Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
ROSEZELLA M. POTTER
Service Time/Date: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation: Please come in any time to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Highway 24
Manhattan, Kansas
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Rosezella M. Potter, 63, Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at her home after an extended illness.
She was born October 20, 1942 at Leesville, LA, the daughter of Charlie H. Primm and Cora Brubaker Primm. She grew up in Manhattan, where she attended the local schools and was a 1961 graduate of the Manhattan High School. She had been a lifelong Manhattan area resident.
She was married to James Holmes. He preceded her in death. On October 25, 1980, she was united in marriage to Edward W. Potter in Wichita.
Mrs. Potter worked for Kansas State University for over 22 years, retiring as a Custodial Supervisor in February 2005. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Manhattan.
Survivors include her husband, Edward, Manhattan; two sons, Charles Holmes and Frank Holmes, both of Manhattan; three daughters, Debra Groggins and Glenda Holmes, both of Manhattan and Kimberley Davis, Ft. Worth, TX; a stepson, Delbert Potter, Gilbert, SC; two brothers, George Primm, Athens, GA and James Primm, Junction City, KS; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Chuck Primm.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2006 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan with Pastor Don Yancheson officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church and left in care of the funeral home.
LAWRENCE "LARRY" W. NORVELL
Service Time/Date: 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: First United Methodist Church
612 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation: The family of Mr. Norvell will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the funeral home.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Private family graveside services will be at a later date in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the Manhattan Municipal Band and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.
Obituary: Lawrence “Larry” Winfield Norvell, music educator, 86, Manhattan, KS passed away Thursday, June 29, 2006 in the Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan.
He was born January 13, 1920 at West Medford, MA, the son of the Rev. Philip D. Norvell and Amy Reeve Norvell. Being the son of a minister, Larry grew up in several communities in Colorado and Kansas, before graduating from the Topeka High School in 1937. In 1942, he received a B.S. degree in Education and in 1946 a B.S. degree in Music from Kansas State Teacher’s College, Emporia. He later received an M.S. degree in Music Education from Kansas State University in 1959.
He was united in marriage to Joy Socolofsky on May 29, 1943 at Marion, KS. She survives of the home.
Larry received his U.S. Navy Commission, after attending the Officer Candidate School, at Notre Dame University in 1943 and served as a Sound Officer aboard the destroyer, USS Erben, in the South Pacific Theatre during World War II. After the war, he taught three years in the Moran, KS school system before accepting the position of Band Director and Coordinator of Music for the Manhattan Public Schools. He retired in 1985 after 36 years with USD 383.
Larry was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Manhattan Lions Club, MAREA (Manhattan Area Retired Educators Association) and the Pearce-Keller American Legion Post No. 17. He served on the Kansas Music Educators Association board, is a past president of District III, and was instrumental in the founding of the Kansas Bandmasters Association. He helped establish the KSU Alumni Band and was secretary-treasurer. He served extensively as a clinician, guest conductor and adjudicator throughout the state. He directed the Kansas All-State Lions Band in 1957, 1963, 1977 and 1984 and served as the Manhattan Municipal Band director for 45 years.
The City of Manhattan declared March 4, 1985 as “Larry Norvell Day” in recognition of his retirement from teaching. Larry received a commendation from the Manhattan Board of Education, a Kansas Federated Music Club citation, was nominated for the Emporia State University Distinguished Alumni Award and was inducted in the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Philip J. Norvell; and two sisters, Ruth Taylor and Dorothy Goodale.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Norvell is survived by a daughter, Nancy Fruetel, and her husband, David, Nashville, TN; three sons, Mark L. Norvell, and his wife, Paula, Tulsa, OK, Bruce W. Norvell, and his wife, Kay, Atlanta, GA and Gary P. Norvell, and his wife, Colleen Boothby, Takoma Park, MD; 11 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 3, 2006 in the First United Methodist Church, Manhattan with the Rev. Jim Reed officiating. Private family graveside services will be at a later date in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Manhattan Municipal Band and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home.
TRUDY THOMAS
Service Time/Date: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 6, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: Fellowship Temple
Church of God in Christ
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation: The family of Ms. Thomas will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at the funeral home.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Please come in to sign the memorial book.
Obituary: Trudy Thomas, 81, Manhattan, KS passed away Friday, June 30, 2006 in the Stoneybrook Health Care Center, Manhattan.
She was born February 3, 1925 at Grove Hill, AL, the daughter of George Thomas and Lillie Pope Thomas. She grew up in Mobile, AL and attended the local schools. She spent many years in Mobile and Seaford, Delaware before moving to Manhattan in August 1994.
