Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Frakes, Jr., 44, farmer, died Thursday, March
4, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Christian Church.
Survivors: sons, Duane, Zack, both of Douglass; daughters, Krisi Cochran, Kayla Frakes, both of Douglass; mother,
Ann Frakes of Douglass; brothers, J. L., Richard, both of Douglass, Charles of Seattle; half brothers, Jason, Steve,
both of Atlanta; sisters, Elizabeth O'Crowley, Shela Helstern, both of Douglass; half sisters, Bobbi Frakes of
Atlanta; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Bulldog Junior Wrestling Club of Douglas. Hilyard-Smith
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 March 1999)
Frakes, Darrel D., 61, retired Chance Manufacturing
Co. welder, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Douglass Christian Church. Survivors: wife,
June; sons, J.L., Darrel Jr., Richard, all of Douglass, Charles of Linnwood, Wash., Jason, Steven, both at home;
daughters, Elizabeth O'Crowley, Shela Stewart, both of Douglass, Bobbi at home; sister, Ardonna Parker of Atlanta;
32 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Feb 1995)
Harrison, Mike C., 41, Coastal Derby Refinery employee, died Monday,
May 18, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Joy; sons, Jason, Travis, both at home, daughter Amy Hardenbrook of Leon; father, Charles Harrison
of Latham; mother and stepfather, Talma and Don Mailen of Beaumont; brother Monty of Augusta; sisters Charlene
Hilyard of Forney, Texas, Linda Tolbert of Wichita. Memorial has been established with Kansas High School Rodeo
Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 May 1992)
LATHAM - Harrison, Monty Ray, 56, died July
21, 2006. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Bryant Cemetery, Atlanta, Kan.
Survivors: sons, Tyson, Dallas both of Burden; mother, Talma Mailen of Beaumont; father, Charles of Douglass; sisters,
Charlene Hilyard of Douglass, Linda Mason of Augusta; 2 grandchildren. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/28/2006.
Rollins, Joseph S. "Joe," 78, retired Learjet Inc. toolmaker, died Friday, July
27, 2001. Private family service at a later date.
Mr. Rollins served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors: wife, Gloria; son, Robert Kerry of Augusta; daughters, Iona Tindall of Sarasota, Fla., Jo Lynn Tefft
of Dallas, Robyn Oakes of Wichita; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 July 2001)
Sigler, Phyllis W., 89, retired Winfield State Hospital and Training Center
psychiatric aide, died Friday, Oct. 7, 1994. Service 2:30 p.m. Monday, Bryant Cemetery, Atlanta.
Survivors: brothers, S.C. Womacks of Winfield, Eugene Womacks of Atlanta, Donald Womacks of El Dorado; sister,
Grace Lowe of Burden; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Good
Samaritan Village and American Diabetes Association. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Oct 1994)
Sand, Leroy E., 62, retired Boeing Wichita industrial engineer, died Wednesday, June 14, 1995. Service
3 p.m. Mondy, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Beverly; sons, Christopher of Derby, Howard of Tampa, Fla., Henry of Sante Fe, N.M.; daughters,
Rita Sand of Rose Hill, Sharon Baas of Humansville, Mo.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the Quivira Council, Boy Scouts of America.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 June 1995)
Schooler, Roy E. "Eddie" Jr., 59, Schooler Trucking owner, died Wednesday, Dec.
23, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of the Magdalen.
Survivors: wife, Mary E.; sons, Roy E. III, Casey E., daughters, Margaret E., Amanda E., all at home; brother,
Derrell of Valley Center. Memorial has been established with St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church building fund.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 1992)
NANCY JANE SCOTT, 77, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Sunday. Service
10 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Teddy W. of Wichita; daughter, Patsy A. Jones of Augusta; sisters, Laura Drurey, Opal Head, both
of Talihina, Okla., Lucille Angel of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Jan 1985)
Sears, Betty Louise (Miller), 55, Personal Mailing Services owner, died Thursday,
Jan. 14, 1993. Service 2 p.m. today, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, S.D.; daughters, Belinda Webb of Choctaw, Okla., Theresa Alley, Toni Vaughn, both of Moore,
Okla.; stepson, L.D. of Wichita; brother, Everett Miller of Sayre, Okla., Eddie Miller of Mangum, Okla., Norman
Earl Miller, Bobby Miller, both of Amarillo, Texas; sisters, Nora Miller of Mannford, Okla., Margaret Reams of
Willow, Alaska, Twanda Billington, Fern McMahon, both of Amarillo, Jackie Harper of Mangum, Joy Weaver of Choctaw,
Patsy Youngblood of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Plane of Mercy, c/o
Midian Shrine Temple, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Jan 1993)
Gregg Wayne Shellhamer, 27, of Roselle, Ill., formerly of Wichita, Gerber
Glass Co. glazer, died Tuesday, April 17, 1990, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Service 11 a.m.
