John Melvis Small

 
 
 John Melvis Small, 63, died October 20, 1994, at Cedar Crest
 Manor, Medicine Lodge.
 He was born June 9, 1931, at Nottinghill, Missouri, the son
 of Robert Comer and Leona Ellen Heteelee Small. A 50 year
 Medicine Lodge resident, he was an oil field employee.
 He was a member of the Isabel American Legion.
 Survivors include: a son, Robert, Medicine Lodge; two daughters,
 Mary Stanley, Manhattan, and Janice Smith, Amarillo, Texas; two
 brothers, Guy Basil, Pratt, and James Robert, Sawyer; two sisters,
 Betty Jean Soper, Lawrence, and Elinor Gallaugher, Isabel; nine
 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Saturday, October 22, 1994, in
 Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the ALS Society, in care of Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Harry M. Reynolds

 
 
 Harry M. Reynolds, 83, died July 18, 1995, at Cumbernauld Village,
 Winfield.
 He was born March 20, 1912, on a farm in Stevens County, the son 
 of Lee and Mary Etta Bowers Reynolds. He was raised in the Hugoton
 area, receiving his early education in Stevens County rural schools
 and later attending trade school in Chicago, where he received
 training as an electrician. He moved to Medicine Lodge in 1937. In
 1952, he began employment as a plant electrician with National Gypsum
 Co., Medicine Lodge, retiring in 1977, following 25 years of service.
 He has lived in Winfield since June 1980.
 On June 30, 1950, he married Opal I. Stout near Winfield. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a step-son, Gerald Neighbors, Winfield;
 three brothers, Ben, Donald and Arthur, all of Hugoton; four sisters,
 Ethyle Reese and Edythe Stuart, both of Hugoton, Viola Quattlebaum,
 Lamar, Colorado, and Zola Lynch, Rogers, Arkansas; two step-grand
 children; and four step-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, June 21, 1995, at Miles Funeral
 Service, Winfield. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery, Winfield.
 Memorials may be sent to Cowley County Hospice, Inc. in care of the
 funeral home. 

Laura Margaret Reed

 
 
 Laura Margaret Reed, 77, died May 9, 1994, at Wesley Medical 
 Center, Wichita.
 She was born January 8, 1917, at Afton, Oklahoma, the daughter
 of John Franklin and Maude Belle Angell Bell. A longtime resident
 of the Medicine Lodge area, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, and
 a charter member of the Flying Eagle HDU.
 On January 26, 1941, she married George Reed at Medicine Lodge.
 He died October 3, 1991.
 Survivors include: two sons, Father Dennis L. Reed, Garden City,
 and Gary L. Reed, Medicine Lodge; three brothers, Oliver D. Bell,
 Nashville, and Elmer E. Bell, Kinsley; a sister Mary Hommertzheim,
 Medicine Lodge; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
 Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 1994, at
 First Christina Church, Medicine Lodge, with Bishop Stanley G.
 Schlarman and the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Highland
 Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Forsyth Funeral
 Home, Medicine Lodge. 

Cherry Roberta Freeman

 
 
 Cherry Roberta Freeman, 73, died October 19, 1994 at Smith
 Center.
 She was born Nobember 4, 1920, at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the
 daughter of William Calvin and Lenora Bryan. She spent her
 school years at Lake City where she graduated from High School
 in 1938.
 On July 7, 1938, she married Norwood Freeman. He died July
 3, 1994.
 Survivors include: son, Bryan Jimmy, Wichita; two daughters,
 Patricia Ann Naaz, Smith Center, and Linda Sue Lumbert, Winfield;
 a sister Mattie Moore of Oklahoma; 7 grandchildren; and 13 great-
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held October 21, 1994 at Simmons Chapel,
 Smith Center with Pastor Rhett Totten presiding. Grandsons were
 casket bearers. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center.
 Those from this area attending the services were: Jack and Joyce
 Smith, Lake City, Cynthia Smith, Liberal, Esther Freeman, Medicine
 Lodge, Marion Freeman, Pratt, Bonnie Chinn, Coats and Betty Lutz,
 Macksville.

