Neola O. Merscham
Neola O. Merscham, 85, died December 9, 1995, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. She was born December 26, 1909, at Manhattan, the daughter of Albert and Mary Gruenwald Britschge. A Medicine Lodge resident for 21 years, she was a homemaker and a partner in the family farm and appliance dealership. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medicine Lode. On August 26, 1940, she married Glenn C. Merscham at Eskridge. He died December 11, 1990.
Survivors include: a brother, Melvin Britschge, Burlingame; two sisters, Alberta Vandeveer, Medicine Lodge, and Thelma Hoffman, Derby; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great nephews. Graveside services were held December 11, 1995, in the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with Father Anthony Suellentrop presiding.
Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Forsyth Funeral Home.

Wilda Alberta Mathews
Wilda Alberta Mathews, 69, died November 30, 1995, at Apostolic Christian Home, Sabetha. She was born September 8, 1926, at Anthony, the daughter of William 'Toss' Albert and Rosie Alberta Tewell McReynolds. She was a graduate of Hazelton High School and a graduate of Southwestern University, Winfield. A lifetime Sharon resident, she was a school teacher, having taught high school. She was a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the Study and Social Club, Sharon, Order of the Eastern Star and the Past Worthy Matrons. On June 7, 1946, she married Harvey L. Mathews at Sharon. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Mark, Hazelton, and Scott, Kiowa; two daughters, Harva Leigh Lambert, St. Louis, and Kristi Gass, Wichita; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, December 4, 1995, at United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Revs. R. Laney Kuhn and Everett Donaldson presiding. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hazelton. Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be sent to the Apostolic Home, Sabetha.

Phyllis L. Brown
Phyllis L. Brown, 78, died December 6, 1995, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born September 5, 1917, in Harper County, the daughter of George Herman and Dollie Ruby Jennings Swan. A lifetime Attica resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Attica Saddle Club, all of Attica, and Chrisfield Ladies Aid. On October 28, 1936, she married Truman E. Brown at Anthony. He died May 10, 1987.
Survivors include: two daughters, Judy Seal and Marti Lichlyter, both of Derby; a sister, Georgia Babcock, Attica; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 8, 1995, at United Methodist Church, Attica, with the Revs. Elton Hunter and Paul Banister presiding. Burial was in the Attica Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to United Methodist Church
Memorial Fund or to Attica Senior Center, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, Attica.

Oliver David Bell
Oliver David Bell, 88, died July 11, 2000, at his home in Medicine Lodge. He was born June 16, 1912, at AFton, Oklhoma, the son of John F. and Maude B. Angell Bell. He had been a resident of Medicine Lodge since 1986, coming from the farm southwest of town. He was a farmer and rancher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He belonged to the First Christian Church since 1930. He was a member of farm management, treasurer of Eagle Township Board from 1956 to 1969, attended Union Chapel faithfully, taught Sunday School and was on the church board 1946 to 1985. On July 5, 1959, he married Wilma Margarite Austin at Medicine Lodge. She survives.

