Butler County, Kansas
Dora E. Mark, 78, homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mount St. Mary's
Convent Chapel.
Survivors: son, Roger V. LaPlante of Wichita; daughters, Sister Anne Dolores LaPlante, Sonja Sones, Mary Catherine
Michler, all of Wichita; stepson, John Haskell of Gardnerville, Nev.; stepdaughter, Barbara Robbins of Crescent
City, Calif.; sisters, Marguerite Whiteside of Wichita, Juanita McKinney of Kansas City, Mo.; 15 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Sisters of St. Joseph. De Vorss Flanagan- Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1991)
BENTON - Marley, Lois E.,
72, of Donna, TX, retired Beech Aircraft bench machinist, died August 14, 2003. Service 11 A.M. August 20, 2003,
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Delmar, Donna, TX; daughters: Karen Hutchison, Benton, KS; Cathy Reed, ElDorado, KS; brothers:
Ted Allison, Henry Allison, Melvin Allison, all of Oklahoma; sisters: Vivian Wadsworth, Lorene Deen, both of Oklahoma;
6 grandchildren. Memorials to: American Diabetes Association. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, ElDorado, KS
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/17/2003.
EVERETT MAYFIELD, 67, of Wichita, retired paper handler for The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, died Wednesday, Sept.
30, 1987. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Wilma R.; daughters, Myrna Cullum of Red Oak, Okla., Marilyn Fortin of Mulberry, Linda Gibson
of Valley Center, Luanne Freund of Wichita, Carol DeLucie of Palm Desert, Calif.; brothers, Wayne of Fort Scott,
Marvin of Marietta, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Beth-Eden Baptist
Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1987)
Mayfield, Wilma Rose, 79, loving sister, mother, grandmother and great-gr andmother, passed away Monday, Aug.
27, 2007. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Benton, Kan. Cemetery. Preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Everett Mayfield; brother, Robert Davis and sister, Iota Lewellen. Survivors include her daughters, Luanne
(Jim) Freund, Linda (Craig) Gibson both of Wichita, Carol Woodward of Georgetown, Texas; sister, JoAnn (Al) Stoneking
of Wichita; grandchildren, Cindy (Troy) Anderson of Blackburn, Va., Scott (Leslee) Freund, Kristen (Rune) Larneng
both of Wichita, Angie (Don) Anderson of Sterling, Colo., Cassie Rowell of Carlsbad, Calif.; great-gr andchildren,
Brett Anderson and Baylor Anderson. A memorial has been establis hed with the American red Cross, Midway Kansas
Chapter, Senior Medical Transportation, PO Box 3726, Wichita, KS 67201.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/28/2007 - 8/29/2007.
EVERETT LeROY McDOWELL, 64, of Benton, retired motor shop owner, died Monday, Aug.
24, 1987. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; daughters, Donna Hogue of Wichita, Janet McDowell of San Francisco; brother, Otis of
Nevada, Mo.; sisters, Hazel Castor of Paola, Florence Hicks of Osawatomie, Leona Ellis of La Cygne; one grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Aug 1987)
Mildred M. McDowell, 66, Dwyer's Hallmark Store employee, and Janet A. McDowell,
41, both of rural Benton, were found dead Thursday, April 9, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Mildred's survivors: one daughter, one grandchild.
Janet's survivor: one sister. Memorial has been established with Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 April 1991)
McMaster, Robert B. "Bernie", 25, of Astoria, Ore., formerly of Whitewater, police officer,
died Saturday, March 9, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Palmyra Baptist Church, Benton.
Survivors: wife, Elena; parents, Gary and Linda McMaster of Hutchinson; brothers, Skip of Hutchinson, Steve of
Pittsburg, Martin of Astoria, Ore. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 March 1996)
Mercer, Lillian M., 77, homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 27, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Carlson Funeral
Home.
Survivors: son, Gerald of El Dorado; daughters, Mary Higgins of Lyons, Leonore Dugan of El Dorado; brother, Charles
Vachal of Lindsborg; sister, Mary Anderson of Wichita; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Aug 1993)
Meshew, Heather Lee, 28, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Ms. Meshew was a graduate of Circle High School and Butler County Community College and was currently enrolled
in the Classic College of Hair Design.
She was a former assistant manager at the Field House and former lifeguard at the East Branch of the YMCA.