Harry Frank Sippel

 
 
 Harry Frank Sippel, 88, died October 20, 1994, at Kiowa District
 Hospital.
 He was born March 11, 1906, at Casey, Iowa, the son of William
 M. and Lula B. Theurer Sippel. A Kiowa resident since 1911, he was
 a retired owner and operator of Arts Cleaners.
 He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Kiowa.
 On August 20, 1929, he married Rosa J. Hart of Kiowa. She died
 February 27, 1982.
 Survivors include: a daughter, Judy Johnson, Winfield; a brother,
 Roy, Kiowa; a sister, Grace Burns, Kiowa; two grandchildren; and a
 great-grandchild.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, October 22, 1994, at the
 United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. R. Laney Kuhn presiding.
 Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Fisher Funeral Home,
 Kiowa. 

Marie B. Mauler

 
 
 Marie B. Mauler, 85, died September 23, 1994, at her home.
 She was born May 30, 1909, at Nashville, Kansas, the daughter
 of Joseph and Cunigunda Adehardt Ridder. A Pratt resident since
 1954, moving from St. Leo, she worked at Jetts Department Store
 as a clerk.
 She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Altar
 Society and theElks Emblem Club, all at Pratt, and the St. Leo
 Daughters of Isabella.
 On April 17, 1929, she married Edwin Simon. He died December
 24, 1935. On January 24, 1946, she married Frank Mauler at St.
 Leo. He died August 13, 1980.
 Survivors include: two sons, Gerald Simon, St. Leo, and Robert
 L. Simon, Marienthal; a daughter, Gladys Venard, Dodge City; and
 a sister, Margaret Simon, St. Leo.
 Funeral was Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pratt,
 with Father Ted Skalsky presiding. There was no viewing, the
 casket remained closed. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt.
 Memorials may be snet to the donor's choice in care of the
 mortuary.

Dora Ellen Shelite

 
 
 Dora Ellen Shelite, 86, died October 21, 1994, at Pratt Regional
 Medical Center.
 She was born May 26, 1908, at Capron, Oklahoma, the daughter of
 William J. and Catherine J. Johnston Rea. She was a graduate of
 Northwestern University, Alva, Oklahoma. A pratt resident since
 1992, formerly of Medicine Lodge, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On June 29, 1926, she married Orval Roy Shelite at Medicine
 Lodge. He died December 5, 1992.
 Survivors include: two sons, Orva R. Jr., Hutchinson, and Rea
 L., Iuka; two daughters, LaVonne Taylor Freeman, Stilwell, Oklahoma,
 and Peggy Lee Huffman, Dodge City; two brothers, Bill Rea, Hutchinson,
 and Tom Rea, Edmond, Oklahoma; three sisters, Minnie Herrinton, 
 Hesston, Lula McGuire, Alva, Oklahoma, and Kathryn Snyder, Wichita;
 17 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, October 24, 1994, at First 
 Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. tom Walters presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Ayres-Calbeck
 Mortuary, Pratt.

Max D. Fowler

 
 
