BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS

OBITUARIES

BELL, DOCIA D. (MRS. CARL O.)

Docia D. (Mrs. Carl O.) Bell, 301 N. Maple, Douglass, Kansas, age 64, passed away July 7, 1977 in Kansas City, Kansas.

She was born December 16, 1912 in Belle Plaine, Kansas. The daughter of Robert C. and Clara Elma Potter Smith. She married Carl O. Bell, Jun e7, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas. She had lived in the Douglass area since 1945.

She is survived by her husband, Carl two daughters, Mrs. Raedine Bond, Augusta and Mrs. Carol Bates, Pawnee, Oklahoma, a brother, Darrew Smith of Council Grove, a half-brother, Carl b. Smith, Manhattan; two sisters, Elma Smith, Douglass and Mrs. Geneva M. Simoneau, Waco, Kansas, and two grandchildren.

Services were held Monday, July 11, 1977 at 10:00 a.m. in the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home. Earl Moody, Augusta Kansas officiating. Burial in Douglass Cemetery. (Douglass Tribune, July 14, 1977)

BROWN, LONNIE

Lonnie Brown, 77, of Rt. 1, Atlanta, died Nov. 30 in the Augusta Medical Complex. He was born May 24, 1900 in Ballard County, KY. He married Ida Douglas, Dec. 27, 1922 in Blandville, Ky. He was a retired Boeing employee and moved to Atlanta from Wichita about 15 years ago.

Survivors are his wife, Ida; one daughter, Bonnie Price of Atlanta; one sister, Lessie Lee Bearden of Wichita; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Hilyard Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Calkin of the First Christian church officiating. Interment in the Douglass Cemetery. (Douglass Tribune, December 8, 1977, page 3)

DEYO, GRACE (MRS. HERBERT)

Mrs. Herbert (Grace) Deyo, 92, Douglass, died Wednesday at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home there.

Funeral services will be held at the Douglass First United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Rev. Jerry Calvert will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass cemetery.

Mrs. Deyo was born Feb. 27, 1885 at Douglass; a daughter of George and Cornelia Stanley Dunagan. She was a lifelong resident of the community.

In 1921 she married Herbert Deyo. He predeceased her in 1957.

Mrs. Deyo was a member of the First United Methodist church of Douglass and a past worthy matron of the Woodbine Chapter 95, Order of Eastern Star.

She is survived by a brother, G. Leon Dunagan, Douglass.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (Augusta Gazette, July 1, 1977)

Grace Dunagan Deyo, age 92, died June 19, 1977 at Colonial Manor in Douglass. She was born February 17, 1885 in Douglass a life long resident of the Douglass community. She married Herbert Deyo in 1921 in Douglass. He preceded her in death in1957. She was the daughter of George W. and Cornelia L. Stanley Dunagan. A member of the United Methodist Church of Douglass and Past Matron of the Woodbine Chapter 95 of the Eastern Star.

She leaves one brother, Leo Dunagan of Douglass.

Services were held Saturday, July 2, 1977 in the United Methodist Church of Douglass. Jerry Calvert officiating.

Interment in the Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home had charge. (Douglass Tribune, July 7, 1977)

EDWARDS, ILO MARIE

Ilo Marie Edwards, 61, R. R. 2, Douglass, died November 3, 1977. Survivors include her husband, Raymond, four sons, Armond of Burleson, Texas, Dennis of Duman, Texas, Odell of Hutchinson and David of Hialeah, Florida, four daughters, Mrs. Rometa Seal, Mrs. Gail McKay; Janelle Edwards and Lorie Edwards all of Douglass; 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was born March 5, 1916 at Blackwell, Oklahoma to Fred and Mary Getty Trimbell and married Raymond Edwards on May 7, 1933 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. She was a former employee of the Beech Aircraft Company.

Services were in the Douglass Christian Church with the Rev. Paul Calkin officiating. Burial was in the Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Elbert Holt, Tim McKay, Mac McPherson, Roy Long, E. C. Condon and Gerald Shaver. (Douglass Tribune, November 10, 1977)

GIMPLE, BERTHA REBECCA

Bertha Rebecca Gimple was born September 14, 1889, to Herman Henry and Lutricia Robbins Plage, and died October 8, 1972 at her home west of Douglass Kansas.

She married Earl Gimple on September 21, 1910 in Burr Oak, Kansas. To this union were born three sons; Herman of Phoenix, Arizona; Eldon and Gene of Douglass, Kansas; one daughter, Mrs. Dale (Lou Ann) Hall of Wellington, Kansas.

Before coming to Douglass some forty years ago she and Dr. Gimple had practiced Chiropractory four fourteen years in Liberal, Kansas. Both practiced in Douglass until health prevented it. Although she did not try to practice a great deal in Douglass, she kept her license up to date.

She was a member of the Douglass United Methodist Church and was active in the work of her church as long as her health permitted. She was active in community affairs and truly enjoyed her friends of the church and the community.

Mrs. Gimple was never one to complain and enjoyed life to its fullest.

In addition to the children, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Neil Jackson, Douglass; twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funreal services were held Wednesday, October 11, 1972 with the Rev. B. E. Faulkner officiating at the Hilyard Funeral Home.

Mrs. C. A. Ogg played as organ soloes, "What A Friend" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye."

Bearers were Dale Watts, Billie Haskin, Raymond Knoll, Richard Elder, Gerald Shaver, and Robert J. Little. Interment was in the Douglass cemetery. (Douglass Tribune, October 19, 1972)

GUYOT, EVA OGG

Eva Ogg Guyot, 86, of Douglass, died Sunday at the Wesleyan Medical Center at Wichita.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church at Douglass with burial in the Douglass Cemetery.

Mrs. Guyot was born July 17, 1891 at Douglass the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown and spent all of her life in Douglass. She was married to Paul Guyot June 30, 1935 at Douglass and he died January 31, 1961. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Douglass, the United Methodist Women and was a housewife.

She is survived by a son, Dr. Herman R. Ogg of Douglass, a sister, Mrs. Anna Bare of Douglass, a stepson, Jack Guyot of Arkansas City; two step-daughters, Mrs. Betty Steel of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Dorothy Eckel of Houston, Tex.; two granddaughters, eight step-granddaughters, and a number of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, August 23, 1977)

KELLY, CARRIE

Mrs. Carrie Kelly died February 9, 1977. She lived at 124 W. Eighth street, Douglass, Kansas. She was born April 21, 1893 in New York. She had lived in this area for 6 months. She was a retired Hat Designer.

Graveside services were held February 11, 1977 at 1:00 p.m. in the Douglass Cemetery with Jerry Calvert officiating.

