Butler County, Kansas
ALLEY, REBECCA ALLIFAIR
Mrs. James A. Alley Resident of Butler County Since 1898
Services were held Thursday at Douglass for Mrs. Rebecca Allifair Alley of Douglass whose death occurred
there January 11. The Rev. E. L. Stumbo officiated and interment was in Dunlap Cemetery near Rose Hill.
Mrs. Alley who was born November 29, 1862 at Pikesville, Kentucky, had lived in the Douglass and Rose Hill communities
since 1898. She was married in 1880 to James Alexander Alley who died in 1912. She was a member of the Douglass
Church of Christ.
Surviving are three daughters and four sons, Mrs. Ethel Paul of Wichita; Mrs. Minnie Smith, Miss Lydia Alley and
Claude and John Alley of Douglass; Dr. J. M. Alley, Augusta, and W. A. Alley of Derby.
(El Dorado Times ~ 21 Jan 1960)
Wiley Ash, Sr., 67, independent oil producer and entrepreneur and Payless Homes partner died Wednesday,
Oct. 30, 2002, at his home in Haysville. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. There will be no visitation
and casket will be closed. Burial will follow in Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Wiley was born July 10, 1935 to James Bert and Irlean (Newsom) Ash. He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter
Teri Lynn Ash, brothers, J. B. Jr., David, Don, and Gene, identical twin brother Will; sisters, Margie Keneipp
and Joyce Norris.
Survivors: wife, Karen; sons Cody of Haysville, Wiley, Jr. of Wichita, William of Andover, Vance, J. B., both of
Rose Hill, Jerry of Fort Worth; stepson, Shane Meeks, stepdaughter, April Rexroat, both of Wichita; 19 grandchildren.
Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202 and Make-A-Wish Found.
of KS., P.O. Box 3166, Wichita, KS 67201. (Taken from The Wichita Eagle.)
BANDHAUER, GERRY LYNN
Bandhauer, Gerry Lynn, 58, Cessna Aircraft Co. executive secretary, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001. Service 10:30
a.m. Thursday, Glenn Park Christian Church; graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dunlap (Kan.) Cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Sept 2001)
BEARDEN, ILENE "NANA"
ROSE HILL - Bearden, Ilene "Nana," age 71, Walgreens (21st and Webb) Senior Beauty Advisor,
passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, April 5, 2008 at her home.
The visitation with the family present will be from 5 - 7 PM Tuesday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection
Pointe (Wichita), with Funeral Services scheduled for 1:00 PM Wednesday, at the First Baptist Church, 1206 N. Rose
Hill Road, with burial following in Dunlap Cemetery.
Preceded in death by her husband, L. B. "Popo" Bearden.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Lou Ann Draper, of Rose Hill, brother, Cliff Balentine of Sierra Vista,
Arizona, sisters, Sophia Bequette of Derby, Louvra McClung, Jean Everette both of Mountain View, Arkansas, granddaughters,
Christina Martsolf, Melissa Barton, Jennifer Herrman, all of Andover, and Chelsea Draper, of Rose Hill, 6 great-grandchildren.Please
remember Ilene with a donation to the American Heart Association, PO Box 1653, Topeka, KS66601.Share your thoughts
and memories at watsonfuneral.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/7/2008 - 4/8/2008.
BOWSER, PAUL MARION
Bowser, Paul Marion, 81, retired City of Wichita fireman, chiropractor and Casado-McKay Realtors employee,
died Friday, Sept. 7, 2001. Bereavement reception 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jackson Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Saturday,
St. Paul A.M.E. Church.
Survivors: wife, Doris; son, Kenston of Columbia, S.C.; daughters, Saundra Hambrick of Parkville, Mo., Colleen
Edwards of the home; brothers, Ivan of Baltimore, Kenneth of St. Paul, Minn.; sister, Elizabeth Yeager of Kalamazoo,
Mich.; three grandchildren. Memorial established with St. Paul A.M.E. Church Benevolent Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Sept 2001)
Clarence Joseph Brady, 1, of Mulvane, died Friday, March 13, 1992. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Dunlap Cemetery, rural Rose Hill.
Survivors include: grandparents, Fred and Clarice Damron of Stillwater, Okla.; great-grandmothers, Helen Cowger
of Medford, Okla., Juanita Damron of Perkins, Okla.
Hawks Funeral Home in Wellington has the arrangements.
