Butler County, Kansas
Estella (McCune) McCluggage, 97, homemaker and Stanley Home Products dealer, died Tuesday,
Jan. 16, 1990. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Melvin of Belle Plaine, Estel of Edmond, Okla., James of Douglass; daughters, Marciele Hicks of
Wichita, Madge Lewis of Vicksburg, Miss., Marilyn Allen of Searcy, Ark.; 19 grandchildren; 40 great- grandchildren;
two stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Maude Carpenter Children's Home. Hilyard-Smith
Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Jan 1990)
McCluggage, Francis Melvin, 78, retired U.S. Postal Service rural mail carrier, died
Tuesday, June 2, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Wilma; son, Ralph of Tucker, Ga.; daughter, Sue Thorne of Oklahoma City; brothers, Pete of Edmond,
Okla., James of Douglass; sisters, Marciele Hicks of Wichita, Madge Lewis of Vicksburg, Miss., Marilyn Allen of
Searcy, Ark.; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Belle Plaine Church of Christ Building Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 June 1992)
Jennie C. McCluggage, 92, retired Internal Revenue Service civil service worker, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1991.
Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: nephews, Melvin of Belle Plaine, Estel of Edmond, Okla., Jim of Douglass; nieces, Marciele Hicks of
Wichita, Madge Lewis of Vicksburg, Miss., Marilyn Allen of Searcy, Ark., Bobbie S. Johnston, Pat Dickinson, both
of Walnut Creek, Calif., Denise of Santa Fe, N.M. Memorial has been established with the Maude Carpenter Children's
Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Nov 1991)
ROSE HILL - McCune, Charles "Chuck," 75, retired farmer and Beechcraft employee, died Nov. 19, 2005 in Mesa, AZ. Visitation 3
to 8pm Wed. and Thur. at Smith Mortuary, Derby; funeral service 2pm Fri. at Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Chuck was born Aug. 2, 1930 in Wichita the son of the late, Guy Clifford and Anna Christina (Webster) McCune. On
June 17, 1950 he married Juanita Arlene Polk at Douglass, Ks. She preceded him in death on Nov. 8, 1991. Also preceding
him in death was sister, Hilma Ingold of Augusta, Ks. Survivors include: children and their spouses, Bradley &
Kristi McCune, Rose Hill; Deborah & Scott Bong, Wichita; Shelley & Leon May, Wichita; brothers, Loren McCune,
Douglass & Jack McCune, Rose Hill; grandchildren, Tricia Hurst, Kristi May, Becky May, Ashleigh Schwan and
Kaley Debuhr; great grandchildren, Christian Hurst, Briley Schwan and Jayden Osborne; companion, Erlena Wheeler.
A memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church and Rose Hill Senior Center, in care of
Smith Mortuary, Derby. Send condolences and view video tribute at smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/22/2005 - 11/24/2005.
DOUGLASS - McCune, Dorothy,
85, born Aug. 1, 1920, passed Oct. 17, 2005. Service 10 a.m. Thurs., Rose Hill Methodist Church; burial: Rose Hill
Cemetery .
Survivors: husband, Loren; children, Janet & Ronnie Little, Ronnie & Sandy McCune, David & Linda McCune;
sister, Betty Arnn; 6 grandchildren; 22 great-gr andchildren. Visitation 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed., Hillside Funeral Home
Augusta.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/19/2005.
Juanita A. McCune, 59, homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 8, 1991. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: husband, Charles; son, Bradley of Rose Hill; daughters, Deborah Bong, Shelley May, both of Wichita;
brothers, Frank Polk of Utah, Bill Polk of Douglass, Jim Polk of Arizona, Raymond Polk of Lawrence; sister, Freida
Gillum of Mountain Home, Ark.; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist
Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
ROSE HILL - McCune, Loren D.,
83, retired business owner, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Thursday, with family present
from 5-7 p.m., Hillside Funeral Home, 117 W. 6th, Augusta; funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church. Preceded in death by parents, Guy and Anna McCune; wife, Dorothy; sister, Hilma Ingold; brother, Charles;
grandson, Johnny McCune.
Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Sandy McCune, David and Linda McCune; daughter and son-in-law,
Janet and Ronnie Little; brother, Jack McCune; brother-in-law, Chester Ingold; 6 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchild
ren. Memorials: Rose Hill UMC or Odyssey Healthcare.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/11/2007 - 1/12/2007.
McDANIELS, AURELIA ALTICE DOLCH
DERBY - McDaniels, Aurelia Altice Dolch,
87, of Derby, formerly of Rose Hill and Douglass. Mrs. McDaniels was born Dec. 23, 1945 in Grady County, OK. to
Butler and Emaline Dolch, both deceased; she died peacefully at home April 1, 2003. Survived by sisters, Loretta
Bell, Wichita, Dortha Brinkley and brother-in-law, Johnny, Grady County, OK; brother, Ben Dolch, Grady County,
OK; daughter, Ann and son-in-law, Jim Burton, Wichita; son, Garvin and daughter-in-law, Mary Lou of Butler County;
Joyce Johnson McDaniels, daughter -in-law, Buffalo, NY; grandchildren, Todd McDaniels, Allen Wise, Glen Wise, Doris
McClendon; five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, James in 1997 after over 60 years of marriage,
and her son, Ellis in 1999. Aurelia realized her dream in 1963 when she graduated from Wichita State University
with a Bachelor's Degree in secondary education and she embarked on an illustrious career as a high school math
and science teacher. A pioneer as a female math and science teacher, she taught at Derby High, Lenora High, Oxford
High, and in the Wichita system, retiring in 1986. She continued to substitute teach until 1992 and remained active
in the Derby Retired Teachers' Association, and frequented the Derby Senior Center where she participated in numerous
social activities with longtime friends. Aurelia's affinity for Wichita State did not end with her graduation.
Both of her sons were awarded WSU Bachelor's degrees; her daughters-in-law received WSU degrees - Joyce a Bachelor's
and Mary Lou a Master's; her grandson, Allen and nephew, Rodney are WSU graduates. Aurelia began a family tradition
that has spanned three generations and produced seven degrees, an enviable record of which she was proud. retirement
did not mean quitting to Aurelia. For several years she served as a substitute teacher at Derby High and a tutor
for several Derby youth. Hundreds of Kansas parents can be thankful to Aurelia for the positive influences she
had on their children. Visitation 1 to 8 pm. Sunday; service 11 a.m. Monday, both at Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/5/2003 - 4/6/2003.
McDaniels, James Edward, 84, retired Boeing Wichita production planner and Sedgwick
County deputy appraiser, died Friday, March 7, 1997. Service 11 a.m. today, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Aurelia Altice; sons, Garvin of Benton, Ellis of Williamsville, N.Y.; daughter, Ann Burton of
Bel Aire; brothers, Roy of Chickasha, Okla., Floyd of Ardmore, Okla.; sisters, Rosa Steele, Annie Belle Peterson,
both of Chickasha, Okla., Kattie Hooper of Ardmore, Okla.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 March 1997)
McMurphy, Alpha D., 87, homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Frank Jr. of Rose Hill, Ted of Augusta; daughters, Mary Hermann of Northglenn, Colo., Theolene
Bond, Helen, both of Rose Hill; brother, Cecil Drotts of Richland, Wash.; sisters, Vernita Collins of Westminster,
Colo., Clysta Carey of Craig, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the Rose Hill United Methodist Church building fund. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Oct 1995)
FRANK E. McMURPHY, 80, of Rose Hill, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday,
Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Alpha; sons, Frank Jr. of Rose Hill, Theodore of Augusta; daughters, Theolene Bond of Rose Hill,
Mary Hermann of Denver, Helen of Rose Hill; brothers, John of Rialto, Calif., Willie of El Camino, Calif.; sister,
Mabel Kellerman of Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 June 1985)
Michael, Christopher Steven, 28, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002 in Colorado. Joint memorial
service with his uncle, Mark Alan Swearengin, will be held 2 p.m. today, Watson Funeral Home.
