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Mary Hill
CONROE, Texas – Mary Catherine Lancaster Hill, 94, of Conroe, formerly of Winfield, died Sept. 12, 2002.
A private garden service will be held by the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Crown of Texas Hospice through Conroe Funeral Directors, 1504 N. Thompson, Conroe, TX 77301.
Hill grew up in Winfield, raised her family in Wichita and spent her later years in Texas. She last resided at Autumn Hills Convalescent Center in Conroe.
Her husband, Harold Hill, and a daughter, Mary Ella Kelly, preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Winston “Jim” Hill and Douglas Hill; two daughters, Betty Markle and Donna Wisely; two brothers, George Lancaster, Winfield, and Roger Lancaster; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Madeline Parson
OXFORD – Madeline Irene Parson, 75, of Oxford, died Sept. 14, 2002, at her home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Oxford Funeral Service. Pastor Steve Cross will officiate.
A memorial has been established with Hospice Care of Kansas. Contributions may be left at or sent to the funeral home at 104 N. Summer, P.O. Box 123, Oxford, KS 67119.
Parson was born Nov. 4, 1926, in Medford, Okla., to Marie (Williamson) and Donald Wells. She was raised and educated in Medford.
On Jan. 13, 1945, she married Wallace Parson in Enid, Okla. In 1988 they moved to Oxford from Garden City where they had lived for many years. In Garden City Parson worked as a waitress at the Continental Inn for 18 years.
Her husband died Sept. 11, 1995.
Survivors include two sons, Richard Parson, Pratt, and Albert Keith Parson, Oxford; two daughters, Carolyn Rupp, Dodge City, and Bonnie Smith, Geuda Springs; four brothers, T.L. Wells, Florida, Bill Wells, South Haven, Russell Wells, Wichita, and Donald Wells, Oklahoma City; 11 grandchildren, a foster grandson, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Bobby Stewart
DOUGLASS – Bobby G. Stewart, 73, of Douglass, a retired welder and leadman for Boeing, died Sept. 12, 2002, in Augusta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Douglass. The Rev. Neal Alford will officiate. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery. Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Stewart was born Dec. 15, 1928, in Chattanooga, Okla., to Ernestine Velma (Smith) and Charles Marvin Stewart.
On May 12, 1952, he married Wreatha Boon in Wichita Falls, Texas. They had lived in Douglass since 1960, having moved there from Wichita.
Survivors include his wife, Wreatha Stewart, Douglass; two daughters, Alicia Dian McKay, Winfield, and Leah Teresa Schouten, Douglass; four brothers, Charles Marvin Stewart, Altus, Okla., Buster D. Stewart, Redding, Calif., and Jerry Dale Stewart and Larry Gale Stewart, both of Kingfisher, Okla; a sister, Dixie Louise Charles, Tahlequah, Okla.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Margaret Lavine
Margaret Diana “Maggie” Lavine, 24, of Winfield, died Sept. 13, 2002, in Vyne Assisted Living Facility at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Assembly of God church. Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, the First Assembly of God church and Southwestern College.
Lavine was born April 12, 1978, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Jerri Ketcham and Patrick Lavine. She was raised in Winfield by her mother and her grandparents, Sarah Ketcham and the late Bill Ketcham. A 1996 graduate of Winfield High School, Lavine graduated from Southwestern College in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in liberal studies.
After college she moved to Anchorage where she worked for the Anchorage Daily News for a time. She and her godmother, Jacque Houston, were working on developing a youth ministry at their church when Lavine became ill. An artist and a poet, Lavine also developed a Christian T-shirt business with which she planned to fund the ministry.
Lavine was a member of Faith Christian Community Church in Anchorage. She had been a youth counselor at a Salvation Army camp in Colorado for three years and the last year was camp director.
In July she returned to Winfield where she lived with her aunt and uncle, Wanda and Eric Andreas. She moved to the hospice in August.
Survivors include her mother, Jerri Ketcham, Wichita; her father, Patrick Lavine, Los Angeles; a brother, Army Pvt. 1st class Wesley Jonathan Lavine, Fort Myers, Va.; her aunt, Wanda Andreas, Winfield; and her grandmothers, Sarah Ketcham, Winfield, and Faith Ketcham, Lima, Ohio.
Eldon White
DOUGLASS – Eldon Ray White, 75, of Douglass, died Sept. 15, 2002, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miles Funeral Service. Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 9 tonight.
Memorials have been established with the Douglass Senior Center and the Midian Shrine Place of Mercy, 130 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
White was born April 22, 1927, in Atlanta, to Alta (Calvin) and Fred White. He was raised and educated in Atlanta.
A veteran of World War II, White served in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg, S.C.
