Cowley County, Kansas
Cowley County, Kansas
DERBY - Dunn, Berneice, 83, retired
nurse, died Saturday, December 10, 2005. Services are pending with Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2005.
UDALL - Adams, Thelma Elaine (Pierce)
83, retired Home Economics teacher, died Thursday, August 23, 2007. Visitation: Monday 3-8 at Senter-Smith Mortuary,
501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Service: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Mulvane Brethren Church, 310 S. Central,
Mulvane.
Survivors: husband Ora; sisters, Ilene DeLong of Texas and Arlene and Max Smith of New Mexico; several nieces and
nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Udall First Responders, Udall Library or charity of choice.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/26/2007.
Neila M. (Leach) Austin, 74, of 323 S. Exposition, retired
Wesley Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 1990. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Culbertson-Smith
Mortuary; 1 p.m., Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Cliff; son, Tim of Wichita; sisters, Joann Wesbrook of Augusta, Norma Green of Burden; one
grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Aug 1990)
Bailey, John N., 66, retired Udall Elementary School custodian,
died Tuesday, April 27, 1993. Service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Dora; sons, Dennis Jack Bailey of Skeedee, Okla., Dan Worthington of Augusta, Robert L. Bailey
of Wichita; daughters, Lodena Ostrander of Arkansas City, Carol Marie Middleton of Udall; sister, Jean Roesler
of Magalia, Calif.; 15 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Udall Community Building Fund and
First Baptist Church. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Apr 1993)
Beiswanger, Estel, age 92, retired from DeCoursey Dairy,
died October 12, 2007. Visitation 2 to 8pm Sunday at Smith Family Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Rd, Derby; service 2pm
Monday at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd St., Belle Plaine; burial will follow at Udall Cemetery. Estel
was preceded in death by his wife, Laura and sisters, Lilla and Fern. Survivors include: son, Dennis (Cynthia)
Beiswanger, Derby; grandchildren, Deanna (Rob) Zechmann, Boston, MA, Kim (Jarrod) Foster, Derby, Brylee Beiswanger,
Derby; great granddaughter, Addison Foster. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Lord's Diner, 520
N. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67214.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/13/2007 - 10/14/2007.
UDALL - Braddy, Donald G., Sr.,
69, ret. tool and dye maker for Cessna and Boeing, died Jan. 31, 2006. Visitation 9am to 8pm Fri. at Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane; service 10:30am Sat. at Udall High School Gymnasium.
Survivors: wife, Sandra (Mantz) Braddy, Udall; daughters and sons-in-law, Julie & Gregg Mettling, Udall, Kathy
& Doug Aeschliman, Derby; sons and daughters-in-law, Don Jr. & Gwen Braddy, Udall, Dane & Julie Braddy,
Udall; sisters and brother-in-law, Karen Wall, Barbara & Fred Hagebusch; brothers and sister-in-law, Dean Braddy,
Dale Braddy, Jack & Barbara Mantz, Terry Mantz; 15 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren. Memorials with Udall
United Methodist Church, Udall USD 463 and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Send condolences and view tributes at
www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/2/2006.
Kenneth V. Braddy, 74, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. employee,
died Friday. Service 3 p.m. Monday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Don of Udall, Dale of Daniel, Wyo., Dean of Elm Creek, Neb.; daughters, Karen Wall of Casper,
Wyo., Barbara Hagebusch of Alluwe, Okla.; brothers, Carl of Wichita, Robert of Mulvane, Joe of Neosho, Mo.; sister,
Pearl Busch of Augusta; 20 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Udall Senior
Citizens Center. Miles Memorial Chapel, Winfield. Alice K. Isaac, 89, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m.
Tuesday, United Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Dr. Charles A. of Newton, Dr. Robert of Lakeport, Calif.; sister, Lena Bissell of Walnut Creek,
Calif.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Axtell Christian Hospital.
Draper-Cannon Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 March 1985)
Irvin B. Brill, 74, retired Stelbar Oil Co. production
superintendent, died Tuesday. Service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Udall.
