Doris M. Flatin
Doris M. Flatin, 69, died March 30, 1997 at her home in Green River, Wyo. She had been in ill health the past four years. She was born July 9, 1927 in Wendell, Minn., the daughter of the late Knute and Mabel Pladsen Pikop. She attended schools in Minnesota. A resident of Green River from 1980 to 1989, she moved to Kansas, returning to Green River in July of 1996. She was a member of the First Assembly of God. She married Edwin Louis Flatin in Minnesota. He died in December of 1970.
Survivors include: a son, Larry Flatin; a daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Jerry Hill of Green River, Wyo., six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Cremation took place at the Vase White Mountain Crematory in Rock Springs. Inurnment was in Topeka, Kan. Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs, Wyo. was in charge of arrangements.

Ronald Eugene 'Gene' Schulte
Ronald Eugene "Gene" Schulte, 64, died March 30, 1997, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1932, at Pratt, the son of August and Rose Keiter Schulte. A Pratt resident for four years, coming from Wichita, he was a retired hydraulic specialist sales representative. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Pratt. On Oct. 13, 1995, he married Yvonne Johnson at Pratt. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Brad, Chicago, and Mark, Wichita; two stepsons, Mike Stivers and Pat Stivers, both of Pratt; a stepdaughter, Suzan Patton, Pratt; three brothers, Bob, Wichita, August, Russel and Ed, Yukon, Okla.; three sisters, Connie Mobley, Wichita, Peggy Bradley, Medicine Lodge, and Melva Scarbrough, Pratt; six grandchildren; and four step-grand children. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Sacred Heart Church, Pratt, with Father Ted Skalsky presiding. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice or to the Sacred Heart Church, both in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.

George B. Throckmorton
George B. Throckmorton, 95, died Nov. 30, 1996, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa. He was born May 6, 1901, at Capron, Okla., the son of Oscar F. and Cora L. Hopkins Throckmorton. A Kiowa resident since 1994, formerly of Capron and Burlington, Okla., he was a farmer and carpenter. He was a member of the Capron United Methodist Church at Capron, Okla. On Nov. 28, 1928, he married Myrle A. 'Sally' Wilcox at Alva, Okla. She died Sept. 28, 1994.
Survivors include: two sons, Emil R., Oklahoma City, Okla., and George Eldon, Enid, Okla.; a daughter, Bonita Somerhalder, Burlington, Okla.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1996, at Capron United Methodist Church, Capron, Okla., with the Rev. Carolyn Murrow presiding. Burial was in the Capron Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Florence Wells
Florence Wells, 96, died Nov. 26, 1996, at Kiowa district Hospital. She was born Oct 19, 1900, in Barber County, the daughter of Dwight P. and Sarah C. Boyer Mills. A Kiowa resident since 1978, moving from Aetna, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church, Kiowa On Dec. 2, 1921, she married Vernon D. Wells at Wichita. He died Dec. 15, 1969.
Survivors include: four daughters, Marion Carthrae, Kiowa, Elaine Tyler, Wichita, Anne Jackson, Belpre, and Ellen Circle, Ozark, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral service were held Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996, at the Southern Babtist Church, Kiowa, with Pastor Alan Locke pre- siding. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Chad L. Blackwell
Chad L. Blackwell, 32, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away on December 19, 1996, at the Broward Medical Center. Chad died of complications from a car accident the morning of December 17, 1996. Chad was born in Winfield, Kan., and had been a Fort Lauderdale resident since 1984. Chad graduated from high school as Shawnee Mission Northwest in Lenexa, and attended college at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem, N.C. Chad began his dancing career with the Miller-Marley School of Dance in Kansas City. From there he danced with the Forst Lauderdale Ballet Company, Opryland, in Nashville, Tenn., Lotto World in Seoule, Korea, Beauty and the Beast at MGM/Disney World, Orlando, Fla. and the musical, Cats in Hamburg, Germany. Chad appeared twice on the television show, Star Search, and was a finalist in 1993. Chad will be sadly missed by his father, Lee Blackwell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., his mother, Jackie Snodgrass, Arkansas City, Kan., his sister, Jennifer Blackwell, Atlanta, Ga., and his grand- mother, Maude Blackwell, Medicine Lodge, as well as aunts and uncles and many cousins, along with a host of friends from all over the world. A celebration of Chad's life took place at the Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on December 21, 1996. A special performance of the musical, Cats, will be held in his honor on December 30 in Hamburg, Germany.

