Butler County, Kansas
JAY D. GAINES, 23, of Potwin, automobile mechanic, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 1989 of injuries from an automobile
accident. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: parents, Robert and Carolyn Gaines of Potwin; sisters, Julie Doss of Wichita, Traci Gaines of Columbia,
Mo.; grandparents, Tom and Monetta Ohlsen of Benton, Mae Gaines of El Dorado; great-grandmother, Reta Lindsey of
El Dorado. Memorials have been established with Potwin Christian Church and Potwin United Methodist Church. Lamb-Nutter
Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Aug 1989)
Geer, Jay C., 90, farmer and stockman, died Monday, Nov. 28, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Kirby-Morris
Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: daughter, Janet Chapman of Wichita; brother, Ray of Potwin; sisters, Frances Dent of Potwin, Ruth McGahan
of Texas, Viola Shirley, Betty Zimmerman, both of Wichita; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Nov 1994)
Graf, Opal, 94, homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to 7 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter
Mortuary, Whitewater; service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: son, Craig; daughter, Lois Webb both of Andover; four grandchi ldren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial
established with C.W.F.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Feb 2002)
KATIE L. GREEN, 2-month-old daughter of Alvin and Tena Green, of Towanda, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 1986.
Service 2 p.m. Monday, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Other survivors: brothers, Alvin Wayne of Shreveport, La., Danny, Jesse Lee, both at home; sisters, Dorothea Pickard
of Oklahoma City, Darlene Rene of Shreveport; grandparents, Bill and Lori Harney of Colorado, Bob and Jenieve Metz
of El Dorado, Alice Green of Cullen, La.; great-grandparents, Clarence and Wanda Gates of El Dorado, Jim and Lucy
Harney of Oklahoma; great-great- grandmother, Wanda Yirsa of Oklahoma. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Aug 1986)
Griffin, Nancy E., 87, retired nurse's assistant, died Thursday, March 27, 2003. Service 10 a.m. Monday, All
Faiths Funeral Service.
Survivors: husband, Virgil; son, Ken Barton, Wichita; daughters, Pat Thomas, Atlanta, Ks., Bobbie Martin, Wellington,
Cecilia Brooke, Potwin, Anita Warren, Wichita, Alice Clark, Okla.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 3/29/2003 - 3/31/2003.
Hampton, James Robert "Jim," 64, dry wall installer, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999. Service
2 p.m. today, McGill Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Janie; sons, Pete of Potwin, Jered of the home; daughters, Becky Builta of Benton, Kim Trumpower,
Sheryl Lewis, both of Potwin; mother, Estella Dorsey of Scott Depot, W.V.; brothers, Melvin of Haysville, Doyle
of Valley Center; sisters, Dorothy Bradford, Betty Perry, Ruby Cole, all of Wichita, Sarah Davis of Bartlesville,
Okla., Jeannie Pruitt of Pearl River, La.; six grandchildren. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Sep 1999)
Harvey, Benjamin F. "Ben," 86,
retired Vickers Refinery employee, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Bob
Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Beulah; son, Lee Bob of Potwin; daughter, Lola Hopkins of Baldwin City; seven grandchildren; five
stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchild ren. Memorial has been established with Potwin United Methodist Church Sidewalk
Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Aug 2000)
Hayes, Tracy D., 29, Cessna Aircraft Co. sealer and sheet metal employee, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: mother and stepfather, Norma Brown and Dennis Cash of Wichita; father, Vern Hayes of Lexington, Okla.;
brother, Paul Wood Jr. of Wichita; uncles and aunts, Christina and Dan Borders of Glendale, Ariz., Dorothy and
Leonard Potter of Wichita. Memorial has been established with American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Oct 2000)
IRMA HEFLIN ULLUM, 70, of Whitewater, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: daughter, Carole Gean Vogelman of Potwin; sisters, Nervine Reece of Morrison, Colo., Marjorie Lackey
of Covina, Calif.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Gideon International
and the American Cancer Society. Lamb Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Apr 1986)
William Vernon Hendrix, 65, retired farmer and machinist, died Saturday, Jan. 13,
1990. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Mary Marjorie; sons, Tom of El Dorado, Bill of Madisonville, Ky.; daughters, Susan Starling, Janice
Dyches, both of Statesboro, Ga.; brothers, Calvin of Potwin, Albert of Birmingham, Ala.; sisters, Owida Mallard,
Joette Lord, both of Statesboro, Joyce Kunkel of Tulsa; 14 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Potwin
Christian Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Jan 1990)
EL DORADO - Herrman, Kami Merrick,
34, died November 23, 2007. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, El Dorado.
