Bernadine Ann Gittlein Keenan
Bernadine Ann Gittlein Keenan, 61, died Aug. 11, 2000, in rural Stafford County.
She was born March 15, 1939, at Willowdale, the daughter of Alexander and Agnes Sheahan Gittlein. A lifetime Seward area resident she was a homemaker and partner in farming with her husband.
She belonged to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Altar Society, Seward.
On June 6, 1959, she married John J. Keenan at Great Bend. He survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Todd A., Larned, and Timothy G., Seward; two daughters, Tracy A. McGuinness, Shellburne, Vt., and Tiffany L. Keenan, Lawrence; two brothers, Jerome A. Gittlein, Rye Beach N.H., and James L. Gittlein, Leoti; three sisters, Mildred Dunmire, Hutchinson, Christina Brady, Ingalls, and Alice Billberry, Garden City; and 10 grandchildren.
Vigil Service was conducted Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home Chapel, Great Bend. Funeral: 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 16, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Seward, with Father Rene Guesnier officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.
Memorials to the church in care of the funeral home.

H. Frank Potter
H. Frank Potter, 71, died Aug. 6, 2000, at Craig General Hospital, Vinita, Okla.
He was born Oct. 9, 1928, at St. John, the son of John W. and Cora Cooper Potter. He attended St. John schools and received his college degrees both in the U.S. and abroad. A Vinita, Okla., resident, formerly of St. John and Farmington, N.M., he was a drilling engineer for Texaco.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
On Nov. 30, 1949, he married Juanita Priddy at St. John. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Steven, Vinita, Okla.; three daughters, Linda Unruh, Okmulgee, Okla., Kathy Tipton, Langley, Okla., and Peggy Potter-Moffitt, Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by a son, Frank William; a daughter, Janet Potter; and three brothers, Joe, Ernest and O.B.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel, Vinita, Okla., with Rev. Claud Strong officiating. Burial was Thursday in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, with military graveside rites performed by an honor guard from Fort Riley.

Otto Herman Nolte
Otto Herman Nolte, 91, died Aug. 9, 2000, at Integrated Health Services, Great Bend.
He was born Nov. 14, 1908, at Hudson, the son of August and Mary Harms Nolte. A Great Bend resident since 1942, moving from Stafford, he was a driver for Mid-Continent L-P Service, Great Bend.
He belonged to First Christian Church, where he was an elder, deacon, and Sunday school teacher, Friendship Sunday school class and the Silver & Gold Club, all at Great Bend.
On Jan. 23, 1938, he married Leoda E. Barrow, at Great Bend. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Alvin K., Denver; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Loren L.; and two brothers, Albert, and William.
Funeral was 10 a.m. Saturday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend, with Rev. William F. Johnson officiating. Burial was in Great Bend Cemetery.
Memorials to First Christian Church Building Fund, in care of the funeral home.

John Bannon Rinard
John Bannon Rinard, 91, died August 15, 2000, at his home in St. John.
He was born June 17, 1909, at Dundee, Texas, the son of Joe and Mammie Moore Rinard. He was a retired oil driller for Hilton Oil Co. A longtime resident of St. John, he was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army.
He was a member of the VFW Post 7519.
On March 11, 1942, he married Laura Jean Metz. She died Nov. 24, 1974.
Survivors include: one sister, Anna Belle Chambers of Portales, N.M.
Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Minnis Chapel, St. John with Rev. W. Harlan Rittgers officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John. Friends may call Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m at the chapel.
Memorials to the donors choice in care of the chapel.

Charles W. Lawhead
Charles W. Lawhead, 67, died Aug. 9, 2000, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin.
He was born March 1, 1933, at Stafford, the son of James and Orpha Lawhead. A Johnson resident since 1973, moving from Syracuse, he was a farmer in Stanton and Hamilton counties and owned C&L Hay and Lawhead Farms.
He attended Fields Memorial Weslyan Church, and was a member of the board of directors for Southwest Bank of Ulysses, Hugoton and Elkhart, and Stanton County Development Corp., and was a former member of the Johnson Coop Board and the Johnson City Council.
On April 7, 1957, he married Leta Baldwin at Syracuse. She survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Denise Huse and Mary Davison, Both of Johnson; a brother, LaVerne, Syracuse; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral was 10 a.m. Monday at Fields Memorial Weslyan Church, Johnson, with Rev. Dave Kaufman officiating. Burial was in Syracuse Cemetery.
Memorials to the Fields Weslyan Church Building Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, Johnson.

Melvin John Hall
Melvin John Hall, 86, died Aug. 11, 2000, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City.
He was born June 15, 1914, at St. John, the son of John Joseph and Ruth May Chadd Hall. A Mullinville resident since 1921, moving to Dodge City in 1996, he was a retired farmer and had worked with BJ Manufacturing for 10 years, where he made mixer-feeder boxes for the cattle feeding industry.
He belonged to St. Josephís Catholic Church, Greensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Manila, Philippine Islands and Morkia Island.
Survivors include: two sisters, Eileen Fralick, Mullinville, and Shirley Headrick, Plains; eight nephews and a niece.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Glenn "Shorty."
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Josephís Catholic Church, Greensburg. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mullinville, with military graveside service by Jones-Barnes-Gasser Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7349 Kinsley.
Memorials to St. Josephís Catholic Church or Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, both in care of Mullinville State Bank or Fleener Chapel, Greensburg.

Thomas Andrew Keenan
Thomas Andrew Keenan, age 9, died Aug. 11, 2000, in rural Stafford County.
He was born May 6, 1991, at Thousand Oaks, Calif., the son of Timothy G. Keenan and Joanne Hilliard Keenan. A resident of Great Bend the past year, moving from Seward, he attended St. Rose Catholic Church School, Great Bend.
He belonged to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Cub Scout Pack No. 184 and was a Greenwing in Ducks Unlimited, all at Great Bend.
Survivors include: his father, Seward; mother, Great Bend; two brothers, Alex and Sean Keenan, both of Great Bend; grandparents, John Keenan, Seward, and Jim and Darlene Hilliard, Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bernadine Ann Keenan.
Vigil service was 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend. Funeral: 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 16, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Seward, with Father Rene Guesnier officiating. Burial in the church cemetery at Seward.
Memorials to the St. Judeís Childrenís Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Edward A. Wondra
Edward A. Wondra, 83, died Aug. 14, 2000, at Pratt Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 8, 1917, at Odin, the son of Joseph J. and Elizabeth Herrman Wondra. A St. John resident for 55 years, he was a farmer and stockman.
He belonged to St. John the Apostle Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
On May 15, 1946, he married Teresa Frenzl at Odin. She survives.
Other survivors include: seven sons, Denis, Eugene, Vernon and Harold, all of Great Bend, Kenny, Enterprise, Richard, Seward, and Jim, Pratt; three daughters, Judy Griffith, Nickerson, Diane Staub, St. John, and Marilyn Grizzell, Macksville; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Tony, Andrew, Joe and Rudy.
Rosary will be 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, St. John, with Father Rene Guesnier officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John.
Memorials to the American Heart Association or to the church, both in care of the chapel.

Odra Baldree
Word was received this week of the death of Odra Baldree, 81, formerly of Stafford. She died Aug. 13, 2000, at Green Acres Health Care in Mayfield, Kentucky.
She is survived by her husband G.B. Baldree, 86 Country Court, Mayfield, KY. 24066.

