Mildred Schiff Kimball
Mildred Schiff Kimball, 87, died October 12, 2000, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. She was born July 12, 1913, at Sharon, the daughter of William C. and Mary F. Reinke Schiff. She was a Medicine Lodge resident since 1949 coming from the famiy farm at Sharon. She was a homemaker and also babysat for many families. She was a member of Central View Church of God, Sharon. On December 12, 1953, she married Claire E. Kimball at Golden, Colorado. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a brother, Curtis Schiff, Medicine Lodge; and many nephews, nieces, and cousins. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Emmitt, Kenneth and Ellis Schiff; and a sister, Greta Lawrence.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 16, 2000, at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Russell Stolp presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be sent to the Barber County Historical Society or donors choice in care of the funeral home.

Robert E. Shore
Robert E. Shore, 83, died April 21, 2001, at Pratt Regional Living Center, Pratt. He was born October 27, 1917 at Coats, the son of Otis Irlin and Florence Balding Shore. A Coats resident all his life, he was a retired farmer and rancher. He was a member of Coats United Methodist Church; Kilwinning Lodge, Pratt. Served on board of NREC and Barber County Farm Bureau Board; Elks Lodge, Pratt. On July 27, 1940, at Newton, he married E. Lucille Monaghan. She survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Lou Lynne Moss, Pratt; a brother, Lewis Shore, Big Bow; a sister, Ella Catherine Highfill, Wichita; two grandsons, Darin Bolen, Wichita, and Jeff Bolen, Pratt.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with Rev. Kendal Utt presiding. Burial was at Coats Cemetery, Coats.
Memorials may be sent to South Wind Hospice in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.

Rosie B. Ditgen
Rosie B. Ditgen, 89, died April 14, 2001, at Attica Long Term Care Facility, Attica. She was born July 11, 1911 in McCracken, the daughter of Peter J. and Anna Marak Dohm. She was a homemaker and retired and moved to Sharon in 1977. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, and a member of the Altar Society. On April 6, 1937 in Sharon, she married Julius 'Duke' Ditgen. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Larry, Harker Heights, Texas; four sisters, Luella Tincher, Olathe, Anita Knight, Denver, Colorado, Imelda Johnson and Pat Dohm, both of Kansas City, Missouri; two grandchildren, Julius R. Ditgen and John Edward Ditgen. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and four brothers. Funeral service was held April 17, 2001, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon. Interment was held at St. Boniface Cemetery, Sharon.
Memorials may be made to St. Boniface Altar Society.

Alice L. DeWitt Hall
Alice L. DeWitt Hall, 99, died June 19, 2000, at Presbyterian Manor, Salina. She was born April 8, 1901, at Sharon. An area resident for 60 years, she was a homemaker. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Smoky Valley Genealogical Society, Member and President of Public Library Board of Trustees, Charter Member Smoky Valley Engineers' Wives Club, Chapter DL of PEO, Sisterhood Asbury - Salina Regional Health Center and St. John's, Salina Auxiliary, the Current Literature Club, and Rotaryanns.
Survivors include: a son, James M. Hall, III, Leawood; a daughter, Mary A. Hall, Topeka; a sister, Ruth Mills, Medicine Lodge; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Hall in 1985. Memorial services were held Friday, June 23, 2000, at First Presbyterian Church, Salina, with Rev. Thomas P. Reid presiding. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church in lieu of flowers, in care of Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home, Salina.

