Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
David E. Jewett
WICHITA - David Eugene Jewett, 46, died Feb. 9, 2005.
He was born May 10, 1958, at Hutchinson. He was a contract laborer at Carpet Value, Wichita.
On May 5, 1990, he married
Lisa Weldon at Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: parents, Albert and Cynthia Jewett, Hutchinson; two sons, Joshua and Thaddius, both of Wichita; and four brothers, Robert Lee Jewett, Miami, Fla., Everett Chesterman, Auberry, Calif., Erroll Chesterman, Sugarland, Texas, and Evan Chesterman, Hutchinson.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with Pastor Robert Albin presiding. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Heritage Funeral Home, Hutchinson.
Donald W. Stout
LARNED - Donald W. Stout, 62, died Feb. 8, 2005, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital.
He was born Oct. 21, 1942, at Wynn, Ark., the son of Bert and Ida Lee Brewster Stout. A longtime resident of Larned, he was an oil field worker.
Survivors include: a son, Donald II, Larned; a daughter, Malissa Battaglear, Hoisington; ex-wife, Cynthia Davidson; a brother, Roy, Nowata, Okla.; four sisters, Martha Neldon, Wynn, Ark., Doris Moore, Larned, Brenda Evans, Hays, and Linda Kaiser, Great Bend; two grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by five brothers, Bert Jr., James, Lamar, J.C. and J.E.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned, with Pastor Dan Lundgren presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and until service time Monday, all at the mortuary. Burial will be in Larned Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice, in care of the mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS, 67550.
Betty J. Bryan
KINGMAN - Betty June Bryan, 77, died Feb. 10, 2005, at Kingman Community Hospital.
She was born June 22, 1927, at Turon, the daughter of John Wesley and Lillie Agnes Barney Shrum. A resident of Kingman since 1998, previously of Bartlesville, Okla., she was a retired assistant motel manager and bookkeeper.
She attended Kingman Christian Church and belonged to Salina Order of the Eastern Star.
On Nov. 10, 1947, she married
Frank Warren Bryan at Preston. He died March 31, 2003.
Survivors include: a son, Scott, Atlanta, Texas; a daughter, Joan Bryan, Kingman; four sisters, Hettie Fischer, Medicine Lodge, Louise Dupee and Sadie Dykes, both of Stafford, and Lucille Millspaugh, Kingman; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Roy, Junior and Raymond Shrum.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Turon Cemetery, Turon, with Pastor Mike McGovney presiding. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.
Memorials may be sent to the Kingman County Humane Society or to Kingman Riverside Park, both in care of the funeral home, 1830 North Main, Kingman, KS 67068.
James M. Malmstrom
SYLVIA - James Matthew "Matt" Malmstrom, 25, died Feb. 9, 2005, at his home, Sylvia.
He was born March 5, 1979, at Hutchinson, the son of James Brian and Kathy Ann Wagner Malmstrom. He was a 1997 graduate of Nickerson High School. A resident of Sylvia since 1998, moving from South Hutchinson, he was a production utilities worker for Collins Bus Corp.
On July 2, 1998, he married
Dawn Renea Burgey at Hutchinson. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Brent, of the home; his parents, South Hutchinson; a sister, Amy Malmstrom, South Hutchinson; and grandparents, Roger Malmstrom, South Hutchinson, and Wayne and Mavis Logbeck, Hutchinson.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Donna Malmstrom and Floyd Eldon Wagner.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Minnis Chapel, Stafford, with the Rev. Harry Graves presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Sylvia Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to Brent's Education Fund or Cancer Council of Reno County, both in care of the chapel, 125 North Main, Stafford, KS 67578.
Melva Merlau
HOISINGTON - Melva Merlau, 70, died Feb. 10, 2005, at her home, Hoisington.
She was born Dec. 13, 1934, at Hoisington, the daughter of Jerome and Lenora Cromwell Donovan. A lifetime Hoisington resident, she was a housewife. She volunteered for Boy and Girl Scouts, Meals on Wheels and various drum and bugle corps. She was a coordinator for Friendship Meals.
She formerly belonged to Vine United Methodist Church and currently to First United Methodist Church, Hoisington.
On Nov. 5, 1964, she married
Edson Merlau at Hoisington. He survives.
Other survivors include: her mother, Hoisington; three sons, Rondy and Virgil, both of Wichita, and Jerry, Dallas; two daughters, Mary Lyne Grandclair, Hoisington, and Anita Merlau, Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Gerald Donovan, Hoisington; a sister, Delora Donovan, Wichita; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father; a brother, Marvin Donovan; and a grandson.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, with the Rev. Wayne Flanders presiding. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, all at the funeral home. Interment will be in Hoisington Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to Cans for Kids or the Great Bend Humane Society, both in care of the funeral home.
Curtis A. Hill
SEDGWICK - Curtis Allen Hill, 55, died Feb. 8, 2005, at Via Christi Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
He was born Sept. 18, 1949, at Cornwall, N.Y., to William Howard and Barbara Cooper Hill. He worked as groundskeeper and was active with the American Legion.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam.
On Sept. 14, 1982, he married
Deborah Kennedy at Tulsa, Okla. She survives.
