H.T. Minnis, Jr. (Bud) (1928-2013) son of Herman and Alberta, initially started the third generation of funeral service in 1949 when he worked with his father in Bucklin. In 1965 he moved his family to Larned where he operated the Vernon Funeral Home for many years eventually moving back to his Bucklin roots.
J.W. Minnis, (Jim) (1933-2001) (pic to right) youngest child of Herman and Alberta, became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 1958 after graduating from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Jim served his apprenticeship at Ayres-Calbeck in Pratt, KS, and later worked for Cook and Weber Funeral Home in Great Bend, KS. In 1959, Jim and Anna moved to St. John, Ks, where they purchased the Barber Funeral Home which served the area until 1966. That year a new funeral home was built in St. John, Minnis Chapel. This facility is still in service today.