Belford Services Held Tuesday
The death of James F. Belford,, 71, occurred Sunday morning at his home on the rural route near Towanda. He had been ill for 10 days. Mrs. Belford's death occurred February 5, 1923.
Mr. Belford was born in Ireland, coming to this county from Quincy, Ill. at the age of 15 years. He was married to Ida Stephens on January 29, 1907. Surviving daughters are Mrs. L.W. Colburn of Wichita; Mrs. John Ader of Leon; Serah Belford of the home. A son, Raymond lives in Augusta, and one, Alfred at home. Mrs. Anna Brace, Towanda rural route, is a sister.
Mr. Belford was a member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Dunsford chapel. Rev. Earl Church of the Central Baptist church, will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Indianola cemetery.
The pall bearers will be: E.T. Harper, William Brown and George Mullins of Benton; B.A. McKinney and Sam Murray of Towanda; Art Klingler of Augusta. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, August 12, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Clouse Funeral Services Wednesday
The death of John C. Clouse, 82, occurred at 1:30 o'clock Monday, November 4, at his home of a heart attack following a lingering illness. He was born in Clinton, Ind., April 25, 1858.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Clara B. Clouse; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Patterson and Mrs. John W. Wintermote; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Mary Chisman, a sister, also survives.
Mr. Clouse had been a grocer in Augusta for many years. He came to this county in 1872. He had been a member of the Methodist church since boyhood.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Methodist church. Rev. J.E. Robinson will be in charge. Interment will be made in Elmwood cemetery. Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Local Youth Is Instantly Killed in Crash
Clarence Eldon Copple, 21, was killed instantly around 11 o'clock Saturday night when he was thrown through the side of a car which had caromed three times against the sides of the Little Walnut bridge, eight miles south of Augusta on Highway 77.
Tommy White, 19, driver of the car; Herbert Luttrell, 16; Betty Woolery, 14; Leah Daniels, 17; all of Augusta who were also in the car escaped with only cuts and bruises, although all were thrown from the car. The car, a 1934 Plymouth, was a total wreck.
Copple, who was riding in the back seat, was tossed through the left side of the car by the second impact against the concrete sides of the bridge. He went through the bannisters of the bridge into three feet of water. Dr. Arthur P. Cloyes, county coroner, said that he died instantly. He received many head injuries and a broken arm.
The group of young people were returning to Augusta from Douglass when the accident occurred. The car is said to have been going at a high rate of speed as it approached a curve, which is a part of the bridge. The northbound car hit the left side of the bridge, bounced to the right and hit the concrete side with such impact that all were thrown out. It was at this point that Copple is said to have been thrown through the side of the car. The car then bounced over to the west side again.
A passerby reported the accident to Augusta police. C.W. Gustafson, state highway patrolman, who was in Augusta at the time rushed to the scene along with local officers and Tommy Byrne. They found the occupants of the car all in a dazed condition. White had been thrown almost over the bridge. In a short time the search for Copple was started. In about 15 minutes, Byrne located the body in the water with an oar of a boat he was using, which he had found tied up near the bridge.
Copple is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Copple, 111 West Fourth street. He had lived in Augusta for 20 years. He was born June 26, 1919 at Westville, Okla. He had been employed part time at the McClure Motor company. Besides his parents he leaves three sisters, Betty Jean, at home; Mrs. Ellis Haggerty and Mrs. Dorothy Waymire, both of Wichita; a brother, Hershel, at home. Also a grandmother, Mrs. Alice Williams, who lives here, and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Dunsford chapel with Rev. Edwin Michael of the Christian church in charge. Burial will be in the Elmwood cemetery. N.Y.A. boys will be pallbearers. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, September 23, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Viola Louise Doane, 70, of El Dorado, died Friday evening at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service at Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Doane was born November 28, 1917, in Harrisburg, Ark., the daughter of Ike and Clara (Craig) Davis. She came to El Dorado in 1956 from Caney. On August 25, 1957 she married Paul Porter Doane in Miami, Okla. He preceded her in death in 1959. Mrs. Doane was formerly employed by Welty Cleaners, the Woolsworth and Gibsons Department Stores. For more than 17 years she ran the candy counter at Woolsworth.