Matilda Naasz Winter
Matilda Naasz Winter, 88, died December 5, 1994, at Kingman. She was born October 17, 1907, in Logan County, the daughter of Andrew and Marie Schauber Naasz. A longtime resident of Barber and Kingman counties, she was a housewife. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge. On October 5, 192she married Walter Winter at Kingman. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Lawrence, Medicine Lodge, and Leon, Kingman; two daughters, Louise Smith, Kingman, and Rosalee Goertzen, Hutchinson; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 8, 1995, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge with Pastor Paul Byer presiding. Burial was in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville, Kansas.
Memorials may be sent to the church in Medicine Lodge, in care of Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Joseph C. Wells
Joseph C. Wells, 84, died July 9, 2000, at Medicine Lodge
Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge. He was born January 9, 1916 at Aetna, the son of William and Mary Alice Ely Wells. A Medicine Ldoge resident for most of his life, he was an oilfield pumper. He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Medicine Lodge. He served with Tank Battalion No. 7 in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe and received the Purple Heart. On February 7, 1943, he married Olice Mae Ryan at Medicine Lodge. She survives. Other survivors include: three daughters, Billie June Crosby, Medicine Lodge, Jody A. Reynolds, Toronto Lake, and Bonnie L. Hoerl, Tunica, Mississippi; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mickie A. Fellers in 1998; a brother; and six sisters. Graveside service was held Friday in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding, and with military rites by a U.S. Army - Fort Riley honor guard.
Memorials may be sent in Mr. Wells' name in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Doris Maurine Dillon
Doris Maurine Dillon, 87, died November 28, 1995 at Southwest Medical Center at Liberal. She was born November 17, 1908, at Roxbury, the daughter of Bert Alsay and Lovie May Bartz Parsons. A resident of Plains and Hardtner for most of her life, she was a school-teacher; earning her teachers' certification at Winfield, and her masters' degree at Alva, Oklahoma. She was a member of the United Methodist Church at both Plains and Hardtner. On December 24, 1930, she married Hubert Price Dillon at Hardtner. He died in March 1987.
Survivors include: two sisters, Lucille Petersen, Wichita, and Virginia Sizelove, Jackson Heights, New York; and two nieces, Leigh Petersen, Wichita, and Lynne Nugent, Rochester, New York. Private family graveside services were held Friday, December 1, 1995, in Hardtner Cemetery, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding.
Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Betty Lou Dohm
Betty Lou Dohm, 64, died March 12, 1996, at Ninnescah Manor, Clearwater. She was born January 2, 1932, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of William Henry and Hazel DeMint Sanders. An Attica resident from 1964 to 1988, moving to Ellinwood, she was a clerk and health care giver. She was a member of Assembly of God Church, Attica. On May 26, 1947, she married Clarence Poindexter. On January 2, 1952, she married Francis Dohm at Medicine Lodge. He died October 15, 1986.
Survivors include: a son, John Poindexter, Nashville, Kansas; three daughters, Peggy Stuart, Dodge City, Leona Kay Kasselman, Larned, and Toni Kowalsky, Wichita; four brothers, Tweed Sanders, Oakland, California, Leo and Erwin Danders, both of Anthony, and Bob Sanders, Sun City; two sisters, Ruby Darling, Clearwater, and Marie Richardson, Garden City; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 14, 1996, at Attica Christian Church, with the Rev. Paul Banister presiding. Burial was in the Attica Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Inc., or to the Attica Library, both in care of Elliott Mortuary, Attica.

Dale Guy Lukens
Dale Guy Lukens, 73, died December 3, 1995, at Medicine Lodge
Memorial Hospital. He was born July 1, 1922, at the homestead in rural Medicine Lode, the son of George Washington and Mabel Garten Lukens. A lifetime Medicine Lodge resident, he was a horseman, rancher and farmer. He was a lifetime member of American Pain Horse Association, member of Little Britches Association, involved with Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Association since 1927, founding officer of Medicine Lodge Saddle and Roping Club and was a board member of Dry Creek School. On July 13, 1940, he married Marjorie Lucille Baier at Harper. She died May 17, 1993.
Survivors include: a son, Roger L., West Lafayette, Indiana; a daughter, G. Kaye Kuhn, Medicine Lodge; a brother, Ralph, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Marion McCullough, Medicine Lodge; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 5, 1995, in the Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Lew Van Der Wege presiding.
Memorials may be sent to Medicine Lodge Ranch Rodeo in care of Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Naomi Ruth Lindwall
Naomi Ruth Lindwall, 75, died March 9, 1996, at LaPorte
Memorial Hospital, LaPorte, Indiana. She was born July 1, 1920, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of William Henry and Margaret 'Madge' Agnes Bayliffe Colborn. She was a member of First Methodist Church, LaPorte, Indiana, and the LaPorte Chapter Order of Eastern Star. She retired from Whirlpool Corporation after 10 years. On October 12, 1946, Ruth married Harold R. Lindwall, at Rolling Prairie, Indiana. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Gene Hale and Jimmie Lee Hale, both of Cabool, Missouri, and Larry P. Lindwall of LaPorte, Indiana; a daughter, Sandra Urbanski of Michigan City, Indiana; a brother, John B. Colborn, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Margaret J. Rutan, Medicine Lodge; nine grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 12, 1996, at Haverstock Funeral Home, LaPorte, Indiana, with Pastor Larry Houseman presiding. Burial was in Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte.

Maycel D. Morris
Maycel D. Morris died Sunday, June 4, 2000, in Nathan Adelson Hospice, Henderson, Nevada, at the age of 76. She was born December 21, 1923, in Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Alfred and Blanche Crick. She had been a resident of Henderson, Nevada, since 1963, and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. On January 16, 1947, she married Albert Lee Morris in Pratt. He died July 29, 1981.
Survivors include: a son, Barry Lee Morris, Henderson, Nevada; two daughters, Tana Ciccotti, Reno, Nevada, and Kaye Marlene, Pahrump, Nevada; a brother, Kendall Crick, Pratt; eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Services were held at the Palm Mortuary, Henderson, Nevada, Saturday June 10, 2000. Interment was at the Palm
Memorial Park, Henderson, Nevada. The family request donations to Nathan Adelson Hospice, Henderson, or South Wind Hospice, Pratt.

