Old Mission Mausoleum

Old Mission Mausoleum
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Name: Jack <purpleman420@hotmail.com>

Date: 2009-12-27

Comments:
Thank you.

Name: J .Taylor <sombraone@gmail.com>

Date: 2009-11-18

Comments:
Looks very peaceful.

Name: Carolyn G. <brentcc39@comcast.net>

Date: 2009-11-05

Comments:
This is very nice and put together beautifully. Job well done David.

Carolyn G.

Name: Linda Keeney <ljkeeney@earthlink.net>

Date: 2009-07-26

Comments:
Nice.

Name: Brandon Harvey <brandon_harvey1@yahoo.com>

Date: 2009-03-17

Comments:
I wanted to say the site is okay, but you need help with the main page I'd say. I'm a web designer in Wichita and need work, so e-mail me if you'd like some help!

Thanks,
-Brandon

Name: Jan <jsteffensen5@yahoo.com>

Date: 2007-09-07

Comments:
Thank you so very much for a wonderful site and for sharing your plans for your eternal resting place.

Sincerely,

Jan Steffensen

Name: darrell dietrich conwell <darrell-dietrich-conwell@web.de>

Date: 2006-03-30

Comments:
A very nice webpage you have. Greetings from : Darrell Dietrich Conwell living in Frankfurt am Main - Germany. Message posted March 2006.

Name: debbie anderson <live-and-learn@msn.com>

Date: 2005-08-04

Comments:
Very interesting website! I was doing some family research, on the name Laing, and one of the links led to your site. Well done!

Name: Sandy <schcrochet@aol.com>

Date: 2005-02-04

Comments:
Very interesting, pretty; probably not for me...love the outdoors but it does make one stop to ponder the eventual place we should, or would want to end up.

Maybe I could end up in a genealogy library...that would certainly be appropiate...but hey thats not outside either. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

Name: Ali <Aleooops@aol.com>

Date: 2004-12-16

Comments:
Good job.
I have often wondered if anyone would register me with "Find A Grave" after I was gone.:-)
Ali

P.S. if you go to Cooper family you can see some of my enteries. Vernon H,Cooper for one, etc.

Name: Bill Baugh <bbaugh1@cox.net>

Date: 2004-11-22

Comments:
Hi David, Don't know exactly how I found this site but glad I did. Was searching the Baugh side of my family way off in Georgia somewhere and ended up here because this is where my mother and grandparents are interred. I live in the Wichita area and don't know why I haven't found your site before this. Great job!!!!

Name: Jeff Altmann <jlaltmann@msn.com>

Date: 2004-10-22

Comments:
Hi, Dave: It is great to be able to research the resting places of the prominent people of early Wichita. I also appreciate the historic and architectural aspects of the Mausoleum.

Name: Stephanie Aiello <whosyourbadkitty@yahoo.com>

Date: 2004-08-17

Comments:
i saw your posting on find a grave.com and noticed the picture of the entrance to mt. carmel cemetary. just out of curiosity... what is your interest in my family? did you visit the mt. carmel cemetary? do you have any geneology information you might share? just curious...

thanks,
stephanie aiello

Name: Glenda Brown <gbrown@vigoris.net>

Date: 2004-06-16

Comments:
David,

I'm impressed. What an interesting hobby photographing those old mausoleums. I spend a lot of time in cemeteries, but never in a mausoleum. Great job.
Glenda

Name: Jerry Rogers <jarogers@dslextreme.com>

Date: 2004-03-30

Comments:
Beautifully done. A wonderful resting place.

Name: ric <rickal34232@yahoo.com>

Date: 2004-03-30

Comments:
I really think you need to deal with the issuse you have with death you are only 61 you have many years ahead of you do not focus on your death it is morbid. I'm donating my body to the body farm so they can let it decompose in the woods in the name of forensic science

Name: Minda Powers-Douglas <poetrychick_99@yahoo.com>

Date: 2004-02-04

Comments:
Great site, David. Very interesting. I love the story as to how you decided upon your final resting place. Thanks for sharing!

Name: Murdo <murdo@onetelldsll.com>

Date: 2003-11-20

Comments:
<font color="#00CC00">just came across the site, quite interesting and the Mausoleums
look like fitting resting places tho personally i'd perfer something with a view
</font>

Name: robert b keller <rbk@umich.edu>

Date: 2003-09-27

Comments:
Enjoyed the interesting article and pictures. My Dad, M.Paul Keller, was employed by George Saxton, essentially to work with the architect, supervise the construction of the extensive concrete work for the building, then personally set the marble for the interior. As you have outlined, the mausoleum was built in several stages, over a 30 year period, and M. Paul Keller had the above responsibilities for all of them.
As a kid I remember visiting the Saxtons on Delrose; my sister and I were instructed to be on our best behavior when visiting the boss and his wife. We also knew and visited Jimmy Paup and his wife Cordelia.
Thanks for helping me recall all the pleasant memories.