Donna Lorene Clarke
Donna Lorene Clarke, 79, died Dec. 14, 1996, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. She was born March 19, 1917, in Barber County, the daughter of Ernest H. and Nelle F. Shanks McKaig. A lifetime Medicine Lodge resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, she taught Sunday school and sang in the church choir, all in Medicine Lodge. She was a member of the Kansas Farm Bureau, the Forest City Ladies Aid, a 4-H leader, and a member of the Mingona Farm Bureau. On May 5, 1935, she married Dale Arthur Clarke at Medicine Lodge. He died Feb. 7, 1994.
Survivors include: a daughter, Esther F. Hudson, Haysville; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grand- children.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1996, at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Elmer William Conner
Elmer William Conner, 90, died Dec. 22, 1996, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1906, in Barber County, the son of Andrew J. and Maidie I. DeArmond Conner. A Medicine Lodge resident for most of his life, he was a production superintendent for Olsen Oil Company. He was a member of United Methodist Church, Delta Lodge #77 A.F.&A.M., Royal Arch and Lorraine Chapter No. 39 Order of Eastern Star, all of Medicine Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Consistory, Wichita, and Shrine AKDAR Temple, Tulsa, Okla. On Jan 26, 1925, he married D. Violet Davis at Medicine Lodge. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, E.E. "Gene", Dewey, Okla.; two daughters, Maida Anne Holser, Medicine Lodge, and Esther Firth, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 12 great- great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996, at United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Kathryn Eileen Johnson
Kathryn Eileen Johnson, 49, died Dec. 25, 1996, at the Columbia-Aurora Presbyterian Hospital, Aurora, Colo. She was born Jan. 3, 1947, at St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Clemel L. and Margaret E. Bailey Sawyer. She was a reesident of Auburn-Washburn (Topeka) from 1969 to 1986 moving then to Washington County. She had moved from there to Medicine Lodge in 1992. She received her BA from Wichita State in 1970 and her Masters at Kansas State in 1986. She was a school teacher and librarian. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority at Wichita State and the Greater Barber County Historical Association in Medicine Lodge. On Dec. 27, 1969, she married Darly L. Johnson at Wichita. He survives.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, at the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita. Memorials may be sent to the Greater Barber County Historical Association and The Society of Parrot Breeders and Exhibitors, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Cathleen Fay Stricker
Cathleen Fay Stricker, 58, died Dec. 24, 1996, at Wichita. She was born July 23, 1938, at Great Bend, the daughter of Peter and Bertha A. Hoffman Schlegel. A resident of Wichita since 1975, she had lived most of her life in Kiowa. She was a homemaker and a secretary. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kiowa. On June 20, 1958, she married Edward John Stricker at Kiowa. He died Feb. 8, 1989.
Survivors include: three sons, Richard Allen Stricker, Andover, Michel Pete Stricker, Wilmer, Texas, and Robert Scott Stricker Wichita; a daughter, Lori Ann Jones, Wichita; parents, Pete and Bertha Schlegel, Kiowa, grandmother, Marie Hoffman, Fort Collins, Co.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 27, 1996, at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church, Kiowa, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Bill E. Scott
Bill E. Scott, 76, died Dec. 25, 1996 at Kiowa. He was born Nov. 1, 1920, in Barber County, the son of Warren Ed and Cora M. Hardison Scott. He was a Wichita businessman and insurance adjuster. He lived in Wichita for 34 years, moving to Kiowa in 1990. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kiowa. On Aug 16, 1969, he married Virginia Vogel Curfman at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: six sons, John Scott, Kansas City, Kans., Larry Curfman, Eagle, Idaho, Bruce, Rex and Chuck Curfman, all Wichita, and Byron Curfman, Telluride, Colo., three daughters, Pat Scott, Jacksonville, Fla., Kimberly Kanne, Foley, Minn., and Kay Wealand, Elmdale; 21 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 29, 1996 at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa, with the Revs. Bill Dyer and Mike Kanne presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Thelma L. Griswold
Thelma L. Griswold, 86, died Jan. 7, 1997 at Anthony. She was born Feb. 1, 1910, in Barber County, the daughter of Van and hattie Valentine Utter- back. A longtime Anthony resident, she was a retired bookkeeper. She was a member of First Baptist Church. On Oct 15, 1930, she married John F. Griswold at Medicine Lodge. He died Dec. 29, 1966.
Survivors include: a son, Jim, Lake Winnbago, Mo., four sisters, Ora Caywood, Goddard, Imogene Dornon, Argonia, Helen Wood, Farmington, N.M. and Laverne Jelinek, Bluff City; three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and four setp-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan 11, 1997, at Williams Funeral Home, Anthony, with the Rev. Tom Marker presiding. Burial was in the Forest Park Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of Anthony in care of the funeral home.

