BERRY, CECIL GEORGE
Berry, Cecil George, 68, livestock
and wheat farmer, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday' service 10 a.m. Thursday,
both at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center.
Survivors: wife, Gynell; son, Jeffrey of Benton; daughter, Cecilia Telford of Sedgwick; sisters, Clara Branstetter
of Salina, Mary Oesterhaus of Dwight, Verda Champ of Junction City; four grandchildren. Memorial established with
Valley Center Preschool in c/o First United Methodist Church, 560 N. Park, Valley Center 67147.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Dec 2001)
BLACK, ROBERT
O. "BOB"
Black, Robert O. "Bob," 48, Maclaskey Oilfield Service truck driver, died Thursday,
Aug. 24, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Benton Cemetery, Benton.
Survivors: son, Jeremy of Augusta; mother, Donna Black of Atlanta, Kan.; brother, Tom of Wichita; sisters, Linda
Nelson of Atlanta, Kan., Deanna Massey of Benton, Frances Peck of Towanda. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Aug 2000)
BREWER, LESTIE J. (COOK)
Brewer, Lestie J. (Cook), 26, of Douglass, Emprise Bank employee, passed away February
8, 2005. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends
from 6-8 p.m.; memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Central Christian Church. Lestie was born September 4,
1978 in El Dorado, the daughter of Eugene Clifford II and Carol Janine (Nichols) Cook. Lestie graduated from Circle
High School in 1996. She also earned her bachelors degree in Fine Arts from WSU in 2004. On June 6, 1998 she married
Jason Paul Brewer in Benton. Survivors include: husband, Jason; 8 month old daughter, Jordan, both of Douglass;
parents, Eugene and Carol Cook, Benton; grandparents, Claud I and Janine Nichols, Gene C. and Geri (Weeks) Cook,
all of Wichita. Lestie was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Betty Cook. In lieu of flowers the family
requests memorial be made to the Jordan Brewer Trust Fund, in care of CornerBank, 305 S. Forest, P.O. Box 338,
Douglass, KS 67039.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2/10/2005)
BUNCH, BOBBIE "B.J.", SR.
Bunch, Bobbie "B.J.", Sr., 69, of Benton, formerly of Derby, retired U.S. Air Force
and Boeing fireman, former owner of B.J. Bunch Complete Lawn Care, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003. Service, 11
a.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Survivors: wife, Kathryn; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Vickie Bunch of Andover; daughters and sons-in-law,
Anita and Murl Weeks of Towanda, Pam and Keith Johnson of Benton; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
three step-grandchildren. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4/19/2003)
BUNCH, KATHRYN B. CLICK
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. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.dlwichita.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5/30/2007)
BURDEN, PHYLLIS J. (BOND)
Burden, Phyllis J. (Bond), 71, retired Columbia Wesley registered nurse, died Sunday,
April 16, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Kechi (Kan.) United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Cleo; son, Kent of Andover; daughters, Susan Harris, Janet Devine, Deborah Martin, Mary Wright,
all of Wichita; brothers, Gary Bond of St. Louis, Daniel Bond of Madison, Wis.; sister, Evelyn Buster of Madison,
Kan.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been establis hed with Kechi United Methodist
Church, Columbia Wesley Ambassador Club and American Kidney Fund. Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 April 2000)
CATLIN, ALVIN F.
Catlin, Alvin F., 49, retired meat cutter, died Thursday, March 14, 1996.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Kay; sons, Robert, Theodore, Cameron, all of Topeka; daughter, Shelley Kinder of Benton; mother,
Lola Catlin of Herington; brothers, Glen of Herington, Harley of Lawrence, Melvin of Evansville, Ind., Roger of
Wichita; sisters, Janette Vulgamore of Norwich, Patty Sattler of Winfield, Rowena Linnabary of Wichita, Mitzy Combs
of Mission; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 March 1996)
ETHEL M. CARSON
ETHEL M. CARSON, 82, of 3632 Oneida, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 1:30
p.m. Monday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Gary D., daughter, Jeanine Carson, both of Wichita; brother, Cyrus P. McGrew of Hot Springs, Ark.;
one grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Mayh 1985)
CARSON, JEANINE JUNE
Carson, Jeanine June, 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 Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, 67202. Downing and Lahey Mortuary
East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 March 2003)
BAUM, MONICA L. EVANS CHASTAIN
Baum, Monica L. Evans Chastain, 26,
certified nurse's aide, died Thursday, April 26, 2001. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Alex; son, Anthony; daughter, Hayley Baum all of El Dorado; father, James Evans; mother, Mary
Evans both of Wichita; sister, Crystal Evans of Douglass; grandparents, Mike and Shirley Zenner of Benton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 April 2001)
CEARLY, JAMES L. "JIM"
James L. "Jim" Cearly, 60,
electrician, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Benton Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Deloris; sons, Larry, V. Curtis Brown of Omaha; daughters, Cheryl Kramer of Benton, Bonnie LaRose
of Wichita; mother, Hazel Lowry of Wichita; brothers, Coy Lowry, Jay Lowry, both of Wichita, Gerald Lowry of Waldon;
sisters, Shirley Cline, Sue Brown, both of Wichita; 11 grandchildren. Lakeview Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Oct 1991)
CLEVENGER, IVAL H.
