Obituaries, Cowley County, Kansas

BAIRD, MARY JANE

Mrs. Mary Jane Baird, Kansas Pioneer, Dies

Mrs. Mary Jane Baird, a Kansan for 70 years, died Friday evening at her home in Winfield. She formerly lived in Arkansas City at the time her husband was building contractor for the Departmental school (then the high school) and for many business buildings.

Born on Feb. 14, 1853, she came to Kansas with her parents when she was 18 years old. She was a guest her first night in Kansas at the Muret home, the log cabin that was dismantled at the Basic Flying School site. Her parents settled on a farm in the Hackney community. She continued to live there until moving to Winfield 20 years ago. She had been ill for the past five years and lived in Winfield with her nieces, Mrs. Orna H. Lewis, formerly of this city, and Miss Ruth DeTurk.

Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Winfield Baptist Church. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Arkansas City. (Arkansas City Traveler, August 8, 1942, Saturday, page 1, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

HOVEY, BESSIE R.

Mrs. E.B. Hovey Dies; Cowley County Pioneer

Mrs. Bessie Rebecca Hovey, who came to Cowley county in 1871, died Friday night in a local hospital. She was 74 years old.

She was born Aug. 16, 1869 in Shelby County, Indiana and was married to Robert Lee Biby Feb. 24, 1887. On Sept. 25, 1925, she married E.B. Hovey in California and the following year they returned to Kansas.

Surviving are the widower, E.B. Hovy, four sons, Herb and Jay Biby of Ponca City, Dave and Jesse Biby of Wakita, Okla.; a daughter, Mrs. Herman Spratt, Okmulgee, Okla.; four brothers, George Copple, Enid, Okla., Arch Copple, Logan, Okla., Sig Copple, Meford, Ore., Spence Copple, Tulsa, Okla.; 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Three sons, Paul, Joe and Robert Lee, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Jess Rindt Mortuary, Fifth avenue and First street.

Note: buried at Riverview Cemetery, Arkansas City, KS (Arkansas City Traveler, Saturday, August 8, 1942, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

ENDICOTT, ARTHUR G.

Funeral Rites Held For Arthur Endicott

Funeral services for Arthur Endicott, 9 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Endicott of Maple City, who died Saturday night from injuries suffered by the accidental discharge of a .22 rifle when the bullet entered his lung, where held at 10:30 Tuesday morning in the First Baptist church. Many relatives and a large circle of friends from the Maple City district attended.

The Rev. A.E. Roberts officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Curfman sang. Mrs. Raymond Kittrell was the accompanist. Pallbearers, who were schoolmates of Arthur at the Maple City school, were Ray Morton, Charles Cody, Samuel Robinson, Delbert Bradley, Kenneth Blenden and Lyle Blenden. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Oldroyd was in charge. (Arkansas City Traveler, September 22, 1936, Tuesday, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

COOK, GEORGE W.

Funeral Services Are Held for George Cook

Funeral services for George W. Cook, farmer east of the city, who died Sunday morning, were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Central Christian church. The Rev. C.D. Walker officiated. The Shell quartet, Hobert Holmes, W.A. Shuyler, Ed J. Reid and Harry Cary sang. Mrs. Walter Wiltermood was the accompanist.

Pallbearers, who were neighbors of Mr. Cook, were G.W. Baringer, Ollie Brandenburg, Harry Lewis, O.C. Jones, Sylvester Mayhill and E.B. Barns. Burial was in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Grant Funeral Home was in charge.

Mr. Cook, 62 years old, had lived in this locality for 37 years. He is survived by his widow, three daughters and a son, all of this city. (Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, September 23, 1936, page 3, submitted by Judy Mayfield

BONE, ERNEST ALBERT

Injury is Fatal

Arkansas City Boy Dies After Operation Following Fracture Of Leg in a Fall

Ernest Albert Bone, 14 years old, son of Mrs. Mary Bone, 1022 North Sixth street, died at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the Arkansas City hospital. The boy fractured his left leg in a fall from a tree Sept. 2 at the home of his father, Charles Bone in Severy, Kansas, while visiting there. He was brought home Sunday and was admitted to the hospital Tuesday. He died from shock following an operation, hospital attendants reporting he was in critical condition when admitted.

Ernest Bone, was born in Arkansas City. He would have been a student in Departmental school this year, had he been able to attend. The boy’s mother is a native of Belgium and was formerly Miss Mary Trufley. She was a war bride and came to Arkansas City after the war. She and Mr. Bone were divorced several years ago and Mr. Bone, a native of Arkansas City, now is married again.

