PAWNEE ROCK — Leroy JC “J” Chapman, age 74 years, a lifelong resident of Pawnee Rock, Kan., passed away on May 19, 2018, at his home in Pawnee Rock. J was born on July 8, 1943, at Larned, Kan., to Donald L. and Wilma Ruth (Baker) Chapman. He graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1962 and went to work in the oil patch, working as a roughneck for Garvey Drilling, Pickrell Drilling, Duke Drilling, and Mallard Drilling until his retirement in 2010.