Boehm, Marie J., 88, retired sales clerk, died
Monday, August 23, 1999. Private service.
Survivors: sisters, Jo Ann Lee, Donna Lawrence, both of Hutchinson, Virginia White of Pasadena, Texas. Memorial
has been established with Hospice of Reno County. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 24, 1999)
Reba Brauer, 83, retired registered nurse, died
Friday, Oct. 14, 1988. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Fairview-Elmer Cemetery, rural Elmer, Kan. Survivors: sons, Bill
of Hutchinson, George of South Hutchinson; daughter, Betty Roenfeldt of Las Cruces, N.M.; brother, Robert Mills
of South Hutchinson; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mount Hope Nursing Center. Johnson
& Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 17, 1988)
Buck, Richard M. "Rick," 55, retired
Air Force veteran and M.C.I. Marketing Representative, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Hillside Funeral Home West.
Survivors: wife, Mavis; son, Christopher of Ala.; daughter, Christi Buck of Conn.; stepson, Dale Denney of El Dorado;
stepdaughters, Michele Frejek of Hoffman Estates, Ind., Melissa Dalberg of Wichita; mother, Georgia Deane Buck
of Clinton, Tenn.; Sharmin Sherfry of Chattanooga, Tenn.; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 29, 1999)
Buck, Robert A., 76, retired commercial construction
superintendent, died Saturday, April 15, 2000. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fairview Cemetery, Elmer.
Survivors: sons, Dennis of Wichita, Larry of Owasso, Okla.; stepson, Larry Withrow of Evanston, Wyo.; daughters,
Shelley Mickelson of Bakersfield, Calif., Tammy Wettgen of Tehachapi, Calif.; brothers, Arnold, Albert Jr., Alvin,
all of Hutchinson, Alfred of South Hutchinson; sisters, Luleta Wills of South Hutchinson, Lorraine Warnken, Connie
Wise, both of Hutchinson; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mooseheart.
Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 17, 2000)
Dettwiler, Paul, 77, retired Cessna Fluid Power
Division stockman, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
Survivors: wife, Elizabeth; son, DeVon of Abbeyville; daughters, Joyce Gerlach of Yoder, Freda Duvall of Hutchinson,
Nelda Dettwiler of Colorado Springs; brothers, Elmer of Phoenix, Mahlon of Myerstown, Pa.; sisters, Edna Mellinger
of Gulfport, Miss., Alice Zeller of Bakersfield, Calif., Dorcas Boshart of Albany, Ore., Laura Conway of Brule,
Neb.; three grandchildren; three step great grandchildren. Memorials have been established with First United Methodist
Church and the American Cancer Society. Van Campen Funeral Home, Haven.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 4, 1995)
Maurice Lyle Duncan, 71, retired farmer, died Wednesday,
May 7, 1986. Service 2 p.m. today, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Agnes; son, Dr. Randall of St. Louis; sister, Bessie B. McBride of Hutchinson. Memorials have
been established with the American Cancer Society and South Hutchinson United Methodist Church organ fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 9, 1986)
FREEMAN, LLOYD
WAKEENEY - Lloyd Freeman, 80, died April 3, 2005, Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita.
He was born March 14, 1925, at Hutchinson, the son of LeRoy and Mary Grayson Freeman. He was a 1943 graduate of
Hays High School, Hays. He was owner and operator of a Standard Oil truck stop, until his retirement.
He belonged to First United Methodist Church, American Legion Moore Post No. 197, Randall Reid Veteran of Foreign
of Wars Post No. 3449, all of WaKeeney, and the barbershop chorus at Hays. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
On March 7, 1948, he married Rosa Lee McMurry at Greensburg. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Ron, Don and Alan; two daughters, Karen and Chris; nine grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Fay; a sister, Thelma Crooker; and a grandson.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, WaKeeney, with the Rev. Randy Jellison-Knock
presiding. The family will receive friends after the service Tuesday at the church. Graveside service will be at
2 p.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Fairview Cemetery or to First United Methodist Church Music Department, both in care of
Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.
