Olliff-Boeve Furniture Celebrates 50 Years

Phillipsburg, Kansas has been a long-time home for many businesses, among those Olliff-Boeve Furniture and Appliance.  Fifty years ago, Darel Olliff and Ron Boeve Sr. entered into the furniture business, purchasing the former McKinley Furniture Store.  The purchase of the store from John and Kate McKinely and the upcoming opening was announced in March of 1959.   At that time, the store was located in the current Sawyer’s Ace Hardware Building. 

Darel and Ron began operating the store with Edith Boeve as the bookeeper and sales person.  Later, Larry and Gary Boeve came on board to sell and lay floor covering. 

In 1963,  Olliff and Boeve opened their new store, the current location on the west edge of Phillipsburg.  In 1976, Gary moved to Hays to operate Brock’s North Hill Chapel.  And when Darel and Ron, Sr. sold out in 1983,  Larry Irvin, an employee at the time, along with Larry Boeve became the new owners.  Larry Boeve passed away in 2006.

Terry Frantz joined the partnership eight years ago following the closure of the True Value store and the appliance line was added to the store, making the new name Olliff-Boeve Furniture and Appliance.  Charlie Radabaugh joined the busines four years ago, bringing his vast experience with appliance repair and mainitance into the partnership.  Jim Tuxhorn was the latest to join the parnership in 2008, specialzing in floor coverings. 

Olliff and Boeve Furniture and Appliance has seen many changes in their 50 years of business, and look forward to the future. 

Information for this post taken from The Advocate of Phillips County  – Thursday, April 2, 2009.