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==Barnes family==
 
==Barnes family==
 
* Pat Barnes '''1952-1956'''
 
* Pat Barnes '''1952-1956'''
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==Bass family==
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Invited by Treva Milligan.
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* Lindsay Bass '''1992-1999'''
  
 
==Baumann family==
 
==Baumann family==
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==Gibbs family==
 
==Gibbs family==
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Originally invited by Jonathan Smith.
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* Dustin Gibbs '''1993-2006'''
 
* Dustin Gibbs '''1993-2006'''
  
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==Hoag family==
 
==Hoag family==
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Around 1985, with the Wedel family, Mike & Laurie planted a house church known as ''Agape Fellowship (Fellowship of Love)''. They were subsequently with Sunset Chapel in Salina for a number of years.
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Around 1985, with the Wedel family, Mike & Laurie planted a house church known as ''Agape Fellowship (Fellowship of Love)''. They were subsequently with Sunset Chapel in Salina for a number of years. They were originally invited to HGC by Marilyn Yoder.
  
 
* Mike Hoag '''+1985'''
 
* Mike Hoag '''+1985'''
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* Bill Kendall '''2001-2004'''.
 
* Bill Kendall '''2001-2004'''.
 
* Kathy Kendall '''2001-2004'''
 
* Kathy Kendall '''2001-2004'''
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** Ashley Whittington '''2001'''
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** Ethan Whittington '''2001-2004'''
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** Kaden Whittington '''2001-2004'''
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** Karley Whittington '''2001'''
  
 
==Koehn family==
 
==Koehn family==
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==Sterling family==
 
==Sterling family==
 
* Dick Sterling '''1999-2001'''
 
* Dick Sterling '''1999-2001'''
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==Stout family==
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* Derek Stout '''+2004'''.  Wife: Sandy Stout '''+2004'''
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==Stow family==
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* Dick Stow
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* Dorothy Stow
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==Valdez family==
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* Abraham Valdez '''+2004'''.  Wife: Abigail Valdez '''+2004'''.
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==Valdois family==
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* Darrell Valdois
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* Barb Valdois
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==Volk family==
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* Lisa Volk '''1999-2001'''
  
 
==Wakefield family==
 
==Wakefield family==
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* Gordon Wakefield
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* Gordon Wakefield '''1960+'''
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* Florence Wakefield '''1960+'''
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** Tom Wakefield
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==Waters family==
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* David Waters
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==Wedel family==
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* Roger Wedel
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* Susan Wedel
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==Welch family==
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* Denise Welch
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* Linda Welch
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* Mildred Welch
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* Tom Welch
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==Wenrich family==
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* Trisha Wenrich
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==Wentzel family==
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* Wayne Wentzel '''1952-1956'''
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==Wingrave family==
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* Ann Wingrave
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==Wolfenburger family==
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* Kurt Wolfenberger.  Wife: Terri Wolfenberger.
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==Yoder family==
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* Doug Yoder
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* Marilyn Yoder
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* Jeanne Yoder
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=Sources=
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* Orville Hopper
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* Simeon Hopper
 
* Florence Wakefield
 
* Florence Wakefield

Revision as of 01:18, 26 September 2025

Hutchinson Gospel Chapel, Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS (OB) 1944-current

Contents

Early Correspondents

Notable Families (Alumni)

Addink family

Also see some of John's writings at Steward of Jesus dot com.

  • "John Steward-of-Jesus" John Addink 1992-2000+ (b. 1941 Sioux City, IA - d. 2012 Hutch., KS), son of Dick Addink (b. 1918 Sioux Center, IA - d. 2012 Sioux City, IA) & Hilda Kiel Addink (b. 1918 Orange City, Sioux, IA - d. 2011 Sioux City, IA). See John's obit and tribute. David Roper officiated John's memorial. Wife (1967 @ Sioux City, IA): "Mary Steward-of-Jesus" Mary Jean Bloemendaal Addink 1992-2000+
    • Dirk Addink. Wife: Kristi Brown Addink.
    • Maria Addink Glide. Husband: Lee Glide.

Alexander family

  • Kathy Alexander

Applegate family

  • Robert Applegate

Armstrong family

  • Roberta Armstrong 1961-1965

Asberry family

  • Billy Asberry
  • Sarah Asberry

Bailey family

  • Dwaine Bailey +2004
  • Sue Bailey +2004

Ball family

  • Betty Ball +1951+
  • Christie Ball +1951+
  • Jeannie Ball +1951+
  • Keith Ball +1951+
  • Tim Ball +1951+

Barnes family

  • Pat Barnes 1952-1956

Bass family

Invited by Treva Milligan.