Laura Louise Aufleger
Laura Louise Aufleger, 83, died May 14, 2001 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. She was born May 15, 1917, in Sharon, the daughter of George A. and Christina L. Gangler Bauer. A lifetime resident of Sharon, she was a farmer and homemaker. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and St. Boniface Altar Society. On October 12, 1937, she married Thomas Theodore Aufleger in Sharon. He died September 15, 1973.
Survivors include: four daughters, Charlene Fischer, Sharon, Judy Bender, Northglenn, Colorado, Peggy Evans, Kiowa, and Barbara Shelite, Pratt; ten grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers, William, Martin, Lawrence, Joe and Aloysius Bauer. The Altar Society Rosary will be held Wednesday, May 16, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon, at 7:15 p.m., the vigil will follow at 7:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2001, at St. Boniface Catholic Church with Father Anthony Suellentrop presiding. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery, Sharon.
Memorials may be sent to St. Boniface Church or St. Boniface Cemetery, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Vincent 'Vince' B. McGuire
Vincent 'Vince' B. McGuire, 79, passed away September 25, 2000, in Coalgate, Oklahoma. He was born April 20, 1921 in Sharon, to Criss and Estella Farmer McGuire. He had taught in Fullerton, California school district, was a veteran of WWII and a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners. He married Alma Beatrice Hearrell on April 7, 1943 in San Barnardino, California. She preceded him in death on June 1, 1995.
Survivors include: two sons, Vincent D. McGuire, Fullerton, California, and Aaron D. McGuire, Placentia, California; two sisters, Vivian M. McGuire, Medicine Lodge and Elinor M. Walton, Lyons; one brother, Powell G. McGuire, Alva, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Ross Allen McGuire, Dallas, Texas and Megan Anne Noyes, Orange, California; and special friend, Zona Faye Davis, Coalgate. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Alma, a son, Tommy, and by five brothers, Homer, Gordon, Tom, Maurice and Marshall McGuire. A memorial service was held Thursday, September 28, 2000, at Epperson Funeral Chapel.

Lois I. Jacobs
Lois I. Jacobs, 86, died August 31, 2000, at Wheatlands Care Center, Kingman. She was born March 25, 1914, in Rochester Township, Kingman County, the daughter of James W. and Estella Maude Wilcox Jacobs. A longtime resident of Wichita, she was a retired elementary school teacher, teaching at Fox Elementary in Attica, and Munger and Isley schools in Wichita. She was one of the first remedial reading teachers in the state of Kansas. She belonged to College Hill United Methodist Church and the Alpha Delta Kappa educational sororit, serving as its president from 1955 to 1958.
Survivors include: a brother, Nelson, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Orba Day, Attica; a nephew; and three nieces.
Funeral services were held Monday morning, September 4, 2000, at College Hill United Methodist Church, with the Rev. George Gardner presiding. Graveside service was held Monday, afternoon, in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Zenda.
Memorials may be sent to the College Hill United Methodist Church Library or to the Wheatlands Care Center, Kingman, both in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.

Carole J. Jester
Carole J. Jester, 57, died June 22, 2000, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City. She wa born July 13, 1942, at Pratt, the daughter of Fred and Irene Szabo Larkin. She attended schools at Lake City and Sun City. A Dodge City resident since 1973, she worked as an LPN at Trinity Manor for 10 years. She belonged to Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City. On December 27, 1968, she married John Jester at Medicine Lodge. He survives. Other survivors include: her mother, Medicine Lodge; three sons, Johhn Jr., Port Charlotte, Florida, Fred, Lawrence, and Darin, Dodge City; a daughter, Stephanie Schraeder, Dodge City; a brother, Kenneth Larkin, Medicine Lodge; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday morning, June 26, 2000, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City, with the Rev. Lewis Hoang presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, Monday afternoon.
Memorials may be sent to the Trinity Nursing home Alzheimer's Unit, in care of Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City.

