Butler County, Kansas
Markee, Edith D., 97, homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 26, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, Arleigh of Whitewater, Clyde of Wichita Falls, Texas; daughter, Margie Wike of Mesa, Ariz.; eight
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchild ren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Wheat State
Manor, Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Feb 1996)
McCarty, Hannah D., 101, homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Potwin Christian
Church.
Survivors: son, Walter of Wichita; daughter, Donna Chance of Enid, Okla.; brother, Fred Weber of Potwin; sister,
Tena Gaines of Peabody; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been
established with Potwin Christian Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Oct 1994)
McGOYNE, ROBERT E.
"BOB"
EL DORADO - McGoyne, Robert E. "Bob," 73, died May 12, 2007. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Carlson
Funeral Home. Survivors: wife, Vivian; stepsons, Glynn, George and Arthur Carlisle; daughter, Tina Smith; brother,
Charles Jr.; sisters, Joann Branstetter, Beverly Schmidt; half-brothers, Franklin and Raymond Randall; half-sister,
Karen Greenlee.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 May 2007)
ANNA M. McLAIN, 80, of Potwin, retired restaurant owner and operator, died Thursday, March 5, 1987. Service
2 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Arthur Jr. of Roebuck, S.C., Warren of Potwin; daughters, Ellen Criger of Newton, Wilma Criger
of Belton, Mo., Margaret Kasper of Potwin, Miriam of Goddard, Mary Whiteside of El Dorado; brother, Charlie Thomas
of Wortham, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 March 1987)
McLAIN, DORIS
McLain, Doris, 89, homemaker, died
July 11, 2007. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Survivors: son, David & wife McLain of Wichita;
5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 July 2007)
McLain, Warren Maxwell, 86, died Friday, April 26, 2002. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday,
First Christian Church; interment following at McGill Cemetery.
Mr. McLain was born Aug. 28, 1915, the son of Arthur M. and Hazel Maxwell McLain. His mother, Hazel, died in the
flu epidemic of 1919 and because of this tragedy he and his sister were raised by their grandparents, Guy and Mary
Maxwell. He attended school in Potwin and graduated from high school. He was united in marriage to his high school
girlfriend, Doris Kimberlin on Dec. 19, 1934 in Wichita. They started farming on the Hughes farm where they lived
for14 years. They then moved to the Maxwell Farm in 1954 and lived there until 1996, when they sold the farm and
moved to El Dorado.
Mr. McLain was very active in the First Christian Church and had served as deacon, an elder, trustee and board
chairman. For many years he served on the Township Board, the Water District and the Board of Wheatstate Manor
as it was being constructed. He was the president of Potwin Pride, a longtime Lions Club member and 4-H leader.
He was a 50 year member and the past master of Patmos Masonic Lodge, No. 97, A.F. & A.M., a 50 year member
and past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. He loved to play cards at the senior citizens center and
fishing.
Survivors: wife, Doris; son and daughter-in-law, David and Lana McLain of Wichita; sister, Mary Whiteside of El
Dorado; grandchildren, Renee, Kathi, Sharon, Linda, Todd; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren;
four half-sisters; one half-brother. Memorials established with First Christia n Church and American Cancer Society.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 April 2002)
McLaughlin, Aleen Frances, 74, homemaker, died Saturday, March 18, 2000. Service 10
a.m. Friday, Potwin (Kan.) Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Francis; sons, John of El Dorado, Edward of Potwin, Paul of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Thiessen
of Hillsboro; sisters, Geraldine Wallace, Lorene Davis, both of Andover; nine grandchildren; two great-gr andchildren.
