April 4, 2003
The ADVOCATE
Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties
Volume 7, No. 28
Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown

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“Mary M. Anderson
December 9, 1919-March 16, 2003
Mary M. Anderson, age 83, passed away Sunday, March 16, at Golden Heights Living Center in
Garnett, KS.  Mary Margaret was born December 9, 1919, to Anthony and Margaret (Nilges)
Peine.  She was raised with her three brothers and three sisters on a farm in rural eastern
Anderson County.  Mary attended Earnest School and graduated from Garnett High School in
1937.  After graduation, she moved to Kansas City and was employed by the Jones Store as a
retail buyer.
Mary was united in marriage to Earl J. Anderson on June 12, 1948, at Holy Angels Catholic
Church in Garnett.  Returning to Garnett after her marriage in 1948, she was a loving wife and
mother to her four children.  She enjoyed cooking and growing house plants, especially African
violets.  Her love of the outdoors showed in the large flower and vegetable gardens she grew. 
Mary owned and managed a retail children’s clothing store in Garnett in the 1960’s and
1970’s, and she touched the lives of many young children by babysitting in her home for many
years.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Tony and Margaret Peine; two brothers, John (Virgil)
Peine, Nyssa, OR, and Earl Peine, Raytown, MO; and two sisters, Rita Peine, Garnett, and Rose
DeSchepper, Tracy, MN.
Mary is survived by her husband, Earl, of the home; two sons and two daughters and their
families, Ann and Jim Humbert, Tulsa, OK, Ed and Pat Anderson, Lenexa, KS, Mary and Dan
Rockers, Garnett, and Jim and Chris Anderson, Olathe, KS; eight grandchildren and four
great-grandsons, Jim and Kim Humbert and Jacob, Gardner, KS, Sandra and Daryl Chapman,
Clint, Austin, and Blayne, Baldwin, KS, Nicole Anderson, Manhattan, KS, Sean Anderson,
Lawrence, KS, Dustin Rockers, Garnett, Melanie Rockers, Topeka, KS, Erin Rockers, Emporia,
KS, Dana Anderson, Garnett; and one sister Agnes Watkins, San Diego, CA.
Funeral mass and wake service were held at Holy Angels Catholic Church at Garnett.  Father
George Matz and Father Tony Blaufuss officiated.  Mass servers were Michael Hermreck, Alissa
Miller, and Bryce Fritz.  Lectors were granddaughters, Sandra Humbert Chapman and Melanie
Rockers.  Gift bearers were her four great-grandsons, Jacob Humbert, and Clint, Austin, and
Blayne Chapman.
Music was provided by Janice Foltz, soloist, and Sue Hardman, organist.  Selections were ‘Come
To Me’, ‘Prayer of St. Francis’, ‘On This Day O Beautiful Mother’, and ‘How Great Thou
Art’.
Mary was laid to rest in Holy Angels Cemetery at Garnett.  Casketbearers were her eight
grandchildren, Jim Humbert, Sandra Chapman, Nicole and Sean Anderson, Dustin, Melanie, and
Erin Rockers, and Dana Anderson.”

“Henry D. Flory
1909-2003
Funeral services for Henry D. Flory, 93, are Friday, April 4, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. at Willow
Springs Old German Baptist Brethren Church.  Interment is in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant
Grove, KS.  Mr. Flory died at his daughter’s home on Tuesday, April 1.
Henry D. Flory was born July 7, 1909, in Douglas County, KS, the son of Elmer L. and Mary
Ellen (Montgomery) Flory.  He had lived his entire life in Douglas County and was a
farmer/dairyman.  He was a member of Willow Springs Old German Baptist Church.
Henry and Ruth Ellen Long were married February 11, 1933, in Rossville, IN.  She preceded him
in death on April 27, 2001.  
Mr. Flory is survived by his daughters, Norma Brubaker, Garnett, Marilyn Riffey, Westphalia,
KS, and Donna Wade Wingert, Lawrence, KS; his son, Howard D. Flory, Eaton, OH; his brother,
Arley Flory, Baldwin City, KS; twelve grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, thirty-five
great-grandchildren, and four step-great-grandchildren.
The family greeted friends on Thursday, April 3, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Warren-McElwain
Mortuary, Lawrence.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association or Hospice
Care of Douglas County and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
Warren-McElwain Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.”