(El Dorado, KS, Times ~ 16 March 1992)
Donald C. Brady, 39, of Mulvane, died Friday, March 13, 1992. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dunlap
Cemetery, rural Rose Hill.
Survivors include: sisters, Marjorie Mattke of Augusta, Beverly Kolter of Douglass, Carolyn Lucas of Wichita.
Hawks Funeral Home in Wellington has the arrangements.
(El Dorado, KS, Times ~ 16 March 1992)
Fedrica Brady, 22, of Mulvane, El Dorado Correctional Facility employee, died Friday, March 13, 1992.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dunlap Cemetery, rural Rose Hill.
Survivors include: parents, Fred and Clarice Damron of Stillwater, Okla.; sisters, Clarice McCartney of Norfolk,
Va., Bobbie Siddall of Skiatook, Okla.; half-sisters, Sherry Lynn Graham of Perry, Okla., Mary Hunt, Freda Graham,
both of Red Rock, Okla., Kary Poorman of Medford, Okla., Terry Palmer of Raytown, Mo.; grandmothers, Helen Cowger
of Medford, Okla., Juanita Damron of Perkins, Okla.
Hawks Funeral Home in Wellington has the arrangements.
(El Dorado, KS, Times ~ 16 March 1992)
BROOKS, FARRELL G.
Farrell G. Brooks, 82, Seward, died Friday (11/26/04). Born, Wichita, Kan. Retired carpenter. Veteran, U. S.
Navy, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Anna; sons, Conan, Port Coquitiam, British Columbia, Thomas, Pinole, Calif., Jim, Livermore, Calif.,
Joe, Richmond, Calif.; daughters, Margaret Carriedo, Monica Brooks, both Richmond, Rebecca Herrington, Louisana,
Calif., Patty Brooks, Pingle, Calif.; stepson, Gary Eisenbarth, Chicago; stepdaughter, Norma Johnson, Crete; 14
grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
wife, Reta Mae Brooks.
Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Seward. Burial, 3 p.m. Thursday, Dunlap Cemetery,
Rose Hill, Kan. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, with rosary, 7 p.m., Volzke Mortuary, Seward.
(Lincoln, Neb., Journal Star ~ 28 Nov 2004)
Amos was born to Walter Scott Bullington and Crissie McCleary Bullington on a farm in Douglas County,
MO, near Ava. His father died in about 1907 with TB, and Amos, his brother Bartley Pleasant, his sisters, Alta
Mae and Fransina Lucretia were sent to an orphanage called, "The Orphanage of the House of God" in College
Mound, Macon Co., MO, where they stayed for several years. Their mother re-married and took the children from the
orphanage in 1913.
Amos lied about his age and his birthplace and joined the Canadian Army during WWI using his stepfather's last
name, Anderson. Family stories say it was because he was under age and couldn't join the service in the states.
He married Jennie Marie Paden in 1919 and together they raised 7 of their 8 children to adulthood. Children are:
Hazel Marie died in infancy, Robert Etysel, Arthur Earl, Lucy Irene, Cheryl Mae, Alta Joyce, Emma Lucretia and
Bartley Leon.
He was a Master Carpenter and excellent Body and Fender man and Auto Painter. People used to come for miles around
just to have him personally fix their vehicle.
Amos lived in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He had to leave school at a young age, but was able to
educate himself by reading and studying the Encyclopedia Brittanica and by various correspondence courses he took
over the years. He died in 1970 of complications of colon cancer.
COLSON, LAWRENCE "LARRY" E.
Memorial services for Lawrence "Larry" E. Colson, 70, Baldwin City, will be at 11 a.m. today at
the First United Methodist Church, Baldwin City. Mr. Colson died Saturday at his home.
He was born June 18, 1935, at Kiowa, the son of William and Maude (Vannaman) Colson. He graduated from Kiowa High
School in 1953. He received an Associates Degree from Pratt Junior College, Pratt, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree
from North Western University, Alva, Okla., in 1958.
He taught school in Selden for four years and Deerfield for six years before moving to Baldwin City in 1968 where
he taught biological science for 18 years. He also coached basketball, football, track, tennis and golf.
He married Pamela Grimm Aug. 4, 1968, in Augusta. She survives of the home.
He attended the First United Methodist Church, Baldwin City, was a former charter member of the Baldwin Lions Club
and a former member of the Baldwin USD 348 Teachers Association. In February of 2005, he was inducted into the
Kansas Coaches Tennis Hall of Fame and was instrumental in developing the BHS girls' tennis program.
