Who's Who at Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS

• Bible Chapel of Shawnee, Johnson, KS (OB) 1949-current
  • Overland Park Bible Chapel (OB) 1949-1995

Leadership

• William "Bill" Hayward 1949-1952 (1911-1970)
• H.S. Baldwin 1966-1976
• Wayne Matthews 1949+
• Truman Page

Early Families

Baldwin family

• H.S. Baldwin 1966-1976

Hayward family

Bill Hayward was among the founders of the Bible Chapel of Shawnee in 1949, along with Wayne Matthews, whose wife Ruth Sommerville Matthews was a cousin. In 1952, he and his family were transferred by his employment as an industrial engineer at Procter & Gamble to an office in northern California. In 1934, his job was "timekeeper" at P&G. Bill's birthplace was in Sparta, Illinois and there is a high likelihood that he was in fellowship at the Sparta Gospel Hall there as his maternal grandfather, William Charles Sommerville, Sr. (1849-1918) was a primary correspondent there in 1904.

• William Hayward 1949? (b. 1873 (Horwich, Bolton metro, Manchester metro or Wolverhampton, Staffordshire), England; emig. 1887; d. 1954 Claremont, Los Angeles, CA), son of Samuel Hayward (b. 1846 Deepfields, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1922 Wolverhampton, Eng.) & Charlotte Lines Hayward (b. 1847 Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, Eng. - d. 1922 Wolverhampton, Eng.). In 1900, William was employed as a coal miner, residing near Centerville in Lincoln Twp., Appanoose, Iowa, and farming in Sparta, Illinois by 1910.
• Margaret Sommerville Hayward 1949? (b. 1876 Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. 1896; d. 1958 Claremont, L.A., CA), daughter of William Charles Sommerville, Sr. (b. 1849 Colliertree, New Monkland (Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scot. - d. 1918 Dallas, TX) & Isabella Livingstone Anderson Sommerville (b. 1855 Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scot. - d. 1884).
  • Raymond John Hayward 1949?' (b. 1896 Clarkdale, Lincoln Twp., Appanoose, IA - d. 1973 Lenexa, KS). From 1930-1950+, Raymond was residing in KCMO, and employed as a traveling salesman for The Astrup Co.]'s St. Louis branch on 1908 Locust, until his retirement. The Astrup Co., founded by sailmaker Wilhelm Jacob Otto (b. 1845 Denmark - d. 1915 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH) in 1876, by the mid-1950's was the largest awning manufacturer in the U.S. Wife (1924): Edna Margaret Beckley Hayward (b. 1899 Chicago, IL - d. 1986 Overland Park, Johnson, KS), daughter of Elmer E. Beckley & Margaret K. Beckley. Raymond was a member 1949-1973 of the Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS.
    • Russell John "Jack" Hayward, Jr. (b. 1926 Chicago, IL - d. 2008 Albuquerque, NM). He served in the Navy during WWII, earning the rank of Lt. Jg. In 1950, Russell resided in KCMO, employed as a civil engineer. Wife: Frances Eloise "Mickey" Murphy Hayward (b. 1931 - d. 1999), daughter of Dan Murphy (b. 1887 Alvin, Brazoria, TX - d. 1954 Houston, Harris, TX) & Ida Gordon Murphy-Guinn (b. 1901 Tyler, TX - d. 1969).
    • William "Bill" Beckley Hayward (b. 1930 KCMO - d. 2000 S.F., CA). He graduated in 1952 from the University of Kansas with a B.Arch.
    • Raymond "Ray" Edward Hayward (b. 1932 KCMO - d. 1964 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX). Wife (1962 @ Harris Co., TX): Jane Howard Sisco Hayward-Spence (b. 1934 Conroe, Montgomery, TX - d. 1998 Winter Park, Orange, FL), daughter of Howard Jackson Sisco (b. 1909 Kimmins, TN - d. 1963 Conroe, TX) & Eva Lou Dean Sisco (b. 1911 Willis, Montgomery, TX - d. 1999 Roswell, Fulton, GA). Jane's 2nd husband (1966 @ Harris Co., TX): Harry Eugene Spence (b. 1933 Jacksonville, FL - d. 2016 Winter Park, FL), son of Eugene Bernard Spence (b. 1902 Mandeville, Carroll, GA - d. 1969 Jacksonville Beach, Duval, FL) & Malvene Isabel Reichard Spence (b. 1907 Jacksonville, FL - d. 2004 Glynn Co., GA).
      • John Dunbar Spence (1968-2012 Winter Park, FL).
      • Deanna Elizabeth Spence Halbmaier (b. 1969 Winter Park, FL - d. 2017 Altamonte Springs, Seminole, FL).
    • Michael Hayward - Albuquerque, NM
  • Samuel James Hayward (b. 1905 Sparta, IL - d. 1975 St. Louis, MO). In 1930, Samuel resided in St. Louis, employed as an assistant chemist for Monsanto Chemical Works which developed the popular herbicide Roundup in 1971. The company has subsequently been acquired by Bayer. Wife (1931 @ St. Louis, MO): Anna E. Wagner Hayward (b. 1906 St. Louis, MO - d. 2002 St. Peters, St. Charles, MO), daughter of Edward B. Wagner. Their wedding was officiated by Richard Conrad Lucke (1876-1958), German Methodist pastor.
