OBITUARY-Winfield Daily Courier, November 8, 2016
John William Havens
(October 3, 1935 - November 4, 2016)
John William Havens, 81, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, November 4, 2016 at his home, due to complications of heart, lung and diabetes diseases.
John was born October 3, 1935 in Wilmot, Kansas. He was the youngest of three children born to Charlie and Mary (Huffmaster) Havens. Many people knew him by his nickname “Hoot”. He attended grade school in Wilmot until 1945 when the family moved to Winfield, where he finished his education.
On April 12, 1955, John married Louise M. Friend in Elk County, Kansas. They became the parents of three daughters, Deanna, Mary and Susan.
From 1950 until 1953, he worked for Barnett’s. In 1953, he went to work in the oil field with his father. In 1954, he began working at the Consolidated Flour Mill in Winfield until 1963. John then worked at the Wichita Flour Mill in Wichita from 1963 to 1965. In 1965, he became employed by the Cowley County Highway Department, working there until he retired in 1999. From 1965 to 1974, he also worked on weekends at the filling station on West 9th hill, and from 1979 to 1988, he pumped several oil wells in Cowley County.
He enjoyed being with his family and his many friends. He enjoyed Bluegrass music and attending the Walnut Valley Festival, fishing, building garden tractors and competing in tractor pulls in Kansas and Oklahoma. He also enjoyed having his morning coffee at McDonalds, visiting with his friends.
Preceding him death were his parents, his brother, Sherman “Dode” and his sister, Frances.
Survivors include: His wife: Louise of Winfield; His daughters: Deanna Havens of Hutchinson; Mary Eastman and husband, Jack of Mill Creek, WA; Susan Harris and husband, Bob of Winfield; His grandchildren: Jaema Lee Tickel; Justin Eastman; Chance Eastman; Katelyn (Eastman) Harris; Haley Eastman; Carley Eastman; Chrissy Glaze; Eric Harris; Nick Harris; Keri Harris; His 8 great grandchildren; His brother-in-law: Harold Friend of Winfield; and Many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Private family interment will follow at Tisdale Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 4 to 8 P.M.
A memorial has been established in John’s name for the Tisdale Cemetery. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.