Violet B. Hart
Violet B. Hart, 94, died Jan 11, 1997 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Winfield. She was born Dec. 14, 1902, in Woods, County, Okla., the daughter of Eusebius N. and Nancy Elizabeth Berry Hart. A lifelong Kiowa resident, she was a secretary for the United Methodist church. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Kiowa.
Survivors include: four nephews, Vernon Hart, Medicine Lodge, Harry Roberts, Knoxville, Tenn., Louis Roberts, Memphis, Tenn., and Bethel Snyder, Sun City, Calif.; and eight nieces, Lorena Garman, Kiowa, Naomi Ives, Wichita, Norma Fincher and Eleanor Shriner, both of Medicine Lodge, Judy Johnson, Winfield, Ramona Nersund, Apache Junction, Ariz., Mabel Snyder, Cunningham, and Maxine Hart, Fall River.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1997, at United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Hardtner. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Alice L. Hill
Alice L. Hill, 82, died Jan 6, 1997 at Oklahoma City, Okla. She was born Sept 25, 1914, in Woods County, Okla., and the daughter of James Wilbur and Margaret Murphy Thomas. A Hardtner resident, formerly of Wichita, Haysville, and Kiowa, she was a retired Beech Aircraft employee. She was a member of First Christian Church, Haysville. In 1933 she married Herbert C. Hill in Woods County, Okla. He died March 25, 1966.
Survivors include: a son, Patrick, Clinton, Mo.; two daughters, Crysta Jean Keltgen, Independence, Mo., and Mary Ann Gallon, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan 8, 1997, at United Methodist Church, Hardtner, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding. Burial was in the Hardtner Cemetery, Hardtner. Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Darrel L. Criswell
Darrel L. Criswell, 74, died Jan 18, 1997, at Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born May 21, 1922, in Beaver County, Okla. the son of James Oscar and Cora Ethel Boren Criswell. A Scott City resident since 1973, coming from Medicine Lodge, he was a self-employed painting contractor. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the American Legion Post No. 183, both at Scott City. On May 17, 1949, he married Edith M. McCoy at McCook, Neb. She survives. Other survivors include: four daughters, Diane Simpson, San Antonio, Texas, Carolyn West, Cherly Turley, and Mary Comba, all of Scott City; three brothers, Norman, Hobbs, N.M., Norval, Seymour, Tenn., and Larry, Odessa, Texas; a sister, Doris Davis, Balko, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Jan 22, 1997, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City, with Father Michael Helms presiding. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leoville. Memorials may be sent for Masses or to the Grand- children's Education Fund, both in car of Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

Hugh R. 'Punk' Cox
Hugh R. "Punk" Cox, 84, died Feb 8, 1997, at Friendship Manor Nursing Home, Kiowa. He was born Aug. 30, 1912, at Sharon, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Garner Cox. A lifetime resident of Barber County, he was a rural mail carrier. He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Kiowa, past president of the Barber County School Board, and was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge No. 278, Midian Shrine, and the Wichita Consistory. On July 31, 1933, he married Doris Newkirk at Cherokee, Okla. She survives. Other survivors include; a son, Larry Cox, Texas City, Texas; a daughter, Jerry Roy, Bryan, Texas; a brother Maurice Cox, Wichita; a sister, Opal Henderson, Wichita; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb 9, 1997 at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Cremation will follow the service. Memorials may be sent to the South Barber Scholarship Fund, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

