Fairbanks, Amon, 81, retired Boeing Wichita mechanic,
died Thursday, April 27, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Effie; son, James of Wichita; daughters, Janet Ohl of Augusta, Jane Schild of El Dorado; mother,
Winnie Fairbanks of Paris, Ark.; brothers, Maurice, Bill, both of Paris, Ark.; sisters, Corene Hooper of Bonneville,
Ark., Maizie Phillips, Mogie Hawkins, both of Paris, Ark., Wilma Faye Rich of Van Buren, Ark.; seven grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Midian Shrine Crippled Children Van Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 29, 2000)
Fairbanks, Effie Harlene (Imel), 78, retired Boeing
Wichita inspector, died Monday, March 4, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to 7 p.m. Friday; service 1 p.m. Saturday,
both at Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, James of Wichita; daughters, Janet Ohl of Augusta, Jane Schild of El Dorado; seven grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 6, 2002)
EMILEY ASHLEY FALLEY, 9-month-old daughter of Mark
L. and Patricia Ann Falley, of Augusta, died Friday, March 6, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Other survivors: sister, Jasmine at home; grandparents, Faye Shull of Augusta, Lew Falley of Manhattan, Ann Bannin
of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Vernon Bish of Niceville, Fla.; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Boise,
Idaho, Goldie Falley of Manhattan; great-great-grandmother, Rachel Rauch of Ransom. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 8, 1987)
Services for Ethelyn J. Falwell, 91, Lawrence, will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Private inurnment will be at a later date at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta.
Mrs. Falwell died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Sept. 13, 1911, in Rock, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Houser) Harp. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1930, and studied organ and piano at Southwestern College, Winfield.
Mrs. Falwell lived in Augusta for 60 years, where she served as a Girl Scout and 4-H leader. She was a member of Augusta Acappella Music Club, Organ Club and First Christian Church.
She married Roy Dean Falwell on June 16, 1934,
in Wichita. He died Dec. 3, 1998.
A son, Stephen Michael Falwell, also died earlier.
Survivors include two daughters, Sherrill Catt,
Lawrence, and Leigh Anne Pates, Salina; a brother, Marlyn Harp, Winfield; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
(June 7, 2003 ~ Lawrence-Journal World)
Foster A. Falwell, 86, former Scholfield car salesman,
died Monday, Feb. 12, 1990. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, LaVergne; daughters, Betty Diner of Shawnee, Mary Ann Carpenter of Augusta; brother, Roy of Augusta;
three grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 13, 1990)
LaVergne (Franks) Falwell, 94, homemaker, died
Thursday, Nov. 21, 1991. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: stepdaughters, Bette Diner of Prairie Village, Mary A. Carpenter of Augusta; three step grandchildren;
six step great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 23, 1991)
Services for Roy Dean Falwell, 89, Lawrence, are
pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in Elmwood
Cemetery, Augusta.
Mr. Falwell died Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998, at Brandon Woods Retirement Community.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1909, in Chanute, the son of Clarence and Susan Hooper Falwell. He lived for many years
in Augusta and moved to Lawrence in 1996.
He worked for 45 years as an Alkylation operator for the Mobil Oil Company before retiring in June of 1974. He
was a member of First Christian Church in Augusta for many years and recently was attending Central United Methodist
Church. In Augusta he had been a member of the board for the Lily Lake School, the board of directors of the August
Credit Union, the Local Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, the Camera Club and the Good Neighbor Sam Camping Club.
He married Ethelyn J. Harp on June 16, 1934, in Wichita. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two daughters, Sherrill Catt, Lawrence, and Leigh Anne Pates, Salina; six grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
(Lawrence Journal World ~ December 5, 1998)
"Charlie" Fennell, Sr., 72, of Augusta,
died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1993. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dunsford Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood
Cemetery. Rev. Vern Bowers will officate the services.
He was born Nov. 11, 1920, in Wichita, to Charles W. Fennell and Elma K. Wood. On July 27, 1942, he and Jane Guest
were married in Wichita. He served in the U.S. Air Corps and was retired from Boeing. He was a member of the Masonic
Lodge and the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: wife, Jane; son, Charles Fennell, Jr., of Augusta; daughters, Marty Fennell, Charla Zerbe, both
of Augusta, Dana Perez of Seminole, Texas, Dona Dennett of Kansas City, Mo.; brother, Joe Fennell of El Dorado;
eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
(El Dorado Times ~ 11 Nov 1993 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
Fennell, Jane, 76, retired bookkeeper for Lunger's
Furniture, died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Chuck of Wichita; daughters, Marty Fennell, Charla Zerbe, both of Augusta, Dana Perez of Seminole,
Texas, Dona Dennett of Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Bill Guest of Wichita, Jack Guest of Hastings, Minn.; eight
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Augusta Public Library and Augusta
United Methodist Church Library.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 3, 1998)
Isla Marie Fennell, 86, a resident of Walnut Valley
Manor nursing home, died there Wednesday.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Burl Allison, Jr., will officiate.
A memorial has been established with the Augusta City Library.
She was born March 22, 1898 in Butler County to George and Addie Dooley Harrison.
She married Herbert E. Fennell. He preceded her in death.