Other survivors include a brother Donald Colson, Ponca City, Okla.; four sisters, Irene Frederick, Medicine Lodge,
La Ferne Anderson, Kiowa, Laverne Lunsford, Medicine Lodge, and Mary Alice Gillum, Smolan, and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Edward, Johnny and Ray Colson.
Burial will be at Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill. The family will receive friends before the service at 10 a.m. at
the First United Methodist Church, Baldwin City. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Douglas County Visiting Nurses
Association and sent in care of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006.
(From Baldwin City Signal Newspaper)
ROSE HILL Cox, Kermit M., age 101, retired Boeing employee, died September 14, 2006. Visitation 1 to
8 p.m. Sunday with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby., Service 2 p.m.
Monday at Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Survivors: sons, Keith (Gloria), Rose Hill, Roger, Ft. Collins, Colo.,
daughters, Janis (Tom) Linot, Rose Hill, Deanne (John) Thompson, Wellington, Linda King, Ava (Rick) Dunagan, Rose
Hill, brothers, Victor, Andover, Vestal, Wichita, 23 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren.
Contributions can be made to the Kermit M. Cox Memorial Fund c/o The Rose Hill State Bank, 107 North Rose Hill
Rd, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Smith Mortuary, Derby is in charge of the arrangements. Send condolences to and view video
tribute at smithfamilymortuaries.com
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Sept 2006)
Viola F. Dennett, 96, of Augusta, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1993, at Augusta Medical Complex Long Term
Care. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Dunlap Cemetery.
She was born May 11, 1897, in Gordon, to Charles Holcomb and Leona Haskin. On June 2, 1915, she and James A. Dennett
were married in Wichita. She was a homemaker and a member of E.H.U. for 50 years.
Survivors include: sons, James, Bill, both of Augusta, Dale of Buena Vista, Colo.; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
six great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials are to the Augusta Senior Center. Hillside Funeral Home in Augusta has the arrangements.
(El Dorado Times ~ 16 Dec 1993)
Dugan, Raymond L., 66, retired Boeing Wichita mechanic, died Tuesday, March 31, 1998. Service 11 a.m.
Monday, Hillside Funeral Home East.
Survivors: wife, Mary of Rose Hill; son, William, daughters, Kathy, Karen Pennington, all of Wichita; sister, Margaret
Martin of Rose Hill; four grandchildren.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 4 April 1998)
DOUGLASS - Dunagan, Emily Danielle, infant daughter of Brian and Danielle Dunagan, was stillborn Thursday,
March 24, 2005. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Dunlap Cemetery. Other
Survivors: sisters, Alicia, Jennifer and Courtney; grandparents, Ricky Dean and Ava Dunagan of Rose Hill, Herbert
and Ann Kunz of Douglass; great-gr andfathers, Ervin Dunagan and Kermit Cox both of Rose Hill; many aunts, uncles
and cousins. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/25/2005.
DUNAGAN, ERVIN CLINTON
Ervin Clinton Dunagan, 86, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. final assembler, died Monday, Nov. 20, 1989. Service
10 a.m. Wednesday, Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Jessie Leona; sons, Erwin C. Jr. of Rose Hill, Myron L., Lavernon E. of Wichita, Orlan of Kaufman,
Texas; daughters, Catherine R. Smith, Sharolyn C. Drinnen, Roberta J., all of Wichita, Eleanor E. Zimbelman of
Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Don of Anaheim, Calif., Oral of Union, Mo., Melvin of Gerald, Mo.; 20 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Maude Carpenter Children's Home.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1989)
Dunagan, J. Leona, 96, housewife and retired hostess and cashier, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004. Service,
10 AM, Friday, Westlink Church of Christ. Preceded by: husband, Ervin; son, Lavernon; daughter, Roberta.
Survivors: sons, Ervin, Jr. of Rose Hill, Myron of Wichita, Orlan of Kaufman, TX; daughters, Catherine Smith of
Osage City, KS, Eleanor Zimbelman of Kansas City, MO, Sharolyn Drinnen of Wichita; 20 grandchildren; 48 great-gr
andchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Memorial to: Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Downing & Lahey Mortuary
West.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/4/2004 - 2/5/2004
Dunagan, Lavernon E. "Vern," 67, retired TWA air cargo manager and American Cab Co. driver,
died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary West.
