July 18, 2003

The ADVOCATE

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 7, No. 58

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Delmer E. Lorance

1930-2003

Funeral services for Delmer E. Lorance, 72, Colony, KS, are Friday, July 18, 2003, at

Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Colony, with Lloyd Houk officiating.  Interment is in Colony

Cemetery.  Mr. Lorance died Tuesday, July 15, at Moran Manor, Moran, KS.

Delmer E. Lorance was born November 25, 1930 at Iola, KS, the son of Floyd and Ruth (Osborn)

Lorance.  He graduated from Iola High School in 1948.  Delmer moved to Colony in 1966.  He

was an oil field superintendent for Russell Petroleum.  He was baptized by the Colony Community

Church and was a member of the Oil and Gas Association.  Delmer enjoyed fishing.

Delmer and Joan Maschler were married on March 31, 1950, in Arkansas.

Mr. Lorance was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Lorance, on August 6, 1996; his son,

Michael Lorance, on May 23, 1999; his father, Floyd Lorance; and two sisters, Lois Siegal and

Floya Baker, on June 6, 2003.

Delmer is survived by his daughters, Donna Medlam and her husband, Don, Colony, KS, and

Shirley Heiman and her husband, Charles A., Humboldt, KS; his mother, Ruth Lorance, Iola, KS;

his sisters, Elaine Houk, Moran, KS, and Carol Loomis, Inman, KS; five grandchildren and five

great-grandchildren.

The family received friends on Thursday, July 19, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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



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“Everett M. ‘Jack’ Sutton

1927-2003

Everett M. ‘Jack’ Sutton, 75, Lyons, CO, formerly of Garnett, died of natural causes Monday,

June 9, 2003, at his home.

Jack was born September 1, 1927, in Garnett, to Homer R. and Frances (Van Horn) Sutton.  He

graduated from the University of Kansas in 1951.  Jack served in the United States Navy from

1945-1946 and the United States Air Force from 1951-1953.  He formerly worked at the Purina

Mills plant in Denver, CO, and O. & M. Scott & Sons of Ohio.  He also was part owner of

Colorado’s Own, a lawn products company in Denver.  Jack was a member of the Methodist

Church.

Jack and Shirley Henry were married on January 10, 1953, in Denver, CO.

Mr. Sutton is survived by his wife, Shirley Sutton, Lyons, CO; his sons, Michael W. Sutton,

Boulder, CO, and Robert C. Sutton, Kuwait; and his brother, Carl Sutton, Tulsa, OK.

Cremation has taken place.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Hospice Care of Boulder and Broomfield

Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026, or to the Humane Society of

Boulder Valley, 2323 55th Street, Boulder, CO 80301.

M.P. Murphy and Associates Funeral Directors, Lafayette, CO, was in charge of arrangements.”



“Don Sellers

1930-2003

Funeral services for Don Sellers, 72, Ottawa, KS were Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at 10:00 a.m.

at First United Methodist Church, Ottawa, with Dr. Jerry Harnden and Kevin Holman officiating. 

Interment with Masonic services was in Highland Cemetery.  Mr. Sellers died Monday, July 14, at

Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

Don Sellers was born November 22, 1930, at Ottawa, KS, the son of Melvin L. and Lola E.

(Cordell) Sellers.  He was a lifelong Ottawa, Franklin County, KS, resident.  He graduated from

Ottawa High School with the Class of 1949 and attended Ottawa University.

From 2000 to the present, Don worked for Benchmark Industries in Olathe and from 1999 to the

present, Ottawa Maytag, and later Mr. C’s Affordable Maytag.  From 1984-1997, he was

co-owner/operator of Ottawa Home Furnishings.  From the mid-1960’s to 1984, Don was

co-owner/operator of Benner-Williams Home Furnishings, Ottawa.  From 1958 to the

mid-1960’s, he worked for Quinn’s Furniture in Ottawa.

Don was a fifty-year member of First United Methodist Church, Ottawa.  He was a member and

Past Master of Ottawa Lodge #18, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Abdallah Shrine of

Overland Park; Franklin County Shrine Club; Scottish Rite Consistory of Lawrence; York Rite

Bodies of Ottawa; Ottawa Lodge #803, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and member

and past president of Sertoma International.

Don and Janie Laws were married September 19, 1951, at Ottawa.  They later divorced.  On July

9, 1994, Don was united in marriage with Norma J. (Stoffer) Miller in Ottawa.

Mr. Sellers was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin L. and Lola E. Sellers.

Don is survived by his wife, Norma, of the home; his sons, Jay Dee Sellers, Austin, TX, Jeff

Sellers, Topeka, KS, Jamie Sellers, Rosman, NC, Jere Sellers, Prairie Village, KS, and Jason

Sellers, Orange, TX; his step-daughters, Kim Miller, Lawrence, KS, and Kellee Allen, Ottawa,

KS; his sister, Gladys Usher, Burnet, TX; his brother, Kenneth Sellers, Boise, ID; and twelve

grandchildren.

The family received friends on Tuesday, July 15, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital or First United

Methodist Church of Ottawa.

Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa, was in charge of arrangements.”





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Anderson County

Kansas

USGENWEB

By:  Lulu B. Nixon