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William Jones
William Francis "Bill" Jones, 67, of Route 4, Winfield, died April 28, 1999, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Friends may call at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Jones was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Weir, to Fred C. and Esther (Hartman) Jones. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1948 and from Pittsburg State University with a degree in education in 1957. He later received a master's degree from Wichita State University.
On Sept. 1, 1959, he married Kathryn Aquino in Scammon.
Jones's career as a school teacher and coach lasted 26 years. His last position was at Yates Center where he taught and coached for eight years. Before that he had taught and coached at Moran, Cherokee and Welda. The Joneses moved to Winfield in 1985, and he worked for Graves Drug Store in his retirement.
Jones was a member of the Kansas National Education Association, the National Education Association, the Cherokee American Legion and the Cherokee United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Jones, Winfield; two sons, Mark Jones, Winfield, and Mitch Jones, Wichita; a daughter, Marcia McIntire, Winfield; two brothers, Bob Jones, Omaha, Neb., and Jerry Jones, Derby; three sisters, Sally Saporito, Columbus, Sandra Hallacy, Girard, and Winnie Platts, Derby; and five grandchildren.
Marty Dow
ARKANSAS CITY - Marty Wayne Dow, 36, of Arkansas City, died April 28, 1999, at his home.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Hawks Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Memorial contributions can be made to a fund to assist the family with expenses.
Dow was born Oct. 7, 1962, in Enid, Okla., to Fay Allen and Delilia Faye (Fortune) Dow. The family moved from Fairview, Okla., to Ponca City and then to Arkansas City in the middle 1960s.
Dow attended schools in Arkansas City and was active in Little League wrestling for many years, winning several medals in local, state and national competition. He graduated from Cowley County Community College Cosmetology School.
Dow worked for the Arkansas City Packing Plant before it closed. He had done carpentry work, worked in Winfield at Rubbermaid and worked for Prairie Land Processing and David's Appliance in Arkansas City. He had also been associated with My Salon.
He attended Trinity Baptist Church and the First Assembly of God Church where he was in the church choir.
Survivors include a son, Jade Akia Dow, a daughter, Candace Dawn Dow, his father and stepmother, Fay and Frances Dow, his mother and stepfather, Dee Dow-Wampler and Earl Wampler, a brother, Tony Dow, and two half-brothers, Dave Dow and Brian Hand, all of Arkansas City; a stepbrother, Jeff Wampler, Winfield; and two stepsisters, Tina Randall, Winfield, and Michelle O'Daniel, Arkansas City.
Judith Fogle
Services for Judith Ann Knopp Fogle were held at 2 p.m. April 29, 1999, in Colonial Chapel of Miles Funeral Service. Pastor Delbert Dillon officiated. Burial was in Ninnescah Cemetery
at Udall.
Special music selections were "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Friends," performed by Wanda Kennedy, "Stairway to Heaven," performed by Led Zeppelin, and "Amazing Grace."
Honorary casket bearers were Robby Baker, Josh and Lisha Hermann, Aaron and Sarah Johnson and Spencer Knopp.
Casket bearers were Clarence Baker, Aaron Beaman, David and Tracy Douglas, Wally Johnson and Charles and Joseph Kennedy.
A memorial has been established to benefit her family.
Marjorie Goode
ARKANSAS CITY - Marjorie Oma Goode, 81, former longtime resident of Cedar Vale, died May 6, 1999, at Medicalodge North in Arkansas City.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Burial will be in Round Mound Cemetery
in Cedar Vale.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.
Goode was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Cedar Vale, to Webb Clark and Lillian Pearl (Patteson) Ward. The Ward and Patteson families were early Chautauqua County homesteaders, and Mrs. Goode's father was deeded his land by President Ulysses S. Grant for his service in the Civil War.
Raised in Chautauqua County, she married Floyd Goode on Aug. 16, 1936, in Wauneta. They lived in Chautauqua County through most of their marriage.
During World War II, Mrs. Goode was a riveter for Boeing Aircraft Co. in Wichita. Following the war, the Goodes moved to Cedar Vale where they resided until moving to their Cedar Vale farm. There they lived and worked for 30 years. Mrs. Goode was also employed in the Cedar Vale area as a bookkeeper for Floyd's Garage and served as a nurse's aide at Cedar Vale Hospital.
The Goodes moved to Arkansas City in 1992. Mr. Goode died Aug. 4, 1998.
