Towanda Masonic Butler County Kansas

DERSTEIN, ALBERT

Albert Derstein Dies Yesterday

Albert Derstein, aged 60 years, a well known farmer of Northeast Butler County most of his life, died yesterday afternoon following an illness of six months. He resided at 305 North Taylor Street.

Mr. Derstein was born on December 9, 1884, at St. Mary’s. When a boy, he moved to Sycamore Township and lived in that area for 47 years. He then moved to a farm north of El Dorado, where he resided for three years. He had lived in El dorado for the past year and a half. Recently, Mr. Derstein was married on December 3, 1910, in El Dorado to Rose Smith. Mr. Derstein was a member of the Protestant Church.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Derstein is survived by two sons, Kenneth of Benton and Karl of El Dorado; two daughters, Mrs. Cyrena Ralph of Santa Maria, Calif., and Mrs. Helen Marshall of El Dorado, his father, Henry Derstein of Herrington; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Byrd Funeral Home with Rev. L. F. Arend pastor of the Methodist Church in charge. Interment will be made in the Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, November 26, 1945)

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DORAN, MARY JANE

Mrs. Doran Passes Away

Mary Jane McCord was born near Oskaloosa, Iowa, February 4, 1850, and died at her home four miles northwest of Douglass, June 8, 1933, aged 83 years, five months and four days.

She was married to J. W. Doran in Oskaloosa, Iowa, November 6, 1879.

They came to Kansas in 1883 and lived in Douglass for a short time and then moved to the farm, where she lived for 50 years.

Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Doran, three of whom are dead and four living.

Those who have passed away are Gayle, Mrs. Mayme Lichlyter and William.

Those living are Mrs. Myrtle Bidwell of Stockton, California; Mrs. C. J. Cox of Wichita, Carl at home, and Ben of Douglass.

She also leaves to mourn her departure 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

Sister Doran was crippled by disease and confined to her room for many years. But she was a patient and cheerful in her affliction and lived on beyond the allotted time of life.

God has released her from pain and infirmity and taken her to enjoy a Blessed Rest which shall never end.

Funeral services were held at the Friends church near Rose Hill, Monday afternoon by Rev. George Watts, assisted by the Rev. Andrew Stuart, pastor of the Friends church. Singers from the Friends church furnished very appropriate music. Burial was in the cemetery near the church. (The Douglass Tribune, Friday, July 14, 1933)

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DOWNING, KATHERINE

Receive News of Death of Niece

Mrs. And Mrs. A. R. Siegrist received a message last night from Mr. Siegrit’s sister, Mrs. A. E. Downing, of Council Bluffs, Ia., of the death of her daughter, Katherine, 24. Death was caused from infection that set in after a tooth was extracted.

Mr. and Mrs. Siegrist, Frank L. Siegrist and Mrs. Mary Siegrist will go tomorrow to Council Bluffs to attend funeral services that will be held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Council Bluffs. (El Dorado Times, Friday, Sept. 22, 1933)

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DENNETT, LILLIE MAY STRODE

L. Dennett Dies at 95.

Lily May Dennett, 95, of Wichita, mother of Mrs. Robert Bush, Augusta, died Friday at Lincoln East Nursing home in Wichita.

Services were held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Downing & Lahey East Mortuary, Wichita, with graveside services at Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill. Rev. Larry Grove, pastor of the College Hill United Methodist Church officiated.

A memorial has been established with the Sedgwick County Heart Association.

She was born June 14, 1883 in Boone, IA, to Giles and Julia Baker Strode. She married Jess Dennett who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Dennett was a member of the College Hill United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two other daughters, Mrs. Joe Wilcox and Mrs. John Yungmeyer, both of Wichita.

Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas – Monday, Sept. 11, 1978 (pg. 2) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield

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DENNETT, JESSE WILLIAMS

Dennett Services Held on Tuesday

Jess W. Dennett, 80, Rose Hill, retired farmer died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He had been a lifelong resident of the Rose Hill Community.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Downing Mortuary at Wichita.

Mr. Dennett was born Oct. 14, 1880 at Rose Hill. He attended the Methodist church.

Survivors include his wife, Lill; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Bush, Augusta, Mrs. John Youngmeyer,k Cheney, Mrs. Joe Wilcox, Wichita, and Mrs. Fred Bales, Wichita; a sister, Mrs. Lelia Hall, Wichita; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas – Monday, Feb. 13, 1961(page 1) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield

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DENNETT, CLARA LACKEY

Clara Dennett Dies at 88

Clara Ann Dennett, 88, 2100 Ohio, died Sunday at the Augusta Medical Complex.

Her services was 11 a.m. today at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Rev. Richard Bacon, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiated and burial was in the Seltzer Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the Walnut Valley Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 14, 1894 in Rose Hill to Andrew and Phoebe Branson Lackey.

She married Joe Henry Dennett Feb. 21, 1916 in El Dorado. He preceded her in death in 1959.

