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Maxine Louise Bower
Maxine Louise Bower, 82, of Wellington, retired Internal Revenue Service secretary, died Wednesday morning, April 28, 2004 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington.
She was born the daughter of Ralph and Millie (Bryd) Kramer on April 11, 1922 in Agenda, Kansas.
On May 21, 1947 in a unique double ring ceremony with her sister, Lorene, she and Leslie Bower were united in marriage in Wichita, Kansas at the Woodland Methodist Church. Leslie died on October 18, 1984.
Her family was very important and cherished to her. Maxine had a very special love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She always enjoyed quilting and traveling. Maxine especially loved taking her grandchildren on several bus tours called "Grandparent Tours." However, she also did several bus tours with some of her friends.
In addition to her husband Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, and infant brother, George Henry Bryd.
Survivors include her son, Bruce Bower and his wife Diana of Wellington, grandchildren; Michael Greenlee and his wife Brandi of Independence, Justin Bower and his wife Tori of Wellington, Jessica Stover and her husband Zach of Pratt, Melisa Salas and her husband Javier of Wichita, nine great-grandchildren, brothers; Loren Kramer and his wife Velda of Lebanon, Kan., and Don Kramer and his wife Sandra of Washington, Kan., and sisters; Marcele Harry of Wichita, Lorene Carlson of Manhattan, and Betty O'Grady of Vermillion, S.D.
Funeral service for Maxine will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 1, 2004 in the Day Funeral Home Chapel, Wellington. The Reverend Terry Murray of the Grace United Methodist Church, Wichita, Kansas, will officiate.
Graveside services and Interment will be 4:30 p.m. in the Blocker Cemetery, Haddam, Kan.
Friends may call at the Day Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004.
A memorial has been established in her name and loving memory with the American Diabetes Association, 837 South Hillside, Wichita, Kansas.
Condolences may be sent to the family via the Day Funeral Home website at www.dayfuneralhome.info.
Arrangements by the Day Funeral Home and Crematory, 1030 Mission Road, Wellington.
William Eugene "Bill" Headley
William Eugene "Bill" Headley, 58, of Arkansas City, died Wednesday morning in Southern Kansas Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City.
He was born July 31, 1945 in Ponca City, Okla., the son of Hershel and Geraldine (Nelson) Headley.
Bill lived at home with his parents until he was 10 years of age at which time he moved to Parsons where he resided until his mid twenties when he moved to the State Hospital in Winfield. When the State Hospital closed he moved to a group home in Arkansas City, where he has resided the past four years.
Bill is survived by his parents, Hershel and Geraldine Headley of Wellington; his brother Robert Headley of Wellington, and his sister Joan Smith of Hutchinson.
Graveside services and internment were held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2004 in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Pastor Sallie Shore of the First Christian Church officiating.
A memorial has been established in Bill's name with CCL, Creative Community Living, Cowley County Office, 1500 E. 8th, Winfield. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Hawks Funeral Home.
Mary Suter
Mary K. Suter, 83, of Wichita, died Sunday, August 8, 2004 at her residence.
Survivors include one son Floyd Joseph Suter; one brother Carl Floyd of Littleton, Colo.; two sisters: Marie Trader of Bonner Springs, Kan.; Georgia Lambke of Wichita, Kan. and one grandson.
Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Conway Springs.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 12, 2004 also at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Conway Springs. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Conway Springs.
Memorials have been established with the St. Joseph Cemetery, Conway Springs or to the Argonia Cemetery
Avenue of Flags, Argonia.
Arrangements made by Ebersole Mortuary, Conway Springs.
Houston Randale McGraw Giddings
Houston Randale McGraw Giddings, 4 of Anthony, Kan., died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the Anthony Hospital as a result of an automobile accident.
Memorial services in loving memory of Houston will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Son Light Worship Center, 407 E. Main Street, Anthony. Services will be followed by a dinner.
He was born the son of Ronald McGraw and Linda Behrens on February 18, 2000 in Wellington.
Houston is preceded in death by a sister Monica McGraw and his grandfather Richard McGraw.
