Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery
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El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
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SAIA, NIKKI
El Dorado police were summoned to Walnut River Apartments on Monday night after a 29-year-old woman was found dead in one of the units.
Nikki Saia was discovered by a family member who called police around 7.
The police treated Apt. 209, where Saia's body was discovered unattended, as a crime scene Monday night.
However, Capt. Justin Phillips with the El Dorado Police Department said there was nothing to indicate foul
play in Saia's death.
The cause of her death has not been determined. An autopsy will be performed today or tomorrow at Sedgwick County
Forensic Center. Phillips said that any time someone dies unattended there is an investigation.
'The departments thoughts and prayers go out to Nikki's family during this time," Phillips said. (El Dorado
Times, February 15, 2006)
Nikki A. Saia, 29, of El Dorado, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, at her home. Services were held 2 p.m. today at Carlson
Funeral Home. Burial followed in Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
She was born May 20, 1976, in El Dorado, the daughter of Lynn Butler and Debbie Flowers. Nikki attended El Dorado
High School and a year at Butler Community College. She was a CNA at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater. She spent
almost all her life in El Dorado.
Survivors include: son, Nick Saia of Leon; her parents, Lynn and Debi Butler of Leon and Debbie and James Wadick
of El Dorado; brother, Scott Butler of Wichita; half-sister, Katie Wadick of El Dorado; step-brothers, Doug Hodgens
of Aurora, Colo., and Mike Hodgens of Wichita; and grandparents, Arlene Flowers and Doris Butler, both of El Dorado.
Friends may call at Carlson Funeral Home who is assisting the family with the arrangements (El Dorado Times, February 7, 2006)
Dorothy L. Salmans, 64, Wal-Mart clerk, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
Survivors: husband, Earl; son, Gary of El Dorado; daughters, Judy Gannon, Debby Travnichek, both of El Dorado, Margaret E. Holloway of Mulvane; brother, George Carinder of Northfork, W.Va.; sister, Faye Adams of Hunters, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, December 6, 1990, page 2D)
Salmans, Earl, 76, Prospect and Chelsea townships heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
Survivors: son, Gary of El Dorado; daughters, Judy Gannon of Rosalia, Debby Travnichek of El Dorado, Margaret Ellen Holloway of Wichita; brothers, Vern of Eagle Point, Ore., Hap of Calistoga, Calif., Short of Oskaloosa, Bill of Ocoee, Fla.; sisters, Louise Dimick of El Dorado, Peg Barker of Torrence, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, April 17, 1997, page 12A)
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) - A body found in Kansas appears to be that of a missing college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn star, police said Thursday.
Authorities said the preliminary physical description of the body found about 50 miles east of El Dorado matches that of missing college student Emily Sander. Investigators refused to give details about the state of the body or how it was found.
Police Chief Tom Boren said the cause of death was not yet known. An autopsy is planned.
Sander, 18, was last seen leaving an El Dorado bar Friday with a man who has been the focus of a nationwide search since police found large quantities of blood in a Kansas motel room where he was staying.
Prior to finding the body, investigators said they had not found a link between Sander and her activities as an online porn star named Zoey Zane. But publicity about her explicit photos brought a flood of tips, many of them false leads.
"No tips were generated from it," Boren said.
Sander, who attended Butler Community College, left the bar with Israel Mireles, 24. Authorities are looking for him and his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend.
The rental car Mireles was driving was found abandoned Tuesday in Vernon, Texas, where he has relatives. (High Point Enterprise, NC) November 30, 2007, Page A08)
Investigators confirmed Saturday that the body found near Toronto earlier this week is Emily Sander, the 18-year-old Butler Community College student missing since Nov. 23.
Sander's body was positively identified by a forensic orthodontist, El Dorado Police Chief Tom Boren said in
an e-mailed statement.
Sander's grandfather, Clem Sander of El Dorado, said Saturday that family members were told Friday and police asked
the family to let them release the news.
"That's what we were praying for: get her found, get a closure on this and take it from there," Clem Sander said.
But knowing does little to ease the pain, he said.
"It's going to be a bad day today," he said. "You've got to face reality here. . . . It's tough."
Boren said Saturday that a forensic examination was conducted and the autopsy was completed late Friday. Dental records shipped from Texas, where Emily Sander previously lived, helped confirm her identity.
