The Descendents of

(I.)  ALBERT LINTON (LIN) BERTHOLF  1871-1957

IIA.  LLOYD MILLARD BERTHOLF  b.12-15-1899

            m. Martha Washburn  b. 6-16-1898

Lloyd was born at the home near Kechi, but moved with his parents to the Spivey farm home when he was four.  He graduated from Spivey High School, went on to Southwestern College at Winfield, then on to Johns Hopkins University, where he received the Ph.D. degree in 1921.  He and his high school sweetheart were married in Baltimore, MD.  In June 1997 they celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary and Martha's 99th birthday.

An article in the Southwestern College newspaper in October, 1996, gives an interesting summary of Lloyd's life.  He had come back to the college for the 75th reunion of his graduation.  It is quoted in part here:

"OLDEST ALUMNUS?  NOT IN SPIRIT"

"Bertholf is tall, dignified, courtly in manner, as befits a former university president and noted scholar, every inch a gentleman in his brown suit and tie.  And he was, for heaven's sake, a graduate of the class of 1921 and the oldest alumnus at Homecoming.  As he marked the 75th anniversary of his graduation from Southwestern, Bertholf reveled in attending every event of the event-packed week-end, from registration through the final banquet.  Along the way he wore out his faculty escort, turned the first shovel of dirt for the new science building, and yes, wore his new Southwestern sweatshirt proudly.

It was fitting that this man should be the one to usher in a mew era of science at Southwestern.  Bertholf was an early prototype of today's Southwestern College science student--students who compete to prove their abilities on a level far beyond what is expected of students from small-town Kansas.

'I was to graduate in 1921, but I wasn't here for graduation.  One day during the fall term, (biology professor) Dr. Goldsmith came in with a letter from Dr. Andrews, a professor at Johns Hopkins University.  Dr. Andrews needed a student assistant for the second semester, was anyone interested?’ Bertholf recalls.

Although he was six hours shy of finishing his undergraduate degree (through private tutoring he was able to get those hours) as 1921 began, this eager boy from Spivey, Kansas, was off to Baltimore and Johns Hopkins.  He found himself well-prepared for the rigors of Johns Hopkins University, but totally unprepared for the loneliness of life in the big city.  So by mail that spring, he proposed to Martha Washburn, his high school sweetheart.  She accepted and on June 15, 1921, they were married....”

Lloyd’s first job was at North Carolina Women's College in Greensboro, N. Carolina, followed by 25 years at Western Maryland College in Westminster, Md., with the exception of one year of study in Munich, Germany.  With Europe being on the brink of war, it was decided that their children, Mabelyn, eight, and Max, four, would be better off with their grandparents, Lin and Mable, while their parents were away.  They were received both in the home and in the community with love and formed a precious bond with all the family.

In the late 1940s, a call came from the University of the Pacific at Stockton, California, and he served there until 1958, when he was made president of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, Illinois.  Ten years later he retired, and for the past 28 years he and Martha have enjoyed living at a lovely retirement home, Westminster Village, in Bloomington, IL.  Retirement did not mean sitting idly, however.  He has served as president of the Central States College Association. He and Martha went to Korea for a year where he helped a university in Seoul coordinate their science departments. He is a Rotarian, active in University and Methodist Church organizations, and he has various duties at the manor, such as leading exercise classes and song services.

Their 75th wedding anniversary was celebrated in 1996 at Westminster Village, and for their 76th, in June 1997, they, with all their families, met at the home of their son, Dr. Max Bertholf in Roanoke, VA and celebrated not only the anniversary, but Martha's 99th birthday!

Martha has been Lloyd's help-mate in every sense of the word.  A gracious, dedicated Christian lady, a lovely hostess, a partner in all that Lloyd has done, a devoted mother and grandmother and a leader in church and university circles.  At her 98th birthday party, she had a priceless gift for all her family---a story of her life.  It recounts her Christian experiences, her heritage and her aspirations for the lives of her descendants.  It is truly a gift of love and inspiration for all! 

Address:  Westminster Village, 2025 E. Lincoln #2114, Bloomington, IL. 61701. 

IIA1.  Mabelyn (Lynn) Washburn Bertholf   b. 10-2-1922

                                    m. Bob Neal Westcot (dec. 1968)

Education:  RN, BA, MA, EdD.

Occupation:  Public Health Nurse, Nursing Instructor, Nursing Director.

Present occupation:  Parish Nurse, United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IL.

