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MR. RAY A. SHOCKEY - Submitted by Atcha Nolan

Ray A. Shockey, 63, died at Sedan City Hospital Dec. 30th, being a patient there since Dec. 15th. He was born in Elk County April 26th, 1891.

Mr. Shockey, who was a bachelor, was a member of the Christian Church at Wellington, and had lived in Elk and Chautauqua Counties all his life. He was caretaker at Sedan City Lake for several years.

Survivors are two sisters, Jane Fulk of Winfield, and Minnie Alexander of Kem, Colo.; one brother, Lester Shockey of Los Lunas, New Mexico; one niece, Bea Dickson of Winfield; and one greatniece Mrs. Marion Miller of Winfield.

Funeral services were held at the Christian Church Sunday at 2:30 with the Rev. J. R. Earsom officiating. Burial was at Union Chapel Cemetery. Buckles Funeral Home in charge.

MRS. SARAH J. SHOCKEY - Submitted by Atcha Nolan

Mrs. Sarah J. Shockey

Sarah J. Ellington was born in De Witt county, Illinois, June 3, 1849. Died at the home of her son Ray A. Shockey, 9 miles northeast of Sedan, Kansas, September 17, 1929, aged 80 years 3 months and 14 days.

She was united in marriage to W. D. H. Shockey in the year 1863. Born to this union were 8 children. Her husband and 4 children preceeded her to her eternal home. Surviving are two sons and two daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. Shockey were pioneers of Montgomery and Chautauqua Counties, having settled in Montgomery county in the year 1872.

Mrs. Shockey united with the Christian Church at the early age of ten years. She possessed a highly prized letter from the Christian church at Marionville, Missouri.

Funeral service was held at Union Chapel church Wednesday afternoon, September 18th, conducted by Rev. G. L. Eslick assisted by Rev. Griffith. Music was furnished by a ladies quartet, Miss Ferrol Martin, Mrs. Alice Dickens, Mrs. H. Lockyear and Mrs. John Remele, Mrs. Inez Woodworth at the piano. Burial was made in the Union Chapel cemetery.

MRS. DARLENE M. SHORT

PITTSBURG - Darlene M. Short, 67, of Pittsburg, Kansas died on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, at her residence.

Darlene was born Dec. 16, 1937 in Bartlesville, Okla. to Homer E. and Margie (Hutchinson) Baker. She graduated from College High School in Bartlesville and after graduating, she remained in Bartlesville until 1973, when she moved to Cedar Vale, Kan. Darlene was owner and operator of Our Place for six years. She then moved to North Carolina to attend the School of the Blind in Raleigh, NC, whom she worked for in Newport, NC. After retiring in 2001, Darlene moved to Pittsburg.

Darlene is survived by her husband, John Stewart, of the home, two daughters, Margie Sinclair, Pittsburg and Jane Mensch, Newport, NC, one brother, Wayne Baker, Bartlesville, Okla., two grandsons, one niece and three great nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Graveside services for Darlene were held on Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at the Caney Sunnyside Cemetery, in Caney, Kan., where Rev. Darrell Wooten conducted the service. Arrangements were under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg.

MRS. DORIS SHORT

SEDAN, Kan. - Doris Short, 81, of Sedan, Kan., died Thursday morning, Nov. 18, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla.

She was born July 21. 1923 in Milwaukee, Wis. to Charles W. and Maude (Davidson) Johnson. She grew up and received her education in Milwaukee.

In 1943, she joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed in Dallas,Texas.

On October 9, 1944 she married Rex Short at Dallas, Texas. They had met earlier in Milwaukee while he was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station. Following their discharge from the military they moved to Tulsa, OK, where Mr. Short began a long career as an attorney with Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. After Mr. Short retired in 1980 they returned to Sedan his childhood home. Her husband preceded her in death in 1986.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna Short of the home, and Janet and Tom McCann, Sedan, Kan.; one son, John Short, of the home: one sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and John Vollbrecht, Milwaukee, Wis.; one nephew, Kurt Vollbrecht, Milwaukee, Wis. and one niece, Lois Dillon, Milwaukee, Wis.

Services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in the First Christian Church in Sedan with Rev. Myrna Jo Jones and Rev. Penny Goldberg officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery at Sedan.

The family suggests memorials to the Rex Short Scholarship Fund c/o First National Bank in Sedan. Contributions may be left with the funeral home.

David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

Final rites for Isaac E. Short
Funeral services were held last Tuesday afternoon, December 16, at the First Baptist church at 2:30 with Dr. John W. Harbaugh officiating. Isaac E. Short was born January 18, 1878 at Monett and departed this life Sunday, December 14, at St. Mary’s Hospital at Winfield where he was taken Sunday morning. Heart attack was the cause of his death.
Mr. Short was the son of James and Martha Short and lived in Chautauqua county the greater part of his life. He was united in marriage to Grace Gilpin on December 18, 1906 and to this union four children were born, two sons, Kenneth and Charles, both died in childhood, and two daughters, Mrs Elsa May Webb and Mrs. Lucille Kinmaman.
Mr. Short was a member of the Baptist church and also the Modern Woodman Lodge. He had been employed by Denman Brothers for the past thirty-three years.
Surviving relatives are the wife, two daughters, Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Kinnaman, one granddaughter, Kay Lorei Kinnaman. Three sisters, Mrs. Osa Birmingham, Mrs. Lydia Poe, Mrs. Zoe Barnett of Brawley, California, and one brother, John Short of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Mrs. Neil Bunt, Mary Sallee, DeArlene Thornhill and Ben Funk composed a quartet which sang, "The Old Rugged Cross,” “Going Down The Valley” and “Face To Face". Pallbearers were employees of the Denmsn Oil company, Roy Giles, Earl Ellis, Fred Brewster, Earl Howell, Bret Lewis and Jack Powers. All Denman employees attended in a body.
Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.

MR. J. T. SHORT

J. T. Short passed away Tuesday afternoon, Novemebr 27th, at the home of his son, Nick Short on East Main street. The deceased suffered a stroke of paralysis last Thursday and he gradually declined from that time. At the time of his death he was 80 years, five months and 13 days of age.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Westlake chapel at three o’clock. They were conducted by Rev. L. E. Griffith, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

The elderly man a survived by three sons and three daughters. The sons are Isaac Short, Nicholas Short, both of Sedan, and John Short of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The daughters are: Mrs. Ivan Barnett of Raw City, Mrs. Bert Yount of Tulsa and Mrs. Lydia Poe of Westmoreland, California. With the exception of Mrs. Poe all the children were present. Mr. Short also leaves a number of grandchildren and other relatives to mourn his loss.

