Larned – Grace Lucille Baugher, 101, died February 16, 2014, at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born May 19, 1912 in Burdett, the daughter of John Ora and Ida Bauer Line. A lifetime area resident, she was a cook for USD 495 and she loaded 20mm shells during the war. She also loved to dance and play cards

On November 23, 1931, she married Dillwyn Shay Baugher in Dodge City. He passed away September 13, 1981.

Survivors include: a son, Dillwyn (John), Independence, MO; a daughter, Cynthia Kay Mull, Larned; four grandchildren, Tamzen Bright, Ty Mull, Shannon Wells, Jacob Baugher and six great grandchildren, Kenda and Kale Bright, Chloe Wells, Olivia Mull, Sophia and Anthony Baugher.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Catherine Sutton, Mildred Line and Elinor Lewis.

Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Brown’s Grove Cemetery, Burdett, Kansas with Rev. Bethann Black presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Burial will be in the Brown’s Grove Cemetery, Burdett.

Memorials may be sent to the Welcome Inn or the Arthritis Foundation in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Box 477 Larned, Ks. 67550. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com

Pawnne Rock – Samantha (Sami) C. Harter, 16 passed away February 3, 2014 in Bellevue, TN.

She was born December 4, 1997 in Overland Park, KS the daughter of Doug and Amy Mull Harter.

Sami, as most called her, was a vivacious, happy, fun-loving child with a huge heart and kind spirit. She attended Central Kansas Christian Academy through eighth grade and since has been a student at Larned High School. She was a member of the school choir, Beginnings Musical Group, Forensics and was a cheerleader. She participated in the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization, as well as an active 4-H member with some of her favorite projects being Shepherd’s lead, clothing, goats, and foods. She especially enjoyed the opportunities to bake with her mother. Sami’s biggest thrill was riding horses. She began riding at a young age and enjoyed training for English Saddle competitions. She was involved with a group that was working to restart a Livestock Skill-a-thon Team. Sami played the guitar, the piano and loved to sing. Her melodic voice could be heard almost anywhere she would go.

Sami was a 10 year member of the Gem Dandys 4-H Club. She was very active in Pawnee County 4-H Day, taking several individual events to Regional Club Days. She participated at the Pawnee County Fair achieving many accomplishments including the Grand Champion Photography Exhibit in 2011. She was very involved in the Horse project, showing and receiving numerous awards. She particularly liked the English style showing. Sami held several offices in her 4-H Club throughout the years and was always willing to help younger 4-Hers and encourage them to try something new in order “To Make the Best Better”. She was a Pawnee County 4-H Foundation member since 2009, and was a junior leader in her club.

Survivors Include: Her father, Doug Harter and brother, Chase Harter both of the Home; her great-grandfather, Keith Mull, Larned; an Aunt, Jennifer Ladwig, (Walter), London, England; and an Uncle, John Mull, (Kristy), Larned;

She was preceded in death by her Mother, Amy C. Mull Harter; her grandparents, Glenn and Elaine Mull; and her great – grandmother, Marian Mull.

Memorial Service will be 2pm Tuesday at the Assembly Of God Church, 601 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas with Pastors Roy Savage and Jay Beuoy presiding.  Friends may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Kansas State Equestrienne Team or the Larned High School Music and Drama club, both in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Pawnee Rock – Amy C. Harter, age 40, passed away February 3, 2014 in Bellevue, TN.

She was born in Great Bend, the daughter of Glenn and Elaine Amerine Mull. A lifetime area resident, she was a Family Owner/Operator of Mull Farms and Feeding Inc. and was also a sales representative for Tastefully Simple and Creative Memories. Her family enjoyed traveling and had been on adventures around the world. Amy’s constant smile had a way of brightening up everybody’s day. Her strength, courage, spirit and love of Christ were the foundation of her in all she did for family and community.

As a child Amy was always singing and spending time with her friends. Amy could hardly put a book down. She was very active in 4-H beginning as a child with her food, horse and sheep projects. She was also a Girl Scout and loved camping her whole life. In high school she was a pianist, vocalist, and drummer with a special love for the Beginnings Vocal group. “Music is My Life” was her quote from high school. Amy also sang in the Pawnee Rock Easter pageants.

She was a member of the Christian community, a Central Kansas Christian Academy school board member, Sigma Kappa chapter of Theta Tau serving as president her junior and senior year, and while planning for a formal at the sorority it led her to meet the man of her dreams and soul mate, Doug Harter. She graduated from Larned High School in 1991 and from Kansas State University in 1995 with a BA in Human Resource Management.

Amy was very active in Pawnee County 4-H serving as a Fair Board Member, 4-H foundation member, 4-H club leader, and project leader. She was a 2011 4-H Alumni Award winner. Her family was host in the LABO Exchange program, hosting a Japanese 4-Her for 3 weeks during the Pawnee County Fair. She was also a member of the Kansas Livestock Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Larned Indians Booster club, Girl Scouts, and the Association of Agriculture Production Executives.

On January 1, 1994 she married Douglas S. Harter at Great Bend. He survives.

Other survivors include her son, Chase, of the home; her grandfather, Keith Mull, Larned; a brother, John Mull ( Kristy), Larned; and a sister, Jennifer Ladwig (Walter), London, England. mother-in-law Marilyn Harter, Bern; Sister-in-law Stephanie Winenger (Kevin), Tribune; brother-in-law Stan Harter, Lander, WY; and nieces and nephews.

