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Bonnie Bradfield
Jan. 19, 1934 - Nov. 2, 2006
Bonnie Bradfield, 72, Osawatomie, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006.
She was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Leavenworth, Kan., the daughter of Henry and Bertha Mae Theel.
Mrs. Bradfield worked as a cook at Cushing Hospital in Leavenworth for many years before retiring. She lived most of her life in Leavenworth with her husband, Edward Bradfield, until they moved to Osawatomie to live with their daughter and son-in-law. Her husband preceded her in death in 2004.
She was very family oriented and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially during the holidays. She also loved to sew and embroider, but her passion for cooking was the strongest. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and most of all, friend.
Others preceding her in death were her brothers and sisters; a son, Michael Bradfield: a daughter, Bertha Chinn: and a granddaughter, Kayla Blanton.
Those surviving are her two sons, Jerry Bradfield and Edward Bradfield Jr.; two daughters, Linda S. Blanton and Geraldine Quinn; nine grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were Saturday in Sharon Cemetery
in Drexel, Mo.
Memorials may be made the American Diabetes Association in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, P.O. Box 669, Louisburg, KS 66053.
Charles Wallace Brandt
Feb. 24, 1954 - Oct. 29, 2006
Charles Wallace Brandt, 52, longtime Paola resident, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2006, in his home.
More commonly known as "Bus," he was born Feb. 24, 1954, in Garnett, the son of Harold F. and Nellie L. McCoy Brandt. He was raised in the Paola area and graduated in 1972 from Paola High School. After high school, he enrolled at Colby Community College and received his associates degree in 1974.
Mr. Brandt worked as a machinist at Marley Cooling Tower Co. in Olathe and Twin City Tools before being employed at R&D Tool and Die in Lee's Summit, Mo.
He married Alice Pace on Dec. 9, 1999, in the First Lutheran Church in Paola and they made their home in Paola.
He was a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Throughout the years, he coached softball and baseball and was a Boy Scout leader. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, family vacations, University of Kansas basketball and spending time with his family.
His grandparents, Buster McCoy and Gert and Lena Brandt, preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife, Alice Brandt of the home; his children, Melissa Collins of Independence, Mo., Heather Otto of Gardner, Benjamin Brandt of Escondido, Calif., Tiffany Wheat and Stephanie Harper, both of Paola, and Amy Johnson of Kansas City, Mo. his parents, Harold and Nellie Brandt of Paola; four brothers, Harold F. Brandt Jr. of Manhattan, Rusty Brandt and Rodney Brandt, both of Paola, and Raylin Brandt of rural Paola; his grandmother, Nellie McCoy of Paola; and nine grandchildren.
Services were Nov. 1 in Wilson and Son Funeral Home in Paola and burial was in Paola Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Charles Brandt Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.
Evah Nadine Brown
March 1, 1924 - Nov. 1, 2006
Evah Nadine Brown, 82, Centerville, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, in her home. She had been ill since February.
She was born March 1, 1924, in Centerville, the daughter of Lyman H. and Anna Boydston Fish. She attended Coffee Bean School and was a graduate of Blue Mound High School.
On July 14, 1942, she and Maurice Brown were married in Centerville. While her husband was in military service, she traveled with him to various places including Little Rock, Ark., Corpus Christi, Texas, and to the West Coast.
After returning to the area, Mrs. Brown, who went by Nadine, worked in the Centerville State Bank for more than 40 years and was vice president for part of that time.
She was a member of the Centerville Community Church, serving as pianist for more than 30 years. She was also a member of the Women's Circle, served on the senior citizens board, a member of Linn County Republican Women and had served as precinct committee woman.
Her membership in the Ozark Camping Club took her to most of the 50 states, Canada and Mexico. A love of her travels was the Pacific Ocean.
She was known in the community as a loving and gracious hostess.
Those preceded her in death included a sister, Elaine Harshfield.
She is survived by her husband Maurice Brown of the home; one son, Howard Brown of Fort Scott; one daughter, Roberta Willis of Kansas City, Mo.: four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the church, followed by burial in the Centerville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 Friday night in Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Mound City.
Memorials may be made to the church building fund or Hospice of Kansas in care of the funeral home.
