Frieda Marie Honeman

 
 
 Frieda Marie Honeman, 85, died April 3, 1997, at Pratt Regional
 Medical Center, Pratt.
 She was born July 18, 1922, at Isabel, the daughter of Fredrick
 J. and Amanda J.E. Bockelmann Huebner. a lifetime resident of
 Pratt County, she was a homemaker and retired farmer.
 She attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Natrona-Preston, and
 was a member of LWML, and golden Valley EHU.
 On Feb 16, 1933, she married Charlie H. Honeman at Natrona,
 Kan. He died Aug. 20, 1967.
 Survivors include: two sons, Glen Honeman, Iuka, and Larry
 Honeman, Pratt; a daughter, Darlene Proctor, Coldwater; a sister,
 Dorothy Fitz, Coffeyvill; and six granddaughters; and four great
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, April 5, 1997, at St. Paul's
 Lutheran Church, Natrona-Preston, with Rev. Michael Schotte presiding.
 Burial was in St. Paul's Cemetery, Natrona.
 Memorials may be sent to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in care of 
 Larrison Mortuary, Ltd., Pratt. 


C. Warren Slater

 
 
 C. Warren Slater died March 31, 1997, at his home in Tubac, Ariz.
 He is remembered by his wife Jane as epitomizing the eternal optimist
 for being "an 80 year old man planting acorns." Mr. Slater was born
 in Hale, Mo., August 18, 1910, to William Slater and Frances Fergerson
 and moved to his beloved Flint Hills in Kansas while still a young boy.
 Mr. Slater began his first tree nursery in Medicine Lodge, Kansas,
 before founding the Ponderosa Nursery in Boulder, Colorado, which he
 and his wife operated for 15 years before moving to Colby, Kan., in
 1978 to begin a wholesale nursery. He retired in 1995 when he moved to
 Tubac, Ariz.
 Everywhere he lived, trees flourish as a living monument to his love
 and dedication- from those trees struggling by the side of the road
 he stopped to "doctor" to those planted while landscaping residential
 and commercial properties.
 Mr. Slater served in the Navy during WWII and was a member of The
 American Legion, The American Nurseryman's Association, and was a mason.
 Preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters, he is survived
 by his wife of 35 years, Jane, a daughter Fontelle Slater of Los Angeles,
 step-daughters; Nancy Hilliard, New Hampshire; Mary Jo Hilliard, Puerto
 Rico; Patricia Hilliard-Emmons, Alaska; Barbara Hilliard, Vermont, seven
 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Carondelet Hospice
 Services, 1055 LaCanada Dr., Green Valley, AZ or the Tubac-Tumacacori
 Fire Dept., 2227 E. Frontage Rd., Tubac, AZ. 85696. In addition, a fitting
 tribute would be to plant a tree in his memory. 


Nellora Mae Welch

 
 
 Nellora Mae Welch, 76, died April 6, 1997, at
 Wichita.
 She was born July 26, 1920, at Anthony, the
 daughter of Ernest and Anna Mellies Walker. A
 longtime Anthony resident, she was a homemaker.
 On Aug 1, 1936, she married Lynn Welch at
 Medicine Lodge. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Robert,
 Harper, and Larry, Wellington; a daughter,
 Vera Ryan, Marion; a brother, Bill Walker,
 Anthony; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great grand-
 children.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, April 10,
 1997, at Williams Funeral Home, Anthony, with
 Pastor Rick Carter presiding. Burial was in
 Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony.
 In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to
 the Anthony Library. 

Doris Ann Alexander

 
 
 Doris Ann Alexander, 78, died April 20, 1997, at Cedar Crest 
 Manor, Medicine Lodge.
 She was born June 10, 1918, at Lake City, the daughter of
 Donald W. and Marjorie C. Cook Skinner. A resident of Medicine
 Lodge since 1978, having lived in Lake City, Kan., Marionville,
 Mo., and Dimmitt, Texas, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of the First Methodist Church, and Eastern
 Star, both of Lake City.
 On Jan. 29, 1937, she married W.A. "Andy" Alexander at Marion,
 Kan. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Tex Alexander, Sun City,
 and Don Alexander; a sister, Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Thompson,
 Medicine Lodge; four grandchildren, Loyd A. Alexander, Springfield,
 mo., Mark T. Alexander, Derby, Mona Alexander, Sun City; and one
 great grandchild, Jacy Alexander, Derby.
 Memorial service will be held Saturday April 26, 1997, at
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Jim
 Godbey presiding. Inurnment will take place at a later date in
 Coats Cemetery, Coats.
 Memorials may be sent to "The Boys Ranch" in care of the funeral
 home. 


