Cowley County, Kansas
Cowley County, Kansas
UDALL - Parker, George R.,
62, died May 3, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Linda; daughters, Tricia Williamson, Camla Parker, Charity Koester; sister, Carolyn Linn; grandchildren,
Daija Keener, Jaidin Koester, Cora Keller, Laython Koester. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/5/2004.
Partridge, John W. "Bill," 84, retired mechanic
and truck driver, died Thursday, May 29, 2003. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Prairie Meadows Historic Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Derby. Survivors include wife, Myrtle; sons, Jerry of Udall, Mike and Bo of El Dorado, David of Wichita;
daughters, Jan Brooker and Jacque Phillips of Udall; brothers, Joe of Carrolltown, Texas, Paul of Halstead; sisters,
Mary Ann Reece of McGregor, Texas, Bonnie Wance of Burns, Susan Higgins of Hutchinson; stepmother, Elizabeth Partridge
of Hutchinson; 27 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Honme East.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/1/2003.
Arthur E. Peterson, 89, retired farmer, died Thursday,
Oct. 29, 1987. Service 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors: wife, Grace; son, Marvin of Bethany, Okla.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Udall Church of the Nazarene. Miles Memorial Chapel, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 31 Oct 1987)
Plummer, Virgil Dean, 64, retired Cessna Aircraft machine
operator, died Thursday, June 6, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Douglas of Haysville, Greg of Glen Carbon, Ill., James of Belle Plaine, Randall of Topeka; daughter,
Tamara Warren of Ozone, Ark.; brothers, Norman of Chelsea, Okla., Jack of Winfield, Raymond of Madison, Wis.; sisters,
Josephine Fisher, Shirley Travis, both of Winfield; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established
with the Prairie Hill Southern Baptist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 June 1996)
Prothro, Raymond, 75, retired businessman, died Monday,
May 22, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Martha; son, Gary of Augusta; daughter, Connie Jimeson of Udall; brothers, Nevlin of Tulsa, H.T.
of Wichita, David of Colwich; sisters, Sybil McMillan of Sunnyvale, Calif., Nelda Loman of Colwich, Norva Moore
of Aransas Pass, Texas, Joyce Morgan, Linnie Scheer, Madelene Jemison, all of Wichita; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Udall Museum and Historical Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 May 1995)
Reinking, Sylvia Mae, 96, homemaker, died Friday, Oct.
8, 1993. Service 11 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Udall.
Survivors: husband, Horace; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Hatfield-Smith
Funeral Home, Belle Plaine.
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(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Oct 1993)
George R. Rivera, 61, former Mulvane resident, Santa Fe
Railway painter, died Friday, April 19, 1991. Rosary 7 p.m. today, Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa; service 10
a.m. Wednesday, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: sons, Randolph of Fort Polk, La., Kenneth of Hahn Air Base, Germany; daughter, Tamara of Pomona; stepson,
Roy Wagoner of Ottawa; stepdaughters, Raylene Brecheisen of Lyndon, Sherry Alnsworth of Adrian, Mo.; sisters, Carmen
Smith of Mulvane, Rebecca Sanchez of Wichita; nine step- grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 April 1991)
UDALL - Rowe, Lola Mae Satterthwaite,
87, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003 at the Wm. Newton Hospital. She was born March 6, 1916, on the family farm in
Udall. Her parents were Benjamin Gabriel and Lydia Jane Shaffer Satterthwaite. She attended The Udall Schools graduating
in 1935. On March 6, 1938 she was united in marriage to Earl B. "Toots" Rowe in Douglass. They made their
home in Udall. Her husband died Jan. 23, 1984. Lola was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Udall. She is a life
time member of the Udall Congregational Church. She was an accomplished pianist, taught piano lessons and served
as church pianist for many years. She was a member of the church quilting circle for over 50 years. She was also
preceded in death by her parents; daughters, Carmena Jean Rowe and Janice Kay Clasen and four brothers.
Survivors: daughter, Patricia Kraus of Udall; son, Gary Rowe of Scott City; son-in-law, Robert Clasen of Udall;
grandchildren, Mindy Mayes, Sheryl Winblad, Debbie Pargman, Marci Ostmeyer, Kristi Cole, Bryan Clasen, Kendra Clasen;
12 great-grandchildren; special niece, Dorothy Wells; three special caregivers, Brenda Watkins, Sandy Nally, Andi
Hass; and many other relatives and friends. The service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Udall Congregational Church.
