Georgia May Raymond

 
 
 Georgia May Raymond, 91, died March 10, 2001, at Cedar Crest
 Manor, Medicine Lodge.
 She was born February 28, 1910, at Holly, Colorado, the
 daughter of Preston and Zelpha Johnson Raymond. A life long area 
 resident, she was a retail clerk at Hahn's and at Gambles Store.
 She belonged to United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge.
 Survivors include: a sister, Marjorie (Marge) Myers, Medicine
 Lodge; and numerous nieces and nephews.
 She was preceded in death by her parents, three infant brothers,
 and two sisters, Alta Wright and Ruby Watkins.
 Graveside services were held Monday, March 12, 2001, at Rose
 Hill Cemetery, Hazelton.
 Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge.
 Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Mildred Schiff Kimball

 
 
 Mildred Schiff Kimball, 87, died October 12, 2000, at Cedar
 Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge.
 She was born July 12, 1913, at Sharon, the daughter of William
 C. and Mary F. Reinke Schiff. She was a Medicine Lodge resident 
 since 1949 coming from the famiy farm at Sharon. She was a home-
 maker and also baby sat for many families.
 She was a member of Central View Church of God, Sharon.
 On December 12, 1953, she married Claire E. Kimball at Golden,
 Colorado. He preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: a brother, Curtis Schiff, Medicine Lodge;
 and many nephews, nieces, and cousins.
 She was preceded in death by three brothers, Emmitt, Kenneth
 and Ellis Schiff; and a sister, Greta Lawrence.
 Funeral services were held Monday, October 16, 2000, at Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Russell Stolp
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the Barber County Historical Society
 or donors choice in care of the funeral home. 

Robert E. Shore

 
 
 Robert E. Shore, 83, died April 21, 2001, at Pratt Regional
 Living Center, Pratt.
 He was born October 27, 1917 at Coats, the son of Otis Irlin
 and Florence Balding Shore. A Coats resident all his life, he
 was a retired farmer and rancher.
 He was a member of Coats United Methodist Church; Kilwinning
 Lodge, Pratt. Served on board of NREC and Barber County Farm
 Bureau Board; Elks Lodge, Pratt.
 On July 27, 1940, at Newton, he married E. Lucille Monaghan.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: a daughter, Lou Lynne Moss, Pratt;
 a brother, Lewis Shore, Big Bow; a sister, Ella Catherine
 Highfill, Wichita; two grandsons, Darin Bolen, Wichita, and
 Jeff Bolen, Pratt.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at Larrison
 Mortuary, Pratt, with Rev. Kendal Utt presiding. Burial was at
 Coats Cemetery, Coats.
 Memorials may be sent to South Wind Hospice in care of Larrison
 Mortuary, Pratt. 

Rosie B. Ditgen

 
 
 Rosie B. Ditgen, 89, died April 14, 2001, at Attica Long 
 Term Care Facility, Attica.
 She was born July 11, 1911 in McCracken, the daughter of
 Peter J. and Anna Marak Dohm. She was a homemaker and retired
 and moved to Sharon in 1977.
 She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon,
 and a member of the Altar Society.
 On April 6, 1937 in Sharon, she married Julius 'Duke' Ditgen.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Larry, Harker Heights, Texas;
 four sisters, Luella Tincher, Olathe, Anita Knight, Denver,
 Colorado, Imelda Johnson and Pat Dohm, both of Kansas City,
 Missouri; two grandchildren, Julius R. Ditgen and John Edward
 Ditgen.
 She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and
 four brothers.
 Funeral service was held April 17, 2001, at St. Boniface
 Catholic Church, Sharon. Interment was held at St. Boniface
 Cemetery, Sharon.
 Memorials may be made to St. Boniface Altar Society. 

Alice L. DeWitt Hall

 
 
 Alice L. DeWitt Hall, 99, died June 19, 2000, at Presbyterian
 Manor, Salina.
 She was born April 8, 1901, at Sharon. An area resident for 60
 years, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Smoky Valley
 Genealogical Society, Member and President of Public Library
 Board of Trustees, Charter Member Smoky Valley Engineers' Wives
 Club, Chapter DL of PEO, Sisterhood Asbury - Salina Regional
 Health Center and St. John's, Salina Auxiliary, the Current
 Literature Club, and Rotaryanns.
 Survivors include: a son, James M. Hall, III, Leawood; a
 daughter, Mary A. Hall, Topeka; a sister, Ruth Mills, Medicine
 Lodge; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Hall in
 1985.
 Memorial services were held Friday, June 23, 2000, at First
 Presbyterian Church, Salina, with Rev. Thomas P. Reid presiding.
 Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park.
 Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church in lieu of
 flowers, in care of Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home, Salina. 