Shawn Freeman

 
 
 Shawn Freeman, 17, died April 16, 1997, at his home in Sun City of an
 accidental gunshot.
 He was born Dec. 8, 1979, at Pratt, the son of Dorwin C. and Gwen
 Crookham Freeman. A lifetime resident of Sun City, he was a sophomore
 at Medicine Lodge High School.
 He was a member of Pratt Saddle Club, Kansas Junior Hereford Assoc.,
 and Kansas Junior LIvestock Assoc.
 Survivors include: parents, Sun City; five brothers, Phillip, Chris,
 Mark, Jeff, and Eric Freeman, all of Sun City; a sister Becky Freeman,
 Sun City; and maternal grandparents, Gwynn and Arlie Crookham, Pratt.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, April 19, 1997, at First
 Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters, presiding.
 Burial was in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.


Merlin J. Freeman

 
 
 Merline J. Freeman, 67, died May 3, 1997, at Pratt Regional Medical
 Center.
 He was born Aug 9, 1929, at Sun City, the son of Scott W. and Bertha
 LaFever Freeman. A Pratt resident since 1949, he was a retired oil-field
 drilling superintendent.
 He belonged to Pratt Church of Christ.
 On April 8, 1950, he married Lucille B. Horton at Tucumcari, N.M.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: two brothers, Theodore Freeman, Wellington,
 and Junior D. Freeman, Medicine Lodge; five sisters, Marilyn Clark, 
 Neodesha, Alice Picha, Napa, Idaho, Gertrude Parker, South Hutchinson,
 Gloria French, Carrollton, Texas, and Barbara Vulliamy, Wellington;
 and two grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at Church of
 Christ, Pratt, with Minister Mark Hayes presiding. Burial was in
 Greenlawn Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or to the
 American Cancer Society, both in care of Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt.


Albert Lee Johnson, Jr.

 
 
 Albert Lee Johnson, Jr., 71, of Flat, Texas, died in Temple, Texas
 Hospital.
 He was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Hawley, Texas, the son of Albert and
 Willie Johnson. He attended school in Hawley. He entered the military
 in 1943 and served in the US Navy during WWII until 1947.
 He owned and operated a trucking business for many years. He was a
 member of Cold Springs, Baptist Church; Shriner's Median Temple in
 Wichita; and was past master of Delta Lodge #77 in Medicine Lodge.
 On May 17, 1947, he married Ruby Joyce Garrison in Roby, Texas.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Jerry R. Johnson, Buffalo
 Gap, Albert Lee Johnson III, Tuscola, and Charles W. Johnson, Abilene;
 four daughters; Paula Sue Crosby and Donna Ruth Trotter both of Gates-
 ville, Velma Jo Gann, Flat, and Darla Faye Green, Big Spring; a brother,
 John Johnson, Ft. Dodge; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held at Cold Springs Baptist Church, Flat, Texas,
 with the Revs. Bob Phillips and Jack Hopkins officiating. A service was
 also held at Pleasant Grove Church, Anson, Texas, with Rev. T.C. Melton
 officiating. Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery near Anson. 


Leslie W. Johnson

 
 
 Leslie W. Johnson, 84, died May 3, 1997, at his home.
 He was born Dec. 26, 1912, at Lookout, Okla., the son of W.N. and
 Edna Jackson Johnson. A Kiowa resident since 1949, he was a retired
 railroader.
 Survivors include: two sons, Loris Johnson, Enid, Okla., and Clay
 Johnson, San Antonio; a sister, Dorothy Kurth, Alva, Okla.; four
 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 6, 1997, at Hardtner United
 Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding. Burial 
 was in Fairview Cemetery, rural Woods County, Okla.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kiowa District Hospital Memorial Fund
 or to the Kiowa Senior Citizens Center, both in care of Fisher Funeral
 Home, Kiowa.