 Max D. Fowler, 77, died November 4, 1999, at the Okeene Hospital,
 Okeen, Oklahoma.
 He was born September 12, 1922, at Larned, the son of Harry and
 Edith Ebersole Fowler. He graduated from high school in Sharon, in
 1940. He farmed for a short time, then moved to Canton in 1955 as
 an agent for the Santa Fe Railroad, and continued as Agent until
 retiring in 1984.
 He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Canton. He was
 a former member of the Canton Lions Club, Canton Chamber of Commerce,
 Red Carpet Country, and was one of the founders of the Canton Lake
 Walleye Rodeo. He was very active in the boy Scout organization
 during the time his son Robert was in Scouting.
 On August 12, 1957, he married Loyce Eileen Youell Blevins at
 Canton.
 Survivors include: two daughters, Rosemary Chapman, Wichita, and
 Kathy Bullcoming, Canton, Oklahoma; two sisters, Nadine Johannes,
 Overland Park, and Donna Good, Olathe; five grandchildren, Felicia,
 Jeremy, Jessica, and Justin Bullcoming, all of Canton, and Kelly
 Chapman, Wichita; three great-grandchildren, Kayanne Bullcoming, 
 Canton, Andrew Chapman and Marissa Chapman, both of Wichita; many
 nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
 He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Loyce, one son,
 Robert, and one sister, Joann Hays.
 Services were held at the United Methodist Church, Monday, November
 8, 1999, with Rev. Chuck Gilbert officiating. Burial was in the
 Cherryvale cemetery under the direction of Haigler Funeral Home.
 Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church Children's
 Mission Fund, or to the Church building fund through the funeral
 home. 

Victor E. Sleeper

 
 
 Victor E. Sleeper, 32, died March 17, 1996, north and west of
 Harper, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
 He was born March 25, 1963, at Cadillac, Michigan, the son of
 Jack and Maggie Elliott Sleeper. A longtime Harper resident, he
 was a machinist for GEC Precision Corporation.
 On September 8, 1984, he married Kelly Beadman at Anthony. She
 survives. 
 Other survivors include: a son, Danial Sleeper, of the home; a
 sister, Jackie Canfield, Sundance, Wyoming; father and stepmother,
 Jack and Barbara Sleeper, Anthony; mother and stepfather, Maggie
 and Don McGowan, Phoenix, Arizona; grandparents, Mildred Sleeper,
 Attica, and Harrison Elliott, Pratt; and great-grandmother, Lulu
 Sleeper, Medicine Lodge.
 Graveside services were held Wednesday, March 20, 1996, in the
 Harper Cemetery, wiht Dr. Lee Louderback presiding. Elliott Funeral
 Home, Harper, was in charge of arrangements.
 Memorials may be sent to the Harper Recreation Commission in care
 of the funeral home, or to the education fund for Danial Sleeper in
 care of American National Banker, Harper.

RaeDeanna Mishelle Winchell

 
 
 RaeDeanna Mishelle Winchell, 4, died October 15, 1994, at
 Medicine Lodge Hospital.
 She was born July 7, 1990, at Kiowa, the daughter of John
 Edward Winchell and Bobby Jo Smith Crosby. A Medicine Lodge
 resident, she was formerly of Kiowa.
 She attended the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge.
 Survivors include: father and step mother, John and Cindy
 Winchell, Medicine Lodge, mother, Bobby Jo Crosby, Medicine
 Lodge; two stepsisters, Tiffany Lingg and Kelly Lingg, both
 of Medicine Lodge; grandparents, Gary and Jean Winchell, 
 Kiowa, and Marion Sieger, Bandon, Oregon; and great-grand
 parents, Clovis Winchell, Wellington, Betty Brubaker,
 Hutchinson, and Howard Bell, Cherokee, Oklahoma.
 Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 18,
 1994, in the Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa, with the Rev. Joe 
 Cobb presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Creative Corner Nursery School
 Scholarship Fund in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. 

Jene Darlene Cline

 
 
 Jene Darlene Cline, 69, died March 16, 1996, at Medicine
 Lodge.
 She was born July 28, 1926, in Mingona Township, the daughter
 of A.T. and Joy Elizabeth Tedrow Elliott. She attended the Rural
 School at District #10, Medicine Lodge High School and Texas
 State College for Women at Denton, Texas. A lifetime Medicine
 Lodge resident, she worked for South Central Telephone
 Association for 31 years retiring in 1992.
 She was a member of Lunch Bunch, Medicine Lodge.
 On January 3, 1947, she married Carl Clarence Cline at Oklahoma
 City, Oklahoma. He died in 1973.
 Survivors include: a son, Steve, Rose Hill; two sisters, Marjorie
 Mae Knight, Seattle, Washington, and Suzanne Randle, Lakewood,
 Colorado; and two grandsons.
 Memorial services were held Wednesday, March 20, 1996, at
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters
 presiding.
 Remembrances may be made to the Darlene Cline Memorial, in care
 of Forsyth Funeral Home.

