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Frederic Coleman
ARGONIA – Frederic William Coleman, 78, of Argonia, died May 3, 2002, at Harper.
Services were at 3 p.m. May 6 at Zion Lutheran Church in Argonia. Burial was in Argonia Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home, Anthony, was in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established with the Argonia Emergency Medical Service.
Coleman was born May 10, 1923, in Danville, to Laura (Robson) and Fred Coleman.
In 1948 he married Vera Lee Pagenkopf in Anthony.
A retired farmer and machinist, Coleman was a longtime resident of Argonia. A World War II veteran, he was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vera Coleman, Argonia; two sons, James Coleman, Danville, and Erle Coleman, Winfield; a daughter, Katherine Blanchat, Wichita; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Marcia Stuart
TOPEKA – Marcia Ann Stuart, 60, of Topeka, formerly of Winfield, died May 4, 2002, at her home after a long struggle with cancer.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel, 17th and Fairlawn.
Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800.
Stuart was born Feb. 14, 1942, in Winfield, to Dorothy and Merle Rowe. In 1960 she graduated from Winfield High School where she was a debater and cheerleader.
She earned a bachelor‘s degree from Pittsburg State College in 1964. During her college years, she was nationally known as a competitive debater, winning second place with her colleague at the National Forensics Tournament in 1963. She was also a member of Sigma Tau Delta national honorary fraternity for English students and of Alpha Sigma Alpha social sorority.
On July 11, 1964, she married C. Robert Stuart. They lived in Topeka, and she taught English at Auburn Rural High School. She later taught English at Greensburg High School and Hutchinson Junior College. In 1970 the Stuarts returned to Topeka where she taught at Highland Park junior high and high school.
She was then employed at Capitol Federal Savings and Loan. She returned to teaching at Topeka High School, then became a policy examiner for the Kansas Insurance Department.
Stuart served as executive director for the Topeka Community Foundation, worked as a sales agent for State Farm Insurance and for Stan Metzger Real Estate Co. and taught English and speech at Allen County Community College. She was also a media director for local, state and national political aspirants.
She volunteered with the Court Appointed Special Advocacy program, organized neighborhood beautification programs and volunteers to assist the elderly, and opened her home for charitable benefit tours.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Stuart, Topeka; two daughters, Michelle Stuart Bergin, New York City, and Melanie Suzann Stuart, Lawrence; her mother, Dorothy Rowe, Winfield; a sister, Deborah Sue Johnke, St. Louis, and two grandchildren.
John Bruning
John William Bruning, 76, of 12 Roberts Court, Winfield, died May 5, 2002, at William Newton Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial with military rites will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the church before the services.
Memorials have been established with Trinity Lutheran Church and William Newton Hospital. Contributions may be made at the church or Miles Funeral Service.
Bruning was born June 20, 1925, in Robinson, to Lydia (Pape) and Irving Bruning. He graduated from Robinson High School in 1943 and served two years in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater and China.
On Feb. 26, 1945, he married Shirley Kidwell.
After graduating from Emporia State Teachers College in 1949, he taught two years each at Eskridge High School and Marysville. Bruning received his master's degree from Colorado State University in 1953. He did advanced graduate work several summers at the University of Wyoming, Oregon State University and Colorado State University.
In 1953 he and his family moved to Winfield where he taught until retiring in 1988. At the time of his retirement, he was head of the vocational education department at Winfield High School.
Bruning was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he served as an elder and on the Trinity Lutheran School board. He served on the Herbert Hawk Scholarship Committee and the USD 465 Foundation. He was also a member of the National Association of Retired Teachers, Phi Sigma Epsilon, Phi Delta Kappa, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Bruning, Winfield; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Winter, Denton, Texas; a brother, Dean Bruning, Robinson; and two grandsons.
Jack Murray
UDALL – Jack Murray, 88, of Udall, died May 2, 2002, at his home.
Services were at 10 a.m. May 6 at the Udall Church of the Nazarene. Burial was in the Covington, Okla., cemetery. Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Udall First Responders.
Murray was born March 25, 1914, in Tulsa, to Ethel (Newson) and Bowen B. Murray. He was raised in the Midwest. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he served during from 1942 to 1943 during World War II.
He worked as a GSA carpenter at McConnell Air Force Base for many years until retiring in 1978.
His first wife, Jessie June (Shaffer) Murray, preceded him in death.
He later married Sandra Jess Murray in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Murray, Udall; two stepsons, Jay Dee Keen, Detroit, and Leslie Davis, Udall; two stepdaughters, Mariella Thompson, Wichita, and Cindy Moore, San Augustine, Texas; a sister, Virginia Murray, Michigan; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Julius Powell
Julius C. Powell, 96, of Winfield, died May 4, 2002, at Good Samaritan Village.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Union Cemetery.
Friends may call at Miles Funeral Service from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The family will greet visitors from 7 to 8:30.