Name: Lorraine Blake <chipqtip@webtv.net>

Date: 2003-09-09

Comments:
It looks like a beautiful resting place. Hope you`re not there for a long time.

Name: Marianne Egeriis <megeriis@webspeed.dk>

Date: 2003-08-04

Comments:
Hello David G.Stuart.
You have made a very good job here.
I am member of Find A Grave,and i seem is a very good idea.
Best Regards Marianne Egeriis from Denmark.

Name: Dottie Frame <DotMaui@webtv.net>

Date: 2003-02-04

Comments:
Interesting. I still haven't found the gravelink you mentioned. Dottie

Name: Kendall Smith <kgsmith@flash.net>

Date: 2002-11-07

Comments:
I have enjoyed finding some relatives in your internment list and am interested in availability and pricing of crypts at your facility.

Thank you for your help,

Kendall Smith

Name: cwd <xxxnospam@hotmail.com>

Date: 2002-10-07

Comments:
May I ask a personal question? Why do you want to be buried in a mausoleum? I'm just curious...

Name: Henry C. Dittmer <milehighdittmers@attbi.com>

Date: 2002-07-19

Comments:
What a delightful site, particularly given the topic.

Name: David Speer <dspeer2@aol.com>

Date: 2002-06-23

Comments:
David,

Our family recently came upon your site and I want to thank you for the fine job you did in documenting the history of the Old Mission Mausoleum. Both my parents (Jack & Shannon Speer) and my grandparents (Clyde & Helen Speer) are resting peacefully in the North building. I am turning 60 this year and much like yourself I have been giving thought to my final resting place. Can you please tell me if you know of any available cribs at the Old Mission Mausoleum, also, can you give me any idea of the current cost.

Again, thank you for taking the time to share this information.

Sincerely,

Dave Speer (former Wichita resident...departed in 1962)

Name: Jack A. Speer <speerj@buck.com>

Date: 2002-06-11

Comments:
Thanks for such a nice web treatment of the mausoleum.

Jack A. Speer
Mineral, VA

Name: JA NELL HARRIS <selena3081995@yahoo.com>

Date: 2002-04-25

Comments:
David these are great


Name:	Jack <purpleman420@hotmail.com>
Date:	2009-12-27
Comments:	Thank you.


Name:	J .Taylor <sombraone@gmail.com>
Date:	2009-11-18
Comments:	Looks very peaceful.


Name:	Carolyn G. <brentcc39@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-11-05
Comments:	This is very nice and put together beautifully. Job well done David. Carolyn G.


Name:	Linda Keeney <ljkeeney@earthlink.net>
Date:	2009-07-26
Comments:	Nice.


Name:	Brandon Harvey <brandon_harvey1@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-03-17
Comments:	I wanted to say the site is okay, but you need help with the main page I'd say. I'm a web designer in Wichita and need work, so e-mail me if you'd like some help! Thanks, -Brandon


Name:	Jan <jsteffensen5@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-09-07
Comments:	Thank you so very much for a wonderful site and for sharing your plans for your eternal resting place. Sincerely, Jan Steffensen


Name:	darrell dietrich conwell <darrell-dietrich-conwell@web.de>
Date:	2006-03-30
Comments:	A very nice webpage you have. Greetings from : Darrell Dietrich Conwell living in Frankfurt am Main - Germany. Message posted March 2006.


Name:	debbie anderson <live-and-learn@msn.com>
Date:	2005-08-04
Comments:	Very interesting website! I was doing some family research, on the name Laing, and one of the links led to your site. Well done!


Name:	Sandy <schcrochet@aol.com>
Date:	2005-02-04
Comments:	Very interesting, pretty; probably not for me...love the outdoors but it does make one stop to ponder the eventual place we should, or would want to end up. Maybe I could end up in a genealogy library...that would certainly be appropiate...but hey thats not outside either. Anyway, thanks for sharing.


Name:	Ali <Aleooops@aol.com>
Date:	2004-12-16
Comments:	Good job. I have often wondered if anyone would register me with "Find A Grave" after I was gone.:-) Ali P.S. if you go to Cooper family you can see some of my enteries. Vernon H,Cooper for one, etc.


Name:	Bill Baugh <bbaugh1@cox.net>
Date:	2004-11-22
Comments:	Hi David, Don't know exactly how I found this site but glad I did. Was searching the Baugh side of my family way off in Georgia somewhere and ended up here because this is where my mother and grandparents are interred. I live in the Wichita area and don't know why I haven't found your site before this. Great job!!!!


