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The Salina Journal Saturday, December 25,1993 11 DEATHS FUNERALS ftalpht.McBrlda I GYPSUM Ralph E. McBride, 79, Gypsum, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993, at the Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center. Mr. McBride was born Aug.

31, 1914, at Gypsum and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a farmer, a carpenter and worked for Carlton Co-op, Prestress Con- Mr. McBride 6rete, Assaria, A Manufacturing, Roberts Manufacturing, Federal Mogul, all of Salina. He retired in i983. After retiring he worked for Karber Gillum Funeral Home, Gypsum, until 1989.

He was a member of the Gypsum Masonic Lodge, the Gypsum United Methodist Church and served as a lay leader, Sunday School teacher and secretary. He served on the Gypsum City Council, Chapel High School board and Gypsum Valley Cemetery Board. Survivors include his wife, Opal of the home; three daughters, Patricia M. Hodges of Salt Lake City and Merilyn M. Olson and Shannon L.

Ade, both of Phoenix, nine grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, Gypsum, the Rev. Mitch Reece officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, southeast of Gypsum.

Memorials may be made to the church or Rebecca A. Morrison House, Salina. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Karber Gillum Funeral Home, Gypsum, 67488.

Hariand E. Sandell Sr. MANKATO Hariand E. Sandell 74, Mankato, died Thursday, Dec. 23,1993, at his home.

The Kramer Funeral Home, Mankato, is handling arrangements. Ruth Jordan CENTER Ruth Jordan, 102, Clay Center, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993, at the Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center. Mrs. Jordan was born Ruth Townsend on July 21, 1891, at Bolckow, and was a resident of Clay Center since 1977.

She worked for Marshall Fields and and Stevens Department Store, both of Chicago, before retiring in 1966. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Bolckow. Her husband, John preceded her in death. Survivors include a sister, Mary T. Sherbert of Clay Center; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, Clay Center, the Rev. Robert M. Fleenor officiating. Burial will be in Gatesville Cemetery, southeast of Clay Center.

Memorials may be made to Presbyterian Manor or the First Baptist Church, Clay Center. Visitation will be at the Holmes- Pfeifley Funeral Home, 303 S. Broadway, Riley, 66531. Albert W. Richardson STOCKTON Albert W.

Richardson, 90, Stockton, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993, at the Hays Medical Center. Mr. Richardson was born Dec. 18, 1903, at Gravity, Iowa, and was a resident of Stockton since 1990, moving from Webster.

He was a fanner and owned the Richardson Store in Webster. He was a member of the World Wide Church of God, Hays. His wife, Frona, died in 1991. Survivors include two sons, Earl and Don, both of Stockton; two daughters, Viola Vielguth of Stockton and Anna Marie Neuschafer of Enterprise; two brothers, Francis of Belleville, 111., and John Darrel of Buffalo, eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The funeral will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Smith-Moore Funeral Home, Stockton, Allen Olson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, rural Webster. Memorials may be made to Rooks County Veterans Memorial. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m.

Sunday at the funeral home, 723 N. First, Stockton, 67669. Irene Pittser WICHITA Irene Pittser, 73, Wichita, died Friday, Dec. 24,1993. Mrs.

Pittser was born Irene Brown on March 13,1920, in Lincoln County. She was a retired manager and hostess for Angelo's Italian Restaurant, Wichita. Survivors include a brother, Earl L. Brown of Pittsburg; and two sisters, Doris Brent of Alton and Evelyn Emerson of Pittsburg. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the Cochran Mortuary, 1411 N. Broadway, Wichita. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Delhi Cemetery, Lucas. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.

Gladys I. Johnson Gladys I. Johnson, 75, Salina, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1993, at the St. John's Regional Health Center, Salina.

The Ryan Mortuary, Salina, is handling arrangements. Lucille H.KIhn Lucille H. Kihn, 84,128 N. Second, died Wednesday, Dec. 22,1993, at her home.

Mrs. Kihn was born Lucille H. Anderson on Nov. 9,1909. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include cousins. The service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, the Rev. John Daly officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m.

Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina, 67401. William R.

"Arky" Landers William R. "Arky" Landers, 73,877 Seneca, died Thursday, Dec. 23,1993, at the Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center. Mr. Landers was born Oct.

16,1920, at Tomberlin, and was a resident of Salina since 1920. He was a former supervisor for the plastic workers division of Beech Aircraft, Salina. He was a member of the Beech Employees Club and Beech Supervisors Club. Survivors include a son, John R. of Wichita; four daughters, Pat Lehman of Wichita, Judith Andrews of Little Rock, Debra Landers- Johnson of Steamboat Springs, and Rebecca Tennock of Lorn Poc, a brother, Morris of England, three sisters, Ethel Davis, Ellen Lynch and Arlene Landers, all of England, eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A private family service will be held. The body was cremated. The Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina, 67401, is in charge of arrangements. Vernon Marietta ESBON Vernon Marietta, 79, Esbon, died Friday, Dec.