This is Lynn's delightful story of her growing-up years and later life:

“Two of my earliest memories were (a) of the little house we had in Westminster, MD.  I was between two and three.  I had a pesky habit of running away, especially to the Reifsneiders' who had daughters slightly older than I, but those girls were very tolerant of me and let me play in their beautiful playhouse.  Their father owned a big lumberyard and this playhouse must have been a prototype of some mansion in town.  Anyway, it had several rooms and a well-furnished kitchen and a veranda around three sides.  One can understand why I liked to get loose from home and walk those two or three blocks (however, I had to cross Main Street which had the most traffic in town--but even so, I doubt that it was very heavy) and spend the day with the girls.  Mother thought this was wearing out my welcome, so she started tying a clothesline and tying one end to me and the other end to the divan.  I had lots of slack and could go outside (letting flies in, of course) but I can remember feeling very punished.  And (b) also, about that time Daddy, hung a rubber tire from an old apple tree for me to swing on.  When I got it going high enough, it would swing out over a fishpond we had.  One day the rope broke and dropped me right in the middle of that fishpond and I got a good mouthful of brackish water.  The treatment; a big spoonful of castor oil.  NOT tasty!

I also remember when my Grandma and Grandpa Washburn were there to visit and we had oatmeal for breakfast.  They put salt on theirs and I wanted to also (I probably enjoyed the feeling of power -– my hand shaking the shaker).  But I couldn’t seem to stop.  When I did, the oatmeal wasn’t fit to eat but they made me eat it anyway.  My first lesson in cause and effect.

I remember the first day of school in Westminster.  We took a little ‘field trip’ down Main Street, past the Carrol County Hotel. I could read fairly well but I couldn't necessarily pronounce words properly.  I said to the teacher, ‘Ho'-tel’. I was so embarrassed when she corrected me in front of my classmates. That same year, I recall thinking that the word ‘shoe’ should be spelled ‘shue’.  I still can't figure that one out.

In the 7th grade, I had a classmate named Mabel Close.  One day she brought black and white comic books to class which I soon realized were pornographic.  She was selective in passing them around but I knew enough to realize they weren't ‘kosher’ so I told the teacher.  The books were confiscated and my name was Mudd--the kids who hadn't seen the books were mad because they hadn't and the rest of the kids were mad because I got them in trouble.

Oh, I almost forgot a first grade incident when Mother gave a birthday party for me and said I could invite anyone I wanted to.  She knew everyone except Cordelia Lippy who was ‘from the other side of the tracks’, so to speak.  But I wanted her, and she was invited and came. What Mother didn't know was that Cordelia had been badly burned in an accident (her left hand and arm were severely scarred) and in the healing of her hand, a small hole had been formed which went all the way through her hand. Cordelia was my main party attraction.  I cringe to think of it now, but we kids took turns putting a lead pencil through the scarred hole.  It really seems horrible now, but poor little Cordelia was in seventh heaven--the star of the party!

There are lots more of these early recollections which I won’t bore you with---but go on to my early days of nursing. I entered the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in June 1942, having completed my AB degree from Western Maryland  (I was 19 years old). The JHU was gearing up for JHU units to enter WWII and a very large class was anticipated to fill the subsequent needs. There was not enough room for the entering class, so those of us who could enter before September, were admitted into the June '45 class and were sent to Bryn Mawr College, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.  One weekend, shortly after we had begun to have nursing artslaboratory experiences, I went home to Westminster and arrived just as Mother was seating several friends for a luncheon.  Mother set a place for me and luncheon proceeded well until Mother asked me to tell the ladies what I was learning.  ‘Well,’ I said, ‘I've been giving enemas.’ That, obviously, was not the kind of table talk she had in mind.  I think Mother wished I had stayed in Bryn Mawr that weekend.

After a career in many kinds of nursing, I met Bob Westcot while I was Executive Director of the Tennessee Nurses' Association in Nashville.  We had a whirlwind courtship and decided to be married, not in Nashville or Bloomington, but to ask my brother and wife, Max and Nancy, if we could be married at their home.  They seemed delighted and we were wed in a lovely ceremony on May 8, 1961.  We were not destined to have many years together, however, for Bob died in 1967.  My dear parents helped me raise our children, Jon and Anne, and have been a support to all of us.  Now, when the shoe is on the other foot and they need my help, you can bet your life that there is nothing I would not do to make their life as easy as possible.  I truly do not get more than a tiny bit annoyed on rare occasions--and certainly not for more that a few moments.  They are so dear to me and I will be devastated when they are gone.

I think these are enough reminiscences.  I know I haven't said anything about Anne's and Jon's weddings---both of which were so lovely---but they know that I think they are the best children in the world, as are their spouses---Tom Bailey and Eileen Lahuta.  And grandson, Richard (Ricker) Westcot Bailey, is a fantastic little 4-1/2 year-old.  My main regret: that I can't see him growing up."

