Virginia Nelle Wolgamott Alder

 
 
 
 Virginia Nelle Wolgamott Alder, 75, died Nov. 12, 1999, at Bass 
 Hospital, Enid, Okla.
 She was born Dec. 12, 1923, west of Hardtner, the daughter of
 Lyman Ernest and Mable Hardin Wolgamott. She graduated from Hardtner
 High School. A longtime Kiowa resident, moving to Amorita, Okla.,
 she was a stenographer and bookkeeper.
 She belonged to Burlington Christian Church and the Veterans of
 Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
 She married John Alder Jr. at Cherokee, Okla. He died in 1982.
 Survivors include: a companion, Jack Martin, Stillwater; a brother,
 Kenneth B. "Shorty" Wolgamott, Hardtner; two sisters, Doris Packard 
 Ames, Anthony, and Mabel Ruth Stranathan, Kiowa; and numerous nephews
 and nieces.
 She was proceded in death by seven brothers, Wayne, Willis, Wilfred,
 Franics, Clifford, Donald Dean and George; and a sister, Mary Lee
 Huston.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at United Methodist
 Church, Hardtner, with Ron Olson presiding. Interment was in Hardtner
 Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church, Hardtner, or the
 American Cancer Society, both in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.


Ada Mae Bush

 
 
 Ada Mae Bush, 97, died Sept. 18, 1997, at Friendship Manor.
 She was born Feb. 24, 1900, at Eskridge, the daughter of
 Ruben and Edith Blankenship Murray. A Pratt resident since 1973, 
 moving from Isabel, she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Pratt, the
 Rebakah Lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary at Isabel.
 On Dec. 24, 1941, she married John Allen Bush at Isabel. He
 died in 1976.
 Survivors include: two sisters, Geneva Morley and Blanch 
 Blackwelder, both of Wichita; a nephew, R.D. Wehling, Pratt; and 
 numerous nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 22, 1997, at Larrison
 Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Kendall Utt presiding. Burial was
 in the Isabel Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church in Pratt
 or in Isabel, in care of the mortuary.


Anna Lenora Campbell

 
 
 Anna Lenora Campbell, 91, died Sept. 11, 1997, at Attica Long Term Care
 Annex, Attica.
 She was born Nov. 5, 1905, at Lookeba, Okla., the daughter of John L.
 and Elizabeth Wadkins Keller. A Medicine Lodge resident from 1975 to 1989, 
 moving from Sun City, she had been an Attica resident for the past eight
 years. She was a homemaker, had supervised the school cafeteria in Sun
 City, was a nurse's aide at Pratt Hospital and was employed at Boeing
 during World War II.
 She belonged to Assembly of God Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On Nov. 18, 1922, she married Samuel Grant Campbell at Kansas City, Mo.
 He died April 23, 1984.
 Survivors include: a son, J.L. Campbell, Wichita; a daughter, Rosa Mae
 Miller, Fort Worth, Texas; five grandchildren; and 11 great=grandchildren.
 Graveside service was held Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, in Sunnyside Cemetery,
 Sun City, with the Rev. Jerry A. Yates presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Attica Long Term Care Annex in care of Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Alfred L. Adler

 
 
 Alfred L. Adler, 83, died Sept. 12, 1197, at Kiowa.
 He was born Aug. 22, 1914, at Cody, Neb., the son of John W. and Pearl
 W. Huff Adler. A longtime Burlington resident, formerly of Kiowa, he was
 a farmer, rancher and merchant, owning a drug store in Nash, Okla., and
 Kiowa.
 He belonged to Flying Aggies, Stillwater, Okla., and was a charter
 member of the Lions Club in Nash.
 On Nov. 22, 1935, he married Marie Schupbach at Cherokee, Okla. She
 survives.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at Driftwood
 Christian Church, Driftwood, Okla., with Rollin Boothby presiding. 
 Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Byron-Amorita Fire and Rescue or Burlington
 Fire and Rescue, both in care of Fisher Funeral Home Inc., Kiowa.

Joan M. Fielder

 
 
 Joan M. Fielder, 61, died Aug. 26, 1997, at Harper Hospital.
 She was born Nov. 19, 1935, at Loyal, Okla., the daughter of Carl
 and Lula Elder Hoskins. A Gardner resident since 1964, formerly of 
 Medicine Lodge, she was a homemaker.
 In March, 1951, she married Richard Fielder at Bentonville, Ark.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Ricky L. Fielder, Gardner; a
 daughter, Janet M. McDougal, Emporia; three brothers, Donald Hoskins,
 Keene, Texas, Leonard Hoskins, Lahoma, Okla., and Raymond Hoskins,
 Arnett, Okla.; two sisters, Ilene Webber, Okeene, Okla., and Helen
 Streber, Belle Vista, Ark.; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
 Graveside services and burial was held Friday, Aug. 29, 1997 in
 Harper Cemetery, Harper, with Ronnie Hoskins presiding. Elliott 
 Funeral Home, Harper, was in charge of arrangements.