This homemaker is survived by daughters, Naomi Cyphers, Leona Hooper, Anna Wilson, all of Augusta, brothers, Ray
Harrison of Wichita, Allan Harrison of Edmond, Okla., a sister, Monica Rowley of Wichita; seven grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
(El Dorado Times, August 30, 1984)
Fessler, Clifford D., 36, Mel Hambelton Ford new
car salesman, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Eric, Michael, Cory, all of Savannah, Tenn.; parents, Clifford E. and Joyce Fessler of Augusta;
sister, Jane Lawson of El Dorado; grandmother, Edna Nesler. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 14, 1996)
Fields, Quinton Leon, 63, retired drywall contractor,
died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Rosemary; sister, Violet Bea Dinwiddie of Wichita. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 6, 1993)
Finley, Bertie "Dennie," 94, retired
Sinclair Oil Co. employee, died Thursday, March 31, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Grace United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Virgil of Moore, Okla., Jack of Douglass, Al of Winfield; daughters, Dora Burris, Jenny Powell,
both of Winfield; brother, Vernie of Latham; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Grace United Methodist Church. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 3, 1994)
Firebaugh, Gertrude Lillian, 89, of Boulder, Colo.,
formerly of Augusta, Atwood and Hays, retired teacher, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Elmwood
Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Carl; daughter, Elizabeth Shipton of Arvada, Colo.; sisters, Ruth Joy of Hays, Doris Osborn
of Loveland, Colo. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 20, 1996)
Cecil G. "Pete" Fisher, 76, retired junior
high custodian, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivor: wife, Judy. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 3, 1991)
FITZWATER, ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE
Fitzwater, Elizabeth Josephine, 92, homemaker,
died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home; rosary 6 p.m. Sunday; funeral
mass 10 a.m. Monday, both at St. James Catholic Church.
Mrs. Fitzwater was born March 1, 1909 at Garden Plain, to the late Bernard Meyer and Mary Wehlage Meyer.
Preceded in death by husband, William Fitzwater.
Survivors: son, James Fitzwater of Stillwell, Kan.; daughters and son-in-l aw, Mary Jane and Velton Oglesby of
Augusta, Janet Fitzwater of Andover; daughter-in-law, Sandra Fitzwater of Overland Park; grandchildren and spouses,
Lisa and Jeff Daniels of Augusta, Toni and Paul Porter of Wichita, Dr. Amanda Fitzwater of Oklahoma City, Eric
Fitzwater of Alexandria, Va.; great-grandchildren, Adam, Chase and Claire Daniels, Nicholas Cannady. Memorial established
with St. James Catholic Church, 813 State St., Augusta 67010.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 21, 2002)
William F. Fitzwater, 83, retired Augusta township
road maintenance employee, died Monday, May 28, 1990. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Elizabeth; son, James of Stilwell; daughters, Mary Jane Oglesby of Augusta, Janet of Wichita;
sister, Mildred Potter of Wichita; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 30, 1990)
Floyd Wilson Fletcher, 79, retired barber, died
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Dennis of Augusta; daughter, Sue Craig of Casper, Wyo.; brother, Clarence of Haysville; sisters,
Hazel Cliffman of Bronaugh, Mo., Edith Grimsley of Yakima, Wash.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 6, 1992)
Christopher Ray Follis, 21, of Colorado Springs,
former Augusta resident, U.S. Air Force airman 1st class, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 1991, of injuries from an automobile
accident. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Augusta.
Survivors: father, Carroll Ray of Valley Center; mother, Sondra Davis Follis of Augusta; brothers, Timothy of Augusta,
Bill of Wichita; sister, Carol Gill of Mountainburg, Ark. Memorial has been established with the Augusta Safety
Department. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 20, 1991)
Foster, Elnora E., 96, retired grocery store clerk,
died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1994. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Jess of Mount Pleasant, Mich.; daughter, Mickey Boswell of Augusta; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 8, 1994)
Frieden, Helen M., 71, retired Morgan Drug and
Wal-Mart employee, died Wednesday, March 2, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Clay; sons, Loyd Sims, James Sims, both of Augusta, Tom Sims of Haysville; daughters, Barbara
Lyon of Rossmoor, Calif., Beverly Cheslic of Augusta; stepson, Tim Frieden of Wichita; stepdaughters, Sandra Lawson,
Connie Cramer, both of Seattle; sister, Lois Spradling of California; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial
has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 4, 1994)
Friend, Florence, 92, homemaker, died Friday, Oct.
17, 1997. Private service will be held.
Survivors: daughter, Marie Parsons of Andover; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home,
Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 18, 1997)
Funeral services for William D. Fudge, 63, of 1624
West Central, who died Sunday, were conducted this morning at the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel.
The Rev. W. Frank Aten, pastor of the First Christian church, officiated. Mrs. Verne Whitby, organist, accompanied
Mrs. Baxter Logan, who sang "How Great Thou Art" and "Beyond the Sunset".
Casket bearers were Gene Davis, Bob Doerflinger, Ivan Marshall, Robert Runsey, Glenn Berryman and Lawrence Welty.
Honorary bearers were T. L. Farmer, A.W. Honn, Charles Hudson, H.B. Moss, Noel Russell, Frank Knust, Harvey Kimberlin,
Chris Stackley, Chester O'Bryan and Ruben Loos.
Following the service, rites were conducted by El Dorado Lodge No. 74, 100F, with A.M. Redburn, noble grand, and
Leonard Hauser, chaplin, in charge. At the graveside, Fred Smith and Glenwood A. Diets served as flag folders at
military rites. Groups attending in a body included the I00F, Rebekah and Golden Age club.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery at Augusta.
