Mixed Obits Butler County Kansas

BEATTY, LESTER A.

Lester A. Beatty, 97, of Whitewater, retired rural mail carrier, died Friday, Oct. 9, 1992. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.Survivors include: wife, Pearl; sons, Richard W. of Hendersonville, N.C., Phillip M. of Tulsa; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Beatty of Denver; stepdaughters, Ann Friedel of San Diego, Bonnie Black of Dallas, Corrine Afton of Benton; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; 16 step-great-grandchildren.Memorials are to Maude Carpenter Children's Home, Wichita, and Wheat State Manor, Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, October 12, 1992)

BOWLIN, WAYNE A.

EL DORADO - Bowlin, Wayne A., 50, B&B Welding, died June 19, 2007. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Jackie; sons, Jeremy (Barbara), Robert; parents, Melbourne and Alvena Bowlin all of El Dorado; sisters, Della (Rick) Cooper of El Dorado, Debbie (Johnny) Denton of Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, June 21, 2007)

BROWN, MARTHA

Martha Brown, 78, of Towanda, mother of Wanda Fox of Kechi, died Dec. 31, 2004. She was a retired Pratt & Lambert receiving clerk. Service was Jan. 5, 2005, at Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial was at the Benton cemetery.Other survivors include her husband, Robert of the home; son, James W. Brown of Wichita; daughter, Diane Wiens of Towanda; sisters, Barbara Brown, Leona Robinson, both of Wichita, Mary Cooper of Fredonia, Gerry Elling of Toronto; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.Memorials have been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita 67202, and Victory in the Valley, 3755 E. Douglas, Wichita 67218. Cochran Mortuary had charge. (Ark Valley Newspaper, January 2, 2004)

BUNCH, KATHRYN B.

BENTON - Bunch, Kathryn B., 69, former Derby resident, retired Boeing sheet metal worker and former Sedgwick County Reserve officer, died Sunday May 27, 2007. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 31, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
She was preceded in death by her parents Mitchell and Eunice (Roberson) Lawson, husband Bobbie Joe Bunch, and grandson Steven Hysom.
Survivors include children Bob (Vickie) of Andover, Anita (Murl) Weeks of Towanda, and Pam (Keith) Johnson of Benton; brothers Curtis (Mary) Lawson of Norman, OK., and Paul ( Ann) Lawson of Broken Arrow, OK; sister Darlene (Larry) McGonigle of Haysville; grandchildren, Christina Renee Quigg, Bruce Allen Hysom, Anthony Deer, Erick Daniel Bunch, Bradley Adam Bunch, Kelly Aaron Johnson, Christopher Scott Johnson; seven great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, Kansas, 67202. (Wichita Eagle May 30, 2007)

CARSON, JEANINE JUNE

Jeanine June Carson, 60, retired Red Cross social worker, passed away Friday, March 14, 2003. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Preceded in death by parents, Clifford C. Carson and Ethel McGrew Carson.
Survivors: brother, Gary D. Carson; niece, Deborah L. (Carson) Oppenheimer.Memorial established with Harry Hynes Mem. Hospice. Downing and Lahey Mortuary East. (Wichita Eagle, March 17, 2003)

CLAYCAMP, LESLIE C.

Leslie C. Claycamp, 76, of Benton, died Saturday morning, Jan. 23, 1993, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Benton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Benton Cemetery.He was born Nov. 13, 1916, in Collins, Mo., to Clarence and Grace Hamlin Claycamp. He was a retired inspector at Cessna. He moved to Benton in 1956 from Concordia.On Oct. 29, 1941, he and Ella Marie Parker were married in rural South Haven. He was a member of the Benton United Methodist Church and a 27-year member of the Benton Lions Club.Survivors include: wife, Ella; sons, Duane of Augusta, Dean of Towanda; daughters, Carol Tirrell of Winston-Salem, N.C., Janet Duncan of Girard, Diane Hraban of Ponca City, Okla.; brothers, Elmer of Blue Springs, Mo., Glenn of Concordia; step-sister, Jane Fagg of Wichita; 12 grandchildren.Memorials are to the Benton United Methodist Church. Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 25, 1993)