MR. N. L. SHORT

Long-time chautauqua County Resident Succumbed Last Night at Sedan After Brief Illness.
(By a Journal Correspondent)

Sedan, Sept. 10 - N. L. Short, 60, for more than fifty years a resident of Chautauqua county, died at his home on East Main street here at 11:45 o’clock last night, following a few hours illness of acute indigestion.

Mr. Short apparently was recovering from an operation undergone in a Winfield hospital three weeks ago. He was returned from Winfield last Saturday.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Short; seven daughters, Mrs. Edith Harris of Sedan, Mrs. Wauneta Ellinwood of Peru, Miss Freda Short of Ottawa, Kan., and Misses Leona, Mina Clain, Mary Elizabeth and Melba Short, all at home; five sons, Everett and Cecil Short of Sedan and William, Ivan and Donna Gene Short, at home; two brothers, Ike Short of rural Sedan and John Short of Excelsior Springs, Mo.; and three sisters, Mrs. Osie Birmingham and Mrs. Lydia Poe, both of Raleigh, Calif., and Mrs. Zoe Bennett of Tulsa.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Sedan Baptist church.

MR. HARRY H. SHREVE - 1932

Harry Shreve of Sedan Found Dead in Winfield Hotel Sedan, Feb.9—Harry Shreve, about 50, for several years a resident of Sedan and well known among oil men in this section as a driller and later as an oil well shooter, was found dead in a hotel room at Winfield at 11 o’c1ock this morning. Details of his death has not been learned here this afternoon, but it was presumed he had succumbed to an attack of heart trouble or apoplexy. He was said to have suffered previously from high blood pressure.

H. H. SHREVE DEAD

End Came Suddenly and Without Warning at Winfield Monday Night.
The truth of the quotation that “In the midst of life we are in death,” was forcibly brought home to the people of this community Tuesday forenoon when the sudden and unexpected death of Harry H. Shreve was announced.
His death caused by apoplexy resulting from high blood pressure occurred at the Evans rooming house in Winfield and was not discovered until about 9 o’clock, when his failure to appear from his room until the late hour resulted in the room being entered by the proprietor. Mr. Shreve’s lifeless body was found bearing evidence that he had been dead for several hours. It was about 11 o’clock when word of his death reached Sedan notifying relatives.
Mr. Shreve had spent the day Monday in the oil field near Burden on duties connected with his job as an oil well shooter. W. E. Donaldson, an employee of the American Glycerin Company located at Winfield, accompanied him on the day’s work. Mr. Shreve registered at the Evans rooming house where he always stayed when in Winfield about 6 o’clock Monday evening, according to best judgment of the proprietor as to the time. He immediately went to his room and so far as was observed or is known did act leave it again.
Members of his family and doctors whom he had consulted knew that he was a victim of high blood pressure. However he never complained and few outside of that limited circle ever suspected otherwise than that he was in the best of robust health which his outward appearance indicated. Mr. Donaldson stated that he made no complaint of illness or suffering during the time they were together Monday.
Deceased was born at Riceville Pennsylvania, April 15th, 1872, a son of James and Anna-Powell Shreve. His mother died when he was 4 years old. After her death he was provided a home and paternal care until his maturity by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Graham who later moved to Kansas and are well known at Sedan and Peru. Thirty years of his early life were spent in West Virginia, after which he moved to Kansas and secured work in the oil fields during the early oil discoveries in this county, being located for different periods at Caney, Peru and Sedan. He drilled one of the first wells in this community, on the Dennis farm. In following his occupation as driller he had worked in California, Illinois, Mexico, Texas, and also in the copper fields of Utah. He had been in the employ of the American Glycerin Company for the past 20 years.
On June 19th, 1904, he was married to Miss Della Drake of Sedan. To this union three children were born who in addition to his widow survive him. The children are Miss Evelyn Shreve and Mrs. Edith Shreve-Millard, both of Sedan, and Mrs. Martha Shreve-Nolan of Wilson, Kansas. Other surviving relatives are a sister, Mrs. Arthur Decker, of San Pedro, California; a half-brother, Gene Powell, of Jamestown, Pennsylvania; a nephew John Graham, of Reynoldsvilla, Pennsylvania; two nieces, Mrs. Albert Campbell of Huntington, California, and Mrs. J. A, Graham-Radle of Ruth, Nevada.
He united with the Methodist church at Sedan on January 3rd 1928. He was also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order Elks.
Funeral Services Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Methodist church at Sedan at 2:30 Friday afternoon, with the pastor, the Rev. Benn Wynn Hugg in charge, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Campbell of Campbell of Fredonia. Interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Pall bearers selected are Arthur G. Denman, C. W. Spencer, Dr. Chse. A. Pile, J.E. Caraway, C.B. Dickens and Fred Chubb.

MRS. JEANNIEMAY SHUFELDT

Jeanniemay Shufeldt, age 24, passed away due to a motor vehicle accident on March 7, 2006 in rural Labette County, Kan.

She was born July 21, 1981 to Ray and Elizabeth (Tosh) Shufeldt in Coffeyville, Kan.

She was a 2000 graduate of Caney Valley High School, Caney, Kan.

She was employed with Bios in Bartlesville, Okla., from 2001-2004 and was currently employed with Four County Mental Health, Coffeyville, Kan. as a CSS.

She loved animals, especially her dogs and horses.

She is survived by her father and stepmother, Ray and Alberta Shufeldt, Coffeyville, Kan., mother, Elizabeth Shufeldt, Tyro, Kan., one brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Leama Shufeldt, Cherryvale, Kan.; three sisters and two brother-in-laws, Dora and Rob Darnall, Sedan, Kan.; Tami and Kenny Smith, Bartlesville, Okla. and Shannnon Shufeldt, Tyro, Kan.; two step brothers and sister-in-laws, James and Teresa Allen, Independence, Kan.; William and Kimberly Allen, Mississippi; two step sisters and brother-in-laws, Paula and Mark Matlock, Independence, Kan. and Kenna and Prashan, Yapa, California., step grandfather, Clarence Brooks, Wayside, Kan., four nieces, 14 nephews, two great nieces and two great nephews.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents and one nephew.

A graveside services was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Lenapah, Okla., with Phillip Moore presiding.

