Histories

Parents Julian C and A Nobie Ditmore Wall. Eldon was born in BurkeBurnett Texas.The family moved back to Wellington Tx. and in 1922 Eldon's sister Winona was born.Eldon's father worked on the family ranch and in 1931 his father was killed in an auto accident.Nobie left Wellington and moved her family to Grove ,Ok Her brother had a cafe in Grove she also operated a cafe in Neosho,Mo during the second world war.She met and married Marion Barns in 1940 in Neosho. Eldon and Winona finshed school in Grove. Eldon attended business school after high school.The family moved to Coffeyville,Ks and Eldon worked for Marion in his dry cleaning business for a short time before going to work for the Goodyear Rubber Co. On Sept 8,1944 He married Esther Graham. In 1946 their first child Julian was born shortly after the family moved to Ponca City,Ok.Eldon then went to work for the B.F.Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co. and moved to Hutchinson,ks.In 1951 they moved to Newton,Ks to manage the Goodrich store. In 1952 their second child Janice was born.Eldon was a good business man and within a few years the store moved to a larger location.In 1960 Eldon was offered the Store in Hutchinson and a new home was purchased but on Dec 12,1960 Eldon was killed in a car train accident west of Newton while driveing between the two stores.Esther and her children remained in Newton and she remarried in 1964 to Russell Werner who was sheriff of Harvey,Co at the time .He brought two daughters to the family Karen and Mary. Esther Wall Werner passed away Jan 25,2008.Russell is in a rest home Julian and Karen live in Newton ,Mary in Wichita, Janice in Colorado