Mrs. Lenora F. Goebel

 
 
 Mrs. Lenora F. Goebel, 96, a former resident of Hardtner, died
 Thursday, July 3, at the Kiowa District Hospital after a short 
 illness. Born October 5, 1872, in Pettis County, Missouri, she was
 married to Joen Goebel December 25, 1905, at Scranton. He died in 
 1948. She was a former resident of Hardtner and had lived in Kiowa
 for several years.
 She was a member of the Methodist Church.
 Survivors include sons: Phillip and Thomas, both of Burbank,
 California, Joseph, Merritt Island, Florida; daughters, Mrs. Wilma
 Kelfer, Kiowa, Mrs. Geneva Roberson, Capron, Oklhaoma, Mrs. Marjorie
 Nagel, Welcotka, Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, July 5, at the Hardtner 
 United Methodist Church; Samuel A. Warren. Burial was at the Fairview
 Cemetery, south of Hardtner.

Benjamin Downing Berry

 
 
 Benjamin Downing Berry was born in Salina County, Missouri August
 24th, 1838, departed this life January 26th, 1921 at the age of 82
 years, 5 months, 2 days.
 He was united in marriage to Angeline Ellis April 11, 1868. To
 this union were born four children: David L. (died in infancy),
 James M. of Capron, Oklahoma, Mrs. John Goebel of Hardtner, Kansas,
 and B.O. Berry of Anthony, Kansas. The deceased moved to Greenwood
 County, Kansas in the year 1882, lived there until the Cherokee Strip
 opened to settlement when he and his brother Joe made the run from
 Hardtner, Kansas, both securing good claims near the Salt Fork river.
 For the last fifteen years he has made his home with his son, Otis,
 of Anthony and Mrs. John Goebel of Hardtner. Besides his children he
 is survived by one brother and a number of relatives and friends.
 Burial in Fairview Cemetery, south of Hardtner, Kansas. 

Henry Clay "Hank" Milledge

 
 
 Henry Clay "Hank" Milledge, 72, died July 6, 1998, at his home in Sharon.
 He was born Nov. 18, 1925, in Avard, Oklahoma, the son of George Jefferson
 and Ruth May Murphy Milledge. He was a police officer in Alva in 1950. They
 moved to Medicine Lodge in 1953, where he worked for United States Gypsum.
 They also live in Canton, before moving to Sharon in 1981, where he worked
 in grain elevators, the oil field, and in farming.
 He served in the United States Army during World War II, serving in Europe.
 On February 24, 1950, he married Donna Mae Faucett at Cherokee, Oklahoma.
 She survives.
 Other survivors include: three sons, Elvin, Clearwater, John, Alva, Oklahoma,
 and Ricky, Hardtner; two daughters, Charlene Abercrombie, Tallapoosa, Georgia,
 and Sheryl Webster, Canton, Kansas; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grand
 children.
 Funeral services were held Friday, July 19, 1998, at Marshall Funeral Chapel,
 Alva, Oklahoma, with Larry Price officiating. Interment was held at Alva
 Municipal Cemetery, under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home, Alva, Oklahoma.
 Memorials may be made to the South Wind Hospice in care of the funeral home.

James W. Mabie

 
 
 James W. Mabie, 69, Isabel, died September 18, 1991, at Siesta
 Home in Pratt.
 He was born July 29, 1922, at Yates Center, the son of Horace 
 R. and Mabel V. Paul Mabie.
 He was a retired farmer and a World War II Army veteran.
 Survivors include; A brother Merle Mabie, Isabel; a sister,
 Wilma Joyner, Bradenton, Florida.
 There was a private family service at Larrison Mortuary. The
 remains will be interred in Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center.
 Memorials may be made to Siesta Home in care of Larrison
 Mortuary. 

