Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Beata 'Bea' Malsom
COLLYER - Beata "Bea" Malsom, 74, died June 18, 2000, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.
She was born June 21, 1925, in rural St. Peter in Graham County, the daughter of Anton and Rosie Giebler Dinkel. She attended Quinter schools. A lifetime Collyer area resident, she was a homemaker and former bookkeeper for Malsom and Son Implement Co., Collyer.
She belonged to St. Michael Catholic Church, the Altar Society of the church, the Collyer Bridge Club and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Thomas Pratt Tidball Post No. 378, all at Collyer.
On Sept. 27, 1944, she married
Tony Malsom at Collyer. He survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Dwayne, Collyer, and Keith, Fort Collins, Colo.; two daughters, Karen Jones, Houston, and Darlene Brumbeloe, Fort Bragg, Calif.; four brothers, Leo Dinkel, Hayes, Don Dinkel, Thornton, Colo., and Clarence and Robert Dinkel, both of Collyer; four sisters, Bertha Applehans, Marcella Malsom, Rosalie Shaeffer and Rosemary Walt, all of Collyer; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Alvin and Paul Dinkel; and a grandson.
Wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday followed by a an Altar Society rosary, both at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Collyer, with Fathers Donald F. Pfannenstiel and Basil Torrez presiding. Friends may call from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be sent for Masses or to the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund, both in care of the funeral home.
Kirk Alan Hecox
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Kirk Alan Hecox, 41, died June 15, 2000, at Pittsburg.
He was born April 17, 1959, at Liberal, the son of Raymond and Pauline Mason Hecox. He was a 1977 Liberal High School graduate. A longtime Liberal resident, moving to Pittsburgh, he served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include: his father, Liberal; a sister, Carol Jayne, Kingman; two nephews; and two nieces.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
There will be no services at this time. Cremation has taken place.
Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, is in charge of arrangements.
Pappy L. Chapman
LIBERAL - Pappy L. Chapman, 27, died June 17, 2000, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal.
He was born Sept. 15, 1972, at Clinton, Okla., the son of Lupe Montoya and Barbara Chapman. A longtime Liberal resident, he was an oil-field worker.
Survivors include: a daughter, Alexis Chapman, Liberal; his father and stepmother, Lupe and Holly Montoya, Farmington, N.M.; his mother and stepfather, Barbara and James Beason, Johnson; two sisters, Nacole Martinez, Liberal, and Jessie Martinez, Johnson; and grandparents, Frank and Jennie Montoya.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lawrence and Mildred Chapman.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kitch Funeral Home, Liberal, with the Rev. David Bagwell presiding. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery.
Jean Corser
INMAN - Jean Corser, 75, died June 17, 2000, at Inman.
She was born Oct. 21, 1924, at Concordia, the daughter of Roy A. and Mary C. Iverson Johnston. She was a homemaker.
She married
Dilbert M. Corser. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, Jim Emler, Emporia, and Steve Corser, Chattanooga, Tenn.; a daughter, P.J. McCool, Inman; a sister, Elinor Park, Albany, Ore.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita.
Frank Morris Baker
COPELAND - Frank Morris Baker, 75, died June 17, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette.
Emilie Bitter Demek
HOISINGTON - Emilie Bitter Demek, 93, died June 17, 2000, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Long Term Care, Ellinwood.
She was born Oct. 24, 1906, at Golga, Russia, the daughter of Ferdinand and Katherine Keil Schmidt. A Barton County resident since 1921, after moving to the United States in 1912 and formerly living in Milwaukee, she was a homemaker.
She belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, and the Quilters of the church.
On July 25, 1926, she married
Julius Bitter in rural Barton County. He died Feb. 3, 1953. On July 14, 1957, she married
Robert Dumler. He died July 4, 1967. On Oct. 29, 1982, she married
Carl Demek. He died July 14, 1985.
Survivors include: two sons, Harry and Eugene Bitter, both of Hoisington; a daughter, Ruth Howard, Utica; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two step-great-grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by eight brothers and three sisters.
Prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, with Pastor Kelly Taylor Schaus presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and from 9:30 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the church or to a charity of the donor's choice, both in care of the funeral home.
Clyde D. Stwalley
DODGE CITY - Clyde D. Stwalley, 64, died June 18, 2000, at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City.
He was born Oct. 18, 1935, at Ford, the son of Carl R. and Gladys Fishburn Stwalley. A lifetime Ford County area resident, he was an employee of Winter Feed Yard, Dodge City, for 40 years.
On Feb. 15, 1964, he married
Loretta J. Hunnicutt at Ford. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Stephen, Osage Beach, Mo.; a brother, Keith, Dodge City; and three granddaughters.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Ford Cemetery, with the Rev. Kirk Larson presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, in care of the mortuary.
Bill Watkins
KIOWA - Bill Watkins, 76, died June 17, 2000, at his home.
He was born Feb. 16, 1924, at Lambert, Okla., the son of Henry C. and Estelle Fletcher Watkins. He was a 1942 graduate of Lambert High School. A Kiowa resident since 1948, he was a farmer and carpenter.
He belonged to United Methodist Church and was firing squad commander of American Legion Post No. 146, both at Kiowa. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944.
On March 24, 1944, he married
Mary Ellen Brady at Medicine Lodge. She survives.
Other survivors include: a brother, John, El Dorado; two sisters, Hazel Kealiher, Helena, Okla., and Ginger Cook, El Dorado; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Monte and Brad; a daughter, Kay Wiley; three brothers, Clifford, Efton and Ben; and a sister, Joy.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Kiowa, with the Rev. Bill Dyar presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Fisher Funeral Home, Kiowa. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa.
Memorials may be sent to Southwind Hospice, the South Barber High School Scholarship Fund for the Bill Watkins family or to the church of the donor's choice, all in care of the funeral home.
Lanes G. Lancaster
KINSLEY - Lanes G. Lancaster, 60, died June 17, 2000, at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley.
He was born Sept. 3, 1939, at Kinsley, the son of Fred and Emma Dolechek Lancaster. A lifetime Kinsley resident, he worked for the Edwards County Highway Department.
He belonged to the Kinsley Rotary Club and was a former member of the Kinsley Lions Club and Kinsley Kiwanis Club.
On Aug. 14, 1971, he married
Alice M. Sumpter at Kinsley. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Brian ; a daughter, Pamela Wosylus, Wichita; two brothers, Jack, Kinsley, and Marvin, Greeley, Colo.; four sisters, Vivian Feldman, JoEllen Craft and Emily White, all of Kinsley, and Luetta Katz, Offerle; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Kinsley, with the Rev. David Bell presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at McKillip Funeral Home, Kinsley. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley.
Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or Edwards County Healthcare, both in care of the funeral home.
Brady Luke McNickle
STAFFORD - Brady Luke McNickle, 7, died June 17, 2000, at Stafford District Hospital.
He was born Feb. 18, 1993, at Dodge City, the son of Keith and Sharilyn Hornbaker McNickle. A Stafford resident for four years, he would have been a second-grader at Stafford Elementary School.
He attended Stafford Church of Christ, where he was active in church activities.
Survivors include: parents, Stafford; a brother, Brennan, of the home; two sisters, Brianna and Brooke McNickle, both of the home; grandparents, Byron and Annette McNickle and Harold and Irene Hornbaker, all of Stafford, and Dave and Connie Wilson, Potwin; great-grandparents, Marlyn Scott, Manhattan, and Doris McNickle, Stafford; and several uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stafford Church of Christ, with Aaron Arthaud and Ted Grossi presiding. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Minnis Chapel, Stafford. Burial will be in Peace Creek Cemetery, rural Stafford.
Memorials may be sent to the Stafford Educational Foundation Playground Fund or the Maude Carpenter Children's Home, both in care of the funeral home.