  • Lindsay Bass 1992-1999

Baumann family

  • Cal Baumann
  • Susie Baumann

Benorden family

  • Carol Benorden
  • Fred Benorden
  • Jennie Benorden
  • Susie Benorden
  • Terri Benorden

Bettis family

  • Vern Bettis
  • Julie Bettis

Birney family

  • David Birney +2004
  • Linda Birney +2004

Bloom family

  • Stanley Bloom
  • Edith Bloom-Price +2004. 2nd husband: Stanley Price.
    • John Bloom 1963-1983+. Wife: Ruth Meinzinger Bloom. John was the 2nd director of Kansas Bible Camp, after Richard Burson passed, and later directed Immanuel Mission.

Boles family

  • Brian Boles
  • Conan Boles
  • Lucille "Granny" Boles
  • Reba Boles
  • Scott Boles
  • Wayne Boles

Brooks family

  • Ray Brooks
  • Kate Brooks

Brown family

  • Abby "Steva" Brown +2006

Burson family

Byrd family

  • Wayne Byrd
  • Genene Byrd
    • Eric Byrd
    • Lauren Byrd-Smith

Calovich family

  • Pat Calovich

Campbell family

  • Ivan Campbell
  • Rene Campbell
  • Yvonne Campbell

Casey family

  • Dennis Casey

Corkins family

  • Daryl Corkins 1957-2014
  • Jeanne Corkins 1957-2014
    • Phil Corkins

Cousins family

  • Ben Cousins +2001
  • Brianna Cousins +2001
  • Kimberly Cousins +2001
  • Peggy Cousins +2001

Cowherd family

  • Leico Cowherd 1985+
  • Linda Cowherd 1985+
  • Mark Cowherd 1985+

Cox family

  • Bill Cox

Crane family

  • John Crane

Crist family

  • Elijah Crist

Daily family

  • Dax Daily +2004
  • Jake Daily +2004

Dickinson family

  • Glen Walter Dickinson (b. 1927 Fort Scott, Bourbon, KS - d. 1994 Hutch., KS), son of Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1901-1944 Pittsburg, Crawford, KS) & Sarah "Martha" Crawford Dickinson (b. 1903 Pleasanton, Linn, KS - d. 1985 Stanwood, Snohomish, WA). Martha was a retired schoolteacher in McPherson, Osborne & St. John and a member of the Free Methodist church in Stanwood. In 1945, Glen was employed by Matt Shear with the McPherson Ice Co. He also enlisted in 1946 with the U.S. Army, serving thru 1950. See obit.
  • Esther Dickinson 1974-2017 (1928-2017). See obit.
    • Rodger Dean Dickinson, Sr. (b. 1948 Inman, McP, KS)
    • James "Jimmie" Dickinson 1974+
    • Jerry Dickinson
    • Craig Dickinson 1974+
    • Jane Dickinson 1974+
    • Karen Dickinson Pitzer
    • Bonnie Dickinson Swenson
    • Judy Dickinson

Dudley family

  • Wayne Dudley
  • Tammy Bussard Dudley

Earl family

  • Jimmy Earl

Ediger family

  • Gary Ediger 1999-2001
  • Joetta Ediger 1999-2001
    • Greg Hanna 1999-2001
    • Doug Hanna 1999-2004

Emmerich family

  • Kip Emmerich 1990+

Engle family

  • Kenneth Ercil Engle (1924-2009). Wife: Mary Lou Leonard Engle (1930-2003).

Enoch family

  • Johnny Enoch
  • Martha Enoch

Foran family

  • Dave Foran

Ford family

  • Ethel Ford

Foster family

Ailene Ethel McIver Foster, Gary's maternal grandmother, was born in 1894 in Abbyville, a paternal granddaughter of Thomas "Uncle Tommy" James McIver (b. 1837 Bolton, Manchester, England - d. 1917 Abbyville, KS) who was considered one of the pioneers of Reno Co., as per his obit. Tommy had come to America with his father, Isaac, in 1848. In the old country, Isaac was a Methodist minister, he may have been Quaker in Pennsylvania. They resided initially in NYC, then in Patterson, New Jersey for a year.

They then moved to Philadelphia where he resided in 1850 in Chester Twp., Delaware Co., PA, and at some juncture in the "William Penn House (either Pennsbury Manor or the Slate Roof House), until Tommy moved to Illinois in 1855. In 1860, he was residing in Walnut, Bureau, IL and from 1863-1865 in East Grove, Lee, IL. Then he came to Kansas in 1872, settling near Abbyville about 1874. He was led to Christ under the ministry of Dr. Frynar in the mid-to-late 1870's, and affiliated with the Baptist church in Abbyville where he served as a deacon and S.S. teacher for a number of years.