George R. 'Pete' Measday

 
 
 George R. 'Pete' Measday, 91, longtime Deming resident, died Tuesday,
 April 22, 1997, at Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home.
 He was born Dec. 27, 1905, in Edna, Texas, the son of Henry George
 and Maggie Thomas Measday. He moved to Deming with his parents in
 November of 1907. Pete was injured in a hunting accident at the age
 of 13. He did not let this injury keep him from leading a full and
 active life. He was an avid hunter and fisherman until he became
 confined to a wheelchair in his later years.
 He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Deming, where
 he served as an Elder. He was an active Rebuplican and served as
 county commissioner during the 1950's, was a former member ob the
 Lion's Club, past president of the Old Timers Association, and long-
 time owner of Measday Plumbing, Heating and Refrigeration.
 On May 27, 1945, he married Virginia Woodward Newton in the
 Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Dan, and his wife, Janice; daughters,
 Deloris Ruebush, and Carol Wootton and her husband, Dick; a brother,
 Lawrence Measday; a sister, Ethel Gray; sisters-in-law, Kay Measday,
 and Joyce Wesbrooks and her husband Bill; 10 grandchildren; 18 great
 grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, April 25, 1997, at the First
 Presbyterian Church with Rev. Carl Zimmerman officiating. Burial was
 at Mountain View Cemetery.
 The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Old
 Times Association or the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum.
 Arrangements by Baca's Funeral Chapel. 


Marian C. McCullough

 
 
 Marian C. McCullough, 83, died April 24, 1997, at Via Christi
 Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus in Wichita.
 She was born Jan. 27, 1914, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter 
 of George W. and Mabel Garten Lukens. A lifetime resident of
 Medicine Lodge, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of the First Christian Church in Medicine
 Lodge.
 On Jan. 21, 1938, she married James W. McCullough at Medicine
 Lodge. He survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Stan, Lamar, Colo., 
 Jimmie Dean and Pat, both of Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Marilyn
 Sue Smith, Galva; a brother, Ralph Lukens, Medicine Lodge; 14
 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, April 26, 1997, at Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, in care
 of the funeral home.

E. Josephine McKeever

 
 
 E. Josephine McKeever, 87, died May 7, 1997, at Via Christi Regional
 Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 She was born Nov. 8, 1909, at Sharon, the daughter of Walter and
 Eva Holman. An Attica resident since 1987, moving from Sharon, she was
 a homemaker.
 She belonged to the Baptist Church, Sharon, and the Church's Study
 and Social Club.
 On Sept. 4, 1932, she married Cecil V. McKeever at Sharon. He died
 July 1987.
 Survivors include: a son, Cecil V. McKeever, Attica; two brothers,
 Vernon Holman, Hot Springs, Ark., and Vade Holman, Norman, Okla.; 
 two granddaughters, Brenda Schultz, Altamont, and Lynette McKeever,
 Wichita; two step-granddaughters, and a great-grandson.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10, 1997, at Sharon
 Community Church, with Pastor Mark Henderson and the Rev. Paul Banister
 presiding. Burial was in the Attica Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the Attica Long Term Care Activity Dept. in
 care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 


Jimmie Mack Summers

 
 
 Jimmie Mack Summrs, 64, died April 25, 1997, on his farm in
 rural Barber County.
 He was born May 26, 1932, in Woods County, Okla., the son of
 Joseph James and Gladys M. Elmore Summers. A lifetime area
 resident, he was a farmer and stockman.
 In 1952, he married Billie J. Parker.
 Survivors include: a companion, Kathie Easterling, Kiowa; a
 son, Tom Summers, Kiowa; a daughter, Deb Villegas, Wichita;
 two sisters, Faye Hill, Kiowa, and Lucille Shank, South Lyon,
 Mich.; and three grandchildren, Tanner, Dallas, and Kristi.
 Funeral services were held at Congregational United Church
 of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev. Virgie Davis presiding. Burial
 was in Hardtner, Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Kiowa FFA, or South Barber Scholar-
 ship Fune, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.


K. Dale Werner

 
 
 K. Dale Werner, 73, died April 23, 1997, at Via Christi Regional
 Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 He was born Sept. 13, 1923, at Sharon, the son of Claude W. and
 Agnes Cotton Werner. A lifetime resident of Sharon, he was a farmer
 and dairyman.
 He was a member of the Community Church of Sharon, was a Kansas
 Master Farmer, and a former state KEC board member, was a former
 delegate of the AMPI, served as a former USD 254 school board
 member, was a board member of AEC for 15 years, and was the
 treasurer of his church.
 On Oct. 4, 1944, he married Edith McDaniel at Harper. She survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Wayne Werner, Sharon, and Daryl
 Werner, Attica; a daughter, Dalene Dohm, Sharon; a brother, E. Glenn
 Werner, Wichita; a sister, LaVon Stone, Medicine Lodge; and eight
 grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, April 27, 1997, at Sharon
 Community Church with the Rev. Mark Henderson presiding. Burial was
 in the Highland Cemetery, in Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Fisher Funeral Home,
 Kiowa.

