AIKINS, CHARLES
WESLEY "TODD", JR.
Charles Wesley "Todd"
Aikins Jr., 65, Thunderbird Drilling Inc. president, died Friday, May 10, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Eastminster
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: son, Todd III of Wichita; daughters, Ann White of Wichita, Nancy Johnson of Olathe; two grandchildren.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 12, 1991 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
CECELIA M. AINSWORTH, 81, of 8100
E. Pawnee, homemaker, died Friday. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary. Service 10 a.m. Monday,
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Survivors: son, Bud of Colorado Springs; daughter, Ann Reiland of Wichita; brother, Charles Malone of Larned; five
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 26, 1985 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Ainsworth, William L. Jr., 72,
retired Wesley Medical Center orderly, died Friday, Aug. 12, 1994. Service 2:30 p.m. today, Old Mission Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, William III, Thomas, both of San Diego, Michael of Phoenix; daughters, Diane Nelson, Patricia
Nelsen, both of San Diego; mother, Mary Kennedy of Wichita; sister, Mary Aikens of Wichita; seven grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 18, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
ALCORN,
RUTH ELIZABETH
Alcorn, Ruth Elizabeth, 85, homemaker, born Dec. 8, 1920 to Gilbert T. Holden and Ina Belle Packard. Memorial service
1:30 p.m. Friday, Old Mission Mortuary; private family entombment at Old Mission Mausoleum. Preceded in death by
grandson, Rocky Alcorn. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Docia Alcorn of Wichita; grandchildren,
Monte Alcorn, Rose Chakorn, Ruth Longwell, Gary Alcorn, Jacob Alcorn, Angie Alcorn, Paul Alcorn, Michael Alcorn,
Lisa Adams, Golda Lawrence, Rick Alcorn; 16 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 7, 2006 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
WILLIAM PORTER ALCORN, 77, of Wichita,
Lakeside Mobile Home Park owner and operator, died Thursday, March 9, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Quiring-Old
Mission Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Ruth E.; son, Richard E. of Wichita; daughter, Joann Braden of Greeley, Colo.; 14 grandchildren;
one great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 11, 1989 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Altick, Erma Hafer, a native of Kansas and previous resident of Wichita, died in Reno, NV on July 17. She and her late husband had lived in Reno since 1974.
A memorial service will be held at the ranch house in San Rafael, Reno at 3 p.m. Aug. 7, 2003. Graveside service will be held in Wichita at Old Mission Mausoleum Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at 3 p.m., with Dr. William H. McConnell of Hillside Christian Church officiating.
Mrs. Altick was a charter member
of Hillside Christian Church and the first person ever to baptized at Hillside Christian Church. Her birthplace
was Council Grove, KS, where she was born on Sept. 13, 1907. She was educated in the public schools of Wichita,
and went on to Friend's University and then to the University of Nebraska, where she received a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Classics in 1928. While at Nebraska she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She married Robert
L. Altick in 1928 and is survived by 3 sons, Robert L. Jr. of Portola Valley, CA, Philip L. of Incline Village,
NV, Stephen F. of Auburn, WA; 2 brothers, Jack E. Hafer of Phoenix, AZ, Frank W. Hafer of Wichita. Apart from Wichita
and Reno she also lived in Wilkes Barre, PA, Southern California, Portland, OR, Berkeley, CA and Estes Park, CO.
She has nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren throughout her life her focus, energy and devotion were directed
to her family. She never forgot a great grandchild's birthday. She was an active member of the PEO Sisterhood for
a number of years in Reno and other locations in which she lived. She requested that any memorial donations on
her behalf be directed to PEO International, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/29/2003 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler
Amsden, Barbara Louise (Hunt),
77, former Amsden Lumber Co. owner, died Friday, Aug. 19, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey.
Survivors: sons, Timothy of Prairie Village, Matthew of Wichita; daughter, Ann Amsden Martin of Wichita; five grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Floyd T. Amsden Endowed Arts Fund, Wichita State University Endowment Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 21, 1994 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
CHESTER L. ANDERSON, 88, of Branson,
Mo., former Wichitan, former owner and president of Chester L. Anderson Co. and Overhead Door Co., Wichita, died
Friday. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, Branson, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Old Mission
Mausoleum, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Charlotte; brother, Harry of Topeka; daughter, Norma Stuckey of Hutchinson; five grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church. Whelchel Funeral
Home, Branson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 7, 1985 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
MINNIE MAUDE (CLARK) ANTHONY, 100,
of Wichita, former art and music teacher, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1988. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Old Mission Mausoleum.