(Hutchinson News ~ April 5, 2005)
OLATHE - Harriet George, 76, died Oct. 24, 2005,
at Aberdeen Village, Olathe.
She was born April 15, 1929, in Greensburg, the daughter of William Lynn and Rhuy K. Williams McMurry. She attended
Mullinville schools and Colorado Women's College in Denver.
She belonged to First United Methodist Church, FYI Club, Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and Star of
Hope Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, Greensburg.
On Aug. 21, 1948, she married Simmie W. George in Greensburg. He survives.
Other survivors include: a son, two daughters; a brother, Bill McMurry, Greensburg; two sisters; seven grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery, near Hutchinson, with the Rev. Butch
Lambert presiding. Following the service, family and friends are invited to gather at the home of Alan Freeman
in Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church of Greensburg,the American Cancer Society or to the Fairview Cemetery
Trust.
Cremation Society of Kansas and Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.
(Hutchinson News ~ October 26, 2005)
Blanche I. (Hall) Goeller, 89, retired licensed
practical nurse, died Tuesday, July 17, 1990. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors: nieces and nephews. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 19, 1990)
Guise, Harriet Esther, 94, former Northwest Oklahoma
State University housemother, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Fairview Cemetery,
Elmer.
Survivors: sons, Charles Starr of Fallston, Md., Ashby Starr of Los Angeles; four grandchildren. Hillside Funeral
Home West.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 18, 1997)
Margaret M. Hall, 63, homemaker, died Tuesday.
Service 1:30 p.m. today, Fairview Cemetery, Hutchinson.
Survivor: stepdaughter, Vickie Laturner of Louisiana. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 3, 1986)
Helen A. Hendershot, 90, homemaker, died Monday.
Service 2 p.m. Thursday, South Hutchinson United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Robert A., Roger L., Wilbur E., all of Hutchinson, Maurice W. of Wichita; sister, Mildred Hemphill
South Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with South Hutchinson
United Methodist Church. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 6, 1985)
Roger L. Hendershot, 75, retired Harper and Ellis
counties extension director, died Thursday, June 20, 1991. Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Edna F.; son, Dennis Wall of Overland Park; daughter, Judith Hendershot Hall of Wichita; brothers,
Wilbur E., Robert A., both of Hutchinson, Maurice W. of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Trinity United Methodist Church. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 21, 1991)
Herbison, Claude Dewaine, 56, Betts Baking Co.
employee, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1998. Service 9 a.m. Thursday, Elliott Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Karen; sons, Richard of San Antonio, Texas, Joshua, Robby, both of Glendale, Ariz.; daughters,
Claudette Payne of Hutchinson, Andrea Bygel of Roswell, N.M.; mother, Agnes Farthing of Hutchinson; companion,
Mimi Johnson of Arizona; 12 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with American Heart Association and
First Baptist Church. /
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 10, 1998)
Keever, Elda R., 85, homemaker, died Sunday, May
26, 2002. Service 2 p.m. today, Johnson and Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Richard of Hutchinson; daughter, Joyce Helm of Tulsa; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Memorials established with American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association. Condolences may be sent
to the family via www.funeralchoice.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 28, 2002)
Keever, Glen D., 86, retired Barton Salt Co. and
Cargill Salt Co. employee, died Sunday, May 30, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Elda; son, Richard of Hutchinson; daughter, Joyce Helm of Tulsa; brothers, Charles of Dodge City,
James of Hutchinson; sisters, Wilma Frye of Wilsonville, Ore., Pauline Parsons of Colorado Springs; four grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 1, 1999)
ALBERT GLEN KEMP, 80, of 2201 S. Anna, retired
Mitchell Miller Foods meat cutter, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1988. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Fairview Cemetery, Yoder.
Survivors: brother, Orland of McPherson; sisters, Marceline Roberts, Louise Commer, both of Wichita, Orvilene Groseclose
of Hutchinson. Memorial has been established with the American Parkinson Disease Association. Culbertson-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 9, 1988)
Kerschner, Lonnie D., 55, retired Eaton Corp. employee,
died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Union Valley Church.