  • William "Bill" Albert Hayward, Jr. 1949-1952 (b. 1911 Sparta, Randolph, IL - d. 1970 Citrus Heights, Sacramento, CA). Wife: Ruth A. Leask Hayward-Kelly 1949-1952 (b. 1910 Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA - d. 2011 CA), daughter of William Leask, Sr. (b. 1855 South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, Eng. - d. 1940 Dunkerton, Black Hawk, IA) & Alice Ramsay Kerr Leask (b. 1877 Edinburgh, Scot.; m. 1908 Philadelphia, PA; d. 1935 Waterloo, IA). Alice's memorial was held at Western Avenue Gospel Hall in Waterloo, the service officiated by Edgar Greeley Matthews (1869-1960). In 1881, Alice's family resided at 1 East Thomas St. in Edinburgh, possibly where she was born. Her father, John Gordon Kerr (b. 1851 Dalkeith, Lothian, Scot. - d. 1894 Newbattle, Lothian, Scot.), Ruth's maternal grandfather, was employed in 1881 as a house painter, by 1891 as a coal miner, and evidently died in the Lingerwood Coal Pit at the age of 43 after an "explosion of shot", as per Ancestry.com. See Who's Who at Waterloo Gospel Hall, IA for expanded detail on the Leask family. As per Alice Strayer, when her maternal great-grandmother died in 1884, her grandmother Ruth had to quit school (at the age of 8) to help take care of her father and brothers.
    • Alice Margaret Hayward Strayer 1949-1953+ (b. 1935 Kansas City, MO). She attended Kansas Bible Camp, initially about 1945, at a rented location at a YMCA camp near Stafford, Kansas. Husband (1955 @ Sacramento, CA): Ronald John Strayer (b. 1935 S.F., CA), son of Marion Blaine Strayer (b. 1906 Plain City, Darby Twp., Madison, Columbus metro, OH - d. 1994 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA) & Victoria Isabelle M. Storman Strayer (b. 1912 S.F., CA - d. 2001 San Mateo, CA). Ronald was raised at Parkside Gospel Chapel in San Francisco, CA. His father, Marion, was employed in 1940 as a linotype operator at the San Francisco Chronicle (founded in 1865). Alice remained in Kansas City 1952-1953 to finish out her senior year at the original Shawnee Mission High School, while residing with her cousin Ruth Sommerville Matthews her husband Wayne.
    • Ruth "Marian" Hayward Eby-Anderson 1949-1952 (b. 1937 Kansas City, MO).
      • 1st husband (1959 @ North Brae Community Church, Berkeley, CA): Robert Allen Eby (b. 1932 Richmond, Contra Costa, CA - d. 2010 S.F., CA), son of Lester George Eby, Jr. (b. 1910 Napa, CA - d. 1997 Orinda, Contra Costa, CA) & Addie Elizabeth Ramey Eby (b. 1912 Ponca City, Kay, OK - d. 2009 S.F., CA). Their wedding was officiated by Bill Hayward, as per Newspapers.com.
      • 2nd husband (1968 @ S.F., CA): Robert "Bob" Edward Anderson (1918-1999 S.F., CA), son of Albert Arthur Anderson (b. 1887 OR - d. 1970 Sacramento, CA) & Christine Johanna Rahr Anderson (b. 1891 CA). Albert's parents were from Denmark, and Christine's from Germany.
      • As an infant, Bob resided with three others in foster care in the home of widowed Myra Ann Metzger (b. 1871 Stormsville, Monroe, PA - d. 1950 Alameda Co., CA) and her teenage daughter Pauline (b. 1905 CA). As per his obit, Bob was a third generation lifelong resident of San Francisco, and served as president of the student body of Balboa High School. He earned his B.A. & M.A. from San Francisco State University where he was a charter member of the Sigma Pi Sigma (National Physics) honor society. He later attended Northwestern University & Stanford. He served as a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theatre, then the USNR. He then served as a liason between the V.A. and state officials. He taught in several elementary schools, then served as a principal at John Muir, Marshall Annex and Marshall schools.

Matthews family

Wayne was a co-founder, along with Bill Hayward in a hive from Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO.

• Beverly "Wayne" Matthews 1949-1965 (b. 1908 IA - d. 1965 Mission, KS)
• Ruth Frances Sommerville Matthews 1949-1994 (1908-1994 KCMO, daughter of William Sommerville and Jessie Baker Sommerville. Jessie was a daughter of Caleb John Baker who was among the founders of Troost, who was the Baker of "Baker & Lockwood" awning.
  • Katherine Matthews
  • Bill Matthews
  • Carol Matthews Harpel. Husband: Jim Harpel. Both attended Wheaton College?

Sources

• SBC's website