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ALEXANDER, OLIVE T. Satanta, Kan. --- Olive T. (Mrs. Leslie) Alexander, 48, Houston, former Satanta resident and Gulf Bible College student, died Friday.  Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Pleasant Prairie Church of God, Satanta. Survivors:  sons, Clifford, Milton, both of Satanta, Eldon of Wichita; daughters, Mrs. Marceil Jones of Satanta; Mrs. Wanda Long, Leslie Alexander, both of Houston; stepmother, Mrs. Thelma Sprunger, of Ponca City, Okla.., brother, Logan Sprunger of Satanta; sister, Mrs. Mardelle Snook of Ulysses, Kan.  Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette, Kan. (Wichita Eagle ~ Sunday ~ November 28, 1976) ANTON, LOTTIE MAY Rites for Lottie Anton Tuesday Satana --- Funeral services for Lottie May Anton, who died here Saturday afternoon, will be held here at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Methodist church. Mrs. Anton, 71, died at her home.  She had been a resident of Haskell County since 1929. A native of Kansas, Mrs. Anton was born at Vinland in 1884.  She moved to Ensign in 1906 and lived there until moving to Haskell County. Her husband, U. V. Anton, died in 1952. Surviving are two daughters, Alma Benson and Georgie Benson, both of Talmoon, Minn.; one son, C. R. Anton of Satanta and seven grandchildren. Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ July 18, 1955 ~ Page 2) AUGEROT, IDA Satana --- Ida Augerot, a resident here since 1924, died today in a Dodge City Hospital.  She was 68. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Christian Church. Mrs. Augerot was born at Chillicothe, Mo., April 2, 1888.  She was married on the farm of her parents near Liberal Oct. 20, 1915. Surviving are her husband William Augerot of the home; three sons, Edward of Dodge City, Donald, of Hutchinson and Merle of Caldwell, Ia.; two daughters Helen Spiegel of Liberal and Lilly May Cranston of Redfield; two brothers and three sisters. Funeral rites will be held at 2:30 Monday at Satanta.  The Rev. Howard Pennington, Methodist pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Friday ~ March 9, 1956 ~ Page 2) BATTLES, KENNETH R. Youth Is Killed Flagging Truck Dodge City, Kan. --- Kenneth R. Battles, 19, Satanta, Kan., was killed early Saturday when struck by a truck on U.S. 56 about eight miles west of here. The Highway Patrol said Battles was trying to flag down a truck driven by Vernie Bates, Wright, Kan., after a car in which he and several other youths were riding had stalled. Bates, a driver for the Wright Co-Op Corp., said he slowed down when he saw the disabled car but saw no one on the highway. (Wichita Eagle ~ Sunday ~ January 7, 1968) BERRY, ELVA M. (HICKEY) Sublette --- Elva M. Berry, 95, died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. She was born Jan. 17, 1914, to John and Mary Elizabeth (Eakin) Hickey at Plains. She married Ray Berry on Nov. 19, 1933, at Lamar, Colo. He preceded her in death Jan. 25, 1976.  Her family moved to Two Buttes, Colo., where she later graduated from high school. After their marriage, she and her husband moved to the Wichita area. They moved to Sublette in 1944, then moved to Copeland before returning to Sublette in late 1963.  She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker. She worked as a nurse's aide at the Thiemann Clinic for many years.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, both of Sublette. Additionally, she was a charter member of the organization team at the Pride of Life Senior Center, Sublette. She was a resident of Garden Valley Retirement Village. Survivors include a son, William A. "Bill" Berry and wife, Paula, Wentzville, Mo.; two daughters, June Menzie and husband, John, Sublette, and Norma Meier, Garden City; one brother, Ray Hickey, Hondo, Texas; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; eight brothers; three sisters; a granddaughter, Jennifer Menzie; and a son-in-law, Mike Meier. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church, Sublette, with the Revs. Keith Fink and Marion Heisey presiding. Burial will be in the Copeland Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time today at the church. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Monday ~ March 3, 2008) BIRNEY, ROBERT CLEMENT Birney Services to be Held Tomorrow Sublette --- Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sublette Methodist Church for Robert Clement Birney, 61, who died of a heart attack in his home near Sublette Sunday afternoon.  Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery. Birney was born in Rice County Oct. 11, 1891, moved with his parents to Bucklin where he attended school and moved to the Sublette farm in 1917.  He is a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are the widow, two sons, Orville and Runssell, both of Sublette; a daughter, Mrs. John Stapleton, Sublette; and Will and Ray, Bucklin; three sisters, Mrs. C. J. Gardener, Garden City, Mrs. Joe Rowland, Albany, Ore., and Mrs. Eva Hoofnagle, Dodge City, and 12 grandchildren. (Great Bend Tribune ~ Tuesday ~ September 8, 1953 ~ Page 7) BIRNEY, DR. UEL WAYNE Sublette --- Dr. Uel Wayne Birney, 44, died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta.  He was born July 1, 1961 to Russell Nelson and Wynola LaVelle (Anthony) Birney in Garden City. He married Julie Ann Kennedy on Dec. 30, 1983 at Pratt. She survives.  He was a lifetime resident of the area. He enjoyed his family and kids. He enjoyed going to their sports events.  He was a chiropractor, practicing in Sublette and Garden City. He was a member of the Southern Baptist Church, Youth Leader, Sublette EMT's, several years on Sublette City Council, former Mayor of Sublette, Coach for basketball, football at Middle School and trainer for high school football team, all of Sublette and a member of Kansas Chiropractic Association. Survivors include his wife, of the home, three sons, Russell Trent Birney, Kaleb Shane Birney, and Derek Dalton Birney, all of Sublette; his mother and stepfather, Wynola and Carl Osborn, Sublette; one brother, Elwin Leon Birney and wife Marie, Sublette; one step brother, Bill Osborn and wife Donna, Garden City; father and mother in law, Alvin Merle and Lois Kennedy, Pratt; several aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces and nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Nelson Birney, grandparents Elwin and Maude Anthony and Earl and Juel Birney. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Sublette High School Gym, Sublette with the Rev. Randy Caddell presiding. Burial will be in the Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Friday January 13, 2006) BLACKMORE, PAUL H. Sublette --- Paul H. "Butch" Blackmore, age 93, of Sublette died Saturday March 29, 2008 at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta.  The son of William Monfort and Mary Emily (Golden) Blackmore, he was born July 17, 1914, at Matfield Green in Chase County.  He and Hazel Lucille Raner were married Nov. 24, 1946 at Sublette. They shared life together for over 61 years. He and his wife moved into the Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta, when they could no longer take care of themselves.  