R.L. 'Bobby' Loven

 
 
 R.L. 'Bobby' Loven, 61, died May 15, 1998, at Cedar Crest Manor,
 Medicine Lodge.
 He was born December 25, 1936, at Honn, Arkansas, the son of Roy
 and Pearl Snyder Loven. A Sun City resident since 1990, moving from
 Alva, Oklahoma, he was a farmer.
 He belonged to Our Father's House of Worship, Sun City.
 On January 7, 1967, he married R.B. 'Rosie' Lattrell at Stronghurst,
 Illinois. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Robert R., Alva, Oklahoma; a daughter,
 Tammy O'Dell, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania; a sister, Evelyn Loven; and
 six grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Monday, May 18, 1998, at Larrison-Forsyth
 Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Revs. Deitra Black and Mary Helton
 presiding. Burial was in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of the funeral home.

David J. "Bud" Diel

 
 
 David J. "Bud" Diel, 75, Kiowa, died September 17, 1991, at Kiowa
 District Hospital, Kiowa.
 He was born september 2, 1916, near Ingersoll, Oklahoma, the son
 of John and Mary Alice Wohlschlegel Diel. A 50 year resident of
 Burlington, Oklahoma, community and moved to Kiowa 11 months ago, he
 was a farmer and stockman.
 He was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa,
 and the Cattleman's Association.
 On July 20, 1941, he married Verda M. Spicer at Hazelton. She survives.
 Other survivors include: five sisters, Clara Miller and Rose Spicer,
 both of Kiowa, Kathryn Schroeder, Medison, Margie McVickar, Sedgwick,
 and Virginia Millsap, Wichita.
 Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 20, 1991, at the
 Kiowa Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev. Charles
 Fisch presiding. Burial was in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Burlington,
 Oklahoma.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Kiowa District Hospital
 Memorial Fund, both in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, Kansas.

Barbara Lee Dale

 
 
 Barbara Lee Dale, 64, died May 11, 1998 at her home.
 She was born August 4, 1933, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of John
 and Elsie Coppock Willan. A Ulysses area resident since 1972, coming
 from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of Mercy, Grace & Truth, Ulysses.
 On December 27, 1953, she married Doug Dale at Medicine Lodge. He
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Jas Dale and wife, Gail, Ulysses;
 mother and stepfather, Elsie and Dan Heinrich, Seward; a sister, Laura
 Johnson, Medicine Lodge; and two granddaughters, Alicia and Rebecca
 Dale.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at Grant County
 Funeral Home, Ulysses, with Minister Kenneth Lamp presiding. Burial was
 in Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Kansas.
 Memorials may be sent to Mercy, Grace & Truth, Ulysses, in care of
 the funeral home, 218 South Main, Ulysses, Kansas, 67880.

John Goebel

 
 
 John Goebel was born at Scranton, Kansas December 20, 1864, and
 after a lingering illness, passed away at his home in Hardtner, 
 Kansas, February 7, 1948, his age being eighty-three years, one
 month and seventeen days.
 He was united in marriage to Anna Gilcrist and to this union
 three children were born: Frank Goebel of Denver, Colorado; John
 Goebel, Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia; and Jean Goebel Tucker deceased.
 His wife passed away in June 1896.
 In his early manhood he worked in the coal mines of Osage county,
 Kansas. In 1896 he, with his brothers, William, Henry and Frank
 came to Oklahoma and homesteaded north of the Fritzlan ranch in
 Woods County.
 On December 25, 1905 he was united in marriage to Francis Berry 
 Morris and to this union six children were born: Edison Goebel of
 Los Angeles, California; Phil Goegel of Shelton, Washington; Sgt.
 Joe Goebel of Salina; Mrs. Wilma Kiefer of Kiowa; Mrs. Marjorie
 Nagel of Edmonds, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Geneva Roberson of Capron.
 In 1913 he sold his farm and moved to Hardtner, where he ran a
 blacksmith shop until a few years ago. When his health failed, he
 sold his business and retired. Since that time he has enjoyed
 hunting and fishing and gardening. He took a great pride in his
 garden. His final illness was of several weeks duration but he
 bore it patiently to the end.
 His brothers William and Henry and sister Carolin preceded him
 in death. One year and just a week ago his brother Charlie passed
 away.
 Besides his faithful wife and children he is survived by a 
 large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nephews
 and nieces, a sister Mrs. William Strickenfinger of Scranton,
 Kansas, and many friends.
 Burial was in Fairview Cemetery south of Hardtner, Kansas.

