BARRIER, CATHERINE
Obit: Catherine Barrier, 84, of El Dorado, formerly
of Eureka, died Saturday, April 11, 1998, at the Beverly Health Care Center.
She was born June 19, 1913, on the family farm
near Severy, the daughter of Robert P. and Mable (Eddy) Simmons. She attended the Upper Paw Paw Grade School and
was a graduate of Severy Rural High School in the class of 1931.
On October 16, 1931, she was united in marriage
to Clinton Oscar Barrier in Eureka. They made their home in Eureka, where she was a homemaker and worked as a sales
clerk for Zenishek's Department Store for 16 years and DeVoe's Fashion for seven years.
Barrier was a member of the Christian and Congregational
Church of Eureka and held membership in the Golden Age Club, Queen Bess Chapter NO. 56, Order of Eastern Star,
a life member of V. F. W. Post 2712 Ladies Auxiliary and the Eureka Rebekah Lodge for over 50 years. She was a
longtime volunteer for the Red Cross and the Greenwood County Hospital Auxiliary. Her husband preceded her in death
on January 7, 1987. She moved to El Dorado in 1996 to be near her family.
Survivors include two sons Carl Barrier and Glenn
Barrier, both of El Dorado; two daughters Evelyn Joan Walford of Springfield, MO., and Sharon Kay Woods of El Dorado;
nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents,
two sons, Harold Dean Barrier and Elwin Earl Barrier, three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held April 14 at the Campbell-Kelley
Funeral Home in Eureka with Rev. Stan Seymour, Pastor of the First Christian Church of El Dorado officiating. Interment
followed in the Barrier Cemetery northwest of Eureka.
A memorial has been established in her name with
V. F. W. Post 2712 Ladies Auxiliary. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home. (Eureka Herald, April
16, 1998, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, ELWIN EARL
Obit: Elwin Earl Barrier, son of
Clinton Barrier and Catherine Simmons Barrier, was born February 2, 1944 in Eureka and died August 16, 1979 at
his home at 418 W. Second in Eureka.
A barber who worked at a shop in Valley Center, where he lived for a time, he had also resided in Wichita.
Mr. Barrier was a member of the Christian-Congregational Church in Eureka and a member of the Disabled American
Veterans.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Barrier, 418 W. Second, Eureka; two brothers, Carl Barrier
and Glenn Barrier, both of El Dorado; and two sisters, Mrs. Joe (Evelyn) Walford, Emporia, and Mrs. Dwain (Sharon)
Wood, El Dorado.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 19, at 2:30 p.m. from Campbell Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gilbert Daniel
as the officiating clergyman. Interment was in the Barrier-Ladd Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Bill Miller, Bill Pickering, Marvin Simmons, Martin Seimears, Elwyn Bilson and Lewis R. Simmons.
(Eureka Herald, August 1979, Submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, CLINTON
OSCAR
Obit: Clinton Oscar Barrier, 74, Eureka, died Wednesday,
January 7, 1987 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.
Barrier, the oldest son of Earl Ernest and Ernestine Claydean Briggs Barrier, was born in Wichita on May 6, 1912.
In 1920 he moved with his parents to a farm 12 miles northwest of Eureka. Eight years later the family settled
here, where Barrier worked in the trucking business with his father.
On October 16, 1931, Barrier married Catherine Simmons in Eureka. She survives.
Barrier enlisted in the Army in February 1944 and remained in the service until he was honorably discharged in
December 1945. He then returned here and went to work for himself as a paperhanger and painter.
In 1958 Barrier opened Barrier Davis Pain Store, which he operated for nine years. After closing his business,
he worked as a self-employed painter until his retirement.
Additional survivors are two sons, Carl and Glenn, both of ElDorado; two daughters, Evelyn Walford, Emporia, and
Sharon Woods, ElDorado; a sister, Norma Jean Montgomery, Yuba City, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Kathy Seaman and
Stephanie Craver, both of Atlanta, Ga., J.L. Walford, Grand Island Neb., Terrie Scott, Emporia, and Carla Barrier,
Shannon Barrier, Eric Barrier, Gregg Woods, and Rebecca Woods, all of ElDorado; and seven great-grandchildren.
Barrier was preceded in death by two sons, a brother and a sister.
The funeral service was held at Campbell Funeral Home in Eureka the afternoon of Saturday, January 10, 1987. Dr
Gilbert Daniel, pastor of the Christian and Congregational Church, officiated. Interment was in the Barrier Cemetery
northwest of here.