Survivors: sons, Randall, Kerry, both of Wichita; daughters, Jodi Berlin of Wichita, Gayla Sustar of Phoenix; mother,
Leona Dunagan of Wichita; brothers, Ervin Jr. of Rose Hill, Orlan of Kaufman, Texas, Myron of Wichita; sisters,
Eleanor Zimbelman of Kansas City, Mo., Kate Smith, Sharolyn Drinnen, both of Wichita; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild.
(The Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Oct 1999)
ABRAHAM, ELWYN MAPLE "ABE"
Abraham, Elwyn Maple "Abe", 83, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. machinist, died Thursday, May 9, 1996.
Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Margaret; sons, E. Michael of Augusta, Stephan of Wichita, Justin of Park City, James, Burl, both
of Rose Hill, Albert of Wichita, Robert of Derby; daughters, Carol McCormick of Tulsa, Belinda Fraysier of Tucson;
brother, Robert of Cheyenne, Wyo.; sisters, Joy Unruh of Wichita, Mary Ellen Felter of Hemphill, Texas; 22 grandchildren;
10 great grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association. Hilyard-Smith Funeral
Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 May 1996)
ABRAHAM, MARGARET B.
Abraham, Margaret B., 82, homemaker and mother, died Monday, June 24, 2002. Visitation 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday,
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, both at Smith Mortuary, Douglass; service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Church of Christ.
Mrs. Abraham was a long time member of the Church of Christ.
Preceded in death by parents, Amos F. and Ida (Stephens) Beard; husband, Elwyn M.; son, Richard and daughter, Templeanne.
Survivors: sons, E. Michael of Augusta, Stephen, Justin, Albert all of Wichita, James, Burl both of Rose Hill,
Robert of Derby; daughters, Carol Ann McCormick of Big Cabin, Okla., Belinda Way of Tucson; sister, Betty White
of Huckabee, Texas; 22 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-gr eat-grandchildren. Memorials established
with National Kidney Foundation and Know Your Bible in c/o Northside Church of Christ.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 June 2002)
ADAIR, JOEBOB
Adair, Joebob, 67, retired Kansas Air Guard major, retired U.S. Air Force major, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999.
Service 2 p.m. Friday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Dixie; son, Brett of Rose Hill; mother, Josie Adair, brother, Lindel, both of Broken Arrow, Okla.
Memorial has been established with V.F.W. Post 112.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Feb 1999)
ALCARAZ, BERNEICE DORTHEY
BERNEICE DORTHEY ALCARAZ, 57, of Fort Worth, former Wichitan, homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1987. Services
10 a.m. Monday, Broadway Mortuary, Wichita, 11:30 a.m., Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, Harold Rickards Jr., Gary, Nathan, all of Wichita, Danny Rickards of Haysville, Henry Jr. of Fort
Worth; daughters, Elaine Baker of Wichita, Crystal Tiger, Aleta Garza, both of Fort Worth; brothers, Howard Cables
of Highmore, S.D., Raymond Cables of Fayetteville, Ark., Mike Cables of Wichita; stepbrothers, John Calvin Carra,
Samuel Arthur Carra, both of Cedar Vale; sisters, Juanita Thomas of Peru, Kan., Virginia Dixon of Azusa, Calif.;
stepsisters, Margaret Elaine Carra, Ethel Marie Carra, both of Cedar Vale; 18 grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Hospice of St. Joseph, Fort Worth.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Jan 1987)
ROSE HILL - Armstrong, J. Leo, 82, retired Boeing engineer and administ ration employee, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2005. Leo was born May 28, 1923 in Wichita, the son of Tom M. and Nona (McDonough) Armstrong. He had served in the US Army Air Corp as a 2nd Lt. during WWII. On Feb. 2, 1947 he married L. Jeanette "Jean" Slothower. She survives.
Other survivors include sons, Daniel and wife, Susie, Jack and wife, Mary both of Rose Hill; daughters, Roxie Lee Leary and husband, John of Assonet, Mass., Eileen Wiebe and husband, Moe of Tyler, Texas, Loretta Pechtel and husband, Lloyd of Tieton, Wash., Rose Bohenkamp and husband, Ken of Omaha, Neb., Carol Tracy and husband, Terry, Angie Wartick and husband, Kent both of Rose Hill; brother, T.J. Armstrong of Mulvane; sister, Mary T. Kruse of Wichita; 25 grandchildren; 15 great-gr andchildren.
Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta; rosary 7 p.m. Wednesday; Mass of Christian
burial 10 a.m. Thursday, both at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta; interment at Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill. In
lieu of flowers, memorials to A Better Choice, 3007 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67214.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/21/2005.
Ashworth, Arthur Albert, 94, of Kirkland, Wash., formerly of Wichita, retired Beech Aircraft Co. tooling
department manager, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 1996. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Cochran Mortuary, Wichita, 3 p.m., Dunlap
Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: son, Alan of Kirkland; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with First Baptist Church, 701 First Street, Kirkland, Wash. 98033.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Dec 1996)
Oma M. (Swindell) Ashworth, 87, homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 30, 1991. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Cochran
Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Arthur Albert; son, Alan of Kirkland, Wash.; sister, Neta High of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; four
grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Nadine
(Wait) Bridwell, 69, former Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Towanda
Cemetery.
Survivors: brothers, Gerald Wait of Wichita, Ralph Wait of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Lila Liggett of Denver, Joyce
Burkholder of Kansas City, Kan. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Hillside Funeral
Home. Thomas Joseph "T.J." Bush, 35, of Luther, Okla., formerly of Wichita, Crest Food employee, drowned
Thursday, Aug. 29. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Trinity Baptist Church, Maud, Okla.; 2 p.m. Tuesday, Lakeview Cemetery,
Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Vickie; father and stepmother, Clyde and Phyllis Bush of Derby; mother and stepfather, Mary and
Alex Erickson of Grand Junction, Colo.; stepsons, Sean Ary of Edmond, Okla., Lonnie Ary at home; stepdaughter,
Cynthia Ary at home; brothers, Don of Wichita, Tim of Dallas; sisters, Lori of Wichita, Cathy Bunaldie of Houston..
Knight Funeral Home, Maud, Okla.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Sept 1991)
ROSE HILL - Bearden, L. B. "Popo," 80, retired parts distributor, died Tuesday, January 31,
2006. A visitation with the family will be held this evening, from 6-8 PM in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral
Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Friday, at the Rose Hill First Baptist Church, 1206 N. Rose Hill
Rd., with burial following at Dunlap Cemetery. Preceding him in death were his cherished brothers, Woody and Shot
Bearden. His survivors include his beloved wife, Ilene, daughter, Lou Ann Draper, both of Rose Hill, half sister,
Beatrice Strong, of Illinois, grandchildren, Christian Draper, Melissa Barton, Jennifer Draper, Chelsea Draper,
and great grandchildren, Tyler, Katelyn, Colton, Connor, Dylan. Memorial donations may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial
Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/2/2006 - 2/3/2006.
BEYE, ZERITA MARIE
Beye, Zerita Marie, 73, homemaker, died Wednesday, June 28, 1995. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, First Southern
Baptist Church, Cherryvale; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, Eldon of Whitewater, David of Neodesha, Clyde, Melvin, Arthur, all of Cherryvale; daughters, Virginia
Stough of Mulvane, Stella Marie Roge, Melba Yost, both of El Dorado, Mildred Toliver of Cherryvale; brothers, Paul
Stice of Neosho, Mo., Don Stice of Eureka; 29 grandchildren; 38 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with First Southern Baptist Church building fund. Darling & Burns Chapel, Cherryvale.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 June 1995)
BOLMAN, CHARLES WILFRED
Bolman, Charles Wilfred, 80, retired U.S. Postal Service employee, former Rose Hill resident and owner and
operator of Bolman Market, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1993. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: stepdaughters, Joanne Johnston of Corrales, N.M., Janice Witherspoon of Melbourne, Fla.; sister, La
Vena Grimm of Augusta; eight stepgrandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Jan 1993)
BOYER, NELLORA M.
Boyer, Nellora M., 80, retired Wesley Clinic assistant director, died Saturday, March 30, 2002. Service 1 p.m.
today, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: son, Terry of Stony Point, N.C.; daughter, Sharon Boyer of Wichita; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita 67201. Cochran Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 April 2002)
MULVANE - Butcher, Neva, 89, homemaker, passed away Monday, May 16, 2005. Visitation 1 to 8 pm Wednesday;
service 2 pm Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: sons & daughters-in-law, Don & Debbie Butcher of Douglass, Harold & Docie Butcher of Garland,
TX; daughters and sons-in-law, Venita & Kenny Stotts of Pittsburg, Vera & Bill Diller of Mulvane; 10 grandchildren,
12 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Nolan; sons, Wilmer & Oran; parents, Orlie & Katie
Barker. Memorial to Villa Maria.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/18/2005.
