Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Ivan L. Crossland Sr.
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Ivan Lee Crossland Sr., 74, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2002.
He began Crossland Construction Co.
Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Columbus, with visitation to follow from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
A private funeral mass will be held Thursday at the church.
Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Columbus.
Arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami, Okla., and Murdock Funeral Home, Columbus.
Agnes Strathe
McCUNE, KS - Agnes O. Strathe, 96, passed away, Friday, March 12, 1999.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the McCune United Methodist Church, McCune, KS.
Burial will be in the McCune Cemetery.
Services under the direction of Murdock Funeral Home, Oswego, KS.
Elizabeth Stephens
OLATHE, KS -- Elizabeth Julia Stephens, 91, formerly of Joplin, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999.
Funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
Nellie M. Comer
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - Nellie M. Comer, 90, Spring Valley Care Center, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo., following an illness.
Mildred Saccanne
Mildred Saccanne, 79, of Pittsburg, Kan., died at 9:20 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2000 at the Mount Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan., where she had been a patient since Monday, April 24, and in failing health for the past 5 months.
Neal Louis Taber
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. - Neal Louis Taber, age 77, passed from this life at 1:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001, at Woodland Park Healthcare in Joplin, Mo. after an illness.
Ruth R. (Long) Handley
Ruth R. (Long) Handley, age 89, formerly of Joplin, Mo., died at 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2001 at Medicaloge in Columbus, Kan.
George Jabe Logan Sr.
Galena, Kan. - George Jabe Logan Sr., 83, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at Galena Nursing Center where he had lived for the past 12 years.
Mary Meyer
Mary Meyer, age 88, of Wichita, Kan., passed away Monday, April 23, 2001.
She was a homemaker and retired motel owner and operator.
Imogene V. Tipton
Galena, Kan. - Imogene V. Tipton, 83, died at 1:25 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2001 at the Webb City Health and Rehabilitation Center, Webb City, Mo. where she had been a patient for the past year.
Mildred E. Pennock
Mildred E. Pennock, 95, Lowell, Kan. died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2001 at Quaker Hill Manor nursing home in Lowell after a long illness.
Mrs. Pennock was born December 5, 1905 at Galena, Kan.
She was a member of the Lowell Gospel Mission until it closed in the 60's then became an active and respected member of the Lowell Friends Church.
Clifford E. Bryant
Galena, Kan. - Clifford E. Bryant, 75, Troy, Mo. , a former Galena resident, died at 8:37 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2001 at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital, Troy, Mo. following a long illness.
Robert Harrison Wilson
Robert Harrison Wilson, age 70, Olathe, Kan., died at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 24, 2000 at St. Luke's Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Mearl Oliver
GIRARD, Kan. - Mearl Glen Oliver, 85, Girard, died at 10:29 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 1997, in the emergency room at Hospital District No. 1, Girard after an illness.
Mr. Oliver was born Jan. 7, 1912, at Holly Grove, Ark.
He grew up in Kansas City, Mo.
He received a degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M; University.
He moved to Houston, Texas, in 1942 and to Tulsa, Okla., in 1946.
He was vice president and general manager of Braden Steel Corporation in Tulsa.
He moved in 1957 to rural Lamar, Mo., where he was active in the Farm Bureau, served on the Barton County Rural School Board and was a former Barton County commissioner.
He moved in 1963 to Girard and worked for Allgeier Martin and Associates, Inc., Joplin, Mo., until retiring in 1981.
He was active in Boy Scouts, having been an Eagle Scout and a past scout master in Tulsa and Girard.
He was a member of the Order of the Arrow in scouting.
He also was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
He married Wilma Weidemier on Jan. 11, 1935, at Kansas City.
She survives.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Susan A. Robinson, Breezy Hill; three sons, David M. Oliver, Independence, Mo., Timothy A. Oliver, Webb City, Mo., and Patrick S. Oliver, Overland Park; two sisters, Gerri Salvador, Republic, Mo., and Doris Bell, Moreland; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Girard.
Burial will be in the Girard Cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today.
Contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Girard, in care of the funeral home.
Dorothy Walker
GALENA, Kan. - Dorothy M. Hulvey Walker, 85, formerly of 1809 Joplin St., died at 4:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 1997, at a local nursing home after an illness.
Mrs. Walker was born Oct. 1, 1911, in Galena and was a lifetime resident.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Order of Eastern Star, Amy Chapter No. 165, both of Galena.
She married Robert Hulvey in 1931 at Girard.
He died April 22, 1957.
She married Ben Walker in 1960 at Pittsburg.
He died July 4, 1970.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Wade, Little Rock, Ark., and Colleen Scott, Riverton; a brother, John Petty, San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Gladys Treadway, Parsons; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Galena.
The Rev. J.W. Stephenson will officiate.
Eastern Star services will be conducted at the cemetery.
The casket will be closed at all times.
Arrangements are under the direction of Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena.
