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Daniel Lee Thimmes-Wesley
Daniel Lee Thimmes-Wesley, the infant son of Timmothy Wesley and Darlene Thimmes of Garden City, was stillborn Thursday, July 5, 2001, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Ben and Mardell Sowell, Coffeyville, and Wiley and Karen Wesley, Garden City.
Graveside service was Friday in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Chaplain Shannon Borchert officiated.
Memorials to the Daniel Lee Thimmes-Wesley Memorial Fund may be sent in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, 620 N. Main St.
Frederick Clark Yarbrough
SATANTA - Frederick Clark Yarbrough, 89, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, in Livermore, Calif.
He was born April 29, 1911, in Cowley County.
On Sept. 17, 1934, he married Ruth Swink in Hot Springs, Colo. They made Livermore their home for many years. Mr. Yarbrough worked as a welder for a construction company in the Bay area. He loved to fish and was an avid baseball fan.
His wife died Jan. 26, 1997. He was also preceded in death by a son, Nelson, in May 1996.
Survivors include a son, Kent, Livermore; five granddaughters; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; a sister-in-law; and a niece.
Cremation took place at Livermore Crematory at Callaghan Mortuary.
Graveside inurnment will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Dudley Township Cemetery, Satanta.
Paul's Funeral Home, Hugoton, is in charge of arrangements.
Jana L. McGovern
Jana L. McGovern, 49, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at her home in Garden City.
She was born May 22, 1952, at Dodge City, the daughter of Jacob Wayne and Margery Anne (Mitchell) Chambers. After graduating from Garden City High School in 1970, she received her bachelor's degree in psychology and human growth development from the University of Kansas in 1974. She began her doctorate in clinical psychology at KU.
She moved to Racine, Wis., where she worked as a preschool teacher. In 1982, she returned to Garden City and worked as a paraprofessional for the Head Start program. She received her teachers certification and then taught at Florence Wilson and Jennie Wilson elementary schools and Kenneth Henderson Middle School in Garden City.
In 1995, she completed her master's degree in counseling psychology from Fort Hays State University and then became the school counselor for Kenneth Henderson Middle School.
Mrs. McGovern was a member of the First United Methodist Church, was president of Delta Kappa Gamma and belonged to Phi Beta Kappa. She enjoyed reading, writing cards and letters, and cooking.
On Aug. 11, 1972, she married Daniel Joseph McGovern at Garden City.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Anne McGovern, Garden City; and three brothers, Kevin Chambers, Wichita, Michael Chambers, Charlotte, N.C., and Richard Chambers, Hutchinson. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Garden City, with the Rev. Janet Hernandez officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City.
Visitation hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Tuesday and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials are suggested to the Jana McGovern Fund for Continuing Education or the Lupus Foundation of America, both in care of the funeral home, 412 N. Seventh St.
Georgia E. (Graham) Paddack
Georgia E. (Graham) Paddack, 86, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Exempla Lutheran Hospice in Wheatridge, Colo.
She was born Feb. 14, 1915, in Kansas City, to Oral Leroy "Roy" and Verna (Hamm) Graham. She grew up on a farm east of Deerfield in Kearny County, attended Deerfield Grade School and graduated from Deerfield High School in 1934.
A tomboy, she loved farm life. She started working with her father at an early age, and became an expert at handling a team of horses. Her father had no tractor so planting and harvesting was done with the horse team.
Shortly after graduating from high school, she married Lawrence Lundy Paddack of Lakin. They had two sons, Laurence Keith "Larry" in 1937, and Glenn Douglas in 1939.
Mr. Paddack moved the family to Stevenson, Wash., in order to be closer to treatment for his chronic osteomyelitis in one leg which he had suffered from since his teen-age years. He had surgery in February 1942, and died in the Portland (Ore.) Hospital on Feb. 9, 1942, at the age of 34 from complications after surgery.
Mrs. Paddack returned to Kansas with her sons, age 2 and 4. She and her parents purchased the "Fulton House" in the 400 block of Seventh Street in Garden City. She joined a secretary pool at Shallow Water Refining Co. and was promoted to private secretary to the vice president of sales. She worked there until the end of 1948.
In 1949, she moved with the boys to Denver, working as office manager for Empire Petroleum, a position highly compensated for a woman in the 1950s. She was able to own and lease trucks for hauling petroleum products in addition to her duties at Empire Petroleum. In 1956, she joined a team of employees at Empire Petroleum and started the Denver deHaas Asphalt Company. She sold her interest in the early 1960s, but continued to work there until she retired in 1984, at the age of 69.
Mrs. Paddack taught herself to play the piano and organ by ear. In her teens she spent summers as female vocalist in her cousins' jazz band. Prior to her marriage she was on radio station KIUL, accompanying herself singing popular songs of the day. She loved traveling, her home, yard and neighbors, working on neighborhood projects, political fund-raisers and caucuses.
She is survived by her son, Larry Paddack, Arvada, Colo.; a granddaughter; twin great-granddaughters; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Helen Nally; and two infant brothers. On April 9, 2001, her son, Glenn, died a sudden death in Tulsa, Okla. She was not aware of his death.
Mrs. Paddack was buried in Riddle, Ore., beside her husband. Memorials may be sent in her name to Exempla Lutheran Hospice, 8300 West 38th Ave., Wheatridge, CO 80033.
Florence Elizabeth Maley
HOLCOMB - Florence Elizabeth Maley, 87, of Hutchinson, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Hutchinson.
She was born Sept. 5, 1913, at Turon, the daughter of Roy Lane and Ursula Ellen (Hagan) Schultz.
A Hutchinson resident for 60 years, moving from Sylvia, she was a CNA with St. Elizabeth's/Grace and Hutchinson hospitals, retiring in 1978 after 23 years of service. She earned her nursing certificate from Hutchinson Community College.
Mrs. Maley was of the Protestant faith.
On March 19, 1932, she married Dennis "Red" Maley at Cordell, Okla. He died July 23, 1979. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Charles Schultz.
Survivors include a son, Dennis, Arlington; three daughters, Mary Elizabeth Windholz, Lawrence, Linda Kay Walters, Holcomb, and Susan Arlene Graber, Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Jeff Davis officiating.
Visitation hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Reno County, in care of the mortuary, 1219 N. Main St., Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Melvin Ochs
Melvin Ochs, 74, died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at his home in northeastern Finney County.
He was born March 21, 1927, at Hoisington, the son of Edward and Ida (Pope) Ochs.
A Garden City resident since 1932, moving from Hoisington, he was a retired farmer and rancher. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
On Nov. 6, 1948, he married Luinda Bohling at Garden City. She died Aug. 18, 1997, at Garden City. He was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, a sister and a brother.
Survivors include two daughters, Karen E. Ellis, Amarillo, Texas, and Laura D. Orozco, Garden City; four brothers, Leo, Cawker City, Elmer and Walter, both of Garden City, and Leroy, Warsaw, Mo.; seven sisters, Alvera Litzenberger, Edna Crase and Leona Hurd, all of Garden City, Lenora Wartman, Pierceville, Esther Lewis, Stratton, Colo., Wilma Guy, Longmont, Colo., and Barbara Petr, Blue Rapids; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Lyle Stuehrenberg officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City.
Visitation hours are from 1 to 8 p.m. today and Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials are suggested to The Lutheran Hour or the donor's choice, both in care of the funeral home, 620 N. Main St.