Survivors: husband, Shawn; sons, Brent & Mason; parents, Mike & Judy Merrick, El Dorado; brother, Clint
Merrick, Topeka; grandparents, Irma Merrick & Mildred Frampton, Missouri. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/26/2007.
Herzet, Dorothy M., 75, homemaker, died Saturday, June 10, 2000. Rosary 7:30 p.m. today, Bob Lamb Funeral Home,
Whitewater; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. John's Catholic Church, El Dorado.
Survivors: son, Kelly of Potwin; daughters, Patty LeMay of Potwin, Marcia Graf of Russellville, Ark.; brother,
Bob Kelly of Marion; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with St. John's
Catholic Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 June 2000)
Milton A. Herzet, 70, retired
Vicker's Refinery machine operator and Potwin Recreation owner, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989. Rosary 7:30 tonight,
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater; service 10 a.m. Friday, St. John's Catholic Church, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, Kelly of Wichita; daughters, Patty LaMay of Potwin, Marcia Graf of Russellville,
Ark.; brothers, June of Marion, Max of Wichita; sisters, Wanda Carr of Marion, Betty Kelly of Potwin; eight grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Whitewater American Legion.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Nov 1989)
Hess, Macy Lee, 17, El Dorado High School student, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1994. Service 3 p.m. today,
First United Methodist Church.
Survivors: parents, Woody and Shirley Hess of El Dorado; brother, Bryan at home; grandparents, Bob and Kathy Ireland
of Newton, Virgil and Fern Stapleman of Tucson. Memorial has been established with El Dorado High School. Kirby-Morris
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Nov 1994)
Hinnen, Faye Maxine, 77,
homemaker, died Sunday, March 15, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Towanda United Methodist Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Terry of Benton, Richard of El Dorado; daughter, Kathy McWilliams of Towanda; brothers, Larry
Lambing of St. Joseph, Mo., Jim Lambing of Douglass; 16 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with ALS Wichita Chapter and Towanda Library. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Mar 1998)
Hinnen, Ray, 79, retired
Potwin postmaster, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: son, John, brother, Harold, both of Potwin; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with the American
Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Sep 1992)
Hinnen, Steven Gail,
40, automotive repair specialist, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 .m. Monday, Bob
Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church.
Survivors: fiancee', Melinda Vogel of Potwin; son, Seth; daughter, Jessica both of Beaverton, Ore.; stepson, Adam
Vogel of Potwin; father, James Hinnen; mother, Shirley Hinnen both of Rio Rancho, N.M.; brothers, J. Craig of Albuquerque,
Robert of Garfield, N.J. Memorials established with First United Methodist Church and First Christian Church, both
of Potwin.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Aug 2002)
Hinnen, Thelma Lucille, 89, homemaker, died Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Service 10 a.m.
Monday, Potwin United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Jim of Rio Rancho, N.M.; brothers, Max Kehr of Wichita, Ralph Kehr of Hudsonville, Mich.; sister,
Mary Frey of El Dorado; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the
American Cancer Society and the Potwin United Methodist Church. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Jul 1998)
Floyd Hoss, 76, retired farmer and stockman, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, Paul of Pampa, Texas, Keith of Floyds Knobs, Ind., Neal of Salt Lake City; daughter,
Fern Aron of Kansas City, Kan.; brother, Ray of Manhattan; sister, Mildred Sweazy of Ulysses; eight grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and Potwin United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Aug 1987)
POTWIN - Hoss, Mary A.,
91, died Sept. 5, 2007. Visitation with family 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado; service
11:30 a.m. Saturday , Potwin United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Paul, Keith, Neal; daughter, Fern Aron; sister, Lucille McKnight; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/6/2007.
Hull, Marie L., 77, retired St. Francis Regional Medical Center nurse's aide, died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994.
Service 11 a.m. Monday, First Christian Church, Potwin.
