Butler County, Kansas
ANDOVER - Bateman, JoEllen,
64, former Green Meadows Nursing Center, Haysville CMA, died April 3, 2008. Graveside Service 11:30 am today, Rose
Hill (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Dena Ockert, Crystal Reese; son, Billy Ray; brothers, Donald & Valjean Keiter; 7 grandchildren.
Headley Funeral Chapel.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/5/2008.
Carr, Glen E., 93, retired farmer and Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998. Service 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Glen Jr. of Derby, Bobby of Wichita; daughter, Nelda Freeman of Rose Hill; 11 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist
Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Feb 1998)
CARR, HELEN ELNORA (SCHWYHART)
Carr, Helen Elnora (Schwyhart), 86, homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992. Service 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Glen; sons, Glen Jr. of Derby, Bobby D. of Wichita; daughter, Nelda Jean Freeman of Rose Hill;
11 grandchildren; 27 great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with
Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Oct 1992)
MARY LEAH CARR, 87, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Monday, July 27, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose
Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Dr. Dale of Mulvane, Darrell of Monroe, Ohio, Paul of Udall, Jack of Rose Hill; daughters, Virginia
Dagel of Douglass, Polly Bush of Miami; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 July 1987)
Chadic, Kenneth H., 28, of Miami, Okla., formerly of Rose Hill, First Christian Church youth minister, died
Sunday, Aug. 15, 1993. Service 9 a.m. today, First Christian Church, Miami; 4 p.m. Rose Hill (Kan.) Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Michele; son, Joshua, daughter, Tonya, both at home; parents, Jerry and Opal, brother, Gary, all
of Rose Hill. Memorial has been established with the Kenneth H. Chadic Memorial Fund in care of First Christian
Church. Cooper Funeral Home, Miami.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Aug 1993)
BERTHA D. CLINGER, 97, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill
United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Harold "Tom" of Rose Hill, Garold "Barney" of Aurora, Colo.; daughter, Mildred
Cox of Rose Hill; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1987)
ROSE HILL - Clinger, Gula B.,
98, homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 2003. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral
service 3 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Rose Hill. Gula was a lifetime member of the United Methodist
Church, Community YWCA and of the Senior Center, all of Rose Hill. She is preceded in death by her parents, George
and Estelle "Tell" Showalter; eight brothers and sisters; husband, Robert; son and daughter-in-law, Dan
and Betty Mae and their daughter, Peggy R. Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Pat, Bartlesville,
OK; daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Norman Hoecker, St. Joseph, MO; 9 grandchi ldren; 10 great-grandchildren;
3 step great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, 109 S. Main and the Senior Center,
217 E. Silknitter, Rose Hill, KS 67133.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/24/2003.
Services for Harold "Tom" Clinger,
84, Rose Hill, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Mr. Clinger died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph in Wichita.
He was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Rose Hill, the son of William Ernest and Bertha Dell (Chance) Clinger.
Mr. Clinger was a retired procurement engineer for Beech Aircraft.
He married Vivian Brammer on July 5, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo. She died in April 2002.
Survivors include a son, John, Lawrence; a daughter, Charlotte Flores, El Dorado; a twin brother, Garold "Barney,"
Wichita; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the church, P.O. Box 189, Rose Hill 67133; Rose Hill Senior Citizens, 217 E. Silknitter,
Rose Hill 67133; or Rose Hill Fire Department, 112 S. Rose Hill Road, Rose Hill 67133.
Smith Mortuary in Derby is in charge of arrangements.
(Lawrence Journal-World (KS) ~ 13 Feb 2003)
Clinger, Vivian F., 84, homemaker, died Thursday, April 4, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Harold Tom; son, John of Tonganoxie; daughter, Charlott e Flores of El Dorado; brother, John
Brammer of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Rose Hill
United Methodist Church and Rose Hill Senior Citizens. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 April 2002)
ROSE HILL - Cordes, Robbie M.,
31, sheet metal assembler for Cessna, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003. Visitation Sat and Sunday 1 to 8 p.m. at Smith
Mortuary , Derby; service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill Christian Church. Robbie was a member of the Rose Hill Christian
Church and a former member of the U.S. Army, where he served for 4 years while being stationed in Germany. Robbie,
known as a teaser, a family man, and a huge fan of KU Basketball, was interested in fishing, jigsaw puzzles, playing
basketball and was a collector of baseball cards. His one goal was to see his daughter graduate.