Harvey Lee Garten

 
 
 Harvey Lee Garten was born July 21, 1913, south of Lake City near
 the Hoover Springs, the son of Hal and Belle Conner Garten. He was
 raised in the Gyp Hills of Barber County west of Medicine Lodge. As
 soon as he was old enough, he started working on area ranches and
 was a cowboy all his life.
 On June 10, 1931, he married Doris Ella Smith. To this union were
 botn two sons, Fred L. and Lonnie D.
 Harvey was a horseman and was well known for his skill at riding
 broncs and training horses that everyone else had given up on. He
 worked on some of the larger ranches around this area like Z Bar, 
 Hoover Ranch, Merril Ranch, and the Skinner Ranch. He spent the last
 few years before his retirement ranching for himself in Comanche County.
 When he was a young man, he enjoyed participating in bull riding,
 saddle bronc, and the roping events in rodeos. He was a member of the
 Turtle Association the forerunner of the Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association.
 Later on, he enjoyed the cutting horse contests, for which he rode and
 trained horses and was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association.
 Next to his family, good horses were the love of his life and he broke
 his last colt at the age of 77. He instilled the love of horses in his
 family, and his sons and grandchildren are still riding some of the 
 horses he broke so well.
 Next to horses, a great joy to him was music. He was a big fan of Bob
 Wills and the Texas Playboys and he could play all of their old songs
 on his fiddle, his favorite bing San Antonio Rose. Before the days of
 television, Harvey and Doris spent many a long winter's night entertaining
 themselves with Harvey on the fiddle and Doris playing the banjo.
 Though they hated to leave their good neighbors, Dean and Judy Gregg,
 they moved off the ranch in 1992. They bought a house in Sun City where 
 they lived until Harvey's death on September 8, 1998. He died with his
 boots on doing two things he really liked - eating and visiting.
 He leaves to enjoy his memory, his wife of 67 years, Doris, sons, Fred
 and Lonnie and their wives, Virginia and Otie, six grandchildren, 12
 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren, two sisters, Edna
 Smith and Elma Bragg, numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of good
 friends.
 He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Billie H. 

Pauline Elizabeth Lacore

 
 
 Pauline Elizabeth Lacore, 85, died August 26, 1998, at her
 home in Medicine Lodge.
 She was born July 25, 1913, in Vernon County, Missouri, the
 daughter of Henry James and Sara Adelina Mapes Myers. A Sun
 City resident since 1951, moving to Medicine Lodge in July 1997,
 she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to Sun City Baptist Church.
 On March 9, 1929, she married Clarence Orvile Lacore at Fort
 Scott. He died April 28, 1963.
 Survivors include: two sons, Orville and William "George"
 Lacore, both of Sharon; five daughters, Reba M. Taylor, Linda S.
 Rickard and Betty J. Lacore, all of Medicine Lodge, Dorothy M.
 Keller, Sun City, and Wanda J. Shellenberger, White Face, Texas;
 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, August 29, 1998, at Sun
 City Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Woods presiding. Burial
 was in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.
 Memorials may be sent to the church or to the Sun City Community
 Center, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine
 Lodge.