Survivors are Mrs. Dawn Green. (Douglass Tribune, February 17, 1977)

KNOLLENBERG, JOHN G.

John G. Knollenberg, 52, of Douglass, a farmer and employee of Old Mission Cemetery of Wichita, died Monday, September 12.

He spent most of his life in the Douglass Community and is survived by five brothers; Donald and Herman both of California, Lester of Augusta, Clyde of El Dorado and Henry of Douglass; four sisters, Mrs. Fern Harold, Mrs. Helen Biggs, Mrs Mary Cowles and Mrs. Guida Foote, all of Wichita.

Services were held Wednesday, September 16 at 3:00 p.m. in the Douglass United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Calvert officiating. Interment in Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home had charge. (Douglass Tribune, September 22, 1977)

LYON, ROBERT F.

Robert F. Lyon, 73 of Douglass, a retired salesman, died Monday.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Douglass Cemetery.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hazel Johnson of Birmingham, Iowa.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (Douglass Tribune, July 27, 1977)

MARKEL, DRUCILLA J. (MRS. CALVIN)

Drucilla J. (Mrs. Calvin) Markel, age 45, of Latham, Kansas died Friday, March 25, 1977 in Winfield. She was born August 16, 1931 in Dewey, Oklahoma.

Services were held Monday, March 28, 1977 at Hilyard Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Calkin officiating. Interment in the Douglass Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband Calvin; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Clark of Junction City, her parents, Mrs. And Mrs. Paul A. Smith of Eureka; 3 brothers, Paul Smith of El Dorado, Charles Smith of Dewey, Oklahoma and Carl Smith of Wichita, 2 sisters, Mrs. Nadine Boston of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Mrs. Wanda Jo Walker of Houston, Texas; and one grandchild. Hilyard Smith Funeral Home had charge. (Douglass Tribune, March 3, 1977)

PARRY, ALAN D.

Alan D. Parry, 27, Douglass, a truck driver for L A Knebler Construction Co., died unexpectedly September 3, 1977 after suffering a heart attack.

Funeral services were held at the First United Methodist Church of Douglass on September 6, 1977 with Rev. Jerry Calvert officiating and burial in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born March 3, 1950 at Winfield, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parry Augusta, who survive.

On June 5,1970 he married the former Carol Tatum, who also survives.

In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Parry leaves two daughters, Tammy and Misty both of the home; a sister, Mrs. Cinda Hosey, Wichita, a grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Parry, Douglass and a great grandmother Mrs. Lou Hutchins, Torrance, California.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (Douglass Tribune, September 15, 1977)

SCHLIEKER, ETHAN WILLIAM

Ethan William Schlieker, 58, crane operator for Vulcan Chemical company died Tuesday, November 15, 1977. He was born April 1, 1919 in Nelson, Wisconsin
Services were held Saturday November 19, 1977 at 11:00 a.m. in the First Christian Church in Douglass.

Survivors: widow, Marilyn, sons, Raymond Clay of Wichita, Leland Clay of Redondo Beach, Calif., daughter, Mrs. Jerry Soden of Wichita, brother, Harley of Nelson, Wis., sister, Millie of Alma, Wis.

Casket bearers were Les Bower, Mack McKown, Jesse Spencer, Jack Wade, Eldon Tanner, and Marvin O'Neil.

Mrs. J. C. Seal was the organist with Lenora Fisch the vocalist.

Rev. Paul Calkin officiated with burial in the Douglass Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the First Christian Church Building Fund.

Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home. (Douglass Tribune, November 24, 1977)

SHADE, DORA C.

Dora C. shade, age 85, of Douglass, died January 12, 1977 in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born May 28, 1891 in Pocahontas, Arkansas the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sutton. She married Grant Shade in October 1941. She was a resident of Douglass since 1940 and a member of the First Christian Church.

Survivors are a son, Floyd A. Pitsenburg of Sandusky, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Nelson of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Geraldine Shelton of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mrs. Eloise Hank of Reno, Nevada and Mrs. Nettie Bell DeSarle of Brooklyn, New York. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the First Christian Church. Rev. Paul Calkin officiating. Interment in the Douglass Cemetery. Hilyard Smith Funeral Home had charge. (Douglass Tribune, January 20, 1977)

WHALEY, HARRY A.

Harry A. Whaley, 56, Beford, Mass., retired electronic technician and former Douglass and Wichita resident died November 4, 1977 in Beford.

Graveside services were held in Douglass Cemetery November 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Survivors include: widow, Velva, son Harry E., of Beford, daughters, SoSo Whaley of Hanover, N. H., Susan Whaley of Beford. (Douglass Tribune, November 17, 1977)

YOUNG, CYRUS A.

Cyrus A. Young, 87, Douglass, retired pumper for Texas Oil Company, died Monday, October 31, 1977. Services were held November 3, 1977 at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Douglass. Rev. Jerry Calvert officiated and a Masonic graveside service followed at the Douglass cemetery.

Survivors included a son, Carl of McPherson, daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ratliff of Wichita, sister Mrs. Nellie Teets of Boulder, Colorado, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were conducted by the Douglass Masonic Lodge #151 which Young was a 50 year member. Young was also a past master of the lodge and was a 50 year member of the Wichita Consistory.

Young was a member of the Douglass United Methodist Church. His wife Myrtle, preceded him in death on January 17, 1977. They were married on December 13, 1911 in Wichita and lived most of their lives in the Douglass area.

Young was born February 6, 1890 in rural Douglass, the son of William and Mary Parry Young. (Douglass Tribune, November 10, 1977)

YOUNG, MYRTLE E.

Myrtle E. Young, age 85, died January 17, 1977 in Wichita, Kansas. Born October 21, 1891 in DeCator, Illinois, she lived in the Douglass area since 1906. She was the daughter of Samuel and Carrie Houser, member of the United Methodist Church and 50 year member of the Woodbine Chapter of the Eastern Star. She married Cyrus Young December 13, 1911 in Wichita.

Survivors include: husband, Cy; one son, Carol of McPherson; one daughter, Ruth Ratliff of Wichita, one sister, Alta Houser of Douglass, 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Thursday, January 20, 1977 at the United Methodist Church. Rev. Jerry Calvert officiating. Interment in the Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in charge. (Douglass Tribune, January 20, 1977)

ALHERICH, BENJAMIN "BENNIE"

Rock, Kans - Services for Benjamin (Bennie) Alherich, 65, dairy and wheat farmer, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Morris Funeral Home, Winfield, Kan. He died Sunday. Survivors include his widow, Iris; a son, Robert, Rock; a daughter, Mrs. Larry Jones, Douglass, Kan., and a brother, Walter, Winfield. (Wichita Eagle, December 11, 1973)

ALGER, CHARLES LEE

Services for Charles Lee Alger, 51, of 5405 Legion, a Murdock Electrical & Supply Co. electrician who died Sunday of cancer will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Douglass, Kan., Cemetery.

