March 25, 1908 - July 14, 2007
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated for Glenn Floyd Barlett, 99, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday,
July 24, at Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th St., North Bend. The Rev. Karl Schray will be the celebrant. Burial will be
at Ocean View Memory Gardens.
Glenn was born on March 25, 1908, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Frank H. and Cora (Hollen) Barlett. He died July 14,
2007, in Coos Bay.
He was raised and educated in Wichita, Kan. He worked in the aviation industry as a master tool and die machinist,
working primarily for Boeing and Cessna, until he retired in 1973. He married Regina Sauer on March 23, 1940, in
Wichita. They made their home in Wichita, Grover Beach, Calif.; Shell Knob and Cassville, Mo.; and Coos Bay, where
they moved to be near their daughter.
Glen was a pilot and owned several airplanes including, a Cessna, a Luscombe and a Stinson. He built his first
boat and later owned a 40-footer. He enjoyed camping, fishing, building miniature combustion engines and going
to baseball games with his daughter.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Ann Scott and husband, Jon of Coos Bay; grandson, Dennis Mitchell White of
Cassville, Mo.; granddaughter, Deborah Mae Carter and husband, Rockiey of Nipomo, Calif.; five great-grandchildren;
five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, David Barlett, Ray Barlett and Henry Barlett of Wichita; and sister,
Marie Dye of Wichita.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Regina, who died May 16, 2007; brother, Frank; and sisters, Wanda,
Alta and Grace.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to South Coast Hospice, 1620 Thompson Road, Coos Bay, OR 97420.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541-267-4216. (The World Newspaper, Coos Bay,
July 22, 2007, submitted by Robyn Greenlund)
Mrs. Hazel Betts, 64, 307 W. Santa Fe., died Tuesday evening in St. Catherine Hospital following a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug. 31, 1897 in Garden City and has been a resident here all her life.
She was married to Frank E. Betts Dec. 18, 1912 in Wichita. Mrs. Betts was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include the widower; eight daughters, Mrs. Hazel Cecil, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Marguerite Miller and Mrs. Stella Whitlock, both Boise, Ida., Mrs. Kathryn Kahrs and Rose Marie Betts both of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Martha Miller, 1207 N. 3rd, Mrs. Geraldine Earnest, Holcomb, and Mrs. Carol Johnson, 405 N. 2nd; four sons, Jack of Newton, Daryle, Denver, Colo., Ronald, Medford Ore., and Monte of the home; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Long, El Dorado; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Saturday, 2 p.m. in the Phillips Chapel. The Rev. Arthur Fleming of the First Christian Church will officiate. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery. (Submitted by Lisa Smalley)
ASTORIA - Leslie R. Mason, 85, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of the Astoria area, died at 3:58 a.m. Monday, March
8, 1993, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Born Nov. 11, 1907, in Streator to Leslie M. and Ethyl Kline Mason, he married Frances S. Shields on Sept. 1, 1935.
She died Feb. 12, 1978. He married Alice E. Willis. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons, John Mason of Wichita, Keith Mason of Aurora, Colo., and William Willis of Memphis, Tenn.; five daughters, Ona Turner, Helen M. McDonald and Wilberta Burchfield, all of Wichita, Mary Beth Bucher of Oklahoma City and Wilma Moore of Brownsburg, Ind., 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Carolina Bosworth of Grandview, Texas.
He was a retired chemical engineer for Boeing Corp. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Summum Cemetery. The Rev. George L. Harris will officiate. There will be no visitation. Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Wichita or the University of Illinois in Champaign. (Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL, March 10, 1993)
James Raner, age 88, died this morning at a lcoal hospital after a long illness. He came from Pratt to Wichita
20 years ago, and was engaged in the furniture business agt 81st and North Main. Surviving are three daughters,
two sons, one sister and one brother. Funeral arrangements are not complete. Wichita Undertaking Co. (The Wichita
Beacon, Monday, July 26, 1926)
Funeral services for James Raner are awaiting the arrival of relatives. Wichita Undertaking Company. (The Wichita
Beacon, Tuesday Evening, July 27, 1926)
Wichita Eagle, Friday, August 30, 1947, Page 2
VEN JOHN, ANNA
Mrs. Anna Ven John, 84, died at her home in Andale, Kansas., Thursday morning. She married Arnold Ven John April
3, 1883, at West Point, Nebraska., and moved to a farm near Andale 45 years ago and had resided in the Andale community
since. She was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Christine Steinberger of Wamego, Kan., three sons, John and A. H. of Andale and Casper of Garden City, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Catholic church at 9 a.m. Saturday with Msgr. J. A. Klug officiating. Burial will be in the St. John's cemetery at Andale. Wulf mortuary of Mt. Hope is in charge.
