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Luella 'Tootsie' Walters
ULYSSES - Luella Louise "Tootsie" Walters, 73, of Ulysses, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital in Ulysses.
She was born March 27, 1929, at White Rock, Colo., the daughter of Jess and Evelyn Becker Hamilton. When she was young, the family moved to Ulysses.
Mrs. Walters was a ward clerk at Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital for several years, was past president of the Ulysses Chamber of Commerce and owned the Hutch Dress Shop in Ulysses. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and American Legion Auxiliary, both at Ulysses. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her grandchildren.
On Nov. 8, 1947, she married Paul A. Walters at Dodge City. He survives. She also is survived by two daughters, Lana S. Colman, Ulysses, and Paula J. Koons, Garden City; two sisters, Zelma Greenburg and Dena Borner, both of Roundup, Mont.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Ulysses, with the Rev. Floyd Daharsh officiating. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.
Visitation hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Thursday at Grant County Funeral Home, Ulysses. Memorials are suggested to the church or the Ulysses Senior Citizens Center, both in care of the funeral home, 218 S. Main St., Ulysses, KS 67880.
Mary A. Codamo
Mary A. Codamo, 86, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at her home in Garden City.
She was born Jan. 20, 1916, at St. Johns, Newfoundland, the daughter of John and Bridget Hyde Monck.
A Garden City resident since May, moving from Peabody, Mass., she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Christian faith.
On Feb. 19, 1942, she married Anthony F. Codamo at St. Johns. He died April 5, 1988, in Massachusetts.
She is survived by three daughters, Irma Sedille, Lynn, Mass., Phyllis Codamo, Garden City, and Janet Stubblefield, Rosenberg, Texas; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned at Massachusetts National Cemetery
in Bourne, Mass.
There will be no visitation. Price & Sons Funeral Home, Garden City, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Wayne Drescher
Charles Wayne Drescher, 48, of Lincoln, Ark., died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, in Springdale, Ark.
He was born March 7, 1954, at Lamar, Colo., the son of Theodore Wilbur and Annabelle Garman Drescher.
Mr. Drescher was a heavy equipment operator and had served in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed attending county and state fairs.
He is survived by his mother, Annabelle Schwab of Lincoln; four brothers, Virgil Drescher, Arapaho, Colo., Marvin Drescher, Fayetteville, Ark., Junior Moyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Jerry Moyer, Lincoln; three nieces; and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda, two sisters and his father.
Memorial graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Valley View Cemetery, Garden City.
Garnand Funeral Home, Garden City, is in charge of arrangements.
Corbin Alexander Brown
SCOTT CITY - Corbin Alexander Brown, 7-week-old son of Joshua Brown and Elesha Snyder of Hays, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at his home in Hays.
He was born Aug. 25, 2002, in Hays.
Survivors include his parents; his grandfather, Larry Snyder, Scott City; his grandmother, Donna Cowles, Dorrance; and his great-grandparents, Elmer and Darlene Snyder of Scott City.
Private family services are planned. Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine, is in charge of arrangements.
Cherie V. Hovatter
Cherie V. Hovatter, 52, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, in Oklahoma City after a lengthy illness.
She was born Sept. 15, 1950, in Garden City. She graduated from Garden City Community College and received her bachelor's degree with honors from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1988.
On June 20, 1974, she married Gerry Hovatter. He survives. She also is survived by two daughters, Mary Zangri and Terri Patterson; a stepson, Gerry W. Hovatter Jr.; six grandchildren; a brother, Marvin Williams; and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Bula Mae Williams; her father, Paul Williams; and a sister, Mary Meisel.
Funeral was 10 a.m. Monday at Graceway Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Bill Merritt Funeral Service, Bethany, Okla., was in charge of arrangements.
Verna May Hasty
Mrs. Hasty died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at Scott County Hospital in Scott City.
She was born Sept. 22, 1918, at Olney Springs, Colo., the daughter of Henry George and Ada Amelia Bowers Adam.
A Scott City resident since 1978, moving from Huntsville, Ala., she was an accountant for U.S. governmental agencies and after retirement had worked for the Scott County Court House for nine years. She was a lifetime member of the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature, a lifetime member and past district captain of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and belonged to Church Of Christ and the Scott County VIP Center, both at Scott City.