Survivors: wife, Michelle; daughter, Kellsey Monette, Rose Hill; mother, Rita Ashley, Andover; father and stepmother,
Gary and Joanne Cordes, Haysvill e; sister, Sandy Means; brother, Chris Cordes; stepbrother, Chad Bounting all
of Wichita; and nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Henry and Verna Cordes and
maternal grandparents, Sadie and Claudie Hartung. A memorial has been established with the Rose Hill Christian
Church Benevolence Fund, 314 N. Rose Hill Rd., Rose Hill, KS 67133.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/23/2003 - 8/24/2003.
Courtney, Marissa LeeRae, 6-month-old daughter of Lynette and Dan Courtney, died June
5, 1998. Service 2 p.m. today, Udall (Kan.) First Foursquare Church.
Other survivors: brothers, Jeremy, Mason, Tyler, Cameron, sister, Maralee, all of the home; grandparents, Mary
and William Rogers III of Kelso, Wash., Roberta and William Mason of Rose Hill; great-grandmother, Luella Houchin
of Wichita. Memorial has been established with Hemolytic Uremia Syndrome Research, c/o Rose Hill State Bank. Smith
Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 June 1998)
Cox, Berlin C., 83, Rose Hill city building inspector, former Rose Hill mayor, retired self-employed residential
contractor and carpenter, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughters, Marjorie Simmons, Marilyn Shaffer, both of Rose Hill; brothers, Weston of Newton, Brownie
of Springfield, Mo., Hubert of Derby; sisters, Clarissa Johnson, Zeneta Herbers, both of Rose Hill; five grandchi
ldren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church and Rose
Hill Senior Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1996)
E. S. "Short" Cox, 74, retired mechanic, U.S.D. 394 transportation supervisor
and Rose Hill fire chief, died Sunday, June 9, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Ethel; son, Merrill of Crown Point, Ind.; daughters, Karen Royal, Shelly Bates, both of Rose Hill,
Cheryl Carr of Wichita; brothers, Kermit of Rose Hill, Victor of Andover, Vestal of Wichita; sisters, Waldena Showalter
of Rose Hill, Rhonda Dennett of Burden; six grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill United
Methodist Church and the Douglass (Kan.) Masonic Lodge. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 June 1991)
Cox, H. Merrill, 58, retired Wichita Eagle/Knight Ridder sports writer and information technology journalist
of 27 years, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. today, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m.
Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughter, Alex Cox of Crown Point, Ind.; mother, Ethel Cox of Rose Hill; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Karen and Ray Royal, Shelly and Matt Bates all of Rose Hill, Cheryl and Steve Carr of Wichita; nieces and nephews,
Brett, Travis and Erin Carr, Ryan, Brandon and Whitney Bates; great-nephew, Logan Carr; former wife, Betty Wells
of Crown Point, Ind. Memorial established with Butler County Fire District, No. 3, Rose Hill and Douglass Masonic
Lodge, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Dec 2002)
Cox, Mildred R., 79, homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 6, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: husband, Berlin; daughters, Marjorie Simmons, Marilyn Shaffer, both of Rose Hill; brothers, Harold Clinger
of Rose Hill, Garold Clinger of Wichita; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with Rose Hill United Methodist Church and Rose Hill Senior Citizens Center. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Oct 1995)
LUTHER LYNN CROCKER, 86, of Rose Hill, retired farmer and Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee, died Wednesday.
Service 11 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, John of Lenzburg, Ill., Marvin of Lakeview, Ore.; daughter, Margie Westphal of Wheaton, Ill.;
brother, Frank of Rio Linda, Calif.; half brother, Euel of Austin, Texas; 10 grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Glenn Crocker Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the Rose Hill State Bank.
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Feb 1986)
Dagel, M. Vaughn, 81, retired Cessna Aircraft tooling department employee, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2006.
