Carolyn Jane Cavin Collins

 
 
 Carolyn Jane Cavin Collins, died January 24, 1998, at her home at Cole
 Camp, Missouri.
 She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 21, 1939. She was chosen
 and lovingly adopted into the home of Leaford H. and Genievieve Cook
 Cavin at the age of six weeks. She accepted Christ at the age of seven
 years and was baptized soon after. Her father pastored many Baptist 
 Churches in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
 She was a member of the Grain Valley Baptist Church, Cole Camp, Missouri.
 Survivors include: husband, Denny Collins, of the home; two sons, Todd
 and Randy, Missouri; two daughters, Ronda Roman and husband Scott, Blue
 Springs, Missouri, Robyn, Wichita; grandson, Adam, Blue Springs, Missouri;
 granddaughter, Rachel, Missouri; one Unvle Harold Cavin and wife Margaret,
 El Reno, Oklahoma; Aunts Ann Cavin, Waikoloa, Hawaii, and Maxine Cavin,
 Springfield, Missouri; several cousins and a host of friends.
 Memorials services will be held at Faith Baptist Church, Attica, on
 Saturday, March 7, 1998, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Dean Cavin officiating. Interment
 Attica Cemetery.

David James Dewberry

 
 
 David James Dewberry, 39, died Nov. 8, 1997, at his home in Great
 Bend.
 He was born July 16, 1958, at Ft. Pierce, Fla., the son of Elbert
 "Red" and Barbara Joan Gillette Dewberry. A longtime resident of
 Great Bend, he was a fork lift driver for Fuller Brush, Great Bend.
 He belonged to First Church of God, Great Bend. He served in the
 U.S. Army.
 On Dec. 19, 1994, he married Jacqueline Sue Davis at Great Bend.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: step-mother, Edith Dewberry, Larned;
 three sisters, Linda Lemuz, Larned, Dee Blair, Russell, and Pat
 White, Topeka.
 He was preceded in death by his parents, Red and Barbara Dewberry;
 and a brother, Elbert.
 Funeral services were Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, at First Church of
 God, Great Bend, with the Rev. Dick Ogle presiding. Burial will be
 at a later date.
 Memorials may be sent to the David James Dewberry Fund in care of
 Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend.

Roy Dodds

 
 
 Roy Dodds, 75, died March 2, 1998, at Kiowa District Hospital.
 He was born May 1, 1922, in rural Dallas, South Dakota, the son of
 George and Julia M. Chittick Dodds. A Kiowa resident since 1963, moving
 from Lyman, Nebraska, he was a farm and ranch hand.
 He was a member of United Methodist Church and American Ldgion, both
 at Kiowa.
 On December 29, 1945, he married Lenora J. Jerred at Gering, Nebraska.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Dennis, Augusta, and Rollie, Kiowa;
 a daughter, Pam Cox, Kiowa; a brother, Fred, Lake Isabella, California;
 a sister, Mabel Heitman, Anaheim, California; eight grandchildren; and a
 great-grandson.
 Funeral services were held Thursday March 5, 1998, at Kiowa United
 Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial was in Riverview
 Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Chief Theater in care of Fisher Funeral Home,
 Kiowa.

Thelma L. Golding

 
 
 Thelma L. Golding, 85, died May 12, 1998, at her home in Portland, 
 Oregon.
 She was born February 2, 1913, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Henry
 L. and Lottie Wilson Page. A Portland resident for 57 years, she was an
 accountant, retiring in 1980.
 Survivors include: a sister, Elen Barger, Canby, Oregon; and a nephew,
 Richard Page, Mr. Vernon, Oregon; and several cousins.
 Graveside services were held Tuesday, May 19, 1998, in Highland Cemetery,
 Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Russell Stolp presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Shriner's Hospital for Children in care of
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Marion J. Green

 
 
 Marion J. Green, 76, died January 6, 1998, at Hutchinson Hospital.
 He was born April 20, 1921, at Lima, Ohio, the son of Marion D.
 and Christina Huber Green. A Medicine Lodge resident for 47 years, 
 moving to Pittsburg, Kansas, he was a retired mechanic for National
 Gypsum, Medicine Lodge.
 He belonged to First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, and was a
 U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
 On August 23, 1945, he married Joan Williams at Arcadia. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Michael D. Green, Medicine Lodge; a
 daughter, Cherly Holt, Medicine Lodge; a brother, Frederic E. Green,
 Port Huron, Michigan; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
 Cremation is planned. Private service will be held at a later time.
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, was in charge of
 arrangements.