Boren said local authorities didn't expect to get the records until Monday, but they arrived Friday.
The autopsy results and the cause of death have been sealed by Butler County Attorney Jan Satterfield. She declined to comment on Saturday. Late Friday, she had said no homicide charges had been filed.
The body was found Thursday along U.S. 54 in Woodson County, about 50 miles east of El Dorado. Near the body, investigators found the bedspread that had been missing from Israel Mireles' El Dorado motel room.
The search continues for Mireles, 24, who has been named a suspect in Sander's death. Boren's statement said
investigators are re-interviewing witnesses, family and associates of Mireles and his pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend,
who is believed to be with him.
Investigators are still processing leads and evidence, Boren said, and are working with state and federal authorities
in the search for Mireles and his girlfriend. Authorities remain concerned for her safety.
Mireles was born in Mexico and has relatives there, authorities have said, and he may be on his way back there.
A 2007 Ford Taurus, which had been rented in El Dorado and which authorities thought Mireles was using, was found Tuesday in Vernon, Texas, where he also has relatives. Vernon is about 50 miles northwest of Wichita Falls.
Funeral arrangements for Emily Sander are pending. Clem Sander said her father is traveling from Texas to help her mother plan for the service.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the El Dorado Police Department at 316-321-9120, the state crime tip line at 800-KSCRIME or the El Dorado Crime Stoppers at 316-321-1080. (Wichita Eagle, December 2, 2007)
EL DORADO - Sander, Emily I., 18, Butler County Community College student, passed away. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; service 1 p.m. Thursday, both at Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: parents, Russ and Tammy Sander of Lakehills, Texas, Clara Biediger of El Dorado; brothers, Jarod Sander of Lakehills, Texas, Jacob Sander of El Dorado, Christian Olson of Lakehills, Texas; sister, Stephanie Olson of Lakehills, Texas; grandparents, Clem and Shirley Sander of El Dorado, Emerson and Myrtle Travnichek of Rosalia, Darlene Raddatz of Redwoods Falls, Minn.; nephew, Samuel Sander of San Antonio, Texas. (Wichita Eagle, December 3, 2007, page 2B)
Services for Emily Sander, 18, Butler Community College student, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Carlson Funeral Home in El Dorado. Interment will follow the services in Walnut Valley Memorial Park in El Dorado. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 Wednesday evening at Carlson Funeral Home.
She was born Feb. 26, 1989, in Olathe, the daughter of Russ Sander and Clara Travnichek. She was a student at Butler and attended El Dorado High School for one year. She loved dancing, music, shopping so much liked animals.
Survivors include: her parents, Russ and Tammy Sander of Lakehills, Texas; Clara Biediger of El Dorado; brothers, Jarod Sander of Lakehills, Texas, Jacob Sander of El Dorado and Christian Olson of Lakehills; a sister, Stephanie Olson, of Lakehills; grandparents, Clem and Shirley Sander of El Dorado, Emerson and Myrtle Travnichek of Rosalia and Darlene Raddatz of Redwood Falls, Minn.; a nephew, Samuel Sander of San Antonio, Texas; and many uncles, aunts and cousins.
Memorials in her memory may be made for Butler Community College in care of Carlson Funeral Home, which has the arrangements. (Augusta Daily Gazette, December 4, 2007)
The Kansas attorney general's office is taking a lead role in the investig ation and prosecution of the Emily Sander homicide case, officials said Monday.
Butler County Attorney Jan Satterfield has requested the involvement of the attorney general's office, El Dorado Police Chief Tom Boren said in an e-mailed statement Monday.
Still, Satterfield will "continue to be involved, heavily," said Ashley Anstaett, spokeswoman for Attorney General Paul Morrison.
Because of the complexity of the Sander case, the state office is getting involved, Anstaett said.
Sander, an 18-year-old Butler Community College student, was last seen the night of Nov. 23 leaving the Retreat bar near El Dorado with Israel Mireles, 24.
Her body was found on Thursday by the side of U.S. 54 in Woodson County, about 50 miles east of El Dorado.
Mireles was named a suspect in her death. He and his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend are thought to be traveling together. The 2007 Ford Taurus that Mireles rented was found in Vernon, Texas, where he has relatives.
Complicating the search for Mireles is that authorities think he could either be headed to Mexico or already there.
