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 Goodnight, 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 grandchildren; thre great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; 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.