Butler County, Kansas
Gaddie, Lavon "Mom Kiser," 91,
homemaker, died February 18, 2007. Graveside service 11:00 am, Thursday, at Dunlap Cemetery in Rose Hill, KS. She
was preceded in death by her daughter, Leta Rose; son, Lary Joe and great-gr anddaughter, Alyssa Jo. She is survived
by her sons, Daniel, Donald (Daylene), Ronald and Leonard Kiser; daughter, Patsy (Michael) Davidson; 18 grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/21/2007.
Alice Gillette, 89, homemaker, died Monday,
July 15, 2002. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Dunlap Cemetery, near Rose Hill.
Survivors; son, Jack Phinney of Augusta; grandchildren, Bob Phinney, Debbie Christianson both of Derby, Dennis
Christian of Rose Hill; companion, Erika Klein of the home; three great-grandchildren. Broadway Mortuary. (Taken
from The Wichita Eagle.)
ARTHUR G. HANSEL, 58, of Augusta, Art's
Service owner and retired Air Force technical sergeant, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 1988. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday,
First Baptist Church, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Shirley; sons, Stanley of Eureka, Christopher at home; daughters, Kimberly Gerringer of Newport,
N.H., Cynthia Baise of Burlington, N.C.; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Rose Hill
Senior Citizens Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Dec 1988)
Hansel, Shirley Ann (Weatherspoon), 65,
of Burlington, N.C., formerly of Rose Hill, retired Art's Service Station owner and operator, died Thursday, Dec.
20, 2001. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dunlap (Kan.)
Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Stanley, Christopher both of Wichita; daughters, Cindy Baise of Burlington, N.C., Kimberly Hartwell
of Newport, N.H.; brothers, Bob Weatherspoon of Franklin, Ky., Billy Weatherspoon of Nashville, Tenn.; sisters,
Betty Beckstein of Biloxi, Mo., Pat Osborne of Little Rock, Ark., Janie Hall of Atlanta, Ga.; 10 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. Memorial established with St. John's New Mission United Church of Christ, 1908 S. Mebane
St., Burlington, NC, 27215.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Dec 2001)
FLORENCE -- Virginia Learned, 82, Florence, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005.
Mrs. Learned was born Virginia Duggins on Oct. 24, 1923, in Oxford. She was a retired accountant.
Her husband, Lawrence, died in 1982.
Survivors include three sons, David of New Orleans, James of Brighton, Colo., and Larry of Denver; a daughter,
Judith Creamer of Florence; a sister, Donna Crupper of Hutchinson; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christian Church of Florence. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in Dunlap
Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Zeiner Funeral Home, 104 W. Fifth, Florence 66851.
(Salina Journal ~ 2 Nov 2005)
Garfield, Dorothy C., 72, retired Ballinger's
Catering caterer, died Saturday, June 20, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Robert L. of Dalhart, Texas; daughter, Lois Swick, brother, Leo J. Beye, both of Augusta; sister,
Henrietta Burra of Roaring River, Mo.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 June 1992)
GRAVES, WARREN M.
WARREN M. GRAVES, 67, of Wichita, retired evangelist, died Wednesday, Feb.
22, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Amelia; daughters, Esther Mae, Ruth Mae, both at home; brother, Vestil of Glenwood, Ark.; four
sisters.
GRIMM, LaVENA ERMINE
Grimm, LaVena Ermine, 89, homemaker, died Saturday, March 4, 2000. Memorial
service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta; service 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dunlop Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Preceded in death: husband, Ronald E. Grimm in June 1992, brother, Charles Bolman of Augusta, sister, Mary Carr
of Wichita.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Donald L. and Ana of Wichita; daughter and son-in-law, Pamela S. and Lawrence
Colson of Baldwin City; granddaughter, Rosamaria Grimm of Wichita. Memorial has been established with American
Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 March 2000)
GRIMM, RONALD E.
