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Andrews, George R., 70, American Red Cross volunteer and retired Steffen's Dairy routeman, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Broadway Mortuary. Survivors: wife, Pat; sons, Thomas Haskin of Wichita, Michael Burger of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; daughters, Debra Brokschmidt of Wichita, Kim Owens of Pinapolis, S.C.; brother, Earl of McPherson; sisters, May Hulse of Niland, Calif., Doris Hall of McPherson, Blanche Spillman of Lindsborg; four grandsons. Memorials have been established with American Red Cross and American Heart Association. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Bates, Lee, 30, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. No local service. Survivors: parents, Jim and Mary Bates of Coffeyville; brothers, James Bates of Coffeyville, Bret Taylor of Independence; sisters, Leatha Cool of Wichita, Audrey Drake, Stephanie Bates, both of Coffeyville; grandmother, Pearly Ridgeway of Ponca City, Okla. Memorial has been established with Connect Care. Resthaven Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Beatie, Julia Marie, 80, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Service has been held. Survivors: son, W.M. Stromberg of Sterling; daughter, Joan Ewy of Wichita; six grandchildren. Broadway Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Beckner, Katherine Louise, 63, homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Mortuary. Survivors: sons, Gary, Larry, daughters, Carol Tolman, Janice Hierd, Debra Becker, Karen Wells, Deanna Beckner, sisters, Mary Markel, Vivian Sullivan, all of Wichita; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Black, Dorothy E. "Dottie," 82, retired Wichita Eagle printer, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service has been held. Survivors: son, Jim Rector of Wichita; sister, Hannah Belle Cole of Portland, Ore. Broadway Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Cave, Robert E., 73, retired Patterson Dental Supply merchandise manager, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Imogene; sons, Christopher of Valley Center, Kent of Augusta, Kevin of Wichita; daughter, Kathy Scott of Wichita; sister, Barbara Capo of Tulsa; six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, and Victory in the Valley. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Chapman, Gerald D. "Gary", 48, former Home Oil Co. dispatcher and HOC Express driver, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Broadway Mortuary. Survivors: son, Travis Mendoza of Wichita; daughter, Chelsea Seifers of Kansas City, Mo.; parents, Robert and Juanita Beltz of Wichita, Joe and Darlene Chapman of McPherson; brothers, Kelly Beltz, Kasey Beltz, both of Wichita, Lerry Chapman of Oceanside, Calif.; sisters, Sheri Knolla of Wichita; step grandchildren, Flossie Lefler of Okarche, Okla. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Broadway Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Clark, Kathryn L, "Kay," 74, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Rosary 7 p.m. today, DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christ the King Catholic Church. Survivors: husband, Paul; sons, Donald Storey of Arvada, Colo., Alan Clark of St. Louis; daughter, Patty Thomas of Wichita; sister, Theola Saffer of Lehigh; six grandchildren. (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, January 2, 1996)

Clinton, R.P. "Rick," 75, of Tulsa, former Wichitan, Clinton Oil Co. and Rickelson Oil & Gas Co. founder, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Trinity Episcopal Church. Survivors: wife, Eleanor; son, Rick of Tulsa; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Trinity Food Ministry, c/o Trinity Episcopal Church. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Cloutier, Joseph E., 73, retired Three-Way Pattern tool maker, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Rosary 7 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Derby. Survivors: wife, Ferne; sons, Joe of Yates Center, Stephen of Kansas City, Mo., David of Denton, Texas. Thomas of Greenville, Texas, Matthew of Oak Lawn, Ill.; brother, Albert of Brunswick, Maine; sisters, Delia Moody, Marion Betts, Diana Hart, all of Bath, Maine; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and National Foundation for Cancer, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 500 W, Bethesda, Md. 20814 (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, January 2, 1996)