Victor Austin Griswold

 
 
 Victor Austin Griswold, 87, died Aug. 27, 1997, at Cedar Crest Manor,
 Medicine Lodge.
 He was born Feb. 6, 1910, at San Antonio, Texas, the son of Arthur
 and Theresa Hawkins Griswold. He was raised in Canton, Pa. A Medicine
 Lodge resident since 1949, he was a retired Barber County Soil Conser-
 vationist, having worked for U.S. Dept of Agriculture for 45 years. He
 was a Veteran of World War II, a retired Capt.
 He was a member of the Silver Haired Legislature for six years and on
 the Judicial selection committee for ten years. He belonged to the Lions
 Club.
 On Dec. 28, 1942, he married Lillian Trechter at Hoisington. She
 Survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, John Griswold, Roland Heights, Calif.,
 and Rick Griswold, Seattle; a daughter, Connie McColley, Wichita; a sister,
 Jean Stores, Lakeville, Pa.; and a grandchild, Ryan McColley.
 Graveside service was held Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at Resthaven Gardens
 of Memory, Wichita. A memorial service will be held at Holy Rosary Church,
 Medicine Lodge, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at 11:00 a.m.
 Memorials may be sent to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas, P.O. Box
 3116, Wichita, Kan. 67201. 


Beverly Dean Henderson

 
 
 Beverly Dean Henderson, 48, died Sept. 16, 1997, at Lawrence
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was born Nov. 9, 1948, at Hardtner, the daughter of James
 D. and Carol Cline. A longtime resident of Lawrence, she attended
 Deerhead Country School. She moved with her family to Medicine
 Lodge in 1961 and graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 
 1966. She attended Kansas State Teacher's College at Emporia for 
 two years and graduated from Fort Hays State College. She worked
 in Gov. Robert Docking's office during his term in office and later
 worked in the Institute for Public Policy in Business Research at
 Black Hall at the University of Kansas for 20 years.
 On July 24, 1993, she married Glenn E. Henderson. He survives.
 Other survivors include: a stepson, Matt Henderson, of the home;
 mother of Medicine Lodge; brother, Dave Cline, Sun City; and a
 sister, Jean McCullough, Medicine Lodge.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 19, 1997, at Rumsey-Yost
 Funeral HOme, Lawrence. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of
 the funeral home.

Tessie M. Hoover

 
 
 Tessie M. Hoover, 87, died Sept. 6, 1997, at Sterling Presbyterian
 Manor.
 She was born July 1, 1910, at Everton, Mo., the daughter of William
 H. and Alice Chambers Rogers. A Chase resident since 1945, she was a
 homemaker.
 She belonged to First Baptist Church, Chase.
 On Sept. 13, 1931, she married Herbert C. Hoover at Lockwood, Mo. He
 died Oct. 29, 1962.
 Survivors include: five sons, Roy, Texhoma, Okla., Dale, Lyons, Rex
 and Truman, both of Medicine Lodge, and Ray, Hutchinson; a daughter,
 Alice Cassidy,Wichita; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997, at Sillin Funeral
 Home, Lyons, with the Rev. Bob Bethell presiding. Burial was in Lyons
 Municipal Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Sterling Presbyterian Manor.


Dean Harding

 
 
 Dean Harding, 61, died Sept. 17, 1997, at Wichita.
 He was born Sept. 1, 1936, at Isabel, the son of Lyman T. and Lillie
 Cirkel Harding.
 Survivors include: his wife, Violet, of the home; a son, Michael
 Dean Harding, Wichita; a daughter, Deanene Marie Spater, Belton, Mo.;
 and two sisters, Leona Muth, Wichita, and Lois Hare, Kimberling City,
 Mo.
 Funeral services were held Saturday morning, Sept. 20, 1997, at
 Ascension Lutheran Church, Wichita, with Pastor Keith Kohlmeier
 presiding. Graveside service was held Saturday afternoon in St. John
 Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville, Kan.
 Memorials may be sent to Ascension Lutheran Church or Lutheran Hour
 of Ministries, both at 842 North Tyler, Wichita, Kan. 67212.


