Obituaries for 01/22/08
Lucy M. Mora
Lucy M. Mora, 87, of Arkansas City, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center, Arkansas City.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Rosary will be recited
at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Lucy was born May 12, 1920, in Mexico, to Ambrocio and Petra (Padilla) Ramirez. She moved with her family to Arkansas City, and gained U.S. citizenship. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School. She married Edward Mora on Sept. 17, 1942. The couple lived in Arkansas City, all of their married lives. Lucy and Edward owned and operated the Greendoor Restaurant.
Lucy was a lifetime member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She was also a cub scout leader for the church.
Survivors include a son, Michael and his wife, Cathy Mora, of Arkansas City; four sisters, Josephine Rodiguez, Mary and her husband, Miguel Contrerras, all of Arkansas City, Rita Gonzales, of Hutchinson, Frances and her husband, John Murellio, of Arkansas
City; sister-in-law, Nati Ramirez, of Arkansas City; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward; son, Thomas Mora; an infant daughter; a stepdaughter, Saundra Wargin; great-grandson, Spencer Mora Lord; and six brothers.
Memorials have been established with the Presbyterian Manor Good Samaritan Fund or the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. On-line condolences may be made at www.rindt-erdman.com.
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William "Bill" Carson
William "Bill" Carson, 88, of Oxford, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the Oxford First Baptist Church with Pastor Glendon Epp officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Born Feb. 14, 1919, on the family farm east of Oxford, he was the son of William and Frances Rowe Carson. Bill farmed and also worked at Boeing for four years.
Survivors include his wife, Lola (Green) Carson of the home; son, Bill Carson Jr. and wife, Mary, of Oxford; daughters, Fran Donley and husband, Robert, of Greeley, Colo., and Pam Houk Cofer and husband, Lonnie, of Fairview, Okla.; brother, John Carson, of Oxford; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bob Carson; sisters, Rosie Johnson and Maggie Tharp; and one grandson.
A memorial has been established with the Oxford Friendship Center. Contributions can made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Oxford Funeral Service, Oxford. On-line condolences may be made at www.oxfordfuneralservice.com.
Donald L. Wacker
Donald L. Wacker, 77, Winfield, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at William Newton Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Winfield. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.
Born Aug. 20, 1930, in Argonia, he was the son of Samuel and Mabel (Meridith) Wacker. He ran his own construction company for 35 years, building over 40 new homes.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Wacker; daughter, Donna Homan; two granddaughters; sisters, Wilma Forrest and Joann Wayman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and five sisters.
A memorial has been established with the Amerian Cancer Society. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
Lea Maupin Meyer
Lea Maupin Meyer, 46, longtime Newkirk resident, died Saturday in the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Memorial service arrangements are pending and under the direction of the Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk.
James Haven Kerr, A.K.A. "JK"
James Haven Kerr, A.K.A. "JK," 55, Arkansas City, died at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at the Trinity Baptist Church, at 1301 South A St., Arkansas City. Pastor James "Babe" Standerfer will officiate. Full military honors will be held in the Veterans Cemetery, Winfield, immediately following services.
Cremation has been affected.
He was born Jan. 23, 1952, in Arkansas City, the son of Dick and Flavia Kerr, of the Kerr Drug Company. He grew up in Arkansas City, where he attended local schools, graduating from Cowley County Community College. He served a tour in Germany with the U.S. Army.
JK spent his entire life in the Arkansas City area. He was employed with the Santa Fe Railroad and was a self-employed landscaper. His hobbies included scuba diving and racing and riding motorcycles. He also enjoyed barbequing for family and friends. He was united in marriage to Pat Watson in Arkansas City.
JK was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, Arkansas City.
Survivors include his wife, Pat; two sons, Jamie Richard Kerr, Watertown, S.D., and Michael Bryan Byers, Sedan; three daughters, Jennifer Odom, Crystal Carpenter and Jerri Stone, all of Arkansas City; a sister, Jean Tidwell, Emporia; eight local grandchildren of the Arkansas City area; two grandchildren, Taylor Mathew Kerr and Dylan Haven Kerr, of South Dakota; five nephews and nieces, Missy Stevens, Wichita, Jennifer Petersen, Knoxville, Tenn., Clint Gottlob, Tulsa, Krissie Wiggins, Fairway, Kan., and Matt Tidwell, Shawnee, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Frank and Zoe Lemert and James and Grace Kerr; and a grandson, Cameron Odom.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Care of Kansas, 1401 Main St., Winfield, KS 67156 or the Cowley County Humane Society, 222nd Rd., Winfield, KS.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kan.
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George W. Scott
George W. Scott, 60, disabled United States Army veteran, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Arkansas City.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in the Winfield Veterans Cemetery.
Private family viewing will be held at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.
Survivors include his children, Larry Osborne, Wichita, James House, Bartlesville, Okla., George Scott Jr., Texas City, Texas; adopted daughter, Tiffany Scott, Arkansas City; brothers, Daniel, Dwight and Donald Scott, all of Texas City, Texas; sister, Ella Hutchinson, Arkansas City; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Biglow-Bethea Funeral Home, Wichita.
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