A memorial has been established with the First United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Powell was born May 5, 1905, in Sayre, Okla., to Mary Ida (Worley) and John Witten Powell. He moved to Winfield in 1921.
On Aug. 19, 1928, he married Viola R. Seaman in Wichita. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 1998.
As a young man, Powell did construction work for Clarence Seaman. For many years, he owned J.C. Powell Construction Co. and built many area buildings: the Winfield public swimming pool that served the community for over 50 years; the GE facility, formerly Binney & Smith; the Rubbermaid administration facility, formerly Gott Manufacturing Co.; Whittier Elementary School; Holy Name School and Oxford Elementary School. Powell also constructed a number of Southwestern College buildings: Christy Hall after the 1950 fire, Memorial Library and the information center, formerly the president's house. Other projects included the last addition to the Broadview Hotel in Wichita plus several schools and churches in south-central Kansas.
Powell also owned and operated Winfield IGA, Winfield Ready Mix, Winfield Livestock Auction, Powell's Locker Plant and a restaurant in Wellington. He raised cattle and was involved in wheat farming.
After he retired, he supervised construction of a hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Powell was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Winfield Lodge 110 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons. He joined the First United Methodist Church in 1925.
A daughter, Patty Caldwell, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Powell, and two sons, Gene Powell and Dick Powell, all of Winfield; two brothers, J.W. Powell, McGregor, Texas, and Oscar Powell, Gainesville, Texas; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Samuel Arnett
ARKANSAS CITY – Samuel Joseph Arnett, newborn son of Jacqueline and Chris Arnett of Arkansas City, died May 4, 2002, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Services will be May 8 in Highland Cemetery
in Winfield. Pastor Gale Rider will officiate.
Survivors in addition to his parents are his grandparents, Samuel and Janet Westwood, Greenville, Texas, and Don and Jeannette Arnett, Arkansas City; and his great-grandparents, Lee and Bernice Baxter and Carl Homme, all of Winfield.
Jessica Brown
Jessica Nichole Brown, 19, of Winfield, died April 27, 2002.
Memorial services were held May 3 in Desert View Mortuary Chapel, Victorville, Calif.
She was born Feb. 10, 1983, in Fontana, Calif.
Survivors include her father and stepmother, Stephen and Shellee Brown, Winfield; her mother and stepfather, M'Kayla and Steve Kelly, Hesperia, Calif.; a sister, Amanda Vargo, Apple Valley, Calif.; three stepsisters, Michelle Kelly, Demming, N.M., Erin Dowell, Springdale, Ark., and Kristin Greenleaf, Denver; a stepbrother, Steve Kelly, Hesperia, Calif.; and her grandmothers, Carrie A. Brown, Winfield, and Gwen Stone, Victorville, Calif.
Jack Murray
UDALL – Jack Murray, 88, of Udall, died May 2, 2002, at his home.
Services were at 10 a.m. May 6 at the Udall Church of the Nazarene. Burial was in the Covington, Okla., cemetery. Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Udall First Responders, 111 S. East, Udall, KS 67146.
Murray was born March 25, 1914, in Tulsa, to Ethel (Newson) and Bowen B. Murray. He was raised in several cities in the Midwest. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he served from 1942 to 1943.
Murray worked as a GSA carpenter at McConnell Air Force Base for many years until retiring in 1978.
His first wife, Jessie June (Shaffer) Murray, preceded him in death.
In 1984 he married Sandra Keely in Winfield.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Murray, Udall; a son, Jess Murray, Arkadelphia, Ark; two stepsons, Jay Dee Keen, Detroit, and Leslie Davis, Udall; two stepdaughters, Mariella Davis, Wichita, and Cindy Moore, San Augustine, Texas; a sister, Virginia Murray, Michigan; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Frederick Lockhart
Frederick Joy Lockhart Sr., 79, of Winfield, died May 3, 2002, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
Services will be private.
A memorial in his name has been established with the USD 465 Foundation for student scholarships for summer music camps and music programs. Contributions may be made to the foundation at 920 Millington or left at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home.
Lockhart was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Winfield, to Lillian (Turner) and Frank J. Lockhart. He was educated in Winfield public schools and graduated from high school in 1941, earning a scholarship to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.
Following three years in the Army during World War II, he returned to Eastman where he earned a bachelor's degree and a performer's certificate. He later received a master's degree in music from Wichita State University.
Lockhart played in the Rochester Philharmonic and Civic orchestras as well as in the Lake Placid Symphonette while teaching at the Eastman School of Music for a number of years. He later taught at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
Following retirement he worked part time at several Winfield locations, including Winfield State Hospital & Training Center and the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Survivors include two sons, Frederick J. Lockhart Jr., Denver, and James Samuel Lockhart, Lenexa; a daughter, Molly Ahlerich, Winfield; a sister, Carolyn Westin, Denver; six grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