Curt Douglas Kimberly

 
 
 Curt Douglas Kimberly, 36, died Sept. 10, 1997, as the result of a farm
 accident near Watonga, Okla.
 He was born Oct. 26, 1960, near Cherokee, Okla., the son of Myron Claude
 and Charleen Washburn Kimberly.
 Survivors include: his mother, Alva; three sons, Charles Alan, David
 Adam and Ernest Tee, all of Alva; two brothers, Bill Kimberly, Orange,
 Calif., and DeWain Kimberly, Carmen, Okla.; four sisters, Betty Youvan,
 Sterling, Del Lyon, Medicine Lodge, Dinell McCalip, Sand Springs, Okla.,
 and Danett Wright, Collierville, Tenn.
 Graveside service was held Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, in Haviland
 Cemetery, with the Rev. Lawrence Lambert, Jr. presiding.
 Fleener Funeral Home, Greensburg, was in charge of arrangements.



Alice Luty

 
 
 Alice Luty, 95, died Aug. 25, 1997, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa.
 She was born July 8, 1902, at Kiowa, the daughter of Charles E. and
 Cesey Mae Burns Alberding. A lifetime Kiowa resident, she was a retired
 manager of O.K. Co-op Grain Elevator.
 She belonged to Kiowa United Methodist Church.
 On Sept. 11, 1927, she married Horace T. Luty at Kiowa. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sisters-in-law, Bernice Piersall, Hardtner,
 and Ida Luty, Kiowa; and seven nephews and nieces.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997, at the church, with
 Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to Kiowa Public Library. Fisher
 Funeral Home Inc., Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements. 


Matilda Thressa Lillieqvist

 
 
 Matilda Thressa Lilleqvist, 102, died Aug. 25, 1997, at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was born June 17, 1895, at Versailles, Mo., the daughter of Frank
 and Caroline Karsick Kumberg. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1989,
 moving from the family farm near Sawyer, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Elm Mills HEU, Elm
 Mills Card Club, and Stitch and Chatter Club, all of Medicine Lodge. She
 had been manbed "Master Homemaker of the Year."
 On Dec. 17, 1919, she married Walter R. Lillieqvist at Sawyer. He died
 in 1971.
 Survivors include: a son, Lucky E. Lillieqvist, Pratt; five daughters,
 Laurene Johnson, Holtville, Calif., Ada M. Mitchell, Medicine Lodge, Pearl 
 A Baker, Cheyenne, Wyo., Corlena F. Hunt, Wichita, and Vera I. Hanneken,
 Palm Desert, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 11
 great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, at the church, with
 the Revs. Jim Godbey and John Hamm presiding. Burial was in Highland
 Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in care of
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.


Martha E. Lovette

 
 
 Martha E. Lovette, 92, died Aug. 25, 1997, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa.
 She was born Dec. 4, 1904, in Edward County, the daughter of Norris A.
 and Myrtle Gay Davis. A Kiowa resident since 1938, moving from Meade,
 she was a homemaker and owned Lovette Drug.
 She belonged to Congregational United Church of Christ, Pilgrim Daughters
 and Eastern Star, all of Kiowa.
 On June 13, 1928, she married Otto Lovette at Hutchinson. He died July 4, 
 1968.
 Survivors include: a son, Stephen, Washington, D.C.; and two grandchildren,
 David Lovette, Wichita, and Jackie Lovette, Seattle.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, at the church, with the
 Rev. Virgie Davis presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Kiowa Public Library. Fisher Funeral Home Inc.,
 was in charge of arrangements. 


Nelma C. Lampe

 
 
 Nelma C. Lampe, 83, died Sept. 1, 1997, at Kingman Community
 Hospital.
 She was born Jan. 19, 1914, at Lincolnville, the daughter of
 Ernest and Rosa Lawrence Poppe. A longtime Nashville area resident,
 she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to St. John's Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid and the
 Dorcas Society, all of Nashville.
 On Dec. 17, 1933, she married Lawrence W. Lampe at Radium. He
 died July 7, 1968.
 Survivors include: two sons, Don, Grove, Okla., and Dennis, 
 Edwardsville; three daughters, Twyla Harbison and Marlene Vierthaler,
 both of Wichita, and Elaine Davidson, Comarron; 14 grandchildren; and
 26 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, at the church,
 with Pastor Paul Beyer presiding. Burial was in the church cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church, Lutheran Hour or Cunningham
 Hilltop Manor, all in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, 67068.


Charles "Chuck" McGuire

 
 
 Chuck was born May 19, 1925 at Sharon, Kan. to Charles and Grace
 (Bindsall) McGuire. He died at Big Springs, Texas at age 72.
 He served in World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife
 Sue, his parents and two sisters, Edna McGuire and Opal Goldsmith
 and a brother Lawrence.
 Services were held at Odessa, Texas. Burial was in the Garber
 Cemetery, Garber, Okla. 