Cochran Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 7, 1988 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Elizabeth Hinkel Bagby, 86, a former
businesswoman who was active in community affairs in Lexington, died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Bagby, the wife of William R. Bagby, was president of Hinkel's Department Stores in Wichita, Kan., before
she moved to Lexington in 1975.
In Lexington, she was a member of the Headley-Whitney Museum Board from 1976 to 1990. She also was active in the
McDowell Cancer Foundation and the Gratz Park enhancement program. She had been a supporter of St. Hubert's Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. Bagby was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and was a graduate of Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y., and the University
of Kansas.
The Wichita Better Business Bureau named her Businesswoman of the Year in the 1970s, and she received recognition
for her support of McConnell Air Force Base.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Bagby, who lived at 228 Market Street, is survived by three daughters, Tonya Haertl
of La Quinta, Calif., and Lucy Gardner and Elizabeth Koch, both of Wichita, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Church Cathedral. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from
7 to 9 p.m. today at W.R. Milward Mortuary - Broadway. Contributions are suggested to the Elizabeth H. Bagby Trust
for the Headley-Whitney Museum or Christ Church Cathedral Building Fund.
(Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) ~ June 15, 1999 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Barnes, Neva E., 98, loving sister,
aunt, friend and retired Veterans Administration clerk and typist, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002. Visitation with
family 6 to 7 p.m. today, Downing and Lahey Mortuary East; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Central Christian Church Chapel.
Survivors: brother and sister-in-law, Fred J. and Mary Doane of Wichita; niece and husband, Terry A. and Jim Pfister;
nephews and wife, Dean and Betty Allen of Lawrence, Frederick Joseph Doane. Memorial established with Central Christian
Church, 2900 N. Rock Rd., Wichita, 67226. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 19, 2002 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Latham, Nettie G. Barton, 95, homemaker,
died Thursday, Sept. 3, 1992. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary.
Survivors: son, J.K. McDuff of Dodge City; daughter, Marietta Pilkington of Wichita; brother, Bernard King of San
Marcos, Texas; sisters, Ruth Nellans, Rose Todd, both of Wichita, Violet Frase of Newton; five grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Alzheimer Association
of Kansas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 5, 1992 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Bernstorf, Dr. Philip W., 92, died
June 14, 2007.Dr. Bernstorf was a Kansas native, born at Cheney raised in Wichita, a graduate of East High School
& Friends University as an Honor student & member of Order of the Tower Honor Society. He attended Washington
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, was an Honor graduate - member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and
1st Lieutena nt of Medical ROTC in 1941. Phil saw service in WW II in England, North Africa and Italy, having active
duty with the Army Medical Corps from 1942 to 1945. He returned to Wichita, became a Resident in Medicine at Wichita
VA Hospital and followed this as an instructor in Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine,
Little Rock, AR. He became active with the 89th Reserve Training Division, later the 89th ARCOM and retired in
1975 with 33 years service as Colonel, 89th Div. Surgeon and as Chief of Medical Service, VA Hospital. Phil met
Betty Jane James at the Veterans Administration Hospital here in Wichita, where she served as his Medical Secretary.
They were married at Christmastime, 1949 - he was an instructor at the Arkansas School of Medicine in Little Rock
and they lived in Little Rock until the next Christmas when the returned to Wichita. Their son, David James Bernstorf,
was born in Wichita in May of 1951. Dr. Cramer Reed, a classmate from Washington U. and 1st Dean of the KU School
of Medicine, Wichita, recruited Phil to help with the establishment of the School and he taught there, following
his retirement from VA. In 1980 he was invested as a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. In 1983 he attended
the Treaties of Paris and Versailles Celebrat ion as an SAR Delegate and then went to Grenoble as a representative
of KU's beginning Geriatric Program to attend a "care of the dependent elderly" symposium. Phil became
active with Sons of the American Revolution in 1978 where he worked with Dr. William Reals (a later Dean of KU
School of Medicine , Wichita) and followed Bill as President of Washington Chapter of KSSSAR. He then became President
of the KS Society, later Vice President General of South Central District, served as Trustee from Kansas, Switzerland
and Germany, as VPG of Western Europe and served as Surgeon General of the National Society; was appointed SAR
National Chairman of CAR for nearly 25 years and was awarded NSSAR's highest award as a Minute Man and the DAR
Medal of Honor. He was elected as a Senior Vice President of National Society Children of the American Revolution.