Joel D. Ziemer

 
 
 Joel D. Ziemer, 86, died April 17, 1997 at Medicine Lodge Memorial
 Hospital, Medicine Lodge.
 He was born Oct. 10, 1910, at Yale, Okla., the son of John and
 Evelyn Cline Ziemer. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1951, 
 moving from Hutchinson, he was a retired Medicine Lodge police chief,
 serving from 1961 to 1978.
 He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Medicine Lodge and
 Kansas Peace Officers Association.
 On Sept. 7, 1940, he married Carolina A.M. Peil at Woodward, Okla.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: a daughter, Kathryn Joan Alberding,
 Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Herman Ziemer, Fullerton, Calif.; and
 a grandson, Michael Aberding, Albuquerque, N.M.
 Funeral services were held Monday, April 21, 1997, at Trinity
 Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Paul Beyer presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Goldia Gladys Ewing

 
 
 Goldia Gladys Ewing, 84, died May 5, 1997, at Friendship Manor of
 Pratt.
 She was born Nov. 18, 1912, at Croft, the daughter of James and
 Molly Lucas Hamilton. A lifetime resident of Pratt, Sun City, and
 Trousdale, she was a retired housekeeper for Pratt Regional Medical
 Center for 20 years.
 She belong to Trousdale Methodist Church and the Rebekah Lodge,
 Byers.
 On Aug. 23, 1932, she married Frank Ewing at Sun City. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Donald, Pratt, and Ronald,
 Hutchinson; a daughter, Jeannie Brown, Pratt; five grandchildren;
 three step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-great-
 grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild.
 Graveside service was held Wednesday, May 7, 1997, in the Coats
 Cemetery, Coats, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to SCU of Pratt Regional Medical Center in
 care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.


Dorothy L. Easley

 
 
 Dorothy L. Easley, 80, died May 22, 1997, at Grand Island, Neb.
 She was born Aug. 12, 1916, at Medford, Okla., the daughter of Walter
 and Hazel Biship Angle. She was a Phoenix, Ariz., resident, moving to 
 Anthony in 1980 and lived there until 1993 when she moved to Champan,
 Neb., she was a retired meat wrapper at Smitty's Grocery, Phoenix,
 Ariz.
 She was a member of Assembly of God Church, Anthony.
 On Dec. 2, 1970, she married Joe Easley. He died in 1992.
 Survivors include: three sons, Orville Thomas, Kalispell, Mont.,
 Marvin Thomas, Grand Island Neb., and Glendall Thomas, Doniphan,
 Nev.; four brothers, Clifford Angle, Medicine Lodge, Cleo Angle
 and Vernon Angle, Pittsboro, Miss., and Gordon Angle, Red Oak, Texas;
 two sisters, Opal Wilson, Emporia, and Lorene Oakes, Lakemont, Pa.;
 seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Spring
 Grove Cemetery, Anthony, with the rev. Alvin Langston presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Baptist Church, Chapman, Neb. Elliott
 Mortuary, Anthony, was in charge of arrangements.

Carl C. Jackson

 
 
 Carl C. Jackson, 77, died May 25, 1997, at his home.
 He was born Dec. 9, 1919, at Anderson, Ind., the son of Chauncey
 and Floy Ratliff Jackson. A Medicine Lodge resident fo 20 years,
 he was retired from the U.S. Navy Seabees.
 He belonged to the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars,
 both at Pratt.
 On Jan. 13, 1937, he married Vernona Sanders at Las Vegas, Nev.
 She died June 7, 1995.
 Survivors include: a son, Jack, Kingman; a daughter, Lynda Shipman,
 Oilton, Okla.; two brothers, Harold, Frankton, Ind., and Tom, Desert
 Palm Springs, Calif.; a sister, Betty King, Frankton, Ind.; nine
 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Highland
 Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the VFW in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 

Richard W. 'Dick' Rippee

 
 
 Richard W. 'Dick' Rippee, 62, died May 25, 1997, at Via Christi St.
 Francis Campus, Wichita.
 He was born Sept. 10, 1934, at Augusta, the son of Huey L. and Lola
 B. Singleton Rippee. A resident of Augusta, he was a retired school
 teacher and Davis Moore employee.
 He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict.
 On Nov. 16, 1956, he married Judy Bainter at Augusta. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son Rick Rippee, Augusta; daughter, Debra
 L. Grove, El Dorado; mother, Lola Rippee, Augusta; and four grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, May 29, 1997, at the Hillside
 Funeral Home 'Augusta' Chapel, with Revs. Frank Miller and Paul Welch
 presiding. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.


