For more information, see the Jan. 21 issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at www.taylornews.org/lba.

Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis

CHETOPA—Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis, 91, of Chetopa, died at 3:45 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Community Bible Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.

Marguarette was born Sept. 24, 1917, in Charleston, Okla., to James Joseph and Silvia Esther (Warner) Dixon. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school there, and later moved with her family to a farm outside of Chetopa.

In the early 1960s, she was ordained as a minister in the Assembly of God. She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Chetopa, where she loved teaching Sunday school and had served as church secretary for several years. Through the years, she had pastored at churches in Columbus and Bartlett, Kan., and had held numerous revivals in various towns. She also had worked in food service at the Oswego Hospital for several years, retiring from there in 1984.

She enjoyed reading, flower gardening and yard work.

She and Lee Baunhofer were married. He preceded her in death in 1966. She and Wayne Davis were married. He preceded her in death in 1996.

Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Crumrine, Chetopa; and Mickey Bogle, Chetopa; two grandchildren, Roger Wayne Bogle and Trudi Jo Vail; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Ewers, Chetopa; and Ruth Coonley, Aurora, Ill.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Loren Dixon; and one sister, Dorothy Rupenthal.

Edna “Red” Wiseman

OSWEGO—Edna “Red” Wiseman, 53, of Oswego, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Oswego.

Memorial services will be Saturday, Jan. 24, at St Paul’s Lutheran Church with Rev. David Domanski officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with the church serving as custodian.

Edna was born Sept. 22, 1955, in Oswego, the daughter of Mandes and Delores (Jarman) Becker. She graduated from Labette County High School and Labette Community College earning a degree as an LPN.

She married Michael Dean Wiseman in 1973. Edna was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Oswego.

She is survived by a daughter, Kelli Haraughty, husband Thomas, and son Michael Anthony of Oswego; a son, Shaun Wiseman, wife Mollie, and their daughter Terra of Oswego; a sister, Eudora Evans of Oswego; three brothers, Eugene Becker of Broken Arrow, Okla.; Everett Becker of Oswego; and Edwin L. Becker of Girard; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband on March 11, 1983; a son, Tony; and a grandson, Tyler Michael Wiseman.

Mary Louise Shearer

COLUMBUS—Mary Louise Shearer, 87, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at St. John’s Maude-Norton Hospital in Columbus.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, in the Murdock Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Johnson of the Sherwin Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Park Cemetery, Columbus. Family and friends will gather at the Murdock Funeral Home an hour before services for a time of visitation.

Memorials may be made to “The Columbus Community Foundation” with the funeral home serving as custodian. A register book may be signed or condolences left at www.murdockfuneralhomes.com.

Wilma (Phillips) Welden

WICHITA—Wilma (Phillips) Welden, 88, of Wichita, Kan., and former southeast Kansas resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan.17, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday.

Wynema J. Thrasher

COLLINSVILLE, Okla.-Wynema J. Thrasher, 81, retired Welch, Okla., city clerk, died Wednesday.

No services are planned. Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, Collinsville, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.

For more information, see the Dec. 31 issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at taylornews.org.

Ronald Wayne Lewis

COFFEYVILLE—Ronald Wayne Lewis, 63, Coffeyville, Kan., resident, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Okla.

Ron was born May 6, 1945, at Boynton, Okla., to John Paul Lewis and Delia Alice (Leist) Lewis. He moved from Boynton to Tulsa in 1950, and began his education in Tulsa. Halfway through his kindergarten year, Ron moved to Coffeyville as his parents took jobs with Continental Can. He attended McKinley, Lowell and Clymore Schools. Ron attended Labette County Community High School where he played football and basketball and ran track. After high school, he was offered a track scholarship at Coffeyville Junior College and also walked on the Red Raven Football team.

On Aug. 1, 1965, Ron married his high school sweetheart, Dixie Lee Schell, at Altamont, Kan. Afterwards, Ron enlisted in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was stationed for a time in El Paso, Texas, where he was a part of the Nike Hercules Warhead Air Defense Missile group. Ron was stationed at several locations, eventually winding up in Athens, Greece, where he was joined by his bride.