Maxwell "Max" Merle Foster (b. 1889 McCracken, Rush, KS - d. 1936 Abbyville, KS), Gary's paternal grandfather, was married to Ailene in her father's home in Abbyville in 1914, and settled initially on the farm of Lawrence Deck (b. 1871 Leon, Decatur, IA - d. 1959 Hutch., KS), their wedding was officiated by Methodist pastor Frederick Stolz. Lawrence managed a local grain elevator, his father Peter Deck (1850-1920), locally known as "Uncle Pete", was one of the early county commissioners in Reno Co., and settled there in 1874.

William Kilbourne Foster (b. 1863 Malvern, Mills, IA), Max's father, was a son of George Kilbourne Foster (b. 1823 Hamilton Co., OH; m. 1848 Fort Madison, Lee, IA; d. ? California City, Kern, CA). George's father was John Wesley Foster (b. 1799 Baltimore, MD - d. 1865 Miami, Hamilton, OH), son of Absalom Foster (b. 1766 Hereford, Baltimore, MD - d. 1849 Colerain, Hamilton, OH), son of John D. Foster (1737-1826 Hereford, MD), son of Bazaleel Foster (1713-1753 Balt., MD), son of Thomas Foster (b. 1650 Buckton, Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1710 Balt., MD), son of John Foster (b. 1624 Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, Eng. - d. 1650+ Salem, Essex, MA) who immigrated in 1635.

  • Gary Max Foster 1999-2001 (b. 1944 Hutch., KS - d. 2024 Abbyville, Reno, KS), son of Darrel Maxwell Foster (1917-2000 Abbyville, KS) & Elaine Fern Ehling Foster (1918-2003 Abbyville, KS). See obit. Wife (1966): Lana Snay Foster 1999-2001. Memorial grandsons include Josiah Roper (Aug. 23, 2007) & Jeremiah Foster (Dec. 15, 2005).

Frees family

  • Lyle Frees +1999. Wife: Joyce Frees +1999
    • Laura Frees +1999
    • Leah Frees +1999
    • Levi Frees +1999
    • Melissa Frees +1999
    • Rebekah Frees +1999

Fullerton family

  • Bob "Bo" Fullerton

Gajewski family

  • Kent Gajewski 1983+
  • Annie Gajewski 1983+

Gardner family

Dr. Gardner served as an elder at HGC. He founded Set Free Prayer Ministry in 2010 in Oklahoma, and another meeting in 2012 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, training hundreds in emotionally healing prayer to lead others in. He has authored several books, including his bestselling Trading Pain For Peace, 2008. See Authors for his full list (with links).

  • Dr. James "Jimmy" Noel Gardner +1980-1983+ (b. 1950 Wichita, KS - d. 2025 Poteau, OK), son of Noel Jefferson Gardner & Edna Lee Turner Gardner. Wife: Gloria Becker Gardner.
    • Rachel Jeanne Gardner 1981-1983+ (b. 1981 Hutch., KS - d. 2019 Fort Smith, AR). See obit. She was later a member of Poteau Fuel Church.

Garrett family

  • Joel Garrett +1999. Wife: Kathy Garrett +1999
    • Annie Garrett +1999
    • Benjamin Garrett +1999
    • Jonathan Garrett +1999
    • Matthew Garrett +1999

Gibbs family

Originally invited by Jonathan Smith.

  • Dustin Gibbs 1993-2006

Gillett family

Jim was the founder of Ireland Outreach International, and planted Emmaus Bible Centers in Africa, etc., and in 1969 were serving with Literature Crusades in Lyon, France. See his obit. For a good number of years, Jim and IOI were based in Dublin, the founding place of the PB.

It may be worth noting that Jim's paternal grandmother, Lena F. Ferris Gillett (b. 1868 NY - d. 1957 Frederika, Bremer, IA), was a daughter of James Monroe Ferris (b. 1832 Columbus, Chenango, NY - d. 1923 Frederika, IA), who is likely a patriarch of the Ferris family that have served among assemblies in Lincoln, Nebraska and Marion, Iowa.

Also as per FindaGrave, Jim's paternal grandfather, Likum S. Gillett (1867-1948 Frederika, IA), was a descendant of Jonathan Gillett, Sr. (b. 1609 Chaffcombe, Somerset, Eng. - d. 1677 Windsor, CT), one of three brothers who were among the earliest settlers of Windsor, Connecticut in 1636, having immigrated in 1630 to Dorchester, Mass., as members of a group of Puritans from England on the ship Mary and John.