There will be a recitation of the rosary at 8 p.m. Friday at the Ven John home. (The Wichita Eagle, Friday, August 30, 1947, Page 2, submitted by Betsy Ven John) NOTE: Where it says above that burial will take place in St. John's Cemetery, she is actually laid to rest in the St. Joseph's Cemetery
ALLEY, LILLIAN MAXINE "MICKEY"
WOMAN KILLED IN I-135 CRASH
A Wichita woman was killed and her husband critically injured when their car collided with another Friday evening on I-135, the Canal Route. Both cars were trying to avoid another accident.
The dead woman, who was thrown from the car in which she was riding, was identified as Lillian M. Alley, 58, of 3348 Bellaire. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Robert, 57, who was taken to Wesley Medical Center, where he was in critical condition with chest injuries.
The driver of the other car, Cherrie J. Glymph, 27, of 621 N. Grove, was not injured. She was being questioned
by the Kansas Highway Patrol late Friday.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Saturday ~ 24 Oct 1981)
LILLIAN MAXINE "MICKEY" ALLEY, 58, of 3348 Blair, saleswoman for Village Square Dress Shop, died Friday of injuries received in an automobile accident. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Zion United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Bob; son, Craig of Benton; daughters, Collette Jones of Wichita, Kristie (sp) Alley of Los
Angeles; mother, Maud Glaze, sister, Phyllis Glenn, both of Wichita; and half-sister, Orva Heaton, Indianpolis,
Indiana. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday & Monday ~ 25 & 26 Oct 1981)
Jessie Bernice Bing, 81, of 1617 May, retired social worker, died Friday. Service 4 p.m. Tuesday, First Unitarian Church.
Survivors: husband, Edward; son, Edward of Cambridge, Mass.; daughter, Virginia Wright of Rockville, Md. Memorial
has been established with First Unitarian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 Oct 1981)
Charles H. Coleman, 79, of 2308 N. Waco, retired truck driver, died Saturday. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Resthaven Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Carmen Pauline; son, Virgil, daughter, Velma Brinkman, brothers, F. Avery, Frank, Cleburn,
all of Wichita; sisters, Ica Griffin, Faye Culpit, all of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
BRYAN JAMES LARSON, infant son of Darrell and Vicky Larson of 6327 N. Hoover, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
Other survivors: grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fry of Valley Center, Mr. and Mrs. John Bland of Iola; great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Welton Bone of Bethany, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Forson of Miami, Okla. Resthaven Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
Vivian Lawson, 50, of 3107 Range, owner of Vivian's Day Care Center and Nursery, died Wednesday of gunshot wounds. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Culbertson Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Virgil, sons, Michael, Jimmey, and Charles Roadenbaugh, daughters, Vickey Ptak, Sandra Roadenbaugh,
all of Wichita; brothers, Bob Paulk of Stockton, Calif., Jack Paulk of Dayton, Ohio, Russell Paulk of Anchorage,
Alaska.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
Wilbert Ronsick, 68, of 2421 Stafford, retired McKesson-Robbins Wholesale Drug Co. employee, died Friday. Service 1:30 p.m. Monday, Immanuel Luthern Church.
Survivors: wife, Maxine; son, John, daughter, Jan Waller, brothers, Willis, Dennis, all of Wichita. Memorial
has been established with American Heart Association. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
Joe Edward Wilson, Jr., 67, of 2206 W. MacArthur, retired plumber, died Saturday. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Resthaven Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Beatrice; son, Joe E. V.; daughters, Kathy, Marilyn Banta, both of Wichita; sisters, Marie
Reddy, Charlotte Kressen, both of Wichita, Anna Lou Morton of Kansas City, Mo.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
Elsie Lou Young, 96, of 3707 Armstrong, homemaker, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Byrd-Snodgrass Colonial Chapel.