After two years in Greece, the couple returned to El Paso and later to Coffeyville in 1968. After his military service, Ron resumed his job with Funk Mfg/John Deere where he was a tool setter. He worked 39 years for the corporation before his retirement. In 1977, the Lewis family moved to the “farm” in Labette County, where he has been a resident since.

Ron enjoyed all sports and played industrial league fast pitch softball for Funk and other teams. He was an avid bowler and golfer and loved to hunt. Ron was big hearted and would do anything for anybody. He was a member of Grace Fellowship and taught Sunday School. Ron was a Mason, a Shriner and a true follower of Red Raven football and LCHS Grizzly sports.

He is survived by his wife, Dixie, of the home; two daughters, Ronda Rohling and husband Jim of rural Mound Valley; and Amy Gregory and husband Kevin of Collinsville, Okla.; and six grandchildren, Katie, Brice, Jake and David Rohling and Vince and Alexis Gregory.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sharon Funk.

Funeral service will be held, 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 26, at Grace Fellowship Church with Rev. Gerald Morris officiating. The family will have a reception following the service with a committal at 1 p.m., Friday at North Edna Cemetery, Edna, Kan., under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel. Friends may call Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To leave a special message for the family online, visitwww.PenwellGabel.com. The family suggests friends who wish donate to a special scholarship fund in Ron’s memory at Labette County High School. Donations may be left with the funeral home.

Mary Lee Triebel

EDNA—Mary Lee Triebel, 86, of Edna, Kan. died at 4:20 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the First Baptist Church in Edna. Burial will be in the Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.

Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Edna or the Edna Library. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325,Altamont, KS 67330.

Mary was born Sept. 5, 1922, in Edna, to J. I. and Nettie Velma (Storm) Wester. She grew up and attended school in Edna, graduating from Edna High School in 1940.

She and Elmer H. “Buck” Triebel were married June 7, 1941, in Weir, Kan. Following their marriage, she lived with her parents while he served his country during World War II. Upon his return from the war, they moved to their rural home, near Edna, where they raised their family and had lived since. For 21 years, she was employed as a bus driver for U.S.D. 506, retiring from there in 1992.

She enjoyed crafts, quilting, baking, fishing and bird watching. She also did custom wallpapering for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Edna, a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star, Cunningham Chapter in Edna; E.C.O., and the Edna BEARS (Better Edna Area Relief and Support).

Those surviving are two sons, Doug Triebel and wife Sue, Coffeyville; and Sam Triebel and wife Kathy, Coffeyville; one daughter, Julie Jack and husband Phil, rural Edna; a former daughter-in-law, Sharon Triebel, Edna; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer H. “Buck” Triebel, on Nov. 12, 2005; four brothers, Robert D. Wester, H. Leon Wester, T. E. Wester, and Billy I. Wester; and two sisters, Rosaline Parker and Katherine Roberts.

Christopher L. “Chris” Ahrens

VINITA, Okla.–Christopher L. “Chris” Ahrens, 23, of Vinita, Okla., formerly of Chetopa, Kan., died from injuries suffered in an auto accident Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, outside of Vinita.

Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, at Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the Christopher Ahrens Memorial Fund. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 706 Maple, Chetopa, 67336.

Chris was born Oct. 29, 1985, in Bartlesville, Okla., to Lawrence P. and Rose Mary (LaCaria) Ahrens. He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa. He had worked for General Mills and was currently employed at Allied Marine in Langley, Okla.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chetopa.

Survivors include three sons, Trenton Ahrens, Shawn Ahrens, and Colton Ahrens, all of the home; his fianceé, Stephanie Keith, of the home; mother, Rose Mary Ahrens, Welch, Okla.; three brothers, Gene Ahrens and wife Mary, Tucson, Ariz.; Glen Ahrens, Tucson, Ariz.; Gary Ahrens and wife Carrie, Eagle, Wisc.; and Stephen Ahrens, Welch, Okla.;two sisters, Cindy Porter, Welch, Okla.; and Carolyn Tullis, Oswego, Kan.; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father on Oct. 11, 2000.