A visitation with the family will be held from 6 - 8 PM Wednesday, with services scheduled for 1:00 PM Thursday,
both in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home. The graveside will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery, with Military
Honors and the Northstar Masonic Lodge presiding. Mr. Dagel was very active at various Wichita Senior Centers,
where he enjoyed playing cards and dancing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessa and Ruth Dagel, wife,
Virginia Carr, son Michael Dagel, brother, Wilmer Dagel. He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy, of Wichita,
his son, Stan & Liz Dagel, of Douglass, KS, Todd & Nicole Glidewell, of Scranton, PA, step-chi ldren, Donna
& Steve Standley, Patricia & Greg Upshaw, John & Karen Isbell, all of Wichita, brother, Gene Dagel,
of Seguin, TX, grandchildren, CaRessa Dockens & husband Shadrick, great grandchildren, Austin, McKenzie, Chase
and Riley, other grandchildren, Seth & Dane Swearengin, Ashley, Jared, Joshua, Amy and Michael, and his little
shadow, Pistol. An online guestbook may be signed at www.watsonfuneral.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/11/2006 - 4/12/2006.
ROSE HILL - Daley, Brandon Lee,
age 19, passed away as a result of a tragic accident on Friday, May 11, 2007. Brandon was very community oriented
in Rose Hill. He was a member of the Rose Hill United Methodist Church, President and Lieutenant of the Rose Hill
Police Explorers, #2627, SADD President and a Volunteer Firefighter with BCFD #3. He graduated from Rose Hill High
School, the class of 2005, and was attending Butler County Community College, where he was studying as an EMT student
and taking Firefighter I classes. He was also a Bank Teller at INTRUST Bank of Derby. He is survived by his parents,
Larry and Christina Daley, his sister, Candice Daley, God-Brother, Greg Robertson, all of Rose Hill, grandparents,
Gerald and Rosalee Capps, Lucille Daley, all of Wichita, many aunts and uncles, cousins and friends. Also, his
special Dachsie friends, Sammie and Kissie, and Darla, "Hey Dad, I LOVE YOU!". The visitation with the
family will be held from 6 - 8 PM Monday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, with services scheduled
for 10:00 AM Tuesday, at Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Please remember Brandon with a memorial to Rose Hill
Police Explorers,125 W. Rosewood, PO Box 185, Rose Hill, Kansas 67133. You may share memories of Brandon at watsonfuneral.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 5/13/2007 - 5/14/2007.
Drechsler, Jeffrey S., 42, Master Electrician, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2004. The visitation with the
family will be held from 6 - 8 PM Sunday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled
for 2:00 PM Monday, at Hillside Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. He is survived
by his mother, Carolyn Drechsler, father and step-mother, Bob and Iretta Drechsler, sons, Jared, 12, Jacob, 10,
and Jesse Drechsler, 8, and their mother, Janet Cato, all of Wichita, brother, Greg A. and wife Elizabeth E. Drechsler,
of Leon, KS, sister, Nicole R. and husband John Mikelonis, of St. Charles, MO, grandmother, Claudette Williams,
of Wichita. Jeff graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1980, then attended Butler Community College, later earning
his certification as a Master Electric ian. He practiced his trade in both residential and major commercial projects,
including the Denver International Airport, various local commercial projects, including Wesley Medical Center's
new addition, and Lowe's Warehouses. He was currently employed with Blitz Electrical Services. In addition to his
many friends, he is also survived by aunt's, uncles, nieces, nephews and his companion, Sharolyn Roach and her
2 daughters. Memorial contributions in memory of Jeff can be made to The Jeff Drechsler Children's Fund, c/o Intrust
Bank. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.watsonfuneral.com Services are under the direction of Watson's
Garden Chapel, 3201 S. Webb.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/9/2004 - 10/10/2004.
STEPHANIE LOUISE FANNING, 33, of Derby, Boeing Military Airplane Co. sheetmetal assembler,
died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors: husband, Randy William; son, Rowdy W., daughter,
Roxanne L., both at home; parents, Walter L. and Geraldine L. Reece, of Grove, Okla.; brother, Michael D. Reece
of Wichita; grandfather, William T. Staggs of Chanute. Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society.
Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 April 1985)
ROSE HILL - Fountain, Charles D.,
72, retired Boeing machinist, died December 22, 2006. Visitation 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Mortuary
. Graveside service 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Rachel and son Charles
Jr.. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/24/2006.
ROSE HILL - Freeman, Emerson,
80, ret. route salesman, died Feb. 22, 2006. Visitation 1 to 8pm Thur. at Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 2pm Fri.
at Rose Hill United Methodist Church; burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: wife of 58 years, Nelda Freeman, Rose Hill; children and their spouses, Allen & Sherry Freeman,
Andover, Pam Sumners, Manhattan, Debbie & Tim Thomas, Wichita; brother, Adrian Freeman, Bella Vista, AR; sister,
Patricia Clinger, Bartlesville, OK; grandchildren, Esau (Kamielle), Mischka, Tempest, Derek (Kim), Robyn (Chad),
Nathan (Michaelyn), Seth, Jacob, Sonny, Dusti; 5 great grandchildren. A memorial has been established with Rose
Hill United Methodist Church Building Fund, 19551 S.W. Butler Road. Send condolences and view tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/23/2006 - 2/24/2006.
Freeman, Velma J., 90, homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Emerson of Rose Hill, Adrian of Tulsa; daughter, Pat Clinger of Bartlesville, Okla.; nine grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill United Methodist
Church and Heritage Village of Rose Hill. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Sept 1995)
Friend, Marcia M., 70, retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Douglas of Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., Gregory of Emporia, George of Eudora, Brian of Burden; daughters,
Marla Patchel of Morganton, N.C., Paula Gooding of Bolingbrook, Ill.; brother, Stanley Harris of Flagstaff, Ariz.;
sister, Gracia Lee of Hutchinson; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Hartley, Velma May "Billie," 83, of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Wichita, homemaker, died Friday, Nov.
28, 1997. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Rod of Chandler, Ariz.; brother, Thomas Combs of Rockford, Md.; sisters, Zola McGuire of Atlanta,
Ga., Marie Miller of Lincoln, Neb.; one grandson. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Dec 1997)
EVA GORDON, 95, of Derby, homemaker, died Monday, July 25, 1988. Service, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Rose
Hill United Methodist.
Survivors: stepdaughter, Myrtle Farmer of Blue Springs, Mo.; several cousins. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 July 1988)
Hales, Tressa R., 77, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. engineering librarian, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999. Service
1 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Stewart of Anaheim, Calif.; daughter, Donna Stephenson of Rose Hill; brothers, Elvin Dudley, Bill
Dudley, both of Wichita Falls, Texas, Clarence Dudley of Apache Junction, Ariz.; sisters, Frances Cole of Austin,
Texas, Jean Dudley of Chicago; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the American Cancer Society. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Jan 1999)
Hales, William T. "Bill," 76, retired Boeing Wichita employee and Willa-Tre Farms Inc.
co-owner, died Saturday, May 13, 1995. Service 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Tressa; son, William of Orange, Calif.; daughter, Donna Stephenson of Rose Hill; brothers, George
of Midwest City, Okla., Raymond of Moore, Okla.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the American Heart Association. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 May 1995)
Haney, Lee E., 68, retired Boeing Wichita wire inspector and former Rose Hill Middle School teacher, died
Monday, May 6, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Wednesda y, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Betty; daughters, Paula Leis, Kim Edwards, both of Douglass; Leann Hamilton of Bristow, Okla.;
sister, Ann Nispel of Rose Hill; nine grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Rose Hill Senior Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 May 1996)
Stanley Grant Harris, DVM, Ph.D., 67, of Pueblo West, Colo., died Tuesday, March 2, in Pueblo, Colo.
He was born April 2, 1936, in Wichita.