Born in Douglass, Alger moved here in 1929. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Flying Tigers in China and was a member of Masonic Lodge, Midian Shrine Temple, Wichita Radio Control Club, Moose Lodge, Wichita Dog Training Club, Bulldog Club of America and Kansas City Bulldog Club.

Survivors include his widow, Pauline; a son, Gary, Key West, Fla., and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Colgin, Udall, Kans., and Miss Charlotte and Miss Beatrice Alger both of Wichita.

A memorial has been established with Sedgwick County Cancer Society.

Cochran Mortuary has charge here and Hilyard Funeral Home in Douglass. (Wichita Eagle, Sunday, March 30, 1969)

ALGER, CHARLES R.

Former Resident of Douglass Dies

Charles R. Alger, 87 of 2655 Salina, died Sunday at his home.

Mr. Alger was born Sept. 25, 1867 at Williamson, N.Y., and moved with his parents to the Douglass, Kan., community. In Douglass he was a furniture dealer and a funeral director.

A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he was a member of the American War Dads and the douglass Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Fairmount Congregational Church in Wichita.

Survivors include a son, Charles L. Alger, 2655 Salina; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Colgin, Haysville, Miss., Charlott K. Alger and Miss Beatrice Y. Alger, both of 2328 Rosenthal; a grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at Cochran Mortuary at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (Wichita Eagle, Monday June 6, 1955)

ALGER, CHARLOTTE JEANNE

Charlotte Jeannie Alger, 63, of 260 N. Martinson retired Henry's seamstress, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary.

Survivors: sisters, Beatrice Yvonne Alger, Ruth Catherine Colgin, both of Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, August 18, 1987)

ALLEN, IRENE BLAIR

Douglass, Kan - Mrs. Irene Blair Allen, 86, of El Dorado, Kans., formerly of Douglass, died Wednesday.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Douglass Christian Church.

She was born in Wilson County, Kan., and came to Douglass in 1907. She moved to El Dorado five years ago to live with a son. She was a member of the Christian church, Order of Eastern Star and Daughters of American Revolution.

Survivors include a son, Thurston Grubb, El Dorado; and a sister, Mrs. Ada Creed, Douglass.

Hilyard Funeral Home Douglass has charge. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, December 29, 1966)

ALLEN, WILLIS E. SR.

Douglass, Kan. - Services for Willis Edwin (Bill) Allen Sr., 63, Douglass resident since 1916 who died Thursday, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Douglass Christian Church.

He wsa born in Rochester, N.Y. and was employed 30 years with House Hardware here until retiring in 1960.

Survivors include his widow, Elva; a son, W. E. Jr., Douglass; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce Spencer, Douglass; and his stepfather, Arnold Guyot, Douglass.

Hilyard Funeral Home has charge. (Wichita Eagle, Saturday, January 8, 1966)

ALLEY, BLANCHE ALICE (DENNETT)

Blanche Alice (Dennett) Alley, 91, homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 26, 1990. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral Home Augusta.

Survivors, son, Lawrence, daughter, Lola Mae Pierson, both of Douglass, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Maude carpenter Childrens Home, Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, Sunday, October 28, 1990)

ALLEY, JOHN F.

John F. Alley, 85, retired building contractor, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ, Augusta.

Survivors, wife, Blanche; son, Lawrence, daughter, Lola Mae Pierson, both of Douglass, sisters, Ethel Paul, Lyda Alley, both of Wichita. Memorial has been established with Augusta Church of Christ building fund. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle-Beacon, Friday, May 20, 1983, page 10A)

ALLEY, PHYLLIS L. (MRS. LAWRENCE)

Phyllis L. (Mrs. Lawrence) Alley, 52, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Douglass Church of Christ.

Survivors, husband, sons, Larry of Douglass, Terry of Augusta, David at home; mother, Mrs. Lucille Young, brothers, Keith and Norman Young, all of Douglass, sister, Mrs. Wanda Salmans of Lawrence. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, September 15, 1980)

ALTHOUSE, HENRY D.

Henry D. Althouse, 65, retired El Dorado city employee, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Dietz-Carlson Funeral Home.

Survivors, sons Raymond of Loveland, Colo., Richard of Montrose, Mo., daughter, Sharon Stevens of Minco, Okla., sisters, Allene Young of Citrus Heights, Calif., Florence Young of Woodland, Calif., Lucille of California, Myrtle Fowler of Newton. (Wichita Eagle, Sunday, February 18, 1979)

ANDERSON, CHARLES E.

Charles E. Anderson, 69, a native of Douglass, Kan., whose musical career took him to many cities, died Tuesday in a Shreveport, La., hospital.

Anderson who is the father of Wichita attorney, Charles D. Anderson, was born on April 29, 1893 into a family so devoted to music that his father brought a piano by wagon from the family home in Virginia across the plains to Douglass.

Music lessons were hard to come by but Anderson jerked sodas in a drug store to finance his first violin lessons. When the family moved to Coffeyville he continued his studies and helped finance them by playing with an orchestra at the Coffeyville theater. His studies at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago were financed by playing with orchestras in vaudeville houses.

Anderson began his serious career as a violinist with the San Antonio, Tex., symphony orchestra, but returned to Kansas to play with the orchestra at the Miller Theater in Wichita for a time before he was caught up again in the travels a musician's life made necessary.

He was a charter member of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and lived in that city from 1948 until his death.

Anderson is survived by his wife, Dove, of the Shreveport home, two sons, Charles D. of 1900 Nottingham and Richard T of McDill Field, Fla., three daughters, Mrs. Earl Bush, Carlsbad, N.M. Mrs. Louis Riley of North Springfield, Va., and Sylvia Anderson of Rosalia, and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday under direction of the Hilyard Funeral Home in Douglass. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, December 5, 1962)

ANDERSON, DELPHA (MRS. EARL)

Delpha (Mrs. Earl) Anderson, 78, retired cook, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Dietz-Carlson Funreal Home.

Survivors: son, Paul Akins of Sacramento; daughters, Mrs. Bernice Bailey, Mrs. Rogene Washburn, both of El Dorado. (Wichita Eagle, July 17, 1976)

ASMUSSEN, SAMUEL N.

Services for Samuel N. Asmussen, 80, who died Friday in a Winfield Hospital will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Douglass Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery. (Wichita Eagle, Saturday, June 15, 1963)

BANNON, CLAUDE W.

Services for Claude W. Bannon, 74, of Douglass, who died Thursday, will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Douglass Baptist Church. Burial will be here.