Helen Marie Lofland
Helen Marie Lofland, 84, died Jan. 21, 2001, at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colo.
She was born March 24, 1916, in Ford County, the daughter of Lee and Gladys Vincent Rundell. She graduated from Stafford High School in 1933, and taught school for three years. She moved from Stafford to Grant County in 1947.
She was involved in 4-H clubs, owned a flower shop for 12 years, and wrote a book of her memories called "Down Memory Lane." She enjoyed reading, crafts, ceramics, traveling, antiques, and writing cards and letters of encouragement.
On Sept. 18, 1938, she married Kenneth Lofland in Stafford County. He died in 1983.
Survivors include one son, Ron Lofland, Ulysses; two daughters, Judy Winger and Karen Sue Treschl, both of Longmont, Colo; ten grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Naomi Rundell and Gwen Rundell, many nieces nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Anna Lee, Harold Rundell, Evelyn Rundell, Jay Rundell, Edna Rundell, and Dorothy Hathaway.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ, Ulysses. A second service will be at 3 p.m. at the Stafford Church of Christ, with Warren Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in Peace Creek Cemetery.
Memorials to the Grant County Senior Center, the Church of Christ, Ulysses, or the donor’s choice, all in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant, Ulysses, KS 67880.

Darrell Dee Truitt
Darrell Dee Truitt, 63, died Jan. 22, 2001, at his home in turon.
He was born Feb. 2, 1937, at Langdon, the son of Homer Eugene and Lucille A. Powell Truitt. A Turon resident since 1971, moving from Mt. Hope, he was a farmer and machinist for Eaton Corp.
He was a former member of the Turon City Council for eight years and served on the volunteer fire department in Turon for 20 years.
On Feb. 5, 1960, he married Lila Aipperspach at Hutchinson. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Michael Dee, Turon; a daughter, Sandi Truitt, Mt. Hope; and a sister, Jean Warta, Turon.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry; and a sister, Joanne Wendling.
Funeral was 10 a.m. Thursday at Turon Community Church, Turon, with Rev. Howard Wagler officiating. Burial was in Langdon Cemetery, Langdon.
Memorials to Reno County Hospice, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, Turon.

Agnes M. Mann
Agnes M. Mann, 91, died Jan. 20, 2001, at mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson.
She was born March 21, 1909, at Burns, the daughter of the late William F. and C. Rose Meriowsky Watchoske. She was a resident of Hutchinson for 18 years, formerly of Sylvia.
She belonged to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and Altar Society, and was a 4-H leader.
On June 20, 1927, she married Ralph L. Mann at Florence. He died June 30, 1965.
Survivors include: a son, Keith L., Wilson, Okla.; a daughter, Lorrine A. Thompson, Hutchinson; a brother, Leo A. Watchoske, St. John; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward W. and Ernest F. Watchoske.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson, with Father Ned Blick officiating. Burial was in Sylvia Cemetery.
Memorials to the Mennonite Friendship Manor, in care of the funeral home.

Dorothy M. Christie Heggy
Dorothy M. Christie Heggy, 89, died Jan. 20, 2001.
She was born Sept. 1, 1911, the daughter of Mac C. Christie and Belle M. Good Christie.
She married Roy T. Heggy. They were farmers near Stafford until the 1940s. She lived the last 50 years in Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
In Hutchinson she was associated in the two primary hospitals in their polio wards. In the past 40 years she and her husband Roy sold real estate in three states.
Survivors include her husband Roy, age 96, a son and three daughters, 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Final resting place will be the Stafford Cemetery.

Esther A. Welsh
Esther A. Welsh, 80, died Jan. 28, 2001, at the Stafford District Hospital.
She was born July 1, 1920, at Devol, Okla., the daughter of James Leroy and Dora Ellen Sheldon Totman. She moved from Minneola to Stafford in 1993. She was a homemaker and had been an aide at the Ninneola Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Hugoton.
She married John Marion Humphrey at Bartlesville, Okla. He died April 20, 1977.
Survivors include: five sons, James Connelly, Duncan, Okla., Frank Humphrey, Abbyville, Kirby Humphrey, Sylvia, Larry Humphrey, Shelby Township, Mich., James Humphrey, Hutchinson; two brothers, Leo Totman, Hutchinson; Perry Totman, Winfield; one sister, Bernita Blackburn, Hugoton; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Totman.
Funeral will be Thursday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford, with Rev. Harry Graves officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be in Turon Cemetery.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Association in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford.

Laura E. Lamb
Laura E. Lamb, 79, died Jan. 25, 2001, at Larned Health Care and Living Center.
She was born June 22, 1921, at Fayetteville, Ark., the daughter of Gabriel and Gertie L. Huffman Harman. She was a homemaker and was a cook at Hearthstone Nursing Home, St. John, and Macksville Nursing Home. She was also a hostess for the VIP Center, Macksville.
She belonged to Macksville Christian Church and the VIP Center.
On Nov. 27, 1940, she married Clarence henry Lamb at Macksville. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a son, Gabriel Dean, Datil, N.M.; three daughters, nancy England, Winnebago, Minn., Beverly Fairchild, Haysville, and LaDayle Clapham, Larned; two brothers, G.R. Harman, Garfield, and Everett Lee Harman, Hills, Iowa; a sister, Mildred Prescott, Macksville; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry William and Maurice Harman; two sisters, Lois Parks and Alpha Prescott; and an infant grandson.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Monday at Macksville Christian Church, with Pastor Carey Haner officiating.
Memorials to the church or the American Cancer Society, in care of Minnis Chapel, Macksville.

Rev. Clinton A. Rock Jr.
Rev. Clinton A. Rock Jr., 85, died January 20, 2001, at the Salina Regional Hospital.
He was born July 25, 1915, at Guthrie, Okla., the son of Clinton a. Sr. and Effie Brown Rock. He grew to manhood in Kansas and Nebraska and graduated from High School at Rulo, Neb. He was a graduate of the Bethany Nazarene College at Bethany Okla.
On May 23, 1937, he married Golda Krey. He and she were both ordained ministers in the Church of the Nazarene and served churches in Oklahoma, Wyoming, Illinois, Nebraska and kansas. They have made their home at the Brown Memorial Home, Abilene, since 1997, moving from Stafford. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters: Mildred Paris, Nampa, Idaho, Gayla Meroniuk, Foremost Alberta, Canada; one son, Clinton Rock III, Capser, Wyo.; one sister, Marie Macy, Oakhill; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
Funeral service was Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Abilene Wesleyan Church with Dr. Edmond Nash, Revs. Ken Mostue, and Paul Long presiding. Interment was in Brown Memorial Cemetery.
Memorials to the Abilene Wesleyan Church or the Brown Memorial Home, They may be left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 758, Abilene, KS 67410.

Edna Updike
Edna Updike, 93, died Jan. 20, 2001, at Woodbine Health Care Center, Gladstone, Mo.
She was born June 16, 1907, at Durham, the daughter of Henry and Emma Geis Schmidt. A Gladstone, Mo., resident, formerly of Turon, she was a homemaker.
She belonged to North Cross Methodist Church, Kansas City, Mo., and was a member of First United Methodist Church, Turon.
In May 1986, she married Carl H. Updike. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a son, Gary, Spring Hill; two daughters, Mary Lou Stewart, Kansas City, Mo., and Karleen Winters, Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Beatrice Schantz, Oklahoma City, and Ethel Canon, Bethany, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harvey and Delmar Schmidt, and two sisters, Olga Laufer and Elsie Schmidt.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Turon Community Church with Pastor Steve Gill presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Larrison Funeral Home, Turon. Burial will be in Turon Cemetery.
Memorials to the Turon Senior Citizens, in care of the funeral home.