For months now, the attorney general's office has been involved in the prosecution in the slaying of Jodi Sanderholm, a Cowley College student.
Morrison is the lead prosecutor in the Sanderholm case. It's not yet known whether Morrison will be directly involved in the Sander case, Anstaett said.
Meanwhile, services for Sander were set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Carlson Funeral Home in El Dorado. Visitation with family members will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
The college is sponsoring vigils in honor of Sander. Vigils will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the 5000 Building of the college's Andover campus, 715 E. 13th. At the main campus on Haverhill Road in El Dorado, a vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the Kansas Room of the 1500 Building.
Investigators have asked that anyone with information about the case call El Dorado police at 316-321-9120, Crime Stoppers at 316-321-1080 or the state crime tip line, 800-KSCRIME. (Wichita Eagle, December 4, 2007)
EL DORADO (AP) -- More than 400 mourners braved bitter winter winds Thursday to say goodbye to a Butler Community College student whose disappearance sparked a national manhunt for her alleged killer even as searchers looked for her body.
Emily Sander was laid to rest at the local cemetery on the outskirts of this Kansas community where she lived a seemingly ordinary life, working as a secretary at an electric company by day and going to business management classes by night.
Sander, 18, was last seen alive on Nov. 23 as she left an El Dorado bar with a man police have identified as Israel Mireles, 24. Her disappearance drew nationwide attention after it was discovered that she also led a secret life as an Internet porn model named Zoey Zane.
But the photos that moved the people to tears at her funeral were those of her everyday life in Kansas: childhood photos of family at Christmas, graduation photos with family and friends, even the silly photos of Sander sticking her tongue out for the camera.
The teenager's funeral opened with a recording of a Brooks & Dunn song, "God Must Be Busy."
"God takes pity on us in our town of El Dorado," the Rev. Brian Bebak of St. John's Parish in El Dorado told an overflow crowd attending the closed-casket funeral service.
Her family did not speak at the service. The family photo display was punctuated by loud sobs from people in the audience.
"God is grieving with each one of us today. ... He is in no way indifferent to our loss," Bebak told them.
Bebak tried to comfort mourners, telling them Sander is spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
"Forgive whatever sins she may have committed in human weakness," Bebak prayed.
Authorities are looking for Mireles and his 16-year-old girlfriend, Victoria Martens. Mireles was seen leaving a bar with Sander on Nov. 23, and her body was found six days later.
Searchers found Sander's body about 50 miles east of El Dorado as police retraced the route they believed Mireles took to pick up his girlfriend in Baxter Springs.
The search for Mireles and Martens continued on Thursday. Family and police fear for the safety of Martens, who is seven months pregnant with a baby girl she and Mireles have named Isabelle Marie. (Chanute Tribune, December 7, 2007)
EL DORADO - Sanders, Leo F., 89, retired Skelly Oil civil engineer, died Jan. 28, 2008. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Survivors: wife, Pauline; sons, Kenneth L. of Atlanta, Ga., Mark A. of El Dorado; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, January 29, 2008)
Winnie L. Sanderson, 97, died Feb. 1, 2007, at Susan B. Allen Hospital. No services are planned.
Survivors include: one son, Lee Sanderson; four daughters, Evelyn Nusz, Betty Traylor, Rita Rayl and Carol Noel; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Kirby-Morris is handling the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, February 5, 2007)
Schawo, Mary Ruth, 83, former Wichitan, retired J.C. Penney Co. employee, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995. Services 3 p.m. Sunday, Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka; 1 p.m. Monday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park, El Dorado.
Survivors: husband, Wilbur; sons, Robert of Greeley, Colo., William of Berryton; sister, Doris Gardner of Houston; five grandchildren; one great- grandchild. Memorial has been established with the National Reyes Syndrome Foundation, Bryan, Ohio. (Wichita Eagle, November 4, 1995)
Schawo, Wilbur Merle, 81, retired U.S. Postal Service employee, died Sunday, March 8, 1998. Memorial services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, Topeka, 2:30 p.m. Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, William of Berryton, Robert of Greeley, Colo.; stepsons, Richard Petty of Lawrence, Dennis Petty of Tecumseh; stepdaughters, Myrna Ikenberry, Carol Landis, both of Lawrence; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Center for Basic Cancer Research, Division of Biology-at Kansas State University, Manhattan. (Wichita Eagle, March 10, 1998, page 10A)
Ruth Arlene Scheid, 90, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Graveside series will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
She was born May 2, 1932 to Letha Maude and Claude Rush Clark in Mt. Hope. She was a long-time homemaker.
