BAYLESS, THOMAS DEAN
Bayless, Thomas Dean, 9, former Potwin (Kan.) Elementary School student, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. Service 10
a.m. Friday, Cumberland Community Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Survivors: mother, Gini Patterson, stepfather, Jeff Mitchell, both of Wichita; brothers, Justin Vanderpool of Jefferson
City, Mo., Teddy Davis of El Dorado; sister, Anna Mitchell of El Dorado; grandparents, Earl and Virginia Patterson
of Garden City, Mo. Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 5, 1996)
BOWYER, THELMA I. COLLINS
Thelma I. (Collins) Bowyer, 87, homemaker, died Tuesday, July 9, 1991. Memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, Cumberland
Cemetery, rural Leon.
Survivors: daughter, Shirley Jean Roberts of Leon; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 11, 1991)
Services were held Monday for Mary Kathryn Braddy, 48, of Towanda, registered
nurse, who died Friday, April 24, 1992, of injuries from a car accident.
Survivors include: husband, Richard; son, Kary Watson, daughter, Karmen Watson, both of Republic, Mo.; mother and
stepfather, Mary and Troy Patton of Springfield, Mo.; brothers, Paul Letterman of Andover, Gene Letterman of Springfield,
Dale Lowery of Ozark, Ala.; sisters Vicki Bossi of Springfield, Bonnie Duntz of El Dorado, Betty Sheets of Lebanon,
Mo.; one grandchild.
Campbell-Kelley Funeral Home in Eureka had the arrangements.
(El Dorado, KS, Times ~ 30 Apr 1992 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
AUGUSTA - Brandt, Dolan Richard, 73, self-employed masonry contractor, died March
24, 2005. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home; service 1:30 p.m. Monday, First Christian Church,
Augusta. Mr. Brandt was born April 11, 1931 in Norwich to parents, Dr. Paul and Helena (Butts) Brandt. He served
in the Army National Guard. Dolan left his mark on Augusta and the surrounding area with his masonry work.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; daughter, Julie Brandt and Kenny Wagoner of Little Rock, AR; son, Duke Brandt and wife,
Elizabeth of Augusta; grandson, Drew Brandt of Augusta; aunt, Virginia Lowderman of Wichita. He was preceded in
death by parents; son, Douglas and brother, Kermit Brandt. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church of Augusta
and American Heart Association.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 3/26/2005 - 3/27/2005.
Caudle, James Chester, 82, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, April
17, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Cumberland Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Violet; sons, Jimmie of Augusta, Jerry of Borger, Texas; daughters, Mary Barrington of Crowley,
La., Judy Graves of Victoria, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Dunsford
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 18, 1994)
AUGUSTA - Caudle, Jimmie W., 62, truck driver for McMullen Trucking, died Friday,
May 20th, 2005. Viewing 4-8 Sunday, Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Graveside Service 2 pm Monday, May 23, 2005
at Cumberland Cemetery, Augusta. He is survived by his son Joseph Caudle, Towanda; daughter, Elizabeth Brown, Clarksville,
WV; mother, Violet Caudle, Augusta; brother, Jerry Eugene Caudle, Hulbert, OK; sisters, Marry Barrington, Rayne,
LA, and Judy Graves, Victoria, TX; and a grandchild, Robert Malone. Memorials to Cumberland Community Church Building.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/22/2005.
CHAMBERS, DOROTHY JEAN
DOROTHY JEAN CHAMBERS, 59, of El Dorado, registered nurse, died Sunday, June 29, 1986. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Cumberland Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Mary E. Chambers of El Dorado; brother, Richard Earl Kennedy of Baxley, Ga.; sisters, Frances
Lawrence of El Dorado, Betsy Thompson of Augusta. Memorial has been established with Greenwood County Hospital.
Carlson Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 1, 1986)
CHARLES W. FOREMAN, 67, of 1724 S. Mosley, retired Coleman Co. employee, former
Augusta resident, died Sunday, June 7, 1987. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Luke Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: daughter, Charlene Carter of Wichita; brothers, Ralph of El Dorado, Delmar of Yelm, Wash.; sister, Beatrice
Hoch of Logan; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with St. Luke Presbyterian Church. Dunsford Funeral
Home.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 9 June 1987)
AUGUSTA - Keely, Gary M. "Sonny," 61, Buckboard Cafe co-owner, died
Feb. 1, 2005. Visitation 10am-8pm Fri., with family present from 6-8pm; service 2pm Sat., all at Headley Funeral
Chapel, Augusta. Gary was born in El Dorado Nov. 8, 1943, the son of the late Aubrey & Lucille (Mullins) Keely.
He spent most of his life in Augusta, until entering the Army in 1961. After leaving the military he returned to
the Augusta area to pursue many business adventures. He was a founder of the VFW Memorial in Elmwood Cemetery and
a lifetime member of VFW and American Legion. Gary married Julie McHone Oct. 19, 1965, she survives. Other survivors
include: daughter, Sandy & husband, Kenny Meusburg er; son, Chuck & wife, Staci; sister, Bev Bolinger;
grandchildren, Jon & Keely Meusburger, Alex, Jaci, Katie & Kelsey Edwards; stepmother, Kathryn Keely; 6
stepbrothers & sisters. In lieu of flowers, the Gary M. Keely Memorial Fund has been set up at White Eagle
Credit Union, Augusta.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/3/2005.
