The Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas from 1881-1980; Became Topeka Capital-Journal) *** 1881 *** *** 1882 *** *** 1883 *** *** 1884 *** *** 1885 *** *** 1886 *** *** 1887 *** *** 1888 *** *** 1889 *** *** 1890 *** *** 1891 *** *** 1892 *** *** 1893 *** *** 1894 *** *** 1895 *** *** 1896 *** *** 1897 *** *** 1898 *** *** 1899 *** _____________________ 25 Feb 1899, Saturday Anna L. Deskins Mrs. Anna Laura Deskins, 91, 821 Jefferson, died Thursday evening in a rest home at Lawrence. She was born March 20, 1869, at Chillicothe, Ohio and came to Kansas with her parents when she was 12. She is survived by two sons, Donald C. Deskins, of Truckee, Calif., and Clarence Deskins, of Louisville, Ky.; four daughters, Mrs. Hulda Wood, 2718 Schuler; Mrs. George Leaman and MRs. Edith McManis, both of Lawrence, and Mrs. Lillian Oliver of Rough and Ready, Calif.; 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Rumsey Funeral Home at Lawrence with burial in the Clinton Cemetery. *** 1900 *** *** 1901 *** *** 1902 *** *** 1903 *** *** 1904 *** *** 1905 *** *** 1906 *** *** 1907 *** *** 1908 *** ______________________ 22 Jan 1908, Wednesday Word was received in Topeka yesterday of the death of Henry Burgess, father of Walter Burgess, of this city, who died in California yesterday morning. The body will arrive in this city over the Santa Fe on Friday, and interment will follow in Topeka cemetery. *** 1909 *** ___________ 08 Sep 1909 Samuel H Marrs - - - Mary Murhpy; 88; Tecumseh KS - - - Russell George Roller; 7; Topeka KS - - - Henry W Root; 26; Topeka KS ___________ 09 Sep 1909 George D Lytle - - - Mary Murphy; 88; KY>Tecumseh KS - - - Russell George Roller ___________ 06 Nov 1909 Mary J Tevis; 71; Topeka KS ___________ 28 Nov 1909 KANSAS GOLDEN WEDDINGS The fiftieth anniversary of a happy wedding was fittingly celebrated, by Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rodgers at their home in Syracuse, Kan. 250 invitations were issued. Mr. Rodgers is the son of Thomas and Ellenor Guard Rodgers of Barlow, Washington co., Oh. Mrs. Rodgers is the daughter of Robert and Margaret Sanderson, of Athens, Oh. They were married on the 15th of Nov. 1859. They have been residents of Kansas since 1882, residing at Emporia nd Winfield. They located in Syracuse, their present home in the summer of 1885. All of the children and grandchildren were present at the golden wedding. The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ewing in North Olathe was the scene of a very elaborate dinner in commemoration of the golden anniversary of the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Ewing were married in Chester, Ill., in 1859. They came to Johnson co. in 1865 and resided on a farm 4 miles east of Olathe until about 5 years ago when they moved into that city.Mr. and Mrs. Ewing are charter members of the United Presbyterian church, and this dinner was given as a token of the high esteem in which they are held by the members of this body. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pfaff, residents of Leavenworth, Kan. celebrated their 50th anniversary with mass and services at St. Joseph's German Catholic church. A reception was held at their home afterward. Mr. and Mrs. Pfaff were married in Cleveland, Oh, and came to Leavenworth 42 years ago. They have since resided on a farm and Mr. Pfaff has been known as a prosperous gardener for years. Mrs. Pfaff is a sister of Peter Everhardy. Eleven children were born to them, all of whom attended the reception. Mr. and Mrs. J. Tinker, of Clay Center, Kan. celebrated with about 30 relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Tinker have lived in Clay Center a number of years. Both are young looking for their age. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thiele celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary at their home in Junction City. They came to Junction City from Wisconsin in 1856, three years before the town was incorporated. Thiele's son, Henry Thiele, a business man, of Junction City, was the first white child born on this town site. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Isely of Fairview celebrated their golden wedding last Wednesday. 135 guests were present. Addresses were made by J. M. Boomer of Fairview and C. H. Isely of Wichita. Mr. Isely was given a fine Howard gold watch and Mrs. Isely a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles. These good people have lived in the Sabetha and Fairview communities for 37 years. Mr. Isely is now 76 years of age and his wife 71. - - - Murder of Frontenac Family Stirrs Citizens. Pittsburg, Kan., Nov. 27. Wm. Bork of Frontenac, his wife and 3 year old son are dead this morning as the result of one of the most horrible murders ever committed in Crawford county. The place of the murder is near the Gaskill school house, on the main road leading to Franklin. The bodies were not found until this morning, although the murders were committed about 10 o'clock last night. The body of Mr. Bork was found along the side of the road. That of his wife was found in a corn field about 100 yards from her husband's body. The body of the little child was found in the buggy in which the family had been riding near their home north of Frontenac. Mr. and Mrs. Bork had been visiting yesterday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hobbs. [Update] - - - A Hunting Accident Fatal. Henry W. Dillard, for the past 18 years baliff and court messenger of the United States Circuit and district courts for the district of Kansas, and for a third of a century connected with the federal court and the United States marshall's office at Topeka, died yesterday morning following a hunting accident near Valencia, Kan. Dillard perhaps was the best known colored man in Kansas. He was acquainted with virtually every lawyer in the state. He was 54 years old and had been a resident of Topeka for 38 years. He leaves a widow and two sons. The accidental discharge of a shotgun, while the gun was being taken from the rear end of a spring wagon by Dillard caused his death. Both barrels of the gun discharged, the shot tearing away the lower part of the unfortunate man's face and head. Death occured 15 minutes after the accident. Dillard's 18 year old son and G. W. Hockenberry were present but did not witness the accident. Young Henry Dillard was the only person present when his father died as Hockenberry had hurried to the home of George Anderson, on whose farm the accident occurred, to telephone for assistance. Dr. H. H. Keith made a record breaking drive from the city to the scene, but arrived after Dillard had died. The body was taken to the Shellbarger undertaking rooms in Topeka yesterday afternoon. [Update] - - - Norton, Kan.: Isaac S. Poe, a wll known aged citizen of Norton, died at his home in Stringtown of heart failure after an illness of several months following failing health for some years. There were present at his bedside his aged wife and his sons, Henry M., Charles M. and Pleasant. Rev. J. R. Thompson, mayor of Norton, preached the burial sermon of his old comrade, and assisted in the Post service at the prave, being also a Post commander. Mayor Thompson and Comrade Poe made the charge up Missionary Ridge together during the war and were not acquainted at that time, but since meeting here at a reunion 19 yeras ago, found they wre in companies close together at the time and have often renewed the memories of the charge. *** 1910 *** ___________ 30 Aug 1910 ___________ 01 Sep 1910 Lola T Felker; 5; Topeka KS ___________ 05 Oct 1910 Ed L Pavey; Tacoma WA ___________ 14 Oct 1910 Everett F. Pavey; Tacoma WA *** 1911 *** *** 1912 *** ___________ 01 Jan 1912 Mrs Peck; 39; Topeka KS ___________ 02 Jan 1912 Bert Lair; 25; Topeka KS - - - Minnie J Peek; Topeka KS ___________ 03 Jan 1912 ___________ 04 Jan 1912 LAIR, Michael; 76; Saratoga NY>Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-4; siouxzq ___________ 05 Jan 1912 HANKINS, Sarah; 64; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-5; siouxzq SHELDON, M S; ; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-5; siouxzq ___________ 06 Jan 1912 ___________ 07 Jan 1912 ___________ 08 Jan 1912 WARREN, Forrest; ; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-8; siouxzq ___________ 09 Jan 1912 ___________ 10 Jan 1912 ___________ 11 Jan 1912 ___________ 12 Jan 1912 Fannie Duff; Topeka KS ___________ 13 Jan 1912 ___________ 14 Jan 1912 ___________ 15 Jan 1912 ___________ 16 Jan 1912 ___________ 17 Jan 1912 ___________ 18 Jan 1912 ___________ 19 Jan 1912 ___________ 20 Jan 1912 John Drayer; 77; Topeka KS ___________ 21 Jan 1912 HALE, Alfred C; ; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-21; siouxzq BEAM, Susana; 85; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1912-1-21; siouxzq ___________ 22 Jan 1912 ___________ 23 Jan 1912 ___________ 24 Jan 1912 ___________ 25 Jan 1912 ___________ 26 Jan 1912 ___________ 27 Jan 1912 ___________ 28 Jan 1912 ___________ 29 Jan 1912 ___________ 30 Jan 1912 Alta Davis; 4; Payette ID>Topeka KS ___________ 01 Feb 1912 R H Bartlett; Topeka KS ___________ 02 Feb 1912 ___________ 03 Feb 1912 Elizabeth Kamisky; 79; Alta Vista KS ___________ 04 Feb 1912 ___________ 05 Feb 1912 ___________ 06 Feb 1912 ___________ 07 Feb 1912 Robert E Jones; 4; Topeka KS ___________ 08 Feb 1912 Ira Norris; 79; Topeka KS ___________ 09 Feb 1912 ___________ 28 Dec 1912 Caleb Eldred; ; Topeka KS - - - Norah Reese; 25; Shawnee County KS - - - Hessie Thompson; 31; Topeka KS *** 1913 *** *** 1914 *** *** 1915 *** *** 1916 *** ___________ 08 Jan 1916 Beman P Colville ___________ 09 Jan 1916 Beman P Colville ___________________ 10 Jan 1916, Monday Mrs. Ophalelia Baldwin, 90 years old, died at the home of her son, W.G. Bailey, 517 West street, yesterday morning. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Ballteborough, Vt., in February, 1826, and has lived with her son since 1898. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. - - - William W Gooden ___________ 21 Jan 1916 Myrtle L Robison ___________ 23 Jan 1916 Henry [Hipps] Bybee; ; Shawnee County KS - - - Jane James; 75; Topeka KS _____________________ 20 Apr 1916, Thursday A. B. DEUTSCH--Aged 66, died yesterday morning at his home, 310 West Tenth Street. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 o'clock from the home of his daughter Mrs. H. A. Auerbach, 829 Buchanan street. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - Mrs. ROSE D. GRIEST--Aged 77, died April 16 in San Diego, Cal. She was a resident of Ellis, Kan., for more than thirty years, and the body will probably be interred there. She is survived by four children, Mrs. Mary L. Soley, Mrs. Florence G. Mahoney, and Wilmer M. Griest, of San Diego, and J. E. Griest, of Topeka. - - - ALEX EMERSON--Aged 35, died Tuesday at his home fourteen miles west of Washburn college. The funeral will be held today at 11 o'clock from Shellabarger's chapel. Interment in Dover cemetery. - - - HATTIE BOLINE--Aged 43, died yesterday at a local hospital. The body will be taken to Osage City today at 11 o'clock for burial. - - - ALBERT E. HANSON--Aged 53, died at his residence, 404 East Tenth Street, yesterday. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Friday, at Penwell chapel. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - GEORGE REINHARDT--Aged 88, died yesterday at 1215 East Fifth street. Funeral at 8:30 a.m., Friday, at Penwell chapel. Body will be taken at 9:35 a.m. to Maple Hill for interment. ___________________ 21 Apr 1916, Friday JOHN G. SCHIEL--Aged 6 years, died last evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schiel, 510 Larch street. The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 o'clock from the St. Joseph German Catholic church. Interment in Mount Calvary cemetery. - - - A.B. DEUTSCH--The funeral will be held at 2:30 today from the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. A. Auerbach, 829 Buchanan street. Interment in Topeka cemtery. - - - GEORGE REINHARDT--Aged 88 years, died Wednesday afternoon at his home, 1215 East Fifth street. The funeral will be held at 8:30 from Penwell's chapel. Interment in Maple Hill cemetery. - - - ALBERT HANSON--Aged 35 years. The funeral will be held today at 2:30 from Penwell's chapel. Interment in Topeka cemtery. - - - C. R. LARSON--Died yesterday at his residence, 432 Monroe street. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. _____________________ 22 Apr 1916, Saturday CARL R. LARSON--Aged 60, died Thursday at his home, 432 Monroe street. The funeral will be held at 2:30 Sunday from Penwell's chapel. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - JOHN T. SCHIEL--Aged 6 years, died Thursday evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schiel, 510 Larch street. The funeral will be held today at 9 o'clock from the St. Joseph's German Catholic church. Interment in Mount Auburn cemetery. - - - MRS. ROSA SCOTT--Aged 39, died Friday night at a local hospital. The funeral will be in charge of Pearly Rose Tabernacle No. 77. Other arrangements will be announced later. ___________________ 23 Apr 1916, Sunday BIRTHS REPORTED The following births have been reported to the office of the city clerk: To Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cannon, 1217 West Seventh street, April 17, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Cross, 1003 Topeka Avenue, April 21, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Dewey, St. Francis hospital, April 7, a gril. To Mr. and Mrs. William Diehl, 458 Chester avenue, January 11, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Durane, 509 East Third street, April 17, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles George Gentry, 612 Lane street, April 16, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. E. Humphrey, 201 Harrison street, April 10, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott Holmgren, 808 West Third street, April 16, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. George Harris, Twenty-eighth and Adams, April 18, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. George J. Hamaker, 1528 Redden avenue, April 19, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jacobus, 614 Chandler street, April 9, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kass, 133 N Quincy street, March 24, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kinnard, Kiro, April 10, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Emery Loren Lane, 901 Clay street, April 4, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Merchant, 194 Norton street, April 9, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nathanson, 319 Quincy street, April 7, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Perry Oden, R. R. No. 2, April 15, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. W. George Wisnefski, 430 Lafayette street, April 1, a boy. - - - MRS. ROSA SCOTT--The funeral will be held Monday at 2 o'clock from the Shiloh Baptist church. Pearly Rosa Tabernacle No. 77 will have charge of the ceremonies. Interment in Mount Auburn cemetery. - - - C. R. LARSON--The funeral will be held today at 2:30 from Penwell's chapel. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - MRS. CORA McHENRY--Aged 31, died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be held today at 1 o'clock from the home of Mrs. Hattie Horning, 1243 Topeka avenue. Interment in Dover cemetery. - - - MRS. ANNA BIRNBAUMER--Aged 43, died at her home in Independence, Mo., Friday. The body was brought to Topeka yesterday and will lie in state at Talty's undertaking rooms until today when the funeral will be held from St. Joseph's German Catholic church. She is survived by her husband, Charles Birnbaumer, and one son, Francis. The family formerly lived in North Topeka, but moved to Independence eight years ago. Interment in Mount Calvary cemetery. ___________________ 24 Apr 1916, Monday A. H. OTT DIED THIS MORNING Former Druggist and Brother of Topeka Banker Succumbs to Long Illness. A. H. Ott, 314 East Eighth street, died at 2 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness. He was a brother of S. S. Ott, Topeka banker, and had lived in Topeka fifteen years, conducting a drug store until two years ago, when he retired on account of failing health. He was 68 years old. He leaves a widow and four children, who are M. A. Ott, a son living at Deming, N.M.; L. S. S. Ott, another son at McDonald, Kan.; Mrs. J. W. Daniels, Evansville, Ind., and Miss Mamie Ott, living at home. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon; the hour has not been set. ___________________ 11 Aug 1916, Friday B. F. SIMPSON, AFTER 60 YEARS’ PUBLIC LIFE, DIES Paola Man First Attorney General Of Kansas. Career as Soldier, Statesman and Attorney Made Him Prominent Figure---Speaker of House. Special to The Capital. Paola, Kan., Aug. 10---Benjamin Franklin Simpson, Kansas pioneer, statesman, soldier, and the first attorney general of Kansas, died here at 6 o’clock this evening. Death followed an illness of less than one week. Mr. Simpson was 81 years old and had spent most of his life in Kansas coming here in 1855. He had taken an active part in the political life of the state since it was admitted to the union. Much of his leisure time in late years was spent in writing articles which were invaluable contributions to the history and literature of Kansas. Mr. Simpson was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1836. After receiving an academic education he began the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1857. He came west the same year and opened an office at Paola. The next year he was u county attorney of Miami county. From that time on his time was given largely to the service of the public. Few men have been more intimately connected with the history of Kansas than Mr. Simpson. He was chairman of one of the most important committees at the famous constitutional convention at the famous constitutional convention at Wyandotte in 1859. He was the first attorney general of the state, having been elected when the state was admitted to the union in 1861. He resigned this office the following July to enlist in the Union army. His military career covered four years and three months, during which time he served with distinction as captain and major of the Fifteenth Kansas cavalry. Served in Both Houses. When the war was over he was elected to the state senate. In 1870 he was elected to the house of representatives from Miami county and was speaker of the house during the session of 1871. Twice he was sent to the national convention of the Republican party and held various committee memberships. He was again elected to the state senate in 1876 and served as chairman of the judiciary committee. He was a member of the committee appointed by the supreme court of Kansas to revise the statutes of the state in 1877. President Hayes appointed him United States marshal in 1878, an office he held for eight years. Because of his ability as a jurist, Gov. John A. Martin appointed him on of the supreme court commissioners authorized by the legislature of 1887. Since the dissolution of the commission, Mr. Simpson had been engaged in the practice of his profession at Paola. Two Daughters in Topeka The surviving members of the family are Mrs. Simpson, two daughters and five sons all of whom were present when death came. They are Mrs. W. E. Breisford and Miss Carrie Simpson of Topeka; Frank, and Benjamin Jr. of San Francisco; James of Butte, Mont.; Don, of Winnepeg, Canada; Richard of Los Angeles, Cal. The funeral will be held Saturday morning from the Methodist church at Paola. *** 1917 *** *** 1918 *** ___________________ 01 Apr 1918, Monday Topeka Merchant Dies. George Bauerschmitt Was a Well Known Shoe Man Here. Word has been received in Topeka of the death of Geroge Bauerschmitt, Sunday morning at the home of Mrs. Bauerschmitt's parents, Louisville, Ky. Bauerschmitt's health began to fail abotu New Year's and since then his decline has been steady. About ten days ago he was taken to Louisville, Ky., in the hope that the change in atomsphere would tend to improve his health. He was a well known figure in Topeka and had a wide circle of friends. Bauerschmitt was connected with the Palace Clothing company for many years as manager of the shoe department, and about three years ago with two partners organized the B.R.B. Clothing company. Funeral annoucements will be made later. ______________________ 03 Apr 1918, Wednesday J.P. Brown, 65 years old, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Smith, 224 Polk street. The funeral announcements will be made later. _____________________ 11 Apr 1918, Thursday ____________________ 30 Apr 1918, Tuesday Sore Finger Fatal J. J. Caton Dies From Blood Poisoning in Santa Fe Hospital J.J. Caton, 65, 185 Michigan avenue, Oakland, died at 12 o'clock Monday night at the Santa Fe hospital of blood poisoning. Caton had been employed at the Santa Fe shops for twelve years and a week ago Monday came home complaining that a finger pained him terribly. Infection was discovered and he gradually became weaker. Besides a widow, he is survived by eight children, Harley Caton, Omaha; Mrs. Clark Gresser, Oakland; Mrs. Grace King, Kansas City, Mo.; Clarence W. Caton, Grafton, Neb.; Raymond Caton, Florence Caton, Gladys and Hazel Caton of Oakland. ____________________ 01 Oct 1918, Tuesday BAILEY.--Floyd W. BAILEY, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, Twentieth and Lime streets, died at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., last Saturday. The body will arrive today and the funeral annoucements will be made later. - - - DEVLIN.