He held membership in twenty-five lineage societies and had served as President General of National Huguenot Society
and as Governor General of Sons of the American Colonists. He held many committee assignments in many of the societies
in which he was active. He attended the "Hereditary Fortnightly" in April in Washington for 25 consecutive
years. Just this last March at the KSSSAR State Conference in Kansas City, he was awarded the first of a new recognition
medal - the C.A.R./SAR Medal of Appreciation for his "outstanding dedication" to the workings and operation
between the senior and junior organizations. He is preceded in death by his siblings, Barbara Bernstorf, Dorothy
(Bernstorf) Marion and John Bernstorf. Phil is survived by his wife, Betty; son, David (Elaine) Bernstorf; granddaughter,
Laura & Jason Nickel; grandson, Philip D. Bernstorf. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Monday with family receiving friends
from 7-8 p.m., funeral service Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., both at at Old Mission Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the
SAR Foundation, Inc. c/o Gary Neal, Chapter Treasurer, 4866 N. Wyndam Rd., Wichita, KS 67219.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/17/2007 - 6/18/2007.
Boyd, Gertrude E., 100, homemaker,
died Monday, April 29, 1996. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Old Mission Mortuary.
Survivors: nephews, Paul Keedy of Baltimore, Roger Allen of Ponca City, Okla., Neil Allen of Littleton, Colo.;
nieces, Marjorie Gordon of Katy, Texas, Alice Allen of Gate, Okla. Memorials have been established with 20th Century
Club and First United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 1, 1996 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
CARMEN LUCILLE BRAGG, 72, of 1552
Woodrow Court, homemaker, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 1986. No service is scheduled.
Survivor: sister, Dorothy Hoye of Wichita. Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 16, 1986 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
JACK H. BRAGG, 75, of 1552 Woodrow
Court, retired Zongker Drug Co. pharmacist, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 1986. No service will be held.
Survivors: wife, Carmen; sister, Dorothy Hinman of Junction City. Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 19, 1986 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
George H. Bruce, 89, of 4505 E.
Lewis, Aladdin Petroleum Corp. president, died Friday, Aug. 24, 1990. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. James Episcopal
Church.
Survivors: son, Robert of Wichita; six grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Wichita Historical Society. Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 26, 1990 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Aimee Beatrice Hudson Bruner, homemaker,
died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 1991. No service.
Survivors: daughter, Aileen Farmer Wiseman of Wichita; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Second Church of Christ Scientist. Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 1, 1991 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Buck, Jr., James W., 89, Buck Department
Store, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Graveside service 2:00 P.M., Friday, August 15, Old Mission Mausoleum. A
memorial has been established with Georgetown Village Retirement Center, 1655 S. Georgetown, Wichita, KS, 67218.
Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/13/2008 - 8/15/2008
Buck, John Alden, 81, retired co-owner
of Buck's Department Store, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004. Service 1:30 p.m. Monday, St. John Episcopal Church.
John was born Feb. 12, 1923 in Wichita to James and Catherine Buck. In 1947, John received a B.A. in Economics
from WSU. After the death of his parents, John began investing in the oil industry. He had two unfulfilled dreams.
The first was to play the piano. The second was to learn French. He began French lessons through continuing education
at WSU and in 1991, traveled to France. He supported the sister city exchange program between Orlean, France and
Wichita. John was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Petroleum Club, Wichita Country Club, Optimist Club
and was a life member of the WSU Alumni Association where he worked with the French Department. He also supported
the Boy Scouts and was an avid stamp collector. John co-owned Brooks Dress Shop at Parklane. Survivor: brother,
James Wallace Buck Jr. of Wichita. Memorials have been established with Georgetown Endowment Fund, 1655 S. Georgetown,
Wichita, KS 67218 and Age to Age Fund in c/o St. John's Episcopal Church, 402 N. Emporia, Wichita, KS 67201. Downing
& Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 9/17/2004 - 9/19/2004.