24,1993, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. The funeral will be Monday at the Kramer Funeral Home, Mankato. Burial will be in Esbon Cemetery with military rites. Further arrangements will be announced by the funeral home. Margaret Countryman MANKATO Margaret Countryman, 92, Mankato, died Tuesday, Dec.

21,1993, atOzark, Mo. The service will be held Monday in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mankato. The Kramer Funeral Home, Mankato, is handling arrangements. Blanche B. Newcom LAKEWOOD, Colo.

Blanche B. Newcom, 92, Lakewood, died Wednesday, Dec. 22,1993, at the Villa Manor Care Center, Lakewood. Mrs. Newcom was born Blanche B.

Swift on Aug. 24,1901, at Washington, Iowa, and grew up in Jennings, Kan. She moved to Denver in 1926. She was a homemaker. Husband, Ross Newcom, died in 1989.

Survivors include a sister, Katherine Vahling of Denver; and nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, New Almelo, the Rev. Mark Berland officiating.

Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, New Almelo. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Enfield Memorial Chapel, 138 E.

Commercial, Oberlin, 67749, and after 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Rev. George W.Glsh NAPERVILLE, 111. The Rev.

George W. Gish, Naperville, died Saturday, Dec. 18,1993, at Suburban Hospital, Hinsdale. Mr. Gish was born near Glen Elder, Kan.

He was a farmer before becoming a pastor. He served his student pastorate at Culver, and Grand Avenue Methodist Church, Salina, Kan. He also served at Enterprise, Valley Center, Harper, Rockford and Chicago. He was a member of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville, Knife and Fork Club, Art Guild, American Association of Retired Persons and American Diabetes Association. A son, Dr.

Glen preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Naperville; a daughter, Estelle Wade of Bloomfield Hills, a son, George Jr. of Tokyo, Japan; and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville, the Rev.

Arthur J. Landwehr officiating. He donated his body to medical science. The Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, Naperville, was in charge of arrangements. Joe Donald Douglas Sr.

GAINESVILLE, Texas Joe Donald Douglas 66, Gainesville, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993, at Gainesville. Mr. Douglas was born March 31, 1927, at Bucklin, and was a resident of Gainesville for six years. He was an Army veteran.

He was preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Mary of the home; three sons, Joe Jr. of Salina, Mike and Scott, both of Shawnee, two daughters, Debbie Higle and Joni Sayre, both of Shawnee; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 2601 N.W. Expressway, Oklahoma City, Okla.

73112. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Roesch Funeral Home, 400 N. Broadway, Shawnee, 74801, the Rev. Robert Ingram officiating.

Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Shirley J. Haws BELLEVILLE Shirley J. Haws, 73, Belleville, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993, at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville.

Mrs. Haws was born Shirley J. Swisher on June 25, 1920, at Kansas City, and was a longtime resident of the Belleville area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Central Christian Church, Belleville. Survivors include her husband, Vernon of Belleville; a son Vernon E.

of Eugene, a daughter, Lonnie Beth of Belleville; a sister, Evelyn Redden of Belleville; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Central Christian Church, Belleville, the Rev. David DeShazo officiating. Burial will be in Belleville Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the church. Visitation will be at the Bachelor- Faulkner-Dart Funeral Home, 1322 19th, Belleville, 66935. Emma J. Moravek WASHINGTON Emma J. Moravek, 88, Washington, died Friday, Dec.

24, 1993, at the Washington County Hospital, Washington. Mrs. Moravek was born Emma J. Houdek on Jan. 13, 1905, at Munden and lived most of her life in the area.

She was a rural school teacher for two years, a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church, Washington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, in 1954; a son, Leland, on Jan. and a granddaughter. Survivors include a daughter, Donna Long of Washington; five grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m.

Monday at the Ward Funeral Home, Washington, the Rev. Dennis Livingston officiating. Burial will be in Washington City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 115 W.

Second Washington, 66968. Ruth Lenore Nigh McPHERSON Ruth Lenore Nigh, 85, McPherson, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1993, at The Cedars, McPherson. Mrs. Nigh was born Ruth Lenore Harms on June 24, 1908, at McPherson and was a lifelong resident.

She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church, McPherson, the United Methodist Women and AY Chapter of PEO. Survivors include her husband, Dr. E. Glen of McPherson; two sons, David and John, both of McPherson; a daughter, Judith Bolton of Boca Raton, six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church, McPherson, the Rev. Larry Harvey officiating. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church or The Cedars. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday at the Ball Son Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, 67460. Sextuplets enough for Christmas By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Keith and Becki Dilley aren't making the traditional family rounds this Christmas. They already have all the gifts they want Quinn, Brenna, Ian, Claire, Adrian and Julian. Becki Dilley, 27, gave birth to the babies by Caesarean section on May 25 after a difficult pregnancy.