Memorial established in Lola's name with Udall Congregational Church. Interment at Udall City Cemetery. Friends
may call Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/24/2003 - 11/25/2003.
Sanders, Ida E. "Dutch," 79, retired Boeing
Wichita blueprint shop employee, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Miles Funeral Service.
Survivors: daughter, Stella Gaskill of Winfield; brothers, James Smith of Red Wing, Minn., Sam Smith of Canon City,
Colo., Chester Smith of Udall; sister, Esther Halpain of Duncan, Okla.; four grandchildren; several great- grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Feb 1994)
Milbern "Zeke" Sanders, 83, retired Winfield
Water Department employee, died Monday, Sept. 4, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Swisher-Taylor-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Ida; daughter, Stella Gaskill, sister, Hanshaw Violet, both of Winfield; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Sept 1989)
Shoemaker, Joseph F., 75, retired farmer and stockman,
died Saturday, April 29, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Survivors: wife, Susie; son, Ralph of Udall; daughters, Helen Swanson of Decatur, Ga., Joan Pritchard of Wichita;
six grandchildren; one great- grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 May 1995)
Shoemaker, Susie L., 76, homemaker, died Monday, April
21, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Udall Congregational Church.
Survivors: son, Ralph; daughters, Joan Pritchard of Wichita, Helen Swanson of Atlanta, Ga.; sister, Evolin Bilyou
of Arkansas City; six grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Udall Historical
Museum and Udall Elementary School Accelerated Reader Program. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 April 1997)
Beatrice D. (Oliver) Shoup, 78, homemaker, died Thursday,
Aug. 9, 1990. Service 1:30 p.m. Monday at Udall Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Oliver; sons, Leland D., Ronald D., both of LaRue, Texas; daughters, Olive W. Hooper of Manhattan,
Norma J. Lowell of Naperville, Ill.; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
Udall United Methodist Church and Newton Memorial Hospital, Winfield. Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Aug 1990)
Shoup, Leland D., 62, farmer and Leland D. Shoup Trucking
Co. owner, died Monday, June 17, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Laren of Vienna, W. Va.; stepson, Andy Lloyd of Pittsburg; daughters, Linda Carpenter of Ulysses,
Marilyn Mulvaney of Winfield, Joyce Kunkle of Udall, Diane Sterling of Imperial, Pa., Leah Shoup of Mulvane; stepdaughters,
Lisa Dodds of Wichita, Karen Dorsey of Burke, Va., Sharon Fisher, address unavailable; father, Oliver Shoup of
Manhattan; brother, Ronald of LaRue, Texas; sisters, Olive Hooper of Manhattan, Norma Lowell of Naperville, Ill.;
15 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Hatfield- Smith Funeral Home,
Belle Plaine.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 June 1996)
Shoup, Oliver W., 87, former Udall resident, retired farmer
and stockman, died 1:30 p.m. Monday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Ronald of LaRue, Texas; daughters, Olive Hooper of Manhattan, Norma Lowell of Shawnee; sister,
Christine Hollingsworth of Eureka; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Udall United Methodist Church. Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 March 1997)
Smith, Lee Jed, 59, Two Rivers Co-op employee, died Wednesday,
Aug. 19, 1998. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: nephew, Robert Smith, great-nephew, Robert Turnbough, both of Vallejo, Calif. Memorial has been established
with Department of Public Safety, Udall. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Aug 1998)
Smith, Mammie F., 89, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. employee,
died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Lee of Udall; stepson, Wayne of San Pablo, Calif.; sister, Pearl West of Lee's Summit, Mo.; two
stepgrandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Oct 1992)
Smith, Norma H., 81, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. Service
10:30 a.m. Monday, Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Chester; sons, Richard of Udall, Robert of Rose Hill, Carl, David, Kevin all of Winfield; daughter,
Kathryn Witte of Oxford; brother, Arthur James Darnell of Phoenix; sisters, Jeanne Brown of Winfield, Genevieve
Meir of Nixa, Mo.; 24 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 March 2001)
SMITH, RUTH ANN (CHELLEY)
Ruth Ann (Chelley) Smith, 44, computer operator, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1990. Service
10 a.m. Friday, Burris-Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Kenneth; sons, Ricky, Mike, Jon, all at home; parents, Paul and Vernelle Chelley of Mesa, Ariz.;
brothers, Ray Chelley of Tempe, Ariz., Rob Chelley of Wichita; sister, Janice Madsen of Anthony. Memorial has been
established with First Church of God.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Jan 1990)
WINFIELD - Smith, Timothy A.,
33, died July 28, 2005. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Miles Funeral Service. Survivors: parents, Carl & Marjorie
Smith; brother, Brian; sister, Kelly Lawless; half-sister, Rhonda Harrison; grandfather, Chester Smith; numerous
nieces and nephews.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Aug 2005)
KERMIT BERT SNYDER, 74, of 2527 S. Fern, retired Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. switchman, died Friday, Aug. 18, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Doris; sons, Don Snyder, Duane Stone, both of Wichita, Kenneth Snyder of Fort Benning, Ga.; daughter,
Ruth Knouf, brother, Wayne, both of Wichita; sister, Opal Hall of Mulvane; 10 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and the Telephone Pioneers Association. Broadway
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Aug 1989)
Spangler, Eileen, 75, retired One Stop Felts Oil Co. (Udall)
employee, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church; gravesid e service 2 p.m.