Wichita survivors include a brother, George Bannon, 2939 Arkansas.

Hilyard Funeral Home, Douglass has charge. (Wichita Eagle, Saturday, July 20, 1963)

BANNION, NINA

Mrs. Nina Bannon Funeral Services to be Thursday

Douglass, Kan. - Sept. 24 - Funeral services for Mrs. Nina Bannon, 68, of Douglass, will be held at 2:30 p.m Thursday at Douglass Baptist Church. She died Monday at Allen Memorial Hospital, El Dorado, Kan., after a brief illness.

The Rev. Henry Cox, pastor of Douglass Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery.

Born Sept. 12, 1889 at Cushing, Okla., Mrs. Bannon came to Butler County as a small girl and lived in the Douglass area since that time. She married Claud Bannon a farmer on Sept. 22, 1907. They moved to Douglass five years ago.

Survivors besides her husband, include two sons, Arvy, and Adrian both of Douglass, a sister Mrs. Allis Humbolt, Mulvane, Kan.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Hilyard Funeral Home, Douglass, is in charge. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, September 25, 1957)

BARE, LUTHER MARION

Douglass, Kan. June 28 - Luther Marion Bare, 85, a pioneer farm resident of this community died at his home here today. He had moved from his farm east of Douglass upon his retirement several years ago.

Mr. Bare, the son of James P. and Harriett Bare, was born in Birchwood, Tenn., Sept. 21, 1869. The family came to Kansas in 1871 and settled on Little Walnut River near Bodarc.

On Oct. 8, 1893, Mr. Bare married Miss Bertha Bally. Mr and Mrs. Bare celebrated their golden wedding anniversary a few months before her death in 1943.

He is survived by two sons, Floyd, Browning, Mont., and Paul of Douglass; a daughter, Miss Marjorie Bare, a teacher in a Wichita school; three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Hood, Atlanta, Kan., Mrs. Jane condor and Mrs. J. P. Stewart, both of Douglass; three brothers, Homer, Arthur and Will all of Douglass, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Douglass Methodist Church and burial will be in Douglass Cemetery. The Rev. Karl Magnusson will officiate. Hilyard Mortuary is in charge. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, June 29, 1955)

BARE, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Douglass, Kan., - William Joseph Bare, 81, Douglass, died Saturday.

He was born in Butler County, Dec. 29, 1883. He was a retired farmer who had lived in the community all his life.

Survivors include his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Lois Jernigan, Grandview, Mo.; two sons, Wayne Bare, 858 Whittier, Wichita and Dr. Edward Bare, Tarkio, Mo.; a brother, Homer Bare of the Masonic Home of Wichita, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. at Douglass Methodist Church. Burial will be in Douglass cemetery. (Wichita Eagle, Sunday, January 31, 1965)

BARNES, AARON EVERETT

Douglass, Kan., - Aaron Everett Barnes, 77, Douglass farmer died Friday.

Born here Nov. 8, 1887, Barnes had been a lifetime resident of the community. He was a member of the Douglass Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star and Chamber of Commerce.

Survivors include his widow, Florence, three daughters, including Mrs. Geraldine Suits, Merriam, Kan., and Mrs. Louise Mitchell, Rose Hill; four sisters, including Mrs. Ella Hall and Mrs. Mae Price, both of Douglass, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Douglass Methodist Church. Hilyard Funeral Home has charge. (Wichita Eagle, Sunday, March 7, 1965)

BOND, LEONA (MRS WILLIAM)

Services for Mrs. Leona Bond, 80, Rose Hill, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Hilyard Funeral Home, Douglass. She died Friday.

Born in Ash Grove, Mo., she lived in the Rose Hill area many years.Her husband, William N. died in May.

Survivors include four sons, Basil of the home, Denzil C., Atlanta, Kan., L. G. Parsons, Kans., and Nolen, Los Angeles; two daughters, Mrs. Doris Schavabuer, Belle Plaine, and Mrs. Opal Laymond, Okland, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. (end of obit) (Wichita Eagle, Friday, July 17, 1970)

BACON, FLOYD

Death came to Floyd Bacon, pioneer resident and native of Richland section, just west of Douglass, at his home July 24. He had been bedfast about nine months.
His death occurred on this birthday. He was 73 years old.

Mr. Bacon was born on the Caster place, half a mile north of the farm he had lived on for years. He was the son of W. L. and Cora Bacon. He had been a farmer all his life.

He is survived by his wife, Maude Bacon and one sister, Mrs. Tom Chance, of Douglass.
He was a member of the Masonic lodge.

Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Karl Magnusson.

Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery in charge of Hilyard Funeral Home. (Douglass Tribune, Thursday, July 28, 1955)

BAIRD, IRENE

Irene Baird, 76, 315 Taylor, Douglass, died Saturday at Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Douglass United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery.

She was born June 12, 1906 in Peas, Mo., the daughter of Andrew and Cora (Randolph) McGowian. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Bybee, of the home; two brothers, Eugene McGowain of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Lorane McGowain of Baltimore, Md.; and a sister, Pauline McClanahan of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, September 20, 1982)

BANNON, ASA EUGENE

Asa Eugene Bannon, 75, a former resident of the Colonial Manor nursing home in Douglass died yesterday at the Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

His service will be at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home chapel in Douglass. Rev. John Martin, pastor of the Douglass United Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

Bannon was born Nov. 9, 1904 at Douglass to William and Cena Brown Bannon.

Throughout his life, Bannon enjoyed hunting and fishing.

A memorial has been established with the American Heart Fund.

Surviving are a sister, Pauline Perisho, and a niece, Donna Parker both of Douglass, three great-nieces, Elaine Barneycastle of Germany, Eileen Servaes of Atchison and Shirley cash of Haysville, six great-great nieces and one great-great nephew. (El Dorado Times, July 10, 1980)

BOTKIN, WILLIAM L.

William L. Botkin, 80, 735 East Stadium Drive, died Saturday at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

His service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Douglass United Methodist Church. Rev. John Martin will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery. He was born April 17, 1902 in Dennison, Texas to Warren and Maye Bollman Botkin.

He married Bertha L. Reynolds, March 27, 1922 in Agra, Okla. She survives.

He was a retired farmer. He lived in Douglass until three years ago when he moved to Augusta.

Other survivors include a son, J. D. Botkin of Wichita; a sister, Faye Covey of Elsmore, and two granddaughters.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, July 19, 1982)

BREWER, MILDRED E.

Mildred E. Brewer, 83, Udall, died Sunday at her home.

Her service will be at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Udall Methodist Church and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery. Rev. Ron Lowry will officiate.

She was born July 29, 1897 at Douglass to Wallace and Cordelia Hall Parsons.