Survivors: wife, Stella; sons, Dean of Winfield, Ray of Udall, Bob of Wichita; daughters, Ruth Bailey of Wellington,
Margaret Rush of Bates, Ark., Donna Daniels of Udall; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Swisher- Taylor
& Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Dec 1985)
Dean Brill, 56, Boeing Military Airplanes employee, died
Wednesday, March 15, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Richard of Mulvane; daughters, Lynda McDade of Winfield, Cheryl Spires of Augusta; mother, Stella
of Udall; brothers, Robert of Andover, Ray of Wellington; sisters, Margaret Rush of Bates, Ark., Ruth Bailey of
Wellington, Donna Daniels of Udall; four grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 March 1989)
DARLENE ANN (BRADY) CARLSON, 53, of 1501 N. Clarence,
Boeing Military Airplanes dispatcher, died Monday, May 22, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary,
Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Roy; daughters, Sherrie Baldridge of Bentonville, Ark., JoAnn Williams of Wichita; sister,
Alice Craig of Mulvane; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 May 1989)
Carlton, Mable, 98, homemaker, died Tuesday, July 2, 1996.
Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Jack, daughter, Doris Ulriksen, both of Wichita; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandsons. Memorial has been established with Udall United Methodist Church. Miles Funeral Service,
Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 July 1996)
Chaffin, Amos Milton, 74, retired union plumber, died
Thursday, April 14, 1994. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Broadway Mortuary. Memorial has been established with the American
Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 April 1994)
Chaffin, Hazel J. (Carlton), 80, homemaker, died Friday,
May 1, 1998. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Broadway Mortuary; 3 p.m., Udall Cemetery.
Survivor: brother, Howard Carlton of Wichita. Memorial has been established with American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 May 1998)
Cooper, Cheryl Ann, 40, retired Coleman Co. employee,
died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Udall (Kan.) Congressional Church.
Survivors: husband, Carl Sonny; son, Billy Joe Melton of San Marcos, Texas; daughter, Belinda West of Wichita;
stepsons, Aaron, Allen, both of Udall; parents, Vincent and Violet Whitmore of Chanute, Maurice Hiles of Belton,
Texas; brothers, James Hiles, John Hiles, both of Wichita; half brother, Ronald Hatch, all of Wichita; two grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Countryview Baptist Church. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Sept 1997)
DERBY - Dunn, Berneice, 83, retired nurse, died Saturday,
December 10, 2005. Services are pending with Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2005.
Foote, Arthur "Art," 81, retired Santa Fe Railway
section foreman, died Saturday, May 15, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Udall (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Jessie; daughters, Marilyn Lofton of Towanda, Ali Hicks- Hawks of Valley Center; brothers, Clyde
of Gervais, Ore., Jean of Cambridge; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; two
stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Udall First Responders. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 May 1993)
Foote, Irene, 87, retired Udall school cook, died Monday,
Nov. 2, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Marilyn Lofton of El Dorado; Ali Hawks of Valley Center; brother, Howard Stevenson of Pryor,
Okla.; sisters, Nadine Kennedy of Alameda, Calif., Doris Graft of Parsons, Imagene Greer of Chanute, Mary Louanis
of Winchester, Mass.; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Responders
of Udall. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Russell, June Marie, 76, homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Miles Funeral Service,
Winfield.
Survivors: sons, Danny of South Carolina, Eric of Wichita, Bruce, Sammy, Lee Roy, all of Udall, Chris of Arkansas
City; daughters, Carol Glover, Gail Petersen, both of Haysville, Sonda Russell of Wichita; brothers, Harold Miller
of Redlands, Calif., John Miller of Haysville, Orville Miller, Edward Miller, both of Grove, Okla.; sister, Virginia
Denton of Sun City, Ariz.; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Nov 1998)
Gaskill, Diana Lee, 45, homemaker, former Good Samaritan
Village and Camelot Motor Inn employee, died Friday, March 30, 2001. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Miles Funeral
Service.