F. Oren Gerdes

 
 
 F. Oren Gerdes, 92, died January 27, 1998, at Attica Long Term Care
 Facility.
 He was born October 31, 1905, at Amorita, Oklahoma, the son of Fred
 and Cora Campbell Gerdes. He was a retired farmer.
 He belonged to St. John Lutheran Church, Nashville.
 On January 30, 1933, he married Norma Hufford at Anthony. She died
 September 11, 1970.
 Survivors include: a son, Fred, Attica; a daughter, Myra Dick, Isabel;
 a brother, John, Wichita; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, January 30, 1998, at Elliott Funeral
 Home, Harper, with Pastor Paul Beyer presiding. Burial was in Harper
 Cemetery.
 In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the church or Attica Long
 Term Care Facility, both in care of the funeral home.

Mary Rosella Heflin

 
 
 Mary Rosella Heflin, 76, died January 6, 1998, at Via Christi Regional
 Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 She was born May 6, 1921, at Anthony, the daughter of Morton and Gladys
 M. Lippincott Mallonee. She was a 1941 graduate of Pratt High School. A
 lifetime Pratt area resident, she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to First Church of God, Pratt, the HEU Centennial Garden
 Club, the Art Club, the Craft Club and the Pratt Historical Museum, and
 was a 4-H project leader.
 On February 18, 1940, she married Charles A. Heflin. He died August 7,
 1997.
 Survivors include: three sons, Ronald D., Pratt, and Roger A. and 
 Raymond L., both of Wichita; seven daughters, Vina M. Woodward, Cunningham,
 Linda S. Haworth and Roberta I. Mayes, both of Pratt, Nancy L. Brown,
 Wichita, Doris A. Williams, Kansas City, Missouri, Rosemary Reed, Medicine
 Lodge, and Ruth J. Heflin, Stillwater, Oklahoma; 21 grandchildren; and 35
 great grandchildren.
 Cremation took place. Memorial service was held Friday, January 9, 1998,
 at First Church of God, Pratt, with the Rev. Douglas J. Enick presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Albert McFall Memorial Cancer Fund in care
 of Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt.

Peggy Eileen Hoagland

 
 
 Peggy Eileen Hoagland, 66, died January 29, 1998, at Southwest Medical
 Center, LIberal.
 She was born July 8, 1931, at Kaw City, Oklahoma, the daughter of J.O.
 and Madey Moonhey Stambaugh. A Liberal resident since 1965, coming from
 Dodge City, she worked for Southwest Medical Center as a registered
 nurse and retired from there in 1996.
 On April 3, 1965, she married Bill Hoagland at Medicine Lodge. He died
 November 9, 1985.
 Survivors include: three sons, David Burns, Curtis Burns and Clifford
 Hoagland, all of Liberal; a daughter, Barbara Burns, Liberal; mother,
 Ponca City, Oklahoma; and two granddaughters, Kelsey McGehee and Mehgan
 McGehee.
 Funeral services were held Monday, February 2, 1998, at Kitch Funeral
 Home, Liberal, with Pastor Michael Ide presiding. Burial was in Liberal
 City Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Freda I. Hartzell

 
 
 Freda I. Hartzell, 72, died February 12, 1998, at Pratt Regional Medical
 Center.
 She was born June 5, 1925, at Isabel, the daughter of Fred and Mary R.
 Cullison Hamilton. A Medicine Lodge resident most of her life, she was a
 homemaker.
 She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On July 21, 1942, she married Kenneth M. Hartzell at Alva, Oklahoma.
 He died September 10, 1989.
 Survivors include: a son, John M. Hartzell, Winfield; two daughters,
 Marie Hopkins, Medicine Lodge, and Evelyn Johnson, Mulvane; a brother,
 John Hamilton, Laverne, Oklahoma; six sisters, Edith Powell, Albuquerque,
 New Mexico, Helen Curnutte, Grants, New Mexico, E.A. "Van" Mitchell,
 Medicine Lodge, Margaret Scott, Wichita, Donna Ash, Anthony, and Bonnie
 Mease, Grand Junction, Colorado; and four grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, February 16, 1998, at Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial
 was in Highland Cemetery.