Survivors: son, Drake Scott Meshew of the home; parents, Mary Anna and Lloyd E. Meshew of the home; sister and
brother-in-law, Stephanie L. and Troy E. Lister of Augusta; many close friends.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Feb 2002)
Newman, R. Christine, 56, homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 27, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sharon Baptist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Ricky Dodd, Daniel Dodd, mother, Elona DeLora Newman, brother, Curtis Newman, all of Wichita.
Memorial has been established with A.L.S. Foundation. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1996)
HIRAM "HAP" PARSLEY, 62, of Benton, construction analyst for the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Wichita, died Tuesday. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Benton United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Bette; son, Richard, daughter, Patricia Shaffer, both of Benton; two grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Benton United Methodist Church. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1985)
Patterson, Myrtle L., 90, formerly of Benton, homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Monday,
Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita.
Survivors: husband, Johnthan Q.; daughter, Marlene C. Whitson of Fairway; brother, Hollis Erwin of Kentwood, La.;
sisters, Clara Sloan of Santa Fe, Texas, Gertrude Mote of Dallas, Addie Mae Ervin Albritton of Independence, La.;
two grandchildren. D.W. Newcomer's Sons, Overland Park.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Sept 1992)
DOUGLASS - Penner, Celia B.,
69, retired JC Penney associate, died Wednesda y, Jan. 14, 2004. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. with family present from
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home; service 2 p.m. Friday, Douglass United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Roy; sons, Douglas, Sammamish, WA, Martin, Bentonville, AR; brother, Cecil Veryl "Bud"
Widick, Valley Center; sisters, Luetta Haas, Benton, Leitta Gragg, Valley Center and 4 grandchildren. Memorials
to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/15/2004 - 1/16/2004.
ELLEN MARIE PETERSON, 66, of 1753 S. Topeka, Beech Aircraft Corp. and Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee and
telephone operator, died Friday. Services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary, noon, Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Virgil; sons, Robert Waterson, Mike Franklin, both of Wichita; daughters, Barbara Friesen of
Wichita; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Feb 1986)
Posey, Dorthea J., 52, homemaker, passed away Oct. 11, 2003. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Broadway
Mortuary Chapel.
Survivors: husband, Roy G.; sons, Paul G. and John G.; 1 brother; 1 sister; aunt and uncle, Richard and Betty Cikanek;
4 grandchildren all of Wichita.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/14/2003.
Mariel B. Robinson, 89, homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Benton Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Harold of Wichita; brothers, John Mentch of Washington, Wesley Mentch of California; two grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with United Methodist Church. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Aug 1987)
Roths, Karissa Lynette, 27, Towanda Grade School learning disability paraprofessional,
died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998. Rosary 2 p.m. Monday, service 3:30 p.m. Monday, both St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church,
Andover.
Survivors: husband, Paul; son, Christopher; parents, Ernest and Elizabeth Vosler of Towanda; sisters, Angela Moore
of Towanda, Jennifer Vosler of Manhattan. Memorial has been established with the Wishing Well at Towanda Grade
School, care of Towanda State Bank or Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Feb 1998)
Sallee, Frances Lee, 53, Boeing Computer Service employee, died Thursday, May 13, 1993. Service 11 a.m. Saturday,
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado. Survivors: son, Mike of St. Charles, Mo.; daughter, Jacque Smith of Augusta;
brother, Junior Vosler of Towanda; sisters, Lois Lee of Benton, Ernestine Henderson of Wichita, Nellie Kilby of
Yates Center; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice and the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 May 1993)
Shannahan, Albert J. "Al," 82, retired Boeing Wichita maintenance employee, died Sunday,
Jan. 5, 2003. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Reatha; son, Travis Shannahan, daughter, Marla Shannahan.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Jan 2003)
BENTON - Shannahan, Reatha Fae,
78, homemaker, died April 18, 2005. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: son, Travis Shannahan of Benton; daughter, Marla Shannahan of San Diego.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/21/2005.