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“Ethel Adeline Carr
1912-2003
Funeral services for Ethel Adeline Carr, 90, Richmond, KS, formerly of Bush City, were
Thursday, April 3, 2003, at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett, with Rev. Gary Benjamin
officiating.  Interment was in the Kincaid Cemetery.  Mrs. Carr died Monday, March 31, at
Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, KS.
Ethel Adeline Carr was born December 25, 1912, in Anderson County, KS, the daughter of Irl
and Winfred (Clark) Smethers.  She was a member of the former Bush City Baptist Church and
the Greenfield H.D.U.  Ethel was a homemaker.
Ethel and John Carr were married October 6, 1934, at Selma, KS.
Mrs. Smethers was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn Kelsey; her parents, Irl and
Winfred Smethers; her brothers, Irl Smethers and Harold Smethers; and her sister, Emma
Belangy.
Ethel is survived by her husband, John, Cherryvale Care Center, Cherryvale, KS: her sons, Elwyn
Carr and his wife, Mary, Cherryvale, KS, and J.D. Carr and his wife, Donna, Garnett; her
daughters, Charlotte Roberts and her husband, Earl, Greeley, KS, and Cheryl Crump and her
husband, James, Hermantown, MN; her brother, Robert Lloyd, Louisburg, KS; seventeen
grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family received friends on Wednesday, April 2, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Research and left in care of the funeral
home.
Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”

“Ralph L. Hartpence
1918-2003
Funeral services for Ralph L. Hartpence, 84, Ottawa, KS, were Monday, March 31, 2003, at
Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa, with Rev. Dan Everly officiating.  Interment was in Highland
Cemetery, Ottawa.  Mr. Hartpence died Wednesday, March 26, at his home.
Ralph L. Hartpence was born April 3, 1918, at LeLoup, KS, the son of George and Sarah Belle
(Jones) Hartpence.  He was a lifelong Franklin County, KS, resident.  Ralph started farming at an
early age.  During World War II, he worked at Sunflower Ammunition Plant in DeSoto.  He was
an automobile mechanic for George Royer Garage and Mock Motors in Ottawa.  In 1949, he
became employed with Cities Services Gas Company in Ottawa, retiring in 1980.  He was a
former member of Tauy Baptist Church, Franklin County, KS. 
Ralph and Frances Nevalee Van Valkenburg were married on November 7, 1940, at Paola, KS. 
She preceded him in death on June 30, 1998.  On October 8, 2000, Ralph was united in marriage
with Nona Lee Johnson at Miami, OK.
Mr. Hartpence was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Nevalee Hartpence; his
great-granddaughter, Macy Donnell; his parents, George and Sarah Belle Hartpence; his brothers,
Harry Hartpence and Carl Hartpence; and his sisters, Ruby Anderson, Lenore Scott, and Lucille
Kristianson.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Nona Lee Hartpence, of the home; his sons, Bob Hartpence,
Tonganoxie, KS, and Ronnie Hartpence, Independence, KS; his daughters, Joan Yocum,
Sarasota, WY, Sandra Reusch, Lawrence, KS, and Jeannie Gillette, Broken Arrow, OK; his
stepsons, Daniel Wheeler, Omaha, NE, David Wheeler, Ottawa, KS, Darran Wheeler, Quenemo,
KS, and Dennis Wheeler, Topeka, KS; his stepdaughters, Lynn Hutchinson, Princeton, KS,
Barbara Wheeler, Topeka, KS, and Debra Tatum, Mansfield, TX; his brother, George Hartpence,
Lawrence, KS; thirty-three grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and
nephews.
The family received friends on Sunday, March 30, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin County Cancer Foundation or Midland Hospice.
Dengel and Son Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.”


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Anderson County
Kansas
USGENWEB
By:  Lulu B. Nixon