He served his country as a captain in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Kansas State University and from the KSU
School of Veterinary Medicine where he was a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity. After earning his Ph.D. in Veterinary
Medicine from Ohio State University, he returned to KSU to teach Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Harris was a member of AVMA; charter member of ACVIM in cardiology; past president of the Flagstaff, Ariz.,
Heart Association; member of Douglas, Kan., Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite, Pueblo Court #110 R.O.J.; Al Kaly
Shrine; Pueblo Shrine Club; and Pueblo West Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. Harris, DVM, of the family home in Pueblo West, Colo.; children Laura Harris,
of Kentucky, Charlotte Harris, of Arizona, and Stephen Harris, of Missouri; a stepson, Hayden Cole of Fort Collins,
Colo.; a sister, Gracia (Robert) Harris-Lee of Hutchinson; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Gracie Harris; brothers, William Mansfield Harris and John
Andrew Harris; and sister, Marcia Maude Friend.
Funeral services will be in Pueblo. Burial will take place at a later date in Rosehill, Kan.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Montgomery & Steward, P.O. Box 777,
Pueblo, Colo., 81002. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com
(Manhattan Mercury (KS) ~ 4 March 2004)
ROSE HILL - Haukos, Pansy Lee,
74, homemaker and retired daycare provider, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday; service
10 a.m. Monday, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Pansy is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon "Bud"
Haukos. Pansy was a loving mother and grandmother. She will be known by all as "Mom"; the one who always
left the door open.
Survivors: daughters, Deborah and husband, Gary Buresh, Arlington, TX, Lisabeth Haukos, Rose Hill; sons, Charles
and wife, Sue Haukos, Michael Haukos all of Rose Hill; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/25/2004.
VERNON HENRY "BUD" HAUKOS, 69, of Rose Hill, retired building contractor and Rose Hill
city building inspector, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Pansy; sons, Charles, Michael, daughter, Deborah Buresh, all of Rose Hill; brother, William of
Fergus Falls, Minn.; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Feb 1989)
Henry L. "Lee" Hayes, 73, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. aeronautical engineer,
died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Anita; sons, Hank Jr. of Round Mountain, Nev., Bob of Bronson, Mich., John M. of Ash Grove, Mo.;
daughter, Lynn Clarke of Long Beach, Calif.; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Oct 1991)
HENRY, Tony D., 49, former auto clave operator at Boeing died June 22, 2008. Visitation 5-7 today; service
11 a.m. Wednesday, both at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Tony was born in Big
Springs, TX on Nov. 8, 1958; the son of Daniel Ralph and Jean Ann (McDaniel) Milligan. On April 20, 1985 he married
Cheryl Paddock in Wichita. Survivors: wife, Cheryl; daughters, Becca Paddock of Rose Hill; Kristin Henry of El
Dorado; parents of Myrtle, Mo.; sisters, Paula Henry, Pat McDaniel of Myrtle, Mo.; half-brother Arthru Epps of
Wichita. Memorials to the Tony D. Henry Memorial Fund c/o Rose Hill Bank.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Tuesday ~ 24 June 2008)
Hensley, Ellison Earle, 64, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000. Visitation with family
4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Andover. Vann-Get tis
Funeral Services.
Mr. Hensley was born in Beatrice, Neb., on Sept. 23, 1936, the fourth child of Charles and Margaret Elizabeth Hensley.
He married Gwendolyn P. Marquardt on June 28, 1968 and was father to five children.
Mr. Hensley served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1955-59.
He retired Dec. 31, 1998, as Butler County Undersheriff, after having served 15 years in law enforcement. Ten of
those years, he spent in the Butler County Sheriff's Department and five as Rose Hill Chief of Police. Prior to
this, he worked 22 years for the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City and Wichita.
He enjoyed spending time with his children, children-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and his wife's
family.
Preceded in death by his parents, one sister and his mother-in-law.