Preceded in death by his father, Steven Arthur Michael.
Survivor: mother, Peggy Michael of Wichita; grandparents, Paul and Lorraine Swearengin of Rose Hill. Condolences
may be sent to the family via www.wats onfuneral.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Nov 2002)
Mitchell, Weldon Stewart, 85, retired Boeing Wichita engineer, died Monday, Sept.
11, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Riverlawn Christian Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Alice; daughters, Mary Charlene Cofield of Gold Canyon, Ariz., Sallie Jo Lewerenz of Mimbres,
N.M.; six grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Riverlawn Christian Church
and the Salvation Army. Hillside Funeral Home Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Sept 1995)
Mitchell, William D. "Bill," 70, retired farmer, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. Service
10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Lois; sons, Jon of Tucson, Jim of Rose Hill, Joe of Wichita; sister, Gwendolyn Kennedy of Wichita;
three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 April 1994)
EVERETT J. NELSON, 72, of Rose Hill, retired farmer, died Tuesday, June 23, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Friday,
Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Nola; sons, Rick, Mike, both of Rose Hill; daughter, Jan Belcher of Derby; brothers, Oliver of
Rose Hill, Wilbert of Derby; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the National Kidney Foundation.
Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 June 1987)
ROSE HILL - Noll, Gail,
66, homemaker, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill Christian Church. Gail is preceded
in death by an infant son. She will be remembered as a loving wife and mother.
Survivors: husband, Gary; daughter, Lisa Engels, Rose Hill; sons, Greg, Roseville, CA, Scott, Colorado Springs,
Curtis, Rose Hill; sister, Sharilee Rumsey-Curry, Canon City, CO; 9 grandchildren. Memorial to Heartland Home Health
Care and Hospice.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/1/2003.
ROSE HILL - Noll, Gary G.,
70, farmer and retired manufacturing plant manager, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Visitation
1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby; service 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, Rose Hill
Christian Church, 314 N. Rose Hill Rd., Rose Hill. Gary loved serving the Lord and was an accomplished music director,
touching so many through his love of music. He is preceded in death by his wife, Gail and infant son.
Survivors: daughter, Lisa (Glenn) Engels of Rose Hill; sons, Greg (Cynthia) of West Palm Beach, Fla., Scott (Jeanine)
of Colorado Springs, Curtis of Rose Hill; sisters, Sally (Larry) Brehm of Cimarron, Cindi (Brad) Martin of Dodge
City; 9 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Send condolences and view video tribute
at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/25/2007.
Norton, Alicia Lorraine, 12, formerly of Wichita, Sublette Middle School student,
former Meade Middle School student, died Sunday, April 5, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Rose Hill Methodist Church,
Rose Hill.
Survivors: parents, Roy Norton of Sublette, Cheri Bond-Norton of Wichita; brothers, Jeremy of Wichita, Jerrod of
Sublette; grandparents, Jim and Theolene Bond of Rose Hill. Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 April 1998)
ROSE HILL Ockert, Ernie Sr.,
37, former Raytheon employee passed away Friday, July 27, 2007. Visitation 6-8 Tuesday and funeral service 10 am
Wed. August 1, 2007 both at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
Survivors: wife, Dena; sons, Ernie Ockert Jr., Robert Ockert, Richard Hollensbe and Danny Hollensbe; father, Fred
Ockert Sr. brothers, Fred Jr., Bill, Randy, Jason; sisters, Beth Hurt, Peggy Looper, Marcey McGee, Melody Ticknor
and a grand daughter, Lydia Hollensbe He was preceded in death by brother, Terry Ockert. Memorials to Ernest Ockert
Sr. Memorial Fund or American Cancer Society.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/31/2007.