She was a member of the Fellowship Temple, Church of God in Christ, Manhattan.
Survivors include four sons, John Thomas, and his wife, Gladys, Manhattan, Joe E. Thomas, Seaford, DE, Harold Smith, Hartford, CT and Ambrose Burke, Atlanta, GA; a brother, George Thomas, Mobile, AL; a sister, Frances Thomas Hawthorne, Thomasville, AL; seven grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and a host of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2006 in the Fellowship Temple, Church of God in Christ with the Rev. Dr. James Boyer officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
The family of Ms. Thomas will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
BETA LEA CLAGETT
Service Time/Date: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2006
Location of Funeral
Service: First Christian Church
115 Courthouse Plaza
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation: Please come in to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Valley View Memorial Gardens
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Memorial contributions can be made to the First Christian Church, Homecare & Hospice; or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Obituary: Beta Lea Clagett, 77, Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2006 in her home after an extended illness.
She was born August 24, 1928 at Cadiz, OH, the daughter of Carl Casey Jones and Leta Amanda Mattern Jones. She grew up Cadiz and later in northern California where she attended the local schools. She had also received a Business Degree from the Manhattan Area Vocational College.
Mrs. Clagett was a homemaker and had been a Manhattan resident since 1948. She had also worked at the Pines Café in Aggieville, Duckwalls in downtown Manhattan and Aggieville, as a bookkeeper for Richards Auto & Quick Lube and as a cashier at the Theodore Roosevelt School.
She was united in marriage to Donald L. Clagett on December 25, 1949 at Clifton, KS. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Clagett was a member of the First Christian Church, Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 689, United Commercial Travelers and Friends of Maxwell, all of Manhattan. She was a Master Gardener and volunteered over 40 years as a Leader and Trainer with the Girl Scouts of America and over 30 years with the Cub Scouts.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and four brothers, Ed, Casey, Jack and Fred Jones.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Clagett is survived by a daughter, Verleta Myers, Manhattan, KS; a son, Carlyle Clagett, Emmett, KS; a sister, Daisy Tillotson, Pocatello, ID; seven grandchildren, Joshua Myers, Daniel Clagett, Roxanne Yellowkidney, Athena Myers, Matt Clagett, Scott Clagett and Casey Clagett; and four great grandchildren.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2006 in the First Christian Church, Manhattan with the Rev. Neil Engle officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First Christian Church, Homecare & Hospice; or the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research-KSU and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
MARY LOUISE CORDON
Service Time/Date: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: 7 until 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
Mt. Washington Cemetery
Independence, MO
Memorials: First United Methodist Church and left in care of the funeral home.
Obituary: Mary L. Cordon, 90, Manhattan, KS passed away Friday, September 1, 2006 in the Stoneybrook Health Care Center, Manhattan.
She was born January 21, 1916 at Independence, MO, the daughter of Charles David Gudgell and Lu Etta Longshie Gudgell. She grew up on the family ranch in Graham County, KS, where she attended the local schools and was a graduate of the Edmond, KS Rural High School. She later attended the Our Lady Good Council Academy in Dallas, TX and the Community College at Arlington, TX. She received her B.A. degree in Secondary Education from Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan in 1938.
For five years, she taught high school in Paradise, KS and during World War II served with the U.S. Navy as a WAV. She had been a Manhattan resident since 1945.
She was united in marriage to Keller Cordon on January 31, 1947 at Olathe, KS. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Cordon was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church, PTA, Manhattan Country Club, KSU Investment Club and was a lifetime member of the KSU Alumni Association. Her interests included playing golf, bowling and wildlife conservation.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Cordon is survived by a daughter, Patricia Gail Berlin, Jackson, WY; a son, Frank K. Cordon, and his wife, Peggy, Wichita; five grandchildren, Christopher Cordon, Lisa Cordon, Mark Cordon, Lauren Berlin and Patrick Berlin; and two great granddaughters, Aubree and Malaina Cordon.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Charles, Frank and John Gudgell; and a sister, Dorothy Belle Gudgell.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday in the Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO.
The family of Mrs. Cordon will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First United Methodist Church and left in care of the funeral home.
SHANE A. WILSON
Service Time/Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2006.
Location of Funeral
Service: Sunrise Cemetery
Stagg Hill Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: Please come in anytime to sign the memorial book.
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS
Memorials:
Obituary: Shane A. Wilson, 21, Manhattan, KS passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at his home.
He was born April 4, 1985 at Sheboygan, WI, the son of Jon D. Wilson and Barbara Ness Wilson. He grew up in Minnesota and attended the local schools.
He served in the U.S. Air Force and had been a Manhattan resident since November 2005.