This homemaker leaves a son, Edwin Dennett of Augusta; two daughters, Thelma Armstrong of Denver, Colo., and Eva Burnham of Port Townsend, Wash.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, KS – May 29, 1983 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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DENNETT, CHARLES JAMES

Around and about Rose Hill

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Charley Dennett, Charlie was 97 years old and one of the real old-timers in the community. He will be missed, indeed.

Mrs. Charlie Dennett has returned to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Gillenwater, after spending a few weeks at the Retirement Center.

Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS – Monday Feb. 28, 1972 (page 2) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield

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DENNETT, THEODORE

Dennett’s Body Was In Walnut River 56 Hours

Body of Drowned Man Was Recovered Yesterday Afternoon at 3 O’clock

Used Grappling Hooks

The empire Secured Man From Wichita Who Recovered Body With Hooks.

After being in the swollen Walnut River a few miles southeast of Augusta for 56 hours, the body of George Dennett, aged 76, employed by Empire Gas & Fuel Co., was recovered by a Wichita Fireman – C. W. Brown.

Mr. Dennett, together with a horse he was leading, was swept into the turbulent Walnut current at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. The water at the time was rushing over the bridge with a rapidity not calculated by the aged man.

Fireman Brown came to Augusta Wednesday, being brought here by the Empire. He brought with him, grappling hooks and other paraphernalia employed in rescuing the drowning, or recovering bodies of the drowned. He started work during the afternoon. At 4 o’clock he located the body in a drift, which he destroyed with dynamite. However, the form was lost, and it was not until nearly a day later that he finally hooked it, 500 feet from the drift and a half mile south of the bridge in 14 feet of water. Mr. Brown had worked continuously with but a few hour rest in the early morning Thursday, for more than 24 hours.

Mr. Dennett had been married twice and 16 children were born to the two unions. Fourteen still survive. The drowned man moved to the Augusta oil fields about four years ago from Wichita, where he had lived seven or eight years.

The funeral was held this afternoon from the home. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

(He is buried in the Seltzer Cemetery in Wichita, KS)

Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS – Friday, April 7, 1922 ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield

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DENNETT, LESTER S.

Dennett Rites Set For Two Tuesday

A former Augusta resident, Lester Solomon Dennett, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital of Wichita, at the age of 69. His funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 Tuesday afternoon in the Dunsford Chapel.

Dennett, a retired City of Augusta employee, moved to Augusta from Kingman in 1950 and moved from Augusta to Spivey in 1973. He was a member of the Spivey Methodist Church.

He was born August 26, 1906 in Rose Hill. His mother and father were Ida Corn and Robert A. Dennett.

He was married to Gladys Pavey in Wichita on March 9, 1927.

His survivors include: his wife, Gladys; three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Bertholf of Spivey, Mrs. Norma Moss of Leon, and Mrs. Janice Johnson of Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Rodman of Wichita, and Mrs. Charlotte Gooden of Keensburg, Illinois; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Dunsford Funeral Home from 5-9 p.m. on Monday and from 9 a.m .to service time on Tuesday.

The Rev. Harold Bennett of the Spivey Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS – Monday, November 10, 1975 (page 1) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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DENNETT, IDA WILMETTA

Funeral Rites For Ida Dennett

Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Dunsford Funeral Home for Ida Wilmetta Dennett, 78, who died Friday at Osawatomie. The Rev. Robert Means of Iola conducted the services. Interment was in Branson Cemetery in Butler County.

Ida Wilmetta Dennett was born July 10, 1887 at Wichita, the daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Smiley) Corr. She was married to Robert A. Dennett at Wichita on Dec. 23, 1903. He preceded her in death in 1951.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Gooden of Keansburg, Ill., and Mrs. Ruby Rodman of Wichita; one son, Lester Dennett of Augusta; two brothers, Herman Corr of Chickasha, Okla., and Tom Corr of Helena, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Berta Hall of Rose Hill, Mrs. Mary Weaver of Chickasha, Okla., and Mrs. Lena Boles of Tulsa, Okla.; 10 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Dennett came to this county in 1947 from Kingman. She was a member of the Kingman Baptist Church.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas – Monday, January 3, 1966 (page 1) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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DENNETT, ROBERT AZERIAH

Robert Dennett Dies At His Home Monday

Robert Azeriah Dennett, 69, died at his home on Route three Monday. Funeral services will be announced by the Dunsford Funeral home. He was a farmer and looked after the community sale in his neighborhood.

Mr. Dennett was born October 17, 1881, at Rose Hill. He was married to Ida Corn December 23, 1903 at Wichita. Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Gooden of Mt. Carmel, Ill., and Mrs. Ruby Rodman of Wichita; a son, Lester, Augusta; and a sister, Mrs. Lulu Muller of Wichita.

Mr. Dennett was a former resident of Kingman. He resided there 27 years and returned to Butler county three years ago. He was a member of the Baptist church and the 1.O.O.F. lodge.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS – Tuesday ~ September 11, 1951 (page 1) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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DENNETT, ALICE DIRLAM

Former Area Woman Dies

Funeral services for Alice Dennett, 94, formerly of Rose Hill, were held at the Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home in Douglass at 2 this afternoon. Rev. Alden Pitts officiated and burial was in the Branson cemetery, north of Rose Hill.