Memorial contributions may be given to SPCA Animal Shelter, Bartlesville, Okla. or in care of Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.

Peaceful Ending to Her Suffering Came Last Saturday
Mrs. Lizzie Shukers, wife of Frank S. Shukers, passed away at her home in Sedan Saturday, November 7th. Funeral services were held at the Christian church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by the pastor, the Rev, Edwin G. Michael. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. The funeral ceremony of the Rebekah order, of which deceased was a member, was given at the grave.

Lizzie B. Bryan, daughter of William and Geneva Lane Bryan, was born near Battle Ground, Tippecano, county, Indiana, September 8th, of 1869. Her parents came to Chautauqua county in 1881, settling on a homestead northwest of Wauneta, then known as Fulda. They shared with other settlers of that date, the common hardships of the pioneers, and rejoiced with them in the many blessings which were theirs.

In 1881 the family moved from the farm to Sedan, which with short intermissions, has since been her home. She attended the public schools in Sedan, and had she not left school in 1887, to take up the vocation of a teacher in a rural school, would have been a member of the first graduating class in Sedan high school, the class of '89. She continued teaching until the spring of 1892.

December 7th, 1892, she became the wife of Frank S. Shukers, to whom for thirty-nine years she has been a most devoted companion, an ideal home maker, and loyal helpmate. To this union two children were born, a daughter, Allie Marie, now the wife of Edward Burton, and a son, Carroll F. These, together with Carroll's wife, who was Miss Leola Harshfield, of Lawrence, Kansas, their little son, Louis F., Mrs. Dells McGuire of Joplin, Mo., a sister of the deceased, and the husband, were present at the bedside, when Mrs. Shukers passed away.

In addition to those mentioned, she leaves a brother, George W. Bryan, of Pierce City, Mo., who was unable to be present on account of illness, two nephews, Clarence B., and Lee Bryan, sons of the brother: one niece, Mrs. Rilla J. Straight of Eureka, Kansas, also a number of other relatives, and hosts of friends, to mourn her departure.

She united with the Christian church In Sedan at the age of 16, and has been a devoted and earnest worker therein until illness compelled her cessation of duties. The illness which terminated her death, extended over a period of four months, during which she suffered much pain, but did not detract from the solicitude she always felt for her loved ones.

The deceased was a member of the Woodmen Circle, and also of Rebekah Degree, Lodge No. 83, of which she was a Past Noble Grand, and in whose sessions and activities, she always took much interest and pleasure.

MR. LARRY W. SHULL

Larry W. Shull, 55 of Independence, died at his home Friday. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick Chapel.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.rn. Thursday in Mt. Hope Cemetery with Rev. Michael Adam of Solid Rock Baptist Church officiating.

Military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorials are suggested to the Leukemia Society of America and they may be left with the funeral home.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. and from 8 a.m, to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Mr. Shull was born July 7. 1951 in Sedan to Henry J. and Pearlina (Shoupe) Shull. He was educated in Independence.

On April 30. 1971. he married Mary J. Newton. and she survives. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971 until 1974. Following his military service, he returned to Independence and worked at Neodesha Plastics.

He was a member of the Solid Rock Christian Church and the V.F.W.

Other survivors includes a son, Barry P. Shull. Independence; three brothers, Roy. Jack and Virgil, all of Sedan; three sisters. Nora Myers. Sedan; Shirley Fischer, Cisco, Texas. and Pat Capansky, Wichita; and two granddaughters.

MR. NATHAN A. SHULL

Nathan A. Shull, 20, of Burlingame, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at his home.

He was born January 20, 1982, at Bartlesville, Okla., the son of Kenneth Dale and Pamela (Rogers) Shull. He attended the Lyndon and Osage City schools. Mr. Shull was a construction worker and was currently employed by Burlingame Concrete Construction Company.

Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Pamela and Ed Noonan, Burlingarne, Kan.; father and stepmother, Kenneth and Belinda Shull, Vassar, Kan.; son, Dylan Michael Shull, Bartlesville, Okla.; fiance, Michelle Davidson, Burlingame, Kan.; sister, Crystal Shull, Burlingame, Kan.; brothers, Alex Shull and Christopher Shull, both of Vassar, Kan.; maternal grandmother, Jean Lou Rogers, Lyndon, Kan.; paternal grandparents, Virgil and Willa Bea Shull, Sedan, Kan.; step grandparents, Charles and Joyce Noonan, Scranton, Kan., and Shirley Noonan, Burlingame, Kan., step brothers, Nicholas and Christçpher Noonan, Burlingame, Kan.; step sister, Bridgett Middleton, Burlingame, Kan.; an aunt, Anita Deiner, Lyons, Kan.; and uncles DeWayne Shull, Lawrence, Kan., Randall Shull, Wichita, Kan., and. Bryan Shull, North Carolina.

Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m. at the Burlingame Federated Church. Burial will be in the Burlingame Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Nathan Shull memorial, a fund to be determined by the family and sent in care of the funeral home.

MRS. ARMILDA JANE (VANDERHOOF) SHULTZ

Armilda Jane Shultz was born November 12, 1856 in the state of Illinois. She departed this life July 17, 1934 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 5 days at the home of her son William Vanderhoof of Union Chapel community.

She was united in marriage June 29, 1875 to Francis Vanderhoof and to this union ten children were born-seven sons and three daughters, three of whom, Mrs. Cora Burch and Arveral and Harry Vanderhoof, and also her husband, departed this life before her. Those surviving are five sons-James and Benona of Austin, Arkansas, Everett of Wichita, Frank and Wetumka, Oklahoma and William of Sedan; two daughters-Elnora Moore of Dewey, Oklahoma and Monzella Burch of Sedan; 40 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren, three sisters and three brothers.

She was again united in marriage in 1922 to Tom J. Shultz who departed this life January 26, 1927. Since then she had made her home at Peru, Kansas and with her children. At a young age she was united to the Friends church and later transferred her membership to the Christian church at Peru, Kansas.

She was a devoted Christian, doing her Master’s will at all times. She was a true wife, a loving mother and a kind friend to all who knew her. Besides her relatives she leaves a host of friends.

Funeral services were held at Union Chapel Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Edwin G Michael. Interment in Union Chapel cemetery. Baird-Funeral Home was in charge. Music for the funeral service was furnished by Mrs. Gus Kalbe, Mrs. Dwyer Hays, Mrs. Wilma White, John Raybourn and Roy Taylor.

