Obituaries - January 2004 January 30, 2004 Selma Eubank-Smith ...

United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star and American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one niece, Marilyn Miller of
Great Bend; one great-nephew, Sean Miller of Great Bend; one great-niece, Kim Sneath of Great Bend; and two great-greatnephews,
Chance DeForest and Tyler DeForest, both of Great Bend. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Great Bend
Cemetery, with the Rev. Gary Brooks officiating. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, all
at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Leisure Homestead in St. John, in care of the funeral home.
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune Jan. 8, 2004
Garland B. Goodrick 1920-2004
LARNED — Garland B. Goodrick, 83, died Jan. 6 at Larned Healthcare Center in Larned. He was born Jan. 8, 1920, at Eugene,
Mo., the son of Victor Dau and Stella May Graham Goodrick. He married Donna Elizabeth Jensen June 2, 1947, at Kansas City,
Mo. She died Jan. 27, 1995. A resident of Larned since 1994, coming from Maud, Texas, he was a farmer and construction
worker. Goodrick was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Maud. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors include four sons, Victor R. Goodrick of Independence, Mo., Benjamin G. Goodrick Jr. of Maud, Nathan A. Goodrick of
Pawnee Rock and Myron H. Goodrick of Larned; one daughter, Ellen Mae Gerstner of Maud; one brother, James “Jack” Goodrick
of Maud; two sisters, Ilene Maxwell of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Marguerite Tuder of Pittsburg, Mo.; six grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, John Goodrick; and one sister, Pauline Rogers. Funeral will be at
3 p.m. Saturday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel in Larned, with the Rev. Ryan Webster officiating. Burial will be at Larned Cemetery
with military honors. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday, all at the
mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Garland B. Goodrick, in care of the mortuary. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune Jan. 8, 2004
John Peter Schmidt 1925-2004
John Peter Schmidt, 78, of Great Bend, died Jan. 7 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. He was born Aug. 23, 1925,
at Catherine, the son of Frederick and Margaret Dinkel Schmidt. He married Mary Hertel Nov. 17, 1948, at Hays. A resident of
Great Bend since 1952, coming from Hays, he was a mechanic for Kansas Department of Transportation for 35 years, retiring in
1987. Schmidt was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles and guest member of Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Rick Schmidt of Shawnee, Okla.; two daughters, Sharon Smythe
of Salina and Sheila Schmidt of San Antonio, Texas; three brothers, Leo Clarence Schmidt of Missoula, Mont., Hilary Schmidt
and Marcellus Schmidt, both of Hays; four sisters, Ann Schmidt of Plainville, Tina Likiardopolus of Wichita, Marge Schmidt of
Hays and Frances Jane Jacobs of Minneapolis, Minn.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by three brothers, Joe Schmidt, Alexius Schmidt and Fidelis Schmidt; and two sisters, Catherine Quint and Mary Pelzel.
Vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Funeral Mass will be at noon Friday at the church, with the
Rev. Ted Stoecklein officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday at St. Catherine Cemetery in Catherine. Friends may call from noon
to 9 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Cystinosis Foundation, in care of
the funeral home. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune Jan. 8, 2004
Levana Belle Blanke 1929-2004
RUSSELL — Levana Belle Blanke, 74, died Jan. 6 at her winter home in Weslaco, Texas. She was born June 6, 1929, in
Winfield, the daughter of Truman Miles and Zana Mae Williams Mitchell. She married Clarence Melvin Craven Dec. 29, 1947, in
Greeley, Colo. He died Jan. 5, 1973. She married T. Jack Blanke Dec. 6, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nev. He died Oct. 12, 1999. A
resident of Russell and Weslaco, coming from Gorham, Texas and Oklahoma, she was a homemaker and owner/operator of T.
Jack Trucking Co. for 12 years. Mrs. Blanke was a member of Russell Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Ladies Shrine
Auxiliary and Nomad Shrine Camping Group. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth J. Craven of Great Bend and Melvin L. Craven
of Hoisington; two daughters, Susan E. Craven and Teri K. Helwer, both of Russell; two brothers, George Mitchell of Marble Falls,
Texas, and Robert Mitchell of Joplin, Mo.; one sister, Ida Mae Newton of Edmond, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one infant son, Alan Jay Craven; and one brother, Donald E. “Dick” Mitchell.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pohlman-Heise Memorial Chapel in Russell, with Johnnie Hardie officiating. Burial will
be at Prairie Lawn Cemetery in Gorham. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Family will receive friends from
7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, in care of the mortuary. Great Bend
(Kan.) Tribune Jan. 8, 2004
January 7, 2004
Fay H. Partington 1910-2004
ALDEN — Fay H. Partington, 93, died Jan. 5 at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. He was born Sept. 13, 1910, at Sterling, the son of
William Wilson and Rosa Lanham Partington. He was a 1930 graduate of Sterling High School. He married Ivan E. Long June 15,
1941, at Sterling. She died May 26, 2001. A lifetime Rice County resident, he was a retired farmer. Partington was a member of
First United Methodist Church, serving as an usher, Sunday School teacher and on many church committees; served 31 years on
Rice County Farm Service Agency committee; Rice County Farm Bureau Board and was a state leader of the year in 1952;
Sterling College’s Rice County Citizen of the Year in 1983; Rice County Extension Board; served on the Ark Valley Electric Co-op
Board; Alden Council on Aging; charter member of Alden Community Pride, serving on the committee for many years; charter
member of Alden Booster Club; served 40 years on Valley Township Board as treasurer; and other community organizations.
Survivors include one son, Howard Partington of Great Bend and his wife Marie; one daughter, Shirley Fair of Alden and her
husband Ed; grandchildren, Ellen Bock of Wichita; Julie Baker of Mission; Sarah Ober of Lawton, Okla.; Kimberly Partlow of
Wichita; Randall Partington of Fredonia; three great-granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by