Ollie Vernon "Spec" Padgett, 84, of Coffeyfille, Phillips Oil Co. exploration and production department employee died Sunday, March 27, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ford-Wulf-Bruns Edgewood Chapel and 11:30 a.m. in Dewey (Okla.) Cemetery.
Survivors include: son, Dick of Lafayette, La.; stepsons, James Moore of Montgomery, Frank Moon of Kearney, Mo.; brothers, Floyd of El Dorado, Billy of Petal, Miss., Donald of Coolidge, Ariz.; sister, Lela Inglish of Bethany, Okla., three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. (El Dorado Times, March 29, 1994)
Iva Mae Palmer, 83, of Wichita, a homemaker, died Wednesday, September 28, 1994.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary, in Wichita. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. in Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado.
She was born March 3, 1911 in Tucumcari, N.M., to Murray Lee Biles and Walsie E. Akin.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph W. Palmer, sons, Richard C. Palmer of camp Verde, Ariz., Donald L. Palmer of Topeka, Keith R. palmer of Edmond, Okla., brothers, Bob Biles of Wichita, Alfred Biles and Arlie Biles, both of Hutchinson; sisters, Pat Burbank and Evelyn Long, both of Hutchinson, Hazel Bulger of Wichita, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with the Central Church of Christ, 255 N. Wacco, Wichita, 67202. Downing & Lahey Mortuary has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 29, 1994)
Rolf Patterson, Jr., 22, of Wichita, University Products employee, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Cheney (Kan.) Baptist Church)
Survivors include: son, Dylon Wade Coatney of El Dorado; father, Rolf Sr. mother, Judith Travis, sister, Dawn Ann Patterson, all of Wichita, grandparents, Henry and Muriel Lilly of Chapman, Bill and Anneliese Patterson of Freno, Calif.
Memorials are to the American Diabetes Association. Wulf-Ast Mortuary in Garden Plain has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, April 27, 1994)
John B. Payne, 78, of El Dorado, died Sunday, July 10, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Labette Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 23, 1915, in Altamont, the son of Claude and Olive M. (Bryant) Payne. On Aug. 23, 1941, he and Grace Bennett were married in Buffalo. He was a veteran of WWII and served in the U.S. Army.
For more than 35 years he worked for the Department of Agriculture with the Soil Conservation Service. His memberships included the First United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post.
Survivors include, wife, Grace, son, Douglas of Wilmington, Del., daughter, Patricia LaCalamito of Kansas City, Mo., sister, Virginia Meyers of Ft. Worth, Texas, five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Memorials are to the First United Methodist Church and Hospice Inc. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times Jul 11, 1994)
Vera I. Pearce, 96, of Atlanta, died Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, 1994, at Good Samaritan Village in Winfield. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Miles Funeral Services, Winfield. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 30, 1897, north of Burden, the daughter of Bert and Mattie Compton Smith, and graduated from Winfield High School in 1915. She received a teaching certificate from Pittsburg State Teacher's College and taught school several years in the Prairie View Community near Atlanta.
On Oct. 18, 1923, she and Oren James Pearce were married and they operated a grocery store in Reece before moving to McPherson and then to Atlanta in 1944. He died April 5, 1971. She was a homemaker and a member of the Atlanta United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern star and the Progress Club.
Survivors include: son, Dick of El Dorado, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Miles Smith and a sister, Inez Deterding.
Memorials are to the Atlanta United Methodist Church and the Atlanta Community Building Fund. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 11, 1994)
Rose A. Perott, 88, of El Dorado, died Monday evening, Feb. 7, 1994 at Wheatstate Manor, Whitewater. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greenleaf. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was born Dec. 4, 1905, in Washington County, the daughter of George and Gertrude Esslinzir Wurtz. On Nov. 20, 1939, she and Henry Perott were married in Clifton. He died in February 1962. she had lived in El Dorado since 1988 after moving from Washington, Kan. where she lived from 1967 to 1988. She was a homemaker and member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Survivors include: sons, John of Towanda, Charles of Cumming, Ga., brother Paul Wurtz of Sun City, Ariz, sisters, Geraldine Racette, Laura Steen, both of Wichita, Alice Shoemaker of Clifton, Babe Hoover, Til Talbot, both of Greenleaf, 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 8, 1994)
Maxine L. Hunter Peterson, 76, of Wichita, retired bus driver for USD 259, died Tuesday, May 17, 1994. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel in Wichita. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
She was born June 11, 1918 in Augusta, the daughter of Will and Margaret (Baum) Hunter.
Survivors include: son, Jeffrey of Wichita, daughter, Jennifer Taylor of Wichita and four grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the Wichita Arsenal Soccer Club and Pleasant Valley Lions Youth Park Club Girls Softball. (El Dorado Times, Mar. 19, 1994)
Betty Jane Phillips, 71, of Wichita, retired J. C. Penny service department employee, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1994. Services are 2:30 p.m. Friday at Old Mission Mortuary.