In January 1952, she was married to Willard Fredrick Scheid. He preceded her in death.
Her credo "I'm a fighter" proved to be true in her fight against her most recent bout with cancer. She enjoyed taking long walks, visiting with her neighbors and tending to her small flower gardens.
Survivors include: daughters, Patricia Helms of Wichita, Shirley Davis of El Dorado, Debra Renner of Anthony, Sharon Scheid of Anthony and Michelle Counterman of Towanda; grandchildren, Eric, Chelsa and Sara Renner, John Riemann, Kyle and Travis Davis, Doug, Robbin and Rachel Ford, and Bailey and Paige Counterman; and a great-grandson, Denver Jenkins.
She was preceded in death by a son, Gaylen, and grandsons, Devin Counterman and Christopher John Riemann.
Memorials may be made to the Gaylen Scheid Early Intervention Fund at the Wichita Children's Home or the American Cancer Society in care of Carlson Funeral Home, which has the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, October 25, 2001)
Scheid, Willard Fredrick, 71, retired C.I. Loper Electric journeyman electrician, died Monday, June 26, 2000. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Walnut Valley Cemetery, El Dorado.
Preceded in death by parents, Louis and Alvine Scheid, son, Gaylen Scheid and two grandchildren, Christopher John Reimann and Devan Charles Counterman.
Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughters, Patricia Helms of Wichita, Shirley Davis of El Dorado, Debra Renner, Sharon Scheid both of Anthony, Michelle Counterman of Towanda; brother, Harold of Duran, Ill.; sisters, Verna Barton of Horton, Velda Slack of Sun City, Ariz., Helen Scheid of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchi ldren, John Reimann, Travis Davis, Kyle Davis, Eric Renner, Chelsea Renner, Sarah Renner, Doug Ford, Robbin Ford, Rachel Ford, Bailey Counterman, Paige Counterman. Memorial has been established with Arthritis Foundation. Baker Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, June 28, 2000, page 10A)
Desiree Marie Schmidt, 13, of El Dorado, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
She was born April 11, 1990, at Wichita, the daughter of Melvin and JoLynn (Stalnaker) Schmidt. She grew up in Cassoday, and was an eighth grader at Flinthills Middle School. She attended kindergarten at Skelly School in El Dorado, Cassoday Grade School, Sheridon Elementary in Junction City and Junction City Middle School before going to Flinthill's Middle School. She loved to sing as well as listen to her music. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, but truly treasured the moments spent with her grandparents in Cassoday.
Survivors include: mother, JoLynn Schmidt, of the home; father, Melvin Schmidt of Cassoday; sister, Chelsey, of the home; grandparents, Leonard and Joan Stalnaker of Cassoday and Susie Schmidt of El Dorado; and several aunts, uncles and their respective families.
She was preceded in death by her grandpa, Louie Schmidt; great-grandparents, Elmer and Onis Stalnaker.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in her memory for the Desiree Schmidt Memorial Fund. Contributions may be left at Carlson Funeral Home where friends may call. (El Dorado Times, February 20, 2004)
GREGORY B. SCHMIDT, 33, of 840 S. Beverly, Southern Pacific Railway machine operator, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 1986. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jackson Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Sondra F.; sons, Ryan, Gregory Vaughn II, daughter, Yshaun, all at home; mother, Ann Schmidt of Greensburg; brother, Paul C. II of Leavenworth; sister, Cherise Rene Schmidt of Greensburg. (Wichita Eagle, August 26, 1986, page 4D)
Schrader, Herbert M., 88, retired construction company owner, died Saturday, July 23, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Prospect Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Betty Lou; son, Herbert Jr. of Rosalia; daughters, Helen Galyon of Valley Center, Sally Shields of Brady, Texas, Cecilia of Rosalia, Rose Robinson of El Dorado; sisters, Marie Doll, Irene Schrader, both of Wichita; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Prospect Baptist Church and Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital T.L.C. Group. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, July 25, 1994, page 2C)
Schuler, Newton E., 76, retired mail carrier, died Monday, Nov. 15, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Carlson
Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Jean; sons, Newton Randall of Topeka, Rodney Scott of Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Herman of Cassoday,
Frank of Muskogee, Okla. Memorial has been established with First United Methodist Church. (Wichita Eagle, November
17, 1993, page 2D)
Norma 'Jean" Schuler, 82, of El Dorado, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Lakepoint Nursing Center. Services are 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2007, at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She was born June 18, 1924 at Beaumont, the daughter of Orris Rolland and Audine L. (Arnold) Shipman. Jean Spent all her life in this area and during World War II worked for Boeing Aircraft as an inspector. She also worked for a time in the office of the Florence Public Schools. After returning to El Dorado, she worked with the El Dorado and Butler County Food Service in the school systems.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church; VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries; Moose Lodge; and the Retired Rural Mail Carriers Association.