C.W. 'Bill' Carroll

 
 
 C.W. 'Bill' Carroll, 79, died July 23, 2000, at Via Christi
 Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 He was born Nobember 8, 1920, at Hoisington, the son of James
 B. and Clariss Larkin Carroll. A Medicine Lodge resident since
 1965, moving from Kiowa he was a ranch hand.
 He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Medicine Lodge,
 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
 On November 26, 1965, he married Shriley J. Wiley McDonald
 at Medicine Lodge. She survives.
 Other survivors include: four sons, Bob McDonald, Medicine
 Lodge, Bill McDonald, Pratt, Butch McDonald, Pratt and PeeWee
 Carroll, Garden Plain; a brother, Pete, Hoisington; three sisters,
 Geneva Carroll and Betty Smith, both of Hoisington, and Edith King, 
 Houma, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by a brother, James S. Carroll; and two
 sisters, Irene Hickey and Ruby Farnsworth.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Revs. Tom Walters
 and Steven Dezotell presiding. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery,
 Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent in Mr. Carroll's name in care of the
 funeral home.

Joseph Summers

 
 
 Joseph David Summers, 63, died suddenly while at work at the
 Helena, Oklahoma, Training School for Boys, Sunday evening, May
 19. He had lived in Helena since 1959, where he owned and operated
 a laundry as well as serving as a house parent at the Training
 School.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 22, in the First
 Methodist Church in Helena with Rev. Tom Wilson officiating.
 Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. in the Highland cemetery
 at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, under the direction of the Fossett
 Funeral Home of Helena.
 Summers was born at Chilicothe, Missouri, December 1, 1910, 
 but grew up in Medicine Lodge. He was married to Leota Fussell
 in 1934 and she survives.
 Other survivors are two sons, Robert E. of Enid and Dale of
 Lubbock, Texas; a daughter Mrs. Curtis (Janet) Piersall, Helena;
 two brothers, Roy of Ehernburg, Arizona, and L.R. of Chino,
 California; two sisters, Myrtle Doran, Helena, and Maude Garman
 of Cucamonga, California; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
 Two sons predeceasedhim.
 Those from Medicine Lodge attending the service were Mr. and Mrs.
 Neil Fussell and Gaile, Mrs. Bucky Swonger, Mrs. Jess Wortman,
 Mrs. Richard Wortman and Mrs. Nora Hopkins.

Margaret N. Blick

 
 
 Margaret N. Blick, 88, died February 6, 1999, at Halstead.
 She was born January 29, 1911, at Sharon, the daughter of
 Jacob and Anna Eck Ketzner. She was a homemaker and the
 owner/operator of the Sharon Cafe.
 She belonged to St. Boniface Catholic Church, the Altar
 Society and Senior Citizens, all at Sharon.
 On October 22, 1930, she married Roman Blick at Sharon.
 He died January 12, 1993.
 Survivors include: three sons, Victor, Attica, Roman Jr. 
 and Vernon, both of Sharon; four daughters, Vivian Moore, 
 Medicine Lodge, Joan Smith, Arnold, Nebraska, Marge Adams,
 Lyons, and Mary Ann Buchta, Leeds, North Dakota; a sister,
 Elizabeth Schreiner, Sharon; 20 grandchildren; and 31 great-
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were Wednesday, February 10, 1999, at St. 
 Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, with Father Anthony Suellentrop
 presiding. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery, Sharon.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to Senior Citizens of
 Sharon, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, Anthony. 