--Chris J. Devlin, for thirty-five years, until six years ago, a resident of Topeka, died yesterday at his home in Denver, Colo., as a result of several months' illness from heart trouble according to a telegram received last night by his son, John Devlin, 518 Monroe street. Chris Devlin was 47 years old and is survived by his wife and son. When he was here he was a moulder in the Seaton foundry, and later connected with the city water serive. A brother-in-law, William Brooks, lives at 2035 Buchanan street. Funeral services and burial will be in Denver. ______________________ 02 Oct 1918, Wednesday _____________________ 03 Oct 1918, Thursday Dies In Army Service. Floyd W. BAILEY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey, Twentieth and Lime streets, died at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., Monday from pneumonia, following an attack of Spanish influenza. He had been in service but a short time. Mr Bailey spent his early life in Agra, but came to Topeka seven years ago and was a student in the Topeka high school. Funeral announcements will be made the the body arrives in Topeka for burial. The services will be in charge of the Rev. D. T. Broadus, of Wichita, of the Church of Christ. ___________________ 04 Oct 1918, Friday _____________________ 05 Oct 1918, Saturday ___________________ 06 Oct 1918, Sunday Kenneth Barber Dies. Topeka Man Was Stationed at Hampton Roads. Word was received in Topeka of the death at Hampton Roads, Va., at noon Thursday, of Kenneth L. BARBER, 28 years old, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barber, 212 East Tenth avenue. A telegram had been received by Mrs. Kenneth Barber Monday that he was very ill, so his wife and mother started for Hampton Roads at once. They just arrived at 7 o'clock last night, it was said at the J. W. Barber residence, and funeral arrangements will not be announced until word is received from them. Kenneth L. Barber, who for several years was an employe of the Pierson Telegraph Transmitter Co., enlisted in the navy about three months ago, and was assigned to the naval signal school at Hampton Roads. He married Miss Grace Wood, of Topeka, at Norfolk, Va., September 9, and she recently returned from the east, where she had been visiting her husband. ___________________ 07 Oct 1918, Monday AMREIN.--Pauline AMREIN, age 8 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Amrien, 129 North Locust, died Saturday evening. The funeral will be held this morning at 9:30 o'clock from the St. Joseph Catholic church. Interment in Mt. Calvary cemetery. - - - Mrs. Bartelson Dies. Widow of Former Topeka Newspaper Man Stricken While on a Trip. Word has been reached Topeka of the death of Mrs. Vance BARTELSON, who died suddenly in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday morning. Mrs. Bartelson and her sister, Mrs. O.M. BALLARD, 325 Clay street, left last week for a pleasure trip thru the west. Mrs. Bartelson is well known, having at one time held a position in the office of Charles E. Eldridge of the Kansas fire insurance inspection bureau. She as an active member in Sunday school work at the First Baptist church. Mr. Bartelson, until his death a year ago, was in the newspaper business in Topeka. Mrs. Bartelson is survived by a small son, Everett. The body is expected this morning and will lie in state at Penwell's chapel. Funeral announcements will be made later. - - - CANAN.--Mrs. Sarah M. Canan, died at her home, 1524 College avenue, Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the residence at 3 o'clock. Burial in Topeka. ____________________ 08 Oct 1918, Tuesday BARTELSON.--The funeral of Mrs. Vance BARTLESON, who died last Saturday at Albuquerque, N.M., will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. ______________________ 09 Oct 1918, Wednesday CLAY.--Mrs. Flossie M. Clay, age 21, died Tuesday morning at her home, 1155 Lane street. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Stonestreet's chapel. The body will be sent to Perry for burial. _____________________ 10 Oct 1918, Thursday AUSTIN.--William AUSTIN, age 58, died yesterday afternoon at his home, Twenty-fifth and Madison streets. Funeral announcements later. - - - DUNAWAY.--LeRoy M. Dunaway, age 32, died last night at a local hospital. He has been connected with the Santa Fe at Emporia for several years and was quite well known. The body will be sent to Burlingame for burial. The funeral will be held there Sunday. ___________________ 11 Oct 1918, Friday Albert Bullard Dies Former Topeka Boy Was Trying to Enlist in Navy Albert Fisher Bullard, of Albany, Ga., died in Chicago last Wednesday of pneumonia, according to word received in Topeka yesterday by his grandfather, John W. FISHER, 701 Fillmore street. His father, William P. Bullard, will accompany the body to Topeka for burial in the family lot here. Albert was born in Atchison twenty years ago. At the time of his death he was in Chicago, where he was trying to join the Navy. An injury when a child, which destroyed his right eye, prevented his being accepted. Owing to the epidemic the funeral will be private, the relatives and pall bearers meeting at Shellabarger's chapel this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Short funeral services will be held at the grave in Mount Auburn cemetery. _____________________ 12 Oct 1918, Saturday BARBER.--The funeral of Kenneth BARBER, who died at Hampton Roads, Va., Oct. 4, was held yesterday afternoon from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. BARBER, 212 East Tenth avenue. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - Joseph D. Brogden With All-Kansas Regiment. District Manager for Mutual Ice Co. Before Answering Call to Service, Last April. Joseph D. Brogden, formerly a district manager here for the Mutual Ice Co., was killed in action in France, according to a telegram received from the war department yesterday by his mother, Mrs. Mary Brogden, 510 West Ninth street. He was a member of the 353rd all-Kansas regiment, and entered the war by way of Camp Funston with other Topeka selects April 26, 1918. Letter written to a friend at Meriden September 7, just a few days before he met his death on the battle line, told of his appointment as a sergeant. Surviving besides his mother, are two sisters, Miss Clara Brodgen of the home address, and Mrs. Edna Mitchell, 417 Lime street, and a brother, who lives in Oklahoma. It is believed Sergeant Brogden was killed at the time of the Yankee drive in reducing the St. Mihiel salient, which started September 12. ___________________ 13 Oct 1918, Sunday AUSTIN.--The funeral of William AUSTIN, twenty-fifth and Madison streets, who died Wednesday, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Stonestreet's chapel. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. - - - DUMARS.--Celia Dumars, 1710 Kansas aveune, died yesterday morning at her home. The funeral will be held Monday at 4 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. ___________________ 14 Oct 1918, Monday CRAMER.--Fred W. Cramer died at Clovis, N.M., last Saturday. He is survived by his widow, Edith Hughes Cramer; two sons, Charles and Howard; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Cramer; his sister, Josephine Cramer and his brother, Clayton Cramer. Funeral announcements later. - - - DILATUSH.--Pvt. George D. Dilatush, 1319 North Kansas avenue, died last Saturday at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He was a member of Co. 4, 163rd depot brigade. Funeral announcements after the body arrives in Topeka. ____________________ 15 Oct 1918, Tuesday CRAMER.--The funeral of Fred W. Cramer, who died Saturday at Clovis, N.M., will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Interment in Topeka cemetery. - - - DE MOSS.--George DeMoss, age 21, died yesterday at Camp Funston. He formerly lived three miles northeast of Topeka. Funeral announcements later. - - - DILATUSH.--The funeral of George D. Dilatush, who died Saturday at Camp Dodge, Iowa, will be held from his home, 1319 North Kansas avenue, this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Burial in Grantville cemetery. _____________________ 17 Oct 1918, Thursday BELL.--The funeral of Conry Bell, age 19, who died Tuesday, will be held Friday morning at 9:30 from the residence, 611 West Tenth avenue. The body will be sent to Florence, Kan, for burial. - - - BROCKETT.--Mrs. Annie M. Brockett, widow of the late Dr. E. M. Brockett, died at a local hospital last evening. The body will lie in state at Bomgardner's undertaking parlor from 4 to 7 o'clock today. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Stanley, 1265 Lincoln street. Burial in Topeka cemetery. The services will be private. - - - BURREL.--Albert R. Burrel, died last Tuesday at Camp Funston. His widow lives at 329 Jackson street. Funeral announcements later. - - - CLARE.--James P. Clare, 1917 Laurel avenue, died yesterday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. He has been with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway for the past thirteen years. The body will be sent to Chicago for burial. - - - GARNETT.--Word was received in Topeka yesterday of the death at Tacoma, Wash., of Mrs. M.L. Garnett, formerly Miss Nettie Robinson, of Topeka. Death was caused by pneumonia. Mrs. Garnett leaves a husband, Montrose L. Garnett, and a little son, Billy, aged 2 years, two sisters, Mrs. D.F. Denman and Miss Anna L. Robinson, live in Topeka. The parents and three sisters reside in Pittsburg, Kan., and a brother in Denver, Colo., while another brother is in army service. Funeral arrangments later. - - - HOFFMEISTER.--Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffmeister, age 43, died at her home, 1113 North Locust yesterday afternoon. She is survived by her husband, John Hoffmeister and four daughter. Funeral announcements later. - - - METZGER.--The funeral of Dr. Thomas B. Metzger, age 41, who died Tuesday at his home, 911 Monroe street, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. - - - MULHALL.-The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mulhall, who died at her home, 1107 West Eighth avenue, will be held this morning at 9 o'clock from the Church of Holy Name. The funeral will be private. Burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery. - - - SIMON.--The funeral of Frank N. Simon, who died at Fort Riley Sunday will be held Friday morning at 8 o'clock from St. Joseph's Catholic church. The body will lie in state today at Talty's undertaking parlors. - - - THOMAS.--Mrs. and Mrs. F. H. Thomas, 1205 East Sixth avenue, have received word of the death of their youngest son, Clarence Thomas, who has been in government work in Indianhead, Md. Funeral announcements later. ___________________ 18 Oct 1918, Friday _____________________ 19 Oct 1918, Saturday ___________________ 20 Oct 1918, Sunday Topeka Nurse Buried With Military Honors Miss Elizabeth Dickson Gave Life to Her Country National Colors Drape Grave of Girl Who Went as Volunteer to Care for Influenza Patients Miss Elizabeth Dickson, who died October 13, in the service of her country at the base hospital at Ft. Riley, where she had gone to help care for influenza patients, was buried with military honors at Williamsburg, Thursday. She was buried in A United States army military casket, which was draped with the American flag, and her grave was draped with the colors. She received all military honors give to a soldier who has died in the defense of his country. A military escort had charge of the services. Dean J. D.B. Kaye, of Grace Cathedral, Topeka, assisting. Miss Dickson was buried in her nurse's uniform and cap, with the insignia of the Red Cross and the Public Health Nursing association upon her sleeve. Miss Dickson was known to her friends and those with whom she worked as the "happiest person." She was just 23 years of age and really had just begun her career. She had been very anxious to join the Red Cross but because of defective eyesight she had been refused. A sister, Miss Alice Dickson, who has lived in Topeka, is a graduate of Christ's hospital, and is now on active duty with the army nurse's crops. A brother is with the marines. Miss Dickson had been so eager to serve her country in some way that she seized the chance to be of service at Ft. Riley. She had been there a week when she took sick. She worked until late Friday night, tho ured by the doctors to rest. "The boys need me," was her answer, tho she was really ill then, it is said. Some time in the early morning, Saturday, she was carried from the nurses' home to the base hospital, where she died Sunday. Miss Dickson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Dickson, of Rosemont. She was born and raised at Rosmont and was a graduate of the Williamsburg high school. She graduated from Christ's hospital, Topeka, last June, and had been with the Public Health Nursing association since. Miss Dickson when she took the state nurses' examination, made the highest grade ever made by anyone taking the examination. Miss Dickson had intended to return to Topeka as soon as her services at Ft. Riley were no longer needed, and was at the time of her death still a member of the Topeka Public Health Nursing association. ___________________ 21 Oct 1918, Monday ____________________ 22 Oct 1918, Tuesday ______________________ 23 Oct 1918, Wednesday _____________________ 24 Oct 1918, Thursday ___________________ 25 Oct 1918, Friday BRADSHAW.--The funeral of Mrs. Mary Bradshaw, who died Wednesday morning at her home on rural route No. 3, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Stonestreet's chapel. Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery. - - - BRAINERD.--Eli Brainerd, age 76, died Tuesday at his home, 925 North Monroe street. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. Friends may attend services at the grave. Burial in Rochester cemetery. _____________________ 26 Oct 1918, Saturday ___________ 02 Dec 1918 Lloyd Smith; 23; Topeka KS; p 2 *** 1919 *** ___________________ 01 Aug 1919, Friday Laura Duncan, age 23, died this morning at her home, 122 North Quincy street. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 4:30 from the Central Avenue Christian church. Burial in Topeka cemetery. ____________________ 26 Aug 1919, Tuesday F W Pennekamp; 84; Topeka KS - - - George W Van Orsdol; Topeka KS - - - WITT, James Perry Witt; Topeka KS - - - YOUNG, Corp Ray Young; Camp Bennett GA ______________________ 27 Aug 1919, Wednesday Milton Ahlstrom; Topeka KS - - - Rev F W Pennekamp; Topeka KS - - - Mary Olive Pickett; 0; Madison KS - - - Martha Roush; Topeka KS - - - George W Van Orsdal; 83; Topeka KS - - - Adam Zarn; 76; Topeka KS ______________________ 03 Sep 1919, Wednesday The funeral of Lillian Chandler, age 44, who died September 2, at her home, northwest of Topeka will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Central Avenue Christian church. Burial in Rochester cemetery. ______________________ 10 Sep 1919, Wednesday Thomas Brandon, age 72, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S.L. Bechtel, 205 East Euclid avenue. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. ___________________ 22 Sep 1919, Monday The funeral of Eliza Ellen CLARK, the 8-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark, who died Sunday at the home of her parents, No. 2 Pleasant Place, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Rochester cemetery. - - - Hattie Duncan, age 79, died Sunday night at her home at Big Springs. Funeral announcement later. ____________________ 28 Oct 1919, Tuesday Donald McClellen, 5, died Monday night at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. McCarter, 1928 Kansas avenue. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon from Shellabarger's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. ______________________ 12 Nov 1919, Wednesday John Slaten, age 56, died Tuesday at 1308 East Eighth street. Funeral announcement later. _____________________ 13 Nov 1919, Thursday The funeral of John Slaten, who died Tuesday will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock form Shellabarger's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. *** 1920 *** ______________________ 21 Jan 1920, Wednesday [Find better copy.] Anderson--Mrs. L. H. Anderson, aged 54(64?) died Monday night at her home, 324(524?) Jefferson. Funeral arrangements later. - - - Pioneer Settler Dies. Mrs. James Brewer Came to Topeka in 1858. Mrs. James Brewer, one of the pioneer settlers of Topeka, died at her home, 1027 Western avenue, yesterday afternoon. The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia, altho she had been in failing health for some time. Mrs. Brewer is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lingafelt, of Oklahoma City, who with Mr. Lingafelt, had been at her bedside for several days. Two sons, L. G. Brewer and W.H. Brewer, who now live in California, are on their way to Topeka, called by their mother's death. Mrs. Brewer was a native of Indiana, but had made her home in Kansas since 1854. She came to Topeka in 1858, soon after her marriage and settled on a farm homestead upon which original tract is located the house in which she died. Mrs. Brewer was fond of telling her children of the aspect of Topeka when first she saw it. At that time there was but one tree between the river and her home, at what is now the intersection of Western avenue and King street. So impressed was she with the need of shade that she planted with her own hands nearl half the trees which now beautify the neighborhood of her home. Mrs. Brewer's husband, likewise one of the pioneer settlers of Topeka, died in 1913. - - - Pioneer Merchant Dies William M. Davies Started in Business in Atchison in 1857 Atchison, Jan. 20.--(Special)--William M. Davies, 84, the only surviving business man who was her in 1857, died at his home today. He was born in Wales and came to America at the age of 17. He was the last charter member of the local Presbyterian church and was the first superintendent of its Sunday school, holding that post twenty years. He was proprietor of a clothing store here sixty-three years, starting in 1857. He has been its active head until ten months ago, when he became to feeble to leave his home, and turned the management over to his son. His wife died seven years ago. Nine children survive. - - - Pioneer Woman Dies. Atchison, Jan. 20. (Special)--Mrs. Catherine Durkin, 81, who had lived in Atchison county sixty years, died near here today. She was born in Ireland. Eight children survive. _____________________ 22 Jan 1920, Thursday [Find better copy.] BREWER--The funeral of Mrs. James Brewer, who died Tuesday, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from her home, 1027(1037?) Western avenue. Burial in Topeka cemetery will be private. - - - CLARK--Mrs. Amanda C. Clark, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 225 Lake street. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. - - - EASTERDAY--The funeral of Mrs. James Easterday, who died Monday, will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock form the Central Avenue Christian Church. Burial in Prairie Home cemetery. ___________________ 23 Jan 1920, Friday [Find better copy.] AKIN--Mrs. Ellen Akin, aged 60, died last night at her home, 1041(1012?) Washington street, form an attack of apoplexy. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. - - - BARBER--Mrs. William George Barber, aged 81, a resident of Osborne county for sixty-four years, died yesterday at her home in Luray, Kan. She is survived by her husband and three daughters. Her only son, C.J. Barber, died in 1904. His widow lives at 1027 Morris avenue. - - - BROWN--The funeral of Mrs. Carolyn Brown, who died Wednesday, will be held this morning at 9 o'clock form her home, 821 North Clay street. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. _____________________ 24 Jan 1920, Saturday ANDERSON--The funeral of Mrs. Ella ANDERSON who died Monday will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock form Shellabarger's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. - - - CLARK--The funeral of Mrs. Amanda Clark who died Wednesday will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. ___________________ 25 Jan 1920, Sunday AKIN--The funeral of Mrs. Ellen AKIN, who died Thursday, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock form the Second Baptist church. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. ___________________ 26 Jan 1920, Monday AKINS--The funeral of Mrs. Ella AKINS who died Thursday, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Second Baptist church. Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery. ____________________ 27 Jan 1920, Tuesday DAVIES: Word has been received in Topeka of the death of Charles F. Davies, formerly of this city, Sunday morning in Chicago. Death was due to heart disease, resulting from pneumonia. Mr. Davies, a son of the late B. M. Davies, of Topeka, was a lawyer in Chicago for many years. The funeral will be held in Chicago. ______________________ 28 Jan 1920, Wednesday BROKER.--The funeral of Margaret Broker, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Broker, was held Tuesday afternoon form 417 West Curtis street. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. _____________________ 29 Jan 1920, Thursday BAGLEY--Mrs. Etta BAGLEY, an old resident of Topeka, died in Roslyne, Wash., according to word received in Topeka. She is a sister of Herbert BRYANT, farmer, living just east of Oakland. Burial took place in Roslyne. ___________________ 30 Jan 1920, Friday _____________________ 31 Jan 1920, Saturday ___________________ 01 Feb 1920, Sunday ____________________ 16 Mar 1920, Tuesday Kansan Dies at Sea. Atchison, Kan., March 15.--News was received here today of the death of Martin TAPPIN, a moulder, first class, in the navy, somewhere at sea. The cause of his death was not stated. The last heard of him by Atchison relatives was in a letter written last January at Vladivostok, Siberia. He was in good health at that time. Tappin was 34 years old and is survived by a sister and two brothers. _____________________ 20 Mar 1920, Saturday Killed by Train Body Of H.B. BROWN Found on Missouri Pacific Right of Way. Atchison, Kan., March 19.(Special)--H.B. BROWN, for twenty-five years a track walker for the Missouri Pacific, was found dead on the right of way three miles south of Atchison this afternoon by officials of the road traveling in a railroad motor car. It is believed the man was struck by a train. In the motor car were W. F. Kirk, division superintendent, of Kansas City, and J.M. Kelly, assistant, who were inspecting the division. Brown lived at Oakmills, was 58 years old and leaves a wife and daughter. - - - Forty-Niner Dies. Frank NEERMAN, Atchison, Sought Gold in California Rush. Atchison, Kan., March 19.--(Special)--Frank NEERMAN, a resident of Atchison county since 1837(?), died at his home here today. He was born in Germany and came to America a young man, working in the leather trade in New Orleans and St. Louis. He contracted gold fever in 1848 and went to California, by way of Nicaragua. He did not find gold, but made money in a small harness shop and when he came to Atchison he had money enough to buy a farm and become very wealthy. A widow and seven children survive. ______________________ 24 Mar 1920, Wednesday Dies After Long Illness. Henry Hawsner, Atchison Pioneer, In One Room 17 Years. Atchison, Kan., March 23.