Sam L. Wise
Sam L. Wise, 21, died Jan. 16, 2001, at Manhattan.
He was born Aug. 8, 1979, at Johnson, the son of Kevin Wise and Kim Blair. He was a lifetime area resident. He was a junior at Kansas State University.
Survivors include: his parents, Michael and Kim Blair, Satanta, and Kevin and Clayetta Wise, Bloomfield, N.M.; a brother, Corey, Oklahoma City; six stepsisters, Brandee, Mikelyn, Jamee, Rylee, Kacee and Tylee, grandparents, Ramon and Nelda Rexroat, Satanta, and Jim and Pat Wise, St. John.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marion and Billie Blair.
Graveside service was 2 p.m. Saturday in Dudley Township Cemetery, Satanta, with Jerry Robson presiding.
Memorials to the FFA of the Satanta High School, in care of the Shopping Stop True Value, Satanta or Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette.

Clara Emlie Carter
Clara Emlie Carter, 93, died Jan. 23, 2001, at I.H.S. of Great Bend.
She was born Dec. 21, 1907, at Claflin, the daughter of William August and Olga Augusta Stueder Drews. She was a resident of Stafford until moving to Great Bend in 1955. She was a homemaker.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend.
She married Byron J. Carter Sept. 19, 1944, in Claflin. He died May 2, 1991.
Survivors include one son, William Byron Carter, Fall River, ma.; three daughters, Shirley Ann Robinson, Karen Kay Milberger, Wichita; Ruth Marilyn Jaro, Ft. Scott; one sister, Hilda Boeken, Great Bend; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Herman Drews and three sisters, Matha Schepmann, Lily Lathrop, and Esther Shepmann.
Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Bryant-Christians Chapel, Great Bend, with Rev. Dr. Gary W. Teske officiating. Burial will be in Claflin Cemetery at 11:30. Friends may call from noon to service time Thursday.
Memorials to the Trinity Lutheran Church in care of Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, Great Bend.

Edward Joseph Schmidt
Edward Joseph Schmidt, 79, of Hutchinson, died March 29, 2001, at Riverside Hospital, Wichita.
He was born May 8, 1921, at Hays, the son of Joseph and Ottilia Staab Schmidt. He attended St. John’s Catholic College, Hays. A Hutchinson resident since 1955, he was a retired parts manager with the former Earl Kirk Downtown Dodge, Hutchinson.
He belonged to Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
On April 19, 1950, he married Elfreida Bachman at Spearville. She died July 31, 1998.
Survivors include: a son, Kenneth, Hutchinson; two daughters, Linda Truesdell, Anchorage, Alaska, and Karen Alexander, Wichita; a brother, Bob, Bakersfield, Calif.; three sisters, Irene Gleason, La Junta, Colo., Tillie Peintner, Ellinwood, and JoAnn Hough, Tucson, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Gemma Louise Schmidt.
Parish rosary was at 10 a.m. Monday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Brian J. Egan presiding. Burial was Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, with military graveside rites conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County, in care of the mortuary.

Robert L. Kasselman
Robert L. Kasselman, 60, died April 1, 2002, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina.
He was born Feb. 7, 1941, at rural Zook, the son of Dora Kasselman. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Emporia State University. He taught math and physics for over 37 years in the Macksville-Radium district, Radium, and at Lane County Community High School, Dighton; Kinsley Offerle High, Kinsley; St. John’s Military School, Salina; Ell-Saline High School, Brookville, and Sacred Heart High School, Salina.
He was a member of St. Mary of Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Salina, Kansas National Education Association, and Phi Delta Kappa as a member of education, and was a life member of the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include: his wife, Valerie J., Salina; a son, Matthew Jay, Salina; his mother, Larned; three brothers, Harley, Leavenworth, Max, Andale, and Butch, Ponca City, Okla.; and two sisters, Ruth Steffen and Linda Parr, both of Larned.
Funeral service: today, Wednesday, April 4, at St. Mary of Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Salina, with Father Barry Brinkman officiating. Graveside service at 3 p.m. in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural Zook, with Rev. Charles Grant officiating.
Memorials to a special fund for Sacred Heart High School, in memory of Robert Kasselman, in care of Ryan Mortuary, Salina.

Ralph E. Henry
Ralph E. Henry, 61, died March 24, 2001, at his home, Liberal.
He was born Nov. 15, 1939, at Plains, the son of Willard and Jessie M. Bromwell Henry. He graduated from St. John High School in 1958. He worked for Western Electric in Wichita, then transferred to Houston, where he retired in 1984, and moved to Liberal. He drove dragster cars for Pepsi Cola and R.C. Williams on the national circuit for fifteen years.
Survivors include; a son, Scott; two daughter, Brenda and Wendy; his mother and stepfather, Jessie and Bud McDermott, Truth or Consequences, N.M.; three brothers, Larry, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sam, Maysville, Okla., and Kent, Aurora, Colo.; and two sisters, Dixie Barnhardt and Christal Collins, both of Truth or Consequences, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Memorial services was at 2 p.m. March 28 at Miller Chapel, with the Rev. Phil Shull presiding.
Inurnment was in Plains Cemetery, Plains.

Kenneth L. Kuhn
Kenneth L. Kuhn, 72, died March 27, 2001, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend.
He was born Oct. 9, 1928, at Larned, the son of William O. and Icie Barnett Kuhn. A former resident of Kinsley, he was a farmer and rancher.
He belonged to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and VFW Post 7349, both at Kinsley.
On June 21, 1948, he married Judith A. Bidleman at Windhorst. She survives.
Survivors include: two sons, Kenneth L. Jr., Joplin, Mo., and Scott A., Kinsley; a sister, Myrtle Fisher, Kinsley; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services were 2 p.m. Friday at McKillip Memorial Chapel, Kinsley, with the Rev. Andrew Owen presiding. Burial will be in Hillside, Kinsley.
Memorials may be made to Stafford County Home Health or to Stafford County EMT’s, both in care of the funeral home.

Wilma Jean Fisher
Wilma Jean Fisher, 70, died March 27, 2001, at her home in Pratt.
She was born Aug. 22, 1930, at Kingman, the daughter of Guy and Lottie Roberts Layman. A longtime resident of Preston, she was a homemaker.
On April 23, 1948, she married Calvin R. "Bob" Fisher at Natrona. He survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Susan Reid, Florence, and Tena Stevens, Burlington; a sister, Vera Woodson, Kingman; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Glen Layman; and a sister, Ruby Pritner.
Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Daryl Walling presiding. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, Preston.
Memorials may be sent to South Wind Hospice, in care of the mortuary.

Milo C. Hamilton
Milo C. Hamilton, 87, died March 27, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Minneapolis.
He was born Feb. 5, 1914, at St. John, the son of Charles and Mamie Hamilton. He was a longtime resident of St. John. He was a retired custodian, after working 30 years for St. John schools, and a retired farmer.
He belonged to First Christian Church and Community Fellowship Church, both formerly of St. John.
On March 19, 1932, he married Ida Ruth Watson at Noble, Mo. She preceded him in death.
Survivors include: four daughters, Betty Lu Shuler, Littleton, Colo., Bonnie Ann Hunsicker, Murfreesboro, N.C., Vicki Sue Lance, Minneapolis, and Anita Kay Bross, Cincinnati; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Hamilton; and three sisters, Goldie Dalrymple, Florence Edison and Erma Southard.
Funeral services was at 2 p.m. Saturday at Minnis Chapel, St. John, with Pastor Ron Miller presiding. Burial was in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John.
Memorials may be sent to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Minneapolis.