William D. 'Bill' Green
William D. 'Bill' Green, 51, New Bern, N.C., died Feb 7, 1997, at Craven Medical Center, New Bern. He was born Feb 21, 1945, in Moody, Mo., the son of Noble J. and Beulah M. Harding Page. A long-time Kiowa resident, he was an electrician He married Mary E. Lancaster. She survives in New Bern, N.C. Other survivors include: five daughters, Jackie Nipko, Palm Bay, Fla., and Shannon Bivan, Kimberly Bell, Elizabeth Green and Jennifer Green, all of New Bern; his mother, Beulah Page, Kowa; father, Nobel Green, Nixa, Mo.; a brother, Gary Green, Kiowa; and four grandchildren. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Feb 11, 1997, in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa, with the Rev. Virgie Davis presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Kiowa Library in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Ada R. Hartman
Ada R. Hartman, 96, former Kiowa resident, died Feb 3, 1997, at the Eureka, Ill. Apostolic Christian Home. She was born Jan 17, 1901, at Granby, Mo., the daughter of Ben and Marie Pfister Farney. A longtime resident of Kiowa, she had moved to Fairbury, Ill., in 1953. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. On May 3, 1925, she married Godfrey Miller at Burlington, Okla. He died May 8, 1937. On Oct. 25, 1953, she married Dave Hartman at Burlington, Okla. He died Nov 8, 1971.
Survivors include: two sons Godfrey C. Miller, El Dorado, and Dr. Robert J. Miller, Peoria, Ill.; two stepsons, Melvin Hartman, Fairbury, Ill., and Harvey Hartman, Watseka, Ill.; a daughter, Doris Bahr, Sabetha; four stepdaughters, Mable Springer and Lucille Schurter, both Ft. Scott, Ruth Hartman, Peoria, Ill., and Evelyn Malaimare, Simi Valley, Ca.; two brothers, Dr. Joe Farney, Sabetha, and Ben Farney, Spring Hill; five sisters, Mary Aberle, Sabetha, Dr. Esther Farney-Davies, LaQuinta, Ca., Deborah Aberle, Wichita, Rosemary Bean, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Ann Ussi, Glendale, Ca.; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services wer held Saturday, Feb 8, 1997, at the Apostolic Church, Kowa, with Ronald Allenbach and Jeff Bahr presiding. Burial was in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Burlington, Okla. Memorials may be sent to the Eureka Apostolic Christian Nursing Home, in care of Fisher Funeral HOme, Kiowa.

Nina Mae King
Nina Mae King, 90, died Feb 5, 1997, at Wichita. Formerly of Medicine Lodge, she was a retired special education teacher for the grade school. She is survived by a son, Charles, Wichita; 7 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 10, 1997, at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel, Wichita, with Dr. Ted Jacobs officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Gardens of Memories, Wichita.

Wilbur F. 'Bill' Larson
Wilbur F. 'Bill' Larson, 93, died Jan. 19, 1997, at Attica Nursing Home, Attica. He ws born Oct. 2, 1903, at Concordia, the son of John F. and Emma B. Larson. He attended Cloud County Schools and graduated from Concordia High School. He was a farmer in Cloud, Republic and Clay counties. He retired and moved to Concordia in January 1968. In November 1992 he moved to Medicine Lodge. On Oct 26, 1994, he moved to the nursing home in Attica. He was a member of The Baptist Church, Concordia, served on the school boards, township boards, Farm Bureau, Extension Board, Co-op Elevator Board, Soil Conservation Board and Cloud County Fair Board. On Oct. 9, 1928 he married Esther A. Thomas at Concordia. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Bob, Medicine Lodge; three daughters, Emalyn Wartman, Johnson, Joyce Hansen, Colby, and Janet Henning, Berryton; a brother, Howard, Miltonvale; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside service were held Wednesday, Jan 22, 1997, in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, with the Rev. John Wilkens presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Baptist Church of Concordia or Attica Nursing Home 302 N. Botkin, Attica, KS 67009

Boyd E. Phillips
Boyd E. Phillips, 73, died Feb 6, 1997, at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital, Enid, Okla. He was born April 7, 1923, in southwestern Barber County, the son of Everett and Nancy Septer Phillips. He attended the Lake City school system and graduated from high school in 1941. An Alva resident, having lived at Corvallis, Ore., Nucla, Colo., Grove, Okla., and Bernice, Okla., he worked as a machinist, owning and operating the Phillips Machine Co. in Nucla until he retired in 1978. He attended the United Methodist Church, was a 50 year member of the Norwood, Colo., Masonic Lodge No. 111, and a life member of the Scottish Rite consistory, Grand Junction, Colo., Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1362, Pratt. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On April 5, 1947, he married Laurice Hiett at Vancouver, Wash. She died Dec 11, 1975. On Feb 23, 1982, he married Edna Mae Slack Powell at Las Vegas, Nev. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Everett and Jay, both of Elko, Nev.; a duaghter, Janice Markely, Oak Harbor, Wash.; a stepson, Roger Powell, Kiowa; a stepdaughter, Kay Lynn Glass, Sturgeon, Missouri; a brother, Ivan, Pratt; a sister, Esther Freeman, Medicine Lodge; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral service wre held Sunday, Feb 9, 1997, at Wharton Funeral Chapel, Alva, with the Rev. David S.H. Cressman presiding. Burial was in the Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, Kan., with military graveside service by Pratt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1362. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church at Alva or at Lake City in his memory.

