COWLEY COUNTY
Jodi was the daughter of Brian J. and Cindy A. (Shanks) Sanderholm. Jodi attended Arkansas City schools, graduating from Arkansas City High School in 2006. She was one of four Valedictorians in her graduating class. While in high school, Jodi was a member of the National Honor Society, a Kansas State Scholar, a Kansas Board of Regents Scholar and earned the Outstanding Physics Student of the Year Award presented by David Stinemetze. She was a member of the Ark City High School Dance Team for four years, two of those four years she was the Captain. Jodi was a member/instructor of Ark City Dance and a Universal Dance Association Instructor. After high school, she attended Cowley College where she studied pre-pharmacy. While at Cowley, she was a member of the Cowley Tigerette Danceline.
Survivors include her parents, Brian and Cindy Sanderholm of Ark City; her brother, Jason Sanderholm of Wichita, KS; her sister, Jennifer Mayfield and her husband Andy of Blue Springs, MO; a niece, Emma Jolea Mayfield of Blue Springs, MO; paternal grandparents Jim and Janet Sanderholm, maternal grandparents Don and Peggy Shanks, great-great aunt, Lillian Damewood "Dody", and her boyfriend Colby Wilson all of Ark City.
Schifferdecker, Eva M., 95, retired teacher, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Service
2 p.m. Thursday, Memorial Lawn Cemetery Chapel.
Survivors: daughter, Joan McClaskey of Arkansas City; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with Central Christian Church. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family
via www.rindt-erdman.com.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 8, 2003)
SCHISLER, HELEN E.
Schisler, Helen E., 87, formerly of Geuda Springs, died Nov. 29, 2005. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Tom and wife, Nancy; brothers, James, Merle and Clarence Bahruth; sister, Betty Quisenberry; 3
grandsons. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Dec 2005)
ARKANSAS CITY - Schisler, Lavern Alfred, 85, of Wichita, formerly of Arkansas
City, died Saturday, May 24, 2003. Service 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Memorial Lawn Cemetery Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Helen; son, Tom, Grand Island, NE; three grandsons. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/25/2003.
SCHNELLE-NORRIS, MARGARET E. PASCHAL
Margaret E. (Paschal) Schnelle-Norris, 85, retired Schnelle Beeline Frame and
Axle Service, Arkansas City owner, died Monday, July 15, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Wellington Church of Christ;
graveside service 11:30 a.m. Friday, Cowley County Men. Lawn Cem., Arkansas City.
Survivors: husband, Ellis; daughters, Margaret Howard of West Burlington, Iowa, Joyce Ann Finney-Freese of Tucson;
step-daughter, Linda Gable of Oxnard, Calif.; sister, Zilpha Elwell of Dodge City; six grandchildren; one stepgrandchild;
11 great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial established with
Wellington Church of Christ. Frank Funeral Home.
Norma Jean Sexton, 67, Arkansas City, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at her home in Arkansas City. Funeral services will be held at Hawks Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. Interment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City.
She was born on July 19, 1938, in Bartlesville, Okla., the daughter of John Will and Ruthie Ann Pauline Keithly Bridges. In the early 1940s, the family lived in Texas, moving to Arkansas City in 1945. Norma graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1957 and later attended Cowley County Community Jr. College. She married Vernon Lee Brewer on June 2, 1957, in Arkansas City. He died on Aug. 6, 1979. She later married Max Sexton on Aug. 27, 1982, in Miami, Okla. Norma was retired from the Presbyterian Manor where she had been a certified medical aide for 22 years, prior to which she had worked at Medicalodge East. She was a member of the West Kansas Avenue Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Max Sexton, of the home in Arkansas City; one son,
Kenneth Brewer, of El Dorado; two step-sons, Johnnie Max Sexton, Wichita, and Lonnie R. Sexton, of Ottawa; one
stepdaughter, Lana Moore, of Fond du Lac, Wis.; one brother, John R. Bridges, of Arkansas City; two grandchildren,
Eliott Brewer and Emma Brewer; and three stepgrandchildren, Casie and Katie Sexton and Michael Cook. She was preceded
in death by her parents, and husband, Vernon. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. today and 9
a.m. to noon Friday.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hawks Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Traveler 01/19/06
Jose` E. Sigala, 19, of Arkansas City, died Monday (December 31, 2007) at the
South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center, the result of a car accident. The Rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m.