Metta L. Crow

 
 
 Metta L. Crow, 85, died October 11, 1994, at Anthony.
 She was born January 13, 1909, at Byron, Oklahoma, the
 daughter of Edgar and Anna Flowers Folk. An Anthony
 resident since 1963, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of Anthony Christian Church.
 On February 6, 1926, she married Elmer Arb at Medicine
 Lodge. He died September 4, 1966. On August 5, 1973, she
 married John Crow at Anthony. He preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: three daughtes, Junia Dent, Larned,
 Virginia Brown, Harper, and Carolyn Carpenter, Shawnee,
 Colorado; a stepson, Merle Crow, Attica; a brother, Bud
 Folk,, Manchester, Oklahoma; two sisters, Alma Puffinberger,
 Waldron, and Myrtle Harrold, Pawhuska, Oklahoma; 11 grand
 children; and several great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, October 15, 1994, 
 at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Anthony, with the Rev. John
 Schnelle presiding. Burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery,
 Anthony.
 Memorials may be sent to the Christian Church Building
 Fund, in care of the mortuary. 

Matthew A. Vierthaler

 
 
 Matthew A. Vierthaler, 68, died October 15, 1994, at St. Francis
 Regional Medical Center.
 He was born March 23, 1926, the son of Karl and Rose Theis
 Vierthaler. A Wichita resident, he was a systems analyst at Lear
 Jet, Wichita.
 He was a Mason and a member of the Midian Shrine Temple, Wichita.
 He was a U.S. veteran of World War II.
 He married Carita Vierthaler. She survives.
 Other survivors include: three brothers, Charles, Isabel, and Ben
 and Bud, both of Wichita; and four sisters, Ann Becker, Downs, 
 Charlene Schaller, Nashville, Theresa Barnhart, McPherson, and Rose
 Ann Adelhardt, Kingman.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 18, 1994, at Swisher-
 Taylor and Morris Funeral Home, Winfield, with Father Howard Kunkle
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Winfield.
 Memorials may be sent to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital,
 St. Louis, in care of the funeral home.
 
Sylvia B. Vollbracht

 
 
 Sylvia B. Vollbracht, 67, died March 28, 2001, at Gove 
 County Medical Center, Quinter.
 She was born May 21, 1933, southeast of Grinnel in Gove
 County on the family farm, the daughter of Raymond and 
 Vianna Eastlack Holaday. She attended Grinnell High School
 and graduated in 1951. A lifetime Gove County resident, she
 was a housewife and homemaker.
 She was a member of Grinnell United Methodist Church, 
 Grinnell, and was a past member of Gove County EHU.
 On February 22, 1952, in Oakley, she married David Vollbracht.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, David Vollbracht, Medicine
 Lodge, Dennis Vollbracht, Hays, Duane Vollbracht, Grinnell; three
 brothers, Raymond Holaday, Dennis Holaday, Oakley, William Holaday,
 Haviland; two sisters, Viola Evans, Quinter, Beulah Brown, Sun 
 Lakes, Arizona; and four grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Edmund
 Holaday and Albert Holaday.
 Funeral services were held Monday, April 2, 2001, at Grinnell
 United Methodist Church, Grinnell, with Rev. Elin Colglazier
 officiating. Interment was in Grinnell Township Cemetery, Grinnell.
 Memorials may be made to Grinnell United Methodist Church, Grinnell
 Education Association, Inc., or American Cancer Society. Schmitt
 Funeral Home, Quinter, was in charge of arrangements. 