When she was growing up in turn-of-the-century
Wichita, Vivian McNamara and her friends entertained themselves with simple things.
They'd put pennies on the streetcar tracks, then wait and watch as the coins were flattened by the horse-drawn
streetcars.
Sometimes they'd ride the train to Newton to eat a glorious $1 meal at the famed Harvey House Restaurant.
And sometimes she and her sisters would just go down to their father's store, the Munson-McNamara Dry Goods Store
in the 100 block of North Main.
Vivian McNamara Buck, of 7 Lynwood Blvd. in Eastborough, died Sunday at the age of 93. But she left behind dozens
of stories about what it was like in Wichita's earliest days.
Virginia Buck, who married Vivian Buck's stepson Richard, said Vivian Buck loved to share her stories and talk
about how Wichita grew from a cow town of 21,700, when she was born, to a city of 280,000.
''I think her life kind of reflects the growth and change of Wichita," Virginia Buck said. "She loved
to talk about her early life, about the opening up of Kansas."
In some ways, Virginia Buck said, Vivian Buck's life reflected the values of early-day Wichita. It was a time,
she said, when unpretentious neighbors looked out for one another and often shared fresh bread and preserves.
When Vivian Buck was growing up, most of Wichita's streets were still made of dirt. She and her three sisters were
therefore expected to clean the mud off the hems of their mother's dresses when it rained. Their daily chores also
included cleaning and filling the oil lamps.
Mrs. Buck also told stories about how her father, an Irishman who came to America in 1880, would go down to the
Oklahoma Territory around Christmastime to hunt for deer and wild turkeys.
''She saw a lot of changes," said Virginia Buck. "From trolley cars to airplanes."
Service and rosary for Mrs. Buck will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, and memorial service begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Church of the Magdalen Chapel.
Survivors include stepsons Robert E. Buck of Wichita and Thomas F. Buck of Montclair, N.J. A memorial has been
established with Church of the Magdalen.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 15, 1986 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Buckley, Duane Johnson, 82, Buckley
Industries Inc. chairman of the board, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000. Visitation with family was 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Downing & Lahey Mortuary East; memorial service 2 p.m. today, University Congregational Church.
Mr. Buckley was born Dec. 15, 1917 in Wichita. Mr. Buckley graduated from the University of Illinois in 1939 and
enlisted in the Army in 1941, serving as a B-24 pilot in the Army Air Corps.
He served as past president for the Kansas Society for Crippled Children, Wichita Rotary Club, Senior Services
of Wichita, and the Wichita Art Museum Board. Mr. Buckley served on the boards of Exploration Place, Intrust Bank,
Wichita Park Board, Kansas State Network, Music Theatre of Wichita, Wichita Symphony and the First Presbyterian
Church in Wichita.
Mr. Buckley was part of the original group of founders for the Exploration Place. He served in 1980 as the annual
campaign director of the United Way.
Mr. Buckley enjoyed the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fly-fisherman. He took many fishing trips to Montana
and Idaho. He also enjoyed reestabl ishing the grassland in a ranch he owned in the Flint Hills, and received a
conservation award for that work from Greenwood County.
Survivors: wife, Janet; sons and daughters-in-law, John of Knoxville, Tenn., Tim and Gail of Austin, Texas, Mert
and Connie of Wichita; brother, William M. of Wichita; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with Kansas Society for Crippled Children and University Congregational Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 29, 2000 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Bump, Lloyd R., 103, Wichita businessman
and retired owner of "Lloyd's Shoes" died Saturday, November 15, 2008. Lloyd was born June 15, 1905 in
Sylvia Kansas. His family moved to Wichita in 1907. Lloyd attended Wichita Public Schools and the University of
Kansas. He started "Lloyd's Shoes" in 1928 carrying on a family tradition of retailing. For more than
50 years, he thoroughly enjoyed serving his customers. He was an honorary member of the Wichita Rotary Club and
a long time member of Plymouth Congregational church. Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Ruth
Burney Bump; his oldest son, Lloyd "Roger" Bump; and his nieces Carol and Lisa Mueller. Lloyd is survived
by his son Philip and daughter-in-law Emmy of Wichita; two grandchildren, John Bump of Wichita, and Emily Bump
Fromm and husband Tim of Leawood KS; three great-grandchildren, Chase, Paige, and Lexy Fromm; two step-grand daughters,
Darcy and husband Zac Graves of Denver, CO, and Debbie and husband Troy Wahlenmaier of Littleton, CO; five step-great-grandchildren,
Maria and Anastasia Graves, and Kelsey, Jack and Ryan Wahlenmaier. Lloyd also has beloved nieces and nephews, Linda
Cole of Boise, ID, and Dr. Arnold Mueller of Topeka, KS, and their families. Entombment and private services will
be at Old Mission Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, a memorial remembering Lloyd has been established at Plymouth
Congregational Church, 202 N. Clifton, Wichita, KS 67208. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/17/2008 - 11/18/2008
Bump, Ruth N., 87, homemaker, died
Friday, Sept. 24, 1999. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Survivors: husband, Lloyd; son, Philip of Wichita; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers,
memorials have been established with Heart of America Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Ruth N. Bump Memorial, 2136 E.
Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, Mo. 64132 and Plymouth Congregational Church Fire Renovation Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 27, 1999)
Sue Renfro Burr, 80, of Sun City,
Ariz., formerly of Wichita, homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 1, 1990. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Quiring-Old Mission Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Earl; sister, Neva A. Sutton of Boynton Beach, Fla. Memorial has been established with the
American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 3, 1990)
Allen W. Buzzi, 53, former Hinkel's
general manager, EBK Co. partner, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 1991. Rosary 7:30 p.m. today, Downing & Lahey Mortuary;
service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mary Immaculate Catholic Church.
Survivors: daughter, Elizabeth Burke of Wichita; mother, Betty Bagby of Lexington, Ky.; sisters, Tonya Haertl of
Tacoma, Wash., Lucy Gardner, Elizabeth Koch, both of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with St. Mary's Academy & College Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 159, St. Marys, Kan., 66536.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 5, 1991 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Byerley, William A., 74, retired
First National Bank trust officer, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1993. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday, Eastminster
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: wife, Jennie; son, Bill of Dallas; daughters, Mary Ruth Byerley of Wichita, Jane Byerley of Washington,
D.C.; sisters, Margaret Coutant of Tulsa, Josephine Creighton of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; three grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Botanica, the Kansas University Alumni Association and Eastminister Presbyterian
Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 16, 1993 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Calvin, Vera Elizabeth, 88, retired
Farm Credit Bank secretary for the president, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. today;
service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, both at Old Mission Mortuary.
Preceded in death by husbands, Thomas C. Krotz, Roy E. Calvin and brothers, Elmer L. Harris, George L. Harris.
Survivors: daughters, Barbara J. Kirk, Karen A. Morrison both of Wichita; grandchildren, David, John, Kevin and
Stephen Kirk, Thomas C. Morrison, Katherine Chapman; eight great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 10, 2001 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
LAWRENCE --- Ralph G. Campbell,
93, Lawrence, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at a Lawrence hospital.
Mr. Campbell and his son purchased Diebolt Clothing Co. of Atchison in 1964, and he was a partner in the company
until he retired in 1978.
He was born July 30, 1909, at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., the son of Millard A. and Nancy Rowland Campbell. He spent
his early years in St. Louis and moved to Oberlin as a teenager. He graduated from Oberlin High School and Kansas
State University.
Mr. Campbell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, a past
exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge in Lawrence and a past member of the Lawrence Country Club.
He married Ruth Hayes Peck on Sept. 3, 1928, in Wichita. She died Dec. 3, 1996. He also was preceded in death by
a granddaughter, Susan Dickinson.
Survivors include a son, Win Campbell, Lawrence; two daughters, Nancy Byers, San Antonio, and Susan Noon, Spotsylvania,
Va.; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence. Entombment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday
in the Old Mission Mausoleum in Wichita. Mr. Campbell will lie in state from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of his granddaughter, Susan Dickinson, and
sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, 66044.
(Topeka Capital-Journal ~ January 28, 2003 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Even at 90, Glen F. Darbyshire
had a textbook golf swing - a smooth- flowing arc that for years was the talk of the course at the Wichita Country
Club.
Known for his solid shots, pleasant attitude and competitive spirit, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at least three
times a week - and frequently shot his age.
"He always did everything to play his best," said Frank Yancey, a long- time golfing buddy. "He
had fun, but he played hard all the time."
