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Lula Gibson
ARKANSAS CITY - Lula May Gibson, 85, of Arkansas City, died Oct. 7, 2000, at her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church. The Revs. Joyce Daniel and Danny Daniel will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will greet friends at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home from 6 to 8 tonight.
A memorial has been established with the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Gibson was born Jan. 13, 1915, near Silverdale, to Sarah "Sadie" (Shirley) and Henry Demaree. She was raised and educated in the Silverdale area.
On Aug. 3, 1937, she married Arch Gibson in Oklahoma City, and they made their home in Arkansas City. Her husband died in 1970.
She worked as a hairdresser for many years until her retirement in 1994.
Gibson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she served as deaconess for many years and on many committees. She was also an active member of the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Martha Sue Thorning, Kirkland, Wash.; a brother, Orville Demaree, Wichita; a sister, Betty Jones, Arkansas City; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Charles Martin
Charles M. Martin, 72, longtime resident of Winfield, died Oct. 11, 2000, at Winfield Rest Haven.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Miles Funeral Service. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
near Arkansas City.
Friends may call at the funeral home until 9 tonight.
Memorials have been established with the American Diabetes Association and the American Alzheimer's Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Martin was born Nov. 12, 1927, in Winfield, to Bessie (Eastman) and Willis M. Martin. He attended Burden schools. At age 17, he started custom harvesting and traveled from Texas to Montana and back. He ran one of the first corn pickers in the United States.
In 1946 he served six months in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II.
On Jan. 19, 1946, he married Ruth Berneice Rogers in Winfield where they have always lived.
During the late 1960s, Martin was part owner of the Winfield sale barn. He was also a cattle buyer for many people. Until his retirement at age 62, he was a cattleman.
Martin was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Martin, Winfield; a daughter, Cheryl L. Rathbun, Ellis; two sons, Michael M. Martin, Chanute, and Ronnie L. Martin, Winfield; four sisters, Mary J. Luce, Havre, Mont., Dorothy E. Gayer, Columbus, Neb., Gladys L. Clodfelter, Great Falls, Mont., and Betty Ann Schuchman, El Dorado Springs, Mo.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Michael Hadley
MOAB, Utah - Michael Lyndon "Mickey" Hadley, 61, of Moab, formerly of Wichita, died in Moab.
Private services were held by the family.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be made through Kirby-Morris Funeral Home in El Dorado.
Hadley was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Winfield, to Mutzie (Kunzmann) and Otis Hadley. He grew up in Wichita and graduated from Wichita East High School. He then studied forestry at Utah State University, attended Wichita State University, studied animal husbandry at Texas A&M and got his bachelor's degree in science from Kansas State University. He later worked on his master's degree in oceanography at St. John's University, Newfoundland, and attended Texas Tech.
A scientific researcher, Hadley was working for the State of Utah studying fish larvae in the Colorado River.
Survivors include a sister, Nikki Adams, Wichita, and two nephews.
William Lampson
CEDAR VALE - William Lampson, 71, of Cedar Vale, died Oct. 11, 2000, at Cedar Vale Nursing Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Cedar Vale Cemetery. Friends may call at Wheeler Funeral Home until 8 tonight.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
Lampson was born Sept. 7, 1929, in Grenola, to Jeanette (Walker) and Sherman Lampson. He was raised in the Grenola area and attended schools there.
On June 21, 1958, he married Wanda Wagner. She died July 16, 2000.
Lampson lived in Cedar Vale for many years. He worked as mill manager at the Ark Valley Feeders feed lot in Arkansas City.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Walker, Ponca City, and Connie Lampson, El Dorado; four sons, Rex Lampson and Ty Lampson, both of El Dorado, Dwayne Lampson, Cedar Vale, and David Lampson, Arkansas City; a sister, Lorraine Arbuckle, Anacortes, Wash.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Roger Lampson, preceded him in death.
Tom Price
OXFORD - J. Tom Price, 61, of Oxford, died Oct. 13, 2000, at his home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Christian Church. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery.
Friends may call at Oliver-Hawks Funeral Home until 8 tonight.
Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and the Christian Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home or the church.
Price was born May 18, 1939, in Ponca City, to Pauline C. (McAlister) and John T. Price. He was raised and educated in Ponca City and graduated from Ponca City High School in 1957. He attended the University of Oklahoma and later Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1961.