MR. FOREST SHULTZ - Submitted by Charlotte Lamb Bennett

FOREST SHULTZ KILLED
Man, Formerly of Sedan, Met Death Near Bartlesville Yesterday
Forest Shultz, aged about 28 years, and a pumper on a lease west of Bartlesville was killed instantly Wednesday morning, when the engine he was starting backfired and struck him. The accident occurred in the presence of his parents and wife. His parents, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Shultz, of Avant, Okla., were visiting their son when the accident occurred and with his wife went to the pump house to see him start the power.

The dead man worked on the Vaughn lease near Sedan several years ago, later moving to near Moline for a year and then farming east of Sedan for a year before going to Bartlesville. His widow was formerly Miss Carrie Fleming, whose parents live near Moline. Two children, twins are left besides the widow and parents. When and where the funeral will be held is not known.

MR. GEORGE LESTER SIDWELL

SEDAN - George Lester Sidwell, 95, a former longtime Hewins and Cedar Vale resident, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, in the Sedan City Hospital.

He was born Nov. 23, 1907 at Brownstown, Ill, to Ulysses Grant and Evaline (Smith) Sidwell. When he was nine, he moved to Kansas with his family. He spent most of his life in Hewins, moving to Cedar Vale in 1967, where he lived until moving to Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan 11 years ago.

Mr. Sidwell was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Army with the 84th Engineer Combat Battalion from September 1942 until receiving his honorable discharge in October 1945.

Following his discharge from the U. S. Army, he returned to Hewins, where he was involved with fanning and rauching.

Survivors include six nieces, Cora Lee (Marshall) Wilson and her husband, Lelan, Dewey, Okla., Daisy (Marshall) Frey and her husband, Leonard, Pawhuska, Okla., Mary (Marshall) Patteson and her husband, Floyd, Cedar Vale, Kan., Louise (Marshall) Orsbun, Ft. Smith, Ark., Jimmie Kay (Wren) Davis and her husband, Eugene, Wann, Okla., and Janie Montgomery, Yakima, Wash., one nephew, Kenneth Wren, Derby, Kan. and numerous great nieces and great nephews.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at Ozro Falls Cemetery near Hewins, with Rev. Jerry Bever of the First United Methodist Church officiating.

Arrangements were under the direction of the David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan.

MS SHARON SIEGENER

Sharon Siegener, 59, of Sedan and LaJolla, Calif. passed away Saturday, July 12, 2003, at her home in Sedan from cancer.

She was born May 2, 1944 in Coronado, Calif. to A. Loring and Peggy O’Neill Bruen Siegener. She spent her early years in City Point, Fla. and later in Washington, D.C., where she graduated from high school at Sidwell Friends School. She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., where she received her B.A. degree and later served on its Board of Directors. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

In 1967, she moved to LaJolla, Calif., where she became a member of the Junior League of Las Patronas. She was also a member of the LaJolla Beach and Tennis Club and St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church, later transferring her membership to Epiphany Episcopal Church in Sedan. For several years, she was the manager of the Lilly Shop in LaJolla.

In 1979, she moved to Sedan, where she took over the management of the family oil business, Rigdon & Bruen Oil Company. She divided her time between LaJolla and Sedan. Sharon was known for her charitable giving and her love of animals. She created the Chautauqua County Animal Shelter in Sedan, was a member of the Sedan Chamber of Commerce, Sedan Area Foundation, Sedan Country Club, the Hollow Project, Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas, Kansas Independent Oil and Gas and sponsored the play “Eleanor” in Sedan and around the country.

Sharon was preceded in death by her father, A. Loring Siegener in 1955 , her mother, Peggy Siegener in 1998 and an infant brother, Bruen Siegener in 1942.

Survivors include two cousins, Betty Hauck Goolsbee, Mission Hills, Kan. and Barbara Hauck Roulier, Ramona, Calif., seven godchildren also survive. Among them is Rachelle (Rocky) Roulier, who along with Kathie Newman, became her caregiver during her battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2003, in the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Sedan with the Rev. Barbara Bloxsom officiating. Inurnment will be in Epiphany Episcopal Church Columbarium. A memorial service will also be held at St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church in LaJolla, Calif.

Memorials are suggested to the Sedan Animal Shelter, Epiphany Episcopal Church or the Sedan Area Foundation. Contributions may be sent in care of the David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Box 7, Sedan, KS 67361.

David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of the arrangements.

MR. BILLY D. SIEGRIST

Billy Dean Siegrist, age 79, of South Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2001, at the Hutchinson Hospital.

He was born June 27, 1922 at Hutchinson, KS to Alpha George and Hazel Urdine (Glass) Siegrist. They were residents of Sedan, Kansas from 1955 to 1990, then returning to Hutchinson.

Billy graduated from Hutchinson High School. He was employed as a Soil Conservationist Technician for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, retiring in July of 1977 after thirty-four years. He was a member of the Sedan United Methodist Church, VFW, NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees) and he was a Veteran of WWII serving with the 38th Air Engineer Squadron.

He married Leona Mae Hockett on March 15, 1943 in Marysville, Kansas. She preceded him in death on September 8, 1985.

He is survived by one son, Dana Siegrist, South Hutchinson, KS and one daughter, Barbara Davis, Dallas, TX, sisters, Velma Zimmerman, St. John, KS, Verna Schroder and Patty Robertson, both of South Hutchinson, KS and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by twin sister, Betty Brown and infant sister, Emma Siegrist, four brothers, Lamoin, Floyd, Harlan and infant brother, Elvin.

Funeral services were held at South Hutchinson United Methodist Church on Tuesday, November 27, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. Graveside services followed at Memorial Park with Rev. Linda Willey officiating.

Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of the Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501, which was in charge of the arrangements.

MAURINE & CHARLES SIMKINS

A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2002 for interment of the cremated remains of Maurine and Charles Simkins at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Howard, Kansas with Rev. Ted D. Davis of the Longton Baptist Church officiating. A memorial has been established with Hospice in lieu of flowers. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements are being made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.

Minnie Maurine Hamilton passed away on November 23, 1998 at Kansas City, Kansas. She was 83 years of age. Charles Leonard Simkins passed away on June 14, 2002 at Kansas City, Kansas. He was 94 years of age. They were both residents of the Kansas City area.