Surviving relatives are the mother; a brother, Morris Bone, a student in Senior high school, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Trufley of Belgium and S.N. Bone, Xenia, Ohio.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Foursquare Gospel Church in Sleeth addition. Mrs. Adah Carlton Holman Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Grant Funeral Home is in charge.

NOTE: Ernest Albert Bone is buried in Riverview Cemetery, not at Memorial Lawn as stated in obit. (Arkansas City Traveler, September 24, 1936, Thursday, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

FOSTER, AGNES MAUDE

Agnes Maude Foster, 76, 1600 N. Sixth Street died Tuesday (July 21, 1987) at Arkansas City Memorial Hospital.

She was a retired housekeeper from the Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.

She was born Dec. 9, 1910, in Wellington to Robert and Myrtle (Wilcox) Golightly. On April 6, 1973, she married Robert C. Foster in Newton.

Survivors Include her husband of the home; two daughters Loretta F. Whaley, Arkansas City, and Edith M. Louthan, Wichita; one step-son, Craig Foster, Wichita; two step-daughters, Judi Gann and Patti Ferreira of Wichita; one brother, Kenneth Golightly of Winfield; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Belle Plaine Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. (Arkansas City Daily Traveler, Thursday, July 23, 1987, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

MINNIE, JIMMY RAY

Jimmy Ray Minnie, 38, 114 N. Fifth St., died Wednesday (July 22, 1987) at Arkansas City Memorial Hospital.

He was born Jan. 14, 1949, in Louisiana to Arbrey and Lillian Weekley Minnie.

He was an electrician.

His survivors include his father Arbrey Minnie, Arkansas City, four brothers, Mike, Arkansas City, Bobby Jo and Franklin, both Conway, Ark., and Terry, Little Rock, Ark.; one sister, Paulette Clark, Perryville, Ark.; son Jimmy Ray jr., Springfield, Mo., and three daughters, Aleshia Minnie, Springfield, Mo., Angela Rae Minnie, Arkansas City, and Tonya Minnie, Rockville, Ill.

He is preceded in death by his mother and two infant brothers.

Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Riverview Cemetery with Rev. Larry Six officiating. Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home is in charge. (Arkansas City Traveler, Thursday, page 14, July 23, 1987, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

HORN, BILLY E.

Wichita – Billy E. Horn, 65, South Haven, died Wednesday (July 22, 1987) at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

He was born Dec. 6, 1921, to Ben and Margaret Horn in Stratford, Texas.

He was a retired oil field worker for Phillips Petroleum.

Survivors include two sons, Gene, Emporia, and Lynn, El Reno, Okla.; brother, Buck, Lamar, Colo.; two sisters, Vonell Iames, Wellington, and Birdell Lathers, Arkansas City; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, with Rev. Greg Thogmartin officiating. Frank Funeral Home, Wellington is in charge.

A memorial has been established with the Wesley Medical Center Cancer Unit. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, July 24, 1987, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

HARRIS, ADA C. BONE

Wichita – Ada C. Bone Harris, 93, Wichita, died Wednesday (July 22,1987) in Wichita.

She was born Aug. 10, 1893 in Humansville, Mo., to Elihu Stacy and Mahala Jane Stacy. She lived in Arkansas City for several years.

She was the retired co-owner of Bone’s Bakery Wichita.

She was a member of the Rose Douglas chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.

Her survivors include her three stepchildren, Helen Collier, Wichita, Lola May Jenkins, Liberty, Mo., and George Harris, Wichita.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverview Cemetery with Rev. Martin Holler officiating. Devorss Mortuary, Wichita, is in charge. (Arkansas City Traveler, page 12, Friday, July 24, 1987, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

WATSON, MARIE ERNESTINE

Mrs. O.C. (Marie Ernestine) Watson, 75, Rt. 2, died at her home on Sunday Jan. 5.

She was born Aug. 23, 1899 in Hallanzy, Belgium to Maurice and Ernestine Trufley. She married Charles Bone in 1919 in Belgium and came to Arkansas City with her husband make her home here since that time. She married O.C. (Red) Watson on Sept. 10, 1940 in Arkansas City. He preceded her in death in 1966.

She was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church and the Helping Hand Club.

Survivors include a son, Maurice Bone of Marianna, Fla., a step-son Robert Watson of Massachusetts, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Carl D. (Virginia) Briscoe of Wichita and Mrs. Robert (Maxine) Baker of North Dakota, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and a son Ernest Bone.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Rindt Memorial Chapel with Rev. Warren Schulze officiating. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery under the direction of the Rindt Memorial Chapel. (Arkansas City Traveler, Thursday, January 9, 1975, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

BONE, CHARLES H.