Alice Ruby 'Ross' Humphrey
Alice Ruby "Ross" Humphrey, 98, died August 11, 2000, at Kiowa Hospital District Manor; Kiowa. She was born February 9, 1902, in Douglas County, Missouri, the daughter of Calvin HOsea and Artie Mincie Hensley Ross. A resident of Kiowa since 1921, she was a homemaker. She attended United Methodist Church, Kiowa, and belonged to the Iris Flower Clubs, the Kiowa Club and the Modern Woodmen. On December 19, 1923, she married Tommy Ernest Humphrey at Anthony. He died August 6, 1951.
Survivors include: two sisters, Georgia Harris, Wichita, and Willa Johnson, Kiowa; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by two sons, Percy Donald, and an infant son, Calvin; five brothers, Elmer Aaron, Olen Russell, Jesse Henry, Everett Raymond and Lyle Garrett Ross; and three sisters, Mabel Claire Davis, Ethel Proctor and Sibyl Davis.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 15, 2000, at United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Charles Cryderman presiding. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa. Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Evaline L. Clawson
Evaline L. Clawson, 97, died July 31, 2000, at Kingman Hospital, Kingman. She was born October 17, 1902, at Okarche, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles E. and Lucy E. Andrews Barnard. She came to Kansas in 1905 by covered wagon to live near Medicine Lodge, there she attended Walstead Grade School and graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1921. She taught school for 29 years. She got her first teaching certificate from the State in 1921. She took extention courses and summer schools from the College of Emporia and Kansas University, her Bachelor Degree came from Northwestern State College of Oklahoma in 1959. She taught in several Barber County country schools, also Croft, Coldwater, Lake City and Kiowa. She belonged to First Christian Church, was Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star, past president of Business and Professional Women, past treasurer of the Retired Teacher's Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Barber County Historical Society and life member of the Kansas State Teacher's Association. In 1922, she married Albert C. Walker. They made their home on a ranch west of Sun City. He preceded her in death. On August 3, 1950, she married Robert S. Clawson of Sun City. They made their home there on a ranch for a few years, then moved to Medicine Lodge. He also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Harold K. Walker, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Ervin G. Walker, Medicine Lodge; two stepsons, Marion A. Clawson, Norwich; two brothers, Charles A. Barnard, Yelm, Washington, and William E. Barnard, Medicine Lodge; two sisters, Alma Hoagland, Pratt, and Geneva Wheat, Bella Vista, Arkansas; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Julia Knowles. Her body was bequithed to the University of Kansas Medical School at Kansas City. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be sent to the Kansas State Teacher's Association, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Earl E. Harding
Earl E. Harding, 86, died August 9, 2000, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. He was born July 25, 1914, at Nashville, the son of David E. and Christine Suhler Harding. A Pratt resident for 15 years, moving from Isabel, he was a farmer and a former Pratt County assessor and school-bus driver. He belonged to the Church of Christ and the Odd Fellows, both at Isabel, and the Masonic Lodge, Medicine Lodge. On August 6, 1932, he married Margaret B. Thompson at Medicine Lodge. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, David, Moore, Oklahoma, and Vernon, Wichita; three daughters, Evelyn Jessup, Fort Worth, Texas, Shirley Wood Goulding, San Pedro, California, and Vicki Chinn, Pratt; a sister, Delvania E. Guthrie, Tacoma, Washington; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Leslie; and a granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 12, 2000, at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt, with John Hamm presiding. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt.
Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Associatin, in care of the mortuary.

James O. Gilmore
James O. Gilmore, 71, died August 29, 1999, at the Veteran's Hospital, Wichita. He was born July 8, 1928, at Pratt, the son of John W. and Jesse Lynn Gilmore. A Pratt resident for most of his life, he was a postal clerk, working in the Pratt Post Office. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the national Guard for 21 years. On February 16, 1947, he married Maxine J. Moore at Pratt. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Mike, Pratt; three daughters, Marta Herndon, Pratt (formerly of Medicine Lodge), Marcy Allbritten, Cairo, and Monica Reno, Mount Hope; a brother, William, Pratt; stepmother, Stella Gilmore, Pratt; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Roberta Nossaman and Carol "Butch" Gilmore. Graveside service was held Wednesday, September 1, 1999, in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, with the Rev. Harold Wilcox presiding. Military graveside honors were performed by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Cremation preceded the service.
Memorials may sent to Lemon Park Lights in care of Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.

Leora A. Casner
Leora A. Casner, 88, died July 16, 1999, at her home northeast of Milton. She was born October 1, 1910, at Clearwater, the daughter of Frank M. and Minnie Seitz Barnes. She attended school at Wichita, graduated from Wichita East High School in 1929 and from Wichita State University in 1933 with a degree in physical education. She worked for the Wichita Recreation Department before teaching physical education at Medicine Lodge. She belonged to United Methodist Church, Milton, the United Methodist Kansas West Annual Conference, United Methodist Women, the Kansas District YWCA and the Grandmother's Club. On August 9, 1936, she married Bob Casner at Wichita. He survives. Other survivors include: a son, Jack, Milton; a brother, Lynford Barnes, Wichita; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 19, 1999, at United Methodist Church, Milton, with the Revs. Eugene Wilson and Cecil Lilliston presiding. Burial was in Eden Cemetery, Milton.
Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Ebersole Mortuary, Conway Springs, KS.