Ada I. Albrecht
Ada I. Albrecht, 79, died May 23, 2001, at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City.
She was born April 6, 1922, at Stafford, the daughter of Pen-umbra A. and Grace Langdon Newell. She attended Kansas State University and later graduated with a master’s degree at Colorado State University. A Garden City resident since the late 1950s, moving from Holcomb, she taught classes at Ensign and Holcomb, and home economics at Abe Hubert Middle School, Garden City. She retired in 1984.
She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Garden City, and Delta Kappa Gamma.
On Dec. 26, 1977, she married Victor C. Albrecht at Garden City. He survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Tim Bell, Las Vegas; three daughters, Carolyn Vanden-bosch, Carbondale, Pa., Robin Nielsen, Aurora, Colo., and Amanda Travers, St. George, Utah; two sisters, Alma Mae McMichael, Garden City, and Christine Murphy, Stafford; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two sisters, Alice and Evelyn Newell.
Graveside service was at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Stafford Cemetery, Stafford.
Memorials may be sent to the Korean Veterans Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Dr. Samuel Howard Elliott
Dr. Samuel Howard Elliott, 84, died May 5, 2001, at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home.
He was born Aug. 25, 1916, in Blue Rapids, son of Joseph Harry Elliott and Rebecca Billingsley Elliott. Howard (Bud) lived in Stafford while his father managed the T.M. Deal Lumber Company and was a 1934 graduate of Stafford High School.
He began his chiropractic practice in 1945 in Fort Scott. He retired in 1981. He was past president of the Kansas Chiropractic Association in 1966 and 1967, past president of Fort Scott Kiwanis Club and active in the council of Boy Scout Troop 114. He was a member of the Rising Sun Masonic Lodge #8, Fort Scott Scottish Rite Consistory and Mirza Shrine Temple, Pittsburg.
He married Dr. Alice Mae Humes on April 7, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 1998.
Survivors include a son, Thomas, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; a brother, Albert R. Elliott, Hutchinson; and two sisters, Helen A. Hester, Hutchinson, and Elizabeth I. Smith, Houston, Texas; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Franklin.
Funeral was May 8, at Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Fort Scott.

Betty Ruth Bird
Betty Ruth Bird, 79, passed away April 18, 2001, in New Braunfels, Texas, where she had resided for the past several years.
Betty was born June 13, 1921, at Anthony, Kansas. At the age of eight, she moved with her family to Stafford, Kansas, where she lived until her college years. She earned her A.B. degree at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and her M.A. at the University of California in Berkely.
A dedicated English teacher, specializing in college composition, she took academic minors in music and biology. She taught at Bakersfield, California, Junior College, was a laboratory technician at Massachusits General Hospital in Boston, and was a cereal chemistry technician for a San Francisco bakery firm. She later resumed her teaching career in Smiley, Texas.
She was a member of the American Association of University Professors and of Alpha Delta Kappa, honorary teachers association, while at Bakersfield College, and of Pi Delta Ornicron, honorary education society at the University of California.
An accomplished poet, who once was selected to attend a seminar with Robert Frost, Betty’s book of poems, "Kaleidoscope," was published in 1968.
Betty was a great student of the Bible, always willing to share her knowledge with others, and was near completion of writing a book on religion at the time of her death. Her poetry reflected her love of nature, and she took great pleasure in all types of music. She was devoted to children and was loved in kind by her students and by her many nieces and nephews. Her quick wit, sense of humor, generosity, and many acts of kindness will ever be remembered by her family and friends.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, William Walker and Hazel Bird, a sister, Jeannette Baxter Bates, and a brother, Walker Reames Bird.
She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Hershey of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Carole Smith and her husband, Conrad, of Liberty, Missouri, and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held April 25th at San Geronimo Cemetery in Seguin, Texas. 

Gertrude Shaft Fritzemeyer
Gertrude Shaft Fritzemeyer, 92, died May 15, 2001, at the Leisure Homestead, Stafford.
She was born June 21, 1908, at Clements, the daughter of Augustus Fremont and Ethelind Pyles Shaft. She was a graduate of Cottonwood Falls High School, and the Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. She was a resident of rural Stafford since 1933, and a secretary at Hutchinson Office Supply and Printing.
She belonged to Calvary Baptist Church, Stafford.
On April 4, 1933, she married Ben Fritzemeyer at Hutchinson. He died March 29, 2000.
Survivors include: two sons, Joe, Stafford, and Ray, Wichita; a daughter, Irma Ethridge, Glasco; a brother, Junior Shaft, Atwater, Calif.; a sister, Edna Keller, Hutchinson; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church, Stafford, with the Rev. David Vetter presiding. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery, Stafford.
Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, in care of the funeral chapel. 

Boyd Edward Masten
A memorial service for Boyd Edward Masten, who died December 24, 2000 in New York City, will be held Saturday, May 26 at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Stafford, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to: United Methodist Church, Nora E. Larabee Library, Stafford County Historical Museum, or a charity of your choice. 

Viola Ruth Smyth
Viola Ruth Smyth, 92, died May 18, 2001, at Lyons Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Lyons.
She was born Oct. 5, 1908, at St. John, the daughter of Ernest and Minnie Beaver Wise. She was a longtime Hutchinson and Castleton resident, moving to Lyons in 1999. She was retired from patient supply at Grace Hospital, Hutchinson.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
On Jan. 18, 1927, she married Phillip Stephen Smyth at St. John. He died Aug. 19, 1966.
Survivors include: two sons, Phillip E. "Gene", Lyons, and Glenn E., Littleton, Colo.; a daughter, Phyllis R. Donohue, Omaha, Neb.; 8 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Wesley, Wilbur and Lloyd Wise.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson; with Rev. Cindy Watson officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
Memorials to the church or donor’s choice, both in care of Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons. 

Eva Mae Shanks Shell White
Eva Mae Shanks Shell White, 83, died Oct. 6, 2000, at Spokane, Wash.
She was born May 17, 1917, at Copeland, the daughter of Charles and Della Mae Cox Amos. She was a longtime Stafford resident before moving to Spokane. She was the owner and operator of the Powder PUff Beauty Salon in Stafford. She was a 1936 graduate of Stafford High School and attended Sidney’s Beauty School in Hutchinson, where she also taught.
She was a member of the Nazarene Church of Stafford, participated in the Missionary League, taught vacation bible school, member of the WCTU, Ye Olde Tyme Club, Rebecca Lodge, Stafford Garden Club, was a Cub Scout Den mother and was the county chairman for the March of Dimes.
In 1935 she married Melburn Shanks. In 1979 she married Charles "Cap’’ Shell. He died in 1982. She then married John White in 1991. He survives.
Other survivors include one son, Blaine Shanks of Wichita; one daughter, Gaylene Youngberg, Salina; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren.
The burial of her ashes will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, at the Neola Cemetery with Pastor Ron Moser officiating. Minnis Chapel, Stafford, is in charge of arrangements.