Memberships included the First Baptist Church, the Rebekah Lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by one half-brother, Howard Wilkerson of Michigan.
A memorial has been established with the First Baptist Church. Contributions may be sent to the church office or to the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home who is in charge of the arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Monday, August 22, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Genevieve C. Elmore, 82, of Route 3, El Dorado, died Monday morning, Aug. 29, 1988, at Wheatstate Nursing home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, at St. John's Catholic church. Burial will follow the services in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Mrs. Elmore was born Jan. 8, 1906, in Tampa, the daughter of Robert J. and Martha (Noone) Belton. She married Price J. Elmore, April 30, 1931. Before her marriage she taught school for several years. She helped her husband with the ranching operation after they married. She came to El Dorado in 1942, from Rice County.
Memberships include the St. John's Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
Survivors include her husband, Price; three sisters, Lucille Schlissler, El Hembro, Calif., Irene Miller, Lincolnville, Florence Lewin, Los Angeles, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Tuesday, August 30, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Old-Time Driller Dies On Sunday
Robert E. Fee, pioneer Kansas oil man, died Sunday morning at his home in El Dorado, following a long illness. He was 83 years old.
Mr. Fee had been a driller for half a century and had followed the oil business in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas and Kansas. He drilled the second oil well in Kansas, located near Osawatomie. Mr. Fee had been a resident of El Dorado and Oil Hill for the past 20 years and previous to that had lived at Robinson, Ill. Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Charles Haskins, 83, Pioneer Dies Today
The death of Charles Edward Haskins, 83, occurred this morning at 9:15 o'clock, at his home at Haskins camp near Augusta. He had been quite ill for the past two weeks. His widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bruce Haskins, 76, is a survivor. Others are his sons, Charles E. of Augusta and George and Herbert of Engleside, Tex.
Mr. Haskins was born at Muscoda, Wis. In 1864 his marriage occurred at Winfield. He is a pioneer resident of Butler county, coming here first in 1860 from Emporia. He left soon after, returning here in 1872. Haskins camp was named for him.
Funeral Services will be held in the Dunsford chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in Fairview cemetery.
Pall bearers will be: Virgil Hanes, Roy Hanes, Leo Dysart, Lee Daniels, Henry Cease and Ed Maher, all neighbors from south of Augusta. Rev. Edwin G. Michael, Christian church pastor, will conduct the service. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, July 29, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Vina V. Hays, 89, of the Mid-America Nursing Home, died Sunday morning at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Dietz-Carlson Colonial Chapel with burial in the Towanda Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 24, 1888, in Missouri. She married James S. Hays in 1909 at Lebanon, Mo., and he died May 2, 1932. She moved to El Dorado in 1932 from Seminole, Okla., and had made her home here ever since. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Andrina Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine of Jerusalem.
Survivors include a son, Richard of Miami, Fla., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, a son, a daughter, five brothers and a sister. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Lucien J. Hough, 86, of St. Joseph's home, a retired vice-president of the Omaha Livestock Commission company, died this morning at Allen Memorial hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph's Home chapel, with the Rev. Gerald F. Bowman chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Lawns cemetery.
Mr. Hough had lived at El Dorado the past two and one-half years, coming from Wichita, where he had resided for 12 years. He lived at Salina and at Omaha, Neb., prior to that. He retired as an officer of the livestock commission firm in 1953 after being employed by it for 40 years.
As a young man, Mr. Hough was a professional football and baseball player at Omaha and Sioux City, Iowa.
Born at Sioux City on Aug. 14, 1881, he was married to Jennie G. Nelson at Omaha on Oct. 2, 1912. He was a member of St. John's church, of the Knights of Columbus at Omaha, of the Holy Name Society, and of the Omaha Livestock Exchange.
Surviving are his widow, of St. Joseph's home; a daughter, Mrs. Robert E. O'Connor of Wichita; a son, Frederick J. Hough of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and a sister, Mrs. Harry E. Grant of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. There are seven grandchildren.
Recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph's home. The Kirby Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. El Dorado Times, Thursday, Sept. 14, 1967. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Small Girl Dies After a Two-Week Illness
Elizabeth Ann Johnson, aged 11 months and four days, died Saturday evening in the Southwestern Osteopathic hospital in Wichita after a two-week illness. The little girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Johnson. Other survivors are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Hada of Augusta.
Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Church of Christ. Burial was to be made in the Elmwood cemetery. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, August 5, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Funeral services for Earl Erton Ketch, 52, were held at 3 p.m. today in the Methodist church with Rev. J. Nicholson of Winfield, assisted by Rev. A.H. Tebben, in charge.
Mr. Ketch died at 5:35 p.m. Sunday in the St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Blood transfusions had been given in a vain effort to save his life. He suffered a fractured skull, internal injuries and fractures of both legs when a stream liner struck the Texas company truck he was driving. Ketch had been employed by the company for 14 years as a driver.
Born in Iowa in 1889, he was married to Flo Alexander at Des Moines, Ia., March 4, 1919. One daughter, Winifred, attends college at Emporia.
Surviving are these brothers and sisters, Ernest Ketch of Burrton; Mrs. Mabel Bresheres of Joplin, Mo.; Mrs. W.O. Fountain of Wichita; Mrs. Cecil Hay of Wichita.
Ketch was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Nash, Okla., and the American Legion post at Augusta. During World War One, he enlisted at Medford, Okla., Augusta, 15, 1917, and was discharged December 28, 1918. He was a sergeant when he was discharged.
Interment was in Elmwood cemetery. Pall bearers were fellow workmen in the Texas company. Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, November 25, 1941. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Mrs. C.R. Lipscomb Dies
Augustans were shocked today when word came of the death of Mrs. C.R. Lipscomb in the St. Francis hospital, Wichita, at 10 o'clock this morning. Her death followed an operation from which she failed to rally. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow by the Dunsford Funeral home. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, August 19, 1940.
Lipscomb Funeral Services Held Wednesday Morning
The death of Mrs. C.R. Lipscomb, 55, occurred at 10:15 a.m. Monday in the St. Francis hospital in Wichita after an illness of three days.
Amy Effie Simpson was born November 10, 1884, in Clinton county, Mo., the daughter of Talitha Jane and Monroe Simpson. She was married to C.R. Lipscomb in Wichita.
The surviving children are Mrs. Faith Bradbury, Kirkwood, Ill.; Mrs. Violet Carter, Wichita; Mrs. Doris Marshall, John Lipscomb, Ruth and Genevieve Lipscomb of Augusta. Surviving brothers are Albert Simpson of Akron, O.; Willard Simpson of Trenton, Mo.; Len H. Simpson of Towanda. There are also four grandchildren.
Mrs. Lipscomb was a devoted wife and mother and her interests were centered in her home. She came to Butler county in 1897 from Liberty, Mo. Her church connection was with the St. James Catholic church.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the St. James Catholic church with Father George Stewart in charge. Burial will be made in Calvary cemetery.
Pall bearers will be: Leo Simpson, Maurice Lipscomb, Lawrence Lipscomb, Hubert Lipscomb, Norval Simpson and Robert Simpson, all nephews.
The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. this evening at the Dunsford chapel. Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, August 20, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
On Tuesday evening the deceased retired about sunset after eating a hearty supper, seeming to be in tolerably good health. When Mrs. Lobdell arose from her bed, which was in an adjoining room, on Wednesday morning, she passed the bed which Mr. Lobdell was occupying and as she passed him she called, asking him to arise. No reply was made and when she touched him she found that death had already entered their quiet home - he was sleeping the sleep of death.
From the position the body occupied when discovered it is supposed that he passed away in a sinking spell without a struggle.
The funeral was preached yesterday at the Christian church in Clifford township by Rev. I. Mooney at 3 o'clock, and the casket was planted in the cemetery nearby.
Darius J. Lobdell was fifty years old, had resided in this neighborhood for eighteen years. He was considered a good citizen and an obliging neighbor. He had been a sufferer for a great many years with a sudden cramping in the stomach and for a few years past was subject to sinking spells.