CARR, MARY F.
Mary F. Carr, 82, homemaker, died Tuesday, February 19, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Mitchell Carr, Charles Carr, both of Wichita; brother, Wilfred Bolman, sister, LaVina Grimm, both
of Augusta; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with West Side Christian Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Feb 1991)
CHASTAIN, MARIE H.
Marie H. Chastain, 78, of 1634 S. Volutsia, homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 6, 1989. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Dunlap
Cemetery, rural Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, Anthony Jack Poduch of Wichita, Thomas Poduch of Bartlett, Ill., Eugene Wolf of Titusville, Fla.;
daughters, Joan Shellhamer of Wichita, Elizabeth Lange of Northbrook, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Nov 1989)
COEN, PERRY N.
Coen, Perry N., 64, retired Learjet Inc. sheet metal worker, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997. Service is pending.
Survivors: wife, Sally; sons, Michael, Charles, Daniel, Dennis, daughter, Rebecca Cornell, all of Wichita; stepsons,
Rick Parker, Randy Parker, both of Douglass, Park Parker of Topeka, Shawn McGuire of Pleasanton, Texas; stepdaughter,
LaDonna Stage of Douglass; brothers, Russell of Wichita, Larry of Salina; sister, Lita Soderquist of Parsons; 16
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Dec 1997)
COEN, RUSSELL D.
Coen, Russell D., 69, retired Boeing Wichita tooling builder, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001. Service 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Watson Funeral Home.
Survivors: companion, Ethelmae Hollinsworth of Wichita; sons, Gary of Udall, Russell of Wichita; brother, Larry
Wayne of Salina; sister, Lita Mae Soderquist of Parsons; two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 March 2001)
CORN, BESSIE MARIE
BESSIE MARIE CORN, 89, of Wichita, retired Bradley Oil Co. employee, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1988. Service
2 p.m. Monday, Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary. NORMAN R. KELTNER, 88, of 2218 W. First, retired civil service employee,
died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Waunette (Okla.) Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Bessie; sons,
Thurman Funk of Wichita, LeRoy Burton of Post Falls, Idaho; daughters, Norma Johnson of Shawnee, Okla., Virginia
Wyssman of Wichita; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with LaRonge Lutheran
Fellowship. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Jan 1988)
CORN, HAROLD LaRUE
Corn, Harold LaRue, 79, retired Domestic Athletic Co. sales manager, died Friday, June 5, 1992. Services 10
a.m. Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran Church; 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dunlap Cemetery near Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Opal M.; sons, Russell G. of Great Falls, Mont., Paul R., Brian, both of Wichita, Wayne of Manhattan;
daughter, Kay Niemann of Denver; sisters, Nellora Boyer, Dolores Rank, both of Wichita; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with Botanica, the Wichita Gardens. Cochran Mortuary.
Dennis, the Rev. John L., 50, Houston, former Wichitan, died Thursday, June 4, 1992. Service Thursday, Rising Star
Baptist Church, Hope, Ark.
Survivors: son, John II of Anchorage, Alaska; daughter, Kendall Charmane of Hope; brothers, the Rev J.P. Jr. of
Wichita, the Rev. Thermon of Los Angeles, Ben of Texarkana, Texas, James of Houston; sisters, Ocie Gladney, Bobbie
Harris, Betty Huff, all of Wichita, Elsie Frierson of Hope. Jackson Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 1992)
COX, LUCILLE A.
Cox, Lucille A., 90, retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died Monday, July 5, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Kermit; sons, Keith of Andover, Roger of Fort Collins, Colo.; daughters, Janis Linot, Deanne
Thompson, Linda King, Ava Dunagan, all of Rose Hill; sisters, Pauline Johnston of Augusta, Betty Blevins of Dallas;
23 grandchildren; 29 great- grandchildren; three great- great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the Rose Hill Senior Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 July 1999)
CRAIG, DONALD E.
