Downer Lee Hull, 89, Woodston, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
Lee Hull aka D. Lee was born Oct. 2, 1915, north of Woodston KS in Ash Rock township. He graduated from Woodston Rural High School in 1934. He married Thelma Eileen Kelly (Pat later Kelly) on August 21, 1937. He received his B. S. degree from Fort Hays State College in 1938. Later he also went to the University of Denver, Denver Colorado.
When he was 21 he was the Superintendent of schools Starting in Munden KS. When WWII came along his school board told the draft board they could not get along without him. He always felt bad that he couldn't serve his county in the war. Still, he did serve by making good citizens out of his students. By 1949 when he was the school administrator and teacher at Plainville, KS, the rules changed and he had to get more education if he wanted to continue in that position of administrator Thus he decided to just teach and moved to a farm in Ash Rock Township Rural Woodston. In the summer of 1949, he along with this brother Laurence bought a combine and truck and tried their hand at custom cutting wheat When in the truck going from one point to another they did a lot of singing of the song "Cowboy Joe" Laurence's wife Marvel traveled with them. But Lee only did this that year.
He was asked to teach at a country school from spring. 1950-1951 in Ash Rock Township call Liberty Bell. He was asked to teach at Woodston Rural High School which he did from spring of 51-Sping 58 He was always a very popular teacher wherever he went.
He tried to retire from teaching and just do farming but by October 1958 he was asked to be the superintendent of schools at Kirwin KS. At that time he went back to Fort Hays and mastered with an M.S. in Administration receiving his diploma in Spring 1960. He remained at Kirwin through the spring of 1964, The administrator at the time in Woodston was moving on and asked Lee if he be the Administrator for WRHS (Woodston Rural High School) he said yes and In the fall of 1964 -spring of 1966 he was the Administrator and teacher at Woodston Rural High School until under new state law they had to consolidate with Stockton.
At that time he was asked by an old friend of his Richard Starkey if he would take the Superintendent position for Protis KS. Thus he did in the fall of 1966 and remained there until the school closed in 1968. Although he always taught school when he was an Administrator after Portis closed Lee (as he was always called) was tried of administration and just wanted to teach once again. Thus when asked he took on teaching at Kensington KS through 1977 when he retired due to health reasons, he had inoperable cancer... But through prayer and a new experimental machine, he was cured.
While teaching at Kensignton, He was on a panel of the four outstanding American History Teachers in the State of KS. He was nominated for Master Teacher of the Year. Although he didn't win the award he got 1st runner up which isn't bad. And he read so many wonderful letters from former students etc., giving him praise. It touched his heart.
When Lee retired from teaching he took up Free Lance Photography winning numerous awards for his photography. He, along with this wife Kelly, would go to numerous art shows throughout the region where he often won awards. He was in a good many juried art shows and there also won numerous awards on his beautiful photography. It was through the Wichita Eagle Beacon's newspaper contest, He, won an award to be on display in New York City for his beautiful work. His work is still on display in numerous professional buildings including Fort Hays State University.
Lee loved to sing and was in various quartets and choruses throughout his life. The last was being a member of the High Plains Barbershop Chorus. When he was in the hospital at Hays dying of bone cancer they called him on the phone and sang to him. He was delighted and sang along with them. Twenty-one members of this chorus came to his funeral and sang there.
Lee was a long-time member of the Woodston United Methodist Church, Woodston, KS. He was a church council member and president of that board, and also a Sunday School teacher. However in the mid-1950's-1961, he was a member of Ash Rock Congregational Church Rural Woodston, where he also taught Sunday School, sang in the Chorus and even when his brother was gone for a year directed it.
Wherever he went he was always popular and well-loved. A teacher that worked for Lee, told Lee's daughter, Connie, that her dad, was the best, most fair and caring administrator he had ever worked for.
Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Kelly, by His Parents A.D. and Elise Hull, his, two sisters Frances VanGunday and Lucille Standfield and an infant grandson Dane William Sims and another grandson Abram David Sims.
Survivors include three children, Helen Leane Hull Hitchcock (James) of St. Louis, and Thomas Kelly Hull and Connie Lee Hull, both of Rural Woodston; a brother, Laurence (Marvel) of Rural Woodston; and six grandchildren: Alexandra, Hitchock, Kassing, Consuelo Hitchcock, Hilary Hitchock, Lousia Hitchock, Deanne ,Sims, Wilson. and Shane Hull; 6 great-grandchildren: Francesca Kassing, Anna-Noel Kassing, Emelia Kassing, Dominic Kassing, Julian Hull and Jevelle Hull (10 days old)
The funeral was at Stockton United Methodist Church, 204 N. Elm. Stockton, KS. Burial was in Spring Branch Cemetery, Rural Woodston, Ash Rock Township, Rooks County KS.