Nellie L. Houston

 
 
 Nellie L. Houston, 96, died February 26, 1998, at the Share Nursing
 Home, Alva, Oklahoma.
 She was born March 11, 1901, in Barber County, the daughter of Edgar
 and Mattie M. Wood Sullivan. A lifetime Barber County resident, she was
 a homemaker.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church, the United Methodist 
 Women and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Rebekah Lodge,
 all at Hardtner.
 On April 18, 1923, she married Homer Lee Houston Sr. at Medicine Lodge.
 He died March 7, 1981.
 Survivors include: a son, Donald "Buck" Houston, Emporia; a sister, Lela
 Murphy, Girard; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Sunday, March 1, 1998, at the United Methodist
 Church, Hardtner, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding. Burial was in
 Hardtner Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church Youth Program. Fisher
 Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Glen Elvin Hanson

 
 
 Glen Elvin Hanson, 85, died February 24, 1998, at Medicine Lodge Memorial
 Hospital.
 He was born on July 5, 1912 at Pawnee Rock, the son of Axel and Mae E.
 Nelson Hanson. He was a first generation American born on the family farm,
 to Swedish immigrants. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1951, formerly
 of St. John, he was the owner and operator of Hanson's Dry Goods Store in
 Medicine Lodge. The store closed in 1962. He retired from the Post Office 
 after 16 years.
 He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, and 
 worked on various church committees. He was a past president of the Medicine
 Lodge Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club.
 On January 12, 1936, he married Lena I. Schultz at Pawnee Rock. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Alan, Pratt, Jerry, Silverthorne,
 Colorado, and Kent, Lyons; a daughter, Doris Cooper, Saratoga, California;
 a brother, Amil, Great Bend; two sisters, Freda Still, Great Bend, and
 Bernice Kifkpatrick, Appleton, Wisconsin; and nine grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Friday, February 27, 1998, at the United
 Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Jim Goodbey presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in care of
 Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home.

Flossie Marie Hickle

 
 
 Flossie Marie Hickle, 93, died May 15, 1998, at Friendship Manor, Pratt.
 She was born October 4, 1904, at Eureka, the daughter of Oscar W. and
 Blanche Waller Criss. A longtime Pratt area resident, formerly of Cullison,
 she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to Cullison Community Church.
 On June 14, 1924, she married George W. Hickle at Medicine Lodge. He died
 October 18, 1985.
 Survivors include: three nephews.
 Graveside services were held Tuesday, May 19, 1998 in Sunset Cemetery,
 Cullison. Memorials may be sent to the Sunset Cemetery Improvement Fund
 in care of Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt.

George Jaso

 
 
 George Jaso, 73, died Nov. 4, 1997, at Via Christi Regional Medical
 Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 He was born Nov. 17, 1923, at Kiowa, the son of Musio and Paubla
 Morena Jaso. A Ulysses resident since 1972, moving from Kiowa, he was
 retired from Columbian Chemical Co.
 He was a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Kiowa, and
 the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Donald and Darren Mills, both of
 Ulysses; a daughter, Debra Mitchell, Ulysses; two sisters, Maria Valesquez,
 Wellington, and Veta Ruiz, Kiowa; seven grandchildren; and one great-
 grandchild.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at St. John the
 Apostle Catholic Church, Kiowa, with Father Anthony Suellentrop
 presiding. Cremation is planned.
 Memorils may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of
 Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. 