He was a retired meat cutter, worked for Ideal Grocery in Sublette and was a Haskell County sheriff for 26 years. He was a member of the Christian Church, Sublette, American Legion Post 205 and a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge both in Sublette and Garden City. Survivors include his wife, Hazel; four daughters, Lawanda Blankenship, Sublette, Pauline Nelson and husband Ted, Pinedale, Wyo., Mary Watston and husband Steve, Sublette, Bonnie Starke and husband Bill, Dodge City; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Frank, Walker Mason and Jack Blackmore, one sister as an infant, Helen Virginia Blackmore and one son-in-law, Kent Blankenship. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church, Sublette with David Erwin presiding. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Sublette American Legion Post No. 205 with burial in the Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Haskell County Funeral Home. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Monday ~ March 31, 2008) CAVE, MARTHA ANGELINE Sublette --- Mrs. Martha Angeline Cave, 97, died late Wednesday afternoon at the Bethel Home in Montezuma after a short illness.  She was a member of the Christian Church. She was born Jan. 23, 1864 in Putnam County, Mo., and was married there to Steve E. Cave on July 3, 1883.  They came to Haskell County in 1886 and homesteaded northeast of what is now Sublette.  Three years later they moved to Old Santa Fe in Haskell County.  In 1912, they moved into Sublette, where he operated a general merchandise store.  He died Oct. 18, 1927.  She had been a guest of the Bethel Home for the past several years. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Stella Henage, Redwood City, Calif., Mrs. C. G. Dennis, Sublette, Mrs. Clara Osborn, Montezuma; a son, Ross Cave, Dodge City; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Christian Church, Sublette, Rev. Howard Pennington officiating.  Burial will be in the Haskell County Cemetery. (Hutchinson News ~ May 11, 1961 ~ Page 3) COLLINGWOOD, EDNA E. Edna E. Collingwood, 84, Collingwood Grain chairman of the board, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1988. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, United Methodist Church; 4 p.m. Long Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie. Survivors: son, John A. of Sulphur, La.; daughters, Mary Clawson of Satanta, Cynthia Saunders of Gillette, Wyo., Martha Barnhardt of Bucklin; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Kansas 4-H Foundation and Methodist Youthville. Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Wichita Eagle, February 8, 1988) CREEDEN, MARTHA A. Martha H. Creeden, 76, homemaker, died Monday.  Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Church of the Nazarene, Sublette. Survivors:  husband, E. C.; sons, D. G. of Kingsville, Texas, Bob of Spring Valley, Calif., Bill of Pensacola, Fla., Ben of Garden City, Jack, Jim, both of Sublette; daughters, Nita Sunderland of Satanta, Joan Moore of Dodge City, Janie Deewall of Wilmore, Mary Allingham of Lakeside, Calif., Wada West of Dodge City; brothers, Morgan Dye of New York, Edd Dye of Canon City, Colo., Burton Dye of Lake Mathis, Texas; sister, Pearl Freed of Canon City.  Memorial has been established with Satanta Senior Citizens Home.  Haskell County Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle ~ Wednesday ~ August 18, 1982 ~ Page 8) CUMMINGS, JESS RICHARD Sublette --- Jess Richard Cummings, 78, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at his home.  He was born Dec. 30, 1921, to the Rev. R.N. and Maude (Pounds) Cummings in Allen, Okla.  He married Cleo Carlene McAfee Oct. 28, 1944, in Healton, Okla. She died Jan. 2, 2000. He was a former Tulsa resident where he lived for 40 years prior to moving to Sublette in August 1984. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a registered professional sanitarian for the Tulsa City/County Health Department in Tulsa. He held a lifetime contract with the Federal Food and Drug. He was an Explorer Scout, for which he won a trip to Washington, D.C., and he was an avid golfer. His hobbies included bowling, hunting, fishing, playing softball and coaching little league. He was a member of Sublette Southern Baptist Church in Sublette. Survivors include one daughter, Jeannie Orth and husband, Bob, Sublette; two grandchildren, Michelle Juel and Richard Orth and wife, Amy, all of Sublette; five great-grandchildren, Jared Juel, Megan Orth, Remington Orth, Rhett Orth and Jess Orth; one brother, Ralph Cummings and wife, Wanda, Edmond, Okla.; one sister, Ruby Click and husband, Vernon, Tucson, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Helen Cummings, Oklahoma City, and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ray Cummings and one sister, Ruth Bowers. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sublette Southern Baptist Church in Sublette with the Rev. Dan Pearce presiding. Military graveside services will be conducted by Sublette American Legion Post No. 205 at the Haskell County Cemetery in Sublette. Friends may call until 8 p.m. today at Haskell County Funeral Home in Sublette. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Monday ~ October 23, 2000) DAY, LUCRETIA HARRIETT Satanta --- Lucretia Harriett Day, 84, retired teacher and food services employee, died Monday.  Service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church and 4:30 p.m., Elkhart (Kan.) Cemetery. Survivors:  sons, Carl of Pasadena, Texas, Frank Jr., of Satanta; daughters, Mary Hill of Grand Prairie, Texas, Della Wing of Satanta.  Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Wichita Eagle ~ Wednesday ~ August 18, 1982 ~ Page 8) DEVINS, DONALD D. Donald D. Devins, 64, of Butler, N. J., formerly of Satanta, retired game warden, died Sunday, June 7, 1987. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Satanta Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Donald D. Jr. of Overland Park, William D. of Salina; daughters, Barbara Jean of Carbondale; stepsons, Ricky L. Fields of Andrews, Texas, Terry L. Fields of Guyman, Okla., Todd L. Fields of Butler, N.J.; seven grandchildren. Phillips Funeral Home, Ulysses. (Wichita Eagle ~ Tuesday ~ June 9, 1987)

DeVOSS, FRED Fred DeVoss who lived south of Sublette on the Spain place died Saturday afternoon of typhoid pneumonia. He leaves a wife and baby. The body was taken to Pratt, Kansas for burial. (The Sublette Monitor, Thursday, October 17, 1918, page 1)

DOUGHERTY, BARNEY WRIGHT Barney Wright Doughterty, 63, of Ryus in Grant County, died at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses Thursday afternoon.  He had operated the Ryus service station for the past five years.  He was accidentally burned at the station five weeks ago and had been hospitalized since.  Dougherty was born on Feb. 1, 1896 in Lake County, Tenn.  He had resided in Ryus for six years, coming there from Shamrock, Tex. Survivors include the widow, Eafie Alice, at home; six sons, Robert of Ryus, Roy of Amarillo, Ray of Brazoria, Tex., Gordon of Perryton, Tex., Charles Norman of Pierce City, Mo., and R. B. of Fort Dix, N.J.; a daughter, Mrs. J. T. Rhodes, of Shamrock; a brother, Ira, of St. Louis, Mo., and 16 grandchildren. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist Church in Satanta, with the Rev. J. L. Wilhite officiating.  Burial will be in Satanta cemetery.  Phillips Funeral home of Garden City is in charge. (Garden City Telegram ~ Friday, January 8, 1960 ~ Page 2) DUNN, ROBERT HENRY Satanta --- Services for Robert Henry Dunn, 71, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Satanta Methodist church. Mr. Dunn, longtime farmer-stockman in this area, died Friday in the Satanta District Hospital. The Revs. Robert Jeffries and J. L. Wilhite will officiate.  Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery.  (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ July 20, 1959 ~ Page 2) ELLIOTT, EUNICE ELEANOR Sublette --- Mrs. Eunice Eleanor Elliott, 44, died Tuesday of a brain tumor at the Kansas University Medical Center.  She was the wife of Dorsey Elliott, who formerly taught school and coached at Caldwell and Sublette.  They were married May 16, 1938 at Topeka.  Mr. Elliott is now associated with his father in a ranching operation at Sublette. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott moved to Sublette from Caldwell in 1941. Mrs. Elliott was born Oct. 23, 1916, at Topeka. She was a member of the Eastern Star, the Methodist church; president of the Past Matrons Club and co-chairman of the WSCS.  She was also a member of the Modern Priscilla Club in Sublette. She is survived by the widower; a son, Dennis, a student at Stanford; a daughter, Diane, a student at University of Kansas; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dodge, Topeka; and a brother, Clayton, Whittier, Calif. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sublette Methodist Church, Rev. Wylie Lathan of Burlington officiating.  Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery. (Hutchinson News ~ January 26, 1961 ~ Page 3) Ellsaesser, George Ernest George Ernest Ellsaesser, 40, farmer, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1989. Service 3 p.m. Sunday, United Methodist Church, Sublette. Survivors: mother, Ruby M. Ellsaesser of Sublette; brother, Jerry S. of Hugoton; sister, Nancy E. Meyer of rural Copeland. Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Wichita Eagle, November 10, 1989) FILLPOT, CHARLES RAY Satanta --- Funeral services for Charles Ray Fillpot, 14-year-old Satanta youth who was accidentally killed by a shotgun discharge Sunday will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from the Baptist Church here. The Rev. J. L. Wilhite will officiate.  Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Saturday ~ October 22, 1955 ~ Page 1) FOSTER, HERBERT "HUB" Satanta --- Herbert "Hub" Foster, 85, retired lumberman and retired farmer, died Friday.  Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Satanta. Survivors:  wife, Norma M.; sons, C. Bayne, Donald, both of Satanta; daughters, Reba Nevin Ross, Maurine Kiehne, both of Satanta; half sister, Mrs. Claude Marteney of Cunningham.  Memorials have been established with the United Methodist Church and the Satanta District Hospital.  Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Wichita Eagle ~ Sunday ~ May 18, 1980) FREY, FRANK O. Frank O. Frey, 77, farmer and stockman, died Saturday, March 25, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Pleasant Prairie Church of God, rural Satanta. Survivors: wife, Charlene; son, Edward of Garden City; sisters, Martha Canaday of Enid, Okla., Geraldine Hanson of Overland Park, Gladys Richards of Dolan Springs, Ariz., Mary Fisher of Dodge City, Alma Pierce of Fairfax, Va. Memorial has been established with the Kansas Fish and Game Commission. Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Wichita Eagle, March 27, 1989) GROTH, LEONARD LOUIS Satanta, Kan. --- Leonard Louis Groth, 88, retired farmer, died Friday.  Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in United Methodist Church. Born in Ozaukee County, Wis., he moved to Satanta in 1916 from Oklahoma. Survivors include two brothers, George and Edmond; and a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Moore, all of Satanta.  Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette, Kan., has charge. (Wichita Eagle ~ Saturday ~ January 15, 1972) HAGAMAN, JOSEPH P. "JAY" Liberal --- Joseph P. "Jay" Hagaman, 87, died Nov. 18, 2007, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal.  He was born Oct. 23, 1920 in Tyrone, Okla., the son of Fred L. Sr. & Abigale L. Elledge Hagaman. He was a longtime resident of Liberal. He graduated in 1938 from Tyrone (Okla.) High School. He also attended Panhandle State College and Northwestern State College. He was a retired businessman, realtor and entrepreneur.  He attended the First United Methodist Church. He was a member of the American Legion Sgt. Lawrence Wimmer Post No. 80, IOOF, Pancake Campers, Family Motor Coach Campers, National Association of Realtors, Elk's Lodge No. 1947 and Rotarian.  He served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II. On June 3, 1941, he married M. Lucille Moore in Enid, Okla. She died Feb. 4, 1969. On Oct. 29, 1982, he married Lila Ohlander Brewer in Liberal. She survives Other survivors include: two sons, G. Lynn Hagaman Hillsboro, Doug Brewer, Liberal; three daughters, Cindy Hanrahan Tahlequah, Okla., Karen Mall, Manhattan, and Nancy Lucille Fox, Topeka; a sister, Maurietta Patterson Hutchinson; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred L. Hagaman Jr., Eugene L. Hagaman, Norman Dale Hagaman; and a sister, Anna Del Conwell. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ken Hathaway presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Kitch-Brenneman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Satanta Cemetery with military honors conducted by the American Legion Post No. 80 Honor Guard. (Hutchinson News ~ Tuesday ~ November 20, 2007) HAMMER, JAY Sublette --- Jay C. Hammer, 77, died Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Harry Heines Hospice, St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born May 22, 1928 to Clarence F. and Dorothy Faye Noble Hammer at San Diego, Calf. He married Darlene Bickel on Jan. 18, 1951 at Las Vegas, New Mexico. She survives. He served his country in the United States Navy. He moved from California to the Sublette area in 1947 after being discharged from the Navy.  He loved being around his family and grandchildren. His hobbies were fishing and traveling. He was a member of the Christian Church, Sublette, American Legion Post No. 205, Masonic Lodge and past school board member of Sublette USD 374 all of Sublette. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Hammer, of the home, one son, Steven J. Hammer and wife DeAnn, Sublette; three daughters, Rhonda Hoffman and husband Randy, Liberal, Dottie Ardery and husband Ross, Copeland and Sue Robins and husband Dave, Wichita; one step sister, Jonnell Muschetto, Huntington Beach, Calf.; 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and a host of other friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, step father, Fritz Young, Step mother, Estelle Hammer, brother, James Hammer and one step sister, Gene Hurt. The Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at The Christian Church, Sublette with Rev. David Erwin presiding. Military Rites will be conducted by the Sublette American Legion Post No. 205, Sublette at the Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Haskell County Funeral home. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Tuesday ~ February 7, 2006) HANSON, MURIEL (RIGG) Guymon, Okla. --- Muriel Hanson, 87, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2000, at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Okla.  She was born Aug. 19, 1912, to John T. and Agnes Pearl (Brown) Rigg in Syracuse.  She married Harry Bush. He preceded her in death May 1962.  She moved from Salem, Ark., to Guymon in the early 1990s.