Survivors: son, Carl of Houston; daughters, Doris Pyle, Ella Eslinger, both of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle-Beacon ~ Sunday ~ 25 October 1981)
MASON, LESLIE R.
ASTORIA - Leslie R. Mason, 85, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of the Astoria area, died at 3:58 a.m. Monday, March
8, 1993, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Born Nov. 11, 1907, in Streator to Leslie M. and Ethyl Kline Mason, he married Frances S. Shields on Sept. 1, 1935.
She died Feb. 12, 1978. He married Alice E. Willis. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons, John Mason of Wichita, Keith Mason of Aurora, Colo., and William Willis of Memphis,
Tenn.; five daughters, Ona Turner, Helen M. McDonald and Wilberta Burchfield, all of Wichita, Mary Beth Bucher
of Oklahoma City and Wilma Moore of Brownsburg, Ind., 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister,
Carolina Bosworth of Grandview, Texas.
He was a retired chemical engineer for Boeing Corp. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Summum Cemetery.
The Rev. George L. Harris will officiate. There will be no visitation. Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria is in charge
of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Wichita or the University of Illinois in Champaign. (Peoria
Journal Star, Peoria, IL, March 10, 1993)
DOCKUM, ROBERT B.
Executive of Drug Firm In Wichita Dies at 56
Robert B. Dockum, 56, of 40 Stratford, Eastborough, past president of Dockum Drugs and founder of Rexall Drug Co.
Association died Sunday.
A lifetime resident of Wichita, he graduated from Wichita High School and the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy.
He began his career with Dockum Drugs as assistant manager of Dockum Drug Store No. 7. His father, Harry, had founded
the Dockum Drug chain in 1900 with a store at 128 N. Main.
When his father died in 1941, Dockum became president of the chain and pioneered a new concept in drug stores with
the opening of a drug store-super- market complex at Douglas and Oliver in 1942.
Adams Drug Co., Pawtucket, R.I., bought the chain from Robert Dockum in 1961, when he retired. The Dockum drug
store empire, which once owned 10 stores in the Wichita area, has been reduced to three stores.
Dockum was past president of the International Club and a director of the Rexall Drug CO. He had been on board
of advisers of Rexall Drug CO., past president of the Association of Rexall Clubs, and past vice president of the
Southern Drugstore Association.
In 1954, he founded the Rexall Drug Co. Association and was president of the of the group. He was also a member
Chamber of Commerce,Rotary Club, Wichita Country Club, St. James Episcopal Church, and a director of the First
National Bank and Boulevard Bank.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Burton Schmidt, Wichita, and Mrs. John Trombold, La Jolla, Calif., and a
sister, Mrs. Ruth Dockum Boggs, Houston, Texas.
Byrd-Snodgrass Funeral Home has charge. (The Wichita Beacon, abt. August 1, 1967, Submitted by Marland Boucher)
DOCKUM, VELMA VARNER
Mrs. Velma Varner Dockum, 45, died Wednesday May 30, 1956, afternoon at her home, 40 Stratford Road, after an illness
of three years.
She was the wife of Robert B. Dockum, president of the Dockum Rexall Drug Co.
Bom July 1, 1910, in Augusta, she had been a resident of the Wichita area most of her life.
She attended grade school and high school in Augusta and later was a student at the University of Kansas. She was
married to Robert B.Dockum in April 1934.
Mrs. Dockum was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, the Junior League of Wichita, Inc., and PEO. She also was
a member of Pi Beta Phi, national social sorority, becoming affiliated with the group while attending the University
of Kansas.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Judy of the home, and Mrs. John Trombold of Kansas
City, Mo., and two brothers, Ralph Varner of Winfield and Cecil Varner of Augusta.
Services for Mrs. Dockum will be held at 2:30 p. m. Friday from, St. James Episcopal Church with the Rev. Daniel
Jackson officiating. Pallbearers will be Robert Howse, Kenneth Fitch,John Butts, Granville Tierney, James Klepper,
Jack D. Pottenger, and Virgil Browne. Burial will be in Highland Mausoleum.
Gill Mortuary is in charge of services. (The Wichita Beacon, abt. May 31, 1956, submitted by Marland Boucher)
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