Don L. Lampe

 
 
 Don L. Lampe, 61, died September 10, 2000, at his home in 
 Nashville.
 He was born January 24, 1939 at Nashville, the son of Lawrence
 and Nelma Poppe Lampe. A resident of Nashville since 1999, 
 previously of Grove, Oklahoma and Medicine Lodge, he was a self
 employed carpenter.
 He was raised in the Lutheran faith.
 On December 24, 1959, he married Sandy Stenzel at Pratt. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Steven, Grove, Oklahoma; two
 daughters, Brenda Swayden and Tammy Keimig, both of Nashville;
 a brother, Dennis, Edwardsville; three sisters, Marlene Vierthaler,
 Haysville, Twyla Harbisons, Wichita, and Elaine Davidson, Cimarron;
 and five grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, September 13, 2000, at the
 Medicine Lodge Christian Church with Pastor Tom Walters presiding.
 Burial was at the Liberty-Nashville Cemetery.
 Memorials may be made with the American Heart Association, in care
 of Livingston Funeral Home, P.O. Box 453, Kingman, Kansas 67608.

Calvin 'Bud' Logan

 
 
 Calvin 'Bud' Logan, 61, died August 30, 2000, at his home in
 Kiowa.
 He was born August 2, 1939, at Anthony, the son of John and
 Leona E. Koontz Logan. He was a 1957 graduate of Kiowa High
 School. A former resident of Salida, Colorado, and longtime
 resident of Kiowa, he was a farmer, rancher and dirt contractor.
 He belonged to Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa.
 Survivors include: his mother; two nephews; and two great-
 nephews, all of Kiowa.
 He was preceded in death by his father, and a sister, Billie.
 Funeral services were held Friday, September 1, 2000, at
 Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev.
 John Attaway presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
 Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice or to the Church,
 both in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Dorothy Marie Maddox Peel

 
 
 Dorothy Marie Maddox Peel, 72, died August 24, 1998, at her
 home in rural Clearwater.
 She was born October 2, 1925, at Sharon, the daughter of
 Walter F. and Ruth Brooks Pulliam. She attended Sharon Grade
 School and Sharon Rural High School. A Clearwater resident, 
 formerly of Sharon, Harper and Wichita, having also lived in
 Arizona, California and New Mexico, she was a nurse's aide at
 Harper Hospital, and she had accepted a position with the
 Sedgwick County Delinquent Tax Department, working her way up
 to supervisor, retiring from Sedgwick County in 1990.
 On November 9, 1941, she married Wayne L. Maddox at Anthony.
 He died August 11, 1964. In 1978, she married Benjamin E. Peel
 at Wichita. He survives.
 Other survivors include: two daughters, Sharon Gehlen, Sharon, 
 and Sandra Jennings, Los Alamos, New Mexico; a brother, Willard
 Pulliam, Sharon; two sisters, Betty Boor, Kiowa, and LaVeda
 DeLong, Hardtner; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Thursday, August 27, 1998, in Rosedale
 Cemetery, near Stark. Webb Mortuary, Clearwater, was in charge of the
 arrangements.

James B. Talbott

 
 
 James B. Talbott, 59, died August 28, 2000, at Kiowa District
 Hospital, Kiowa.
 He was born July 5, 1941, at Wichita, the son of Robert and
 Lois Schupbach Talbott. A lifetime Kiowa resident, he was a
 farmer and road maintainer.
 He belonged to Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa,
 and was a Mason at Cosmos Lodge No. 278, Kiowa, and the Air
 National Guard.
 On July 18, 1964, he married Marla Davenport, at Kiowa. She
 survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, James D., Kiowa; a daughter,
 Jamie Talbott-Lamb, Omaha, Nebraska; mother, Kiowa, and three
 grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by his father.
 Memorial service was held Saturday, September 2, 2000, at the
 Congregational United Church of Christ, Kiowa, with the Rev.
 John Attaway presiding. Cremation took place. 