On April 19, 1946, Jean married Newton Elmer Schuler in a ceremony in El Dorado. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1993.
Survivors include: sons, Newton Randall Schuler of Topeka and Rodney Scott Schuler of Kansas City; brothers, Darrel Shipman of El Dorado and Ron Shipman of Florence; sisters, Phyllis Blehm of Florence, Joy Page of Valley Center and Carolyn Spencer of Florence; and Groucho, too.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and a sister.
Memorials in her memory for the American Lung Association may be left with Carlson Funeral Home where friends may call (El Dorado Times, May 16, 2007)
CLARA W. (WINSLOW) SCOTT, 73, of El Dorado, homemaker, died Saturday, May 28, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Kirby Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: son, Lloyd, daughter, Ethel Williams, both of El Dorado; brother, Fred Winslow of Sparta, Mo.; sister, Dora McMillan of Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Allen Memorial Hospital Lifeline. (Wichita Eagle, May 31, 1988)
EL DORADO - Scott, Marvin Dale, 87, died April 25, 2009. Visitation 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; service 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. Survivors: wife, Annalee; sons, Troy and wife, Toni of Burns, Daryl and wife, Shirley of Shawnee, Noel of Ft. Collins, Colo.; brothers, Norman of Kansas City, Mo., Bill of Aurora, Mo.; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be Park Avenue Baptist Church, El Dorado. (Wichita Eagle, April 26, 2009)
Scott, Paula Fay, 38, McDonald's employee, died Friday, May 24, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Robert; daughter, Cathy Ernst, mother, Leona Rogers, both of El Dorado; five stepchildren; four step-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Ronald McDonald House. (Wichita Eagle, May 27, 1996, page 12A)
Scott, Ruth, 85, retired interior decorator, died Friday, Jan. 27, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, John of La Habre, Calif., Don of Topeka; daughters, Marcia Chinberg of Wichita, Joan Bunker of Topeka; stepson, Lee of Harbor City, Calif.; brother, Kenneth Hodgens of El Dorado; sisters, Elva Warren, Minnie Neumeister, both of El Dorado; 14 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Alzheimer's Association. (Wichita Eagle, January 28, 1995, page 2D)
Beulah E. Scribner, 91, of McPherson and a former long-time El Dorado resident, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 in McPherson. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in El Dorado. Interment will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
Beulah Elizabeth Scribner was born on Sept. 19, 1917 to John Henry and Martha Jane Ball Singleton. She was married to Chester A.Z. Scribner on July 12, 1942. They had two children Janet Smith and Duane Scribner.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988; siblings, Audine Hogoboom, Eunice Welty, Mabel Page, Strausie Page, Cora Lackey, Okel Singleton, Robert Singleton and Charles Singleton; and daughter-in-law, Beth Scribner.
She is survived by her children, Duane Scribner and Janet Smith and husband Dean, all of McPherson; five grandchildren, Amy Hardy, Laura Coup, Kelli Haigh, Melissa Smith and Tim Schmidt; and nine grandchildren.
Beulah was a member of the First Baptist Church in El Dorado, where she held the position of Deaconess at different times, a member of New Challengers Sunday School Class; Sarah Circle; Hospital Auxiliary where she volunteered for many years; Life Enrichment at the College; and the Senior Center. Before her husband's retirement, she was employed at Goddings, which later was LaForges. She retired in 1975. She loved playing cards, traveling, sports especially KU Basketball; the Atlanta Braves and was very active in her Church.