Memorials have been established to the Christian and Congregational Church Building Fund and Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 2712. (Eureka Herald, January 15, 1987, page 4, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
WALFORD, CHARLES
"JOE"
Obit: Charles “Joe” Walford, 79, died Friday March
6, 2009 at Susan B. Allen Hospital. Celebration of his life will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday March 10, 2009 at the Kirby-Morris
Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery.
Joe was born September 1, 1929 in Eureka, Kansas
the son of Earl and Dorothy McCombs Walford. He grew up in Eureka and attended school there. Joe served in the
army during World War II. Joe was united in marriage to Evelyn Barrier on October 3, 1951 at the First Christian
Church in Bentonville, Arkansas. He was a construction worker for many years. Joe loved being around his grandchildren
and great grandchildren and his dog Sandy. He loved to camp and play guitar and sing.
Survivors include his wife Evelyn; son J.L. and
wife Linda Walford of Omaha Nebraska; daughters Kathy Jo and husband Robert Seaman of Lawrenceville, GA., Terrie
and husband Edward Wilkey of Duluth, GA. And Stephanie Walford of Ducula, GA.; sister Alta and husband Roger Bruce
of Grand Island Nebraska; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter
Rhonda Kay and grandson Adam Walford, his parents and three brothers and one sister.
A memorial has been established with Park Avenue
Baptist Church. (El Dorado Times, Monday, March 9, 2009, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, EARL ERNEST
Obit: Earl Ernest Barrier was born December 23
1885, on a farm six miles northwest of Eureka. He was the third son and fourth child of Robert L. and Tamar E.
(Stewart) Barrier. He departed this life in Greenwood County hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 1961, at the age of
75 years, five months and 16 days.
He was baptized in the First Baptist church of Eureka in his early youth. On September 22, 1910, he was married
to Ernestine Briggs of Wichita. To this union two sons and two daughters were born.
He served three years and eight months in the Army, three years of that period in the Philippine Island. He then
made his home in Wichita for eight years, where he was engaged in exterior and interior decorating. The two years
following he worked on government Coast Guard defense at Galveston, Texas, then moved to Greenwood county where
he farmed for eight years. In 1928 he moved to Eureka where he engaged in trucking and in paperhanging and painting.
One son, Virgil W., preceded him in death in 1958.
He leaves to morn his passing his wife, Ernestine; three children. Clinton of Eureka, Denzel O'Donnell of Los Angeles,
California and Jeanne Montgomery of Sacramento, California; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; many
relatives and friends.
Funeral services, conducted by Reverend Robert F. Schaechtele, were held at Baird Funeral Home on Saturday, June
10, at 2:00 p.m. Military rites were conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 2712, of Eureka. Interment
was in Greenwood Cemetery. (Eureka Herald, June 1961, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, ERNESTINE
CLAYDEAN
Obit: Ernestine Claydean Barrier, daughter of William
C. and Margaret E. Briggs was born near Hamilton, August 9, 1893 and departed this life February 17, 1973 at Greenwood
County Hospital.
She received her education in the Eureka school system and lived in Eureka most of her life. She was a member of
the First Baptist Church of Eureka.
On September 22, 1910 she was married to Earl Ernest Barrier at Wichita. To this union were born two sons and two
daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Virgil Wayne; one daughter, Denzel Fern O'Donnell;
and two grandsons.
Survivors include one son, Clinton O. Barrier of Eureka; one daughter, Mrs. Marlo (Norma Jean) Montgomery of Sacramento
Calif.; one brother, Clifford Briggs, and one sister, Mrs. Ruben (Bessie) French, both of Eureka; ten grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services were held at Cambell Funeral Home February 20 at 2 p.m. with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Officiating clergyman was Reverend R. F. Schaechtele. (Eureka Herald, February 1973, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, HAROLD
DEAN
Obit: Harold Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Barrier was born on Oct. 6. 1940, and departed this life on November
3, 1941, at the age of one year and 28 days.
He was a baby with a sunny disposition and a loving smile for everyone. During his short life he brought a ray
of sunshine and happiness to the home. He will be sadly missed by his loved ones.
He is survived by his loving parents; one sister Evelyn; one brother Carl; three grandparents, Robert Simmons of
Severy, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barrier of Eureka; other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral service conducted by Rev. Robt. Schaechtele, was held from the Baird Funeral Home, Tuesday, November 4.