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Salem Presbyterian Church and member of No Man's Land Senior Citizens. Survivors include six children, Marion Carter, Guymon, John Bush, Sacramento, Calif., Jean Pippert, Scranton, Murray Bush, Wichita, Gale Pelser, Satanta, and Beulah Tucker, Perrin, Texas; 22 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two brothers. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Satanta Cemetery, Satanta, with the Rev. Jim Maynard of Calvary Baptist Church, Guymon, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, Guymon. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Liberal, KS ~ Monday ~ February 21, 2000) HARTMAN, CHARLES Satanta --- Services for Charles Hartman, Southwest Kansas pioneer, will be tomorrow in the Satanta Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Jeffries in charge. Mr. Hartman, 85, died Sunday morning at the Satanta district hospital.  He had been a patient for about a year. He was born Nov. 24, 1973, at near Satanta in 1906. Surviving are a brother, Henry, of Toledo and nine nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery.  Phillips Funeral home is in charge. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ April 13, 1959 ~ Page 2) HEDGER, JOHN John Hedger of Haskell County died of old age last week. He was 100 years old. He left a widow nearly as old as he was and three sons. (The Globe-Republican, March 10, 1898) HENTHORN, CHARLES EDWARD The funeral of Edward Henthorn, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Henthorn, of Haskell County, was held at the family residence this morning at 11 o'clock and the burial was in the Ivanhoe Cemetery.   Mr. Henthorn was about twenty-four years of age and he had spent practically all his life in Haskell County.  For the past few years he has not been strong and about a year ago he was taken very sick with the measles.  Before he recovered, he left his bed to help fight a prairie fire and caught a cold which resulted in an affection of the lungs which resulted in his death this week.   Besides his parents, a sister survives him.  Mr. Henthorn was well known in Haskell County and he was held in high esteem by all those who were acquainted with him. (Garden City Evening Telegram ~ Friday ~ May 15, 1908 ~ Page 1) HERREN, CLIFTON ERNEST Clifton Herren Dies at Satanta Satanta --- Clifton Ernest Herren, 67, died at 2:30 this morning in the Satanta Hospital.  He had been a resident of this community since 1908.  Mr. Herren was born May 5, 1888 in Bates County, Missouri, He moved with his parents from Bates County to Satanta.  His marriage to Bessie M. Moss took place April 2, 1914 at Neodesha. Surviving are the widow of the home, three daughters, Winifred Hadman of Garden City, Mrs. Edward Swafford of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Keith Fortin of Cedar Bluff; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Satanta at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.  Interment will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Friday ~ July 29, 1955 ~ Page 2) HICKS, RALPH EDWIN Satanta -- Graveside service for Ralph Edwin Hicks, 70, will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Satanta Cemetery. Mr. Hicks died Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at Liberty (Mo.) Hospital. He was born March 22, 1941, in Hugoton, to Herman and Ada McClure Hicks.  Mr. Hicks was a civil engineer for the Kansas State Highway Department. On Nov. 10, 1963, he married Patricia Correll in Satanta. She survives. On April 4, 1981, he married Catherine Jean Dreher in Wichita. She preceded him in death as did his parents; two brothers, Louis and Arland Hicks; and a sister, Doris Hofsas. On Aug. 4, 2003, he married Vida Shipman in Arcadia, Mo. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Mac Hicks of El Dorado; a daughter, Edi Logan of El Dorado; three stepsons, Larry Gasper of Overland Park, Thomas Gasper of Bartlesville, Okla., and Daniel Edwards of Platte City, Mo.; a sister, Phyllis Gray of Satanta; a grandchild; and 10 step-grandchildren. There will be no visitation. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ May 21, 2012)

HILL, WALTER W. Walter W. Hill, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Hill of northeast Haskell, died at the home of W. A. Custer, of Liberal, Kansas, Monday, January, 10. "Walt," as he was familiarly known among his friends, was a free hearted character, and lived the greater part of his life in this county. He has been ailing for about a year. The relatives have the sympathy of their many friends in this their time of great sorrow. He leaves his parents, two sisters and a brother to mourn his loss. (Haskell County Clipper, Friday, January 14, 1910, page 4) HOLOVACH, HLUKRIA EPHEMOVNA   Garden City --- Mrs. Herman Holovach, 66, died Thursday night at St. Catherine's Hospital after an illness of several years.  She was born May 26, 1894, at Kharkov, Ukraine, Russia, and moved to a farm in northern Haskell County in the early 1920's.  In 1948, she moved to Garden City.  Her husband died in 1952. Survivors are a daughter, Ann Holovach, Washington, D.C.; two sons, Paul, Sublette, Pedro, Garden City; three brothers, Ellis Jovtynovich, of Colorado, Alex Jovtynovich, of Oregon, George Kent Jovtynovich, Garden City; a sister: Mary Wanenke, Kenosha, Wisc.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Phillips Chapel, Rev. W. T. Froggatte officiating.  Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. (Hutchinson News ~ February 25, 1961 ~ Page 4) LAPPIN, JOHN Alexander --- John Lappin, 94, died Wednesday night at La Crosse Rest Home after a long illness.  Born Jan. 6, 1871 at Ada, Ohio, he was a retired carpenter, coming to Alexander in 1930.  He came to La Crosse four years ago.  His wife, Ella, died in 1936. Survivors:  Sisters, Mrs. Viola Adinson, Yuklah, Calif.; Mrs. Irene Mills, Long Beach, Calif. Funeral:  9 a.m. Saturday, Hoover-Pittman Funeral Home, La Crosse; Rev. C. Id.  Burial:  Sublette Cemetery, Sublette.   Call:  7-10 p.m. Friday and until funeral Saturday, at the funeral home. (Hutchinson News ~ October 8, 1965 ~ Page 28) LINDERMAN, AGNES Garden City --- Mrs. Agnes Linderman, 95 a post mistress at the old town of Santa Fe, died Thursday morning in St. Catherine's Hospital. She came to Kansas in 1884 and moved to Santa Fe in 1905. She came here about five years ago from the Sublette community. She was a member of the Christian Church for 80 years. Surviving are a son, Wayne, Hawaii; three daughters, Mrs. r. L. Bethel, Garden City; Mrs. E. B. Preedy, Spokane; and Mr. Earl Follin, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian Church in Sublette, Rev. Howard Pennington officiating.  Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery. (Hutchinson News ~ February 27, 1959 ~ Page 3) LOY, SAMUEL Samuel Loy, who lately moved into Santa Fe from the north side of the county, died very suddenly on the 26th of asthma and la grippe.  He was buried at Ivanhoe Cemetery on the 28th by the Masonic lodge out of Santa Fe.  Mr. Loy was among the first settlers of Haskell County and it is said had large interests in silver mines in Colorado.  