M. J. Althouse, Towanda is dead M. J. Althouse, 66, a long time resident of Towanda, died this morning at his home. Mr. Althouse moved to Towanda 36 years ago from Waldron, Kan. He came to Kansas from Missouri. He was a retired insulator for the Derby Refining company at Wichita. Mr. Althouse was born April 11, 1898, at Dawn, Mo., son of the late Edward Chester Althouse and Ollie May Wagy. On April 18, 1925, he and Nora E. Doyle were married at Wichita. Survivors include the wife of the home, a son, Melvin E., 209 West Carr, one daughter, Mrs. Harold (Marian) Anderson, 1001 Towanda; two brothers, irah of Derby and howard E. Althouse, Gilmer, Tex., two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Pendergraft, Topeka, and Mrs. Elmer (Goldie) Hill, Osawatomie, Kan.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel. The Rev. John Sterling, pastor of the Towanda Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be made in Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 12, 1965, transcribed by Peg Luce)
MAURICE ALTHOUSE SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Maurice J. Althouse who died February 12 at his home, 115 North Third in Towanda, was born April 11, 1898 at Dawn, Mo., and had lived in Towanda the past thirty-six years. Before retirement in 1961, he was an insulator with the Derby Refinery. He was married to Nora E. Doyle April 18, 1925 at Wichita. Surviving are Mrs. Althouse; a son and a daughter, Melvin E. Althouse and Mrs. Harold Anderson (Marion) of El Dorado, two brothers and two sisters, Ira Althouse of Derby, Howard E. Althouse, Gilmer, Texas; Mrs. Mabel Pendergraft of Topeka, and Mrs. Elmer Hill (Goldie) of Osawatomie; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. The Rev. John Sterling, pastor of the Towanda Methodist church, officiated at services Monday at the Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home. Mrs. Amos Marsh was the organist. The casket bearers were Ray Bilby, Vernon Wells, Jerry Lehman, Maurice Starr, Lyman Correll and Raymond Gray. Interment was in Sunset Lawns. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 25, 1965, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Lawrence E. "Larry" Alvord, age 64, of Arkansas City died Tuesday, July 14, 1987. he was the stepfather of Ronnie Alvord of El Dorado, and the father of Michael E. Alvord, Jr., both of Augusta.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Janesville Cemetery at Hamilton. Campbell Funeral Home, Eureka has charge of arrangements.Surviving family includes, sons, Michael E., Lawrence E., Jr., both of Augusta, Loren R. of Arkansas City; step-son Ronnie Alvord of El Dorado, daughters Leta Zeller, Kay Alvord, step-daughters, Ann Brammer, Rena Brammer, all of Arkansas City, sisters, Anna Mae Cokson of Hamilton, Neva Williams of Parsons and eight grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, July 15, 1987)
The sad news was received here Nov. 20, of the death in a railroad wreck, of Marc Amlong of Illinois. A telegram from his wife stated no particulars but news came later to the effect that he was terribly mangled and could be identified only by his clothing. Marc was a railroad brakeman and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Amlong. He was but recently married to a niece of George Hall of Rosalia. He was about 27 years old and grew to manhood here and known as an exemplary young man and a member of the M.E. Church. The deepest sympathy is extended the sorrowing ones (Walnut Valley Times, November 27, 1903, Vol. XXXIV, No. 45, transcribed by Peg Luce)
LINCOLN'S DOUBLE DEAD J. Warren Amos, of Kansas, Much Resembled Him Salina, Kan., Nov. 22 -- A telegram from Rialto, Cal., tells the death of J. Warren Amos, the founder of the Advocate of Gypsum City. Amos was for years in the newspaper business in Kansas. He was better known over the state as Abraham Lincoln's double. No two men ever resembled each other more than Lincoln and Amos. (Walnut Valley Times, Nov. 27, 1903, Vol. XXXIV, No. 45, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Alvin E. Anderson Dies; Rites Tuesday Alvin Edward Anderson, 62, of 128 West First, died Saturday at Allen memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 9, 1902 at St. Louis, Mo., Mr. Anderson had been an El Doradoan since 1939. he previously lived at Newton and Wichita. He was a retired janitor at Skelly Oil Co. His memberships included the Baptist Church and Eagles Lodge. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean Smith, 700 West Sixth, and Miss Ruth Ann Anderson, 412 North Denver; a son, Donald Lee, 128 West First; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Mott, Belleville, Ill., and a brother, Charles J., Springfield, Mo. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Kirby Funeral Home Chapel by Ivan Chastain. Interment will be in Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, August 31, 1964, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Lester "Les" Anderson, 66, of Marion, retired co-op manager and city of Marion employee, died Thursday, April 7, 1994. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church. Survivors include: wife, Lois; son, Darwin of El Dorado; brother, Bill of Topeka; sister, Jackie of Oldsburg. Memorials are to the American Cancer Society. Zeiner Funeral Home has the arrangements. (The El Dorado Times ~ 8 Apr 1994)
Lois Anderson, 66, of Marion, retired teacher, died Modnay, Oct. 10, 1994. Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church. Survivors include: son, Darwin, of El Dorado; brother, Willard Cravens of Port Angeles, Wash.; sister, Maxine Miller of San Diego, Marvel Berggren of Manhattan, Alberta Bellman of Placentia, Calif. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the American Cancer Society. Zeiner Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 12 Oct 1994)
Mary Adams Anderson, of Independence, Mo., formerly of El Dorado, died Monday, Oct. 10, 1994. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Friday in Mulvane Cemetery. She was born Aug. 7, 1905, a decendant of John Adams, in Kansas City, Mo., to Nancy Jane (Johnson) and Hugh Hodge Anderson. She graduated from Mulvane High School in 1925 and taught two years in rural schools before attending Wichita University for two years. She taught 14 years in the Mulvane school system and attended summer sessions at the University of Boulder, Colo., Kansas State Teachers College, and Wichita University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree in 1944. She also taught at Roswell and Tucumcari, N.M., and in El Dorado, where she taught at Lincoln Elementary for 20 years. She retired in 1967 after teaching a total of 40 years. Survivors include: sister, Mildred of Aguilar, Colo.; several cousins including Betty Russell of El Dorado. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Bruce. Speaks Funeral Home in Independence, Mo. has the arrangements. Memorials are to the donor's choice. (El Dorado Times ~ 12 Oct 1994)
Mattie Alice Anderson, 72, of Augusta, sister of Raymond Thompson of El Dorado, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, in Wichita. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Augusta. Burial will follow the services in Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta. Mrs. Anderson was born April 11, 1922 in Alma, Ark., the daughter of Samuel and Florence (Perry) Thompson. On Jan. 20, 1946 she was married to George E. Anderson. He preceded her in death on May 12, 1981. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker. Other surviving family include two sons, David of Augusta and Larry of Woodstock, Ga.,; two daughters, Carolyn Rozof of Wichita and Linda Chappell of Joliet, Ill.; three other brohers, Jesse Thompson of Udall, John Thompson of Newton and Vernon Thompson of Lebanon, Ore.; one sister, Mildred Rose of Winfield; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Dean Anderson; two brothers, Harold and Clyde Thompson; and two sisters, Leta and Pearl Thompson. Memorials are to the First Baptist Church building fund and to Hospice, Inc. Hillside Funeral Home in Augusta is in charge of funeral arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 29 Sept 1994)
Mitchell Bradford "Mitch" Anderson, 15, of New Strawn, died Friday, June 10, 1994, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Services are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Burlington High School auditorium. Survivors include: parents, Ed and Patty Anderson, brother, Matthew, all of the home; grandparents, Merrill and Marjorie Paden of El Dorado, Arthur and Audra Mahar of Waverly; great-grandmother, mo Garrett of Topeka. Jones Funeral Home in Burlington has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 17 June 1994)