Address:  817 Normal, Normal, IL. 71761.

 

IIA1a.  Jon Frederick Westcot b. 6-30-1962

                                                            m. Eileen Marie Lehuta b. 10-24-60

Lynn writes about her son, Jon:

“Jon Frederick Westcot II (named for his great-uncle--Jack Westcot-his grandfather's brother who was still living at the time of Jon's birth) was about 26 years old when he met Eileen Marie Lehuta.  Actually, Jon and a friend (who asked him to go with him to visit Eileen in the hospital) did visit Eileen there and the rest, as they say 'is history’.  Eileen and Jon attended Ann and Tom's wedding in Boston in February 1988 and must have been bitten by the same bug --for they married in the Chicago area on September 17, 1988.  Eileen had been in social work and was working with the aged at the time of her marriage.  She is a multi-talented young woman who also has a degree from the Moody Bible Institute.  Jon eats, sleeps and lives computers--although he graduated from Millikin University with a major in English.  He is a skilled writer and his grandfather, Lloyd, believes there is nothing he doesn't know about computers.

Jon and Eileen have lived in several places in Illinois and as of May 1 of this year are living in Bloomington.  Jon is employed by Whitman Hart, a software computer company, in Peoria, but his major account is State Farm here in Bloomington, so he does a lot of commuting.  At this time, Eileen is not employed outside the home.  She is a homemaker and member of the Keeshound rescue program.  She and Jon have two Keeshounds and serve as a rescue home for abandoned dogs of that breed who need help anywhere in this part of the country.

Eileen's mother died when Eileen was about 13.  Her father, Rudolph, lives in the Chicago suburbs.  He is a jolly man who is a skilled carpenter, electrician, etc. who has helped the kids many times as they moved into a different home. Eileen is a fine writer and has produced a monthly newsletter entitled ‘Illinois Cooks’ in the past.  She has great crafts skills and I am the recipient of a number of her creations.

It goes without saying that I am absolutely delighted that the kids are now living nearby (about 10 minutes away).  They are so good with the grandparents and me and will do anything to help out.”

IIA1b.  Anne Haden Westcot  b. 3-29-1964                     

                                                            m. Thomas Wade Bailey  

                                                            b. 11-34-54

IIA1bi. Richard Westcot Bailey  b.5-11-93

Ann received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Millikin University and is a Director of Nursing.  Tom is a cartoonist.

Ann writes in August 1997:  "We Baileys, are busy in the way of most families with young children, struggling to have maximum time enjoying the development of a bright and active 4 1/2 year-old boy, while working and pursuing a few ‘grown-up’ interests. During the week, Tom draws cartoons (mostly satire) for Boston-area newspapers, Anne directs nursing care at a Lexington MA nursing home/rehabilitation center, and Ricker attends morning ‘classes’ at a Children's Montessori School.  We live in a north suburban Boston community, on a tree-lined street in our small town's Historic District. Part of most weekends we devote to restoring our 160-year-old home (even Ricker's learning how to wield a paint roller).  Our playtime together usually involves art, games of all sorts, cooking, travel, or any kind of outdoor fun.”

Address:  598 Bay Rd., Hamilton, MA. 01936.

IIA2.    Max Irwin Bertholf  b. May 21, 1926.

m. Nancy Jane Layman  b. 1-21-28

Occupation:  Family Physician, Roanoke VA

Education:  Medical Degree

Max has practiced family medicine since the 1950s in Roanoke, where Nancy’s family has lived for several generations.  His hobby is vocal music and their entire family enjoys singing together.  He has directed choirs in their Brethren church for many years. Family gatherings and pictures have been especially important to them.  Railroad travel is a hobby and they try to take at least one trip a year by rail.  Nancy loves to cook, sew and entertain for the family and assists Max in his office.

Address: 525 Roanoke Rd. Daleville, VA. 24083 

IIA2a.  Susan Marie Bertholf  b. 4-21-1950

                                                            m. Michael Vernon Jennings (div)

Susan is a librarian at a school in the Roanoke area where she lives with her sons.

Address:  4878 Lantern St., Roanoke, VA. 24019

IIA2ai.  Greg Jennings  b. 6-27-77

IIA2aii. Ryan Jennings  b. 10-11-80

They are both students in the local schools, taking part in school and church activities.

IIA2b.  Carol Faye Bertholf  b. 4-21-1954

                                                            m. Michael Ross Guessford

Their home is in Delaware, where Carol follows the family tradition of health care and is a registered nurse working at a local hospital.  Michael is a Journalist for a newspaper.