Cotter, Helen M., 82, retired Costal/Derby Refining Co. executive secretary, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Cochran Mortuary.
Survivors: brothers, Byron, Richard, sister, Phyllis Breese, all of Wichita; four nephews; one niece. Memorial has been established with American Lung Association. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Dean, Kelvin D., 22-month-old son of Kelvin W. Dean and Rechelle Watie, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service 2 p.m. today, Citizens Funeral Home. Other survivors: brothers, LaTonio, Tony, Greg, Mark, sisters, Niesha, Jamika, Whitney, LaTara, all of Wichita; grandparents, Lester and Lucille Whitsett of Denver, Ollie Green of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cleaville Dean of Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Dick, Lucy L., 87, retired Wichita public schools teacher, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Survivors: son, David of Stillwater, Minn.; daughters, Brenda Moore of Wichita, Diana Cubbage of Moline, Ill.; brothers, John McClure, James McClure, both of Wichita; sisters, Evelyn Buckman, Margaret Devine, both of Sun City, Ariz., Virginia Lawson of Charlotte, N.C., Harriette Liesek of Wichita; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Lucy Dick Memorial Fund, Department of University Advancement, Friends University. Cochran Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Drinkard, Charlie E., 73, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. scheduler, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Resthaven Mortuary. Survivors: wife, Laura; brothers, Wilbur of Vero Beach, Fla., Joe of Boston, Ga., Talmadge of Moultrie, Ga.; sisters, Earline Hancock of Moultrie, Vivian Stevens, Christine Cates, both of Fort Worth, Texas. Memorial has been established with American Heart Association. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Ficken, Henry D., 88, retired Alladin Petroleum secretary-treasurer, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, East Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Maxine; son, Randy of Wichita; brother, Edward of El Paso, Ill.; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with East Heights United Methodist Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Gholar, D'Andra, 19, Ken's Car Wash detailer, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service pending. Survivors: daughter, De'Ashia Standford, father, Danny James, mother, Ruby, all of Wichita; brothers, Carlos Voutress of Fort Leavenworth, Quincy, Barry Benton Jr., both of Wichita; sisters, Taneshia Bogguess, Erika James, Daniella James, Dannay James, all of Wichita; grandparents, Ethel, Marvelene James, both of Wichita, Howard of St. Louis; great-grandparents, Marvin Polle of Detroit, W.R. Brister of Wichita; great-great-grandparents, Ray and Corrine Davis of Greenwood, Miss. Jackson Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Hall, Walter L., 86, retired Cudahy Meat Packing Co. slicer, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1996. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Cochran Mortuary. Survivors: brother, Norman, sister, Blossom Van Ert, both of Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Hartley, Marie, 60, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Resthaven Mortuary. Survivors: husband, Donald; son, James, daughter, Twila Wilson, both of Branson, Mo.; four grandchildren. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Henry, Maud Fry, 92, retired teacher, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, First Christian Church, Wichita; 3 p.m. Glasco (Kan.) Cemetery. Survivors: husband, John; daughters, Joyce Maeder, Judy Bogart, both of Wichita; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home, East. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Hill, Billie M. "Ruth," 77, homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Survivors: daughter, Lola Pool of Wichita; brother, Nolan Barnes of Iola; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Old Mission Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Houdek, Dwight E., 60, Welch Supreme Cleaners owner, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Resthaven Mortuary. Survivors: wife, Doris; son, Edward, daughters, Kerri Storm, Sandra Breedlove, all of Wichita; mother, Lola of Belleville; sister, Joyce Modlin of Concordia; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Ingle, Frances W., 88, of Enid, Okla., formerly of Hutchinson and Wichita, retired Wichita University business office employee, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Memorial service 11 a.m. today, Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, Enid.
Survivors: husband, Donald Sr.; son, Don Jr. of Enid; daughter, Sally of Grass Valley, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with P.E.O. Chapter CX and First Presbyterian Church, Wichita. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Jester, A. Marie, 74, retired cosmetologist, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Broadway Mortuary, Wichita; 2 p.m., Round Mound Cemetery, Cedar Vale. Survivors: son, David of Winfield; sister, Jenefee Storer of Wichita; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Kaufman, John Yates, 68, retired Cessna Aircraft Co. engineer, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, Southwest Presbyterian Church. Survivors: wife, Joan; sons, John, Richard, Ralph, all of Wichita, Kenneth of Tucson; sister, Katherine Hudson of Oklahoma City; one grandson. Memorials have been established with Southwest Presbyterian Church and the Salvation Army. Resthaven Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, January 2, 1996)

Lawyer, Larry W. "Big Larry," 45, former Cessna Aircraft Co. flightline mechanic, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Haysville. Survivors: wife, Barbara; sons, Larry II, Darence, daughters, Teresa Lawrence, Viola Lawyer, all of Wichita; parents, Clarence and Betty Lawyer of Mulvane; brothers, Keith, Robert, Bill, Brian, Jeremy, all of Wichita; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

MacKay, Berniece I., 69, retired St. Joseph Hospital dietitian aide, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Hillside Funeral Home East. Survivors: sons, Glenn of Wichita, Charles of Emporia; three grandchildren. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Miller, Jewell, 46, dietitian, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Service pending. Survivors: son, Troy Williams, daughters, Pamela Nesbitt, Shanel, all of Wichita; eight grandchildren. Jackson Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Moon, Viola, homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service pending. Survivors: husband, Choyce; son Choyce IV of Marysville, Calif.; daughters, Joan Williams Woodson, Tonya Moon Smith, Arleta Moon, all of Wichita; four grandchildren. Jackson Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Moore, Fannie Mae, 51, homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Maple Grove Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Theodore, Timothy, Dwayne, daughters, Sherise Logan, Donya Ridge, Lisa, all of Wichita; nine grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home East. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Pike, Mona, 72, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Memorial service 1 p.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church. Survivors: son, John, daughter, Jane McHugh, brother, John Corrin, all of Wichita; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established with First Presbyterian Church and Wichita Presbyterian Manor. Downing & Lahey Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Ravens, Angela E., 78, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, College Hill United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, Paul; son, Kent of Trevor, Wisc.; daughters, Anita Ravens of Wichita, Linnea Glotzbach of Valley Center; sisters, Dorothy Carpenter, Alice Keech, both of Wichita; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with College Hill United Methodist Church. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, January 2, 1996)