Clevenger, Ival H., 82, former owner
of the Rock Castle Cafand Holleick e-Perrin Tire Co. 30-year employee, died Sunday, July 2, 2006. Viewing will
be from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., today at Cochran Mortuary, 1411 N. Broadway. Graveside Services will be at 10:00
a.m., Friday at Benton, KS, Cemetery.
Survivors: children; Lola Emerson of Topeka, Gail Luna of Phoenix, AZ, Cindy Woltemath of Kingwood, TX, Daniel
Clevenger of Benton, Mike Clevenger of Dallas, TX; brothers, Burl Clevenger, Leon Clevenger, both of Wichita, sister,
Bonnie Adams of Colorado, eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Condolences may be e-mailed to the
family via: www.cochranmortuary.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 July 2006)
COLBURN, NELLIE M.
TOWANDA - Colburn, Nellie M., 95, retired Wesley Hospital LPN, died Wednesday, Sept. 10,
2003. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; service 1:30 p.m. Monday, Central Baptist
Church.
Survivors: sisters, Lucille Ades, Sarah Walther both of El Dorado, Evelyn Belford of Wichita; several nieces and
nephews.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Sept 2003)
CRAWFORD, ALVIN G.
BENTON - Crawford, Alvin G., 78, aircraft tooling inspector, passed away Monday, July
3, 2006. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, at the Benton Cemetery. Survived by, his wife,
Bonnie; sons, Lynn of Kansas City, Mo., Stephen of Chanute, Kyle of Atlanta, Ga., Cody of Benton; brother, Keith
Crawford of Channing, Texas; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Total Homecare & Hospice,
250 W. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7/5/2006)
CRIMAN, HAROLD G.
Criman, Harold G., 62, retired Cessna Precision bench operator, died Monday, Dec. 1, 1997. Service 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Benton Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Esther; son, Kevin of Kansas City, Kan.; daughters, Carrie Scott of Gardner, Gina Knox of Overland
Park; brothers, Bill of Centro, Calif., Jack of Dodge City; sisters, Georgia Cook of Stratford, Texas, Roberta
Kelley of Andover; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home West.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Dec 1997)
ASHCRAFT, GEORGE
W., SR.
Ashcraft, George W. Sr., 78, retired
pipefitter for NCRA and Pipe Fitters and Steam Fitters Local Union No. 171, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Gary of Houston, George of Wichita; daughter, Peggy Ashcraft-Woods of Oklahoma City;
brothers, Dick of Oregon, Hervey of Salina, Ray of Georgia, Galen of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters, Shirley Dunn of Hutchinson,
Rita Ashcraft of Georgia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchild ren. Memorials have been established with Haysville
First Christian Church and Pipe Fitter and Steam Fitter's Local Union No. 171.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Feb 2000)
ATWOOD, EDITH L.
Atwood, Edith L., 84, retired sewing
machine operator, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Harvey; daughter, Cathy Hoss of Rose Hill; stepson, Richard of Wichita; two grandchildren.
Memorial established with Rose Hill Christian Church Missions Fund. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Feb 2001)
ROSE HILL - Atwood, Harvey,
85, retired Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. machine operator, died May 15, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday,
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Christian Church. He
was born April 28, 1918, the son of the late Frank and Jennie (Hale) Atwood. He attended Rose Hill Christian Church.
He was a veteran of WW II serving in both the Navy and the Coast Guard.
Survivors: daughter, Cathy and Barney Hoss, Rose Hill; son, Richard Atwood, Wichita; granddaughters, Trisha and
Alicia Hoss, Rose Hill; brother, Claude Atwood; sister, Eunice Henchee. Memorial to Rose Hill Christian Church
Mission Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 May 2003)
BAKER, RALPH
H.