Laura Louise Aufleger

 
 
 Laura Louise Aufleger, 83, died May 14, 2001 at Pratt Regional
 Medical Center, Pratt.
 She was born May 15, 1917, in Sharon, the daughter of George
 A. and Christina L. Gangler Bauer. A lifetime resident of Sharon,
 she was a farmer and homemaker.
 She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and St. Boniface
 Altar Society.
 On October 12, 1937, she married Thomas Theodore Aufleger in 
 Sharon. He died September 15, 1973.
 Survivors include: four daughters, Charlene Fischer, Sharon, Judy
 Bender, Northglenn, Colorado, Peggy Evans, Kiowa, and Barbara
 Shelite, Pratt; ten grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by brothers, William, Martin, Lawrence,
 Joe and Aloysius Bauer.
 The Altar Society Rosary will be held Wednesday, May 16, at St.
 Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, at 7:15 p.m., the vigil will
 follow at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,
 May 17, 2001, at St. Boniface Catholic Church with Father Anthony
 Suellentrop presiding. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery,
 Sharon.
 Memorials may be sent to St. Boniface Church or St. Boniface
 Cemetery, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine
 Lodge. 

Vincent 'Vince' B. McGuire

 
 
 Vincent 'Vince' B. McGuire, 79, passed away September 25, 2000,
 in Coalgate, Oklahoma.
 He was born April 20, 1921 in Sharon, to Criss and Estella Farmer
 McGuire. He had taught in Fullerton, California school district, was
 a veteran of WWII and a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners.
 He married Alma Beatrice Hearrell on April 7, 1943 in San Barnardino,
 California. She preceded him in death on June 1, 1995.
 Survivors include: two sons, Vincent D. McGuire, Fullerton, California,
 and Aaron D. McGuire, Placentia, California; two sisters, Vivian M.
 McGuire, Medicine Lodge and Elinor M. Walton, Lyons; one brother, Powell
 G. McGuire, Alva, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Ross Allen McGuire, Dallas,
 Texas and Megan Anne NOyes, Orange, California; and special friend, Zona
 Faye Davis, Coalgate.
 He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Alma, a son, Tommy,
 and by five brothers, Homer, Gordon, Tom, Maurice and Marshall McGuire.
 A memorial service was held Thursday, September 28, 2000, at Epperson
 Funeral Chapel.

Lois I. Jacobs

 
 
 Lois I. Jacobs, 86, died August 31, 2000, at Wheatlands Care
 Center, Kingman.
 She was born March 25, 1914, in Rochester Township, Kingman
 County, the daughter of James W. and Estella Maude Wilcox Jacobs.
 A longtime resident of Wichita, she was a retired elementary
 school teacher, teaching at Fox Elementary in Attica, and Munger
 and Isley schools in Wichita. She was one of the first remedial
 reading teachers in the state of Kansas.
 She belonged to College Hill United Methodist Church and the
 Alpha Delta Kappa educational sororit, serving as its president
 from 1955 to 1958.
 Survivors include: a brother, Nelson, Medicine Lodge; a sister,
 Orba Day, Attica; a nephew; and three nieces.
 Funeral services were held Monday morning, September 4, 2000, 
 at College Hill United Methodist Church, with the Rev. George
 Gardner presiding. Graveside service was held Monday, afternoon,
 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Zenda.
 Memorials may be sent to the College Hill United Methodist 
 Church Library or to the Wheatlands Care Center, Kingman, both
 in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. 

Carole J. Jester

 
 
 Carole J. Jester, 57, died June 22, 2000, at Western Plains
 Regional Hospital, Dodge City.
 She wa born July 13, 1942, at Pratt, the daughter of Fred
 and Irene Szabo Larkin. She attended schools at Lake City and
 Sun City. A Dodge City resident since 1973, she worked as an
 LPN at Trinity Manor for 10 years.
 She belonged to Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City.
 On December 27, 1968, she married John Jester at Medicine
 Lodge. He survives.
 Other survivors include: her mother, Medicine Lodge; three
 sons, Johhn Jr., Port Charlotte, Florida, Fred, Lawrence, and
 Darin, Dodge City; a daughter, Stephanie Schraeder, Dodge City;
 a brother, Kenneth Larkin, Medicine Lodge; and four grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday morning, June 26, 2000, at
 Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City, with the Rev. Lewis Hoang
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, Monday
 afternoon.
 Memorials may be sent to the Trinity Nursing home Alzheimer's
 Unit, in care of Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City. 