Mr. Darbyshire, a retired real estate broker and former president of Crestview Country Club, died Saturday at age
90.
''He had an old putter that he'd had for years," said Cash Miller, one of his golfing partners. "Once
in a while, he'd get disgusted at the putter and want to try someone else's. Sometimes that didn't work very well
either."
Because of his love for the game, his family has set up a memorial with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation.
''Dad always has been a real fine golfer," said his daughter, Betty Purcell. "I don't remember when he
didn't play golf. He was always interested. That's why we want the memorial established - to perpetuate that."
Before joining Wichita Country Club, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at the old Crestview Country Club, where he was
president from 1967 to 1969.
ABOUT 17 years ago, he joined the Wichita Country Club. As the club's oldest golfer, he had a tournament - the
Darbyshire Derby - named for him.
Born in Hartford, Mr. Darbyshire went to school there. He worked in the oil fields in El Dorado, and later as a
salesman in Oklahoma. In his spare time, he refereed college football games in Stillwater, Okla.
In 1934, he moved to Wichita as a salesman for Head Shoe Co. In the late 1940s, he went into the real estate business
with J.F. Purcell and Son Realty. About a decade later, he formed his own company, Darbyshire Realty.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Darbyshire liked to hunt ducks. He was a member of the Bester G. Brown Lodge, the Midian
Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.
HE AND his wife, Glova Pease, had two children. His wife died in 1956 and one of his daughters, Vivian Palmer,
died in 1958 in a plane crash.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Purcell of Wichita; his sister, Opal Swope of Fort Worth; two grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
A memorial has been established with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, 58 Via Verde, Wichita, Kan. 67230.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 18, 1985 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Davis, Marcellette G. (Mrs. Courtney
B. Davis), died February 2, 2008. A service of celebration will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, at East Heights United
Methodist Church.Mrs. Davis was a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Garden Club, Book Club, Shakespeare
Club, Pi Beta Phi Sorority and served in many church and civic organizations. She touched the lives of everyone
she met in a gracious and loving manner. She was a remarkable and true lady, a beautiful inspiration and a forever
optimist. Mrs. Davis will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her nieces, Sandra
George and husband Harry of San Diego, CA and Penny Messer and husband Nate of Columbia, MO; granddaughter, Suzy
Allan of Wichita; grandson, Jamie Allan, of Benicia, CA; and special friend, Kathy Knorr of Wichita.Memorials have
been established with Second Church of Christ, Scientist, 4501 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS67218 and Wichita Children's
Home, 810 N. Holyoke, Wichita, KS67208.Services by Broadway Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 5, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Herbert Demmin, 95, retired free-lance
artist, died Thursday, June 21, 1990. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Lillian; stepson, Bo Brady, stepdaughter, Bernice Brady, both of Wichita; half brother, Harold
of Star Lake, Wis.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with First United
Methodist Church and Presbyterian Manor. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 22, 1990 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Demmin, Lillian Brady, 101, loving
wife, mother, grandmother, great-gr andmother and friend, died Thursday, October 7, 2004. Service 1:00 P.M., Saturday,
Presbyterian Manor.
Survivors: grandchildren, Chris Immel (Bob) of Wichita, Kim Joyce (Frank) of San Antonio, TX and Rick Walters of
Princess Anne, MD; eight great-gr andchildren. A memorial has been established with Rainbows United, 340 S. Broadway,
Wichita, KS, 67202. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.downingandlahey.com
(Wichit Eagle ~ October 9, 2004 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
diZerega, Dottie, 83, homemaker,
passed away, Thursday, February 21, 2008. Visitation with the family 1:00 ~ 2:00 P.M, Monday, February 25, with
service following at 2:00 P.M., Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Preceded in death by husband, Augustus diZerega,
V. and sister, Anne Stodder McEwen.
Survivors: sons, Dr. Augustus diZerega, VI, PhD of Sebastopol, CA, Dr. Gere Stodder diZerega, MD (Laura) of San
Luis Obispo, CA, Paul Huntsman diZerega (Debbie) of St. Peters, MO and Edward Day diZerega (Susie) of Lawrence,
KS; granddaughters, Alicia Ann Montgomery, Jessica Marie Taylor, Margaret Rose diZerega and Johanna Marie diZerega;
grandson, Thomas Stanley Augustus diZerega; nieces, Kelsey McEwen Alexander of Castle Rock, CO and Mary Bryan DeBerry
of Upperville, VA; nephew, Frederick John McEwen of Ft. Smith, AR. Memorials to: The Colonial Dames and/or Daughters
of the American Revolution. www.dlwichita.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 24, 2008 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Tangle, the little eight-year-old daughter of the editor, was taken sick on Sunday last, and at this writing all hopes of her recovery have been given up.