Bruce Boyd Stockwell

 
 
 Bruce Boyd Stockwell, 76, died May 4, 1997, at Medicine Lodge Memorial
 Hospital.
 He was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Zenda, the son of John E. and Lorena May
 Clark Stockwell. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1939, he was a service
 man for the electric utility company in Medicine Lodge.
 He was a member of United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars
 and American Legion at Medicine Lodge and was a U.W. Army veteran of
 World War II.
 On Dec 25, 1941, he married Marie Elizabeth Ogden at Anthony. She died
 Jan. 30, 1997.
 Survivors include: two sons, Larry B. Stockwell, Mariposa, Calif., and
 Kelly D. Stockwell, Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Vickie M. Keever, Scotts-
 dale, Ariz.; a brother, Frank Stockwell, Perry, Okla.; three sisters,
 Earlene Clark, Meade, Jean Cornelson, Wichita, and Faye James, Perry, Okla.;
 six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
 He was preceeded in death by two brothers, Dale and John Stockwell.
 Graveside service was held Saturday, May 10, 1997, in Highland Cemetery,
 Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in care of
 Larrison Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge. 

Mary Margarite Strait

 
 
 Mary Margarite Strait, 86, died May 20, 1997, at Cedar Crest
 Manor.
 She was born June 6, 1910, near Medicine Lodge, the daughter
 of William and florence Saunders Morris. A Medicine Lodge 
 resident since 1975, moving from a farm near Coats, she was
 a retired teacher.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge,
 the church's Ladies Circle, was a "War Dads" president of the
 Pratt chapter and a 4-H mother.
 On April 25, 1933, she married J. Marvin Strait at Anthony.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: a daughter, Glenda L. DeWald,
 Junction City; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, 1997, at Medicine
 Lodge United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jim Godbey presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.


Georgia Mae Wright

 
 
 Georgia Mae Wright, 88, died May 21, 1997, at Friendship
 Manor.
 She was born Nov. 8, 1908, at Ozan, Ark., the daughter of
 Alphus Tillman and Lula Ann Webb Graves. A Pratt resident
 for 40 years, moving from Sun City, she was a homemaker.
 On Feb. 25, 1927, she married Wesley L. Wright at Ozan.
 He died Nov. 22, 1972.
 Survivors include: a son, Eugene Wright, Wichita; a
 daughter, Doris McClauskey, Pratt; two brothers, Ben Graves,
 Jay, Okla., and Ira Graves, Ozan; three sisters, Julia Poser,
 Ardmore, Okla., Virginia Deerdoff, Rogers, Ark., and Ruby 
 Brock, Murfreesboro, Ark.; three grandchildren; nine great-
 grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Saturday, May 24, 1997, in
 Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox
 presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association
 or to Greenlawn Cemetery Endowment Fund, both in care of
 Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. 


Norma Jean Feaster

 
 
 Norma Jean Feaster, 68, died July 19, 1997, at Share Medical
 Center, Alva, Okla.
 She was born January 8, 1929, at Salina, the daughter of Dewey
 E. and Inez Anderson Black. She graduated from Hardtner High
 School and attended Southwestern College, Winfield, and North-
 western Oklahoma State University, Alva. A Hardtner resident of 
 25 years, she was a grade school teacher for 30 years.
 She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Hardtner.
 Survivors include: a son, Dan Feaster, Oklahoma City, a
 daughter, Jamie Sternberger, Hardtner; two brothers, Andy Black,
 Hardtner, and Larry Black, Wichita; a sister, Shirley Campbell,
 Dallas; a companion, Dick Koppitz, Hardtner; and six grandchildren.
 Graveside service was held Tuesday, July 22, 1997, in Hardtner
 Cemetery, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege, presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Scholarship Fund in memory of Norma
 Jean Feaster. Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.