Survivors: sons, Tyler, Shawn; daughter, Tracy Gaskill; mother and stepfath er, Stella and Donald Gaskill; sisters,
Guyleen Smail, Nancy Enderud, Karen Haskett all of Winfield. Memorial established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 April 2001)
Gibbs, Jesse S., 58, retired roofer, died Wednesday, July
14, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Sherri; sons, Jesse Jr. of Riverton, Wyo., Joseph of Wichita; stepsons, John Neice Jr. of Atlanta,
James Neice of Wichita; stepdaughter, Deborah Hill of Wichita; brothers, William of Fort Smith, Ark., Elam of Springdale,
Ark., John of Fort Worth, Hollis Sr. of Towanda, David of Wichita, Paul of Fayetteville, Ark.; sister, Mary Bell
Peacock of California; six grandchildren; 21 stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Hospice Inc. Wheeler Memorial Chapel, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 July 1993)
Gilbreath, Dwain, 60, Wheat State Telephone Co. lineman,
died Tuesday, May 13, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Kevin, Kregg, daughter, Gina Hoffman, mother, Roxie, brother, Harold, all of Udall; sisters, Geneva
Kissinger of Derby, Geraldine Morney of Udall, Marie Berry of Blythesville, Ark.; four grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Udall Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Medical Services. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 May 1997)
Kissinger, Carly Kathleen, infant daughter of Jerry and
Charmagne Kissinger, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998. Service is private.
Other survivors: brothers, Jared, Phillip, Mathew, sisters, Amy, Jessica, all of Belle Plaine; grandparents, Glen
and Geneva of Derby, Richard and Nancy Sharp of Wichita; great-grandmother, Roxie Gillbreath of Derby. Memorial
has been established with the Anencephaly Support Group. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 July 1998)
Kissinger, Troy Glen, 82, retired Cessna Aircraft Co.
employee, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Derby Church of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Geneva; son, Jerry of Mulvane; daughter, Karen Sawyer of Oxford; sister, Juanita Cook of Fort
Worth, Texas; seven grandchildren. Memorial established with Maude Carpenter Children's Home. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Nov 2000)
NEAL KRAUS DID MORE THAN CHEER FOR UDALL
Neal L. Kraus was known as one of Udall High School's
biggest sports boosters. Football, basketball, you name it, Mr. Kraus "came to just about every activity we
had here at the school," said principal John Hart.
This afternoon, Udall schools will close to allow faculty, staff and students to attend Mr. Kraus' funeral service
at 2 p.m. at the town's Congregational Church. Mr. Kraus died Friday night in Derby.
Mr. Kraus, 56, lived in Udall for more than 30 years with his wife, Patricia, the high school's secretary.
''I'd never seen him when he wasn't smiling," said Hart.
Family members and friends said Mr. Kraus loved to tease people he knew well.
''He was always giving me crap," Udall High basketball coach Dennis Grahem said with affection.
However, Mr. Kraus' love of hometown sports wasn't just about jokes and cheers. When it came to raising money for
sport equipment or other needs, "he was right there to help out" with a donation of money or time, Hart
said. He even worked the gate at high school football games, Grahem noted.
Mr. Kraus' nephew Bryan Classen, a standout Udall basketball player, chose his jersey number in honor of his uncle.
He wears "33," the number Mr. Kraus had worn as a high school player in Eskridge.
''He was real proud of that," said Mr. Kraus' daughter Sheryl Steger of Derby.
Such family ties were important to Mr. Kraus, said Steger.
From the stories he told about working as a boy to help support his mother and two brothers after his father died,
to the annual family vacations in the Ozarks, "everything he did involved family," Steger said.
But it "really didn't stop with family," said his brother, Paul Kraus of Topeka. "He supported the
team, and he was a hard worker."
Neal Kraus worked for years in the oil field industry, and was the owner and operator of a pumping service.
Mr. Kraus' other survivors include his daughter Malynda Mayes of Derby, his brother Gerald of Derby and four grandsons.
Memorials have been established with the Udall High School Athletic Department and the American Heart Association.