(El Dorado Times ~ February 26, 1969)
AUGUSTA - Fuller, Gerald "Jerry" Lee,
64, died July 13. Service July 30 at Elmwood Cemetery Ohio Street entrance, 10:30. Survivors brother Bob Fuller,
Rosharon, TX; cousins Ira & Glenda McVay, Dennis Berner, Earl Lynn & Leonard Wakefield of Augusta. Memorial:
Jerry Fuller fund c/o Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 27, 2008)
Fulton, Helen M. (Willing), 85, of Destin, FL,
retired Anthony School District bookkeeper, formerly of Derby and Wichita, passed away Monday, July 26, 2004. She
was preceded in death by husband, Robert B.; parents, Lawrence and Lula (Richardson) Willing; brother, Richard.
Survivors: daughter, Patricia and husband, Richard Gilberg of Destin, FL; grandson, Scott Meeker and fiancee, Johnette
Alter of Dallas, TX; sister, Shirley Wiles of Augusta; brothers, Harold and wife, Evelyn Willing of Augusta, Donald
Willing of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 28, 2004)
ROBERT BRICE FULTON, 71, of Derby, retired Mobil
Oil Co. lease operator, died Monday, Nov. 3, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Helen; daughter, Patricia Gilberg of Derby; brothers, Wilbur of Syracuse, James of Green Valley,
Ariz.; sisters, Helen Reed of El Dorado, Lucille Moore of Medicine Lodge, Kathryn Taylor of Wichita; one grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 4, 1986)
Farlow, Dalton Ray, 4, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998.
Service 9 a.m. Friday, Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: father, Kevin Farlow of Valley Center; mother, Kristine Austin, stepfather, Jeff Austin, sister, Breille
Austin, all of El Dorado; grandparents, Eleanor Farlow of Augusta, Ruth and Al Metzger of Ponca City, Okla., Jim
Austin of El Dorado, Phyllis Knight of Dallas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 4, 1998)
Fell, Gladys, 88, retired grocery store owner,
died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1992. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: son, Donald of El Dorado; sister, Dorothy Daugherty of Wichita; four grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 27, 1992)
John Wesley, 89, Wichita, retired aeronautical
engineer for Beechcraft, passed away, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
Visitation from 5-7 p.m. this evening; funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, both at Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral
Home, Augusta. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
John was born on Dec. 24, 1919 to John William and Mary (Wix) Ferrel in Butler, Mo. He served in the US Army Air
Corp during WWII and married Marjorie Ann Eagleson on Aug.10, 1946 in El Dorado.
Survivors include: daughters, Carolyn (Jeff) Collins of Phoenix, Ariz., Debra (Mike) Carey of Denver, Colo.; three
grandchildren, Jamie Carey, Ryan (Katie) Collins and Nolan (Jenny) Collins and four great-grandchildren; sister-in-laws,
Dorothy "Dot" Mills (Paul Jerry Slattery) of Wichita, and Eva Bastin (Stan Mills) of Dallas, Texas.
He is preceded in death by his parents; spouse, Marjorie Ferrel on Nov. 26, 1990; grandson, Josh Carey; four brothers,
Wilber, Clark, Lloyd and Paul; three sisters, Ruby Ferrel, Velma Silvers and Lela Mae Dennis.
A memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.
Arrangements by Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home, Augusta. For on-line condolences, visit www.dunsford-zeiner.com.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ October 27, 2009)
Marjorie Ann (Eagleson) Ferrel, 65, Beech Aircraft
Corp. shipping clerk and former Augusta Safety Department employee, died Monday, Nov. 26, 1990. Service 2 p.m.
today, First Christian Church, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, John; daughters, Carolyn Ann Collins of Hutchinson, Debra Sue Carey of Thornton, Colo.; brother,
Roy Allen Eagleson of Magalia, Calif.; sisters, Dorothy Mills of Wichita, Eva Bastin of Edgecliff, Texas; four
grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 29, 1990)
EL DORADO - Ferris, Irene, 85, homemaker, died
July 23, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Ruby Bailey; sister, Lucille Gray both of El Dorado; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.
Carlson Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 24, 2004)
EL DORADO - Fields, Rosmary, 76, retired nurse,
passed away Monday, July 17, 2006. Private Services will be held. Survivors: sister, Doris Rogers, El Dorado; brothers,
Paul Musgrave, CT, Leroy Musgrave and Ernie Musgrave both of TX. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 20, 2006)
Fike, Virgil L., 85, retired City of Wichita sewage
disposal plant operator, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Sylvia; stepson, Floyd Skyles of Visalia, Calif.; daughters, Lorie Russell of Solomon Springs,
Ark., Karen Skyles, Penny Ferguson, both of Visalia, Calif.; brother, Johnny of Wichita; sisters, Clara McCollum
of Andover, Esther Chastain of Wichita, Hazel Reed of Winfield; several grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren;
two great great grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Assembly of God Church Building Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 16, 1996)
GLENN RICHARD FILLMORE, 62, of Augusta, retired
Wichita Police Department captain, Towne East security director and Augusta city councilman, died Friday, Feb.
17, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel, Augusta. Survivors: wife, Beulah; sons, Glenn
Jr. of Arlington, Va., Gary, Robert, both of Augusta, Michael at home; daughters, Laurie Cummings, Diane Moeder,
both of Wichita, Theresa Fillmore at home; three grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Butler
County Hospice and the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 19, 1989)
AUGUSTA - Firebaugh, Carl S., 96, of Boulder, CO,
passed away Feb. 5, 2004 in Denver. He was born Oct. 6, 1907 in Cleburne, KS to Alvin and Lina Stevenso n Firebaugh.
he married Gertrude L. Angel on Dec. 6, 1938 in Hays. She preceded him in death. Mr. Firebaugh was employed as
a teacher before his retirement. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth (James) Shipton of Arvada, CO. Graveside
service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Carl's
name to Exempla Lutheran Hospital, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheatridge, CO 80033. Howe Mortuary of Boulder handling arrangements
in Colorado. Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta in charge of local arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 9, 2004)
Firebaugh, Earl M., 96, retired Mobil Oil Co. division
chief gauger, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by wife, Gladys O. Firebaugh on Oct. 8, 1997.
