Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Jill V. Jones, 46, of El Dorado died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, at The Vyne Harry Hynes Hospice in
Wichita. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Carlson Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Fairview
Cemetery, Augusta.
She was born Dec. 9, 1957, in Torrance, Calif., the daughter of Jay and Mary Lou Chastain Moore Jr. She lived in
California as a child and for seven years in Phoenix before coming to El Dorado five years ago. She worked at Wal-Mart
in the domestic department. She was a member of River of Life Ministries Church.
On Aug. 15, 1998, she married Glenn Jones in El Dorado.
Those she leaves, including her husband, of the home, are a son, Dennis Klapthor, and a daughter, Deniel Klapthor,
both of Glendale, Ariz.; her mother and stepfather, Mary Lou and Phillip Hart of El Dorado; a brother, Jay Moore
III of El Dorado; three sisters, Jackie Mitchell of Potwin, Juanada Vaughn of Massillon, Ohio, and Jaylena Lewis
of Costa Mesa, Calif.; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father; a nephew, Christopher Moore; and her grandmother, Juanita Chastain.
Memorials in her memory for River of Life Ministries Church or for assisting the family with burial expenses may
be left at Carlson Funeral Home, where friends may call Friday and Saturday.
(El Dorado Times ~ 4 Jan 2004)
Kunkle, Crystal Arlene, 17, Andover High School senior, died Saturday, April
24, 1993 of injuries from an automobile accident. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church.
Survivors: mother and stepfather, Kathryn and Doug Crumrine of the home; stepparents, Arthur and Jackie Beavers
of Derby, Carol Haigler of El Dorado; brothers, Michael Beavers of Andover, Daniel Beavers, Douglas McGathy, both
of Derby; sisters, Rhonda Kunkle of Wichita, Brandy McGathy, Tori McGathy, both of Derby; foster sisters, Judy
Deweese of Coloma, Mich., Gail Deweese of Wichita; grandparents, Olin and Glennice Luginbill, Arlin and Margaret
Beavers, all of Wichita, Mary Crumrine of Mesa, Ariz., great-grandparents, Lillie Brobst of Bethany, Okla., Mae
Crumrine of Beloit. Memorial has been established with Andover High School SADD Chapter. Lakeview Funeral Home,
Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 April 1993)
Lauber, Albert L., 73, retired Mobil Refinery warehouseman, died Friday,
Oct. 15, 1993. Private service.
Survivors: wife, Lodine; son, Richard of Augusta; daughter, Sandra, mother, Gladys, both of Wichita; three grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Starkey Inc., Wichita. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 October 1993)
Lauber, Lodine, 81, homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001. No local service.
Survivors: son, Richard of Augusta; daughter, Sandra Lauber of Wichita; brother, Dr. Jim McCoy of Clearwater; sisters,
Emagine Gifford of Belle Plaine, Ermagine Huff of McLoth; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial
established with Starkey Inc. Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Jan 2001)
Lefrancois, Mary E., 91, homemaker, died Wednesday, May 15, 1996. Services
10 a.m. Saturday, Hillside Funeral Home East, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Fairview Cemetery, Augusta.
Survivor: daughter, Bernice Chastain of Wichita; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 May 1996)
Lew, James N., 84, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. senior vice president of engineering, died Monday,
Sept. 25, 2000. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. today, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East; service 10 a.m. Saturday,
First Evangeli cal Free Church; graveside service 12 p.m. Saturday, Fairview Cemetery, Walnut Township, Kan.
Mr. Lew was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1979. He received an
honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Trinity College, Deerfield, Ill., in 1981.
He attended California Curtis-Wright School of Aeronautics and received his AA in 1936.
Mr. Lew was a former member of SAE and SAE Aerospace Council; American Ordinance Association; Army Aviation Association;
General Aviation Manufact urer's Association Technical Activities Committee; Aerospace Industries Association;
Missle and Aerospace Council-Procurement and Finance Committee; former member of the Board of Regents at Trinity
College in Deerfield, Ill.; former member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Kansas-Center for Research
Inc.
He was a member of the First Evangelical Free Church, Wichita.
Mr. Lew enjoyed fishing, hunting and cooking.