Tonkajo Mills McElyea

 
 
 Tonka Mills McElyea, 72, died Aug. 28, 1997, at Medical Lodge, Goddard.
 She was born May 21, 1925, five miles southeast of Lake City, the
 daughter of Tempel H. and Mima L. Draper Mills. She graduated from Lake
 City High School in 1943 as valedictorian of her class. After graduation
 she attended Wichita State University. She was a sales supervisor of
 National Gypsum Company in Medicine Lodge and transferred to Phoenix
 in 1969 where they lived until ill health brought them back to Kansas
 to be closer to family in May of this year.
 She was a member and Past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star in Lake
 City; member and past president of the VFW Auxiliary in Medicine Lodge;
 and member and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary in
 Medicine Lodge and Phoenix.
 On June 24, 1944, she married Wallace McElyea, a cadet in the Army Air
 Corps, at Victorville Air Force Base, Victorville, Calif. He survives.
 Other survivors include: a son and wife, Tim and Lee McElyea, Phoenix;
 a daughter and husband, Robin and Kendall Warren, Wichita; a brother and 
 wife, Huston and Lois Mills, Lake City; six grandchildren; three great-
 grandchildren; a niece; a nephew; and a host of relatives and friends.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, at United Methodist
 Church, Lake City, with Pastor Chris Miller presiding. Burial was in Lake
 City Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Lake City United Methodist Church or Lake City
 Cemetery, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Juanita I. Pollock

 
 
 Juanita I. Pollock, 82, died Aug. 25, 1997, at Friendship Manor of
 Anthony.
 She ws born Aug. 15, 1915, at Anthony, the daughter of Perry and
 Irene McCaulley Moore. A longtime Anthony resident, she was a home-
 maker.
 She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Anthony, Order of
 Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge.
 On Jan. 17, 1932, she married Charles R. Pollock at Medford, Okla.
 He died March 19, 1966.
 Survivors include: a son, Gene Pollock, Hazelton; a daughter, Sue
 Waggoner, Monteauma; a brother, John Moore, Waldron; 10 grandchildren;
 and 18 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, at the church, 
 with the Rev. Tom Marker and Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in
 Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Williams Funeral
 Home, Anthony.


Robert C. Simpson

 
 
 Robert C. Simpson, 92, died Oct. 6, 1999, at his home in Medicine
 Lodge.
 He was born May 11, 1907, at Medicine Lodge, the son of Warren and
 Mary Elizabeth Clarke Simpson. A lifetime Medicine Lodge resident, he
 was a dirt contractor.
 He belonged to the Roping Club, Medicine Lodge.
 On March 29, 1930, he married Marjorie P. Rozzelle. She died in
 1977.
 Survivors include: two sons, Richard K., Lima, Peru, and Phillip
 D., Medicine Lodge; three daughters, Phyllis J. Shelite, Pratt, 
 Evelyn R. Pierce, Liberal, and Mary K. Rucker, Sharon; 12 grandchildren;
 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by a brother, Lee; a sister, Gladys Ware; 
 and two grandchildren, Tony Simpson and Al Pierce Jr.
 Graveside service was held Sunday, October 10, 1999, in Highland
 Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with Ron Schwerdtfeger presiding.
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, was in charge of
 arrangements.


Kayla Jean Price Vulgamore

 
 
 Kayla Jean Price Vulgamore, 60, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at her
 home in Clearwater, following a battle with cancer.
 She was born Nov. 1, 1938, in LaCrosse, the daughter of Clovis Theron
 and Mabel Schenk Price. She attended Mission Ridge Rural School and
 Rozel Grade School.
 She graduated from Rozel High School in 1956 and then attended Fort
 Hays State College. She taught music at the Clearwater Elementary and 
 High Schools for several years. She was active in the Clearwater First
 Christian Church music ministry for many years.
 She belonged to the Resurection Lutheran Church in Haysville. She was
 a lifetime member of Sigma Alpha Iota honorary music fraternity, and
 Delta Zeta soroity.
 On April 2, 1961 she married Jim. C. Vulgamore at Rush Center. He
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Craig, Wichita; a daughter, Kelly
 Truman, Clearwater; mother, Mabel Price, Nekoma; four brother, Donald
 Price, Fort Morgan, Colo., Bill Price, Rozel, Frank Price, Burdett, and
 Kenneth Price, Arkansas City; and three grandchildren, Angela, Craig 
 and Joshua.
 She was preceded in death by her father, Clovis Price, on Dec. 6, 1983.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Oc. 30, 1999, at the Clearwater
 First Christian Church, with Rev. Jerry Muncy officiating. Interment
 was in Clearwater Cemetery.
 Four memorials have been established in her name and memory; First
 Christian Church Building Fund; Association for Retarded Citizens of
 Sedgwick County; Hospice, Inc.; and Angel Truman Trust Fund.
 Webb Mortuary, Clearwater, was in charge of arrangements. 