Roger P. Springer
Roger P. Springer, 84, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, died on Wednesday, March 13, 1996, at Liberty Hospital. He was born October 22, 1911, in Medicine Lodge. He worked for the City of Kansas City, Kansas Water and Pollution Department.
Survivors include: a son, Roger D. Springer, Arkansas City, a daughter, Jan Mayfield, Excelsior Springs, Missouri; a sister, Lenore James; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 16, 1996, at the Park Lawn Chapel. Burial was in
Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Missouri, was in charge of arrangements.

Bessie M. Page
Bessie M. Page, 94, formerly of Silverton, Oregon, died Tuesday. She was born in Harper County. She moved to Silverton, Oregon, in 1956. While in Silverton, she was a pianist and was active in the PTA mothers, sisngers and senior voices. She and her husband Frank raised their family on a farm near Hazelton and for many years on a ranch near Gerlane. He died in 1964.
Survivors include: two sons, Gordon of Vancouver, Washington, and Nelson of Eugene, Oregon; three daughters, Eileen Lalicker of Silverton, Naomi Webb of Turner and Rosalie Smith of Salem, Oregon; 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held February 22, 1996, in Silverton Methodist Church. Family interment was in Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Oregon.
Memorials may be made to the church, 203 W. Main St. Silverton, Oregon, 97381, or American Cancer Society, 161 High St. SE, Suite 208-C, Salem 97301.

Marie Swayden
Marie Swayden, 54, of Amarillo, Texas, died May 30, 2000. She was born in Jerusalem. She moved to the United States in 1959 and lived in Lubbock, Lockney, and Hereford, Texas. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and was past president of the Pharmaceutical Auxiliary. In 1967 she married Bob Swayden in Hereford and they moved to Amarillo. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Kelly Robert Swayden, Michael Gene Swayden and Christopher Swayden, all of Amarillo; two daughters, Michelle Henke, Bedford, and Tracie Swayden, Amarillo; her parents, Hanna and Linda Malouf, Friona; 12 sisters and brothers, Renee Kuper and George Malouf, both of Hereford, Tony Malouf, Levelland, Carmen Malouf, Amarillo, Souad Bejjania, Georgette Kfouri and Joseph Malouf, all of Houston, Amal Parson and Richard Malouf, both of Dallas, Sylvia Ingram and Jiselle Hand, both of Friona, and Peter Malouf, Fort Worth; and two grandchildren. Funeral Mass was held Friday, June 2, 2000, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, with Monsignor Joseph Tash and the Rev. Dan Suciu, of Greek Orthodox in Utah, officiating. Entombment was in Llano Garden Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home, Amarillo, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to American Council of the Blind, 1155 15th St., N.W., Suite No. 1004, Washington, D.C. 20005; Catholic Family Services, 200 s. Tyler St., Amarillo, Texas, 79101; or, the Marie Swayden
Memorial Fund at Amarillo National Bank.

Kayla Sue Divine
Kayla Sue Divine, 17, died April 10, 2001, at River Road, Lake City. She was born September 20, 1983, at Medicine Lodge
Memorial Hospital, the daughter of Lonnie L. and Sandra D. Houchin Divine. A lifetime resident of Sun City, she was a kitchen helper at Cedar Crest Manor.
Survivors include: her father and stepmother, Lonnie and Susan, Medicine Lodge; her mother, Sandra Divine, Sun City; grandparents, David and Marilyn Divine, Sawyer, and Dean Houchin, Sun City; great-grandparents, Mary Jane and Him Klym, both of Dickinson, North Dakota; two brothers, Jody, Sun City, and Nicholas Rennaker, Sun City; a stepbrother, R.J. Haverman, Medicine Lodge; two sisters, Shelly, Sun City, and Megan, Cunningham; and a stepsister, Rebecca Haberman, Medicine Lodge.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 13, 2001, at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.
Memorials may be sent to the Kayla Sue Divine memorial in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Irene E. Hickey
Irene E. Hickey, died July 7, 2000, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born December 29, 1922, in Barton County, the daughter of James R. and Clarissa Larkin Carroll. A lifetime Hoisington resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to St. John the Evengelist Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both at Hoisington. On April 15, 1944, she married Paul F. Hickey at Hoisington. He died September 7, 1981.
Survivors include: two brothers, Pete Carroll, Hoisington, and Bill Carroll, Medicine Lodge; three sisters, Geneva Carroll and Betty Smith, both of Hoisington, and Edith King, Houma, Lousiana; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Farnsworth. The funeral service was held Monday, July 17, 2000, at St. John the Evengelist Catholic Church, with Father Pascal Klein presiding. Burial was in St. John Cemetery, Hoisington.
Memorials may be sent to the church or the American Cancer Society, both in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington.

