Butler County, Kansas
Ainsworth, Dylan Anthony, was stillborn on Sunday, May 24, 1998. Service 2 p.m. today, Brainerd Cemetery.
Survivors: parents, Anthony and Tricia Ainsworth of Newton; grandparents, Louis Ainsworth of Wichita, Donna Dauber
of Hutchinson, Donald Hayes of Newton, Sandra and Larry Adams of Goddard; great-grandparents, Margaret Mitchell,
Kenneth and Jeanine Prockish, stepgrandparents, Jennifer and Donald Dickson, all of Newton. Bob Lamb Funeral Home,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 May 1998)
BENNETT, JOANN ELIZABETH "JoBETH"
Bennett, Joann Elizabeth "JoBeth,"
44, electronics technician, died Sunday, April 25, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
Survivors: companion, Alvin Steffen of the home; daughters, Amy Dohle, Melissa Dohle, both of Wichita; parents,
Richard and Joanna Whiteker of Wichita; brothers, Larry Whiteker of Augusta, Mark Whiteker of Wichita; one grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Apr 1999)
WAYNE BRAINERD, 81, of Whitewater, retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. engineer, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Monday,
Federated Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: son, Donald of Lincoln, Neb.; daughters, Sara Plunkett of Temple, Texas, Kathryn Jones of Boulder, Colo.,
Lois of Whitewater; sister, Sadie of Ontario, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Lamb Mortuary,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Feb 1986)
Carter, Roy B., 83, retired auto body repairman, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Brainerd
Cemetery, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Wilma; son, Bruce of Peabody; daughters, Sharon Albert of Branson, Mo., Jean Long of Atlanta,
Ga.; sister, Julia Ferro of Martinsburg, W.V.; one grandchild. Memorials established with Homecare & Hospice
of Newton, First United Methodist Church of Newton and First Baptist Church of Peabody. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Jan 2003)
Catt, George W., 75, former Catt Drilling Co. owner, died Monday, Nov. 22, 1993. Service 2 p.m. today, Hillside
Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Janice; daughters, Jama Carney of Wichita, Susan Haygood of Durango, Colo., Joan of Valley Center;
stepdaughter, Christy Price of Augusta; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established
with United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas and Augusta Medical Complex.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Nov 1993)
NEWTON - Beulah May Chambers, 95, died
Jan. 8, 1991, at Kansas Christian Home, Newton.
She was born April 30, 1895, at Whitewater, the daughter of Orla J. and Josephine McCloud Miller. A resident of
Newton since 1944, moving from El Dorado, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of Assembly of God Church, Newton.
On Dec. 23, 1914, she married Victor Al Chambers at Whitewater. He died April 28, 1977.
Survivors include: a daughter, Maxine Cannon, Newton; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Petersens' Funeral Home Chapel, Newton, with the Rev. James Alexander
presiding. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the
Brainerd Cemetery, Brainerd.
Memorials may be sent to the Kansas Christian Home or the Assembly of God Church, both in care of the funeral home.
(Hutchinson News ~ 9 Jan 1991)
Cohs, Zelma Emma, 93, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Brainard Cemetery, rural Whitewater.
Survivor: nephew, Andrew J. Osborne of Wichita. Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Nov 1995)
Everett, Eugene Carl "Gene," 69, Hesston Corp. welder, died Friday, September 3, 1999. Service
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: daughters, Shirley Stiver of Runaway Bay, Texas, Mary Morales, Cynthia Folsom, Yvonne Lunak, all of
Wichita; mother, Agnes of Whitewater; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Red Cross.
Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Sep 1999)
Everett, Ken Mitchell Eugene, 4, died Tuesday, June 16, 1998, from burns received in a fire. Service 10 a.m. today, Bob Lamb
Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Survivors: mother, Cynthia Folsom, grandfather, Eugene Everett, great-grandmother, Agnes Everett, all of Brainerd.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 June 1998)
Everett, Lorene Alice, 75, homemaker, died Tuesday, June 16, 1998, from burns received in a fire. Service 10 a.m. today,
Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Eugene; daughters, Shirley Stiver of Runaway Bay, Texas, Mary Morales of Newton, Cynthia Folsom
of Brainerd, Yvonne Lunak of Wichita; brothers, Charles Beasley of California, Bobby Beasley of Springfield, Mo.,
Authur Beasley of San Diego, Paul Beasley of Kirbyville, Mo.; sister, Rosie McGehee of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 June 1998)
Klaassen, Theodore Kurt "Ted," 76, farmer/stockman and banker, former Chisholm Trail State Bank chairman
of the board, died Monday, Nov. 9, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Northside Church of Christ, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Talma; sons, Michael of Valley Center, Thomas of Whitewater; brothers, Harry, Herman, both of
Newton, Roland of Wichita; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Central Home Care & Hospice.
Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Nov 1998)
Lewis, Lydia A., 102, homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Brainerd Cemetery, Whitewater.
Survivors: Many nieces and nephews. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Nov 1998)
Otis B. Lewis, 99, retired farmer, died Friday, Sept. 28, 1990. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Lydia; sister, Edith Newbury of Hemet, Calif. Memorial has been established with First Presbyterian
Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Sep 1990)
ATLANTA - Morgan, Lillian G., age 74,
homemaker, beloved wife, devoted mother, grandmother, and faithful friend passed from this earth to be with her
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, with family receiving
friends from 5 to 7 p.m.; service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, First Christian Church, 201 N. Derby, Derby, KS. She will
be greatly missed by her husband, Ralph Morgan, Atlanta; son and daughter-in-law, David and Vicky Morgan, Eddy,
TX; daughters and son-in-law, Linda Zinser, Arvada, CO, Debbie Graham and Dena Smoot, both of Atlanta, Denise and
Mike Kelly, Effingham, KS; grandchildren, Jerri Morgan, Chris Graham, Timothy Smoot, Leasa Bidwell, Zach and Jamey
Smoot, Bridgett and Amber Kelly; great-gr andson, Huntler Graham and many other family and friends. A memorial
has been established with Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995-0350. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Smith Mortuary, Derby is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/14/2005 - 12/16/2005.
SAMUEL R. RAVENSCRAFT, 75, of Whitewater, retired Ravenscraft Farm Equipment Co. owner, died Monday, Jan. 2, 1989. Service
10 a.m. Thursday, Federated Church.
Survivors: son, Jay, daughter, Janice McAdams, both of Whitewater; sisters, Fern Love of Burley, Idaho, Florence
Carlson of San Leandro, Calif., Bessie Allen of St. Anthony, Idaho, Bonnie Carroll of Riverside, Calif.; five grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Wheatstate Manor. Lamb- Nutter Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Jan 1989)
Schmidt, Jessie Eunice, 104, homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 1994. Service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
Survivors: one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Wheat State Manor Nursing Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Nov 1994)
William Stanley Schmidt, 78, retired farmer and Ravenscraft Implement Co. mechanic, died Saturday, June 30, 1990. Service
10 a.m. Tuesday, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughter, Barbara Casteel of Dallas; stepson, Clyde Goding of Manhattan; mother, Jessie
of Whitewater; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer
Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 July 1990)
POTWIN - Streck, Al, 93, retired shoe
repairman, died Sept. 6, 2003. Service 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home Chapel, Whitewater.
Survivors: stepdaughter, Dorothy Harper of Austin, TX; one sister living in Germany; 2 stepgrandchildren; 3 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by wife, Flossie.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 9/7/2003 - 9/9/2003.
Flossie Jane (Foulk) Streck, 85, homemaker, died Thursday, April 19, 1990. Service 2:30 p.m. Monday, Brainerd (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Alois; daughter, Dorothy Harper of Austin, Texas; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 April 1990)
Thomas, Margaret A., 82, homemaker, died Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Service 11 a.m. today, DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary;
interment 1 p.m. today, Brainerd (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Mary Newland of Wichita, Betty Robben of Thornton, Colo.; brothers, Henry Luck of Sparks,
Nev., Gene Luck, Harold Luck both of El Dorado; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 2002)
LELAND M. WICKHAM, 56, of Whitewater, Boys Inc. truck maintenance employee, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Federated Church, Whitewater. Survivors: wife, Paula; son, Scott of Whitewater; daughter, Debbie Wickham of Whitewater;
sister, Lucille Korler of Kipp; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with the Whitewater Fire Department.
Lamb Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Sep 1985)
FRED W. WITT, 85, of 1588 N. Clarence, retired window installer, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Byrd-Snodgrass
Funeral Home.
Survivor: sister, Florence Brenner of Whitewater. Memorial has been established with Faith United Church of Christ.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Sep 1985)
AUGUSTA - Cody, Walter, 79, born June
18, 1925 and passed away Sept. 30, 2004. Mr. Cody was a retired Boeing employee and former VA Hospital employee.
Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, Kuster Cemetery. Survivor: sister, Hazel Mauk of Augusta. Dunsford Funeral
Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/1/2004.