Vivian Kammerdiener
(Jan. 11, 1908 - Oct. 6, 2000)
Vivian Kammerdiener, 92, formerly of Lane, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, in Life Care Center in Osawatomie.
She and her twin, Velma, were born Jan. 11, 1908, in Mason City, Ill., and their parents were Alonzo and Lillie Bricker Dobson. She attended and graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City, Okla., in the mid 1920s and attended Oklahoma Baptist University for one year.
She and Franklin Kammerdiener were married March 16, 1930, in Oklahoma City. They lived there until 1945 when they moved to Kansas City, Mo. They moved to Lane in 1962. Her husband preceded her in death in 1994. For the last four years, she had made her home at Heritage Manor in Osawatomie, now known as Life Care Center.
Mrs. Kammerdiener was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Osawatomie.
Others preceding her in death were a daughter, Carol James, who died in 1992; three brothers; and six sisters.
Survivors are two sons, the Rev. Leslie Kammerdiener of Lane and the Rev. Donald Kammerdiener of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Glena Rutherford of Kansas City, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were Monday in the church. Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park under the direction of Wilson and Son Funeral Home of Paola.
Memorials may be made to Webster Conference Center in Salina.
Noah Junior McReynolds
(July 28, 1926 - Oct. 5, 2000)
Noah Junior McReynolds, 74, Osawatomie, longtime city of Osawatomie employee, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, in his home.
Mr. McReynolds, who was known as Junior, was born July 28, 1926, in Fulton, the third of the five children of Noah Valentine and Sophia Elizabeth Finney McReynolds. He grew up in the Fort Scott area and attended school in Uniontown.
He and Martha Creighton were married Oct. 7, 1948, in Fort Scott. They became the parents of two sons and have lived in Osawatomie since 1955. Prior to that time, they lived in Mapleton and then in Sunflower Village in De Soto.
He served as the street foreman for the city of Osawatomie for 27 1/2 years before retiring in 1988. Previously, he worked at the Sunflower Ordnance Plant for 2 1/2 years and then for Fluor Corp. in Paola.
Mr. McReynolds served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was honorably discharged Dec. 2, 1946.
He was a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 921 of Osawatomie for 39 years and served as tiler for 26 of those years. He was also a member of Rising Sun Lodge No. 8, A.F.&A.M., of Fort Scott for 47 years and a member of Fort Scott Jolly Oldster's Travel Club.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, tending his horses and cattle, going to farm sales and auctions and traveling with old friends from the Fort Scott area.
He was known as "Poppy" to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and their friends and truly enjoyed sharing his life with them.
Those preceding him in death included two brothers, Harvey McReynolds and Alvin McReynolds.
Survivors include his wife, Martha McReynolds, of the home; two sons, Ronnie McReynolds and Donnie McReynolds, both of Osawatomie; a niece, Sharon Cannon of Osawatomie, whom they helped raise; a brother, Joe McReynolds, of Forks, Wash.; a sister, Mary Vestal, of Cottonwood Falls, Calif.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were Sunday in Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie. Elks rites were conducted by BPOE Lodge No. 921. Pallbearers were Philip Mathews, Les Farris, Keith McReynolds, Rolla McKinney, Dave Schlesener, Gene Myers, Billy Cannon and John Clayton.
Full military services were conducted at the graveside in Osawatomie Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Elks scholarship fund.
Herchel L. Bates Jr.
(Oct. 28, 1929 - Nov. 26, 2000)
Herchel L. Bates Jr., 71, Paola, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at his home.
He was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Herchel L. Bates Sr. and Gertrude Campbell Bates. He grew up in Fairway, where he attended Shawnee Mission High School, graduating in 1946.
He married Patsy Joan Jackson in 1946 in Kansas City. They became the parents of three children. They lived in and around the Fairway area before moving to Olathe in 1963. The marriage later ended in divorce.
He married Rosemary Poirier in 1973 in Olathe. They lived there until moving to rural Paola in 1976. His wife died Oct. 7, 1995.
Mr. Bates started working as a sales manager for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Kansas City in 1958. He became plant manager in 1968 and retired in 1986.
He was an avid woodworker, making everything from crafts to home cabinets. He also enjoyed horses and boating.