Ione Wheeler
Ione Wheeler, 84, died October 21, 1994, at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita. She was born May 5, 1910, at Cherokee, Oklahoma, the daughter of John J. and Fay Hancock Tharp. A Kiowa resident for the last 14 years, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include: mother, Kiowa; two sons, Jack West, Topeka, and Charles West, Cherokee, Oklahoma; two daughters, Patricia Robinson, Monument, and Rufina Kirk, Tahlequah, Oklahoma; four brothers, Vernon Tharp, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Bob Tharp, Kiowa, John Tharp, Nickerson, and Steve Tharp, Hutchinson; three sisters, Jessie Houck, Sacramento, California, Lometa Rathgeber, Kiowa, and Izora Sergent, Millington, Michigan; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 26, 1994, at First Christian Church, Kiowa. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.

Leona Rose Allan
Leona Rose Allan, 88, died july 12, 2000, at Kiowa. She was born March 28, 1912, at Freedom, Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Effie Tharp Olson. A Kiowa resident since the 1930's, she worked in food services for the Kiowa school system for 25 years. She belonged to First Christian Church, Kiowa. On October 7, 1933, she married Manford James Allan at Alva, Oklahoma. He died February 8, 1978.
Survivors include: two daughters, Lovie Price, Kiowa, and Bonnie Burke, Manhattan; two brothers, Ludwig Olson, Nevada, Missouri, and Jay Olson, Horton, Missouri; a sister, Gerna Lee Bowen, Raytown, Missouri; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Max; and three brothers, Gene, Bill and Clint.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 14, 2000, at First Christian Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Tom Jones presiding. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice in care of Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa.

Sylvia J. Armstrong
Sylvia J. Armstrong, 63, died August 14, 2000, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Camput, Wichita. She was born February 20, 1937, at Sharon, the daughter of John V. and Dorothy L. Stalknaker Clark. She had been a resident of Nashville since 1983, moving from Ashland. She was a homemaker. On June 26, 1954, she married Max Armstrong at Medicine Lodge. He survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Michael P. and Jerry W., both of Garden City; a brother, Curtis Clark, Nashville; two sisters, Jesse Gaschler, Wichita, and Jean Lackey, Turon; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, August 17, 2000, at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home.

Virginia Ann Hrencher
Virginia Ann Hrencher, 70, died April 8, 1996, at her home in Sharon. She was born July 14, 1925, at Waterloo, Kansas, the daughter of Louis and Mary Rohling Meng. A long time resident of Sharon, she was a Sharon school cook for 31 years and a homemaker. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and Altar Socity, both of Sharon, and the Medicine Lodge Golf Association. On October 9, 1945, she married Francis J. Hrencher, in Sharon. He survives. Other survivors include: four sons, Joe, Perkins, Oklahoma, Bill, Medicine Lodge, Mike, Viola, and Leroy, Sharon; four daughters, Kathleen Pennock, Medicine Lodge, Martha Gardner, Alva, Oklahoma, Maxine Werner, Sharon, and Theresa Weigel, Gorham; four brothers, Jim Meng, Severy, Joe Meng, Kingman, Sylvester Meng, Kingman, and Eugene Meng, Haysville; five sisters, Mildred Dick, Parsons, Irene Martin, Howard, Marie Martin, Augusta, Helen Burgess, Wichita, and Betty Buhrman, Clearwater; her mother, Mary Meng, Sharon; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandsons.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 11, 1996, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, with Father Anthony Suellentrop presiding. Burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Sharon.
Memorials may be sent to St. Boniface Catholic Church or South Wind Hospice. Fisher Funeral Home, Inc., Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Hilbert S. Buckles
Hilbert S. Buckles, 82, died November 22, 1999, near Nescatunga, Oklahoma. He was born April 22, 1917, at Hazelton, the son of Leslie and Ona George Buckles. A Kiowa resident, he was an electrician, and was owner and operator of Buckles Electric. He belonged to the Methodist Church and was a member of the American Legion. On July 13, 1962, he married Mildred Opal Jenkins at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Dwayne Kruckenberg, Kiowa; a daughter, Marcie Jo Sporn, Wichita; a brother, Hubert Buckles, Phoenix, Arizona; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, and a nephew. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Dean Kruckenburg.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 24, 1999, at the Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Burial will be in Hazelton Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House or to the American Legion. Fisher Funeral HOme, Kiowa, was in charge of the arrangements.