  • James "Jim" W. Gillett 1966-1968 (b. 1949 Waterloo, IA - d. 2024 Montgomery, TX), son of James Likum Gillett (b. 1921 Woodbury Co., IA - d. 1986 Waterloo, IA) & Mabel Minnie Hersey Gillett (b. 1924 New Hartford, Butler, IA - d. 2013 Des Moines, Polk, IA). Wife (1969 @ Faith Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON): Jean Brewster Gillett, daughter of William Brewster of Toronto.

Greathouse family

  • Ricky Greathouse

Greene family

  • Alicia Greene +2004
    • Brooke Greene +2004
    • Hailey Greene +2004

Gregg family

  • Jim Gregg
  • Celia Gregg

Gregory family

  • Jonathan Gregory 1985+

Halstead family

Helen was an early nurse at Kansas Bible Camp. They later resided in Wichita.

  • Norman Halstead 1940's
  • Helen Halstead 1940's

Hawthorne family

  • David G. Hawthorne +2012
  • Melanie Hawthorne +2012 (b. 1954 Sublette, KS - d. 2023 Hutch., KS), daughter of Daniel Schmidt & Ruby Harms Schmidt. See obit.

Hays family

  • Steve Hays

Hoag family

Around 1985, with the Wedel family, Mike & Laurie planted a house church known as Agape Fellowship (Fellowship of Love). They were subsequently with Sunset Chapel in Salina for a number of years. They were originally invited to HGC by Marilyn Yoder.

  • Mike Hoag +1985
  • Laurie Beckman Hoag 1979-1985

Hobson family

  • Lita Hobson-Nelson 2001-2010

Hoff family

  • Sue Hoff

Holloway family

  • Dan Holloway
  • Martha Holloway
  • Nancy Holloway
  • Ray Holloway
  • Richard Holloway

Holmes family

  • Angelena Holmes 1999-2001
    • Jim Holmes, Sr. +2004. Wife: Betty Holmes +2006
      • Jim Holmes, Jr. +2004. Wife: Joy Bloom Holmes +2004
        • Josh Holmes +2004. Josh was the original youth pastor at CrossPoint, and also planted a house church.
        • Jeremy Holmes
        • Jessica Holmes
        • Joey Holmes

Hopper family

Orville was an elder from 1946-2012.

  • Orville "Willis" Hopper 1946-2012 (d. 2012 Hutch., KS). 1st wife: Mary Brown Hopper. 2nd wife: Wanda Burson Hopper.
    • Simeon Hopper 1958+
    • Phyllis Hopper ?

Hubble family

  • Mike Hubble +2004
  • Bonnie Hubble +2004

Jantz family

  • Leslie Jantz
  • Malinda Jantz

Kavenaugh family

  • Rex Kavenaugh

Kendall family

  • Bill Kendall 2001-2004.
  • Kathy Kendall 2001-2004
    • Ashley Whittington 2001
    • Ethan Whittington 2001-2004
    • Kaden Whittington 2001-2004
    • Karley Whittington 2001

Koehn family

  • Ennis Koehn
  • Greg Koehn
  • Maxine Koehn
  • Tim Koehn

Koob family

  • Terri Koob 1985+

Larson family

  • Mr. Larson early 1950's
  • Esther Larson early 1950's

Littlefield family

  • Ralph Littlefield
  • Mary Littlefield

McCowen family

  • Cheryl McCowen
  • Donna McCowen
  • Velma McCowen
  • Virgil McCowen

McQueen family

  • Della McQueen +2004

Miller family

  • Ray Miller 1955-1958
  • Pat Miller 1955-1958

Milligan family

  • Steve Milligan
  • Treva Milligan 1999-2006.

Mills family

  • Rick Mills
  • Maree Mills
    • Jonathan Mills
    • Josh Mills
    • Matt Mills
  • Terry Mills Putthoff 1975-1983

Montgomery family

  • Howard Montgomery
  • Ruthie Montgomery

Moore family

Mr. Moore laid the concrete for the KBC gym.

  • Mr. Moore
  • Mrs. Moore

Moran family

  • Bill Moran 1979+. Wife: Vicki Moran

Munden family

Daniel was the original worship leader for CrossPoint.

  • Daniel Munden

Myers family

  • Richard Myers

Nather family

  • Jason Nather. Wife: Stacy Black Nather.

Nelson family

  • Brant Nelson +2004. Wife: Jo Ann Kingsley Nelson +2004
  • Carl Nelson 1999-2004. Wife: Vernetta Nelson 1999-2004.
    • Rebecca Nelson
    • Jonathan Nelson

Newcome family

Willie & Connie were among the founders of Mizpah Bible Chapel. Connie has owned a vitamin store in Inman for many years.