On Aug. 30, 1921, she and Oscar R. Brewer were united in marriage in a ceremony at Rock. He survives.

Other survivors include a son, Larrie of Belle Plaine; a brother, Sam Parsons, of Hosston, La.; two sisters, Mrs. Meryl Davis of Rock and Tadley Brogden of Wichita and one grandson.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home at Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, February 9, 1981)

LAUDERBAUGH, ROLAND L. "RON"

Roland L. "Ron" Lauderbaugh, 38, Douglass, died Wednesday of injuries received in an automobile accident in Fairmont, Neb. Services will be at 10 a.m.

aturday in the First Christian Church, Douglass. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was a veteran of the Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, Pattie, three sons, Terry, Scott and Kelly, and daughter, Lorie, all of the home; parents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lauderbaugh, three brothers, Orlan, Larry and Michael al of Bemidji, Minn.; and a sister, Patsy Ross of Cape Coral, Fla.

Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 18, 1981)

Services for Roland L. "Ron" Lauderbaugh of Douglass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church in Douglass.

Lauderbaugh, 38,died Wednesday in an automobile accident near Fairmont, Neb.

Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass cemetery.

He was born Aug. 27, 1943 in Bemidji, Minn., to Chester and Weltha Lindsey Lauderbaugh.

He married Patty J. Walker April 17, 1965 in Wichita. She survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Terry, Scott and Kelly; a daughter, Lorie, all of the home; parents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lauderbaugh, brothers, Orlan, Larry, Michael, all of Bemidji, Minn.; sister, Patsy Ross of Cape Coral, Fla.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 18, 1981)

LUSK, RUBY M.

Ruby M. Lusk, 79, Sun City, Calif., died Saturday.

A funeral service for the homemaker and retired school teacher will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Douglass United Methodist Church with Rev. John Martin officiating and burial in the Douglass cemetery.

She was born Dec. 21, 1903 at Glenarm, Ill., to Charles F and Nancy E. Plummer Davis.

In July of 1931, she married C. Russell Lusk. He survives.

During her life, Mrs. Lusk taught school at Douglass, Rock and Arkansas City. (El Dorado Times, April 14, 1982)

CARL, EARL RAY

Earl Ray Carl, 83, rural Douglass, died Tuesday at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Douglass United Methodist Church. Rev. John Martin will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Jan. 5, 1897 in Lenapah, Okla., to William and Minnie Stunkel Carl.

He married Mary Mildred Wells Oct. 16, 1920 in Wichita. She survives.

He was a retired farmer and had lived in Douglass since 1927.

Other survivors include a son, Jack Carl of Douglass; three daughters, Phylis McBee of Wichita, Melba Beckner of Odessa, Texas and Jeanne Berg of Douglass, a sister, Myrtle Humbolt of Mulvane, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, August 7, 1980)

COX, CLEO LEO

Cleo Leo Cox, 60, Winfield, retired butcher, died Sunday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Douglass Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Lloyd of Winfield and Gary of Leon, mother Lytha Lipscomb of Augusta; three brothers, Clifford of Augusta, Carl of El Dorado and Johnny of Casper, Wyo.; and two sisters, Mary McNichols of Augusta, and Mabel Tucker of Winfield.

Dunsford Funeral Home Augusta is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 12, 1980)

BERGLEY, HARLOW

Harlow Bergley, 78, Douglass, died Sunday in a Winfield hospital.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Douglass United Methodist Church. Rev. Jerry Calvert will officiate and burial will at the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Nov. 24, 1900 at Furgus falls, Minn., to Lars and Marie Sorenson Bergley. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 20, 1979)

BOGGS, RALPH A.

Ralph A. Boggs, 90, Douglass, died Monday at a Belle Plaine nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Douglass Cemetery. Rev. John Martin will officiate.

He was born June 11, 1889 in Douglass to Martin V. and Mary Elizabeth Blakley Boggs. He was a retired laborer and a World War I veteran.

Survivors include a sister, Goldie Boggs of Colorado Springs, Colo., and cousins, Flava Woods of Mulvane and David Whitney of Douglass. (El Dorado Times, February 20, 1980)

BUSH, WALTER O.

Walter O. Bush, 57, of Ottawa, a former Wichitan and former O. A. Sutton Corporation employee and retired farmer died Sunday.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dengel & Son Mortuary at Ottawa and at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Douglass Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Margaret, a son, Danny of Ottawa, three daughters, Mrs. Fara Rich of Protection, Mrs. Alys Parks of Pittsburg and Mrs. Martha Hart of Lawrence; his mother, Mrs. Ola Pipe of Douglass, his stepfather, Olave Piper, of Douglass, his stepmother, Mrs. Robert Bush of Douglass, a brother, Gene of Archer City, Texas and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Galbraith of Wichita and Mrs. Bette Hoenig of Denver, Colo.

A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. (El Dorado Times, July 10, 1979)

CHANCE, THOMAS W.

Thomas W. Chance, 94, Douglass, died yesterday at a Wichita nursing home.

His service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Douglass Christian Church. Rev. Tom Parish will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born September 7, 1885 in Mount Etna, Iowa to John and Clarinda Curtis Chance.

He married Dora H. Bacon July 3, 1918 in Douglass. She preceded him in death.

He lived in Douglass 60 years where he worked as a carpenter. He received a 50 year membership pin of the International Order of the Odd Fellows.

Survivors include a son, William F. Chance of Wichita, a daughter, Mildred B. Smith of Wichita, a sister, Bertha Clinger of Rose Hill. (El Dorado Times, April 17, 1980)

CLIFTON, NOAH

Noah Clifton, 71, Douglass, died yesterday at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado.

His funeral will be 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass with Rev. John Martin of the Douglass United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 7, 1909 in Marshfield, Mo., Clifton was a retired farmer and trucker.

He leaves his wife, Doris of the home, two sons, Jackie of the home and Harlan of Fredonia; two step-sons, Jimmy Porter of Kansas City and Neighbors of Towanda and Carolyn Beurskens of salina; two step-daughters, Janna Powell of Neosho, Mo., and Sue Riddle of Mountainsburg, Ark.; four brothers, Clarence of Chanute, Johnny of Neodesha, Eddie of Parsons, and Bill of Plymouth, Mich.; four sisters, Opal Beathe and Minnie Wall, both of Plymouth, Mich., Bessie Cooper of Galena and Edna McDowell of Cherryvale and 14 grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, November 4, 1980)

COOK, CLIFFORD T.

Clifford T. Cook, 73, Hardy, Ark., formerly of Douglass, died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita.

Services were at 2 p.m. today at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass. Rev. John Martin officiated and burial was in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 30, 1907 in Douglass to Fred and Queen Bailey Cook.