Address:  135 Woodshade Dr., Newark, DE. 19702

IIA2bi. Erik Guessford  b.

IIA2c.  Roger Lloyd Bertholf  b. 8-21-1955

                                                            m. Marsha Gay Frazelle  b. 11-20-54

Education: Ph.D.

Occupation: Biochemist/Toxicologist

Roger writes in August 1997: “Roger Lloyd Bertholf, son of Max and Nancy L. Bertholf, was born on August 21, 1955 in Roanoke Virginia. He was the third of their four children. Roger attended Cloverdale Elementary, Botetourt Intermediate, and Lord Botetourt High Schools.  During High School, he participated in chorus, concert and marching bands, and interscholastic debate teams and was president of his senior class. Roger attended Madison College (now James Madison University) in Harrisonburg, Virginia from 1973 to 1977, and received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Chemistry.  During college, Roger was a member of the inter-collegiate debate team, and held several student government offices. After graduating from college, Roger worked in his dad's medical office for a year before entering the graduate program in the chemistry department at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.  Roger received a Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 1981, and was employed by the clinical laboratories at University of Virginia Hospital. In 1982, he was accepted into the doctoral program in biochemistry at the University of Virginia Medical center, and received his Ph.D. in 1985.  He married Marsha Gay Frazelle on September 21, 1985.   Roger spent one year as a Fellow in Neuropathology, and two years of additional post-doctoral training in clinical chemistry before accepting a faculty appointment in the department of pathology at University College of Medicine at Gainesville, Florida, where he was Director of Toxicology.  He was promoted to Associate Professor and granted tenure in 1993.  In 1994, Roger transferred to the urban campus of the medical school, to become Chief of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.  Roger enjoys golf, computers and music. He was interim music director at Lakewood United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, from February to June 1997, while a new director was being recuited. Marsha Gay Frazelle Bertholf was born November 20, 1954, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the youngest of three children of Charley J. and Myra Godfrey Frazelle.  Marsha's father was a civil engineer and her mother was a homemaker. Soon after her birth, Marsha's family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, and then to Savannah, Georgia, where she started school. In 1964, the family returned to Wilmington, NC, where Marsha graduated from John T. Hoggard High School in 1973.  Marsha attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in biology.  During the year after her graduation, Marsha received training in medical technology at Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she worked until 1979, when she entered medical school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Marsha received her M.D. in 1983, and chose to specialize in pathology, entering the residency program at University Of Virginia Hospital.  She met Roger Bertholf at a pathology department Christmas party in December 1983, and they were married in September 1985.  Marsha completed her residency in 1987, and served an additional year as Fellow in blood banking and transfusion medicine.  She accepted a faculty appointment in the department of pathology at University of Florida College of Medicine, where she was the associate director of the blood bank from 1988 to 1994.  In 1994, Marsha accepted the position of Medical Director of Florida-Georgia Blood Alliance in Jacksonville.  Marsha enjoys sewing, reading and the beach.

Address:  8209 Condover Ct., jacksonville, FL. 32256-3556

IIA2ci.  Aaron Lloyd Bertholf  b. 11-10-1987

Aaron Lloyd Bertholf was born on November 10, 1987, in Orlando, Florida.  He was nearly nine weeks premature and his mother unexpectedly went into labor while attending a professional meeting.   At birth, Aaron weighed 3 pounds, 14 ounces.  Aaron spent three days in Orlando Regional Medical Center before being transported by airplane to University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., where his parents lived.  He was discharged from University of Virginia hospital about a week later.  Aaron's family moved to Gainesville, Florida in June 1988, and he attended preschool at Baby Gator Nursery, a facility operated by the department of education at University of Florida. Aaron attended kindergarten at Norton Elementary School in Gainesville.  In 1994, Aaron’s family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he completed first grade at a Beauclerc Elementary School, and second and third grades at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School.  Once a week, he attends a special class for academically gifted students.  Aaron likes piano, video games, computers and sings in the children's choir at church.  His favorite school subject is math.  In March, 1997, Aaron reached the level of 2nd gup (red belt) in Taekwon Do, a Korean form of martial arts.

IIA2cii.  Abby Gay Bertholf  b. 8-7-1991

Abby Gay Bertholf was born August 7, 1991 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.  She was about six weeks premature, and weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces at birth.  In 1884, Abby moved with her family to Jacksonville, Florida, where she entered the preschool program at the Jewish Community Alliance.  Abby attended kindergarten at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School.  Abby likes dolls, swimming and ballet.  She sings in the 5-6 year olds' choir at church.”