Survivors: wife, Gwendolyn P.; sons, Gary Hensley, Ray Hensley both of Rose Hill; daughters and sons-in-law, Gayla
and Dan Bridwell of Haysville, Gina and Goran Hunjak of Clementon, N.J., Glynne' and Bill Bolte of Wichita; grandchi
ldren and spouses, Joshua and Tiffany Bridwell of Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, James and Jared Hensley of Rose
Hill, Tanner and Trae Hunjak of Clementon, N.J., Tarah Baker of Clementon, N.J., Rachael and Mariah Bolte of Wichita;
great-grandchildren, Gage and Garrett Bridwell of Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Braden Mowdy of Haysville; brother,
Charles Hensley of St. Louis Park, Minn.; sister, Nan Pitts of Ozark, Mo.; brother and sister-in-law, C.H. "Chip"
and Fran Marquardt of Tonganoxie; father-in-law, C.H. Marquardt Sr. of Tonganoxie; six nieces; two nephews; numerous
family and friends.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 and 19 Dec 2000)
ROSE HILL - Houchin, Cladie B. "Clay," 73, loving husband, father and USD 259 senior printer, died Monday, April 26, 2004. Graveside
service 11 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: wife of 56 years, Barbara Houchin; sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Penny Houchin of Ottawa, KS,
David and Shirin Houchin of Los Angeles, CA; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Stephen Stitcher of Rose Hill;
sisters, Dorothy Hunter of Altus, OK, Virginia Johnson of Sunray, TX; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. A memorial
has been established with the American Cancer Society, 435 S. Broadway, Suite 100, Wichita, KS 67202. Condolences
may be e-mailed to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/28/2004.
Hilma A. (McCune) Ingold, 72, retired Wichita Clinic receptionist, died Saturday,
Feb. 2, 1991. Service 2:30 p.m. today, United Methodist Church, Rose Hill.
Survivors: husband, Chester; son, Clifford of Orion, Mich.; daughter, Sharon Haag of Augusta; brothers, Loren McCune
of Douglass, Charles McCune of Rose Hill, Jack McCune of Wichita; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with United Methodist Church, Rose Hill. Hilyard-Smith Mortuary, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Feb 1991)
Jenisch, Ina Mae, 87, homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 15, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: nieces, Martha Ingold of Rose Hill, Dorothy Waples of Pueblo, Colo., Patricia Wilson of Chetopa, Beverly
Sarver of Wichita. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill Christian Church and Wichita Girl Scout Council.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Jan 1999)
Joseph F. Jenisch, 80, former Wichitan, retired United Sash & Door Co. employee, died Wednesday, Nov.
23, 1988. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Amos Family Chapel, Shawnee; 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Ina; brother, Johnny B., sister, Josephine M. Jenisch, both of Wichita. Memorial has been established
with St. Mark's on the Sante Fe Trail United Methodist Church, Overland Park.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Nov 1988)
JOHNSON, JASON ALLEN
ROSE HILL - Johnson, Jason Allen,
28, loving husband, father and son, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. Jason was born in Morrison, Ill. on April
25, 1977, he was the son of Richard and Michelle (Conley) Johnson. He worked as a Hand Form Operator at D-J Engineering
and a volunteer firefighter for Butler County District 3. He had served in the U.S. Army as well. On July 3, 2000
he married Jennifer Boman in Wichita, she survives. In addition to his wife he is survived by sons, Trevor Johnson,
Rose Hill, Kyle Kwater, Port Richey, FL; daughter, Jacinda Kwater, Port Richey, FL; parents, Richard and Michelle
Johnson; brother, Sean Johnson; grandparents, David and Mary Lou Johnson; aunt, Cathy and Rod Eversoll; uncle,
Ron and Paula Johnson all of Clinton, Iowa; mother-in-law, Rebecca Rierson; sister-in-law, Amanda Rierson; grandparents-in-law,
Edward and Gwendolyn Bunyard, all of Rose Hill; 5 cousins and several great aunts and uncles. He was preceded in
death by his grandpar ents, Joe and Gladys Conley and great-grandmothers, Mary Conley, Lillian Johnson and Great-Grandma
Lou. Visitation Wednesday, 10 a.m. until Rosary at 7 p.m. Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Mass 10 a.m. on Thursday,
Jan. 19, 2006, St. Mary's Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby, KS. Memorials to Trevor Johnson Benefit Fund
c/o Rose Hill Bank.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/17/2006 - 1/18/2006.
ROSE HILL - Jones, Catherine,
89, homemaker, passed away June 11, 2005. Funeral service 10:00 A.M.,Wednesday, June 15, 2005, Downing & Lahey
East Mortuary. Catherine was preceded in death by parents, Helen and Burnell, and later by her beloved husband
Gomer W. Jones.