Viola Hazel Perkins
Viola Hazel Perkins, 75, Hutchinson, died Sept. 7, 2001, at Wesley Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 20, 1925, at Lyons, the daughter of Leeman and Josephine Barks Fundenberger. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving from Lyons, she worked for Hutchinson Bag Company for 27 years. She was a 1944 graduate of Turon High School.
She belonged to Temple Baptist Church.
On Nov. 11, 1944, she married Clinton C. Perkins at Luke Field, Ariz. He died Jan. 10, 1993.
Survivors include: a son, Clinton J. Perkins, Houston; a daughter, Ramona A. Varney, Houston; two brothers, Lloyd and George, both of Lyons; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Floyd.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Fairlawn Burial Park, with Rev. Richard Prewett officiating.
Memorials to Delos V. Smith Senior Center, in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. 

Fredrica Leach
Fredrica Leach, 82, died Sept. 4, 2001, at Hospice Residential Care Center, Hutchinson.
She was born March 14, 1919, at Tonkawa, Okla., the daughter of Fred and Alma Busby Hutto. She was a retired office training supervisor for Mountain Bell Telephone Company and was a resident of Arlington for 28 years, moving from Albuquerque, N.M.
She was a past member of the Rainbow Girls and served as the Grand Worthy Advisor for the state of Kansas. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was one of the first women to become a licensed pilot in the state of Kansas.
On Nov. 5, 1941, she married Robert L. Leach at Winfield. He died in March 1993.
Survivors include: two sons, John, Tahsis, British Columbia, and Robert, Arlington; a brother, William "Bill" Hutto, Bella Vista, Ark.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was 10:30 a.m. Friday in Stafford Cemetery, with Rev. Kasey Crosby officiating.
Memorials to Hospice of Reno County, in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Emery Vernon Schmidt
Emery Vernon Schmidt, 89, died Sept. 6, 2001, at McPherson Memorial Hospital, McPherson.
He was born Sept. 25, 1911, in southeast Stafford County, the son of Jacob and Elisa Marcum Schmidt. A longtime resident of Stafford County before moving to McPherson in 2000, he was a farmer, electrician and a custom harvester.
He belonged to Friends Church, Stafford, Zenith Co-op, Ninnescah Electric, was a past school board member of York Center Country School in Stafford County and also was a school bus driver.
On Feb. 13, 1932, he married Leona Adams at St. John. She died Aug. 9, 1990. In Dec. 1990, he married Virginia Powell at Stafford. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Gerald Allen and Larry Vernon, both of Sylvia; a daughter, Nadine Janet Fuller, McPherson; nine grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and two great-grandsons.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Monday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford, with Glen Elliott officiating. Burial was in Neola Cemetery, rural Stafford.
Memorials to Angel Arms Assisted Care Center or to the American Lung Association, both in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Opal Johnson Hartnett
Opal Johnson Hartnett, 89, died Sept. 4, 2001, at Parks Edge Nursing Home, Tulsa, Okla.
She was born Jan. 29, 1912, at Sylvia, the daughter of Esten J. and Elsie Adelia Brown Johnson. A former resident of Stafford, she was a homemaker and managed her own farmland.
On Jan. 7, 1929, she married Wayne Alton "Jack" Hartnett at Hutchinson. He died April 17, 1984.
Survivors include: a daughter, Marlene Hartnett Smith, Tulsa; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was 2 p.m. Friday in Peace Creek Cemetery, rural Stafford.
Memorials to Hospice of Green Country, Tulsa, in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Fred Sizemore
Former Stafford church of Christ minister Fred Sizemore, 61, died Sept. 1, 2002, at Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, Ark. He had been in poor health several years. Fred and his wife, Mary, had been married 42 years.
Fred preached for the church 6 years in the 1970s before moving to Canada for a number of years. He and his family returned to stafford for another 6 years, leaving in 1984 to live in Wesley, Ark. While in Stafford he worked with John Brock in the roofing business. Fred was also a charter member of the Optimist Club and an Emergency Medical Technician.
Fred was well known for his laughter, a great ability to play guitar and to sing. He did love music and people.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, Neal and Ella Sizemore, Rowlett, Texas; Larry and Julie Sizemore, Wesley, Ark., Michael and Renee Sizemore, Wesley, Ark.; three daughters, LaDonna and Mike Keck, Wesley, Ark., Geri and Danny Martin, Fayetteville, Ark., Adala and Keith Watkins, Huntsville, Ark.; one sister, Janette Alexander, Conroe, Texas; 15 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; 3 step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Jeremy Qugley and Kyle Watkins. 

Edmond O. Biggs
Edmond O. Biggs, born December 7, 1914, in Sylvia, released to God’s care on Sept. 7, 2001, in Woodland, Calif., after a lengthy battle with kidney failure. He was raised in Macksville on a farm. He graduated from Hutchinson Business College in 1935, and married Virginia Thomas, who preceded him in death in 1981.
He moved to Albuquerque, N.M. with his family in 1941, where he managed grocery stores until beginning a 34 year career with TWA. He retired as Operations Supervisor in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1977, then moved to Reno, Nev., where he lived with his wife, Carolyn until her death in 1991.
He is survived by his sons, Thomas and Richard Biggs, daughter-in-law, Diane, grandchildren, Lance, Desiree, Tim, Shawn, six great-grandchildren; sister, Beth Stephenson, niece Connie Black and nephew Ralph Stephenson.
He will be remembered for his warm personality, kindness and sense of humor, in spite of his failing health and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Memorial Mass will be Saturday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 1138 Wright St., Reno, Nevada. His ashes will be added privately to the urn containing wife Carolyn’s at Mountain View Mausoleum, Niche 90, Rose Columbarium, Reno, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, remembrances are preferred to the Center Street Mission or Catholic Community Services, Reno, Nevada.

Rexford E. Newell 
Rexford E. Newell, 75, died Oct. 3, 2001, at Leisure Homestead, St. John.
He was born Aug. 22, 1926, at Stafford, the son of Harry and Viola Dunn Newell. A resident of Stafford for most of his life, he was a driller in the oilfield and was retired from Zenith Coop.
On Sept. 20, 1950, he married Audra Kasselman at Clyde. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Ben Newell, Sylvia; daughter, Lynette Long, DeKalb, Miss.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Don and Richard.
Memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Stafford with Rev. Guy Elliott officiating.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or the Chelsea Dick Fund, both in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Darrell D. Atteberry
Darrell D. Atteberry, 71, died Oct. 10, 2001, at his home in Larned.
He was born June 4, 1930, in Pawnee County, the son of Guy M. and Grace Amanda Birks Atteberry. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, he was formerly the executive director of the Pawnee County ASCS office and after retirement a realtor and land appraiser with Clock Real Estate, all at Larned. He was U.S. Navy veteran.
He belonged to First United Methodist Church, Larned, and was a volunteer fireman with the Larned Fire Department for 40 years. He was a 50-year member and past master of Larned Lodge No. 167 AF & AM, Tolden Sheaf Chapter No. 226 OES, Great Bend, and had served on numerous city, county and state committees.
On July 1, 1955, he married Daisy A. Brazda at Burdett. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Kevin; and a daughter, Brenda Johnson, both of Larned; two brothers, Arlis, Larned, and Duane, Payson, Ariz.; two sisters, Eva Hiett, Englewood, Colo., and Velma Gish, Lyons; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Dale; four brothers, Glenn, Gerald, Earl and Clifford; and a sister, Marjorie Buck.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Larned, with Pastor Charles Grant and Ken Walker officiating.
Burial, with military graveside honors, was in Larned Cemetery.
Memorials to the Larned Volunteer Fire Department in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. 