Alice Ruby 'Ross' Humphrey

 
 
 Alice Ruby "Ross" Humphrey, 98, died August 11, 2000, at Kiowa
 Hospital District Manor; Kiowa.
 She was born February 9, 1902, in Douglas County, Missouri, the
 daughter of Calvin HOsea and Artie Mincie Hensley Ross. A resident
 of Kiowa since 1921, she was a homemaker.
 She attended United Methodist Church, Kiowa, and belonged to the
 Iris Flower Clubs, the Kiowa Club and the Modern Woodmen.
 On December 19, 1923, she married Tommy Ernest Humphrey at Anthony.
 He died August 6, 1951.
 Survivors include: two sisters, Georgia Harris, Wichita, and Willa
 Johnson, Kiowa; and several nephews and nieces.
 She was preceded in death by two sons, Percy Donald, and an infant
 son, Calvin; five brothers, Elmer Aaron, Olen Russell, Jesse Henry,
 Everett Raymond and Lyle Garrett Ross; and three sisters, Mabel Claire
 Davis, Ethel Proctor and Sibyl Davis.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 15, 2000, at United
 Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Charles Cryderman presiding.
 Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Evaline L. Clawson

 
 
 Evaline L. Clawson, 97, died July 31, 2000, at Kingman
 Hospital, Kingman.
 She was born October 17, 1902, at Okarche, Oklahoma, the
 daughter of Charles E. and Lucy E. Andrews Barnard. She
 came to Kansas in 1905 by covered wagon to live near Medicine
 Lodge, there she attended Walstead Grade School and graduated
 from Medicine Lodge High School in 1921.
 She taught school for 29 years. She got her first teaching
 certificate from the State in 1921. She took extention courses
 and summer schools from the College of Emporia and Kansas
 University, her Bachelor Degree came from Northwestern State
 College of Oklahoma in 1959. She taught in several Barber
 County country schools, also Croft, Coldwater, Lake City and
 Kiowa.
 She belonged to First Christian Church, was Past Worthy 
 Matron of Order of Eastern Star, past president of Business
 and Professional Women, past treasurer of the Retired Teacher's
 Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Barber
 County Historical Society and life member of the Kansas State
 Teacher's Association.
 In 1922, she married Albert C. Walker. They made their home
 on a ranch west of Sun City. He preceded her in death. On August
 3, 1950, she married Robert S. Clawson of Sun City. They made
 their home there on a ranch for a few years, then moved to
 Medicine Lodge. He also preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: two sons, Harold K. Walker, Milton-Freewater,
 Oregon, Ervin G. Walker, Medicine Lodge; two stepsons, Marion A.
 Clawson, Norwich; two brothers, Charles A. Barnard, Yelm, Washington,
 and William E. Barnard, Medicine Lodge; two sisters, Alma Hoagland,
 Pratt, and Geneva Wheat, Bella Vista, Arkansas; eight grandchildren;
 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by a sister, Julia Knowles.
 Her body was bequithed to the University of Kansas Medical School
 at Kansas City. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
 Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kansas State Teacher's Association,
 in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Earl E. Harding

 
 
 Earl E. Harding, 86, died August 9, 2000, at Pratt Regional
 Medical Center, Pratt.
 He was born July 25, 1914, at Nashville, the son of David E.
 and Christine Suhler Harding. A Pratt resident for 15 years,
 moving from Isabel, he was a farmer and a former Pratt County
 assessor and school-bus driver.
 He belonged to the Church of Christ and the Odd Fellows,
 both at Isabel, and the Masonic Lodge, Medicine Lodge.
 On August 6, 1932, he married Margaret B. Thompson at Medicine
 Lodge. She survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, David, Moore, Oklahoma, and
 Vernon, Wichita; three daughters, Evelyn Jessup, Fort Worth, Texas,
 Shirley Wood Goulding, San Pedro, California, and Vicki Chinn, Pratt;
 a sister, Delvania E. Guthrie, Tacoma, Washington; 15 grandchildren;
 and 13 great-grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Leslie; and
 a granddaughter.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, August 12, 2000, at Larrison
 Mortuary, Pratt, with John Hamm presiding. Burial was in Greenlawn
 Cemetery, Pratt.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Associatin, in care
 of the mortuary.