His wife died several years ago. (Hutchinson News ~ Tuesday ~ December 29, 1891 ~ Page 1) MCDONALD, CHARLES E. Charles E. McDonald passed away on July 4, 2010, at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. He was born on April 19, 1934, in Garden City, KS. to Elbert "Jeff" and Lena Mae Harper McDonald. He was the oldest of three children. After graduating from Satanta High School in 1952 he attended Kansas University. He graduated from there in May 1956. Charles returned to his hometown after graduation where he married Charlene McCoy of Dodge City. He began working for his uncle Lester at the Farmers Grain and Merchandise until 1966. It was then that he purchased the Phillips 66 and started McDonald Oil Company. He took over the family farming business in the 1960's. He was partner of Cimarron Valley Inc. of Liberal KS.  In April of 1985, Charles married Anna Marciano Kauffman of Liberal KS. The couple retired in 1989 and had had homes in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas. Charles had served on many boards and committees over his life. He was a 32 degree Mason and was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Midian Shrine Club. He served 29 years on the State Bank of Satanta board of directors. He was past president of the Satanta Chamber of Commerce, Satanta District Hospital board member, Satanta City Council board member, past president of USD #507 school board and Satanta Recreation Commission board member. Charles had served as a volunteer fireman for the city of Satanta. He served as the sexton of the Satanta Cemetery for over 35 years. Charles was one of the founding members of the Satanta Lions Club. He was treasurer of the Cancer Society of Reno County just a few years back and had volunteered at the Kansas State Fair. Charles was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, KS. Survivors include: his wife, Anna McDonald, Hutchinson; daughter, Sally Fankhauser Kotulak and husband John, Topeka, KS.; sons, Scott McDonald and wife Shirley, Satanta, KS., Mark McDonald and wife Debby, Prairie Village, KS.; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Jeanette Taton of Denver, Colo. and Joyce Hedden and husband Mike of Colleyville, Texas; and many other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service at Elliott Mortuary Chapel in Hutchinson on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at 1 p.m. Friends may sign the book today until service Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary. A memorial service will be held at the Satanta United Methodist Church on Friday, July 9, 2010, at 10 a.m. Inurnment will follow at the Satanta Cemetery.  (Hutchinson News ~ Tuesday ~ July 6, 2010) MURPHY, JULIA FAY Satanta --- Funeral for Mrs. Julia Fay Murphy, who died Thursday evening at St. Catherines Hospital, Garden City, will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Methodist Church, Sublette; Rev. Bob Holland.  Burial:  Haskell County Cemetery, near Sublette.  In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions be made to the churches of Sublette in memory of Mrs. Murphy. (Hutchinson News ~ November 10, 1962 ~ Page 32) ORTH, ROBERT D. "BOB" Sublette --- Robert "Bob" Dean Orth, 69, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.  He was born Dec. 13, 1935, to Wallace Edward and Ethel Louise (McCoy) Orth in Wichita.  He married Jeannie K. Cummings Nov. 15, 1963, in Wichita.  He graduated from Sublette High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  He was a farmer and EMT instructor. He was CEO of Hollywood International. He was a past president of the National Fraternity of Wichita State University and a member of the Masonic Lodge, the VFW and American Legion Post No. 205 in Sublette. He was a past president of KEMTA in Topeka. He held numerous offices in the Jaycees. He served on the Sublette Enterprises Board, school board and the city council for several years and was mayor of Sublette for 12 years. He was a past county chairman and past secretary of the Kansas Republican party. He was a member of United Methodist Church of Sublette. Survivors include one son, Richard E. Orth and wife Amy, Sublette; one daughter, Michelle Juel, Midwest City, Okla.; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; one sister, Sara Korman, Belhingham, Wash., and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. at Christian Church of Sublette with ministers Keith Fink and David Erwin presiding. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery in Sublette with military graveside services conducted by Sublette American Legion Post No. 205. Friends may call until 8 p.m. today at Haskell County Funeral Home. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Monday ~ June 20, 2005) PARNELL, ASA Asa Parnell, 85, died yesterday at Community Hospital Sublette.  A resident of Sublette since 1929, the retired farmer was born Sept. 24, 1872, in Ozark County, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Nonie; three daughters, Mrs. Rae Lawder and Mrs. Edna Daniels of Sublette and Mrs. Rozana Simmons, Coldwell, Ida.; three sons, Patt, Sandimio, Calif., Lawrence, Liberal and Olden, Ontario, Calif.  Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist church in Sublette.  Interment will be in the Haskell County cemetery.  Phillips chapel is in charge. (Garden City Telegram ~ July 5, 1958 ~ Page 6) PICKENS, GEORGE MARTIN Tractor Victim Services Today Satanta, Kan. --- Services for George Martin Pickens, 68, a farmer who was killed Thursday in a farm tractor accident, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Satanta. He was born in Partridge, Kan., and moved to Haskell County in 1922.  Survivors include his widow, Mary; three brothers, Harold B., Satanta, Claude E., Stafford, Kan., and William, Flagler, Colo.; and a sister, Mrs. Grace Ely, Hutchinson, Kan. Phillips Mortuary, Ulysses, Kan., has charge. (Wichita Eagle ~ September 20, 1969) PLOTNER, ARTHUR A former resident of Morehead, Arthur Plotner, 68, Copeland, died Sunday in Dodge City. He was born Feb. 8, 1905, 2 miles east of Morehead, and moved to Western Kansas 30 years ago. Survivors include the widow, Helen; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Grows, Copeland; three sons, Jerry, Denver, Colo., Donald, Wichita, and Bob, Cimarron; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Ed Allen, 1500 W. Main. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Copeland.  Burial will be in Sublette Cemetery under direction of the Evans Funeral home of Cimarron.  (Chanute Tribune ~ December 24, 1973 ~ Page 8) POPPE, W. CLINTON W. Clinton Poppe, 51, purchasing agent, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1991. Services 11 a.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Junction City; 10 a.m. Saturday, Satanta Cemetery.  Survivors: wife, Jorja; sons, Brian of Manhattan, Michael, daughter, Allison both at home; parents, Wilbert and Dorothy of Cimarron; brothers, Weldon of Bellevue, Wash., Clyde of Montezuma; one grandchild.  Pretty Prairie (Wichita Eagle ~ Thursday ~ September 5, 1991) REDD, KENNETH H. Sublette --- Longtime Haskell County resident Kenneth Howard Redd, 58, Sublette, died Monday at City of Faith Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. Born Oct. 26, 1927, at Dodge City, he married Patsy Stewart Jan. 18, 1948 at Garden City.  A World War II Air Force veteran, he was a member of the Kansas Livestock Association, National Cattlemen's Association, Sublette United Methodist Church, and Harvest Chapel, Sublette. He was a former commander and member of the Sublette American Legion #205.  As commander, he started the Christmas Legion program.  For 21 years, Mr. Redd was in charge of memorial services and placing flags on veterans graves for Banner Cemetery in Seward County and Sublette Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, of the home; a son, Rick, Sublette; two daughters, Roxann Beach, Pierceville, and Rhonda Ramsey, Logan, N.M.; a sister, Carol Yvonne Eilerts, Costa Mesa, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Sublette, with Carlton Pearson, Tom Schneider, Ione Wright and Jesse Garretson officiating.  Burial will be at Haskell County Cemetery with military graveside service. Friends may call Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Haskell County Funeral Home. (Garden City Telegram ~ June 3, 1986 ~ Page 2)