Gilbert C. Rundell
Gilbert C. Rundell, 84, died Oct. 9, 2001, at Friendship Manor, Pratt.
He was born Dec. 3, 1916, in Stafford County, the son of Clarence L. and Jennie Kitlen Rundell. A resident of Pratt, moving from rural Stafford, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.
He belonged to Preston United Methodist Church, the American Legion, Preston, and Kilwinning Masonic Lodge, Pratt. He served on the state board of directors of Farm Bureau for a number of years.
On June 15, 1941, he married Bonnie E. Zink at Neola. She died Sept. 16, 2001.
Survivors include: two sons, Grover, Stafford, and Kenneth, Pratt; and two grandsons.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Friday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with Rev. Kendal Utt officiating.
Burial with military honors was in Neola Cemetery, Neola.
Memorials to Pratt United Methodist Youth Camp Funds or to South Wind Hospice, both in care of the mortuary. 

Dorothy Main
Dorothy Main, 89, died Oct. 14, 2001, at Sandpiper Bay Healthcare Center, Wichita.
She was born April 25, 1912, at Stafford, the daughter of John and Stella Taylor Fee. A Wichita resident since 1990, living in Stafford from 1974 to 1990 and in Sublette from 1956 to 1974, she was a teacher and a homemaker.
She belonged to Central Church of Christ, Wichita.
On Sept. 3, 1937, she married Delbert W. Main at Stafford. He died April 22, 1996.
Survivors include: a daughter, Linda Hooten, Wichita; a sister, Christine McCrory, Sterling, and three granddaughters.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Central Christian Church, Wichita, with Rick Cline officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stafford Cemetery.
Memorials to Maude Carpenter Children’s Center, in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Howard David Jimison
Howard David Jimison, 82, died Oct. 11, 2001, at Ellsworth Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 30, 1919, at Stafford, the son of William and Minnie Pearl Main Jimison. A 1938 graduate of Stafford High School, he was a resident of Lorraine since 1950, where he had worked 31 years with Lorraine Grain Co. and 11 years for the city of Lorraine.
He belonged to the Saddle Club in Lorraine.
On Sept. 19, 1942, he married Verda M. Staley at Byers. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Larry, Great Bend, Kyle Bushton, and James, New Era, Mich.; two daughters, Cheryl Urbanek, Colby, and Cathy Preston, Oakley; two brothers, Lysle, Winfield, and Russell, Wichita; four sisters, Dorthora Sanford, Lorraine Ripley and Marjorie Tribue, all of Wichita, and Wanda Gere, Garden City; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael David; two brothers, Horace and Robert; and two grandchildren.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Monday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford.
Burial was in Stafford Cemetery.
Memorials to the Leukemia Society or donor’s choice, both in care of the chapel. 

Carol Jim Gullett
Carol Jim Gullett, 80, died Oct. 13, 2001, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City.
He was born July 17, 1921, at Pawhuska, Okla., the son of James William and Belle Forest Gullett. He graduated from Pawhuska Indian School, Pawhuska, Okla. A resident of Macksville, he was a measurement technician for Northern Natural Gas Co., an oil pumper for Sante Fe Pipe and Supply and a carpenter. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He belonged to Macksville Christian Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. John.
He married Patsy Jean Landrum. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, James William, San Antonio, Texas; three daughters, Mary L. Klee, Shasta Lake, Calif., Sharon M. Torkelson, Beaubier Saskatchewan, Canada, and Jane L. McGinty, Derby; a brother, Loyd, Wynona, Okla.; a sister, Ellena Grimes, Borger; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ann Gullett; a brother, Harold; and a sister, Delva Ogan.
Funeral: today, Wednesday, at 2:30 p.m. at Macksville Christian Church, Macksville, with Revs. Carey Haner and Scott Moyer officiating. Burial in Farmington Cemetery, Macksville.
Memorials to the church, in care of Minnis Chapel, Macksville. 

Regina Janett Meyer
Regina Janett Meyer, infant, died Oct. 12, 2001, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
She was born Oct. 11, 2001, at Wichita, the daughter of Todd Allen and Karla Michele Meyer.
Survivors include: her parents, St. John; three brothers, Jesse Meyer, Dalton Gleason, and Austin Meyer, all of St. John; two sisters, Atlanta Gleason and Lyndsey Meyer, both of St. John; grandparents, John Brock, St. John, and Dean and Janett Meyer, Sidney, Neb.; and several aunts and uncles.
Rosary service was 7 p.m. Tuesday at Minnis Chapel, St. John. Funeral: today, Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, St. John, with Father Rene Guesnier officiating. Burial in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John.
Memorials to NICU Neonatal Care Unit, Wesley Hospital, Wichita, in care of the chapel. 

Alta Clothier Spear
Alta Clothier Spear, 98, died Oct. 4, 2001, at her home, Pueblo, Colo.
She was born Feb. 12, 1903, near Sylvia, the daughter of Wiley A. and Carrie Haskin Clothier. She was a school teacher at Rising Sun in Reno County, and Ardrey in Stafford County. She was also a civil servant for the U.S. Government, retiring after 30 years.
In 1923, she married Carl Spear. They later divorced. He died in 1958.
Survivors include: three sons; two daughters; a brother, three sisters including Freda Werner, Hutchinson; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two caretakers.
Memorial service was 11 a.m. Friday at Central Christian Church, Pueblo, Colo., with Dr. David Chambers officiating. Cremation took place.
Montgomery and Steward Funeral Directors Inc., Pueblo, was in charge of arrangements. 

Kelli D. Tjaden-Dodson
Kelli D. Tjaden-Dodson, 33, died Sept. 23, 2001, at Pratt Regional Medical Center.
She was born March 15, 1968, at Wichita, the daughter of Jake and Mary Tjaden. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: a son, Jacob, and a daughter, Alexandra Dodson, both of Byers; her parents, Byers; a sister, Rebecca Reed, St. John; and grandmothers, Mardelle Tjaden, Clearwater, and Mable Rogers, Moline.
Funeral was Sept. 28, at First Baptist Church, Clearwater.
Memorials to the Jacob and Alexandra Dodson Trust Fund, in care of First National Bank and Trust, St. John, or Webb Mortuary, Clearwater. 

Raymond Owen Tompkins
Raymond Owen Tompkins, 76, died Oct. 2, 2001.
He was born April 3, 1925, near Byers, the son of Lawrence and Gladys Miles Tompkins. He graduated from Antrim High School in 1942, and Kansas State University in 1947. He was employed at Soil Conservation Service, Great Bend, from 1947 to 1951, and then was a land-use technician for Orange County, California. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Battle of the Bulge and receiving the purple heart.
On Jan. 6, 1946, he married Margaret Jane Russell at St. John. She died May 16, 2001.
Survivors include: three daughters; a brother, Kenneth, Great Bend; and three granddaughters.
Services were held Oct. 8 at Waverly Church, Santa Ana, Calif.
Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Santa Ana, Calif., was in charge of arrangements. 