Owings, Fred A., 78, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Tuesday, April 7, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
North Woodlawn Baptist Church, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Marguerite; sons, Terry, Keith, both of Wichita, Gregory of Oxford; daughter, Dana Williams of
Wichita; sisters, Belva Pettridge, Opal Ryan, both of Carlsbad, Calif., Alva Morrow of San Jose, Calif.; eight
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 April 1997)
Owings, Keith A., died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003. Visitation with family 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday; Service 1 p.m.
Wednesday, both at All Faiths Funeral Service.
Survivors: mother, Marguerite Owings; wife, Rhouda Owings; sons, Jessie, Matthew all of Wichita.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/24/2003.
Pair, Dr. John C., 60, Kansas State University horticulture research center professor and director, died Saturday,
Jan. 24, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Central Church of Christ, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Karen; daughters, Michelle Pair of San Clemente, Calif., Kimberly Pair of Dallas; mother, Mae
Pair of Lubbock, Texas; sister, Rooney Williams of Conrad, Texas. Memorials have been established with Central
Church of Christ Mission Fund and Kansas State University Horticulture Research Center, and SCCS Home Health Care
and Hospice, Derby. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Jan 1998)
Pinick, James "Jim" Jr., 71, retired sales manager for Industrial Parts Depot, former
Caterpillar agency parts department employee, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill Christian
Church.
Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, George of Keller, Texas, Darrell of Douglass, Steven of Tulsa; sister, Hattye Webb
of Jetmore; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Rose Hill Senior Center
and Rose Hill Christian Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Nov 1997)
MABEL POSTON, 90, of Rose Hill, retired teacher, died Monday. Service 4 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Hill United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Carl of Rose Hill; daughter, Helen Carey of Valley Center; sister, Helen Lucille Dennett of Wichita;
seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 April 1985)
Pratt, Orville J., 74, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Tuesday, March 3, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Friday,
Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Mable; sons, Darril, Gary, both of Towanda, Rodney of Manhattan, Michael Coon of Anchorage, Alaska;
daughters, Sharon Hunter of Augusta, Rhonda Brown of Benton, Mableen Ware of El Dorado; brother, Lawrence of Neodesha;
sister, Mildred Grissom of Arkansas City; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 March 1998)
OLWEN LLOYD PRIESTLEY, 60, of 2411 Dawn Hill, Rose Hill, Wichita Clinic medical assistant, died Sunday. Service
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Eric; daughters, Susan Elizabeth Nyberg of Colorado Springs, Carol Lloyd Loos of Denver, Bronwen
Lloyd Priestley of Rose Hill; sister, Lona Roberts of Flint, North Wales; stepmother, Elsie Evans of Rhyl, North
Wales; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the St. Francis Regional Medical Center Oncolgy Dept.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Jan 1985)
Ralston, Clee, 79, rancher, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Augusta United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: wife, Sara; son, Harold of Augusta; daughter, Peggy Johnson of Wichita; brother, Glen of Augusta; four
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Augusta United Methodist Church. Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Aug 1997)
Ramsey, Nancy J., 61, homemaker, died Monday, June 27, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: husband, Lewis; son, Larry of Douglass; daughters, Traci Simpson, Tami Herrman, both of Rose Hill; mother,
Nancy Johnson of Florence; six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Midian Plane of Mercy Fund. Smith
Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 June 1994)
Ratliff, Velma R., 93, homemaker, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. Visitation 12 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Hillside
Funeral Home East, 935 N. Hillside; service 2 p.m. Friday, Woodland Lakes Community Church. Preceded in death by
her husband, Raymond; brothers, David, Hubert and Harold Strong; sisters, Dora Greer, Naomi Hawks.
Survivors: sons, Leroy (Joyce), Dale, Jim (Glenda) and Rick (Cidney) Ratliff; sisters, Gertie Cunningham, Marguerite
Owings; 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Memorials to Woodland Lakes Community Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/12/2006 - 10/13/2006.
