son of Mark and Sandy Brooks Hendrickson. A Jetmore resident for the past few years, he attended Jetmore Grade School and formerly attended Independence Grade School, Independence. He was a member of United Methodist Church, Jetmore Survivors include: parents, both of the home; a brother, Paul, of the home; paternal grandparents, Don and Ada Hendrickson, Garden City; and maternal grandparents, Dale and Marie Brooks, Newton. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Jetmore, with the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. The casket will be closed, cremation will take place. Memorials may be sent to the Equine Eagles or United Methodist Church, Jetmore, both in care of the funeral home. Bernice Luella Whittaker DODGE CITY - Bernice Luella Whittaker, 83, died April 13, 1999, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg. She was born June 14, 1915, at Ingalls, the daughter of Earl and Grace Israel Addison. A longtime resident of Dodge City, moving from Ingalls, she was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Circle No. 4 of the church at Dodge City, a member of the hospital auxiliary, and was a 40-year Bloodmobile volunteer. On Nov. 22, 1936, she married Cecil Whittaker at Copeland. He died July 15, 1976. Survivors include: a son, Dwayne, Boulder City, Nev.; a brother, Clyde "Bud" Addison, Dodge City; a sister, Erlene Flowers, Dodge City; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Pearl Elaine, a brother Clovis Addison, and a sister Violet Flowers. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Swaim Funeral Home Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins presiding. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Greencrest Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Hospital Auxiliary or the Bloodmobile, both in care of the funeral home. Clayton A. Peintner WINDHORST - Clayton A. Peinter, 82, died April 13, 1999, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. He was born March 18, 1917, at Spearville, the son of George and Minnie Schawe Peintner. A lifetime Ford County resident, he was a retired farmer and rancher. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Spearville, Knights of Columbus, St. Leon Council No. 2462, Windhorst. Survivors include: three brothers, Don, Ellinwood, Mel, Dodge City and Harold, Spearville; four sisters, Bernardine Kallaus, Dodge City, LaVona Williams, Alea, Hawaii, Marieta Fairless, Tulsa, Okla. and Geneva Ridenhour, Aurora, Colo.; and several nephews and nieces. Vigil Wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Windhorst. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Father Mike Helms presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Windhorst. Bertha Floy `Hoppie' Hopkins Bertha Floy "Hoppie" Hopkins, 81, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Hospice Residential Care Center. She was born Aug. 30, 1918, at Lenora, the daughter of Porter and Nellie Hoyt Breeden. She graduated from Lenora High School and Salt City Business School, Hutchinson. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked as a secretary for Obee Grade School, Hutchinson, and for the food service of USD No. 308, retiring in 1981. She was also a professional seamstress. She belonged to Bethany Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson, where she was a choir member, Sunday school teacher and secretary. On June 15, 1941, she married Clarence W. Hopkins at Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Phillip, Hutchinson; a daughter, Janet Lintecum, Hutchinson; a brother, Francis Breeden, Mo.; a sister, Thelma Brown, Hutchinson; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary; a brother, Melvin Breeden; and a sister, Mae Brown. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Darrell Bisel presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the church, Hospice of Reno County or to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, all in care of the mortuary. J. Bryan Holloway McPHERSON - J. Bryan Holloway, 81, died Oct. 12, 1999, at The Cedars Health Care Center, McPherson. He was born Oct 21, 1917, at McPherson, the son of John and Bernice Emma Dorst Holloway. A lifetime McPherson resident, he was co-owner of Stanley's Fashions for over 30 years and was retired from Home State Bank & Trust, both at McPherson. He belonged to First Christian Church, where he served as an elder, elder emeritus, treasurer and on many church committees. He was a charter member of the McPherson Jaycees and McPherson Industrial Development Co. He was a 50-year member of the Lions Club and American Legion Post No. 24, McPherson. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Jan. 25, 1941, he married Mary E. Rape at McPherson. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Steve, Overland Park, and Gary, McPherson; two daughters, Kaye Russell, Great Falls, Mont., and Carol Cheesman, McPherson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, McPherson, with the Revs. Neil Engle and Chris Whitacre presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., both at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Cremation will follow the service. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Cedars Health Care Center, both in care of the funeral home. Jonathan David Schuessler SEDGWICK - Jonathan David Schuessler, stillborn son of Marc and Debra Neill Schuessler, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Survivors include: parents, Moore, Okla.; grandparents, Max and Velma Schuessler, Sedgwick, and Dale and Walene Neill, Goodland; and great-grandparents, Karl and Rachel Reimer, Goessel, Frieda Berger, Clay Center, and Leona Neill, Blue Ridge, N.Y. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Sedgwick Christian Church, Sedgwick, with the Rev. Kim Beckwith presiding. Petersen Funeral Home, Newton, is in charge of the arrangements. John M. Baumann INMAN - John M. Baumann, 86, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. He was born Oct. 27, 1912, at Wellsville, the son of Emery and Ethel Harrison Baumann. An Inman resident since 1986, moving from Wichita, he worked at Cessna, Wichita, for 30 years. He belonged to St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Inman, and the AFL-CIO Machinist Union, Wichita. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1932 to 1936. On April 14, 1938, he married Bernice M. Brecheisen at Ottawa. She died June 29, 1998. Survivors include: two sons, Calvin and Paul, both of Inman; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Bob, Paul, Lynn and Allen; and three sisters, Evelyn Baumann, Loree Conrad-Mazzolini and Ruth Klien. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Inman, with Pastor Nancy Goss presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Buhler Mortuary, Buhler, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in North Inman Cemetery, Inman. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the mortuary. Helen V. Miller HESSTON - Helen V. Miller, 79, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Schowalter Villa, Hesston. She was born Jan. 10, 1920, in rural Minneapolis, the daughter of George L. and Anna H. Foster Miller. She attended Pacific Bible College, Huntington, Calif., and Taylor University, Upland, Indiana. A Galveston, Texas, resident for 20 years, she worked as a secretary for the U. S. Department of Labor. Survivors include: a brother, Philip Miller, Rio Rancho, N.M.; a sister, Myrna Stevenson, Cordova, Tenn.; four nieces; and five nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Chester. Burial will be at 10 a.m. today in Bennington Cemetery, Bennington. Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Golden Plains Free Methodist Church, Newton. Friends may call from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials may be sent to the church, or the donor's choice of charities, both in care of Miller Funeral Home, Hesston. - Robert Leroy Sterling KINGMAN - Robert Leroy Sterling, 68, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Kingman Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 26, 1930, at Kingman, the son of Robert Lee and Georgina Boyer Sterling. A lifetime Kingman resident, he was a former equipment operator for the Kansas Department of Transportation, retired after 36 years of service. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1164, Kingman, was a life member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Military Order of COOTIES. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. On Oct. 4, 1957, he married Patricia Broyles. On Dec. 30, 1975, he married Lillian Watkins. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Michael, Kingman; three daughters, Kimberly Sterling, Wake Forest, N.C., Monica Sterling and Sherilyn Stockert, both Alva, Okla.; a stepson, Donald Watkins, Lyons; two brothers, Victor, Haysville, and Donald, Fairfax, Okla.; a sister, Jeanne Schmitz, Wichita; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, with the Rev. Brad Penner presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today and Friday, both at the funeral home, Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman. Memorials may be sent to the Riverside Park Walking Path or to Hospice Inc., both in care of the funeral home. - Torance W. Riley Torance W. Riley, 91, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. - Gary Bemiss DODGE CITY - Gary Bemiss, 49, died Oct 11, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Dec. 25, 1949, at Overton, Neb., the son of Robert O. and Evelyn B. Russell Bemiss. He was a welding company manager employed by the Lightner Company, Garden City. He belonged to First Christian Church, Dodge City. Survivors include: his wife, Mindy, Dodge City; a son, Joshua, Dodge City; a daughter, Adrianne Bemiss, Dodge City; five brothers, Billy, Newton, Derald, Sedona, Ariz., Robert, Lost Lake, Calif., and Carroll and Terry, both of Hutchinson; a sister, Darlene Little, McLeod, Texas; and a grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter, Andrea. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with Garald Salmans presiding. There will be no visitation. Cremation took place. Inurnment will be in the Hanston Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Gary Bemiss Memorial Fund, in care of the mortuary. - Woodrow W. `Woody' Weinhold ELLSWORTH - Woodrow W. "Woody" Weinhold, 86, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was born Oct. 9, 1913, in Ellsworth County, the son of Richard S. and Bertha M. Ensign Weinhold. A lifetime Ellsworth area resident, he was a carpenter, mechanic, policeman, owner of Weinhold Farm Implement and Weinhold Oil Company and was a greenskeeper, retiring in 1978. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Ellsworth. On May 1, 1938, he married Opal I. Francisco at Lincoln. She died Oct. 7, 1984. Survivors include: a daughter, Dr. Janey L. Montgomery, Waterloo, Iowa; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ivan H. and Everett E.; and two sisters, Leita O'Lena and Ollie Shannon. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Ellsworth, with Dr. John Snook presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Burial will be in Excelsior Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Wilson. Memorials may be sent to the cemetery or to the Lighted Cross Fund, rural Wilson, both in care of the funeral home. - Angela M. Johanning ELLINWOOD - Angela M. Johanning, 96, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. She was born July 27, 1903, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Reinhard and Eleanora Hartman Werner. An Ellinwood resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Altar Society and was a charter member of Daughters of Isabella Circle No. 187, all at Ellinwood. On Nov. 4, 1926, she married Ferdinand Johanning at Ellinwood. He died Aug. 17, 1990. Survivors include: three daughters, Thelma Dreiling, Wichita, Evelyn Hoffman, Hoisington, and Arlene Kutina, Great Bend; a brother, Jerome Werner, Ellinwood; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Norbert and Erwin; and a sister, Matilda. Altar Society rosary will be at 3 p.m. today, followed by a Daughters of Isabella rosary and a vigil service at 7:30 p.m., all at Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ellinwood, with Father David Flagor presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today the funeral home. Burial will be in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials may be sent to the church, or to the donor's choice of charities, in care of the funeral home. - Guy V. Brollier ULYSSES - Guy V. Brollier, 90, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital, Ulysses. He was born Nov. 26, 1908, in Grant County, the son of Jacob Clinton "Clint" and Anna Kepley Brollier. Following the death of his mother, he was raised by his grandparents, David and Amanda Kepley. He was a farmer. He belonged to the Cimmaron Grange, Bit & Spur Riding Club and Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association, all at Ulysses. He was named pioneer of the year in 1996. In 1965, he married Lucinda Hammond. Survivors include: two sons, Raymond Clinton and Richard Guy, both of Ulysses; a daughter, Anna Marie Wiedrich, Shady Cove, Ore.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Glen and Raymond; an infant brother; and three sisters, Ruby Grace, Ada Bruce and May Brollier. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Church of Christ, Ulysses, with Minister Paul Wingfield presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Grant County Funeral Home, Ulysses, and from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the church. Burial will be in Golden Cemetery, Ulysses. Memorials may be sent to Grant County Museum, Ulysses, in care of the funeral home. - Catherine Victoria Allen ASHLAND - Catherine Victoria Allen, 88, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Ashland Health Center Long Term Care Unit, Ashland. She was born Nov. 8, 1910, at Americus, the daughter of Edgar W. and Frances Cotton Wright Tomlinson. She attended Americus schools and graduated from Emporia State Teachers College in 1934. She taught school in Lyon, Meade and Clark Counties. She belonged to United Methodist Church, Ashland, Kansas Retired Teachers Association and the National Education Association. On Nov. 8, 1942, she married Gaylord Turner Allen. He died Aug. 27, 1993. Survivors include: two sisters, Josephine Haley, Aledo, Texas, and Ruth Dunn, Mountain Home, Idaho. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Highland Cemetery, Ashland, with the Rev. Don Hasty presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday at Myatt Funeral Home, Ashland. Memorials may be sent to Pioneer-Krier Museum or to Ashland Health Center, both in care of the funeral home. - Sharon Kay Fox LARNED - Sharon Kay Fox, 59, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born July 4, 1940, at Kinsley, the daughter of Henry and Pearl Brown White. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Larned United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Tops 075 and Ash Valley Sunflower Club, all at Larned, and was a craft judge for the 4-H. On Oct. 26, 1958, she married LDean Fox at Kinsley. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Kevin, Larned; a daughter, LaDena Haremza, Larned; a brother, Jay White, Kinsley; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time Friday, both at the mortuary. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the mortuary. - Floyd E. "Pete" Prevo WICHITA - Floyd E. "Pete" Prevo, 86, died Oct. 12, 1999. A Wichita resident, he was a former meat packing house owner. Survivors include: a son, Corky, Wichita; and a brother, Clyde, Hutchinson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in East Side Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Hospice Care of Kansas, 630 North St. Francis, Wichita, KS 67214, or American Cancer Society, 400 North Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202. - Marjorie M. Reimer Rouser MOUNT HOPE - Marjorie M. Reimer Rouser, 95, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 14, 1904, at Mount Hope, the daughter of William F. and Martha Reimer. A Mount Hope resident, she was a housewife. She belonged to Mount Hope Federated Church and the American Legion Auxiliary, both at Mount Hope. On Jan. 12, 1926, she married C.E. Rouser Sr. at Mount Hope. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: two sons, Duane, Bison, and C.E. Jr., Mount Hope; two daughters, Dorothy Fiskin, Hutchinson, and June Davis, Salina; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Federated Church, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Daniel Ensz presiding. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mount Hope. Memorials may be sent to the church, Mount Hope Nursing Center or to Mount Hope Ambulance Fund, all in care of Wulf-Ast Mortuary, Mount Hope. - Dorothy Foth HILLSBORO - Dorothy Foth, 74, died Oct. 10, 1999, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital, Laramie, Wyo. She was born Jan. 11, 1925, at Durham, the daughter of Edward and Bertha Hill Hamm. Hillsboro resident, she worked in food service. On Jan. 26, 1942, she married Walter H. Foth at McPherson. He died in 1989. Survivors include: two sons, Keith, Enterprise, and Lowell, Hillsboro; two daughters, M. Jane White, Encampment, Wyo., and Nancy Lou Luther, Salina; four brothers, Marvin Hamm, Wells, Ted, Delbert, and Duane Hamm, all of Hillsboro; two sisters, Florence Hett and Elma Klein, both of Hillsboro; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church, Hillsboro. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Durham Park Cemetery, rural Durham. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral chapel. - Carol Marie Waite Carol Marie Waite, 85, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 16, 1914, in Edwards County, the daughter of Lewis and Lida Anderson Manning. She graduated from Abbyville High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she worked as dental assistant for 20 years with Dr. Hill, retiring in 1975. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. On April 19, 1941, she married Robert Waite at Abbyville. He died in July 1977. Survivors include: a sister, Velma Boyle, Hutchinson. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, with Dr. D. Allen Polen Jr. presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. The casket will remain closed, and there will be a register book available to sign. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home. - Wilma Hawkins KINGMAN - Wilma Hawkins, 81, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Kingman Community Hospital. She was born May 5, 1918, at Varner, the daughter of Leo and Anna Bowyer Brown. A lifetime Kingman County resident, she was a retired operator from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She attended Kingman Christian Church. On June 17, 1940, she married Eldon Shrock. He died Jan. 15, 1945. On Nov. 26, 1949, she married Lee V. Hawkins. He died Feb. 11, 1971. Survivors include: a brother, Cecil Brown, Cheney; a sister, Lela Mae Campbell, Kingman; seven nephews and nieces; and numerous great and great-great-nephews and nieces. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, with the Rev. Brad Penner presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman. Memorials may be sent to Kingman County Historical Society, or to the Kingman Library, both in care of the funeral home. - Flora C. Huseman ELLSWORTH - Flora C. Huseman, 93, died Oct. 11, 1999, at Good Samaritan Retirement Village, Villa Grace, Ellsworth. She was born Aug. 30, 1906, at Ellsworth, the daughter of Frank Sr. and Augusta Luther Nienke. A lifetime Ellsworth County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ellsworth. On Aug. 21, 1929, she married Elmer A. Huseman at Holyrood. He died May 5, 1975. Survivors include: a son, Virgil, Ellsworth; a daughter, Melva Johnson, Milwaukee; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, with Pastor Mark Kayser presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10:30 a.m. to service time Saturday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ellsworth Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Ellsworth FFA, in care of the funeral home. Marion Edward Shelor GREAT BEND - Marion Edward Shelor, 78, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born Sept. 2, 1921, at Bloom, the son of Claude Swanson and Nellie A. Winkelman Shelor. He was a graduate of Kansas State University. A Great Bend resident since 1969, moving from Minneola, he was a district superintendent for Natural Gas Pipeline of America. He belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church, the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post No. 180, American Ex-Prisoners of War, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Kansas Engineering Society, and was a former Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow, and church lay speaker and teacher. He served on boards and committees of the Kansas West Conference United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a prisoner of war in Germany for one year. On Oct. 27, 1943, he married Charlene Nickle at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Michael E., Phoenix, and Robert S., St. Louis; his mother, Dodge City; two brothers, Claude S., Topeka, and E. Dean, Ingalls; a sister, Laura Carlson, Dodge City; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Mark and Nickle Wayne. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bryant-Christians Chapel, Great Bend, with the Revs. Harold P. Cooper and R. Laney Kuhn presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, both at the funeral home. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. - Alice M. Doherty LINDSBORG - Alice M. Doherty, 91, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. She was born Sept. 18, 1908, at Paola, the daughter of Patrick Henry and Estella Mae Shriver Mahoney. A Lindsborg resident for 43 years, moving from Marquette, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Evangelical Covenant Church and the Covenant Women, both at Lindsborg. She was a member of the Mission Interest Group and a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Lindsborg. On June 1, 1929, she married Edward James Doherty Sr. at Ottawa. He died March 11, 1972. Survivors include: five sons, Edward Jr., St. Louis, Wendall and Patrick, both of Salina, Charles, Des Moines, Iowa, and Michael, Lindsborg; two daughters, Bernadette Heline, Salina, and Betty Holcombe, Lindsborg; two stepdaughters, Leona Oyster, Paola, and Nadine Threasher, Springdale, Ark.; two sisters, Ota Robie, Overland Park, and Anna Hruska, Paola; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters; a grandchild; and a step-grandchild. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Evangelical Covenant Church, Lindsborg, with Pastors Jeff Waugh and Darrell Cooper presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg, with family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg. Memorials may be sent to Bethany Home or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. - Jennieve E. Smith PONCA CITY, Okla. - Jennieve E. Smith, 81, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Integris Baptist Medical Center, Ponca City. A lifetime Oklahoma resident, she was employed by the Ponca City Schools for several years and then worked in the Office of Business Affairs at Central State University for 13 years, retiring in 1980. Survivors include: her husband, T. Dale Smith, of the home; and three stepsons, including Dr. Terry Smith, Larned, and Clay G. Smith, Greensburg; a stepdaughter, Bonita Ann Meyer, Belpre; numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Community Christian Church, Ponca City. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery. Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City, is in charge of arrangements. - Winslow J. `Jim' Novotny Jr. ELLSWORTH - Winslow J. "Jim" Novotny Jr., 66, of Ellsworth, died Nov. 1, 1999, at Salina Regional Health Center, Santa Fe Campus, Salina. He was born Jan. 18, 1933, at Bushton, the son of Winslow J. and Marie Christina Voss Novotny. He graduated from Holyrood High School, Holyrood. A lifetime Ellsworth resident, he was a retired water superintendent for the City of Ellsworth for 28 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 174 and AF & AM Lodge No. 146, both at Ellsworth, and the American Rifle Association. On Nov. 6, 1955, he married Alvina Lyne at Ellsworth. She survives. Other survivors include: five daughters, Debbie Dolezal, Kay McElroy and Darla Deiser, all of Ellsworth, Cindy Cline, Salina, and Joann Modrow, Kanopolis; four brothers, Alfred D., Solomon, Richard L., Holyrood, Roy D., Bishop, Texas, and Dale E., Hutchinson; three sisters, Betty Ann Holmes, Marjorie A. Reed and Dorothy M. Eisiminger, all of Hutchinson; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Jerry. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, with Pastor Gary Bender presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time Friday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery with American Legion and Masonic rites. Memorials may be sent to Immanuel Lutheran Church, VFW Post No. 6485 or to the American Legion Post No. 174, all in care of the funeral home. Lenora Waller GARDEN CITY - Lenora Waller, 78, died Nov. 2, 1999, at her home in Garden City. She was born April 25, 1921, in the Plymell community of Finney County, the daughter of Edward Arthur and Lena Susan Williams Solze. She attended Prairie Lawn Country School in Finney County and graduated from Garden City High School. During World War II, she worked as a secretary at the Army Air Base and later as a bookkeeper at the Finney County Engineers Office, retiring in the mid-1980s. She belonged to First Christian Church, the Friends of the Lee Richards Zoo, and the Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Auxiliaries, all at Garden City. On Jan. 17, 1946, she married Floyd A. Waller at Dodge City. He died Jan. 18, 1976. Survivors include: a son, Thomas E., Garden City; two daughters, Linda Katz, Garden City, and Shirley Goldsberry, Meade; two sisters, Ethel Salter and Estella Hate, both of Garden City; two brothers, Buss Solze, Garden City, and Arthur Solze, Limon, Colo.; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Michael; two brothers, Ned and Eugene Solze; and two sisters, Roene Craft and Maxine Sauer. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Garden City, with the Rev. Donald E. Carter presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Scott M. Minson HOISINGTON - Scott M. Minson, 25, died Oct. 12, 1999, at his home in Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. He was born Jan. 18, 1974, at Independence, Mo., the son of Mike and Judy Hewitt Minson. He was a 1992 graduate of Buffalo Grove High School and a 1996 honors graduate of the University of Iowa with degrees in biology and religion. He was a teacher at Jian Teachers College, Jiangxi Province, China. He belonged to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Prospects Heights, Ill. Survivors include: his parents, Arlington Heights, Ill.; grandparents, Lawrence and Dorothy Minson, Hoisington, and Blanche Hewitt, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Jeffrey, Eugene, Ore.; and several uncles, aunts and cousins. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church, Hoisington, with Pastor Garry Dassow presiding. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to service time Friday at the church. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the donor's choice of Charities, all in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Robert Edwin Gilchrist PRATT - Robert Edwin Gilchrist, 77, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. He was born Jan. 29, 1922, at Macksville, the son of S.J. and Rachel Anna Willoughby Gilchrist. He attended Coldwater Grade School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1940. He later attended Kansas State University and Fort Hays University. A Pratt resident since 1992, moving from Altoona and Comanche County, he was the owner and operator of Gilchrist Lumber and Hardware. He belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Coldwater, and was a Sunday school teacher and Boy Scout leader. He belonged to the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Masonic Lodge No. 295, all at Coldwater. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Jan. 16, 1944, he married Pauline Deewall at New Orleans. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Faye Graff, Pratt, and Paula Gilchrist, Pittsburgh; two sisters, Patricia Delaney, Boynton Beach, Fla., and Twyla Faye Carter, Wichita; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Gilchrist and Lois Stohr. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater, with the Rev. Kent Little presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice of charities, in care of the funeral home. John Arlie Parish ST. JOHN - John Arlie Parish, 86, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born Feb. 13, 1913 at Elk Springs, Mo., the son of John Clarence and Iva May Parish. He graduated from St. John High School in 1932, and received a degree from Hemphill Diesel School in Los Angeles. A Great Bend resident since 1987, moving from rural St. John, he was a dirt contractor, electrician, mechanic and maintenance engineer. He belonged to Eden Valley Church of the Brethren, St. John, and the Church of God, Great Bend. On Feb. 11, 1937, he married Velma Gladys Teichmann at Big Bow. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Steve Doyle, Yorba Linda, Calif., and Wally Max, Shoreview, Minn.; a daughter, Dixie Laurell Womack, Topeka; a brother, Harlie Albert, Great Bend; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Arlyn John; a brother, Raymond Eldon; and two sisters, Lillian Frances Cadman and Dorothy May Jones. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eden Valley Church, St. John, with Ministers W. David Albright and Dick Ogle presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Eden Valley Church of the Brethren or the Church of God, both in care of the funeral chapel. Willard Sid Speer DODGE CITY - Willard Sid Speer, 77, died Oct. 31, 1999, at Casa Grande, Ariz. He was born Oct. 25, 1922, at Wilroads, the son of Hiram M. and Linnie Seley Speer. He graduated from Dodge City High School and from Hutchinson Junior College Trade School with a certificate in electrical and acetylene welding. A former Dodge City resident, he worked for the Firestone Company, for 20 years, retiring in Seattle in 1987. He moved to Arizona in 1998. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Nov. 28, 1942, he married Georgietta Kelley . She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Patricia Shindledecker, Moreno Galley, Calif.; a sister, Ethel Lee, Denver; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Silent Land Cemetery, Spearville. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association, both in care of the funeral home. Minister Glen Dale Smith MONTEZUMA - Minister Glen Dale Smith, 52, of Montezuma, died Nov. 2, 1999. He was born Oct. 1, 1947, at Montezuma, the son of David and Myrtle Giesbrecht Smith. A lifetime Montezuma resident, he was a minister and farmer. He belonged to Homeland Mennonite Church, Montezuma. On July 23, 1967, he married Twila Sue Koehn at Montezuma. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jefferson, Montezuma; three daughters, Carolee Jantz and Charity Smith, both of Montezuma, and Sherry Shultz, Fredonia; his father, Montezuma; five brothers, Victor, James and Harold, all of Montezuma, Robert, Muleshoe, Texas, and Don, Macon, Miss.; three sisters, Delores Koehn and Janet Nightingale, both of Montezuma, and Linda Koehn, Cimarron; three grandchildren; and a host of other relatives. He was preceded in death by his mother. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Homeland Mennonite Church, Montezuma, with Ministers Franklin Buller, Donald Koehn, Sherrill Esau and James Koehn presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, both at Montezuma Funeral Home, Montezuma. Burial will be in Homeland Mennonite Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the General Mission Board in care of the funeral home. Arnold August Mies WATERLOO - Arnold August Mies, 67, died Nov. 3, 1999, at his home in Waterloo. He was born Aug. 18, 1932, at Andale, the son of Leiborius and Mary Lampe Mies. A Waterloo resident for most of his life, he was a farmer and stockman. He belonged to St. Rose Catholic Church, Mount Vernon. On Oct. 23, 1977, he married Betty Cox at Mount Vernon. She survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Tom, Marion, Roy, Belle Plaine, Ron, Kingman, and Robert McCall, Denver; three daughters, Trudy Milford, Kingman, Bonnie Hageman, Round Rock, Texas, and Jeannie Getz, Wichita; three brothers, Dennis, Harbor City, Calif., Allen, Parsons, and Gene, Mount Hope; three sisters, Pat Neville, Neodosha, Norma Ash, Carthage, Tenn., and Doris Canning, Missoula, Mont.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Merle and Danny. Parish rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose Catholic Church, Mount Vernon, with Father John Reinkemeyer presiding. Friends may call from noon to 5 p.m. today and after noon Friday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery, Waterloo. Memorials may be sent to the church or Hospice Inc., both in care of the funeral home. Allen S. Delker Allen A. Delker, 57, of Hutchinson, died Nov. 2, 1999, at Little Rock, Ark. Funeral arrangements are pending, and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Mollie S. Jenner WICHITA - Mollie S. Jenner, 93, died Nov. 3, 1999, at Briarwood Nursing Center, Wichita. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. M. Leon Vogel WRIGHT - M. Leon Vogel, 73, died Feb. 3, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Feb. 24, 1924, at Wright, the son of Martin and Adela Weber Vogel. A lifetime Ford County resident, he was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church at Wright; was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1714, Dodge City; belonged to Disabled American Veterans, Garden City; Wright Senior Citizens; and served on the Ford County Extension and 4-H boards. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and a Distinguished Service Award. On Aug. 28, 1951, he married Agnes "Pat" Temaat at Windthorst. She survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Gerald, Cimarron, Wayne, Hollister, Mo., Dale, Ponca City, Okla., and Alan, Wright; three daughters, Elaine Evans, Bucklin, Lois Hubbell, Dodge City, and Jeanne Ast, Colwich; a brother, Pete, Wright; three sisters, Waneta Steimel, Claflin, Dorothy Rueb, Columbus, Neb., and Margie Conrardy, Dodge City; and 15 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Hubbell. Vigil wake service will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Wright. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Fathers Brian D. Hipp and William A. Vogel presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City, and from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in St. Andrew Cemetery, Wright, with military honors conducted by VFW Post No. 1714, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Wright Cemetery Fund or the Kansas Diabetes Association in care of the funeral chapel. Harold Frank Smith HOPEWELL - Harold Frank Smith, 77, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Columbia Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Feb. 6, 1920, at Hopewell, the son of Charles Albert and Millie Eliza Rosner Smith. A lifetime Hopewell resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He served as a 4-H Club leader, was on the Trousdale and Belpre-Trousdale school boards and on the board of directors of Dillwyn Grain and Supply from 1965 to 1977. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. On June 21, 1943, he married Agnes Budde at Bakersfield, Calif. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Bruce M., Eric A. and Terry Lynn, all of Hopewell; two daughters, Dr. Betty Jo Smith-Roberts, Syracuse, Ind., and Kathe J. Cromwell, Tacoma, Wash.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Belpre, with Fathers Bob Schremmer and Eugene Kenny presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, and 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Multiple Myeloma Cancer Research at Kansas State University in care of the mortuary. Lillian S. Tomlin SYLVIA - Lillian S. Tomlin, 92, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. She was born March 1, 1905, at Wanette, Okla., the daughter of Charles and Delia Thompson Taylor. A Sylvia resident since 1945, she was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Women's Prayer Group and EHU, all at Sylvia. On Aug. 22, 1921, she married L.A. Tomlin at Ada, Okla. He died Aug. 29, 1960. Survivors include: a son, Donald, Liberal; a daughter, Delores Clarkson, Titusville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles, and a daughter, Margaret D. Tomlin. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Sylvia, with the Rev. Harry Graves presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial will be in Sylvia Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral chapel. Jackie Dean Shane Sr. ASHLAND - Jackie Dean Shane Sr., 67, formerly of Ashland, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Harper County Community Hospital, Buffalo, Okla. He was born Oct. 27, 1930, at Buffalo, the son of Willard and Elberta Harper Shane. He graduated from Buffalo High School in 1949. A resident of Fort Supply, Okla., since 1982, he worked at Oklahoma Department of Transportation Division 6, Buffalo, retiring in 1988. He was a member of Woodward Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1335, Woodward Masonic Lodge and was a longtime member of Doby Spring Golf Course, Buffalo, Okla. On Nov. 15, 1953, he married Juanita Hunter at Yuma, Ariz. On July 10, 1989, he married Patricia Ragan Stewart at Las Vegas. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jackie Dean Jr., Buffalo, Okla., and Mark D., Denver; two stepdaughters, Stacey J. Johnson, Apache Junction, Ariz., and Amber D. Stewart, Goodwell, Okla.; mother, Buffalo, Okla.; a brother, Edgar Lee, Shell Knob, Mo.; two granddaughters; and three stepgrandsons. He was preceded in death by his father and a infant sister. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Buffalo, Okla., with the Revs. Bill Tindell and Arron Summers presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Myatt Funeral Home, Buffalo, Okla. Burial will be in High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Okla. Memorials may be sent to Doby Spring Golf Course in care of the funeral home. Father Fidelis McManus HAYS - Father Fidelis McManus, 82, died Feb. 4, 1998, at St. John's of Hays Nursing Home, where he had been a resident since 1993. He was born May 16, 1915, in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of Frank and Mary Cullen McManus. He was a priest for the Capuchin Province of Mid-America for 52 years. He entered the Capuchin novitiate in 1939, professed his vows in 1940 and was ordained a priest on May 22, 1945. His assignments included: St. Joseph Church and St. Joseph Military Academy, Hays; St. Stephen's Church, Grantville, Md.; St. Ann's Church, Avilton, Md.; St. Mary's Church, Ellis; St. Joseph Church, Dover, Ohio; St. Augustine Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and St. Fidelis Church, Victoria. He also served as chaplain at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, and at St. John's Rest Home, Victoria. Survivors include: a brother, Patrick, Buffalo, N.Y.; and two sisters, Rita McManus and Rose McManus, both of Buffalo. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph, and a sister, Sister Agnes Joseph McManus. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Fidelis Church in Victoria, with the Capuchin Fathers presiding and burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the church. Memorials may be sent to the Formation Fund and Retirement Fund of the Capuchin Province of Mid-America in care of the mortuary. Cline's Mortuary, Victoria, is in charge of arrangements. Roberta M. Jordan MESA, Ariz. - Roberta M. Jordan, 71, died Feb. 2, 1998, at Mesa Lutheran Hospital. She was born Nov. 18, 1926, at Wichita, the daughter of Robert O. and Vera E. Wright Koerner. She was a 1944 graduate of Newton High School. A homemaker, beautician and volunteer, she worked as a beautician in her home and also worked at Axtell Christian Hospital until 1948. She attended St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Newton, View Point Resort Church, Mesa, was a longtime volunteer for the American Cancer Society and local PTA groups in Newton, was also a volunteer for Bethel-Deaconess Hospital, Newton, and was a life member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. On June 9, 1945, she married James F. Jordan at Newton. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Stephen J. "Steve" Jordan, Wichita, and Donald L. "Don" Jordan, Chesterton, Ind.; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Broadway-Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Newton, with the Rev. David Keazirian presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and until service time Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home. Christine James McPHERSON - Christine James, 72, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Memorial Hospital of McPherson. She was born Sept. 12, 1925, at Wakita, Okla., the daughter of Ray and Estella Myers Haskins. A McPherson resident since 1945, moving from Wichita, she was a homemaker and day-care provider. She was a cake decorator for more than 30 years and taught cake-decorating classes through the McPherson YMCA and the McPherson 4-H Club. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and a volunteer for the Trash to Treasure organization, both at McPherson. On Sept. 26, 1943, she married Leland G. James Sr. at Hawley, Okla. He survives. Other survivors include: mother, McPherson; two sons, Leland G. James Jr., McPherson, and Bradley K. James, Alamogordo, N.M.; two daughters, Sherill A. Carlson, McPherson, and Vonda L. Kuechler, Overland Park; a brother, Francis Ray Haskins, Wichita; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a younger sister. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, McPherson, with Dr. James McIntosh and the Rev. Howard Berglund presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial will be in the McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church or to the McPherson Park Department, both in care of the funeral home. Dorothy M. Zimmerman Horst NEWTON - Dorothy M. Zimmerman Horst, 81, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Columbia Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born June 9, 1916, in rural Harvey County, the daughter of Ruben M. and Ida Lehman Zimmerman. She graduated from Newton High School. She was a homemaker and worked as a salesperson at various retail stores. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Priscilla Circle and the Grange, all at Newton. On Nov. 13, 1938, she married Earl F. Horst at Newton. He preceded her in death. Survivors include: three daughters, Shirley Smith and Pat Goering, both of Newton, and Rita Murray, Graham, Texas; a sister, Evelyn Williams, Newton; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia Hankins; three brothers, Allen, John and Martin Zimmerman; and a sister, Mae Zimmerman. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton, with the Rev. Mike Keating presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, rural Newton. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or to Central Homecare and Hospice, both in care of the funeral home. Alva Ernest `Alvie' Randel GREENSBURG - Alva Ernest "Alvie" Randel, 86, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 11, 1911, at Kinsley, the son of Earl Delano and Ida May Dugger Randel. He graduated from Lewis High School. A Kiowa County resident since 1941, formerly of Edwards County, he was a farmer, rancher and trader. He belonged to the Church of Christ, Lewis, the Sandhill Saddle Club and the Triangle Rodeo Club. On March 7, 1932, he married Dorothea Irene Bitner at Kinsley. She died Aug. 7, 1993. Survivors include: a son, Ernest, Greensburg; a daughter, Mary Jane Randel, Ford; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Greensburg. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church or to Southwind Hospice, both in care of the funeral home. Irvin `Whitey' Tate HUGOTON - Irvin "Whitey" Tate, 85, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton. Eula Lee Thomas DIGHTON - Eula Lee Thomas, 74, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Lane County Hospital, Dighton. She was born June 21, 1923, in Osborne County, the daughter of John William and Elfa Faye Stine Cartmill. She attended school in Dighton. She served as a cadet nurse in Halstead and as a nurse for Dr. Edwin Deal, Dighton. She served as a registered nurse and director of nursing at Lane County Hospital, retiring in 1987. She belonged to St. Theresa Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, and American Legion Auxiliary, all at Dighton. On July 27, 1946, she married Arle R. Thomas at Dighton. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Cindy Bradstreet and Vicki Franklin, both of Dighton; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Dighton, with Father Francis Khoi Nguyen presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Boomhower Funeral Home, Dighton. Burial will be in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or Lane County Hospital, both in care of the funeral home. Glen A. Shepherd CHENEY - Glen A. Shepherd, 86, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born March 15, 1911, at Belmont, the son of Calvin and Nettie Dillenbaugh Shepherd. A lifetime resident of the Cheney and Norwich communities, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He belonged to Cheney United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Vinita Township Board. On July 15, 1933, he married Mildred E. Laurie at Anthony. She died Aug. 19, 1994. Survivors include: a son, Robert A., Norwich; a daughter, Wanda Longhofer, Enid, Okla.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Merle and Ted; and two sisters, Jessee Callon and Hazel Mae Cooper. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, with the Rev. Terry McGuire presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont. Memorials may be sent to Hospice Inc. of Sedgwick County in care of the funeral home. Charles E. Underwood ANTHONY - Charles E. Underwood, 70, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 28, 1927, at Anthony, the son of Kenneth C. and Edna Russell Underwood. He was a retired natural-gas pipeline foreman. He belonged to Bethel Hawley Baptist Church, Hawley, Okla., United Methodist Church, Anthony, and was on the Anthony High School State Basketball championship team in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army. On June 21, 1950, he married Alice Louise Jackson at Winfield. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Terry, Medicine Lodge, Ernest, Hutchinson, and Howard, Wichita; two daughters, Vicki Underwood and Nikki Pearson, both of Wichita; a brother, Walter, Great Bend; and three grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Anthony, with the Rev. Stan Hughes and Pastor Gary Lillie presiding. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony. Memorials may be sent to Bethel Hawley Baptist Church, Hawley, or United Methodist Church, Anthony, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, Anthony. Lois Hope Ledford LAKE CITY - Lois Hope Ledford, 82, died Feb. 5, 1998, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 7, 1915, at Coats, the daughter of George and Kittie Cooke Lockert. A resident of Lake City for most of her life, she was a manager for Lake City Telephone Exchange. She was a member of Lake City Methodist Church and WCA of the church. On Jan. 2, 1950, she married Cecil E. Ledford at Coats. He died Feb. 13, 1991. Survivors include: several cousins. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Larrison-Forsythe Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Chris Miller presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lake City Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Harold Marques Smith LEOTI - Harold Marques Smith, 70, died Jan. 28, 1998, at San Marcus, Calif. He was born June 4, 1927, in Wichita County, the son of Marques and Goldie Adams Smith. A San Marcus resident since 1988, he was a farmer and rancher. He belonged to the Parks Presbyterian Church, Leoti, and the San Marcus Country Club. Survivors include: companion, Marjorie Shomburg, San Marcus; a son, Tracy Smith, Ramona, Calif.; two brothers, Wayne Smith, Leoti, and Wendell Smith, Midland, Texas; a sister, Eva Gene Gillen, Leoti; and two grandsons. Memorial service was held Sunday, Feb. 1, at Allen Brothers Mortuary, San Marcus, Calif., with Pastor Sam Brunit presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Wichita County Hospital in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, Leoti. Patricia M. Osborn Patricia M. Osborn, 65, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Jan. 11, 1934, at Cunningham, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Vierthaler Theis. A Hutchinson resident since 1995, moving from Emmett, she was a graduate of Cunningham High School and a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. On Oct. 21, 1953, she married Kenneth D. Osborn at Cunningham. He survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Kenneth David, of Rock, Kevin, Cunningham, Kris and Kelly, both of Wichita, and Keith, West Plains, Mo.; two daughters, Karla Stillwell, Cunningham, and Karrie Osborn, Hutchinson; two brothers, Vincent Theis, Austin, Texas, and Don Theis, Stillwater, Okla.; two sisters, Karen Bohrer, Andover, and E. Janie Theis, Cunningham; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Kimberly. Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Brian Egan presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Graveside service will be at noon Saturday in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cunningham. Memorials may be sent to the National Stroke Association or the American Heart Association, in care of the mortuary. Cecil F. Minneman SALINA - Cecil F. Minneman, 83, died Feb. 9, 1999, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born Oct. 9, 1915, on a farm near Tescott, the son of Addison and Anna Mathilda Nelson Minneman. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer, a carpenter, and a driver for the Tescott Cheese Co. He was a charter member of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salina, was a board member of the former Glendale schools, and had served as a township trustee for the Morton and Glendale communities. On Nov. 1, 1936, he married Winifred Niemann at Tescott. She survives. Other survivors include: four sons, William Minneman, Bloomingdale, Ill., Jerry Minneman, Hope, Robert Minneman, Tescott, and Dennis Minneman, Solomon; a daughter, Mary Anne Minneman, McPherson; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Salina, with the Rev. Donald Wichmann presiding. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, near Tescott. Memorials may be sent to St. Mark's Lutheran Church or to a church of the donor's choice, both in care of Ryan Mortuary, Salina. Wilma Lucille Reeves ULYSSES - Wilma Lucille Reeves, 81, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Ulysses. She was born Sept. 13, 1917, at Elkhart, the daughter of George and Ruth Robinson Howell. She graduated from Garden City High School in 1935 and from Garden City Community College in 1937. A resident of Ulysses since the mid-1940's, she was a Grant County law enforcement dispatcher for 20 years. In 1977 she was awarded the State of Kansas Dispatcher of the Year Award. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Ulysses and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include: two sons, Thomas Curtis Reeves, Denver, and Timothy Lewis Reeves, Ulysses; a daughter, Susan Reeves Slate, Lakin; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Ulysses Cemetery, with Dr. Max Clayton presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Memorials may be sent to the Grant County Senior Center, in care of the funeral home. Lavonne-Myree Parmley LaVonne-Myree Parmley, 68, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 18, 1930, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Leslie William and Esther Mae Bailey Parmley. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a 1949 graduate of Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Jr. College, and graduated from Wichita State University in 1954. She earned her master's degree in music education from Emporia State University in 1972. A retired music teacher, she had taught at Cedar Point, Downs, Marquette, Alexander and Partridge schools. She was a member of First Christian Church, OES Silver Leaf Chapter No. 464, the church choir and Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority. Survivors include: a brother, Ronald Parmley, Topeka, and a niece. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday Feb. 15, at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson,, with the Rev.Melvin Walton presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Good Samaritan Center, in care of the mortuary. Edwin L. Sink McPHERSON - Edwin L. Sink, 62, died Feb. 11, 1999, at the Hospice Unit of Hutchinson Hospital. He was born July 19, 1936, at Greeneville, Tenn., the son of Edwin L. Sr. and Fannie Lee Laughters Sink. A McPherson resident for two-and-a-half years, formerly of Basehor, he was a retired superintendent of schools for USD 438, Basehor. He was a tutor at McPherson Adult Reading Cooperative and worked as a substitute teacher for USD 418, McPherson. He belonged to First Baptist Church, Lions Club, was President of McPherson Area Retired Teachers Association, all at McPherson, United School Administrators, Circle 19 and Kansas Retired Teachers Association. On Jan. 28, 1956, he married Jan Carpenter at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jerry L., Colbert, Wash., and Jeff E., St. Louis; two daughters, Kathy L. Bertie, Bartlesville, Okla., and Kelli A. Farber, Rose Hill; a brother, Russell Gray, Topeka; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jim Harrison. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, McPherson, with the Rev. Les Cantrell presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson, with family receiving friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County or the church, both in care of the funeral home. William Frank Ritchey CHENEY - William Frank Ritchey, 77, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Aug. 18, 1921, at Cheney, the son of Emmett C. and Erma P. Williams Ritchey. He was a retired functional test planner for 29 years at Boeing. He belonged to Trinity United Christian Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both at Cheney. On July 5, 1942, he married Lois A. Torrance at Cheney. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Lonnie, Topeka; four daughters, Norma Mitzel, Panora, Iowa, Kathy Vogt, Valley Center, Janet Klag and Elain Risley, both of Wichita; four sisters, Edna Oliver, Wichita, Iris Snapp, Belleville, and Hallie Pipkin and Lois Butler, both of Cheney; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jennie R. Spurrier. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Christian Church, Cheney, with Pastor Joe Cunningham presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Cheney Funeral Home, Cheney. Burial will be in Vinita Cemetery, rural Kingman County. Memorials may be sent to the church, to the Cheney Golden Age Home or the Cheney Good Neighbor Nutrition Program, all in care of the funeral home. Patsy C. Brawner Patsy C. Brawner, 60, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born March 30, 1938, at Haskell, Texas, the daughter of K.D. and Alice O'Neil Fought. She attended schools in Rhode Island and Maryland and attended Hutchinson High School. A Hutchinson resident for many years, she was a homemaker. On March 10, 1956, she married William D. Brawner at Newkirk, Okla. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, William D. Jr., Hutchinson; and two sisters, Janette Presley, Atlanta, Ga., and Jacki Simpson, Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Don Fought. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Sharolyn Sidebottom presiding. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and before service time Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County in care of the funeral home. Irene Rempel CLAREMORE, Okla. - Irene Rempel, 86, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Claremore Health Center. She was born Feb. 21, 1912, at Hillsboro, the daughter of John A. and Sarah Quiring Bartel. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was employed by the Newton Laundry and was in housekeeping at the former Bethel Hospital, retiring in 1974. She belonged to Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, was a former member of Brudertal Mennonite Church and Johannastal Mennonite Church, both at Hillsboro, the Marion HDU, was a Sunday school teacher, a volunteer at the Et Cetera Shop in Newton and a volunteer on the Bethel College Church kitchen committee. On Oct. 21, 1932, she married Leonhard B. Rempel at Hillsboro. He died Oct. 4, 1971. Survivors include: two daughters, Sylvia Jane Froese, Inola, Okla., and Diloris Fay Rempel Suderman, Englewood, Colo.; a brother, Roland Bartel, Hillsboro; two sisters, Bernice Unruh, Hillsboro, and LuEtta LaRue, Wichita; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Twyla May; a son Marvin Lee; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, with the Rev. Walter Friesen presiding. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Cemetery, Hillsboro. Memorials may be sent to Kidron Bethel Village or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. Elfrieda S. Lampe NASHVILLE - Elfrieda S. Lampe, 94, died Feb. 11, 1999, at Kingman Community Hospital, Kingman. She was born Sept. 7, 1904, at Bremen, the daughter of Henry and Sophia Schierkolk Bartels. A longtime Nashville resident, she was a homemaker and retired cook for Nashville Hospital and the Isabel and Willowdale schools. She belonged to St. John Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid, both at Nashville. On May 27, 1927, she married Walter D. Lampe at Bremen. He died July 10, 1971. Survivors include: a son, Merlin, Garden City; three daughters, Vera Westerman, Zenda, Aloah Scheib, Dighton, and Judy Dunn, Great Bend; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Wendell; a daughter, Glenda Row; six brothers; a sister; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Nashville, with Pastor Paul Beyer presiding. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in the St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund or Cunningham Hilltop Manor, both in care of the funeral home. Teresa Ann Barb ULYSSES - Teresa Ann Barb, 61, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Garden City. She was born Aug. 21, 1937, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Thomas Edward and Amelia "Millie" Gerard White. She was raised in Castleton and was a high school secretary for more than 25 years in USD 214. She belonged to Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church and the Altar Society. On July 22, 1955, she married Glenn Barb at Castleton. He survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Charles, Holcomb, Tom and Ed, both of Garden City, and Bill, Ulysses; a daughter, Karen Pfeifer, Hays; five sisters, Dorothy Roylance, Portland, Ore., Mary Lou Hedrick, Pretty Prairie, Pat Perkins, Fallbrook, Calif., and Francie Grilliot and Elaine Meyer, both of Hutchinson; and 11 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Thomas B. and Lawrence White. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Ulysses. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. John Kowal and Pastor John Williams presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Grant County Scholarship Fund or to Mid Town Ronald McDonald House, Wichita, both in care of the funeral home. Mable Marie Thesing DODGE CITY - Mable Marie Thesing, 82, died Feb. 11. 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born May 18, 1916, in Kingman County, the daughter of Edward Vincent and Elizabeth R. Huelskamp Gerber. A North Platte, Neb., resident since 1970, returning to Dodge City in 1998, she was a homemaker and managed the Federal Crop Insurance, Dodge City. She belonged to Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Senior Citizens Center, both at Dodge City. On Feb. 15, 1938, she married Eddie Bergkamp at Dodge City. He died March 22, 1958. On Jan. 14, 1961, she married Fred Thesing at Dodge City. He died Feb. 1, 1981. Survivors include: two sons, Eddie Bergkamp, Dodge City, and Neil Bergkamp, Ensign; three brothers, Bob Gerber, Salina, Marvin Gerber, El Paso, Texas, and Richard Gerber, Dodge City; four sisters, Joan Schwarz, Offerle, Mary Schneweis, Jeanette Gerber and Doris Goff, all of Dodge City; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Dodge City. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Ted Skalsky presiding. Friends may call from noon to 3:30 p.m. today at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or the Sacred Heart School Endowment Fund, both in care of the funeral home. Rosa A. Quiring NORTH NEWTON - Rosa A. Quiring, 77, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Kidron Bethel Health Care Center, North Newton. She was born July 15, 1921, at Gotebo, Okla., the daughter of David H. and Helena Reimer Goertz. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Goessel Mennonite Church. On Sept. 6, 1942, she married Ralph F. Quiring at Pasadena, Calif. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, David M., Liberal, and Donald K., Folsom, Pa.; a sister, Velma Dyck, Buhler; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Nora Daubert and Ella Krause. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Goessel Mennonite Church, with Pastor Kevin Goertzen presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Goessel Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Mennonite Heritage Museum, Goessel, in care of the funeral home. Connie Tweito Connie Tweito, 56, of Hutchinson, died Feb. 11, 1999, at her home.Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Edith A. Cohoon JETMORE - Edith A. Cohoon, 77, died Feb. 11, 1999, at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born Nov. 30, 1921, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Carl and Nancy Ella Shelton Larkin. She graduated from Jetmore High School in 1939. A lifetime Hodgeman County resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church and was a past member of the rural school board, both at Jetmore. On Aug. 8, 1942, she married Vernon Cohoon at Dodge City. He died March 16, 1995. Survivors include: two sons, Ronnie, Jetmore, and Jay, Dodge City; a daughter, Brenda Seemann, Jetmore; a brother, Carl Jr. Larkin, Olathe; a sister, Helen King, Jetmore; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Vernon "Buck" Larkin. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, Jetmore, with the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, all at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Jetmore Emergency Medical Service, both in care of the funeral home. Gale D. Price MEDICINE LODGE - Gale D. Price, 73, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 19, 1925, at Nashville, Kan., the son of Delbert C. and Pearl Venard Price. A Medicine Lodge resident for six years, moving from Wichita, he was a retired maintenance engineer for Riverside Hospital, Wichita. He belonged to United Methodist Church, Wichita, and Masonic Lodge, Harper. On May 29, 1949, he married Patricia Anne Hull at Medicine Lodge. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Bradley D., San Diego; two daughters, Beverly Rodman, Delavan, and Dana Morris, Cheney; a brother, Layle, Ada, Okla.; two sisters, Lois Gleaves, Lincoln, Neb., and Wanda Henning, Nashville, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Twila Pohl. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Mary M. Barngrover DODGE CITY - Mary M. Barngrover, 94, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born Nov. 10, 1904, in Wabaunsee County, the daughter of John and Lisette Mueller Zurbuchen. A Dodge City resident since 1942, she worked at Sweetbriar Clothing and JC Penney. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Gleaners Sunday school class, the Women's Chamber of Commerce, the Salvation Army Auxiliary, the Humana Hospital Auxiliary, and was a Pink Lady at Trinity Hospital. On July 25, 1923, she married Orville L. Barngrover at Dodge City. He died March 2, 1970. Survivors include: a granddaughter, Marsha Monica, Leawood. She was preceded in death by a son, Orville L. Barngrover Jr.; six brothers; and three sisters. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with Dr. Michael Gardner and the Rev. Dick Robbins presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Marilyn Dillman LIBERAL - Marilyn Dillman, 89, died Feb. 8, 1999, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita. She was born July 23, 1909, at Sylvan Grove, the daughter of Gottfried and Anna Kurtz Hopfer. A longtime Liberal resident, she was a homemaker. She was a former member of Grace Lutheran Church, Liberal, and a member of Ascension Lutheran Church, Wichita. She also belonged to the Aurora Club, the Women's Club and the Grace Lutheran Dorcas Society. On April 8, 1933, she married Richard Allen Hickey at Baldwin City. He died July 4, 1969. On Feb. 14, 1973, she married Russell Dillman at Garden City. He died Jan. 8, 1985. Survivors include: a son, Allen Mills Hickey, Andover; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Liberal City Cemetery, with the Rev. Keith Kohlmeier presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and until noon Saturday, both at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal. The family requests memorials to Ascension Lutheran Church in care of the funeral home. Kenneth Ray Jernican MEDICINE LODGE - Kenneth Ray Jernican, 49, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 1, 1949, at Amarillo, Texas, the son of L.D. and Agnes Valentine Jernican. A Medicine Lodge resident for about 30 years, he was a roughneck in the oil fields. Survivors include: a daughter, Sunny Jernican, Medicine Lodge; and stepmother, Mary Lewis, Shasta Lake, Calif. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale and Jimmy. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will take place at a later date in Shasta Lake. Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, is in charge of arrangements. Eldon L. Mitchell WICHITA - Eldon L. Mitchell, 85, formerly of Hutchinson, died Feb. 8, 1999, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 12, 1913, at Abbyville, the son of James L. and Carrie B. Battin Mitchell. He was a retired Butler Paper Co. sales manager and a former owner of Wichita Wholesale Paper Co. Survivors include his wife, Helene D. Fuller Mitchell. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East Chapel, Wichita. Private entombment will be in Mission Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita. Memorials have been established with the National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 NW Ninth Ave., Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136, or the Hypatia Club, 1215 North Broadway, Wichita, KS 67214. Alice L. Means SAWYER - Alice L. Means, 83, died Feb. 10, 1999, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. She was born Aug. 30, 1915, at Cherokee, Okla., the daughter of Bill and Mary Sneary Sebolt. She was a homemaker. She belonged to United Methodist Church, Sawyer. On Oct. 2, 1937, she married Kendall C. Means at Cherokee, Okla. He died June 1, 1998. Survivors include: three daughters, Orpha Miller, Wichita, Lavetta Keller, Sawyer, and Kendalynn Dowen, Seattle; and three grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Ellenwood Cemetery, Sawyer, with Pastor Donald Mutton presiding. The casket will be closed and friends may sign the register from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge, in care of the mortuary. Pauline Gladys Melton GREAT BEND - Pauline Gladys Melton, 75, died Feb. 1, 1999, at Great Bend. She was born March 24, 1923, in Missouri, the daughter of Lee and Frances Gray Crabtree. A Great Bend resident since 1974, moving from Missouri, she was a homemaker. She was of the Protestant faith. On May 11, 1955, she married John Lawrence Melton in Mississippi. He survives. Other survivors include: six sons, Johnny Wayne Melton, Desloge, Mo., Ronnie Melton, Lake Wells, Fla., Virgil Dwayne Russum, Rolla, Mo., and Allen Roy Russum, Gary Melton and John Lawrence Melton, all of Great Bend; two daughters, Glennell Stacy, Hoisington, and Loretta Byington, St. Genevieve, Mo.; two brothers, J.W. Crabtree and Joe Crabtree; two foster children, Richard and Sue Julian, Great Bend; 35 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Junior, Steve and Roy; two sisters, Virginia Fields and Lorene Watson Brown; and two grand Virginia B. Renfro LYONS - Virginia B. Renfro, 76, died Feb. 11, 1999, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. She was born July 23, 1922, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Wallace and Ruby Baker Bruce. A Lyons resident since 1943, she was a retired accountant. She belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and was a former member of Job's Daughters. On Dec. 23, 1945, she married Ralph C. Renfro at Lyons. He died Feb. 25, 1993. Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Lowery, Denver; two grandchildren; a nephew; a niece; and several great-nephews and great-nieces. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Hoffmann. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Robert Friesen presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Lyons Aces AA (AAA). Frances M. Gould PRATT - Frances M. Gould, 73, died Feb. 11, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. She was born Nov. 12, 1925, at St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Ben B. and Susie Schmidt Bergen. She was a homemaker. On June 9, 1972, she married Earl Gould at Salina. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Jack Brewer, Salina, and Clinton Brewer, Hutchinson; a daughter, Linda K. Briner, Pratt; a brother, Walt Bergen, El Paso, Texas; three sisters, Anna Reed, Bell Gardens, Calif., Elsie Ridder, Reedpoint, Mont., and Esther Rheault, Hutchinson; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice of charities in care of the mortuary. John G. Elston SYRACUSE - John G. Elston, 84, died Feb. 11, 1999, at High Plains Retirement Village, Lakin. He was born June 30, 1914, in Kearny County, the son of Cordy and May Anne Rhodenbaugh Elston. A Lakin resident since 1997, formerly of Hamilton County, he was a farmer and rancher, retiring in 1996. Survivors include: a daughter, Vicki Cole, Syracuse; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Dean Elston. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. MST Saturday in the Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, with Bruce Sneed presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and until 11 a.m. Saturday at Greene Funeral Home, Syracuse. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Disease Association or High Plains Retirement Village, Lakin, both in care of the funeral home. Joanna G. Wood KINSLEY - Joanna G. Wood, 73, died Feb. 11, 1999, at her home in Kinsley. She was born Dec. 8, 1925, at Darlington, Mo., the daughter of Clyde E. and Ethel Colyer Gartin. A longtime Kinsley resident, she was co-owner of Bill's Muffler Shop, Kinsley. She belonged to Kinsley Baptist Church. On July 24, 1954, she married L.W. Wood at Scott City. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Valerie Rainman, Garden City. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Gail; two brothers; and two sisters. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kinsley Baptist Church, Kinsley, with the Rev. Aaron Kirkwood presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday at McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Helen M. Mosher Helen M. Mosher, 71, of Hutchinson, died May 5, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 2, 1927, at Nickerson, the daughter of Francis and Goldie Copperfield Welker. A lifetime resident of the Hutchinson and Nickerson areas, she was a retired housekeeper for the former Hutchinson Holidome. She was a volunteer for the annual Easter Seals Campaign. On Sept. 22, 1946, she married Victor A. Mosher at Hutchinson. He died May 11, 1994. Survivors include: a son, Alan, Hutchinson; two daughters, Cheryl L. Corwin, Buhler, and Jennifer L. McKean, Seattle; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Eldon and Orland Welker; a sister, Ruth Cullison; and a grandson. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with Pastor Rodney Phillips presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, both in care of the mortuary. Agnes Marie Jordan GREAT BEND - Agnes Marie Jordan, 88, died May 6, 1999, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend. She was born May 3, 1911, at Holyrood, the daughter of Joe and Marie Stejskal Dressler. A longtime Great Bend resident, formerly of Holyrood and Claflin, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, was a past president and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary for more than 50 years, and belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and the Elks Lodge. On June 1, 1941, she married Merl Jordan at Ellsworth. He died June 18, 1973. Survivors include: a sister, Georgia Squires, Great Bend; four nephews; and five nieces. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Dressler; and a sister, Lena Eggers. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Dick Near presiding. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Claflin Cemetery, Claflin. A Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary service will be held at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or the Claflin Ambulance Fund, both in care of the funeral home. Vincent M. `Tuffy' Gales BELPRE - Vincent M. "Tuffy" Gales, 81, of Belpre, died May 6, 1999, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Larned. He was born Nov. 7, 1917, at Belpre, the son of Jacob and Ida Koett Gales. He graduated from Belpre High School in 1936. A lifetime Belpre resident, he was a retired auto mechanic. He belonged to St. Bernard's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On June 21, 1941, he married Florence Frazee at Belpre. She survives. Other survivors include: five sons, Larry Gales, Burlington, Lenny Gales, Ellinwood, Randy Gales, Lyndon, Jon Sward and Kelvin Gales, both of Wichita; four daughters, Beth Seba, Anthony, Joyce Korf, Larned, Phyllis Rodgers, Gridley, and Janel Martin, Belpre; 24 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Janet Kay and Connie Jean Gales; three brothers, Leonard, Lawrence and Ferdinand Gales; and two sisters, Hildegarde Boman and Frances Stultz. Vigil service will be at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Belpre. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with Father Robert A. Schremmer presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Minnis Chapel, Macksville. Memorials may be sent to the Vincent M. "Tuffy" Gales Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral chapel. Betty Durbin Grimwood BURNS - Betty Durbin Grimwood, 75, died May 5, 1999, at her home in Burns. She was born March 9, 1924, at Coffeyville, the daughter of Brice and Verna Brown Durbin. She graduated from Burns High School and attended El Dorado Junior College. A Burns resident since 1936, she worked at Burns State Bank and later Peabody State Bank, and was a licensed pilot. She belonged to Burns United Methodist Church, where she was a lay leader and worked as Spiritual Life Leader,and to the United Methodist Women and the District Council of Ministries. She initiated the Burns International Student Program. On Nov. 19, 1943, she married Edward Dwelle Grimwood. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Charles, Salina, and Thomas, Burns; two brothers, Brice Durbin, Topeka, and John Durbin, Austin, Texas; a grandson; five nephews; and a cousin. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Burns United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at Baker Funeral Home, Peabody. Burial will be in Burns Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the funeral home. Stella M. Davis KINSLEY - Stella M. Davis, 88, died May 5, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 3, 1910, at Spearville, the daughter of John and Mary Trenkamp Nall. A longtime Kinsley resident, she was a retired cook. She belonged to St. Nicholas Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both at Kinsley. On May 17, 1950, she married Jack Davis at Clayton, N.M. He died March 11, 1975. Survivors include: four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Kinsley. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Father William Vogel presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley. Memorials may be sent to the St. Nicholas School Endowment Fund or to Medicalodge, both in care of the funeral home. Elizabeth May Smith ULYSSES - Elizabeth May Smith, 84, of Ulysses, died May 6, 1999, at Ulysses. She was born Aug. 30, 1914, in Grant County, the daughter of Charles Levi and Clemmie Tabitha Blackburn Walker. She attended school and graduated from Grant County High School. A Ulysses resident since 1981, formerly of rural Grant County, Ogden, Utah, and Lamar and La Junta, Colo., she and her husband farmed in northeast Grant County. She belonged to Patterson Avenue Church of God, Friendship Grange, the Friendship Sunday school, and Ladies Aid. On June 26, 1940, she married Jasper Earl Smith at La Junta. He died Nov. 22, 1990. Survivors include: a son, Larry Keith, Ulysses; two daughters, Paula Kay Williams, Ulysses, and Sandra Louise Kennedy, Great Bend; a brother, Cecil Walker, Weskan; a sister, Vernie W. Collins, Pueblo, Colo.; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and Forest Walker. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Patterson Avenue Church of God, Ulysses, with the Rev. Timothy Warren presiding. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Kansas Kidney Foundation or the church, both in care of the funeral home. Edward Jack Velacich ULYSSES - Edward Jack Velacich, 55, of Ulysses, died May 6, 1999, at Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses. He was born Feb. 20, 1944, at Crystal Falls, Mich., the son of Slavey and Marjorie Kruger Velacich. A Ulysses resident for 20 years, he was employed at various occupations. He belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ulysses, and served in the U.S. Army. On Dec. 7, 1968, he married Debbie Dilbeck at Dearborn, Mich. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jon, Lakin; a daughter, Jacqueline Velacich, of the home; a brother, Jack, Isabella, Minn.; a sister, MarjorieAnn Gulbranson, Eveleth, Minn.; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christi of Later Day Saints, Ulysses, with Larry Egley presiding. Burial will follow in Ulysses Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses, in care of the funeral home. Thelma L. Barnhill Brantley WINFIELD - Thelma L. Barnhill Brantley, 97, died May 4, 1999, at her home in Winfield. She was born March 27, 1902, in Lincoln County, Okla., the daughter of John J. and Lucinda Bell Queen Barnhill. A Winfield resident since 1921, she was a hair salon owner and operator for many years. She worked as a psychiatric aide at Winfield State Hospital from 1952 to 1967. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Winfield. She married Wilbur Archer. He preceded her in death. She later married Pleas O. Brantley. He died in 1981. Survivors include: three sons, including Jon Brantley, Larned; two daughters, including Julie Dillard, Winfield; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Winfield. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Miles Funeral Service, Winfield. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Winfield. William M. `Bill' Cron Jr. COFFEYVILLE - William M. "Bill" Cron Jr., 71, died May 5, 1999, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 21, 1928, at Coffeyville, the son of William M. and Mabel M. Short Cron. He worked as a boilermaker for Union Local No. 83, Kansas City, Mo., and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include: two daughters, Joyce Fore, McPherson, and Vickie Moser, Sabetha; a brother, Vernon D., Caney; a sister, Beverly Jewell, Ellsworth; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Robbins Cemetery, south of Dearing, with Minister David Bycroft presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Graves Funeral Home, Coffeyville. Memorials may be sent to the American Lung Association, in care of the funeral home. Otto Pruter HAYS - Otto Pruter, 94, died May 5, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hays. He was born April 22, 1905, in rural Natoma, the son of Edward and Clara Massengale Pruter. A Hays resident since 1958, formerly of Natoma, Paradise and Osborne, he worked in the implement and hardware business as a mechanic, operated a Standard Oil Co. fuel truck at Paradise, and worked in maintenance at Fort Hays State University, retiring in 1970. He belonged to Church of the Nazarene, Hays. On Oct. 9, 1938, he married Ella May Stockton at Osborne. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Roger, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter, Nina Horton, Grand Junction, Colo.; a brother, Ray Eldon, Russell; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Marcel and two infants; and a sister, Stella Doty. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Church of the Nazarene, Hays, with the Rev. Will Haworth presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell, and from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. Burial will be in Natoma Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or the Good Samaritan Center, Hays, both in care of the mortuary. Robert Lee McCandless TULSA, Okla. - Robert Lee McCandless, 70, died May 4, 1999, at his home in Tulsa. He was born Aug. 2, 1928, at Hutchinson, the son of William Willis and Cora Mae McCandless. He was a retired mechanical draftsman and had spent most of his life in Hutchinson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include: wife, Dorothy Jean McCandless; a son, Darren Mark; a daughter, Lynn McCandless; three brothers, Richard, Belton, Mo., Earl, Hutchinson, and Willis, Kirkland, Wash.; three sisters, Helen Peacock and Edna Hamilton, both of Bellevue, Wash., and Elizabeth Skinner, Wichita; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, George. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore's Eastlawn Chapel, Tulsa. Florence Slaughter ANTHONY - Florence Slaughter, 94, died May 3, 1999, at Stockton, Mo. She was born Nov. 2, 1904, in Harper County, the daughter of Beecher and Lulu Hopkins Bettis. A longtime Anthony area resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Central Baptist Church, Anthony. On April 8, 1923, she married Eugene Slaughter at Medford, Okla. He died Feb. 6, 1986. Survivors include: three daughters, Alta Lingo, Seymour, Mo., Orva Roller, Stockton, Mo., and Mary Ellen Schott, Philippine Islands; two sisters, Ruth Curtin, Rialto, Calif., and Maxine Thedford, Wichita; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church, Anthony. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Williams Funeral Home, Anthony. Palmer LaVern Strecker FORT DODGE - Palmer LaVern Strecker, 66, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Kansas Soldier's Home, Halsey Hall, Fort Dodge. He was born Aug. 6, 1933, at WaKeeney, the son of Frederick W. Fabrizius and Anetha Strecker-Dunkel. He graduated from Russell High School and attended Kansas State University. A Fort Dodge resident since 1990, moving from Russell, he was a route salesman for Holsum Bakery, Salina, and Betts Baking, Hutchinson, was a former owner of Sears, Russell, and maintenance supervisor for Tivilo, Denver. He belonged to St. John Lutheran Church, the Elks Lodge, Shriners and Jaycees, all at Russell. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1961 and was a member of the National Guard. Survivors include: two daughters, Melodie Dedonis, Solomon, and April Maier, Greensburg; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place and the will be no visitation. Memorials may be sent to the church or the American Heart Association, both in care of Burkhart Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Gayle A. Gimple GRAND JUNCTION, Co. - Gayle A. Gimple, 92, died Sept. 18, 1999, at Mary's Hospital & Medical Center, Grand Junction, Colo. She was born Dec. 6, 1906, at Turon, the daughter of Frank and Ollie Allison Seward. She graduated from Lewis High School. A Grand Junction, Colo. resident, formerly of Liberal, Des Moines, Iowa, St. Louis, Boulder, Colo. and Ellinwood, she was a homemaker. She belonged to First Congregational United Church of Christ, Grand Junction. On Feb. 19, 1929, she married David C. Gimple at Hutchinson. He died Feb. 8, 1994. Survivors include: a son, Gordon Clayton "Bud", Grand Junction, Colo.; a daughter, Gwendolyn Gimple, San Rafael, Calif.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, at Emanuel United Church of Christ, Ellinwood, with the Rev. Jack Martow presiding. Friends may sign the register book prior to service time. Burial will be in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. Edward B. Davis GARDEN CITY - Edward B. Davis, 87, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Evergreen Gardens Assisted Living, Garden City. He was born Feb. 23, 1912, at Hutchinson, the son of Roy E. and Kathrine Barton Davis. He graduated from Dodge City High School, Dodge City, and attended University of Southern California. A Garden City resident for over 40 years, formerly of Dodge City and Wichita, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years before retiring as Superintendent of Mail and was also a private accountant. He belonged to First United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Elks Lodge, and the Senior Center, all of Garden City. In 1936, he married Ellene Emaline James at Dodge City. She died in 1975. Survivors include: two sons, James B., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Scott E., Westlake Village, Calif.; two daughters, Helen Marie Davis Rodebaugh, Columbus, Ohio, and Mary E. Davis, Garden City; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold, Max, and Marian. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Rev. Janet Hernandez and Pastor Scott E. Davis presiding. Calling time will be from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home. Easter Dotsy Easter Dotsy, 96, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Oakwood Rehabilitation Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 5, 1902, at Utica, Miss., the daughter of Ollie and Leonia Terry Reed. A Hutchinson resident for four years, moving from Chicago, she was retired from the Eight-Thirty Hotel as an elevator operator and dishwasher. She belonged to Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She married L.C. Henry. He preceded her in death. She later married Robert Dotsy. He also preceded her in death. Survivors include: a sister, Letha Bracey, Hutchinson; four grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; three nephews; and four nieces. She was preceded in death by a son, Willie Henry; two brothers, Allie and Ollie Reed Jr.; and a grandchild. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. William J. Green Sr. presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, both at the funeral home. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Hiram H. Larson LINDSBORG - Hiram H. Larson, 79, died Oct. 7, 1999, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. He was born Nov. 28, 1919, in Ellsworth County, the son of Henry Albin and Minnie Gustafson Larson. A Marquette and Lindsborg resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church and Emil Pinkall American Legion Post No. 140, both at Lindsborg, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Salina. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Oct. 21, 1944, he married Wilma I. Nelson at Lindsborg. She survives. Survivors include: two sons, Merle, Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Willis, Lindsborg; a daughter, Ann Murfitt, Wakefield, Mass.; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kermit and Laymer; an infant brother; and a sister, Grace McKellip. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, with Pastor Charles Humphrey presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hays Funeral Home, Lindsborg, with family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg, with flag presentation by Emil Pinkall American Legion Post No. 140. Memorials may be sent to the church or the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home. Leslie D. Johnson MARQUETTE - Leslie D. Johnson, 81, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Lindsborg Community Hospital, Lindsborg. He was born Aug. 8, 1918, in rural Brookville, the son of Mauritz and Katie Smith Johnson. A longtime Langley and Marquette area resident, he was a retired employee of Missouri Pacific Railroad. On Aug. 10, 1937, he married Donnia Rush at McPherson. She survives. Survivors include: three sons, Dean, Marquette, and John R. and Verle, both of McPherson; a daughter, Elsie Platner, McPherson; two sisters, Velma Jean Nelson and Pauline Nelson, both of Lindsborg; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Marquette, with Pastor Larry Brock presiding. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Olson's Funeral Home, Marquette. Burial will be in Bean Cemetery, Little River. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Salina or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. Helen E. Faulkner NICKERSON - Helen E. Faulkner, 75, died Oct. 7, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Joyce Bass Joyce Bass, 64, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born March 15, 1935, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Albert and Louise Eldridge Stoughton. She attended Hutchinson schools. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a bag turning machine operator for Hutchinson Bag Corporation, Hutchinson, retiring in 1995. She belonged to the Textile Worker Union. On April 17, 1985, she married William Bass at Enid, Okla. He died Jan. 17, 1993. Survivors include: two sons, James L. Gilbert, Hutchinson, and Steven L. Gilbert, Tacoma, Wash.; three daughters, Sandra Knoll, Tacoma, Wash., and Betsy Camp and Linda Gilbert, both of Hutchinson; a sister, Connie Rogalsky, Hutchinson; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home. Timothy Raymond Dolenz ANDOVER - Timothy Raymond Dolenz, 35, died Oct. 4, 1999, near Benton. He graduated from Wichita State University in 1986 with a degree in industrial engineering. He was a production test pilot at Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita Survivors include: wife, Lili Anne, Andover; a son, Nathan Andrew, of the home; three brothers, James, Wichita, Jerry, Woodward, Okla., and Tom, Iola; five sisters, Teresa Cottrell, Meade, Patti Tharp, Medicine Lodge, Mary Hardiman, Chandler, Ariz., Rosemarie Dolenz, McPherson, and Kathy Dolenz, Salina; grandmother, Martha Schmit, Kansas City, Mo.; and 18 nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and maternal grandparents. Vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Andover. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Father Michael Baldwin presiding. Burial will be in Andover Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Timothy R. Dolenz Children's Scholarship Fund, in care of Andover State Bank, 511 Andover Rd., Andover, KS 67002. Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita, is in charge of arrangements. William T. Varah GREAT BEND - William T. Varah, 87, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born April 13, 1912, in Barton County, the son of James W. and Abbie Myers Varah. A Great Bend resident for 12 years, moving from Galatia, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to First Christian Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, all at Hoisington, and was a board member of Kroesch Scholarship Fund, Hoisington. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In December 1956, he married Verna Mae Hartshorn at Hoisington. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jake W., Great Bend; two daughters, Donna Stuart, DeSoto, and Louise Varah, Great Bend; and three grandchildren. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home Chapel, Great Bend, with the Rev. Jack Matrow presiding. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home. Sherry Lynn Major SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Sherry Lynn Major, 49, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Nov. 24, 1949, at Hutchinson, the daughter of John W. and Barbara J. Diggs Schoenhoff. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. Survivors include: two sons, Jesse L., of the home, and Kelly Jenkins, Hutchinson; two daughters, Shelly Anstine, Hutchinson, and Keri Jenkins, Lawrence; mother, Hutchinson; three brothers, Craig, Mike, and Johnny Schoenhoff, all of Hutchinson; caregiver, Don Hamilton, Hutchinson; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Fairlawn Cemetery, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Nick Warner presiding. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to the Sexual Assault-Domestic Violence Center, Hutchinson, in care of the mortuary. Anna `Jo' Atkinson Anna "Jo" Atkinson, 69, of Hutchindon, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 26, 1930, at Bala, the daughter of Clifford J. and Margaret Peterson Young. A Hutchinson resident since 1969, she was a homemaker. On March 15, 1951, she married Gerald D. Atkinson at Abilene. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Donovan, Larned, and Jeffery, Palestine, Texas; a daughter, Diana Stucky, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister, Doris Dunn, Clay Center; and five grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, Clay Center, with the Rev. Larry Bradford and Edward Stucky presiding. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center. Memorials may be sent to the Oncology Department of the Hutchinson Clinic. Olive E. Hawkins WELLINGTON - Olive E. Hawkins, 77, died Oct. 7, 1999, at Wellington. She was born Nov. 11, 1921, at Vinita, Okla., the daughter of Robert and Anna Wright Heater. She was a retired nurse aide. She belonged to St. Anthony Catholic Church, Wellington, and a former member of the Order of Eastern Star, Attica. She married Edward Merten Jr. He died Oct. 16, 1951. She later married William "Ben" Hawkins. He died March 10, 1986. Survivors include: a son, Richard "Rick" Merten, Wichita; two daughters, Sheran Salada, Santee, Calif., and De Lynn Schrant, Wellington; two sisters, Opal Ruble, Hoisington, and Mabel Chastain, Springfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Attica Cemetery, with Father Michael Peltzer presiding. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society in care of Elliott Mortuary, Anthony. E. Maxine Querbach NORTH NEWTON - E. Maxine Querbach, 85, died Oct. 6, 1999, at Newton Medical Center. She was born Nov. 11, 1913, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Ollie Stanton and Inez Crume Brumfield. She graduated from Fort Hays State College in 1936. A Newton resident since 1995, she was a farm wife and teacher. She taught at Ness City, Fullerton, Hanston and Pleasantview Schools, retiring in 1975. She had been She married John Querbach in 1939. He died in 1981. Survivors include: two sons, Larry, Albuquerque, N.M., and Joe, Wichita; a daughter, Marjorie Delker, Newton; a brother, Loyd Brumfield, Beaumont, Texas; a sister, Frances Plummer, Easton, Md.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Pat; and a grandchild. Memorial service will be held in Hanston at a later time. There will be no visitation. Broadway-Colonial Funeral Home, Newton, is in charge of arrangements. Glen F. Hubbard HOBBS, N.M. - Glen F. Hubbard, 70, died Sept. 29, 1999, at his home. He was born April 23, 1929, at Mitchell, the son of Howard and Vada Hubbard. A resident of Hobbs, N.M., he was formerly of Rice County. On Jan. 5, 1950, he married Velma Schultz at Mitchell. She survives. Survivors include: three sons, Glen Jr., Hobbs, and Allen and Stanley, both of Atchison; a daughter, Patricia Maker, Belleair, Fla.; a brother, Howard Jr., Hutchinson; a sister, Yvonne Hill, Lyons; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services were held Oct. 2, 1999, in Hobbs, N.M. Memorials may be sent to New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch, in care of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home, Hobbs, N.M. M.R. "Peggie" Pinnick LAKE CITY - M.R. "Peggie" Pinnick, 71, died Oct. 5, 1999, at Mercy Health Center, Manhattan. She was born May 28, 1928, at Hurlock, Md., the daughter of Andrew Francis and Della Mae Griffith Christopher. A Lake City resident since 1980, moving from Wilmore, she was a waitress. Survivors include: two sons, Albert Ernst Jr., Lake City, and Andrew E. Ernst, McMinnville, Ore.; three daughters, Margo A. Cruz, Isabel, Toni L. Hollingsworth, Ogden, and Lisa K. Pinnick, Lake City; a sister, Janet F. Womach, Laurel, Del., and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Christopher. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Isabel Cemetery, with the Rev. Robert Phinisey presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent in memory of "Peggie" in care of the funeral home. Robert C. Simpson MEDICINE LODGE - Robert C. Simpson, 92, died Oct. 6, 1999, at his home in Medicine Lodge. He was born May 11, 1907, at Medicine Lodge, the son of Warren and Mary Elizabeth Clarke Simpson. A lifetime Medicine Lodge resident, he was a dirt contractor. He belonged to the Roping Club, Medicine Lodge. On March 29, 1930, he married Majorie P. Rozzelle. She died in 1977. Survivors include: two sons, Richard K., Lima, Peru, and Phillip D., Medicine Lodge; three daughters, Phyllis J. Shelite, Pratt, Evelyn R. Pierce, Liberal, and Mary K. Rucker, Sharon; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lee; a sister, Gladys Ware; and two grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with Ron Schwerdtfeger presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. Alice Marie Young GARDEN CITY - Alice Marie Young, 69, died Oct. 7, 1999, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born June 8, 1930, at Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Lee and Katherine Jenkels Adcox. A Garden City resident since 1996, moving from Ensign, she was a city clerk and previously owned and operated a restaurant with her husband at Ensign. She was of the Baptist faith. On March 22, 1950, she married Ernest R. Young at Clayton, N.M. He died in March 1987. Survivors include: two sons, Marty, Northglenn, Colo., and Harold, Garden City; a brother, Marvin Adcox, Eudora; two stepsons; a stepdaughter; and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Ensign Cemetery with the Rev. Arlen Ankle presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials may be sent to the Alice Marie Young Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Eleanor Barrett Kerr PRATT - Eleanor Barrett Kerr, 91, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 4, 1907, at Nan, Siam, the daughter of Arthur and Blanche Miller Barrett. She attended elementary and high school in Pratt. In 1928, she received a bachelor's degree from the College of Emporia. She earned a Master of Arts degree in 1930 from the University of Kansas. A Pratt resident for more than 70 years, she was an English teacher in Mound City and Coats High Schools and at Pratt Community College. She belonged to Pratt Presbyterian Church, to the Pratt County Historical Society, P.E.O., 1935 Improvement Club, the Gifts and Bequests Committee of Pratt Regional Medical Center and Phi Beta Kappa. On Oct. 22, 1939, she married Fredric Henry Kerr at Pratt. He died May 25, 1979. Survivors include: two sons, former State Senator, Fredric A. Kerr, Pratt, and State Senator David M. Kerr, of Hutchinson; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Miller Barrett; and a sister, Margaret Morgan. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pratt Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Thomas D. Sutter presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt. Burial will be in the Coats Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Gifts & Bequests Committee of Pratt Regional Medical Center, or to Pratt Public Library, both in care of the mortuary. William `Bill' Hobbs McPHERSON - William "Bill" Hobbs, 79, died Oct. 13, 1999, at the Cedars Health Care Center, McPherson. He was born May 17, 1920, at Hiawatha, the son of Winfield Scott and Mary Elma Nance Hobbs. He graduated from Reserve High School, Reserve, received his bachelor's degree in education from McPherson College, McPherson, and his master's in education from the University of Kansas. A McPherson resident since 1970, moving from Topeka, he was a retired administrator for Cedars Health Care Center and was a professor of education at McPherson College, both at McPherson. He was also a public school principal at Topeka, teacher and principal for Wakefield Public Schools and was a negotiator for the Kansas State Teachers Association. He belonged to Church of the Brethren, McPherson, where he was a Sunday School teacher, was past president of McPherson Rotary Club No. 499 and District No. 5670, governor of Rotary International, was chairman of McPherson City Planning Commission and SCORE. He belonged to the Kansas State Teachers Association and many state and national administrative and educational professional organizations. On March 31, 1945, he married Anne Brundage at Newtown, Conn. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Christopher Scott, Douglas, Neb., and Lynn Ward, Newton; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Leslie Anne Hobbs; and two brothers, John and Homer Hobbs. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Brethren, McPherson, with Dr. Don Booz and the Rev. Chris Whitacre presiding. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Private family graveside services will be held in McPherson Cemetery prior to the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, Central Homecare and Hospice, Cedars Health Care Center or to the church, all in care of the funeral home. Edna Farthing Edna Farthing, 88, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Torance Glenn Riley SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Torance Glenn Riley, 91, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Nov. 12, 1907, at Centerview, the son of Harvey L. and Eva Yingst Riley. He graduated from Stafford High School and Kansas City Electrical College. A Hutchinson resident for most of his life, he was a self-employed electrician. He belonged to First Church of God, Hutchinson, and American Electrician Union. On Jan. 31, 1937, he married Zepha E. Heyen at Anderson, Ind. She survives. Other survivors include several nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Ardyth LaRue Riley; and two brothers, Hersey E. and Oliver Riley. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor John Carney presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of the mortuary. Eldon A. Regier NEWTON - Eldon A. Regier, 59, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. He was born Feb. 3, 1940, at Newton, the son of Willard H. and Olga Regier Regier. He graduated from Berean Academy, Elbing, and attended Bethel College, North Newton, before leaving to farm with his father. He was in partnership with his father until 1991, and worked for Epp's Service driving a fuel truck and Farmers Grain Co-op, Burns and Benton. He belonged to Koerner Heights Church of the Mennonite Brethren, Newton, where he was an elder, Sunday school teacher, usher and was currently chairman of the Missions Committee. He served on the Board of Directors at Berean Academy, Elbing, and was involved with the 1W Service from 1958 to 1960, Indianapolis. On Oct. 3, 1964, he married Della G. Classen at Meade. She survives. Other survivors include: three daughters, Janene Freerksen, Topeka, Jeanette Regier, Belton, Mo., and Kristine Edgren, Newton; father, Newton; two brothers, Bob Schmidt, Newton, and Duane Schmidt, Paoli, Ind.; a sister, Lois Wiens, Newton; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother; and stepmother, Elma Ruth Regier. Funeral will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Koerner Heights Mennonite Brethren Church, Newton, with the Rev. Mark Isaac presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, both at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton, with family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Family graveside services will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorials may be sent to the Berean Academy, Elbing, or to the church, both in care of the funeral home. Charles Fredrick Robbins LARNED - Charles Fredrick Robbins, 89, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Larned. He was born Aug. 2, 1910, in Pawnee County, the son of Charles Fredrick and Talka Andree Robbins. A lifetime Larned resident, he was a retired Mistletoe Express Agent and was a gas station operator for many years. On Sept. 7, 1929, he married Carina Valeda Ekhoff at Kinsley. She survives. Other survivors include: a brother, Kenneth, Dallas; a sister, Mabel Seewald, Little Rock, Ark.; five step grandchildren; 11 step great-grandchildren; and four step great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jack D.; four sisters. Ruby, Hazel, Doris and Florence; and a step great-granddaughter. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday, both at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Boys Scouts of America, or to the Larned Emergency Medical Service, both in care of the mortuary. John Wesley Hudson NICKERSON - John Wesley Hudson, 76, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Missouri, the son of John and Rosie Shaddy Hudson. A longtime California resident, moving to Nickerson in 1995, he was a retired foundry worker, from Kaiser Steel Company, Fontana, Calif. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include: a niece, Joyce Neahring, Nickerson; and several other nephews and nieces. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Robert B. Brooks presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Marvin J. `Merf' Graber LAKIN - Marvin J. "Merf" Graber, 77, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin. He was born April 25, 1922, at Kingman, the son of Ben B. and Fanny Stucky Graber. A Kearny County resident since 1970, formerly of Kingman and Reno counties, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He belonged to Kingman Mennonite Church, where he served as a deacon. He was an associate member of United Methodist Church, where he served as a lay leader and sang in the United Methodist Choir and was a board member and former president of the Farmer's Co-op, all at Lakin. On Aug. 3, 1947, he married Mary Gehring at Moundridge. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Ron, of the home; a daughter, Pat Mitchell, Lakin; three sisters, Rosella Risley, Frieda Kaufman and Ann Schroeder, all of Kingman; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Lakin, with the Rev. Joe Atherton presiding and the Rev. Jeffrey Lee assisting. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Garnand Funeral Home, Lakin. Burial will be in Lakin Cemetery. Memorial may be sent to Gideons International, High Plains Retirement Village or to the Alzheimer's Association, all in care of the funeral home. Ileon Marie Wilson Ileon Marie Wilson, 90, of Hutchinson, died Oct. 14, 1999, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sept. 1, 1909, in Reno County, the daughter of George and Ethel Shumway Shiells. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker. On Oct. 21, 1929, she married Lester T. Wilson at Hutchinson. He died Aug. 6, 1972. Survivors include: a son, Robert N., Muscatine, Iowa; two daughters, Patricia Parsons, Haven, and Barbara Chambers, Viola; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, with the Rev. R. Kendall Franklin presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, both at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson. Memorials may be sent to Huntington's Disease or to the American Heart Association, both in care of the funeral home. Tommy P. Achemire HARPER - Tommy P. Achemire, 51, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 27, 1947, at Alva, Okla., the son of Lester and Leota Lyon Achemire. He graduated from Wichita State University, Wichita, and was formerly with the Sumner County Fire and Sheriff Departments. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. On July 20, 1996, he married Paulette Maarschalk at Las Vegas. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Tammy Whitley and Traci Soles, both of Wellington; a brother, Bobby Lee, Wellington; and a granddaughter. There will be no services or visitation. Elliott Funeral Home, Harper, is in charge of arrangements. Jerome C. Beck WICHITA - Jerome C. Beck, 64, died Oct. 12, 1999, at Wichita. He was a maintenance supervisor at St. Patrick Catholic Church and retired employee of Northern Natural Gas. Survivors include: his wife, Barbara, of the home; a son, Steven, Topeka; two daughters, Debora Winkler, Topeka and Laurie Beck, Wichita; two brothers. John, Newton, and Robert, Claflin; a sister, Evelyn Woerz, Hutchinson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Wichita. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Wichita. Memorials may be sent to the Capper Foundation, 3500 SW 10th, Topeka, KS 66604, or St. Patrick Catholic Church Endowment Fund, 2007 Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67203. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt, Wichita, is in charge of the arrangements. Paul P. Goering MOUNDRIDGE - Paul P. Goering, 96, died Oct. 13, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. He was born Feb. 7, 1903, at Moundridge, the son of Peter C. and Anna Waltner Goering. A lifetime Moundridge resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to Eden Mennonite Church, rural Moundridge, and was an active member of the Schweitzer Ensemble. On April 29, 1926, he married Lydia D. Kaufman at Moundridge. She died July 22, 1981. Survivors include: two sons, Verne M., Moundridge, and Lowell J., Hillsboro; a daughter, Elaine Jantzen, Hillsboro; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by six sisters, Martha Schrag, Mathilda Krehbiel, Anna Goering, Marie Kaufman, Adina Goering, and Katie Krehbiel. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Eden Church Cemetery, rural Moundridge. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the church, with Pastor Lee Lever presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Moundridge Funeral Home. Memorials may be sent to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Memorial Home, both in care of the funeral home.