Surviving are two sons, Herchel L. Bates III of Olathe and Harold Bates of St. Louis, Mo.; a daughter, Lucinda Bates of Paola; his mother, Gertrude Tolliet of San Diego, Calif.; three sisters in California, Betty Hamlin of San Diego, Eva Pohl of Vista and Doris Thompson of Los Angeles; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A lifelong friend, Jean Longshore of Osawatomie, also survives.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church in Osawatomie.
n Memorials may be made in his name to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center or Humane Society of Miami County in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.
Jay Marvin Sheldon Jr.
(Sept. 12, 1926 - Nov. 24, 2000)
Jay Marvin Sheldon Jr., 74, longtime Miami County resident, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, at his rural Paola home.
He was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Jay Marvin and Elsie Matney Sheldon. The family moved to Miami County in the spring of 1932. He attended various grade schools in Miami and Linn counties and high school in Paola.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1944, and was honorably discharged in February 1947. He later enlisted in the U.S. Navy May 3, 1948. He received his high school diploma while serving in the Navy. He retired June 1, 1966, at Lakehurst, N.J., after 22 years of active duty.
He was married to Maxine Woltje in 1959 in Miami, Okla. The marriage later ended in divorce. He married Johanna Starchl Oct. 8, 1966, in Toms River, N.J. Shortly after their marriage, the family moved back to Kansas and came in 1971 to Paola to make their home.
Mr. Sheldon worked for Taylor Forge Engineered Systems in Paola and the Osawatomie school district. His last employment was with Osawatomie State Hospital, from which he retired in 1978.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Paola.
He was a Mason and was initiated as an entered apprentice Aug. 3, 1953, in Paola. He passed to the degree of a fellowcraft Nov. 2, 1953, and raised to the sublime degree of a master Mason Nov. 5, 1953. He later became a plural member of the Osage Valley Lodge No. 24, A.F.&A.M., in Osawatomie. He had served as worshipful master of both lodges.
Mr. Sheldon, with his wife, was a member of Perfection Chapter No. 21, Order of the Eastern Star, in Paola, and he had been worthy patron. He was a plural member of Osawatomie Chapter No. 26, where he served two terms as worthy patron. He held various offices in both chapters.
He was a member of Chapter 20 and served as high priest in 1984-1985. He served two terms as district deputy grand high priest of District No. 3. He also served as high priest of Ark Chapter No. 20 after Paola and Osawatomie merged.
Other memberships and awards include life member of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation; Fort Scott Scottish Rite; Abdallah Shrine in Louisburg and Kansas City; Grotto, where he served as venerable prophet in 1994 in Shawnee; Red Cross of Constantine No. 59; and Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar KYCH Kansas Priory, No. 33.
He was a life member of Hanlin-Kelley Post No. 2258 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Osawatomie and Miami Post No. 156 of the American Legion in Paola. Other memberships and awards included York Rite Sovereign College of North American, Grand College of Rites of United States of America, Kansas Masonic Rosicrucian College Chartered and Sword of Bunker Hill Kansas charter officer.
He was a member of Missouri and Colorado Sword of Bunker Hill, Missouri Lodge of Research, White Shrine W.O.S., Toletec, Order of Corks, Leavenworth Past Masters Association, Druids of Kansas City Chapter, Knight Masons Drohega Council Excellent Chief, Philalethes Society, Southern California Lodge of Research, Fleet Reserve Association of Mo-Kan No. 361, and had several other Masonic honorary degrees from other states.
Mr. Sheldon was an avid woodworker, enjoying everything from making crafts to restoring furniture. He also enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling and attending Masonic lodge events.
Preceding him in death were two sons, Richard Lee Sheldon, who died in infancy, and Anthony E. Welzel, and a grandson, Nicholas J. Everhart.
Surviving are his wife, Johanna Sheldon of the home; nine children, Albert Welzel of Temple, Texas, Mary Blanton of Tampa, Fla., Jay M. Sheldon III of Wier, Henry Welzel of Mesa, Ariz., Jaynell Key of Wichita, Michael Sheldon of Cortez, Colo., James Welzel of Tampa, Fla., Dorothy Sheldon of Beggs, Okla., and Ruth Everhart of Paola; a brother, George Sheldon of Yuma, Ariz.; a sister, Lida Scott of Galena; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at the church. Burial was in Fontana Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Wilson and Son Funeral Home.
n Memorials may be made to the Jay Sheldon Jr. Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.