Ehret, Don Verrill "Sam," 75, retired Cities Service oilfield worker, died Thursday, July 16,
1992. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Kuster Cemetery, rural Augusta. Survivors: wife, Ora Beatrice; daughters, Donna Allen
of Augusta, Patricia Frost of Wichita; brother, Merle of Augusta; sister, Opal Ross of El Dorado; five grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 1992)
AUGUSTA - Fitch, Scott E., 38, mechanic
& transmission specialist, passed away May 3.
Survivors: beloved dog Coy; parents Bill & Mary Fitch, Towanda; brothers Steve (Amy) Fitch, Andale, Brad Fitch,
Andover; companion Bobbie Potts & children Brittany & Marshal, Augusta; grandparents Joe & Mary Doyle,
Holton; niece Maddison Fitch. Visitation with family Tues, 6:30-8. Funeral Wed, May 7, 1:00, both at the funeral
home. Memorial to Kansas Wildlife Federation in care of the funeral home. Dunsford~Zeiner Funeral Home 201 East
Fifth ~ Augusta, Kansas 67010 (316) 775-6363
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 5/5/2008 - 5/6/2008.
CLARENCE M. FREDRICK, 70, of Augusta, retired carpenter, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Kuster
Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Robert Johnson of Augusta; daughters, Sharon Harrison of Neosho, Mo., Diana Bush of Hutchinson,
Kathlene McElroy of Augusta; brothers, Art of Blackwell, Okla., Carl of Sunnyvale, Calif.; sister, Rose Dice of
Blackwell; five grandchildren; Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Nov 1987)
Dona Fay Fredrick, 49, homemaker, died Saturday, May 2, 1987. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Clarence; son, Robert Johnson of San Diego; daughters, Sharon Harrison of Neosho, Mo., Diana
Bush of Hutchinson, Kathlene McElroy of Augusta; sisters, Phyliss Cline of Novato, Calif., Dorothy Russell of Scottsdale,
Ariz.; five grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 May 1987)
FROST, MYRA PATRICIA MAE (EHRET)
Frost, Myra Patricia Mae (Ehret), 66, homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002. Graveside memorial service
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Kuster Cemetery, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 2002)
BRENDA GALLAGHER, 35, of Seattle, formerly of Augusta, former teacher, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 1988. Service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: parents, Michael and Nita of Seattle; brother, Michael of Bellefair, Wash.; sister, Maureen of Seattle;
grandmother, Lynn Mynatt of El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Sep 1988)
Hutter, Janis Meriem (Carter), 51, of Benton, La., formerly of El Dorado, teacher, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994. No service.
Survivors: husband, Andrew; daughters, Jill Richardson of Council Grove, Sheri Broadway of Grand Cane, La., Cindy
Hutter of Benton; father, Dale B. Carter of Wichita; sister, Mary Carter McCune of Augusta; two grandchildren.
Boone Funeral Home, Bossier City, La.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Oct 1994)
Deceased Name: RUBY MCELROY STOOD BY THOSE WHO FELT LIKE GIVING UP
Ruby Viola McElroy was a quiet hero.
At 74, she worked with the Augusta branch of the Bi-County Health Department, caring for elderly clients who were
ill, helping them with everything from meal preparation to sewing to house-cleaning.
"There are so many quiet heroes, and Ruby was definitely one," said Beth Gates, the health department's
community services director. "She was a tremendous moral support for many who, unlike herself, felt like giving
up."
Mrs. McElroy died Thursday on her way to visit two of those clients, an elderly couple in their 80s.
''You couldn't have had a more fulfilling life," Gates said. "She loved this work. Every time I'd see
her or meet with her, she said how I had saved her from being an old lady . . . She was truly an inspiration to
us all."
Mrs. McElroy was born on a farm southeast of Douglass on Jan. 22, 1912. She was still a child when her family moved,
first to a farm northwest of Atlanta, then to her grandfather's farm west of Rock. In 1929, she married Jack McElroy,
a farmer, part-time carpenter and oil worker. When he died in 1984, they had been married 55 years.
''She loved life. She loved living," said her sister, Velma Howard of Augusta. "She just loved being
around everybody. She always had a smile on her face. She was always willing to help where she was needed."
After her husband's death, Mrs. McElroy joined the health department's Green Thumb program, a part-time employment
program for senior citizens. "She wanted of all things to contribute to the community and other people,"
Gates said. Although she was only paid to work 21 hours a week, Mrs. McElroy volunteered many more hours of her
time, Gates said.