IIA3d.  Kevin Lowell Bertholf  b. 2-14-1960

                                                            m.Kristine Murphy

Education:  B.S. in Architecture from Virginia Tech.

Occupation:  Achitect

Kevin received his degree in Architecture from Virginia Tech and his wife, Kris, is a CPA, also with a degree from Virginia Tech.  Kevin is President of Architectural Concrete Products, Inc. in Daleville, VA.   They live in the beautiful Roanoke area and enjoy community and church activities.  With Max and Nancy and Susan and her sons in the same area, they find many occasions for family gatherings.

Address: 3135 E. Arrowhead Ct., Troutville, VA.  24175-3903

IIA3di.  Lindsay Anne Bertholf  b. 7-17-1987

IIA3dii. Jessica Dove Bertholf  b. 8-27-1991

IIB.  ADA SUSAN BERTHOLF  1905-1986

       m. William Ross McClure 1903-1970

Ada Bertholf McClure grew up on her parent’s farm near Spivey, Kansas.  She was a very pretty child with long brown curls and a happy disposition.  She went to school in Spivey, Lloyd driving them the three miles with the horse and buggy.  When she was eight years old, Faye was born and Ada became a wonderful "big" sister to her all her life.  Ada had so many skills--as a girl she could cook, sew, handle six horses on a lister preparing wheat ground, and have a good time at everything.  After high school she went to Southwestern College and made wonderful friends with so many!  Her girlfriends were close for many years.  She taught a one-room school at Waterloo, a tiny town east and north of Kingman after her sophomore year (which probably wasn't very exciting after college life, but it was necessary to have funds to finish college).  Going back was all the more exciting because she fell in love with fellow-student, Ross McClure.  Marriage was delayed to pay off college debts by teaching a year at Walton, Kansas, but a beautiful wedding followed in June at the Methodist Church in Spivey with the girls in pastel organdy dresses, the fellows in tuxedos, and a flurry of activities.

They taught school for several years, had their two boys, Philip and Gary, then moved to Kansas City where Ross went to Osteopathic College.  They moved to Cassville, MO to start his medical practice and were very happy there, with a good practice, many friends and a place in the life of the community.  It was not to last for long, however, for Ross was found to have Parkinson's Disease and his declining health limited his medical practice to a few years.  They invested in cattle for their good grassland adjoining their home just outside the city and Ross was able to supervise that business and to have a limited practice for some years before he had to completely retire because of his illness.  Ada taught science in the Cassville High School  and she was able to find a most capable lady to care for Ross while she was at school, and in spite of his illness, they had a good family life.  Pneumonia took Ross in 1970.

Ada continued with the cattle and managing the land, and was active in the church and community.  She and Phil went into a joint venture with a rental mobile home park on their property.  It was quite successful until severe damage by a tornado persuaded them to get out of the business.  She enjoyed visits to Kansas to see family here and to be with the boys and their families.  Philip, however, was battling cancer, and in his last illness, moved home to be cared for by his mother, when his wife seemed unable to handle the situation.  By this time, son Gary was an Osteopathic Physician in Pryor, Oklahoma, but in spite of loving care, cancer took Philip’s life in May 1985.

In October of that year, Ada suffered a massive stroke, from which she never fully recovered. Her son Gary, moved her to a Nursing Home in Pryor where he and his family lived, and she passed away there in May 1986, a loving, capable, patient and fun-loving lady--loved by all who knew her.  She and Ross and Philip are buried at Cassville, Missouri

IIB1.  Philip Ross McClure 1934-1985

                                    m.Maxine Weaver (div).  m.Beverly Booth

Education:  Cassville High School, Pittsburg State University (KS)

Occupation:  Barber, farmer, businessman

Phil was a very happy out-going man, much like his mother in the ability to have fun in life in spite of difficulties.  Even in his last lingering illness, he was able to be upbeat about the situation and the closeness between him and his mother was precious.  He was only 50 when he died, but he had enjoyed friends and relatives and was loved by many.

IIB2.  Gary Lynn McClure  b.1-26-1936

                                    m.Carol Jean Olney  b. 1-7-1938

Occupation: Physician

Education:  BS, Park College, Parkville, Missouri

DO, Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery, Kansas City, Missouri

Carol received her BS from NE State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Gary and Carol were college sweethearts--and are very family-oriented.  They have suffered the loss of both their parents and were very involved in the care of them.  Having both Debra and John close by with their families is a joy.  Gary delivered many, many babies in his medical practice, being the only doctor in town who was willing to be on call day and night, but gave that part of his practice up a few years ago so that he could take things a little easier.  He does beautiful work in his woodworking shop, and is in the process of making a dining table and chairs for daughter Debra and family.  Carol loves family history, home-making, caring for the grandchildren, and has helped Gary with bookwork in the office.  All the family enjoys involvement in church and community activities. Gary has the qualities that make a fine physician, patience, caring, sympathy and skill.