Matt J. Wegerer

 
 
 Matt J. Wegerer, 85, died June 26, 1994, at Pratt Regional
 Medical Center.
 He was born March 26, 1909, at St. Mark, the son of Alex
 and Lena Stockemer Wegerer.
 A longtime Kingman County resident, he was a retired farmer
 and carpenter.
 He was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church and Knights of 
 Columbus Council No. 2774, both of St. Leo.
 On May 14, 1935, he married Madalene Scripsick at Sharon.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Vernon, Rock Island,
 Illinois, Duane, Burlington, Iowa, and Gary, Cunningham; a
 daughter, Vivian Hensiek, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; a brother,
 Edwin, Kingman; three sisters, Rosalyn Thome and Josephine
 Albers, both of Cunningham, and Helen Young Pratt; and 10
 grandchildren.
 Funeral Mass was held Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at St. Leo
 Catholic Church, St. Leo, with Father John Miller presiding.
 Burial was in the St. Leo Church Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to St. Leo Grade School in care of
 the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.

Jennifer Lynn Clouse

 
 
 Jennifer Lynn Clouse, 20, died May 7, 1994, at rural Murdock.
 She was born May 22, 1973, at Kingman, the daughter of John
 and Linda Laverentz Clouse. A Zenda resident all her life, she
 was a physical therapy major at Wichita State University.
 She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and the CYO,
 both at Zenda, and the National Honor Society.
 Survivors include: father John, Kingman; mother and step-father,
 Linda and Ed Vierthaler, Milton; a brother, John, Milton; a sister,
 Christina, Milton; and three grandmothers, Virginia Laverentz, 
 Nashville, Dorothy Clouse, Kingman, and Helen Vierthaler, Zenda.
 Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 1994, at St.
 Patrick's Catholic Church, Kingman, with Father John Miller presiding.
 Burial was in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville.
 Memorials may be sent to st. Patrick's Grade school or to the
 Jennifer Clouse Scholarship Fund, both in care of Livingston Funeral
 Home, Kingman. 

Lillian Marie Graves

 
 
 Lillian Marie Graves, 55, died October 11, 1994, at Harper
 Hospital.
 She was born January 27, 1939, at Hazelton, the daughter of
 Robert and Ruby Baker Shumaker. A longtime Harper resident,
 she was a nurse's aide and homemaker.
 She was a member of Calvary Bible Baptist Church, Harper.
 On October 3, 1975, she married James Graves at Anthony. He
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Carl Culver, Medicine Lodge;
 a daughter, Christine Merrill, Yale, Oklahoma; two step-daughters,
 Amy Eric, Las Vegas, and Michelle World, Owatonna, Minnesota; 
 parents, Attica; a brother, Larry Shumaker, Citrus Heights,
 California; two sisters, Linda Culver, Harper, and Loretta 
 Babcock, Attica; and six grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, October 13, 1994, at Elliott
 Funeral Home Chapel, Harper, with Wade Booth and Art Freeman
 presiding. Burial was in Harper Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Harper County, in care of the
 funeral home. 

Charlie Gant

 
 
 Charlie Gant, 89, died September 29, 1994, at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 He was born January 31, 1905, in Barber County, the son of 
 Joseph and Hattie Orilla King Gant. A lifetime Barber County
 resident, he was a rancher.
 He was a charter member of the Kansas Cutting Horse Association,
 and the United Methodist Church at Medicine Lodge.
 On September 3, 1930, he married Mildred Suhler at Nashville,
 Kansas. She preceded him in death.
 Survivors include: a son, Gaylord, Medicine Lodge; a daughter,
 Charlene Larson, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Florence Pratt, Herington;
 four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
 A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland 
 Cemetery, Medicine Lodge with the Rev. Joe Cobb and Steve Bryan
 presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Kansas Championship Ranch Rodeo or to
 the church, both in care of Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 
 
Clifford Allen (Ted) Groendycke

 
 