Survivors: wife, Arline L.H.; sons and daughters-in-law, James W. and Gale A. Lew of Wichita, Wayne S. and Virginia
B. Lew of Lenexa; daughters and sons-in-law, Janet L. and James A. Brehm of Safety Harbor, Fla., Yolanda L. and
John C. Black of McPherson; grandchildren and spouses, Laura and Rob Steere, Pam and Mike Sabolovic, Alissa Lew,
Eric Lew, Kyle Lew, Peter Black, Emily Black; great-grandchildren, Sarah Steere, Abigail Steere. Memorial has been
established with First Evangelical Free Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Sept 2000)
Long, Betty Jane, 78, homemaker, died Monday, April 27, 1998. Service
2 p.m. Friday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: daughters, Sharon Hargrove, Deborah Simmons, both of Wichita; halfbrother, Brian Porter of Zephyrhills,
Fla.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 April 1998)
Bill Monroe Long, 69, retired mechanic, died Sunday, June 3, 1990. Service
11 a.m. Wednesday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Betty Jean; daughters, Sharon Hoffman, Deborah Simmons, both of Wichita; brother, Gerald of Ponca
City, Okla.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 June 1990)
Marsh, Betty Jane, 71, homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1993. Service
1 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Henry O. III of Rose Hill; daughter, Valerie S. Dobbin of Wichita; sister, Maurine Brown of Augusta;
one grandchild. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 March 1993)
LEONARD E. McBEE, 70, of Augusta, retired Kraft truck driver, died Monday,
April 18, 1988. Service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Ida; sons, Bill of Yates Center, Jerry of Mulvane, Mike of Jacksonville, Fla.; 10 grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 April 1988)
McGlocklin, Mickey Earl, 56, Step Saver convenience store employee, died Friday,
Dec. 19, 1997. Service 2 p.m. today, Dunsford Funeral Home.
Survivors: mother, Bess of Augusta; brother, Michael of Russell; sisters, Jody Warren, Terry, both of Augusta.
Memorials have been established with the Lions Club site and band foundations.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Dec 1997)
Miller, Melvin, 70, retired cement finisher, died Wednesday, May 5, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Saturday,
First Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Flora; son, Ray, address unavailable; daughter, Lita Miller of Leon; brother, Willis of Haysville;
sister, Millie Snider of Kinsley; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with Douglass Public Library. Hilyard-Smith
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 May 1999)
ALICE CAROLINE MYERS, 59, of Haysville, sales clerk, died Saturday. Service
11 a.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Jack of Haysville; daughters, Claudia Kendall of Haysville and Karen K. Goodale of Athol; two grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Jan 1985)
ROSE HILL - Purdy, David Alan, 76, died December
15, 2004. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Fairview Cemetery, Wakita, OK.
Survivors: wife, Peggy; sons, Michael, Jeffrey; daughters, Marilyn Seivley, Susan Chambers; 4 grandchildren; 3
great-grandchildren. Prairie Rose Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/21/2004.
Rogers, Emmett Lee, 62, retired truck driver, died Friday, June 1, 2001.
Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors: companion, Anna Bass of El Dorado; son, Emmett Jr. of Halstead; daughter, Marty Reichenberger of Sedgwick;
eight grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 June 2001)
Simmons, Deborah, 50, homemaker, died Wednesday, April 12, 2000. Service
1:30 p.m. Monday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Aususta.
Survivors: husband, Russ Burr; sons, Bill Rodriguez of Andover, Mario Rodriguez of Wichita; daughter, Meline Burgin
of Augusta; sister, Sharon Hargrove of Wichita; six grandchildren.
(Wichita EAgle ~ 14 April 2000)
Jerry Dale Warren, age 56 of Topeka, formerly of El Dorado, passed away
on November 20, 2007.
He was a night manager for McDonalds.
Survivors include: brothers, James Warren of Augusta, and Walt Warren of Mulvane; sisters, Betty Squires of El
Dorado, and Phyllis Warren of El Dorado; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007 at Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Topeka Capital-Journal ~ 29 Nov 2007)
AUGUSTA - Weston, William "Bill,"
78, died June 22, 2006. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Dunsford-Zeiner Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Rocky and wife, Becky; daughter, Deannie Weston; brothers, Russell, Jim, Fred; grandchildren,
Terance, Amy and Leah Weston, Amanda and Joshua Deeder; great-grandchildren, Zoe Gilbert.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/23/2006.
