Keith L. Evans
1916-1999
Keith L. Evans, 82, St. Joseph, died Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at his residence.
For 30 years, Mr. Evans was an over-the-road truck driver for Crouch Bros. until retiring in 1977. He also farmed for 12 years. After his retirement, he worked in the parts department of Clint Koone Charter.
Born in Hamlin, Kan., on Oct. 30, 1916, he resided in St. Joseph since 1945.
Mr. Evans was a member of the Ashland United Methodist Church; Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, A.F.&A.M.; Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 4, Knights Templar; Mitchell chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons; St. Joseph Council No. 9, Royal and Select Masters; Masonic High-Twelve Club No. 49 and St. Joseph chapter No. 198, Order of Eastern Star, of which he was a past worthy patron.
On Aug. 29, 1942, he married Clara M. Adair. She survives of the home.
Mr. Evans was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur H. and Alice C.
Additional survivors: a daughter, Cathy Goin, Sioux City, Iowa; two sons, Michael E., St. Joseph, and Marc K., Kansas City; a sister, Alice G. LaCourte, Anaheim, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Family visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Ashland United Methodist Church or Hands of Hope Hospice, both of St. Joseph.
F. Delores Fisher
1927-1999
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- F. Delores (Bauer) Fisher, 72, Burnsville, formerly of St. Joseph, died Monday, April 19, 1999, at her home.
Mrs. Fisher was born in Stewartsville, Mo., on April 2, 1927, and lived in St. Joseph before moving to Burnsville in 1979.
She was a graduate of the Stewartsville high school and a homemaker. She was a member of the Mary Mother of the Church Catholic Church in Burnsville.
On April 9, 1945, she married Paul F. Fisher in St. Joseph. He survives of the home.
Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by her parents, Garmon and Audrey Bauer.
Additional survivors: five sons, Francis, Rockford, Minn., Steve, Ozark, Mo., Chris, Burnsville, Bryan, St. Joseph, and Roger, Seattle; a daughter, Lisa Halvorson, Coon Rapids, Minn.; two brothers, Harry L. Bauer, Pueblo, Colo., and Larry W. Husker, Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Ila M. Kitzenberger, St. Joseph, and Velma Brisco, Pueblo; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Prayer service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Heaton, Bowman, Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: after 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
Aurelia G. Hampton
1914-1999
HOYT, Kan. -- Aurelia G. (Gleeson) Hampton, 85, Hoyt, formerly of Horton, Kan., died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at a Topeka, Kan., hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Hampton was a presser for the Horton Garment Co. in Horton and later the plant in Atchison, Kan., until it was closed.
Born in Atchison on Jan. 27, 1914, she graduated from the Potter, Kan., high school.
On Nov. 27, 1934, she married Frank Hampton in St. Joseph. They made their home in Kansas City, Mo., until moving to Horton in 1945, where they were engaged in farming. In 1971, the couple moved to Lewis and Clark Village at Sugar Lake near Rushville, Mo., and to Mayetta, Kan., in 1976. He died in 1981. She moved to Hoyt after his death.
Mrs. Hampton was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church in Topeka and a former member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church of Atchison.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Margaret Gleeson; two sisters, Anna Hill and Mary Lee; and a brother, John Gleeson.
Surviving: a daughter, Lenora Schuetz, Hoyt; a son, Jim, Zephyrhills, Fla.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Atchison. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, where family visitation will follow until 9 p.m. Memorials of Mass intentions may be made in care of the funeral home.
Claude C. Newton
1905-1999
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Claude C. Newton, 93, Des Moines, formerly of St. Joseph, died Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at a Des Moines hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Newton was employed in the maintenance department of the United States Postal Service in St. Joseph for 22 years until retiring in 1970. He served in the Army during World War II.
Born in Kearney, Mo., on Sept. 23, 1905, he spent most of his life in St. Joseph until moving to Des Moines 31/2 years ago.
He was a member of the Wyatt Park Baptist Church and Charity Lodge No. 331, A.F.&A.M.;, both of St. Joseph.
Mr. Newton was preceded in death by his wife, the former Eleanor A. Ooyman, in 1955; his parents, Edward and Anna B.; a brother, Paul E.; and a sister, Mildred E. Burchett.
Surviving: a son, Robert C., West Des Moines, Iowa; and two grandchildren.
Service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Meierhoffer Family Funeral Care, St. Joseph, with Masonic rites by members of Charity Lodge No. 331, A.F.&A.M.;, St. Joseph. Burial: Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Westover Funeral Home, Des Moines, and family visitation: one hour before the service at the St. Joseph funeral home.