Above all, mom was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was her joy, and her wisdom, strength and resolve were unwavering. The last five years have been difficult for mom after suffering a stroke, but her true spirit and gentleness never left her. We will miss her everyday.
Memorials in her memory for First Baptist Church may be left with Carlson Funeral Home, where friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. (El Dorado Times, June 2, 2010)
CHESTER A.Z. SCRIBNER, 75, of El Dorado, retired Skelly Refinery employee, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Beulah; son, Duane, daughter, Janet Smith, both of McPherson; brothers, Lowell, Harold, Forrest, all of El Dorado; five grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society. Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado. Edwin Plunkett Trout, 87, retired Union Gas Systems superintendent, died Friday, Sept. 16, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Potts Chapel-Schmidt Funeral Service.
Survivors: wife, Edna; son, Marvin of Wichita; daughter, Gwen Stone of Montgomery, Ala.; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Christian Church. (Wichita Eagle, September 18, 1988, page 6B)
SELLARDS, FLORENCE T. (TURNER)
Florence T. (Turner) Sellards, 79, retired teacher, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First
United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Terry of San Francisco; daughter, Jane Trimm of Arvada, Colo.; sisters, Hazel McDonald of Henderson,
Ky., Edna Anderson of Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with El Dorado Alzheimer's Support Group. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, November 9, 1989, page 2D)
Sellards, Lessia E., 89, homemaker, died Saturday, April 6, 996. Service 10 a.m. today, Walnut Valley Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Survivors: grandchildren, Sue Pollack, John Marshall, both of Wichita; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with First Christian Church. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, April 9, 1996, page 10A)
Sellards, Pauline E., 95, homemaker, died Sunday, May 5, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, El Dorado.
Survivors: There are no immediate survivors. Memorial has been established with Kansas Christian Home, Newton. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, May 6, 1996)
ROLLAND B. "RUSTY" SELLARDS, 82, of El Dorado, retired American Petrofina Oil Co. salesman, died Sunday, April 17, 1988. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Florence; son, Terry of San Francisco; daughter, Jane West Timm of Denver; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Kansas Lung Association. (Wichita Eagle, April 19, 1988, page 4B)
Barbara B. Seymour, 88, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Durward of Wichita; daughters, Avril Jewett of Hutchinson, Mavis Guthrie of Orlando, Fla.; brothers, George Worrell of Leon, Lloyd Worrell, Jr. of Cunningham; sister, Bertha Bonnell of El Dorado; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association and Wheatstate Manor, Whitewater. (Wichita Eagle, December 31, 1991, page 2D)
Shafer, Joe I., 73, retired Skelly Oil employee, died Saturday, June 19, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Kirby-Morris
Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Irene; sons, Gerald Kiger of Newton, Jim of Kansas City, Kan., Russell of Augusta, Mike of Oklahoma
City; daughters, Laura West of Towanda, Debby Work of El Dorado; brothers, Glenn of Kansas City, Mo., Wayne of
Yukon, Okla., Denzel of Oklahoma City; sisters, Francis Farthing of El Dorado, Jessie Rose of Augusta, Ingaby Kelley
of Valley Center, Opal Smith of Nevada, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with COPD Support Group at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. (Wichita Eagle, June 20, 1993, page 2B)
Shaffer, William H. Jr., 77, farmer and retired Union Tank Car employee, died Friday, April 27, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.
Survivors: wife, Betty; son, Lyle of El Dorado; daughter, Jolene Woodard of Leon; sister, Louise McMinn of Santa Rosa, Calif.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial established with 4-H Fair Association. (Wichita Eagle, April 29, 2001, page 14A)
Rosalie M. Sharp, 85, died Nov. 28, 2009. Rosalie was born on March 23, 1924 in Bala, Kan., daughter of Ferd
and Maggie Steffen.
She was the youngest of four children. She enjoyed a life of farming, teaching, being a preachers wife which she
did for over 12 years at Trinity United Methodist Church and her hobbies of sewing and ceramics. She loved to read.