Graveside services for Charles H. Bone, Pratt, who died Jan. 9, were at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Riverview Cemetery with Rev. Warren Schulze officiating. The Rindt Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include a son, Maurice Bone, Marianna, Fla., formerly of Arkansas City, a brother, Robert Bone of Lincoln, Neb., and a sister, Mrs. Mary McMillan, also of Lincoln, and four grandchildren. (Arkansas City Traveler, Monday, January 13, 1975, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

BROWN, ROSITTA LEATRICE

Rositta Leatrice Brown, 54, Rt. 2, died this morning in St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita.

She was born on July 16, 1924, in Arkansas City to Ernest W. and Zelma I. Travis Stout. She was reared in Arkansas City and attended the local schools.

She married Clarence R. Brown on Feb. 4, 1941, in Newkirk, Okla. They made their home in Arkansas City, where she was employed by Arkansas City School District #470.

She attended the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include: her husband of the home; one son, Francis William Brown of 830 South D. St.; two daughters, Mrs. Lee A. (Judy) Davis of Rt. 4, and Mrs. Harold W. (Linda) Jenkins of 419 Overhill Road; one sister, Mrs. William (Connie) Bush of 823 E. Chestnut Ave.; and seven grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents and one brother.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Rindt Memorial Chapel with G.J. Naber officiating. Interment is to be in Parker Cemetery under the direction of Rindt Memorial Chapel. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, December 29, 1978, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, CECILE MARY

Cecile Mary Ames, 85, Medicalodge North, formerly of 1005 N. Second St., died early this morning in Memorial Hospital.

She was born Oct. 2, 1893, in Mason City, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. Erotus J. Whittle.

She moved with her parents to a farm southeast of Arkansas City in 1900. She married Walter A. Ames on Aug. 28, 1912 in Arkansas City. He preceded her in death on Sept. 10, 1972.

She was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Study America Club and B.O. Chapter of the PEO.

Survivors include: one daughter, Mrs. William (Jeri) Howard of 300 Highland; and three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents, one brother and one sister.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Interment is to be in Riverview Cemetery.

A memorial has been established to the Trinity Endowment Fund. Contributions may be left at the funeral home or church.

The casket will be open until 9 p.m. tonight. Erdman-Oldroyd funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, December 29, 1978, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, ESTHER D.

Esther D. Ames, 85, Arkansas City, died Tuesday (Dec. 1. 1992) at her residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 3, 1992) at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home with Steve Dow officiating. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery.

A memorial was been established with the First Assembly of God Church Building Fund. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.

Mrs. Ames was born Sept. 15, 1907 at Fairmont, Okla. to Louis and Anna (Weber) Gragert. She was raised in Fairmont and attended local schools. In the early 30’s she moved to Arkansas City and married Freeman R. Ames on June 8, 1941 in Arkansas City. Mr. Ames worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and lived in various cities moving back to Arkansas city from Winslow, Ariz. Upon his retirement.

She attended First Assembly of God Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Carrol Engelking; one granddaughter, Dawn Lee Waite; one grandson, Timothy R. Hind; one brother, Earnest E. Gragert and two great grandchildren all of Arkansas City.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband on July 1, 1982; two sisters, two half-sisters, three brothers and two half brothers.

Arrangements are being made by Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. (Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, December 2, 1992, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

THOMPSON, DALLAS LEE

Services for Dallas Thompson, Denver, Colo., who died in Denver on June 27 were at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert McNary officiating.

Organist was Mrs. Garland Campbell, guitarist, Scooter Goodwin, and vocalist, Allen W. Herman.

Casketbearers were: Chris Dings, Tom Jackson, Steven Hinshaw, Casey Doty, Rick Blevins, Bob Rickords, Tom Barnthouse, and Terry Spear.

Interment was in Parker Cemetery under the direction of Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, July 2, 1982, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, FREEMAN R.

Freeman R. Ames, 76, 503 N. Fifth St., died at 10:45 p.m. Thursday in Wheat Road Good Samaritan Center, Winfield.

Born on July ,1905, in Arkansas City he was the son of Benjamin F. and Mary Ann Knife Ames. He was reared in Arkansas City and attended the local schools.

He married Esther Gragert on June 8, 1941 in Arkansas City. They made their first home in Arkansas City. He was employed by Santa Fe Railroad working at various points. He retired as division storekeeper in Winslow, Ariz. After 46 years of service in 1969.

Ames was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corp, a member of the First United Presbyterian church; past commander of American Legion at Winslow, Ariz.; Crescent Lodge No. 133 AF&AM.

Survivors include: his wife, Esther of the home; one daughter, Carrol Hind, of the home; a granddaughter, Dawn Lee Wester, a grandson, Timothy Ray Hind, both of the home; and one brother, John Ames, Emporia, Kan.

Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Richard.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home Chapel with interment to be in Riverview cemetery.

A memorial has been established in his name to the First United Presbyterian church organ fund. Contributions may be left at the funeral home or church.

Rindt-Erdman-Oldroyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, July 2, 1982, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, HANNAH

Services to Be Sunday For Mrs. Hannah Ames

Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Ames, who died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.H. Moore, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian church, of which she was a member. Dr. Frederick Maier will officiate. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Curfman will sing, with Prof. E.M. Druley as accompanist. Pallbearers will be F.L. Thompson, B.T. Ausmus, Jay C. Fairclo, F.M. Taylor, A.L. Newman and Harry Hendryx.

Friends may view the body at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, 302 North A street, from noon until 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The casket will not be opened at the services. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. Oldroyd is in charge. (Arkansas City Traveler, Friday, March 25, 1932, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, MARY ANNE

Mary A. Ames Dies Friday

Mrs. Mary Anne Ames, 408 N. First St., died at 6:35 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Dec. 26. She suffered a broken hip several weeks ago and previously had been in the hospital.

Born Sept. 27, 1872, near Elston, Mo. She was the daughter of Mary Anne Steely and John Freeman Knife. She came to Arkansas City in 1889 from La Cygne, Kas. She was married to Benjamin Franklin Ames, June 20, 1897, at Elston, Mo. He died July 14, 1952. The family home for many years was at 420 South D. St.

Mrs. Ames was a member of the First Presbyterian church.

Survivors include two sons, Freeman Ames and John Ames, both of Emporia; two brothers, R.B. Knife, Coquila, Ore., and E.E. Knife, Eureka, Calif.; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Richard F. Ames, April 21, 1954.

Funeral services will be Monday, Jan. 5. 2 p.m., in the Erdman Oldroyd Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Frederick Maier officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery in the family Plot. (Arkansas City Traveler, Saturday, January 3, 1959, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, WILLIAM HENRY

William Ames Dies Friday

Retired Postal Employee Long-Time Resident Here

William Henry Ames, 1503 N. Second St., life-long resident of this community, and a retired postal employee, died in Memorial Hospital at 12:10 a.m. Friday, where he had been a patient several days. He had been seriously ill since Aug. 27 when he first went to the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., for treatment.

Prior to his retirement, Ames had been employed in the post office for many years, first as a city carrier and later on a rural route.

He was a member of the First United Presbyterian church, where he had served as a deacon; was an active member of the Kiwanis club for many years; and belonged to the local Masonic lodge.

Born March 13, 1885, in Sumner county, nine miles west and one mile south of Arkansas City, he was the son of Hannah Hadicke Ames and Henry Ames. His parents came to Kansas as a bride and bridegroom in the early 1870’s, traveling in a covered wagon from Illinois, near Peoria. They moved to Arkansas City when he was a small child.

Will Ames and Daisy Matney were married in Arkansas City June 14, 1940.

Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Henry (Dick) Ames, Lakewood, Colo., who is temporarily on assignment at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and unable to be here; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Epperson, Independence, and Mrs. A.H. Moore, 302 North A. St.; two brothers, Charles Ames, 1306 No. Third St., and Walter A. Ames, 1005 N. Second St. His parents and one sister, Anna Ames preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be Saturday, 2 p.m. in the First United Presbyterian church, corner of First and Adams, with the Rev. Robert F. Stevenson officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery. The Grant-Elder Funeral Home is in charge.

The casket will be open at the church before the funeral service.

The Kiwanis club will attend the services in a body. There will be Masonic Services. (Arkansas City Daily Traveler, Friday, November 6, 1959, submitted by Judy Mayfield)

AMES, RICHARD F.

Richard F. Ames, Native of City, Dies in Ohio Home

Richard F. Ames, 56, Springfield, O., died at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Springfield after an illness of two years. He was born in this city, May 5, 1898. He was employed here by the Shell Oil Corp., and was transferred when the company left in 1939, to Zionsville, Ind. He later moved to Springfield, O., where he was serving as a department superintendent for the same company.

He was the son of the late Benjamin F. Ames and Mrs. Mary Ann Ames, 420 South D St. Other survivors are his wife of the home and a son, Thomas Ames, a member of the United States Air Force. Two brothers are John Ames, Emporia, and Freeman R. Ames, Winslow, Ariz. He was a member of the Christian church and of the Masonic lodge at Zionsville, Ind.

Services will be at the Oldroyd-Erdman chapel Friday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. G. Ray Vaughan officiating. Burial, with Masonic committal service, will be at Riverview cemetery. Memorial services are being arranged by Oldroyd-Erdman funeral directors. (Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, September 22, 1954, transcribed by Judy Mayfield)