Lela Wacker Jones

 
 
 Lela Wacker Jones, 89, died January 18, 1998, at Pratt Memorial 
 Hospital.
 She was born June 12, 1908, in Harper County, the daughter of
 George and Sarah Sparkman Laurie. She was a homemaker.
 She belonged to United Methodist Church, Argonia.
 On August 6, 1930, she married Walter Wacker. He died June 24, 1970.
 Survivors include: a daughter, Wilda Williams, Kiowa; a brother,
 Loran Laurie, Derby; a sister, Letha Pickell, Welasco, Texas; three
 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 21, 1998, at United
 Methodist Church, Argonia, with Pastors Bob Smith and Bill Dyar
 presiding. Burial was in Argonia Cemetery. Elliott Funeral Home, Harper,
 was in charge of arrangements.

Helenmae Johnson

 
 
 Helenmae Johnson, 91, died January 26, 1998, at Hutchinson.
 She was born August 2, 1906, at Huntington, West Virginia, the
 daughter of Frank and Margaret M. Moore Pearce. A Hutchinson
 resident since 1976, formerly of Kiowa, Claflin, Hays and Sterling,
 she was a musician, piano teacher and church organist.
 She belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, and
 was a past matron of Order of Eastern Star.
 On July 14, 1930, she married David F. Johnson at Hutchinson. He
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Frank Johnson, Winfield; two grand-
 children; and two great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, January 29, 1998, at Congregational
 United Church of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev. Virgie Davis and Bill Dyar
 presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Congregational Church Music Fund in care of
 Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Norma Mae Janson

 
 
 Norma Mae Janson, 73, died February 26, 1998, at Halsey Hall, Fort
 Dodge.
 She was born September 11, 1924, the daughter of Ollie and Emma
 Shellenberger Millwee. A Dodge City resident since 1986, formerly of
 Sun City, she was a homemaker.
 On June 26, 1940, she married Allen Howard Janson at Pratt. He died
 April 11, 1985.
 Survivors include: a son, Terry, Dodge City; five brothers, Ray 
 Millwee, Denver, Clayton Millwee, Phoenix, Clyde Millwee, Los Lunas,
 New Mexico, Alfred Stratton, Pueblo, Colorado, and Nelvis Stratton,
 Bakersfield, California; two sisters, Mona Ransey, Byron, Oklahoma,
 and Iris Hunt, Taloga, Oklahoma, nine grandchildren; and 10 great-
 grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Jean King.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, February 18, 1998, at Sun City
 Baptist Church, with the Rev. Phil Wiley presiding. Burial was in
 Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kansas State Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge,
 in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

James W. Jacobs

 
 
 James W. Jacobs, 80, died March 2, 1998, at Kingman Community Hospital.
 He was born September 28, 1917, at Rochester Township, Kingman County,
 the son of James W. and Estella Maude Wilcox Jacobs. A lifetime Zenda
 resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman.
 He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Zenda-Nashville Lions
 Club, a former Zenda 4-H Club leader, Zenda High School Board, Zenda
 Grain and Supply and 55 year member of Zenda Masonic Lodge, all of Zenda,
 Kansas Livestock Association, former member of Pleasant Hill School Board,
 former Kingman County director for South Central Kansas Farm Management
 Association, fomer member of Kingman County Extension Council, former
 board member of Ninnescah Rural Electric Co-op, Pratt, and Harper Masonic
 Lodge No. 206 A.F.&A.M.
 On June 1, 1947, he married Mildred E. Shore at Norwich. She died May
 17, 1986. On October 7, 1987, he married Rosalie Fitzsimmons Alexander
 at Burlington, Colorado. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Jim, Holton; a daughter, Karen Powell,
 Kingman; a stepson, Jeff Alexander, Pratt; two stepdaughters, Carol
 Thompson, Omaha, Nebraska and LeAnn Friedrichs, Goodland; a brother, Nelson,
 Medicine Lodge; two sisters, Lois I. Jacobs, Wichita, and Orba Day, Attica;
 three grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grand
 children.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 4, 1998, at Livingston Funeral
 Home, Kingman, with Pastor Mike McGovney presiding. Graveside service was
 held Wednesday afternoon in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Zenda.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home.