Helen Mingle

OSWEGO—Helen Mingle, 93, of Oswego, Kan., passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at Sunset Manor in Frontenac, Kan.

Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, in the Oswego Cemetery with Pastor John Stone of the First Baptist Church officiating. Family and friends will gather at the Murdock Funeral home at 10 a.m. for a time of visitation before proceeding on to the cemetery as a group for services.

Memorials may be made to the Oswego Public Library with the funeral Home serving as custodian.

Helen was born April 18, 1915, near Richland, Mo., the daughter of Alvin and Anna (Beckley) Sprecher. At the age of seven, she moved with her family to a farm west of Altamont, Kan. She graduated from Altamont High School in 1933 and then moved to Oswego.

She married Howard E. Mingle on Feb. 1, 1936, at Oswego and he preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 1973. She clerked in several stores in Oswego including Torcia Hardware for 14 years. Helen retired in 1986 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Oswego.

Survivors include nieces and nephews, including Carlos Bradfield of Pittsburg, Kan.

Kathryn Lee Woodman

PARSONS—Kathryn Lee Woodman, 55, of Parsons, Kan., died at 5:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at her home. She was in failing health.

The body will be cremated. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Friends may call at their convenience at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to the St. John’s Episcopal Church Altar Guild or to the Emery Curtis Scholarship Fund. These may be left at or sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.

Nellie Nadine McCord

WELCH, Okla.—Nellie Nadine McCord, 89, passed away Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home, Welch. Burial will be in Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch.

Rosalie L. Parlett

PARSONS—Rosalie L. Parlett, 95, of Parsons, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will follow in the Labette City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday.

Memorials are suggested to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or to the Wesley United Methodist Church, and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 112 N. 26th St., P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.

Arlene K. Johnston

COLUMBUS—Arlene K. Johnston, 49, of Columbus, Kan., died at her home on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 S. East Ave., Columbus. Burial will follow in the Wyandotte Cemetery in Wyandotte, Okla.

E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com.

V. Vail Shipps

PARSONS—V. Vail Shipps, 85, of Parsons, Kan., died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. He had been in failing health the past year.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, at Carson-Wall Funeral Home with the Revs. Bob Shipps, Mike Justice and John Bain officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons, with military honors given by the Brown-Bishop Post No. 74, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church of Parsons and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, Box 942, Parsons, 67357.

Dari Simpson

COLUMBUS—Dari Simpson, 50, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at his home.

Family visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at the Simpson Funeral Home, Columbus. Private family burial will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the Columbus Community Field Board and may be left at the Simpson Funeral Home, 323 S. Kansas Ave., Columbus, KS 66725.

Whitney Jo (Koons) Davis

COLUMBUS—Whitney Jo (Koons) Davis, 44, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at St. John’s Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 27, in the Murdock Chapel, Columbus, with Pastor Roger Beason of the First Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday, at the Murdock Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the website: murdockfuneralhomes.com. Memorials may be made to “Zack Davis Educational Fund” or Maude-Norton Hospital with the funeral home serving as custodian.

Charles W. Taylor

EDNA–Charles W. Taylor, 88, of Edna, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at Labette Health.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, at Elm Christian Church east of Edna. Burial will be in North Edna Cemetery.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Coffeyville, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m.

James V. “Vic” Carpenter

COLUMBUS–James V. “Vic” Carpenter, 62, of Columbus, Kan., died at the St. John’s Maude Norton Hospital in Columbus on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 after an illness.

There are no services planned at this time.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 South East Avenue, Columbus Kansas 66725.

Janice A. Phillips

COLUMBUS—Janice A. Phillips, 83, of Columbus, Kan., passed peacefully from this life Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at the Medicalodge Nursing Home in Columbus following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29, at the Columbus First United Methodist Church with Reverend Susan Daniel-Brey officiating. Burial will follow in the Park Cemetery in Columbus. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Columbus, where friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday.