Name:	Jeff Altmann <jlaltmann@msn.com>
Date:	2004-10-22
Comments:	Hi, Dave: It is great to be able to research the resting places of the prominent people of early Wichita. I also appreciate the historic and architectural aspects of the Mausoleum.


Name:	Stephanie Aiello <whosyourbadkitty@yahoo.com>
Date:	2004-08-17
Comments:	i saw your posting on find a grave.com and noticed the picture of the entrance to mt. carmel cemetary. just out of curiosity... what is your interest in my family? did you visit the mt. carmel cemetary? do you have any geneology information you might share? just curious... thanks, stephanie aiello


Name:	Glenda Brown <gbrown@vigoris.net>
Date:	2004-06-16
Comments:	David, I'm impressed. What an interesting hobby photographing those old mausoleums. I spend a lot of time in cemeteries, but never in a mausoleum. Great job. Glenda


Name:	Jerry Rogers <jarogers@dslextreme.com>
Date:	2004-03-30
Comments:	Beautifully done. A wonderful resting place.


Name:	ric <rickal34232@yahoo.com>
Date:	2004-03-30
Comments:	I really think you need to deal with the issuse you have with death you are only 61 you have many years ahead of you do not focus on your death it is morbid. I'm donating my body to the body farm so they can let it decompose in the woods in the name of forensic science


Name:	Minda Powers-Douglas <poetrychick_99@yahoo.com>
Date:	2004-02-04
Comments:	Great site, David. Very interesting. I love the story as to how you decided upon your final resting place. Thanks for sharing!


Name:	Murdo <murdo@onetelldsll.com>
Date:	2003-11-20
Comments:	<font color="#00CC00">just came across the site, quite interesting and the Mausoleums look like fitting resting places tho personally i'd perfer something with a view </font>


Name:	robert b keller <rbk@umich.edu>
Date:	2003-09-27
Comments:	Enjoyed the interesting article and pictures. My Dad, M.Paul Keller, was employed by George Saxton, essentially to work with the architect, supervise the construction of the extensive concrete work for the building, then personally set the marble for the interior. As you have outlined, the mausoleum was built in several stages, over a 30 year period, and M. Paul Keller had the above responsibilities for all of them. As a kid I remember visiting the Saxtons on Delrose; my sister and I were instructed to be on our best behavior when visiting the boss and his wife. We also knew and visited Jimmy Paup and his wife Cordelia. Thanks for helping me recall all the pleasant memories.


Name:	Lorraine Blake <chipqtip@webtv.net>
Date:	2003-09-09
Comments:	It looks like a beautiful resting place. Hope you`re not there for a long time.


Name:	Marianne Egeriis <megeriis@webspeed.dk>
Date:	2003-08-04
Comments:	Hello David G.Stuart. You have made a very good job here. I am member of Find A Grave,and i seem is a very good idea. Best Regards Marianne Egeriis from Denmark.


Name:	Dottie Frame <DotMaui@webtv.net>
Date:	2003-02-04
Comments:	Interesting. I still haven't found the gravelink you mentioned. Dottie


Name:	Kendall Smith <kgsmith@flash.net>
Date:	2002-11-07
Comments:	I have enjoyed finding some relatives in your internment list and am interested in availability and pricing of crypts at your facility. Thank you for your help, Kendall Smith


Name:	cwd <xxxnospam@hotmail.com>
Date:	2002-10-07
Comments:	May I ask a personal question? Why do you want to be buried in a mausoleum? I'm just curious...


Name:	Henry C. Dittmer <milehighdittmers@attbi.com>
Date:	2002-07-19
Comments:	What a delightful site, particularly given the topic.


Name:	David Speer <dspeer2@aol.com>
Date:	2002-06-23
Comments:	David, Our family recently came upon your site and I want to thank you for the fine job you did in documenting the history of the Old Mission Mausoleum. Both my parents (Jack & Shannon Speer) and my grandparents (Clyde & Helen Speer) are resting peacefully in the North building. I am turning 60 this year and much like yourself I have been giving thought to my final resting place. Can you please tell me if you know of any available cribs at the Old Mission Mausoleum, also, can you give me any idea of the current cost. Again, thank you for taking the time to share this information. Sincerely, Dave Speer (former Wichita resident...departed in 1962)


Name:	Jack A. Speer <speerj@buck.com>
Date:	2002-06-11
Comments:	Thanks for such a nice web treatment of the mausoleum. Jack A. Speer Mineral, VA


Name:	JA NELL HARRIS <selena3081995@yahoo.com>
Date:	2002-04-25
Comments:	David these are great