Reece, Michael David, 45, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Rose Hill, former NCR clerical worker, former Wal-Mart
employee, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Parker Mortuary, Joplin.
Survivors: parents, Walter and Geraldine Reece of Joplin. Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 April 1999)
Rexroat, James H., "Foote", 47, retired rancher and Groendyke Transport dispatcher,
died Sunday, June 22, 1997. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Cochran Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Jamey; sons, James Tyson, Ivan Sloan, both of Rose Hill; daughters, Kelly Jo Rexroat of Rose Hill,
April Lechner of Park City, Darcy Rexroat of San Diego; father, Ivan of Rose Hill; brother, Daniel Rexroat of Valley
Center; half sister, Ann Hauser of Kansas City, Kan.; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established the American
Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 June 1997)
Rhoades, Ruby V., 100, homemaker, formerly of Rose Hill, passed away Feb. 24, 2007 in Mission, Kan. Visitation
12 to 2 p.m.; service 2 p.m. both Saturday, Poplar Ave. Church of Christ, 600 S. Poplar, Wichita 67211. Ruby was
preceded in death by husband, Virgel and son, Virgel. She is survived by her children, Ronald of Phoenix, Ariz.,
Ruth Ann Bruner of Mission, Kan., Galen of Milford, Kan.; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-gran
dchild. Memorials may be given to the church's "Hospitality House." Hillside Funeral Home East - 682-5575.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/28/2007.
Rhoades, Virgel G., 89, retired Boeing Wichita plastic fabricator, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996. Service 2 p.m.
Saturday, Poplar Avenue Church of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Ruby; sons, Virgel of Stillwell, Ronald of Phoenix, Galen of Junction City; daughter, Ruth Bruner
of Mission; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Poplar Avenue Church of
Christ hospitality house. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 1996)
Robertson, Dennis E., 41, Robertson Installation owner, died Thursday, June 5, 1997. Service 1 p.m. today, Cochran
Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Donna; sons, Gregory, Jack, daughter, Dena, all of the home; mother and stepfather, Vicki and
Donald Porter of Augusta, father and stepmother, Joe and Bonnie Robertson of Wichita; brothers, James Springer
of Derby, Jack Napier of Oklahoma City, Joe Brett Robertson, John Robertson, both of Wichita, Dale Berry of Tuscumbia,
Mo., Tony Owen of Chickasha, Okla. Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and Hospice
Inc.
Wichita Eagle ~ 7 June 1997)
Rouch, Thomas Wayne "Tom," 69, retired Boeing Wichita proof load technici an, died Thursday,
April 4, 2002. Visitation with family 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Watson Funeral Home, Wichita; service 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Rose Hill United Methodist Church; burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, with military honors.
Mr. Rouch was born on Aug. 17, 1932 in Ponca City, Okla. to John and Lottie (Fike) Rouch. He attended school in
the Newkirk, Okla. and Ponca City, Okla. area, graduating from Ponca City. He served in the Korean conflict with
the Thunderbirds. He retired from Boeing Wichita in 1994.
Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Johnny Lee, Bobby Neal Rouch.