RHEUBY, WM. Wm. Rheuby, son of Mary and Kinzer Rheuby, died at his home near Springfield, February 5th 1905 at the age of fourty years. He was married to Miss Emma Foley February 11th 1891. To this union seven children were born three of which died in their infancy. He leaves a wife, four children and four sisters and a large circle of friends to mourn his death. The remains were laid to rest in the Srindle cemetery February 7, 1905. (Haskell County Clipper, Friday, March 17, 1905, page 1) RICKETTS, NELLIE MAE RITES WEDNESDAY AT SUBLETTE FOR CAR CRASH VICTIM Sublette, Kan. --- Services for Mrs. Nellie Mae Ricketts, 66, who died Sunday in a Larned, Kan., hospital of injuries suffered in a two-car accident Saturday, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sublette United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ricketts' car and one driven by Leland Reece, 18, of Rozel, Kan., collided at the intersection of U.S. 183 and U.S. 156, about 11 miles west of Larned. Born in Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Ricketts had been a resident of Haskell County 35 years, moving here from Greensburg, Kan. Her husband, Fearon Leo, who died in August 1967, was a farmer. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Sublette Garden Club and Social Neighbors of Sublette. Survivors include three sons, DeWayne and Gene, both of Sublette, and Allen, Spearman, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Cecile Corn, Sublette, and Mrs. Betty Davis, Stratton, Colo.; one brother, George Winters, Kansas City, Kan.; and four sisters, Mrs. Grace Looney, Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Juanita Lewis and Miss Edith Winters, both of Russell, Kan., and Mrs. Thelma Lyda, Wichita. (Wichita Eagle ~ Tuesday ~ July 16, 1968) ROITZ, JOSEPH C. "TOMMY" Joseph C. "Tommy" Roitz, 50, Kansas Department of Transportation employee, died Friday, March 3, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sublette United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Sue; sons, Joe Roitz of Little Rock, Van Roitz, Kurt Schutt, both of Sublette, Jeff Schutt of Dodge City; daughters, Robin Roitz of Chula Vista, Calif., Tina Anthony of Satanta; mother and stepfather, Buela and Bob Woolard of Florence, Ariz.; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Haskell County Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, March 4, 1989) SCOTT, MARJORIE FERN (BECK) Elkhart --- Marjorie Fern Scott, 79, of Elkhart, died Friday, July 5, 2002, at Via Christi/St. Francis Campus, Wichita.  She was born Jan. 29, 1923, to William and Jane (Means) Beck in Satanta. She married Max Niel Scott Dec. 24, 1945, in Garden City. He survives.  She had been a resident of Elkhart since 1977, and she was a homemaker. She was a member of HDU in Flagler, Colo., and had worked as an Amway dealer in Elkhart.  Other survivors include four sons, Bill Scott, Colorado Springs, Colo., Tom Scott and Ron Scott, both of Elkhart; and Dave Scott, Hereford, Texas; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Verlin Sewell; one daughter, Theresa Munkres; and one son-in-law, Clay Metcalf. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. today at First Church of God in Elkhart with the Rev. Ron Crosley presiding. Burial followed at the Satanta Cemetery in Satanta. Harrell Funeral Home, Elkhart, was in charge of arrangements. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Liberal, KS ~ Monday ~ July 8, 2002) SCOTT, MAX N. Elkhart --- Max N. Scott, 86, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born July 1, 1921, in Randall to Bert and Verne (Wildman) Scott. On Dec. 24, 1945, he married Marjorie Beck in Garden City. She preceded him in death on July 5, 2002. Max moved to Elkhart in 1976 from eastern Colorado. He was a co-founder of Scott Power and Machine Inc., in Elkhart, where he was a mechanic. Max served in the Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II.   He enjoyed working and visiting with farmers. He is survived by four sons, Ron, Tom and wife, Annette, all of Elkhart, Dave and wife, Patty, of Hereford, Texas, and Bill and wife, Linda, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Lois Oplinger, Jewell; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Ruth Cain and Kathleen Graffis; and one brother, Bob. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Church of God in Elkhart, with the Rev. Gary Murrell presiding. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Satanta Cemetery, with the American Legion conducting burial rites. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Monday ~ February 25, 2008) SMITH ELIZABETH Satanta --- Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, who died here Thursday, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Satanta Methodist Church.  She was 75. A long-time resident of Southwest Kansas, Mrs. Smith moved to Haskell County in 1904.  The family homesteaded southwest of here. She was married to Walter Smith, Aug. 31, 1905, at St. John. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband of the home and two brothers, Emil and William Schnellbacher of Satanta. Burial will be in Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Friday ~ February 3, 1956 ~ Page 2) SNAVELY, SAMUEL DAVID Sublette --- Samuel David Snavely, 81-year-old former farmer and stockman of Sublette, died Friday morning in Sublette Community Hospital after an eight-year illness.  Born Aug. 3, 1879, in Colfax, Ind., Mr. Snavely moved with his parents to homestead in southern Finney County in 1887.  He married Ruth Lindeman of Old Santa Fe (former Haskell county seat now extinct) in November, 1914. Mr. Snavely was a member of the Haskell County Commission for 12 years and was a member of the Christian Church of Sublette. His wife died in 1953. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Nita Draper of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Louise Grabest of Littleton, Colo., Mrs. Marie Kells of Satanta, and Mrs. Ruby Rutledge, Sublette; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Priest, Montezuma, and Mrs. Rollie Wright, Sublette; and nine grandchildren. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Sublette Christian Church with Rev. Howard Pennington officiating.  Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette. (Hutchinson News ~ December 10, 1960 ~ Page 12) STANLEY, ANNA MAE Mrs. L. O. Stanley of Satanta died Tuesday in a Rochester, Minn., hospital where she had undergone surgery. Funeral services, with the Phillips Funeral home in charge, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Satanta Cemetery.  Rev. R. R. Jeffries will officiate. Mrs. Stanley was born in Albany, Mo., and came to Satanta in 1913.  Her husband was a former cashier of the Satanta bank.  