 Clifford Allen Groendycke was born in Barber County, Kansas, 
 January 6, 1899, and departed this life at the Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital on May 25, 1974, at the age of 75 years, 4
 months, and 19 days.
 He was one of five children born to Arthur T. and Emma
 Groendycke. He grew up on a farm south of Medicine Lodge.
 On August 21, 1923, he was united in marriage to Ruth Stout
 in Medicine Lodge, and they settled on a farm south of town.
 They are the parents of three children.
 They moved into town in 1946 and purchased a dry cleaning
 establishement which they operated until they retired.
 Ted is survived by his wife, Ruth; one sister, Mrs. Muriel
 Holmes, Sun City, Arizona; three brothres, Len, of Medicine
 Lodge, Ralph of Topeka, and Jay, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one son,
 Jack of Woodward, Oklahoma, and five granddaughters.
 He was preceded in death by a son, Dean, a daughter, Emma
 Jean, and a brother, George.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 28, at Forsyth Funeral
 Home. Pastor Sam Crownover officiating. Burial was in Highland
 Cemetery.

Mildred Anna "Millie" Vannaman Turner

 
 
 Mildred Anna "Millie" Vannaman Turner, 86, died November 5, 1999,
 at Kiowa Hospital District Manor, Kiowa.
 She was born June 8, 1913, in rural Kiowa, the daughter of Bertie
 R. and Hazel Pearl Stephens Vannaman. She attended Mound Center
 Country School and graduated from Kiowa High School in 1932. A Kiowa
 resident, formerly of Capron, Oklahoma, she was a homemaker and a
 school cook at Capron for 20 years until the school closed in 1976. 
 She then served as a caregiver for several senior citizens in Kiowa,
 Medicine Lodge, Cherokee and Alva, Oklahoma.
 She attended the Senior Citizens of Alva, where she sang with the
 Songbirds.
 On May 14, 1935, she married John Otto Turner at Alva. He died
 April 19, 1956.
 Survivors include: two sons John Dee, LaVernia, Texas, and Lonnie
 Ray, Yukon, OKlahoma; a daughter, Rosalyn Joy Gray, Capron; a brother,
 Cecil Vannaman, Kiowa; a sister, Myrtle Schwanz, Gresham, Oregon; eight
 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by a brother, Oliver Vannaman; two sisters,
 Arlene Ruth Gillig and Velma Ellen Pro; and two twin great-grandsons.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 9, 1999, at Kiowa
 United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jan McDaniel presiding. Burial
 was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Capron United Methodist Church, in care of
 Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. 

Jerry Lee Mayfield

 
 
 Jerry Lee Mayfield, 35, died June 21, 1994, at his home in 
 Medicine Lodge.
 He was born April 29, 1959, at Medicine Lodge, the son of 
 James L. and Joyzell Karp Mayfield. A Medicine Lodge resident
 most of his life, he was a florist.
 Survivors include: his parents, Medicine Lodge; a brother,
 Jame R., Pratt; and a sister, Charlene, Medicine Lodge.
 Graveside services were held Friday, June 25, 1994, at
 Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with Pastor Mike Shinkle 
 presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice, in care of
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 

Mike Maes

 
 
 Mike Maes, 51, died June 26, 1994, at Lincoln County
 Hospital.
 He was born November 16, 1942, at Great Bend, the son
 of Joseph and Ellen Phelan Maes.
 He was a former resident of Osborne, Plymoutn, Wisonsin,
 Medicine Lodge, and Bushton.
 He was a retired Ranch Manager, former Fall River Valley
 Farms manager at Waldo , Wisconsin, currently living in
 Lucas.
 On November 3, 1962, he married Luanna Wood, in Bushton.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Joe, Chase; a daughter,
 Denise Maes, Chase; three brothers, Patrick, Las Vegas,
 Nevada, James, Salina, Dan, Great Bend; two sisters, Jo
 Ellen Schroeder and Linda Huff both of Bushton; and two
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at
 Holy Name Catholic Church, Bushton, with Father James Roth
 presiding. Burial was at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery,
 Chase.
 Memorials may be sent to the Mike Maes Memorial Fund, in
 care of Sillin Funeral Home, Lyons.