Survivors: sons and daughter-in-law, Jim and Ellen Firebaugh of Augusta, Bob of New Castle, Wyo.; brother, Carl
of Boulder, Colo.; grandchildren, Scott, Larry, Greg, Pat, Jarred Firebaugh and Deirdre Christen; 11 great-gr andchildren.
Memorials established with Augusta Kiwanis Club and First United Methodist Church. Cochran Mortuary. Condolences
may be sent to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 22, 2000)
Firebaugh, Gladys O., 87, homemaker, died Wednesday,
Oct. 8, 1997. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Augusta United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Earl; sons, Jim of Augusta, Bob of Newcastle, Wyo.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 10, 1997)
Fischer, Dorvan L., 71, retired Cessna Aircraft
Co. employee, former Augusta Medical Complex employee, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, Gary of Douglass, Ronald of Augusta; daughters, Shirley McDaniel of Two Rivers, Wis.,
Brenda Schnake, Diane Moore, both of Augusta, Debbie Katsel of Missoula, Mont.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 16, 1996)
Fischer, Mary Ellen, 69, Augusta Medical Complex
cook, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000. Service 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Ronald of Augusta, Gary of Douglass; daughters, Brenda Schnake, Shirley Hauschultz both of Augusta,
Debbie Kastle of Mizzoula, Mont.; mother, Dorothy Blankley of Herrington; brothers, L. Duane Blankley of Livingston,
Ill., Donald Blankley of McLouth, Hiram Blankley, Kay Blankley both of Council Grove; sister, Alice Kahle of Herrington;
ten grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home
Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 31, 2000)
JAMES EDWARD FISHER, 69, of 2707 S. Emporia, retired
TransAmerican Insurance Co. auditor, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivor: son, James Michael of New York. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. FRANK V. GIBSON, 65, of 825 S. Richmond,
retired Coin Laundry Supply parts manager, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Culbertson-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Arcelia; son, Brent of Healdsburg, Calif.; daughter, Cheryl McIntosh of Wichita; mother, Grace
L. of Wichita; brothers, Kenneth of Oklahoma City, Estel of Medicine Lodge, E.L. of Valley Center; sisters, Beulah
Hunzeker of Falls City, Neb., Evelyn Kirkpatrick of Augusta; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with Trinity United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 17, 1989)
AUGUSTA - Fletcher, Dennis Allen, 61, passed away
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. Mr. Fletcher was born in Augusta, KS on Feb. 24, 1942. He was the son of the late Floyd
W. and Eula (Woolery) Fletcher. A sister, Janet Sue preceded him in death as well. He was a barber since 1960 and
owned Fletcher's Barber Shop since 1976. He was a member of the WFO Guys and Dennis requested that those with vintage
cars drive them to the service. On May 1, 1994 he married Anna (Lebeda) in Reno, NV. She survives. In addition
to his wife, he is survived by sons, Curtis and wife, Lisa Fletcher, Chris Fletcher all of Augusta; daughter, Felisha
and husband, Rex VanArsdale, Augusta; sister, Sue and husband, Bob Craig, Johnstown, CO; stepfather, Dewane Carter,
Augusta; grandchildren, Ashley and Josh Fletcher, Shannon, Gage, Danielle and Garrett VanArsdale; son, Mark Millhauser,
Wichita. Visitation 12 to 8 p.m. Friday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; service 10 a.m. Saturday, all at
Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Memorial contributions are requested to Augusta Little League Baseball, Softball
or Soccer and Trinity Hospice. Condolences may be sent via www.headleyfuneralchapel.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 16, 2004)
Floyd, Raymond L., 75, retired Watkins Steel yard
foreman, died Saturday, August 28, 1999. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Jesus Christ Outreach Church, 1010 Osage, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Bernice; stepdaughter, Ruby Thompson of Syracuse; mother, Dora of Wellington; sisters, Estalene
Morrell of Amarillo, Texas, Dorothy Langley of Maynardville, Tenn., Delores Shofner of Wellington; foster children,
Bobby Johnson of Berlin, Penn., Ruth Watson of Springfield, Tenn., Pat Johnson of Houston; four grandchildren;
13 great- grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with American Lung Association.
Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 1, 1999)
Follett, Ruth, 76, homemaker, died Saturday, Sept.
21, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: daughters, Dorothy Monroe, Mary Watson, both of Wichita; sister, Jacqueline Pierce of Concord, Calif.;
seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 22, 1996)
Forpahl, Dorothy, 86, retired medical office receptionist,
died Tuesday, May 26, 1998. Service has been held.
Survivors: sons, Eugene, Richard, both of Augusta; daughters, Ruth Ann Tipton of Augusta, Marilyn Clark of Pawhuska,
Okla., Barbara Scheer of Tucson, Carol Timberlake of Pomona, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 30, 1998)
Forpahl, Geraldine "Geri," 37, died Wednesday,
Sept. 13, 1995, from injuries received in a car accident. Service 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: husband, Richard; sons, Brian Zimmerman, Evan Forpahl, daughters, Kristen Zimmerman, Jacque Forpahl,
all at home; father, Tony Younker of Hays; brother, Gerald Younker of El Dorado; sisters, Diana Wittman of Rose
Hill, Kathleen Kramer of Wichita. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 15, 1995)
AUGUSTA - Jack Forshey, 54, of Augusta, a former
Parsons resident, died Sunday morning, Aug. 18, 2002, in Augusta.