Opal L. Anderson, 85, of Manchester, Okla., former Leon resident, died Monday, Jan. 24, 1994. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Driftwood Christian Church. Burial will be in Byron-Amorita Cemetery. Rev. Vernie Hovorka and Rev. Chris Cassel will officiate the services. She was born Dec. 13, 1908, in Kiefer, Okla., the daughter of Clarence Ruben Hill and Jesse Lee Berryhill. On Feb. 8, 1929, she and Bryant Anderson were married in Chrokee, Okla. He died Feb. 20, 1984. She was a housewife. Survivors include: sons, Elmo of Helena, Okla., Raymond of Leon; daughters, Tressie Folger of Manchester, Okla., Ethel Martin of Granbury, Texas. Twila Tatum of Newton, Mary Joy of Montrose, Colo., Kay Hall of Atlanta, Kan.; grandchildren she raised, Patricia Wright, Diane Nixon, both of Leon, Danny Devine of Lewisville, Texas, Wesley Devine of Berryville, Ark.; sister, Pearl Thomas of Wichita; brother, Eugene Belter of Byron, Okla.; 25 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, two daughters and one grandchild. Memorials are to Cherokee, Okla. Ambulance or Byron-Amorita First Responders. Fisher Funeral Home in Cherokee, Okla. has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 26 Jan 1994)
DONALD ANDREWS LOSES LIFE WHILE WORKING NEAR WINFIELD
A 27-year old El Dorado man was electrocuted Friday afternoon while working near an oil field 10 miles northeast of Winfield. Dead is Donald LaWayne Andrews, 724 North Topeka. Andrews was pronounced dead at the scene by Cowley County Coroner Dr. Newton Smith of Arkansas City after he came in contact with a 12,000-volt transmission power line. Andrews was employed by Nonken Electric company as an apprentice lineman. The firm was under contract to remove a secondary power line which was deactivated when the accident occurred. Cowley County Sheriff's Department Harper Stohle said a tie wire Andrews was holding came in contact with the high voltage line. Bill rains and Gary Norton both of El Dorado were working with Andrews when the accident occurred. Rains climbed the electric pole and carried Andrews to the ground. He applied artificial respiration in an attempt to save Andrews' life. Andrews had been employed by the firm since moving to El Dorado from Amarillo, Tex., eight months ago. He had lived in Amarillo 13 years. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and a member of Temple Baptist Church. On March 25, 1961, he was married to Marjorie Long at Las Vegas, Nev. Survivors include his wife of the home; his father, Ernest Andrews of Childress, his mother, Mrs. Bertha B. Andrews, Amarillo; three sisters, Mrs. Billie D. Arne, Childress, Mrs. Linda K. Edwards of Fritch, Tex., and Mrs. Eljuana Criddle, Canyon, Tex.; five brothers, Ernest M. Austin, Tex., Jimmie C. of California, Roy D., Roger C. and Rodney all of Amarillo. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Kirby Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Doyle Patterson, pastor of the Temple Baptist Church. Interment will be made in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 20, 1965, transcribed by Peg Luce)
DONALD L. ANDREWS SERVICES ARE HELD
Funeral services for Donald L. Andrews, 27, 724 North Topeka, who died Friday were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Kirby Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Doyle Patterson pastor of the Temple Baptist Church, and the Rev. Mack A McCoy, Amarillo, Tex., officiated. Mrs. Darryl Patten sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "In the Garden". The organist was Mrs. Amos B. Marsh. Casket bearers included William R. Rains, James Compton, Bill Griffith, Jerry Nonken, Gary Norton and Melvin Lowderman. Employees of the City of El Dorado attended the services in a group. Interment was made in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 24, 1965, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Services are pending for Fred. G. Andrus, 78, who died Monday morning. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 25 April 1994)
Fred G. Andrus, 78, of El Dorado, died Monday morning, April 25, 1994, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. He was born Oct. 19, 1915, in Thomas, Okla., the son of Charlie Bert and Fanny (Clark) Andrus, and moved to Butler County in 1919. He attended school in Midian and graduated from El Dorado High School. He attended Butler County College. During WWII he served in the U.S. Navy. He was a survivor of the sinking of the aircraft carrier Yorktown during the battle of Midway. On Dec. 25, 1943, he and Verna Lee Black were married in El Dorado. He worked for more than 32 years in the production department of Cities Service Oil Company. His memberships included the First United Methodist Church and the Yorktown CV-5 Club. Survivors include: wife, Verna Lee; son, Dave Andrus of Canton, Mich.; daughter, Linda Pendarvis of Topeka; sister, Maud Cumming of Amarillo, Texas; one grandson, three step-grandchildren. Memorials are to Hospital Inc. and First United Methodist Church. (El Dorado Times ~ 26 Apr 1994)
