Butler County, Kansas
McDaniel, Clinton J., 60, retired Boeing Wichita modification mechanic, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994. Service 10
a.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Survivors: wife, Barbara; sons, Roger of Rose Hill, Steve, John, both of
Derby; daughters, Joyce Belcher of Derby, Rhonda Adams of West Point, Miss.; sisters, Dorothy Donaldson of Portville,
Calif., Helena Hinds of Springdale, Ark.; 13 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Antioch Missionary
Baptist Church, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Oct 1994)
DERBY - McGinty, Mickey Collin,
5 months old, returned to heaven, Sunday, May 22, 2005. Visitation Tuesday 9-8pm with family present from 5-7pm
at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Services Wednesday 10am at the Hillside Christian Church 8330 E. Douglas Avenue, Wichita.
Survivors: parents Kristy and Cody McGinty; twin sister, Makenzie McGinty; paternal grandparents, Jim and Jane
McGinty, Derby; maternal grandparents, Lori and Craig Kilian, Derby and Dan and Jane Ronk, Burden; uncles, Bryan
and Justin Ronk, Kyle McGinty and Steven Kilian; aunt, Rhiannon and husband Doug Robertson; paternal great-grandparents,
Patsy Gullett, Macksville and Letha McGinty, Seward; maternal great-grandparents, Betty Bryan and Gail Ronk; both
of Wichita. Memorial to the Ronald McDonald House.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 5/23/2005 - 5/24/2005.
Monroe, Evelyn L., 84, retired St. Mary's Catholic School (Derby) custodia n, died Wednesday, July 24, 2002.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Cochran Mortuary; graveside service 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Kermit Frame; daughter, Diana Ketron both of Valley Center; five stepchildren; brothers, Bert Johnson
of Thermopolis, Wyo., Ralph Johnson of Salina; five grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren and great-grandchild
ren. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Inpatient Unit, 313 S. Market, Wichita 67202. Condolences
may be sent to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 July 2002)
Muhasky, Debra Joy, 8, Rose Hill Elementary student, died Monday, July 29, 1996. Service 3:30 p.m. Thursday,
Broadway Mortuary.
Survivors: mother, Lois Muhasky at home; father, Ron Muhasky of Wichita; brother, Samuel, sisters, Joan, Lela,
all at home; grandparents, Delores and Ralph Muhasky of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 July 1996)
ROSE HILL - Pickett, W. Jean,
76, homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003. Visitation 9-8pm Tuesday with family present 9-10am, Smith Mortuary,
Derby; service 2pm Wednesday, Rose Hill Friends Church. Jean is wife, mother and grandma to: husband, T.V.; sons,
T.V. Pickett Jr., Rose Hill, Donald, Lee's Summit, MO, Daniel, Rose Hill; brothers, Carl Hawk, McMinnville, OR,
John Hawk, Bowie, MD; 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/11/2003.
Pitts, Alden O., 85, retired Friends pastor and Maple Gardens Village chaplain, died Monday, Dec. 16, 1996.
Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Northridge Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Rolena; daughters, Charlene Jacks of Haviland, Eloise Brown of Chesterfield, Mo.; brothers, Kenneth
of Nampa, Idaho, Herbert of Great Bend; sister, Margaret Bowdle of Booker, Texas; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Northridge Friends Church. Cochran Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Dec 1996)
Aubert D. Pitts, 88, self-employed farmer, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Linwood Church
of the Nazarene.