Shirley L. Nickell
Shirley L. Nickell, 67, died May 7, 2001, at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. She was born February 19, 1934, in Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Arthur and Bertha May Snyder Ash. She had lived in Medicine Lodge most of her life. She was operator and clerk at Isaiahs Thrift Shop, Medicine Lodge. On May 15, 1951, she married Bob L. Nickell. He died November 20, 1985.
Survivors include: a son, Robert Nickell, Arlington; two daughters, Kathy Thomas, Woodward, Oklahoma, and Christy Jacobs, Medicine Lodge; two brothers, Bob ash, Anthony, and Raymond Ash, Great Bend; a sister, Betty Hargus, Petersburg, Indiana; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 10, 2001, at the Restoration Church, Medicine Lodge, with Mike Shinkle and Jay Morford presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be made to Isaiahs Thrift Shop, in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Bonnie M. Evans
Bonnie Mae Evans, 46, died August 13, 1999, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born November 26, 1952, at Attica, the daughter of Russel R. and Ethel Hess Roberts. She grew up in Attica and graduated from Attica High School. She was a Boeing Aircraft Assembly worker. On May 5, 1995, she married Billy R. Evans at Kingman. He died June 20, 1998.
Survivors include: two sons, Daniel Helm and Lee Hamilton Jr., both of Harper; a daughter, Jennifer DuVall and her husband Thad, Harper; her mother, Harper; three brothers, Wade Roberts, Marlow, Oklahoma, Dale Roberts, Duncan, Oklahoma, and Bruce Roberts, Medicine Lodge; a sister, Della Helm, Enid, Oklahoma; two half brothers, Russel Dean Roberts, Wichita and Denny Roberts, Ponca City, Oklahoma; and two half sisters, Charlene Hibbard, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Floy Barker, Mesquite, Texas; and four grandchildren, Brittany DuVall, Miranda DuVall, Erika DuVall and Jacob Quigg. She was preceded in death by her father, and a sister, Beverly Hammack.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 16, 1999, in Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church, Harper, with Pastor Royce Vogt presiding. Special songs of Bonnie's were played and Reannon Smoker sang a special selection. Interment was in Attica Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the church in care of Elliott Funeral Home, Harper.

Hulda Katie Emilie Winter Lampe
Hulda Katie Emilie Winter Lampe, 82, died April 9, 2001, at her home in Nashville. She was born October 21, 1918 in Nashville, Kansas, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Bargfreded Winter. She was a lifetime resident of Nashville and a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Lutheran Ladies Aid, and Dorcus Society, all in Nashville. On October 21, 1938 i Nashville, she married Alvin G. Lampe. He died October 14, 1989.
Survivors include: a son, Leroy Lampe, Argonia; a daughter, Venora Mease, Pratt; a brother, Alvin Winter, Wichita; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Rhonda; sisters, Selma, Esther, and Margaret; brothers, Walter, William, Herman, and Henry. Visitation will be Tuesday, 1 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, 9 a.m., to 8 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2001, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Nashville, with Rev. Paul Beyer officiation. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemtery, Nashville.

PO3 Michael J. Haas
Michael J. Haas, 24, Norfolk, Virginia, died April 11, 2001, at Wilford Hall Medical Center - Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, of leukemia. He was born October 25, 1976, at Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of K. Mark Haas and Rhita J. Freeland Haas. He grew up in Medicine Lodge, moving to Norfolk six months ago. He received his GED from Medicine Lodge High School. He received two years of college education from Pratt Community College and the U.S. Navy. He as on active duty with the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Kauffman as a sonar technician. He belonged to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Norfolk, Virginia. On December 28, 200, he married Shelly R. Wetli at Norfolk. She survives. Other survivors include: his father, Pratt; his mother, Medicine Lodge; a brother, Mike E., Medicine Lodge; a sister, Kendra Medhus, Reinbeck, Iowa; two grandmothers, Mary Lou Freland, Baxter, Iowa, and Violet Haas, Sharon. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sandy Gledsoe, maternal grandfather, Charles Freland, maternal step-grandfather, Jim Freland, and paternal grandfather, Kenneth Haas. Funeral Mass was Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Newton, Iowa, with Father Phil Cardenzana, Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart Catholic Church presiding. Burial was in Ashton Chapel Cemetery in rural Mingo, Iowa.
Memorials may be sent to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in care of Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa.

Edith B. Hindman
Edith B. Hindman, 79, died August 31, 1999, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge. She was born May 7, 1920, at Weir, the daughter of Wesley E. and Henrietta C. Littrell Smith. A Medicine Lodge resident since 1946, moving from Pittsburg, she had retired as a clerk from the Medicine Lodge Stockade. She belonged to Assembly of God Church, Medicine Lodge. On January 6, 1938, she married James F. Hindman at Columbus. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a son, James D., Medicine Lodge; two daughters, Jo Broughman, Medicine Lodge, and Sharon Knoll, Hoisington; a brother Elmer Smith, Pittsburg; a sister, Mildred Orender, Pittsburg; 11 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Ray Francis Smith, Lloyd Dean Smith, Clarence Jasper Smith, Ernie Smith; three sisters, Sylvia Pearl Hulbert, Florence Rentfro, Myrtle Baumman; and a granddaughter, Theresa Joann Hindman.
Funeral services were held Saturday, September 4, 1999, at Assembly of God Church, Medicine Lodge, with the Rev. Arthur Sorg presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be sent to the church of the Leukemia Foundation, both in care of Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge.