CORNWELL, ALTA MAY

Alta May Cornwell, 96, homemaker, of El Dorado, died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 4, 1993, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery near Elbing.She was born March 1, 1896, in Elbing, to Benjamin D. and Mary (Spangler) Cooper. She lived in the Cassoday and Chelsea areas most of her life. On March 1, 1923, she and Paul Cornwell were married. He preceded her in death in 1970.Survivors include: brother, Paul Cooper of Towanda. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. (El Dorado Times, February 5, 1993)

DRAKE, DONALD RAY

Donald Ray Drake, 58, of Benton, formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died Saturday morning, June 12, 1993, at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Tuesday in Benton Cemetery.He was born Aug. 7, 1934, in Guymon, Okla., to Cecil Richard and Hilda Lee (Green) Drake, and graduated from Guymon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He moved to Benton from Kansas City where he had worked as a roofer.Survivors include: brother, Floyd of Lake Dallas, Texas; sister, Wanda Haase of Benton; one aunt and uncle. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, June 14, 1993)

EDSON, DONNA R.

Donna R. Edson, 61, of Benton, died Friday, May 13, 1994, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.Services will be Monday, May 16 at 11 a.m. at the Benton Cemetery. Internment will follow the services.She was born Feb. 15, 1933, in Topeka, the daughter of Calvin and Jeanne Bryan Collins. She was raised in eastern Kansas and made her home in the Benton area since 1965. She worked as a Unit Secretary at St. Joseph Medical Center until retiring in 1991.She was a member of the Benton Golden Agers Club; American Legion Auxiliary Post #4, Wichita; Retirees Club of St. Joseph's; Former member of the A.B.W.A. in Wichita; and was a Meals on Wheels Volunteer.She is survived by two sons, Frank C. Wheeler, Pomona and Captain Bryan T. Wheeler, Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Susan Bousquet, Omaha, Neb.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, William; and four brothers. Friends may call at Carlson Funeral Home, which is in charge of the services. (El Dorado Times, May 14, 1994)

FITZGERALD, KELLY JAMES

Kelly James Fitzgerald, 18, of Benton, Kansas, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident.He was born July 10, 1989 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Brandy (Ewing) Fitzgerald. He lived all his life in the Benton area and worked as a plumber for Central Heating and Air in Wichita.Survivors include: his parents, Tom and Brandy Fitzgerald of the home; a brother, Michael Fitzgerald of the home; and grandparents, Sheila Ewing of Towanda, KS, Kevin Pilcher and Penny Fitzgerald, both of Wichita, KS.Services will be held at the Benton United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Benton Cemetery in Benton, Kansas. (El Dorado Times, December 10, 2007)

FOLLE, MARY L.

BENTON - Folle, Mary L., 86, postal clerk in the Kansas City area, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007. Funeral service 2 p.m., Sunday, December 30, 2007, at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary. Interment will be 10am, Monday, December 31, 2007 at Benton Cemetery. Mary was a member of the Benton Senior Center, American Legion, American Business Women and volunteered with Income Tax Assistance. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Fred Moore; sons Freddie Lee Moore and James Riley; daughter Martha Varner; brother Everett Gillham; sister Florence Boeken. Mary is survived by husband Jack; son Frank Moore; daughters Alice Baldridge and Rosemary Whitmarsh; brother Homer Gillham; many grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. (Wichita Eagle, December 29, 2007)

FOLLE, PAULINE JENNIE

Pauline Jennie Folle, 88, of Benton, homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1993. Services are 3 p.m. Wednesday at Benton Cemetery.Survivors include: son, Jack of Benton; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, January 12, 1993)

FULLER, ALVA E.