Lizzetta R. Tharp

 
 
 Lizzetta R. Tharp, 80, formerly of Hutchinson, died Nov. 26, 1997,
 at Attica Long Term Care Center.
 She was born June 3, 1917, at Sharon, the daughter of George and
 Minnie M. Frietag McGuire. She was a graduate of Sharon High School
 and Wesley School of Nursing. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she
 was a registered nurse.
 She belonged to First Congregational Church and was a longtime
 member of the many Hutchinson bowling leagues all at Hutchinson.
 On July 9, 1950, she married John F. Tharp at Hutchinson. He died
 May 7, 1979.
 Survivors include: three brothers, Louis McGuire, Gustine, Calif.;
 John McGuire, Attica, and Philip McGuire, Ephrata, Wash.; and several
 nephews and nieces.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997, at Elliott
 Mortuary, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Richard D. Liles presiding. Burial
 was in Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson.
 Memorials may be sent to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center or
 to the Attica Long Term Care Center, in care of the mortuary.

Randall K. Vaughn

 
 
 Randall K. Vaughn, 79, Omaha.
 Survived by wife, Lois; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy A. and John
 Pugh, Phoenix, Arizona, Marilyn and Richard Kobjerowski, Omaha; four
 grandchildren; 5 great-grandsons; sisters, Velma Bates and Marie
 Wiscaver, both of Grove, Oklahoma.
 Private services, Ft. McPherson. Memorials to Alzheimers Association.
 Heafey-Heafey-Hoffman Dworak-Cutler West Center Chapel, Omaha, was in
 charge of arrangements.

Robert Lee Vail

 
 
 Robert Lee Vail, 74, died August 16, 2000, at
 Wichita.
 He was born May 10, 1926, at Pitcher, Oklahoma, 
 the son of George and Bertha Maude Hoskins Vail.
 Survivors include: his wife, Janie (Durant) Vail
 of the home; three sons, Steven, Wichita, Jim, Doha
 Qatar, and Roger, Kansas City; a daughter, Cathy
 Love, Derby; one brother, Gene, Wichita; three
 sisters, Mary J. Tambling, Hutchinson, Dorothy Naasz,
 Wichita, and Martha Jones, Houston, Texas; and seven
 grandchildren.
 Services were held Saturday, August 19, 2000 at De
 Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita. Burial was
 Monday, August 21, at Nashville Cemetery, Nashville,
 Kansas.
 A memorial has been established with American Legion
 Richard Gilbert Post 256, 4301 W. Pawnee, Wichita, 67209. 

Erich Max Wenzel

 
 
 Erich Max Wenzel, 81, died August 28, 1998, at Medicine Lodge
 Hospital.
 He was born May 20, 1917, at Rottersdorf, Germany, the son of 
 Oswald K. and Ida Lina Conrad Wenzel. He came to the United States
 in 1927 and became a citizen in 1941. A Sharon resident since 1957,
 moving from south of Hardtner, he was a farmer, carpenter, KPL
 pressure operator and a dairyman.
 On January 7, 1940, he married Dora Mae Terwort in Woods County,
 Oklahoma. She survives.
 Other survivors include: a son, Richard, Kiowa; three daughters,
 Betty Benson, Manchester, Oklahoma, and Bonnie Fischer and Connie
 Boggs, both of Sharon; a brother, Harold Wenzel, Burlington, Oklahoma;
 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services were held Monday, August 31, 1998, in Hardtner
 Cemetery, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in care 
 of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. 

Gerald Dean Wools

 
 
 Gerald Dean Wools, 67, died August 11, 2000, at his home
 in Medicine Lodge.
 He was born December 25, 1932, at Garnett, the son of
 Lawrence and Iva Carlson Wools. A resident of Medicine
 Lodge since 1992, moving from Isabel, he was a sheet-metal
 worker.
 He was a member of the American Legion and National
 Sheet Metal Workers Association, Local 77, both at Topeka.
 Survivors include: a son, Randy D. Wools, Bend, Oregon;
 three daughters, Terrie L. Rivoli and Kelli D. Mathews, 
 both of Bend, Oregon, and Cheryl L. Coonce, Redmond, Oregon;
 a brother, Glen, Roseburg, Oregon; two sisters, Nellie Good-
 night, Phoenix, Arizona, and Lois Graves, Arcadia, California;
 and six grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother,
 Allen.
 Graveside services were held at Monday, August 21, 2000, in
 the Isabel Cemetery with the Rev. Russell Stolp presiding.
 Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in
 care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Viva L. Alley

