Mary Stinson: McKeown Genealogy

1896 - 1971 (75 years)

Generation: 1

Mary Stinson was born on 23 Feb 1896 in Kansas; died on 12 Apr 1971; was buried in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Notes:

Mary Nighswonger of Clearwater dies
Mrs. Mary Nighswonger, 75, of Clearwater, died Monday. Services will be at 2 pm. Wednesday in Clearwater United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Viola Cemetery.
A native of Viola, she moved to Clearwater in 1956.
Her husband, Paul, died in 1965.
Survivors include two sons, Lester, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Roger, Wichita; two daughters, Mrs. Lois Butterfield, Meadville, Mo., and Mrs. Pat Kirby, Midland, Tex.; three brothers, Ralph Stinson, Topeka; LeRoy Stinson, Liberal, Kan., and Mearle Stinson, Conway Springs, Kan.; and two sisters, Miss Jean Stinson and Mrs. Edith Kissick, Wichita. Webb Mortuary has charge.

The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kasas. Tuesday, 11 April 1971.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24151472/mary-s-nighswonger

Row 11, Grave 2

Family/Spouse: Paul Emerson Nighswonger. Paul (son of William Peter Nighswonger and Anna Cloadine Parker) was born on 31 Jan 1891 in Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas; died on 2 Feb 1965 in Kansas; was buried in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Helen Lois Nighswonger was born on 2 Sep 1921 in Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas; died on 12 Nov 2012 in Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried in Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn County, Missouri.
3. Doel Stinson Nighswonger was born on 9 Dec 1923 in Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas; died on 6 Apr 1945 in Okinawa, Japan; was buried in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Generation: 2

Helen Lois Nighswonger

(1.Mary¹) was born on 2 Sep 1921 in Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas; died on 12 Nov 2012 in Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried in Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn County, Missouri.

Notes:

Lois Butterfield
(September 4, 1921 - November 12, 2012)

Lois Butterfield, age 91, of Meadville, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia.
A funeral service will be Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Meadville with Pastor Richard Casady officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in the Meadville Cemetery in Meadville. Arrangements are under the direction of Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield.

Memorials to the Meadville United Methodist Church or the Meadville Cemetery may be left at the church or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.

Helen Lois, daughter of Paul and Mary (Stinson) Nighswonger, was born September 4, 1921, in Viola, Kansas. On January 27, 1945, she married Gene Butterfield who preceded her in death on July 11, 2008.

Mrs. Butterfield was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Meadville where she served as organist for over forty years. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and the Home Culture Club in Meadville.

Survivors include one son, Larry Butterfield of Brentwood; one daughter, Cheryl Cooper of Chandler, Arizona; four grandchildren, Betsy Webb and husband, Ryan of Kirkwood, Katie Butterfield of Brentwood, Brent Cooper and wife, Kathy of Concordia and Kristen Swigert and husband, Scott of Windsor; six great-grandchildren, Cailey Cooper, Cameron Cooper, and Cate Cooper all of Concordia, Makayla Swigert and Barr Swigert both of Windsor, and Samantha Webb of Kirkwood; two brothers, Lester Nighswonger and wife, Phyllis of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Roger Nighswonger and wife, Linda of Cypress, Texas; and one sister, Pat Kirby and husband, Jack of Georgetown, Texas.

Her parents; one brother, Doel Nighswonger; a daughter-in-law, Lainie Butterfield; and a son-in-law, David Cooper also preceded her in death.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100605081/helen-lois-butterfield

Family/Spouse: Gene Francis Butterfield. Gene was born on 16 Jun 1919 in Laclede, Linn County, Missouri; died on 11 Jul 2008 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doel Stinson Nighswonger

(1.Mary¹) was born on 9 Dec 1923 in Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas; died on 6 Apr 1945 in Okinawa, Japan; was buried in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Other Events:

_MILT: World War II. US Army. PFC. Killed in action.

Notes:

Pfc. D.S. Nighswonger Is Killed on Okinawa
Pfc. Doel S. Nighswonger, 20, recent recipient of the purple heart, was killed in action on Okinawa on April 6, the war department has advised his parent, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nighswonger of Viola, Kan.
Entering the air corps in April 1943, the Kansan later was transferred to the 96th Infantry division. He received the purple heart for wounds received in action during the occupation of Leyte.
A resident of the Viola community all his life, the youth graduated from the Viola high school and was a member of the Presbyterian church there.
Nighswonger was the grand-nephew of the late Frank Nighswonger, former Wichita mayor. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lois Butterfield, residing in Maine with her husband who is in the armed forces, and Pattie Nighswonger of the home, and two brothers, Lester, who is studying radar at the naval school in Chicago, and Roger of the home.
During the last war his father, Paul, served overseas with the 30th division.
The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas. Thursday, 10 May 1945.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24151471/doel-stinson-nighswonger

Row 11, Grave 1

McKeown and Shields Families

Mary Stinson