Survivors: William Estill (Cheryl), if Arkansas City, Herb Jones (Kay), Carel Golden (Jim), Nancy Jones all of
Rose Hill. Cathy Parsons ( Wade) of Andover. Grandchildren: Loren Golden, Sheldon Golden both of Kansas City, Ginger
Golden, David Jones (Melodie), Matthew Jones, Christopher Jones all from Rose Hill, Christopher Parsons, Michael
Parsons both of Andover. Great Grandchild Kaylie Jones, Jacob, Markie, Krysta.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/13/2005.
Jones, Gomer Wood, 77, licensed professional engineer and Aero Standard Tooling partner, died Tuesday, Sept.
14, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Catherine; son, Herb of Rose Hill; daughters, Carol Golden, Nancy Jones, both of Rose Hill, Cathy
Parsons of Wichita; brothers, Stanley of Reading, Gene, Gerald, both of Gillette, Wyo., David of Huntsville, Ala.;
sisters, Francis Jones of Reading, Florence Painter, Gladys Walker, both Emporia; eight grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Sept 1993)
Joseph, Ouita L., 64, homemaker, died Thursday, July 15, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Joe; son, Stephen of Virginia; daughter, Sherri Hall of Augusta, Lori Powell, Lisa Abbott,
both of Rose Hill, Gina Blessman of Westville, Okla.; brother, William Brewer of Stilwell, Okla.; sisters, Wanda
Anderson of San Antonio, Ollie Sellars of Phoenix; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Hillside Funeral Home
East, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 1999)
Kelch, Clara Louise, 76, retired Rose Hill High School English teacher, died Tuesday, June 22, 1993. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Russell; daughter, Rebecca Kelch-Bennett of Richmond, Va.; brother, William McClean Jr. of
Derby; one grandchild; one great- grandchild. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and Rose Hill United
Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 June 1993)
Kelch, Lt. Col. Russell, 87, retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel, died
Friday, Dec. 29, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rose Hill United Methodis t Church.
Lt. Col. Kelch was born on Sept. 17, 1913 to Harry and Alma (Prichard) Kelch in Osawatomie.
Lt. Col. Kelch served in World War II. He was awarded Meritorious Bronze Star (campaign ribbons), pre-Pearl Harbor,
American Defense, European Theatre of Operation (with five stars), Victory ribbon, Occupation of Germany. He landed
on Utah Beach D+6, was in the Battle of Hurtgen Forrest and the Battle of the Bulge.
Preceded in death by wife of 51 years, Clara Louise (McClean) Kelch; son, Russell Lloyd "Butch" Kelch
II.
Survivors: wife, Mary Margaret; daughter, Rebecca Kelch-Bennett of Richmond, Va.; stepsons, Matthew Orsman of Derby,
Mark Orsman of Utah; stepdaughters, Mary-Michael Madison of Derby, Molly Orsman of Wichita; brother, Vernon of
Junction City, Ore.; granddaughter, Tena Louise Payne of Wichita; eight stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
three stepgrandchildren; three nephews; two nieces. Memorial established with 951st Field Artillery Battalion Association,
Midland, Texas. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Jan 2001)
Kennedy, Charles L. "Lee," 78, retired Boeing Wichita aeronautical engineer, died Tuesday,
Jan. 10, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Epworth United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Gwendolyn; son, Robert of Derby; daughter, Barbara Headrick of Wichita; four grandchildren, one
great grandchild. Memorials have been established with Epworth United Methodist Church and Hospice. Smith Mortuary,
Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Jan 1995)
Kennedy, Gwendolyn B., 79. former Epworth United Methodist Church secretary, died Monday, Oct. 14, 1996. Service
2 p.m. Friday, Epworth United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Robert of Derby; daughter, Barbara Headrick of Wichita; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Epworth United Methodist Church and Hospice Inc. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Oct 1996)
Jerry Wayne Layton Jr., 16, Rose Hill High student, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 1991.
Service noon Tuesday, Rose Hill Methodist Church.
Survivors: father, Jerry Wayne Sr. of Wichita; mother, Patricia Ann Michaels of California; foster parents, John
and LoVone Burnham at home; brother, Daniel Wayne of Douglass; half brothers, Doug Cousins, Terry Cousins, Linn
Cousins, Donald Cousins, all addresses unknown. Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 January 1991)
Lebak, Christopher Andrew, 16, Rose Hill High School junior, died Friday, Oct. 20,
2000. Viewing 2 to 9 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita; vigil 7 p.m.
Monday; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Andover.