Alva E. Fuller, 84, of El Dorado, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993, at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Benton Cemetery.He was born May 8, 1909, to Fred O. and Bessie Fuller and grew up in the El Dorado area. He then lived in Maize until returning to El Dorado eight years ago. On Oct. 19, 1930, he and May Perry were married in El Dorado.He retired as Section Foreman from Missouri Pacific Railroad where he had worked for 47 years. His memberships included the Congregational Christian Church of Maize, Horseless Carriage Club, Antique Car Club and the Chevy Club.Survivors include: wife, May; sons, Fred of Augusta, Robert of Ft. Smith, Ark.; daughters, Alvena Bowlin of El Dorado, Leona Harrison of Benton, Betty Guhr of Wichita; sisters, Edna Burtchet of El Dorado, Emma Holem of El Dorado; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, one brother, one sister and one grandchild. Memnorials are to the American Lung Association. (El Dorado Times, November 27, 1993)

ROBLIN, DOLORIS EMOGENE

Doloris Emogene Roblin, 84, of Andover, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004. Graveside service were 2:30 p.m. today at Benton Cemetery.She was born April 3, 1920, to William Miller and Leta Bottorff. She married Clifford Roblin on May 23, 1938.Survivors include: brothers, Melvin and Milo Gates; sister, Bea Bereman; grandchildren, Joseph James, Kelly Joe and Jennifer Alacia Roblin.She was preceded in death by one son, Joseph.A memorial has been established with the American Lung Association. Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, October 19, 2004)

ROTHS, HOWARD R.

BENTON - Roths, Howard R., 81, retired Derby Refinery Employee, died June 9, 2007. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, rosary, 7 p.m. Tuesday, both at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Andover, KS.
Survivors: wife, Arlene of the home; sons, Jerry (Renee) of Benton, Kenneth (Linda) of Aberdeen, WA., Paul of Benton; daughters, Patricia (John) Pluenneke of Kansas City, MO, Janet Roths of Benton; brother, Jake (Joan) of Ransom, KS; sister, Irene (Bill) Hazen of Grinnell, KS; 8 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church or the Diabetes Association. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado. (Wichita Eagle, June 12, 2007)

SHAFFER, HAROLD J.

Harold J. Shaffer, 79, of Towanda died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 26, 2004, at Medicalodge in Douglass. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Benton Cemetery.He was born Sept. 16, 1924, in Benton, the son of Albert and Hazel (Wisecarver) Shaffer. He attended school in Benton. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Taylor on March 23, 1952 in Benton. They lived in rural Towanda, where Harold farmed. He served on the board of directors for Tri-Co. He loved his family and was a good neighbor.Survivors include his wife, Marjorie, of the home; two daughters, Sharyl Fowler of Wichita and Terri Cool of Tulsa; a brother, Delbert Shaffer of Benton; two sisters, Norma Stephens of Benton and Evelyn Best of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren, Erica and her husband Asa Hill, and Jared Fowler; and two great-grandchildren, Jaxson Hill and Abbigail Hill.A memorial has been established with the Alzheimer's Association. Contributions may be left with Kirby-Morris, which is assisting the family with arrangements. (El Dorado Times, March 2, 2004)

SLUSSER, RAYMOND L. "RAY"

Raymond L. "Ray" Slusser, 64, Builders Inc. Vice President and General Manager of Central Services, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002. Service 1 p.m. today, Cochran Mortuary; interment will follow at Benton (Kan.) Cemetery.
Mr. Slusser was a Navy Reserves veteran. He was a member of the National Rifle Assn. and Sunflower Gun Club. He enjoyed hunting deer and pheasant and fishing. He was involved in the building and driving of the Builders Inc. float for the Wichita River Festival. He was a great vegetable and flower gardener and landscaper. He had spent a lifetime in the construction business, starting by building grain elevators and later apartment complexes. He had a passion for kids and his grandchildren and his family was everything to him.
Survivors: companion, Carmen Wormington of the home; sons, Danny Slusser of Wichita, Steve Slusser of Park City; daughters, DeeDe Ricketts, Brandi Duncan both of Wichita; stepson, Jeremy Wormington of the home; step-daughter Chandra Wood of Springfield, Mo.; mother Winona Slusser of Wichita; sister Norma Royse of Halstead; six grandchildren. Memorial established with Wichita Children's Home, 810 N. Holyoke, Wichita 67208. (Wichita Eagle, August 22, 2002)