Interment in Barrier cemetery. (Eureka Herald, November 1941, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BRIGGS, WILLIAM
CASWELL
Obit: William Caswell Briggs was born at Valparaiso, Indiana, on August 9, 1856, the son of Lewis and Matilda Briggs,
and passed away at Oklahoma City, Okla., July 15, 1939, at the age of 82 years, 11 months and 6 days.
His early life was spent in Indiana, moving to Kansas in 1878 where he lived for the major part of his life as
an honest and hard working farmer.
On December 22, 1880, he was united in marriage to Margaret Harmon, of Quincy, Kansas. To this union twelve children
were born. Two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four daughters, Golden Augustine, Grace Ann, Elta Ida, and Matilda Margaret,
preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife and six children, Addie Mae Neff, Nellie Sarah Rice, Bessie Julia French, Ernestine
Claydean Barrier, and Clifford William, all of Eureka, also Frances Florence LeGate, of Oklahoma City, Okla. Forty-seven
grandchildren and twenty-nine great grandchildren wtih other relatives and a host of friends are left to mourn
his departure.
He was faithful always to the teachings of his church, having been baptized in early manhood in the German Baptist
Church. He was an earnest believer in the Christian principles as taught in the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments
and the policy of returning good for evil and love for fellow men.
He enjoyed a full and vigorous life until his recent short illness which resulted in his death on July 15.
Funeral service was held from the Baird Funeral Home in Eureka Monday, July 17, at 2:30 p.m. Interment in Greenwood
cemetery. (Submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BRIGGS, MARGARET
E. (HARMAN)
Obit: Margaret E. Harman was born in Cedar County,
Iowa, April 16, 1862, the daughter of Alexander and Margaret Harman, and passed away at her home in Eureka on October
18, 1940, at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 2 days. She moved with her parents to Kansas at the age of 2 years,
settling near Qunicy on West Creek.
On December 22, 1880, she was united in marriage to William C. Briggs. To this union twelve children were born.
Her devoted companion, two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four daughters, Golden Augustine, Grace Ann, Elta Ida, and
Matilda Margaret, preceded her in death.
She is survived by six children, Addie Mae Neff, Nellie Sarah Rice, Bessie Julia French, Ernestine Clayden Barrier
and Clifford William, all of Eureka, also Frances Florence LeGate, of Oklahoma City; one sister, Sarah Wolford,
of Hamilton, Kansas; six brothers, Charles of Spokane, Washington, James, Superior, Montana, Frank, Durango, Colo.,
William, Eveningshade, Arkansas, Ernest, Alaska, and Melvin, Buffalo, Kans. Forty-seven grandchildren and thirty-three
great grandchildren with other relatives and a host of friends are left to mourn her departure.
She was united with the German Baptist Church at an early age and was a faithful and devoted member of the same
until the end of her life.
Mrs. Briggs was a beautiful spirit, a good neighbor, a loving mother and a devoted Christian worker.
Funeral service was held from the Barid Funeral Home at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, October 20th, conducted
by Rev. Robert Schaechtele. Interment was in the Greenwood cemetery. (Submitted by Glenn Barrier)
NEFF, ADDIE
MAE (BRIGGS)
Obit: Addie Mae Briggs, daughter of William and
Margaret Briggs, was born in Greenwood county, Kansas on December 6, 1882, and passed away November 24, 1954, in
Eureka, Kansas.
She was married March 16, 1900, to E. R. Chambers. To this union one child, Paul Edward, was born. Mr. Chambers
and one grandson, James Allen Chambers, preceded her in death. She was later married to Solon Neff.
Addie Mae Neff joined the Pilgrim Holiness church at Toronto, Kansas, and was baptized in the Verdigris river southeast
of Toronto. She lived to be a faithful Christian and she loved Jesus.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, five sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by her husband; one son, Paul Chambers; three sisters; one brother; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
other relatives; and many friends. (Submitted by Glenn Barrier)
NEFF, SOLON
Obit: Solon Neff was born January 1, 1881, the
son of Isaac Newton and Mary Ann Neff. He departed this life on October 13, 1965 in Iola, Kansas.
His wife, Addie M., preceded him in death on November 24, 1954.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs Sinah Lollace of Bentonville, Arkansas, Mrs. Belle Hodson of Anderson, Missouri
and Mrs. Jessie Lewis of Pineville, Missouri; two brothers, Newton of Normal, Illinois and William I. of Bentonville,
Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held from the Baird-Campbell Chapel on Saturday, October 16, at 10:30 a. m., with burial in
Greenwood cemetery. Rev. R. F. Schaechtele, Eureka, was the officiating clergyman. (Submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, HENRY JR.