On Aug. 25, 1945 she was united in marriage to Wayne Sharp in a ceremony in Clay Center. Rosalie is survived by two sisters, Mildred Nelson and Vera Goodson of Wichita; her four children, Mark and Kay Sharp, Oklahoma City, Steve Sharp, Riley, Kan., Doug and Diane Sharp of Clearwater and Janet Sharp of Topeka; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne and her brother Harvey.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church with visitation from 6 to 7:30 Tuesday evening at Carlson Funeral Home.
She requested that in lieu of flowers, donations are sent to support ALS research. These may be left at Carlson Funeral Home which is assisting the family with the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, November 30, 2009)
Rev. Wayne E. Sharp, 78, of El Dorado, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park. The family will receive friends and relatives on Monday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. at Carlson Funeral Home. The casket will not be opened at the church.
He was born Dec. 31, 1926, at Wakefield, the son of Edward and Louise (Myers) Sharp. He was a United Methodist Church minister serving at Clayton and Montezuma churches. He served 12 years at Trinity United Methodist and Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Burns. He retired in 1993. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church for 12 years.
On Aug. 25, 1945, he was united in marriage to Rosalie Steffen in a ceremony in Clay Center.
Survivors include: his wife, Rosalie, of the home; sons, Mark Sharp and wife Kay of Oklahoma City, Okla., Steve Sharp and wife Deanna of Riley and Doug Sharp and wife Diane of Clearwater; daughter, Janet Chandler and husband Tracy of Boseman, Mont.; brother, Maurice Sharp and wife Jeanette of Wakefield; sister-in-law, Norma Sharp of Riley; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
In lieu of flowers memorials in his memory for Trinity United Methodist Church and United Methodist Mexican American Ministries in Garden City. These may be left at Carlson Funeral Home who is assisting the family with the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, February 7, 2005)
Anna F. Shepherd, 93, homemaker, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1987. Service 3 p.m. Monday, Walnut Valley Cemetery,
El Dorado.
Survivors: sons, Walter M. Jr. of Seale, Ala., Otto M. of Billings, Mont.; daughters, Rosemary Holloway of Seale,
Mildred Long of McPherson; sister, Mae Knowles of El Dorado; seven grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with First Christian Church. Glidden Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, February 8, 1987, page
6C)
Shropshire, Juanita J., 69, Juanita's Answering Service owner and operator, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Barry of El Dorado; daughter, Holly Osborne of Newnan, Ga.; brother, Lonnie Snook of Wichita; sister, Virginia Anderson of El Dorado. Memorials have established with First Baptist Church and Kansas State University, Basic Cancer Research. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, September 24, 1996, page 10A)
Wayne C. Shropshire, 69, retired Meadowgold Dairy salesman, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1992. Service 2 p.m. today, Carlson's Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Juanita; son, Barry of El Dorado; daughter, Holly Osborne of Newnan, Ga.; brother, Elmer Wisdom of El Dorado; sisters, Bess Middleton of Austin, Texas, Margaret Bryan of Shawnee, Okla., Burton Barnes of Hobart, Okla., Mary Ann Lockard of El Dorado. Memorials have been established with the Juvenile Diabetes Association and First Baptist Church. (Wichita Eagle, January 10, 1992, page 2D)
Sharon Lee Sibley, 72, of El Dorado, died on Friday, March 19, 2010 at St. Francis Hospice in Wichita. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 7:30 tonight, also at the Funeral Home. Interment will follow the funeral services in Walnut Valley Memorial Park, El Dorado.
She was born on Feb. 2, 1938 in Lyons, the daughter of James Melvin and Priscilla (Butler) Johnson. Sharon graduated from El Dorado High School with the Class of 1955. She lived in El Dorado for many years and had lived in Rosalia previously. Sharon lived in Chanute for two years after the death of her husband and then returned to Andover due to ill health. She was a member of Church of Christ. For a time she had worked at Dillons Bakery, Sears and Walmart. She loved to garden and especially working in her special flower garden. She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren and taking care of Skipper her dog.
On June 5, 1955 she and James Richard Sibley were married in El Dorado. He preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 2003.
Those she leaves are: her children, Debbie and husband Mike James of Lone Grove, Okla., David R. Sibley of Chanute, Brad Sibley of Bel Aire, and Lisa and Chris Gipson of El Dorado; a brother, Dennis Johnson and wife Pam of Oklahoma City, Okla.; sisters, Bonnie Koger and husband Ivan of Ralston, Okla., and Janice Hahn and husband Allen of Rosenberg, Texas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Ellen Johnson.
