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Florine J. Kaiser
Florine J. Kaiser, 91, Columbus, Miss., died there Jan. 5, 2008. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in the Highland Cemetery
in Winfield. Born May 29, 1916, in Winfield, she was the daughter of Fred and Gertrude M. (Wells) Kirkpatrick. She worked in the upholstery shop at Cessna Aircraft, as a supervisor. Survivors include her brothers, Donal Kirkpatrick, Columbus, and Willis Kirkpatrick, Peabody, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley Kaiser; brothers, Robert, Larry, James, Joseph and William Kirkpatrick; and a sister, LaVerne Potter.
A memorial has been established for the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
Shirley Hotchkin-Grant
Shirley Hotchkin-Grant, 78, Winfield, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at Good Samaritan Village in Winfield with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Born Nov. 24, 1929, in Ottawa, Ill., she was the daughter of Clifton and Louise (Brooker) Snook. She worked in several area restaurants, as a checker at IGA, and as a meat wrapper at Prairieland Processing until her retirement. Survivors include her companion, Wayne Grant, Winfield; sons, Darrell Hotchkin, Burden, Stephen Hotchkin, Winfield, and Randy Hotchkin, Oxford; sister, Marilyn Sheely, Ponca City; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchidlren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin G. Grant; infant son, Kris Hotchkin; her two brothers, Vernon and Richard Snook; sister, Norma Snook; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.
A memorial has been established for Hospice Care of Kansas. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Vivian C. (Lawrence) Glenn
Vivian C. (Lawrence) Glenn, 87, Winfield, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at the William Newton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery. Born March 15, 1920, in Barnett, Mo., she was the daughter of Richard and Ethel (Englebrecht) Compton. She was a teacher, girl scout leader and homemaker. She worked at Southwestern College as a secretary for many years and was a housemother at Wesley Hospital School of Nursing for a period of time. Survivors include her son, Frederick (Rick) C. Lawrence, of Longmont, Colo.; daughters, Nancy Travis, Arkansas City, Martha Fitzwater, Winfield, Anita Stull, Marysville, Wash.; sister, Donna Jo Smith, Irvine, Calif.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, A.E. Compton.
Memorials have been established for the Endowed Scholarship for Anna D. Lawrence, Vivian Glenn and Fred Lawrence, at Southwestern College and for Harry Hynes Hospice. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home, Winfield.
Anna R. (Thomas) Hill
Anna R. (Thomas) Hill, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today. The family will receive friends from 4-5:30 p.m. Born in Arkansas City, she was the daughter of Edwin and Lora Thomas. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Hill, and his three sons; brother, J.D. Thomas, of Aurora, Colo.; sons, Steve Thomas, Austin, Texas, Doug Thomas, Gaitherburg, Md., Randy Thomas, Katy, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lt. Robert E. Thomas.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Lakeview Funeral Home, Wichita.
Alice Lou Holman
Alice Lou Holman, 85, of Geuda Springs, left this world on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, to be with her Lord. She died in her home in the presence of her family. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at the Hawks Funeral Home, 906 W. Kansas Ave., in Arkansas City. Interment will follow at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Viewing is open Sunday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Hawks Funeral Home in Arkansas City. Family will be present to receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Alice was born to Lester and Grace Boyer Knollenberg on Nov. 16, 1922, in Tulsa, Okla. She lost her mother at the age of 7 and was raised by her father and maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Pearl Boyer. She attended school in Turley, Okla., and graduated from Tulsa's Central High School, and Arkansas City Junior College. Alice married Gaylord Holman on Oct. 25, 1942. Except for his tour in the military, the couple made their home and raised their two daughters, Linda Holman Greever and Rebecca Holman Parker in the Rainbow Bend area. They moved to their current home in 1963 which was built by Gaylord's great-grandfather in the 1850s. Alice devoted her life to her family, faith, community and farming. She was unfailingly friendly and kind; always quick to make people feel at home. She was intuitively tolerant, gracious and forgiving - a determined peacemaker. She sewed beautifully and cooked divinely. Her garden was always plentiful and her home welcoming. Alice served her church and community in many roles over the years. She was a tireless worker who handled with aplomb every challenge that came her way. Alice is survived by her husband, Gaylord Holman, of the home; her daughters and son-in-law, Linda Greever, of Tulsa, Okla., and Becky and Dwight Parker, of Derby, Kan.; her grandchildren and their spouses, Tracy and Glenn Rice, of Columbia, Mo., Jill and Mike Fitzpatrick, of Little Rock, Ark., and Chris Greever, of Tulsa, Okla.; her great-grandchildren, Kate and Charlie Dranginis, Maggie and Becca Fitzpatrick, and Grant Greever; her sister, Joan Baker, of Sherman, Texas; her sisters- and brothers-in-law, Roland and Shirley Schmidt, of Winfield, Kan., Larry Holman, of Lexington, Mo., and Vernadine and Troyal Keyes, of Reno, Nev.