Survivors: wife, Ruberta; daughters, Virginia Stands of Alva, Okla.; Phyllis Williamson of Wewoka, Okla.; brothers,
Alden of Wichita, Kenneth of Wilder, Idaho, Herbert of Great Bend; sisters, Iona Ruddell of Burgaw, N.C., Margaret
Bowdle of Booker, Texas; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Linwood
Church of the Nazarene. De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1991)
Milton C. Pitts, 80, retired Santa Fe Railway track supervisor, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 1989. Services 1
p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church; 3 p.m., Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Myrtle; son, Weston of Peabody; daughters, Betty Austin of Derby, Carroll Mickelson of Owasso,
Okla.; brothers, Aubert, Alden, both of Wichita, Kenneth of Wilder, Idaho, Herbert of Claflin; sisters, Verna White
of Wellington, Iona Ruddell of Burgaw, N.C., Margaret Bowdle of Booker, Texas; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. Baker Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Oct 1989)
Pitts, Myrtle F., 83, homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1992. Service 2 p.m. today, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: son, Weston of Peabody; daughters, Betty Austin of Derby, Carroll Mickelson of Owasso, Okla.; brother,
Claude Dill of Hutchinson; sisters, Eva Froese, Alpha Elliott, both of Hutchinson, Nora Maude Cornelson of Wichita;
five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church, Rose
Hill.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Dec 1992)
Pitts, Rolena Alice Fesmire, homemaker, musician and pastor's wife, was born Sept. 24,
1911 at Rose Hill, KS and died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, KS. Memorial
service 11 a.m. Thursday, May 20, Northridge Friends Church, 2655 N. Bullinger. She was the daughter of Charles
and Hilda (Cox) Fesmire. On Feb. 5, 1933, she married Alden O. Pitts. Together they served 62 years in ministry
with Mid America Yearly Meeting of Friends. She is survived by her two daughters, Charlene Jacks and her husband,
Gene of Haviland, KS and Eloise Brown and her husband, Stanley of Wichita; her brother, Mervin Charles Fesmire
and his wife, Helen of Bartlesville, OK; a stepsister, Myrtle Wheeler Kinser of Haviland, KS and a stepbrother,
Floyd E. Wheeler of Pratt, KS; grandchildren, Tony Jacks, Shelli Kadel, Gary Janks, Greg, Kurtis and Jerry Brown
and Jana Terhune; 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant
sister and her husband. Memorials have been established with Northridge Friends Church, 2655 N. Bullinger, Wichita,
KS 67204 and Schowalter Villa, 200 W. Cedar, Hesston, KS 67062. Cochran Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 5/14/2004 - 5/18/2004.
Pitts, Ruberta E., 89, retired Maude Carpenters Childrens Home cook, died Monday, Dec. 20, 1999. Service 1
p.m. Thursday, Indian Hills Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors: daughters, Virginia Stands of Alva, Okla., Phyllis Williamson of Wewoka, Okla.; sisters, Harilyn Hitt
of Enid, Okla., Joyce McCormick of Madill, Okla., Pauline Hinshaw of Boulder Co.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Gideon's Internat ional of Wichita. DeVorss Flanagan- Hunt.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Dec 1999)
WAVERLY - Pribbenow, Merle Alvson,
88, died Jan. 18, 2007. Service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, University Friends Church, Wichita. Survivors: sons, John and
wife, Melva, Charles and wife, Adele; daughters, Linda Marsh and husband, Don, Alice Ostrander and husband, Wayne;
sister, Zella Boyle; 9 grandchildren. Jones Funeral Home, Burlington.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Jan 2007)
WILLIAM F. PRIBBENOW, 102, of Rose Hill, retired Friends minister, died Thursday, July 28, 1988. Service 2 p.m.
Monday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Allene; son, William Ferol of Rose Hill; daughter, Annabel Ames of Chula Vista, Calif.; brother,
Frantz of Beaverton, Ore.; sister, Sophia of Stillwater, Okla.; four grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass. ?
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 July 1988)
EL DORADO - Pringle, Letha,
89, born Aug. 21, 1915, passed on Aug. 2, 2005.
Survivors: daughters & husbands, Reta & Joe Stubblefield, Phyllis & Del Wilks; sister, Jewell Lindley;
11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Services 10am Mon, Aug 8, at Friends Cemetery in Rose Hill. Hillside
Funeral Home Augusta--775-3777.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/6/2005.
Randall, Cleo C., 82, farmer, died Friday, May 12, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Darrel of Rose Hill, Marvin of Olathe, Kenneth of Riverside, Calif.; brothers, Clayton of Douglass,
LeRoy of Augusta; sister, Berdene Bowman of Liberal; six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Heritage
Village of Rose Hill.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 May 1995)
Randall, Elbert "Lucky," 62, formerly of Rose Hill, self-employed A n' L Trucking,
died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Thelma Arlene of Fall River; son, Mike of Rose Hill; daughters, Debra Chisholm of Wichita, Gloria
Bugner of Derby, Patti VanArsdale of Rock; 10 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart
Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Dec 1998)
VIRGIL G. REYER, 91, of Longmont, Colo., former Rose Hill resident, retired Longmont Police Department employee,
died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: son, Eldon of Santa Fe, N.M.; daughter, Nelda Patterson of Yakima, Wash.; eight grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Jan 1988)
GARY L. RICHARDSON, 48, of Rose Hill, Farmer's Alliance Insurance Co. adjuster, died Saturday, April 11, 1987.
Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: wife, Marge; sons, Daryl of Andover, Doug of Rose Hill; daughters, Sheryl Hall of Rose Hill, Darla Hanson
of Cicily, Italy; mother, Pauline of Afton, Okla.; sisters, LaVetrice Lewis of Reed Springs, Mo., Carol Flaiz of
Owaso, Okla., Sharon Bozman of Edna; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church.
Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 April 1987)
Scott, Harold Wayne "Skeet," 74, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. employee, died Wednesday,
July 15, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Burrton United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Betty; son, Roger Wayne of Hutchinson; daughters, Barbara Ann Scott of Tecumseh, Kay Louise Wanasek
of Hutchinson; brother, William of Hill City; sisters, Avva Stephenson, Ruby Akins, both of Noble, Ill.; eight
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Burrton United Methodist Church
and Burrton Ambulance Service. Osenbaugh Funeral Home, Hutchinson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 1992)
Showalter, Dayle, 75, Midtown Service Station owner, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: son, Dick of Rose Hill; daughters, Sheila Timmons-Holland of Fredonia, Camille Crossley of Oklahoma
City, Daylene Hinds of Anthony; brother, Dennis of Bettendorf, Iowa; sisters, Doris Fasano, Dorothy Wilks, both
of Rose Hill, Donna Belle Baker of Wichita; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Rose Hill Lions Club.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Oct 1995)
Showalter, Phyllis, 74, homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 1995. Vigil 6 p.m. today, Downing & Lahey Mortuary,
Wichita; Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill (Kan.) Friends Church.
Survivors: husband, Dayle; son, Richard of Rose Hill; daughters, Sheila Timmons-Holland of Fredonia, Camille Crossley
of Oklahoma City, Daylene Hinds of Anthony; brothers, Joe Lee of El Dorado, Orrie Lee of Garden Grove, Calif.;
11 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Lions Club Youth Programs.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Aug 1995)
Showalter, Waldena Cox, 93, homemaker, died Thursday, June 16, 1994. Service 2 p.m.
Monday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: sons, Dayle of Rose Hill, Dennis of Bettendorf, Iowa; daughters, Doris Fasano of Toms River, N.J., Donna
Belle Baker of Wichita, Dorothy Wilks of Rose Hill; brothers, Kermit Cox of Rose Hill, Vestal Cox of Wichita, Victor
Cox of Andover; sister, Rhonda Dennett of Burden; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 June 1994)
Showalter, Wilma Stella (Cox), 86, retired Rose Hill State Bank teller, died Saturday,
Oct. 17, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Friends Church.
Survivors: son, Robert B. of Akron, Ohio; daughter, Jerene McCune of Rose Hill; sister, Waunita Eldridge of El
Cajon, Calif.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Friends
Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Oct 1992)
Sutton, Moses C. III, 65, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2004. Private services will be held. No surviving family.
Broadway Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/10/2004.
Taylor, Jerri Marie (Wilks) was born June 8, 1966 in Oklahoma City, OK. The daughter
of Lionel & Ruby Wilks. She went to be with her parents on August 7, 2005. She spent her childhood in Wichita,
KS. She married her life partner and they have had 18 wonderful years together. They had five children and four
grandchildren. Those who knew her will miss her crazy practical jokes, and her pretty, pretty princess attitude.
She is survived by her husband Kevin Ray Taylor, Sr. children, Jessica Taylor, Kayla Taylor, Amanda Wilds, Kindra
Taylor, & Kevin Ray Taylor, Jr. Grandchildren, Trevier, Preston, Lorenzo, and Antonio Taylor, Sisters, Cindy
Smith (Johnnie), Sherry Crozier (Gerald), Wendy Jacobs (Ernie), Carrie Carson (Chris), Penny Cash, Kim Cooley,
& Mandy Townsend, many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, & friends. A visitation with the family present
will be held from 7-9PM Friday in Watson's Garden Chapel. Graveside funeral services will be 11AM Saturday at Rose
Hill Friends Cemetery . Tributes may be sent to the family via www.watsonfuneral.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/11/2005.
Templin, Albert E., 83, retired Boeing Wichita modification electrician and Templin Service owner, died Sunday,
Dec. 3, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Nellie; sons, Willard, Edward, both of Rose Hill, Donald of El Dorado; daughters, Florentine Brown
of Benton, Ky., Margaret Brinkley of Rose Hill; sister, Margaret Petrovich of Wyandotte, Mich.; 11 grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1995)
Templin, Albert E. II, 37, PD&G Products cleanup assistant, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998. Service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sister, Debbie Fowler of Douglass; grandmothers, Nellie of Rose Hill, Anna Belle Woodward of Wichita.