Kathryn W. Walters

 
 
 Kathryn W. Walters, 98, died Aug. 3, 1997, at Attica.
 She was born April 2, 1899, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Francis and
 Sarah Howard Romig. She was a nurses aide.
 She was a member of Christian Church, Attica.
 On June 18, 1919, she married Roscoe Walters, at Anthony. He died March
 9, 1983.
 Survivors include: two sons, Mervin, DeSoto, Texas, and Dale, Wichita; two
 daughters, Marlene Dinkmeyer, Gladstone, Mo., and Phyllis Wilye, Manhattan;
 nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
 Graveside service was held Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at Attica Cemetery, 
 with the Rev. Paul Banister presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Attica Long Term Care Facility, in care of Elliott
 Mortuary, Anthony.


Frederic Donald Wieland

 
 
 
 Frederic Donald Wieland, 88, died Aug. 26, 1997, at Medicien Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 He was born Feb. 22, 1909, at Wichita, the son of Frederic G. and
 Retta Monroe Wieland. He attended Missouri Military Academy and graduated
 from Wichita State University in 1934. A Medicine Lodge resident since
 1947, moving from Alva, Okla.
 He was a banker at Sharon Valley State Bank. He had worked for Allison-
 Chalmers, was associated with a Pontiac-GMC dealership, was office manager
 at Medicine Lodge Sale Co. and sold Moorman Cattle Feed.
 He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, where he
 held several offices. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, Medicine Lodge,
 Midian Shrine Temple and Scottish Rite, Wichiat Consistory, Barber County
 Shrine Club and was a DeMolay Advisor and Rainbow Dad.
 On Nov. 28, 1937, he married Fern Mildred Worden at Wichita. She died in
 1974.
 Survivors include: a companion, Norma Jean Fincher, Medicine Lodge; three
 sons, John F., Broken Arrow, Okla., Curtis M., Buffalo, Okla., and Kent W.,
 Rockford, Ill.; a sister, Freda Biddle, Ketchum, Idaho; two grandsons; and
 a great-granddaughter.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, at the 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.


Grace E. Wolgamott

 
 
 Grace E. Wolgamott, 87, died Aug. 30. 1997, at her rural home.
 She was born Jan. 30, 1910, in Woods County, Okla., the daughter of
 David D. and Pearl Smith Arndt. A lifetime area resident, she was a
 homemaker.
 She was a member of Hardtner United Methodist Church, and the
 Rebekah Lodge of Hardtner, and was a charter member of the Happy Hour
 Home Demonstration Unit in Woods County, Okla.
 On Dec. 11, 1935, she married Claude Wolgamott in Woods County. He
 died Nov. 11, 1991.
 Survivors include: a son, David, of Hardtner; two daughters, Cleta
 Ann McMurphy, Alva, Okla., and Pearl Myers, Kansas City, Kan.; two
 brothers, Arthur and Maynard Arndt, both of Alva; three sisters, Edna
 McOsker, San Antonio, Hazel Farney, and Thelma Tavis, both Mesa, Ariz.;
 eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at the church, with
 the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding. Burial was in the Hardtner Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to the donor's choice, in care
 of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Eugene Crites

 
 
 Eugene Crites, 69, died Sept. 30, 1997, at his home in Sharon.
 He was born May 7, 1928, at Rover, Ark., the son of Benjamin
 H. and Myrtle Short Crites. A resident of Sharon since 1959,
 moving from Medicine Lodge, he was a machine operator at the
 Kiowa Co-op.
 He was a U.S. Army veteran. 
 On April 26, 1955, he married Peggy J. Rutan at Medicine Lodge.
 She survives and two grandchildren, Luke and Natasha of the family
 home.
 Other survivors include: seven sons, Bill, Colorado, Jerry, Russell,
 Larry, Dardanelle, Ark., Terry and Lonnie, both of Sharon, and Rick
 and Toby, both of Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Gina Barkley, Argonia;
 two brothers, C.L. "Pete", Russellville, Ark., and Joe, Dardanelle;
 a twin sister, Irene Hawkins, Plainview, ARk.; 26 grandchildren; and
 nine great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, at Assembly of
 God Church in Medicine Lodge, with Pastor Arthur A. Sorg presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, was in charge of
 arrangements.

