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Vera Yardley
ARKANSAS CITY - Services for Vera M. Yardley were held at 10 a.m. Feb 15, 2002, at the First Assembly of God Church. Burial was in Hope Cemetery. Pastor James Newman officiated.
Musicians were vocalist Jay Anderson, who sang "The Eastern Gate," pianist Linda Haislett and organist Esther Hatcher. The congregation sang "Just Over in the Glory Land."
Casket bearers were David Barnett and Randy, Shaun, Jason, Mark and Jeff Yardley.
A memorial has been established with the First Assembly of God Church. Contributions may be made through Hawks Funeral Home.
Melva Harris
OXFORD - Melva Harris, 82, homemaker and music teacher, died Feb. 14, 2002, at Riverview Manor in Oxford.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Oxford United Methodist Church. Pastor Wayne Handle will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery
near Ashton.
Friends may call at Oxford Funeral Service, LLC, Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
A memorial has been established with the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Harris was born in Osmond, Neb. She attended Southwestern College in Winfield and taught school in rural Geuda Springs. She was a piano teacher for generations of Sumner County youngsters and provided music for her church, countless weddings and other events.
A longtime resident of rural South Haven, she married Arlyss Harris. He died in 1986. An infant son, Marvin, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Max Harris, Wichita, and Mel Harris, Malibu, Calif.; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Mildred Martin
Mildred F. Martin, 94, of Winfield, died Feb. 15, 2002, at Cumbernauld Village.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Swisher-Taylor & Morris Chapel. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home until 7 this evening.
Memorials have been established with the First Baptist Church, Winfield, and Joseph's Storehouse, Burden.
Martin was born July 16, 1907, in Burden, to Lillie Jane (Torbet) and Harry Osborn. She was raised in the Burden area and graduated from Burden High School in 1925. She attended Central Commercial College.
On March 18, 1945, she married Vann H. Martin in Winfield. He died in 1993.
Martin was assistant cashier at the Citizen State Bank in Atlanta for 15 years. She also worked as a teller at the First National Bank in Winfield for 28 years before retiring in 1986.
She volunteered at William Newton Hospital for 12 years.
Martin was a former member of the Burden Baptist Church and had been a member of the Winfield First Baptist Church since 1946. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women and Snyder Auxiliary.
Survivors include a sister, Helen Bowen, Tulsa, and a good friend, Virginia Stromberg.
Marian Rowe
CAMBRIDGE – Marian R. Rowe, 92, of Cambridge, died Feb. 15, 2002, in William Newton Hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Cambridge Cemetery.
Friends may call at Wheeler Funeral Home in Burden from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The family will greet visitors from 5:30 to 7.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cambridge Presbyterian Church.
Rowe was born May 25, 1909, in Peckham, Okla., to Myrtle (Smith) and James P. Ibach.
On April 27, 1930, she married Harvey A. Rowe in Arkansas City. He died May 16, 1954.
Rowe obtained her teaching degree from Southwestern College and her master's degree in library science and children's literature from Emporia State University.
She taught English at Cambridge High School for several years, then worked as a librarian and teacher at Butler County Community College. She retired in 1973.
Since 1945 Rowe had lived in Cambridge where she was a member and elder of the Presbyterian Church. She also started the Cambridge Community Library.
Survivors include three daughters, Alberta McChesney, Dexter, Carol Jordan, Grenola, and Myrna Walton, Wichita; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Eleanor Coffey
J. Eleanor Coffey, 88, of Winfield, died Feb. 16, 2002, at William Newton Hospital.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Swisher-Taylor & Morris Chapel. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home until 8 this evening.
A memorial has been established with the First Christian Church.
Coffey was born July 10, 1913, in Wilmot, to Julia (Bever) and Leroy Sturm.
In 1938 she married Cecil R. Coffey. He died May 2, 2000.
Coffey taught school in Dexter briefly before raising her family. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Order of Eastern Star and several coffee groups.
Survivors include three sons, Bruce, Roger and John Coffey, all of Denver; a brother, Wallace Sturm, Derby; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Shirley Washburn
WELLINGTON – Shirley Jean Washburn, 66, of Wellington, died Feb. 16, 2002, at her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Oxford Cemetery. The Rev. Danny Ginn will officiate.
Friends may call at Oxford Funeral Service from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
A memorial has been established with Futures Unlimited in Wellington. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Washburn was born April 28, 1935, in Oxford, to Helen M. (Wright) and Clarence E. Washburn.
She lived in Oxford for several years and in Belle Plaine for a short time. In May 1997 she moved to Futures Unlimited where she also worked.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Rader, Oxford.
Ray Ledbetter
ARKANSAS CITY – Virgil Ray Ledbetter, 61, of Arkansas City, died Feb. 17, 2002, at South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home. Jesse Kindred will officiate. Burial will be in Parker Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Ledbetter was born Nov. 7, 1940, in Peru, Kan., to Bessie (Kelley) and Virgil Olin Ledbetter. He was raised and educated in Peru.
On June 15, 1957, he married Betty Gragg in Sedan. They moved to Arkansas City in 1957.
Ledbetter was the owner and operator of Ledbetter Sand and Gravel Co. for many years.
He was a past member of the Crescent Masonic Lodge 133 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and the Scottish Rite of Wichita.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Ledbetter, and a son, Terry Ledbetter, both of Arkansas City; two daughters, Vicki Jo Jellison, Roseberg, Ore., and Gail Leffler, Arkansas City; his mother, Bessie Richardson, and a brother, Tom Ledbetter, both of Wichita; two sisters, June Murphy, Wichita, and Jane Adams, Grove, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
Bud Chapman
MCPHERSON - Joe Douglas "Bud" Chapman, 78, of McPherson, died Feb. 18, 2002, at McPherson Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Parker Cemetery
in Arkansas City. Friends may gather at Hawks Funeral Home at 1 p.m.
Chapman grew up in Arkansas City. In World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a prisoner of war.
A son, Gary, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Chapman; four sons, Larry Chapman, Bobby Beumeler, Joseph Chapman and Terry Basler; two daughters, Sherilyn Knollen and Debra Chapman; a sister, Rosemary Ellison; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mary Gandolph
ARKANSAS CITY - Mary Elaine Gandolph, 43, of Arkansas City, died Feb. 16, 2002.
Services were to be at 2:30 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Lance Carrithers officiated. Burial was in Parker Cemetery. Hawks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the American Diabetes Association.
Gandolph had lived in Arkansas City since 1984. She was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliaries.
Survivors include her husband, John Bottomley, Arkansas City; two daughters, Angell Collins and Moriah Gandolph; a sister, Karla Sultz; and two grandchildren.