Survivors include his fiancé, Sarah Burris Brock, Manhattan; his parents, Jon and Barbara Wilson, Hill City, SD; and a brother, Ryan Wilson, Minneapolis, MN.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2006 in the Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan with the Rev. Alan Selig officiating.
The Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan is in charge of arrangements.
JANET E. MONEY
Service Time/Date: 10:3O a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Location of Funeral
Service: St. Thomas More Catholic Church
2900 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502
Visitation Service: Parish Vigil: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
San Jose, CA
Memorials: Janet Money Memorial Fund.
Obituary: Janet Elizabeth Money, 70, Manhattan, KS passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006 in her home after a sudden illness.
She was born November 28, 1936 at Detroit, MI, the daughter of Alfred John Kane and Rose Marie George Kane. She grew up in Detroit where she attended the local schools and was a 1954 graduate of the Servite High School.
She was united in marriage to Frank Edward Arbuckle on February 8, 1958 in Detroit. They were later divorced. On December 20, 1970 she was married to Gerald Willis Money in Reno, NV. He preceded her in death on June 29, 1987.
Mrs. Money worked as a Program Manager in San Jose, CA before retiring to Kansas. She had been a Manhattan resident since December 2000.
She was a member of the St. Thomas More Catholic Church, the Christian Women, Manhattan Welcome Club, the Uptown Band and was a volunteer driver for the ATA Bus.
Survivors include a brother, Alfred Kane Jr. and wife, Sharon. Their son and two daughters and their families. Sister, Patricia Austin and Husband, Walt. Their two daughters and their families. Daughter, Diane Frawley and husband, Sean. Son, David Arbuckle and wife, Soraya. Daughter, Donna Arbuckle. Son, Darryl Money and wife, Jennifer. Son, Daniel Money. Grandchildren, Justin Nelson, Ryan Arbuckle West, Charles West, Eric Money, Sonya Arbuckle, Jeremy Money, Dominique Money and Kevin Money. Great grandchildren, Johnathan Nelson, Aiden and Kiley Rose West. Kyle Money, deceased.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in the St. Thomas More Catholic Church with Father Don Zimmerman as celebrant. Burial will be at a later date in the Oak Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, San Jose, CA.
A Parish Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan followed by a family visitation at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Thomas More Catholic Church and left in care of the funeral home.
CHRISTIAN L. MUSE
Funeral Service Time/Date: 10:00 a.m.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Location of Funeral Service: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz
Manhattan , KS
Visitation Service: 4 until 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Visitation Location: Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home
1317 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Burial: Sunrise Cemetery
Manhattan, KS
Memorials: Christian Muse Memorial Fund established at the Sunflower Bank, 2710 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Obituary: Christian L. “Eclipse” Muse, 30, of Denver, CO formerly of Manhattan died April 13, 2007 at Denver Health Medical Center.
He was born August 31, 1976 at Wichita, KS, the son of Terrance Miles of San Diego, CA and Lauren Muse of Manhattan.
He attended the Manhattan/Ogden school district, received his GED then entered into the Job Corps in culinary arts.
Christian moved to Denver in 1993 and was employed at a local moving company. He loved life. He adored his family, extended family, and friends. He enjoyed listening to music, playing dominoes, watching sports, and cooking. His favorite football team was the Kansas City Chiefs.
Survivors include his mother, Lauren, brothers Sterling Muse of Manhattan and Matthew Muse of Lansing, grandmother Laura Hill, aunts Rosalind Knight and Corliss Muse of Manhattan; Sharon Jefferson and her husband, John, of Buford, GA, Janet Jones of Atlanta, GA, uncles; Larry Muse of Tacoma, WA, Duane Muse of Austin, TX, Bruce Muse, Junction City, Clifford Muse of Oklahoma City, OK, cousins, Roderick, Lisa and Cedric Starks of Topeka, Jesse, Mahogany, Yuriah and Jesse Jackson II, Lauren Jackson and Josiah Hall of Manhattan, Sue, Amy, Darnell, Kiara, and Rashaun Hancock of Fort Collins, CO, Rick, Domita, and Lolita Jones of Atlanta, GA, Simone and Darrien Jefferson of Buford, GA, Evan Muse of Junction City, Janine, Ashley, and Kennedy of Virginia Beach, VA, and devoted friends Sheneea Wylie, Antwane Yeargin, Pat Murphy, Termaine Wilson, Shawn Carter and many others.
The family of Chris will receive friends from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, April 22, at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 23, at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home with Rev. Anthony Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Christian Muse Memorial Fund established at the Sunflower Bank, 2710 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Christian was a beautiful, loving son and brother. He will be dearly missed.