Grimm, Ronald E., 79, retired Boeing Wichita production-control employee,
died Thursday, June 25, 1992. Private service will be held at Dunlap Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Lavena; son, Donald of Wichita; daughter, Pamela Colson of Baldwin City; one grandchild. Dunsford
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 June 1992)
GROSBOLL, JOHN NELSON
Grosboll, John Nelson, 88, retired hospital and nursing home administrator,
died Thursday, April 6, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Steps to Life Chapel, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Ruth; son, John of Rose Hill; daughter, Gwen Reeves of Spokane, Wash.; brother, A.N. Grosboll
of Loveland, Colo.; sister, Ann Borris of Springfield, Ore.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Orphanages in India c/o Steps to Life. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 April 2000)
GROSSMAN, CRYSTAL A. TIGER
Grossman, Crystal A. Tiger, 45, of Ft. Worth, formerly of Wichita, Bombay
Company customer service sales, died Monday Nov. 29, 1999. Service 1:30 p.m. Friday, Broadway Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Clif; son, Benjamin Tiger of Ft. Worth; daughter, Beverly Flanagan of Ft. Worth; father, Wayne
Wormington of Cassville, Mo.; brothers, Harold Richards of Wash., Danny Richards of Wichita, Henry Alcaraz, Gary
Alcaraz, Nathan Alcaraz all of Ft. Worth, Clem Alcaraz of Wichita; sisters, Elaine Baker, Aleta Garza both of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Dec 1999)
HALL, ADRIAN SAMUEL
Hall, Adrian Samuel, 78, retired farmer, died Friday, Sept. 18, 1992. Service
2 p.m. Monday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Velma; daughters, Peggy Jay of Goessel, Maxine Bauer of Augusta, Martha Hall of Ponca City, Okla.;
sister, Grace Wallace of San Antonio; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Memorials have been established
with the American Lung Association and the Douglass Library. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Sept 1992)
HALL, CLARENCE
Hall, Clarence, 72, retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant, died Monday,
Sept. 22, 1997. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, McConnell Air Force Base Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Joanne; brother, Chester of Sinton, Texas; sisters, Inez Adams of Yorktown, Va., Louise Smith
of Hampton, Va. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Sept 1997)
HALL, VELMA L.
Hall, Velma L., 84, homemaker, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Visitation
12 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist
Church of Douglass.
Survivors: daughters, Peggy Jay of Goessel, Martha Hall of Wichita, Maxine Bauer of Augusta; brother, John Brammer
of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; sister, Vivian Clinger of Rose Hill; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial
established with Bethesda Home, 408 E. Main, Goessel, 67053.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Nov 2001)
HART, FRED L.
Hart, Fred L., 90, retired heavy-equipment operator, died Wednesday, Oct.
6, 1993. Service 10 a.m. today, Dunlap Cemetery.
Survivor: sister, Nettie Cook of Wichita. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Oct 1993)
HART, MINNIE BELLE "SALLY" (WOOD)
Hart, Minnie Belle "Sally" (Wood), 88, homemaker, died Saturday,
Feb. 10, 2001. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Central Avenue United Methodist Church.
Survivor: sister, Dollie Lilly of Eureka. Memorial established with Central Avenue United Methodist Church. Culbertson-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Feb 2001)
HAYDEN SMITH, LUCILLE
Lucille Hayden Smith, 71, homemaker, died Friday, March 13, 1987. Service
2 p.m. Monday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, Donald E. of Rose Hill, Alfred L. of Perryton, Texas; daughter, Charlotte Erbe of Fredonia; 14
grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren. Timmons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 March 1987)
HODGE, GRACE M.
Hodge, Grace M., infant daughter of Don Hodge and Esther Graves of Wichita,
was stillborn Friday, July 2, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill. Hillside Funeral Home
Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 July 1999)
HODGE, JOSEPH PATRICK
Hodge, Joseph Patrick, newborn son of Don and Esther Hodge, died Tuesday,
May 23, 2000. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Dunlap Cemetery.
Survivors: Other survivors: grandparents, Debbie LeMasters of Redding, Calif., Donald Hodge of Calif., David and
Martha Skaggs of Augusta. Memorial has been established with Prairie Hills Southern Baptist Church. Hillside Funeral
Home Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 May 2000)
HOLMES, PATRICK Z.
ROSE HILL - Holmes, Patrick Z., 85,
retired Cessna Aircraft hydraulic press operator for 31 years, died Monday, April 28, 2003. Visitation with family
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, service 10:30 a.m. Friday, both at Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta Chapel. Preceded in death
by: son, Mark Upton; daughter, Christine Marie Upton; parents, Acker and Annie (Burke) Holmes; brothers, Robert,
Donald and Gomer Holmes; sisters, Louise Crider, Marie Holmes.
Survivors: wife, Alice; sons, Barney Upton, Tyrone Upton, Michael Upton, Jerry Maskrid; daughters, Lynn Martin,
Teresa Darling; brothers, Lowell Holmes, A.P. Holmes; 19 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Memorial with Hospice
Care of Kansas.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/30/2003 - 5/1/2003.
HUFF, ROGER J.
ROSE HILL - Huff, Roger J., 73, retired
sheet metal worker and Air Force technical sergeant in the Korean era, died Feb. 1, 2004 at his home. Visitati
on 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, both at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. Mr. Huff was born
Nov. 9, 1930 in Cherryvale, KS.
Survivors: wife, Elsie Huff; stepson, Roger Meeks both of Rose Hill; brother, Gary Huff of Neodesha, KS; grandsons,
Shane Meeks, Chris Meeks, Bob Meeks, Kale Meeks; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Zacharee, Aunikka. Memorials to Hospice
Care of Kansas.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/3/2004 - 2/4/2004.