On July 15, 1948, he married Nola Irene Need in Winfield.
In 1950 he started Eldon White Trucking which he owned for over 25 years. In 1980 he went to work as a truck driver for Boeing. He retired in 1993.
White was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge in Burden, the Midian Scottish Rite and the Midian Shrine. He was a member of the Midian Class Directors and a lifetime member of the Mulvane American Legion.
A daughter, Nancy Irene, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Nola White, Douglass; a son, Larry Ray White, Pasadena, Texas; two daughters, Donna L. White Smith, Branson, Mo., and Malinda MacKay, Mulvane; a brother, Lawrence White, Winfield; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Lilly Smalley
BURDEN – Lilly M. Smalley, 96, longtime resident of Burden, died Sept. 15, 2002, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus in Wichita.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Miles Funeral Service with burial at 2:30 p.m. in the Lamont, Okla., cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 9 Wednesday evening.
A memorial has been established with the Burden United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Smalley was born Feb. 24, 1906, in Hunter, Okla., to Matilda (Johnson) and Louis Meberg. She was raised and educated in Hunter and graduated from Hunter High School in 1925.
On Aug. 16, 1925, she married Forrest W. Smalley in Enid, Okla. They made their home in Salt Fork, Okla., where they farmed. In 1940 they moved to Akron and resided there until moving to Burden in 1950. The couple continued to farm, and she was a homemaker. Her husband died March 9, 1970.
She continued to live in in Burden until 2000 when she moved to Wichita to be closer to her family.
Smalley was a member of the Burden United Methodist Church and the N.G. Club in Burden.
Two sons, Gary Smalley and Louis Earnest Smalley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Wayne Smalley, Tulsa, Okla.; a daughter, Jane Lewis, Wichita; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mary Storti
FORTUNA, Calif. – Mary Elizabeth Beeman Eastman “Ib” Storti, 85, died Sept. 15, 2002, after a short battle with cancer.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Sunrise Cemetery
in Fortuna. Chapel of the Ferns, Eureka, Calif., is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established with Redwood Memorial Hospital Foundation, 3300 Renner Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540.
Storti was born in Tiwah, Okla., to Minnie W. and Oscar P. Beeman. She lived in Winfield for many years and graduated from Winfield High School. In 1941 she received a bachelor's degree from Southwestern College and later received a master's degree from Emporia State University.
She taught in a one-room schoolhouse and Burden High School, in San Andreas, Calif., and at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif.
After her retirement she received a real estate sales license. She also volunteered in an English as a second language program.
Her first husband, Walter “Jake” Eastman, died in 1970.
Survivors include her husband of over 28 years, Joe Storti, Fortuna; a son, Tom Eastman, Ferndale, Calif.; a daughter, Susan Eastman, Port Orford, Ore.; six sisters, Viola Musquiz, Maxine Snyder, Marguerite Jehle, June Whitson, Carol Brummett and Leona Wittenborn; and a granddaughter.
Paul Satterlee
Paul A. Satterlee, 82, of 13533 82nd Road, Winfield, died Sept. 15, 2002, at his home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Star Valley Cemetery, east of Udall.
Friends may call at Miles Funeral Service tonight from 5 to 9.
Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor's choice through the funeral home.
Satterlee was born Aug. 27, 1920, in Canton, to Emma (Serviss) and Ed Satterlee. He was raised and educated in Atlanta and graduated from Atlanta High School in 1938.
On May 27, 1942, he married Mary A. Parker in Atlanta. They made their first home in Winfield.
During World War II, Satterlee served in the United States Army Air Corps. He was a sergeant in the Asia-Pacific theater and was honorably discharged on Nov. 2, 1945.
In 1946 he and his family moved to Udall where he farmed. In 1949 they moved to Imboden, Ark., where he continued to farm. After they returned to Winfield in 1952, Satterlee began working in Wichita at Boeing where he was a modification mechanic. He continued to farm. In 1974 he retired from Boeing after 22 years of service.
Satterlee was a member of American Legion Post 10 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3544.
A daughter, Janet, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Satterlee, two sons, Richard Satterlee and Gary Satterlee, and a daughter, Carol A. Satterlee, all of Winfield; a brother, Louis E. Satterlee, Wichita; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
George Love
DEXTER – Services for H. George Love were held at 11 a.m. Sept. 16, 2002, in Dexter Cemetery. The Rev. Dane Massey officiated.
Honorary casket bearers were Jim Arthurton, Charlie Bowman, Larry Hale, Jason Lowrie, Russell Pudden, Bill Speer and Billy Weaver.
A memorial has been established with the Dexter Volunteer Fire Department.
Miles Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