Friday (January 4, 2008) at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m.
Saturday also at the Church. Cremation will follow.
Jose` was born February 23, 1988 in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Jose` and Guadalupe (Davila) Sigala. He was reared and
educated in Houston, Texas and Arkansas City. He was a lead carpenter for a construction company.
Survivors include his parents of the home; a daughter Josie L. Sigala of Arkansas City, three sisters Patricia
Sigala-Ruiz of Mexico, Mayra Gutierrez of Houston, Amalia Barron of Arkansas City; grandfather Jose` Sigala of
Mexico; and great-grandmother Blasa Saldana of ElPaso, Texas.
Arrangements are being made through Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Gerald L. Simpson, 70, retired Cowley County Highway Department employee, died
Tuesday, June 14, 1988. Service 10 a.m. today, Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn; sons, Jerry Rich of Arkansas City, Garry Rich of New York City; daughter, Judy L. Walker
of Houston; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Cowley County Hospice.
Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 16, 1988)
Monica Lynn Smith, 34, medical assistant, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1987. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Central Christian Church.
Survivors: parents, Dr. Bruce G. and Dorothy of Arkansas City; brothers, Dr. Stephen Smith of Abilene, Texas, Dr.
Stuart Dunbar Smith of Warrensburg, Mo.; grandmother, Mrs. M.J. Dunbar of Winfield. Memorial has been established
with Central Christian Church building fund. Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 25, 1987)
ARKANSAS CITY - Snyder, Donald Jack, 77, died July 17, 2005. Service 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Catherine; sons, Mike, David; stepsons, Richard and Perry Kuhn; brother, Bill; 4 grandchildren;
2 great-grandchildren. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/20/2005.
Ruth E. Speer, 85, of Arkansas City, Kansas, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at the
Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita, KS.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 7th at the Hawks Funeral Home in Arkansas City. Internment
will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Hawks Funeral Home on Sunday from 1:00 P.M.
until 8:00 P.M. with the family greeting friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. A memorial has been established with the
American Diabetes Association.
SPEER, RUTH ELAINE
Ruth Elaine Speer was born on July 20, 1922 in Dunlap, Kansas the daughter of
J.B. Pritchard and Minnie (Graves) Pritchard. Ruth was raised and educated in Dunlap Kansas and was a 1940 graduate
of Dunlap High School. Ruth lost her first husband Jack Osborn early in World War II. Jack was a B-17 gunner and
was killed over Germany. Ruth was later united in marriage with Clifford E. Speer on September 13, 1947 in Wichita,
Kansas. Ruth and her husband owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Arkansas City several years.
Survivors include her son Randall Speer and his wife Dyanne of Conroe, TX and daughter Nancy Luther of Salina,
KS, five grandchildren; Robert Bandhauer of Denver, CO, Bruce Bandhauer and wife Diana of Wichita, KS, Steven Speer
and his wife Katie of Austin, TX, Katharine Delp and her husband Jefferey of Atlanta, GA and Jake Luther of Salina,
KS and great grandson Sam Delp and great granddaughter Maya Dawn Delp also of Atlanta, Ga.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husbands, daughter Gerry Lynn Bandhauer in 2001 and brothers and sisters.
(Note: Correction on Gerry Bandahuer's death date and the addition of Maya Delp as great granddaughter were contributed by Randall Speer)
ARKANSAS CITY - Spooner, F. Marguerite, 89, died June 5, 2004. Service 10:30 a.m
Tuesday at Memorial Lawn Cemetery Chapel. Survivors; son, Sidney & wife Patricia; daughter, Sandra Hasley &
husband Bill, all of Arkansas City; brother, Sidney Ingles of Wimberley, TX; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchild
ren. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/7/2004.