KENNEDY, ALMA ERNA
Kennedy, Alma Erna (Frey), 82, retired Hehr International machinist, died Friday, Sept. 13, 2002. Visitation with
family 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Baker Funeral Home, 100 S. Cedar; service 1 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church,
560 N. Park.
Survivors: daughters, Reta Heaton of Gilbert, Ariz., Janine Voth of Valley Center; brother, Benjamin Frey of Winterpark,
Fla.; two grandchildren. Memorial established with First United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 15, 2002)
Kennedy, Alma Erna (Frey), 82, retired Hehr International machinist, died Friday,
Sept. 13, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Baker Funeral Home, 100 S. Cedar; service 1 p.m. Tuesday,
First United Methodist Church, 560 N. Park.
Survivors: daughters, Reta Heaton of Gilbert, Ariz., Janine Voth of Valley Center; brother, Benjamin Frey of Winterpark,
Fla.; two grandchildren. Memorial established with First United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 15, 2002)
Ralph W. Kennedy, 75, of Valley Center, died Thursday Oct. 20, 1994. Services
are 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Thornton officiating. Burial will be in Cumberland
Cemetery, rural Augusta.
He was born Oct. 21, 1918, in Bodarc, the son of Ralph Marion Kennedy and ADa Inez (Shafter) Kennedy. On July 23,
1946, he and Alma E. Frey were married in Tripp, S.D. He retired as leadman in the stock dept. at Coleman Co. Inc.
in 1983 after working there for 32 years.
He was a member of the Valley Center American Legion Smith-Phipps Post 73. He served in the Army Air Force during
WW II as a sergeant.
Survivors include: wife, Alma; daughters, Reta Heaton of Mesa, Ariz., Janine Voth of Valley Center; two grandsons.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Memorials are to the American Diabetes Assn. and First United Methodist Church. Nutter Mortuary has the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 22 Oct 1994)
LaFEVRE, DELILA MAURINE
LaFevre, Delila Maurine, 77, retired Kikers Market and Augusta IGA employee, died Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Visitation
with family 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dunsford Funeral Home; service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church.
Survivors: grandchildren and spouse, Claudia LaFevre of Robinsville, N.J., Melanie and Tom Goike of Houston; great-grandchildren,
Brandon Morgan, Katilyn Goike. Memorials established with Augusta Regional Medical Center Auxiliary and First United
Methodist Church American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 9, 2001)
EL DORADO - Letterman, Paul D., 52, died Nov. 22, 2004. Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Betty; daughters, Paula Ropp, Stacey Potter, Laci Letterma n, Kelly Pratt; brothers, Dale Lowrey,
Gene Letterman; sisters, Bonnie Duntz, Betty Sheets, Vicki Bossi; 6 grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/25/2004.
Maack, Norman A., 88, retired Santa Fe Railway carman, died Saturday, July 21,
2001. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Hillside Funeral Home West; graveside service 3 p.m. Thursday, Cumberland Cemetery,
rural Augusta.
Preceded in death by wife, Verla Maack.
Survivors: wife, Pauline; son, Roger of Lyndon; one grandchild; one stepgrandchild; one stepgreat-grandchild. Memorial
established with Know Your Bible in c/o Northside Church of Christ.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 24, 2001)
MAJOR, ALMA ERNESTINE
Major, Alma Ernestine, 96, homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Cumberland Cemetery,
rural Augusta.
Survivors: nine stepgrandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 1, 1994)
MARKLEY, JOHN LESTER
JOHN LESTER MARKLEY, 91, of Augusta, retired farmer, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1988. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Cumberland
Community Church.
Survivors: sons, Lowell of Augusta, John of Norwalk, Calif., Jerry of Grand Rapids, Mich.; daughters, Alice Winzer
of Augusta, Josephine Wimberly of El Dorado; brother, Glenn of Augusta; 15 grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Cumberland Community Church. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 26, 1988)
MARKLEY, PAULINE M.
PAULINE M. MARKLEY, 87, of Augusta, homemaker, died Tuesday, April 14, 1987. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Cumberland
Community Church.
Survivors: husband, John; sons, Lowell of Augusta, John of Norwalk, Calif., Jerry of Grand Rapids, Mich.; daughters,
Alice Winzer of Augusta, Josephine Wimberly of El Dorado; sister, Alma Major of Augusta; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Cumberland Community Church. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 15, 1987)
MARTIN, FLORENCE MAY
FLORENCE MAY MARTIN, 72, of Ellinwood, formerly of Augusta, homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1987. Service 11
a.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Jeanne Schloctermeier of Ellinwood; brother, Joe Wakefield of Udall; sisters, Garnet Hill
of Rock, Margaret Bush of Wichita; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with
the Kansas State University Center for Basic Cancer Research Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Manhattan.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 27, 1987)
MATHENY, HAROLD R.