On Aug. 31, 1963, he married Karen June Chamberlain at the Oxford Christian Church. She died July 3, 1994.
On Nov. 16, 1996, he married Donna Coldwell in Rapid City, S.D.
After college Price went to work in Oklahoma City. In 1968 he moved to North Carolina to work at Wochovia Bank and later returned to Edmond, Okla., to work for Liberty National Bank and American Bank Systems.
In 1972 Price and his wife, Karen, started Professional Bank Forms in Edmond. While living there, he also raised Black Angus cattle and was awarded the Reserve Grand Champion for his bull "Aztec" at the Denver Livestock Show.
In 1984 Price moved his family, along with the business and cattle, to Oxford. His son, Kevin, still operates Professional Bank Forms. A few years after settling in Oxford, Price sold the Angus cattle and began to raise buffalo. When he made his first trip to the Denver Livestock Show with buffalo, he was named "Rookie of the Year" and his two-year-old bull "Big Chief" was Grand Champion. At the time of his death, Price had 250 head of buffalo.
He was a member of the Oxford Christian Church, the Kansas Bankers Association, the National Bison Association, the American Legion, Pi Beta Kappa and Beta Theta Pi. He served on the Oxford City Council for 10 years.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Price, Oxford; two sons, T.L. Price, Arlington, Texas, and Kevin Price, Oxford; three daughters, Jennifer Nuttle, Cushing, Okla., Janee Hicks, Oxford, and Karen K.A. Price, Tulsa; a stepson, Jeff Ewy, New York, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Kim Hancock, Lewisville, Texas; his father, John T. Price, Lancaster, Texas; a brother, Gary Price, DeSoto, Texas; a sister, Diana Pyle, Branford, Conn.; and seven grandchildren.
Mary Shepherd
Mary Elizabeth Griggs Shepherd, 78, of 2000 Johnmark Drive, Winfield, formerly of 1809 Booth, died Oct. 13, 2000, at William Newton Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Inurnment will be in Union-Graham Cemetery. Memorials have been established with the Winfield Public Library and Trinity Lutheran Church. Contributions may be made at the church or Miles Funeral Service.
Shepherd was born Aug. 20, 1922, in Parsons, to Naomi (Fife) and Earl Griggs. During her childhood, the family resided in Texarkana, Texas, Parsons, El Dorado and Fort Scott before moving to Winfield. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1939.
On Jan. 2, 1941, she married John F. Shepherd in Enid, Okla. They resided in the Winfield area throughout their marriage. In 1944 they moved into Winfield from their farm. Her husband died Nov. 6, 1989.
Shepherd worked as a medical transcriptionist throughout most of her professional life. Prior to retirement, her career included employment at the Snyder Clinic, William Newton Memorial Hospital and the office of Drs. Richard and Don Gibson.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Kindt, Denton, Texas; two sons, John Michael Shepherd, San Mateo, Calif., and Timothy J. Shepherd, Winfield; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Ruth Stangle
OXFORD - Ruth Helen Stangle, 73, of Oxford, died Oct. 13, 2000, at Riverview Manor.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery.
Friends may call at Oliver-Hawks Funeral Home until 8 tonight and at the church Tuesday from 9 a.m. to service time.
A memorial has been established with the United Methodist Church and Oxford Friendship Center. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Stangle was born April 23, 1927, in Marshfield, Mo., to Anna Drucilla (Clinton) and L.B. Nease. She attended schools in Mulvane and Belle Plaine.
On March 13, 1943, she married Alva Lee "Mutt" Stangle in Wellington. He died July 19, 1985.
After their marriage, the Stangles lived in the Oxford area until moving to Topeka in 1954. Shortly after their return to Oxford in 1963, Mrs. Stangle went to work as a nurse's aide at Riverview Manor. In 1982 she graduated from the Wichita School of Nursing and was a licensed practical nurse at Riverview Manor until her retirement in October 1999.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women and had served on the board of the Friendship Center.
Survivors include three sons, Al Stangle Jr., Waco, Texas, Dwight Stangle, Oxford, and Michael Stangle, Tucson, Ariz.; a daughter, Karen Parsons, Oxford; a brother, Lewis Nease, Harrisburg, Pa.; a sister, Louie Chestnut, Valley Center; and six grandchildren.