Memorial has been established with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 April 1998)
ROSE HILL - Templin, Nellie A.,
90, homemaker, died Feb. 16, 2007. Visitation 10am to 8pm Mon.; service 2pm Tues., both at Smith Mortuary Chapel,
1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby; burial will follow at Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill. Nellie was born July 17, 1916 in Rosston,
OK, the daughter of the late Lewis A. and Effie V. (Love) Stinson. On Oct. 28, 1936 she married Al Templin in Rosston,
OK. He died Dec. 3, 1995. Nellie was also preceded in death by a son, Willard; two grandchildren, Cindy Lee and
Albert E.; six brothers; one sister; a son-in-law, Jerry Brown and a daughter-in-law, Lenora A. Templin. Survivors
include: children and their spouses, Florentine Brown, Benton, KY, Donald Templin, Edward & Rose Mary Templin,
Margaret & Phillip Brinkley, all of Rose Hill; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren. Memorials have been
established with the Doulgass Masonic Lodge No. 151 and Trinity Hospice of Kansas, Wichita. View tributes and send
condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Feb 2007)
Templin, Willard A., 56, retired salvage yard owner and operator, died Monday, Jan. 29, 1996. Service 2 p.m.
Thursday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: son, Albert, daughter, Debbie Fowler, both of Douglass; mother, Nellie of Rose Hill; brothers, Donald
of El Dorado, Edward of Rose Hill; sisters, Florentine Brown of Benton, Ky., Margaret Brinkley of Rose Hill; two
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundati on, 5750 W. 95th St., Suite 214,
Overland Park, Kan. 66207.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 Jan 1996)
ROSE HILL - Tucker, John,
age 59, ret. salesman, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2003. A visitation with the family present will be held
on Sunday, from 2-4 pm, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled for 1:00 pm Monday,
at the Rose Hill Friends Church. He is survived by his wife, Donna, son, Scott Tucker and his fiance' Sarah Winkler,
of Blue Springs, MO, daughter, Carol Linot, of Douglass, KS, grandaughter, Rachel Linot, brothers, Tommy, of Minneapolis,
MN, Jerry, of Camp Verde, AZ, Everett James, of Wichita, Garry, of Emporia. Codolences may be sent to Donna via
www.watsonfuneral.com. Contributions may be made to Victory In The Valley, 3755 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67218 and
Rose Hill Friends Church, 14062 SW 180th, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Services are under the direction of Watson Funeral
Home and Garden Chapel, 3201 S. Webb Road, Wichita, KS.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/5/2003 - 12/7/2003.
Wells, Nina M., 88, retired teacher, died Friday, April 23, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Argonia Friends
Church; 1 p.m. Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: nephews, John Wells of Topeka, Richard Wells of Branson, Mo. Memorial has been established with Argonia
Friends Church Mission Fund. Argonia Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 April 1993)
Wilcoxen, B. Maxine, 69, insurance agent, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 1994. Service 1 p.m. today, Friends Cemetery,
Rose Hill.
Survivors: brothers, Carl Hawk of McMinnville, Ore., John Hawk of Bowie, Md.; sister, Jean Pickett of Rose Hill.
Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Dec 1994)
Wilks, LaVon, 90, homemaker, died Thursday, May 4, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Delmar, Jack both of Rose Hill, Edwin of Derby; daughters, Levita Smith of Wichita, Verna Gifford
of Haysville; sisters, Zeritha Wilks of Red Bluff, Calif., Neva Weir of St. Joseph, Mo.; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-gr
andchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church
Building Fund. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 May 2000)
Wilks, Ruby Inez, was born February 12, 1941 in Duncan, OK. The daughter of T. L. and Beulah (Shelton) Fletcher.
She went to be with her beloved husband, Lionel Wilks, on October 2, 2004. Ruby spent her childhood at Gas City,
a small community west of Duncan, OK. After graduating high school, she married her lifetime partner, Lionel L.