Thursday, Udall (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Harold of Rose Hill; daughters, Mary Crank, Charlotte Sammons both of El Dorado, Beverly Williams
of Douglass, Vevia VanVickle of Udall, Susie Turner of Colorado Springs; brothers, Robert Scheffler of Wichita,
Bill Scheffler of Moundridge, Keith Scheffler of Peabody, Gene Scheffler of Newton; sisters, Vivian Smith, LeAnn
Newell, Betty Scheffler, Judy Duggins all of Newton, Kay Lincoln of Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society. Kirby-Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Aug 2000)
Sutley, Alice "Isabel," 93, retired Funston
Elementary teacher, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Udall (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivor: sister, Ellen Bullard of Hayden, Colo. Memorial established with Zion United Methodist Church Library
Fund, 1248 S. Lulu, Wichita 67211. Hillside Funeral Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Feb 2002)
RAY G. SUTTON, 88, of Wichita, retired Cities Service
Oil Co. lineman, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 1988. No service.
Survivors: son, William W. of St. Louis; daughter, Carol J. Bleu of Wichita; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1988)
Orville C. Taylor, 79, retired Bob Sherrard Builders carpenter,
died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Udall United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Esther; son, Harold R. of El Dorado; daughters, Dorothy Phillips of Arkansas City, Norma Poplin
of Porter, Okla.; sisters, Pearl West of Kingsville, Mo., Mamie Smith of Udall; 10 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Udall Senior Citizens Center. Miles Memorial Chapel, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Aug 1985)
John Joseph Thibodeau, 38, construction worker, died Wednesday,
March 13, 1991. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, New Life Chapel, Udall.
Survivors: wife, Debra; sons, Jason of Wichita, Jesse, Justin, Joseph, all of New River, Ariz.; stepson, Ronald
Smith of Udall; mother and stepfather, Edna and the Rev. Lyle Bolen of Udall; father and stepmother, Gerard and
Nancy Thibodeau of Overgaard, Ariz.; brother, Gerry of Colorado Springs; sister, Deborah Mayo of Wellington. Visitation
will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, New Life Chapel, Udall. Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 March 1991)
Elmer Glenn Titus, 79, retired McConnell Air Force Base
civil service electrician and building inspector, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1991. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Udall
Nazarene Church.
Survivors: wife, Marie; sons, Donald of Rose Hill, Dale of Dennis, Duane of Peck; daughters, Carole Gonzalez of
Haysville, Mary Jane Russell of Roy, Mont., Marilyn Dockins of Udall; brothers, Laurence of South Coffeyville,
Okla., Porter of Visalia, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
Udall Nazarene Church. Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1991)
Titus, Marie C., 79, retired Villa Maria Nursing Home
nurse's aide, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1993. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Donald of Rose Hill, Dale of Dennis, Duane of Peck; daughters, Carole Gonzales of Haysville, Mary
Russell of Roy, Mont., Marilyn Dockins of Udall; brother, Eldon Englund of Bartlesville, Okla.; 17 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Nazarene Church of Udall and Hospice Inc. Swisher-Taylor
& Morris Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Oct 1993)
Tobias, Calvadeane D., 69, formerly of Protection, retired
Shepler's Western Wear seamstress and alterations employee, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Monday,
Cochran Mortuary; graveside service 11:45 a.m. Monday, Udall Cemetery.
Survivors: daughter, Coyia Wiersma of Wichita; brothers, Darrell Ferris, Mike Ferris both of Wichita, Ralph Ferris
of Alexander, Ark.; sister, Fahryn Black of El Dorado; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Hospice Care of Kansas. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.cochranmortuary.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Sep 2000)
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