Lee Hull aka D. Lee was born Oct. 2, 1915, north of Woodston KS in Ash Rock township. He graduated from Woodston Rural High School in 1934. He married Thelma Eileen Kelly (Pat later Kelly) on August 21, 1937. He received his B. S. degree from Fort Hays State College in 1938. Later he also went to the University of Denver, Denver Colorado.
When he was 21 he was the Superintendent of schools Starting in Munden KS. When WWII came along his school board told the draft board they could not get along without him. He always felt bad that he couldn't serve his county in the war. Still, he did serve by making good citizens out of his students. By 1949 when he was the school administrator and teacher at Plainville, KS, the rules changed and he had to get more education if he wanted to continue in that position of administrator Thus he decided to just teach and moved to a farm in Ash Rock Township Rural Woodston. In the summer of 1949, he along with this brother Laurence bought a combine and truck and tried their hand at custom cutting wheat When in the truck going from one point to another they did a lot of singing of the song "Cowboy Joe" Laurence's wife Marvel traveled with them. But Lee only did this that year.
He was asked to teach at a country school from spring. 1950-1951 in Ash Rock Township call Liberty Bell. He was asked to teach at Woodston Rural High School which he did from spring of 51-Sping 58 He was always a very popular teacher wherever he went.
He tried to retire from teaching and just do farming but by October 1958 he was asked to be the superintendent of schools at Kirwin KS. At that time he went back to Fort Hays and mastered with an M.S. in Administration receiving his diploma in Spring 1960. He remained at Kirwin through the spring of 1964, The administrator at the time in Woodston was moving on and asked Lee if he be the Administrator for WRHS (Woodston Rural High School) he said yes and In the fall of 1964 -spring of 1966 he was the Administrator and teacher at Woodston Rural High School until under new state law they had to consolidate with Stockton.
At that time he was asked by an old friend of his Richard Starkey if he would take the Superintendent position for Protis KS. Thus he did in the fall of 1966 and remained there until the school closed in 1968. Although he always taught school when he was an Administrator after Portis closed Lee (as he was always called) was tried of administration and just wanted to teach once again. Thus when asked he took on teaching at Kensington KS through 1977 when he retired due to health reasons, he had inoperable cancer... But through prayer and a new experimental machine, he was cured.
While teaching at Kensignton, He was on a panel of the four outstanding American History Teachers in the State of KS. He was nominated for Master Teacher of the Year. Although he didn't win the award he got 1st runner up which isn't bad. And he read so many wonderful letters from former students etc., giving him praise. It touched his heart.
When Lee retired from teaching he took up Free Lance Photography winning numerous awards for his photography. He, along with this wife Kelly, would go to numerous art shows throughout the region where he often won awards. He was in a good many juried art shows and there also won numerous awards on his beautiful photography. It was through the Wichita Eagle Beacon's newspaper contest, He, won an award to be on display in New York City for his beautiful work. His work is still on display in numerous professional buildings including Fort Hays State University.
Lee loved to sing and was in various quartets and choruses throughout his life. The last was being a member of the High Plains Barbershop Chorus. When he was in the hospital at Hays dying of bone cancer they called him on the phone and sang to him. He was delighted and sang along with them. Twenty-one members of this chorus came to his funeral and sang there.
Lee was a long-time member of the Woodston United Methodist Church, Woodston, KS. He was a church council member and president of that board, and also a Sunday School teacher. However in the mid-1950's-1961, he was a member of Ash Rock Congregational Church Rural Woodston, where he also taught Sunday School, sang in the Chorus and even when his brother was gone for a year directed it.
Wherever he went he was always popular and well-loved. A teacher that worked for Lee, told Lee's daughter, Connie, that her dad, was the best, most fair and caring administrator he had ever worked for.
Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Kelly, by His Parents A.D. and Elise Hull, his, two sisters Frances VanGunday and Lucille Standfield and an infant grandson Dane William Sims and another grandson Abram David Sims.
Survivors include three children, Helen Leane Hull Hitchcock (James) of St. Louis, and Thomas Kelly Hull and Connie Lee Hull, both of Rural Woodston; a brother, Laurence (Marvel) of Rural Woodston; and six grandchildren: Alexandra, Hitchock, Kassing, Consuelo Hitchcock, Hilary Hitchock, Lousia Hitchock, Deanne ,Sims, Wilson. and Shane Hull; 6 great-grandchildren: Francesca Kassing, Anna-Noel Kassing, Emelia Kassing, Dominic Kassing, Julian Hull and Jevelle Hull (10 days old)
The funeral was at Stockton United Methodist Church, 204 N. Elm. Stockton, KS. Burial was in Spring Branch Cemetery, Rural Woodston, Ash Rock Township, Rooks County KS.