Memorials have been established with Potwin Christian Church, Hillsboro Main Street Ministries.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 March 2000)
McLaughlin, Francis Edward, 78, retired farmer, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002. Service
10 a.m. Saturday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, John of Augusta, Ernie of Potwin, Paul of Hillsboro; daughter, Donna Thiessen of Hillsboro; brothers,
John of Niles, Mich., Anthony of Tulsa; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials established with
Hillsboro Senior Center and Potwin Christian Church. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Oct 2002)
McLaughlin, Linda Cheryl, 49, homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998. Service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, John; son, Michael of the home; daughters, Joyce McLaughlin, Mary McLaughlin, both of El Dorado;
parents, Virgil and Marilyn Ipson; grandmother, Hazel Ipson, all of Rogers, Ark.; two grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with the American Cancer Society. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1998)
ROBERT McNARY, 64, of El Dorado, Calvary Bible Church pastor, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Potwin
Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Helen; sons, Robert of Fort Wayne, Ind., Kelly, Michael, both of El Dorado, Rick of Potwin; daughters,
Carmen Miller of Charlotte, N.C., Colleen Whitis of Topeka; brother, Bill of Lawrence; sister, Wilda Crawford of
Lovington, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Gideon Memorial
Bibles. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 March 1986)
Edna Belle Mertz, 82, homemaker, died Friday. Service 11 a.m. today, Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Den of Prairie Village, Jack W. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; daughter, Mary Farrer of Charlottesville,
Va.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Presbyterian Manor Building
Fund. Her last name was misspelled in her obituary in Sunday's Eagle- Beacon.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 1985)
LOUISE J. (SCHMIDT) MINARD, 79, of Potwin, homemaker, died Saturday, March 25, 1989.
Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, Loren J. of Wichita, Donald R. of Ellsworth; brothers, Otto B. Schmidt of Wichita, Monie Schmidt
of El Dorado; sisters, Lena Schmidt of Wichita, Doris Hays of Tahlequah, Okla.; six grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and Potwin Christian Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 March 1989)
Moore, Anna Lillian, 92, homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: brother, Johnnie Scrivner of Ontario, Ore.; sister, Julia Rice of Abilene; two grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Arthritis Foundation. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Dec 1996)
Moss, Howell D. "Sam," 87, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Tuesday,
April 5, 1992. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Potwin Christian Church. Survivors: sons, David Stevenson of LaPalma,
Calif., H.D. Jr. of Sandy, Utah; daughters, Julia Davis of Sun Valley, Calif., Mary Carpenter of Fountain Valley,
Calif.; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Potwin Christian Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 May 1992)
Kenneth George Muse, 64, retired truck driver, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1990. Service 2 p.m. today, Christian
Church.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; sons, Ken Jr. of Potwin, Paul of Wichita; daughters, Janice Whiteside of Potwin, Linda
Sailer of Leon; sisters, Nina Wilson of Madison, Shirley Rule of Topeka, Marie Wilson of Lawrence, Marjorie Rollins
of Marrero, La.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Christian Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Feb 1990)
Neff, Arlene E., 72, retired Haysville State Bank and Henry Insurance Co. secretary, died Friday, Dec. 25,
1998. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary; noon, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: son, Robert of Wichita; daughters, Lynda of Denver, Donna of Wichita; mother, Opal Joseph of Wichita.
Memorial has been established with American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Dec 1998)
Nellans, Harold, 88, retired engineer, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 1997. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, McGill Cemetery,
Potwin. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Dec 1997)
Florence Olson, 73, homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1991. Service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Marvin of Hillsboro, Richard of Oklahoma City; daughters, Edith McAllister of Kansas City, Mo.,
Betty Seal of Vevay, Ind.; brothers, Ray Hackney of Newton, Lester Hackney of West Allis, Wis.; sisters, Faye Schirer,
Erma Dean, both of Newton; 16 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Sept 1991)
Jerald Olson, 80, retired Potwin Elementary School custodian, died Friday, Oct. 19, 1990. Service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Florence; sons, Marvin of Hillsboro, Richard of Oklahoma City; daughters, Edith McAllister of
Kansas City, Mo., Betty Seal of Vevay, Ind.; brothers, Philip of Sapulpa, Okla., Clifford of Wichita; sisters,
Marjorie Stevenson, Maxine Olson, Iona Olson, all of Wichita, Irene Moyer of Thibodaux, La., Vivian Langer of Omaha;
13 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Oct 1990)
Patterson, Chalmadeen (Snors), 78, homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1993. Service 2 p.m.
Monday, Lamb Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Clifford; sons, Merle of El Dorado, Leon of Wichita; daughters, Janet Allison, Judy Buffin,
Betty Patrick, all of Potwin; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Dec 1993)
POTWIN - Patterson, Clifford M.,
87, retired farmer and stockman, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Merle and Leon; daughters, Janet Allison, Judy Buffin and Betty Patrick; nine grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/2/2004.
Pierce, Lyal Mariner, 63, retired Andale Co-op and Potwin Grainery grain elevator supervisor, died Friday, Feb.
6, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Kirby Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Lois; son, Leon of El Dorado; daughters, Kathie Rice of El Dorado, Beverly Mosier of Towanda;
five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Halstead Hospital Auxiliary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Feb 1998)
Homer H. Poe, 81, retired Union Equity Cooperative Exchange cereal chemist, former Wichitan and Wichita
Flour Mill employee, died Wednesday, May 4, 1988. Service 10 a.m. today, Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Sara; daughters, Virginia Thomas of Willits, Calif., Judy Mitchell of Enid; sisters, Olive Whitmore
of Phoenix, Louise Soden of El Dorado, Kan.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation cancer division.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 May 1988)
Poe, Ruth Jane, 60, Meat Locker meat wrapper, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 1995. Service 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: sisters, Evelyn Yarbrough of Weleetka, Okla., Frances Yaryan, Elinor Anderson, both of El Dorado. Memorial
has been establis hed with Potwin Public Library. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Nov 1995)
Poffinbarger, Joseph Howard,
75, retired machinist and mechanic for Vickers, Fina and Pester refineries, died Thursday, April 2, 1998. Service
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Potwin Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, James of El Dorado, Dennis of Potwin; daughter, Sarah Brush of Towanda; seven grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Potwin Christian Church. Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater,
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 April 1998)
ROBERT LEE POTTER, 38, of 1506 N. Waco, Safeway Store produce manager, died Friday, April 21, 1989. Service
11 a.m. Monday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: mother, Gladys, brother, Leonard J., sister, Norma J. Brown, all of Wichita. Memorial has been established
with the Kansas Lung Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 April 1989)
POTWIN - Ray, Melvin,
71, of Daytona Beach, FL, formerly of Potwin, retired civil service employee, died July 10, 2004. Service 11 a.m.
Saturday, McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Survivors: twin brother, Marvin of Daytona Beach; sisters, Margaret Garrett of Menifee, CA, Betty Whiteside of
Potwin. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/15/2004.
SAMUEL R. RAVENSCRAFT,
75, of Whitewater, retired Ravenscraft Farm Equipment Co. owner, died Monday, Jan. 2, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Thursday,
Federated Church.
Survivors: son, Jay, daughter, Janice McAdams, both of Whitewater; sisters, Fern Love of Burley, Idaho, Florence
Carlson of San Leandro, Calif., Bessie Allen of St. Anthony, Idaho, Bonnie Carroll of Riverside, Calif.; five grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Wheatstate Manor. Lamb- Nutter Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Jan 1989)
Redding, Fred J., 91, retired restaurant chef, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, McGill
Cemetery.
No immediate survivors. Lamb- Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Nov 1995)
RICE, JULIA ANNE VAUGHN (SCRIVNER)
Rice, Julia Anne Vaughn (Scrivner), 94, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002. Service 11 a.m. today,
Downing & Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita; interment will follow at McGill Cemetery, Potwin.
Mrs. Rice was born Sept. 21, 1907 in Millers Creek, Ky., the youngest of 12 children born to the late Sylvester
and Caroline (Howe) Scrivner.
On Dec. 19, 1927 in Olathe, she married Ronald Raymond Rice. He preceded her in death on Aug. 5, 1984. She was
a homemaker and along with her husband, owned car dealerships in Florence, Abilene and El Dorado from the 1930's
to 1978.
Mrs. Rice made her home in Abilene from 1939 until the present. She was a member of First Christian Church, Abilene.
She was a sponsor of Jobs Daughters and helped with her children's activities as they were growing up.
Preceded in death by son, Fredrick Dean Rice; six brothers and five sisters.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Wheat Collingwood of Wichita; grandchildren, Rick Rice, Jeff Rice,
Julie Collingwood Blumenthal; great-gr andchild, Sarah Bay Blumenthal. Memorial established with National Parkinson's
Foundation Inc. c/o Downing & Lahey Mortuary East, 6555 E. Central, Wichita, KS, 67206.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Jan 2002)
Robinson, Della Lea, 74, homemaker, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Wesley; sons, Wesley Jr. of Covington, Ga., David of Wichita; daughters, Donna Stephens, Debra
Hicks both of Wichita, Cindy Robinson of Derby; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Sunflower Lane at Wheatstate Manor, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Sept 2000)
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