Other survivors include: his father, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a son, William Glenn, Sedgwick; a daughter, Darcy Schroer, Frisco, Texas; a sister, Lynne Parkinson, Atlanta; and five nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his mother; a brother, Norman; and a sister, Valerie Hill.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Newton, with Roger Brooner, American Legion commander, presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with the family greeting friends from 2 to 4 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sedgwick.
Memorials may be sent to the Curtis Hill Second Chance Educational Scholarship Fund or American Legion Post No. 268, both in care of the funeral home.
Ethel B. Coy
Ethel B. Coy, 90, died Feb. 9, 2005, at her residence in Hutchinson.
She was born April 19, 1914, at Cowlington, Okla., the daughter of Allen Benton and Minnie May Moseby Wilson. A resident of Hutchinson since 1978, she had previously lived in Keota, Okla., and Rangely, Colo. She was a homemaker.
On April 6, 1929, she married
Arch Coy at Stigler, Okla. He died Oct. 18, 1995.
Survivors include: a daughter, Judy Trujillo and husband Ernest, Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sons, James Allen and Terrell Gene; a brother, Riley Williams; a sister, Delia Williams; and a granddaughter, Terrilee Coy.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Keota Cemetery, Keota, Okla., with Pastor Tommy Parker presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.
Mary Y. Hatfield
GREAT BEND - Mary Yvonne Hatfield, 69, died Dec. 3, 2004, at her home, Great Bend.
She was born May 17, 1935, at Chester, Miss., the daughter of William and Moddy Bright. A two-year Great Bend resident, moving from Hutchinson, she was a homemaker.
She was of the Pentecostal faith.
She married
Clarence Bradshaw at Europa, Miss. He died Feb. 3, 1971. Then she married
John Hatfield at Hutchinson. He died in 1982.
Survivors include: two sons, Harvey Bradshaw, Sunflower, Miss., and Ricky Bradshaw, Lebanon, Ill.; three daughters, Peggy Rocha, Angela Brewton, both of Great Bend, and Darlene Gant, Hutchinson; and a brother, Richard Bright, York, Neb.
She was preceded in death by a son, Jay Gant; two daughters, Debra May Gant and Yvonne Gant; three brothers, George, Ebert and Nathan Bright; and three sisters, Bell Russell, Ann Riggs and Louise Crossland.
Cremation has taken place. Services will be announced at a later date by Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend.
Edith I. Griffith
ASHBURN, Va. - Edith Irene Griffith, 89, was born at Jetmore, on June 6, 1915, and died Nov. 1, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Ashburn, Va.
She was the eldest child of Raymond Fishback and Gladys Avery Fishback, and was later joined by a sister, Ruth Viola Fishback. The family moved from the Jetmore area to make their home at Denver, Colo. After several years at Colorado, Edith, her father and new stepmother moved to California. In 1933, she graduated from Manteca High School, Manteca, Calif. As a graduation present, Edith traveled to Kansas to renew her family ties at Kalvesta.
Edith attended Garden City Junior College in 1933 and 1934. On Sept. 17, 1935, Edith was married
to Cecil William Griffith at St. John. Before moving to Hutchinson, the Griffiths made their home on the Griffith family ranch near Burdett. While living at Hutchinson, two sons were born to the union. William Brice in 1937 and Robert Raymond in 1939.
In 1941, the family moved to Lewis, where Cecil continued his work with Standard Oil Company. Twyla Jean joined the family in 1944. Edith and her family felt very much at home in the Lewis community and became a part of the heart of Lewis.
After Cecil's death in 1966, Edith became a college student once again. She studied horticulture at Kansas State University for a year and then built a small greenhouse in which to satisfy her love of plants. Edith had been very active in her children's lives, yet always had time to pet a new plant. Her love and appreciation of nature was shared not only with her children and grandchildren, but many friends as well.
On Sept. 16, 1978, she married
Jerome Weber of Schulte. She then made her home at rural Wichita, until the untimely death of Jerome the next year. Even though she was surrounded by a loving stepfamily, she ultimately moved back to her home at Lewis.
Edith enjoyed traveling and visited most of the United States as well as Europe, Africa, Australia and China. Her traveling was impeded by the gradual loss of eyesight. At that point, she and a couple of her close friends decided to make a move to Mennonite Manor at South Hutchinson. Although she missed the Lewis community, she adjusted to life where she did not worry about transportation, entertainment or the physical maintenance of a home. She enjoyed the friends at the Manor as well as the staff that she came in contact with. Even though her eyesight was becoming worse, she continued to participate in the many activities that were available to her at the Manor. In February 2002, sadness again entered Edith's life when her eldest son, Bill, lost his two and a half year struggle with Multiple Myeloma.
In November 2003, she moved to Ashburn, Va., where she made her home with her daughter, Twyla, and son-in-law, Bill Bradshaw. Again, she missed the friends she left behind, but did enjoy the day trips getting to know the Virginia countryside.
She leaves her son, Bob, and daughter-in-law, Eti, of Indonesia; her daughter, Twyla, and son-in-law Bill, Ashburn, Va.; her daughter-in-law, Mynie Lou, Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; her sister, Ruth Powell, Garden City; and a host of friends all over the world.
Memorial service will be held on Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. in the chapel at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson, and at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church, Lewis. Graveside service for immediate family will be held at a later time. Arrangements were handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, Leesburg, VA 20175.
Memorials may be sent to Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson, or the local hospice.