She left for Heaven with her parents, Glenn and Elaine Mull and her daughter, Samantha C. Harter.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents Marian Mull, Loren and Nadine Amerine, her father-in-law John Harter.

Memorial Service will be 2pm Tuesday at the Assembly Of God Church, 601 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas  with Pastors Roy Savage and Jay Beuoy presiding. Friends may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Pawnee County 4-H, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, Ks 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Pawnee Rock- Elaine M. Mull, 63 passed away February 3, 2014 in Bellevue TN.

She was born in Great Bend, KS the daughter of Loren and Nadine Johnson Amerine. A lifetime area resident of Great Bend and Pawnee Rock, she was the Lord’s servant.

As a young girl and teenager, Elaine was a Brownie and Girl Scout, and was active in her church. In July 1971 she married Glenn A. Mull in Great Bend, KS, and soon they moved to Pawnee Rock to begin their life on the farm and raise their family.

Elaine was happiest making sure everyone around her was happy. “The more the merrier” was her favorite phrase… from family dinners, to pool parties, to spur-of-the-moment trips to the Kansas Cosmosphere or zoos. Elaine especially loved adventures with her grandkids and their friends and would have taken them to the end of the world and back to see a show, museum, fair or exhibit. She would go to great lengths to ensure that the day was filled with fun and adventure. She enjoyed being their school taxi and summertime chauffeur to pools and waterparks.

With a true heart for service, Elaine volunteered in numerous community, charitable and church-related capacities, including church pianist and worship team leader, bible study leader, membership of the Fort Larned Historical Society, Larned Hospital Auxiliary, Modern Homemakers FCE , Santa Fe Trail Center, Larned Music Club, Larned Garden Club, Mentor program –Apples of Gold, 4-H and Girl Scouts Leader, K-State Foundation Trustee, organizer of the Easter pageant at the Rock in Pawnee Rock, and a Picture Lady at the Larned grade schools. Elaine also served as the Pawnee County Fair superintendent in Reading, Notebooks, Posters, Displays, and Home Environment for several years and County-wide 4-H project leader in Wildlife.

Survivors include: a daughter, Jennifer Ladwig (Walter), London, England; a son, John Mull (Kristy) Larned, three brothers, Marvin Amerine, Lake Jackson, TX, Glen Amerine, Great Bend, and Clyde Amerine, Conway Springs, KS; father-in-law, Keith Mull, Larned; sister-in-law, Jeanine Haynes (Brad), Salina, son-in-law, Doug Harter, Pawnee Rock and four grandchildren, Chase Harter, Ava Mull, Walter Ladwig IV and Gabriel Mull.

She left for Heaven with her husband Glenn Mull, daughter, Amy C. Harter and her granddaughter, Samantha C. Harter, and was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Kent Amerine.

Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Assembly Of God Church, 601 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas with Pastors Roy Savage and Jay Beuoy presiding. Friends may sign the register from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Golden Belt Foundation for Future Community Development, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Pawnee Rock – Glenn Allen Mull passed away February 3, 2014 in Bellevue, TN at age 62. He left for heaven alongside his wife, Elaine Mull, 63; daughter Amy Harter, 40; and granddaughter, Samantha Harter, 16.
Born to Keith and Marian Mull in Great Bend, KS, Glenn was destined to make his mark on the cattle and farming industry. He spent his formative years working on his parents’ farm; learning the values and integrity of the business instilled by his father. In the fall of 1969, Glenn began pursuing his higher education at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. It is here where he would meet his future bride and partner in life, Elaine Amerine of Great Bend. They married on the beautiful day of July 17, 1971.

Following Glenn’s graduation from the College of Business in 1973, he and Elaine began their lifelong adventure in the countryside of Pawnee County. It is here that his focus on growing a family farm three generations strong, would give his wife and soon-to-be three children a rewarding life of nurturing the land he believed was bestowed to his care for the good of others. In the years following his return to Pawnee Rock, Glenn was a partner in business with his father, a loving husband, a caring father, a doting grandfather, and a generous philanthropist.
He was well respected in the Kansas farming community as owner of Mull Farms and Feeding Inc., and several other agri-business ventures. Deeply devoted to the work he loved, Glenn stayed active in the Kansas Livestock Association and the National Cattlemen Beef Association. Through these memberships and networks, he integrated the desire to promote the voice of the Kansas farmer into his life’s work.

Glenn was a pillar in the communities he served, and a devoted member of the Grace Community Church of Great Bend. His desire to love and affect change, stretched far beyond the property lines of Mull Farms, and poured into the surrounding towns. As a founding board member of the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation, Glenn made it a priority to continually assist in the improvement of healthcare for the community of Larned. Valuing the friendships he gained at K-State with Delta Upsilon fraternity, he has continued to serve on advisory boards through the years.

There are few words that can sum up the measure of this man – a visionary and selfless soul. His life on earth gives reason for all of us to believe that at the heart of humanity is pure good.

Glenn is survived by his father, Keith Mull, Larned; his sister, Jeanine Haynes (Brad), Salina; his daughter, Jennifer Ladwig (Walter), London, England; his son, John Mull (Kristy) Larned; his son-in-law, Doug Harter, Pawnee Rock and four grandchildren: Chase Harter, Pawnee Rock; Ava Mull, Colby; Walter Ladwig IV, London, England; and Gabriel Mull, Larned.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Marian Mull.

Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Assembly Of God Church, 601 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas with Pastors Roy Savage and Jay Beuoy presiding. Friends may sign the register from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Golden Belt Foundation for future community development, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.