A memorial fund is being established for Alice L. Holman at the Hackney Community Baptist Church.
Shirley J. Graham
Shirley J. Graham, 75, of Arkansas City, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at her residence.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Herbert Lloyd Smith
Herbert Lloyd Smith, 80, of Arkansas City died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City. The Rev. Steve Chambers will officiate. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Herb was born Dec. 24, 1927, to Richard Smith and Ruby (Atkinson) Smith in Newton, Kan. He graduated from Wichita East High School in 1945. On May 15, 1948, he married Bonnie L. Coggins in Arkansas City where the couple made their home since. Herb worked for the Atchison Topeka Sante Fe Railroad as a conductor, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Central Christian Church of Arkansas City, the Masonic Crescent lodge #133, Wichita Consistory Midian Shrine, the Spencer Ralston Post #1254 V.F.W. and the American Legion Post # 18 of Arkansas City. Herb is survived by his daughter, Dianne Goatley, and her hus- band, Howard; son, Gary R. Smith, and his wife, Roseanne, all of Arkansas City; granddaughter, Stephanie Martin, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandson, Nathan Smith, of Arkansas City; two great-grandchildren, Darian and Shayla Martin, of Oklahoma City; brothers, James Smith and Jerry Smith, of Arizona; sister, Esther Flinn, of Derby; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; the love of his life, Bonnie, in July of 2007; and brothers, Wayne Smith and Dean Smith.
A memorial has been established by the Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City is in charge of the arrangements.
Vera Bashline
Vera Bashline, 93, of Winfield, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Village in Winfield. Cremation has been effected. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at the Morrison Funeral Home in Graham, Texas. Inurnment will follow in the Plum Grove Cemetery
in Markley, Texas. Born June 9, 1914, in Markley, Texas, she was the daughter of Columbus Charles and Viola (Brazeal) Calvin. She was a full-time homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Fern Knox, of Graham, Texas, and Sandra Caulfield, of Winfield; sister, Inez Hathcox, Sulpher Springs, Texas; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Robert Melvin Cornell and Cary Grant Bashline; a daughter, Melva Carolyn Cornell; brothers, Olin, Melvin, Virgil and Cy; sisters, Lelia Loftin Lanford and Velma Baker Spears.
Arrangements are under the direction of Miles Funeral Service, of Winfield.
Charles Edward Barclay
Charles Edward Barclay, 65, longtime Newkirk resident, died Wednesday, Jan 2, 2008, at his rural Newkirk home. Cremation has been effected. A private family memorial service will be held later with the Rev. Mike Sweetman, Chaplin of Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, officiating. Born May 10, 1942, near Diamond, Mo., he was the son of Thomas Albert and Betty Lou (Holly) Barclay. He had a hay hauling business, a dozier business and he owned and operated his own rock quarry for over 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Lois Kay Stierwalt Barclay; two daughters, Kim Price, of Washington, Okla., and Charlie Kay Powell, of Newkirk; one sister, Linda Sawyer, of Mojave, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk.
Gary Duane Weide
Gary Duane Weide was born in Arkansas City, KS. to August Gottfried Weide and Marjorie Louise Lewis, on July 12, 1943. In 1968, he moved to South Texas where he worked in the oil field for Arco. Gary lived in Ingleside, TX. remaining in the area to be near his children. Gary Weide passed away on Dec. 20, 2007. Gary was preceded in death by his mother and father, his brother Gerald Weide, and sister Dolores Weide (Joe) Buck. He is survived by his sister Karen Kraft (Jerry) Johnston, Sister-in-law Jewell Weide, his children Carla (Teddy) Boehm of Ingleside, TX. Gary (Kelly) Weide, Jr of Ingleside, TX. and Sheila (Paul) Holliday of Leander, TX. 8 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Jay J. Williams
Jay J. Williams, 93, graduated from this life on Jan. 27, 2009. A funeral service to celebrate his amazing life is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Jay leaves behind an admiring family and a host of friends who were the hallmark of his life. His journey began on May 25, 1915, in Wilmot, Kan., when he was born to Charles Prentice "CP" Williams and Charlotte Mae Mickley Williams. A lifelong resident of the Burden area, Jay attended New Salem and Prairie Home grade schools, graduating Burden High School in 1933. On Dec. 22, 1940, Jay married his love, Maxine Palmer. They began their life together near Burden, where they ran a farm and raised cattle. Jay's life was marked by a zest for living unmatched by most half his age. Always the determined worker, Jay provided for his family through various means that would weave the fabric of a life well-lived and shared by many friends. In addition to being a lifelong farmer, he sheared sheep, roughnecked, and showed champion cattle. He later worked for the ASCS, and for the U.S. Post Office as a rural mail carrier. During his work with the ASCS, he won an award for Conservationist of the Year for his farming methods. His enjoyment of cattle won him various awards and local fame for the quality of cattle he and his brother-in-law, Boyd Waite, raised and showed. And he was, to his family, a world-class father and grandfather. Jay's hobbies were many and varied, but he will be long-remembered for his interest and skill in woodworking, and his expertise and enthusiasm as a numismatist. The lives touched in the 93 years Jay shared with us are uncountable, and he will be truly missed. The ease with which he made friends and helped others evidenced his joy, love and interest in people and living life to its fullest. He leaves behind a devoted and loving family that includes a daughter, Diana and her husband, Greg, of Arkansas City; granddaughter, Kasha and her husband, Scott, of Arkansas City; grandson, Kris and his wife, Melody, of Tulsa, Okla.; four precious great-grandchildren, Angela, Michelle, and Chezney, of Tulsa, Okla., and Thatcher Jay, of Arkansas City; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. On Jan. 27, 2009, Jay was reunited in joyous eternal life with his wife, Maxine; his son, Bob J. Williams; his sister, Delores Williams Waite; his parents and grandparents.
