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Stanley Graham
Stanley Severance Graham, 85, of 404 E. 11th, Winfield, died May 6, 2000, at William Newton Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Swisher-Taylor & Morris Chapel. Burial will be in Graham-Union Cemetery.
A memorial will be established with the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Graham was born Nov. 11, 1914, to Stacey and Jessie (Severance) Graham. He was raised in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 1931. After graduating from Southwestern College in 1938 with a degree in geology, he taught at Wellington High School.
After enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the beginning of World War II, Graham served aboard the battleship U.S.S. New York as a medical corpsman during the invasion of North Africa. In 1943, he was selected to attend the Navy's midshipman's school and was commissioned as an ensign. After training he served as fire marshal of the U.S.S. Franklin, an aircraft carrier in the Pacific theatre. On March 19, 1945, the Franklin was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The ship was nearly destroyed, and 1,100 men died in the attack.
For his heroism and efforts during the attack and the war, Graham was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other citations.
On May 28, 1944, Graham married Anne K. Alexander.
After the war, they moved to Winfield, and he farmed with his father. When the Korean war broke out, he volunteered for active duty and taught at the Navy's Bomb Disposal School at Indian Head, Md.
After returning to Winfield, Graham helped found a naval reserve support unit in Wichita and became that unit's commanding officer. He retired from the Navel Reserves after 23 years of service with the rank of commander.
Graham also farmed for many years and served on the Winfield school board as a member and president. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks Lodge and Naval Reserve Officers Association.
His wife died in 1994.
In 1996 he married Maurine (Hawbecker) Sloan.
Survivors include his wife, Maurine Sloan, Winfield; a son, Stanley Graham Jr., and a daughter, Katherine Graham, both of Austin, Texas; a stepdaughter, Sharon Torbert, Grand Junction, Colo.; two grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Marilyn Littles
Marilyn Kay Littles, 60, of 903 E. Ninth, Winfield, died May 7, 2000, at her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Miles Funeral Service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and the Winfield High School Golf Team. Contributions may be made at the funeral home.
Littles was born Nov. 10, 1939, in Udall, to Lela (Thirsk) and Leslie Hedges. She was educated in Winfield schools and graduated from Winfield High School.
On Dec. 18, 1981, she married Percy B. Littles in Winfield. They made their home in Winfield. She was a supervisor at Winfield State Hospital and Training Center for 23 years and had worked at Creative Community Living in Winfield for the past year. Her husband died May 4, 1999.
Littles attended Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Joe Hedges, Tulsa; two daughters, Micki Richey and Ellen Jackson, both of Winfield; and seven grandchildren.
Joe Norton
WICHITA - Joe K. Norton, 58, formerly of Winfield, died May 8, 2000, at his home in Wichita.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery
near Hackney.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
A memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Born March 11, 1942, in Winfield, Norton was a son of Ray and Wilma (Tolles) Norton. He graduated from Winfield High School and was an Ark Valley League wrestling champion.
On Sept. 18, 1961, he entered the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam War on the USS Hornet as a 3rd class petty officer. He left active duty in 1965.
Norton then worked for Boeing Aircraft Co. In 1970, he started Tiger Travel Trailers in Wichita. In 1975, he bought Town & Country Mobile Homes, which later became Norton Homes. He sold the businesses in 1979 but continued selling recreational vehicles.
Norton attended First Baptist Church and was a member of Masonic Sunflower Lodge 0086 in Wichita; the International Order of Odd Fellows in Clearwater; and the Shrine organization.
Survivors include his partner, Maggie Clark, Wichita; a daughter, Nicole McKinley, Derby; a son, Joe Norton, Wichita; his mother, Wilma Norton, Arkansas City; two brothers, Gene Norton, Arkansas City, and Jerry Norton, Winfield; and two grandchildren.
Mary Feaster
Mary Feaster, 86, of 1407 Cherry, Winfield, died May 8, 2000, at William Newton Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Miles Funeral Service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until 9 tonight.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Feaster was born Aug. 20, 1913, in Winfield, to Stella V. (Knox) and J. Oscar Curfman. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1931.
On May 31, 1936, she married John Feaster in Wellington. They made their first home in Wichita. She was an invoice clerk for Coleman Co. in Wichita for 13 years until her retirement in 1976, and she worked as a clerk for Bank IV, also in Wichita, for 10 years. The Feasters moved to Winfield in 1987.
Feaster was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield, Zohar Temple 65 Daughters of the Nile and the Ivy Leaf Chapter 75 Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, John Feaster, Winfield; a daughter, Sharon I. Duty, Henderson, Nev.; a sister, Pauline Howe, Cambridge; a brother, Donald C. Curfman, Winfield; and two grandchildren.