Clifford R. Angelton, 91, of El Dorado, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 1994, at his home. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. He was born Nov. 5, 1903, in Towanda, the son of Willam and Grace Frances Hart Angleton and lived all his life in Butler County. He was a former partner and partner of the Angleton-Kunkle Garage from 1949 to 1970. He was a member of the First Christian Church. On Oct. 18, 1941, he and Ruby Gray were married in Olathe. Survivors include: wife, Ruby; brother, Wayne Angelton of Chico, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters. Memorials are to the First Christian Church and Hospice Inc. Carlson Funeral Home as the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 7 Nov. 1994)
Rosario C. "Rosy" Anguiano, 69, of Abilene, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, at the Abilene Memorial Hospital. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrews Catholic Church with Father Henry Baxa officiating. Rosary is tonight at 6 p.m. at Danner Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with military honors. He was born Nov. 14, 1924, in Manchester, the son of S.R. and Librado Cardona Anguiano and attended school in Abilene. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during WW II. On July 20, 1946, he and Josepha Gill were married. He worked at the RHV Store and Steffek Construction and for the past several years he was a civil service engineer at Ft. Riley, retiring in December 1989. His memberships included Abilene National Guard, St. Andrews Catholic Church, American Legion Post 240, Abilene VFW, Civil Service Retirement System, AARP and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors include: wife, Josepha; daughters, Anita Barnhart, Vanita Castor, both of Hutchinson, Theresa Stroda of Chapman, Elizabeth McVan, Trina Meuli, both of Abilene; brothers, Tony Anguiano of Salina, Jesse Anguiano, John Anguiano, Ben Anguiano, all of Abilene; sisters, Genevive Burwell, Josephine Anguiano, both of Abilene, Mary Margaret Randall of El Dorado; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials are to St. Andrews Catholic Church. (El Dorado Times ~ 24 Jan 1994)
William T. Applegate, 60, of Wichita, city of Maize wastewater superintendent, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1994. Services are pending. Survivors include: wife, Betty; daughters, Nancy Gerken of Wichita, Judy Demieville of Temple, Texas, Wilma Montgomery of El Dorado, Reba Buhrle of Wichita; brothers, George, Frnakie, Ray, all of Muskogee, Okla.; sisters, Esther Applegate, Viola Carter, both of Fresno, Calif.; Daisy Applegate of Muskogee, Okla.; nine grandchildren. Memorials are to the American Diabetes Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 24 Feb 1994)
Charles O. Archer Dies; Rites Tuesday Charles O. Archer, 76 of 112 East Fifth, died this morning at his home following nine years of failing health. He had lived in El Dorado since 1933. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel with burial in Sunset Lawns cemetery. The Rev. L. S. Atchison, assistant to the pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Archer was a mechanic with Geo. M. Myers, Inc. of El Dorado. Previous to his employment with the Myers firm, he worked in the oil fields in the Bluestem area. Mr. Archer was born June 12, 1887 in Mentone, Ind. He married Edith Matthews March 10, 1914, in El Dorado. He is survived by his wife of the home, a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Schmidt of Newton; three granddaughters who were reared in the Archer home, Mrs. Dennis Pickard, Magnolia, Ark., Mrs. Bert Winn, Spring Hill, La., and Mrs. Billy Harney, Route 4, El Dorado; a sister, Mrs. Lottie Lemier, Warsaw, Ind., a half-brother, Hiram Hite, Pierceton, Ind.; and five great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, August 31, 1963, transcribed by Peg Luce) Charles Archer Had Lived Here Thirty Years Services for Charles O. Archer, 76, who died August 31 at his home 112 East Fifth Avenue, were held Tuesday at the Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home, the Rev. L. S. Atchison, assistant to the pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Mrs. Amos Marsh and Mrs. James D. Allen were the musicians. The casket bearers were Russell Holem, Howard Holem, W. J. Harney, Melvin Oliver, Floyd Holem and C. E. McClure. Interment was in Sunset Lawns. A resident here the past thirty years, Mr. Archer was born June 12, 1887 at Mentone, Inc., and was married to Edith Matthews march 10, 1914. Before retirement he worked in the oil fields and for five years was with the George M. Myers Construction company. Surviving are Mrs. Archer; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Schmidt, of Newton; three granddaughters who were reared by Mr. and Mrs. Archer - Mrs. Dennis Pickard of magnolia, Ark.; Mrs. Bert Winn, Spring Hill, La., and Mrs. Billy Harney, El Dorado route four, a sister, Mrs. Lottie Lemlar, Warsaw, Inc., and a half brother Hiram Hite of Princeton, Ind. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 5, 1963, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Archer Services Set For Friday Funeral rites for Ernest V. Archer, 84, of 204 North Denver, who died Wednesday morning in Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, will be conducted at the Dietz-Pittman colonial Chapel on Friday morning at 10 a.m. by rev. Ivan H. Hanson of the First Christian church. Mr. Archer was born on May 4, 1879 at Parkersburg, W. Va., and with his parents came to Kansas as a small child. The family settled near Richland. He was married to Effie Mabel McKinney on Dec. 24, 1900. the following spring the couple went to the territory of Oklahoma to settle a claim in the Cherokee Strip. The family returned to Kansas seven years later, residing for various periods at Richland and Dodge city. Soon after the discovery of oil in this area, the family came to El Dorado and were residents here until 1942, when Mr. and Mrs. Archer moved to Hamilton for a period of 15 years before moving to Eureka in 1958. He had returned to El Dorado on June 26, 1963, sharing a home with his daughters, Mrs. Maysel McLemore and Mrs. Paul Maxwell. Mrs. Maxwell died on Dec. 20, 1963. He was preceded in death also by his wife, on June 7, 1959, and by his son, Russell Henry Archer on December 27, 1918. In addition to Mrs. McLemore, survivors include one granddaughter, Morghan Maysel McLemore of the home, and one sister, Mrs. Theodore Metcalf of Berkley, Calif. For nearly 50 years, Mr. Archer held membership in Wakarusa Lodge No. 402, A. F. & A. M. Masonic rites will be conducted at the funeral chapel. Interment will be in the family plot at Hamilton Cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday. During his active years, Mr. Archer devoted his energies to the oil industry. For many years, he was engaged as an independent construction engineer, serving major oil companies throughout the Mid Continent field. He established and maintained a wide reputation as a capable and meticulous workman in the field of activity which was his major interest throughout his long life. (El Dorado Times, March 5, 1964, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Rites are Held for Ernest V. Archer
Final rites for Ernest V. Archer, 84, of 204 North Denver, who died Wednesday, were conducted this morning at the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Ivan H. Hansen, pastor of the First Christian church officiated at the services. Masonic rites with Ted Reed as orator, were held at the funeral chapel. Interment was to be made in the Hamilton, Kan., cemetery this afternoon. (El Dorado Times, Mar. 6, 1964, transcribed by Peg Luce)
E. V. Archer
E. V. Archer, 84, who died in El Dorado this week, was an independent sort of a man of the old school who made his way against odds and asked nobody's help. Tall and straight and clear-eyed, eh was one who believed in the efficacy of hard work and he firmly applied this pattern to his own life. In his early years, he was not too proud to undergo the hardships of homesteading in the Cherokee strip. Stored in his canny mind was a fund of exceeding shrewdness, and so he prepared himself for the opportunities at hand. In due course, he became a construction engineer in the oil fields, and a good one. Many of the structures built out among the rigs, as oil-production processes constantly developed, represented the work of his hands. He was highly respected by major operators; his work was sound and true. Mr. Archer had lived in El Dorado twice - the first time when he spent about 25 years here, leaving this town in 1942. He returned here last year, after long residence in Hamilton and Eureka, to pass his final days in company with his daughters. At Hamilton he was much respected and served that community ably as its police judge. Conservative by breeding and instinct, he clung steadfastly to old beliefs and time tried principles. He held no patience with many of the modern modes which, in his opinion, were a species of folly. In politics, he was Republican of rugged character. E. V. Archer was a kindly man, an honest and upright citizen. While he possessed no formal education, he read much, formed his own unalterable rules of conduct and was square in all dealings. He was a valiant and unbending soldier of the days that were - and it is tragic that so few of his sturdy breed are left. (El Dorado Times, Mar. 6, 1964, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Brianna N. Ard, 11, of El Dorado, died Wednesday, April 27, 1994, as the result of an automobile accident. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church. She was born Oct. 4, 1982, in Wichita, the daughter of Bruce and Karen Seitz Ard. She was a fifth grade honor student at Oil Hill School and a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Benton Busy Bee 4-H Club, Junior Girl Scout Troop 201. Survivors include: parents, Bruce and Karen Ard; brother, Brian, sisters, Brenda, Brenae, all at home; grandparents, Hattie Ard of Salina; Junior and Erma Sietz of Elwod, Neb.; great-grandparents, Addie Hutchens of Arkansas City, Thelka Sietz of Plymouth, Neb., Emma Lehmann of Smith Center. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Charles Ard. Memorials are to Grace Lutheran Church and the Butler County 4-H Fair Barn. Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 29 Apr 1994)
Services for Brianna N. Ard, 11, of El Dorado, were held Monday morning, May 2, at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial was in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. She died Wednesday, April 27, 1994. Rev. Alan Holtz, pastor of the church, officiated at the services. Pat Anderson played the prelude and postlude. The eulogy was delivered by Jeff Smith. Randy Just sang, "Proclaim the Glory of the Lord" and Eileen Wiemeyer sang, "The Lord's Prayer'. Casket bearers were Andy Ark, Mike Ard, Mark Seitz, Dean Heiden, Jason Smith and Bill House. She was born Oct. 4, 1982, in Wichita, the daughter of Bruce and Karen Seitz Ard. She was a fifth grade honor student at Oil Hill School and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Busy Bee 4-H Club and Jr. Girl Scout Troop 20. Survivors include: parents, Bruce and Karen Ard; brother, Brian, sisters, Brenda, Brenae, all at home; grandparents, Hattie Ard of Salina, Junior and Emma Seitz of Elwood, Neb.; great-grandparents, Addie Hutchens of Arkansas City, Thelka Seitz of Plymouth, Neb., Emma Lehmann of Smith Center. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Charles Ard. Memorials were to Grace Lutheran Church and the Butler County 4-H Fair Barn. Carlson Funeral Home had the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 3 May 1994)
Earl Armstrong the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Armstrong, died in Iowa January 24. The friends of the family especially Earl's schoolmates are deeply grieved. (Walnut Valley Times, Feb. 6, 1903, Vol. XXXIV, No. 4, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Services will be held in Long Island, N.Y. for James Wilbur Arp, 72, who died at his home in Long Island on March 24, 1994. He attended school in El Dorado and worked for Skelly Oil Co. He was a veteran of WW I. Survivors include: daughter, Sharon of New York; son, Jim of Springfield, Mo.; sister, Martha Travnichek of El Dorado; several nieces and nephews. (El Dorado Times ~ 30 Mar 1994)
David Swobe Artz, 86, of Potwin, retired farmer and stockman, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 1994. Services are 2 p.m. today at Potwin United Methodist Church. Survivors include: sisters, Mary Newman of Wichita, Frankie Prewitt of El Dorado. Memorials are to the Potwin United Methodist Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary in Whitewater had the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 6 Sept 1994)
Services for David S. Artz were held Tuesday afternoon at the Potwin Methodist Church. Burial was in Potwin Cemetery. He died Sept. 3, 1994. He was born Nov. 9, 1907. Rev. Dennis Hanna officiated the services. Betty Kaufman was the organist. Jack Lockwood sang, "How Great Thou Art" and "Beyond the Sunset." Casket bearers were Tyrone Artz, Olin Claassen, Dennis Artz, Brandon Beal, John Claassen and Mike Bellar. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary had the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 8 Sept 1994)
RITES ARE HELD FOR MRS. KAREN ASHBURY Mr. and Mrs. Max Bateman and family, 518 West Fourth, returned to El Dorado, Wednesday from Los Angeles, Calif., where they attended funeral services for their daughter, Mrs. Karen Bateman Ashbury.Mrs. Ashbury, 23, died Dec. 17 of injuries suffered in a motor scooter accident. She was born Aug. 2, 1941 at Ponca City, Okla., and had spent most of her life in El Dorado and Wichita. She moved to California in March of this year. On Feb. 1, 1957, she and William Ashbury, Jr., were married.Survivors in addition to her parents include two children, Vickie and William III, both of the home, two sisters, Paul and Betty and one brother, Jerry. (El Dorado Times - December 26, 1964)