Survivors: wife, Phyllis; sons, Kent, Ralph, both of Hutchinson; brothers, Rex, Dick, both of Hutchinson, Clifford
of McPherson; sister, Virginia Hatfield of Cherokee Village, Ark.; two grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with Hutchinson Hospital and Hospice of Reno County. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 9, 1992)
Kittle, Opal, 85, homemaker, died Saturday, Feb.
4, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Samuel; sons, Buford of Cleveland, Ohio, Stacy of Angels Camp, Calif.; daughters, Twila Hoffman
of Manhattan, Carolyn Gilmore of Prescott, Ariz., Norma Anstine, Rosemary Sutton, Darlene Schwamborn, all of Hutchinson;
twin brother, Ersel Fountain of Long Beach, Calif., Harold Fountain of Arlington; sister, Cora Peters of Hutchinson;
15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Trinity United Methodist Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 5, 1995)
Donna R. Lawrence, 83, died July 12, 2007, at Liberty
Hospital, Liberty, Mo.
She was born Oct. 17, 1923, in Kremlin, Okla., the daughter of James A. and Stella Mabel Brown Herbison. She graduated
from Kremlin (Okla.) High School. She was a homemaker.
She married Roy A. Lawrence in Arizona. He died June 17, 1975.
Survivors include: a sister, JoAnn Lee, Lawton, Okla.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery, Elmer, with Wayne Jackson presiding. Visitation
will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Dillon Nature Center, in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.
(Hutchinson News ~ July 16, 2007)
Lee, Edward Silas, 70, retired Betts Baking Co.
employee, died Monday, Feb. 20, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, JoAnn; son, Larry of Lathrop, Mo.; stepdaughter, Reba Lacy of Oklahoma City; sister, Edith Elrod
of Springfield, Mo.; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Dillon Nature Center. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 22, 1995)
Edward S. Lee Jr., 44, Dillons store baker, died
Saturday, July 27, 1991 of injuries from an automobile accident. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist
Church, Hutchinson.
Survivors: wife, Jane; daughter, Heather J., both of the home; parents, Edward S. Sr. and JoAnn of Hutchinson;
brother, Larry A. of El Paso, Texas. Memorial has been established with Dillon Outdoor Education Center. Elliott
Mortuary, Hutchinson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 29, 1991)
McBride, Bessie D., 87, died Tuesday, May 7, 1996.
Service 2 p.m. Saturday, South Hutchinson United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Walter Carithers of Hutchinson, Charles Carithers of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; stepsons, Herbert,
Robert, stepdaughter, Jane Hildebra ndt, all of South Hutchinson; two grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; 14 stepgreat-grandchildren;
one stepgreat-great- grandchild. Memorial has been established with South Hutchinson United Methodist Church. Johnson
& Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 10, 1996)
Florence E. McMurry, 97, retired seamstress, died
Sunday, March 1, 1987. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivor: nephew, Glenn McMurry of Culver City, Calif. Memorials have been established with the American Heart
Association and First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 4, 1987)
Rhuy K. McMurry, 85, homemaker, died Friday, Dec.
12, 1986. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Johnson and Sons Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: son, William of Mullinville; daughters, Ruth Freeman of Wichita, Rose Lee Freeman of WaKeeney, Harriet
George of Greensburg; brothers, Fred Williams of Hutchinson, Albert Williams of Clinton, Mo.; 16 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the United Methodist
Church, Greensburg; Wesley Towers, Hutchinson; and the Fairview Cemetery, in care of the Hutchinson National Bank.
George E. Holmes, 46, Holmes Motor Co. owner, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1986, of injuries received in a hunting accident.
Service 2 p.m. today, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Enid.