Selma E. Keimig

 
 
 Selma E. Keimig, 89, Wichita, died December 8, 1997, at Riverside Hospital,
 Wichita.
 She was born July 20, 1908, the daughter of Moritz and Emma Schindler, at
 Dortmond, Germany. She was a homemaker.
 Survivors include: a son, Alan Keimig, Wichita; a daughter, Verene Fromm,
 Wichita; a brother, Paul Schindler, Mountain Home, Arkansas; a sister, Freida
 Walker, Hermiston, Oregon; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Thursday, December 11, 1997, at Bethany Lutheran
 Church, Wichita, with Dr. Kenneth Studtman officiating. Burial was in St.
 John's Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville, Kansas.
 Memorials may be sent to Bethany Lutheran Church 1000 W. 26th St., Wichita,
 Kansas, 67217.
 DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita, was in charge of arrangements.

Katherine Francis Kendall

 
 
 Katherine Francis Kendall, 85, died January 29, 1998, at Via Christi
 Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
 She was born May 17, 1912, at Kiowa, the daughter of Joe B. and Zella
 Peebles Kendall. A longtime Kiowa resident, formerly of Meade and Greens-
 burg, she was a piano teacher, seamstress and linotype operator.
 She belonged to First Christian Church, Kiowa, taught Sunday School
 class for 50 years and played the organ.
 Survivors include: two sisters, Ruth McCarty, Bucklin, and Dorothy
 Clark, Yuma, Arizona; and two nieces, Helen Kesler, Lakin and Nancy
 Bridges, St. Charles, Missouri.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, January 31, 1998, at First
 Christian Church, Kiowa, wiht Leonne Worcester presiding. Burial was
 in Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony.
 Memorials may be sent to Friendship Manor or to the church. Fisher
 Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn Howard Kidd

 
 
 Evelyn Howard Kidd, 86, died February 4, 1998, at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was born June 6, 1911, at Amorita, Oklahoma, the daughter of
 George and Lula Bell Clepper Pearce. A longtime Kansas resident, she
 was a homemaker.
 She belonged to First Christian Church and was a former member of
 Home Demonstration Unit, both of Medicine Lodge.
 She married Henry K. Howard. He died in 1974. She married Orlan 
 Kid. He died in 1992.
 Survivors include: a son, Gordon Howard, Eugene, Oregon; four 
 daughters, Wilma Kusch, Fairview, Oklahoma, Mae Rodgers, Medicine Lodge,
 Ruth Thomas, Sharon, and Pattie Tate, Conroe, Texas; a sister, Fern
 Moomau, Medicine Lodge; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and
 eight great-great-grandchildren. 
 Funeral services were held Saturday, February 7, 1998, at First
 Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding.
 Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Luella Kirkland

 
 
 Luella Kirkland, 72, died February 13, 1998, at Western Plains Medical
 Complex, Dodge City.
 She was born November 3, 1925, at Sun City, the daughter of Harvey
 Edward and Norma N. Plemmons Cirkel. A graduate of Cunningham High School,
 she was a longtime resident of Dodge City, working as a bookkeeper for
 Winnies Welding; Orkin; Jones Packing, and Dr. Beaver's office, all at
 Dodge City.
 She was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, at Dodge City, and
 was very active in the Boy Scouts of America.
 On July 31, 1948, she married Ike Kirkland at Dodge City. He survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Marion, Sierra Vista, Arizona,
 Phillip, St. John, and Vaughn, Topeka; a daughter, Paula Killian, Dodge
 City; a brother, Lyle Cirkel, Jacksonville, Texas; and five grandsons.
 Funeral services wre held Monday, February 16, 1998, at Swaim Funeral
 Home, Dodge City, with Don Schultz presiding. Burial was in Maple Grove
 Cemetery, Dodge City.
 Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association or the
 Leukemia Society, both in care of the funeral home.