Survivors include his parents Linda Giddings and her husband Virgil of Anthony; father Ronald McGraw of Anthony; brothers Austin Brooks, Brandon Brooks and James McGraw all of Anthony; sisters Tearra Duncan, Levi Duncan and Carrie Coffey all of Anthony, Sarah Giddings and Leslie Giddings both of Attica; grandparents James and Dianne Behrens of Anthony, Virgil and Marlys Giddings of Harper, Elaine and Bob Achemire of Wellington, and Frances McGraw of Anthony.
Condolences may be sent to the family via the Day Funeral Home Website at www.dayfuneralhome.info.
Arrangements by the Day Funeral Home and Crematory, 1030 Mission Road, Wellington, Kansas.
Gertrude "Trudy" Ingram
Funeral services for Gertrude "Trudy" Ingram, 91, of Caldwell, who died Monday, May 31, 2004, were held Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 10 a.m. in the Caldwell United Methodist Church.
Merle Lee Patterson
Merle Lee Patterson, 65, Wellington, died Thursday, June 3, 2004.
Trudy Ann Platter
Memorial Graveside Funeral Services for Trudy Ann Platter, 59, of Oxford, who died Friday, May 28, 2004 were held Wednesday, June 2, 2004. at 10 a.m. in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford.
Ilene Reedy
Graveside Funeral Services for Ilene Reedy, 80, of Caldwell, who died Monday, May 31, 2004 were held Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 2 p.m. in the Caldwell City Cemetery.
Frank Stocking
Frank Stocking, former Mayfield resident, passed away in Napa, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2004, with family members at his side. Born in Mayfield to Elmer and Maud Stocking on February 26, 1913, Frank, also known to his friends as "Pike," grew up on the family farm west of Mayfield with his seven brothers and sisters.
Frank is survived by his wife, Loeta, of Napa, Calif.; daughters Suzanne Love, Modesto, Calif., Shirley Stickney, Assisi, Italy, and Marsha Niemann, Napa, Calif., and 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, one brother, Herbert Stocking, Joplin, Mo., and one sister, Mary Metcalf, Colorado Springs, Colo., and many nieces, nephews, and cousins in the Mayfield and Wellington area.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Maud, brothers George, Harold F. "Jiggs" Sr., Carl, and sisters, Alma Yearout, Margaret "Peggy" Glaze, and Frances Hill.
Frank began his education in a one-room schoolhouse near Mayfield. He attended college at Pittsburg State Teacher's College where he met his future wife, Loeta, and while in college, he worked in a dairy milking cows to pay for his education. He received his bachelor's degree at Pittsburg State Teachers College in 1937. He received his master's degree at Columbia University in New York City in 1940, and in 1952 he completed the coursework for a doctorate in education at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
Frank's career in education began at age 18 as a teacher in the Pleasant Valley School that was located in the corner of his father's farm west of Mayfield, the same one-room schoolhouse that he attended while growing up. Frank went on to serve as teacher, principal, and superintendent in various school districts in Kansas, teaching in Cedar Vale and serving Superintendent of Schools in Peru, Kan.
Frank was an excellent ball player, and while he was teaching in Cedarvale, one of the local Mayfield pilots flew to Cedarvale and brought Frank home to play in the ball tournament.
Frank joined the Navy in 1942 and taught Math at the Naval Academy Prep School, then served as assistant gunnery officer in charge of the gun crew and fire control officer on board the USS Terry, a destroyer deployed to the Pacific from 1944 to 1945. He also served as chaplain on board. After the war, Frank went on to serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve until he retired as a Captain in 1972.
After the war, Frank was Director of the Wesley Foundation in Pittsburg, Kan., and then served as Principal in Osawatomie, Kan. He moved to California with his wife and 3 daughters in 1951 to work on his doctorate and served as principal of Gilroy Union High School for 2 years. He then moved to Lodi, where he was principal of Lodi Union High School for 12 years, from 1954 - 1966. During this time the high school grew from a single campus to a split campus, with freshmen and sophomores at the West Campus and juniors and seniors at the East Campus.
In Lodi he was active in Rotary Club and a dynamic member of the Methodist Church, where he served as president of the Methodist Men's Club and was youth group advisor for many years. He continued to teach Sunday school, a service he began at age 15 and continued until he was 85 years old. Frank was also president for 10 years of the California Interscholastic Federation for Sac-Joaquin section.