The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Potwin Messenger, Friday, June 14, 1889. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Funeral services for Harold M. Maddox, 68, of El Dorado, were held August 22 at the Living Water Chapel. The Rev. Letha Wood officiated. Burial was at Walnut Valley Memorial Park. He died August 18, 1988.
Musical selections were "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "The Old Rugged Cross."
Casket bearers were David Maddox, Ronald Maddox, Jimmy Kemmerly, Bobby Johnson, C.J. Maddox and Darrell Hawk.
A memorial has been established with the Living Water Chapel in El Dorado. The El Dorado Times, Tuesday, August 23, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
John I. "Pat" Patton, 86, of 918 Carr, El Dorado, died Sunday evening, Aug. 27, 1988, at Knutson Manor Nursing Center in El Dorado. Graveside services and burial are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Sunset Lawns Cemetery.
Mr. Patton was born Nov. 16, 1901, in Spring Hill, the son of James Walter and Gertrude (Minnick) Patton. His first wife, the former Alice Loomis, died Aug. 29, 1964. He married Bernice Brown in Wichita, Oct. 17, 1970.
Mr. Patton lived in the El Dorado area since 1921. He was formerly employed by the K-T Oil Co., as a tank wagon agent.
Memberships included the Modern Woodman of America and the El Dorado Elk's Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice; one son, Jonnie Patton Jr. of Great Neck, N.Y.; two step-sons, Don Brown of Pryor, Okla.; Junior Brown, Pittsburg; one step-daughter, Betty Wallace of El Dorado; one brother, Floyd Patton, El Dorado; two step-sisters, Lillie Mae Baxter of Santa Monica, Calif., Eulah G. Steward of San Antonio, Texas; one half-brother, Leroy Kelley, Maquoketta, Iowa; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter.
Kirby-Morris Funeral home has charge of the arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Tuesday, August 30, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Marie A. Paul, 73, of El Dorado, died August 24, 1988, at the El Dorado Nursing Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Carlson's Colonial Chapel. Burial will follow at the Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
She was born February 12, 1915, in Cottonwood Falls, the daughter of Riley G. and Edna A. (Schrumpf) Kinsinger. She was a homemaker and lived most of her life in the El Dorado area. She married Jack Paul on October 15, 1934, in Augusta. She was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack, three brothers, Rex Kinsinger of El Dorado; Bob, Marion and Don Kinsinger of Wichita; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, David. The El Dorado Times, Friday, August 26, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Pauline Pratt, 62, of 1115 Clark, died Saturday evening at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services were held Monday afternoon at Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Letha Wood officiating.
Mrs. Pratt was born April 11, 1917, in Climax, the daughter of Albert C. and Jessie Pearl Hayes Stevens. On Oct. 17, 1937, she married George Arthur Pratt at Pawhuska, Okla., and he died Dec. 11, 1967. Mrs. Pratt came to the El Dorado area in 1942 from Eureka. She was a member of the Living Water Chapel.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mrs. Dolly Branwell of Piedmont and Mrs. Farrell McDaniel of Leon; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Garland of Borger, Texas; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Phyliss Miller of Soloman; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Pratt was also preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a sister.
Kirby-Morris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Monday, November 12, 1979. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Funeral services for Delbert F. Shepler, 77, of Andover, were held Wednesday at the St. James Catholic Church in Augusta. Burial followed in the Lakeview Cemetery in Wichita. He died August 21, 1988.
The Rev. Father Tom Stroot and Rev. Father Robert Kacour officiated the service. Marge Marsh, organist, played selected music for the prelude and postlude. Luanne Stackley sang "He", "Ave Marie" and "Let There Be Peace on Earth."
Casket bearers were Jim Pottorff, George Colling, Dan Casper, Ben Carrillo, Joe Linot, Sr. and Jim Redington.
Honorary bearers were Art McClure, Leo Lipscomb, Jack Hoefgen, Theron Bowers, Roy Cryderman, Owen Redington, Al McClure and Randy Schooley.
Carlson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Thursday, August 25, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Myrl Marie Skiles, the daughter of J.H. and Evalyn Skaer was born at Peckham, Kay county, Oklahoma, September 27, 1895. She attended grade school in Oklahoma and at the death of her mother in 1912, she came with her father and small sister to Augusta, Kansas, and attended Augusta High school through her junior year.