Survivors: wife, Maxine; daughters, Brenda Hansen of Swansboro, N.C., Glenda McKinley of Norwood, Mo.; stepsons,
Jimmy Lyons of Derby, Wesley Lyons, Larry Lyons both of Wichita, Archie Mandrell of Lubbock, Texas, Calvin Lyons
of Phoenix; stepdaughter, Velma Landers of Haysville; brother, Jimmy Rouch of Ponca City, Okla.; sister, Norma
Kirkendall of Newkirk, Okla.; grandchildren, Kenny James, Derick James, Jolene Sawyers all of Norwood, Mo., LaVonne
Ramzey of Swansboro, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Ty, Whitney, Alexis and Sid James, Ronny and Mason Sawyers, Tyler
Snyder all of Norwood, Mo., Kaylan Ramzey of Swansboro, N.C. Memorial established with Rose Hill United Methodist
Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 April 2002)
Santo, Roger W. Jr., 15, Rose Hill High School freshman, was found dead Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Service 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: father and stepmother, Roger Sr. and Kathy of Rose Hill; mother and stepfather, Sandra Santo and Dean
Villeneuve of Wichita; sister, Jeanette of Rose Hill; stepsister, Marie Villeneuve of Wichita; grandparents, Albert
of Alvarado, Texas, Homer and Carol Stiles of North Kingsville, Ohio. Hillside Funeral Home of Augusta.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 May 1995)
Scheve, J.D. "Jerry," 62, Wal- Mart department manager, died Tuesday, Dec. 21,
1999. Rosary 6 p.m. today, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church,
Andover.
Survivors: wife, Alice; son, Russell of Wichita; brother, Richard of Mountain Home, Ark. Memorial has been established
with Wal-Mart Children's Miracle Network Fund.
Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Dec 1999)
Sharp, Ina L. (Lyons), 79, retired Boeing Wichita and Cessna Aircraft Co. employee, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 1995.
Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta.
Survivors: son, Walter, daughter, Esther Briggs, both of Augusta; brother, August Lyons of Tennessee; sisters,
Melva Walker of Wichita, Letha Knapp of Eureka, Evelyn Nicewarner of Sommers, Ark., Reva Lyons of Peabody; seven
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Sept 1995)
Sharp, Kermit Jackson, 79, retired Wichita State University carpenter, died Saturday, March 10, 2001. Service
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Westwood Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: wife, Marjorie; sons, David of Andover, John of Albuquerque; daughter, Judy Ferren of Burns; stepdaughters,
Rita Rousseau, Gayla Shrank, Beverly Hodge all of Wichita; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
established with Westwood Presbyterian Church Building Fund. Resthave n Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 March 2001)
SMITH, AGNES REBECCA (MITCHELL)
AGNES REBECCA (MITCHELL) SMITH, 93, of Rose Hill, homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1988.
Private graveside service Tuesday.
Survivors: son, Frank of Wichita; daughter, Zerita Sapp of Rose Hill; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Cochran Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Feb 1988)
ROSE HILL - Smith, Frank A.,
75, retired Boeing superintendent of Transpor tation, Material Handling, and automotive maintenance, died Jan.
27, 2006. Private family services have been held. Mr. Smith was born Jan. 8, 1931 on a farm 2 miles South and
3/4miles East of Rose Hill. He attended Rose Hill Public School Sept. of 1936 through May of 1948. He was the third
child of Olof and Agnes (Mitchell) Smith. He worked on the farm for his father until he was 18 years old. Mr. Smith
went to work for the Boeing Airplane Company from Jan. 26, 1949 in the Transportation Department as a Parts and
Material Handler. He was promoted into management in Nov. of 1952 and spent over 36 years in the management position
before his retirement on Jan. 31, 1989. He attended Wichita Universi ty from 1957 through 1970 accumulating 56
credit hours in the Field of Business Administration while working full time for the Boeing Company. Mr. Smith
was actively involved in Babe Ruth League Baseball, in Rose Hill from 1961 until 1977. He served two terms as a
member of the Rose Hill USD 394 Board of Education, ending in the late 1970's. Mr. Smith had no religious affiliations.
He is survived by his wife, Levita Smith, Wichita; sons and daughter-in-law, Gary & Becky Smith, Terry Smith,
all of Rose Hill, Steve Smith, Rick Smith, both of Wichita; grandchildren, Mike and Della Smith, Rose Hill; sister,
Zerita Sapp, Rose Hill; sister-in-law, Mary Smith of Rose Hill. A memorial has been established with American Parkinson
Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305-1946. Smith Mortuary, Derby has charge
of the arrangements. Send condolences to smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/28/2006 - 1/29/2006.