Memorials to her memory for Harry Hynes Hospice may be left with Carlson Funeral Home, which has charge of the arrangements. (El Dorado Times, March 24, 2010)
SIDENER, GLADYS IRENE HOGOBOOM
Hogoboom, Gladys Irene Sidener, 83, retired beautician, died Friday, Aug. 12, 1994. Service 1:30 p.m. Monday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
Survivors: husband, John; daughter, Shelley Gaston of El Dorado; brother, Harold Huntley of Florence; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Trinity United Methodist Church. Carlson Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, August 13, 1994)
Lesley C. Siegrist, 91, died Nov. 20, 2009 at Harry Hynes Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Cremation will precede the service.
Les was born March 31, 1918 at Hutchinson, the son of Wesley and Blanche (Measer) Siegrist. He grew up and attended school in Hutchinson graduating high school there. He was a veteran of WWII serving with the 385th Transportation Company as a staff sergeant; he was stationed in Iran, France and Germany. He was united in marriage to Judith Andrews on June 28, 1978; she preceded him in death Jan. 28, 2008. Les loved to do woodworking, bird watching and was a news junkie. He was a dedicated Democrat.
Survivors include: his daughter, Ruth Ellen and husband Ken Nelson of Topeka; brother, Lloyd and wife Carol of Wichita: sister, Dorothy and husband David McElroy of Maryland; step-son, Chris DeWeese of Cromwell, Okla.; step-daughters, Teresa DeWeese of Anthony, Kan., Julie and husband Rollie Dodds of Kiowa, Kan., and Cary and husband Larry Carroll of Garden Plain; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Hospice. Contributions may be left at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. (El Dorado Times, November 24, 2009)
AUGUSTA - Simpson, Vivian J., 81, former co-owner and operator of Western Auto and Simpson Furniture, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Thursday at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta; services 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 at First Baptist Church, Augusta. Survivors include husband, Charles; son, Philip and wife, Sherri Simpson, El Dorado; daughter, Janelle Warren, Towanda; sisters, Harriett Corbin, Andover, Doris Young, Cheney; also survived by grandchildren, Jennifer, Emily, Jeff and Shiloh. Family suggests donations to First Baptist Church, Alzheimer's Association or Total Homecare and Hospice. (Kansas City Star, September 23, 2004)
Junior Singleton, 82, of El Dorado, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2004, at his home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
He was born May 22, 1922, near El Dorado in Economy Township, the son of George and Sarah Etta (Fetrow) Singleton. He spent most of his life in Butler County. He was production superintendent for F.W. Strait, Inc., for 54 years. He was a member of Joppa Masonic Lodge #223, Leon; Midian Shrine; American Legion; and VFW. He had served in the army during World War II.
He married Margie Knight on Dec. 14, 1948, in El Dorado. She died on Dec. 24, 1971. On Sept. 17, 1972, he married Betty Talley in Yates Center. She also preceded him in death on May 12, 1985.
Survivors include: longtime companion, Patricia Pence, of the home; sons, Steve Singleton of Arlington, Texas, and Mark Singleton of Rush Springs, Okla.; daughter, Linda Althouse of El Dorado; step-daughters, Karelyn Perry of Elgin, Texas, Judy Tompkins of Wichita, Marelyn Lavers of Odessa, Texas, Karen Sue Pence and Sharon Kay Pence, both of El Dorado; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Memorials in his memory for Hospice Care of Kansas, in lieu of flowers, may be left at Carlson Funeral Home. (El Dorado Times, September 7, 2004)
BETTY L. SINGLETON, 60, of El Dorado, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Junior; daughters, Karelyn Perry of Escondido, Calif., Marelyn Lavers and Judy Tompkins of El Dorado; stepsons, Steve Singleton of Wichita, Mark Singleton of Lawton, Okla.; stepdaughter, Linda Althouse of El Dorado; sisters, Winnie Huddleston of El Dorado, Charolette Haas of Wichita, Ida Unruh of Detroit, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; five great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. (Wichita Eagle, May 13, 1985, page 6C)
Pauline Sitz, former El Dorado resident, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009 in Celina, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Valley Memorial Park. Cremation has preceded the services. (El Dorado Times, January 15, 2010)
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