DONALD E. CRAIG, 60, of Pinellas Park, Fla., former Wichitan, retired sales service coordinator for Reynolds
Metal Co., died Wednesday, June 18, 1986. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Sue Barker; sons, Mike of Joliet, Ill., Brian of Houston, Mark of Lafayette, La.; daughter, Donna
Deaton of Millington, Tenn.; mother, Luella Craig of Rose Hill; sisters, Pauline Johnston of Wichita, Lucille Cox
of Rose Hill, Betty Blevins of Dallas; six grandchildren. Byrd- Snodgrass Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 June 1986)
CRAIG, LUELLA A.
LUELLA A. CRAIG, 94, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug.27, 1986. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill
United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughters, Pauline Johnston of Wichita, Lucille Cox of Rose Hill, Betty Blevins of Dallas; 13 grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren. Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Aug 1986)
DAUGHERTY, CARL W.
Daugherty, Carl W., 89, independent horticulturalist and retired school teacher and salesman, died Monday,
May 13, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Vella; daughter, Doris Fullerton of Andover; brothers, Kelsey of Fort Cobb, Okla., John of Seminole,
Okla.; four grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Gideon Bible, Gideon International.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 May 1996)
DENNETT, JAMES A.
Dennett, James A., 105, former Douglass Western Auto Store and Douglass Grocery owner, died Saturday, Dec.
6, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Bill of Augusta, Dale of Buena Vista, Colo.; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Augusta Senior Center and A.M.C. Longterm Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Dec 1997)
Drake, Anna Marie (Smith), 69, waitress, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Hillside
Funeral Home, Augusta Chapel. Preceded in death by: son, Larry Drake; brother, Warren Smith.
Survivors: sons, Mike Smith of Wichita, Terry Drake of Wellington, Lloyd Drake, Mark Drake, both of Rose Hill,
Randy Drake of Andover; daughters, Kandra Taylor of Wichita, Tonya Conrady of Andover; brothers, Bill Smith of
Clearwater, Bob Smith of Wichita; sisters, Lorraine Voss of El Dorado, Shirley Lindal of Independence; 30 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren. Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and St. Andrew Lutheran Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/2/2003 - 4/3/2003.
ROSE HILL - Dunagan, Etna May (Mathews), 74, lost her 20-year battle against breast cancer on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; service 10 a.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Preceded in death by son, Gary Dale; parents, C.D. and Laura Mathews; brothers, Olen, Leslie and Robert Mathews; sisters, Elsie Klos and Ina Donaldson. Survived by husband, Ervin Clinton Dunagan Jr.; son and daughter-in-law, Ricky Dean and Ava; daughter and son-in-law, Merroli Ann and John Haas, all of Rose Hill; sister, Vera Maniger of Weatherford, TX; brothers, Ed Mathews of Houston, TX, Harvey Mathews of Sharon, KS, Arlie Mathews of Tempe, AZ; grandchildren, R. Brent Dunagan, Joshua T., Clinton, L. and Mandalyn R. Haas all of Rose Hill, R. Brian and Dani Dunagan and Patricia L. and Bryan Foltz of Douglass, R. Bradley and Kim Dunagan of Custer City, OK; 7 great-grandchildren; 20 nieces and nephews.
She has been a member of the Church of Christ since 1948. She clerked for Walgreens, TG&Y and Fourth National
Bank, flunky to assistant cashier in charge of bookkeeping at Rose Hill State Bank; bookkeeper and assistant cashier
at First National Bank of Derby; bookkeeper for Jr. Achievem ent and volunteer for Literacy Volunteers. After retirement,
she enjoyed keeping accounts for her son, Rick and grandson, Brent and for the Church of Christ in Rose Hill. She
also spent many hours as the family historian. Her priorities were God, family and work - in that order. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to Flint Hills Christian Camp in c/o Church of Christ TFTWMS (Truth for Today
World Mission School), 2209 S. Benton, Searcy, AR 72143 and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita,
KS 67202.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/11/2005 - 2/14/2005.
WESTWOOD - Dunlap, Dr. E. Dale, of Raymore, MO, formerly of Westwood, KS, died July 22. He was an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church and a retired member of the Kansas West Annual Conference. the memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 29th at 1:30 p.m. at Old Mission United Methodist Church, Shawnee Mission Parkway and Mission Rd, Fairway, KS.