William Dee Hull
William Dee Hull, 44, Hudson, died October 13, 2001, at Strong City.
He was born Nov. 16, 1956, at Albambra, Calif., the son of William Don and Genevieve S. Hull. He was a truck driver for Stafford County Flour Mills and Rawhide Trucking in Hutchinson. He was also an oil field worker. He was a resident of Hudson since 1981.
He was a member of the American Legion, Stafford and was a US Navy Veteran. He was a St. Hon High School graduate of 1975.
On Sept. 22, 1979 he married Iva Rose Barraclough at Great Bend. She survives.
Other survives include his parents of St. John; two brothers, Eugene G. Hull, Parsons and Carl J. Hull of St. John; two sisters, B.J. Delgadillo, St. John and Gina McKown, Arkansas City.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Minnis Chapel, St. John with Al Hatten officiating. Burial was in Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John.

Emmett O. Suiter
LOVELAND, Colo - Emmett O. Suiter, 89, Loveland Colo., died March 3, 2002, at North Shore Manor.
He was born July 7, 1912, at Macksville, the son of John Howard and Minnie Myrtle Rowland Suiter. He took over the operation of his fathers farm until 1949 and then worked as a businessman in several business ventures in Denver retiring in 1970. A resident of Loveland for 14 years, he was a former resident of Sun City, Calif.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge where he was a 32nd Degree Mason. He loved fishing and teasing his grandchildren.
On May 12, 1933, he married Verna Ruth Beaver in Kansas. She died March 20, 1997.
Survivors include: two daughters, Ruth Fixsen (Gayle), Everett, Wash., Rebecca Justice, Loveland; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, William, two brothers; two sisters and a grandson.
Cremation was conducted. No services are scheduled at this time.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern Colorado in care of Allnutt Funeral Service Hunter Chapel, 2100 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, CO 80538. 

Mary Louisa "Pat’’ Mitchell
MACKSVILLE - Mary Louisa "Pat’’ Mitchell, 100, died March 1, 2002, at Golden Plains Home, Hutchinson.
She was born Jan. 27, 1902, at Lostant, Ill., the daughter of Frank Mason and Mary Paterson. She attended college at Winfield; Alva, Okla.; and Edmond, Okla. A resident of Macksville from 1929 to 1981, she was a school teacher at Macksville for 16 years and worked at Larned State Hospital.
She was a past member of the Methodist Church, Blackwell, Okla., and OES of Macksville.
On April 8, 1927, she married Martin K. Mitchell at Ponca City, Okla. He died in 1981.
Survivors include: five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Martin K. Mitchell Jr.; a daughter, Mary Lou Sykes; two sisters, Bessie and Mildred Patterson; and a brother, William Patterson.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Macksville, with Minister David Upp officiating. Burial was in Farmington Cemetery, Macksville.
Memorials to Macksville EMS or the Arthritis Foundation, both in care of Minnis Chapel, Macksville. 

Ada Alline Deyoe
COLDWATER - Ada Alline Deyoe, 82, died Feb. 27, 2002, at Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Jan. 5, 1919, at Stafford, the daughter of Wilbur and Alta Brown Parnell. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1940. A resident of Coldwater since 1966, moving from Garden City, she was a homemaker, secretary for Mel Krebs Construction Company and a clerk for REA Electric.
She belonged to Coldwater United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, past worthy matron of Order of Eastern Star No. 224, JUS and Builder’s Sunday School Class, all of Coldwater.
On Dec. 8, 1940, she married Harold C. Peters at Greensburg. He died Sept. 8, 1944. On Jan. 25, 1958, she married Richard I. Deyoe at Raton, N.M. He died May 8, 1990.
Survivors include: a son, Harold Wayne Peters, St. Clair, Mich.; a brother, Elmer Parnell, Littleton, Colo.; nine grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by a son, Richard Lee Peters; three brothers, Ralph M. Parnell, Roy C. Parnell, and Orville E. "Bill’’ Parnell; and a sister, Thelma Louise Rich.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Monday at Coldwater United Methodist Church, with Rev. Kent Little officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater.
Memorials to the church or Pioneer Lodge, in care of Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater. 

Betty Ann Bond
Betty Ann Bond, 86, died Feb. 28, 2002, at Leisure Homestead, stafford.
She was born Sept. 29, 1915, at Arlington, the daughter of James Davis and Bessie Long Bond. She graduated from Fort Hays State, Hays. She taught school at Kansas Center, High Point in Reno County and Langdon grade school. A resident of Stafford for four years, moving from Turon, she was a retired secretary for the Army Corps of Engineers after 25 years of service in Kansas City.
She belonged to the Christian Science Church of Kansas City and the Order of Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jack, James and Walter; and three sisters, Enid Hickok, Jo Black and Inez Edwards.
Graveside service was 1 p.m. Monday in Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, with Rev. Kasey Crosby officiating.
Memorials to Leisure Homestead Nursing Home, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, Turon. 

Ethel Lorraine Burkhart
AUGUSTA - Ethel Lorraine Burkhart, 89, died Feb. 27, 2002, at Augusta.
She was born Dec. 30, 1912, at Stafford, the daughter of Mose Francis and Maggie Belle Alfrey Francis. A resident of Augusta, formerly of Stafford, she was a retired grocery store clerk.
She married George Burkhart. He died in 1988.
Survivors include: a son, Gary Burkhart, Ulysses; a daughter; a brother; six grandsons; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. 

Ruth Elsie Fischer
GREAT BEND - Ruth Elsie Fischer, 81, died Feb. 27, 2002, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend.
She was born May 18, 1920, in Michigan, the daughter of Joseph F. and Mega Weymeier Krueger. A resident of Great Bend since 1990, moving from Seward, she was a homemaker.
She belonged to Peace United Church of Christ, Hudson.
On July 15, 1938, she married Edwin Karl Fischer at Hudson. He died Dec. 13, 1993.
Survivors include: a son, Ricky L., Great Bend; four daughters, Janice M. Rose, Hudson, Janet R. Davis, Athens, Texas, Judy A. Fischer, Reno, Nev., and Lila L. Dress, Great Bend; four brothers, Herbert, Kansas City, Mo., David, Princeton, Texas, Edgar, Edinberg, Texas, and Samuel, Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Selma Banman, Mt. Vernon, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grandson.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Monday at Peace United Church of Christ, Hudson, with Pastor Nick Prather officiating. Burial was in Peace United Church of Christ Cemetery, Hudson.
Memorials to the church in care of Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. 

Matthew Allen Hurd
WICHITA - Matthew Allen Hurd, 31, died Feb. 26, 2002, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
He was born Dec. 30, 1970, at Sylvia. A resident of Wichita since 2000, formerly of Little River, he was a junior at Wichita State University.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
On Nov. 28, 1989, he married Christy K. Van Meter at Hutchinson. On April 20, 2001, he married Michelle M. Bendure at Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Zachery Taylor of the home and Payton MacKenzie, Hutchinson; a stepson, David Ray Bendure, of the home; two stepdaughters, Samantha Nicole Bendure and Dusti Marie Bendure, both of the home; parents, Don and Jacque Weins-Borders, Lyons; grandparents, Alice Broomfield, South Hutchinson, and Loren and Phyllis Wiens, Lyons; and numerous relatives.
Funeral was 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Lyons, with Rev. Gary Karas and Pastor Carol Rose officiating. Burial was in Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons.
Memorials to the Education Scholarship Fund for Zachery and Payton Hurd, in care of Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons, PO Box 89, Lyons, 67554. 