Steckman, Charles R. "Bob," 84, retired Eby Construction Co. operating
engineer, died Monday, June 28, 1993. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hawks Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, Robert of Arkansas City, William of Wickenburg, Ariz., Charles of Anchorage, Alaska; daughter,
Carol Gregg of Ponca City, Okla.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 29, 1993)
Steckman, Naomi M., 69, retired Arkansas City Packing House employee, died Saturday,
Oct. 3, 1998. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Bob; aunt, Veda Bruton of Arkansas City. Memorial has been established with Hospice, Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 5, 1998)
EATON-STEWART, VELMA HAZEL "TOMMYE"
Velma Hazel "Tommye" Eaton-Stewart, 85, of Arkansas City, died Sunday
(April 9, 2006) at her home. Memorial services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the First
Presbyterian Church. Interment services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. that same day at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The Reverend Danny Daniel and the Reverend Joyce Daniel will officiate.
Tommye was born November 27, 1920 in Arkansas City to Floyd Washington and Hazel Emma (Orndorff) Jack. She was
reared and educated in Arkansas City, graduating from Arkansas City High School in 1938. She married Charles Hugh
Eaton on September 18, 1938 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Chuck Eaton died in January 1984. Tommye married W.E. Stewart
on January 6, 1986 in Yuma, Arizona.
Survivors include her husband W.E. Stewart, Sr. of the home; two sons William Fred Eaton of Gun Barrel City, Texas,
and Robert G. Eaton of New York, New York; two brothers Gary Thomas of McKinney, Texas, William Floyd Jack of Okinawa;
a sister Betty Ann Overstake of Wichita; a granddaughter Angela Eaton Needham of Purcell, Oklahoma and a great-granddaughter
Elizabeth Ann Needham; two step-children, seven step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death her first husband Chuck Eaton, a brother Willie Jack, two grandsons and a step-son.
Memorials have been established with the First Presbyterian Church or the Cowley County Humane Society. Contributions
may be made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are being made through the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Wayne A. Stoddard, 59, Gordon-Piatt Energy Group employee, died Friday, Dec. 18,
1987. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Blessing Heights Church.
Survivors: wife, Norma; brothers, Leonard of Winfield, Chester of New Castle, Pa., Eulan of Auburn, Wash., Lawrence
of Canon City, Colo. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Hawks Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 21, 1987)
WINFIELD - Sumner, Daryl Scott, 44, of Sayre, OK, died April 19, 2005. Service
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Survivors: brothers, Jeff of Mesquite, TX, Christopher of Wichita; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/23/2005.
Swinehart, Laura L., 82, former Radio Cab Co. owner and operator, died Thursday,
Oct. 11, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Survivors: several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; caregive rs, Vern and Carol Goldwater of Arkansas
City. Memorial established with Arkansas City Senior Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 13, 2001)
TEMPLAR, GEORGE
RETIRED U.S. JUDGE TEMPLAR DIES AT 83 HE HANDLED CLUTTER APPEALS
George Templar, a retired U.S. district judge and former member of the Legislature, died Friday at a Wichita hospital.
He was 83.
Templar, appointed to the bench by President Kennedy in 1962, heard most of his cases in Topeka. Among matters
he considered were appeals of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, convicted in Garden City in the 1959 murders of
four members of the Clutter family of Holcomb. The murders were the subject of the book "In Cold Blood,"
by Truman Capote.
Templar remained an active judge until 1974, when he took senior status, continuing to hear cases occasionally.
In 1985, he closed his Topeka office and moved back to Arkansas City in his native Cowley County.
He was born on a ranch in Cowley County After graduating from Washburn University at Topeka in 1927, he began practicing
law in Arkansas City. In 1933, he was elected to the Kansas House, where he served until 1941. He was elected to
the Kansas Senate in 1944 and served several terms.
In 1953, President Eisenhower appointed him U.S. attorney for Kansas. The next year, Templar resigned to run for
the Republican nomination for governor. He lost to Fred Hall, who became governor.
