2014-01-01
Collection: 2014
Title
2014-01-01
2014-01-04
2014-01-04
Subject
Shawver II, Ernest "E.B."
Mitchell, Alan Kirk
Mitchell, Alan Kirk
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Date
2014-01-07
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
b20#002 2014
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2014-01-01,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 21, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/2526.
Text
January 7, 2014
AUGUSTA
Ernest ‘E.B.’ Shawver II, 88
Ernest "E.B." Shawver II, 88 , loving husband and father, WWII Army veteran, rancher, oilman, philanthropist and conservationist, passed away on Jan.l, 2014, at his home.
The family will celebrate E.B.'s life at 1:30 p.m. on May 6, 2014, at the ranch headquarters, 4 miles south of Douglass.
He was born on May 6,1925 in Wichita to Ernest Blaine and Stella Mae (Barr) Shawver. E.B. married Bettie (Cocking) Cordes in 1946 and they were later divorced. He married Virginia (Ferrell) Oetken on June 13,1986 in Butler County. E.B. was a WWII veteran serving from 1943 to 1945. During that time he was in the 1st Platoon - Company E - 2nd Battalion - 475th Infantry - Mars Task Force and served in China Burma Theatre of WWII. E.B. loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing and many safaris in Africa. He was a rancher in Kansas and Colorado, past president and CEO of Stelbar Oil Corporation Inc., a past board member of 4th National Bank, Legacy sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, and a lifetime member of numerous wildlife conservation groups.
E.B. is survived by: his wife, Virginia; children, Judy (David) Tillemans of Rock and Marty (Helen) Shawver of Douglass; stepsons, David (Angela) Oetken of Wichita and John (Kristi) Oetken of Great Bend; brother-in-law, Jack Ferrell; grandchildren, Grant (Sarah) Tillemans, Shawn Tillemans, Sally Shawver, Blaine Shawver, Laci Oetken, Addison Oetken and Heath Oetken.
He was preceded in death by his parents, E.B. and Stella, and brother, Jerry Eugene Shawver.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the fire departments in Atlanta, Douglass or Udall in care of the funeral home. Online register book available at www.heritageofandover.com
AUGUSTA
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63, Augusta, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 .
Services are pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
AUGUSTA
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63, Augusta, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Community Crossroads Church, Augusta. Private burial service at Cassoday Cemetery.
Alan was born in El Dorado on Nov. 18, 1950, to the late Barbara Ruth
(Morledge) and Glen Herman Mitchell. He served in the United States Navy. He was a track supervisor at BNSF Railroad for over 30 years. On Dec. 20, 1970, in Wichita he married Patsy A. Mackey, who survives him.
He is also survived by: son, Justin Alan Mitchell of Augusta; daughter, Tiffany Diane Barker and husband Mike of Augusta; brothers, Robert Steven Mitchell (Sue) and Timothy Glen Mitchell (Julie) all of Wichita; sister, Diane Elizabeth Mitchell of Wichita; grandchildren, MaKalee DeeAnn Mitchell, Erik Lee Ward, Dylan Lee Barker, Gavin Alan Barker, Devin Kenneth Barker; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles.
Memorials to Community Crossroads Church.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page
Title
2014-01-01
2014-01-04
2014-01-04
Subject
Shawver II, Ernest "E.B."
Mitchell, Alan Kirk
Mitchell, Alan Kirk
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Date
2014-01-07
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
b20#002 2014
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2014-01-01,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 21, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/2526.Text
January 7, 2014
AUGUSTA
Ernest ‘E.B.’ Shawver II, 88
Ernest "E.B." Shawver II, 88 , loving husband and father, WWII Army veteran, rancher, oilman, philanthropist and conservationist, passed away on Jan.l, 2014, at his home.
The family will celebrate E.B.'s life at 1:30 p.m. on May 6, 2014, at the ranch headquarters, 4 miles south of Douglass.
He was born on May 6,1925 in Wichita to Ernest Blaine and Stella Mae (Barr) Shawver. E.B. married Bettie (Cocking) Cordes in 1946 and they were later divorced. He married Virginia (Ferrell) Oetken on June 13,1986 in Butler County. E.B. was a WWII veteran serving from 1943 to 1945. During that time he was in the 1st Platoon - Company E - 2nd Battalion - 475th Infantry - Mars Task Force and served in China Burma Theatre of WWII. E.B. loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing and many safaris in Africa. He was a rancher in Kansas and Colorado, past president and CEO of Stelbar Oil Corporation Inc., a past board member of 4th National Bank, Legacy sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, and a lifetime member of numerous wildlife conservation groups.
E.B. is survived by: his wife, Virginia; children, Judy (David) Tillemans of Rock and Marty (Helen) Shawver of Douglass; stepsons, David (Angela) Oetken of Wichita and John (Kristi) Oetken of Great Bend; brother-in-law, Jack Ferrell; grandchildren, Grant (Sarah) Tillemans, Shawn Tillemans, Sally Shawver, Blaine Shawver, Laci Oetken, Addison Oetken and Heath Oetken.
He was preceded in death by his parents, E.B. and Stella, and brother, Jerry Eugene Shawver.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the fire departments in Atlanta, Douglass or Udall in care of the funeral home. Online register book available at www.heritageofandover.com
AUGUSTA
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63, Augusta, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 .
Services are pending with Headley Funeral Chapel.
AUGUSTA
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63
Alan Kirk Mitchell, 63, Augusta, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Community Crossroads Church, Augusta. Private burial service at Cassoday Cemetery.
Alan was born in El Dorado on Nov. 18, 1950, to the late Barbara Ruth
(Morledge) and Glen Herman Mitchell. He served in the United States Navy. He was a track supervisor at BNSF Railroad for over 30 years. On Dec. 20, 1970, in Wichita he married Patsy A. Mackey, who survives him.
He is also survived by: son, Justin Alan Mitchell of Augusta; daughter, Tiffany Diane Barker and husband Mike of Augusta; brothers, Robert Steven Mitchell (Sue) and Timothy Glen Mitchell (Julie) all of Wichita; sister, Diane Elizabeth Mitchell of Wichita; grandchildren, MaKalee DeeAnn Mitchell, Erik Lee Ward, Dylan Lee Barker, Gavin Alan Barker, Devin Kenneth Barker; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles.
Memorials to Community Crossroads Church.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page