G. Oren Johnson
G. Oren Johnson, 67, died September 28, 1994, at Wichita. He was born July 6, 1927, at Medicine Lodge, the son of Galen Orville and Tempest J. Smith Johnson. A longtime Anchorage resident, he was a retired sel-employed electrical contractor. He married Pauline G. Johnson. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Steven E., San Francisco, Carl d., Corvallis, Oregon, and Mark A., Nikiski, Alaska; a daughter, Robin A. McGuire, Alliance, Ohio; a brother, Wilbur, Arkansas City; two sisters Patsy Smith, Alba, Missouri, and Janet Prough, Ponca City, Oklahoma; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial service was scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge. Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be sent to the Oren Johnson Scholarship Fund, in care of Galena High School Galena, Alaska, 99741.

Shirley Jo Rose Thorne
Shirley Jo Rose Thorne, 61, died June 26, 2000, at her home in Sawyer. She was born September 18, 1939, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Curtis W. and Mary E. Ball Rose. She was a retired librarian at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and has been a farmer and rancher. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Alva, Oklahoma. On August 13, 1967, she married Larry R. Thorne at Alva, Oklahoma. He survives. Other survivors include: her mother, Mary Rose, Medicine Lodge.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 30, 2000, at Sawyer, with the Rev. J. Weegie Williams and Jan Blasi presiding. Burial was in Ellenwood Cemetery, Sawyer.
Memorials may be sent to Sawyer Community Center of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.

James Allen Taylor
James Allen Taylor, 42, died November 26, 1999, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born January 16, 1957, at Hardtner, the son of Carl E. and Wilma Joyce Ash Taylor. A Hutchinson resident for seven years moving from Medicine Lodge, he was a foreman at Doskocil Foods, Hutchinson. He belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge.
Survivors include: two sons, Jason K. Taylor and Tanner A. Taylor, both of Fort Dodge, Iowa; father and stepmother, Carl and Merlene K. Taylor, Medicine Lodge; and a brother, Gale L. Taylor, Elk City, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his mother.
Memorial service was held Tuesday, November 20, 1999, at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Paul J. Deyer presiding. Cremation has taken place. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge. A memorial has been established in his name at the funeral home.

Luther 'L.J.' Ryan
Luther 'L.J.' Ryan, 72, died June 29, 2000, at Medicine Lodge
Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge. He was born October 26, 1927, at Mounds, Oklahoma, the son of James L. and Addie M. Osborn Ryan. A resident of Medicine Lodge since 1951, moving from Russell, he was a cost accountant for Gold Bond & Barber County Savings & Loan. He belonged to First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge. On June 26, 1947, he married Betty D. Harding at Russell. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Rodney J., West Monroe, Lousiana, two daughters, Terry J. Axline, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Paula C. Chapin, Haysville; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 3, 2000, at First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Robert H. Rose
Robert H. Rose, 91, died November 23, 1999, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. He was born October 24, 1908, at Bogard, Missouri, the son of Benjamin J. and Susan I. Cheesman Rose. A Sun City resident for 68 years, he was the retired owner and operator of Howell Hardware Store, Sun City. He belonged to the Veterans of the Foreign Wars and was one of the founders of the South Central Telephone Company. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II during the European Theater. On March 6, 1932, he married Frances E. Ackley at St. John. She died October 12, 1960.
Survivors include: two sons, Fred N. Rose, Coats, and Phil A. Rose, Eureka, California; a sister, Faye Murphy, Goddard; 12 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Cliff, Clarence and Frank; and four sisters, Lena Morris, Nora Schowengerdt, Maude Rhodes and Alpha Thiebaut. Graveside service was Saturday, November 27, 1999, in Fairview Cemetery, Greensburg, with the Rev. Paul Wylie presiding.
Memorials may be sent to the Pratt Regional Medical Center or the Sun City Community Room, both in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.