Carl L. Ashley, 76, of Council Grove, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 1994, at the Morris County Hospital. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kendall Funeral Chapel. Masonic graveside services will be held in Wilsey (Kan.) Cemetery. He was born June 10, 1918, in Towanda, the son of William and Laura Gosset Ashley. He was a district superintendent for Halliburton Oil Company in Duncan, Okla., for 30 years, retiring Feb. 1, 1972. He then was co-owner/oprator of the Saddlerock Café in Council Grove until he retired in 1977. His memberships included Wabon Masonic Lodge 305 AF & AM, Scottish Rites., Ainad Temple of Shriners, and he attended the United Methodist Church. In June 1939, he and Ethel Parker were married. On Aug. 18, 1972, he and Dorothy Tompkins-Horton were married in Council Grove. Survivors include: daughter, Judity Eschel of Arlington Heights, Ill.; stepdaughters, Nancy Winterbower of Plainview, Texas, Donna Peevey of Okay, Okla., Marla Gordon of North Newton; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ruth Finney. Memorials are to the Morris County Hospital. (El Dorado Times ~ 14 Nov 1994)
HATFIELD, DOROTHY TWO GIRLS KILLED IN A TRUCK CRASH
Two girls were killed and ten other persons were injured when a heavy oil truck crashed into the rear of a light truck at a point 16 miles south of Wichita on Highway No. 81, last evening. The dead are: Dora Wanda Ashmore, 13 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ashmore, living southeast of Peck, and Dorothy Hatfield, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hatfield, living in the same neighborhood. The injured who were taken to the Wichita Hospital were, Edythe and Maxine Ashmore, Wilma Hatfield and Imogene Reeser, all children of school age. None was injured seriously. Others in the light truck were the driver, Mr. Ashmore, Joe Reeser, a neighbor, Johnnie Reeser, son of Mr. Reeser, Velma Hatfield, Mary and Mamie Ashmore. All of these persons suffered slight hurts. The party was on its way to Waco Wego to attend a meeting of the 4-H club. Officers said the driver of the heavy oil truck was Bert Massey of the Forum Hotel at Wichita, and that the truck was owned by the Wasson Oil Company of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, Saturday, Sept. 23, 1933, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Sad news from Colorado: Word has been received here that Oscar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ateson of Wichita died at Manitou of diptheria and that all the other children of the family and Miss Katie Herig. Mrs. Ateson's niece, had the disease in dangerous degree and that the baby could not recover. Mr. Ateson was notified but Oscar died before he could reach Manitou. The authorities would not permit the body to be sent home. Oscar was a fine boy, the only son of fond parents who will have the greatest sympathy from their numerous friends here. (Walnut Valley Times, Sept. 19, 1902, Vol. XXIII, No. 35, transcribed by Peg Luce)
Janice Kay Atwell, 44, of Ocala, Fla., died Monday, Sept. 12, 1994. She was a telemetry technician at Marion Community Hospital and had moved to Florida in 1978 from East Carondelet, Ill. She was a member of Ft. King Presbyterian Church and the Silver Spring Shores Lions Club. Survivors include: fiancé, Peter Hostettler of Ocala; mother, Dorothy Strange of Massachusetts; daughters, Krista Bolinger of Dunnellon, Patty Clark of El Dorado; brothers, Melvin, Earl, Rick Steve, all of Massachusetts, Edward of Maine, Jerry, Bruce, both of North Carolina; sisters, Candy of Massachusetts, Barbara, Cheryl of New York; step-sisters, Donna of Massachusetts, Gail of Vermont; step-brother, Gary of California. Hiers Funeral Home in Ocala has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times ~ 16 Sept 1994)
Mrs. Victor Auer was member of pioneer familyServices for Mrs. Victor Auer (Letha Nuttle) of El Dorado route four, who died January 3 in Allen Memorial Hospital after an illness of two days, were held Saturday in the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiated. Mrs. Harold Tate sang "He'll Never Let Go Of My Hand" and "Sweet Hour of Prayer," with Fred Wolfe Jr., as organist.The casket bearers were Larry McCully, Jerry Myers, James R. Nuttle Jr., Kenny Clifton, Ted McHugh and Vernon Hutchison. Honorary bearers were Robert T. McCully, John Crowley, J. L. Auer, Robert A. Zebold Jr., Philip Hamm, J. E. Morris, W. N. Calkins, Hobart Auer Jr., R. O. Winzer, L. J. Bond, Dr. G. E. Kassebaum and D. K. Huber. Interment was in Belle Vista Cemetery. Attending in groups were members of Susannah French Putney Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Circle One of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the First United Methodist Church.Mrs. Auer was born August 9, 1902 in the Snow community, southwest of El Dorado and had spent her life in this area. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Nuttle (Ora Teter), both members of pioneer families. She attended Snow school through the eight grade and was graduated from El Dorado High School in 1922. She taught at Elm Creek and Springdale schools in Butler county. Her marriage to Mr. Auer took place May 28, 1924 in El Dorado.Mrs. Auer was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Circle One of the Women's Society of Christian Service; Susannah French Putney Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and West Branch Extension Home Unit.Surviving are Mr. Auer; one son and one daughter, Duane Auer and Mrs. H. E. Clifton (Lois), El Dorado route four; one brother, James R. Nuttle Sr., El Dorado route one; one sister, Mrs. Carl Nylan, El Dorado route three and six grandchildren, Linda and Kenneth Clifton, and Sherry, Kim, Deana, and Duann Auer.A memorial has been established in Mrs. Auer's name with the El Dorado First United Methodist Church. (The El Dorado Times January 9, 1969)
Lynn Bruce Auer, 89, of El Dorado, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home with Dr. Dennis Kuder officiating. Masonic services will be held after the chapel service and burial will be in the Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born Feb. 4, 1904 in Haverhill, to William and Sena (Miller) Auer and lived in El Dorado since childhood. He was raised on a farm southwest of El Dorado in the El Dorado Township and graduated from El Dorado High School in 1922. He worked at Citizens State Bank, Beechcraft, for oilman Ed Bradley and for White & Ellis Oil Drilling and Producing Co. where he retired as an accountant in 1986. He served two terms as Butler County Treasurer in the 1930's. On Nov. 11, 1933, he and Mildred Horton were married in Ottawa. She died July 25, 1993. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was a Master Mason in Patmos Lodge NO. 97. Survivors include: son, William Auer of Houston; daughters, Janeth Levitt of Alhambra, Calif., Mary Lou Auer of Topeka; sisters, Mildred Auer of El Dorado, Bernice Compton of Manhattan; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister. Memorials are to the First United Methodist Church. (El Dorado Times ~ 3 Jan 1994 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Magdalena Austin, 68, of Newkirk, Okla., formerly of El Dorado, died Saturday night, Oct. 8, 1994, at her home. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Stahl Funeral Chapel with the Rev. R. J. Beckman of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, officiating. She was born Sept. 29, 1926, the daughter of Leo and Clara (Brewer) Carnopski, in Middle Lomeal, Free State of Damsig (what is now Poland). Near the end of the war she moved to West Germany. On Sept. 27, 1952, she and Roger Earl Austin were married in West Germany where he was stationed, and they moved to El Dorado Sept. 24, 1957. Her husband rejoined the service and there were stationed in Dover, Del. They moved to Newkirk in 1987. She operated a yarn shop in Arkansas City and was a cook at the Newkirk Nursing Center. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include: husband, Roger; daughter, Nancy Weekley of Arkansas City; three grandchildren. (El Dorado Times ~ 10 Oct 1994 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Services held for Mrs. Nancy Austin Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy C. Austin, 82, 502-1/2 West Olive, who died here June 24 were conducted this morning from the Byrd Funeral Home. Rev. leonard J. Smoot, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. W. C. Lange sang "Goin' Home." He was accompanied by Mrs. Fred Burr. Mrs. Burr also played an instrumental solo, "The Lord's Prayer." Pallbearers were Harry Austin, R. M. McCauley, D. D. Morris, W. B. Morris, R. A. Osborn and Austin Sterchi. Burial was in Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, July 3, 1951, transcribed by Peg Luce)
A KANSAS PIONEER DEAD
Emporia, Nov. 22 - William Austin, an old settler, died here of paralysis of the spine yesterday. He had lived in Lyon county thirty years. He once had property valued at $250,000. He died penniless and will be buried by friends. He lost his fortune speculating in horses. William Austin chapel of Emporia college was built by him. Walnut Valley Times, November 27, 1903, Vol. XXXIV, No. 45, transcribed by Peg Luce)
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