Ralph H. Baker, 89, retired farmer,
died Thursday, Oct. 11, 1990. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Ruby; son, M. Dean of Oakland, Calif.; daughter, Bula M. Palmer of Wichita; brother, Everett of
Rialto, Calif.; sister, Cecil Williamson of Mulvane; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Oct 1990)
BAKER, RUBY MAE
Baker, Ruby Mae, 92, homemaker, died
Thursday, April 28, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Dean, daughter, Bula Palmer, both of Wichita; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Victory In the Valley. De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 April 1994)
BARNES, AMOS EDWARD "BUD"
Barnes, Amos Edward "Bud,"
68, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. employee, died Friday, April 29, 1994. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral
Home, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Amos Jr. of Sanger, Texas, Leroy of Guthrie, Okla., Johnny of Guthrie, Okla.; daughters, Karen
Boyett of Andover, Janet Vogts, Trina Pool, both of Wichita, Connie Goodwin of Choctaw, Okla., Ann Spradley of
Checotah, Okla.; sisters, Dorothy Pata of Waldron, Betty Morton of Anthony; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Memphis.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 April 1994)
BARTLETT, MARY L.
MARY L. BARTLETT, 65, of 6216 E. Orme,
retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee, died Tuesday. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary;
service 10 a.m. Friday, Church Of The Magdalen.
Survivors: son, Brad of Wichita; sisters, Ruth Landon of Wichita, Wretha Cox of Branson, Mo.; one grandchild. Memorials
have been established with Church Of The Magdalen.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1985)
Bates, Eugene E., 74, retired Boeing Wichita draftsman, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Friday,
Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Helen; sons, Matt of Rose Hill, Eric of Augusta; daughters, Vicky Gier of Rose Hill, April Wadsworth
of Andover; sisters, Lucille Smith of Shawnee, Ruby Carol Huddleston of Overland Park, Arlene Kirk of Leawood;
11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with EX-POWs and Rose Hill United Methodist
Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Sept 1998)
Dexter Farrell Bloodworth, 50, retired Fall River State Bank president, died Tuesday,
Aug. 20, 1991. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Colonial Heights Baptist Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Sherry; son, Dexter R. of Rose Hill; daughters, Patti Moser, Farrellynn A. Wolf, both of Wichita;
father, Monroe of Jacksonville, Texas; brother, Bill of Seguin, Texas; sisters, Glendale Pate of Rusk, Texas, Aleda
G. Smith of Palestine, Texas; six grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Diabetes Association
and the Kidney Foundation. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(The Wichita Eagle - 22 Aug 1991)
MABLE JOAN BOOTH, 57, of 16055 E. 31st S., homemaker, died Monday, July 17, 1989. Service 10 a.m. today,
Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Samuel; sons, Charles Morton, address unavailable, Samuel Booth of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Frank
Morton, William Booth, both of Wichita; daughters, Linda Morton, Karen Morton, Cheryl Morton, Mabel Culver, Melvina
Logan, all of Wichita; brothers, Charles Smith of Amarillo, Texas, Jack Kitch of Wichita; sisters, Betty Lou Barnes
of Wichita, Mary Garden of Towanda; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with
the American Cancer Society.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 20 July 1989)
Bradford, Shirley J., 63, homemaker, died Sunday, May 16, 1999. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Kenneth; son, Bradley of Rose Hill; daughters, Kathleen Conley of Rose Hill, Patricia Ochs
of Wichita; brothers, David Kennedy of Conway, Ark., Robert Kennedy of Mesa, Ariz.; sisters, Laura Bost of Goddard,
Linda Crabb of Hutchinson; six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 18 May 1999)
Frank L. Brooks, 89, retired farmer and U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died Friday, Dec. 13, 1991. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: son, Don of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Dec 1991)
Iris A. (Barrett) Brooks, 77, homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 1990. Service 11
a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Frank; stepson, Donald of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice
Inc. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Oct 1990)
Brown, Francis S., 73, retired Tyrodo Corral owner and operator, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995. Service 1 p.m.