Templar is survived by his wife, Helen; a daughter, Joan Smith of Norman, Okla.; a son, Ted of Arkansas City; five
grandchildren; and one great- granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Arkansas City.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 8, 1988)
TEMPLAR, HELEN MARIE (BISHOP)
Helen Marie (Bishop) Templar, 101, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, in Arkansas City. Graveside services have been
scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Grant will officiate.
Mrs. Templar was born Sept. 3, 1905, in Guthrie, Okla., territory. She was preceded in death by her husband, U.S.
District Judge George Templar; her parents, J.L. (Roy) and Elizabeth (Bess) Bishop; a brother, James Marvin Bishop;
and three sisters, Vera Robinson, Esther Linnenkohl, and Enid Collinson. She is survived by her daughter, Joan
Smith; husband, Jerry of Norman, Okla.; her son, Ted Templar and his wife, Maxine, of Arkansas City; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren; a niece, Betty Linnenkohl True, of Fort Mojave, Ariz.; and a nephew, Peter Collinson,
of Winfield. Mrs. Templar was a member of the Red Cross team that served sandwiches and lemonade to the many members
of the armed forces who passed through Arkansas City on troop trains during World War II. At the end of the war,
she prepared and mailed 100 packages of food and clothing to her husband's relatives in the Netherlands. They had
lost most of their belongings during the war. She served as president of the Kansas chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and was a member of Eastern Star and the Arkansas City Historical Society. She was active
for many years in the Arkansas City Green Thumb Club, and she played golf frequently at the Arkansas City Country
Club. She and her sister, the late Enid Collinson, who had lived in Winfield, did extensive genealogy research
which led them to discover their French Huguenot ancestry. They subsequently became members of the National Huguenot
Society. Mrs. Templar contributed articles of historical interest to such publications as The Logan County, Oklahoma
History, and she edited a genealogy book for the Harader family. (Her husband was a Harader descendant.) After
graduating from Arkansas City High School, she received nurse's training at Wesley Hospital in Wichita. She was
a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arkansas City.
(Arkansas City Traveler ~ September 26, 2006)
Cecilia M. Thielen, 60, of Arkansas City, died Friday (April 18, 2008) at the
Resthaven Manor of Winfield. The Rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Monday (April 21, 2008) at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday also at the Church. Burial will be in the Memorial
Lawn Cemetery.
Cecilia was born August 5, 1947 in Arkansas City to Joseph Stafford and Esther (Reece) Stafford. She was reared
and educated in Arkansas City, graduating from Arkansas City High School in 1965. She later attended Cowley College
and St. John's College of Winfield. Cecilia worked as a cook for many years in USD 470 schools and at the Senior
Citizen's Center.
Survivors include two sons James Thielen of Wichita, Anthony Thielen of Arkansas City; a daughters Anastasia Copeland
of Arkansas City; two brothers Rev. John Stafford of Winfield, and Harry Joe Stafford; and ten grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons Matthew and Nicholas.
A memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral
home.
Arrangements are being made through the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Thomas, Blanche E., 91, homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 1995. Service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Wheeler Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: daughter, Betty Joan Ross of Winfield; brother, Kenneth Simpson of Covington, Okla.; sisters, Ethel
McFarland of Garber, Okla., Alice Tibbs of Chandler, Ariz.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Winfield First United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 23, 1995)
Joseph L. Thomas, 90, retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. employee, died Friday,
Dec. 26, 1986. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Miles Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Blanche; daughter, Betty Ross of Winfield; sister, Elsa Treece of San Antonio; three grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with William Newton Memorial Hospital Department of Respiratory
Services.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 27, 1986)
Eva M. Thompson, 93, of Cedar Vale, died Monday, September 8, 2003 at the Cedar Vale Community Hospital.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30p.m. Thursday, September 11, 2003 at the
Cedar Vale United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery of Arkansas City.
The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2003.