Shoemaker, Eddie F., 63, retired Tri-State Motor Transit truck driver, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 1992. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Hillside Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Wanda L.; sons, Randy, William, both of Seattle; daughters, Edna of El Dorado, Cathy Maskrid of
Wichita, Shelia Burriss, Cynthia, both of Seattle; stepson, Tony Holmes of Tucson; stepdaughters, Tammy Smith of
Wichita, Tonia Scott of Park City, Tina Stoy of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Christine Link, Rachel Turner, both of Lyons;
half-brother, William of Cullman, Ala.; half-sister, Betty Minter of Meterine, La.; 11 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Nov 1992)
HAZEL O. SHOEMAKER MILLER, 61, of Walnut Ridge, Ark., former El Dorado resident, laundromat
operator, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, House of Prayer, El Dorado.
Survivors: husband, Jeff; sons, Elmer Shoemaker of El Dorado, Frank Shoemaker of Denver; daughters, Lavene DeWitt
of McPherson, Connie Strasser, Linda Hinderliter, Marilyn Harp, all of El Dorado, Carolyn Patty of Towanda, Rita
Gannon of Leon; brothers, Odie Ashcraft of Parkin, Ark., Guy Ashcraft of Chicago, Ill., Leon Ashcraft of Emporia;
sisters, Garmelia Deere of Forest City, Ark., Estella Crouch of Orlando, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.
Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Jan 1985)
Troy E. Shoemaker, 64, roofing company employee, died Monday, Oct. 6, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Quiring-Old
Mission Mortuary, Wichita. Survivors: wife, Mary; stepsons, Allen Julian, Timothy Julian, Richard Julian, all of
Great Bend, Oliver Julian of Newton; stepdaughter, Pamela Moore of Casper, Wyo.; brother, Eddie of Park City; sisters,
Christine Link, Rachel Turner, both of Lyons; 13 stepgrandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Oct 1986)
Darrow V. Simmons Sr., 55, Mayflower Contract Service employee, and his wife, Kyoki Simmons,
60, homemaker, both died Friday, June 14, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Darrow's survivors: sons, Franklin Lee of Wichita, Darrow V. Jr. of Panama City, Fla.; daughter, Dianne Stalmaker
of Canal Fulton, Ohio; parents, Phorous Simmons of Newton, Miss., and Myrtle Simmons of Meridian, Miss.; sister,
Louise of Columbus, Miss., half sister, Dolly Pitts of Meridian, Miss.
Kyoki's survivors: sons, Franklin Lee of Wichita, Masakiyo Shingaki of Okinawa; sisters, Miyo Shingaki, Tsuruko
Shingaki, Mitsuko Shingaki, all of Okinawa.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 June 1991)
Simpkins, Donald Evert, 77, of Pierce City, Mo., formerly of Wichita, retired T.W.A.
mechanic, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000. Service 10 a.m. today, Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughters, Jacquleen Simpkins of Osawatomie, Kathleen Simpkins of Parsons. Downing &
Lahey Mortuary East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Nov 2000)
Smith, Elizabeth Rae, 83, died Sunday, June 22, 1997. Service 10 a.m. today, Benton Cemetery.
Survivors: daughter, Rae McCune of Benton; brothers, Alex Wotherspoon of South Africa, Michael Wotherspoon, James
Wotherspoon, both of Scotland; sister, Margaret Gillispie of Scotland; three grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Ronald McDonald House. Mount Olive Funeral Home, Hugo, Okla.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 June 1997)
Spindler, Gene M., 76, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. machinist and former 61st Street Lounge owner, died Thursday,
July 12, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary; burial at Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Mr. Spindler was born Nov. 22, 1924 in Bremen, N.D. to Henry and Alma (Ugelstad) Spindler.
Preceded in death by wives, Clella and Rosalee.
Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Bill Perez of Wichita, Sharon and Clay Simons of Lincolnville;
brother, Dale of Boone, Iowa; sisters, Joyce Gade of Ottawa, Eunice Bedford of Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren, Jena
Owens, Carlye, Cacey and Ty Simons. Memorial established with Kansas District V.F.W., Topeka.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 July 2001)
LEON F. STARECK, 87, of Benton, retired farmer and stockman, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1988. Service 11 a.m.