Wednesday, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Joan; sons, Douglas of Wichita, Rodney of Oklahoma City, Tyler of Rose Hill; sisters, Gladys Hyatt,
Marion Reintsma, Betty Michael, all of Phoenix; six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Masonic Home,
Wichita. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Oct 1995)
AUGUSTA - Bryant, David Wayne,
53, auto mechanic, passed away, Feb 6. He was born Feb 19, 1954 in Joplin, to Donald & Shirley Bryant. He married
Lucia Gordon on Sept 24, 1994 in Wichita. Survivors: spouse: Lucia of the home; parents: Donald & Shirley Bryant,
Rose Hill; children: Christopher (Becky) Bryant, Misti Bryant, Shawn (Susan) Bryant, Donny, Daniel & Michelle
Bryant, Justin Rowland, Kyle Sprague; brothers: Rick & Randall E. Bryant; sister: Pamela (Brian) Osterhoudt;
grandchildren: Scott & Katelynn Bryant, Keirsten & Elijah Bryant, Joseph & Alexis Lemieux, Eve &
Shyanne Bryant, Cloe & Cooper Rowland; many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends. His treasures: Bad SS &
Harley. Visitation: today, 3-5pm Funeral: Mon, Feb 11, 1pm, both at the funeral home. Memorials: David Bryant fund
or American Heart Assn c/o the funeral home. Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home 201 East Fifth ~ Augusta, Kansas 67010
(316) 775-6363
(Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/10/2008)
Burnham, John L., 51, former Boeing Wichita certified shot teen operator, died Monday, June 3, 2002. Visitation
with family 4 to 6 p.m. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, La Vonne "Vonnie"; stepsons, Kenneth Lane, Allen Lane of Wichita; stepdaughters, Anna
Nichols of Kansas City, Samantha Natalini of Pittsburg; father, Dale Burnham of Wichita; brother, James "Jim"
Dougherty of Lyons, Colo.; sisters, Alice Bronnenberg of Leon, Sandy Woods of Wichita; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita 67202.
(Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - June 4, 2002)
CAREL, JESS BERT
JESS BERT CAREL, 79, of Rose Hill,
retired security guard, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. today, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Claudette; son, Jesse H. of Wichita; daughters, Carolyn Drechsler of Rose Hill, Carol Ann Carel,
address unavailable; four grandchildren. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - November 9, 1985
CARR, GLEN E.
Carr, Glen E., 93, retired farmer
and Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Glen Jr. of Derby, Bobby of Wichita; daughter, Nelda Freeman of Rose Hill; 11 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist
Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Feb 1998)
CARR, HELEN ELNORA (SCHWYHART)
Carr, Helen Elnora (Schwyhart), 86,
homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Glen; sons, Glen Jr. of Derby, Bobby D. of Wichita; daughter, Nelda Jean Freeman of Rose Hill;
11 grandchildren; 27 great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with
Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Oct 1992)
CARR, MARY LEAH
MARY LEAH CARR, 87, of Rose Hill,
homemaker, died Monday, July 27, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Dr. Dale of Mulvane, Darrell of Monroe, Ohio, Paul of Udall, Jack of Rose Hill; daughters, Virginia
Dagel of Douglass, Polly Bush of Miami; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 July 1987)
CHADIC, KENNETH H.
Chadic, Kenneth H., 28, of Miami,
Okla., formerly of Rose Hill, First Christian Church youth minister, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 1993. Service 9 a.m.
today, First Christian Church, Miami; 4 p.m. Rose Hill (Kan.) Christian Church. Survivors: wife, Michele; son,
Joshua, daughter, Tonya, both at home; parents, Jerry and Opal, brother, Gary, all of Rose Hill. Memorial has been
established with the Kenneth H. Chadic Memorial Fund in care of First Christian Church. Cooper Funeral Home, Miami.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Aug 1993)
CLINGER, BERTHA D.
BERTHA D. CLINGER, 97, of Rose Hill,
homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Harold "Tom" of Rose Hill, Garold "Barney" of Aurora, Colo.; daughter, Mildred
Cox of Rose Hill; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1987)
CLINGER, GULA B.
ROSE HILL - Clinger, Gula B.,
98, homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 2003. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral
service 3 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Rose Hill. Gula was a lifetime member of the United Methodist
Church, Community YWCA and of the Senior Center, all of Rose Hill. She is preceded in death by her parents, George
and Estelle "Tell" Showalter; eight brothers and sisters; husband, Robert; son and daughter-in-law, Dan
and Betty Mae and their daughter, Peggy R. Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Pat, Bartlesville,
OK; daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Norman Hoecker, St. Joseph, MO; 9 grandchi ldren; 10 great-grandchildren;
3 step great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, 109 S. Main and the Senior Center,
217 E. Silknitter, Rose Hill, KS 67133.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/24/2003.
CLINGER, HAROLD "TOM"
Services for Harold "Tom" Clinger,
84, Rose Hill, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Mr. Clinger died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph in Wichita.
He was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Rose Hill, the son of William Ernest and Bertha Dell (Chance) Clinger.
Mr. Clinger was a retired procurement engineer for Beech Aircraft.
He married Vivian Brammer on July 5, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo. She died in April 2002.
Survivors include a son, John, Lawrence; a daughter, Charlotte Flores, El Dorado; a twin brother, Garold "Barney,"
Wichita; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the church, P.O. Box 189, Rose Hill 67133; Rose Hill Senior Citizens, 217 E. Silknitter,
Rose Hill 67133; or Rose Hill Fire Department, 112 S. Rose Hill Road, Rose Hill 67133.
