June 20, 2003

The ADVOCATE

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 7, No. 50

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Ulysses Tucker

Funeral services for Ulysses ‘Ulis’ Tucker, 91, Welda, KS, who died Tuesday at his home are

pending and will be announced later by Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel.”



“Viola A. Hill

1924-2003

Graveside services and interment for Viola A. Hill, 78, Garnett, were Saturday, June 14, 2003, at

11:00 a.m. at Garnett Cemetery with Rev. Gary Benjamin officiating.  Mrs. Hill died Wednesday,

June 11, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care, following a lengthy illness.

Viola A. Hill was born October 7, 1924, at Kincaid, KS, the daughter of Forman Frank ‘Jack’

and Neva Mary (Miller) Huggins.  She attended the local elementary school, graduating from

Kincaid High School.  Viola earned a teaching certificate from Pittsburg State University and

taught at various country schools for several years.

On April 5, 1946, Viola and Paul Hill, Garnett, were married at Ottawa, KS, in Tauy Hall on the

Ottawa University campus.  They made their home in rural Garnett.  Viola and Paul had two

daughters, Sharon Bauer, Gas, KS, and Anita Jackson, Wichita, KS.

Viola kept books for Hill and Son TV and Refrigeration Repair.  She also worked as bookkeeper

for Stockebrand Motors, and later purchased and operated the Hobby Shop in Garnett until the

death of her husband.  She and daughter, Anita, then moved to Gas, KS.  She worked in various

positions in the Iola area before moving to Wichita, where she worked as a clerk in the Wichita

Police Department until retiring in 1990.  Following her retirement, she returned to Gas and lived

near her daughter, Sharon, until health conditions required full time nursing care.

Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Hill; her parents, Jack and Neva Huggins;

and her brother, Forman.

Viola is survived by her daughter, Sharon Bauer and her husband, Don; grandson Jeff Bauer and

his wife, Cherri; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Tasha, and Kaitlyn Bauer; granddaughter, Robyn

Koester and her husband, Bill; and great-grandchildren, Tyler and Kristyn Koester, all of Gas, KS;

daughter, Anita Jackson; granddaughters, Pamela and Nicole; and great-grandson, Christian

Jackson, all of Wichita; her sisters, Doris Hill, Kodiak, AR, and Fern Wolken, Garnett; her

brother, Leo Huggins, Kennesaw, GA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Musical selections included ‘Go Rest High On That Mountain’.

Casketbearers were Adam Crowner, Preston Frazell, Lonnie Sprague, Mark Flaherty, Roger Hill,

and Scott Young.

The family received friends on Saturday, June 14, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Farris-Feuerborn

Memorial Chapel, Garnett.

The family requests donations to Midland Hospice Care in lieu of flowers.  Donations may be left

at the funeral home.

Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”



“Gerald Robert Hunt, Sr.

1947-2003

Gerald Robert Hunt, Sr. 56, a veteran of the United States Navy, died of cancer, Tuesday, May

20, 2003, at his home in Choteau, MT.  His funeral was Tuesday, May 27, at 2:00 p.m. at Gorder

Funeral Home in Choteau, followed by interment with military honors at Choteau Cemetery.

Gerald Robert Hunt, Sr. was born March 20, 1947, in Osawatomie, KS, the son of Lester and

Edna (Weiland) Hunt.  He graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1965 and

entered the United States Navy shortly thereafter.  He served from January 1966, to October

1986.  He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, and hunting.

Gerald and Sharon Hoyt were married March 13, 1982, at Newport News, VA.

Mr. Hunt was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Edna Hunt; his sister, Donna; and his

brother, Kenneth.

Gerald is survived by his wife, Sharon, Choteau, MT; his sons, Gerald Hunt, Jr., Daniel Hunt, and

Lester Hunt; his sister, Verna Gatlin, Paola, KS: his brother, Larry Hunt, Borger, TX; and four

grandchildren.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, or

to the Peace #477 Hospice of Montana.

There will be a celebration of Gerry’s life on Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in the

Greeley United Methodist Church.”



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Anderson County

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By:  Lulu B. Nixon