Born March 18, 1910 at Arkansas City, Eva was the daughter of Ben and Ruth (Richards) Turnipseed. She was raised
and educated in Arkansas City, graduating in 1928. Eva was a bookkeeper for Steffen's Dairy.
On November 25, 1934, Eva married Floyd Thompson at Newkirk, Oklahoma. The couple made their home in Arkansas City
until moving to Cedar Vale in 1963 where they have lived since.
Eva was a member of the Cedar Vale United Methodist Church to which she was very dedicated, the United Methodist
Women, the LOVI Club, and the Hewins E.H.U.
She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Eva is survived by her husband, Floyd of the home; one son, David Thompson and his wife, Carol of Augusta; two
daughters, Shirley Kenney of Green, KS and Judy Kennedy and her husband, Warren of Valley Center; eight grandchildren;
eighteen great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Roy, Glen, and Richard Turnipseed.
Memorials have been established with the Cedar Vale United Methodist Church and the Cedar Vale Community Hospital.
Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Betty Roberta Tooley, 81 of Ponca City died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Ponca
City Medical Center.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home in Arkansas
City. Mr. Wayne Robbins will officiate. Interment will in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.
Betty was born October 19, 1926 to Harvey Jacob Creighton and Grace Margarite (Cain) Creighton in Arkansas City.
She graduated from Arkansas City High School and attended nursing school in Winfield.
On September 4, 1945 she married Robert R. Tooley, Sr. in Arkansas City. Betty was a LPN at hospitals in Clovis,
NM, Battle Creek MI and Arkansas City. She also worked for the State Hospital in Winfield. Betty was a member of
the Church of Christ in Arkansas City.
She is survived by her two sons, Floyd Michael Tooley of Ponca City, OK, Creighton Wade Tooley and wife, Susan
of Greenfield, WI; daughter in law, Kay Tooley of Benton, KY; sister, Ann Elin Barker of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; five
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son, Robert R. Tooley, Jr.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be made through the funeral
home.
ARKANSAS CITY - Tooley, Robert R. "Bob," 59, of Altus, Okla., died June
9, 2006. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
Survivors: wife, Kay; son, Brian (Mandi); daughter, Kelli (Layne) Moore; brothers, Floyd, Creighton (Susan); mother,
Betty; grandchildren, Tristan, Jacob, J.D., Megan, Katie, Sam, Gracie.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/12/2006.
Townsend, John, 58, M & P Transport truck mechanic, died Thursday, Dec. 2,
1993. Service 1 p.m. today, Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Joanne; son, Dennis Porter of Blackwell, Okla.; daughters, Susan Townsend, Rebecca Townsend-Beck,
both of Arkansas City, Sue Young of Blackwell, Okla.; brother, Harold of Wellington; sisters, Sally Wall of Wichita,
Joan Coffey of Wellington; 11 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
Hawks Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 4, 1993)
TYLER, PATRICIA LAVERNE (SHELDON) LAWSON
ARKANSAS CITY -- Patricia Laverne (Sheldon) Lawson Tyler, 69, died Thursday (Sept.
2, 1999) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was the sister of Juanita March
of Newton.
She was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Cedar Vale to Clarence Hobart and Avis Irene (Drury) Sheldon. She married Robert
"Bob" Eldon Lawson April 7, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1985. She married Thomas Tyler Feb.10,
1989, in Arkansas City. He survives of the home.
She grew up in Wellington and Arkansas City, and was a 1947 graduate of Arkansas City High School. She attended
Arkansas City Junior College from 1947 to 1949, and after completing her studies she taught in country schools
in south central Kansas until 1952. She and her husband Bob lived in LaCygne and Sedan, moving to Arkansas City
in 1960. She volunteered at Lincoln Elementary School as a reading tutor.
She was employed at Cowley County Community College from 1979 to 1991, where she served as a secretary and later
as director of economic development.
