Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
David L. Fayman
1925-2004
Lawrence
Services for David L. Fayman, 79, Lawrence, were Sunday, Sept. 19, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He was cremated.
Mr. Fayman died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born Jan. 7, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Lester and Ruth Johnson Glover. He was adopted by his stepfather, Lynn Gray Fayman. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School in 1943 and earned a degree in physics from University of California in Santa Barbara. He also pursued a graduate degree in electrical engineering at Kansas University.
Mr. Fayman owned and operated electronics manufacturing firms while he lived in Lawrence. He taught several classes at Kansas University.
He married Jody Hise in 1945 in Kansas City, Mo. They divorced. He married Sarah Carey on March 19, 1978, in Manhattan. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two sons, Johnson and Logan, both of Lawrence; two daughters, Karen Fayman Leiker, Spring, Texas, and Janet Fayman Kernes, Longmont, Colo.; a sister, Faith Strong, Laguna Beach, Calif.; two stepbrothers, Corey and Bruce, both of San Diego; a stepmother, Danah Fayman, San Diego; and three grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Lawrence Memorial Hospital or the Nature Conservatory, sent in care of the funeral home.
Polly L. Wooldridge
1966-2004
Olathe
Funeral services for Polly L. Wooldridge, 38, Olathe, were Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. She was cremated. Interment will be at a later date at Edgerton Cemetery.
Ms. Wooldridge died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at Olathe Medical Center.
She was born Jan. 13, 1966, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William K. Wooldridge and Sue Forrester Taylor. She grew up and attended school in the Shawnee Mission area and moved to Edgerton in 1986. She moved to Olathe in 1987.
Ms. Wooldridge worked in customer service at Ball's Price Chopper in Olathe for 10 years.
She attended Christ Community Church in Lenexa.
Survivors include her mother, Edgerton; a daughter, Miranda Igert, of the home; a brother, William K. Wooldridge, Edgerton; and three sisters, Sherrie J. Williams and Teresa L. Eddy, both of Overland Park, and Kimberly Ann Owen, Raytown, Mo.
Her father preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Miranda Igert Education Fund, sent in care of Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner 66030.
Mary Margaret Williams
1911-2004
Services for Mary Margaret Williams, 93, Baldwin, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Baldwin. Internment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin.
Ms. Williams died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born June 13, 1911, in Fort Scott, the daughter of William John and Maud Kilburn Williams. She grew up in Chanute, Bonner Springs and Baldwin. She graduated from Baldwin High School, and from Baker University in 1934 with bachelor's degrees in math and English. She earned a master's in guidance and psychology in 1961 from Kansas University.
Ms. Williams taught for a year at Uniontown and a year in Rantoul. She taught junior high school, senior high school and junior college in Arkansas City. She served as director at Cowley County Community College. She was a leader and visionary behind Cowley Institute of Lifetime Learning.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Baldwin and a former member of the church in Arkansas City. She also was a member of Kansas Education Assn., Delta Kappa Gamma, Order of Eastern Star and Phi Mu sorority at Baker.
She is survived by two nephews, John Williams, Lawrence, and Jim Williams, Baldwin; and a niece, Jeanne Doege, Wichita.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church.
The family suggests memorials to Baker University, sent in care of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin 66006.
Roy "Oakie" Hector Smith
1954-2004
Horton, Kan.
Services for Roy "Oakie" Hector Smith, 49, Horton, were Tuesday at Kickapoo Community Building, west of Horton. Burial will be Wednesday in Smith Cemetery on the Kickapoo Reservation.
Mr. Smith died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at his home.
He was born Oct. 27, 1954, in Horton, the son of Roger and Eleanor Mason Smith Sr.
Mr. Smith was a bricklayer. He was a member of Kennekuk Church and Kickapoo Tribe in Horton.
Survivors include an adopted son, Paul Trent Smith, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Roger Smith Jr., Horton; and four sisters, Judith M. Suina, Cochiti, N.M.; Lena Belle Smith, Coffeyville, Kan.; Janet Potto, Lawrence and Ruth Smith, Alexandria, Va.
Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton was in charge of arrangements.