Monday, Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Renee; daughters, Nicole of Arizona, Samantha of Roselle; mother, Joan, half brother, Ted, both
of Wichita; half sisters, Cheryl Price of Wichita, Debra of Chicago; grandmother, E. Faye of Chicago. Memorial
has been established with Wichita State University Engineering Department. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 April 1990)
Showalter, Vinita E., 82, retired Rose Hill Elementary School teacher, died
Saturday, May 15, 1993. Service, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Mike of Derby, Pat of Wichita; three grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 May 1993)
WORTH L. SHOWALTER, 75, of Augusta, retired farmer and former Butler County
commissioner, died Thursday, June 11, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Vinita; sons, Mike of Derby, Pat of Wichita; sisters, Gula Clinger of Rose Hill, Allene Adams
of Shell Knob, Mo.; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Worth Showalter Memorial Park Fund,
in care of Rose Hill State Bank 67133.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 June 1987)
Faune I. Simmons, 81, homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 15, 1990. Service
10 a.m. Friday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Jacob; son, Keith of Rose Hill; daughters, Phyllis Carr of Wichita, Dolores Lipscomb of Augusta;
brother, William Lowell Reeves of El Dorado; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three step-great- grandchildren;
two step-great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with United Methodist Church. Dunsford Funeral
Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Oct 1990)
Simmons, Joane D., age 65, retired registered nurse, went to be with
the Lord Dec. 7, 2004. She was the loving wife of Marvin Simmons and beloved mother of Jeffery, Gregg and Ted Shellhamer,
Tracy Price, Cheryl and Wayne Wright and stepdaughter, Wendy Simmons. She also left behind granddaughters, Nicole
and Samantha Shellhamer and Shelby Joann Wright. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2004
at Cochran Mortuary. Services will be Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 at 1 p.m. at Cochran Mortuary and graveside at 3
p.m. at Dunlap Cemetery, near Rose Hill, KS. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/9/2004.
Simmons, Michael Fred, 47, Boeing Wichita machinist, Mike's Tomato Patch
owner, died Thursday, July 22, 1993. Rosary 7:30 p.m. today, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita; service 10 a.m.
Saturday, St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Haysville.
Survivors: son, Rick Goff, daughter, Anne Simmons, father, Willis Simmons, sister, Karen Ward, all of Wichita.
Memorials have been established with St. Cecilia Catholic Church and the American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 July 1993)
Slyter, Hazel A., 88, homemaker, died Tuesday, April 14, 1992. Service
10 a.m. Friday, Broadway Christian Church.
Survivors: son, Donald L. of Kansas City, Mo.; daughters, Imogene Gill of Cahokia, Ill., Pauline Lambert of Wichita;
five grandchildren; three great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Memory Lane Baptist Church.
Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 April 1992)
Smith, Quinn, 38, Raytheon Aircraft Co. shipping department supervisor, died Friday, July 7, 2000.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Broadway Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Kimberly; son, Cody of the home; parents, Joe and Madonna Smith of Wichita; brother, Rodney of
Wichita; sister, Valarie Smith of Goddard; grandparents, Orville and Ada Hill of Wichita. Broadway Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 July 2000)
Solomoen, William "Bill," 44, retired Advanced Products production manager, died
Wednesday, March 6, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to 7 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Watson Funeral
Home.
Survivors: mother, Ilene Solomoen; brother, Chester both of Wichita; sisters, Carolyn Kilpatric of Rose Hill, Donna
Buckles of Valley Center. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 March 2002)
Clark-Stage, Linda, 39, homemaker, passed away
Friday, Mar. 10, 2006. Funeral services 10:30 Friday at the Broadway Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Eric Stage; sons, James and wife, Jackie Clark, Jonathan Clark, Austin, Colton and Hunter Stage;
daughters, Kristina and Kasandra Clark, Savannah and Serenity Stage; brother, Gene Pulliam, all of Wichita; sisters
Caroyln Watson, Legootee, IN and Rose Lockard, Rose Hill, KS; granddaughter, Adrianna Coria; several cousins including
Betty Luna. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/15/2006.
Orval Staton, 78, retired Price Auto Body repairman, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 1991. Services, 1:30
p.m. Tuesday, Broadway Christian Church, Wichita, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Fern; sons, John of Clearwater, Charles of Wichita; daughter, Melba Piatt of Edmond, Okla.; brothers,
George of Prineville, Ore., Bob of Red Bluff, Calif.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been
established with Shriners' Crippled Children's Hospital. Broadway Mortuary.
Charles H. Stephens, 66, of Topeka, formerly of Valley Falls, passed away,
Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at his home.
He was born Dec. 19, 1938, in Jefferson City, Mo., the son of Orin and Meredith Stephens.
Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
He was employed by Frito Lay for 26 years before retiring as a manager in the maintenance department.