She and her second husband Tom were active in miniature train clubs and frequently traveled to reunions of the
World War II Eighth Air Force Bomber Group to meet with former crew members. She was an active member of Hackney
Community Baptist Church and was a previous member of Central Christian Church and the local Home Extension Unit.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Enid Chandler of Pleasant Hill, Mo., and Vivian Velasquez of Arkansas City;
one son, Clinton Lawson of Arkansas City; two brothers, Bill Sheldon of Arkansas City and Tom Sheldon of Mulvane;
two step-sons, Steven Tyler and Keith Tyler, both of Arkansas City; four grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and one step-son, Wayne Tyler.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Arkansas City with Pastor Ted Brown from
Hackney Community Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home in Arkansas City.
Memorials have been established with Cowley County Community College in care of the funeral home
Gladys Mae Wall, 90, of Arkansas City, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Cumbernauld
Village in Winfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.,Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Chapel. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Gladys was born April 17, 1917, along with her twin brother Gail, in Copan Oklahoma to Jesse and Stella (Snook)
Brokaw. The family lived in Copan until 1926 when they moved to Arkansas City, Kansas, where she received her education.
During WWII she helped the war effort by working at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. On April 16, 1947, she was united
in marriage to Fred Wall in Arkansas City. To this union three children were born; Sharon, Judy, and Phillip. The
couple made their home in Arkansas City where Gladys worked at the Arkansas City Memorial Hospital. Gladys loved
spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Fred Wall, son Phillip, and her brothers Jesse and Gail Brokaw.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Andes and husband Tom of Winfield, KS and Judy LaPointe and husband Conrad
of Canyon City, CO. Grandchildren, Jeff Andes and wife Sandra of El Paso, TX, Eric Andes of Wichita, KS, Ryan Andes
and wife Jessica of Wichita, KS, Sharon Stoner and husband Ray of CO, Michelle Hipple and husband Dave of TX, Joann
Cimon and Rich of MA, Judy Hickman and husband A.J. of TX, and 17 great grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with the American Stroke Association. Memorials may be left with the funeral home.
Herman Alden Walling, 87 of Arkansas City died Friday, February 16, 2007 at the
Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in
Arkansas City. The Reverend Charles Grant will officiate. Interment will follow in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Alden was born November 28, 1919 to Frank Walling and Aletha (McCubbins) Walling in Hartshorn, MO. He married Georgie
Field , June 2, 1940 and the couple resided in Kansas City until 1951. They moved to Arkansas City , where Alden
worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, until his retirement in 1979. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and traveling.
Alden served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #1254, the American
Legion Post #18, the Masonic Lodge and active member of the First United Methodist Church in Arkansas City.
Alden is survived by his daughter, Vicki Means of Wichita; son, Larry Walling and his wife, Larene; sister, Opal
Hedges of Arkansas City; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, four brothers and two sisters.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Hospice. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Pauline (Goff) Warren, 94, of Arkansas City, KS died Sunday, January 13, 2008,
at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday,
January 17, 2008, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. The Reverend Joe P. Warren will officiate.
Pauline was born December 11, 1913, in Arkansas City to Herman A. and Genevieve (Moore) Goff. She was reared and
educated in Arkansas City graduating from Ark City High School in 1932. After high school Pauline attended Arkansas
City Junior College.
On September 4, 1932, she married Joe E. Warren in Arkansas City. The couple made their home in the Silverdale
and Maple City area. Pauline worked as a secretary for her husband at the State House in Topeka, KS for fifteen
years. Pauline was involved in numerous hobbies including gardening, photography, bird egg collecting, and butterfly
collecting. She was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her son, Jim Warren and his wife Rita of Arkansas City, KS; two sisters, Genevieve Galle and
Goldie Circle; five grandchildren, Joe Warren and his wife Cindy of San Antonio, TX; Vicki Mohler and her husband
James of Spokane, MO; Debra Binford and her husband Dwane of Arkansas City, KS; Tom Warren and his wife Jolynn
of Geuda Springs, KS; David Warren and his wife Sharon of Maple City, KS; twenty seven great- grandchildren, and
numerous great-great grandchildren.