Ruth L. Rein
Ruth L. Rein, 82, died March 2, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka.
She was born May 6, 1919, at Shields, the daughter of Robert Charles and Mary Jane Magerkurth Allen. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Stafford, Wichita and St. John before moving to Topeka in 1999.
On Jan. 9, 1938, she married Carl H. Rein at Shields. He died April 5, 1976.
Survivors include: two sons, Robert Rein, Larned, William Rein, Topeka; daughter, Priscilla Sexon, Wichita; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial was in Stafford Cemetery.
Memorials to the Stafford County Historical Society in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford. 

Robert William Haas
PRATT - Robert William Haas, 78, died June 19, 2003, at Grove Nursing Center, Grove, Okla.
He was born Nov. 7, 1924, at Preston, the son of William and Mary Edith Hinshaw Haas. A retired lineman, mail carrier, and farmer, he lived in the Pratt area for more than 50 years, Cannon City, Colo., from 1991 to 2000, then in Grove, Okla., since April 2000.
He belonged to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grove, Okla., and was a lifetime member of Kinsley Gun Club, Kinsley.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving as PFC in the 108th Infantry in the Philippines from 1944 to 1945.
On Oct. 9, 1949, he married Marjorie Lea Moffat at Natrona. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons; two sisters, including Dorothea Wiltshire, Pratt; two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral was 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, with Pastor Michael Schotte officiating.
Memorials to Pratt Library, Pratt, in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.

Carra L. Graham
TURON - Carra L. Graham, 69, died June 16, 2003.
She was the daughter of John R. and Mamie Shirley Matson. She was a retired city of Wichita Parks Department ceramics teacher.
She belonged to First Southern Baptist Church, Pratt.
Survivors include: husband, Doyle G., Turon; two sons, Michael G., Halstead, and Gerald D., Wichita; two brothers, Robert Matson, Hutchinson, and Larry D. Matson, San Leandro, Calif.; two sisters, Jean Kirk, Denver, and Mary Kerrigan, Canyon City, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Steven S. Graham; her parents; three brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Memorials may be sent to Reno County Hospice, Hutchinson, or First Southern Baptist Church, Pratt, both in care of the funeral home.

Ruth M. Guettsche
Ruth M. Guettsche, 85, died June 16, 2003, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson.
She was born Jan. 5, 1918, at Ransom, the daughter of Claud and Gertrude Johannes DeWitt. She was a graduate of Kinsley High School, Kinsley, and a graduate of Sterling College, Sterling, where she received her bachelor’s degree in English and psychology. A Hutchinson resident since 1946, she was a school teacher at Truesdale School, and a homemaker.
She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and United Methodist Women.
In 1941, she married Harold Santee at Kinsley. He was killed in World War II in 1944. On Dec. 28, 1947, she married Howard L. Guettsche at Hutchinson. He died Oct. 20, 1996.
Survivors include: two daughters, Janet Unruh, Burrton, and Phyllis Richardson, Stafford; a brother, Claud J. DeWitt, Wichita; a sister, Joan Underwood, Atwood, three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Elaine Arensman.
Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Johnson and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, Hutchinson. Burial was in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Good Samaritan Fund at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, in care of the funeral home.

Esther Spangenberg
HUDSON - Esther Spangenberg, 92, died June 20, 2003, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford.
She was born March 8, 1911, at Waukegan, Ill., the daughter of Bernard F. and Louise Wuestenfeld Adams. A Hudson resident all of her married life, she was a graduate of St. Rose School of Nursing, Great Bend. She was a registered nurse, taught in a one-room country school and was a homemaker.
She belonged to Trinity United Church of Christ, Hudson, and drove the horse-drawn school bus for the country school.
On April 6, 1938, she married Elmer Louis Spangenberg at Hudson. He died June 5, 1986.
Survivors include: two sons, Mark, Newton, and Norman, Hudson; a daughter, Janeth Staley, Fresno, Calif.; three brothers, Paul Adams, Vandalia, Ill., Harold Adams, Mt. Hope, and James Adams, Great Bend; two sisters, Ruth Stone and Margaret Ikerd, both of Newton; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 12 step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Lois Langdon; a grandson and a step-grandson.
Funeral was 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Church of Christ, Hudson. Burial was in Trinity Cemetery, Hudson.
Memorials to the church in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford.

Betty Ann Daniel
MOORE, Okla. - Betty Ann Daniel, died June 2, 2003.
She was born June 5, 1934, at Sylvia, the daughter of Aaron and Alma Queen. She graduated as high school salutatorian.
She married Robert L. Daniel and traveled with her husband around the country in the oilfield. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by a son, Michael Daniel; a daughter Debbie McGowen; four grandchildren, a sister, Doris Hargett; nieces, Sherry White and Lynette Bennington, and a nephew, Kevin Hargett.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral was June 4, in Oklahoma City at the Good Shepherd Christian Church. with interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials to St. Anthony Hospital, Joyful Beginnings. Vondell L. Smith & Son Mortuary, was in charge of arrangements.

Glenn E. Newdigger
PITTSBURG - Glenn E. Newdigger, 83, Pittsburg, died June 22, 2003, at the Mount Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg.
He was born April 21, 1920, in Picher, Okla., the son of Arthur and Rena Mitchell Newdigger. He and his family moved south of Joplin, Mo., when he was 12 years old. He had been a resident of the Pittsburg area since 1954.
He worked for Overhead Door Company in Pittsburg as an installer for 42 years, retiring in 1987. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII as a Private First Class from November, 1941 through October, 1945.
He was a member of the VFW, Joplin, Mo., the Carpenters Union and a leader in the Cherokee County 4-H.
On Dec. 24, 1954, he married Carrie Gurley in Joplin, Mo. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Randy Newdigger, Pittsburg, and Glenn E. (Rusty) Newdigger Jr., Macksville; a brother, Robert Newdigger, Joplin, Mo.; two sisters, Eunice Newdigger and Eva Hunt, both of Joplin, Mo.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, at the Bath-Naylor Funeral home in Pittsburg with Elder Mary Cash officiating. Burial in the Bird Cemetery south of Pittsburg with the Albert Wheeler VFW Post #1158 providing flag presentation ceremonies.
Memorials to the Cherokee County 4-H Scholarship Foundation in care of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762.

Darrel Pettijohn
Darrel Pettijohn, 76, died June 22, 2003, at his home in Stafford.
He was born Dec. 28, 1926, at Tetersville, in Madison County, the son of Murel and Cecile Swann Pettijohn. He had been a resident of Plainville and Palco before moving to Stafford in 1965. He was an oilfield pumper and employed with the City of Stafford before retiring in 1988.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, served on the Board of Directors for Friends of Quivira and was a past Boy Scout leader. He was an Army veteran of WWII.
On May 23, 1948, he married Clara Lavon Eves at Lyons. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Rick Pettijohn, St. Francis, Greg Pettijohn, Stafford, Frank Pettijohn, Mayfield, Ky.; a daughter, Darolyn Bullard, Stafford; three brothers, Charles Miller, Beaverton, Ore., Richard Pettijohn, Eucha, Okla., Jim Pettijohn, Great Bend; two sisters, Lillian Walters, Ulysses, Erma Carmichael, Plainville; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, George and a sister, Elsie.
Funeral: 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, at the First Baptist Church, Stafford, with Rev. Guy Elliott officiating. Burial in Stafford Cemetery.
Memorials to the First Baptist Church or South Wind Hospice, both in care of Minnis Chapel, Stafford.