He was born July 3, 1948, in Parsons to Howard and Juanita (Divine) Forshey. He grew up and attended schools in
Parsons.
In his early adult years he moved to the Wichita area. He was employed by Raytheon Aircraft and later retired.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Forshey of the home; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Betty Forshey of
Parsons; a sister, Margaret Forshey of Parsons; his father and mother-in-law, Red and Martha Santee of Andover;
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Hershal and Sue Santee of Tempe, Ariz., Andy and Kat Santee of Atlanta and
Dave and Brenda Leiber of El Dorado; three nephews; one niece; and several aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Forshey; his stepfather, Sam Bush; and a sister, Cheryl Ann Blackburn.
The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hillside of Augusta Chapel, where the family will receive friends
from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 8340 Mission Road, Prairie Village, 66206, or left at
the Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons.
(Parsons Sun ~ August 28, 2002)
Fowler, Judy Ann, 50, homemaker, died Wednesday,
June 22, 1994. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Jones Funeral Home, 1 p.m. Monday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Charles; daughters, Joann Woody of Augusta, Vickie Hale of Iola; stepdaughters, Dorothy Cooper
of El Dorado, Patricia Hanna of Potwin; stepson, Charles Fowler Jr. of El Dorado; mother, Pauline Shoup of Augusta;
sister, Sandra Oswald of Augusta; nine grandchildren. Jones Funeral Home, Burlington.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 26, 1994)
LEON - Freeman, Harold, 74, passed away Thursday,
June 10, 2004. He retired from Texaco in El Dorado after 38 years. Mr. Freeman was born in rural Butler County
on July 19, 1929, he was the son of the late Ivan and Eva Leona (Shafer) Freeman. He graduated from Wichita State
Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration. He was a member of El Dorado American Legion and VFW
and a member of American MENSA. Harold served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by brother,
Ed Freeman of Augusta; 3 nieces and 3 nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers, Earl and Warren. Graveside
service 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19th at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. (Entrance off of 12th St.) Friends are invited
to Ed's home to greet the family or at the cemetery. There will be no visitation. Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 15, 2004)
Freese, Raymond A., 82, retired self-employed concrete
finisher, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Monday, First Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, Russell of Mich., Thomas of Brownwood, Texas, Timothy of Albion, Mich.; daughters, Rayanne Silvis
of Augusta, Penni Freese of Flint, Mich.; stepsons, Walter Burkett of Albermarle, N.C., Robert Burkett of Kinde,
Mich.; stepdaughters, Cheryl Coppler of Oscoda, Mich., Wanetia Slater of Greenup, Ky.; brother, Wellington of Mio,
Mich.; 24 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 18, 1999)
AUGUSTA - Frost, Maxine E., retired co-owner of
Frost Market in Augusta, also worked at Shafers Flower Shop and Snyders Flower Shop in Augusta, died Oct. 31, 2003.
Visitation 10 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday; service 10:30 a.m. Thursday , both at Dunsford Funeral Home. Preceded in death
by husband, Ernest W. Frost and son Frederick Jay Frost.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Philip Courtwright of Augusta; grandchildren, Julie Renee Courtwright
of Fayetteville, AR, Amy and husband, Mark Adams of Augusta, Eric Wayne Courtwright of Philadelphia, PA; great-grandson,
Devon Thomas Culp; brothers, Lyle B. Reed of Wichita, Jerald and wife, Winnie Reed of Decatur, AL; numerous nieces
and nephews. Memorial to Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church or Augusta Public Library.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 1, 2003)
RUTH A. FROST, 73, of Augusta, retired Augusta
Public School teacher, died Sunday. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivor: brother, Jim Frost of Seattle. Memorial has been established with the Augusta Library.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 17, 1986)
BETTY JEAN FRY, 59, of Augusta, homemaker, died
Sunday, Aug. 13, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Richard D.; son, Richard Behunin of Augusta; daughter, Gay Smiley of Phoenix; brother, Les
Bales of Waynesville, Mo.; sisters, Nova Underwood of Wenatchee, Wash., Velma Mowery of Waterloo, Iowa, Lillian
Courchene of Alexandria, Va., Shirley Haynes of Cambridge, Mass.; three grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 14, 1989)
Gale Clarence Frye, 70, retired Beech Aircraft
Corp. employee, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Elmwood Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Hattie; daughters, Carolyn Sloderback, Kathryn Zlomke, both of Augusta; mother, Rena of Fredonia;
brothers, R.D. of Augusta, Jack of Waynesville, Mo., Valdon of Arizona, Ward of Yates Center; sisters, Violet Adams
of Kansas City, Mo., Geraldine Matney of Fredonia, Mozell Allen of Salina, Janice Cox of Osage City; five grandchildren;
three great- grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 24, 1989)
Dorothy L. Furnish, 72, homemaker, died Monday,
Nov. 4, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Calvary United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Larry Gene, daughters, Roena Robinson, Susan Furnish, all of Wichita; six grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with Goddard Booster Club and Calvary United Methodist Church. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 5, 1991)
Gammill, Darrin Lexington, 17, Augusta High School
Junior, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home. Service 10:30 a.m.
Friday, First Baptist Church, Augusta.
He was born Dec. 19, 1985 in Wichita, Kan. Darrin was an active member of VICA, cross country, track, SADD, student
council and FCA through Augusta High School. He was also a member of Towanda Police Department Cadets in 1999-2000.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Augusta, where he was active in the youth group and also helped
during the services running the computer.