Matheny, Harold R., 84, retired Matheny Vending Co. owner and operator and former Brown Realty agent, died Thursday,
Sept. 29, 1994. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home.
Survivors: granddaughter, Candy Sherwood of Douglass; two stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 1, 1994)
McAMIS, LEAH CHRISTINE
LEAH CHRISTINE McAMIS, 8-year-old daughter of Thomas and Rachel McAmis of 423 S. Leonine, died Thursday. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Other survivors: grandparents Chuck and Audrey of Houston, Burr and Shirley Roberts of Liberal; Peggy and George
Steele of Fort Worth, Verl and Mary Byerley of Liberal; great-grandmother, Thelma Boyer of Augusta. Memorial has
been established with Leah McAmis Heart Fund, c/o People's National Bank, Liberal. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 12, 1985)
McLAUGHLIN, MILDRED
MILDRED McLAUGHLIN, 85, of El Dorado, self-employed seamstress, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1988. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday,
First Christian Church.
Survivors: seven nephews; two nieces. Memorial has been established with First Christian Church. Kirby-Morris Funeral
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 29, 1988)
ROBERTS, BURR MURDOCK
Roberts, Burr Murdock, 77, retired geologist, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. Memorial service 10 a.m. Thursday, Cumberland
Bible Church, Douglass.
Survivors: children, Chriss of Wagoner, Okla., Kent of Hulbert, Okla., Rachel McAmis of Leon; four grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and Gideons International. Mallett Funeral
Home, Wagoner.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 3, 1996)
ROBERTS, SHIRLEY BOWYER
Roberts, Shirley Bowyer, 71, former Augusta State Bank and Peoples National Bank of Liberal employee, died Friday,
Oct. 6, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Cumberland Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Burr; sons, Chriss of Wagoner, Okla., Kent of Hulbert, Okla.; daughter, Rachel McAmis of Leon;
four grandchildren; one great-gr andchild. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 8, 1995)
UDALL - Selvage, Barbara, age 86, homemaker, died Saturday, March 24, 2007. Visitation
1 pm - 8 pm Tuesday, funeral service 2 pm Wednesday, Smith Mortuary , 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. She is preceded
in death by her husband, Veryle W. Selvage; sisters, Frances Novey and Josephine Selvage; grandson, Lance Selvage.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Mary Selvage, Haysville; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Verylene
and Bob Williams, Udall; grandchi ldren, Amanda Edwards, Denver, CO, Tony Crawford, Haysville and Cherie Graham,
Wellington; three great-grandchildren. View tributes at smithfamilymortu aries.com. Smith Mortuary, Derby in charge
of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 3/27/2007 - 3/28/2007.
SELVAGE, JOSEPHINE CERVINKA
Josephine (Cervinka) Selvage, 76, retired nursing home employee, died Monday, March 4, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Carolyn Cummings of Wichita; sister, Barbara Selvage of Udall; one grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 6, 1991)
SELVAGE, VERYLE W.
Veryle W. Selvage, 72, retired Boeing Military Airplanes employee, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1988. Service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Miles Memorial Chapel, Winfield.
Survivors: wife, Barbara; son, Charles of Wichita; daughter, Barbara Williams of Udall; two grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with Cowley County Hospice, Winfield, and the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 11, 1988)
SKAER, RUTH FOXWORTH
RUTH FOXWORTH SKAER, 93, of Augusta, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Cumberland Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: daughters, R. Lenoir Moss of El Dorado; daughter, Mary Daugherty of Fort Worth; sister, Junia Peckham
of Augusta; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 3, 1985)
STOCK, MARY L.
Stock, Mary L., 74, retired Boeing Wichita production employee, died Monday, April 24, 2000. Visitation with family
5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday; service 10:30 a.m. Friday, both at Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors; husband, Milo; son, Mike of Augusta; brother, Don Ward of Lima, Ohio; sisters, Penny Stevens of Dayton,
Ohio, Jessie Campbell of Cincinnati, Agnes Decker if Sebring, Fla.; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Memorial
has been established with American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 26, 2000)
WHEELER, BARBARA JEAN MAUK
BARBARA JEAN (MAUK) WHEELER, 60, of Douglass, homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1988. Service 4 p.m. today, Douglass
Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, Tim of Winfield, Troy of New Orleans; daughter, Linda Harper of Broken Arrow, Okla.; mother, Lois
Mauk of Douglass; brothers, Vern Mauk of Wichita, Larry Mauk of Bonner Springs, Gene Mauk of Baton Rouge, La.,
Terry Mauk of Douglass, Bill Mauk of Augusta; sisters, Eleanor Bloom, Connie Stevenson, Joan Dennis, all of Douglass;
four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Douglass Christian Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 2, 1988)
YOUNG, LUCILLE O.
Lucille O. Young, 84, homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Douglass Church of Christ.
Survivors: son, Harry Keith of Douglass; daughter, Wanda Salmans of Oscaloosa; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Douglass Community Building Fund. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 18, 1986)
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