Smith Mortuary in Derby is in charge of arrangements.
(Lawrence Journal World ~ 13 Feb 2003)
CLINGER, VIVIAN F.
Clinger, Vivian F., 84, homemaker, died Thursday, April 4, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Harold Tom; son, John of Tonganoxie; daughter, Charlott e Flores of El Dorado; brother, John
Brammer of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Rose Hill
United Methodist Church and Rose Hill Senior Citizens. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 7 April 2002)
COX, BERLIN C.
Cox, Berlin C., 83, Rose Hill city building inspector, former Rose Hill mayor, retired self-employed residential
contractor and carpenter, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughters, Marjorie Simmons, Marilyn Shaffer, both of Rose Hill; brothers, Weston of Newton, Brownie
of Springfield, Mo., Hubert of Derby; sisters, Clarissa Johnson, Zeneta Herbers, both of Rose Hill; five grandchi
ldren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church and Rose
Hill Senior Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1996)
WILLIAM "MAN OF GOD", DIES TODAY
End Comes To Man Familiar on HIghways Here After Illness of Month
"Disciple" William, "Man of God", is dead.
He succumbed early this morning at the Lloyd Gatewood home, two miles west of El Dorado. eath was attributed to a kidney ailment.
William, who was 91 years old November 28, was known to thousands of persons in El Dorado, Augusta and Wichita as he had made those towns his stopping places for many years during his wanderings.
The "Apostle of the HIghway" had no surname, according to his own statement.
"My name is William," he said in a recent interview. "If you can learn the names of the other apostles, I will tell you mine. They had no other names and I have none."
Familiar Figure For Years
"Disciple" William had been a familiar figure in Butler and Sedgwick Counties for many years. Day and night, in all kinds of weather, he was seen trudging the highway between Wichita and El Dorado. Staff in hand, he stood silently, immobile, along the highway or on street corners.
Often William rode with passing motorists and it is said that apparently he was a well educated man. Always, however, he talked abou religion.
The aged man never had a vocation, he said recently. He had worked at odd jobs, however, and subsisted during his long life on the revenue from those and from the contributions of both food and money which he constantly received.
William attempted to live the life of a disciple. He as kindly, religious and delighted in helping those who had less than he.
A veil of mystery surrounds the "disciple's" life. He was born at Pittsburgh, Pa., and resided in the East for many years before coming to the Middlewest approximately 40 years ago.
He was married at one time but his wife died in 1898. Two daughters, Grace and Mabel, were born to the couple but whether they are still alive is not known. William had had no contact with them for years.
The aged man was exceedingly reticent in regard to his life and practically no details, other than his birthplace and the fact that he once was married, are konwn to anyone.
William became ill four weeks ago. He went to the Gatewood home the night of February 1 and was cared for by members of the family all during his fatal illness. He had stopped there on several previous occasions and had free access to the house at all times.
Funeral is Sunday
During his siege of illness, he was cheerful and express optimism in regard to his chance for recovery although he had no fear of death.
"My father in Heaven will take care of me," he often said.
William will be buried as he lived---without a surname.
Funeral services will be held at the Byrd Funeral HOme here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be
made in West Cemetery. Friends from El Dorado, Augusta and Wichita are expected to pay their final respects to
the man who attempted to fashion his life after that of his Master and who, for many years, was known to every
man, woman and child who had occasion to travel the highway between El Dorado and Wichita.
(El Dorado Times ~ 24 Feb 1938)
Funeral services for Mrs. William F. Jolliffe, who died Sunday at the home of her son, Hamar, 825 West Olive Avenue, were held yesterday afternoon at the Byrd Funeral Home, Rev. R. P. Crawford, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated.
A large group of friends and relatives paid final respects to the El Dorado resident with members of the Loyal Workers Class of the Baptist Church, the Women's Relief Corps and the Rebekah Lodge and employees of the Kansas Gas & Electric Company here attending the services in a body.
Mrs. Roy Morris sang "Rock of Ages" and "In the Garden" and pallbearers were: J. I. McMickell, W. F. Foley, Leon Cousland, K. K. McLean and O. B. Curry, of El Dorado, and C. E. Hancock, of Atlanta.
Members of the Women's Relief Corps here were in
charge of the services at the funeral home while members of the Rebekah Lodge at Howard were in charge at the grave
at Howard where interent was made in Grace Lawn Cemetery. Rev. H. R. Weed, pastor of the Methodist Church at Howard,
officiated there.
(El Dorado Times ~ Thursday ~ 2 Feb 1939)
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