Digital Augusta

Augusta, Kansas

1983-12-07
Collection: 1983

Title

1983-12-07

1983-12-12

Subject

Brown, Harold L.

Londagin, Geneva Mae Monroe

Wade, Phyllis J.

Showalter, Donald L.

Ratcliff, Sophia Anna

Woodson, Charles Wilber

Description

Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette

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Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Source

Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas http://augustahistoricalsociety.com

Publisher

Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Date

1983-12-07

1983-12-12

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Language

English

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Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Kansas, USA, “1983-12-07,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 24, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/178.
Text

The Augusta Daily Gazette
Wednesday, December 7, 1983
Father Dies In Wichita
Harold L. Brown, 62, Wichita, father of Terry Brown of Augusta, died Tuesday at Riverside Hospital in Wichita.
His service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Broadway Mortuary. Graveside services are at noon Thursday at the Oxford, Kan., cemetery. Rev. Paul Seward will officiate.
A memorial has been established with the Starkey Development Center, 144 South Young, Wichita.
He was born April 1, 1921 in Blackwell, Okla., to Fred and Rose Bach Brown.
He married Vida Asper in 1941. She survives.
He was a retired carpenter.
Other survivors include sons, Larry G. of Winfield and Alan K. of the home; a daughter, Beverly Wagoner of Wichita; brothers, Fred E. of Corsicana, Texas, Paul V. of Arkansas City, Robert L. of Cedar Vale; a sister, Katherine Hamilton of Corsicana, and eight grandchildren.

Geneva Londagin Dies At Hospital
Geneva Mae Monroe Londagin, 64, Augusta, died Tuesday at the Augusta Medical Complex.
Her service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Rev. George Goudie will officiate and burial will be at the Seltzer Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with the AMCI Long Term Care Facility.
She was born Oct. 23, 1919 in Wichita to Iva L. and Lula Melvina Littlejohn Ritz.
She married Ernie Londagin March 12, 1983 in Augusta. He survives.
Other survivors include stepsons, Keith of Weatherford, Okla., and Leroy of Santa Fe, Texas; stepdaughters, Elizabeth Jones and Darlene Giblet, both of Chandler, Okla.; Pat Jackson of Davenport, Okla., and Juanita Knox of Carnie, Okla.; a brother, Ivan Ritz of Wichita; a sister, Marie Macy of Wichita; 17 step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.

Monday, December 12, 1983
Phyllis Wade Dies At 52
Phyllis J. Wade, 52, Wichita, mother of Sheryl Carr of Douglass, died Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center there.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Cochran Mortuary. Rev. Larry Ryan will officiate and burial will be at Lakeview Garden Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
She was born May 16, 1931 in Wilson to George and Edith Clark Fisher.
She married Charles “Pete” Wade April 17, 1948 in Wichita. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Charles of Mulvane; another daughter, Karen Macon of Wichita; brothers, George Fisher of Valley Center, Robert and Charles, both of Wichita, Bill of Eugene, Ore.; sisters, Edith Bilyeu of Bethany, Okla., Marjorie Patterson of Wichita and Velma Bennett of Towanda and 10 grandchildren.

Don Showalter Buried Sunday
Donald L. Showalter, 55, Rose Hill, died Friday at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
His service was at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rose Hill Church of Christ. Louis Tandy officiated and burial was in the Dunlap Cemetery at Rose Hill.
A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
He was born Nov. 27, 1928 in Rose Hill to Earl and Esther Hall Showalter.
He married Jean Piper July 26, 1951 in Wichita. She survives.
He was a farmer and lifetime resident of Rose Hill. He was a member of the Rose Hill Church of Christ and the Lions Club.
Other survivors include a son, Sam of Rose Hill; a daughter, Sally Lickteig of Rose Hill; his mother, Esther of Rose Hill; sisters, Eloise Thomas of Dighton and Carolyn Sheets of Great Bend and three grandchildren.

Monday, December 12, 1983
Mother Dies In Wichita
Sophia Anna Ratcliff, 70, Loraine, Ill., mother of Henry Ratcliff of Augusta, died Thursday at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
Her funeral was this morning at St. James Catholic Church. Father David Cushing officiated.
She was born Jan. 6, 1913 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Livonis.
She married Dale Ratcliff Feb. 23, 1946 in Honolulu. He survives.
Also surviving are sons, Dale of Columbus, Ohio, Bill of Meade and Nicholas of Paishon, Ohio; daughters, Prudence McGlauchlen of Loraine, Kathy Troutner of Mendon, Ill., and Jene Ingurgio of Chicago, Ill.; a sister, Helen Moss of Honolulu; 40 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augsuta was in charge of arrangements.

C.W. Woodson Dies At 71
Charles Wilber Woodson, 71, 403 Akron, died Saturday at the Augusta Medical Complex.
His service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Brooks and Rev. John Wheatly will officiate. Burial will be at the Elmwood Cemetery.
He was born March 5, 1912 in Avoca, Neb., to Charles and Bertie Fagenstock Woodson.
He married Edith M. Muncy Oct. 22, 1934 in Seneca. She survives.
He was a retired Boeing Military Aircraft Co., inspector. He was also an Augusta power plant employee.
He was a member of Augusta’s First United Methodist Church and Mystie Tie 74 Blue Lodge.
Other survivors include sons, Charles of Berkley, Calif., Wilbur of Independence, Mo., and Bill of Augusta; daughters, Charlene Burge of Dodge City and Wilberta and Nancy, both of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Helen Ehrlich of Agnos, Ark., and eight grandchildren.

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