Obit: Henry Barrier, old settler of Greenwood county,
died at his home in South Salem township, at 3:00 A. M. Thursday, November 5, 1903. He had been confined to his
bed for the past ten years, the result of a paralytic stroke. He was past 70 years old. He was the father of Walter,
Joseph and R. L. Barrier of Eureka; John, Sallie and Cora Barrier, who resided with their father in South Salem;
Samuel Barrier of Fort Scott, Kansas, and T. F. Barrier of Blackwell, Okla. Mr. Barrier had lived on Fall River
northwest of Eureka for more than thirty years and had the respect and friendship of all who knew him. The funeral
service will be held from the family residence in South Salem tomorrow. Interment will be in the Barrier cemetery.
The relatives of the deceased have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. (Eureka Herald, November
1903, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER, TAMAR ELIZABETH
(STEWART)
Obit: Mrs. Tamar E. Barrier died Tuesday, April
29, 1924, at 11:15 A. M., at Wichita, Kansas, aged 71 years, 6 months and 12 days.
Tamar Stewart, daughter of James and Malinda Stewart, was born in Brown county, Ohio, October 17, 1852, and moved
to Illinois with her parents at an early age, and in 1869 came to Kansas, settling on Upper Fall River near Eureka,
Greenwood county.
She was married to Robert Barrier May 16, 1875, and for many years lived on a farm near Reece, later they were
residents of Eureka for a number of years, moving to Wichita June 10, 1910.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Barrier. The eldest, Agnes D., died October 24, 1884, at the age of 8 years.
Four sons survive her, Otis O., and Carl C., of Wichita, Earl E. of Eureka, and James H., of Los Angles, California.
Five grandchildren, two brothers, Charles Stewart of Eureka, and Clinton Stewart of Hutchinson, and three sisters,
Mrs. Linnie Shellabarber of Colorado, Mrs Dora Shore and Mrs James Mustard of Wichita.
Funeral services were held in Eureka at 2:00 P. M. Thursday, May 1, at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. F.
E. Carter. Burial in Barrier cemetery in Salem township. (Democratic Messenger, March 30, 1933, submitted by Glenn
Barrier)
BARRIER,
ROBERT LINDSAY
Obit: ANOTHER PIONEER DIES
Robert L. Barrier Who Came to Greenwood County
in 1870 Died March 23
Mr. Barrier Had Reached Nearly 83 Years--Died in
Wichita At Son's Home
BURIAL IN FAMILY CEMETERY
Robert Lindsay Barrier who had been in failing health for some time, died at 8:30 P. M. Thursday, March 23, 1933,
at the home, of his son, Carl C. Barrier, Wichita, Kansas, aged 82 years, 9 months and 10 days. He had made his
home with his son for the past six years.
Robert Lindsay Barrier was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barrier. He was born June 13, 1850, in Lexington,
North Carolina, and moved to Kansas in 1870, settling on an Upper Fall river farm, in Greenwood county.
He was married to Tamar Stewart May 16, 1875, and for many years lived on a farm near Reece. Later they were residents
of Eureka for a number of years, moving to Wichita June 10, 1910.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Barrier. The eldest, Agnes D. died October 24, 1884, at the age of 8 years.
Four sons survive him, Otis J. Barrier, Topeka, Kansas; James H. Barrier, Los Angles, Calif.; Earl E. Barrier,
Eureka, Kansas; and Carl C. Barrier, Wichita, Kansas, and six grandchildren. He is also survived by four brothers,
Joseph L. Barrier and Walter D. Barrier, Eureka city; John Z. Barrier of the old home farm near Eureka; Rev. Thomas
Frank Barrier, Skiatook, Okla., and two sisters, Miss Sarah Barrier of Eureka, and Mrs. Cora Scott of Chico, California.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 A. M., Saturday, March 25, at the Culbertson mortuary in Wichita, and also
at the grave at the Barrier cemetery in South Salem township, northwest of Eureka, at 2:00 P. M. Rev. Walter Clark,
pastor of the West Side Presbyterian church of Wichita, conducted the services. Mr. Barrier was laid to rest by
the side of his wife, Tamar E. Barrier, who died April 29, 1924.