Mrs. Dennett died Saturday at the Highland Manor nursing home in Winfield.

She married Charles Dennett in 1900 and he died in 1915.

Survivors include two sons, Herman of Burden and Francis of Rose Hill; two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Marshall of Wichita and Mrs. Fern Russell of Derby; nine grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.

(Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Butler Co., KS - Tuesday September 5, 1978 (page 2) ~ Transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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DEAN, THELMA D.

Mrs. Thelma D. Dean, 68, of Ottumwa, Iowa, died Monday at a Des Moines hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Ottumwa. Burial will be in the Ottumwa Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Robert, of the home; three sons, Bill, El Dorado, David, Independence, Mo., and Tom, Ottumwa; two daughters, Shirley Gorsuch, Des Moines and Linda Snotty, Marion, Iowa; her mother, Bertha Gast, Kansas City, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 24, 1981)

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DELANEY, PATRICIA H.

Patricia H. Delaney, 56, Wichita, died Saturday at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning at Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado.

Survivors include two sons; Con Hanger, Dallas, Texas, and Paul hanger, Sedalia, Mo.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hartnett, El dorado; two brothers, Jerry Hartnett, Pine Top, Ariz., and William Hartnett, Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. Connie Frey and Mrs. Suzanne Locke, both of Wichita, and Mrs. Catherine Beedles of Rose Hill. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 13, 1981)

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DEWITT, CLIFFORD E.

Services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Carlson Funeral Home for Clifford E. DeWitt, 72, of 513 W. Fifth. Burial followed in the Prairie Lawn cemetery, Peabody. He died Dec. 13.

The Rev. George Clark, pastor of the DeGraff Presbyterian Church, officiated at the services. Mrs. Nita Bullerdiek, at the organ, played selected music for the prelude and the postlude. William Lange san “Sunrise Tomorrow” and “How Great Thou Art.”

Casket bearers were Omar Hodgens, Danny Hamilton, Don Hamilton, Roger Eaton, George R. Hurlburt, Darin DeWitt and Lyall DeWitt. (El Dorado Times, Dec. 17, 1981)

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DODY, HARRY R.

Harry R. Dody, 82, Marion, employee of the Marion Veterinary Clinic and a retired farmer, died Saturday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Eastmoor United Methodist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Gail of Wichita, Glenn of Colorado Springs, and Donald of Frederick, Md.; three daughters, Doris Penner of El Dorado, Viola Bernhardt of Duncan, Okla., and jean Calaway of Arlington, Texas; one brother, Earl of Fort Scott; and one sister, Ida McCulloch of Marion.

Memorial has been established with the Youngtown United Methodist Church, Marion.

Thompson-Harp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (El Dorado Times, April 13, 1981)

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DREWS, KATHERINE

Katherine Drews, 82, of Augusta, passed away Thursday, February 8th, 2007.

Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at the First United Methodist Church, Augusta.

Katherine was born in Edna, Kan. on Oct. 24, 1924, the daughter of the late Ferris and Carrie (Seger) Muxworthy. She had worked as a registered nurse. On Nov. 28, 1946 she married Charles Drews in Altamont. He survives.

Other survivors include: children, Sandy Drews of Denver, Colo., Larry (Julie) Drews of Wichita and Phil Drews of Augusta; grandchildren, Mark (Corina) Suits, Steven (Michelle) Drews, Hilary (Roy) Trudo, and Rebecca (Randy) Carter; great-grandchildren, Trey, Tyler and Tate Trudo; Shelby and Weston Miller; Rhett and Kye Carter; Sidney and Sara Drews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Augusta.

Arrangements entrusted to Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. (Augusta Daily Gazette, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. Submitted by Diana Herrman)

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DULANY, FERN L.

Fern L. Dulany, 79, 809 Audrey Drive, died Monday afternoon at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home chapel, with burial in Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery.

She was born Aug. 9, 1900 in Lawrence, the daughter of John C. and Alice Weaver Chandler. She married Walter W. “Pee Wee” Dulany, Sept. 17, 1917 in Kansas City. He was the former district manager of Cities Service Pipeline. He died Feb. 11, 1962.

She had lived in the Butler County area most of her life. During World War II, she was employed by Boeing Aircraft. She also worked countless hours as a volunteer for the local nursing homes and their patients.

She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include two sons, Walter W. Dulany Jr., Bellvue, Neb; Kenneth W. Dulany, Sulphur, La.; two grandsons, Gary of LaLuz, N.M., and Walter W. Dulany, Sulphur, La.; two granddaughters, Kendra Joines, Columbus, Ohio, and Karen Dulany, Sulphur, La.; and one great-grandson, Lance Dulany, LaLuz, N.M.

She was preceded in death by one sister. (El Dorado Times, July 8, 1980)