Preceded in death by: aunt, Elaina Noeller; grandfather, Richard Gammill; great-grandparents, Leona and Gene Copeland,
Lela and "Shorty" Noeller; aunt and uncle, Myrtle Belle and Fred Craib.
Survivors: parents, Michele and Harold Roth of Augusta, Clent E. Gammill of Washington; siblings, Justin and Katrina
Cassity of Benton, Tracy Roth of Lee Summitt, Mo., Dustin R. Gammill and family, stationed in Japan, Derrick Gammill
of Washington; grandparents, James "Bud" and Ellen Noeller of Sedgwick , Ann and Travis Shepherd of Missouri,
Rosalie Gammill of Joplin, Mo.; great-grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Burton Greenwood of Missouri; aunts and uncles,
Aretha and Ken Place of El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gammill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gammill, all of Missouri; cousins,
Maria Clark of Texas, Becca Meyer of El Dorado; great aunts and uncles, Richard and Joanna Green, Evelyn and Jim
Cobb, all of Joplin, Mo., Aileen and Ted McCarter of Overland Park, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McClain of Shelbyville, Ind.,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob McClain of Columbus, Ind. Memorial established with Darrin L. Gammill Memorial, c/o Prairie State
Bank.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 14, 2003)
AUGUSTA - Rosalio Charles Garcia, 93, passed away
Friday, November 18th, 2005. He worked as an Expeditor at Consolidated Freightways and was an employee of Sante
Fe Railway. He was also a WWII Army veteran. On May 1, 1948, he married Mary J. (Cabrales), she survives. In addition
to his wife he is survived by a daughter Anita Melton and her husband Larry, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Grandchildren
Michael & Jennifer Melton; and Great Grandchildren Alex Melton, Amber Culwell and Jacob Melton. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta, 10 am Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005. Memorials
to St. James Catholic Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 22, 2005)
Tegan D. Garcia, 18, was born Nov. 26, 1989 in
Augusta and passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 in Wichita, as a result of an automobile accident.
Viewing 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family to greet friends from 6-8 p.m.; service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb.
28, all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Tegan attended Augusta schools and worked at Green Lantern car wash in Wichita. She was the beloved daughter of
Diana Schroff of Augusta and Troy Garcia of Benton.
Other survivors include; her step-father, Robert Schroff of Augusta; one sister, Tessa Garcia of Benton; Tegan's
grandparents, Arlene McClure of Newton, Lee and Julie Wilkinson of Ark City, and Barbara Ratley of Newton; her
great-grandma, Verl Conroy of Ark City, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends will all miss her.
She loved her red Blackberry pearl cell phone as well as her guitars and music. She also loved her friends and
her cats, Simba and Joey. Troy, her dad, said, Tegan enjoyed life, played her guitars and would spend time with
her friends who will miss her beautiful smile."
Arrangements entrusted to Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Gazette ~ Feb 26, 2008)
Garden, Edna E., 97, homemaker, died Friday, Feb.
21, 1997. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Elliott Mortuary; 3 p.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Bill of Overland Park, Jock of Liberty, Mo.; brother, Bud Carlman of San Antonio; sister, Elva
Allen of Douglass; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Good Samaritan Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 23, 1997)
AUGUSTA - Garner, Rodney E., 53, passed away, Sunday,
Oct. 21, 2007. Viewing 1-9 Thursday, with family present from 7-9; service 11 am on Friday, both at Headley Funeral
Chapel, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Rodney was born in St. Francis, Kan., on Feb. 18, 1954, the son of Charles and Lillie (Owens) Garner. He worked
as a Machinist at Hawker-B eechcraft. On May 21, 1980 he married Lori Christophersen in Miami, OK and she survives.
Other survivors include: son, Eric Garner and wife Tiffany of Wichita; mother, Lillie Peter of St. Francis, KS;
sisters, Betty Mize and husband Leonard Sr. of Muenster, TX; and Sheryl Lee of Lamar, MO; sister-i n-law, Pam Garner
of Memphis, TN; grandchildren, Kylynne Ivy, Drew Lily and Kaden Charles Garner.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles and a brother, Nelson.
Memorials to the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 23, 2007)
Gaston, Richard Wesley, 30, of Palm Bay, Fla.,
formerly of Wichita, Palm Bay Board of Education word processor, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1993. Services 10 a.m. Saturday,
Broadway Mortuary; 12:15 p.m. Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: mother, Shirley of Hays; brothers, Troy of Palm Bay, Fla., Terry of Hays; grandmother, Ruth Bolinger
of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 11, 1993)
AUGUSTA - Genter, Anna I., 68, registered nurse,
died Monday, March 1, 2004. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta. Preceded in death by husband,
Charles; daughter, Janice Mendenhall; her parents, two brothers, two sisters.
Survivors: sons, William Walker, Augusta, Leslie Walker, El Dorado, Michael Walker, Hutchinson, Gary Walker, Bedford
Heights, OH, Charles Genter Jr., Leon; daughters, Linda McHone, Cheryl Hinds both of Mulvane, Cindy Johnson, Rose
Hill, Leanna Ehler, Elkhorn, IA; brother, Norman Maggard, Augusta; sister, Bessie Cowles, Augusta. Memorial to
Heartland Home Health and Hospice, 1410 N. Woodlawn, Derby, KS 67037.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 3, 2004)
Donald Clare Gilliland, 73, Wichita, retired Cessna
Aircraft employee, died Tuesday, May 11, 1993. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Elmwood Cemetery. Pastor
Frank Miller will officiate.