Survivors include husband, Wendell, son Gary of Wichita, daughters, Vicki Stone of Placerville, Calif., Wendi Kistler of Sedgwick, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorials are to the Benton United Methodist Church and Hospice Inc. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 20, 1994)
Lon D. Phipps, 91, of Valley Center, died Saturday, June 11, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nutter Mortuary. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sedgwick.
He was born June 12, 1902, in Allison, the son of Frank Pierce Phipps and Carrie E. Mapes. On March 22, 1927, he and Adra Luvern Woods were married in El Dorado. He was retired from the maintenance department at Coleman Manufacturing.
Survivors include: wife, Adra, sister, Grace Keeton of Winfield.
Memorials are to the American Cancer Society. (El Dorado Times, June 17, 1994)
Lula G. Pickrell, 100, of El Dorado, died Saturday, April 2, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday in Sunset Lawns Cemetery.
She was born May 29, 1893, on a farm near Towanda, the daughter of Frank and Laura (Cornelius) Newman and attended schools in Butler County. On Aug. 15, 1918, she and Todd Pickrell were married in El Dorado. He died in 1954. She was a retired teacher and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include: daughter, Bonnie Lou Ziesenis of Valley Center, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, two sisters, one brother and one grandson. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Apr. 4, 1994)
Max L. Pierce, 57, of El Dorado, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 18, 1994, at HCA Wesley Medical Center. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, rural Benton.
He was born Sept. 11, 1936, in Belle Plaine, the son of Eugene Holmes and Thelma Elda (Avers) pierce. He graduated from Augusta High school in 1954 and lived in El Dorado since 1986.
On April 21, 1961, he and Gisela Junger were married in Germany where he was serving in the U.S. Army. On April 25, 1986, he and Joni Higgins were married in Miami, Okla. He was an employee consultant for the State of Kansas, attended the First United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Elks Lodge.
Survivors include, wife, Joni, sons, Max Pierce II of Augusta, Thomas Pierce of El Dorado, daughters, Christa cave of Augusta, Stephanie Pierce, Anneliese Pretz, both of Wichita, Heddy Pierce of El Dorado, mother, Thelma Pierce of Augusta, brother, George Pierce of Germantown, MD.; sister, Joyce Daniels of Augusta, two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, one brother and one sister.
Memorials are to Victory in the Valley in Wichita. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 21, 1994)
H. Dean Pippin, 52, of Marion, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eastmoor United Methodist Church with pastor Dallas Evans officiating. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery with military honors.
He was born Dec. 15, 1941, in Macon County, Mo., and had lived in Marion since the mid 1960s. He retired after 23 years in the Army National Guard. He was a retired State Farm insurance agent and a former grocer and was a member of the VFW and the American Legion.
Survivors include wife, Margret, sons, Eric, Dustin, both of Marion, Brett of Plainview, Texas., stepson, Christopher Hansen of Marion, stepdaughters, Jennifer Hansen of Marion, Anita McAdoo-Mares of Buena Park, Calif., sister, Norma Arsenault of Cassoday, mother, Nedra Parrish of Callao, Mo., one granddaughter and two step grandsons.
Memorials are to the H. Dean Pippin Memorial Scholarship Fund. (El Dorado Times, Apr. 8, 1994)
Virgil R. Polk, 85, of Augusta, died Monday, July 18, 1994 at St. Francis Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Vern Bowers officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery.
He was born march 20, 1909 to Dallas and Olive (Smotherman) Polk. On Aug. 12, 1932, he and Frances Walker were married in Winfield. He was an independent distributor for Mobil Oil Co. and a member of the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: wife, Frances, son, Virgil Jr., of Blue Springs, Mo., brothers, Carl of El Dorado, William of Branson, Mo., half-brother, Newk Gray of Alamo, Texas, sister, Letha Gardner of Augusta, half-sister Josephine Eidsen of Donna, Texas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials are to the United Methodist Church Sanctuary Fund. Dunsford Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, July 19, 1994)
John Donald Potter, 90 of El Dorado, retired Fina employee, died Tuesday morning, March 1, 1994. Graveside services are 10 a.m.. Thursday in Sunset Lawns Cemetery.
Survivors include: wife, Verta, sons, Randy of El Dorado, Stephen of Wichita, two grandchildren.
Hillside Funeral Home in Wichita has the arrangements. (El Dorado times, March 1, 1994)
Florence F. Potts, 87 of Wichita, retired Southwestern Bell Telephon Co., operator and clerk, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 1994. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Baptist Church.
She was born June 8, 1906, in Potwin to Ralph and Mattie (Mead) Ullum. She was married to Charles Potts. He died in 1978.
Survivors include: brother, Ralph Ullum of Richmond, Calif., sisters Hattie Long of Potwin, Virginia McClurg of El Dorado.
Memorials are to Immanuel Baptist Church. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Jan. 15, 1994)
Atman D. "A.D." Poulk, 80, of Owensboro, KY formerly of El Dorado, died Monday, Jan. 17, 1994 in Owensboro. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Monday at Sunset Lawns Cemetery. Pastor Rob Winslow will officiate the services.