Condolences can be sent to www.bathnaylor.com. Memorial contributions can be made to the Children’s Miracle Network or to the Columbus First United Methodist Church. Memorials may be brought by or mailed to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 611 S. East Ave., Columbus, KS 66725.

Kent Riggs

PARSONS—Kent Riggs, 53, of Parsons, Kan., died at 10:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at the home of his sister, Sheryl Werner, in Parsons.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in McCune Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening.

Bertha Mae Allen

COLUMBUS—Bertha Mae Allen, 86, of The Autumn Place in Columbus, Kan., formerly of rural McCune, Kan., died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.,, after a short illness.

Visitation will be held at the Murdock Funeral Home in Columbus at 1 p.m. with services at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 3, with Rev. Dennis Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Sherman City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Murdock Funeral Home of Columbus.

Contributions may be made to St. John’s Hospice in care of the funeral home. Condolences and register book are available at murdockfuneralhomes.com.

For more information, see the Aug. 27 issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at taylornews.org.

Alene Mardell Cornog

NEWTON—Alene Mardell Cornog, 85, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at 1:50 p.m. at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kan.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 25, at the Simpson Funeral Home in Columbus, Kan. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Center Christian Church, rural Columbus, with the Rev. Dennis Castle officiating. Burial will be in the Fly Creek Cemetery near Faulkner, Kan. Online condolences may be left at www.columbus-kansas.com/simpson.

Mardell was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Faulkner, to Orley M. and Lida I (Imel) Lawrence.

On Feb. 7, 1943, she married Carl E. Cornog in Miami, Okla. She moved to Chetopa, Kan., with her young daughter, Karlynn, and her mother while her husband was overseas during World War II. She lived around Faulkner, Chetopa and Columbus area most of her life.

Carl preceded her in death on May 1, 2001.

She was a member of the Faulkner Christian Church in Faulkner. She was the pianist at the church for many years. At the age of 12, she helped her mother operate the telephone switchboard in Faulkner.She worked at Matlocks Five & Dime, Picher, Okla., the Williamette Shipyards as a welders helper, Portland, Ore., and at cafes in Chetopa.

Survivors include a daughter, Karlynn Agee and husband Wes of Sedgwick, Kan.; two adopted daughters, Connie Stevens and husband Troy of West Mineral, Kan.; and Bonnie Garrett of Pittsburg; one son, Larry Cornog and wife Debie of Columbus; one brother, Eugene Lawrence of Beaverton, Ore.; nine grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

Verdalea “Sunny” Collier

COMMERCE, Okla.—Virdalea “Sunny” Collier, 89, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Eastwood Manor Care Facility, Commerce, due to complications from cancer.

Services were held at the Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla., on Monday, Aug. 25. A private family burial was held at Walker Cemetery in Welch, Okla.

Services were under the direction of Jim Thomas, Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla.

Harold Victor Knight

VINITA, Okla.—Harold Victor Knight, 94, of Vinita, Okla., died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home.

Services were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla., with burial at Walker Cemetery, west of Welch.

Services were under the direction of Jim Thomas, Thomas Funeral Home, Welch.

Emmarine Hickles

PARSONS—Emmarine Hickles, 78, of Parsons, Kan., died in an automobile accident in Carthage, Mo., early Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, 2008.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Charles L. Phillips

COLUMBUS—Charles L. Phillips, 87, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22, at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Ave., Columbus, Kan. The Reverend Susan Daniel-Brey will officiate. Burial will follow in the Park Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be at the Columbus Bath-Naylor Funeral Home from 6 to 7 p.m., on Thursday. Prudence Lodge #100 of Columbus will conduct Masonic Rites beginning at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The First United Methodist Church of Columbus or to The Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital. Memorials may be left at or mailed to The Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Avenue, P.O. Box 127, Columbus, KS 66725. On-line e-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com .

Arrangements and services are under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Avenue, Columbus.

Betty Delmont Gilmore

COLUMBUS—Betty (Lou Sina) Delmont Gilmore, 81, of Columbus, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Derfelt’s Baxter Chapel, Baxter Springs, Kan. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.