Donald Leon Hammond

 
 
 Donald Leon Hammond, 58, died July 24, 1997, at the University of
 Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kans.
 He was born July 15, 1939, at Pratt, the son of Robert Leon and
 Cleo Shives Hammond. A lifetime Pratt County resident, he was a 
 farmer.
 He belonged to Grace United Methodist Church, Coates, and the 
 American Legion. He was a U.S. National Guard, veteran, with 18 
 years of duty, and was active with the Pratt National Guard.
 Survivors include: two dauthers, Deborah Staats and Kimberly
 Skaggs, both of Pratt; mother, Coats; a brother, Jerry, Isabel;
 sister, Janet Winters, Hutchinson; and five grandchildren, Jarrad
 Rosenbaum, Marshall Staats, Abigail Skaggs, Tyler Skaggs, and 
 Megan Staats.
 Funeral services were held Monday, July 28, 1997, at Grave United
 Methodist Church, Coats, with the Rev. Chris Miller presiding. Burial
 was in Coats Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to the American Legion Boys
 State. Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt, was in charge of arrangements.


Nicole "Nikki" Hern

 
 
 Nicole "Nikki" Hern, 15, died Aug. 1, 1997, at Kingman Community
 Hospital, as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
 She was born Nov. 3, 1981, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of
 James and Janis Schwartz Hern. A resident of the Kingman-Cunningham
 area for most of her life, she was a sophomore at Kingman High
 School.
 She attended Kingman Mennonite Church.
 Survivors include: mother, Janis Schwartz, Kingman; father and
 step-mother, James S. and Neannie Hern, Cunningham; a brother,
 Clayton Hern, Cunningham; a sister, Alyssa Hern, Kingman; grand
 parents, Carlos and Dorothy Schwartz, Cunningham, and James H. and
 Arlene Her, Sharon; and great-grandmother, Stella Rausch, Sharon.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, at Kingman
 Mennonite Church with Pastor Brad Penner presiding. Burial was in
 St. Leo Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kingman High School Nikki Hern
 Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.

Jessie Kasselman

 
 
 Jessie Kasselman, 68, died June 9, 1997, at Paris, Tenn.
 She was born Jan. 4, 1929, at Scott City, the daughter of Glenn
 and Bessie Smith Neal. A long-time Ellinwood resident, formerly of
 Hays, Medicine Lodge and Pauls Valley, Okla., she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to the First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On March 4, 1949, she married Edward G. Kasselman at Ellinwood.
 He died April 17, 1995.
 Survivors include: a son, Ed, Pratt; two daughtres, Karla Moss
 and Kelly Burns, both of Paris, Tenn.; three brothers, Bill Neal,
 Alamont, Cecil Neal, Oregaon, Wis., and Willis Neal, Overland Park;
 five sisters, Glenna Schneider, Tribune, Twila Miller, Broken Arrow,
 Okla., Sally Hager, Dighton, Phyllis Luerman, Hoisington, and 
 Penny McClung, Attica; and six grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, June 12, 1997, at First
 Baptist Church, Ellinwood, with the Rev. David Wesner presiding. 
 Burial was in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood.
 Memorials may be sent to the Jill Kasselman Fund in care of
 Kimple Funeral Home, Ellinwood. 

Lee Ott

 
 
 Lee Ott, 88, died July 23, 1997, at Cedar Crest Manor.
 He was born Dec. 27, 1908, in Eagle Township, Barber County, the
 son of Leonard and Elaine Griffin Ott. A Medicine Lodge resident 
 since 1953, moving from his farm in rural Medicine Lodge, he was a
 farmer and rancher. He operated Ott Floral and Greenhouse from 
 1956 to 1971.
 He was a charter member of the Medicine Lodge Roping Club and was
 active in the Peace Treaty Pageant at Medicine Lodge since 1932.
 On March 18, 1939, he married Jennie E. Van Ausdall at Alva, Okla.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Robert L., Medicine Lodge; a
 daughter, Dana Lee Branch, Picayune, Miss.; a sister, Grace Thornberry,
 Medicine Lodge; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, July 25, 1997, at First Christian
 Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Revs. Tom Walters and Steven Lora
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Viola Edna Rogers

 
 
 Viola Edna Rogers, 87, died June 15, 1997, at Cedar Crest Manor,
 Medicine Lodge.
 She was born Dec. 8, 1909, at McPherson, the daughter of Charles
 A. and Lucy Adams Walker. She was a resident of Medicine Lodge for
 four years, moving from Big Spring, Texas. She was a homemaker.
 She was a 50-year member of Order of the Eastern Star Silver
 Leaf Chapter, Hutchinson.
 On June 29, 1933, she married Grant S. Rogers at Marion. He died
 June 1, 1988.
 Survivors include: a son, Grant S. Jr., Lake City; two grandsons,
 Sanford Rogers, Amarillo, Texas, and Wayne Rogers, Roswell, N.M.;
 a great-granddaughter, Sashi Rogers, Wichita Falls, Texas; and a 
 niece, Deloris Hutchison, Neodesha.
 Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 19, 1997, at Trinity
 Memorial Park Cemetery, Big Spring, Texas.
 Memorials may be sent to Cedar Crest Manor or Lake City Methodist
 Scholarship Fund, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home,
 Medicine Lodge.
 Nally-Pickle-Welsh Funeral Home, Big Springs, Texas, is in charge
 of arrangements.