Minnie Maurine Hamilton was born in Murray, Iowa on September 10, 1915, one of four children born to the family of Maude Hayes and David Hamilton. She moved with her family to and went to elementary and High School in Elk Falls, Kansas. She graduated from Elk Falls High School and went to college in Emporia where, in her junior year, she met Charles Leonard Simkins. They were married on June 21, 1941 at Emporia, Kansas.

Charles Leonard Simkins was born on September 21, 1907 in Reading, Kansas, one of five children born to the family of Lucy Ann Caldwell and Jeremiah Simkins. He attended Elementary and High School at Border High School in Reading and went on to college at Emporia, majoring in French and Spanish, where he met Maurine and married her.

Maurine taught school in Gardner, Kansas and Charles taught in Reading. In 1941 Charles was called to duty in the United States Army and served one year overseas in the Medical Corps while his wife went to Business College. Upon his return from the military, he worked for Civil Service with the Railroad Retirement Board and his wife worked for several businesses including Kenworth and Mobay until her retirement. Charles was a lifelong amateur photographer and collected antique cameras. They moved to the Kansas City area, where they lived and worked the rest of their lives.

They had one daughter, Annette, born in 1948 and she graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence in the spring of 1970 with a major in French and a minor in German. In 1972 Annette and her husband had a daughter, Nicole Annette Ary, who was the joy of Maurine and Charles. Later in life, Annette remarried, to James English and they live in the Kansas City area. Maurine has a surviving brother, Dale Hamilton of Howard, Kansas, a surviving sister-in-law, Louise Hamilton of Wichita, Kansas and three surviving nephews, Mike D. Hamilton of Washington, D.C., Gary Gossen of Nevada and Jim Hamilton of California.

MR. EARL L. SIMM0NS

Earl Leon Simmons, 63, of Galesburg. Kan., died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.

His sister, Lillian Roosevelt and her husband, Steve of Sedan are survivors in the area.

A funeral service was held on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Galesburg United Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may he made in Earl's name to the Galesburg Relief Fund. Contributions should be sent to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, PO Box 374. Parsons, KS 67357.

MR. AL SIMPLER

Larry and Elizabeth Wolfe received word last week that Al Simpler of Junction City, Kan. died on Oct. 25, 2007. He was the husband of Helen Prather Simpler who is a native of Sedan.

MR. PAUL SIMPSON JR.

Paul Simpson Jr. of Sedan, died Aug. 4, 2009 at the age of 79. He was born in Burger, Texas, the son of Paul and Nona (Middleton) Simpson on Jan. 14, 1930. After graduating from Pan High School, Paul enlisted in the Army where he spent four years in the Army Security Agency. We would tell you more about Paul's years in the Army if we knew more, but he never talked in details about his years as a "spy."

After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the Army, Paul worked for Phillips Petroleum Company for a year before attending the University of Oklahoma where he met and married Mary Denman of Sedan on Sept. 4, 1954. Despite having a baby, working as a soda jerk, and rooting for his beloved Oklahoma Sooner football team, Paul received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering in May 1957 and resumed working for Phillips.

In 1961, the family moved to Sedan where he took over management of John M. Denman Oil Company. He later bought out Denman Brothers Oil Company and merged the two companies. Paul retired from actively managing the company in 2000, but maintained his professional license as a Petroleum Engineer until his death.

Paul was passionate about serving his community, his church, and his profession. He served as President of the USD 286 School Board while his children were in school. As a member of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Paul was a Lay Reader, Chalicist, Vestryman, Senior Warden and member of the Choir.

Locally he was a member of Lion's Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Paul belonged to Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association where he served as President for 2 terms. He was Southern Vice President of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association for many years. He was on the First National Bank Board from 1966 to 2000 and was Chairman of the Board from 1981 until his retirement in 2000. He was Chairman of the Sedan City Hospital Board until 2008 and remained on the board there until his illness prevented him from attending meetings. He represented the Sedan Hospital as a member of the Board of Directors on Jane Phillips Medical Center for 18 years from 1991-2009. He was a founding member of the OU Energy Center and a member of the OU President's Associates.

Paul's other passions included being with his family and friends, travel, music, dancing, and Sooner sports. He was a generous man, with a quick smile and an easy laugh, and a friend to all who met him.

He is survived by his wife Mary of the home, daughter Wendy Simpson of Edmond, Okla.; sons John Simpson of Sedan and Mike Simpson and wife Amanda of Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren Erin, Paul, Elizabeth, John, and James; and, brothers Stan Simpson of Alexandria, Va., and Joe Simpson of Miami, Okla.

Services were held Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m., at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Sedan. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan with Military rites conducted by the United States Army Honor Guard of Fort Riley, Kan.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Epiphany Church, Sedan City Hospital, or Sedan Area Foundation in care of the David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, KS 67361. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. ROBERT SIMPSON

Robert Simpson, 18, of Peru, died Monday evening, Nov. 13, 2006, at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville.

His graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Peru Cemetery with Pastor Dan DeWitt of the Caney First Baptist Church officiating. Friends may sign the register from 12 p.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan. The casket will be closed.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the FFA Wheelchair Fund and these remembrances may be left at the funeral home.

Robert Simpson was born April 9, 1988, in Bartlesville, Okla., to Donald and Krystlle (Hadley) Simpson. He lived in the Peru area all of his life and attended Sedan Schools where he was a senior in high school.

He was a member of the Future Farmers of America and his hobbies included Nascar, Dukes of Hazzard, the outdoors and Indians.

He is survived by his father, Donald Simpson and his stepmother Marilyn of the home in Peru; his mother, Krystlle Cress and his stepfather John of Arkansas; two brothers, Donnie and Charlie Simpson, both of Peru; three sisters, Ashley Simpson of Peru, Krysten Hutchinson of Owasso, Okla., and Shiann Hadley of Noel, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Art and Betty Holmberg of Caney; maternal grandparents, Walt and Scotty Lenertz of Coldwater, Kan., and Gary and Frieda Hadley of Indianola, Iowa; step maternal grandparents, Ray and Melody Wolfe of rural Sedan and Edna Peel of Sedan.

David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. GENE SIMS

Gene Sims, age 88, of Chautauqua died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan.

He was born June 28, 1918 in Caney to Walter Jackson and Margaret Lena (Barry) Sims. He attended Chautauqua Schools before graduating in 1936 from Chautauqua High School. On May 17, 1940, he married Nina Cummings in Independence. On June 21, 1944, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp where he served until he was honorably discharged on Nov. 27, 1945. They returned to Plainville where they made their home until moving back to Chautauqua in 1971 where they made their home for the last 35 years.