Downer Lee Hull, 89, Woodston, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
Lee Hull aka D. Lee was born Oct. 2, 1915, north of Woodston KS in Ash Rock township. He graduated from Woodston Rural High School in 1934. He married Thelma Eileen Kelly (Pat later Kelly) on August 21, 1937. He received his B. S. degree from Fort Hays State College in 1938. Later he also went to the University of Denver, Denver Colorado.
When he was 21 he was the Superintendent of schools Starting in Munden KS. When WWII came along his school board told the draft board they could not get along without him. He always felt bad that he couldn't serve his county in the war. Still, he did serve by making good citizens out of his students. By 1949 when he was the school administrator and teacher at Plainville, KS, the rules changed and he had to get more education if he wanted to continue in that position of administrator Thus he decided to just teach and moved to a farm in Ash Rock Township Rural Woodston. In the summer of 1949, he along with this brother Laurence bought a combine and truck and tried their hand at custom cutting wheat When in the truck going from one point to another they did a lot of singing of the song "Cowboy Joe" Laurence's wife Marvel traveled with them. But Lee only did this that year.
He was asked to teach at a country school from spring. 1950-1951 in Ash Rock Township call Liberty Bell. He was asked to teach at Woodston Rural High School which he did from spring of 51-Sping 58 He was always a very popular teacher wherever he went.
He tried to retire from teaching and just do farming but by October 1958 he was asked to be the superintendent of schools at Kirwin KS. At that time he went back to Fort Hays and mastered with an M.S. in Administration receiving his diploma in Spring 1960. He remained at Kirwin through the spring of 1964, The administrator at the time in Woodston was moving on and asked Lee if he be the Administrator for WRHS (Woodston Rural High School) he said yes and In the fall of 1964 -spring of 1966 he was the Administrator and teacher at Woodston Rural High School until under new state law they had to consolidate with Stockton.
At that time he was asked by an old friend of his Richard Starkey if he would take the Superintendent position for Protis KS. Thus he did in the fall of 1966 and remained there until the school closed in 1968. Although he always taught school when he was an Administrator after Portis closed Lee (as he was always called) was tried of administration and just wanted to teach once again. Thus when asked he took on teaching at Kensington KS through 1977 when he retired due to health reasons, he had inoperable cancer... But through prayer and a new experimental machine, he was cured.
While teaching at Kensignton, He was on a panel of the four outstanding American History Teachers in the State of KS. He was nominated for Master Teacher of the Year. Although he didn't win the award he got 1st runner up which isn't bad. And he read so many wonderful letters from former students etc., giving him praise. It touched his heart.
When Lee retired from teaching he took up Free Lance Photography winning numerous awards for his photography. He, along with this wife Kelly, would go to numerous art shows throughout the region where he often won awards. He was in a good many juried art shows and there also won numerous awards on his beautiful photography. It was through the Wichita Eagle Beacon's newspaper contest, He, won an award to be on display in New York City for his beautiful work. His work is still on display in numerous professional buildings including Fort Hays State University.
Lee loved to sing and was in various quartets and choruses throughout his life. The last was being a member of the High Plains Barbershop Chorus. When he was in the hospital at Hays dying of bone cancer they called him on the phone and sang to him. He was delighted and sang along with them. Twenty-one members of this chorus came to his funeral and sang there.
Lee was a long-time member of the Woodston United Methodist Church, Woodston, KS. He was a church council member and president of that board, and also a Sunday School teacher. However in the mid-1950's-1961, he was a member of Ash Rock Congregational Church Rural Woodston, where he also taught Sunday School, sang in the Chorus and even when his brother was gone for a year directed it.
Wherever he went he was always popular and well-loved. A teacher that worked for Lee, told Lee's daughter, Connie, that her dad, was the best, most fair and caring administrator he had ever worked for.
Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Kelly, by His Parents A.D. and Elise Hull, his, two sisters Frances VanGunday and Lucille Standfield and an infant grandson Dane William Sims and another grandson Abram David Sims.
Survivors include three children, Helen Leane Hull Hitchcock (James) of St. Louis, and Thomas Kelly Hull and Connie Lee Hull, both of Rural Woodston; a brother, Laurence (Marvel) of Rural Woodston; and six grandchildren: Alexandra, Hitchock, Kassing, Consuelo Hitchcock, Hilary Hitchock, Lousia Hitchock, Deanne ,Sims, Wilson. and Shane Hull; 6 great-grandchildren: Francesca Kassing, Anna-Noel Kassing, Emelia Kassing, Dominic Kassing, Julian Hull and Jevelle Hull (10 days old)
The funeral was at Stockton United Methodist Church, 204 N. Elm. Stockton, KS. Burial was in Spring Branch Cemetery, Rural Woodston, Ash Rock Township, Rooks County KS.
