Albert H. "Al" Slade

Slade, Albert H. "Al" 94, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015. Visitation, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 8, at Headley Funeral Chapel. Service, 1 p.m. Friday, October 9, at First Baptist Church, Augusta. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Wichita. Albert was born in Wichita on October 20, 1920, to the late Edith (Stella) and Stephen Ronald Slade. He served during WWII in the U.S. Army as a clerk and achieved the rank of Corporal. After the service he supported his family as a milk man and manager at Medow Gold Dairy Distribution and in sales for John Deere. Al was a Mason at the Masonic Lodge in Clearwater. He will be missed by his son, Bob Slade and wife, Andrea of Green Valley, AZ; daughter, Marti Holmes and husband, Jim of Endicott, NY; daughter, Margaret Anderson of Denver, CO; stepson, Henry Duvanel and wife, Ronda of Shawnee, KS; stepdaughter, Judy Wilcox and husband, Paul of Augusta; 21 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wives, Margaret V. (Waller) and Bettie (Duvanel); brother, Stephen Ronald Slade, Jr.; sister, Ruth Hermann; and two grandchildren. Memorials to First Baptist Church 1501 State St. Augusta, KS 67010 or USO, Ft. Riley 6918 Trooper Dr. Fort Riley, KS 66442. Headley Funeral Chapel.