He was a member of the Chautauqua Baptist Church, Vesper-Olive Lodge #136 in Sedan, York Rite Bodies of Hays, Isis Shrine Temple of Salina, and the Order of Eastern Star Vesper Chapter #148 of Sedan.

He is survived by his wife Nina of the home; one son, Don Sims of Chautauqua, two daughters. Jacquie Timken of Hutchinson, and Sandy Yount of Sublette; one sister, Jerri Anderson of Plainville; 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

Services were Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Chautauqua Baptist Church in Chautauqua with Reverends Kevin Fogerty and Larry Adams officiating.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Pleasant Valley Manor and these remembrances may be left at the funeral home. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of Arrangements.

MRS. MARY S. SIMS

Mary Serena Pebley, daughter of Newton and Martha Pebley, was born November 19, 1857 at Tecumseh. She lived in Kansas most of her life.

She was united in marriage to James Edward Sims on February 14, 1879 at Howard. They lived near Fall River and Severy for several yuears. Then left here 23 years ago and moved to Caney. Mr. Sims preceded her in death on March 20, 1940. Mrs. Sims went to Dorrance recently to make her home with her son, Ray. She had been in ill health for several years. She passed away March 4, 1942 at age of 84.

Pall bearers were Miles Sims, Ray Sims, George Morton, Vilas Meadows, Wallace Lindsey and Elon Taylor.

Surviving relaties are: two daughters, Edna Crawford of Fairfield, Illinois and Mabel Hurd of Herd, Oklahoma; three sons Miles of Hoisington, Ray of Dorrance and Will of Victor, California. There are several grandchildren and great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. L. T. Morton of Monett. Rev. Floyd C. Moss was charge of the service at the Riley Memorial cemeteryin Monnett.

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Sims Rites at Monet
Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Serena Sims, 84 who died Mar. 4 at the home of her son Ray, at Dorrance, were conducted by the Rev. Floyd Moss of Sedan in the Morton lot at Monett in the Riley Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Miles and Ray Sims, George Morton, Vilas Meadows, Wallace Lindsey and Elon Taylor.

Relatives from a distance for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sims of Dorrance, Miles Sims of Hoisington, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lindsey and daughter, Sandra, Mrs. Richard Fair and daughter, Patty Lou and Mrs. R. E. Fletcher, all of Herd, Okla., and George Morton of Howard. Mrs. Sims, the former Mary Pebley, was born Nov. 19, 1857, at Tecumseh. She was married Feb. 14, 1879, to James Edward Sims at Howard. They lived near Fall River and Severy several years, moving 23 years ago from Severy to Caney. Mr. Sims died Mar. 20, 1940, and a few months ago Mrs. Sims moved to Dorrance to the home of her son. Other survivors; are two daughters, Edna Crawford of Fairfield, Ill., and Mabel Lindsey of Herd, Okla.; two other sons, Miles of Hoisington and Willie of Victor, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. L. T. Morton of Monett, several grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

MR. BRADEN T. SINCLAIR

Braden T. Sinclair, son of J. T and Nikia Sinclair, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, in the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Bycroft officiating. Interment followed in the Dewey Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home.

Braden T. Sinclair was born on March 12,2002 in Bartlesville, Okla.

Braden is survived by his parents, one brother, Jordan Sinclair, and two sisters, Tya Sinclair and Emma Sinclair, all of the home, his paternal grandparents, George and Carolyn Sinclair, Havana, Kan., his maternal grandparents, Travis and Julie Jackson, Caney, Kan., his paternal great grandparents, Bill and Nina Campbell, Cedar Vale, Kan. and Glen and Alice Sinclair of Cedar Vale, Kan., his maternal great grandparents John and Diana Vanderpool, Independence, Kan. and Paul and May Jackson, Mound City, Kan., his paternal great great grandmother, Rosa Bolton, Dexter, Kan. and his maternal great great grandmother, Granny Earl.

MR. GLEN E. SINCLAIR

Glen E. Sinclair. 86 of Cedar Vale, died at the Pleasant Valley Nursing home in Sedan, July 23, 2011.

Memorial services will be Wednesday, July 27, at 10 a.m. at the Pavilion in the Park at Cedar Vale. Private family inurnment will be at later date.

Memorials have been established with Rivercross Hospice or the Park Pavilion in Cedar Vale.

Glen was born Sept. 29, 1924 in Grenola. His parents were Ed and Luetta (Jellison) Sinclair. He was raised and educated in the rural Grenola area. He was a cowboy in the Cedar Vale area and had worked many of the ranches there.

He married Alice M, (Bever) on Oct. 12, 1946 and she survives, of the home. Other survivors are: sons James Sinclair of El Dorado, George and wife Carolyn Sinclair of Tyro; daughters Glonda and Richard Urie of Sedan, Alice Faye and Jay Bland of Taloga, Okla.; eight grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Wheeler Funeral Home of Cedar Vale is in charge of services.

MRS. SUE SINGLETON

Sue Singleton, 65, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in Massitlion, Ohio. She was born on Aug. 3. 1943 in Wichita.

She is survived by her husband Mike Singleton, Norton, Ohio; one son Todd Lewis of Tracy, Caiif: one daughter Jennifer Gannon of Massillion, Ohio and one sister Kay Carpenter of Peru, Kan.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents Sam and Donna Loy of Sedan.

Memorials may be sent in care of The American Heait Association and the Diabetes Association.

MRS. JUANITA J. SIRCOULOMB

WICHITA-Juanita June Sircoulomb, 86, of Wichita, formerly of Caney, died Dec. 26, 2006. at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kan.

Her funeral service will be held at 11 am., Friday, Dec. 29, at the First Christian Church in Caney with Pastor Brad Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, under the direction of Parcells Family Funeral Home, Caney.

Juanita Sircoulomb was born Oct. 4, 1920. in Sarcoxic, Mo., to Charley and Bessie (Chandler) McDermitt. She grew up in Sarcoxie until the family moved to Caney where she graduated from Caney High School. She also graduated from Coffeyville Community Collcgc and Pittsburg State University. She was a kindergarten teacher in Cancy for 25 years.

On April 27, 1941, she married Lester Clair Sircoulomb in Caney. During World War II they lived in Oklahoma City where she worked for Tinker Field until they moved back to Caney. Her husband preceded her in death on July 14, 1982.

Mrs. Sircoulomb was a member of Eastern Star, Christian Church and the National Education Association.