Survivors: wife, Jerri; sons, George of Enid, Matthew, at home; daughters, Elizabeth Andreas of Solon, Iowa, Angela,
at home; two grandchildren. Memorials have been established with St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Enid, and the
Multiple Sclerosis Society. Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 13, 1986)
Mills, Robert, 96, retired Mills Lumber Co. owner
and operator, died Saturday, June 26, 1993. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors: nephews, Ben Mills of Topeka, Bill Brauer of Hutchinson, George Brauer of South Hutchinson; nieces,
Bessie Carrithers, Elizabeth Dye, both of Hutchinson, Betty Roenfeldt of Las Cruces, N.M. Memorials have been established
with American Heart Association and South Hutchinson Christian Church. Elliott Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 28, 1993)
Marion Leland "Shorty" Mock, 80, a loving
husband and father, died Aug. 20, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital ICU. He was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Doniphan, Mo.,
to Ivor Leland and Jannie Stubblefield Mock.
He was a resident of Hutchinson. He attended Cross Roads, Mo. schools. He was a graduate of Iola High School, Iola.
He retired as tester at Cessna Hydraulics in 1990. He managed Phillips 66. He was of the Baptist faith. He served
in the US Army during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68.
On June 10, 1950, he married Geraldine Ann English in Iola. They celebrated their 58th anniversary this summer.
She survives.
Other survivors include: sons, Leland E., South Hutchinson, Mark W., Hutchinson; daughters, Joyce Mock, Hutchinson,
Connie J. Clizer, Springdale, Ark.; nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel with the Pastor Harold Nelson presiding. Burial will
be at Fairview Cemetery, Elmer. Friends may call Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Military graveside rites
will be conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Memorials may be sent to American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68 or
the Patriot Guard, in care of the mortuary.
(Hutchinson News ~ August 23, 2008)
HUTCHINSON - Parks, Freda E., 73, died Oct. 31,
2003. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, Roy Strayer, Wichita, Bobby Downing, Hutchinson; sisters, Viola Sayers, Buhler, Verna Wingert,
Hutchinson; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-gr andchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/1/2003.
Purvis, Ralph L. Jr., 65, retired farmer, died
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Hutchinson.
Survivors: wife, Carol; son, Ricky of Lexington, N.C.; daughters, Janet Smith of Marshall, Wis., Linda DeSaulte
of Denver, Noreen Keaser of Hutchinson; mother, Sadie of San Diego; brothers, Joe of Ponca City, Okla., Jim of
San Diego, Gene of Arizona; sisters, Beulah Henson of Escondido, Calif., Lillian Dunn of San Diego, Carol Mitchell
of Wichita; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 31, 1993)
Robertson, Betty Katherine, 82, homemaker, died
Monday, May 6, 1996. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fairview Cemetery, Elmer.
Survivors: husband, Clayton; son, Philip of Dallas; daughter, Melinda Robertson of Arkansas City; one grandchild.
Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 21, 1996)
Robinson, Clinton Leo, 74, retired Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. employee, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 1995. Memorial serivce 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Johnson &
Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Wila Mae; son, Robert of Haviland; sister, Roberta Stucky of Buhler. Memorial has been established
with Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 16, 1995)
Ronningen, Flara Gean (Brown), 63, St. Joseph Environmental
Services employee, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001. Service has been held.
Survivors: son, Darrell Sooter Jr. of Rose Hill; daughters, Teresa Haney of Benton, Kelly Sooter of El Dorado,
Robin Perkins of Sioux City, Iowa, Kimberly Ronningen of Andover; stepson, Matthew; stepdaughter, Roberta Bogguess
both of Wichita; brother, John Brown of Birmingham, Ala.; sisters, Nan Reed of Mobile, Ala., Lee Livingston of
Carbon Hill, Ala., Kathryn Lovelace of Coaling, Ala., Mary Sue McCormack, Joyce O'Bryant, Jewell Booth all of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., Juanita McFarland of Minneapolis, Minn., Margaret Tyner of Magnolia, Texas; 13 grandchildren. Baker Funeral
Home, Valley Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 17, 2001)
Ronningen, Robert Allen, 56, retired custodial
services employee, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, Valley Center.
Survivors: wife, F. Gean; son, Matthew of Wichita; daughters, Roberta Bogguess of Wichita, Kimberly of the home;
stepson, Darrell Sooter Jr. of Rose Hill; stepdaughters, Teresa Haney of Benton, Kelly Sooter of Wichita, Robin
Perkins of Park City; 12 grandchildren. Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 21, 1997)
HUTCHINSON - Schrock, John S., 63, retired Hutchinson
Salt Co. employee, died July 1, 2003. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Yoder Mennonite Church.