A homemaker, Mrs. Goode was a member of the Cedar Vale Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Mike Goode, Stockton, Calif.; five daughters, Nancy Schmid, Cheyenne, Wyo., Jeanette Lyke, Buffalo, Billie Finley, Winfield, Sherry Lancaster, Lithonia, Ga., and Debbie Collingsworth, Oxford; a sister, Carolee Fitzgerald, Pueblo, Colo.; 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Guy Pratt
ARKANSAS CITY - Guy O. Pratt, 98, of Arkansas City, died May 7, 1999, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Hawks Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery
in Ashton.
Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with the Watch Tower and Tract Society of Jehovah's Witnesses. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Pratt was born on July 18, 1900, in Elmdale, to William Owen and Leda (McNamar) Pratt.
On July 11, 1937, he married Eunice Marie Peters in Newkirk, Okla.
They lived in Arkansas City where he operated a bicycle shop on East Chestnut until moving to Wichita in 1940. In Wichita he operated a motorcycle shop, Pratt's Indian Sales, until he retired in 1962. The Pratts returned to Arkansas City in 1983.
He was active in Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice Pratt, Arkansas City; and several nieces and nephews.
James Ellinger
ARKANSAS CITY - James M. Ellinger, 85, of Arkansas City, died May 9, 1999, at his residence.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. The Rev. James "Babe" Standerfer will officiate. Burial will follow in Parker Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Kansas Association for the Deaf. Contributions can be made through the funeral home.
Ellinger was born Sept. 23, 1913, in the Tisdale community, to George and Emma Lee (Bennett) Ellinger. He was raised and educated in the Tisdale area before attending and graduating from the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe in 1934.
On Nov. 9, 1941, he married Eleanor L. Blandy in Yates Center, and they made their home in Arkansas City.
Ellinger worked as a miller and millwright for New Era Mill for 42 years. He retired in 1978.
Ellinger was a member of the National Association of the Deaf, the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf and the Kansas Association of the Deaf.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Ellinger, Arkansas City; four daughters, Ruth Weston and Mary Bartlett, both of Arkansas City, Helen Tousley, Newkirk, Okla., and Marie Curtis, Tempe, Ariz.; a brother, Floyd Ellinger, Wichita; and six grandchildren.
Gertrude Moody
Services for Josephine Gertrude "Gerti" Moody, 60, who died May 4, 1999, were held at 2 p.m. May 8 in Swisher-Taylor and Morris Memorial Chapel. Elder Lewis Mannis and Dale Toles officiated. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Doug Fishel performed "Old Rugged Cross," "Precious Memories" and "In the Garden."
Honorary casket bearers were Robert Dunn, Clint Moore and Carl Jones.
Casket bearers were Clay Spring, Kenny Rutherford, Jason Huff, Darrin Cully, Larry Widener and Marion Cully.
A memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
Orville Krepps
Services for Orville L. Krepps, 88, who died May 4, 1999, were held at 10:30 a.m. May 7 in Swisher-Taylor & Morris Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Warren Smith officiated. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Music included "In the Garden," "Ave Maria" and "Beyond the Sunset."
Casket bearers were Bill Thornton, John Bruning, Bill Morris, Raymond Wallace, Keith Flower, Gerald Hittle and Larry Hittle.
A memorial has been established with the Epilepsy Foundation.
Pauline Gordon
DEXTER - Services for Pauline F. Gordon, 89, who died May 4, 1999, were held at 10 a.m. May 8 at the First Christian Church in Dexter. The Revs. Norman Reeves and Ronald C. Sloan officiated. Burial was in Dexter Cemetery.
Keith Anglemyer was the organist. Wilma and Arlan Anglemyer sang "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow," "How Great Thou Art" and "The Lord's Prayer."
Honorary casket bearers were Jack Boucher, Charley Bowman, Jake, Jedd and Sage Flower, Greg Helsel, Rex Hoyt and Paul Stuber.
Casket bearers were Kris, Mike and Paul Flower, Steve and Stewart Gordon, John Green, Mark Herndon and Jay Rinehart.
A memorial has been established with the Dexter First Christian Church.
Miles Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Vance Hays
Vance William Hays, 65, of Southwind Residential Services in Winfield, died May 4, 1999, in William Newton Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Rose Valley Cemetery
southeast of Winfield. Miles Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Hays was born Aug. 18, 1933, in Norcatur, to Vance S. and Mary Ellen (Crab) Hays.
He resided for many years at Parsons State Hospital before moving to Focus Developmental Center in Winfield in May 1983. He had resided at Southwind Residential Services since Dec. 4, 1998.
Survivors include a brother, Patrick Hays.