Iva Merrill Nix Stanley
Iva Merrill Nix Stanley, 79, Hugoton, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, at Medicine Lodge. She was born July 5, 1921 in Stevens County, the daughter of Austin and Ella Landess Florence. She was a lifetime resident and a homemaker. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator until 1958, when she retired. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Hugoton. On November 28, 1953, she married Homer G. Nix. He died February 4, 1991. She then married Charles M. Stanley, August 8, 1992. He died June 19, 1997.

Edna M. Davis
Edna M. Davis, 88, died April 20, 2001, at Pratt Regional Living Center, Pratt. She was born March 6, 1913 at Sun City, the daughter of Arthur Clyde and Flora Kaminska Humeston. A Sun City resident most of her life, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Sun City Baptist Church. On February 9, 1929, she married Oliver W. Davis. He died December 1979.
Survivors include: a son, Gary Davis, Spearman, Texas; two daughters, Vivian Sims, Weatherford, Oklahoma, and Marilyn Holmes, Pratt; two sisters, Mary Hoss, Potwin, and Lucille McKnight, Lubbock, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson. Graveside services were held Monday, April 23, 2001, at Sunnyside Cemetery, Sun City.

Vivian Porter
Vivian Porter, 85, died July 3, 1999, at Cedar Crest Manor, Medicine Lodge. She was born September 18, 1913, at Galt, Missouri, the daughter of Abraham L. and Hortense Payne Tolle. A resident of Isabel since 1983, moving from Galt, Missouri, she was a bookkeeper for the Galt school system. On June 1, 1935, she married Paul James Porter at Trenton, Missouri. He died in 1979.
Survivors include: a daughter, Paula S. Porter, Fort Pierce, Florida; and a sister, Mary R. Lynch, Isabel. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Claude and Dr. Sam Tolle; and a sister, Irene Omer. Graveside service was held Wednesday, July 7, 1999, in Galt West Cemetery, Galt, Missouri, with the Rev. Gene Schreffler presiding. Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, was in charge of arrangements.

Lyndell Rose Young
Lyndell Rose Young, 86, died April 28, 2001, at her home in Sawyer. She was born December 6, 1914, at Sawyer, the daughter of Leo and Bertha Lena Combs Rose. A lifetime Sawyer resident, she had taught school at Aetna and served on the election board and Census Bureau. She had worked at Pratt Air Base in photography department. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist, Pratt. A former member of Stitch and Chatter Club, Garden Club, Social Benefit Club. On June 14, 1941 at Fort Scott, she married Virgil F. Young, Jr. He died September 26, 1990.
Survivors include: a son, Stanton L. Young, Sunflower Ranch, Sawyer; a daughter, Nola Beth Swope, Zenda; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Cook. Graveside services were held Monday, April 30, 2001, with Pastor Dennis Berlin, at Ellenwood Cemetery, Sawyer.
Memorials may be made to South Wind Hospice in care of Larris Mortuary, Pratt.

Norma LoVae Maier
Norma LoVae Maier, 80, died May 17, 2001, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. She was born October 17, 1920 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Louis and Jessie M. Schooler Parr. She was a Pratt resident since 1983. She graduated from St. Luke's School of Nursing of Denver. She was a Registered Nurse and worked in numerous hospitals and nursing homes in southcentral Kansas. She was a member of First Christian Church, Medicine Lodge. She was married first to John F. Skulavik and then to Leon J. Maier. Both preceded her in death.
Survivors include: sons, Gary L. Maier, Pratt, and John L. Skulavik, Huntington, California; daughter, Carolyn Keller, Augusta; stepdaughters, Paulette Carlberg, Santa Anna, California, and Carol Watson, Leon; sister, Bonnie Bailey, Eatonville, Washington; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 21, 2001, at Larrison-Forsyth Funeral Home, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Tom Walters presiding. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge.
Memorials may be sent to Pratt Community College Nursing Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.