Born and raised in Rose Hill, KS, Dr. Dunlap received his A.B. Degree from Southwestern College, his B.D. from Garrett Biblical Institute and his Ph.D. from Yale. After serving on the faculty and as Academic Dean at Southwestern College in the 1950's, he was one of the founding faculty members of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. From 1970 to his retirement in 1987, he served as Academic Dean. A well-known Wesleyan scholar, Dr. Dunlap was a leader in both the Kansas West Annual Conference and the general church. A member of two General Conferences and four Jurisdictional Conferences, he chaired the Ministry Study Commission of the United Methodist Church and was a member of the Committee to Study Baptism, writing the initial draft of what would become known as "By Water and the Spirit," the official United Methodist understa nding of baptism. He served on the Board of Higher Education and its Division of Ordained Ministry and the Council on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. In his latter years, he was involved in advocacy for the rights of persons of same gender orientation.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Frances Whitehead, a daughter, Peg and husband, David Monical of Topeka,
KS, sons, David and wife Michele of Vienna, VA, and Mark and wife, Lin, of Kansas City, MO and grandson, Kevin
of Vienna. Memorials may be sent to Saint Paul School of Theology, 5123 Truman Rd, Kansas City, MO 64127 or The
Fellowship of John, NBA Foxwood Springs Living Center, PO Box 1400, Raymore, MO 64083. Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore,
Mo.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/23/2003.
EWING, DEAN
Ewing, Dean, 86, retired farmer-rancher, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill
United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; stepsons, Larry Peer of Steamboat Springs, Colo., David Peer of Dallas; stepdaughters,
Lynda Horgen of Largo, Fla., Cathy Peer of Rose Hill; brother, John of Bella Vista, Ark.; sister, Mary Wilson of
Crescent, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established
with Rose Hill Senior Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 April 1998)
EWING, MILDRED RUTH
Ewing, Mildred Ruth, 78, retired nurse, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: children, Larry Peer of Thornton, Colo., David of Dallas, Lynda Horgen of Largo, Fla., Cathy Peer of
Rose Hill, Dawn Schmidt of Hays; brothers, Edward Harrel of Irvine, Calif., James Harrel of Ozark, Mo.; sister,
Mary Arnesen of Princeton, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial
established with Rose Hill Senior Center and Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Sept 2001)
FOOSHEE, CHARLOTTE
Fooshee, Charlotte, 79, homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Hillside Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Arthur of Wichita; daughters, Anita Cheatum of Wichita, Lorita Law of Winfield; three sisters;
10 grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with True Church of the First Born, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Dec 1994)
FOOSHEE, FLOYD LEROY
FLOYD LEROY FOOSHEE, 86, of Wichita, retired paper hanger and painter, died Thursday, July 17, 1986. Service
11 a.m. Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Charlotte; son, Arthur of Wichita; daughters, Anita Cheatam of Augusta, Lorita Law of Winfield;
brothers, Virgil of Wichita, Ralph of Cheney, Warren of Bartlesville, Okla.; sisters, Irene Johnson, Ruth Freeman,
both of Wichita; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 1986)
FORD, DAVID R., SR.
Ford, David R., 55, retired Coleman Co. assembler, died Monday, March 29, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Linwood
Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors: wife, Carolyn; son, David Jr. of Wichita; daughter, Denise Vos of Wichita; brothers, Dale of Milan,
Mo., Chester of Stanton, Neb.; sisters, Ruby Williams of Green City, Mo., Mary Frances McNear of Milan; three grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Lung Association. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 March 1999)
FORD, JACKIE F.
Ford, Jackie F., 49, Marriott employee, died Thursday, July 3, 1997. Rosary 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Hillside Funeral
Home Augusta; service 2 p.m. Monday, St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Andover.
Survivors: husband, Tom of Rose Hill; son, Kevin of Wichita; sisters, Becky Law of Wichita, Mary Drake of Rose
Hill, Tammy Sherman of Haysville; mother, Mary Brown of Andover; brother, Virgil Snyder of Wichita; three grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with A.L.S. Keith Worthington Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 July 1997)
FUTHEY, EVADNE (COX)
Evadne (Cox) Futhey, 90, homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Marshall of Rose Hill, Marion of Augusta, Milton of Upland, Calif.; brothers, E. Short Cox, Kermit
Cox, both of Rose Hill, Vestal Cox of Wichita, Victor Cox of Andover; sisters, Waldena Showalter of Rose Hill,
Marcella Landon of Wichita, Rhonda Dennett of Burden; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Oct 1989)
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