James O. Gilmore

 
 
 James O. Gilmore, 71, died August 29, 1999, at the Veteran's
 Hospital, Wichita.
 He was born July 8, 1928, at Pratt, the son of John W. and Jesse
 Lynn Gilmore. A Pratt resident for most of his life, he was a postal
 clerk, working in the Pratt Post Office.
 He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the national Guard
 for 21 years.
 On February 16, 1947, he married Maxine J. Moore at Pratt. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Mike, Pratt; three daughters,
 Marta Herndon, Pratt (formerly of Medicine Lodge), Marcy Allbritten,
 Cairo, and Monica Reno, Mount Hope; a brother, William, Pratt; step-
 mother, Stella Gilmore, Pratt; six grandchildren; and two great-
 grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by two sisters, Roberta Nossaman and Carol
 "Butch" Gilmore.
 Graveside service was held Wednesday, September 1, 1999, in Green-
 lawn Cemetery, Pratt, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox presiding. Military
 graveside honors were performed by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Cremation
 preceded the service.
 Memorials may sent to Lemon Park Lights in care of Larrison Mortuary,
 Pratt. 

Leora A. Casner

 
 
 Leora A. Casner, 88, died July 16, 1999, at her home
 northeast of Milton.
 She was born October 1, 1910, at Clearwater, the daughter
 of Frank M. and Minnie Seitz Barnes.
 She attended school at Wichita, graduated from Wichita
 East High School in 1929 and from Wichita State University
 in 1933 with a degree in physical education.
 She worked for the Wichita Recreation Department before
 teaching physical education at Medicine Lodge.
 She belonged to United Methodist Church, Milton, the
 United Methodist Kansas West Annual Conference, United
 Methodist Women, the Kansas District YWCA and the Grand-
 mother's Club.
 On August 9, 1936, she married Bob Casner at Wichita.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Jack, Milton; a brother, 
 Lynford Barnes, Wichita; two grandchildren; and four great-
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, July 19, 1999, at
 United Methodist Church, Milton, with the Revs. Eugene 
 Wilson and Cecil Lilliston presiding. Burial was in Eden
 Cemetery, Milton.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Ebersole
 Mortuary, Conway Springs, KS.

Shirley L. Nickell

 
 
 Shirley L. Nickell, 67, died May 7, 2001, at Hutchinson
 Hospital, Hutchinson.
 She was born February 19, 1934, in Medicine Lodge, the
 daughter of Arthur and Bertha May Snyder Ash. She had 
 lived in Medicine Lodge most of her life. She was operator
 and clerk at Isaiahs Thrift Shop, Medicine Lodge.
 On May 15, 1951, she married Bob L. Nickell. He died
 November 20, 1985.
 Survivors include: a son, Robert Nickell, Arlington; two
 daughters, Kathy Thomas, Woodward, Oklahoma, and Christy
 Jacobs, Medicine Lodge; two brothers, Bob ash, Anthony, and
 Raymond Ash, Great Bend; a sister, Betty Hargus, Petersburg, 
 Indiana; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, May 10, 2001, at the
 Restoration Church, Medicine Lodge, with Mike Shinkle and
 Jay Morford presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery,
 Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be made to Isaiahs Thrift Shop, in care of
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 

Bonnie M. Evans

 
 
 Bonnie Mae Evans, 46, died August 13, 1999, at Wesley Medical
 Center, Wichita.
 She was born November 26, 1952, at Attica, the daughter of
 Russel R. and Ethel Hess Roberts. She grew up in Attica and
 graduated from Attica High School. She was a Boeing Aircraft
 Assembly worker.
 On May 5, 1995, she married Billy R. Evans at Kingman. He
 died June 20, 1998.
 Survivors include: two sons, Daniel Helm and Lee Hamilton
 Jr., both of Harper; a daughter, Jennifer DuVall and her 
 husband Thad, Harper; her mother, Harper; three brothers,
 Wade Roberts, Marlow, Oklahoma, Dale Roberts, Duncan, Oklahoma,
 and Bruce Roberts, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Della Helm, Enid,
 Oklahoma; two half brothers, Russel Dean Roberts, Wichita and
 Denny Roberts, Ponca City, Oklahoma; and two half sisters, 
 Charlene Hibbard, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Floy Barker, Mesquite,
 Texas; and four grandchildren, Brittany DuVall, Miranda DuVall,
 Erika DuVall and Jacob Quigg.
 She was preceded in death by her father, and a sister, Beverly
 Hammack.
 Funeral services were held Monday, August 16, 1999, in Pleasant
 Valley Mennonite Church, Harper, with Pastor Royce Vogt presiding.
 Special songs of Bonnie's were played and Reannon Smoker sang
 a special selection. Interment was in Attica Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Elliott Funeral
 Home, Harper. 