Mildred M. "Millie" Belden Colle

 
 
 Mildred M. "Millie" Belden Colle, 74, of Hutchinson, died Oct 4,
 1997, at Hutchinson Hospital.
 She was born May 28, 1923, at Hutchinson, the daughter of Joseph
 Earl and Blanche Calhoun Miller. A Hutchinson resident since 1991,
 formerly of rural Nickerson and Sylvia, she was a retired registered
 nurse, having worked at Hutchinson Hospital, Stafford Districh 
 Hospital and the former St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hutchinson.
 She belonged to Eastwood Church of Christ, Hutchinson, and was a
 former member of the Extension Homemakers Unit, Sylvia.
 On March 9, 1946, she married William E. "Bill" Belden. He died
 March 8, 1969. On June 1, 1985, she married Gene Colle. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Greg Belden, Liberal, and Gary
 Meggers, Sylvia; two daugherters, Darlene Meggers, Sylvia and Robin
 Belden, Liberal; two stepsons, Dennis Colle, Medicine Lodge, and
 Tony Colle, Nicherson; two stepdaughters, Camille Colle, Medicine
 Lodge, and Jane Colle Nickerson; four brothers, Don and Ronnie Miller,
 Hutchinson, Walter E. "Bud" and Jerry Miller, Sylvia; three sisters,
 Wanda Hofen and Pat Parker, both of Hutchinson, and Betty Coons, Newton;
 five grandhcildren; two great-grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at Elliott Chapel,
 Hutchinson, with David Tappe and Richard Foster presiding. Burial was
 in Peace Creek Cemetery, rural Stafford.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or the donor's choice both in
 care of the mortuary.

John Mark Henderson

 
 
 John Mark Henderson, 42, died Sept. 21, 1997, at his home.
 He was born Sept. 14, 1955, at Sedan, the son of John M. and
 Joyce Thompson Henderson. He was a 1973 graduate of Hutchinson
 High School, a 1978 graduated of Hutchinson Junior College and
 attended Brite Divinity, Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from
 Texas Christian University in 1981. From 1972 to 1984, he was
 employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone, Co., and was Hutchinson's
 first male telephone operator. He was the administrator at Twin
 Oaks Boys Home in Hutchinson from 1988 to 1994. A Sharon resident
 for the past three years, moving from Hutchinson, he was pastor
 of the Community Church of Sharon and was a paraprofessional at
 Medicine Lodge High School.
 He belonged to the Community Church of Sharon.
 On Dec. 28, 1979, he married Alice Carole Van Zandt at Dallas.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: his parents, of Hutchinson; two sons,
 Scott A. and Timothy Joel, both of Sharon; a brother, David,
 Hutchinson; two sisters, Pamela Saffle, Wichita, and Lisa Vieyra,
 Hutchinson; and grandfather, Loel E. Thompson, Dexter.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997, at First
 Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters
 presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the Community Church of Sharon or to
 the American Heart Association, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Lela E. Hutchison

 
 
 Lela E. Hutchison, 84, died Sept. 24, 1997, at Columbia Wesley
 Medical Center, Wichita.
 She was born Feb. 3, 1913, in Woods County, Okla., the daughter
 of Willard and Berniece Gurnsey Littell. a former resident of Kiowa
 and Medicine Lodge, she had lived in Haysville for six years and
 was a homemaker.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church, was a charter member
 of the Busy B Club and a member of the Extension Homemakers Unit
 and the Leisure Time Center, all at Medicine Lodge.
 On Feb. 4, 1931, she married Paul E. Hutchison at Alva, Okla. He
 died June 10, 1974.
 Survivors include: four daughters, Billie Hutchinson, Lola French,
 Cathy Carter and Judy Angle, all of Wichita; a brother, Eldon Littell,
 Los Angeles; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-
 great-grandchildren.
 Graveside service was held Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997, in Riverview
 Cemetery, Kiowa, wiht Robert Kinney presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Leisure Time Center, Medicine Lodge.
 Fisher Funeral Home Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements. 

Peter 'Pete' Schlegel

 
 
 Peter 'Pete' Schlegel, 87, died Sept. 25, 1997, at Friendship
 Manor, Kiowa.
 He was born Dec. 7, 1909, at Otis, the son of John P. and Lydia
 Moore Schlegel. A lifelong Kiowa resident, he was a carpenter and
 farm laborer.
 He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Kiowa.
 On Nov. 7, 1931, he married Bertha A. Hoffman at Fort Morgan,
 Colo. She died June 13, 1997. 
 Survivors include: two brothers, Sam Otis, and Leslie, Colorado
 Springs, Colo.; and four grandchildren, Richard Stricker, Andover,
 Michel Pete Stricker, Wilmer, Texas, Robert Scott Stricker and
 Lori Ann Jones, both of Wichita.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29, 1997, at the church,
 with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church. Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa,
 was in charge of arrangements.