The couple wanted to conceive soon after they were married six years ago, but it was impossible until Becki Dilley took fertility drugs. "All we really want this Christmas is to spend time with each other and with our children. And we've got that," Dilley said. "Who could ask for a better Christmas Dilley works four, 12-hour overnight shifts as a nurse and her husband is a full-time father. Steven Sample rows a boat down the flooded Main Street of Solomon with passenger J.W.

Associated Press. Warneke this summer. The Saline, Solomon Smoky Hill rivers converged to flood Solomon. Elwood suffered biggest loss FROM PAGE 1 As high waters continued to surge east, more than 5,000 Riley County residents were forced to leave their homes as Tuttle Creek and Milford reservoirs reached record levels. The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers eventually was forced to increase water release rates from 10 cubic feet per second at Milford and 100 cfs at Tuttle Creek in early July to more than 30,000 cfs at Milford and 60,000 cfs at Tuttle Creek by the end of the month rates that in practical terms meant the reservoirs were just part of the river. The water rushed east along the swollen Kansas River to join the Missouri, causing evacuations from Wamego and Silver Lake and the entire 100-plus population of Willard. By late July, Topeka was without railroad service for the first time since the flood of 1951. The tracks were covered with water. Perhaps hardest hit was Elwood, in extreme northeast Kansas, just across the Missouri River from St.

Joseph, Mo. About 1,100 people lived in Elwood before the levees gave way July 24, flooding many homes to the rooftops. And while the water is long gone, about 130 homes were bulldozed because of flood damage. And in Kansas City, much of which is wedged between the Kansas and Missouri rivers, residents of the Armourdale and Rosedale areas were evacuated and an army of volunteers turned out to fill sandbags. The Kansas River eventually crested a couple of feet below the top of the levees there.

Preliminary state estimates showed about 13,000 Kansans were displaced from their homes by the flooding. In addition, Gov. Joan Finney said some 53,000 farmers and their families were flooded, although only a small fraction of those actually had to leave their farms. Losses add up Damage to government infrastructure, mainly roads and buildings, was put at about $47 million, and the cost to state government for use of the National Guard and other agencies was more than $2 million. Various agencies continue the work of recovery.

Kansas farmers have received about $66 million in payments for crop loss and crop insurance, the- U.S. Department of Agriculture re-, ported. More than $460 million has been paid out so far to affected residents of. the nine Midwestern flood states. "I believe there will be more to- come," said a spokesman for USDA's flood response center.

More than 141,000 people wide and nearly 9,000 Kansans have applied for assistance from FEMA. For example, about 6,000 Kansas'J residents have received about $11 million in housing rental aid, said Marvin Davis, a FEMA spokesman, in Washington. And the agency has approved $525 million worth of low-interest loans, with $25 million going to Kansans, Davis said. FEMA also is providing small grants and disaster claims, he said. Total costs of the flood are yet to be determined.

"The president back some gave a figure of $7.6 billion in costs," Davis said. "But there are lot of unaccounted-for costs in age." PAGE 1 Satellite TV service improves quality vision service, called DirecTv TM, to rural viewers this spring. A second satellite is scheduled to be deployed next summer, expanding the service to 150 channels. The venture is a joint program between GM Hughes Electronics and rural electric and telephone companies of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. The satellite receiving system includes an 18-inch satellite dish, digital receiver box and remote control for about $700.

Installation fee is about $175 and monthly programming fees are estimated to be about $15 to $25. To receive the satellite signals, viewers must purchase a receiving system made by Thompson Consumer Electronics, makers of RCA- brand products. Because of the large demand for the system, Thompson is behind in filling orders for receiving equipment, Short said. The equipment is sold through RCA-brand dealers. The first customers should receive satellite signals in April.

To date, rural residents have three choices for television viewing do without, receive what they can using antennas or install large, expensive satellite dishes. "In some parts of western Kansas (using antennas) is pretty limited and what's there is not very clear," Short said. The smaller, low-maintenance satellite dishes are easily installed and will last for many years. Satellite service works better than wireless cable systems that now serve some rural homes, Short said. Wireless cable requires house antennas to pick up signals, but the antennas cannot be blocked by trees.

"Ours comes directly from a satellite and the quality is not interfered with by trees," Short said. For rural utilities, satellite service is another weapon in the battle against declining rural populations. In its region, Norton Decatur Co-op loses two to three rural residences a month, because of farmers retiring'" and moving to town. That means drop in co-op revenue. "Nobody is moving back out on the; farm," Miller said.

lot people who like to live in a rural area. but one of the drawbacks is no TV; programming. "We look at (satellite service) economic development." Kansas DBS approached the co-op about providing service to its region, but the co-op believed it could better serve its members by providing the" service itself, Miller said. Among the programming offered to viewers are popular cable works, including CNN, Disney' Channel, Discovery Channel and" Country Music Television. More than 50 channels of pay-per-view programming also will be available, including movies, sports and spe- cials.