 
 
 Viva L. Alley, 89, died August 6, 1997, at Pratt Regional Medical
 Center.
 She was born March 8, 1908, at Winchester, Oklahoma, the daughter
 of George and Emma Hopkins Roots. A 51-year resident of Cunningham,
 moving from Wilmore, she was a homemaker.
 She was a member of the Cunningham United Methodist Church.
 On September, 21, 1927, she married Lester H. Alley at Alva, Oklahoma.
 He died August 26, 1988.
 Survivors include: a son, John, Turon; a daugher, Edna Mae Riggs,
 Pampa, Texas; four sisters, Nora Osborne, Pratt, Theo Brown, Pierre,
 South Dakota, Vergie Reed, Kiowa, Catherine Ford, Vista, California;
 eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday morning, August 9, 1997, at
 Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with the Rev. Harry Graves presiding. Grave-
 side service was held Saturday afternoon, August 9, 1997, at Crown Hill
 Cemetery, Coldwater.
 Memorials may be sent to Cunningham United Methodist Church, in care
 of the mortuary.

J.R. 'Jack' Axline

 
 
 The family of J.R. (Jack) Axline has received word of his death
 on January 10, 1996, at Straub Medical Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu,
 Hawaii, after a brief illness.
 Jack was the son of A.W. (Chick) Axline and his wife, Louise. Jack
 is survived by his brother, Bill Axline and his wife, Fola Mae, his
 sister, Caroline Blackwell and her husband, Bob, of Medicine Lodge,
 and several nieces and nephews.

Delores K. Brungardt

 
 
 Delores K. Brungardt, 61, died August 23, 1998, at Integrated
 Health Services, Great Bend.
 She was born April 21, 1937, at Hays, the daughter of Mike
 and Catherine Herman Boxler. A Great Bend resident for 29 years,
 moving from Liberal, she was a day-care provider.
 She belonged to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Alter
 Society, both at Great Bend.
 On April 19, 1958, she married Lionel "Bud" Brungardt at Hays.
 He survives.
 Other survivors include: two sons, Kevin and Mark Brungardt,
 both of Medicine Lodge; three daughters, Michelle Rose and
 Donelle Brungardt, both of Great Bend, and Christine Beisner,
 Hutchinson; father, Hays; two brothers, Harold Boxler, Wheatridge,
 Colorado, and Gerald Boxler, Scottsdale, Arizona; a sister, Mary
 Ann Subach, Belle Meade, New Jersey; and six grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 26, 1998, at St.
 Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, with Father Charles
 Mazouch presiding. Burial was in the Great Bend Cemetery.
 Memorials may be sent to Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice or
 to the St. Rose Alter Society, both in care of Bryant-Christians
 Funeral Home, Great Bend. 

Mary 'Mimi' Betty

 
 
 Mary 'Mimi' Betty, 81, of Perryton, Texas, died February 22,
 1996.
 She was born January 11, 1915 in Kiowa, and had lived in
 Perryton since 1957, moving there from Hazelton.
 She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and
 the Mary Rachel Circle of the church, as well as a member of 
 the Perryton Sorosis Club, Ochiltree General Hospital Auxiliary
 and a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
 She married Gerald Betty on March 3, 1937 in Hazelton. He
 died in 1973.
 She is survived by one son, Dr. Claude Betty of Perryton;
 one daughter, Barbara Dearing, of Guymon, OKlahoma; one brother,
 Ed Stranathan, of Kiowa; two sisters, Helen Youngers of Medicine
 Lodge, and lOuise Owens of Coats; nine grandchildren; and seven
 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were held Saturday, February 24, 1996 in First
 United Methodist Church with Rev. Todd Dyess officiating. Burial
 was in Ochiltree Cemetery under the direction of Boxwell Brothers.
 The family suggests memorials to one's favorite charity.