Hulda Katie Emilie Winter Lampe

 
 
 Hulda Katie Emilie Winter Lampe, 82, died April 9, 2001,
 at her home in Nashville.
 She was born October 21, 1918 in Nashville, Kansas, the
 daughter of William and Elizabeth Bargfreded Winter. She
 was a lifetime resident of Nashville and a homemaker.
 She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Lutheran
 Ladies Aid, and Dorcus Society, all in Nashville.
 On October 21, 1938 i Nashville, she married Alvin G.
 Lampe. He died October 14, 1989.
 Survivors include: a son, Leroy Lampe, Argonia; a daughter,
 Venora Mease, Pratt; a brother, Alvin Winter, Wichita; two
 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Rhonda; sisters,
 Selma, Esther, and Margaret; brothers, Walter, William, Herman,
 and Henry.
 Visitation will be Tuesday, 1 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, 9 a.m.,
 to 8 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.
 Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2001,
 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Nashville, with Rev. Paul Beyer
 officiation. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemtery,
 Nashville.

PO3 Michael J. Haas

 
 
 Michael J. Haas, 24, Norfolk, Virginia, died April 11, 2001,
 at Wilford Hall Medical Center - Lackland Air Force Base, San
 Antonio, Texas, of leukemia.
 He was born October 25, 1976, at Marshalltown, Iowa, the son
 of K. Mark Haas and Rhita J. Freeland Haas. He grew up in
 Medicine Lodge, moving to Norfolk six months ago. He received
 his GED from Medicine Lodge High School. He received two years
 of college education from Pratt Community College and the U.S.
 Navy.
 He as on active duty with the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS
 Kauffman as a sonar technician.
 He belonged to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Norfolk, Virginia.
 On December 28, 200, he married Shelly R. Wetli at Norfolk. 
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: his father, Pratt; his mother, Medicine
 Lodge; a brother, Mike E., Medicine Lodge; a sister, Kendra Medhus,
 Reinbeck, Iowa; two grandmothers, Mary Lou Freland, Baxter, Iowa,
 and Violet Haas, Sharon.
 He was preceded in death by a sister, Sandy Gledsoe, maternal
 grandfather, Charles Freland, maternal step-grandfather, Jim Freland,
 and paternal grandfather, Kenneth Haas.
 Funeral Mass was Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Sacred Heart Catholic
 Church, Newton, Iowa, with Father Phil Cardenzana, Parochial Vicar
 of Sacred Heart Catholic Church presiding. Burial was in Ashton
 Chapel Cemetery in rural Mingo, Iowa.
 Memorials may be sent to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society , in
 care of Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa.

Edith B. Hindman

 
 
 Edith B. Hindman, 79, died August 31, 1999, at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge.
 She was born May 7, 1920, at Weir, the daughter of Wesley E.
 and Henrietta C. Littrell Smith. A Medicine Lodge resident since 
 1946, moving from Pittsburg, she had retired as a clerk from the
 Medicine Lodge Stockade.
 She belonged to Assembly of God Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On January 6, 1938, she married James F. Hindman at Columbus.
 He preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: a son, James D., Medicine Lodge; two daughters,
 Jo Broughman, Medicine Lodge, and Sharon Knoll, Hoisington; a brother
 Elmer Smith, Pittsburg; a sister, Mildred Orender, Pittsburg; 11
 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by four brothers, Ray Francis Smith, Lloyd
 Dean Smith, Clarence Jasper Smith, Ernie Smith; three sisters, Sylvia
 Pearl Hulbert, Florence Rentfro, Myrtle Baumman; and a granddaughter,
 Theresa Joann Hindman.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, September 4, 1999, at Assembly
 of God Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Arthur Sorg presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church of the Leukemia Foundation, both
 in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Iva Merrill Nix Stanley

 
 
 Iva Merrill Nix Stanley, 79, Hugoton, died Sunday, April
 29, 2001, at Medicine Lodge. 
 She was born July 5, 1921 in Stevens County, the daughter
 of Austin and Ella Landess Florence. She was a lifetime
 resident and a homemaker. She worked for Southwestern Bell
 Telephone Company as an operator until 1958, when she retired.
 She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Hugoton.
 On November 28, 1953, she married Homer G. Nix. He died
 February 4, 1991. She then married Charles M. Stanley, August
 8, 1992. He died June 19, 1997. 