Chris was born in Wichita, April 21, 1984 and lived in Rose Hill all his life. He was a Star scout in Rose Hill
Boy Scouts Troop, No. 626, a member of the Rose Hill High School Varsity Scholars Bowl Team and an altar server
at the McConnell Air Force Base Chapel. He worked at the Rose Hill Pizza Hut as a cook and was an avid WWF fan.
Survivors: parents, Michael O. and Harriet C. Lebak of Rose Hill; brothers, Dr. James M. Lebak of Nasuha, N.H.,
Timothy R., Jeffrey W. both of Rose Hill; sister, Jean M. Lebak of Colorado Springs; aunts and uncles, MaryEtta
and David Maier, Irene and Jack Grovatt, Stacey and Bob Lebak. Memorial has been established with St. Vincent de
Paul Catholic Church, Andover.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Oct 2000)
ROSE HILL - Lebak, Michael Oliver,
59, Boeing personnel administrator for Shared Services Group died Tuesday, November 4, 2003. Visitation with family
5:00 ~ 9:00 P.M., Thursday and Friday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Service, 9:30 A.M., Saturday, St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic Church, Andover.
Survivors: wife, Harriet Curlis Lebak; children, James Michael Lebak and daughter-in-law, Jane Elwood Lebak of
Nashua, NH, Jean Marie Lebak of Colorado Springs, CO, Timothy Robert Lebak of Lawrence, KS and Jeffrey William
Lebak of Manhattan, KS; brother, Robert George Lebak of Alexandria, VA; grandchildren, Stephen Michael Lebak and
Caroline Gabrielle Lebak. Preceded in death by son, Christopher Andrew Lebak and granddaughter, Emily Rose Lebak.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society, 435 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS, 67202. Condolences
may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/5/2003 - 11/7/2003.
Anita Evelyn Lee, 30, of Lakewood, Colo., formerly of Hutchinson, Collins Corp. office manager, died Friday,
May 31, 1991, of injuries from an automobile accident. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mitchell United Methodist
Church, Hutchinson; 2 p.m., Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: parents, Robert and Gracia of Hutchinson; brothers, Nathan of Olympia, Wash., Matthew of Wichita, Vernon
of Hutchinson; sister, Rosemary of Hutchinson. Memorial has been established with Mitchell United Methodist Church.
Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 June 1991)
Liby, Vickie Ann, 58, homemaker and day care provider, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. Service 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Rose Hill Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Lloyd; sons, Larry Myers of Derby, Lance of Shawnee, Luke of Rose Hill; daughters, Jana Reed
of Douglass, Julie Davis of Colorado Springs; sister, Paula Martin of Rose Hill; seven grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Rose Hill Christian Church Children's Ministries. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Feb 2000)
LOWRY, TOMIE
Lowry, Tomie, 47, left this world
for Heaven on Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Tomie married Kathy (Owens) in August of 1979. He worked for Dillons as
a meat cutter for over 25 years, and spent the last year-and-a-half as the meat market manager at Mulvane. Tomie
took great pride in his position as drama director at Woodland Lakes Community Church, where he felt the Lord was
using him to win souls for Heaven. Visitation 6-8pm Thursday, December 8 at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary. Service
2pm Friday, December 9 at Woodland Lakes Community Church, 770 S. Greenwich. He is preceded in death by his father,
Billy Lowry. Survived by wife, Kathy, and two children: son, Ethan, and daughter, Erin, all of Wichita; mother
and her husband, Lyn-Nell & Verle Clark, Rose Hill; brothers and sisters-in-law, Tod & Stephanie Lowry,
Mulvane, and Trevor & Chris Lowry, WaKeeney; sister and brother-in-law, Teresa & Myron Schmidt, Olathe;
sister, Tabitha Lowry, Rose Hill; step-brother and wife, Guy & Carolyn Clark, Damar; step-sister and husband,
Glenda & Allen Parsons, Kansas City, MO; numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Dec 2005)
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