Survivors: daughter, Janice Anderson of Wichita; sister, Opal Graf of Potwin. Memorials have been established with
Immanuel Baptist Church and the First Christian Church, Potwin. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1994)
ROBERT W. HULL, 78, of 4747 Salina, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. machinist, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1986.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Immanuel Baptist Church, Wichita, 12:15 p.m., McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: wife, Marie; daughter, Janice Anderson of Wichita; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the American Cancer Society. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Dec 1986)
Hulsey, Clarence W., 86, former Potwin resident, retired oil refinery employee, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994.
Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: brothers, Delbert of Kooskia, Idaho, Pete of Los Alamitos, Calif.; sister, Ruth Wilson of El Dorado.
Memorial has been established with Peabody Community Living Center. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Nov 1994)
Donald R. Hulsey, 71, retired
pipeline gauger, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Marjorie; son, William of Potwin; brothers, Clarence of Peabody, Delbert of Kooskia, Idaho, Arthur
of Los Alamitos, Calif.; sister, Ruth Wilson of El Dorado; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
Potwin United Methodist Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Feb 1992)
POTWIN - Hulsey, William "Bill,"
55, died Jan. 2, 2004. Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Potwin United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Travis Ray; daughter, Megan Renee Hulsey; mother, Marjorie Hulsey. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home,
El Dorado.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/8/2004.
IRELAND, FORREST
BARRY
Ireland, Forrest Barry, 63, auto body technician, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2007.
Graveside 11 am, Wed, Jun 6, McGill Cemetery, Potwin. Barry leaves his: loving companion, Donna Shaffer; sons:
Barry, Dean & Charlie Ireland; 5 grandchildren; sister, Kathy Jones, all of Holton; brother Robert Ireland,
Newton. Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Jun 2007)
NEWTON - Ireland, Hazel M.,
88, died Aug. 23, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Wednesda y, McGill Cemetery, Potwin. Suvrivors: sons, Robert D. Ireland
of Newton, Forrest Barry Ireland of Wichita; daughter, Kathryn Jones of Holton. Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/24/2004.
Jacobs, Homer, 96, retired Jacobs Grain Co. owner, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday,
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: sons, Forrest of Towanda, Jim of Farmington, N.M.; daughter, Joan Long of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Dec 1995)
Jacobs, Lila E., 91, homemaker,
died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Potwin Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Homer; sons, Forrest of Towanda, Jim of Farmington, N.M.; daughter, Joan Long of Hutchinson;
sister, Ina Scrivner of Denver; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Potwin
Methodist Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Nov 1992)
TOWANDA - Johnson,
E. Wallace Jr., 79, farmer, died Feb. 14, 2006. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Holy
Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors: sons, Jay and wife, Toby, Joel and wife, Pam; daughters, Jocelyn Johnson, Jennifer "J.J."
Johnson-Leese and husband, Bill, Jessica Secrest and husband, John; 14 grandchildren. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/16/2006.
Johnson, Rena Ellen, 64, Towanda Elementary teacher and Wesley Medical Center medical aide, died Wednesday,
May 9, 2001. Service 1:30 p.m. Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors: husband, Wallace; sons and daughters-in-law, Jay and Tobey Johnson of El Dorado, Joel and Pam Johnson
of Apple Valley, Minn.; daughters and sons-in-law, Jocelyn Johnson of Wichita, Jennifer and Bill Leese of Kirkwood,
Mo., Jessica and John Secrest of Budapest, Hungary; brother and sister-in-law, I'Rena and Richard Messenger of
Chicago; 12 grandchildren. Memorials established with Holy Cross Lutheran Church Building Fund, American Cancer
Society and Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 May 2001)
Joseph, Opal L., 97, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2003. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Monday, McGill Cemetery,
Potwin, KS. Opal was born in Potwin, KS, the third of five daughters, to Arthur and Flora Lyon. She was a life
member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Margaret Chapter in Wakeeney, KS. For many years she was a sales clerk
in the housewares department at Bucks Department Store in Wichita. Preceded in death by her husband, William M.
Joseph; daughters, Carmen Brucks and Arlene Neff; four sisters.
Survivors: grandchildren, Robert Neff of Wichita, Sue Williams of Weatherf ord, TX, Lynda Neff of Aurora, CO, Donna
Neff of Wichita, Dana Greenwood of Riverside WY; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Memorial with
Hospice Care of Kansas, 3241 E. Victor Place, Wichita, KS 67208. Broadway Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/11/2003.
