El Dorado, KS, Times
May 28, 1992Bernice Marie Brooks, 97, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, May 26, 1992, at the North East Health Care Center, Wichita. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Carlson Funeral Home with burial following in Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
She was born Feb. 21, 1895, in Mt. Hope, to George and Margaret Laughland Collier. On Feb. 28, 1917, she and Jay Brooks were married in Wichita. He preceded her in death in 1982. She lived and farmed in the Eureka area from 1941 to 1967, then moved to Wichita in 1967 and El Dorado in 1970. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, El Dorado.
Survivors include: sons, Jay Paul of Wichita, James C. of Coweta, Okla.; daughters, Patricia Inkelaar of Park City, Lora Kendrick of Coweta, Mabelle Monroe of Wichita, Joann Middleton of Udall; brothers, Will Collier of Mount Hope, Harold Collier of Leisure World, Ariz.; sister, Margaret Barnes of Greeley, Colo.; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sons, Marvin, Willard and Allan Ross, a daughter, Marie, two brothers, one sister and a great-grandson.
The Wichita Eagle (KS)
November 24, 1991Herbert M. Pike, 97, retired farmer, died Friday, Nov. 22, 1991. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Campbell-Kelley Funeral Home; 2:30 p.m. Mount Hope (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Wilma; son, Orville of Halstead, Kenneth of Eureka; daugters, Eleanor Achilles of Worland, Wyo., Joyce Dosien of Sedgwick; stepsons, Bob Church of Grand Junction, Colo., Joe Church of Eureka, Bill Church of El Dorado; stepdaughter, Marie Christianson of Dodge City; 16 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; several great- and great-great- grandchildren.
Greeley Tribune (CO)
January 23, 2004Margaret Jane Barnes, 96, of Greeley, formerly of Nunn, died Thursday, Jan. 22, at Garden Square Assisted Living, Greeley.
She was born Jan. 7, 1908, in Colwich, Kan., to George Nathaniel and Margaret McConchie (Lauchland) Collier.
On Aug. 20, 1931, she married Wesley Alexander Thompson in Kansas. He died May 1, 1965. On Dec. 23, 1965, she married Oscar A. Barnes in Overland Park, Kan. He died June 2, 1987.
Mrs. Barnes was reared and educated in Mount Hope, Kan. She graduated from Mount Hope High School. She then attended Kansas State College, now Kansas State University. She taught school for two years in a one-room school house near Mount Hope. After her marriage to Mr. Thompson, they lived in Kansas, where her husband worked for Kansas City Power and Light Co. After her marriage to Mr. Barnes, they lived in Nunn, where her husband served as mayor. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed genealogy and wrote several books on the subject. She also enjoyed collecting antiques and had a box collection that she had given several lectures about.
Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Nunn Presbyterian Church. She also was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Republican Women and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors are two daughters, Sandra Williams of Greeley and Mary Margaret Riney of Centennial; two stepsons, Richard Barnes of Fort Collins and Robert Barnes of Cheyenne; four grandchildren, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg of Ames, Iowa, Chris Williams of Fruita, Scott Riney of Highlands Ranch and Thomas Williams of Tumwater, Wash.; and five great-grandchildren.
Two sisters and four brothers are deceased.
Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
The Beaumont Enterprise (TX)
August 9, 2001Fern Glidden Wingler, 92, of Groves died Aug. 8, 2001, at Cresthaven Nursing Home in Groves.
A native of Louisiana, she lived in the Groves area more than 25 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Dianna Beakes of Perry Ga.; grandsons, Clifton Beakes of Perry and Ralph Beakes of Lake Wales, Fla.; and three great-grandchildren
The Kansas City Times
June 10, 1964Mrs. Clara Louisa Coleman, 85, of Olathe, died yesterday at a nursing home there.
She was born in Rock Port, Mo., and lived most of her life in Spring Hill.
Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Spring Hill Methodist Church.
Surving are two sons, Robert Coleman, San Francisco, and George Drennan Coleman, Olathe; three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Stewart, Gardner, and Mrs. Dorothy Garrett and Mrs. Mary Costello, Los Angeles; five sisters, Mrs. Hattie Whisler, Powell, Wyo.; Mrs. Anna Hatchley, Idabel, Okla.; Mrs. Emma Branstine and Mrs. Alice Larson, both of Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. Bessie Guellemo of Guatemala.
The Springfield News-Leader
August 9, 1978Guy J. Branstine, 88, Routw 1, Fair Grove, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday in Medi-Center after a long illness.
He is survived by his wife, Belle; four sons, Paul, Vave Creek. Ariz., Lloyd, Harrisonville, Donald, Springfield, and George, Pleasant Hope; three daughters, Mres. Doris Brake, Fair Grove, Mrs. Joyce Arnold, Springfield, and Mrs. Ruth Tracy, Fair Grove; one sister, Miss Emma Branstine, state of California; 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was a member of Fair Grove United Methodist Church and was a retired farmer.
The Helena Independent
October 6, 1935SeWitt Clinton, a resident of Eat Helena for the past eight or nine years, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrd. A. CX. Runyan of Longmont, Colo/, where he had been visiting for the last two months. Mr. Clinton had been in failing health the last two years, following a severe case of sunstroke. His death came at 6:30 a.m., Oct. 1. DeWitt was 73 years old and a direct descendant if General DeWitt Clinton of Revolutionary fame.
He is survived by one daughter, Caroline, and three sons, Chester and Charles of East Helena and Henry of Helena.
Helena Independent Record
February 29, 1960J. Henry Clinton, 66, retired Helena contractor, died unexpectedly today at St. John's Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 20.
Mr. Clinton was born Sept. 30, 1893, in Farragut, Iowa. He attended schools in Iowa and Wyoming. On Dec. 18, 1913, he was married at Longmont, Colo., to the former Lillian Haselton. In 1918, they moved to the East Helena area where Mr. Clinton operated a ranch, now known as the Claude Cory place.
In 1930, he moved to Helena, where he was employed by Benson Carpenter Motor Co., before becoming engaged in the general contracting business. Until his retirement from the contracting business in 1955, Mr. Clinton built an addition to the Eagle's Hall, and the bridge across Lake Helena, among numerous other projects of the area.
He was a member of Helena Aerie No. 16, FOE; Morning Star Lodge No. 5, AF&AM, and Algeria Shrine Temple. Since his retirement he has been a representative for Overhead Door of Helena.
In December 1959, he completed construction and moved into his new home at 542 Sixth. Prior to that, he resided for many years at 623 Montana.
Surviving besides his widow, Lillian, are sons, Carl E. Clinton, and Henry D. Clinton; two daughters, Leona Branning and Lucille Hamlin, all of Helena; two brothers, Charles Clinton, Helena, Chester Clinton, Elliston; five grandchildren, Mike Joseph, Laura C. Clinton, and Dean, John and Betty Branning, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister.
A sister-in-law, Mrs. J. P. Owens, resides at 1227 Davis.