Anthony Mayo
ARKANSAS CITY - Anthony Lee Mayo was stillborn May 6, 2000, at South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. May 9 in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Chapel. Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his parents, Joseph Lee and Heather Marie (Enderud) Mayo, and two sisters, Brianna Lea and Dawn Marie, all of Arkansas City; his grandparents, Donna Enderud and Tony and Cece Stevens, all of Arkansas City, Charles Enderud, Newkirk, and Bill and Vicki Mayo, Bartlesville; and his great-grandparents, Sandy Eastman and Antonia Camero, both of Arkansas City, Robert and Judy Stevens, Havana, and Irene Mayo, Winfield.
Ray Parsons
OXFORD - Ray Parsons, 76, of Oxford, died May 9, 2000, at his home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery.
Friends may call at Oliver-Hawks Funeral Home from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials have been established with the Oxford Baseball Association, First United Methodist Church of Oxford and American Heart Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Parsons was born Jan. 23, 1923, in Hugoton, to Bessie Belle (Beach) and Teddy Ralph Parsons. After the family moved to Sumner County in 1937, Parsons attended school in Wellington and graduated from Oxford High School.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
On Aug. 23, 1952, he married Mary Ann Dudley in Hugoton. They lived on a farm near Oxford until moving into town 48 years ago. Along with farming, Parsons worked at Beach Aircraft and Raytheon Aircraft as a receiving clerk until he retired in 1985.
Parsons was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion and the Oxford Booster Club and a former member of the Oxford Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Parsons, and a son, Del Parsons, both of Oxford; three daughters, Debra Schwyhart, Winfield, Diana Smallwood, Inman, and Dawn Dreiling, Oxford; a brother, Darl Parsons, Geuda Springs; three sisters, Vera Webster and Maryjean Guthrie, both of Wellington, and Elnora Startz, Wichita; and 10 grandchildren.
An infant son, Layne B. Parsons, preceded him in death.
Dorothy Matney
ARKANSAS CITY - Dorothy Ruth Matney, 71, formerly of Newkirk and Winfield, died May 10, 2000, at Medicalodge East in Arkansas City.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Newkirk Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Albright will officiate. Miller-Stahl Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established with the First Christian Church of Newkirk. Contributions may be made through Eastman National Bank, Box 468, Newkirk, OK 74647-0468.
Matney was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Ponca City, to Edith (Day) and Raymond C. Blakey. She was educated in Ponca City and Newkirk.
On Dec. 7, 1945, she married Orville Ellsworth Matney in Winfield. They lived on a farm northeast of Newkirk before moving to Newkirk in 1950.
Over the years Matney cooked for most of the Newkirk restaurants as well as for Newkirk Nursing Center. She also did ironing for many people.
Her husband died Jan. 23, 1983.
In 1986 Matney moved to Winfield. Except for a brief period when she moved to Wichita, she made her home in Winfield until entering the nursing home in 1995.
She was a member of the Newkirk First Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Everett L. Matney, Arkansas City; a daughter, Ruth Kay Matney, Wichita; two sisters, Shirley Stewart and Janice Bowser, both of Newkirk; two brothers, Raymond Blakey, Arkansas City, and Larry Joe Blakey, Ponca City; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Ray Parsons
OXFORD - Ray Parsons, 77, of Oxford, died May 9, 2000, at his home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery.
Friends may call at Oliver-Hawks Funeral Home from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials have been established with the Oxford Baseball Association, First United Methodist Church of Oxford and American Heart Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Parsons was born Jan. 23, 1923, in Hugoton, to Bessie Belle (Beach) and Teddy Ralph Parsons. After the family moved to Sumner County in 1937, Parsons attended school in Wellington and graduated from Oxford High School.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
On Aug. 23, 1952, he married Mary Ann Dudley in Hugoton. They lived on a farm near Oxford until moving into town 48 years ago. Along with farming, Parsons worked at Beach Aircraft and Raytheon Aircraft as a receiving clerk until he retired in 1985.
Parsons was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Legion and the Oxford Booster Club and a former member of the Oxford Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Parsons, and a son, Del Parsons, both of Oxford; three daughters, Debra Schwyhart, Winfield, Diana Smallwood, Inman, and Dawn Dreiling, Oxford; a brother, Darl Parsons, Geuda Springs; three sisters, Vera Webster and Marijean Guthrie, both of Wellington, and Elnora Startz, Wichita; and 10 grandchildren.
An infant son, Layne R. Parsons, preceded him in death.