Survivors include a daughter, Janet Edens of Peru; a son, Wayne Sircoulomb of Wichita; and one sister, Bille Ruth Jennings of Peru; five grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

The family has suggested memorials to the First Christian Church and these remembrances may be left at Parcells Family Funeral Home in Caney.

MR. CHARLES SKAGGS

E H Stewart of Independence was here yesterday looking after the funeral of Charles Skaggs as a representative of the Independence Masonic Lodge of which Mr. Skaggs was a member.

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MRS. DELPHINE A. SLANE - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

Delphine Ann Slane, 55, of 809 Caney, Cedar Vale, died Thursday morning, July 23, 1987 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.

Born October 12, 1931 in Peru, she was the daughter of Hubert A. and Irma Pate. She grew up in Wauneta, and graduated from Cedar Vale High School in 1949. She received her nurses training from William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, graduating in 1952. She married Harry A. Slane on August 14, 1953 in Hewins. Mrs. Slane worked as a registered nurse in Sedan City Hospital, St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, and had been Director of Nurses at Cedar Vale Regional Hospital until 1986. She was a member of the Wauneta United Methodist Church.

Surviving is her husband, Harry, one son, Alan, of Cedar Vale, four daughters. Mrs. Scoot (Judy) Fischer of Eads, Co., Mrs. Jerry (Vickev) Lewis of Arkansas City, Mrs. Bob (Suedel) English of Bartlesville, Ok. and Becky Slane of Cedar Vale; and eight grandchildren.

Graveside services were held 10:00 Saturday. July 25, in Round Mound Cemetery with The Rev. Debra Hanes-Nelson of the Wauneta United Methodist Church officiating. Vocalists were Phllis Mills and Elizabeth Getchell. Wheeler Funeral Home handled arrangements.

MR. HARRY A. SLANE

CEDAR VALE, Kan. - Harry A. Slane, 81, formerly of Cedar Vale, Kan., died Monday, March 28,2005, at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kan.

Gravèside services and interment will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at the Round Mound Cemetery near Cedar Vale.

Harry was born on Aug. 6, 1923 in Little Rock, Ark., the son of Ferdinand and Ruby (Williams) Slane. The family moved to Wichita when he was a child. He attended school in Rose Hill and later moved to California.

He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He marned Delphine Ann Pate on Aug. 14, 1953 in Hewins,Kan. They lived in the Cedar Vale area for many years. She died on July 23, 1987.

Harry worked in the Maintenance Department of the Cedar Vale Regional Hospital for nearly 20 years. He had also worked on the Cedar Vale and Sedan Police Departments.

Survivors include one son, Alan Slane,Arkansas City, Kan., four daughters, Vicky Lewis, Judy Fischer and Rebecca Graham, all of Arkansas City, Kan. and Suedel English, Bartlesville, Okla., one brother, Earl Bryant, El Dorado, Kan., one sister. Norma Christianson, California, 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two sisters. Arrangements are by Hawks Funeral Home in Arkansas City, Kan.

MR. RICHARD SLATER - 1916 - Submitted by Barbara Okerson Rodgers

Richard SLATER was born at New Castle, Northumberland county, England, on October 28, 1834. He died at Carnegie, Oklahoma, on February 17, 1917, at the age of 82 years, 3 months and 20 days. He was Christened into the Methodist church in infancy.
He came to this country when young and took up life with the sturdy people in the east, settling in Maryland. On April 1, 1856, he was united in marriage to Jane Emma AVERY at Cumberland, Maryland. About twelve years later he moved to Kansas with his wife and family, settling in Howard county. He arrived in the state in July 3, 1868, and obtained some land from the Indians. For three years he paid his taxes to the Indians. His daughter, Mrs. Ed Okerson, of Carnegie, Oklahoma, was the first white child to be born in what was then Howard county.
On May 15, 1890, he moved to Sumner county, locating in Seventy-six township. In 1907 he moved to Caddo county, Oklahoma.
He was the father of fourteen children. His wife and six of the children passed on before him. He leaves to mourn his death a brother, three sons and five daughters. The three sons are John, Joe and Richard, and the daughters are Mrs. Sarah IMEL, Mrs. Elizabeth BRUCE, Mrs. Dorothy MITTS, Mrs. Abbie OKERSON and Mrs. Linnie BARNES.

MRS. BERNICE SLAUGHTER

Bernice L. Slaughter, age 87, of Elgin died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan.

She was born July 4, 1919 in Marion to Peter A. and Ameta Pearl (Ford) Cornelsen. Growing up, she attended Chautauqua County rural schools. She graduated from the Sedan High School.

On April 22, 1943 married James Franklin “Pete” Slaughter in Chautauqua County. After their marriage they lived in many different places, including Leon, Severy, and Iola. They moved to Elgin in 1963. Mr. Slaughter preceded her in death in June of 1994.

She was employed as a C.N.A. at Sedan City Hospital for many years. She attended the Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son, Jimmy Slaughter and his wife Opal, of Pratt; two daughters, Louise Buck of Sedan and Ilene Kingsley and her husband Eddie of Elgin; eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband “Pete”, three brothers, six sisters, one great-grandson and one son-in-law.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Dec. 18, at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan, with Earl Tresner officiating. Interment was in the Elgin Cemetery in Elgin.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Pleasant Valley Manor Activity Fund and these remembrances may be left with the funeral home. David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. JAMES F. SLAUGHTER - Submitted by Ilene Mullendore Butler

James F. “Pete” Slaughter, 70, of Elgin, died Wednesday morning, June 8, 1994 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.

Born January 21, 1924 in Elgin, he was the son of Arthur Clair and Ethel Jane (Hines) Slaughter. He attended the Prairie Springs grade school and Elgin High School. On April 22, 1943, he married Bernice Cornelson in Sedan. Mr. Slaughter engaged in farming, then moved to Iola from 1950 to 1959, where he worked for the Mack Colt Oil Co. He returned to Elgin in 1963 and worked in maintenance in the Sedan City Hospital 1969 to 1977, then at Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan from 1978 until retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Elgin Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Bernice, of the home: his children, Jim and Opal Slaughter of Coats, KS: Louise and Carl Buck Iola: and Ilene and Eddie Kingsley of Elgin: two brothers, Don Slaughter of Bellville and Junior Slaughter of Cedar Vale: two sisters, Florence Burns and Virginia Uhls, both of Pawhuska, OK: 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale Slaughter and Wayne Slaughter.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 Monday, June 13 in the Wheeler Funeral Home Chapel in Cedar Vale with the Reverend Wesley Butler officiating. Lyman Wheeler was vocalist and Cinday Call was organist. Music selections were "Going Down the Val1ev", “The Old Rugged Cross," and “Peace In the Valley.” Casket bearers were Arthur Wayne Slaughter, Terry Lyn Slaughter, Richard Alan Buck, Bob Graves, Keith Giese and Terry Hurst. Honorary bearers were Jerry Blackwell, Jason Kinney, George Root and John Sanborn. Interment was in the Elgin Cemetery.

