Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Harder, Mary Lucille, 84, of Holdenville, Okla., formerly of Newton, homemaker,
died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Lonestar Cemetery, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, John of Abilene, Paul of North Newton; daughters, Marjorie Krigbaum of Connell, Wash., Laura Trout
of Walla Walla, Wash., Cathy Linson of Stuart, Okla.; one brother; three sisters; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Jan 1999)
HUGOTON - Thomas F. Harper, 65, rural Hugoton,
died Nov. 9, 2007, at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Tulsa, Okla.
He was born June 6, 1942 in Stevens County, the son of Thomas and Linnie Hawk Harper.
He was a farmer. He loved his family and especially enjoyed the grandchildren.
He served in the National Guard.
On April 14, 1968, he married Darlene Decamp, in Hugoton. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Barry Wayne and Brian Thomas, both of Hugoton; a daughter, Kerry Jeanette Hittle,
Hugoton; two brothers, Charles and Alfred, both of Hugoton; a sister, Helen Higgins, Rolla; seven grandchildren;
and other relatives and friends.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church, Hugoton, with Ministers LeRoy Herder and Keith
Peachey presiding. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton. Burial will
be in the Lonestar Cemetery, Woods.
Memorials may be sent to either the American Cancer Society or the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.
(The Hutchinson News ~ 13 Nov 2007)
Hinz, Viola Mae, 84, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sewing machine operator, died Friday, April 11,
1997. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Whitewater Center Church, Burns.
Survivors: sons, Glenn of Wichita, Wayne, Carney, both of Newton; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Frederic Remington High School "R" Club. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 April 1997)
James Perry Long, Butler County pioneer, died May 19, 1924, at his home
in Clifford Township, which he homesteaded 53 years ago.
Mr. Long was born in Mercer County, Pa., February 14, 1845. When he was a boy, his parents moved to Illinois. They
lived there 15 years and then moved to Kansas.
He was united in marriage November 1, 1877 to Miss Harriet C. Spencer. To this union nine children were born, five
of whom survive. Mrs. Long died in 1894. Mr. Long is survived by two sons and three daughters. They are: Lewis
L. Long, of Burns; Winifred A. Ashenfelter, of Whitewater; Esther M. Moss, of Sun City; Margaret A. Edwards, of
Burns; George P. Long, of Whitewater; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Yokum, of Stockton, Colo.; Mrs. S. A. Williams,
of Joplin, Mo. and one brother, G. R. Long, of Elbing.
Mr. Long united with the Brethern Church 30 years ago and led an exemplary Christian life. It was said of him that
if all men lived as he lived, no laws would be necessary. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon.
They were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Thomas of Peabody, and the Rev. Mr. Higdon, of Potwin. Burial was in Lone Star
Cemetery.
(El Dorado Times ~ Saturday ~ 31 May 1924)
Matzenbacher, Sandra, 63, of Littleton, Colo., formerly of Potwin, homemaker,
died Wednesday, June 9, 1999. Memorial service 2 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Jack; sons, Kristopher of Alexandria, Ind., Kelly of Littleton, Colo.; daughter, Kimberly Montalvo
of Breckenridge, Colo.; brothers, Dennis Strasser of Peabody, Blake Strasser, Larry Strasser, Michael Ullum, all
of Potwin; sisters, Vicki Cook of Hutchinson, Jacki Converse of Houston, Sherry Edwards, Candice Elting, both of
Whitewater; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 June 1999)
Frank J. Mellott, 53, retired oil field worker, died Tuesday, Sept.
1, 1987. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday, Chase Baptist Church, 2:30 p.m., Lone Star Cemetery, Newton.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn; son, Joe of Chase; daughter, Sharon McKee of Holyrood; stepson, Staff Sgt. Dennis White
of Fort Riley; brother, Orlen of Enid, Okla.; sister, Harriett Gilley of Isabella, Okla.; eight grandchildren.
Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Sept 1987)
Shepler, Lloyd B., 81, retired truck driver, died Sunday, July 21, 2002.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Fairmount Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Lucille; aunt, Ruth Burkholder of Peabody; many cousins, nephews and nieces. Memorial established
with Peabody Avenue of Flags. Petersen Funeral Home, Newton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 July 2002)
Spangler, George L., 87, farmer, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999. Service 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Fairmont Cemetery, rural Elbing.
Survivors: daughter, Linda Spangler of Newton; sisters, Lucy Shepler of Peabody, Alta Kafton of Andover. Memorial
has been established with Peabody Senior Center. Petersen Funeral Home, Newton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Dec 1999)
VALLEY CENTER - Spangler, Linda J., 51, died
April 7, 2004. Private family burial.