Jeannine Vincent Riney
Jeannine Vincent Riney, 61, died Feb 8, 1997, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born June 9, 1935, at Hardtner, the daughter of Alanzo and Mildred V. Walker Vincent. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1982, moving from Ingalls, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, and Faith Circle of the church. She was the organist and pianist at the church, and had also served in that capacity at Pierceville Federated Church and Ingalls Federated Church. She had belonged to Rainbow Girls in her high school days. On April 1, 1956, she married Glen L. Riney in Medicine Lodge. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Alan Riney, Cimarron; three daughters, Glenda Davis and Diane Kelley, both Cimarron, and Cindy Kreutzer, Valley Center; two sisters, Veldeen Moss, Medicine Lodge, and Patsy Eytcheson, Augusta; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997 at the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Marie Elizabeth Stockwell
Marie Elizabeth Stockwell, 73, died Jan 30, 1997, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born May 7, 1923, at Danville, the daughter of Christopher C. and Zelma M. White Ogden. A Medicine Lodge resident for nearly all her life, she was an optometrist's assistant and a homemaker. She was a member of United Methodist Church, the Church Prayer Circle, the Leisure Center, Veterans of Foreigh Wars Auxiliary, Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the S.W. Council on aging. On Dec. 25, 1941, she married Bruce Boyd Stockwell at Anthony. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Larry B., Mariposa, Calif., and Kelly D., Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Vickie M. Keever, Scottsdale, Ariz.; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb 4, 1997, at United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Leisure Center, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Emma E. Schrock
Emma E. Schrock, 90, died Feb 4, 1997, at Friendship Manor Nursing home, Kiowa. She was born Dec 13, 1906, at Princeville, Ill., the daughter of Albert and Lydia Harter Herrimann. A Hazelton resident since 1931, she was a homemaker and seamstress. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Kiowa, and United Methodist Women. On April 8, 1931, she married George H. Schrock at Hiawatha. He died Aug. 10, 1992.
Survivors include: two sons, LaMoine, Hazelton, and Elwyn, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; a brother, Ralph Herrmann, Sabetha; a sister, Irene Isch, Sabetha; three grandchildren; three step-grand children; seven great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. Funeral service were held Friday, Feb 7, 1997 at United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa. Memorials may be sent to the church or to South Wind Hospice, both in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Otto Henry Thom
Otto Henry Thom, 91, died Dec 27, 1996, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. He was born Dec. 21, 1905, at Ravenna, Neb., the son of C.T. and Mary Peterman Thom. A Medidicine Lodge resident since 1994, moving from Isabel, he was a farmer and rancher. On Feb 26, 1931, he married Ruth Louise Monrad at Mesa, Ariz. She died Oct. 17, 1991.
Survivors include: a son, Bob Thom, Derby, a daughter, Phyllis N. Roth, Mission; six grand- children; and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan 11, 1997, at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Matthews presiding. Memorials may be sent to the Isabel Senior Center or to the Medicine Lodge Library, both in care of the funeral home.