JOHNSTON, PAULINE RUTH
AUGUSTA - Johnston, Pauline Ruth,
91, homemaker and retired teacher, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003. Memorial buffet for family and friends Friday, Nov.
28th from 5 to 8 p.m. at 125 Harrington, Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Susan Pangrac, Augusta; grandsons, Layne Pangrac, Kansas City, MO, Joel Pangrac, Richmond,
MO, Lale Pangrac, Houston, TX; three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Pauline Johnston
Memorial Fund at Wichita Collegiate School, P.O. Box 782768, Wichita, 67278-2768. Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/17/2003.
JOHNSTON, ROBERT EDWARD
Robert Edward Johnston, 70, retired Air Force senior master sergeant, died
Sunday, June 2, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Pauline; daughters, Darlene Welty of Wichita, Susan Pangrac of Augusta; brother, Phil of Orlando,
Fla.; sister, Wilda Pickard of Royal Oak, Mich.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the St.
Joseph's Adult Day Healthcare Center, 3301 E. Harry, Wichita, Kan., 67218.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 June 1991)
KISER, LARRY D.
Kiser, Larry D., 38, Central Distributing appliance-sales and repair person,
died Wednesday, July 7, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Survivors: son, Matthew, daughter, Tiffany, both of Hooker, Okla.; parents, Gene and LaRue, brother, William, all
of Liberal. Memorials have been established with Club One of AA and Grace Evangelical Church Altar Guild. Miller
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 July 1993)
LAMBERT, PAULINE SLYTER
Lambert, Pauline Slyter, 74, retired Village Inn Restaurant hostess, died
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1995. Service noon Friday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: brother, Donald Slyter of Kansas City, Mo.; sister, Imogene Gill of Cahokia, Ill. Memorial has been
established with Hospice Inc. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Jan 1995)
LEARNED, LAWRENCE D.
LAWRENCE D. LEARNED, 70, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Belle Plaine and
Douglass, Sears, Roebuck and Co. subcontractor and former Boeing Military Airplanes employee, died Thursday, Dec.
22, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, David of New Orleans, James of Commerce City, Colo., Larry of Aurora; daughter,
Judith Creamer of Aurora; brothers, V.L. of Wichita, Marcel of Pebble Beach, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; two great-
grandchildren. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Dec 1988)
LEARNED, VIRGIL LAMOINE
Learned, Virgil Lamoine, 91, retired farmer, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 1995.
Service 2 p.m. Monday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: sons, William of Midwest City, Okla., Delbert of Linn, Robert of San Antonio, Gary of Milini, Hawaii,
Richard of Newton; brother, Marcel of Boise, Idaho; sister, Bonnie Haynes of Douglass; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-
grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society. Rindt-Erdman
Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1995)
LEMKE, EDNA I.
Lemke, Edna I., 84, homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000. Visitation
with family 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday; service 1 p.m. Monday, both at Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
Survivors: son, Ron of Augusta; daughters, Judy Morland of Kechi, Janey Browning of Augusta, Kyle Mackay of Douglass;
brothers, Vernest Dunlap of West Memphis, Ark., Leland Dunlap of Nesbitt, Miss.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-gr
andchildren. Memorial established with Church of Christ Building Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Nov 2000)
LOCKARD, HAROLD
Lockard, Harold, 70, retired Boeing Wichita industrial engineering manager
and Korean War veteran, died Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Service 11 a.m. today, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by parents, Wendell and Wilma (Bohn) Lockard and sons, James and Kelvin Lockard.
Survivors: wife, Shirley; sons, Gary Lockard of Houston, Tim Lockard of El Dorado; brother, Warren Lockard of Osceola,
Mo.; aunt, Dorothy Dimmick of Eureka; daughters-in-law, Rose Lockard of Rose Hill, Darlene Lockard of Houston,
Susan Lockard of El Dorado; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild . Memorial established with Rose Hill United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 189, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Downing and Lahey Mortuary East. condolences may be sent to
the family via www.downingandlahey.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 July 2002)
LOCKARD, KELVIN W.
Lockard, Kelvin W., 34, Cessna Aircraft Co. band saw operator, died Sunday,
August 29, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Rose; son, Bishop, daughter, Delaney, both of the home; parents, Harold and Shirley of Rose Hill;
brothers, Gary of Houston, Tim of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Aug 1999)
Luna, Gabriel Nehemiah, 7, Harry Street Elementary School Student, passed away Monday,
May 31, 2010. Funeral Services 1 p.m., Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary. Survivors: parents, Jose and Betty Luna; grandparents,
Dan and Twila Herman, Gasper and Maria Luna, Donny and Marsha Radig; brothers, Anthony and Andrew Farmer; sisters,
Kira Luna, Takya Luna and Keyanna. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 6, 2010 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
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