Charles was married to Mary Thompson on June 11, 1983, in Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Melissa A. Stephens, nd Cathy Stephens, and one son, Cary Stephens, all
of Topeka; two brothers, Robert and James Stephens; five sisters, Zenda Grant, Agnes Mart, Bettie Mayfield, JoAnn
Ridder and Frances Burkhardt; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Penwell-Gabel Parker Price Chapel in North Topeka. Cremation
will follow the service. Mr. Stephens will lie in state after noon Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family
will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
(Topeka Capital-Journal ~ 27 Dec 2004)
Sullivan, Doris K., 79, homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1994. Service
10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughters, Kay Wulf of Cheney, Judy Burnham of Rose Hill, Mary Lou Pickett of Park City, Sandy Rollins
of Elk City; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill United
Methodist Church and Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 August 1994)
Sullivan, Melvin E., 79, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. machinist and farmer,
died Monday, May 30, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Doris; daughters, Kay Wulf of Cheney, Judy Burnham of Rose Hill, Mary Lou Pickett of Park City,
Sandy Rollins of Elk City; brothers, Marvin, Bob, both of Cold Spring, Texas, Wayne of Douglass, Doyle of Peru;
11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice and the Rose Hill United
Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 May 1994)
Tiger, Benjamin D., III, 30, was born Dec. 30, 1973 in San Clemente, CA. He
died on or near Nov. 22, 2004 in Wroclaw, Poland. He was employed at the University of Speed Callin in Wroclaw,
Poland, where he was teaching English as a second language.
Survivors: father, Benjamin D. Tiger, Jr. of Wichita, sister, Beverly A. Tiger of Fort Worth, TX, brother, Preston
Tiger of Neodeshe, KS. Preceded in death by his mother, Crystal A. Grossman-Tiger. Funeral Service will be at Faith
Christian Church, 2110 W. 45th St. So., Tues. Jan. 4, 2005 at 2:00pm. Burial will follow at Dunlap Cemetery in
Rose Hill, KS A memorial has been established at Equishare Credit Union c/o Ben Tiger, III, 405 E. Central, Wichita,
KS 67202. All Faith's Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/1/2005.
WILEY, KAY E.
Wiley, Kay E, 51, retired Rose
Hill schoolteacher, died Monday, August 2, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill High School.
Kay earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in Counseling from Wichita State University.
She was a member of Rose Hill United Methodist Church and was affiliated with the National Lung Transplant Association,
United Methodist Women and Kansas National Education Association.
In 1992, she was one of eight finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year. Kay enjoyed flowers, children and teaching.
Survivors: husband, Gary; daughters, Holly Adams, Ali Wiley, both of Rose Hill, Leigha Wiley of Kansas City, Megan
Olson of Paola; parents, Bill and Mary Ellen Watkins of Kiowa; brother, Brad Watkins of Nickerson; three grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church building fund. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 6, 1999)
Wood, Adam, infant son of Larry and Paula Wood of Augusta, died Friday, May 31, 2002. Memorial
service 10 a.m. Saturday, First Wesleyan Church, Wichita.
Other survivors: grandparents, Paul and Ann Pankey of Hooker, Okla., Betty Wood of Coffeyville. Memorial established
with First Wesleyan Church, 1700 S. Market, Wichita 67211. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 June 2002)
STRONG Andover -- /STRONG Services for John
F. Woydziak, 77, Rose Hill, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Andover. Burial will
be in Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Mr. Woydziak died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999, in Wichita.
He was born April 18, 1922, in Dubuque, the son of John Francis and Otillia (Schreck) Woydziak.
He married Betty Jones on Nov. 8, 1942, in California. She survives of the home.
Mr. Woydziak, a retired businessman, was a past member of Knights of Columbus, Lions Club and Rose Hill School
Board. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Gatewood, Aurora, Colo.; six sons, John, Fulton, Ohio, Greg, Baker City, Ore.,
James, Emporia, Larry, Lawrence, and Dan and Rick, both of Rose Hill; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A rosary is set for 7 p.m. today at the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Andover. Friends may call from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Smith Mortuary in Derby.
The family suggests memorials to Rose Hill Senior Center, sent in care of the mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby
67037.
(Lawrence Journal-World ~ 26 Oct 1999)
Beard, James H., 87, farmer and stockman, died Tuesday Nov. 2, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Carlson
Funeral Home.
Survivors: daughters, Susie Van Tries of Augusta, Janie Suits of Dennard, Ark., Carol Lewis of Leon; sisters, Ruth
Crawford of El Dorado, Martha Courtoy of Aurora; five grandchildren; one great- grandchild. Memorials have been
established with American Heart Association and Large Print Books at Bradford Memorial Library.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Nov 1999)
Haines, Edward C., 81, retired farmer, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000.
Service 11 a.m. today, Lone Star Cemetery, Douglass
Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, Larry of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Max of McPherson; daughter, Mary Lynn Reed of
Wichita; stepson, Glenn Kunkel of Chanute; brothers, George of Wichita, Fred of Kelseyville, Calif.; sister, Jody
Jespersen of Providence, R.I.; one grandchild; two stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorials have been establis hed with Douglass Public Library and Augusta Public Library. Hilyard-Smith Funeral
Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Sept 2000)
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