ROSE HILL - Spielmann, Edeltraud,
81, died Dec. 10, 2003. Private service. Preceded in death by parents; 9 siblings and a grandson.
Survivors: daughters and son-in-law, Joan & Louie St. Peter, Rose Hill, Siglinde Markfort; son and daughter-in-law,
James & Monika Spielmann both of Germany; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/11/2003.
Stark, Wanneta E., 77, homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Rose Hill Wesleyan Bible
Chapel.
Survivors: husband, William; sons, William, Jr. of Winfield, La., Raymond of Shawnee, Richard of Lake Wales, Fla.;
daughters, Mary Johle of Valley Center, Patricia Lansdowne of Wichita, Diane Kirchgassner of Larned; sisters, Corrine
Saylor of Mt. Hope, Helen Larson of Wichita, Edith Crossland of Great Bend; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill Wesleyan Bible Chapel. Hillside Funeral Home, East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Aug 1997)
Stark, William "Bill," 85, former Boeing welder and inspector and retired Prudential
Insurance salesman, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003. Visitation with family 6 to 7:30 p.m. today, Hillside Funeral
Home East Chapel; service 11 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill (KS) Wesleyan Bible Church. Preceded in death by his wife,
Wanneta, a brother, Harry and a sister, Mildred.
Survivors: daughters, Mary Johle, Patricia Lansdowne, Diane Kirchgassner; sons and daughters-in-law, William Jr.
and Mary, Raymond and Sue, Richard and Alice; brothers, Charles, James and Willard; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-gr
andchildren. Memorial to Rose Hill Wesleyan Bible Church, 16976 SW County Line Rd., Rose Hill, KS 67133.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/18/2003.
GERALD R. STEPHENSON, 37, of 1418 S. St. Francis, Wichita Wire Co. machine operator, died Wednesday of injuries
suffered in a motorcycle accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Broadway Mortuary; 11:45 a.m., Rose Hill (Kan.)
Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Matthew James, daughter, Julie Ann, both of Newton; mother, Eunice J. at home; brothers, Terry
A. of Rose Hill, Richard E. of Goddard, Phillip E. of Wichita, Randy of San Diego; sister, Cindy Robertson of Jacksonville,
Fla.; grandfather, John B. Johnson of Oklahoma City.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Oct 1985)
Swearengin, Mark Alan, 42, Boeing Wichita tool maker, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002.
Joint memorial service with his nephew, Christopher Steven Michael will be held 2 p.m. today, Watson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Elizabeth; sons, Dane and Seth of Towanda; sisters, Pamela Jones of Topeka, Peggy Michael of Wichita;
parents, Paul and Lorraine Sweareng in of Rose Hill. Memorial established with American Heart Association. Condolences
may be sent to the family via www.watsonfuneral.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Nov 2002)
Tweedy, Margaret, 85, retired Wichita Consistory office bookkeeper, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughter, Joyce Webster of Rose Hill; brother, Keith Meador of Reno, Nev.; sisters, Virginia Bulkley
of Sedalia, Mo., Gladys Denton of Albuquerque, Georgia Shipley of Alamogordo, N.M.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with Rose Hill United Methodist Church. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, Douglass.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Jan 1995)
Vanley, Beverly S., 43, Boeing Wichita material processor, died Sunday, June 18, 2000. Visitation 9 a.m. to
8 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 2 p.m. Thursday, Immanuel Baptist Church, Wichita.
Survivors: husband and best friend, Larry; stepsons, Jason of Augusta, Justin of Wichita; parents, B.R. and Earldene
Stiner of Emporia; brothers, Ray Stiner of Watertown, S.D., Wesley Stiner of Topeka, Ed Stiner of Kansas City;
sister, JoAn Lucy of Port Orchard, Wash.; one stepgrandchild. Memorial has been established with Kansas Humane
Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 June 2000)
MILDRED M. WILLIAMS, 67, of 2395 Somerset, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Smith Mortuary,
Derby.