Dean Schmidt

 
 
 Dean Schmidt, 77, died Oct. 8, 1997, at Medicine Lodge.
 He was born Dec. 2, 1930, at Anthony, the son of Edward and Beulah
 Churchill Schmidt. He was a farmer.
 On Sept. 2, 1951, he married Peggy Meador at Anthony. She survives
 at the home.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Don, San Antonio, and Carl,
 Cleburne, Texas; a daughter, Dottie Waldron, Freeport; and 10 grand-
 children.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997, at the United
 Methodist Church, Anthony. Burial was in Freeport Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Harper County or to the church,
 both in care of Williams Funeral Home, Anthony.

Dearld Duane Brooks

 
 
 Dearld Duane Brooks, 36, died Oct. 7, 1997, of injuries sustained in
 an auto accident, west of Greensburg.
 He was born Sept. 23, 1961, at Greensburg, the son of Larry Dean and
 Mary Jane Randel Brooks. He attended school in Mullinville and had lived
 in Oklahoma, Illinois and Greensburg. He had farmed and worked in Oil-
 fields and had recently become co-owner with his brother in a siding
 business, Contemporary Home Improvements at Pratt.
 He was a member of the Boy Scouts, and the Fellowship of Christian
 Athletes.
 On Aug. 1, 1979, he married Cassie Neelly.
 Survivors include: twin sons, Aaron and Ryan, Greensburg; his mother,
 Jane Randel, Ford; father, Larry Brooks, Hutchinson; stepfather, Richard
 Diesselhorst, Illinois; a brother, Gerald, Pratt; a sister, Deana Moore,
 Dodge City; and maternal grandfather, Alva Randel, Greensburg.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 10, 1997, at the First Christian
 Church, Greensburg, with Father Jerry Stein presiding. Burial was in 
 Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Aaron and Ryan Brooks
 Education Trust, in care of the Greensburg State Bank. Fleener Funeral
 Home, Greensburg, was in charge of arrangements.

Byron Fitzgerald Bliss

 
 
 Byron Fitzgerald Bliss, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, in 
 Wichita.
 A former Kiowa and Medicine Lodge resident, he was a retired
 stockman/farmer.
 He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two daughters, Bonnie Beth
 Slack of Wichita, and Byra Lynn Ramsey, of Starkville, Miss.;
 and three grandchildren.
 A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, 10:30 am
 at Hillside Funeral Home West, 2929 W. 13th., Wichita.
 I Lieu of flowers, the family requests, memorials to Riverside
 Health Foundation.

Nathan Daniel Aaron Buddington

 
 
 Nathan Daniel Aaron Buddington, son of Wallace and Felicia (Wilson)
 Buddington, was stillborn on Sept. 24, 1997, in Southwest Medical
 Center.
 He is survived by his parents of LIberal; grandparents Richard and
 Sheral Wortman of Liberal, Danny and Tana Wilson of LaPorte, Texas,
 and Ron and Joan Mace of West Virginia; great-grandparents Richard
 and June Wortman of Medicine Lodge, and Gladys Wilson of LIberty,
 Texas; and great-great-grandmother Thelma Wortman of Medicine Lodge.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29, 1997, at the Kitch
 Funeral Home, with the Rev. Keith Bryant officiating. 

Lewis W. "Doc" Doolittle

 
 
 Lewis W. "Doc" Doolittle, 89, died Nov. 9, 1997, at Wm. Newton
 Memorial Hospital, Winfield.
 He was born April 6, 1908, on a farm near Harper, the son of
 George Frederick and Anna Allender Doolittle. He was reared and
 received his education in the Zenda area and began farming in 
 that are as a youth.
 He was well known locally as a water well driller, and he had
 been employed in Cowley County oilfields for many years. He lived
 and worked at Zenda, Corbin, Chrisfield, and Medicine Lodge before
 moving to a farm near Udall. He lived on this farm for nearly 50
 years, moving to Winfield in 1993 following retirement.
 On Sept. 8, 1928, he married Aletha Dorles Hoyt at Attica. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Paul Doolittle and wife, Zoe, 
 Winfield; two daughters, Stella Thompson and husband Roy, Udall, and
 Wilmeta Ruiz and husband Ruben, Winfield; a daughter-in-law Lola
 Doolittle, Wichita; two brothers, Truman Doolittle, Winfield, and
 John Doolittle, Norwich; a sister, Veda Kilmer, Belle Plaine; 14
 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grand
 children.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at Miles
 Funeral Service, Winfield. Interment was in the Wilmot, Kan. cemetery.
 A memorial has been established in his name for Home Health Care of
 Wm. Newton Memorial Hospital, Winfield. Contributions may be mad through
 the hospital or Miles Funeral Services.