Friday, Benton Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Waunita; sons, Eldon of Pittsburg, Ray of Garden City; brother, Jesse of Birmingham, Mich.; sister,
Nellie Rarick of Kingston, N.C.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the Salvation Army. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Dec 1988)
STARECK, WAUNITA
BENTON - Stareck, Waunita, 98, homemaker, died February 15, 2007. Service 11 a.m. Monday,
Benton Cemetery. Survivors: sons Eldon (Mary Francis) of Benton, Ray (Judy) of Garden City; sisters Virgalene Lance
and Iola Griffin; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Carlson Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Feb 2007)
Otto Stelter, 76, farmer, died Wednesday, March 28, 1990. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Carlson Funeral Home,
El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Virginia; stepsons, Dan Hirschler of Wichita, Robert Hirschler of Sedgwick; stepdaughter, Pat
Metcalf of San Diego; brothers, Herman of Denver, Robert of Burrton, George of Peotone, Ill., Carl of Haven; sisters,
Mildred Speakman of Columbus, Ohio, Ernestine Keller of Wichita; 11 stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchil
dren. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 March 1990)
Jane E. (Moss) Stephens, 88, of 509 N. Florence, homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 19,
1990. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Douglas Avenue Assembly of God; 3:30 p.m. Benton Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, A.J. of Miles City, Mont., Hershel of Independence, Dewey of Alpena, Ark., Denzil of El Dorado,
Edwin, Willie, both of Wichita, Raymond of Dighton; daughters, Erma Lou Hensley of South Coffeyville, Okla., Mary
F. Atchley of Wichita; brother, Isaac Paul Moss of Hollis, Okla.; 27 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Douglas Avenue Assembly of God. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Feb 1990)
Stewart, Anna Mae, 78, retired Social and Rehabilitation Services secretary, died Monday, Oct. 28, 1996. Service
1 p.m. Thursday, Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Gerald; son, Jerry of El Dorado; daughter, Pat Cannady of Wichita; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Oct 1996)
Stockwell, M. Evelyn, 61, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, First Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors: husband, Willard; daughters and sons-in-law, Kristine L. and Lance Focht of Leawood, Cindy L. and Jay
Beller of Olathe; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Ruby Mann of Kirk, Colo.; sisters and brothers -in-law,
Wanda and Warren Bauder of Colorado Springs, Juanita and C.W. McCauley of Loveland, Colo.; grandchildren, Kelsey
Beller, Trevor Focht, Tyler Beller, Chase Focht, Maiya Focht. Memorial established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral
Home West.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Jan 2001)
JERRY R. TAYLOR, 46, of 422 S. Walnut, Beech Aircraft employee, died Monday, May 26, 1986. Service 10:30
a.m. today, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Esther; sons, Chris, Gene, both at home; daughters, Barbara Kinder, at home, Denise Smith of Wichita;
mother, Elizabeth Taylor of Wichita; brothers, Raymond, David, both of Wichita, Bill of Chicken Creek, Okla.; sisters,
Judy Perkins of Dodge City, Janice Gibson of Cedarburg, Wis.; grandmother, Dorothy Slusser of Cheney; four grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Grace Lutheran Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 May 1986)
Ercie C. (Hladik) Telford, 79, of 2004 Murray, homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1990.
Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Don of Wichita, George of Waldorf, Md.; brothers, George Hladik, Fred Hladik, both of Greenwich,
Frank Hladik of Andover; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the
American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Feb 1990)
EL DORADO - Tilton, Dorothy I., 82, homemaker, died
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003. Private family services.
Survivors: son, David, Gig Harbor, WA; daughters, Donna Watson, Gaithers burg, MD, Dixie Tilton, El Dorado; sister,
Mary VanHorn, Gravette, AR. Carlson Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/21/2003.
Francis H. Tilton, 69, retired Veterans Administration employee, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 1989. Service 2
p.m. Monday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, David of Gig Harbor, Wash.; daughters, Donna Watson of Topeka, Dixie, at home; two
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Arthritis Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Sept 1989)
ERNEST E. VOSLER SR., 72, of Benton, retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee, died Wednesday, April 29,
1987. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Benton Christian Church.
Survivors: son, Ernest Jr. of Towanda; daughters, Lois Lee, Frances Sallee, both of Benton, Ernestine Henderson
of Wichita, Nellie Kilby of Yates Center; brother, Orville of Little Rock, Ark.; sister, Eva LaBoure of San Jose,
Calif.; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 April 1987)
Vosler, Ernest E. Jr., 57, retired Texaco Refinery
unit operator, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Elizabeth; daughters, Angela Moore of Towanda, Jennifer Vessar of Blanchard, Okla.; sisters, Lois
Lee, Ernestine Henderson both of Benton, Nellie Kilby of Wichita; one grandchild. Memorial established with American
Cancer Society. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Nov 2001)
Waggoner, Wanda Lea, 78, retired Department of Defense administrative contracting officer, died Tuesday, Nov.