Miller looks for the system eventually offer other interactive'; services. A "We're hoping there's going to be, more to it as it goes along," he said. FROM PAGE 1 Shock of triplets took time to sink in Lora Anderson said doctors were pleasantly surprised the babies did not have to be taken to a Wichita hospital for further medical treatment. The triplets were two months early. Doctors were hoping Lora could carry the babies until Jan.

13, a month before the due date, but she began having contractions Thursday afternoon. "It's hard to believe you ever had that in you," she said. "They were always moving. I don't think I ever went a spell when they weren't moving." Although she carried more than 12 pounds of babies, Lora said she was not as big as one might imagine. "I thought I was huge, but people kept telling me I wasn't that big and that they had seen women only having one baby who were bigger than me," she said.

Despite the ordeal of having three babies, Lora kept her sense of humor. "It's great because now I can see my toes," she said. "I'll have to start shaving my legs now because I can reach them." Although having triplets will present the Andersons with a stiff challenge especially financially they've had seven months to prepare for Friday's births. "It was a good shock," Loren An- derson said of finding out his wife was having triplets. "It really scared him that first day but after that he was fine with all of it," Lora Anderson said.

"It took' about a month for me to actually believe I was having three. "Once you get over that scared feeling of having three children it's not so bad." Although the Andersons had been trying to have a baby for three years, Lora did not resort to taking fertility drugs. "My doctor says if I had done that I probably would have had a litter," she said. Lora's hospital stay of three to four days will be shorter than that of her babies, who are expected to remain in the hospital for two or three weeks. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Hospital admissions ASBURY Lora L.

Anderson, Leta M. Hendrickson, Jayme D. Hoover, Ralph B. Ricklefs Robert Lloyd Shelly Dianne F. Simmons and Melinda M.

Woodruff, all of Salina. ST. JOHN'S Rozella M. Pedersen, Elayne R. Vubel, Lucy H.

Burnett and Richard C. Zill, all of Salina; Sandra K. Baehman, Minneaplis; Lawrence R. Strouts, Solomon; William R. Auld, Wakefield; Donald D.

Choitz, Lincoln; Leonard F. Zweifel, Holton. Hospital dismissals ASBURY Jody L. Bebber and baby boy, Toni R. Leister and baby girl and Gary D.

Wisbey, all of Salina; Julie A. Herndon, Lindsborg; Carol J. Radford, Solomon; Paula L. Rhodes, Solomon; Lisa M. Stromberg and baby boy, Concordia.

ST. JOHN'S Marie W. Reissig and Elnora H. Barker, both of Salina; Charles C. Hale, Abilene; Leonard Albe Erickson, Courtland; Leonard V.

Zweifel, Holton. Births BOY: Joseph M. and Holli A. Smith, Solomon, 71bs.loz.,bornDec.23. GIRLS: Jeffery and Melinda M.

Woodruff, Salina, 6 Ibs. 15.5 born Dec. 24. Dane S. and Shana G.

Devlin, Concordia, 8 Ibs. 14 born Dec. 23. TRIPLETS: Loren and Lora Anderson, Salina, boy, 4 Ibs. 9 girl, 4 Ibs.

3 boy 3 Ibs. 14 born Dec. 24. Police blotter ARREST David J. Cabral, 40, 217 N.

12th, in connection with an attempted burglary at about 1:25 a.m. Thursday in which a glass door was shattered at Central Music, 715 Bishop, causing about $300 damage, and also in connection with a burglary last week in which cigarettes valued at more than $2,000 were taken from Central Music. INJURY ACCIDENT Darla J. Gad-' berry, 28, 717 W. Walnut, treated at St.

John's Regional Health Center after four-car accident at about 2:50 p.m., Wednesday at Ninth Street and Magnolia Road. The cars in the collision were driven by: Gadberry; Kyle G. Baalman, 17,1505 Bachtold; Robert E. Hagen, 63, 151 Millview; and Charles K. Gawith, 55, 408 Missouri.

LOST OR STOLEN Gold bracelet with 32 diamonds belonging to Sandra K. Vincent, 1301 Lewis, lost or stolen from 400 S. Broadway between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday; BURGLARY Four spray paint guns and two car stereos taken between 5 p.m.

Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. Thursday from the shop area at J.J. Chevrolet, 2700 S. Ninth; Lottery numbers KANSAS DAILY PICK 3 The winning numbers drawn Friday: 6-1-9..