Memorials have been established with the Burden Baptist Church where Jay and Maxine attended throughout their lives. Arrangements are under the direction of dear family friend, David Miles, of Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Shirley S. Brewer
Shirley S. Brewer, 72, of Geuda Springs, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City.
Funeral arrangements are pending and under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
Connie Cranford
Local memorial services for Connie Cranford will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. A graveside visit will follow at noon in the Hope Cemetery. A luncheon is planned at the Hogan on C Street from 1-4 p.m. Guests are asked to bring a side dish to share if they wish.
Jack B. Stafford
Jack B. Stafford, 86, of Arkansas City, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at his residence. Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Chapel. Chaplin Vern Richerson will officiate. Jack was born Sept. 29, 1922, in Arkansas City, to Harry and Golda (Leach) Stafford. He was reared and educated in Arkansas City, graduating from Arkansas City High School in 1940 and then Arkansas City Junior College (Cowley College). Jack served in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII as a gunner onboard a B-17. He flew in 35 successful missions into Germany with the 401st Squadron, 91st Bomber Group. Upon returning to Arkansas City after the war, Jack continued his military service in the National Guard and the Army Reserve, retiring as a Major in 1975. Jack married Lois M. Elton on May 23, 1947, in Arkansas City. Together the couple had two sons. Jack worked for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier and retired as a supervisor in 1980. Jack was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Lois, of the home; two sons, Craig and his wife, Tenna Stafford, of Ponca City, Kent and his wife, Sandi Stafford, of Olathe; brother, Norman, his wife, Pat Stafford of Oklahoma City; sisters, Lottie Baker, of Arkansas City, Harrett Bradford, of Dexter, Lenita Whitehead and Bonnie Dye, both of Arkansas City; grandchildren, Buffi Burr, Brandi Dumontelle, and Ryan Stafford; great-grandchildren, Kiley and Tanner Hernandez, Landon Burr, Meagan and Lexi Dumontelle, Natalie and Riley Sells. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings Joe, Delbert, and Evelyn.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice Care of Kansas. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of Arkansas City.
Alma Bernice Berens
Alma Bernice Berens died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, in Rifle, Colo. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Chapel in Arkansas City. Cremains will be interred at a later date in the Riverview Cemetery
in Arkansas City. Cremation has been effected. Born Feb. 6, 1923, in Arkansas City, she was the daughter of John Price and Marie Morgan. Survivors include two sons, Rex Berens of Rifle, Colo., and Roger Berens of Grapeview, Wash.; four brothers and one sister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Berens.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rifle Funeral Home, Rifle, Colo.
Ruth Louise Anstine
Ruth Louise Anstine, 87, Arkansas City, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home with Pastor Gale Rider officiating.Interment will follow in the Hope Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Born June 11, 1916, near Arkansas City, she was the daughter of Charles Wilbur and Grace R. (Howarth) Estep. She was reared and educated in Arkansas City. Louise married L.S. Anstine on November 4, 1937, in El Dorado. The couple made their home in Arkansas City. He preceded her in death in 1966. She was a homemaker. Louise attended the Mount Zion Community Church. Survivors include two sons, Gene and his wife, Tyler of Arkansas City, and Jim and his wife Irma of Garden City; two daughters, Irene Anstine of Oklahoma City and Virginia Donaldson of Arkansas City; a sister-in-law, Simone Estep of Atlanta, Ga.; stepsister, Marie Andrews of Midland, Texas; six grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and four stepgreat-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Leonard.
A memorial has been established with the Hope Cemetery
Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City.