On May 25, 1941, she married George T. Hasty at Ordway, Colo. He died March 27, 1999, at Scott City. She also was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, three brothers and a grandson, Bryan A. Rein.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Rein, Scott City, and Glenna Dorris, Tulsa, Okla.; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Visitation hours are until 9 tonight and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Memorials are suggested to the Bryan A. Rein DVM Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.
Esther Leona Wade
Esther Leona Wade, 91, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at High Plains Retirement Village, Lakin, where she had been a resident since April 2002 after receiving severe head injuries in a fall.
She was born on a farm northeast of LaHarpe on Jan. 30, 1911, the only child of Samuel Alex and Leona H. Morrison. When she was 5, the family moved to Kansas City, where they lived for three years. After her father's death during the 1918 flu epidemic, she and her mother returned to LaHarpe. She graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1929.
On Feb. 20, 1930, she married Howard L. Wade. They moved to a farm 3 miles south of LaHarpe, living there until moving to Iola in 1965. Her husband commuted to the farm to work before retiring in 1977, and she worked at the Allen County Bank (now Emprise Bank) in Iola for 18 years, retiring in 1975. They lived in Iola until June 1994 when they moved to the Presbyterian Retirement Village in Fort Scott.
Her husband died in August 1995. She also was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather.
She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth W. Meredith, Alexandria, Va., and Marilyn L. Germann, Garden City; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials are suggested to the Iola Wesley United Methodist Church or the First United Methodist Church in Fort Scott.
Amy Hanks Turner
LEOTI - Amy Maxcy Hanks Turner, 88, a former Leoti resident, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Concordia.
She was born Feb. 24, 1914, at Ottawa, the daughter of Harry D. and Nettie G. Weaver Hanks. In 1932, she graduated as an honor student from Wichita County High School where she participated in debate, vocal music and girl's basketball. She then enrolled at Ottawa University, where she was a member of the college choir. She completed her studies and received a bachelor's degree from Ottawa University in 1953. She later did her graduate work at Fort Hays State University.
Mrs. Turner had lived in Concordia since 2001 after residing in Leoti since 1927. She had been a teacher at Coronado School, R.B. Stewart Elementary School and several other rural Wichita County schools from 1937 until her retirement in 1979. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Leoti, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a choir member and on various committees, belonged to the United Methodist Women where she held various offices, including president, and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Professional Women's Club.
On Aug. 29, 1935, she married Glenn E. Turner at Lindsborg. He died Aug. 25, 1993, at Leoti. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jane Turner, in 1936.
She is survived by a son, the Rev. Dr. Terry Turner, Concordia; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Leoti, with the Rev. Rick Just and the Rev. Dr. Dennis Kuder officiating. Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery.
Visitation hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Price & Sons Funeral Home, Leoti. Memorials are suggested to the church or the Amy Hanks Turner Scholarship Fund at Ottawa University, both in care of the funeral home.
Earl Vincent Estes
Earl Vincent Estes, 84, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at the VA Hospital in Bath, N.Y.
He was born Jan. 12, 1918, at Wilmington, Del., the son of Ray D. and Alice Mallory Estes.
A Fort Dodge resident since 1993, moving from Shallow Water, he worked as a large compressor supervisor for Ingersoll-Rand in Venezuela and had retired as the elevator manager for Collingwood Grain in Shallow Water. He also worked as a door man at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge.
Mr. Estes was a member of the Community Church and a life member of the American Legion, both at Garden City, and belonged to the Moose Lodge and was a life member of the VFW, both at Dodge City. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
On Dec. 15, 1972, he married Betty Grippen at Dodge City. She died May 4, 1994. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Ray; a sister, Frances Barbari; and a son, Kenny Harrison.
He is survived by five sons, Earl Estes Jr., of Bath, Edward Estes, Lakin, Larry Harrison, Garden City, Kevin Harrison, Dighton, and Rex Harrison, Beaver, Okla.; two daughters, Debbie Jordan, Garden City, and Kathy Rhodes of Beaver; a brother, George Estes, Geneva, N.Y.; 29 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Fort Dodge Chapel, with the Rev. Vernon Bogart officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Friday in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, with military rites conducted by the American Legion.
There will be no visitation. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Burkhart-Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Memorials are suggested to the Kansas Soldiers Home Resident Benefit Fund, in care of the funeral chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, KS 67801.