Rev. Joe Rutherford

 
 
 Rev. Joe Rutherford, 56, of Inola, died June 12, 1997 in Tulsa,
 Okla.
 He was born on February 13, 1941 in Cottersville, Okla., the
 son of O.W. Rutherford and Naomi Fidler Rutherford. He graduated
 from Catoosa High Schyool. He lived in the Catoosa and Inola areas
 most of his life.
 He was Sectional Comander of the Royal Rangers for eight years. 
 He was currently serving as the Royal Rangers Chaplain. He was a
 member of the Catoosa First Assembly of God Church. He served as
 a volunteer pastor.
 On Aug. 3, 1972, he married Emma Widney. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, David Rutherford; daughter, Tresa
 Rutherford; mother, Naomi Rutherford; two brothers, Alvie Rutherford
 and Paul Rutherford; grandson, Dayton Rutherford; and nephew Junior
 Rutherford.
 Funeral services were held Monday, June 16, 1997, at the Catoosa
 First Assembly of God Church with Reed Ryan officiating.

Raymond H. Ricke

 
 
 Raymond H. Ricke, 72, died July 8, 1997, at Denver.
 He was born Dec. 4, 1924, at Sharon, the son of John and Catherine
 Depenbusch Ricke. A longtime Denver resident, previously of Wichita,
 he was an employee of Cudahy Meat Co.
 He belonged to the Catholic church in Denver and was a U.S. Navy
 veteran of World War II, serving with the Sea Bees.
 Survivors include: three brothers, John, Culver City, Calif.,
 Vincent, Wichita, and James Lang, Sherman, Texas; two sisters, Cecelia
 Roberts, Palm Coast, Fla., and Alvena Massey, Valley Center.
 Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at St. John's Catholic
 Church, Zenda, with the Rev. John Miller presiding. Burial was in St.
 Leo Church Cemetery, St. Leo.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in Zenda in care of Livingston
 Funeral Home, Kingman.

George V. Spicer

 
 
 George V. Spicer, 79, died July 12, 1997, at Kiowa.
 He was born Oct. 4, 1917, in Barber County. A lifelong Barber 
 County resident, he was a farmer, cattleman, auctioneer and real
 estate broker.
 He was a member of United Methodist Church at Hazelton, Masonic
 Lodge, Midian Shrine, Barber County Cattleman Association and
 American Angus Association.
 On July 24, 1940, he married Berniece Vogal at Hazelton. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Sam, Hazelton; two daughters,
 Karen Spicer, Fort Worth and Susan Luthi, Hazelton; a sister, 
 Ruth Lyne, Topeka; and five granddaughters.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at United
 Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding.
 Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hazelton.
 Memorials may be sent to the church of the donor's choice, in
 care of Fisher Funeral Home, Inc., Kiowa.

Wendell E. Watts

 
 
 Wendell E. Watts, 69, died June 2, 1997, at Wesley Medical Center,
 Wichita.
 He was born Feb. 4, 1928, on a farm west of Edmond, Okla., the
 son of James Roxie and Lula Belle Watts. He attended Deer Creek 
 Rural School and farmed as a youth. An Oxford resident for 27 years,
 moving from Winfield, he worked for a number of years in Wichita as
 a heating and air-conditioning technician and later for Cessna
 Aircraft Co., retiring in 1993 with 39 years of service.
 He belonged to Countryside Baptist Church, Udall.
 On April 6, 1958, he married Ernestine Warren at Winfield. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Gene Watts, Medicine Lodge,
 Curtis Watts, Wichita, and Raymond Watts, Wellington; two daughters,
 Diane McCulley and Susan Watts, both at Winfield; a brother, Kenneth
 Watts, Andover; a sister Frances Prue, Winfield; 14 grandchildren;
 and a great-grandchild.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, June 5, 1997, at Miles Funeral
 Service, Winfield. Burial was in the Oxford Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home.