IIB2a.  Debra Susan McClure  b.5-15-1953

                                                            m. Steven Wayne Brown  b. 1-2-60

Steve works in the local steel mill where he has worked for many years.  He enjoys fishing with his Dad and brothers, as well as the many family activities with Debra and the children.  Debra is employed by a local bank as the bank-stock broker.  She enjoyed attending a national meeting of the brokerage firm in Charleston, SC. in 1997.  The children are a joy, Stephanie at 13, is in Jr. High, and Steven has just finished 2nd grade.  They are busy with school and church activities.

Address:  1200 S. Veyda, Pryor ,OK. 74361

IIB2ai.  Stephanie Elizabeth Brown  b. 1-25-84

IIB2aii.  Steven Thomas Brown  b. 4-12-89

IIB2b.  John Ross McClure  b.11-8-1965

                                                            m.Meleaia Dene Bollinger  
                                                            b. 9-9-1968

Occupation: Mechanical Engineer, Grand River Dam Authority  

Education:  BS, Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University

With both John and Meleaia working, their days are busy.  Meleaia is a mathematics teacher in the Pryor High School. The children are a big part of their life and they do many things together as a family.  Gary and Carol love having the grandchildren close by and they have many family get-togethers.

Address: 318 S.E. 13^th, Pryor, Oklahoma 74361

IIB2bi.  Timothy Ross McClure  b. 9-30-1991

IIB2bii.  Philip Thomas McClure  b.5-16-1995

IIB2biii. Emily Grace McClure  b.11-4-1996

IIB2c.  Michael Allan McClure  b. 3-22-1969

                                                            m. Ursula Summers Emery

Occupation: Architect

Education (Michael):  BA, Architecture, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Missouri

                 MA, Architecture, Columbia, Univ., New York, NY.

Education (Ursula): BA, Architecture, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Missouri

                 MA, Architecture, Columbia Univ. New York NY

Michael and Ursula are both busy working at their jobs in New York City.

Address:  200 W. 108 St., P.H.B., New York, NY. 10025

IIB2d.  Sarah Elizabeth McClure  b. 4-19-1974

Occupation: Graduate Student

Education:  BA English, Hope College, Holland, MI.

Sarah had a year at a university in Scotland and is pursuing her graduate education in English at the University of Illinois.

Address:  307 W. Elm #5, Urbana, IL. 61801

IIC.  MARY FAYE BERTHOLF  b. 10-3-1913

m. Harvey Harris McCoy (called Bill) 1910-1996 

No child could have had a happier childhood than I, with loving parents, a big brother, Lloyd, big sister, Ada, and cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents!  The cousins, Marjorie, Lee, Jack, Donald, Carol, Bill, Dale and Ruth Ann, were more like siblings, each family living only a mile or so away.  Their parents were more than aunts and uncles; they were a bulwark of security, love and even discipline.

After grade and high school in Spivey, I went to Friends University in Wichita.  There I met Harvey (Bill) McCoy, a handsome farm boy from Medicine Lodge.  It was during the “depression” and we both worked to pay our way.  Bill carried Wichita Eagles, as did many of the college boys, and I played piano for a voice teacher, sang in a church choir, waited tables and did cleaning and ironing to help with expenses.  Somehow, however, we had time from our work and studies, to fall in love, and we were married in August after Bill graduated in 1934.

Our early married years were in Wichita, where Bill was an operator at KFH radio.  Our children, John Roger and Carolyn Ann were born in Wichita.  Our forty years on the farm, at first farming with my parents, Lin and Mable Bertholf, and then being able to own the land, were very rewarding.  Pop was very fond of Bill and it was wonderful to see my husband and father work together.  Roger and Carolyn were 6 and 3 when we moved to the farm, and they had the pleasure of growing up with their loving grandparents.  Bill and I especially enjoyed our cousins—Lee and Ruth Alice, Jack and LaVera, Don and Phyllis, Carol and Gene, along with Uncle Earl and Aunt Lulu, who were like second parents to me.  Uncle Harry and Aunt Ethel had moved to Wichita, about the time we went to the farm, but soon Ruth Ann and Harley were married and joined the group of young farmers.  There were a lot of get-togethers with the families, and the “guys” shared many days of work, especially at harvest and silo time.  There were many young couples in the community, and church, family, school and community activities gave us a rich and happy life.  Through the years I had also taught school, full or part time, at Adams, Spivey and Cleveland, and enjoyed those experiences.

