In 1917 Walt was 32 years old, coming to Hardtner, Elwood Township, 
  Barber County, Kansas, renting West Garage, and furnishing taxi-mechanic 
  services to townspeople (the auto - 2 seats, 4 doors, open touring Ford). 
  He was traumatically widowed just prior to this, as a farmer in Woods
  County, Oklahoma, (near Avvie, Teagarden, Faulkner, Winchester-all gone),
  and left with four sons: Willard, 8; Amber, 7; Russell, 2; Milton, 8
  months; and daughter Loretta J., 4 years.
     Born June 4, 1885, Walter was the seventh son of Emanual and Sarah
  (Johnson) Dial on their Pennsville, Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
  farm. His brothers were Isaac, Grant, Ernest, Ira, Curtis, Roy, and a
  sister, Lillian. Clarence Adrian was bornin Kansas, 1895.
     Walter's father came to Kansas to locate a farmstead in early 1886.
  Traveling by train with his mother and other Dial children, he moved to 
  a farm near Cawker City, Mitchell County, Kansas. His father was county
  commissioner when the courthouse was built. in Beloit, Kansas; his name
  is on the northwest cornerstone.
     Walter grew husky and healthy; farmwork held priority over education,
  in which he completed fourth grade. He and his brothers sneaked off Sundays
  to play football in neighbor's pastures. Mother, a devout Methodist, 
  disapproved. He became an enthusiastic fan of four sons who played football
  later! He read both secular and world news and books.
     In 1907 he married Margaret Suter, school teacher; her family came from
  Pennsylvania. The couple moved to Woods County by wagon and a team of horses.
  Times were poor; ;her letters to her parents reflected the hard work, heart-
  breaks, but also hopes they cherished, as active members of the Methodist
  Church. Her untimely death left Walter heartbroken and distraught. The five
  children were left with grandparents and a sister at Cawker City.
     September 25, 1918, in the United Brethren Church parsonage in Alva,
  Oklahoma, Walt married Georgia Fanny Miller, born January 12, 1900, near Kipp,
  Kansas, the second daughter of Philip and Cora (Wells) Miller. She came to
  Hardtner from old Hackberry Community (between Freedom and Moreland, Oklahoma).
  Her papa was a blacksmith in Waynoka Railroad Yard, farmed, and was also a
  fruit orchard culturist. Her mother had been a school teacher, played organ
  and piano, and both loved to sing. Georgia learned with some instruction from
  Mother to pump and play the organ, singing along to her own accompaniment. 
  These talents were often used in school, entertainments, and churches. Papa
  often called her his 'red head' because of red gleaming from brown hair. She
  was known for her ready smile.
     She came to Hardtner to work at the Hardtner telephone switchboard in the
  home of her father's sister, Joda, and Bert Darling, and attended school. She
  graduated from eighth grade, always a good student - most grade cards reflected
  90 to 100 bracket. Boxes of chocolates were received for her "hello" girl
  good service.
     They made their home in what was known as the "old hotel," south of
  Warlicks Cafe (both demolished now) and the Post Office and McLaughlins
  Drugstore. November 11, 1918, traveling by train with five children, back to
  Hardtner from Cawker City, they were in the midst of jubilant whistle-blowing,
  horn-tooting celebrating crowds of Armistice Day, World War I.
     Evalina L. was born September 12, 1919, shortly after they rented a house;
  but chaos came when Walter drove to Kiowa and was seriously injured and burned
  when his car was hit by a Santa Fe train entering town. Milton, riding with
  Walter, was seen by the engineer to be thrown over the engine and landing on
  his feet, running; he recieved only minor scratches. Charles Achenbach, manager
  of Hardtner Grocery and Mercantile Supply, gave this family of eight credit,
  for which many years were required to repay.
     In 1928 they purchased Henry Farley's two-story house, located west across
  the street from school; there they lived until their deaths. All Walter Dial's
  children graduated from hardtner High School, except Loretta, who graduated
  in Cawker Citiy, while living with her maternal grandmother, Jemima Suter.
     In 1945 after selling West Garage interest to his son Amber, Walter and
  Georgia opened Hardtner Dairy. He was rightfully proud of his Jersey-Guernsey
  dairy herd and their great quantities of rich creamy milk. Walter, an active
  Odd Fellow Lodge member, was also elected and served as city councilman
  several years. In the 1920's he managed and was projectionist for silent movies
  shown in "old" Opera House, located over Allens Hardware.
     August 16, 1949, Walter died of a heart attack; three sons, Amber in Kansas,
  Russel in Wisconsin, and Milton in Nevada, succumbed to this disease in 1969,
  1976, 1978 respectively.
     Georgia continued working in Achenbach Memorial Hospital kitchen, retaining
  the family home, and voting registration. Later she gave child care to Evelina's
  three children. She retired to the family home in 1959 to work part-time; with
  health problems increasing, she gave this up. In early 1970 myasthenia gravis
  disease added to diabetic problems, causing her death November 9, 1970. Both
  are buried in Hardtner Cemetery.
     Willard worked for Clark's K.R. Service and Bulk Station early in his teens
  and continued in that line throughout. After his marriage to Elsie Smith, he
  helped near his family in Anthony, Kansas, managing (K.T.) Soverign Service
  Station there. Now retired, he resides in Bentonville, Arkansas.
     Amber, hometown boy, helped Dad in the garage, worked on farms during
  harvests and on Phillips Pipe-line construction as it spread across the plains
  states. But, east-west, home was best.
     Loretta married John Mahan and spent years as a Navy man's wife on both the
  east and west U.S. coasts, finally settling in Washington, D.C., to work and
  rear two sons. Retired from Kanns Department Sore, she still lives in our
  U.S. Capital.
     In 1934 Russell signed to the C.C.C., a U.S. "new deal" for young men, and
  lived in Ft. Snelling, Minnesota. Money from this helped pay off a delinquent
  mortgage dept for his parents. He married Hazel Gesche, reared his family in
  Wisconsin, working many years for 3-M Company. He became an aircraft pilot,
  owned a 1969 "red" Cessna Skyhawk, flew over Hardtner a number of times after
  his parents' deaths as he returned from west coast flights.
     In the fall of 1937 Milton enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy through 
  World War II on the original U.S. Lexington, the largest aircraft carrier at
  the time. He married Lee Babic and reared his family in Nevada. For years he
  was engineer in Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas. Navy training helped secure this job 
  and subsequent supervision.
     Evalina studied violin ten years with Mrs. John C. (Lousie Kinley) Hilkey
  and used this talent many years. She studied nursing, married, divorced, and
  married Oscar Gustin. They reared three children, then adopted Joseph, a
  grandson. Both retired in 1978, after working 27 years for Beech Aircraft
  Corporation, Wichita (she 7 years in assembly and the rest in spare parts
  sales; he in assembly and supervision). They and Josephy reside in the Hardtner
  Dial residence. All are active in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
  L.D.S., World Headquarters in Independence, Missouri. Both her parents were
  members.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 155