Merle Fluke

 
 
 Merle Fluke, 84, died Oct. 2, 1997, at Stafford District Hospital,
 Stafford.
 He was born June 20, 1913, at Lerado, the son of Alfred J. and
 Nona Lawson Fluke, he was a lifetime resident of Turon. He was a
 retired farmer and custom cutter.
 He was a member of Turon Community Church and Turon Senior Citizens.
 On Jan. 5, 1937, he married Ruby Fern Branscom in Hutchinson. She
 preceded him in death Nov. 7, 1988.
 Survivors include: three sons, Merlin, Medicine Lodge, Bob, Ottawa,
 and Kenny, Olathe; a brother, Roy, Turon; three sisters, Marie Reavis,
 Phoenix, Ariz., Ruth Ramsey, Kingman, and Erma Swingle, Zenda; eight
 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
 Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 6, 1997, at the Turon
 Community Church, Turon, with Rev. Ron Dykes presiding Burial was in
 Lerado Cemetery, Lerado.
 Memorials may be sent to the Leisure Homestead Assoc., Turon Senior
 Citizens or donors choice in care of Larrison Funeral Home, Turon.

Flora J. Ohlson Haskard

 
 
 Flora J. Ohlson Haskard, 82, died Oct. 6, 1997, at Wesley Towers,
 Hutchinson.
 She was born Nov. 4, 1914, at Gypsum, the daughter of Elmer and
 Alma Achenbach Ohlson. A former Hardtner resident, she has lived in
 Hutchinson for 43 years. She was a homemaker.
 She belonged to Grace Episcopal Church.
 Survivors include: two daughters, Vicki Rogg, Lawrence, and Pam
 Hornbeck, Hutchinson; a sister, Lois Ohlson Platt, Hardtner; and
 four grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at United
 Methodist Church, Hardtner, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding.
 Burial was in Hardtner Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the Grace Ferguson Nursing Scholarship fund 
 at Wesley Towers, 700 Monterey, Hutchinson, Kan. 67501. Fisher Funeral
 Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Dessie Stalnaker

 
 
 Dessie Stalnaker, 90, died Sept. 15, 1997, at South Central Kansas
 Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City.
 She was born on a farm south of Geuda Springs to A.O. and Iva
 (McCormick) Stalnaker. She was raised in the Gueda Springs and Arkansas
 City areas, attended Crescent Country School and graduated from Arkansas
 City High School in 1926. In 1930 she graduated from Southwestern College.
 She taught in various small communities in Kansas for several years,
 then at Medicine Lodge for the last 25 years of her career. She retired
 in 1969 after 38 years of teaching.
 She was a member of the Medicine Lodge United Methodist Church, United
 Methodist Women, and the Arkansas City Retired Teachers Association.
 Survivors include one brother, Raymond Stalnaker of Newkirk, Okla.; a
 sister-in-law, Gladys Stalnaker, Arkansas City, and several nieces and
 nephews.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 19, 1997 at the Rindt-Erdman
 Funeral Home Chapel in Arkansas City. Burial was in the Hope Cemetery.
 Memorial contributions may be made in Miss Stalnaker's name to Mt.
 Hope United Methodist Church or the Presbyterian Manor Good Samaritan
 Fund c/o Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 756, Arkansas City, KS
 67005.

Donna M. Savina

 
 
 Donna M. Savina, 45, died Novc. 2, 1997, at Wichita.
 She was bonr Nov. 8, 1951, at Nashville, Kan., the daughter of 
 Leonard and Mary Helen Panek. She was a plumbing inspector fo the
 city of Wichita.
 Survivors include: her husband, Rivard Savina, of the home; a
 daughter, Nichole, of the home; parents, Kingman; three brothers,
 Michael Lubbers, Lenexa, Larry Lubbers, Cimarron, and Tim Lubbers,
 Andale; and two sisters, Shirley Bayer, Kingman, and Mary Jane
 Duncan, Wichita.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, at St. 
 Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Wichita, with Father James
 Billinger presiding. Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery.
 Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita, was in charge of arrangements.

Karyl Lee Casper

 
 
 Karyl Lee Casper, 51, died Oct. 11, 1997, at her Rogers home after a
 brief illness.
 She was born March 31, 1946, at Pratt, the daughter of Clyde J. Phelps
 and the late Gladys Gould Phelps. She attended Pratt schools, graduating
 from Pratt High School in 1964. She had been a Wal-Mart associate for 20
 years.
 In 1964, she married Steven S. Casper. He survives.
 Other survivors include: father, Pratt, two daughters, Kim, of the
 home, and Michelle, Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Clyde J. Phelps Jr., Denver;
 three sisters, Deltha "DeDe" Payne, Rogers, LaDonna Chase, Pratt, and
 Selena Chalker, Medicine Lodge; two uncles; and an aunt, Ruth Gowens,
 Hutchinson.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997, at Backstrom-
 Pyeatte Funeral Home, Springdale, Ark. Cremation is planned.
 Memorial service was held Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at First Christian
 Church, Pratt.