He married Fern Lewis, Jan. 7, 1929 in Wellington. She survives.

He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of World War II.

Other survivors include a daughter, Betty Wilson of Burden; two sisters, Sylvia Haver, of Columbia, Mo., and sadie Hein of Fall River, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, October 20, 1980)

DAVIS, VIGENE

Vigene Davis, 65, Winfield, formerly of Douglass, died Sept. 4, at a Detroit, Mich., hospital.

Her service will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the First United Presbyterian Church in Winfield. Rev. Carlyle Sophr will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.

She was born Sept. 11, 1915 in Douglass to Virgil F. and Mattie Elder Clay.

She married Gerald G. Davis. He preceded her in death in 1960.

She was an employee of Southwestern College in Winfield and the Soroptimist Club in Winfield.

Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Gordon of Detroit; two sisters, Avanell Wiseman of Derby and Betty Joyce Jones of Arkansas City and two grandchildren.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge of the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, September 8, 1981)

DOWNEY, CLARA H.

Clara H. Downey, 97, Rockville, Md., formerly of Douglass, died Sunday in Rockville.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Douglass Cemetery. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate.

A memorial has been established with the Brown Memorial Home in Abiliene.

She was born in 1884 in Missouri to Thomas and Mandana Hudson.

She married Thomas M. Downey. He preceded her in death in 1969.

She was a member of the Methodist Church and a charter member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the P.E.O. sisterhood.

Survivors include a son, Thomas K. Downey of Rockville; a daughter, Muriel Downey of Topeka, a son in law, Russell Seacat of Pratt, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, November 10, 1981)

DOYLE, ANNE

Anne Doyle, 80, Douglass, died yesterday at the Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

Her funeral service will be at 10 o'clock Saturday morning June 5, at the Douglass United Methodist Church with Rev. John Martin, church pastor, officiating and burial in the Douglass Cemetery.

The retired school teacher was born March 7, 1902 at Douglass to Ed and Agnes Kirby Doyle.

She was a member of the Douglass United Methodist Church and a 50 year member in Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors include two sisters, Alberta Doyle of Douglass and Maggie Higdon of Eugene, Ore. (El Dorado Times, June 4, 1982)

DURYEA, LUDA

Luda Duryea, 87, Douglass, died yesterday at the Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

Her service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church in Douglass. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the First Christian Church in Douglass.

She was born Dec. 19, 1894 in Phillips County to George and Alice Romju Abbott.

She married Glenn Duryea, Feb. 23, 1916 in Phillipsburg. He preceded her in death Feb. 22, 1968.

She came to Douglass with her husband in 1918. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Raymond Duryea of Douglass; two daughters, Geraldine Taylor of Freemont, Calif., and Phyllis Martin of rural Augusta; two brothers, Owen Abbott of Republican City, Neb., and Lawrence Abbott of Denver, Colo., eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, March 13, 1982)

ELLIOTT, HATTIE ELIZABETH

Douglass - Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Elizabeth Elliott, 56, Route 1, Douglass, who died Tuesday in a Wichita doctor's office after a brief illness will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Douglass Methodist Church.

Mrs. Elliott was born July 29, 1906 at Latham. She was married to Everett Elliott in 1938 at Douglass. He survives her.

Other survivors include a son, Wendell Wilson, Wichita; her mother, Mrs. Lilly Jackson, Wichita, four sisters, mrs. Ervin Moser, Wichita, Mrs. Daisy Cody, Medicine Lodge, Mrs. Frances Guner, Dora, Mo., and Mrs. Louise Lau, Albuquerque, N.M. two brothers, Ernest Jackson, Augusta, and Walter Jackson, Meridian, Miss., and a half-brother, earl Dowell, Cheney.

The Rev. Paul Hansen, pastor of Douglass Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery.

Hilyard Funeral Home, Douglass, has charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 17, 1963)

FOX, CHARLES E.

Charles E. Fox, 83, Douglass, died yesterday at Cherokee, Okla. Gravesides services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Douglass cemetery.

He married Roxie DeFore and they moved to Douglass in 1941 from Arkansas City. She preceded him in death Aug. 30, 1973.Survivors include a son, Celestine Fox, Wichita, daughters Ferrol Koppock, Cherokee, Okla., Phyllis Meredith, Iola, brothers, William Fox, Burden, L. C. Fox, El Dorado; a sister, Margaret Kopp, El Dorado. (El Dorado Times, January 24, 1979)

FRAZIER, DELBERT JR.

Delbert Frazier Jr., 51, Haysville, stepfather of Harvey Stiner of Douglass, died today at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.

His service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Glenville Bible Baptist Church in Haysville. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born May 6, 1930 in Batesville, Ark., to Delbert and Bessie Keen Frazier Sr.

He married Pearl Stiner July 4, 1975 in Haysville. She survives.

He was employed at Boeing Aircraft Co., in Wichita. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Other survivors include two more stepsons, Lewis Stiner of Derby and Jim Stiner of Haysville, three stepdaughters, Narvella Pike and Jonnah Newell, both of Wichita, and Linda Stiner of Haysville, a sister, Betty Price of Haysville and six step-grandchildren.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, March 19, 1982)

GIBSON, HUGH

A graveside service for Hugh Gibson, 73, Douglass, who died Monday at his home, will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 3, 1908 at Atlanta to George G. and Ninon Price Gibson.

The retired machinist for Skelly Oil Co. of El Dorado served 3 years with the Navy during World War II.

He held memberships in the Methodist Church, Elks, American Legion and the Masonic lodge of Douglass at the time of his death.

Survivors include a brother, Allen Gibson of Douglass, a sister, Mrs. Helen Scott of Burden, five nieces and one nephew.

A memorial to the American Heart Association has been suggested. The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home at Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, November 3, 1981)

GLAVES, MELVIN BLAINE

Melvin Blaine Glaves, 20, Douglass, died Friday as a result of injuries suffered in a Greenwood County automobile accident.

Graveside services were at 2 p.m. today at the Douglass Cemetery. Rev. John Martin officiated.

He was born Sept. 8, 1960 in Winfield to Melvin and Patsy Rains Glaves. (El Dorado Times, September 29, 1980)

GRAVES, INEZ

Inez Graves, 83, Douglass, died Friday at the Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

Graveside services were at 2 p.m. today at the Douglass Cemetery. Rev. Gary Bowie officiated.

A memorial has been established with the Douglass Museum.

She was born Aug. 2, 1898, in Grant County, Oklahoma to Webb and Bertha Owen Warner.

She married Orie Graves Sept. 26, 1923 in Wichita. He preceded her in death.