Lee Hull aka D. Lee was born Oct. 2, 1915, north of Woodston KS in Ash Rock township. He graduated from Woodston Rural High School in 1934. He married Thelma Eileen Kelly (Pat later Kelly) on August 21, 1937. He received his B. S. degree from Fort Hays State College in 1938. Later he also went to the University of Denver, Denver Colorado.
When he was 21 he was the Superintendent of schools Starting in Munden KS. When WWII came along his school board told the draft board they could not get along without him. He always felt bad that he couldn't serve his county in the war. Still, he did serve by making good citizens out of his students. By 1949 when he was the school administrator and teacher at Plainville, KS, the rules changed and he had to get more education if he wanted to continue in that position of administrator Thus he decided to just teach and moved to a farm in Ash Rock Township Rural Woodston. In the summer of 1949, he along with this brother Laurence bought a combine and truck and tried their hand at custom cutting wheat When in the truck going from one point to another they did a lot of singing of the song "Cowboy Joe" Laurence's wife Marvel traveled with them. But Lee only did this that year.
He was asked to teach at a country school from spring. 1950-1951 in Ash Rock Township call Liberty Bell. He was asked to teach at Woodston Rural High School which he did from spring of 51-Sping 58 He was always a very popular teacher wherever he went.
He tried to retire from teaching and just do farming but by October 1958 he was asked to be the superintendent of schools at Kirwin KS. At that time he went back to Fort Hays and mastered with an M.S. in Administration receiving his diploma in Spring 1960. He remained at Kirwin through the spring of 1964, The administrator at the time in Woodston was moving on and asked Lee if he be the Administrator for WRHS (Woodston Rural High School) he said yes and In the fall of 1964 -spring of 1966 he was the Administrator and teacher at Woodston Rural High School until under new state law they had to consolidate with Stockton.
At that time he was asked by an old friend of his Richard Starkey if he would take the Superintendent position for Protis KS. Thus he did in the fall of 1966 and remained there until the school closed in 1968. Although he always taught school when he was an Administrator after Portis closed Lee (as he was always called) was tried of administration and just wanted to teach once again. Thus when asked he took on teaching at Kensington KS through 1977 when he retired due to health reasons, he had inoperable cancer... But through prayer and a new experimental machine, he was cured.
While teaching at Kensignton, He was on a panel of the four outstanding American History Teachers in the State of KS. He was nominated for Master Teacher of the Year. Although he didn't win the award he got 1st runner up which isn't bad. And he read so many wonderful letters from former students etc., giving him praise. It touched his heart.
When Lee retired from teaching he took up Free Lance Photography winning numerous awards for his photography. He, along with this wife Kelly, would go to numerous art shows throughout the region where he often won awards. He was in a good many juried art shows and there also won numerous awards on his beautiful photography. It was through the Wichita Eagle Beacon's newspaper contest, He, won an award to be on display in New York City for his beautiful work. His work is still on display in numerous professional buildings including Fort Hays State University.
Lee loved to sing and was in various quartets and choruses throughout his life. The last was being a member of the High Plains Barbershop Chorus. When he was in the hospital at Hays dying of bone cancer they called him on the phone and sang to him. He was delighted and sang along with them. Twenty-one members of this chorus came to his funeral and sang there.
Lee was a long-time member of the Woodston United Methodist Church, Woodston, KS. He was a church council member and president of that board, and also a Sunday School teacher. However in the mid-1950's-1961, he was a member of Ash Rock Congregational Church Rural Woodston, where he also taught Sunday School, sang in the Chorus and even when his brother was gone for a year directed it.
Wherever he went he was always popular and well-loved. A teacher that worked for Lee, told Lee's daughter, Connie, that her dad, was the best, most fair and caring administrator he had ever worked for.
Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Kelly, by His Parents A.D. and Elise Hull, his, two sisters Frances VanGunday and Lucille Standfield and an infant grandson Dane William Sims and another grandson Abram David Sims.
Survivors include three children, Helen Leane Hull Hitchcock (James) of St. Louis, and Thomas Kelly Hull and Connie Lee Hull, both of Rural Woodston; a brother, Laurence (Marvel) of Rural Woodston; and six grandchildren: Alexandra, Hitchock, Kassing, Consuelo Hitchcock, Hilary Hitchock, Lousia Hitchock, Deanne ,Sims, Wilson. and Shane Hull; 6 great-grandchildren: Francesca Kassing, Anna-Noel Kassing, Emelia Kassing, Dominic Kassing, Julian Hull and Jevelle Hull (10 days old)
The funeral was at Stockton United Methodist Church, 204 N. Elm. Stockton, KS. Burial was in Spring Branch Cemetery, Rural Woodston, Ash Rock Township, Rooks County KS.
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