Mr. Kraus collapsed Friday from a massive heart attack while taking an after-dinner walk near Mayes' house in north
Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Feb 1995)
PHILIP A. BILL" KUHN, 71, of Camdenton, Mo., former
Wichitan, retired Steffens Dairy employee and B & W Restaurant owner, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1987. Service 2
p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Wilma; son, Louis A. of Raytown, Mo.; daughters, Beth Dickerson of Wichita, Sherril Kuhn of Camdenton,
Jeanette Bishop of Farmington, Mo.; sisters, Gladys Houston of Mulvane, Margaret Dondlinger of Wichita; brothers,
Virgil of Udall, Cecil of Newton; 10 grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1987)
Kuhn, Virgil Boardman, 87, retired petroleum industry
employee, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1993. Service 2 p.m. today, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sisters, Margaret Donlinger of Wichita, Gladys Houston of Derby. Memorial has been established with
Winfield Child Care Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Nov 1993)
Kuhn, Wilma J., 72, retired B & W restaurant owner,
died Sunday Oct. 10, 1999. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey East. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday,
Udall Cemetery, Udall, Kan.
Survivors: daughters, Beth Dickerson-Pauler, Sherril Kuhn both of Wichita; sister, Joetta Blair of Bremerton, Wash.;
sisters-in-law, Gladys Houston of Derby, Margaret Dondlinger of Wichita; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
four great- great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Lung Association, 4300 SW Drury Lane,
Topeka, Kan. 66604.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Oct 1999)
KUNTZ, MARGUERITE
Marguerite Kuntz, 74, of Udall, homemaker, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Raymond; sons, E.J. of Wichita, Frank of Grand Prairie, Texas; daughters, Flossie Kinder of
Topeka, Juanita Carr of Udall; sisters, Ida Bye, Anna DeWeese, both of Augusta; 10 grandchildren; five great- grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1985)
Kuntz, Raymond J. "Pete," 85, retired Kansas
Department of Transportation employee, died Sunday, April 5, 1992. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, service 10 a.m. Wednesday,
both at Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: sons, E.J. of Wichita, Frank of Grand Prairie, Texas; daughters, Flossie Kinder of Topeka, Juanita Carr
of Udall; sisters, Mary York, Josephine McCurry, both of Wichita, Mona Burgess of Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Udall Senior Citizens
Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Apr 1992)
Lacey, Byrel Floyd, 92, retired oil field worker and former
Udall School System custodian, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 1992. Service
2 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Udall.
Survivors: sons, Ray, James, both of Udall, Glen of Rock; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Riverview Manor, Oxford. Oliver-Hawks Funeral Home, Oxford.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 Nov 1992)
LACEY, THELMA M.
UDALL - Lacey, Thelma M., 98, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died
July 22, 2006. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006 in Udall, Kan. Survivors: sons, Jack, Jerry,
Nolen, Norman, Mark; daughter, Twyla Rumfelt; sister, Mildred Rhodes; 30 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren;
13 great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 July 2006)
Lallman, Donald G., 72, former Missouri-Pacific Railway
and Kansas Trucking employee, died Thursday, July 5, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Udall (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Kenny of Topeka; brother, Eugene of Texarkana, Texas; sisters, Martha Stover of Ponca City, Okla.,
Margaret Thompson of Oklahoma City, Marilyn Wilson of Portland, Ore., Marjorie Harman of Anchorage, Alaska; one
grandchild. Memorial established with Hospice Inc. Miles Funeral Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 July 2001)
Dorothy J. (Cook) Lallman, 61, formerly of Wichita, homemaker,
died Monday, April 30, 1990. Service 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: husband, Donald; son, Kenneth of Topeka; brothers, Donald Cook of Kansas City, Kan., Charles Cook of
Lenexa. Memorial has been established with Arthritis Foundation. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 May 1990)
Lank, Bette J., 78, retired Sears and Montgomery Wards
retail clerk, died Tuesday, Jan, 11, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Joe; daughter, Monona Kay Lank, sister, Monona Allred, all of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 2000)
CLARENCE J. LANK, 74, of Shell Knob, Mo., former Wichitan,
retired Cessna Aircraft employee, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. today, Axley's Shell Knob Mortuary, 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Udall (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Marietta; sons, Galen of Meridian, Miss., Lloyd of Overland Park, Errol of Wichita; brothers,
Stewart of Wichita, Psych of Wilmington, Del.; six grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Jan 1985)
Lank, M. Kay, 62, homemaker, died on Friday, September
24, 2004. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at the Udall Cemetery in
Udall, Kansas.Survivors; brother, Joe Lank of Wichita. A memorial has been established with the Harry Hynes Memorial
Hospice at The Vyne in Wichita. The funeral arrangements are being made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/26/2004.