Edith L. Trantham
Edith L. Trantham, 89, died Jan 22, 1997, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec 17, 1907, at Gage, Okla., the daughter of Darius V. and May I. Axtell Woodward. A resident of Barber County for most of her life, she was a school teacher. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Woman, Golden Agers, and the Leisure Center, all of Medicine Lodge. She also belonged to the Kansas Teachers Association, the NEA and the BPW. She was very active in getting the Leisure Center started. In 1927 she married Ben F. Mullikin in Medicine Lodge. They divorced in 1947. On July 19, 1948, she married Bud Trantham in Anthony. He died Dec 22, 1974.
Survivors include: a son, Ben F. Mullikin Jr., Corpus Cristie, Texas; two daughters, Virginia M. Chance, Medicine Lodge, and Phyllis M. Inslee, Ada, Okla.; two sisters, Virginia Measday and Joyce Westbrooks, both of Deming, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan 25, 1997, at the First Presbyterian Church in Medicine Lodge, with Mr. Wayne DeVries presiding. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Leisure Center, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Robert Louis Thompson
Robert Louis Thompson, 73, died Feb 1, 1997, at Columbia Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Oct. 1, 1923, at Perth, the son of George Marion and Jesse Crisler Thompson. A Coldwater resident since 1975, moving from Sun City, he was a retired track foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both at Wellington. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. On April 19, 1973, he married Frances Mc Grath at Coldwater. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Susan Maddox, Wichita, and Sheryll Tusinger, Tishomingo, Okla.; a stepson, Stephen McGrath, San Diego, Calif.; three step-daughters, Shirley Stone, Lake City, Donna Young, Great Bend, and Mickey Raye, Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Elsie Scriven, Wellington; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb 5, 1997, at Hatfiled-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater, with the Rev. Virginia Carthrae presiding. Burial was in Bethany Cemetery, Perth. Memorials may be sent to the Coldwater Nutrition Site in care of the funeral home.

Millie O. Lawrence Wallace
Millie O. Lawrence Wallace, 88, died Feb 8, 1997, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 14, 1908, at Melrose, the daughter of Elmer E. and Eva Lyon Davis. A Medicine Lodge resident since 1976, moving from Kingman, she was a school teacher and homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Woman of Trinity, both at Medicine Lodge, and a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Nashville. In 1928, she married Albert Lawrence. He died in 1959. In 1967, she married Claud Wallace. He died in 1971.
Survivors include: two sons, Kent E. Lawrence, Zapata, Texas, and Layle D. Lawrence, Mount Morris, Pa.; a daughter, Marilyn M. Lenkner, Hutchinson; a brother, Marvin Davis, Lexington, S.C.; a sister, Aileen Kite, Baxter Springs; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb 10, 1997 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Nashville, with the Rev. Paul Beyer presiding. Burial was in the church cemetery in Nashville. Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home Medicine Lodge, was in charge of arrangements.

Roy Cylvestor Zordel
Roy Cylvester Zordel, 61, died Feb 9, 1997 at Hays Medical Center, St. Anthony Campus, Hays. He was born June 23, 1935, at Ransom, the son of Walter W. and Josie Clodfelter Zordel. He attended Cyrus Country School, Ransom High School and Dodge City Community College where he played football. A lifetime Ransom resident, he was a foreman for Deines Manufacturing Company in Ransom. He was a member of Ransom Volunteer Fire Department and Ness City Men's Bowling Associaton. He worked on the chain crew for Ransom High School football games. On July 31, 1954, he married Ellen Esther Fairbank at Ransom. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Allen, Topeka, and Michael, Medicine Lodge; two daughters, Tami DuBois, Idaho Springs, Colo., and Julie Zordel, Dodge City; three brothers, Walter Jr., Albert and August, all of Ransom; four sisters, Anna Nora Freeman, Bucklin, Lila Reeder, Dodge City, Ida Mae Decker, Hooker, Okla., and Dollie Shoupe, Missoula, Mont.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb 12, 1997, at United Methodist Church, Ransom, with the Rev. Wayne Stephens and Pastor Marjorie Ediger presiding. Burial was in the Ransom Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society or Hays Medical Center, Oncology Department, Hays, both in care of Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City.

Kenneth M. Armstrong
Kenneth M. Armstrong, 63, died Jan. 30, 1997, at his home in Medicine Lodge. He was born April 10, 1933, in Isabel, the son of Earl E. and Marie Fetters Armstrong. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1961, moving from Sawyer, he was a line-crew foreman for WestPlains Energy from 1961 to 1994. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Medicine Lodge, coached girl's softball, served on the Alva Bible Chair Development Board, and was a bible teacher and treasurer. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On Sept. 13, 1953, he married Rosalee Hamm at Isabel. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Eric D., Isabel, and Darrin S., Edmond, Okla.; a daughter, Deborah D. Bryant, Edmond, Okla.; a brother, Jim, Isabel; three sisters, Darlene Hamm, Pratt, Eunice Green, Anchorage, Alaska, and Patricia Armstrong, Wichita; and 10 grand- children.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 3, 1997, at the Church of Christ, Medicine Lodge, with John Hamm and Hartsell Johnson presiding. Burial was in the Isabel Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the church or to Southwind Hospice in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.