He was born May 28, 1913, in Carmen, Okla., the son of William Hardy and Ida Belle (Davis) Poulk. He lived in the Oil Hill and El Dorado area and had lived in Owensboro since 1950. He was married to Clara Geisel. She died in 1963.
He was a retired chief clerk in the underground storage for Texas Gas Transmission Corporation and a member of the Seattle Memorial Methodist Church.
Survivors include, brother, Russell Poulk of San Antonio, Texas, sisters, Vivian Barnhart of Houston, Texas, Rogene Lyle of Boulder City, Nev. He was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
Memorials are to the American Cancer Society, Kirby-Morris Funeral Home has the arrangements.
James T. Prather, 55, retired Navy commander, of Elsah, Ill., formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 6, 1994. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elias Smith Funeral Home in Alton, Ill.
Survivors include: wife, Judy, sons, Ronald Acup of Carrollton, Ga., Jeffery Acup Moroa, Ill., daughters, Joy Renard of Wichita, Caylynn Wood of Laguna Beach, Calif., Holly Prather of Maplewood, Mo., brothers, John of El Dorado, Jody of Houston, six grandchildren.
Memorials are to the James T. Prather Memorial Fund Principal College Science Building. (El Dorado Times, Aug. 9, 1994)
Chance L. Pratt, 24, of Wichita, Ponca Canvas Products sewing machine operator died Saturday, Feb. 5, 1994. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
Survivors include: wife, Polly, son, Preston of the home, parents, Marti and Jerry Skelton of El Dorado, Bob and Linda Pratt of Wichita, brother, Cherokee of Wichita, sister, Woodie Joiner of El Dorado, grandparents, Alice Hayes of Oklahoma City, Velma Tuten of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 7, 1994)
Opal Clare Preston, 89, homemaker, of El Dorado, formerly of Mt. Hope, died Sunday, March 13, 1994. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wulf-Ast Mortuary in Mt. Hope with Rob Winslow of Trinity Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 9, 1905, in Castleton, the daughter of George and Alice Ambers Terry. She was a member of Rebecca Lodge and the Mt. Hope Federated Church.
Survivors include: sons, Jerrold of Independence, Wayne of El Dorado, daughter, Juanita Kelley of Park City, sister, Dorothy Hill of Mulvane; 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer who died in August 1975, three brothers, two sisters and one great-granddaughter.
Memorials are to Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. (El Dorado Times, March 15, 1994)
Ernest L. "Ike" Price Jr., 75 of Atlanta, died Monday, Jan. 31, 1994. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church in Douglass. Burial will be in the Douglass Cemetery.
He was born Nov. 11, 1918, in Atlanta, to Ernest L. and Florence Mae Barnes Price. On April 9, 1949, he and Bonnie Brown were married in Bentonville, Ark. He was a retired real estate broker and an independent oil producer and farmer. His memberships include the Douglass American Legion and the V. F. W.
Survivors include: wife, Bonnie, sons, Mike, Pat, both of Atlanta, daughter, Deena Glaves of Douglass; eight grandchildren.
Memorials are to the Douglass High School Wrestling Fund. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home in Douglass has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 2, 1994)
Services are pending for Wesley E. Purkey, 73, of El Dorado, died Wednesday evening at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 24, 1994)
Wesley E. "Bud" Purkey, 73, of El Dorado, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1994, Susan B. Allen Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday in Resthaven Cemetery. Rev. Danny Langley, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church will officiate.
He was born Sept. 28, 1920, in Valley Center, the son of Jerry and Vida Nichols Purkey. He moved to El Dorado from Wichita 10 years ago and had also lived in Fall River. He worked for Boeing Wichita as a machinist for 31 years and was a member of the Riverlawn Christian church in Wichita.
On Aug. 7, 1962, he and Virginia Stevenson Heider were married in Miami, Okla.
Survivors include: wife, Virginia, daughter, Joyce Crumrine, of El Dorado, brothers, Donald, Victor, both of Valley Center, Max of Wichita, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Memorials are to Knutson Manor Activity Fund. Carlson Funeral Home has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, Feb. 25, 1994)
Virginia K. Pursell, 94, of El Dorado, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, 1994 at Christopher Manor. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 7, 1994)
Virginia K. Pursell, 94, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1994 at Christopher Manor. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
She was born April 16, 1900, in Wilson City, Tenn., the daughter of Grandison and Eugenia Lewis Huddleston. She was a homemaker and had lived in El Dorado since 1986 when she moved from Neal where she had lived since 1961. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Eureka.
On Nov. 19, 1918, she and Henry Franklin Pursell were married in Southside, Tenn. He died Aug. 22, 1979.
Survivors include: son, Henry of El Dorado, daughters, Mary Kiser, Christine Lawyer, both of Wichita, nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, one brother and one granddaughter. (El Dorado Times, Sept. 8, 1994)
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