VIRGINIA D. BROWN, 68, of Augusta, homemaker, died Saturday, April 18,
1987. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Garrison Cemetery.
Survivor: mother, Hazel Rebenstorf of Augusta. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 April 1987)
JOHNIE HOWELL, 69, of Augusta, retired construction worker, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1988. Service 11
a.m. Wednesday, Garrison Cemetery, rural Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Johnie L., James J., David, all of Augusta, Dell of Goltry, Okla.; daughters, Johniece Bell of
Boles, Ark., Janell Hopkins of Jet, Okla.; brother, Grant of Jonesboro, Ark.; sister, Iola Cooper of St. Louis;
11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Feb 1988)
HOWELL, THEOLA BERNICE (COURTNEY)
THEOLA BERNICE (COURTNEY) HOWELL, 63, of Augusta, homemaker, died Monday, August 17,
1987. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Garrison Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Johnnie, James, David, all of Augusta, Dell of Goltry, Okla.; daughters, Johniece Bell of Boles,
Ark., Janell Hopkins of Jet, Okla.; brother, Bruce Courtney of Derby; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Aug 1987)
Arley McFarland, 97, retired farmer, died Tuesday, July 16, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Dunsford
Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Paul of Rose Hill; daughters, Dorothy Cavit of Campbell, Calif., Margaret Jester of Slidell, La.;
12 grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 1991)
AUGUSTA - Ratcliff, William R., 49, retired
worker, passed away Oct. 3, 2004. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Garrison Cemetery.
Survivors: son, William Richard Ratcliff; sisters, Dee Courtois, Kathy Vasquez; brothers, Dale Ratcliff, Henry
Ratcliff. Hillside Funeral Home Augusta - 775-3777.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/6/2004.
Hazel (Trimmer) Rebenstorf, 92, homemaker, died Tuesday, March 27, 1990. Service
2 p.m. Friday, Garrison Cemetery.
Survivor: sister, Vonna Brown of Decatur, Ill. Dunsford Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 March 1990)
Roush, Cathern Marie, 69, homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 21, 1996. Service
1 p.m. Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Robert Jr., Charles, both of Wichita; daughters, Rosie Thomas of Wichita, Helen
Stanford of Newton; brother, Lee Scott, Thomas Scott Jr., both of New Hampton, Mo., Morris Scott of Warrenton,
Mo.; sisters, Julie Glenn of Wichita, Mary Fitzgerald of Hamilton, Mo., Reba Branson of Gladstone, Mo.; 13 grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Oct 1996)
Roush, Frank Lewis, 94, formerly of Haverhill, retired oil field worker,
died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: sons, Robert of Wichita, Francis of Enid, Okla.; brother, Ralph of Summerfield, Fla.; sister, Lolita
Gibson of Kansas City, Kan.; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Aug 1995)
Epp, John Jr., 94, retired farmer and stockman, died Monday, Feb. 27, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Friday,
Swiss Church.
Survivors: wife, Marie; sons, Albert of Henderson, Neb., John of Hong Kong, Melvin of Whitewater; daughters, Hildegard
Goossen of Homestead, Iowa, Martha Epp of Wichita, Phebe Cressman of Scottdale, Pa., Frieda Epp, Justina Martin,
both of Leavenworth; sister, Agnes Regier of Whitewater; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Swiss Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 March 1995)
Epp, Marie Harder, 94, homemaker, died Monday, July 6, 1998. Service
10 a.m. Friday, Swiss Church.
Survivors: sons, Albert of Bakersfield, Calif., John of Hong Kong, Melvin of Whitewater; daughters, Hildegard Goossen
of Homestead, Iowa, Martha Epp of Wichita, Phebe Cressman of Scottsdale, Pa., Frieda Epp, Justina Martin, both
of Leavenworth; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Berean Women's Auxiliary
and Swiss Missionary Circle. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 July 1998)
Alvin T. Regier, 75, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Petersen Funeral Home.
Survivors: brothers, the Rev. Wilbert of Salem, Ore., the Rev. J.J. of Omaha, Neb.; sisters, Helen Hanes of Edinburg,
Texas, Elfriede of Topeka.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 May 1985)
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