She was a retired Cessna Aircraft Co. employee. She was a member and a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also a member of the Royal Neighbors.

Survivors include a grandson, Robert O. Graves of Wichita.

The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, November 30, 1981)

GRAVES, VANETA

Vaneta Graves, 88, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Colonial Manor nursing home in Douglass.

Graveside rites will be conducted at the Douglass Cemetery at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30.

She was born May 16, 1894 in Douglass as a daughter of Charles B. and Sarah Dean.

She was married to William P. Graves. He preceded her in death in 1947.

Surviving are two stepsons, Frank Graves of Parsons and W. A. Graves of Douglass; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Fern Chauncey of Chanute and nine step-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, October 28, 1982)

GUYOT, FRANCIS

Francis Guoyt, 67, Elk City, died Monday in farming accident in Oak Valley.

His service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass. Burial will be in the Douglass cemetery.

He was born April 26, 1915 in Douglass to Walter A and Edna Lee Timbers Guyot.

He married Irene Marie Jones, Feb. 29, 1936 in Newkirk, Okla. She survives.

He was a rancher and oil field driller.

They lived in Douglass before moving to Elk City 25 years ago.

Other survivors include a son, Walter Eugene Guyot, Cortez, Colo., a daughter, Cynthia Joan Weaver of Coffeyville; a sister, Ova Sylvia Heckathorne of Linden; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Another daughter, Karen Kay Guyot, died in 1969. (El Dorado Times, October 14, 1982)

HALDEMAN, ALICE M.

Alice M. Haldeman, 90, Red Oak, Iowa, a former, Douglass resident, died Thursday, Oct. 21.

She was buried this morning at the Douglass Cemetery. The Hilyard Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, October 25, 1982)

HALL, BOYD VOLKMANN

Boyd Volkmann Hall, 64, of rural Atlanta died yesterday at his home.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Douglass Cemetery. Art Wilson will officiate.

A memorial has been established with the Douglass Museum.

He was born July 4, 1916 in Atlanta to Joseph and Mattie Volkmann Hall.

He was a farmer and stockman.

Survivors include a brother, Lee I. Hall of Atlanta; two sisters, Ula V. Holt of Douglass and Ima craig of Winfield.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, April 16, 1981)

HARTENBOWER, NINA

Nina Hartenbower, 89, Douglass, died Monday, Aug. 23, at the Augusta Medical Complex.

Her service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the Kansas chapter of American Heart Association. (El Dorado Times, August 25, 1982)

HEIN, FRANK J.

Frank J. Hein, 89, Douglass, died Friday at his home.

His service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Christian Church in Douglass. Rev. Gary Bowie will officiate and burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.

He was born Feb. 29, 1892 in Germany to Wilhelm and Kathryn Kuhn Hein.

He married Anna Mae Bauldwin July, 1930 in Muskogee, Okla. She preceded him in death in 1978.

He was a retired employee of Douglass Grain.

Survivors include a stepson, Hubert McCrabb of Muskogee, a brother, Oscar Hein of Fall River; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 29, 1981)

LEE, LILLIE V.

Lillie V. Lee, 86, Douglass, died yesterday in the Colonial Manor Nursing Home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Paul Calkin officiating and burial in the Douglass Cemetery.

She was born Sept. 23, 1892 in El Dorado to Frank and Stelle Pratt Oliver. She married William Arthur Lee Dec. 14, 1910 in El Dorado. He preceded her in death June 27, 1957.

She was a member of the First Christian Church in Douglass.

Survivors include a son, Glenn Lee, Seattle, Wash., a daughter Mildred Boomershine, Wichita; a brother, Robert Oliver, Newton, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchilren. (El Dorado Times, February 22, 1979)

ALLEY, PHYLLIS L. (MRS. LAWRENCE)

Phyllis L. (Mrs. Lawrence) Alley, 52, Douglass, died Saturday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Douglass Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, three sons, Larry of Douglass, Terry of Augusta, and David at home; her mother, Mrs. Lucille Young; two brothers, Keith and Norman Young all of Douglass, and one sister, Mrs. Wanda Salmans of Lawrence.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home is in charge. (El Dorado Times, September 15, 1980)

BARE, ANNA M. (MRS. J. A.)

Anna M. (Mrs. J. A.) Bare, 94, Douglass, died Thursday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Garland of Douglass and Charles of Idaho Springs, Colo., and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Darter of Douglass.

A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home Douglass has charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, April 25, 1980)

CARL, MARY (MRS. EARL)

Mary (Mrs. Earl) Carl, 80, Douglass, died Tuesday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, Jack of Douglass; three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis McBee of Wichita; Mrs. Melba Becker of Odessa, Texas, and Mrs. Jeanne Berg of Douglass; and three sisters, Mrs. Esther Bartholomew and Mrs. Marian Lawless, both of Mulvane and Mrs. Helen Preston of Udall.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home has charge. (El Dorado Times, October 1, 1980)

DAVIS, CHARLIE "SAM"

Charlie "Sam" Davis, 72, of Douglass, a retired Boeing Company employee, died Thursday.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church at Augusta.

Survivors are his wife, Gertrude; a son, Jim of Douglass, five daughters, Mrs. Joyce Matson of Charleston, W. Va., Mrs. Phyllis Finney of Rock, Mrs. Norma Compton of Cheney, Mrs. Roberta Frye of Wichita and Mrs. Claudine Madison of Augusta; five brothers, Walter and Raymond, both of Medford, Okla., Francis of Wichita, Ralph of Conway Springs and Fred of Linwood, Wash., and four sisters, Mrs. Viola Kimberline, Mrs. Lucy Wohlschlegel and Mrs. Mable Wohlschlegel all of Harper and Mrs. Eveyln Howell of Wichita.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 18,1980)

DILLER, LOUISE S. (MRS. WILLIAM F.)

Louise S. (Mrs. William F.) Diller, 89, Mulvane, died Tuesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.

Survivors include a son, Lloyd of Mulvane; a daughter, Mrs. Alberta Whealy of Dodge City; two brothers, Frank Hein of Douglass, and Oscar Hein of Fall River and a sister, Mrs. Mary Satterfield of Douglass.

A memorial has been established with the Mulvane United Methodist Church. (El Dorado Times, May 1, 1980)

DUNAGAN, NORMAN R.

Norman R. Dunagan, 118 West Fifth, Douglass was the object of am ambulance run early this morning.

The ambulance personnel brought him to Augusta medical Complex after he apparently suffered a heart attack at his home.

Later radio traffic indicated that the area around Dunagan's Douglass home had been secured by sheriff's officers.

An investigation into the Dunagan death is being handled by the sheriff's office.