Doris Jean Twyman Kernohan

 
 
 Doris Jean Twyman Kernohan, 74, died February 26, 1998, at Halstead.
 She was born April 29, 1923, at Nashville, Kansas, the daughter of
 George Emery and Lottie Estella Champion Twyman. A rural Zenda resident,
 she was a farmer and homemaker.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Attica, the Keystone Merry
 Makers and the Ridge Flower Club.
 On August 29, 1943, she married Max Kernohan. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Robert Kernohan, Celina, Texas, and
 Pat Kernohan, Attica; three daughters, Betty Green DeVoe, Zenda, Mary
 Goemann, Pratt, and Debra Allen, Clearwater; a brother, Ralph Twyman, 
 Wichita; two sister, Marian Winter and Ruby Zahourek, both of Wichita; 
 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, March 2, 1998, at United Methodist
 Church, Attica, with the Rev. Charles Mattix presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Attica United Methodist Church or to the
 Keystone Schoolhouse, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, Attica.

Dorothy Ann Lambert

 
 
 Dorothy Ann Lambert, 72, died Aug. 19, 1997, at Friendship Manor,
 Pratt.
 She was born March 29, 1925, at Paris, Mo., the daughter of
 Benjamin and Alberta Matthews Young. A Pratt resident, formerly of
 Lake City, she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to Lake City United Methodist Church.
 On Sept. 16, 1951, she married Wilbur M. Lambert at Paris, Mo.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Ronald L. Lambert, Lake City; and
 a grandson, Rhett L. Lambert.
 Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 22, 1997, at Ayres-Calbeck
 Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Chris Miller presiding. Burial was in
 Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt.
 Memorials may be sent to Alzheimer's and Related Diseases in care
 of the mortuary.

Lois Hope Ledford

 
 
 Lois Hope Ledford, 82, died February 5, 1998, at Medicine Lodge
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was born February 7, 1915, at Coats, the daughter of George
 and Kittie Cooke Lockert. A resident of Lake City for most of her
 life, she was a manager for Lake City Telephone Exchange.
 She was a member of Lake City Methodist Church and WCA of the
 Church.
 On January 2, 1950, she married Cecil E. Ledford at Coats. He
 died February 13, 1991.
 Survivors include: several cousins.
 Funeral services were held Monday February 9, 1998, at Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Chris Miller
 presiding. Burial was in Lake City Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home.

Sandra Jean Hill Lynch

 
 
 Sandra Jean Hill Lynch died at her home in Grand Junction, Colorado, 
 on February 3, 1998.
 She was the daughter of Bonnie and Joe Hill and was born in Wichita,
 moving to Medicine Lodge when she was three. She graduated from Medicine
 Lodge High School.
 Survivors include: her husband, George Lynch, of Grand Junction; her
 mother, Bonnie Hill of Collbran, Colorado; two sons, Chris Wiens of 
 Nixa, Missouri, and Brian Wiens of Fort Collins, Colorado; a brother,
 Park Hill of Canon City, Colorado; two sister, Gailen Schmide of Collbran,
 Colorado, Joan Carlson of Pueblo, Colorado; and three grandchildren.
 A memorial service was held in Grand Junction, Colorado, on February 
 6, 1998. Donations to charity of choice.

Ruby A. Lumpkin

 
 
 Ruby A. Lumpkin, 91, died February 28, 1998, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa.
 She was born June 8, 1906, at Agra, the daughter of Walton H. and Becky
 Thompson Wilson. A Kiowa resident since 1993, she had moved from Roswell,
 New Mexico, after living in nearly 40 different locations. She was an artist,
 a seamstress, and a homemaker.
 She was a member of the United Methodist Church, and the Order of Eastern
 Star at Colby.
 On February 26, 1923, she married Frank Kent Lumpkin in Phillips County.
 He died September 27, 1994.
 Survivors include: a son, Howard "Kent" Lumpkin, Roswell; a daughter,
 Pauline Wetz, Kiowa; a brother Woodrow Wilson, Kansas City, Kansas; seven
 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and thre great-great-grandchildren.
 Memorials service was held Saturday, March 7, 1998, at the Congregational
 United Church of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev. Virgie Davis presiding. The
 body has been cremated.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kiowa Public Library in care of Fisher Funeral
 Home, Kiowa.