Charles P. Ozenberger
1907-1999
Charles P. Ozenberger, 92, St. Joseph, died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at a St. Joseph health-care center.
Mr. Ozenberger was a self-employed dairyman, and then a laborer at Western Dairy and Beatrice Dairy. He also was a laborer at Swift and Co. for 17 years until retiring in 1967. He also owned and operated the Ozenberger Orchard and Ozenberger Nursery from 1952 to 1978.
Born in St. Joseph on March 12, 1907, he was a lifelong resident of St. Joseph.
Mr. Ozenberger was a member of the Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church and the former Woodbine Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for both churches.
In September of 1944, he married Minnie G. Reital in St. Joseph. She died in March of 1999.
Mr. Ozenberger also was preceded in death by his parents, Peter F. and Bertha F.; a brother, Henry; a half brother, Elmer; a sister, Ruth Metting; and a half sister, Laura Adams.
Surviving: numerous nieces and nephews.
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation: after 3 p.m. today at the chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight. Memorials may be made to the Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church Building Chest, St. Joseph.
Kenneth L. Schwope
1914-1999
ATCHISON, Kan. -- Kenneth L. Schwope, 84, Atchison, died Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at a hospital in Blue Springs, Mo.
Mr. Schwope farmed in the Troy and Wathena, Kan., areas. He also worked for Rockwell International in Atchison.
Born in Troy on June 6, 1914, he lived in Atchison for the past 19 years.
He attended the Troy high school and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1935, he married Hazel E. Weber. They were divorced in 1955. Then on June 29, 1969, he married Betty Simpson. She survives of the home.
Mr. Schwope was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Luella; and a sister.
Additional survivors: two sons, Roger and Richard, both of Blue Springs; two sisters, Mildred Ramsire, Denver, and Geraldine Schwope, New York; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison. Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy. Family visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Atchison.
Richard D. Allen
1938-1999
MEADVILLE, Mo. -- Richard Dean "Dick" Allen, 60, Meadville, died Saturday, April 24, 1999, at a Kansas City hospital.
Mr. Allen was a self-employed truck driver until 1988. He later was a school bus driver in Meadville from 1993 to 1998.
Born April 27, 1938, in West Bend, Iowa, he was a graduate of an Iowa high school. He moved to Chillicothe, Mo., from Humboldt, Iowa, in 1965. He lived there until 1972, when he moved to Meadville, where he resided the rest of his life.
Mr. Allen was a member of the Catholic faith.
On May 21, 1967, he married Mary E. Timmons in Stewartsville, Mo. She survives of the home.
Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his father, Bennie; a sister, Jane Paulson; and a grandchild.
Additional survivors: two sons, Rick, Blue Springs, Mo., and Doug, Meadville; two daughters, Sherry Morgan, Meadville, and Cindy Dougherty, Hale, Mo.; his mother, Dora; four sisters, Kay Hansen, Madrid, Iowa, Judy Sloma, Moorland, Iowa, Carol Ricklefs, Jessup, Iowa, and Karen Floden, Slater, Iowa; and six grandchildren.
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Norman-Wagy-Gordon Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo. Burial: Meadville Cemetery. Visitation: noon to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Richard Allen Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.
William T. Cameron
1930-1999
LANCASTER, Kan. -- William T. Cameron, 68, Lancaster died Saturday, April 24, 1999, at an Atchison, Kan., hospital.
Mr. Cameron worked as a mechanic in Norton, Kan., for several years. He later moved to Phillipsburg, Kan., where he served on the Phillipsburg Police Department. He served as assistant chief of police in Phillipsburg until 1976, when he moved to Lincoln, Kan. While there, he worked for the Lincoln County (Kan.) Sheriff's Department until his retirement in 1992.
Born Dec. 12, 1930, in Effingham, Kan., he attended Effingham schools.
In April 1962, he married Antonia Jimenez in Norton. She survives of the home.
Mr. Cameron was preceded in death by his parents, John L. and Jenny; and a brother, John J.
Additional survivors: three stepsons, William L. Bowen, Atchison, Thomas Bowen, Colby, Kan., and William J. Bowen, Belleville, Kan.; a brother, Duane, Lancaster; a sister, Dorothy Ford, Horton, Kan.; 21 step-grandchildren; and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Arensburg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison. Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison. Family visitation: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Lancaster Fire Department of St. Benedict's Church, Atchison.