Our main focus in farming was dairying, and although it was very confining, it made us a good living and we both enjoyed the work.  When oil was discovered in the Spivey area, many of the area farmers, including Bill, took part-time jobs “pumping” the wells.  In 1970, Roger (who had graduated from Wichita State in 1959 with a degree in Petroleum Geology) and Bill formed McCoy Petroleum, and started drilling wells in the Spivey area.  McCoy Petroleum continues today as a very active company with production and operations in several states.  Roger’s two older sons, Kevin and Keith, are now active in management of the business.  Bill had retired before his death, but still continued to take interests in the wells, as I still do.

In 1983, we decided we were ready to retire from the farm and sold it to Don and Barbara Cress, Lee’s daughter and husband, whom we had enjoyed as neighbors for several years after Lee and Ruth Alice had moved to Kingman.  We had the fun of building a new home in Kingman and had many enjoyable experiences there, including family get-togethers with the cousins and our own families.  We celebrated 50 years together in 1984 at the annual Bertholf reunion, and with others at a reception at the church.

By the fall of 1991, Bill was not in good health and we decided it was time to get closer to Roger and family, so we moved to Larksfield Place, a lovely retirement complex in Wichita.  It was a good choice and we had many happy times there with friends and family.  On April 26, 1996, Bill became very ill, suffered a stroke, and died on April 30, 1996.  His service was at Eastminister Presbyterian Church in Wichita, with burial in the Cleveland, Kansas Cemetery.  Our five grandsons served as pallbearers.

My life goes on in spite of the loss, with pleasant activities at Larksfield Place.  My piano and organ furnish many hours of personal joy and service. Roger and Rosiland’s family all live close-by, and Carolyn and Ray come often, along with their sons and families.  Life has held so may blessing for me, and I am most grateful for the Bertholf family ties that have held me close through the years!

Address:  7373 E. 29^th St. N. #214E, Wichita, Kansas 67226

IIC1.  John Roger McCoy   b.5-19-1937

                                    m. Rosiland Kathleen Ritchey  b. 12-21-1939

Occupation: President, McCoy Petroleum Corporation

Education:  BA, Geology, Wichita State University

Roger writes:  “In 1943, when I was six years old, my parents, Harvey (Bill) and Faye, and sister, Carolyn, and I moved from Wichita to the Lin Bertholf farm at Spivey.  My generation was the last to see the transformation of farm life from using horses to using tractors; from no 110-volt electric power (we had a 6-volt wind charger) to reliable 110-volt electric power; from no telephones or crank phones on local rural party lines to modern telephones; from outdoor toilets to modern bathrooms; from wood or kerosene cook stoves to modern electric or gas stoves.  The transformation included the change from relatively self-sustaining farm operations that included chickens, hogs, beef cattle, dairy cows, vegetable gardens and non-cash crops generally designed to feed the chickens, hogs and cattle, to the modern specialized farms.  It was a privilege to grow up on the farm during this era with my parents, my sister and my grandparents, all in close proximity to the neighboring Bertholf relatives. 

In 1955, I moved to Wichita to attend Wichita State University (then the Municipal University of Wichita).  While attending Wichita State, I met Rosiland Ritchey.  We were married in 1959, shortly before I graduated with a degree in Geology.  After graduation, I started to work in the oil industry as a Petroleum Geologist.  In 1970, Dad and I formed a partnership and started McCoy Petroleum Company.  McCoy Petroleum continues today as a very active company, drilling and producing wells in several states, including Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.  Our two older sons, Kevin and Keith, are the third generation involved with McCoy Petroleum.

Rosiland and I feel very fortunate to have all of our immediate family living in Wichita.  In addition to business and family involvement, Rosiland and I enjoy gardening and travel.”

Address:  26 Sagebrush Circle, Wichita, Kansas. 67230

IIC1a.  Kevin Scott McCoy  b. 8-3-1962

                                                            m. Susan Beth Baker  b. 9-5-1962

Occupation:  Vice President, McCoy Petroleum Corporation

Education:  BA, Geology, Wichita State University

After graduation from Collegiate High School in Wichita, Kevin attended the University of Kansas, where he met his future wife, Susan Baker (from Andover).  After two years at KU, he moved back to Wichita and finished college at Wichita State University, where he graduated with a BA degree in Geology.  Susan also finished college at Wichita State University with a BS degree in Dental Hygiene.  Kevin started to work for McCoy Petroleum while in college and continued after graduation.  He is currently Vice President and Exploration Manager.  Kevin and Susan were married in 1984.  After Susan’s graduation, she worked for several years as a Dental Hygienist, prior to becoming a full-time mother and homemaker.  Their three sons are the joy of their life.  Kevin enjoys helping coach Trevor and Ryan’s athletic teams.