Among the out-of-town relatives who were here to attend the funeral were the Carl C. Barrier family of Wichita,
Rev. T. Franklin Barrier and wife of Oklahoma, the widow of a deceased brother, Samuel T. Barrier, his two sons,
Edgar and Eugene Barrier, and daughter, Mrs. Robert Graham, all of Labette, Kansas. (Democratic Messenger, March
30, 1933, submitted by Glenn Barrier)
BARRIER,
SARAH ANN (DELAPP)
Mrs. Sarah Barrier, wife of Henry Barrier, died
at her late home in Salem township last Monday night, aged 60 years and 14 days. She had been feeling poorly for
some time and on Monday evening was taken with a cramp or neuralgia in her lower limbs. This soon traveled upward
and when it reached the vicinity of the heart, death ensued. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bagsley
on Wednesday afternoon and the remains were laid at rest in the Barrier cemetery. The deceased was an old settler
and stood well in the community in which she lived. (Democratic Messenger, February 27, 1891, submitted by Glenn
Barrier)
JOHNSON, JOY A.
Joy Ann Johnson infant daughter of Lynn and Christy
(Beshirs) Johnson was stillborn on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Joy is survived
by her parents Lynn and Christy Johnson of Severy, sister Janelle Johnson and brother Jeremiah Johnson both of
the home and one sister Erica Johnson of Georgia.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday April 17, 2009 at Cresco Cemetery with Pastor Dave Warren
officiating.
Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Severy. Online condolences may be left
at: www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. (Prairie Star,
April 15, 2009, submitted by Don Tharp)
Prairie Star - April 29, 2009
CLANTON,
MILDRED L. (WARD)
Mildred L. (Ward) Clanton, age 96, a resident of Severy, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Eureka Nursing
Center in Eureka.
Mildred was born on March 23,1913 in Howard, the daughter of George and Florence (Schillinger) Nitsche.
She was united in marriage to Edward William Ward and to this union two children were born. Edward preceded her
in death in 1967. She married Michael Clanton and he preceded her in death in 1977.
Mildred was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Severy. She was a 4-H leader and a Caravan Leader working
with children in the church.
Mildred is survived by one son George E. Ward of Wichita, one daughter Venus J. Ward of Prairie Village, Kan.,
three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Carl Nitsche and Loren Nitsche and one sister Marie
Benton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Church of the Nazarene in Severy, with Pastor
Dave Warren officiating. There is no formal visitation. Interment will be at South Lawn Cemetery.
Family suggests contributions to either the Church of the Nazarene or the KU Endowment Association Voos Memorial
Scholarship Fund and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. countrysidefh.
com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard. (Prairie Star, April 29, 2009, submitted
by Don Tharp)
BRINK, BETTY M.
SEVERY - Betty Marie Brink, 83, longtime resident of rural Elk County, died Sept. 20, 2004, at the Greenwood County
Hospital in Eureka.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Severy United Methodist Church. The Revs. Bob Ford and Alan Hunter will
officiate. Burial will be in Cresco Cemetery, south of Severy.
A memorial has been established with the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. Contributions may be left with the
Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
Brink was born on Sept. 10, 1921, at Fait River, to Frances Annise (Taylor) and Archie Downs Dudgeon. She attended
Fall River High School and grew up in the Fall River community.
On March 14, 1938, she married Jack Carlton Brink at Yates Center. They were lifetime residents of Elk County where
they owned and operated a dairy for many years. A homemaker, she also helped her husband with farm and ranch work.
Brink was baptized into the Christian Church at Fall River when she was a young woman.
She is survived by her husband, Jack Brink, Elk County; her daughters, Marjean Jacobs, Howard, Nadene Ervin, Chanute,
and Darlene Riggs, Severy; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. (The Winfield Daily Courier, September
22, 2004, submitted by L. Morgan)
SEVERY - Betty Marie Brink, 83, longtime resident
of rural Elk County, died Sept. 20, 2004, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Severy United Methodist Church. The Revs. Bob Ford and Alan Hunter will
officiate. Burial will be in Cresco Cemetery, south of Severy.
A memorial has been established with the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. Contributions may be left with the
Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
Brink was born on Sept. 10, 1921, at Fait River, to Frances Annise (Taylor) and Archie Downs Dudgeon. She attended
Fall River High School and grew up in the Fall River community.
On March 14, 1938, she married Jack Carlton Brink at Yates Center. They were lifetime residents of Elk County where
they owned and operated a dairy for many years. A homemaker, she also helped her husband with farm and ranch work.
Brink was baptized into the Christian Church at Fall River when she was a young woman.
She is survived by her husband, Jack Brink, Elk County; her daughters, Marjean Jacobs, Howard, Nadene Ervin, Chanute,
and Darlene Riggs, Severy; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. (The Winfield Courier, September 22,
2004, submitted by L. Morgan)