She assumed responsibility of her small sister, Evalyn, whose mother had passed on her birth, and vicariously became both mother and sister to this wee child and this unusual attachment between the sisters has lasted.
As a very young child Myrl became a member of the Christian church at Peckham, Oklahoma and retained her membership there throughout life.
On September 27, 1917 she was married to Ernest C. Skiles in Wichita, Kansas, later establishing a residence at 241 Broadway, Augusta, Kansas from which home she departed this earth life. She was a member of the Augusta Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
For many years Myrl was compelled, because of ill health to remain quietly within her home, but her hours were not idle ones and many exquisite and treasured pieces of needlework are left as memorials to her loving thoughtfulness of others. Her love of flowers and the arrangement of them expressed an artistic sense which was also expressed in designing - all qualities which made her a homemaker in its truest sense.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest C. Skiles of the home address; her father, J.H. Skaer of Wichita, her sister, Evalyn Skaer Bourget, a niece, Nancy Carroll Bourget, both of Augusta; and a host of relatives.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Dunsford chapel. Burial was in the Elmwood mausoleum. Rev. Edwin Michael of the Christian church was in charge. Augusta Daily Gazette, Friday, June 14, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Mrs. Lucy Smith, a Pioneer, Dies
The death of Mrs. Lucy Ann Smith, 82, occurred Monday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock at her home, 420 Walnut street after a year's illness. She was born on March 2, 1858 at Ashley, Ill., and was a Butler county pioneer.
Surviving are two sons: S.P. Creel, Tribune, Calif., and H.L. Creel of Augusta; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Hunter of St. Louis, Mo.; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, William Smith, died April 18, 1925.
Mrs. Smith was a pioneer coming to this county 57 years ago from Illinois. She was a member of the Four Square Gospel church.
Funeral services will be held in the Dunsford chapel with Rev. R.R. Shirk, Baptist pastor in charge, with burial at Elmwood cemetery. The service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. Pall bearers will be: Ernie Ewalt, A.R. Peckham, N.E. McElhaney, Jack Thompson, Lou Knollenberg and George Lietzke.Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, October 22, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Emma Wilcox, age 63 years, died at her home on R. 1, Leon, Kansas, Saturday, September 7, 1940.
Mrs. Wilcox was born near Dallas, Texas, March 18, 1877, and had lived in Butler county since 1893.
She is survived by five children: Miss Hattie Wilcox of R. 1, Leon; Mrs. Loyal Knox, R. 1, Leon; Roy E. Wilcox of Douglass; Mrs. Jack Hichman of Burns, and Glen Wilcox of R.1, Leon.
Mrs. Wilcox was a member of the Little Walnut Baptist church. Services were held at the Byrd Funeral Home Monday, September 9, 1940. Interment was at Blankenship cemetery. Pallbearers were Wayne Seward, Charlie Gray, Wilber Barnhill, Wayne Taliaferro, Lloyd Lucas, and John Knox. Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, September 16, 1940. Submitted by Diana Herrman
WALLINGFORD, GEORGIA FRANCES A.
Woman dies in fire; husband hospitalized
An early morning fire claimed the life of one person and hospitalized two others, one in critical condition.
Georgia Frances A. Wallingford, 83, died in the fire at her home at 209 N. Taylor, while her husband, Charles A. (Deb) Wallingford is in critical condition at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Neither was burned. They were overcome by heat and smoke, according to Victor Marshall, director of Public Relations.
Public Safety Officer Max A. Brown is being held for observation at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital where he was treated for heat exhaustion.
The fire was reported at 3:11 a.m. by a neighbor, according to Victor Marshall, director of Public Safety. A patrolman responded within seconds, he said.
The first crew reported heavy smoke and flames.
The door to the almost air-tight house was locked and while one crew of firemen knocked down the small fire in a utility room close to the kitchen at the rear of the house, another crew searched the home for occupants.
At 3:24 a.m., Charles Willingford, 80, was brought out of the house by a search team, treated at the scene and taken to Susan B. Allen in critical condition. He later was transferred to Wesley where late this morning his condition remained critical.