Frank ended his formal career as an educator as principal of Terra Linda High School in San Rafael from 1966-1974. After retiring from education Frank served as lay minister at Hayward United Methodist Church from 1974-1980. Moving to Napa in 1980 he continued to take an active role in serving the Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school and spending hours visiting the sick and shut-ins. His deepening concern for the elderly led him, as president of the Napa Housing Foundation, to dedicate himself to the Napa Creek Manor project, making affordable housing for seniors a reality in Napa.
Throughout his life, Frank filled positions of leadership and service in his church and in the community. In recognition of this, the Rotary Club of Terra Linda named him a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of "tangible and significant assistance given for furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between peoples of the world." Frank inspired and encouraged many through his words and deeds, and will be remembered lovingly by all whose lives he touched.
Friends are invited to a memorial service to be held at the First United Methodist Church, 625 Randolph Street, Napa, Calif., at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2004. A reception will follow immediately.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Frank Stocking Memorial Scholarship Fund, West America Bank, North Napa Branch, One Financial Plaza, Napa, Calif. 94558. This scholarship will help a worthy student who seeks to become a teacher or minister. Memorial gifts may also be sent to the First United Methodist Church of Napa.
Lexy Crittenden
Alexis Jade "Lexy" Crittenden, 13, died Nov. 9, 2004 as a result of injuries suffered in a house fire at her home in Winfield.
She was born Oct. 30, 1991 in Wichita, the daughter of Shawn Crittenden, Wichita, and Rigaile Lawless, Winfield. She was a seventh-grader at Winfield Middle School.
She leaves her parents; two brothers, Greg Lawless of Derby and Brian Lawless of Belle Plaine, and three sisters, Allyson, Amber and Ashley Crittenden, all of Winfield; her grandparents, Keith and Karen Lawless, Winfield, and Max and Bernie Crittenden, Wellington; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, 11th and Millington, Winfield. Interment will be in Belle Plaine Cemetery.
Visitation with family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday evening, also at the First Baptist Church, Winfield.
Memorials have been established with the Winfield Swim Club and DanceCamp Studios in Winfield. Donations of these, or to the family of Alexis Crittenden, may be sent to Affinity Mortuary, Wichita, which has donated their services to assist the family and is in charge of arrangements.
Lucy Christine Maria Gibson
Lucy Christine Maria Gibson, 105, daughter of George Christian and Hulda (Gottschling) Schuelein, was born Feb. 10, 1899 in Welcome, Minn., She died Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 at Beverly Health Care in Wellington.
Lucy moved with her family by Train to Kremlin, Okla., when she was a small girl. She married Harold Gibson on July 4, 1926 and moved around the country with a construction company, living in more than 50 locations. In 1953, Lucy and her husband moved to Wellington. She was an active member of the Calvary Lutheran Church and she belonged to the Dorcas Society. She enjoyed playing Rummikub, baby-sitting for friends and neighbors, and tatting. Due to ill health, Lucy moved to the Sterling House in 1996 and to Beverly Health Care in 2001.
She is survived by her step-daughter-in-law, Marilyn; four grandsons and their families, Michael and Linda, John and Pat, Thomas and Connie, and William and Shirley; four great-grandsons, Matthew and his wife Mindie, Scott, Jeremy and Jimmy; one sister Esther and her husband Harry Bishop; one brother Carroll and his wife Maxine Schuelein and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lucy is preceded in death by her husband Harold, one step-son Harold Loren; four brothers, Herman, Fred, Chester and Robert; and four sisters, Edna, Marie, Martha and Helen.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 at the Calvary Lutheran Church. Pastor Michael Wolff officiated.
Internment was held at the Memorial Park in Enid, Okla. Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 2:30 p.m.
Solo selection was "Amazing Grace" with soloist Terese Goren. Congregational selections were "I Know My Redeemer Lives," and "I Am But A Stranger Here, Heaven Is My Home." Organist was Jennifer Wolff.
Casketbearers were grandsons and great-grandsons of Lucy.
Memorials have been established with the Calvary Lutheran Church, Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ and the Mill Neck Foundation for hearing impaired children. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Arrangements were by Hawks Funeral Home, 704 N. Washington, Wellington.