  • Willie Newcome. Wife: Connie Newcome.
    • Gary Newcome
    • Tim Newcome
    • Jonathan Newcome. Longtime elder at Littleton Bible Chapel.
    • Sara Newcome
    • Linda Newcome

Obee family

  • Monty Obee

Oswald family

  • Wanda Oswald
    • Kathy Alexander

Penner family

  • Ernest "Ernie" Penner 2002-2009

Pinto family

  • Sam Pinto 1982-1984

Pirate family

  • Jimmy Pirate 1951-1954
  • Tommy Pirate 1951-1954

Pope family

  • Flora Pope
    • Russ Pope. Wife: Golda Pope +2023 (d. 2023 Hutch., KS). Golda was a longtime gardener and nurse at KBC, as early as the 1950's.
      • Matt Pope
      • James Pope

Preston family

  • "Grandma" Preston +1955

Ragsdale family

  • Vern Ragsdale 1975+
  • Anabelle Ragsdale

Ramsey family

  • Lowell Ramsey +1980-1983+. 1st wife: Nancy Farwell Ramsey +1980-1983+.

Ratzlaff family

  • Ivan Ratzlaff 1999-2001
  • Leslie Ratzlaff 1999-2001
    • Andrea Ratzlaff 1999-2001

Rice family

  • Margaret Rice +2001
    • Ray Rice 1975-current

Richardson family

  • Roger Richardson
  • Melodye Richardson
    • Samantha Richardson

Richert family

  • Janet Richert

Rogers family

  • Opal Rogers

Roloff family

  • Helen Roloff 1940's

Root family

  • Beth Ellen Root
  • David Root
  • Julia Root
  • Kathlyn Root
  • Nancy Root
  • Sam Root

Sader family

  • Larry Sader

Samuelson family

  • Jase Samuelson +2001
  • Cathy Samuelson +2001

Schmidt family

  • Duane Schmidt, son of Lorene Schmidt
  • Carolyn Schmidt

Schrag family

Dale served as full-time maintenance man at Kansas Bible Camp for 22 years, as per his obit.

  • Dale Schrag (b. 1954 McPherson, KS - d. 2014 Hutch., KS), son of Reuben Schrag & Ellen Goering Schrag. Wife: Linda Boyer Schrag.

Schroll family

  • Mrs. Schroll

Scollon family

Longtime elder & correspondent @ Lawrence Bible Chapel.

  • John Scollon

Scott family

  • Lane Scott
  • Marcia Scott
    • Abigail Scott
    • Nathaniel Scott

Simpson family

  • Bart Simpson
  • Anne Simpson

Sinnett family

  • Rick Sinnett

Slater family

  • Alicia Slater +1999

Sloggett family

  • Robert Sloggett

Smallwood family

  • Ray Smallwood
  • Diana Smallwood
    • Micah Smallwood

Smith family

  • Stephen "Steve" Dallas Smith 1974-2000. Wife (1964): Alta "Lynette" Hall Smith 1974-2000 (1947-2017 Hutch., KS), daughter of Verle Hall & Beulah Hall. See her obit.
    • Jeff Smith 1974+
    • Lynn Smith 1974+
    • Jonathan Smith 1974+. Wife: Laurel Byrd Smith

Stafford family

  • Tom Stafford

Sterling family

  • Dick Sterling 1999-2001

Stout family

  • Derek Stout +2004. Wife: Sandy Stout +2004

Stow family

  • Dick Stow
  • Dorothy Stow

Valdez family

  • Abraham Valdez +2004. Wife: Abigail Valdez +2004.

Valdois family

  • Darrell Valdois
  • Barb Valdois

Volk family

  • Lisa Volk 1999-2001

Wakefield family

  • Gordon Wakefield 1960+
  • Florence Wakefield 1960+
    • Tom Wakefield

Waters family

  • David Waters

Wedel family

  • Roger Wedel
  • Susan Wedel

Welch family

  • Denise Welch
  • Linda Welch
  • Mildred Welch
  • Tom Welch

Wenrich family

  • Trisha Wenrich

Wentzel family

  • Wayne Wentzel 1952-1956

Wingrave family

  • Ann Wingrave

Wolfenburger family

  • Kurt Wolfenberger. Wife: Terri Wolfenberger.

Yoder family

  • Doug Yoder
  • Marilyn Yoder
  • Jeanne Yoder

Sources

  • Orville Hopper
  • Simeon Hopper
  • Florence Wakefield
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