Survivors: son, Lonnie of Wichita; daughters, Mary Story of Harrisonville, Mo., June Sliger of Derby; brothers,
Robert Caldwell of Morgan, Utah, John Caldwell of Gerald, Mo., Earl Caldwell of Anderson, Ind., Carl Caldwell and
Hershel Caldwell of Rockford, Ill., Walter Caldwell of Lamar, Ark., Harold Caldwell of Liberal; sisters, Edith
Isabelle of Anderson, Mina Lee Cantrell of Arkansas; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 April 1985)
Williams, Ollie A. "Dick," 77, retired Best Cab driver, died Saturday, May 29, 1993.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: son, Lonnie of Derby; daughters, June Sliger of Derby, Mary Story of Harrisonville, Mo.; 12 grandchildren;
15 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 May 1993)
CHETOPA - Wilson, Fountain L.,
72, passed away August 1, 2003. Graveside service 1:00 P.M. Monday, Rose Hill Cemetery, Rose Hill, KS. Bath Funeral
Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/3/2003.
ROSE HILL - Wilson, Patricia Lee,
age 76, loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on Wed., Dec. 5, 2007. Visitation 4 to 8pm Sun. and
9 to noon on Mon. at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby; graveside service 2pm Mon. at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Patricia was born Oct. 13, 1931 in rural Rose Hill the daughter of the late Ralph and Katherine (Meldrum) Cramer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fountain Wilson; son, Greg Wilson; sister, Dorothy Waples. Survivors
include: daughters, Peggy (David) Feldt, Sante Fe, NM, Cindy (Kerry) Adams, Plano, TX, Diane (Jim) Jones, Perkins,
OK; sister, Martha Cramer-Ingold, Rose Hill; 7 grandchildren; 4 great grandchi ldren. A memorial has been established
with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.O. Box 780294, Wichita, KS 67278-80294.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/8/2007.
ANNA B. YEAGER, 81, of Douglass, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Kenneth of Wichita, Donald of Derby, Joe of Kansas City, Mo.; eleven grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Feb 1986)
Zimmerman, Aldena B., 84, homemaker, passed away Jan. 23, 2005. Viewing 12 to 8 p.m. Tuesday; service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, both at Hillside Funeral Home East. Burial to follow at Rose Hill (KS) Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Preceded
in death by son, Marvin; husband, Virgil; parents, Grace and Ray Tidball; brothers, Emmert, Garold; sisters, Lorene
Cornelson, Patricia Vandeventer. Survived by daughter, Melva; son, Leroy and wife, Marsha all of Wichita; sister,
Beulah Thompson of Silver Springs, NV; grandchildren, Kisha and Capri and husband, Darin Frazier; great-grandchild,
Makena; many nieces and nephews. Hillside Funeral Home East. 682-5575.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/25/2005 - 1/26/2005.
Virgil L. Zimmerman, 72, retired Steve Hull Ford automobile mechanic, died Tuesday, April 10, 1990. Service
10 a.m. today, Christian Church, Rose Hill.
Survivors: wife, Aldena; son, Leroy of Rose Hill; daughter, Melva of Arvada, Colo.; brothers, Theodore of Ellinwood,
Delbert of El Dorado; sister, Lois Waters of Cortez, Colo.; two grandchildren. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 April 1990)
Owings, Dana Marlene, 37, beloved mother and daughter, passed away May 11, 2008. Graveside services were held
Monday, Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Lonna & Shannon Williams; parents, Terry Owings, Sarah Hood, Margeurite Owings and Lyndia
McFaddin; sisters, Lonna Mackeprang of Bakersfield, CA, and Caryl Forsberg of Houston, TX; brothers, Tony Owings
of Grovespring, MO; Terry Ray Owings of Wichita. Dana had a host of relatives who will miss her dearly. Baker Funeral
Home, 6100 E. Central, Wichita, has charge.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 5/19/2008 - 5/21/2008.
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