He was born March 21, 1920 in Hiawatha, the son of Lewis and Nellie Bristow Gilliland. On Sept. 12, 1949 he was
united in marriage to Marie Jones in El Dorado. He was a member of the Augusta American Legion, the Church of the
Nazarene and served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include: wife, Marie; son, Donald, Jr., of El Dorado; daughter, Suzanne Hiatt of Clearwater; brother,
Jerald Gilliland of El Dorado; sister, Vivian Musgrove of El Dorado; eight grandchildren.
Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta has the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 13 May 1993 ~ Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler)
LEON - Gilson, Paul John, 82, retired maintenance
worker for Beechcraft and Army/Air Force Veteran, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Lakepoint of Augusta.
Paul was born May 11, 1925 in Butler County to John and Harriet Gilson and married Roberta Elizabeth (Powell) on
January 21, 1961 in Augusta. Survivors include: daughter, Faye Boley; grandson, Kyle Boley both of Augusta; brother,
Hubert Gilson. Preceded in death by parents; spouse; brother, Eugene Gilson. Visitation, will be Monday, October
1, 2007, from noon until 1:30 at Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home. Graveside service, 2:00 at the 12th street entrance
in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta. Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home 201 East Fifth ~ Augusta, Kansas 67010 (316) 775-6363
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 30, 2007)
Graveside services for Rose E. Belford Gish, 90,
Baldwin, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elmwood Cemetrey in Augusta. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at First United Methodist Church in Augusta. The Rev. Burl Allison Jr. will officiate both services.
Mrs. Gish died Tuesday at a Baldwin nursing home.
She was born Nov. 1, 1899, in Hays. She grew up in Greeley, Colo., attended Greeley schools and graduated from
Greeley High School. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Sterling College in 1921, where she was
president of her senior class.
Mrs. Gish and her husband lived in several Kansas communities, including Hamilton, Belpre, Little River, Kingman
and Augusta. She lived in Wichita for a short time and moved to Orchard Lane Nursing Home in Baldwin in 1982.
She taught Latin, French, German and Spanish and coached girls basketball in Colorado schools before she married.
Mrs. Gish was a member of First United Methodist Church in Augusta and had been a 50-year member of PEO Sisterhood.
She married Lee M. Gish on Sept. 24, 1923, in Greeley. He died in 1975.
Survivors include three sons, Lowell, Baldwin, Larry, Stillwater, Okla., and G. Merlin, Merriam; nine grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
(August 16, 1990 ~ Lawrence Journal-World)
Glaze, Florence E., 81, homemaker, died Wednesday,
June 6, 2001. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Howard; sons, Steve, James both of Beaumont, Texas; daughter, Janet Glaze; sister, Viola Bagby
both of Augusta; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Child Evangelism Fellowship,
Moundridge.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 8, 2001)
James Howard Glaze, 89, lifetime resident of Haverhill,
passed away Monday, March 12th, 2007.
Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Friday, with family present from 6-8 p.m. and service at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March
17, 2007, all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Mr. Glaze was born in Haverhill on February 19, 1918, the son of the late Lyman Logan and Effie (Earll) Glaze.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran of W.W. II and he worked as a draftsman for Beech, Boeing, Cessna and Learjet
retiring from Boeing in 1976. On May 31, 1947, he married Florence E. Hopkins. She preceded him in death in 2001.
Brothers, Wayne and William Robert Glaze and sisters, Elizabeth Weatherholt and Margaret Taylor preceded him in
death as well.
His survivors include: sons, James B. Glaze and wife Debra and Steve Glaze and wife Cherryl both of Beaumont, Texas;
daughter Janet F. Glaze of Haverhill; brother, Lyman L. Glaze Jr. and wife Connie of Wittier, Calif.; grandchildren,
Jason Glaze and wife Melanie of Baton Rouge, La., Erin Glaze of San Marcus, Texas, Kaely Glaze of Baton Rouge,
La., Jennifer East and Bill Glaze and wife Miranda both of Beaumont, Texas, and David Glaze of Austin, Texas; great-grandchildren,
Carlee and Kendall East and Cash and Sadie Glaze.
Memorials to Via Christi-St Francis burn center.
Arrangements under the direction of Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ March 15, 2007)
Goeken, Katie Sophia, 98, homemaker, died Tuesday,
Jan. 17, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: grandchildren, Jay of Augusta, Ellen Rupert of Clearwater; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 18, 1995)
Goeken, Warren "Jay," 45, The Auto Shop
owner and service manager, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Service 11 a.m. today, First Christian Church.
Survivors: fiancee, Priscilla Applegate, sons, Jason, Travis, daughter, Meredith, sister, Ellen Rupert, all of
Augusta; stepfather, Kenneth Mears of Enterprise; stepsisters, Christine Spangler, Julie Berry, both of Mesa, Ariz.,
Marilyn Shinn of Gainesville, Ga., Roxanne Raptis of Gilbert, Ariz. Memorial has been established with Augusta
High School Soccer Program, 2020 Ohio, Augusta. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 23, 1996)
Goode, Cheryl Elaine, 24, college student and waitress,
died Monday, Dec. 7, 1992 of injuries from an automobile accident. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Levi Cates of Rose Hill; brothers, Lloyd Goode, Beau Perry, both of Augusta; sisters, Carrie Smith
of Marietta, Ga.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Cummins of Augusta, Mary Goode of McAlester, Okla.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 9, 1992)
Goodner, James G., 61, Chance Manufacturing Co.
welder, died Friday, July 30, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Mary; brother, Bill of Lebanon, Ore.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 1, 1993)
AUGUSTA - Goodner, Mary Lu Sweeney, 72, passed
away, June 1, 2008. Survivors: sister Barbara (Jim) Thompson, Wichita; many nieces and nephews. Memorial service
June 4, 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church, 1600 N. State, Augusta. Memorials: the church or Harry Hynes. Dunsford~Zeiner
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 2, 2008)
Gorman, Ruth A., 94, homemaker and caregiver, died
Sunday Nov. 14, 1999. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Kan.; memorial service 1
p.m. Wednesday, Northridge Friends Church.