Survivors: aunts, Betty Darbe, Florence Handley, Lucille Shepler, Adeline Spangler, Ethel Spangler; numerous cousins.
Petersen Funeral Home, Newton.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/9/2004.
Watts, Lorene Theo, 74, homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997. Service
2 p.m. Friday, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: daughter, Trudy of Peabody; father, Edward Strasser of Potwin; brothers, Dennis Strasser of Peabody,
Blake Strasser of Whitewater, Larry Strasser of Potwin; sisters, Jacqulyn Converse of Houston, Sandra Matzenbacher
of Littleton, Colo., Vicki Cook of Hutchinson, Sherry Edwards, Candace Elting, both of Whitewater; one grandchild.
Memorial has been established with the Peabody Historical Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Feb 1997)
HEART TRANSPLANT GAVE GARY HILL A LESSON IN
HOW TO APPRECIATE LIFE
Gary Hill's 1986 heart transplant the third performed in Wichita not only saved his life, it changed him profoundly.
''It really changed his value system," said Mr. Hill's son Steven. Before the transplant, "he was so
absorbed with business and striving for a better life financially that he wasn't one to stop and smell the roses.
It gave him a new lease on life and made him appreciate it that much more."
Mr. Hill, corporate director for the Arthritis Foundation Kansas Chapter, died Friday of undetermined causes. He
was 55.
''I would say that the last 10 years of his life were probably more active than any other years of his life up
to that point," Steven Hill said. "He was much more concerned with the betterment of others."
Mr. Hill was born and raised in El Dorado and attended El Dorado Junior College, but job opportunities lured him
to Wichita as a young man. He worked in retail management for several years with Brick's Menswear and Henry's department
stores.
By the mid-1980s, heart disease, which Mr. Hill inherited from relatives on both sides of his family, led his doctors
to recommend a heart transplant.
Mr. Hill was still recuperating from his transplant surgery when he met Duane Tuttle, who was to be the sixth heart
transplant recipient at St. Francis Regional Medical Center. Tuttle received his new heart about three months after
Hill.
''He visited me in the hospital as I was awaiting a transplant," Tuttle recalled. "Just seeing him, as
healthy as he looked, when you see a heart transplant person that's doing well, that's something you don't expect.
Since he was one of the early ones, the rest of us pretty much learned from him."
Mr. Hill helped start the New-Hearts Cardiac Transplant Support Group at St. Francis, which allowed transplant
patients to counsel and educate one another. He also volunteered his time to the American Heart Association and
the Midwest Organ Bank, and he helped organize Organ Donor Awareness Week in Wichita.
In his full-time job with the Arthritis Foundation, Mr. Hill was able to speak from experience.
Transplant recipients take large doses of anti-rejection drugs, which cause bone deterioration and arthritis. Both
of Mr. Hill's hips had been replaced, and he broke his right foot as a result of bone deterioration, his son said.
In the last few months of his life, Mr. Hill had to use a walker or a wheelchair to get around.
''He donated his body to the KU School of Medicine, so they could do some research on the ongoing effects of pharmaceuticals"
on transplant patients, Steven Hill said. "He was never, ever too busy to help someone else."
Mr. Hill is also survived by his wife of 31 years, Sandra, and son Brad, all of Wichita; a brother, Paul Hill Jr.
of Sunrise Beach, Mo.; and one grandchild. A memorial service for Mr. Hill will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's
Cathedral in Wichita. A rosary will be said at 7 this evening at St. Mary's.
The family has requested no flowers. Donations in Mr. Hill's memory may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation Kansas
Chapter at 1602 E. Waterman, Wichita, Kan. 67211.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 April 1994)
ROSE HILL - Sliger, William C., 72, retired
mechanic, died Friday, August 29, 2008. Visitation 1 to 6pm Monday at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby;
service 2pm Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church, 1636 E. Patriot Ave., Derby; burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Tamsy (Jenkins) Sliger; 2 brothers and a sister.
Survivors: wife of 50 years, June Sliger, Derby; children, Tammy (Troy) Whitt, Newton, Pamela (Paul) Srock, Derby,
Lori (Richard) Bailey, Derby, Chris (Cheri) Sliger, Derby, Faye (Joe) Bishop, Melbourn, FL, Michael (Terri) Sliger,
Buckner, MO, Billy (Theresa) Sliger, Derby, Iona (Alan) Ballard, Derby, David Sliger, Derby; 20 grandchildren;
3 great grandchildren. A memorial has been established with Calvary Baptist Church. Send condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/31/2008
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