An AMCI spokesman said the body will be released to the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home in Douglass. (El Dorado Times, March 2, 1979)

ESSEX, MAXINE (MRS. RAYMOND)

Maxine (Mrs. Raymond) Essex, 62, of Afton, Okla., formerly of Douglass, died Monday. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Rayma Lee Essex of Madison, Wis.; four brothers, Everett Davis of Grove, Okla., Charles Davis of Terre Haute, Ind., Verne Davis of Kingman, Ariz., and Bud Davis of Joplin, Mo., and two sisters, Mrs. Stacy Clark of Phoenix and Mrs. Gladys Graham of Joplin.

A memorial has been established with the Douglass City Library. (El Dorado Times, May 7, 1980)

FALER, DAVID HENRY

David Henry Faler, second child of Andrew and Almeda Faler, was born in Fairfield Conty, Ohio, March 12, 1879.

When a small boy he was brought to Kansas by his parents and located on a farm 4-1/2 miles east of Douglass. There he grew to manhood and farmed for many years.

In 1953 he took up his residence in the Masonic Home in Wichita. Death came to him there January 19th after a short illness.

He was a member of Masonic Lodge No.151 A. F. & A. M. Also a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Mary Sherman, Belle Plaine, Kans.; Mrs. Lulu Kenley, Roseland, Nebr., a brother Ralph, Fultonville, New York and 12 nieces and nephews.

Services were in the Douglass Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. Karl Magnusson officiating. Mrs. Eva Guyot and Mrs. Anna Bare sang Nearer My God to Thee and Jesus Lover of My Soul with Gladys Bare at the organ.

Bearers were Messrs. J. A. Bare, E. C. Johnson, Everett Elliott, W. R. Cronk, O. F. O'Donnell and A. W. Scott, Committal, Douglass A. F. & A. M. 151. (Douglass Tribune, January 31, 1957)

FORD, JAMES F.

James F. Ford, 71, Douglass, died yesterday.

The retired farmer was born Oct. 26, 1909 at Council Grove and had been a resident of the Douglass community for around 34 years.

His service will be 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Christian Church in Douglass with Rev. Gary Bowie officiating.

Ford is survived by two sons, James L. of Douglass and gale of Seagoville, Texas; a daughter, Donna Mitchell of Douglass, a brother, Lloyd Ford of Howard, three sisters, Jessie Harold of Ottawa, Elsie Cole of Jetmore and Emma Dalke of Admire, 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, January 9, 1981)

GARD, IDA (MRS. HENRY)

Ida (Mrs. Henry) Gard, 87 Douglass died Wednesday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Vera Angle of Wichita; and Mrs. Dorothy Ellsworth of Walsenburg, Colo., and one sister, Mrs. Viola Pickett of Wichita.
Hilyard Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 26, 1980)

HENDRIX, WILLIAM A.

William A. Hendrix, 61, of Douglass, a Cessna Aircraft Company employee, died Sunday.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church at Douglass.

Survivors are his wife, Mae; two sons, Euwell and Leamon, both of Arkansas City; three daughters, Mrs. Willene Cook of Augusta, Mrs. Betty Roberts of Arkansas City and Mrs. Roberta Mahaffey of San Diego, Calif., a brother, James of Chelan, Wash., three sisters, Mrs. Mary House of Marshall, Ark., Mrs. Ruth Cartwright of Fiftysix, Ark., and Mrs. Ola Dowdell of Melbourne, Ark.

A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, 1979)

KNOWLES, BRENT A.

Brent A. Knowles, 21, of Douglass, a construction worker, died Tuesday.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Douglass United Methodist Church.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Knowles of Douglass, three brothers, James S. II of Wichita and Thomas and Steven, both of the home, a sister, Brenda Kay of the home, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Baylor of Chanute and Mrs. Louise Knowles of Burlington.

A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, December 20, 1979)

McGINNIS, MERLE E.

Merle E. McGinnis, 75, of Douglass, a retired Cessna Aircraft Company employee, died Sunday.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hilyard Smith Funeral Home at Douglass.

Survivors are his wife, Doris, and a son whose address is unknown. (El Dorado Times, April 3, 1979)

PRICE, ROBERT M.

Robert M. Price, 69, of Douglass, BMA insurance representative, died Thursday.

Services were to be held today at the First Christian Church at Douglass.

Survivors are his wife, Corine, two daughters, Mrs. Deeann McCann of Naples, Fla., and Mrs. Shirley Smith of Boca Raton, Fla., two brothers, Aubrey and Earnest both of Atlanta and two sisters, Mrs. Leoti Cottongim of Mound Valley and Mrs. Edgarita Kinnamon of Sedan.

A memorial has been established with the Christian Church Building Fund.

Hilyard Smith Funeral Home of Douglass is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, April 21, 1979)

WATKINS, GALEN AND VICKIE

Funeral services are to be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel for Galen Watkins, 22, and his wife, Vickie, 19, who were killed in a two semi-truck crash Tuesday in Haviland, Kansas.

Watkins was west bound driving a semi-trailer truck owned by Don Bloomfield of Augusta. His destination was the Kinsley, Kansas area where the couple lived. An east bound semi jack-knifed and the Watkins truck hit it. The accident happened in the town of Haviland on Highway 54 about 4 p.m. Tuesday. The driver of the other semi is in critical condition in the hospital in Greensburg.

The Rev. William O'Dell is in charge of the services. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery.

Watkins was a 1972 graduate of Augusta High School and his wife graduated in May of 1974 from Douglass High School. They were married in April of 1974.

Galen was born on January 3, 1953 in El Dorado. His parents are Roy E. Watkins and Pauline Lavinia Phillips. He married Vickie Sue Sheets on April 29, 1974.

His survivors include three brothers, Roger of Kinsley, Ks; Randy of Rose Hill, Ks.; and Perry of the home of the parents; four sisters, Mrs. Joe Detwiler of Winfield, Ks.; Mrs. Rhonda Hall of Douglass, Ks.; Zeta Ludlow of Douglass, Ks.; and Belinda of the home of the parents; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Watkins of Augusta; and grandparents, Mrs. Pearl Watkins of Enid, Okla.; and Mrs. Lena Gulick of Augusta.

Vickie Sue Watkins was born August 17, 1956.

Vickie is survived by one brother, Connie L. Sheets, Douglass; five sisters, Kathleen Waber, Wichita; Mrs. Peggy Jo Cabrales, Augusta; and Mrs. Roger Payton, Mrs. Lindia Stevens, and Mrs. Joyce Smith, all of Douglass; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loraine Sheets of Douglass; and grandmothers, Mrs. Ethel Sheets of Arcadia, Ks.; and Mrs. Ida Williams of Douglass, Ks.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ November 28, 1975)

  
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