Survivors: daughter, Dixie Griffith of Maize; foster daughters, Jacci Wallis of Wichita, Aletha Russell of Fall
River; sister, Hazel Adams of Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great- grandchild.
Memorial has been established with World Gospel Mission WGM Kansas Auxiliary in care of Arlene Billington, P.O.
Box 164 Atwood, Kan., 67730.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 16, 1999)
AUGUSTA - Goucher, Donald B., Pahrump, NV, passed
away Tuesday, September 7, 2004.
Mr. Goucher was born in Oregon, MO on January 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Gerald and Ella (Carr) Goucher.
He worked as a salesman for Scholfield Brothers in Augusta and retired as a salesman of manufactured houses in
Pahrump. Don served 4 years as Vice President Chamber of Commerce, Pahrump. He was a member of Faith Fellowship
Four Square Church where he served 6 years as Board of Directors.
Survivors include: wife, Betty, Pahrump; sons, Randy Goucher, Leon and Charlie Goucher, Pahrump, NV; daughters,
Marilyn McClure, Tricia Bassingthwaighte, and Connie Mead, all of Augusta; and Donella O'Gorman, Amarillo, TX;
step-sons, Marcus Padgett, Downers Grove, IL and Darrell Keppner, Pahrump, NV; step-daughter, Verna Padgett, Pahrump,
NV; brother, Lynn of El Dorado and sisters, Lois Chance, Bert Alfaro, both of Augusta and Kay Hill, Home, KS. He
is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Gerry Berger and 2 grandsons. Visitation 10 until service time at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 11, 2004 at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
Memorials suggested to Donald B. Goucher Memorial Fund to benefit his home Church, c/o Prairie State Bank, P.O.
Box 520, Augusta, KS 67010.
(Kansas City Star ~ September 10, 2004)
GOVENIUS, LENITA MARGARET "SKEET"
Lenita Margaret "Skeet" Govenius, 84,
of Augusta, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan 11, 1994, at AMCI Long Term Care. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Dunsford
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood Mausoleum.
She was born June 27, 1909, in Joplin, Mo. to Hiram Dodge and Coral Bell Douglas. On Feb. 24, 1940 she and Charles
Govenius were married in El Dorado. He died Feb. 1, 1982.
Survivors include: son, Kenneth Biggs, of El Dorado; daughter, Pat Barker of Augusta; sister, Marvel Worhtington
of Wichita; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
(El Dorado Times ~ 12 Jan 1994)
Gragg, Thelma Lillian, 92, homemaker and former
Benton Cafe (Benton) owner and operator, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist
Church.
Survivors: daughter, Sharon Hettinger of Milwaukee; sister, Naomi Wheeler of Augusta. Memorial established with
Christian Education Scholarship Fund c/o First Baptist Church, 1501 State St., Augusta, 67010. Dunsford Funeral
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 4, 2002)
Altha Mildred Graham, 80, Hutchinson, sister of
La Ree Watson of Augusta, died Saturday.
Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Dunsford Funeral Home. Rev. Burl Allison Jr., will officiate and burial
will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the United Methodist Church, Arkansas City.
Altha was born to Arthur and Edith Armstrong McVay on Dec. 2, 1901 in Augusta.
On May 26, 1920 she married Charles Burrell Graham in Oilton, Okla. He preceded her in death in 1979.
She held memberships in the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge.
Other survivors include two sons, don of Beatrice, Neb., and Joseph of Arkansas City, two daughters, Rhea Graham
of Hutchinson and Nola McDill of Topeka; a brother, Wayne McVay of Wichita; another two sisters, Luella Harris
of Overland Park, and Lyda Hunt of Elk City, Okla., seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
(Augusta Gazette ~ August 2, 1982)
Rhea B. Graham, 80, Topeka, died Monday, April
8, 2002, at a Topeka hospital.
Cremation is planned. Services will be announced by Davidson Funeral Home.
(Topeka Capital-Journal ~ April 9, 2002)
GRAY, AUDREY LOUIS WENDT DROUILLARD
AUGUSTA - Gray, Audrey Louise (Wendt) Drouillard,
84, passed away Sunday, September 28th, 2008. Viewing 1-8 Wednesday with family to greet friends from 6-8 and services
10 am Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Audrey was born in Elgin, KS on July 5, 1924; the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Corabelle (Terrell) Wendt.
She was the financial secretary for Lakecrest Bible Baptist Church for 30 years, as well as being a homemaker who
enjoyed gardening. Her first husband, Joe Drouillard Jr. preceded her in death in 1974 and on April 20, 1977 she
married Leroy Gray in Augusta. She is survived by: husband, Leroy; son, Donald (Lisa) Gray of Wichita; daughter,
Monica Drouillard of Winter Park, FL; grandchildren, Josiah, Jaedon, Noelle; and several nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by brothers, Carl G. Wendt and Fredrick E. Wendt. Memorials donations to Lakecrest Bible
Baptist Church or Victory in the Valley.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 30, 2008)
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