Jost, Helen, 86, homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Swiss Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Victor; son, Gerald of Whitewater; brother, Edson Childs of Marion; sisters, Pat Bradford of
Crescent City, Calif., Freda Losey of Marion, Eleanor King of Longmont, Colo. Memorial has been established with
Ponca Bible Camp. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Oct 1997)
WHITEWATER - Jost, Victor "Vic,"
90, retired owner of Potwin Locker, died Saturday, April 26, 2003. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday,
Bob Lamb Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: son, Gerald Jost, Whitewater; one sister; two brothers.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/28/2003.
POTWIN - Kasper, Clifford J.,
76, died September 24, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Potwin United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Margaret; son, George & wife Pat; daughters, Mary & husband Ray Brown, Laura & husband
Terry Kilgore; sister, Evelyn Thomas; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Lamb Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/26/2004.
NORTH NEWTON - Kasper, Roy E.,
69, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, McGill Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Brian, Peabody; daughters, Darline Corona, Patricia Curiel both of Newton; one brother; one sister.
Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/30/2003.
Wanda Kasper, 44, Kansas Christian Home nurse's aide, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lamb Mortuary,
Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Roger and Randy of Newton, Rodney of Jacksonville, N.C.; brothers, Abraham Fast of Bella Vista,
Ark., Henrich Fast of Omaha; sisters, Bertha Hinn of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Esther Schroeder, Janie Dunnahoo, Ruth
Trumble, Rose Gomez, all of Newton; stepmother, Helen J. Fast of North Newton. Memorial has been established with
the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Nov 1985)
Kelly, James P., 63, service station owner, died Tuesday, May 25, 1993. Service 11 a.m. today, St. John's
Catholic Church, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Rhoda; daughters, Cheryl McLaughlin of Potwin, Chris Saunders of Schenectady, N.Y., Terri Moore
of El Dorado; brother, Robert of Marion; sister, Dorothy Herzet of Potwin; five grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the American Heart Association. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 May 1993)
Kelly, Rhoda L. "Shorty," 62, Potwin Service operator, died Friday, March 24, 1995.
Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado; service 11 a.m. Monday, St. John's Catholic Church.
Survivors: daughters, Cheryl McLaughlin, Chris Saunders, both of Potwin, Terri Moore of El Dorado; six grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 March 1995)
WHITEWATER - Kliewer, Dorothy M.,
92, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, First Christian Church, Potwin; visitation with family
7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Survivors: son, Richard Kliewer, Pharr, TX; daughter, Shirley Abrahams, Whitewater; 4 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/2/2003.
Laird, Frances H., 86, homemaker and seamstress, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Carlson
Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: daughter, Joyce Kreutzer of Kansas City; brother, Lester Laird of Emporia; sisters, Dorothy Chambers
of El Dorado, Edna Browning of Yuba City, Calif.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial establis
hed with Wheat State Manor, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Jan 2001)
KATHRYN H. (SCRIVNER) LAIRD, 92, of Colorado Springs, former Potwin resident, homemaker,
died Tuesday, March 22, 1988. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Potwin.
Survivors: son, H. Paul of Santa Clara, Calif.; daughter, Betty Twift of Meade; sisters, Anna Moore of Colorado
Springs, Julia Rice of Abilene; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 March 1988)
Sallie H. (Adams) Lange,
92, homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: son, Harry of Wichita; sister, AuDeen Lichlyter of Augusta. Memorial has been established with Potwin
Christian Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 Oct 1987)
POTWIN - Larsen, Thomas E. "Tom," 49, owner of Larsen Painting and Contract ing, pased away Feb. 28, 2005. Tom was born in
Lowell, IN on June 10, 1955. Living in Indiana, California and Oregon before moving to Potwin in 1993. Tom is survived
by his wife, Debby and beloved dog, G.G., Potwin; parents, Ed and Betty Larsen of Lowell, IN; sisters, Mary Helen
Larsen of Midland, TX, Susan R. Larsen of Las Vegas, NV; stepson and wife, George and Julie Scott; grandson s,
Logan and Lucas Scott all of El Dorado; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Tom was an avid sports fan
and enjoyed the games with family and friends at home on his porch. Visitation with family present will be Thursday
evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater. Service will be Friday 11 a.m. at Potwin Christian Church.
Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or American Red Cross.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/2/2005.
Lehr, Lorraine, 68, retired
insurance agent, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001. Service pending.
Survivors: husband, Harold of Mission, Texas; son, Michael of Wichita; brothers, Max Lewis of Wichita, Allan Lewis
of Columbia, Ga., Maynard Lewis of McPherson; sister, Wilma Travis of Portland, Ore. Cochran Mortuary. Condolen
ces may be sent to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Jan 2001)
ARTHUR LLOYD "DICK" LEWIS,
77, of Cassoday, farmer, died Monday, March 7, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: wife, Opal; son, James of El Dorado; daughters, Vivian McGoyne of Cassoday, Peggy Griggs of Wichita,
Rita Bohnert of Norton, Ruth Marshall of Wichita; brother, Clifford of El Dorado; sisters, Faye Phipps of Newton,
Goldie Brooks, Velma Hawes, both of DeRidder, La.; 18 grandchildren; 32 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the Parkinson's Disease Research Foundation. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 March 1988)
Deceased Name: Lewis, Bradley
Wayne
Lewis, Bradley Wayne, 44, Raytheon
Aircraft Co. design engineer, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Lakeview Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Sharon; sons, Brandon, Wade, Neal all of Burlington; father, Max of Wichita; brother, Dennis of
Towanda. Memorials established with Midland Hospice of Ottawa, Kan. and Coffey County Hospital.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 July 2001)
LEWIS, MARGARET "OPAL"
Lewis, Margaret "Opal,"
83, homemaker, died Saturday, Oct.
21, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Jim of Rosalia; daughters, Vivian McGoyne, Ruth Ann Marshall, both of El Dorado, Peggy Griggs of
Wichita, Rita Bohnert of Norton; brother, Charles McHatton of Arcadia, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; 40 great- grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Oct 1995)
VERA M. LEWIS, 89, of 2402
Bedford Road, retired food supervisor for Arkansas Avenue School, died Friday. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Max of Wichita, Allan of Columbus, Ga., Gene of Mobile, Ala., Charles of Lebanon, Pa., Maynard
of McPherson; daughters, Wilma Travis of Portland, Ore., Lorraine Lehr of Wichita; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-
grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Wellington Place Baptist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Feb 1986)
Little, Terry Lee, 38, Wichita
Eagle carrier, died Monday, March 18, 1996, of injuries from an automobile accident. Service 10 a.m. today, Palmyra
Baptist Church, Potwin.
Survivors: husband, Gerald; daughters, Janella, Adria, both at home; parents, Murrel and Beverly Aaroe of Wichita;
sister, Sherry Frieden of Indianapolis; half sister, Robin Cleveland of Towanda; stepbrothers, Jerome Biggars,
Robert Biggars, both of Wichita; stepsister, Cherie Slater of Wichita; grandparents, Murrel and Inez Aaroe of Phoenix.
Memorial has been established with Palmyra Baptist Church. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 March 1996)
Long, Fannie L., 84, homemaker,
died Friday, Dec. 16, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: sons, Jerry Sr. of Leon, Mack of Sylvan Grove; daughters, Marjorie Sampson, Jessica Wright, Judy Ireland,
brother, Clarence Gates, sister, Peggy Patterson, all of El Dorado; 12 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Dec 1994)
Roland P. Long, 67, retired
farmer and oil field pumper, died Friday, March 9, 1990. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Suzanne; sons, James of Stockbridge, Ga., Marvin of Andover; sisters, Luella Smith of Potwin,
Bonnie Fowler of Aurora, Colo.; daughter, Diane J. Davis of Wichita; nine grandchildren. Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical
Center, Topeka.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 March 1990)
Long, Ronald George, 77,
died Saturday, July 15, 1995. Service 10 a.m. today, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: sons, Dean of Springfield, Mo., Dwayne of Texas, Doug of Arkansas City; daughters, Eva Crance of McPherson,
Susie of South Carolina; sisters, Velma Smith of Minnesota, Dorothy Anderson of El Dorado, Doris Smith, June Sanders,
both of Potwin; several grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association. Johnson
Mortuary, Chanute.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 July 1995)
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