Eva A. McComb

 
 
 Eva A. McComb, 92, died Nov. 8, 1997, at her home in Zenith.
 She was born July 3, 1905, in southwest Reno County, the
 daughter of William and Isabella Nicholson Brownlee. She attended
 Kansas State University, Manhattan. A lifetime Zenith area resident,
 she was a homemaker and taught in a one-room schoolhouse.
 On May 16, 1930, she married Mason McComb at Medicine Lodge. He
 died April 7, 1977.
 Survivors include: four daughters, Carol Roberts, Pocatello, Idaho,
 Virginia Elliott, Zenith, Evangeline Wendelburg, Stafford, and Linda
 Rathbun, Evergreen, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and 13, great-grand
 children.
 Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997,
 at Zenith Community Church with the Rev. Guy Elliott presiding. 
 Burial will be in Stafford Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Minnis Chapel,
 Stafford. 

Ruth E. Montgomery

 
 
 Ruth E. Montgomery, 79, died January 22, 1998, at Medicine Lodge.
 She was born December 20, 1918, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter
 of Roy T. and Della M. Jester Phillips. A Medicine Lodge resident
 since 1987, formerly of Pakistan and Jordan, she was a missionary.
 She belonged to First Baptist Church, Medicine Lodge.
 On June 8, 1947, she married Robert 'Bob' Montgomery at Sun City.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Bruce, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
 and Ray, Leslieville, Alberta, Canada; two daughters, Beth Hazard,
 Joshua Tree, California, and Joy Briethaupt, Freemont, Nebraska; 10
 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
 Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 27, 1998, at First
 Baptist Church, Medicine Lodge, with Pastors Bruce and Roy Montgomery
 and Russell Stolp presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine
 Lodge.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Nellie V. Molz

 
 
 Nellie V. Molz, 95, died February 8, 1998, at Friendship Manor, Kiowa.
 She was born February 14, 1902, in Oklahoma Territory, Woods County,
 the daugher of George W. and Minerva A. Landrie Hardin. A lifetime
 resident of the Hardtner area, she was a teacher and a homemaker.
 She belonged to St. John's Church of Christ, Hardtner.
 On August 14, 1929, she married Robert A. Molz at Hardtner. He died
 July 11, 1957.
 Survivors include: nephews and nieces.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 11, 1998, at St. John's
 Church of Christ, Hardtner, with Pastor Ron Olson presiding. Burial was
 in Hardtner Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to Southwind Hospice. Fisher
 Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Merry J. Meyer

 
 
 Merry J. Meyer, 64, died February 9, 1998, at Via Christi Regional
 Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, Wichita.
 She was born August 25, 1933, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of
 Fredrick and Egypt Fisk Kidd. A Sawyer resident since 1975, she was 
 a homemaker.
 On February 10, 1957, she married Richard Meyer at Long Beach,
 California. He survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Joe and Sam Pauler, both of
 Wichita, and James Kasenow, Tuscon, Arizona; two daughters, Peggy
 Johnson, Sawyer, and Tina Russell, Wichita; 13 grandchildren; and two
 great-grandchildren.
 Graveside service was held Thursday, February 12, 1998, in Ellenwood
 Cemetery, Sawyer, with Pastor Donald Mutton presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to the Perdue House, Wichita, in care of Ayres-
 Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt.

Frances Opal Neff

 
 
 Frances Opal Neff, 95, died Dec. 3, 1997, at Friendship Manor Nursing
 Home, Kiowa.
 She was born Oct. 4, 1902, in Alfalfa County, Okla., the daughter of
 Charles W. and Anna B. Vogel Neff. A longtime Alfalfa County resident,
 formerly of Kiowa and Hazelton, she was a school teacher for more than
 50 years in Hazelton and Burlington, Okla.
 She belonged to Riverside Church of Christ, Burlington, Order of the
 Eastern Star, Cherokee, Okla., Oklahoma Educational Association, National
 Education Association and Alfalfa County Teachers Association.
 Survivors include: two brothers, Robert Neff, Burlington, and Harold,
 Coral Gables, Fla.; two nephews and a niece.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 1997, at Riverside Church
 of Christ, Burlington, with Joe Taylor presiding. Burial was in Rose 
 Hill Cemetery, Hazelton.
 Memorials may be sent to Burlington Fire and Rescue or Byron-Amorita
 Fire and Rescue both in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.