Pauline was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joe, one infant son David, and one daughter Helen.
Roberta Weber, 78, of Arkansas City, died Monday (June 30, 2008) at her residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday (July 3, 2008) at the First Assembly of God Church. Burial
will follow in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Pastor James Newman will officiate.
Roberta was born August 26, 1929, in Charleston, Missouri, to Richard A. and Irene (Hester) Mills. She was reared
and educated in Missouri, Kentucky, and Kansas. She married Johnnie B. Weber on February 10, 1945 in Onaga, Kansas.
The couple made their home on a farm north of Onaga until 1960. Johnnie worked in construction in several Kansas
communities. The couple moved to Arkansas City when Johnnie went to work at G.E. Roberta worked as a homemaker
and mother until all of her children were grown. She then helped open and later close the T.G.&Y. Store in
Arkansas City and later helped open the K-Mart. She was a longtime member of First Assembly of God Church, captain
of the Forty Fillies Bowling Team and League Vice President. Co-founder, secretary and organizer of 50th Combat
Engineers Army reunions for many years.
Survivors include three sons Johnnie Dean and his wife Susan Weber of Nappanee, Indiana, Robert Dale and his wife
Pat Weber of Duncan, Oklahoma, James Arlen and wife Johnna Weber of Arkansas City; one daughter Susan Ann and her
husband Mike Meloy of Cedar Vale; three brothers Richard Mills of Topeka, Lloyd and Rick Mills both of New York;
two sisters Shirley Fowler of West Virginia, Sherry Duncan of Americus, Kansas; step-mother Dolly Mills of Americus;
many grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Johnnie in 1994, two sisters Katherine Mills and Joyce Barksdale,
and two brothers Charles and Scott Mills.
ARLINGTON -- Rosemary Westphalen, 73, a retired aerospace administrative employee,
passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Arlington. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial
Lawn in Arkansas City, Kan. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Arlington Funeral Home.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Rosemary was born July 25, 1929, in Arkansas City, Kan. She was a longtime resident of Arlington, and a former
resident of Nebraska, Iowa, and Arkansas City. She worked in administration in aerospace for 10 years. Rosemary
was also an editor and teacher.
Survivors: Husband, Larry Westphalen of Arlington; sons, David Crabtree of Denton, Doug Crabtree of Arlington,
Richard Crabtree of Fort Worth and Dean Crabtree of Arlington; grandchildren, Adria, Kevin, Kimberly, Lisa, Sarah,
Shane, Monica and Joshua; and great-grandchildren, Juan, Xavier, Zachery and Hunter.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - July 18, 2003
ARKANSAS CITY - Whitehead, Betty L., 78, died June 1, 2004. Service 10 a.m. Monday,
Memorial Lawn Cemetery Chapel.
Survivors: husband, Joe; brother-in-law, Bill Whitehead; sisters-in-law, LaVerne Whitehead, Gladys Percival; aunt,
Margie Margie Traynor; great-gr andson, Joseph Dale Hornbeak. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on June 4, 2004.
Gloria Sue Williams, 57, formerly of Arkansas City, died Saturday (October 15,
2005) at the Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas.
Gloria was born December 8, 1947, in Arkansas City, to Benjamin Perez and Juanita(Valencia) Olvera. She was reared
and educated in Arkansas City, graduating from Arkansas City High School and Cowley County Community College. She
married Grant Williams on October 10, 1964 in Arkansas City. The couple made their home in Arkansas City and Westerly,
Rhode Island. They were later divorced. She worked as a cosmetologist, a hotel auditor and a disc jockey. She was
a former member of the Hillcrest Bible Baptist Church in Arkansas City and presently a member of the Pleasantview
Baptist Church of Arlington. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi, American Business Women's Association, Ladies
Auxiliary of the American Legion, International Order of Eagles and the Welcome Wagon.