17, 1998. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East Chapel, Wichita.
Survivors: son, Shane, daughter, Shawna Waggoner, both of Benton; sister, Vie Johnson of Denton, Texas; one grandchild.
Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Nov 1998)
SARA GERTRUDE WHEELER, 84, of Augusta, homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 1989.
Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Benton Cemetery.
Survivor: husband, Glen. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Aug 1989)
WHITEHURSE, ROBERT
LEE "BOB"
Whitehurse, Robert Lee "Bob,"
74, retired electrical engineer, died July 17, 2006. No services. Survivors: wife, Joan Whitehurse of Towanda;
daughters, Karen Folkmann of Washington, Mo., Mary Whitehurse of Towanda; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Services entrusted to Affinity Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 2006)
ROY "CLIFFORD" WHITSON, 88, of Benton, retired farmer, died Friday, Feb. 17, 1989.
Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Palmyra Baptist Church.
Survivors: sons, Ivan, Troy, both of Wichita, Milton of Augusta; daughters, Wauna Fuller, Norma Little, both of
Augusta; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Palmyra Baptist Church. Downing
& Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Feb 1989)
CECIL WIDICK, 86, of Benton, retired carpenter and water well driller, died Wednesday, July 16, 1986.
Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Bertha; son, Bud of Valley Center; daughters, Luetta Haas of Benton, Leitta Gragg of Valley Center,
Celia Penner of Douglass; brother, Bill of McLeansboro, Ill.; sister, Luella Hall of Santa Ana, Calif.; 12 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 1986)
L.D. "TERMITE" WILLIAMS, 60, of El Dorado, oil field pumper, died Friday, Oct. 3,
1986. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Shirley; sons, Jerry E. of Plano, Texas, Thomas N. of Edmond, Okla.; daughter, Tami Wallace of
Towanda; stepsons, Charles B. Hurlburt, G. Whit Hurlburt, both of El Dorado; brothers, Leland D. of Flemington,
Mo., Donald of Beloit; sister, Mrs. Clarence Cutsinger of El Dorado; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Bradford Memorial Library.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Oct 1986)
Winters, Claudia L., 83, retired secretary and department store manager, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 1993. Service
10 a.m. Wednesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: brother, William Green of Grants Pass, Ore.; sister, Janet Phebus of Kingman.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Aug 1993)
Wolf, James C. "Neil," 83, retired farmer, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1993. No service.
Survivors: wife, Viva; sons, J. Gary of Wintersprings, Fla., R. Dean of Augusta; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Association. Old Mission Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Feb 1993)
Wolf, Viva M., 93, retired federal employee, died Friday, July 5, 2002. No local service.
Preceded in death by husband, James C. Neil Wolf; sons, Darl E. Wolf and Rell Dean Wolf.
Survivors: son, J. Gary Wolf of Winter Springs, Fla.; granddaughters, Glenda Thompson of Benton, Margery D. Grenlich
of Auburndale, Fla.; grandsons, Gary D. Wolf of Okla., Darl G. Wolf of Andover, William F. Wolf of El Dorado, Derek
James Wolf of Henderson, Colo.; six great-grandchildren; one great-gr eat-grandchild. Memorial established with
Benton (Kan.) Christian Church. Old Mission Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 July 2002)
ZENNER, MICHAEL JOSEPH "MIKE", JR.
BENTON - Zenner, Michael Joseph Jr. "Mike", 72, retired Master Carpenter, died Dec. 22, 2005. Service 7 pm Tuesday, St. Vincent de
Paul Catholic Church, Andover.
Survivors: wife, Shirley of the home; sons, Michael Zenner III & wife Pam of Wichita, John Zenner of Winfield;
daughters, Mary Zenner, Anna Zenner, Kathy Zenner, all of Wichita, Barbara Stanfield & husband Todd, Debbie
Zenner, all of Benton; sisters, Marie Anderson, Mildred Patrick, Rosezella Riley, all of Wichita; 8 grandchildren;
6 great-grandchildren. Memorial to Maude Carpente rs Childrens Home. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/25/2005 - 12/26/2005.
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