Edna M. Davis

 
 
 Edna M. Davis, 88, died April 20, 2001, at Pratt Regional
 Living Center, Pratt.
 She was born March 6, 1913 at Sun City, the daughter of
 Arthur Clyde and Flora Kaminska Humeston. A Sun City
 resident most of her life, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of Sun City Baptist Church.
 On February 9, 1929, she married Oliver W. Davis. He died
 December 1979.
 Survivors include: a son, Gary Davis, Spearman, Texas; two
 daughters, Vivian Sims, Weatherford, Oklahoma, and Marilyn
 Holmes, Pratt; two sisters, Mary Hoss, Potwin, and Lucille
 McKnight, Lubbock, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-
 grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson.
 Graveside services were held Monday, April 23, 2001, at Sunny-
 side Cemetery, Sun City.

Vivian Porter

 
 
 Vivian Porter, 85, died July 3, 1999, at Cedar Crest Manor,
 Medicine Lodge.
 She was born September 18, 1913, at Galt, Missouri, the daughter
 of Abraham L. and Hortense Payne Tolle. A resident of Isabel since
 1983, moving from Galt, Missouri, she was a bookkeeper for the Galt
 school system.
 On June 1, 1935, she married Paul James Porter at Trenton, Missouri.
 He died in 1979.
 Survivors include: a daughter, Paula S. Porter, Fort Pierce, Florida;
 and a sister, Mary R. Lynch, Isabel.
 She was preceded in death by two brothers, Claude and Dr. Sam Tolle;
 and a sister, Irene Omer.
 Graveside service was held Wednesday, July 7, 1999, in Galt West
 Cemetery, Galt, Missouri, with the Rev. Gene Schreffler presiding.
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, was in charge of
 arrangements. 

Lyndell Rose Young

 
 
 Lyndell Rose Young, 86, died April 28, 2001, at her home
 in Sawyer.
 She was born December 6, 1914, at Sawyer, the daughter of
 Leo and Bertha Lena Combs Rose. A lifetime Sawyer resident,
 she had taught school at Aetna and served on the election
 board and Census Bureau. She had worked at Pratt Air Base
 in photography department.
 She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist, Pratt. A
 former member of Stitch and Chatter Club, Garden Club,
 Social Benefit Club.
 On June 14, 1941 at Fort Scott, she married Virgil F.
 Young, Jr. He died September 26, 1990.
 Survivors include: a son, Stanton L. Young, Sunflower
 Ranch, Sawyer; a daughter, Nola Beth Swope, Zenda; and
 three grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Cook.
 Graveside services were held Monday, April 30, 2001, 
 with Pastor Dennis Berlin, at Ellenwood Cemetery, Sawyer.
 Memorials may be made to South Wind Hospice in care of
 Larris Mortuary, Pratt. 

Norma LoVae Maier

 
 
 Norma LoVae Maier, 80, died May 17, 2001, at Hilltop Manor,
 Cunningham.
 She was born October 17, 1920 at Kansas City, Missouri, the
 daughter of Louis and Jessie M. Schooler Parr. She was a Pratt
 resident since 1983. She graduated from St. Lukes School of
 Nursing of Denver. She was a Registered Nurse and worked in
 numerous hospitals and nursing homes in south central Kansas.
 She was a member of First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge.
 She was married first to John F. Skulavik and then to Leon
 J. Maier. Both preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: sons, Gary L. Maier, Pratt, and John L.
 Skulavik, Huntington, California; daughter, Carolyn Keller,
 Augusta; stepdaughters, Paulette Carlberg, Santa Anna, 
 California, and Carol Watson, Leon; sister, Bonnie Bailey, 
 Eatonville, Washington; eight grandchildren; and seven great-
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, May 21, 2001, at Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Tom Walters
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to Pratt Community College Nursing
 Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.