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Little "Love 'en Tangle,"
Col. and Mrs. Murdock's household pet, we regret to say, is dangerously ill. She is eight year old and a bright
and lovely little treasure.---Beacon
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 22, 1883 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
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DEATH SWALLOWED UP IN LIFE
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murdock, died on Sunday last at ten o'clock, just one week from the day she was taken sick. The Sunday before, she attended Sabbath school. Soon after she got home she was taken very sick. So violently so that hardly a hope from that time on was entertained of her recovery. She had been ailing for some weeks before and Sunday morning her father said to us with a sad voice, that he feared he could not keep her long. She was losing, he said, the brightness and vivacity which she had always possessed so much of. Her disease was spinal meningetis, and the week preceding her demise was one of terrible suffering. This, probably, more than her death, wrung the hearts of her parents, who we believe they have the sure and abiding faither that their little daughter sprang from their arms into angelic arms in her own personality and in her own human form, because the true form belongs to the soul and not to the body. Her material garments have been been laid away never again to be used, for never again will they become necessary. This little child is not dead, it is more than ever alive, instinct with the fulness of life, and that more perfect life has its more perfect form. There is no life, there can be none, separate from form, and the spiritual body is the real and truly and only human form. Heaven is within and no afar off in some remote sphere. It only requires the opening of the spiritual sight to see its glories all aournd us. There is no such thing as death---there is only change of form. When the butterfly emerges from its grubstate, the chick from its shell, the child from its mother's womb, there is a change of form, a laying aside of garments never again to be needed, and analogously this is just what occurrs in death so called. There is no cessation of life in its substance and in its form. When a man is in natural sleep, the outer world is to him as if it were not, but when he wakes it seems to be the most substantial of all things. When a man awakes from intellectual sleep he sees new forces, power, beauties--he awakes to the fact of the existence of an universe, whereas before he saw only his own valley or hamlet. The child in this life is continually, as it grows, opening its real eyes upon new worlds more substantial and more glorious than its young mind before dreamed of or conceived possible. The grub sees its fellow grub dying, writhing in pain and anguish, but the butterfly sees its fellow-being born, awakening to a higher consciousness and a more beautiful life. So while we stand around, with tear ladened hearts, the bed of pain and death and apparent annibilation, the angel men and women stand around the cradle of the higher life. Our sad evening time is to them the glorious dawn presaging the full day.
God is the only source and fountain of life. Life streams from Him as the rays from the sun as the rivulets from the fountain. There is constant influx from Him into all recipient forms, in Heaven, in Hell and on earth. This stream may be, and is perverted, but it can never stop lowing, it can never be cut out for one moment. The very existence of God depends upon its flowing and its reception. The life of God radiates validates the life of all creation. god is life and life cannot create death, therefore, there is no death. Be not, therefore, cast down. For "verily their angels do behold the face of My Father which is in Heaven."
The funeral services were held
at the residence. Many friends were present to participate in the last parting and to express their deep sympathy
with the sorrowing family. A most affecting spectacle was to see her little class and school mates pressing around
the bier, to take a last loving look at the dear one who had passed away from their sight. In the school room they
had decorated her vacant seat with flowers. There were many affecting incidents connected with her sickness. She
recalled, frequently with startling vividness, incidents of her home and school life, and wold repeat with accuracy
lessons and verses that she had learned long before. What was wonderful for a child of her age, she seemed to feel
a presentiment that she was going to die. She said, "We are all sick. Mamma is sick, the baby is sick and
I'm sick. One of us will have to die. I don't want mamma to die, nor the baby to die. I expect I must die,"
and then when she thought of the baby, of mamma and papa, and sister and brother, she instinctively drew back from
the bright angel of death, for surely the messenger is bright that comes for such innocent ones.
(Wichita Weekly Beacon ~ Wednesday ~ February 28, 1883 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
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