Mrs. Wallingford, a former music instructor at Wichita State University who went by the name Frances, was brought out at 3:32 a.m. She had no respiration or no pulse and was taken to Susan B. Allen where Dr. Robert Proctor, Butler County Coroner, pronounced her dead at 4:17 a.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
"We believe they were asleep," Marshall said. "He (Charles Wallingford) was found in the front bedroom and she (Frances Wallingford) was found in the back bedroom.
"It wasn't a big fire, but there was extreme heat and smoke throughout the house," Marshall said.
"The house was totally shut up," he continued. "It was airtight."
Several fire reserves joined six officers at the scene, Marshall said.
Capt. Ralph Green, commander of the EDPS fire division, said there was no smoke alarm in the house.
Mrs. Philip (Margaret) Doane, said that Mrs. Wallingford, was born in the house that burned this morning, although she grew up in the house next door.
Frances Wallington, she said, was the daughter of a dentist, Dr. George Ambrose, born Dec. 28, 1904. She went to El Dorado schools and attended Southwestern College in Winfield and got a degree in music.
She taught at Southwestern and got a master's degree at then Wichita University.
An accomplished pianist, she joined the Wichita faculty in 1950, retiring in 1975.
Funeral services for Frances Wallingford are pending at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. The El Dorado Times, Thursday, August 18, 1988.
Frances Wallingford, 83, of El Dorado, died Thursday at her home. Entombment services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Belle Vista Mausoleum. Additional services will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church at a later date upon the dismissal of her husband, Charles A. "Deb" Wallingford from Wesley Medical Center.
Mrs. Wallingford was born December 28, 1904, in El Dorado, the daughter of Dr. George and Ida Scott (Franklin) Ambrose. Mrs. Wallingford has lived in the El Dorado area all her life. She was a graduate of El Dorado High School, Southwestern University in Winfield, and received her master's degree from Wichita State University. She also studied and received certificates from the American Conservatory in Fountainbleau in France and the Mathay school of music in London, England.
She married Charles A. Wallingford on December 28, 1939. For many years she taught music at Southwestern before joining the division of music at WSU in 1950. She had maintained a successful private piano studio in El Dorado. For more than 28 years she served as the church organist at Trinity Episcopal Church. Frances was a founder and first president of the Wichita Area Teachers League. In 1981 she was chosen as the most outstanding music teacher in the State of Kansas. She has been listed in the "Who's Who in American Women."
Memberships included the Trinity Episcopal Church, PEO, the Honorary Musical Society and the Kansas and National Music Teachers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Charles "Deb" of the home.
A memorial has been established in her name for music scholarships at WSU and Butler County Community College. Contributions may be sent to the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home who is in charge of the arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Monday, August 22, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
Everett G. Wichers, 83, of El Dorado, died late Sunday, August 21, 1988, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be announced in Wednesday's edition of the Times.
Mr. Wichers was born March 11, 1905, in Cawker City, the son of Henry and Martha Anna (Bos) Wichers. He married Fern E. Harsh on August 2, 1928, in Manhattan. Mrs. Wichers preceded her husband in death on February 27, 1988.
Mr. and Mrs. Wichers came to El Dorado in 1935 from Cassoday. Mr. Wichers worked for Powell Hardware for many years. He then owned an automobile dealership for a number of years. When the Kansas Turnpike was being constructed he worked on the construction and completion of the Turnpike. He then worked for the Turnpike Authority for over 25 years, before retiring in 1980, as equipment maintenance supervisor.
Mr. Wichers was an avid coin collector, belonging to the El Dorado Coin Club. He was also a former member of the Manhattan Masonic Lodge, a longtime member of the Elks Lodge, and was an avid fisherman and bowler. He was also known to be a handyman.
Survivors include one son, Jack Wichers of Butte, Mont.; one daughter, Jill Ann Hughey of El Dorado; one brother, Clifford Wichers of Wichita; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two brothers and two sisters.
A memorial will be announced in Wednesday's edition of the Times. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The El Dorado Times, Tuesday, August 23, 1988. Submitted by Diana Herrman
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