Wilks on October 17, 1960. To this union they welcomed 5 daughters, 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandsons. Those
fortunate to share in her wonderful sense of humor and effervesent smile will miss her terribly. She is survived
by her daughters, Cynthia (Johnnie) Smith, Sherry Wilks (Gerald Crozier), Jerri (Big Kev) Taylor, Carrie (Chris)
Carson, all of Wichita, Wendy (Ernie) Jacobs, Andover, KS, 14 grandchildren, 4 great-gr andsons, brother, Grady
(Jean) Fletcher, Springfield, MO, sisters, Berty Brackin, Duncan, OK, Edith Morgan, Healdton, OK, and many nieces,
nephews, friends, and honorary daughters, Kim Cooley, Penny Cash and Mandy Townsend. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Lionel, parents and 3 sisters, Sarah Moore, Oleta Willard and Betty Cooper. Visitation with family
present will be held from 7-8 PM Monday in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home with graveside services scheduled
for 2:00 PM Tuesday, at the Friends Cemetery in Rose Hill, KS. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.watsonfunera
l.com. Services are under the direction of Watson's Garden Chapel.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/4/2004.
Vera L. (Musolf) Wilks, 59, Cessna Aircraft Co. data input clerk, died Friday, June
28, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Ed; sons, Michael Whiting of Wichita, Steve Whiting of Phoenix; stepson, Douglas, of Rose Hill;
stepdaughters, Kristal Stevens of Rose Hill, Kathy Hardison of Wichita; brother, Leroy Musolf of North Carolina;
sisters, Millie Gunnick of Mankato, Minn., Janet Robey of Lakeland, Fla.; two grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 June 1991)
Wilks, Vernon R., 89, retired building contractor and farmer, died Friday, Jan. 12, 1996. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, LaVon; sons, Lorraine, Jack, both of Rose Hill, Edwin of Derby; daughters, Levita Smith of Wichita,
Verna Gifford of Haysville; brother, Clayton of Anaheim, Calif.; sister, Opal Spanier of Copeland; 15 grandchildren;
22 great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; 12 stepgrea t-grandchildren; one stepgreat-great-grandchild. Memorials
have been establis hed with Rose Hill United Methodist Church building fund and Heritage Village of Rose Hill.
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Jan 1996)
YOKE, TWYLAH V. (CONE)
Yoke, Twylah V. (Cone), retired St.
Joseph Hospital insurance administrator died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral service
will be held Monday, February 26, 2007 at 1:30 PM at Broadway Mortuary. Burial will be at the Friends Cemetery,
Rose Hill, KS. Twylah graduated from Rose Hill High School. She married Cecil C. Cone February 19, 1939. He preceded
her in death in 1982. She married Gerald Yoke in 1988, who also preceded her in death. Twylah is survived by her
son, Ronald D. Cone of Selma, TX, her stepson Richard R. Cone of Apple Valley, CA, seven grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Feb 2007)
WALDO L. YOUNG, 78, of Douglass, retired farmer, Butler County Road Department employee, died Sunday, April
27, 1986. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Larry of Rose Hill; brother, Allan of Escondido, Calif.; sisters, Twylah Cone of Wichita, Ida Beryl
Brace of Derby; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with the American Heart
Association. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 April 1986)
Reuben Cox of Rose Hill Committed Suicide Saturday
Reuben Cox, aged 67, a pioneer of Richland township and a community leader for a number of years in the southwest part of Butler county, committed suicide by shooting himself in the heart Saturday afternoon at his home a mile east and a half mile north of Rose Hill. It is believed the act occurred about noon, but Mr. Cox's body was not found until five hours later.
No reason is given by relatives for the death. It is said, however, that Mr. Cox had been in poor health for a number of months and lately had been despondent. It was first reported that a note had been left by Mr. Cox, but it was declared at Rose Hill to be incorrect.
Mr. Cox took his life with a shotgun. The weapon was placed on a table. A string was then attached to the trigger and wrapped about a table leg. Mr. Cox seated himself in front of the gun and pulled the string. He evidently was only a few inches from the gun, as the full force of the load took effect in his body. It is believed that death was instantaneous.
The death was not discovered until Mrs. Cox returned home late Saturday afternoon after a visit at the home of her son, Virgil, at Rose Hill. She went to the place in the morning, leaving Mr. Cox at home alone.
In addition to his widow, Mr. Cox is survived by six children and many other relatives. The children are Elven, Virgil, Pheron, Chester, Mrs. Charles Sesmire and Mrs. Charles Orell. Pheron and Mrs. Orell reside at Peck, while the others live in the Rose Hill neighborhood.
Mr. Cox was a leader in the Friends church at Rose Hill and always took an important part in its affairs. He was one of the founders of the Quaker community at Rose HIll.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
at the Friends churh and burial was made in the Friends cemetery nearby.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Tuesday ~ 29 March 1921)
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