Theodore Hagan

Theodore 'Carl' Hagan

Theodore "Carl" Hagan, 89, of Newton died Friday (Jan. 14, 2000) at 1116 E. Seventh Apt. 1 in Newton. He was born Nov. 25, 1910, in LaJunta, Colo., to Theodore and Fannie (Jackson) Hagan. His parents preceded him in death.

He married Patience Williams Feb. 26, 1935, in Cleo Springs, Okla. She survives of the home. He was a grade school principal during the 1930s and 1940s in the Preston and Newton school districts. He was principal at Roosevelt Grade School in Newton. He also was an entrepreneur, owning and operating Hagan's Camera Shop in Newton during the 1940s and 1950s. He also owned and operated carpet and rock shops in Boulder, Colo., from the 1960s through the 1980s.

He served as president of the Kansas Professional Photographers Association and was on the board of directors for the Berean Baptist Church in Boulder. He was a lapidary craftsman. He polished rocks and made various jewelry with his products.

Other survivors include: a daughter, Marceil Hagan of Denver; a son, Robert Carl "Bob" Hagan of Goddard; two sisters, Billie Bumgarner of Cincinnati and Eileen McTeague of Boca Raton, Fla.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He also was preceded in death by a sister, Inec Barrett.

Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ascension Lutheran Church in Wichita with Pastors Scott Goiti and Keith Kohlmeier officiating. Burial will be in Hainesville Cemetery in rural Preston.

Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today and from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials have been established with the Radio Bible Class Ministries of Grand Rapids, Mich., and the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.