Steve Harper
Steve Harper, 55, photo editor and
outdoor writer at The Wichita Eagle, died Sunday (Feb. 6, 2000) at
his home in Newton.
He was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Newton.
He married Charlotte Settles Dec. 21, 1978, in Newton. She survives
of Newton.
He was an avid outdoorsman and
conservationist. He enjoyed his native state of Kansas and promoted
it vigorously.
He was a 1962 graduate of Newton High
School. He also graduated from Brooks Institute of Fine Art and
Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was an instructor in
photojournalism at Wichita State University.
Other survivors include: his mother,
Merriam Mears Stapleton; three daughters, Alicia Fulmer, Audrey
Harper and Rachel Harper, all of Newton; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
stepfather, Paul Stapleton.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m.
Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Newton with the Rev.
Mike Keating officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen Funeral Home.
Memorials have been established with
Steve Harper Memorial at Kansas Wildscape Foundation or Central
Homecare and Hospice in care of the funeral home.