Rhodig, Della V., 72, homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service pending. Survivors: sons, Jimmy of Wichita, Charles Jr. of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Patricia Hartman of Pittsburg; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Hillside Funeral Home East. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Sanders, Edwin A., 76, retired Coleman Co. production control manager, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1995. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, service 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Survivors: wife, Lorene; son, Wendell of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Jennifer Glass of Westminister, Md.; stepdaughters, Jeanine Boehm of Alameda, Calif., Karen Foley of Wichita; mother, Julia Sander of Hays; brothers, Don of Great Bend, Earl of Dallas, Norman of Wichita; sisters, Lorene Kuhn of Oklahoma City, Lillian Dreiling of Hays, Alice Rohr of Denver, Rosemary Harrell of Aurora, Colo., Julianne Sander of Lenexa; two grandchildren; four step grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Catholic Care Center. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Slayton, George D., 87, retired dairy farmer, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mayfield Federated Church. Survivors: wife, Edna; daughters, Marilyn Bunyan of Manhattan, Coralyn Bugg of Clinton, Ky.; brother, Roy of Mayfield; sister, Dorothy Wade of Wichita; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Mayfield Federated Church and Prairie Homestead Healthcare Center. Hawks Funeral Home, Wellington. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Spatz, Opal Leona, 94, retired Sedgwick County Hospital dietitian, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Resthaven Mortuary. Survivors: sons, Ronald, Douglas, both of Wichita; sisters, Gladys Waufle of Norton, Erma O'Neal of Camdenton, Mo.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Martinson Avenue Christian Church. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Stolz, Christine Renee, daughter of Donald and Jamie Stolz, was stillborn Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Service 11 a.m. Friday, St. John's Catholic Church, Clonmel. Other survivors: grandparents, Tim and Betty Stolz of Colwich, Greg and Jodi Smon of Viola; great-grandparents, Susie Stolz of Wichita, Harriette Schramm of Clearwater, Bernard and Elsie Steffens of Viola. Memorial has been established with Make A Wish Foundation. Webb Mortuary, Clearwater. (Wichita Eagle, Thursday, January 4, 1996)

Verbeck, Elsie I., 85, homemaker, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Evangel Assembly of God. Survivors: husband, Lloyd of the home; sons, Lloyd Jr. of Plainsville, Ohio, Wayne of Easton, Raymond, Jack, Jerry, all of Wichita; daughters, Lois Welch of Wichita, Dorothy Johnson of Leavenworth, Marjorie Campbell of Burlington, Colo.; brothers, Lenard Fairchild of Scott City, Owen Fairchild of Largo, Fla. Memorial has been established with American Kidney Fund, Wichita Chapter. Lakeview Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 1, 1996)

Watkins, Dorothea C., 85, retired seamstress, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996. Services, 10 a.m. Friday, Bethany Lutheran Church, Wichita, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Trinity Cemetery, Hudson. Survivors: daughter, Yvonne Watkins of Overland Park; brothers, Karl Munz of Wichita, Martin Munz of Hudson; sisters, Anna Mina Munz of Wichita, Irene Orchard of Seattle, Rosie Ramsey of Lindsborg. Memorial has been established with Orchard Park Senior Citizens Center. Hillside Funeral Home West.

Watkins, Fay A., 90, homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Woodland United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughter, Merrily Hake of La Canada, Calif.; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with Woodland United Methodist Church. Old Mission Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Witherspoon, Steven D., 35, machine operator, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995. Service pending. Survivors: wife, Pamela; sons, Steven Jr., Sydell, daughters, Tarishae, Patrena, all at home; father, Benjamin, mother, Lucille, sisters, Diane Peters, Teresa Witherspoon-Spencer, all of Wichita. Jackson Mortuary. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)

Zoglman, Fern A., 70, formerly of Clearwater, retired Farm Credit Bank of Wichita legal analyst, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1996. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday, service 10 a.m. Friday, both at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Survivors: husband, Robert; daughter, Cheryl Ann Ryan of Greeley, Colo.; sisters, Betty Luckner of Mulvane, Mary Ruth Williams of Clearwater; one grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorial has been established with St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Webb Mortuary, Clearwater. (Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)(Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, January 3, 1996)