Ione L. Cloud
1897-1999
HIAWATHA, Kan. -- Ione L. (Berkley) Cloud, 101, Hiawatha, died Sunday, April 25, 1999, at a Hiawatha health-care center.
Mrs. Cloud was born Dec. 27, 1897, in Hamlin, Kan., and attended Hamlin High School before attending the Hiawatha Academy.
She was a member of the First Brethren Church of Long Beach, Calif.
On March 6, 1918, she married Frank Cloud in Hamlin. Together, they farmed in the Hamlin and Morrill, Kan., areas until 1943, when they moved to Long Beach. Her husband died in 1973. Mrs. Cloud continued to make her home in Long Beach until 1992, when she moved to Hiawatha to live with her daughter.
Mrs. Cloud also was preceded in death by her parents, J.H. and Missouri Berkley; a brother; six sisters; and a grandchild.
Surviving: two daughters, Shirley Weaver, Hiawatha, and Annabelle Woods, Long Beach; a sister, Alberta Walck, Long Beach; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha. Entombment: Forest Lawn Sunnyside Mausoleum, Long Beach. Visitation: after 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be sent to the Brown County (Kan.) Historical Society, in care of the funeral home.
Roger S. Condron
1923-1999
PHOENIX -- Roger Stephen Condron, 75, Phoenix, formerly of Avalon, Mo., died Friday, April 23, 1999, at a Phoenix hospital.
Mr. Condron served in the Navy during World War II and later joined the Air Force, retiring in the late 1960s. After his retirement, he worked for the Etna Insurance Co., Phoenix.
Born Aug. 31, 1923, near Avalon, he was a graduate of Chillicothe (Mo.) High School.
Mr. Condron was a member of Oakland Christian Church, near Hale, Mo., and was an ABC bridge player.
Mr. Condron was preceded in death by his parents, S.M. and Mildred; five sisters, Edna G. Condron, Josephine Standley, Dorothy Fields, Margaret De Shazer and Nellie Kerns; and three brothers, Lawson, William and Walter E. Condron.
Surviving: a stepdaughter, Marie Wheeler, Efland, N.C.; a brother, Sam, Chillicothe; three sisters, Gertrude Wheeler and Betty Pearson, both of Chillicothe, and Mary E. Piggott, Overland Park, Kan.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe. Burial: Avalon Cemetery, Avalon. Visitation: 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be sent to Avalon Cemetery Association or Oakland Christian Church, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Raymond T. Cummings
1923-1999
FALLS CITY, Neb. -- Raymond T. Cummings, 76, Falls City, died Sunday, April 25, 1999, at a Falls City hospital.
Mr. Cummings farmed in Missouri for several years, also working in Kearney, Neb. He worked as plant manager for Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Falls City. He also attended auctioneering school in Mason City, Iowa, and later started the Cummings Auction Service, Falls City. He served in the Air Force from 1942 to 1946.
Born March 23, 1923, in Ames, Neb., he was a graduate of a Missouri high school.
Mr. Cummings was a member of First United Methodist Church, American Legion and Elks No. 963, all of Falls City.
On March 10, 1946, he married Leona B. Bugg, in Juanita, Neb. She died in 1997.
Mr. Cummings also was preceded in death by his parents, John T. and Lena M. Cummings; and a brother, Johnny.
Surviving: three sons, John and Jim, both of Falls City, and Jack, Grand Island, Neb.; a sister, Iona Coult, Chillicothe, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Clark Funeral Home, Falls City. Burial: Steele Cemetery, Falls City, with military rites under the auspices of the Falls City Ceremonial Honor Guard. Family visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Lois J. Boon
1931-1999
TRENTON, Mo. -- Lois Jean (Harris) Boon, 67, Trenton, formerly of St. Joseph and Jamesport, Mo., died Sunday, April 23, 1999, at a Trenton health-care center.
Born Aug. 6, 1931, near Jamesport, Mo. Mrs. Boon lived in St. Joseph and California before returning to Jamesport in 1978.
Mrs. Boon was a member of the Shelburne Baptist Church, and was formerly married to Harold Boon.
Surviving: a son, Dan, Grover Beach, Calif.; her parents, Herbert and Ruby Harris, Jamesport, Mo.; a brother, Delvin Harris, Jamesport, Mo.; and three grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Shelburne Baptist Church, southwest of Trenton. Burial: Shelburne Mo. Cemetery. No family visitation is scheduled. Arrangements: Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home, Trenton. Memorials may be made to the Shelburne Cemetery.