Lank, Stewart Watson, 81, retired Boeing Wichita employee,
died Thursday, April 6, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Frank Funeral Home, Wellington.
Survivors: wife, Bette; son, Joe, daughter, Monona, both of Wichita; brother, Psych of Glen Mills, Pa.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 April 1995)
Mary E. (Carlson) Laurie, 93, homemaker, died Sunday,
Aug. 30, 1987. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Udall United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Sept 1987)
Laxson, Ora Lee, 74, died peacefully at home in Wichita,
September 24, 2005. Visitation: Monday 1-8 p.m.; service Tuesday, 10 a.m., both at Senter-S mith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Burial at Udall Cemetery. She was born March 11, 1931 to Gilbert and Alma Goff. She retired from Winfield State
Hospital where she was employed as a cook for 25 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Loraine
D. Laxson, daughter, Linda, son Rocky, grandson Nicholas Hendrickson and son-in-law Harold Hendrickson.
Survivors: sons, Keith of Udall, Darrell of DeKalb, TX; daughters, Elaine Stewart, Nedra Hendrickson, Debbie Bush,
Coeta Laxson, all of Wichita, Carol Meldrum of Orem, Utah, Becky Watson of American Fork, Utah, Noema Karcher of
Harlyville, PA; 27 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Life Care Center, Adult Day
Care Program, 622 N. Edgemoor, Wichita, KS. Send condolences and view video tribute at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 9/25/2005 - 9/26/2005.
Laxson, Rocky M., 47, mechanic and painter, died Dec.
5, 2002. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: mother, Ora Lee Laxson of Wichita; brother, Keith of Udall; sisters, Elaine Stewart, Nedra Hendrickson,
Debbie Bush, Coeta Laxson, all of Wichita, Carol Meldrum of Alpine, Utah, Becky Watson of Orem, Utah; half brother,
Darrel Laxson of Stillwell, Okla.; half sister, Noema Karecher of Harleyville, Pa. Memorial established with St.
Paul's Health Center, Denver, Colo. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Dec 2002)
Leforce, Lois, 89, former Leforce's Home for the Aged
owner and child care provider, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Udall United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: daughters, Donna Storey, Cleta Porter both of Winfield, Janie Kethum of Udall, Glenda Lane of Valencia,
Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Udall First Responders. Miles Funeral
Service.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Aug 2001)
Lemon, Cora Ann, 71, retired Winfield State Hospital &
Training Center employee, died Sunday, July 18, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral
Home.
Survivors: son, William Myers of Sioux City, Iowa; daughter, Winifred Thomas of St. John; stepsons, Kenneth, Howard,
both of Winfield, Lonnie of McPherson; stepdaughter, Esta Schroeder of Canton; brothers, Willard Martin of Winfield,
Leon of Skiatook, Okla.; several grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 July 1993)
Lemon, Ralph Perry, 80, retired Allred Service tire repairman,
died Saturday, April 10, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Cora; sons, Kenneth, Howard, both of Winfield, Lonnie of McPherson; daughter, Esta Schroeder of
Canton; brothers, Vernon of Bella Vista, Ark., Earl of Evansville, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; three great- grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 April 1993)
Lofton, Everett V., 90, retired Boeing Wichita tool and
die maker, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Max of El Dorado; daughters, Maxine Howell of Boise, Idaho, Mary Ruth Booth of Independence,
Mo., Margaret Mantz of Newkirk, Okla.; brother, Harley of Ponca City, Okla.; sister, Cora Potter of Augusta; 19
grandchildren; 32 great-grandchldren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Udall United
Methodist Church and Udall Historical Museum. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Feb 1998)
Lofton, Mary, 89, died Monday, March 4, 2002. Service
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Max of Towanda; daughters, Maxine Howell of Oceanside, Calif., Mary Booth of Independence, Mo.,
Margaret Mantz of Newkirk, Okla.; sisters, Lydia Sipe, Inis Sigle, Amanda Sadler, Ida Hopkins all of Okla.; 19
grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Udall United Methodist
Church. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 March 2002)
Lofton, Max R., 71, retired truck driver, died Tuesday,
July 15, 2003. No service.