Ruby L. Willig

 
 
 Ruby L. Willig, 81, died July 29, 1997, at Wesley Medical Center,
 Wichita.
 She was born Feb 15, 1916, near Capron, Okla., in Woods County, 
 the daughter of Arthur and Alemeda Dillon Schwanz. She was a 
 graduate of Kiowa High School. A lifetime area resident, she was a
 homemaker.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church and the Garden Club,
 both at Kiowa.
 In June 1937, she married Jacob Willig at Hardtner. He died March
 10, 1960.
 Survivors include: a son, Danny Willig, Andover; two brothrs,
 Clarence Schwanz, Ohio, and Chris Schwanz, Oregon; and two sisters,
 Opal Whitaker, Bremerton, Wash., and Pearl Yellen, Nampa, Idaho.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 1, 1997, at the church, 
 with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding. Burial was in Hardnter
 Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice in care of Fisher Funeral
 Home, Kiowa.

Helen L. Hybsha Walker

 
 
 Helen L. Hybsha Walker, 84, died June 6, 1997, at Freeman Hospital
 West, Joplin, Mo.
 She was born August 12, 1912 at Bluff City, Kansas, the daughter of 
 John and Mary Rosa Kucera Hybsha.
 A longtime Joplin area resident, she worked at Roberts Cafeteria and 
 Lafayette House in Joplin.
 She attended a Methodist Church.
 She married Jesse Walker. He died in 1970.
 Survivors include: two sons, Jerry Walker, Carthage, Mo., and
 Donald Walker, Grove, Okla.; a daugher, Darlene Walker, Pittsburg,
 Calif.; two brothers, J.L. Hybsha, Newton, and Al Hybsha, Medicine
 Lodge; two sisters, Maurine LeFurgy, Yonkers, N.Y., and Dorothy
 Branson, Manhattan; 18 grqandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at Simpson
 Funeral Home, Webb City, Mo., with the Rev. Robert Terrill presiding.
 Burial waas in Osborne Cemetery, Joplin.
 Memorials may be sent in care of her brother, Al Hybsha, Indian
 Hills Lodge, Medicine Lodge.

Emma Irene Taylor

 
 
 Emma Irene Taylor, 79, of LaPorte, Texas, died April 6, 1997
 in Pasadena, Texas.
 She was born May 13, 1997, at Miles, Texas, the daughter of
 Henry and Irene Black Pullin.
 She is survived by her son, Franklin Taylor and wife, Pam,
 Wichita; a brother, Billy Sims and wife Annette, Rusk, Texas;
 three sisters, Lorene Roberson and Dorothy McCants both of
 Conroe, Texas, and Rex Faye Bell and husband, Lenford of La
 Porte, Texas; five grandchildren; numberous nieces and nephews.
 Graveside services were held Thursday, April 10, 1997, at
 the Latexo Cemetery, Latexo, Texas.
 Paul U. Lee-La Porte Funeral Home, La Porte, Texas was in
 charge of arrangements. 


Lena Ford

 
 
 Lena Ford, 90, died Oct. 18, 1999, at Pratt Regional Living Center.
 She was born July 3, 1909, at Foyil, Okla., the daughter of William
 D. and Ada Holland Lee. A Pratt resident for 17 years, moving from Isabel
 she was a homemaker and retired farmer.
 On July 28, 1928, she married Guy Ford at Kingman. He died Aug. 28,
 1984.
 Survivors include: two sons, Floyd "Smokey", Pratt, and John, Maize;
 five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great grand
 child.
 She was preceded in death by an infant son; a brother, Richard; and a
 sister, Ina Coss.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999, at Larrison
 Mortuary, Pratt, with Chaplain John Havens presiding. Burial was in
 Nashville Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Pratt Regional Living Center or to the donor's
 choice of charities, all in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. 


Hazel Fay Troyer

Hazel Fay Troyer, 82, died July 27, 1997, at Via Christi-St.Joseph
 Campus, Wichita.
 She was born Oct. 8, 1914, at Kiowa, the daughter of Elmer and
 Rachel M. Lyman Snoderley. She was a Medicine Lodge resident from
 1950 to 1959 and since 1968. She was a nurse's aide at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was a member of First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On Nov. 30, 1930, she married Allen A. Troyer, at Anthony. He died
 in 1979.
 Survivors include: a son, Gene, Dodge City; a daughter, Pay Naylor,
 Wichita; a brother, Lyman Snodderley, Howard; a sister, Nancy Regier,
 Reedley, Calif; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two
 great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, July 31, 1997, at First
 Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding.
 Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to First Christian Church Missions Fund, in
 care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.