Louise Conner Hall

 
 
 Louise Conner Hall, 82, died August 30, 1998, at her home in
 Medicine Lodge.
 She was born September 6, 1915, at Tribune, the daughter of
 Richard H. and Martha B.L. Hass Conner. A resident of Medicine
 Lodge since 1944, she was a homemaker.
 She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, 
 the Mary Martha Circle of the Church, and Tri Sigma Sorority.
 Survivors include: a nephew, Warren Conner, Ashland; two
 grand-nephews, Reed Conner, Great Bend, and David Conner,
 Chanute; two grandnieces, Chris Conner, Dallas, Texas, and
 Kim Randles, Sublette; a great-grand-nephew, Jordan Randles,
 Sublette; and a great-grand-niece, Macy Randles, Sublette.
 Funeral services were held today, Wednesday, September 2,
 1998, at the United Methodist Church, Medicine Lodge, with
 Rev. Jim Godbey presiding. Burial was to be in Greeley County
 Cemetery, Tribune.
 Memorials may be sent to the church, in care of Larrison-
 Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Katherine E. Hauck

 
 
 Katherine E. Hauck, 64, of Holton, died Saturday, February 17,
 1996 at her home after a six year battle with ovarian cancer.
 She was born June 18, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of Earl and
 Katherine (Murrison) Havorka. Katie was a graduate of Topeka High
 School in 1949 and Washburn Univerisity in 1953. She earned her
 Masters Degree from the University of Kansas in 1982.
 After serving as a social worker and County Welfare Director in
 Barber County for five years, Mrs. Hauck continued her professional
 career with the State Department of Social Welfare in Topeka. Working
 first in quality control and then the final ten years in medical
 programs, she retired in 1991. Mrs. Hauck and her husband, Harold
 have made their home in Holton since 1973.
 She was married to J. Harold Hauck on June 7, 1953. He survives.
 She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Jack and Don.
 Other survivors include three sons: Mike Hauck of Seattle, Washington,
 Ed Hauck of Boulder, Colorado, and Tom Hauck of Knoxville, Tennessee;
 a daughter, Tracy Marshall of Ft. Worth, Texas; six granddaughters
 and four grandsons.
 A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church
 in Holton Sunday, March 3, 1996 at 2:30 p.m.
 It was Katies' wish that memorial contributions be made to the Holton
 City Park improvement fund which was a very special interest of hers.
 Contributions may be mailed to: City Hall, 430 Pennsylvania Ave., Holton,
 Kansas 66436. 

Bethene Long

 
 
 Bethene Long, 99, died February 19, 1996, at the Attica 
 Long Term Care Facility, Attica. 
 She was born July 12, 1896, at Yates Center, the daughter
 of Charles Ezra and Anna Louise Funston Florence. A Harper
 resident since 1936, moving from Wichita, she was a secretary
 for the Golden Rule Oil Company.
 She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she
 was also an organist, and belonged to the American Legion
 Auxiliary, the Order of Eastern Star and PEO, all at Harper,
 and Daughters of the American Revolution.
 On September 20, 1920, she married William C. Long at Wichita.
 He preceded her in death.
 Survivors include: a son, W.C. Jr., Wellington; six grand-
 children; thre great-grandchildren; three great-great-grand-
 children; nieces, Jan Fowler, Jo Gilmore of Medicine Lodge, and
 Gerry Johnson of Pensacola, Florida; and nephew, Harrison Nixon
 Jr., of Lebanon, Missouri.
 Funeral services wer held at First Presbyterian Church, Harper
 with the Revs. John and Shirley Barnum presiding. Burial was at
 Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita.
 Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Elliott Funeral
 Home, Harper.