Survivors: wife, Marilyn; daughters, Mary, Marsha, Marie; ten grandchi ldren. All Faiths Funeral Service.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/17/2003.
Lynam, Betty L. Woolery, 67, homemaker, passed away Thursday,
Sept. 11, 2003. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday, Udall (KS) Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Michael Woolery, Hibbing, MN, Randall Woolery, Udall, Kelly Woolery, Hays; daughter, Cynthia Woolery,
Wichita; 2 brothers; 1 sister. Broadway Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/15/2003.
Amos Lee Marney, 83, retired farmer, died Monday, Jan.
30, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Rebecca; son, Richard of Udall; daughters, Dorothy Kicksey of Sterling, Ill., Janice Bell of Rock
Falls, Ill.; brother, Bob of Wenatchee, Wash.; sister, Thelma Pogue of Walnut Ridge, Ark.; nine grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 Jan 1989)
Marney, Rebecca F., 93, of Dixon, Ill., formerly of Udall,
died Wednesday, June 13, 2001. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls, Ill.; burial 10 a.m.
Monday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Richard of Udall; daughters, Janice Bell of Rock Falls, Ill., Dorothy Kicksey of Sterling, Ill.;
ten grandchildren; 16 great-gr andchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Memorials established with Dixon Health
Center and KSB Hospice.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 June 2001)
UDALL - Melcher, Jerry Ann,
61, homemaker, died Sunday, April 6, 2003. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: husband, Alex; son, Michael,Udall; daughters, Teresa Kistler, Udall, Shirley Wilkerson, Belle Plaine;
sister, Mary Cox, Tulsa; six grandchi ldren; one great-grandchild. Miles Funeral Services.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/8/2003 - 4/9/2003.
Near, Geneva K., 87, homemaker, died Friday, July 9, 1999.
Service 2 p.m. Monday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Gary of Idaho, Rodney of Wichita; stepson, Billy of Kingman; sister, Nellie Bartlett of Liberal;
two grandchildren; one great- grandchild. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 July 1999)
Newman, Charles Albert, 87, retired farmer and Woodson
County Transportation Department employee, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Campbell
Funeral Home, Yates Center; 1 p.m. Thursday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Ruth; daughter, Elaine Carlson of Colorado Springs; brother, Elmer of Wichita. Memorial has been
established with Yates Center Senior Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 May 1995)
Ruth Esther Newman 1911 - 2002
YATES CENTER - Ruth Esther Newman,
91, Yates Center, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Twin Oaks Health Care Center, Yates Center.
She was born Feb. 2, 1911, in Udall, the daughter of Frank A. and Anna O. Carlson.
She graduated from Udall High School and lived in Yates Center for the past 61 years.
She was a homemaker and was also employed at Everybody's Grocery Store and as a telephone operator.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Yates Center, the Senior Center of Yates Center and the
Duran unit of the HDU.
On March 2, 1932, she married Albert Newman in Udall. He died May 27, 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Carlson, Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ed, Arthur and Carl Carlson; a sister, Mary Scott; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the Udall Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 4 - 8 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church or the Yates Center Senior Center and may be left
with the funeral home.
Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center, is in charge of arrangements.
(The Chanute Tribune ~ 8 March 2002)
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