Survivors: wife, Millie; sons, Tim, Nixa, MO, Jeff, Hutchinson; daughter, Teresa, South Hutchinson; brother, Mel
Schrock; sisters, Mamie Monroe, Liz Yoder, Sue Miller. Elliott Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/2/2003.
Dorothy G. (Kennedy) Smiley, 82, retired Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. employee, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 1989. Service 10 a.m. today, Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Survivors: son, Bill of Inman; sister, Edna Astle of Haven; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 28, 1989)
Earl W. Smiley, 82, retired farmer, died Monday.
Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, William of Inman; brother, Howard of Sacramento, Calif. Memorials have been established
with American Heart Association and American Arthritis Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 30, 1985)
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Lela Marie Wainner, 100, died
June 22, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital.
She was born March 3, 1907, in Siloam Springs, Ark., the daughter of Jonathan Franklin and Julia Frances Arnold
Henson. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1925, attended Sterling College, and received her teaching
certificate; she earned her LPN in 1960 in Carlsbad, N.M. She came to Nickerson in 1920, from Missouri, moving
to Carlsbad, N.M., in 1950, and returning to Hutchinson in 1980. She was an elementary school teacher in Reno County,
had a private kindergarten in Carlsbad, N.M., and was an LPN in Carlsbad, N.M.
She belonged to Cornerstone Baptist Church, and the Order of the Eastern Star, Carlsbad, N.M.
On March 9, 1928, she married Harry T. Wainner in Nickerson. He died June 2, 1984.
Survivors include: three sons, Gary, Carlsbad, N.M., James, Hutchinson, and Norman, Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter,
Anita Wainner, Hutchinson; special friends, Bob and June Winslow, and Geraldine Wise; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, David; three brothers; and four sisters.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery, with Pastor Larry Wedel presiding.
Memorials may be sent to the Salvation Army, in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.
(Hutchinson News ~ June 23, 2007)
Whitney, Emma M., 84, homemaker, died Saturday,
Oct. 10, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Elliott Mortuary.
Survivors: daughters, Elaine H. Manges of Manhattan, Alice M. Ford- Petterson of Topeka; sisters, Lola Hollowell
of Hutchinson, Estella Shaw of Roosevelt, Utah, Elsie Green of Sterling; 15 grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Tenth Avenue United Methodist Church and Wesley Towers Good Samaritan Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 12, 1992)
Williams, Beatrice F., 88, homemaker, died Tuesday,
April 16, 1996. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Johnson & Son Funeral Home.
Survivors: sons, Rodman of Greeley, Colo., Kerry of Naperville, Ill.; daughters, Judy Taplin of Fairview Heights,
Ill., Cheryl Eiselman of Moraga, Calif.; sisters, Cecile Skiles of Mount Carmel, Ill., Bernice Dewar of Laguna
Hills, Calif.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice of Reno
County.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 18, 1996)
G. Fred Williams, 89, retired dairy farmer, died
Monday, June 26, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Beatrice; sons, Rodman of Elkhart, Kerry of Warrenville, Ill.; daughters, Judy Taplin of Fairview
Heights, Ill., Cheryl Eiselman of Moraga, Calif.; brother, Albert of Clinton, Mo.; eight grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with the National Parkinson's Foundation and Partridge (Kan.) Community Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 28, 1989)
SOUTH Wesley Matthew Wills, 57, retired Cessna
Aircraft Co. Fluid-Power Division employee, died Saturday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Johnson & Sons Memorial
Chapel.
Survivors: wife, Luleta; son, Wesley Eugene of Hutchinson; brother, Carl of San Jose, Calif., Eugene of St. Louis;
sisters, Blanche Johnson of St. Louis, Edith Hammond of San Antonio, Texas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 15, 1985)
Richard A. Wray, 88, retired roofing contractor,
died Thursday, Sept. 12, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Michael B. of South Hutchinson; three grandchildren. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 15, 1991)
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