Address:  727 N. Linden Ct., Wichita, Kansas. 67206

IIC1ai.  Trevor Scott McCoy  b. 10-26-1987

IIC1aii.  Ryan Andrew McCoy  b. 3-26-1990

IIC1aiii. Christian Mark McCoy  b. 3-18-1997

IIC1b. Keith Sheldon McCoy  b. 9-29-1964

                                                            m. Rebecca Cromwell, 10-1969

Occupation:  Treasurer, McCoy Petroleum Corporation

Education:  B.A. Business Administration, Wichita State University

After graduation from Southeast High School, Keith attended Wichita State University and the University of Denver.  He graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Business Administration.  Keith started to work for McCoy Petroleum while still in college and is currently the Treasurer, Financial Officer and Accounting Manger for the Corporation.  Rebecca, usually called Becky, attended the University of Kansas and Wichita State University.  They were married in 1992.  Becky is a busy and successful real estate agent with Coldwell-Banker.

Address:  265 S. Dellrose, Wichita, Kansas 67218

IIC1c.  Kenneth Andrew McCoy  b. 7-15-1972

Occupation: Student, Wichita State University

Following graduation from Southeast High School, Kenneth started his studies at Wichita State University.  He is currently a senior at Wichita State.  Kenneth has worked part-time for a law firm and is currently employed at Eagle Rock Apartments.

Address:  Apt. 1710, 7627 East 37^th St. N., Wichita, Kansas. 67226

IIC2.  Carolyn Ann McCoy  b. 1-28-1941

                                    m. Ray A. Waller  b. 3-4-1937

Carolyn writes in October 1997:  “Ray and I met at Southwestern College, where he graduated in 1959.  The first year we were married we lived in Puerto Rico, both working in a prep school.  We then went to Kansas State University, where I received a BS degree and Ray received his Master’s degree.  From there we went to Baltimore MD and I taught second grade and we had two sons, Lance and Jay, while Ray finished his Ph.D. in Statistics at Johns Hopkins University.  We returned to Kansas State University for seven years where Ray was on the faculty, then moved to Los Alamos NM, where we lived for 21 years.  Ray worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the boys grew up and I taught pre-school.  After his retirement two years ago, we moved to Alexandria Virginia, where he is Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, a new full-time job, and I enjoy volunteer work.  We have been active in churches and various community activities wherever we have lived.” 

Address:  6201 Elati Ct., Alexandria, VA. 22310

IIC2a.  Lance Allyn Waller  b. 1-20-1965

                                                             m. Alisha Adrian Weathers  b. 3-12-1965

Occupation: Assoc. Prof. of Biostatistics, Univ. of Minnesota

Education:  BS, New Mexico State, 1987; MS, Cornell Univ, 1990; PhD, Cornell Univ,1991

Lance graduated from high school in Los Alamos, NM., received his BS degree from New Mexico State University, and went on to Cornell for his graduate work, where he met and married Alisha Weathers, a fellow graduate student.  They both received their Ph.D. degrees in Operations Research in 1991.  Following two years in Alabama, where Lance taught at University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alisha taught at Auburn University, they moved to Minnesota.  There, Lance has taught at the University of Minnesota and Alisha has had positions at the University of Minnesota and at Macalaster College.  Lance works in the field of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Alisha is in the engineering field.  Their son, Allyn is almost two years old and is providing further education for his parents!

IIC2ai.  Allyn David Waller  b. 11-24-1995

IIC2b.  Jay Andrew Waller  b. 6-18-1967

                                                              m. Jennifer Lynn Taylor  

                                                              b. 9-4-1967

Education:  BS, New Mexico State University; MS, University of South Carolina.

Jay graduated from high school in Los Alamos, NM and received his BS degree from New Mexico State University, as did his wife, Jennifer.  Following their marriage in Los Alamos, they attended graduate school at the University of South Carolina.  Jay received his Masters degree in Computer Science and Jennifer received her Ph.D. in Biostatistics.  They are the parents of two little girls, Haley and Olivia, who are the first little girls in the McCoy family since Carolyn.  Jay and Jennifer are in the process of moving to Augusta, GA., where Jennifer will be on the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia, and Jay will telecommute to the University of South Carolina, where he works in Computer Services.

IC2bi. Haley Elyse Waller b. 6-9-1993

IIC2bii. Olivia Layne Waller  b. 11-29-1995