The Augusta Health Department is planning to close Monday during Mrs. McElroy's funeral as a gesture of respect,
Gates said.
Besides her sister Velma, Mrs. McElroy's survivors include her son, David, and a daughter, Victoria Guy, both of
Augusta; her brother, Francis Harris of Sedan; another sister, Alice Craft of Mulvane; and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. A memorial has been established with the
First Baptist Church of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 May 1986)
McKaskle, John Wright, 79, retired self- employed welder, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Custer
Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivors: daughter, Melissa Hunn of Potwin; sister, Mildred of Oklahoma; two grandchildren. Bob Lamb Funeral Home,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 July 1999)
Darin Henry Taylor, 22, Service Masters employee, died Friday, June 15, 1990, of injuries suffered in an automobile
accident. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Rebecca; parents, Finace and Nellie, brothers, David, Kurtis, all of Augusta; sisters, Jenny of
Augusta, Kristina Quinn of El Dorado; grandparents, Ila Taylor, Wilma Baughman, both of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 June 1990)
Collins, Neven Edna, 89, homemaker, died Tuesday, March 22, 1994. Service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Hillside Funeral Home,
Augusta.
Survivors: daughters, Mary Lou Saxon of Toole, Utah, Pat Kufahl of Augusta, Carolyn McMillen of Towanda; sisters,
Katherine Hopkins of Henderson, Nev., Merle Newsum of Harper; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 March 1994)
Doyle, Opal K., 96, homemaker and retired teacher, died Saturday Dec. 4, 1999. Visitation noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday,
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta; graveside service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Brownlow Cemetery.
Survivors: nephew, John Prigmore of Leon; cousin, Wendell Corneil of Augusta. Memorial has been established with
Bradford Memorial Library Outreach Program, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1999)
Gilbert, Betty I., 79, formerly of Wichita, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. electronics department employee, died Tuesday,
Oct. 10, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Latham United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Dean; daughter, Karen Jones of Wichita; sister, Lonnie Kelly of Winfield; two grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Latham United Methodist Church. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Oct 2000)
Harvey, Harold D., 107, retired rancher, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 1995. Service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Brownlow Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Joe of Lindale, Texas; daughters, Hortense Jester of Wichita, Anna Bussard of Greenwood, S.C.;
12 grandchildren; 40 great- grandchildren; 38 great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great- grandchildren.
Johnson Mortuary, Chanute.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Jan 1995)
HAYSVILLE - Helton, Kenneth W. Sr., 83,
retired restaurant owner and caterer, passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Friday; service
1 p.m. Saturday, both at Headley Funeral Chapel of Augusta. Survivors include his wife, Pauline; sons, Larry of
Wellington, Kenneth Jr. of Augusta; daughters, Paulette Bradley of Coppell, TX, Paula Horning of Stockwell, IN;
brother, Alvin of Derby; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VA
Voluntary Services in c/o Robert J. Dole Veterans Adminsitration.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/12/2003 - 12/13/2003.
HAYSVILLE - Helton, Pauline A., 82, Augusta,
formerly of Haysville, retired restaurant owner and caterer, passed away Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005. Visitation
1-8 Friday with family to greet friends from 6-7 and services will be 3 pm Saturday all at Headley Funeral Chapel,
Augusta. She is survived by sons Kenneth Helton Jr. and his wife Meredith, Augusta; Larry Helton and his wife Tammy,
Wellington; Daughters Paulette Bradley and her husband Mark, Coppell, TX; Paula Horning and her husband John, Stockwell,
IND.; Brothers Elba Baltzell, Carlsbad, NM; and Neal Baltzell, Hays. Grandchildren, Brianna, Bryce, Ashley, Zachary,
Seth, Gavin Helton; Rebecca and Jennifer Bradley, Patrick and Tabitha Horning, and Ross McClellan and his wife
Carie. Great-Gr andchildren, Derek, Cody and Darren McClellan. Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/25/2005 - 2/26/2005.
LATHAM - Leonard W. Jennison, 87, died
Oct. 20, 2007, at Wheat State Manor, White Water.
He was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Rush County, the son of Joe and Meta Eilts Jennison. He graduated from La Crosse High
School and from Kansas State University, Manhattan. A resident of Latham, he was a rancher.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, serving during World War II.
On Dec. 21, 1947, he married Delores Wright in Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons; a daughter; two brothers; eight grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral was Tuesday at Latham United Methodist Church.
Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado, is in charge of arrangements.
(Hutchinson News ~ 24 Oct 2007)
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