RALPH PINGREE

RURAL ASBURY- Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Nashville Cemetery for Ralph Arthur Pingree, 81, rural Asbury, formerly a longtime Mindenmines resident, who died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, at his home. Friends are requested to meet at the cemetery. Pastor Daryl Gaddy will officiate.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brenner Mortuary, Pittsburg, Kan.

Friends may call at the mortuary from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, to sign the register.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family, to help with expenses and can be left at or mailed to Brenner Mortuary at 114 E. 4th St., Pittsburg, Kan. 66762.

Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Pingree, of the home; a daughter, Janelle Bunney and husband Calvin, Liberal and a grandson, Colton Bunney.

Mr. Pingree was born Aug. 17, 1936, at Liberal, to Arthur and Emble (Skaggs) Pingree. He attended Glendale grade school in rural Asbury and grade school later in Alton. He graduated from Minden High School in 1955 and then from Kansas State Teachers College (PSU) in welding.

He started working at Harvest Brand, Stockade in Pittsburg, Kan., in 1957, then went to the U.S. Army for 2 ½ years. When he returned home he went back to work at Stockade for 44 years, before retiring in 2003.

He was a deacon at the Minden Baptist Church and later became a member of the First Baptist Church in Liberal. He attended Lighthouse Tabernacle Church in Pittsburg, Kan.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball games.

He married Jeanette Elaine Collier on May 16, 1964, in Lamar.