Survivors include Christopher, James, Stephanie, Brendan, Michelle, Ashdon and Amanda Williams; also five sisters
Sofia DiPasqua, Eva Reyez, Henrietta Duran, Margaret Hearne and Rachel Olson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Angel, and a brother Antonio "Tony" Olvera.
A memorial has been established with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Contributions may be made through the funeral
home.
Arrangements are being made through the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Williams, Veda M., 77, homemaker, died Friday, May 1, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Monday,
Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Survivor: sister, Naomi Steckman of Arkansas City.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 3, 1998)
Winegarner, Pearl E., 91, of Ponca City, Okla., former Arkansas City resident,
retired Winegarner Body Shop co-owner and bookkeeper, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Rindt-Erdman
Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Billy of Wichita; daughter, Kora Martin of Ponca City sister, Delka Fox of Arkansas City; four
grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Presbyterian Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 25, 1995)
William H. Winegarner, 90, of Ponca City, Okla., former Arkansas City resident,
retired Sunny Knoll Farms foreman, died Thursday, July 19, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rindt-Erdman Funeral
Home.
Survivors: wife, Pearl; son, Billy Lee of Wichita; daughter, Kay Martin of Ponca City; four grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 20, 1990)
ARKANSAS CITY - Wolfford, Eddie Robert Jr., 49, died Feb. 5, 2006. Service 2 p.m.
Friday, Memorial Lawn Cemetery Chapel.
Survivors: daughters, Katie McKnight, Joan Wolfford; father, Eddie Sr. and wife, Alice; brothers, Steve, Michael
and James Wolfford, Edbert Cantu; sisters, Joanna Duncan, Lilly Cantu. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/9/2006.
Arvil Willard Woods, 89, of Arkansas City, died Wednesday (November 7, 2007) at
Medicalodge East. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday (November 12, 2007) at the Rindt-Erdman
Funeral Home. Reverend Ron Cross and Reverend Tim Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the Memorial Lawn
Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The family will greet friends at the funeral
home on Sunday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p, m,
Arvil was born June 23, 1918, at Kendrick, Oklahoma, to August and Zelma (Gould) Woods. He was reared and educated
in Oklahoma. He married Lavinia O. Gildhouse on October 31, 1940, in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The couple lived all their
married lives in Arkansas City. He worked in the maintenance department at the Total Refinery for many years. He
was a longtime member of the Blessing Heights Church of God.
Survivors include a brother Ervin and his wife Charlotte of Arkansas City; a brother-in-law Robert Gildhouse of
Arkansas City; two sisters-in-law Helen and her husband Clell Standlee, Rose and her husband Ron Cross.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lavinia in 2002, step-father Charles Stout, two sisters Alene Kruse
and Lavina Kruse, and two brothers Virgil Woods and Rancler Stout.
Arrangements are being made through Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
ZINK, CHARLENE GRACE (SPENCER)
Charlene Grace (Spencer) Zink, 69, of Arkansas City, KS died Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at the St Francis Medical Center of Wichita. Viewing and visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Pastor Doug Scott will officiate. Interment will follow in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Charlene was born June 17, 1938, in Elgin, KS to Forrest L. Spencer and Mary A. (Stone) Spencer. Charlene was reared and educated in Shidler, OK. She Graduated from Shidler High School in 1956. Charlene made her home in Shidler until moving to Arkansas City in 1968. She worked as a house keeper for many years.
Survivors include her son Louis F. Zink Jr. and his wife Ruth; two daughters, Stacey Curfman and her husband Darren, Jami Beeman and her husband Travis all of Arkansas City, KS; sister Lynda S. Spencer or Blackwell, OK; grandchildren, Staff Sergeant Timothy Zink of Osan, South Korea; Toni Carlson and husband Kyle, Kimberly Beemen, Toby Beeman; great-grandchild Spencer Carlson all of Arkansas City, KS; numerous nieces and nephews.
Charlene was preceded in death by her two infant twin sons, her parents, two brothers, J.R. Spencer, and Robert Spencer.
A memorial has been established with the Harry Hynes Hospice or the DaVita Dialysis of Winfield, KS. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home.
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