MR. CHRISTOPHER J. SLEETH

Christopher Johnson Sleeth, age 36, of Sedan, passed away early Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 2008 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Okla.

Christopher was born Sept. 17, 1971 in Owatonna, Minn. He lived in Peru most of his life and attended schools in Sedan.

He was a construction worker and mechanic for several years in the Wichita area and Galveston, Texas. Before moving back to the Sedan area he attended school and worked at Cessna for three years. When he moved back to Sedan he helped with the family business.

He is survived by his parents, Scott and Linda Sleeth of Sedan; two sisters, Stephanie Trewin and husband Mike of Wellington; Rachel Brewer and husband Ronnie of Sedan; three nieces, Cassie Hart, Danielle Mueller and Khrissa Sleeth; three nephews, Devyn Mueller, Jacob Sullivan and Kiefer Brewer. He also had a special extended family of caretakers after his accident in 2005; Barbara Cummings, Belinda Brown, Mandy Miller, Shauna Moody, Carrie Lockhart, Jenny Berry and Edith Brown.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jack and Lela Sleeth and Bill and Melrena Doty.

Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service was held Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Peru Cemetery in Peru, with Gordon Willhite officiating.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home and these remembrances may be left in the care of David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, Kansas 67361.

MRS. LELA J. SLEETH

SEDAN, Kan. - Lela Jean Sleeth, 84, of Sedan, Kan. died Wednesday afternoon, May 4, 2005, at her home in Sedan.

She was born Feb. 5, 1921, at Sedan to James E. and Zella (Lavely) Shannon.

She grew up in Sedan, where she received her education graduating from Sedan High School.

On Feb. 6, 1939, she marred John R. “Jack” Sleeth at Sedan. Following their marriage, they lived in several different states while Mr. Sleeth was employed as a welder. They returned to the Peru area in the early 1950’s where they made their home. Mr. Sleeth preceded her in death on Aug. 17, 1984. Lela Jean moved to Sedan in the late 1980’s.

Mrs. Sleeth was a homemaker and owned and operated the Yellow Rose Truck Stop in Peru for several years.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sedan, P.E.O. Lela Jean served on the Peru School Board and later the U.S.D. #286 Board of Education in Sedan for many years.

Survivors include one son, Scott Sleeth and his wife, Linda, Sedan, Kan.; one brother, James Shannon and his wife, Judy, Bella Vista, Ark.; a close friend, Craig Weaver, Phoenix, Ariz., who was raised in the Sleeth home; three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by one brother, Ervin Shannon, in 1995.

Graveside services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2005, at the Peru Cemetery in Peru with Rev. Jerry Bever of the First United Methodist Church officiating.

The family suggests memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and contributions may be left with funeral home. David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan was in charge of arrangements.

MR. WAYNE SLEETH

Wayne Sleeth, age 90, of Coffeyville, former long-time Peru resident, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 25, 2006 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center of Coffeyville.

Wayne was born May 1,1916 in Cedar Vale to John A. and May (Gastineau) Sleeth. He attended school at Peru, graduating from Peru High School in 1934. He worked at the tile plant in Coffeyville, and built oil tanks until joining the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local #339 in 1949 in Coffeyville. This Union later merged with Topeka Local and later on the Wichita Local Union #441. He had recently been honored for being a fifty-year member.

He joined the United States Army in 1944, serving as a member of the 327th Combat Engineers, 102nd Infantry in Germany, Holland and Belgium. He married Mildred Maxine Jones in Sedan in 1938. She preceded him in death in 1964. He later married Martha Hoffman in 1967. She also preceded him in death in 1985.

Wayne was a long time member of the Peru School Board, the Peru Cemetery Board, the Peru United Methodist Church and the Sedan VFW.

He is survived by one grandson, Charles Wayne Sleeth and wife Shelley and two greatgranddaughters, Morgan and McKenna Sleeth, all of Charlotte, North Carolina and one daughter-in-law, Jeanne Sleeth of Caney.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wives Mildred and Martha Sleeth; one son, Larry Wayne Sleeth and one daughter, Jo Anne Sleeth Parker.

Graveside services are scheduled for 11 am., Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Peru Cemetery with Earl Tresner officiating.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 27 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Peru United Methodist Church or the Jonesburg Church and these remembrances may he left at the funeral home. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MRS. L. RAY SLOAN

L. Ray Sloan HAMILTON, Kan. - L. Ray Sloan of Hamilton, Kan. died on Saturday, July 30, 2005, at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 79.

She was born in Nowata, Okla. on Dec. 7, 1925, the daughter of Lloyd and Josie (Deboard) Griffin. L. Ray was raised in Sedan, Kan. and graduated from Sedan High School in 1945. She then attended Pittsburg State University and received Teacher’s Normal Training. She then taught school for one year in Hale, Kan.

On Sept. 8, 1946, she was united in marriage to Harold “John” Sloan in Independence, Kan. After their marriage, they made their home in the Hamilton area. L. Ray worked for the O.A. Sutton Company in Wichita for seven years and was a homemaker. John preceded her in death on March 19, 1999.

She is survived by one son, Wesley Sloan, Eureka, Kan., one daughter, Barbara Schlotterbeck, Hamilton, Kan., two grandchildren, six brothers, Eugene Walker, Leo Walker, Carl Walker and Robert Walker, all of Sedan, Kan., Jerry Walker, Cedar Vale, Kan. and Loyd Griffin, Jr., Junction, Texas, four sisters, Dorothy Kerr and Reva Ullum, both of Sedan, Kan., Jeanette Tomlin, Anthony, Kan. and Linda Thompson, Wichita, Kan. Jeanette Tomlin, Anthony, Kan. and Lina Thompson, Wichita, Kan.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Thomas Sloan, one brother, and one sister, Norma Griffin.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at Koup Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Janesville Cemetery. A memorial has been established in her name to the Sloan College Scholarship Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045.