She was a member of the Eastern Legion auxiliary, Haskell County Women's club, and a county home demonstration unit. Survivors include her husband, a son, L. F. of Garden City; four sisters, Mrs. Rachel Sidens of Garden City, Mrs. Cora Gelsinger of Plains, Mrs. Ethel England of Satanta, Ruby Sidens of Albany, Mo.; four brothers, John of Satanta and Joe, Wilbur and Chester, all of Albany, and one grandson. (Garden City Telegram ~ Thursday ~ January 2, 1958 ~ Page 2) STARKE, JOE MATHER Starke, Joe Mather, 70, formerly of Garden City, banker and farmer, died Tuesday, May 7, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Church of the Nazarene. Survivors: sons, Bill of Dodge City; Dr. Joe D. of Ghana, West Africa; Jonathan of Kansas City, Kan.; daughter, Faith Eves of Sublette; sisters, Letha Stults of Minneola, Janice Copper of Monett, Mo.; eight grandchildren. Haskell County Funeral Home. (Wichita Eagle, May 9, 1996) SWEARENGEN, JOE O. Joe O. Swearengen, Driller, Dies at 67 Sublette, Kan. --- Services for Joe O. Swearengen, 67, former owner of Swearengen Drilling Co., Garden City, Kan., who died Tuesday, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips White Funeral Home, Garden City. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery. Born in Kerens, Tex., Swearengen came here in 1965 from Garden City, where he had lived nearly 25 years. Survivors include his widow, Evelyn; a son, Bill, Garden City; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Crutcher, Lubbock, Tex.; a brother, Sim, Midlothian, Tex.; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Gray, Breckenridge, Tex. (Wichita Eagle ~ Thursday ~ May 8, 1969) TRAHERN, GEORGE ARTHUR Sublette --- George Arthur Trahern, 66, died Saturday afternoon in the Sublette Hospital after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Trahern was born June 11, 1891, in Southeast Haskell County.  He was married to Ettie Potter July 21, 1916, in Hugo, Colo.  They lived there until 1926 when they moved to Sublette. Survivors are his widow, Ettie; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Margaret Carpenter and Mrs. Betty Marie Whitmer, both of Denver, Colo.; three sons, Vern L. and Orville Arthur, both of Palmer Lake, Colo., and Merl, Sublette; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Christian Church at Sublette.  Rev. Howard Pennington will officiate. Burial will be in Haskell County Cemetery. (Hutchinson News ~ May 11, 1958 ~ Page 4) TYLER, FREDERICK Sublette --- Fredrick Eldeen Tyler, 70, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at his home in Sublette.  He was born Sept. 2, 1930, to Ernest Everett and Barbara Fern (Bishop) Tyler in Fowler.  He married Virginia Ellen Menzie Sept. 2, 1950, in Copeland. She survives.  He had been a longtime resident of the Sublette area, except for living in central California from 1957 to 1971.  He was employed by Hoskinson Implement Company in Copeland and later by Boeing Aircraft in Atwater, Calif., for 11 years.  He had worked for the sheriff's department in Merced County, Calif., from 1962 to 1971, and was the Sublette City Marshall and rural mail carrier for Sublette for several years.  He was owner and operator of the Copeland Cycle Rinse from 1976 to 1995. He was a member of the Sublette Southern Baptist Church in Sublette and past-member of the Kansas Peace Officers Association. Other survivors include three daughters, Deanna Lynne Paris and husband, Charlie, Sublette, Joni Rae Campbell and husband, John, Garden City, and Jo Ellen Hadley and husband, Ray, Dodge City; one brother, Jon C. Tyler and wife, Jacque, Yuma, Ariz.; one sister, Joyce Reynolds and husband, Jerry, Copeland; one sister-in-law, Carrie Tyler, Copeland; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and many other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ron Tyler; and one granddaughter, Jessica Hickman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Sublette Southern Baptist Church in Sublette with the Pastor Dan Pearce presiding. Burial will be at the Copeland Cemetery in Copeland. Friends may call until 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Haskell County Funeral Home in Sublette. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Tuesday ~ February 13, 2001) WALLACE, MAY E. Sublette --- Funeral services for May E. Wallace of Sublette will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church here.  Miss Wallace, 77, was found dead at her home Saturday morning by neighbors. Death was caused by heart ailment.  The woman died Friday. Miss Wallace moved with her parents to Haskell County in 1886.  The family took a claim near Old Santa Fe.  Miss Wallace lived there until 1920 when she moved to Sublette. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Miss Wallace was born at Atlantic, Ia., May 25, 1878. Surviving are three brothers, Ralph of Satanta, George of Wichita and Earl of Las Vegas, N.M., and one sister, Mattie McVey of Biggsville, Ill. Interment will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ April 16, 1956 ~ Page 2) WALTON, GEORGE H. HASKELL COUNTY FARMER IS KILLED Sublette - Geo H. Walton, 77, Haskell county farmer, residing here, was fatally injured when he drove into a highway at an intersection here, ahead of a Santa Fe Trail bus. The bus struck his car broadside. He was hurt so badly that he died some hours later at Dodge city hospital. The twelve passengers on the bus escaped more than slight injuries. Among the passengers were Paul Grimes, Dodge City, Viola Reynolds, Hugoton and Mrs. Martin Hanson, Liberal. Walton formerly lived in Larned, and later in Spearville and Cimarron. He had lived in Sublette for seven years. The widow, and a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Osborne, of San Bernardino, Calif., survive. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hulpieu Chapel in Dodge City. (Hutchinson News, July 26, 1944) WHITE, ETHEL E. White, Ethel E., 80, homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1994. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Larrison Mortuary, 3 p.m. Friday, Satanta Cemetery. Survivors: sons, Donald Dunn of Burton, Texas, Richard Dunn of Great Bend, Larry Dunn of Wichita; daughters, Sondra Sprick of Colby, Diane Klein of Wichita, Sheryl Kiel of Longview, Wash.; 16 grandchildren; 26 great- grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Cunningham United Methodist Church and Youthville.  (Wichita Eagle ~ Thursday ~ December 22, 1994) WHITE, MICHAEL R. Sublette --- Michael R. White, 63, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at his home in Sublette.  A native of Elkhart, he was born March 7, 1982, to Ray White and Lorene Delay White.  On Dec. 28, 1974, he married Donna Jane Stapleton. She survives. He was a farmer, and grew up farming alongside his dad and brothers in rural Morton County. After marriage, he started farming with his father-in-law, Lee Stapleton in the Banner community just south of Sublette. Mr. White was an avid supporter of Sublette Lark sports and took great pride in watching his grandson Alex run track and play basketball. He loved his family and enjoyed getting together with the entire White clan on holidays. He enjoyed watching K-State football and going to games. He was a member of the Sublette Church of the Nazarene and served on the board for many years. He also served on the Banner Cemetery Board and the City of Sublette Planning Commission. Other survivors include two daughters, Steffanie McAllister and husband Mark, and Kristin Penner and husband Johnny; one son, Michael Ryan White and wife Erin; four brothers, Gary White and wife Deb, Jeff White and wife Deb, Jim White, and Tim White and wife Connie; one sister, Kathi Morgan and husband Don; and grandchildren Alex White, Gage Nelson, Preston White, Rylee McAllister, Levi Penner, Mallory White, Jaxson Penner, and Campbell White. He was preceded in death by his father and a nephew, Trevor White. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. today at the Sublette Church of the Nazarene, with burial to follow at Banner Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ August 31, 2015) WILLIAMS, RUSSELL CARL Satanta --- Services for Russell Carl Williams, 4-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, Jr., of New Iberia, La., will be held at the Methodist Church here tomorrow at 10 a.m. The infant boy, born in Liberal on Aug. 12, 1957, died of head injuries received when he fell from bed. Surviving are his parents, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Birney of Satanta, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams of Shamrock, Tex. Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ December 23, 1957 ~ Page 2) WOOD, JAMES ORAN Sublette --- James Oran Wood, 86, Pratt, Kansas and former Sublette, Kansas resident died Friday, February 29, 2008, at Lakewood Senior Living, Pratt, Kansas, where he had been a resident. The son of Hugh Everett & Ethel Jane Willett Wood, he was born March 24, 1921, in California, Missouri.  He served his country in the United States Army during World War II.  He and Flossie Lorene Lohfink were married September 12, 1940, in Plains, Kansas. They moved from Latham, Missouri to Sublette in 1950. They shared life together for over 67 years.  His hobbies were taxidermy, fishing, leather-craft and woodworking. He worked for Sublette Co-op, then he was self employed in Wood Insurance Agency for many years until retirement. After retirement, he worked at the Haskell County Funeral Home. He was a member of the Christian Church, Sublette. He was a very devoted member of the church, being faithful in attendance, and was a lifetime V.F.W. member. Survivors include his wife, Flossie Wood, Pratt, KS.; five sons, James Wood and wife Kathy, Pratt, KS., Richard Wood and wife Donna, Wichita, KS., Loran Wood, Satanta, KS., Dale Wood and wife Helen, Salina, KS., and Bruce Wood, Hardesty, Okla.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Henry Carwin Wood, and a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Wood. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday March 5, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the Christian Church, Sublette, Kansas with Ministers David Erwin and Richard Wood presiding. Military graveside services will be held by the Sublette American Legion Post No. 205, Sublette, Kansas at the Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette, Kansas. Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette is in charge of arrangements. Friends may call Sunday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. (Hutchinson News ~ Monday ~ March 3, 2008) WOODSON, JAMES M. Dodge City --- James Maynard Woodson, 92, former Copeland resident, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born Dec. 15, 1907, to James Mathew and Mayme Suella (Ogle) Woodson in Kingman.  He married Lula May Craver March 21, 1932, in Dodge City. She survives.  After graduating from Kingman High School, he started farming south of Copeland in 1928. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Copeland. His hobbies included hunting, flying, golfing and fishing.  He was a member of the Flying Farmers. He and his wife spent their winters in Rockport, Texas, until 1995, when they moved to Dodge City. He had been a resident of Manor of the Plains for the past year. Other survivors include one daughter, Jacqualine Dunham and husband, Jack, Plains; four grandchildren, Janay Blome and husband, Don, Burlingame, Julie Wells and husband, Mark, Lyons, and Joell Dunham, John Dunham and wife, Lori, all of Wichita; and two great-grandchildren, Emma Lenae Dunham and Austin John Wells. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Evelyn Louise Woodson; four brothers, Ralph Woodson, Dudley Woodson, Frank Woodson and Lawrence Woodson; and five sisters, Nellie Woodson, Winnie (Reynolds) Goenner, Hazel Crumley, Vera Woodson and Jane Turner. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Copeland with the Revs. Warren Cico and Dick Robbins presiding. Burial will be at the Copeland Cemetery in Copeland. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Montezuma Funeral Home in Montezuma. (Southwest Daily Times ~ Wednesday ~ November 8, 2000) WRIGHT, BYRON Satanta --- Byron Wright, 68, retired Haskell county farmer, died at the Satanta Hospital Sunday night at 11:45. He had been a patient at the hospital for the past six weeks. Wright moved to Haskell County in 1916, locating on a homestead north of Satanta.  He lived on the farm until his retirement in 1948 when he moved into Satanta. He was born at Blair, Nebr., on Sept. 3, 1887.  He married his wife, Laura at Franklyn Tex., on April 7, 1913. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church at Ensign. Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters Phinala Smith of Copeland and Maude Allen of Anthony; two sons, Edmond of Satanta and Robert of Wichita; two sisters, Sarah Woodard of Palestine, Tex., and Gertrude Holcomb of Temple, Tex.; two brothers, Wade of Palestine, Tex., and George of Hutchinson; and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Satanta Methodist church.  Burial will be in the Satanta Cemetery.  Phillips Funeral Home will be in charge. (Garden City Telegram ~ Monday ~ August 27, 1956 ~ Page 2) YARDLEY, CLORA E. Garden City --- Clora E. Yardley, 91, died at a Garden City nursing home Thursday morning. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Christian Church at Sublette, Rev. Howard Pennington officiating, with burial in Haskell County Cemetery. (Hutchinson News ~ October 28, 1960 ~ Page 19) YOUNT, WILLARD ELWIN Sublette ---Willard Elwin "Bud" Yount, 73, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at his home in Sublette.  He was born Jan. 19, 1933, to Basil Worth and Evelyn (Levesey) Yount at Sublette. He married Norma LaFont on Feb. 7, 1959, at Franklin, La. She survives. A lifetime resident of Sublette, he attended Sublette Grade School and graduated from Sublette High School in 1952. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He worked for Trident Gas Company in Ryus as an electrician before he retired 11 years ago. He was a member of the Christian Church and American Legion Post 205, both of Sublette. His hobbies were golfing, hunting and traveling to Louisiana to fish and go to motorcycle races. Other survivors include one daughter, Rhonda Rollins and husband, Mike, Satanta; one brother, Doyle Eldon Yount and wife, Millie, Olathe; one sister, Margy Lee Yount Nelson, Lake View, Ore.; and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Basil William Yount Sr., Dale Edsil Yount, Vernal Dean Yount and Floyd Eldon Yount. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Haskell County Cemetery, Sublette, with the Rev. David Erwin presiding. A military graveside service will be conducted by American Legion Post 205, Sublette. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. today at the Haskell County Funeral Home, Sublette. (Dodge City Daily Globe ~ Friday ~ March 3, 2006)

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