--(Special)--After confinement in his room for the seventeen years since he closed out his wholesale grocery business in 1903, Henry HAWSNER, a resident of Atchison since 1855, died today at his home here. Physicians were unable to find a cause for his retirement to his room except an organic heart trouble. Business associates of former years say the man's action was caused because he was disheartened on account of business worry. Henry Hawsner was a native of Australia, and came to America at the age of 11 years, and to Atchison when he was 13. He was successful as a wholesale grocer and candy manufacturer, and upon his retirement was said to be worth much money. During those seventeen years he refused to go downstairs even to eat, and his wife and daughter carried his meals to him. A widow and one daughter survive. _____________________ 7 Apr 1920, Wednesday Two Pioneers Die Atchison Loses Pair of Old Settlers by Death. Atchison, Kan., April 6,--(Special.)--William S. CAIN, 84, a pioneer merchant here, who settled in Atchison county before Kansas was a state died today. In 1866 he was elected to the Kansas legislature after having served in the Civil war and rising to the rank of captain. Two daughters survive. Oliver STERNER, 72, a tobacco dealer here thirty years, died today. He is survived by a widow and four children. ___________________ 16 May 1920, Sunday ARTZER--Mrs. Marguerite ARTZER, 25, 216 Wilson avenue, died yesterday morning in a local hospital. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. - - - BAKER--The funeral of Charles G. BAKER, 35, who died May 12 in Sioux Falls, S. D., will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning from Penwell's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery. - - - T. W. Dare Is Dead He Achieved Prominence by Having Adopted Daughter Come by Express. T. W. Dare, who acheived prominence thruout the country last October by getting one of the queerest express "packages" ever received in topeka, died May 10 at Santa Barbara, Cal., according to word reaching here. The express "package" was Miss Doreen Steer, who came from her home in England in the care of agents of the American Railway Express to become the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dare who then lived at 907 Lincoln street. The Dares and Miss Steer left early in January to make their home in Santa Barbara. Mr. Dare had resided in Topeka about five years. Mrs. Dare and Miss Steer survive. The body of Mr. Dare was shipped to Gardner, Kans., for burial. ___________________ 17 May 1920, Monday ARTZER--The funeral of Mrs. Marguerite Artzer, 25, who died Saturday will be held this morning at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's church. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. - - - CHESNEY--Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Irene Body Chesney at her home in Kansas City, Mo., last Saturday night. She is survived by her husband, two children, three sisters, and two brothers. Two of her sisters, Anna and Jennie Boyd and both her brothers, Tom and James Boyd live in Topeka. The third sister, Mrs. H. F. Cowan lives in Kansas City, Mo. The funeral will be held in Kansas City, tomorrow. ____________________ 18 May 1920, Tuesday BAILEY--Edward Bailey, 74, 1413 East Sixth avenue, died yesterday morning in a local hospital. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. ______________________ 19 May 1920, Wednesday BAILEY--The funeral of Edward BAILEY 74 years old, who died Monday will be held at 3:30 Thursday afternoon form his home, 1413 East Sixth avenue. Burial in Topeka cemetery. - - - Mrs. Eugene Burnett Dies She Formerly Was Miss Beulah Perkins, a Topeka Teacher. Word has been recieved of the death yesterday in Kansas City of Mrs. Eugene J. Burnett, formerly Miss Beulah Perkins, of Topeka. The cause of her death was pneumonia. Altho she had made her home in Kansas City since her marriage, a number of years ago, Mrs. Burnett was well known in Topeka. She was a graduate of the Topeka high school, and a number of years taught in Valley Falls also. She is survived by her husband and little daughter, Margaret May, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Perkins, of Topeka, and a sister, Mrs. Paul WHARTON of Kansas City. The funeral will be held in Kansas City, and burial will be Thursday in Valley Falls. _____________________ 20 May 1920, Thursday Crawford Funeral Today Services Will Be Held at Home at 2 o'clock Funeral services for Mrs. Isabel Crawford, widow of former Gov. Samuel J. Crawford, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Hortense Crawford, 1115 Tyler street. The funeral service will be read by Mr. H. L. Rhodes. The pall bearers will be W.R. Smith, J.E. Griest, Harold T. Chase, Schuyler Nichols, Frank Merriam, E. A. Tirrell and Marco Morrow. Interment will be in Topeka cemetery. Mrs. Crawford, on of Kansas' pioneer women, died at the Crawford home early yesterday morning, following a paralytic stroke last week. SHe had been one of Topeka's most prominent women since 1855. After the death of Governor Crawford in 1913, she had made her home with Senator and Mrs. Capper, her only daughter, until they went to Washington, D.C. Since that time her home had been with Mrs. Hortense Crawford, her daughter-in-law. She is survived by Mrs. Capper, two grandchildren George Marshall Crawford, jr., and Miss Isabel Crawford, and a brother, George D. CHASE, of Washington, D.C. - - - CRYDERMAN--John L. Cryderman, steward at the Union Pacific hotel for several years, died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital from complications following an operation. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. ___________________ 21 May 1920, Friday BOEHN--The funeral of Adam Boehn, 49 years old, 1431 East Crane, who died yesterday in a local hospital, will be held at 9 o'clock this morning from St. Joseph's Catholic church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. Mr. Boehn is survived by two sons and four daughters. - - - CRYDERMAN--The body of John L. Cryderman who died Wednesday at a local hospital will be sent to Solomon, Kan., today by Penwell's for burial. ___________________ 24 May 1920, Monday BACKENSTOCE--Miss Mary BACKENSTOCE, 22, died at 1:45 o'clock this morning at her home, 1260 Tyler street. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. ____________________ 25 May 1920, Tuesday ______________________ 26 May 1920, Wednesday Frank W Helm; 36; Topeka KS ___________________ 31 May 1920, Monday Woman Killed When Spot Light Blinds Husband. Mrs. George Brown Victim of Automobile Accident. Tragedy Occurs Near St. Marys When Family Was Returning From Visit to Cemetery at Louisville. A spot light on the automobile of an unknown driver is blamed for an accident that caused the death of Mrs. George BROWN, 1020 North Van Buren street, and the serious injury of Mrs. Cleo DAVIS, who recently moved to North Topeka from Lucas, Kan., shortly after 9 o'clock last night. The accident happened on the Golden Belt road a mile east of St. Marys. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were returning from Louisville. They had visited the cemetery where Mr. Brown's mother is buried. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. Brown's brother, James Brown, and a child of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, were in the car with them. The car was being driven at a moderate of speed. Someone in a passing automobile suddenly threw a spot light into Mr. Brown's face. The light was strong enough to temporarily blind him. The car veered to the side of the road and ran into a bank. It turned over and Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Davis were pinned beneath. Mrs. Brown died almost instantly. Her neck was broken. Conwell's ambulance was called and Mrs. Davis taken to St. Marys. The extent of her injuries could not be determined at an early hour this morning. She was in a semi-conscious condition. The two male members of the party and the child escaped with a few bruises. Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband and five children, all of whom reside in Topeka. Mr. Brown is a Rock Island switchman. ______________________ 14 Jul 1920, Wednesday Mrs. Hariet J. BAILEY, 79, died at her home, 156(136?) Forest avenue, yesterday morning. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock this morning from her home. The body will be taken to Minneapolis, Kan. for burial. ___________________ 06 Aug 1920, Sunday Pioneer Dies At 97 Jeff Bundy Was One of Early Shawnee County Settlers Jeff Bundy, 97, died at his home near Auburn, Kan., at 6 o'clock last night. Mr. Bundy was one of the old settlers in Shawnee county, coming here from Ohio in 1877. He had lived on the farm near Auburn since he came to Kansas. Mr. Bundy is survived by three sons; Mitchell Bundy, 734 Leland, Topeka; Edward Bundy, of near Auburn, and Paul Bundy who also lives on a farm near Auburn. Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church at Auburn at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Burial will be in the Auburn cemetery. *** 1921 *** *** 1922 *** ___________________ 29 Apr 1922, Sunday Mrs. Lule Bice Boone. Word has been recieved by Mrs. J.A. Kell, 1150 Mulvane, fo the death of her sister, Mrs. Lulu Bice Boone, in Sterling, Colo., Friday. Mrs. Boone leaves two other sisters, Mrs. Aura Thomas and Mrs. Elva Sullivan, of Berkley, Calif.; and four brothers, Dr. Claude Bice, Hays; Clayton Bice, Jetmore; Vernon Bice, Glendale, Ariz., and Dr. L.E. Bice, Lawrence. Funeral services and burial will be in Hays Monday. *** 1923 *** *** 1924 *** ___________ 14 Feb 1924 *** 1925 *** *** 1926 *** ___________ 17 Mar 1926 R L Kallmeyer; 82; Pueblo CO *** 1927 *** ___________ 02 Jan 1927 ADAMS, Joseph M; 65; Shawnee County KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1927-1-2; siouxzq FELKER, Oscar John; 33; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1927-1-2; siouxzq ___________ 10 Jan 1927 Lelah M (Smith) Reedy; 31; Topeka KS ___________ 11 Jan 1927 Clarinda Jane Whitlow; 74; PA>Topeka KS ___________ 23 Jan 1927 Robert J [Zingheim] [Heise] [Meyer] [Watson] Foster; 62; Meadville PA>Shawnee County KS ___________ 25 Jan 1927 Charles Moffat; 48; Winchester KS>Panama Canal Zone ____________________ 01 Nov 1927, Tuesday Mrs. Bradshaw Dead. [Find better copy.] Former Topekan Woman Was Widow Of Gen. R.C. Bradshaw. Mrs. Robert C. Bradshaw, age 87, died Sunday night at her residence, 3312 Campbell street, Kansas City, Mo., according to word received in Topeka yesterday. Her death followed closely that of her husband, General Bradshaw, age 88, a noted Civil War Veteran, who died May 27 last, and to whom she was married at St. Jospeh, Mo., ?? years ago. (?? unreadable). They were Topeka residents for more than 25 years, moving to Kansas City a few years ago. Mrs. Bradshaw is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Frances B. Swan, of the home address, Kansas City; Mrs. Isabel B. Parker, of Chicago, and Mrs. William B. Foley, of 1019 (0?) Taylor street, Topeka; a brother, Levi Wild, of Butte, Mont.; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Darlington Adams, of Chicago. Burial will be in Mt. Washington cemetery, Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday afternoon. ______________________ 02 Nov 1927, Wednesday _____________________ 03 Nov 1927, Thursday Mrs. Emma Carlson Dead Survived by Husband, Daughter And Two Sisters Mrs. Emma Carlson, 47, wife of Axel Carlson, died at her home, 2000 West Seventh street, yesterday afternoon. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Lenea Carlson, of the home address, and two sisters living in Sweden. Funeral services will be at the West Side Baptist church at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. LUDWIG, Catherine; ; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1927-11-4; siouxzq LYNCH, Elizabeth (DOWNEY); 64; Tecumseh KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1927-11-8; siouxzq McQUISTON, Paul Alexander; 10; Topeka KS; Topeka Daily Capital; 1927-11-29; siouxzq *** 1928 *** *** 1929 *** *** 1930 *** ___________ 10 Jan 1930 Margaret Allen; Topeka KS - - - Catherine Miller; 82; Topeka KS ___________ 11 Sep 1930 Clare F [Brown] [Johnson] Slayton; 76; Crawford County PA>Shawnee County KS ___________ 25 Sep 1930 Melvina Grant; 85; IA>Rossville KS ___________ 28 Sep 1930 Charlotte V (French) [Wells] [Holloway] Boren; 62; Zanesville OH>Topeka KS *** 1931 *** *** 1932 *** ______________________ 17 Aug 1932, Wednesday Theodore Beeson Dead. Topekan Was Employed in R.I. Signal Department 25 Years. Theodore H. BEESON, 54 years old, died at his home, 113 Topeka avenue, at 11:07 Tuesday night. Mr. BEESON had been a resident of Topeka for the last 47 years and an employe of the Rock Island signal department for the last 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna BEESON; three children, Raymond E. BEESON, St. Louis; Donald W. BEESON of the home and Mrs. Leora LINDSEY of Topeka; one grandchild, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie NELSON of Topeka and Mrs. Leora WINGETT of Mason City, Ia. Funeral plans will be announced later. ___________________ 21 Aug 1932, Sunday Marsh D. Brown Dead. Born In Medicine Lodge He Came To Topeka 14 Years Ago. Marsh Dralla Brown, 44, a resident of Topeka the past 14 years, died Saturday night at his home, 1030 Jackson street. Mr. BROWN was born in Medicine Lodge, Kan. For a number of years he was manager of the Jordan Electric company. The last few months he worked in the employ of Montgomery Ward and Co., in Topeka. He was a member of the Christian church at Eagersaw, Okla. He is survived by his wife, Maud Brown; three daughters, Claire, Betty, and Patricia Brown, all of the home address; his father, C. H. Brown, Carman, Okla.; two brothers, H. O. Brown, Los Angeles; H.D. Brown, Perry, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. Stanly Arnett, Felt, Okla., Mrs. Wesley Hunt, Carman, Okla.; Mrs. A. E. Moseley, of Oklahoma City; his grandmother, Mrs. Nena Dralle of Canton, Mo., and other relatives. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. ___________________ 22 Aug 1932, Monday W.J.H. Baldwin Is Dead. Had Operated Shoe Shop Here for 60 Years. William J.H. Baldwin, 84, a resident of Topeka for more than 60 years, died at the family home near Valencia, Sunday. Mr. Baldwin was familiarly known to Topekans as "Uncle Billy," especially to those who patronized his shoe shop on Sixth street where he followed his trade for more than 60 years. He was born in Madison, Ind., in 1848 and came to Topeka in 1867. For the first few years he had lived on the family farm near Valencia. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 1 and of the Shawnee encampment No. 3. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia A. Baldwin, and two sons, Harry Baldwin of the home address, and William Baldwin, 128 Topeka boulevard, Topeka. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. _____________________ 25 Aug 1932, Thursday Clyde C. Becker Dead. Traveling Salesman Until Recently, A Resident of Topeka. Clyde C. Becker, a traveling salesman and until recently a resident of Topeka, died yesterday morning in Salina after a long illness. Mr. Becker, a World war veteran, had resided in Topeka before going to Salina about 1 1/2 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate Becker; a small son, Phillip, and by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Becker, of Aroya, Colo., and by a sister, Mrs. John Brent, also of Aroya. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. *** 1933 *** ___________ 02 Jan 1933 W H Washington; Topeka KS ___________ 18 Jan 1933 Frederick Beseau; Kansas City KS ___________ 24 Mar 1933 _____________________ 22 Jun 1933, Thursday Guy Carper Dies. Guy L. Carper, 37, died at his home, 422 Fillmore street, Wednesday. His widow, Mrs. Hazel Carper of the home, survives him. So do a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cap Carper; a son, Leonard Carper; a stepson, George Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Franklin, of Salina and Mrs. Eugene Jarrett of Tonaganoxie; and four brothers, Thaddeus L. Carper, Roger Carper, Earl Carper, and Harry Carper, all of Topeka. The body was taken to Gaines and Son funeral home pending funeral arrangements. - - - Dies At M.E. Home [Find better copy.] Pearly Francis Cornick Had Lived At Home Past Four Years Pearly Francis Cornick, 75, died yesterday at the Methodist home for the aged. He was born March 23, 1858 in Burlington, Ia., and came to Oak Valley, Kan., 25 years ago. He has been a resident at the Methodist home for four years. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Clara (B??????), Middleton, Ia. The funeral will be held at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning at the Sanders-McMichael funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Olive cemetery. ___________________ 23 Jun 1933, Friday Mrs. Juliette Crable Dead [Find better copy.] Mrs. Juliette Crable, 22, died at Christ's hopsital Thursday night. Born in Topeka October 23,(22?), 1910, she had lived here all her life. Among surviving relatives are her husband, Clell Crable, and two infant daughters, Connie and Bonnie, of the home, 520 East Fourth street; her mother, Mrs. Dora Sams, a brother, Earl Goodsell, her grandmother, Mrs. Martha Crites, and grandfather, Clarence Goodsell, all of Topeka. Funeral arrangements will be made later. - - - Margaret (McLucas) Metz; Kansas City MO ___________________ 26 Jun 1933, Monday Mrs. Davidson Dies Topeka Woman was Active in Civic and Business Clubs. Mrs. Eleanor Louise Davidson, died Sunday at her home, 1104 Quincy street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she moved to Leavenworth, Kan., when a child. She had been a resident of Topeka since 1893. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church, Altursa club, Business and Professional Women's club and the Woman's Relief Corps. Since coming to Topeka, Mrs. Davidson has been actively engaged in the business world, having been conected with a number of stores here. She is survived by her husband, G. W. Davidson and sister-in-law, Mrs. Sadie Smish, both of the home address. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery. ______________________ 28 Jun 1933, Wednesday Mrs. R. V. Aikens Dies. Atchison, Kan., June 27, Special-- Mrs. R.V. AIKENS, 80, pioneer Atchison county resident, died today at her home, 20 miles west of here. Her husband, a daughter and a son survive. A sister, Mrs. Dean LEWIS, also more than 80, lives in Topeka. Funeal services will be at Arrington tomorrow. *** 1934 *** ___________ 07 Jan 1934 Patricia Geane Packer; 2; Topeka KS ___________ 18 Jan 1934 ______________________ 17 Mar 1934, Wednesday Battles. Otho Almon Battles, 47, 1849 Central avenue, died at his home Friday afternoon. He was born November 18, 1887, in Maquoketa, Ia., and came to Kansas when a small child. The rest of his life he had lived in Topeka. He attended Topeka grade schools and Washburn college. He was a machinist by trade but in later years operated an auto wrecking company on North Central avenue. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Olga Best and Mrs. Iola Stroude, and two nephews, Theodore Stroude and William Best, all of Topeka. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. - - - Dearborn Mrs. Lou R. Dearborn, 86, former resident of Silver Lake, died March 15 at her home in Orange, Calif., according to word received in Topeka. She had been a resident of Silver Lake since 1870 until 13 years ago, when she moved to Orange. Surviving her are three sons, Charles S. Dearborn, Blythe, Calif.; George B. Dearborn, Valley Falls, Kan.; and E. H. Dearborn, Manhattan, Kan.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary B. Rice, Silver Lake; three sisters, Mrs. martha B. Carle, Topeka; Mrs. Elizabeth Copeland, Quenemo, Kan.; and Mrs. Laura B. Street, Topeka; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The body will be brought to Topeka. Burial will be in Silver Lake. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. ____________________ 20 Mar 1934, Tuesday Veteran Officer Dies. Mitchell Bundy Served 37 Years As Peace Officer Here. Mitchell Bundy, 75, who had served 37 years on the Topeka police and county sheriff forces, died last night at his home, 734 Leland street. His son, Clarence Bundy, is now a lieutenant on the force. Bundy was born in Mount Pleasant, O., February 14, 1859. He came to Kansas in 1877. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war, serving with the Twentieth Kansas regiment. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Minnie BUNDY; two daughters, Mrs. Walker Linn, Berrtyon, Kan.; and Mrs. J.J. Hutton, Kansas City, Mo.; two sons, Clarence Bundy and Nels Bundy Topeka; two brothers, Edward Bundy and Paul Bundy, Auburn, Kan.; a niece, Mrs. Beulah Gillard, Topeka; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery. ______________________ 21 Mar 1934, Wednesday Colburn Mrs. Eliza R. Colborn, 89, a resident of Hoyt 57 yearss, died Tuesday morning at herhome. She was born December 23, 1844, in Ingram, Mich., and came to Kansas in 1877 settling near Hoyt. She was a member of the First Methodist church of Hoyt. Suriving are a a daughter, Mrs. Ada Plants, Hoyt; two sons, Arthur Coburn, Hoyt; and Justus L. Colborn, Springfield, Colo.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at the Methodist church in Hoyt Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Hoyt cemetery. ______________________ 24 Mar 1934, Wednesday Austin. Mrs. Lucinda Austin died Tuesday night at her home, 1405 Quincy street. She was a member of Anticoch Baptist church. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Clark, Samos, Mo.; and Mrs. H.J. Clark, Topeka; a brother, Daniel Jenkins; a half-brother, George Austin, of Kentucky; two nieces, Mrs. Frances Logan, Topeka; and Mrs. Minnie B. Smith, Kansas City, Mo.; and a nephew, Allen Jenkins, Topeka. Funeral announcements will be made later. - - - Barncord. Mrs. Jennie Louise Barncord, 45, 733 Green street, died Friday at the home of her son, Elmer E. Barncord, 2902 West Tenth avenue. She was born April 15, 1889, in Topeka. Surviving here are her husband, W.H. Barncord; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Lewis and Mrs. Grace Florey; two sons, W.H. Barncord, jr., and Elmer E. Barncord; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Illston, and seven grandchildren, all of Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Davis, Mrs. Adell Ishmael, and Mrs. Virginia Higgs, all of San Francisco, Calif., and a brother, W. H. Illston, jr., Topeka. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. ___________________ 26 Mar 1934, Monday George Adamson Dies While Teaching Class. Prominent for Years in Lodge, Musical Circles. Heart Attack Proves Fatal While He Is Teaching Sunday School Class. George William Adamson, 64, president of the Topeka Modoca club and prominent in musical and lodge circles, died yesterday while teaching his Sunday school class at the Third Presbyterian church. He suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness and died befoe medical attention could be administered. Mr. Adamson was born in Spennymoore, County of Durham, England, June 15, 1869, and came to the United States when he was 19 years old. He was married to Anna E. Parrish in 1894, the year he settled in Topeka. His home was at 331 Chandler street. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church, Topeka lodge No. 17, A.F.& A.M., the Yorkrite and Scottish Rite bodies, the Eastern Star, Sunflower Camp No. 536, M.W.A., the Mackabees. he had been a member of the Modocs for many years and was president at the time of his death. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. LaVon Armendariz, Topeka; Mrs. D. O. Turman, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. R.N. McKitterick, Emporia; three grandchildren, Dorothy Jane Armendariz; Majorie Jane McKitterick and Robert N. McKitterick, Jr.; and a brother, Robert Adamson, San Francisco, Calif. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. ____________________ 27 Mar 1934, Tuesday Almstrom. Mrs. Elizabeth Almstrom, 88, died at her home, 1006 West Sixth avenue, Monday night. She was born in Sweden, April 6, 1845, and came to Kansas when she was 19 years old, settling in Osage county. She had made her home in Topeka since 1900. She is survived by her husband, August Almstrom; two sons, E.J. Olander and A. A. Armstrong, both of Topeka; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother, John Swanson, Scranton. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery. - - - Had Carnegie Medal Rev. John B. Deever Who Lived Here 77 Years, Is Dead The Rev. John B. Deever, 78, resident of Topeka and vicinity for 77 years, died Monday at his home 1521 Kansas avenue. He was born in Wisconsin and came to Kansas when one year of age. He entered Lane university at Lecompton and attended there until 1880. He married Miss Janet Etherington, Overbrook, Kan., in that year. He was a pioneer Untied Brethren minister and served as superintendent of the Topeka district 12 years. He servied in the ministry 54 years. The Rev. Mr. Deever was president of the board of trustees of Campbell college, Holton, for many years following its founding. He was awarded the Carnegie medal 20 years ago for bravery in saving a man's life. During his administration the First United Brethren church was organized 44 years ago. He had been connected with that church ever since. He and Mrs. Deever celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1930. A year later his wife died. About a year ago he married Mrs. Melissa Sluseer. Besides his widow he is survived by five children, the Rev. O.T. Deever, Dayton, O., general secretary of the department of education of the United Brethren church; the Rev. A. L. Deever, Independence, Kan.; Mrs. C.F. Atwood, Topeka; Rev. O. H. Deever, Winfield, Kan.; Roy Deever, Kansas City, Mo., and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the First United Brethren church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. ___________ 29 Mar 1934 Mary M Spiker; 61; Topeka KS ___________ 25 Jul 1934 Robert H Brown; 84; OH>Topeka KS *** 1935 *** *** 1936 *** ___________ 03 Mar 1936 Elbert F Fletcher; 62; Topeka KS - - - Lena M Stamp; 34; Collettsville NC>Topeka KS ___________ 07 Mar 1936 Vera I (Smith) Fedder; 31; Topeka KS ___________ 15 Mar 1936 Henry Winfield Shafer; 82; Topeka KS ___________ 24 Mar 1936 Dora H Watkins; 70; Shawnee County KS ___________ 11 Apr 1936 Catherine Margaret Hein; 85; RUS>Topeka KS ___________ 20 Apr 1936 Frank W Coffman; 79; Topeka KS - - - Nathan C Holman; ; Topeka KS - - - John H Roller; 72; OH>Shawnee County KS *** 1937 *** *** 1938 *** ___________ 12 Jun 1938 Francis Marion Sisco [Francis Marion Sisco 11 June 1938 Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas Foster Cemetery, Topeka, KS. He was born 11 Jan 1852, nr. Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, s/o Abraham Sisco & Sarah Jane Doran. He married 28 Mar 1873, Franklin Co, OH. to Mary Magdalene Link] ___________ 26 Dec 1938 Jessie M Wells; ; Topeka KS *** 1939 *** ___________ 20 Apr 1939 John H Roller; 72; Shawnee County KS _____________________ 20 May 1939, Saturday Delores Jean Bailey Delores Jean Bailey, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bailey, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. She was born October 17, 1932, in Topeka and is survived by her parents and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. HOWARD, of Hiawatha, and Mrs. Hattie Gibson, of Wellington. Funeral services will be at the First Methodist Church Saturday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. ___________________ 21 May 1939, Sunday Mrs. Helen Cooper The family of Mrs. Helen Cooper, of Denver, Colo., who was killed Friday in an accident west of Topeka, will arrive in Topeka Sunday to make funeral arrangements. The body is the Penwell Funeral Home. ___________________ 22 May 1939, Monday Mrs. Susan Helen Cooper Mrs. Helen Cooper, 60, of Denver, Colo, died Friday night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Silver Lake. She was born July 4, 1878, in Odell, Ill., and had been a resident of Denver for the past twenty years. She was a member of the Park Hill Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Social Order of the Beauceant of Denver. Mrs. Cooper is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Florence Pettit, Longmont, Colo.; Mrs. Helen Clark, Denver, and Mrs. Thelma Blomquist, Rockford, Ill.; two brothers, Emert Tfau, Chicago, Ill., and George Tfau, Wenatchee, Wash., and five grandchildren. The body was taken to Odell, Ill., where funeral services and burial will be Monday. ____________________ 23 May 1939, Tuesday Huskster, Master of Seven Languages, Is Dead. Raymond A. BLAKEMORE, 56, known in Topeka as "Alphonso Perrin," huckster and scion of a prominent Eastern family, died Sunday in a local hospital from blood poisoning. "Alphonso" came to Topeka six years ago from the East and made his home at 313 Monroe Street. Several weeks ago a skin abrasion on his arm developed infection and he was taken to the hospital Thursday. He knew he was going to die so he left a letter with his landlady telling her not to open it until he died. In the letter he told here to get in touch with his brother, Arthur W. BLAKEMORE, at Boston, Mass. "Perrin" was a graduate of Harvard University, master of seven languages, a graduate nurse, and served in the United States Marine Corps. Funeral services will be Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at Conwell's Funeral Home, with interment in Rochester Cemetery. ______________________ 24 May 1939, Wednesday Mrs. Flora Clough Mrs. Flora Clough, 324 Quincy Street, resident of Topeka for sixty years, died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born in Taunton, Mass. She is survived by one brother, Harry C. Martin, owner of the Martin Drug Store in North Topeka. The body was taken to Conwell's Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. - - - Mrs. Veda Blanche Dreyer. Mrs. Veda Blanche Dreyer, 46, of Big Springs, died Monday in a Lawrence hospital. She was born September 16, 1892 at Lecompton. She is survived by her husband, John H. DREYER of the home; one son, Floyd Dreyer, also of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Cooney, Topeka and Mrs. Claude LaFoon, Kansas City, Mo.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Glenn of Lecompton; one brother, Paul Glenn, Gary, Ind., and five sisters. Funeral services will be Wednesday at the United Brethren Church at Big Springs, with interment in Big Springs Cemetery. _____________________ 25 May 1939, Thursday Doyle Karen Louise DOYLE, two-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Doyle, died Wednesday at the home on Route 3, North Topeka. The child was born March 14. Besides her parents she is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Doyle, Topeka, and Mrs. John E. Carlson of McPherson. Funeral services will be Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock at Conwell's Funeral Home. The body will be taken to McPherson for burial. ___________________ 26 May 1939, Friday John E. Bye. John E. Bye, of Emporia, died Thursday in a local hospital. The body was taken to Overbrook for funeral services and burial. Bye was born March 29, 1862 in Milltown, Ind., came to Kansas in 1901, settling near Overbrook. He had lived at Overbrook and Michigan Valley for several years. Later he moved to Emporia to make his home with his son. He is survived by one son, Charles BYE, Kansas City, Kan., and one brother, W.J. Bye, Louisville, Ky. Funeral arrangements will be made later. Burial will be in the Valley Brook Cemetery. _____________________ 27 May 1939, Saturday Daniel Jacob Berberick. Daniel Jacob Berberick, ten-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Berberick, died Friday at the home, 228 North Chandler Street. Besides his parents, the child is survived by two brothers, John Matthew and William Joseph Berberick, both of the home. The body was taken to Brennan's Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. ___________________ 28 May 1939, Sunday Mrs. Rosetta Brunton. Mrs. Rosetta Brunton, 62, died Saturday night at her home, 325 Hancock Street. She was born March 20, 1877, at Oskaloosa and had been a resident of Topeka for the past twenty-one years. She was a member of the Brethren Church of Topeka. She is survived by her husband, Robert S. Brunton, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Freda Tosh, and Mrs. Maxine Anderson, both of Topeka; seven sons, William D., Verne, and Earl, all of Topeka; Glenn of Holton, Kan.; Charles of San Diego, Calif.; Cecil, of Bakersfield, Calif., and Emil of Washington, D.C.; five sisters, Mrs. Theresa Comisky, Mrs. Mabel Heat, Mrs. Ella Mitchell, Mrs. Hazel Self, all of Topeka; and Mrs. Ida Newister, of Ozawkie, Kan.; two brothers, W. R. Stewart, of Topeka and Arthur Stewart of Chicago, and twenty-one grandchildren. Burial will be in Ozawkie Cemetery. The body was taken to the Peebler Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements - - - W. C. Burgess. William Charles Burgess, 74, pioneer Topekan, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a retired foreman of the Santa Fe Railroad. He was born April 21, 1865, in Michigan, and came to North Topeka in 1870. He was married to Harriet C. Cole in 1892 and their home was at Van Buren and Gordon Streets. He was an engineer of the first electric plant in North Topeka and at the Van Buren Street plant of the Kansas Power and Light Company. He began his employment with the railroad in 1902, after having worked with the Page Mills and the Shawnee Mills. Surviving are his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Robert Billard, of Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Billard were with Mr. Burgess at the time of his death. Funeral services will be Monday in Los Angeles. ___________________ 25 Jun 1939, Sunday Mrs. Julian Neske Denton. Word has been received in Topeka yesterday of the death in Denver of Mrs. Julia Alice Neske Denton, 37, former resident of Topeka. Mrs. Denton was born in Topeka, October 23, 1901, and lived here until 1922. She is survived by her husband, John, and daughter, Evelyn, both of Denver; her father, P. J. Neske, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. S. A. Sulentic, Topeka and two brothers, Paul Neske of Topeka and Raymond Neske, of Detorit, Mich. Burial will be at Denver Tuesday. - - - Mrs. Gladys Donaldson Mrs. Gladys Ruth Donaldson, 40, 633 Buchanan Street, died Saturday night at her home. She was born September 10, 1898 at Paris, Tex., and had been a resident of Topeka since last August, moving her from Lawrence, Kan. She was a member of the Christian Church of Lawrence. Surviving are her husband, H. G. Donaldson; a son, Robert Ray; a daughter, Doris Jean, all of the home; one sister, Chessie Edmonds, Eubuck, La.; a brother, Earl Caleen, Texas; and her mother, Mrs. Lucy Eallica, Guthrie, Okla. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. ___________________ 26 Jun 1939, Monday Mrs. Elsie Childers Mrs. Elsie Childers, 41, of 1122 Kansas Avenue, died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1897, in La Clede, Kan., and had been a resident of Topeka for the past two years. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and had been an employe of the Bell Telephone Company for the past nineteen years in the accounting department. She is survived by her husband, Fred Childers of the home; one brother, David Carter, Grenola, Kan.; four sisters, Mrs. N. C. Fisher, Grenola; Mrs. F. A. Stewart; Mrs. J. H. Gibson, both of Moline, Kan.; and Mrs. L.D. Carey, Topeka. The body will lie in state at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary until 9 a.m. Tuesday and then be taken to Emporia where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Emporia Cemetery. ___________________ 30 Jun 1939, Friday Mrs. C. Allensworth. Mrs. Catherine Allensworth, 94, 429(?) Jefferson Street, died Thursday night at the home of a friend, 212 Monroe Street. She was born November 2, 1845, in Ohio, came to Kansas fifty-eight years ago, settling in Burlingame. She had been a resident of Topeka for the past six years. Mrs. ALLENSWORTH was a member of the First Methodist Church at Burlingame. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Jennie Ford, Seattle, Wash.; four sons, Liew Allensworth, Henryetta, Okla.; Mell Allensworth, Elmont; Elias Allensworth, Junction City, and Ed Allensworth, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Anderson, Topeka, and Mrs. Adeline Cutshaw, Marceline, Mo.; one brother, Henry Benedict, Burlingame; fifteen grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to Sanders-McMichael Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. - - - Dana Floyd Allgire. [Find better copy.] Dana Floyd Allgire, 55, died Thursday afternoon at his home, 624 Madison Street. He was born September 26, 1880, in Clay County, Kansas, and came to Topeka in 1925(?). He had been an employe of the Page Milling Company for the past ten years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Allgire, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Geneva Vincent, Clay Center; one granddaughter, Bonnie D. Traver, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Ella Allgire, of Clay Center; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Shivers, and Mrs. Edna Heikes, both of Clay Center; three brothers, Lloyd Allgire, Blue Springs, Neb.; Ben Allgire, Sheridan, Wyo.; and George Allgire, Topeka. The body was taken to the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. ___________ 02 Nov 1939 Vic Plants, Topeka Detective, Dead Accidental Gunshot Wound Fatal Ivan Victor Plants, 55, Topeka detective, who was shot when his gun was accidently discharged as it slipped from his hands to the floor of his home October 23, died yesterday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock in Stormont Hospital. He was born April 25, 1884, in Holton, and had been a resident of Topeka for the past thirty years. He was a member of the Siloam Lodge No. 225, A. F. & A. M., and the Scottish Rite. Vic Plants was an old timer on the Topeka police department and was one of the most popular officers. He had been a detective for years and figured in many important arrests. He was regarded as a fearless officer who could be relied upon to assist fellow officers when they got into tight places where guns might be needed. Important Case One of the outstanding cases he helped solve was the clearing up of the $17,500 robbery of the Merchants National Bank messengers, the last big holdup in Topeka. Five men were sent to the penitentiary and one to the state reformatory, as the result of evidence that he and F. L. Thompson, his partner, and other officers obtained. No one arrested on the robbery charge escaped a penal institution. Altho he was a good shot with a pistol, he was regarded as an officer who could avoid gun play by using his head. A good example of this occurred several years ago when officers caught two men who were involved in a $400,000 jewel robbery in California. He and the late Wayne Horning, then sheriff, boarded a Union Pacific train at Wamego. When they learned from a trainman the bandits were getting off at Topeka they never molested them at all. When they got off at Topeka, he and Horning were right behind them and covered them with guns. The bandits both armed, offered no resistance. Several officers from the police department also met the train at the depot. He became a member of the police department in 1920 as a patrolman. He resigned twice voluntarily to enter other work but decided he liked police work better and returned. He was a Union Pacific special agent at one time. Plants was a member of a family of four brothers and a brother-in-law who volunteered their services for the Spanish-American War. He and two brothers were enlisted in the First Arkansas Volunteers. He became ill and was discharged, thus ruining his ambition to see foreign service. Hobby Hunting His hobby was hunting and fishing. When he went on a fishing trip during his vacation, he generally returned with as many fish as his car could carry. He generously gave many fish away to friends and fellow officers. Two years ago, he returned from Canada with more than 200 pounds of fish. He spent much of his idle time in the winter with a gun on his shoulder looking for game. In addition to his police work, Plants probably did more work for the Government than any other officer on the force. When Government law enforcement officers from the Post Office Department, Department of Justice, and other agencies needed some co-operation from the police department to assist them in making investigations, officers generally asked Plants and his partner to assist them. The United States Marshal's office found him efficient in helping officers handle prisoners. For several years, he was one of ths police officers who became special deputy marshals during terms of court here. He also took many trips with officers from the marshal's office in delivering prisoners. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Plants of the home, 1046 Chester Avenue; one son, William Plants, Sullivan, Mo.; three step-children, Harold Stouder, Mrs. Eleanor Brent, and Mrs. Ruth Butler, all of Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Clark, Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Clark, Montros, Colo., one brother, John Plants also of Topeka; and three grandchildren. The body was taken to Penwell's Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. *** 1940 *** _____________________ 21 Sep 1940, Saturday Mrs. Rosetta Baker. Mrs. Rosetta BAKER, 77, died Friday at her home in Silver Lake. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Arthur DeHART, Topeka; three sons, Ira and Wayne BAKER, Silver Lake, and Frank BAKER, Topeka; one sisters, Mrs. Annie SIEBER, Topeka; a brother Burt BURGET, also of Topeka; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Sevices will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Silver Lake Methodist Church, with interment in Silver Lake Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Shellabarger's Chapel Saturday from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. - - - Mrs. Anna J. Bittles. Services for Mrs. Anna J. Bittles, 77, who died Friday at her home, 334 Lake Street, will be 9 a.m. Monday, at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Brennan's Funeral Home from 2 until 9 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Bittles was born March 1, 1863, in Parkville, Mo., and had been a resident of Topeka for the past forty-five years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. O. F. Jones, Pine Bluffs, Ark., and Mrs. Frank McWhorton, Topeka; one son, Joseph Bittles, Melvern, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Blair and Mrs. Margaret Belise, Detroit, Mich.; eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ___________________ 23 Sep 1940, Monday Louis H. Dicke Louis H. Dicke, 66, died Sunday at his home, 514 West Twenty-Second street. He was born February 24, 1874, in Washington County, Kansas, and had been a resident of Topeka for the past nineteen years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sophie Dicke, of the home; foru daughters, Mrs. Wilhelmina Smith, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Elta FAIRCHILD, Miss Dorothy, and Miss Dicke, all of Topeka; six sons, Alfred Dicke, San Francisco; Ernest, Arnold, Edwin, Elmer and Clarence, all of Topeka; four brothers, Fred Dicke, Nashville, Kan.; Adolph and William Dicke, both of Sylvan Grove, Kan.; and Herman Dicke, Bazine, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. Sophia Sckerkolk, Berman, Kan., nine grandchildren. The body was taken to the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. _____________________ 26 Sep 1940, Thursday Charles C. Bailey, Former Topekan, Dead. Word was received yesterday of the death Monday of Charles C. Bailey, 63, at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. The deceased was born in Griggsville, Ill., but lived in Topeka for many years coming here from California. He was employed in the ticket auditor's office of the Santa Fe both at Los Angeles and Tpeka for thirty-two years. Seven years ago he was stricken with tuberculosis and was pensioned. He immediately went to Albuquerque where he spent the rest of his life. "Bill" Bailey, as he was known among his vast number of friends in Topeka, was an outstanding citizen. He was a member of Grace Cathedral, Masonic Lodge, No. 51, Knights of Templar and the Santa Fe Band. He is survived by his widow, Alberta Bailey, (Johnny to all her Topeka friends), a sister, Alice P. Bailey, of Hartford, Conn., and brother, Henry L. Bailey, of Long Meadow, Mass. Funeral services were held at Albuquerque yesterday. ___________________ 29 Sep 1940, Sunday George H. Brooks. George H. Brooks, widely known contractor, died at his home in Salina Saturday. He was a member of the St. John's A.M.E. Church of Salina. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Brooks, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Leo Norman of Topeka. Services will be at 2 o'clock Monday in Salina with burial in the Salina Cemetery. ___________________ 30 Sep 1940, Monday Ed Anderson. Ed ANDERSON, 68, died Sunday at his home, 3200 Illinois Street. he was born September 3, 1872, in Council Grove, Kan., and had been a resident of Topeka for the past fifty years. He was a member of St. John's A.M.E. Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Plummie ANDERSON of the home; six daughters, Mrs. Lenora McGEE, Jackson, Mich.; Mrs. Stella CLARK, Anderson, Ind.; Mrs. Tosa BELL, Holcomb, Kan.; Mrs. Fay LEWIS, Mrs. Edna LEWIS and Miss Esther ANDERSON, all of Topeka; four brothers, Bill, Clarence, Presley, and Clifford ANDERSON, also of Topeka, and nineteen grandchildren. The body was taken to Gaines and Son Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. - - - Mrs. Eleanor H. Beauchamp. Mrs. Eleanor H. Beauchamp, 37, died Sunday at her home, 727 Polk Street, following an illness of several months. She was born November 8, 1902, near Manhattan, Kan., and had been a resident of Shawnee County since 1909. She was a member of the Church of God. Surviving are one son, Aaron D. Beauchamp, Topeka; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lockenour, Topeka; one brother, Luther R. Lockenour, also Topeka; one niece, Mrs. Elvin Carlson, and one nephew, Clinton L. Lockenour, also Topeka. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell's Funeral Home, with interment in Prairie Home Cemetery. - - - George Brewer. George Brewer, 24, former resident of Topeka, was killed in an automobile accident near Chicago, Ill., September 14, according to word received in Topeka. The body will be brought here for services and burial. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Brewer, Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Potter, Mrs. Helen Barber, Mrs. Mary Miller and Mrs. Carolyn Benton, all of Topeka; three brothers, Homer Brewer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Wendell and Melvin Brewer, Topeka. - - - Mrs. Lena L. Bronson. Graveside services for Mrs. Lena L. Bronson, formerly of Toepka, who died in Kansas City, Friday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mable Martin, will be held Monday at 2 o'clock at Rochester Cemetery. She is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. Ida Briggs and Mrs. Effie Gooden of Meriden and Mrs. Alice Wolfe of Topeka. *** 1941 *** *** 1942 *** *** 1943 *** *** 1944 *** *** 1945 *** *** 1946 *** *** 1947 *** ____________________ 01 Apr 1947, Tuesday Ella May Boyd Ella May Boyd died Monday evening in a local hospital. Born April 20, 1870, at Burlington, Ind., she had resided in Topeka for only a short time. She is survived by one daughter, Mildred Boyd of Topeka; one sister, Mrs. J.H. Gray of Plymouth, Mich.; one brother, Arthur Logan, of Johannesburg, Mich. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Penwell Funeral Home. - - - Mrs. Martha Cowdrey Mrs. Martha E. Cowdrey, 64, died Sunday at her home, 1202(3) California. She was born April 3, 1882, in Topeka and had lived here her entire life. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edna Waite and Miss Ada Cowdrey, both of the home; and Mrs. Mabel McEndree, of Topeka; one brother, Walter Booher, Carbondale; two sisters in Washington; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Fuenral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery. ______________________ 02 Apr 1947, Wednesday Police Claim Supposed Hit-and-Run Victim Died of Heart Attack. William BEELE, 79, of 523 Van Buren, who suffered a fractured hip the night of March 25 at Sixth and Van Buren, died Tuesday afternoon in a Topeka hospital. Al MADER, police department's traffic lieutenant, said physicians informed him that death resulted from a heart attack and not the accident. Beeler was found in the street and rushed to the hospital. Officers who responded to the call found no trace of any motorist and any witnesses to the accident. Lieutenant Mader said officers at first thought Beeler had been a victim of a hit and run accident but later it developed he could have been injured in an accidental fall. Beeler had been a resident of Topeka many years. He was born April 17, 1868. No close relatives survived. He was a member of the Salvation Army. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Salvation Army Citadel. - - - E. S. Davis E. S. Davis, 87, for many years a prominent farmer and stockman in the Meriden and Perry communities died Tuesday at his home 835 1/8 North Kansas Avenue. Mr. Davis was born in Holden, Mo., April 30, 1859, and came to Kansas at the age of three years. He was a member of the Meriden Christian Church. he was married to Emma Irene Fronk in 1892. Besides his wife, he leaves four sons, William E. of Olney, Ill.; Melvin A. of Kansas City, and Ed and John of Topeka; one daughter, Mary Ogan, of Topeka; one sister, Mrs. Mary Crook of Oklahoma City; one brother, Grover Davis, of New Haven, Conn., 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Parker Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. _____________________ 03 Apr 1947, Thursday ___________________ 04 Apr 1947, Friday W.H. Marshall. W.H. MARSHALL, of Atchison, the father of Charles L. Marshall, state architect died at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday afternoon. Mr. Marshall was 73 years of age. He had operated an electrical shop in Atchison for more than 27 years. Funeral services will be held in Atchison, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and burial will take place in an Atchison cemetery. Besides his wife, and the son, Charles L. Marshall, 3021 Clay he leaves two grandchildren. _____________________ 05 Apr 1947, Saturday Mrs. Minnie E. Beems. Mrs. Minnie E. Beems,77, died Friday at the home of her daugther, Mrs. Raymond Walter, 2432 Kentucky. Mrs. Beems was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and spent her entire life there. She was viviting her daughter and a son in Topeka at the time of her death. Besides the daughter, Mrs. Walter, she leaves three other children, Harold Beems, of Topeka, Fred J. Beems, and Mrs. T.J. Muehlenbacker, of St. Joseph, and three grandchildren. The body was taken to Wall-Diffenderfer's, and funeral services and burial will be held at St. Joseph. - - - Kent K. Chesney Kent K. Chesney, 67, a resident of Topeka is entire life, died Friday at his home, 1304 Washburn. Born in Topeka, Mr. Chesney was employed by the Santa Fe Railway for 43 years, and at his death held the position of chief clerk in the office of the manager treating plants. He was a member of the Trinity Methodist Chruch and Orient Lodge, No. 51. Surviving besides his wife, Mrs. Lula E. Chesney, are two daughters, Mrs. E. H. Reed, of Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. George R. Overmire of Baltimore, Md.; one son, Kent K. Chesney Jr., of Clovis, N.M.; a sister, Mrs. H.C. Lambert of Alameda, Calif., and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced by Wall-Diffenderfer's. ___________________ 07 Apr 1947, Monday Mrs. Mary E. Burleigh Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Burleigh, 86, of 1013 Western, died Sunday in a Topeka hospital. She was born March 11, 1861, in Clayton, Ill., and moved to Topeka from Fairbury, Neb., 35 years ago. She was a member of the Grace Cathedral and Chapter AJ, of the PEO. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Nell Card, Topeka, with whom she made her home; and a son, W.H. Burleigh, Detroit, Mich. Her husband, Demoine Burleigh died in 1923. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grace Cathedral, with interment in Topeka Cemetery. The body will lie in state tonight at the Sanders-McMichael Funeral Home. ___________________ 11 Apr 1947, Friday Edwin Larry ABLES, 8-months-old son of Mr and Mrs. Ernest Ables, 1221 West Gordon died Thursday evening at his home. He was born August 16, 1946, in Topeka. Surviving, besides his parents are six brothers, Elmer, Ernest, Earl, Eugene, Emmett and Charles Edward, all of the home. Funeral services will be announced from the Parker Mortuary. - - - Mrs. Alexander Brame Mrs. Alexander Brame, of Crescent, Okla., died in Denver, Colo., Wednesday. She was the aunt of Mrs. O. W. Atkinson, Mrs. Lillian Brown and Harry McCord, all of Topeka. Funeral services will be held in Crescent. ___________________ 13 Apr 1947, Sunday Edwin B. Brayman, Veteran Railway Express Agent, Dies. Edwin E. Brayman, 71, former general agent for the Railway Express Company in Topeka, died very suddenly at his home, 1418 Buchanan, at 9:30 Saturday morning. Mr. Brayman suffered a heart attack while working in the rose garden in the yard of his home. Mr. Brayman retired as general agent of the Railway Express on January 1 of this year, after 51 years of continous service with the company. Long one of Topeka's leading civic workers, Ed Brayman was active in the First Congregational Church and in the Rotary Club. He held one of the longest terms of service in express work of anyone in the country. Saw Long Service. He began work as a deliveryman for the express company during the Christmas rush of 1895, at the time when deliveries were made by horse and wagon, and when the express companies and railroad frieght offered almost the only way of long-distance hauling. Brayman went to Pittsburg to Girard, then to Oklahoma City, and later back to Pittsburg as agent. He also worked for the company in Wichita and Kansas City and since 1918 had been the general agent in Topeka. He served for 15 years as superintendent of the Sunday school in First Congregational Church, and had been chairman of the board of trustess for a number of years. Mr. Brayman had taken an active interest in the church's building program, meeting regularly with the committees in charge of the plans. He was a long-time member of the Chamber of Commerce and a member and past president of the Rotary Club. He was also a member of the Traffic Club, Scottish Rite and Siloam No. 225 Blue Lodge. Wanted to Go Fishing. At the meeting of the Rotary Club last Thursday Mr. Brayman introduced C. W. Ashbaugh as his successor as express agent and a new member of the club. During the past week he had helped confer degrees in the Scottish Rite bodies. In the best of sprits and looking forward to years of leisure, which he never had enjoyed, Mr. Brayman told friends of his plant to "get my yard in good shape and then go fishing." Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. H. L. Blackwell of Kansas City, Mo.; and a grandson, James D. Blackwell of Kansas City, and two sisters, Miss Nettie Brayman and Mrs. J.N. Atkinson, both of Pawnee City, Neb. Funeral arrangements will be made by Wall-Diffenderfer. ___________________ 14 Apr 1947, Monday Brayman Funeral Rites On Tuesday. The funeral of Edwin E. Brayman, retired general agent of the Railway Express Co., who died unexpectedly Saturday morning at his home, 1418 Buchanan, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. The Rev. Paul Bockoven, pastor of the First Congregational Church of which Mr. Brayman had been a prominent member for many years, will conduct the service. Pallbearers will be C. S. Medlock, L. A. Costello, E. R. Dellman, F. C. Murphy, W. H. Saunders and C. N. Gordon, all employes of the express company and office associates for years. Burial will be in Mount Hope Abbey. ____________________ 15 Apr 1947, Tuesday Mrs. Mary Ann Domme Mrs. Mary Ann Domme, 63, of 626 Emmett, died Monday afternoon at her home. She was born in 1883 in Russia and had been a resident of Topeka since 1900. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Alter Society and of the Sacred Heart Church. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Domme, of the home; two sons, Joseph Domme Jr., San Bernardino, Calif., and John Domme, Alta Loma, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. John J. Artzer and Mrs. Ira Hopkins of Topeka, and Mrs.T. M. James, Galveston, Texas; her father, Adam Kaberlein, Topeka; two brothers, John Kaberlein and George Kaberlein Topeka; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body was taken to Brennan's Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. ______________________ 16 Apr 1947, Wednesday Mrs. Mary Miller Dunbar. Mrs. Mary Miller Dunbar, 50, wife of the Rev. E.H. DUNBAR, died Tuesday at her home, 333 Topeka. Mrs. Dunbar was born in St. Francis and spent her entire life in Kansas. She came to Topeka with her husband nine years ago. The Rev. Mr. Dunbar is pastor of the First Wesleyan Church, Third and Jefferson. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Dunbar leaves one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Cretsinger of Bristow, Iowa; two sons, the Rev. C.W. Dunbar of Wichita and Sgt. Homer Dunbar of Fort Knox, Ky.; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Jerrie Cochran of Delphos, Mrs. Ted Cooper of LaMar and Mrs. Lawrence Lyne of Miltonvale, and her stepfather, the Rev. F.E. Shivers of Miltonvale. Wall-Diffenderfer's will announce the funeral arrangements. _____________________ 17 Apr 1947, Thursday John R. Alsop John R. Alsop died at his home in Wakefield Tuesday. Mr. Alsop was born in 1868, and came to America with his parents in 1870. The family settled immediately at Wakefield. Surviving are his wife; three daugthers, Mrs. Mildred Williams of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Mrs. Gwen Kincaid of Hyattsvile, Md., and Mrs. Helen Schaulis of Clay Center; eight grandchildren; one brother, Edward Alsop of Wakefield; and one sister, Mrs. W. B. Dalton, of Topeka. Funeral services will be held in Wakefield Friday. - - - Mrs. Malina J. Copeland Mrs. Malina J. Copeland, 73, died Wednesday at her home, 312 East Seventeenth. She was born May 8, 1874, in Crocker, Mo. She had been a resident here 23 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Surviving are her husband, Samuel P. Copeland; five sons, T. W. Copeland of St. Louis, J.H. Copeland of Webster Grove, Mo., William E. Copeland and Albert of Topeka, and Glenwood of the home; four daughters, Mrs. A.B. Thornsberry of Hancock, Mo., Mrs. Daniel Bair of Topeka, Mrs. Floyd A. McQueen of Topeka and Mrs. William Sullivan of St. Louis; a brother, J. E. Bates of Webster Grove, Mo.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Crocker, Mo. ___________________ 18 Apr 1947, Friday Edward J. Cooper Funeral services were held April 14 in Tacoma, Wash., for Edward J. Cooper, 86, who died there Saturday, April 12. Surviving besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Cooper are two children. _____________________ 19 Apr 1947, Saturday Mrs. Emily B. Clark Mrs. Emily B. Clark, sister of Mrs. H.F. Luttyjohann of Topeka, died unexpectedly in Greenville, Ohio, Tuesday. Funeral services will be held in Omaha, Neb., Friday afternoon with burial in the Forest Lawn Cemetery there. - - - Melvin Joseph Cotz Melvin Joseph Cotz, 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cotz, died Tuesday, at his home in St. George, Utah. Besides his parents, he leaves one sister, Joyce Elaine of the home; the grandfather, Joe L. Cotz of Hiawatha, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Effie KEETON of Topeka. Funeral services will be held in St. George, Friday, with burial in the cemetery there. Bishop James Andrus of the L.D.C. church in St. George will officiate. - - - Mrs. Ida May Crabb Mrs. Ida May Crabb, 68, of Frankfort, Kan., died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.E. Sandeffer, near Topeka. Mrs. Crabb was born in Springfield, Ill., and came to Kansas when she was 11 years of age. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Frankfort. Surviving are her husband, Louis E. Crabb, of Frankfort; three daughters, Mrs. C.E. Sandeffer, Mrs. Floyd White of Frankfort, Mrs. Clair Chappel of San Diego, Calif.; four sons, Louis H. Crabb of Vliets, Kan., Clyde Crabb of Albuquerque, N.M., Dale Crabb of San Diego, Calif., and Robert of Frankfort; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Merl Stedman of Summerfield, Kan. Funeral services will be announced from the Parker Mortuary, and burial will take place at Frankfort. ___________________ 20 Apr 1947, Sunday Leonard Carey Leonard Carey, 53, former Topekan, died Friday at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a grandson of the late J. M. Priddy. Burial will be in San Bernardino, Calif. - - - Charlie E. Deeringer Charlie Edward Deeringer, 71, died unexpectedly at his home in North Topeka, Saturday. Mr. Deeringer was born in Iowa and moved with his parents to Nortonville when he was a child. In 1922, he moved to the Fairview community, where he had been a resident for the past 25 years. He was a farmer and dairyman and a member of the Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Nortonville. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Iva Deeringer; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Handley of Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. George Goodpasture of Atchinson and Mrs. Ed. Bidding; two brothers, Ronald of Kansas City, Mo., and Frank of St. Joseph, Mo., and six grandchildren. The Eslinger Funeral Home will announce final arrangements. ___________________ 21 Apr 1947, Monday Charles A. Coon Charles A. Coon, 87, retired contractor, died Sunday at his home, 1911 Western. He was born December 1, 1859, in Ohio and had been a resident of Topeka 41 years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Coon, of the home; two sons, George Coon, Topeka and William Coon, Long Beach, Calif.; eight daughters, Mrs. Nat Briggs, Scranton, Mrs. Harry Harris, Burbank, Calif., Mrs. Ruth Dowers, Muncie, Kan., Mrs. Viola Denslow, Portland, Ore., Mrs. Opal Delbert, Portland, Ore., Mrs. Jewell Mercer, St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Amy Horsens, Long Beach, Calif.; and 29 grandchildren. ____________________ 22 Apr 1947, Tuesday Funeral Services for C.B. Crosby at 2 Today Funeral services for Charles Bernard Crosby, president of the Crobsy Brothers Company, who died Sunday in a Topeka hospital, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Grace Cathedral. The Crosby Brothers Store was closed yesterday and will be closed today in respect to the memory of Mr. Crosby. A request that Topeka stores be closed from 2 until 3 p.m. today was made at a meeting of the merchants' division of the Chamber of Commerce Monday. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Emma A. Davis Mrs. Emma A. Davis, 64, died Monday night at her home, 212 Chandler. She was born in Ellis and had made her home in Topeka more than 40 years. She is survived by her husband, George L. Davis of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Cummings, Topeka; two sons, Raymond E. Davis, of Topeka, and Earl L. Davis, Chicago, Ill., two sisters, Mrs. Frank Yocum, Houston, Texas and Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, Chicago; a brother, Dan J. Lehr, Topeka and three grandchildren, Jack E. Cummings, now in the Navy; Gary Lee Davis, Topeka, and Ellen N. Davis, Chicago, Ill. - - - Michael Robert Dean Michael Robert Dean, 11-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dean, 2043 Clay, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. He was born May 16, 1946 in Topeka. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Allenson of Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Archie W. Dean of Chesterfield, Mo. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. ______________________ 23 Apr 1947, Wednesday Mrs. Emma A. Davis Mrs. Emma A. Davis, 64, died Monday night at her home, 212 Chandler. She was born in Ellis and had made her home in Topeka more than 40 years. She is survived by her husband, George L. Davis of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Cummings, Topeka; two sons, Raymond E. Davis, Topeka, and earl L. Davis, Chicago, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Frack Yocum, Houston, Texas and Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, Chicago; a brother, Dan J. Lehr, Topeka and three grandchildren, Jack E. Cummings, now in the Navy, Gary Lee Davis, Topeka and Ellen N. Davis, Chicago, Ill. _____________________ 24 Apr 1947, Thursday ___________________ 25 Apr 1947, Friday Odell Dodson Odell Dodson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dodson of 1329 North Madison, died Wednesday night in a Chicago hospital. He was born in Topeka, May 1, 1906, and lived here until 1929, when he moved to Chicago. he attended the Topeka schools and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Besides his parents, he leaves two brothers, Kenneth and Edmund, both of Topeka; several aunts and uncles, including Louis and John Trice, both of Topeka. Funeral services and burial will take place in Topeka, the arrangements to be announced by Gaines and Son. - - - Mrs. Mary E. Edgerton Mrs. Mary E. Edgerton, 60, died Thursday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Helen Picolet, 1048 Winfield. Mrs. Edgerton was born in Elkhart, Ind., and came to Kansas City, Mo., when she was 15 years of age, where she lived for 15 years, when she moved to Topeka, where she had since made her home. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Picolet and Mrs. Fern Sample of Topeka; two brothers, Toner Schope of White City and Charles Schope of Las Vegas, N.M., and three grandchildren. Eslinger's will annouce the funeral arrangements. _____________________ 26 Apr 1947, Saturday John Forrest Dillon John Forrest Dillon, 69, died in a local hospital Friday afternoon. Chief interline inspector in the fright auditor's department of the Santa Fe, Mr. Dillon had been employed by the company for 48 years. He was born in Indiana, and spent practically all of his life in Topeka. Suriving are his wife, Mrs. Virgo Dillon, of the home, 1521 Van Buren; one daughter, Mrs. Leonard Gorbutt, of Los Angeles, Calif.; two grandsons, Jack and Robert O'Dell, both of Topeka, and two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Coon and Mrs. Catherine McClure, both of Topeka. Funeral services will be held at Wall-Diffenderfer's, Monday afternoon at 2, with burial in Topeka Cemetery. ___________________ 27 Apr 1947, Sunday Mrs. Nellie Alspach. Mrs. Nellie P. ALSPACH, 63, 613 West Eighth, died in a local hospital Friday after a long illness. She was born in Arkadelphia, Ark., May 20, 1883, and had lived in Topeka for 20 years. She was a member of the Baptist Chruch and the Printers' Auxiliary. Her husband, William R. Alspach, is employed as a printer for the State Journal. Surviving besides her husband, are four sisters, Mrs. Lillian Raymond, Nowata, Okla., Mrs. Ruth RASMUSSEN of Washta, Iowa, Mrs. W.W. LOWE of Westfield, N.J., and Mrs. Maude WISE of Aurora, Ill., and one brother, Paul EVANS, of Denver. Funeral services will be held at the Penwell Chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m., with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. - - - Ellison Lynn Benfer. Ellison Lynn Benfer, seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Benfer, 802 North Van Buren, died Saturday in a local hospital, following a short illness. Besides his parents, he leaves a grandfather, William L. Fields, of Scranton. Funeral services will be held at the Penwell Chapel Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the morning with burial in Topeka Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Mary E. S. Edgerton Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Shope Edgerton, who died in Topeka Thursday, April 24, will be held at the Eslinger Funeral Home Monday afteroon at 2 o'clock. She was the wife of the late George W. Edgerton. Mrs. Edgerton was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Elder Nels B. Lundwall of Salt Lake City, Utah, will officiate at the services. Burial will take place in Rochester Cemetery. ____________________ 29 Apr 1947, Tuesday George W. Brashear. George W. Brashear, 66, 1035 Garfield, died unexpectedly Monday morning near Wamego while riding in a car on his way to Topeka. He was born in Rossville and had been a resident of Topeka for the past four years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Robert Burgett, Delia, Mrs. Mildred E. Edwards and Miss Dorothy Brashear, both of Topeka; one son, Clyde Brashear, Fayettville, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Joseph Cottle, Salina; one brother, Walter Brashear, Valley Falls, and four grandchildren. Wall-Diffenderfer's are in charge of funeral arrangements. ______________________ 30 Apr 1947, Wednesday Last Rites for Mrs. Albaugh Thursday. Wife of GOP Leader Dies After Injury. Funeral services for Mrs. Morton ALBAUGH, who died in a local hospital late Monday evening, will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel. The Rev. C.O. Stuckenbruck, pastor of First Christian Church, will be the officiating clergyman, and burial will take place in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The late Morton Albaugh was prominent in Kansas Republican circles in the early 1900's. For many years, until his death in 1918, he was outstanding in the political life of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Albaugh came to Topeka from Kingman in 1901, when Governor Stanley appointed Mr. Albaugh as State Bank Commissioner. Previously he had been receiver for the R.A. Cross Bank in Emporia. Injured in Fall. Formerly a publisher of a Kansas newspaper, Mr. Albaugh developed a party organization that smashed Populist rule, and became known as one of the most astute political organizers in the state. Mr. Albaugh was clerk of the State Supreme Court at one time, and shortly before his death in 1918, he had prefected the organization which was responsible for the nomination of Henry J. Allen as Governor in the primaries of the following August. Mrs. Albaugh suffered injuries in a fall at her home, 1331 Harrison, Saturday, which resulted in her death late the following day. Mrs. Albaugh, was before her marriage in 1898 was Eule Lee HOUGHTON, was born in Loogootee, Ind. She was 83 years of age at her death, the last member of the family of Aaron Houghton. Prominent in Topeka for many years as an accomplished pianist, Mrs. Albaugh was a charter member of Minerva Club and a member of the Music Study Club. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Topeka. She leaves two children, Mrs. Clatyon KLINE of Topeka and dr. H.S. Albaugh of Olathe, and three grandchildren. - - - Joe Carter. Joe Carter, 46, died Tuesday in a local hospital. His home was at 900 North Western. Mr. Carter was born at Newelton, La., and had lived in Topeka two years. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vashite Carter of the home; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Rosa Lee Cos of Vallejo, Calif., Mrs. Ellen Ellis of Topeka, Miss Eliza B. Madison, of Los Angeles, Miss Queen Esther Grimes of Topeka; Miss Virglee Grimes of Topeka; two stepsons, Theodore Grimes of St. Louis, and Cleothas Grimes of the United States Navy, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Seals, of Cleveland. The Gaines and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. *** 1948 *** *** 1949 *** *** 1950 *** *** 1951 *** ____________________ 02 Jan 1951, Tuesday Edward D. Bradford. Edward D. Bradford, 89, died Monday at his home in McLouth. He had been a funeral director at McLouth 52 years. Surviving are a son, Walter Bradford, of McLouth; two granddaughters, Mrs. Harold Gilbert and Mrs. Robert Means, both of McLouth; a grandson, William E. Bradford of Bartlesville, Okla.; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Evangelical-United Brethern Chruch at McLouth, with interment in McLouth Cemetery. ____________________ 20 Feb 1951, Tuesday Merlene May Baldwin. Merlene May Baldwin, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Baldwin, 1310 Morrison, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. She was born December 22, 1936, in Topeka and was an eighth grade pupil of the Highland Park Junior High School. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers, George and William Baldwin, of the home; two sisters, Carlene and Dona Jean Baldwin, of the home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cattani, Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. Scottie Shilcott, Topeka; a great-greatmother, Mrs. Kelly Woolsey, Topeka, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. The Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary will announce arrangements. - - - Robert Barker. Robert Barker, 77, formerly of Hoyt and Topeka, died Sunday night in a Lawrence hospital. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gene Woodhead, Lawrence, and Mrs. William F. Gleeson, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Harve and Alex Barker, both of Hoyt; and three sisters, Mrs. Laura Liggett, Topeka; Mrs. Rosa Hand, Export, Pa., and Mrs. Josie Lytle, Holton, and five grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hoyt Methodist Church with interment in Hoyt Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Martha Caldwell. Mrs. Martha "Mattie" Caldwell, 80, of Carbondale, and widow of the late D. D. Caldwell, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. She was born May 6, 1870, in Platte County, Missouri, and made her home in the Elmont community before moving to Carbondale in 1922. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters, MRs. Gladys Baine, Lyndon, Mrs. Marguerite Redenbaugh, Lyndon, Mrs. Hazel Martin, Carbondale, and Miss Beulah Caldwell, Topeka; a son, John Caldwell, Norwood, Mo.; two brothers, Chris Martin, Englewood, Calif., and Cleve Martin, Meriden; two sisters, Miss Lolly Martin, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Ell Eskridge, Ventura, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grand children. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Eslinger Funeral Home with interment in Prairie Home Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the mortuary until the funeral hour. ______________________ 21 Feb 1951, Wednesday Doyle L. Chacey Doyle L. Chacey, 71, of Meriden, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born February 23, 1883, in Richland, Iowa, and had lived in the Meriden community since 1903. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in Battery A, 130th Field Artillery, and served in France with the 35th Division unit. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. John HUNT, Meriden; Bess Chacey, Topeka; and Mrs. Paul Reidy, Tulsa, Okla., and a brother, Roy B. Chacey, Meriden. Funeral services weil be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary with burial in Meriden Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Marguerite Crooks Mrs. Marguerite Crooks, 62, of 815 West Seventh, died Monday in a Wichita hospital. She was in Wichita visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ester Bundy, when she became ill. Mrs. Crooks was born November 16, 1888, in Missouri and had been a resident of Topeka for years. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her husband, Don H. Crooks of Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Bundy of Wichita, and Mrs. C. William Fisher, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. I. T. Galston, Kansas City, mo., and Mrs. Cole, whose address is not known to the family; and two brothers, John McFarland, Kirksville, Mo., and Pear McFarland, Ottumwa, Iowa. _____________________ 22 Feb 1951, Thursday Mrs. Anna M. Baird. Mrs. Anna M. BAIRD, 81, widow of the late Edwin BAIRD, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. Her home was at 922 Michigan. She was born August 13, 1869, in Illinois and had been a resident of Topeka since 1916. She is survived by a son, Olie E. BAIRD, Topeka; a daughter, Mrs. Alma OWENS, Kansas City; four sisters, Mrs. John WEIL and Mrs. Alice POTH, both of Topeka; Mrs. George VITT, Vinland and Mrs. Gus MYERS, Dodge City; two brothers, Jess MUSICK, Richland and Joseph MUSICK, Colorado. ___________________ 23 Feb 1951, Friday Don Clawer, 62, died at his home at Emmett Wednesday. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Church in Emmett. Mr. Clawer lived in the Emmett vicinity all of his life. he is survived by the widow, Mrs. Estella Clawer, one son, Glenn D. Clawer of Seattle, Wash., and a step-son, Forrest Sipes of Topeka. There are five grandchildren. _____________________ 24 Feb 1951, Saturday Mrs. Emma Armstrong. Mrs. Emma ARMSTRONG, 75, a former long-time resident of Topeka, died February 15 in Long Beach, Calif., Topeka friends were notified Friday. Mrs. ARMSTRONG lived in Topeka most of her life until moving to California eight years ago. She was a widow of the late A.V. ARMSTRONG. Survivors are: a son, Lester V. ARMSTRONG, of Long Beach; and a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy SPAULDING, of Long Beach; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were held in Long Beach. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka. ___________________ 25 Feb 1951, Sunday Joseph G. Beier. Joseph G. Beier, 67, retired Santa Fe shopman, died Friday at his home, 412 North Lime. He was born June 20, 1883, in Saratof, Russia, and had been a resident of Topeka 37 years. He was a retired boilermaker. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. He is survived by two sons, Albert Beier, Topeka, and Joseph Beier, San Bernardino, Calif.; four daughters, Miss Anne Beier, Mrs. Amelia Smith and Mrs. Mary Kelly, all of Topeka, and Mrs. Lucille Zauardi, of California; a brother, George Beier, Route 6, and eight grandchildren. - - - R. C. Brownlee. Word has been received of the death Saturday of R.C. Brownlee in Wichita hospital. A former Topekan, Mr. Brownlee was associated with the Federal Land Bank. He leaves his wife of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Lovewell of Menlo Park, Calif., and a son, John in the Air Force. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Horton, with burial there. _____________________ 24 Mar 1951, Saturday George W. Bell. George W. Bell, 27, of Holton, died Thursday ngiht in a Kansas City, Kan., hospital. He was orn in Jackson County and made his home in that county most of his life. He served as a seaman, first-class, during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille BELL, Holton; two daughters, Linda and Helen Bell, of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell, Holton; two sisters, Mrs. Albert RAY and Mrs. Martyin RAY, both of Muscotah; and three brothers, Ray and Ralph Bell, Holton and Roy Bell, Bremerton, Wash. - - - Alois R. Bosch. Alois Richard Bosch, 60, died Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roland Barney, 1521 Eugene. He was born May 31, 1890, in Council Grove and had been a resident of Topeka since 1929. He was a stonemason and contractor. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Desna Bosch, Topeka; three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, Mrs. Leo Pease, and Mrs. Barney, all of Topeka; three sons, Walter F., Donald R., and A.L. "Lewis" Bosch, all of Topeka; eight grandchildren; a brother, Lewis Bosch, Council Grove; and four sisters, Miss Anna and Miss Emily Bosch, Mrs. Will Ziegler and mrs. Josie Bolte, all of Council Grove. ____________________ 27 Mar 1951, Tuesday S. E. Brown. S. E. Brown, 82, retired farmer and real estate dealer, died Sunday in Ottawa. He was born November 28, 1878, in Oskaloosa and was a resident of Rantoul in Franklin County for many years. A brother, Ed Brown, survives. - - - Miss Camilla Campbell. Miss Camilla Campbell, retired school teacher, died Wednesday night in a Topeka hospital. Her home was at 1505 Polk. She formerly was a teacher at Polk School. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Woman's Club. A cousin, Mrs. J. R. Schnebly of Topeka, survives. ______________________ 28 Mar 1951, Wednesday Mrs. Helen Blacker. Mrs. Helen Mary Blacker, 58, of 2909 Topeka, died Tuesday morning in a Topeka hospital. She was born October 5, 1892, in Topeka and was a lifelong resident of this city. She is survived by her husband, Edward E. Blacker, of the home; a sister, Mrs. Louis Charowhas, Tuscon, Ariz., a brother, Edward Schmidt, Topeka; three nieces, Mrs. Stella Wilkins, Clarkston, Wash.; Mrs. Helen M. Drescher, Tucson, Ariz.; and Mrs. Dolores Reaser, Topeka; and two nephews, William P. Charowhas, San Diego, Calif., and Pete Charowhas, Tucson, Ariz. - - - James Curry James Curry, 88, resident of Shawnee County more than 60 years, died Tuesday night in a Topeka hospital. His home was at 615 Monroe. he was born Sept. 22, 1862, in Monroe County, Mich., and was a retired Santa Fe employe. In later years, he operated a smokehouse on Quincy Street. He was a member of the Church of the Assumption. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Curry of the home; four sons, Maurice, Thomas and Edward Curry, all of Topeka, and Charles Curry, Des Plaines, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. James Pollock, Mrs. Walt Kennedy and Mrs. Anthony Burke, all of Topeka; two brothers, Frank and Albert Curry, both of Topeka; a sister, Miss Grace Curry, Topeka, 19 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. - - - Mrs. Grace Dean Dies At Her Home Mrs. Grace Freeman Dean, widow of the late Col. John S. Dean, died at her home, 2220 West 17th, late Tuesday night. She had been ill since last November. Mrs. Dean was a prominent member of Topeka society and patron of the arts. Before her marriage to Colonel Daen, she was the widow of the late Frederick W. Freeman, prominent Topeka banker. Surviving Mrs. Dean are a sister, Mrs. John H. Robinson, Nantucket, Mass., and six step-children. - - - Claude C. Douglas Claude C. Douglass, 71, of Holton, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. A veteran of World War I, Douglass had been a deputy sheriff for years in Jackson County. He suffered a heart attack last week and was brought to a hospital in Topeka Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alta Douglass, of Holton and a son, C. C. Douglass, Jr., of Wichita. ___________________ 22 Apr 1951, Sunday Frank Early Frank Early, 73, a former resident of Topeka, died last Thursday at his home in Manchester, Conn. He was brought to Kansas by his parents at the age of 3 and was reared in Birmigham. Later he lived for a number of years in Mayetta and Topeka. He moved to Ness County, where he lived until he retired from his farm and moved to Manchester. He is survived by his widow, Mary, of the home; two daughters. Mrs. Helen Grief and Mrs. Ruth Bishop, both of Manchester; a brother, Meade Early of Denison, Kan., and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Jones, Mayetta; Mrs. Lottie Chestnut of Chanute, and Mrs. Maud Connery and Mrs. Sadie Ralston, both of 728 Orleans. Burial will be in Manchester Sunday. ___________________ 23 Apr 1951, Monday Ameil G. Dorr Ameil G. Dorr, 83, retired farmer and lifelong resident of the Osage City community, died Saturday at his home. He was born January 25, 1868, in Peru, Ill. Survivors include his wife of the home. ____________________ 24 Apr 1951, Tuesday Mrs. Alice Armstrong Mrs. Alice Coleman ARMSTRONG, 74, of Lecompton, Route 1, died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Armstrong will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Rumsey Funeral Home in Lawrence, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. J. D. WADLEY of Topeka will have charge of services. Mrs. Armstrong is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mae CARR, Emmett, Mrs. Nellie STANWIX and Mrs. Dorothy SPEICHER, both of Lawrence; two sons, Theodore of the home and Osgood of Vinland; three sisters, Mrs. Guy BIXBY and Mrs. Orley SMITH of Lawrence and Mrs. Wilfred DAY of Topeka; two brothers, Fred COLEMAN of Huntington Park, Calif., and Ralph Coleman of Lawrence; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. - - - Silas Caywood Silas Caywood, 73, of Cherokee, Okla., a retired Santa Fe foreman, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. He was born in Ewing, Ky., and had made his home in Cherokee 21 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mary Horton of Topeka and Mrs. Eva McDowell, Cherokee; sons, Elzay Caywood, Forgam, Okla.; Everett and Harold Caywood, Cherokee; and Alva Caywood, Goddard, Kan.; a sister, Mrs. Inez Fair, Alden, Kan. - - - Frank H. Cook Frank H. Cook, of Guthrie, Okla., died Monday in a Topeka hospital. He was born December 24, 1895, in Scranton. He had made his home in Guthrie 20 years and was divisional lineman for the Santa Fe Railroad Co. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite bodies at Guthrie. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Cook, Guthrie; a daughter, Mrs. Wilma Bowden, Alameda, Calif.; two sons, Tom Cook, Stilwater, Okla., and John Cook in the Army in Korea; a brother, John W. Cook, Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Will Atkinson, Greensburg, Kan., Mrs. A.W. Hoover, Coral Gables, Fla., Mrs. Vera Sage, and Miss Jen Cook, both of Topeka. ___________________ 27 Apr 1951, Friday Leroy G. Ballard Leroy G. Ballard, 58, Route 1, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born June25, 1892, in Clarinda, Iowa, and was a resident of Topeka most of his life. He served overseas with the 35th Division during World War I. He was a member of Marshall's Band for years. He is survived by a brother, Clark Ballard, of Sacrmento, Calif. - - - Mrs. Maria V. Cobos Mrs. Maria V. Cobos, 63, 229 Jefferson, died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. She was born in Mexico and came to the United States in 1913. She had been a resident of Topeka 35 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She is survived by four sons, Philip, Angel an dJoe Cobos and Maual Vargas, all of Topeka, and 11 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery. _____________________ 28 Apr 1951, Saturday Ray L. Bailey. Ray L. BAILEY, 82, Route 3, died Friday in a local hospital. He is survived by a brother, Emery, Los Angeles, and a sister-in-law, Fay MILLER, Route 3. ___________________ 30 Apr 1951, Monday Joseph Bollock Joseph Bollock, 82, retired Santa Fe employee, suffered a fatal heart attack Sunday morning while attending mass at the Sacred Heart Church. He was rushed to a hospital where he died shortly after arrival. His home was at 1517 Seward. Mr. Bollock was born January 31, 1869, in Russia and came to Topeka 58 years ago. He was an employee of the Santa Fe shops. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Bollock of the home; two sons, Joseph Bollock, Cleveland, Ohio, and John Bollock, St. Joseph, Mo.; a daughter, Mrs. T. P. EAKES, Topeka; 15 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. - - - William A. Boyd William Alexander Boyd died Sunday at his home, 113 East 12th. He was born in Clark County, Mo., and moved to Topeka 17 years ago. He was associated with the Emahizer-Spielman Furniture Co., several years and for the past eight years had been an employee of the Gibbs Clothing Co. He was a member of the Eagles' Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Boyd of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Lovella Hoberecht, Long Beach, Calif., two grandchildren, three brothers and six sisters. _____________________ 17 Nov 1951, Saturday Jodal L. Cropp The funeral of Joda L. Cropp, 74, who died November 10, in Patton, Calif., was Thursday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Cropp was born Decemeber 19, 1876, in Mound City, Mo., and made his home in Topeka about 10 years before moving to California in 1943. He was a former State Hospital employee and a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H.M. Price, Topeka and Mrs. Carl Meinhardt, Lincoln, Neb.; a son, J.E. Cropp, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Haddan, Houston, Tex.; four brothers, Erskin Cropp, New Mexico; James A. and C.M. Cropp, Topeka, and Earl Cropp, Emporia; two grandchildren, Mrs. Marjorie Vosta, Lincoln, Neb., and Bill Price, Topeka, and several nieces and nephews. - - - Ira W. Dyer Ira W. Dyer, 87, died Friday at the home of his son, William H. Dyer, 1415 Lincoln. he was born December 4, 1863 in Aurora, Ill., and settled on a farm near Clifton, in 1893. He had been a resident of Topeka 30 years. He was a member of the Holy Name Church, Knights of Columbus Council 534 and was a charter member of the Central Park Roque Club. He is survived by two sons, Charles D. and William H. Dyer, both of Topeka; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Louis Dyer, Medford, Ore. The funeral will be at 8 a.m. Monday at the Holy Name Church, with graveside services at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Clifton. Rosariers Sunday at Brennan's Funeral Home will be held by the Knights of Columbus. Third degree at 7:30 p.m.; Knight of Columbus, Fourth Degree at 7:45 and the parish at 8:15 p.m. ___________________ 30 Nov 1951, Friday Robert A. Cooper Robert A. Cooper, 90, died Thursday afternoon at his home, 3120 West 18th after an illness of five weeks. He was born March 18, 1861, in Little York, Ill., and had made his home in Topeka 70 years. He operated a cabinet shop and 15th and Lane for years. He is survived by two sons, Robert A. Cooper, Kansas City MO., and Alton L. Cooper, Sacramento, Calif; two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home with a burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. *** 1952 *** ___________________ 24 Feb 1952, Sunday Robert Scott Buck Robert Scott Buck, 85, for 30 years a farmer at Eskridge before moving to Kansas City 12 years ago, died in a Kansas City hospital, Friday. He was born in Ohio, May 14, 1866. He is survived by a son, Willard, of Fresno, Calif., and a daughter, Mrs. Bessie HAY of Kansas City, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Mondy at the Eskridge Reformed Presbyterian Church, with the Austin Funeral Home in charge. Burial will be in Eskridge Cemetery. - - - William Chance William Chance, 81, of Soldier, died in a Holton hospital Saturday morning. He had lived in and around Soldier the past 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Nellie; six children, Mrs. Jim Scott of Soldier; Mrs. Leslie Jones of Tayette, Idaho; Clifford Chance of Havensville; Mrs. James Daily of Havensville; Ralph Chance of Topeka, and Mrs. Elivin Collins, of Liberty, Mo.; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Christian Church in Soldier. Burial will be the American City Cemetery. - - - Ferdinand Dennler. Ferdinand Dennler, 83, died Friday night at the Fairview Home near Oskaloosa. He was born near Winchester and lived there his entire life. Survivors include his wife, Laura, of the home, and one brother, Alex Dennler, Winchester. ___________________ 25 Feb 1952, Monday Miss Grace Curry Miss Grace Curry, 74, formerly of 701 Jefferson, died Sunday at 835 Tyler. She was born August 3, 1877, in Monroe County, Mich., and had lived in Topeka since 1882. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption and the Daughters of Isabella. She is survived by two borthers, Frank and Albert Curry, both of Topeka. ______________________ 27 Feb 1952, Wednesday Mrs. Corolla C. Bell. Mrs. Corolla Comer Bell, native Topekan, died Monday in Norwalk, Calif., according to word received by her stepmother, Mrs. Annie Comer, 1221 Lane. Mrs. Bell made her home in Topeka until she moved to California about 20 years years ago. Besides her stepmother, she is survived by her husband, Henry Bell of the home in Monrovia, Calif.; a son, Roland Bell; and three grandchildren, all of Monrovia; four sisters, Mrs. Eva Jefferson, Topeka, Mrs. Herschel Hendericks, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Theresa Gibson, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Adeline Erwin, Marshall, Texas; and two brothers, Elsworth P. Comer, Pleasantville, N.J., and Leslie J. Comer, Topeka. Funeral services and burial will be in Los Angeles. _____________________ 28 Feb 1952, Thursday Mrs. Carrie Butner Dies; Lived in County 61 Years. Mrs. Carrie Ellen Butner, 82, resident of Shawnee County for almost 61 years, died Wednesday morning in a Topeka hospital. She was born April 10, 1869 in Aurora, Ill., and settled on a farm near Dover shortly after her marriage to W.D. Butner, March 11, 1891. She was a member of the Seabrook Congregational Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Julia Rahberg, La Center, Ky.; five sons, Jesse Butner, Dover, Vern Butner, Herrington, Curtis, Roscoe and Charles Butner, all of Topeka, 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary with burial in Dover Cemetery. ___________________ 29 Feb 1952, Friday Harlan H. Brunt Dies; Manager of Scrap Firm. Harlan H. Brunt, 64, manager of Dyal Bros. & Co., Topeka scrap dealers, died unexpectedly Wednesday night in Arizona. He was in his return trip from California when stricken with a fatal hear attack. He had been suffering from a heart ailment for more than a year, according to his brother-in-law, Ed Hossfeld, 435 Lafayette. Mr. Brunt was born at Lincoln, Kan., and had been a resident of Topeka since he was a boy. After completing his schooling, he became associated with his uncle, John Brunt, in a drug store at Sixth and Jackson. Later, the store was moved to the 700 block on Kansas Avenue. He had been manager of Dyal Bros. & Co. for the last 10 years. He and his wife, Mrs. Edith Brunt, left Topeka about six week ago to visit their son, H.H. Brunt Jr., in Glendale, Calif. He was a member of the Topeka Masonic bodies, the Arab Shrine and the Men's Fellowship Class. His wife, son and uncle survive. His uncle, John Brunt, is spending the winter in Hawaii. The body will be returned to Topeka for funeral services and burial. *** 1953 *** *** 1954 *** ___________________ 19 Feb 1954, Friday Mrs. Mary Bushey. Mrs. Mary Margaret Bushey, 62, longtime resident of St. Marys, died Wednesday at the St. Joseph Nursing Home in Kansas City, Kan. She was born December 15, 1891, in St. Marys. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Lane, St. Marys; Mrs. Christine Nadeau, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Mrs. Ruth Nunan, Winchester, Ky.; two sons, Henry Bushey, St. Marys; and Louis Bushey, Flagstaff, Ariz.; three brothers, Martin, Dan and Henry Horgan, all of Wheaton; 23 granchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was the wife of the late Edmond Bushey. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Church at St. Marys with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. The Rosary will be received at 8:30 p.m. today at the Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys. - - - Mrs. Hope David Funeral services for Mrs. Hope David, 79, of 1428 Collins, who died in a Topeka hospital Friday night, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Penwell-Gable Chapel, 10th and Lane. She was born April 28, 1883, at Manhattan and spent the early years of her life in the Harveyville community. She had lived for the past three years in Topeka with her son, Kenneth, a Daily Capital reporter. Mrs. David was a member of the Rebekah Lodge. She is survived by another son, Lewis, Dallas, Texas; a sister, Mrs. E.N. Barlow, Waterville, Wash., and four grandchildren. Burial will be in Harveyville cemetery. _____________________ 20 Feb 1954, Saturday Nora E. Bertschinger. Mrs. Nora Ellen Bertschinger, 59, of Lecompton, died Thursday night at a nursing home near Ozawkie. She was born May 12, 1894, in Lecompton. She is survived her husband, Wright Bertschinger of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Simon, Richland; a son, Harold Bertschinger, Topeka; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Anderson, Stull; four brothers, Gus Dreyer, Lecompton, Clarence Dreyer, Lawrence, John Drwyer, Tonganoxie, and Arthur Dreyer, Kissimmee, Fla. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Big Springs Evangelical-United Brethren Church with burial in Topeka Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Stella Brew. Mrs. Stella Brew, 88, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. D. Robinson, 2928 East Sixth. She was born July 28, 1865, in Council Hill, Ill., and moved to Topeka two years ago to live with her daughter. She was a member of the Christian Church in Kansas City. She is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. C. H. Tucker, Topeka, and Mrs. Albert Smith, Elizabeth, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Joe Temperly, Hazel Green, Wis., and a borther, Laborn Davis, Apple River, Ind. Funeral services and burial will be in Freeport, Ill. ___________________ 21 Feb 1954, Sunday Albert A. Becker Albert A. Becker, 64, a resident of Rossville, who farmed most of his life in Chase County, died Saturday morning in a Topeka hospital. He was born December 13, 1889, in Greenwood County, and retired to Rossville only a year ago. He is survived by three sons, Albert A. Becker, Jr., of Rossville, Gerald E. Becker of Emporia, and William H. Becker, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers, Otis Becker of Chase and Lewis Becker of Florence; one sister, Mrs. Lily Meirowsky of Florence, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be in Florence. - - - William E. Crouch William E. Crouch, 45, of 921 Green, died Saturday at Mineral Wells, Texas, after an illness of three months. He was a general contractor in this city. He was born February 20, 1900, in Topeka and was a lifelong resident of this city. He was a member of the Topeka Bible Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Crouch, Topeka; two nephews, Samuel Harr, of the home, and Alfred C. Crouch, Tulsa, Okla., and two nieces, Mrs. Alice Gragg, Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Marion Linge, Topeka. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary, with burial in Topeka Cemetery. ___________________ 22 Feb 1954, Monday Mrs. Matilda Carlson Dies; Here Since 1883. Mrs. Matilda Carlson, 84, died Sunday at her home, 1011 Central. She was born August 1, 1869, in Lindsborg, Kan., and had lived in Topeka since 1883. She had been a member of the North Topeka Baptist Church for 39 years. Mrs. Carlson is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Grace Fowler, of Topeka, Mrs. Agnes Thompson, Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Edith Robinson of Corry, Pa., and Mrs. Louise Henderson of Hyattsville, Md.; a son, Albin Carlson of the home; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. *** 1955 *** *** 1956 *** *** 1957 *** ______________________ 20 Nov 1957, Wednesday Jesse A. Barraclough Jesse A. Barraclough, 43, of 1137 Lawrence, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born November 15, 1914, in Topeka and was an electrician at the Forbes Air Force Base. He is survived by a son, Jesse A. Barraclough, Jr., a daughter, Karen Barralcough, and his mother, Mrs. Iva Barraclough, all of the home; and two brothers, Arnold E. Barraclough, Topeka; and Richard L. Barraclough, Norman, Okla. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary with burial in Mount Auburn Cemetery. - - - Deanna Lynn Bicknell Deanna Lynn Bicknell, 10-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bicknell, 1924 Central Park, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Jack W. and Michael R. Bicknell, and a sister, Linda Sue Bicknell; all of the home; and her grandparents, Mrs. Ruby Shaner of the home, and Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Bicknell, Franklin, Ohio. The Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. - - - Marion F. Cole Marion F. Cole, 89, long time resident of Lecompton, died Tuesday morning in Lawrence. Surviving are four sons, Frank Cole, Denver, Colo.; Ross Cole, Lawrence; Herbert Cole, Topeka; and Albert Cole, Lecompton; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Moran, Topeka; and Mrs. Starr Glenn, Lecompton; a sister, Mrs. Oddie Sheldon, Indianapolis, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Lecompton Evangelical-United Brethren Church with burial in Lecomption Cemetery. The Ramsey Funeral Home of Lawrence is in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 21 Nov 1957, Thursday Mrs. Alta Carley. Mrs. Alta Carley, 79, of Westmoreland, Kan., died Tuesday in a Kansas City, hospital. She was born June 8, 1878, near Home, Kan. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Thelma Hopkins, Greenwood, Mo.; Mrs. Marjorie Kraushaar, Westmoreland, and Mrs. Cordelia Timmons, Rossville; a son, Harvey Carley, Parsons; 14 grandchildren; a sister and two brothers. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Westmoreland Christian Church with burial in Westmoreland Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Jennie L. Downing. Mrs. Jennie Lynn Downing, 86, a member of a pioneer Shawnee County family, died Wednesday in a Kansas City hospital. She was the widow of David D. Downing, former financial editor of the Kansas City Journal-Post, and lived in Kansas City. She was born on the old Lynn homestead two miles southwest of Berryton. Private funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Butler Funeral Home in Kansas City. *** 1958 *** ______________________ 12 Mar 1958, Wednesday Mrs. Laura F. Allinson. Mrs. Laura F. ALLINSON, 80, died Tuesday at the Methodist Home for the Aged. She was born June 6, 1887, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and was a teacher in the Denver, Colo., public schools about 25 years. She moved to Topeka five months ago from Long Beach, Calif., and entered the Methodist Home. She was a member of the Lowmen Memorial Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughter, Mrs. Ronald TERRY, Topeka; and Mrs. William Hubbell, Santa Barbara, Calif., and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mulvane Chapel, Methodist Home, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. The Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - - - Mrs. Mabel R. Clark Mrs. Mabel Rose Clark, 70, of Kansas City, Mo., died Tuesday at a Kansas City hospital. She was a sister of Miss Gladys Brown of Topeka. Other survivors include her mother, Mrs. W. H. Brown, Delia, Kan.; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Finn, Wamego, Mrs. Jean Parler, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Phyllis Hobbs, St. Louis, Mo.; one son, Marvin Clark, Paola, and a second sister, Mrs. Charlotte Osborn, Wamego. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stewart Funeral Home n Wamego, with burial in Fox Cemetery, northwest of Wamego. - - - Claude J. Clayburg Funeral services for Claude Clayburg, 72, of 527 Rogers, who died Sunday in Santa Ana, Calif., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Parker Mortuary with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. He was born September 27, 1885, in Sedalia, Mo., and had lived in Topeka many years. He was a member of the Methodist church. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. E. L. Heslett, Englewood, Calif.; Mrs. Dale Kendall, Kennewick, Wash.; Mrs. J. D. Pearson, Santa Ana, Calif.; Mrs. Gordon Millard and Mrs. R. C. Nelson, Jr., both of Topeka; three sons, C. P. Clayburg, Topeka; Emmett Clayburg, Long Beach, Calif., and John R. Clayburg, Santa Ana, Calif.; 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. - - - Mrs. Della Dinsmore Mrs. Della Dinsmore, mother of Mrs. Clara Belle Carson of Topeka, died Monday in Kansas City, Kan. A granddaughter, Ella mae Carson of Topeka, also survives. Funeral services will be Thursday morning at the J. W. Jones Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan. Burial also will be in Kansas City, Kan. - - - John Dobson John Dobson, former Topekan, died Sunday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Nashville, Tenn., he lived in Topeka until he moved to Brooklyn 40 years ago. Surviving are a brother, Isaac Dobson, and sister, Mrs. Martha Nolan, both of Brooklyn, and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. T. J. Scales, Mrs. Mildred Cartner and Wilbur Dobson, all of Topeka. Funeral services will be Saturday in Brooklyn. _____________________ 13 Mar 1958, Thursday Mrs. Carrie A. Bahret Mrs. Carrie A. Bahret, 87, of Havensville, died Wednesday at a St. Mary's nursing home. She was born December 2, 1870, near Netawaka and had lived in the Havensville community since she was two years old. She was a member of the Havensville Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, Roscoe Bahret, Havensville, and Roland Bahret, Holton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Havensville Methodist Church with burial in Havensville Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton is in charge of arrangements. - - - Burgett Marvin Burgett died Wednesday in Jefferson City, Mo., according to word received by Elder H.L. Brandon, 502 West 21st. He also was a cousin of Henry and Clifford Brandon and Mrs. Maude Ridley, all of Topeka. Funeral services and burial will be Saturday afternoon in Jefferson City. - - - A.V. DeGraw A. V. DeGraw, 81, former Holton druggist died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Miss Evelyn DeGraw in Lawrence. He was born August 9, 1876, at Onaga and had lived in Holton since 1912. he operated a drug store at Holton many years and worked as a pharmacist at drug stores in Holton after he retired from business. He also was in the insurance business before he retired. Besides his daughter in Lawrence, he is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Gladys Gwin, Pratt, and Mrs. Velma Riederer, Holton; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Colwell, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Irene Smith, Onaga. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the Mercer Funeral Home at Holton with burial in Onaga Cemetery. - - - Joesph Domme Joseph Domme, 76, of 618 Emmett, died Wednesday in Topeka nursing home. He was born December 26, 1881, at Buenos Aires, Argentina, and had lived in Topeka 68 years. He was a retired Santa Fe boilermaker and a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the Knights of Columbus Council No. 2608, and a life member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by a son, Joseph DOMME Jr., San Bernardino, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Artzer, of the home; Mrs. I. E. Hopkins, Barstow, Calif.; and Mrs. T. J. James, LaMargue, Texas; a brother, Lawrence Domme, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. J. Frank, Topeka and Mrs. Barbara Kistner, Chicago, Ill.; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-children. Brennan Funeral Hom is in charge of arrangements ___________________ 14 Mar 1958, Friday Mrs. Laura Dennler Mrs. Laura Dennler, 87, died Wednesday night in a nursing home at Winchester. She was born October 9, 1870, at Winchester and was a life-long resident of that community. Nieces and nephew survive. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Christian Church with burial in Wise Cemetery. Hampton Funeral Home of Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements. - - - Sister Martina Donahy Sister Martina Donahy, 97, of St. Frances Hospital, died Thursday in the hospital. She was born July 18, 1861, in Ireland and entered the novitiate at Xavier November 16, 1879. She had a long career as a teacher. She taught at the Assumption School many years. She also taught at the Immaculate Conception School at St. Marys; Holy Cross school at Kansas City, Kan.; St. Mary's School at Leadville and St. Lawrence School in Montana. She is survived by three nephews, Loring Bushey, St. Mary's; Charles Bushey, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Roy W. Bushey, Topeka; and three nieces, Mrs. Minnie Smith and Mrs. E. F. Miller, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Dan Horgon, Frankfort. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Annunciation Chapel, Xavier, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Xavier *** 1959 *** *** 1960 *** ____________________ 27 Dec 1960, Tuesday Former Legislator, Karl W. Root, Dies. Services for Karl W. ROOT, former state legislator and local official of Atchison, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Atchison with graveside services at 3:30 p.m. today at Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. He died Sunday at his home following a heart attack. He was 50. A native of Topeka, Mr. Root was a graduate of Washburn University Law School. He moved to Atchison in 1937. He worked in the Securities Department, Kansas Corporation Commission from 1935 to 1937. He was assistant city attorney of Atchison from 1937 to 1942 and county attorney from 1942 to 1947. Mr. Root also served as city manager of Atchison in 1939 and was director of the Atchison Urban Renewal project. He servied in both Kansas House and Senate. Mr. Root was the son-in-law of former Mayor and Mrs. Herbert G. BARRETT, 812 Lindenwood. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lorainne Root of the home; two sons, William Root of San Francisco and Tom Root, a student at Washburn University and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Root, 2808 Ohio. *** 1961 *** _____________________ 23 Feb 1961, Thursday Ida Brownell Is Dead at 86; Rites Friday Mrs. Ida Cora Brownell, of 1135 College, a resident of Topeka since 1956, died Wednesday. She was a member of the Methodist Church 50 years. She was 89. She was bron July 2, 1871, in Clyde and is survived by three nephews, James A. Farmer, of New York City, A.E. Farmer of Missoula, Mont., and Charles Farmer of Portland, Ore. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Mount Hopoe Abbey with burial there. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. - - - Alma Loren Denton. Services will be announced for Mrs. Alma Loren Denton, 70, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Glenna Fraizer, 1516 Tyler, Wednesday. Mrs. Denton was born at Hartinville, Mo., July 12, 1890, and lived in Washington state for 20 years before moving here eight months ago. She was a member of the Christian Church. Surviving are three sons, Delmas Howard Denton of Escondido, Calif., Francis Marion Denton of Glendale, Ariz., and Durward Wilbur Denton of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Glenna Fraizer of the home; two brothers, A. W. McNally of Wapato, Wash., and Ben McNally of Ridgeway, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. L. O. Bandy of Trenton, Mo.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ___________________ 24 Feb 1961, Friday Hattie H. Close Mrs. Hattie H. Close, 90, 915 Munson, died Thursday in a Topeka hopsital following a short illness. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. McKinley Akey, 911 Munson. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 25 Feb 1961, Saturday Kenneth E. Behler. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel with burial in Topeka Cemetery for Kenneth E. BEHLER, 53, 2006 E. 6th, who died in a Topeka hospital, Thursday. He was born Nov. 3, 1907, and lived here all his his life. Mr. Behler was a veteran of World War II and a clerk at the Supply Depot. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Behler at home. - - - Mrs. Cromwell Is Dead at 61; Rites Pending Mrs. Ethel Marie Cromwell, 61, 1624 Western, a resident of Topeka since 1930, died at her home Friday. Born in Glena Oct. 26, 1899, she lived in Wichita before moving here. Mrs. Cromwell was a member of Central Park Christian Church, American War Dads Auxiliary, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving are her widower, Charles G. Cromwell at home; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Clark of Anadarko, Okla; a son, C. R. Waller of Shawnee, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Catherin Buttram of Wichita; and four grandchildren. The body was taken to the Ted Tibbits Mortuary. Services will be announced. ___________________ 26 Feb 1961, Sunday Mary S. Bronson Mrs. Mary S. Bronson, 85, of Osage City, died Saturday in a nursing home in Osage City after a long illness. Born in Crown Point, Ind., on Sept. 21, 1875, Mrs. Bronson lived in Osage City for the past 45 years. She was a member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary and the Dutch Reform Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Skidmore of Lyndon; five sons, Allen, Earl and Myrt(Tom) of Lyndon, Robert of Eads, Colo., and Arthur of Denver; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the McElfresh Mortuary of Osage City. Burial will in Osage City Cemetery. ____________________ 28 Feb 1961, Tuesday Robert Baker Is Dead at 79; Rites Pending. Robert L. Baker, 620 Liberty, died Monday in a local hospital. He was 79. He was born March 15, 1881, in Phillips County, and lived in Topeka most of his life. He was a retired Santa Fe Railway carman's helper and a member of the Church of God Holiness. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Stella Baker of the home; seven daughters, Mrs. Elsie Reedus of Bensenville, Ill.; Mrs. Inez Genetske and Mrs. Jennie Potter, both of Marquette, Wis.,Mrs. Lucille Mauck of Jamaica, British West Indies; Mrs. Ruth Dick, 537 Oakland; Mrs. Marjorie Harrison, 4908 W. 21st., and Mrs. Florence Taylor, 1916 Massachusetts; one son, the Rev. Oren Baker of Sioux City, Iowa; five brothers, Clarence Baker, George Baker and Harvey Baker, all of Anaheim, Calif., Arthur Baker of Elmhurst, Ill., and Benjamin Baker of Texas; 14 granchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home will announce arrangements. _____________________ 27 Apr 1961, Thursday Mrs. Helene Kauffeld. Funeral services will be held at Atchison Thursday for Mrs. Helene Kauffeld, 83, widow of the Rev .John V. KAUFFELD, Lutheran minister. Mrs. Kauffeld died Tuesday at the Atchison hospital. Burial will be at Bremen, Kan., where her husband was pastor of Bethlehem Church for 40 years. ______________________ 28 Jun 1961, Wednesday David Cohen Services Set For Today Services will be at 11 a.m. today in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel for David Cohen, 93, formerly of 329 Harrison, who died in a Kansas City hospital Tuesday. About 33 years ago he and his sons formed the Kaw Valley Produce Co. Mr. Cohen was active in the company eight years and was a resident of Topeka 57 years. He was born in Russia and was a member of Temple Beth Sholom. Surviving are five sons, Joseph Cohen, 1352 Campbell; Lewis Cohen, 3633 Holly Lane; Cyrus Cohen, 1170 Woodhull; Sam Cohen, 530 Danbury Lane and Ralph Cohen, 525 Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Hurwitz of Lawrence and Mrs. Nathan Eveloff of Kansas City; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Topeka Cemetery. The family suggests any contributions in memory of Mr. Cohen be made to the Temple Beth Sholom building fund. _____________________ 29 Jun 1961, Thursday Miss Alice F. Adams, 77, a former teacher and a resident of Kansas City, Kan., since 1911, died in a Kansas City hospital Wednesday after a three-week illness. Before she moved to Kansas City she taught school in Jefferson County. She was born at Perry, Nov. 29, 1883. There are no known survivors. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Porter and Sons Funeral Home of Kansas City with burial in the Perry Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Wayne Bentley. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Methodist Church of Burlington for Mrs. Betty Ilene Bentley, 29, 1721 Lincoln, who died of a lung ailment Tuesday in a Kansas City hospital. She previously suffered from pneumonia and had eight major operations, most of which were in Topeka. Mrs. Bentley was born at Burlington April 26, 1932, and lived in Topeka about seven years. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Topeka. Surviving are her widower, Wayne Bentley, and two sons, Larry Wayne and Jerry Linn Bentley, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bradford; and three sisters, Mrs. Carol Paxon, Mrs. Robert Baker and Karen Bradford, all of Burlington. Burial will be in the Waverly Cemetery. The Damron Funeral Home of Burlington is in charge of arrangements. - - - Carlson Infant. Graveside services for Lettie Carlson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Carlson, 1139 Gage, will be at 2 p.m. today in the Mount Hope Cemetery. She died Monday. - - - Mrs. Agnes Corbisley Mrs. Agnes Corbisley, 74, a resident of Osage City since March died at her home Wednesday. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Betty L. Forst of New York City. Mrs. Corbisley was born June 6, 1887 (could be June 4?) in Blackburn, England. The W.L. McElfresh and Son Mortuary of Osage City is in charge of local arrangements. ___________________ 30 Jun 1961, Friday Ward E. Ayers. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Chapel for Ward E. AYERS, 62, of 401 Green, who died at his home Wednesday. He was born June 26, 1899, at Viola and lived in Topeka since 1942. He was a plumber and member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 165. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. May Ayers at home; his mother, Mrs. Florence Ayers, 1507 N. Quincy; two brothers, Eugene Ayers, 1507 N. Quincy, and Harry Ayers, 1105 N. Van Buren; and two sisters, Mrs. margatet NESTLER of Williston, S.D., and Mrs. Anna RIGGINS of Houston. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery. ___________________ 23 Jul 1961, Sunday John Adcock Is Dead at 93. A one-time riverboat captain on the Osage River in Missouri, John William Adcock, 93, of 2208 MacVicar, died Saturday in a Jefferson City, Mo., hospital. He made his home with a daughter, Mrs. H. R. Dunnaway, for about 10 years. Mr. Adcock was born Sept. 16, 1867, at Eldon, Mo., and married Ida May Thomson May 28, 1899. She died Sept. 22, 1936. In addition to his daughter, a brother, John F. Adcock of Jefferson City, and four grandchildren survive. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon with burial in the Tuscumbia Cemetery. ____________________ 25 Jul 1961, Tuesday Emery Brown Emery Brown, Sr., 69, of 1461 Washington, died Monday at a local hospital after an extended illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1891, in Dermott, Ark., and lived in Topeka since 1923. He was a blacksmith's helper at the Santa Fe Railway shops for many years until retirement Dec. 31, 1958. Mr. Brown was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church, where he served on the board of deacons; a member and chaplain of Kaw Valley Lodge No. 18, F. and AF and AM, and a member of Mabel E. Jackson Court, No. 29, H. of J., where he was a past director. Survivors include his widow, Nellie at home; three daughters, Mrs. Blanche Hood at home, Mrs. Julia Clemens of Chicago, and Mrs. Viola Smith of 708 Overton; five sons, Earl of 816 OVerton, Emery Jr., of New York City, James and Joseph of Los Angeles, and Willie at home; two stepsons, Samuel Brown of Chicago, and Buster Coleman of 625 E. 12th; four sisters, Mrs. Alice Cook and Mrs. Ardelia Cole of Pine Bluff, Ark., Mrs. Carrie Davis of 1028 Lafayette, and Mrs. Viola Lee of Chicago; a brother, Eddie Brown, of 724 E. 10th, and 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services will be announced by Gaines and Son Funeral Home. _____________________ 29 Jul 1961, Saturday Topeka Man, Horace Bean, Is Dead at 70. Horace N. Bean, 70, a resident of Topeka since 1943, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1890 at Auburn and was a warehouseman for the U.S. Air Force Supply Depot unitl his retirement in 1957. He was a member of the Christian Church of Osage City. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Marvin CARR of 1918 Wilcox Court, Miss Patricia Bean of 900 Washburn, and Mrs. Curtis White of 4614 Topeka; one son, Harold Bean of Osage City; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Helen NUSBAUM of 135 N. Quinton, Mrs. Betty Thompson of Route 4, and Mrs. Sarah FULLER of 2305 Mission; four stepsons, Harry MARN of Wichita; Charles Marn of Mobile, Ala., Howard Marn of 135 S. Quinton and Wilbur Marn of 447 Arter; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Earl Bean of 1027 Madison, Ernest Bean of Richland and Alva Bean of 330 Grattan; four sisters, Mrs. Effie HOY of Wakarusa, Edna Blocher of 509 Buchanan, Mrs. Ella MANLEY of 1125 N. Michigan, and Mrs. Eunice Gillispie of 320 Leland. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. ___________________ 30 Jul 1961, Sunday Robert R. Crarey Private services will be Monday in the McClintock Chapel of Grace Cathedral for Robert S. Crarey, 125 N. Broadmoor, who died here Saturday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was born in Dalton, England, and came to America with his family as a child. They settled in Stanton County. Mr. Crarey lived in Topeka since 1920 and was a member of the Grace Cathedral. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Vivian Hancuff of the home and Mrs. T. R. Griest of 206 Country Club Drive. Burial will be in the cemetery at Syracuse. The Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is charge of arrangements. ___________________ 31 Jul 1961, Monday Pauline Barrett Is Dead at 35; Rites Tuesday. Miss Pauline Barrett, 35, of 1941 Attwood, died at a Topeka hospital late Saturday night after a long illness. She was born in Topeka Feb. 7, 1926, and had lived here all her life. She was a member of the Unity Truth Center, the Green Crutch Club and the Handicappers Club. Among survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Barrett of the home; six brothers, Paul C. Barrett of 2916 Lincoln, William J. Barrett of Farmington, N.M., Tom H. Barrett of 1809 Tara, Jack D. Barrett of St. Louis, Mo., John W. Barrett of 2423 W. 21st., and Richard E. Barrett who is stationed at Pensacola, Fla; three sisters, Mrs. Bonnie WILSON of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Donna CLARK of 3515 W. 29th and Miss Carolyne Barrett of the home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. - - - Roy H. Berry. Roy H. Berry, 59, of 1352 College, a retired grocer, formerly of Downs, died at his home Sunday morning. He had been ill for more than a year. Born at Downs, Jan. 24, 1902, he had lived there until May, 1959 when he moved to Topeka. He was a member of the First Methodist Chruch at Downs. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Anna Berry of the home; three sons, Kenneth Berry of the home, Daryl Berry of 5620 W. 17th, Terr., and Lyle Berry of Hebron, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Pearl June Cross of Dodge City; also 10 grandchildren. Friends may call at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home today until 9 p.m. The funeral service will be at the Methodist church at Downs at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Downs Cemetery. *** 1962 *** ____________________ 02 Oct 1962, Tuesday GROVER C. ANDERSON, 77, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. A retired farmer and stockman; resident of Frankfort. He was born 24 Feb 1885 at Bigelow. He was a member of Full Gospel Mission. Survivors: widow, Stella; son, Charles (Topeka); three daughters Mrs. Verla Lord (Topeka), Mrs. Naomi Frye (Topeka) and Mrs. Virginia Ewing, Frankfort; eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Virginia Kaufman, Los Angeles. Services and burial in Frankfort. *** 1963 *** *** 1964 *** _____________________ 24 Sep 1964, Thursday Rose Ella Erwin [Rose Ella Erwin 23 Sep 1964 Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS. She was born 18 Oct 1881, Jackson Co., KS., d/o Francis Marion Sisco & Mary Magdalene Link. She married 4 Dec 1901, Topeka, KS. to Bruce Watson Erwin.] ___________________ 09 Nov 1964, Monday Loyal Atwood Dies; Rites Wednesday Loyal Atwood, 87, Route 9, died Sunday at his home near Auburn in Shawnee County. He was born August 31, 1877 near Auburn and spent all his life in the Auburn community. He was a member of the Keene Wesleyan Methodist Church. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edna Atwood, at home; three sons, Howard Atwood, Ralph Atwood and Joseph Atwood, all of Route 9; three daughters, Mrs. Lela E. Yager, Route 9; Mrs. Julia M. Hanson, Route 2, Eskridge; and Mrs. Violet L. Quinnett, Urbana, Il.; a brother, Walter Atwood, Route 9; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Keene Wesleyan Methodist Church. Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery. Austin Funeral Home at Eskridge is in charge of arrangements. - - - Joseph Cropp Is Dead at 50 - - - Julie Ann Regis Julie Ann Regis, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Regis, 526 Western, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital. She was born Saturday. Besides her parents, survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest May, Onaga, and Mr. and Mrs. John Regis, Sharon, Pa. Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. today at Onaga Cemetery, Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of Topeka arrangement. - - - R. T. Simmons, Texan, Dies Here R. T. Simmons, 69, Amarillo, Tex., died Sunday at a Topeka hospital after a long illness. He was born March 19, 1895 at Whitney, Tex. He was a member of Forest Hill Church of Christ at Amarillo and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He was a Santa Fe Railway conductor. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Velva Simmons, at home; two daughters, Mrs. John Hammack, Borger, Tex., and Mrs. Luella Welch, Wellington, Tex.; two brothers, M. R. Simmons, Lelia Lake, Tex., and N. A. Simmons, Hedley, Tex,; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home at Amarillo, Tex. Time has not been set. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of Topeka arrangements. *** 1965 *** ___________________ 01 Jan 1965, Friday Olivia Brown. Mrs. Olivia Belle BROWN, 89, 105 Buchanan, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. She was born Oct. 8, 1875 in Ohio and lived in Topeka more than 50 years. She was a bookbinder and most recently was employed by Western Bindery Co. She retired 17 years ago. Her husband, Frank E. Brown, died Dec. 25, 1946. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Vivian FRENCH, 509 W. 3rd, and Mrs. Juanita McPHERSON, Wichita, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. - - - John Carlson Wamego--John Carlson, 87, died Thursday at a hospital here. He was born March 30, 1877 at Stockholm, Sweden, and moved to St. Marys with his parents when he was six years old. He spent most of his life in the bridge and concrete contracting business. He was married to Ida Belle Palmer of St. Marys in 1929 in Topeka. She died Nov. 27, 1960. Survivors include a brother, Elbert Carlson, Gold Bar, Wash. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys with burial in St. Clere Cemetery at Emmett. ___________________ 03 Jan 1965, Sunday George Bolz. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home for George A. Bolz, 71, who died Friday at his home, Route 3. Graveside services will be conducted at Meriden Cemetery, by Meriden Lodge No. 235. Mr. Bolz was born July 27, 1893 near Topeka. He lived all his life on the same farm just north of Topeka. He attended Kansas State University and was a member of Meriden Lodge No. 236, AF & AM. Survivors include his wife, Rachel, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Fenton, Trenton, N.J. and Mrs. Julie ERICKSON, Fort Wayne, Ind., and seven grandchildren. - - - Retired Santa Fe Employee, 78, Dies. William E. Butler, 78, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of 326 Courtland in Topeka, died Saturday at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital after a short illness. He was born Oct. 3, 1886 in Topeka and moved to Kansas City three years ago. He was chief clerk of Santa Fe Railway. He retired Feb. 1, 1955 after more than 50 years of service with the railway. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church when he lived in Topeka. He was a member of Knights of Columbus No. 534, the Fourth Degree, Santa Fe Oldtimers Club and was a former member of American War Dads, No. 31. He was active as manager of local amateur baseball teams in the 1920's and 1930's. His wife, Mrs. Ethel Butler, died Dec. 1, 1961. A son, William E. Butler, Jr., died in 1964. Survivors include a son, James G. Butler, Shawnee-Mission; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Maudie Carlson, 1351 Campbell; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Butler, Kansas City, Mo., six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be in Topeka. Arrangements are pending at Brennan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. - - - Nettie Daniel Holton.--Mrs. Nettie M. Daniel, 74, Holton, died at a hospital here Saturday. She was born June 11, 1890, in Adams County, Ohio. She lived near Mayetta 40 years before moving to Holton about four years ago. She was a member of Methodist Church at Mayetta. Survivors include her husband, Virgil Daniel, at home; two brothers, William Butters, 834 Hedgewood in Topeka, and Charles Butters, Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Wilson, Whiting, Mrs. Elsie Thomas, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Irene Reppart, 1940 Burnett Road, and three grandchildren. Mercer Funeral Home at Holton is in charge of arrangements. - - - William Dobbs McLouth.--William S. Dobbs, 85, McLouth, died Saturday at a Winchester nursing home. He was born March 10, 1879 in Nodaway County, Mo., and lived in the McLouth community about 55 years. Survivors include his wife, Jane, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Eunice House, Lakewood, Calif.; Mrs. Alice Buddenhohm, Atchison, and Mrs. Mildred Ehrart, Route 2, McLouth; six sons, Schaeffer Dobbs, at home, Lloyd Dobbs, Shawnee Mission, Joel Dobbs, Ridgecrest, Calif., Elmer Dobbs, 3437 Lakeside Drive, in Topeka, Francis Dobbs, Portland, Ore., and Wilson Dobbs, Atchison; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Scott, Leavenworth; a brother, Elmer Dobbs, San Bernardino, Calif., 24 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Serivces will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at McLouth Methodist Church with burial in McLouth Cemetery. Bradford Funeral Home at McLouth is in charge of arrangements. - - - Lee Ann Douglas Lee Ann Douglas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Douglas, 3457 Clare, died in a Topeka hospital Saturday, the day after she was born. Besides the parents, survivors include a sister, Ronna Kay Douglas, of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Porter R. Douglas, 530 Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Macey, 800 E. 35th Terrace. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 07 Jan 1965, Thursday Elizabeth Cline Cummings Mrs. Elizabeth C. CLINE, 81, Cummings, died Wednesday at the Winchester hospital.She was born Oc. 8, 1883 in Atchison County and spent most of her life in the Cummings community. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mary McCLURE, 306 E. Laurent in Topeka; Mrs. Susan DURKIN, Eudora, and Mrs. Ruth DURKIN, Atchison; four sons, Leonard Cline, St. Louis, Mo.; Orville Cline, at home, Clarence Cline, Route 3, Atchison, and Donald Cline, Philadelphia, Pa.; 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchldren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Warren Funeral Home at Nortonville where Mrs. Cline will lie in state from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Locust Grove Cemetery near Cummings. ___________________ 10 Jan 1965, Sunday Rev. Gervase Burke Atchison.--The Rev. Gervase BURKE, 63, former professor of English at St. Benedict's College here, died of cancer Saturday. He was born at Wheaton and entered St. Benedict's Abbey in 1921. He was ordained to the priesthood July 2, 1927. He received a BA degree at St. Benedict's in 1923 and received a master's degree in 1930 after study in Rome and Toronto. He was dean of men at St. Benedict's College int eh early 1930's and later became chairman of the English department. He retired in 1963. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Burke, Wheaton; and two brothers, William Burke, Wheaton and Thomas Burke, Topeka. Pontifical requiem mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict's Abbey Church with burial in the Abbey Cemetery. ___________________ 22 Jan 1965, Friday Anna Richardson Services for Mrs. Anna L. Richardson, 63, of 2141 California, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Muscotah Methodist Church with burial in Muscotah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Parker Mortuary here. She died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital after a long illness. Born June 25, 1901 at Musotah in Atchison County, she was a resident of Topeka since 1926. In 1917 she married Micheal W. Kelly at Horton. He died in 1926. She and Guy A. Richardson were married April 19, 1942. Mrs. Richardson was a member of Helena Chapter No. 210 of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Women's Auxiliary of Veterans of World War I. She is survived by her husband, Guy A. Richardson, and a foster son, Larry Liggatt, both of the home; a brother, Dell B. Liggatt, Horton; and a sister, Mabel F. Henning, Muscotah. _____________________ 13 Feb 1965, Saturday Henry Bodenhausen Atchison.--Services willbe at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stanton Funeral Home here for Henry BODENHAUSEN, 65, who died Thurday in an Atchison hospital where he was taken suffering a heart attack while doing chores on his farm in the Camp Creek community southwest of Atchison. Burial will be in Camp Creek Cemetery. He was vice president of the Atchison County Farmers Union Co-op Assn., of Lancaster and Atchison and was a member of the board of Camp Creek Church. He also was a member of the horse show committee of the Atchison County Fair Assn. Survivors include his wife, Beulah, of the home; a son, Dale Bodenhausen, Muscotah; two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn BUNSE, Cosby, Mo., and Mrs. Marilyn Weber, Plattsmouth, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Caroline SCHRADER, Effingham; Mrs. Lydia BROWN, Ottawa, and Mrs. Minnie BECKMAN, Chanute; four brothers, August Bodenhausen, Cummngs; William and Carl Bodenhausen, both of Lancaster, and John Bodenhausen, Osborne, and nine grandchildren. ___________________ 15 Feb 1965, Monday Harry Kiehl Atchison.--Harry E. KIEHL, 37, Atchison, died Sunday in a hospital here after a long illness. Born in Atchison, Mr. Keihl graduated from Atchison high school in 1945 where he played football. He served in the Army in Germany from 1945 to 1947. Mr. Kiehl, a hay buyer, operated his own trucking line, doing much of his business in the Topeka area. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, American Legion, and was a 4-H project leader. Survivors include his wife, Bette Robinson Kiehl, of the home; a son, Harry Kiehl, Jr., of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kiehl, and three brothes, John, Carl and Russell, Kiehl, Jr., all of Atchison. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery here. _____________________ 01 Jul 1965, Thursday Miriam R. DuMars Services for Mrs. Miriam Richardson DuMars, 78, 4712 W. 6th, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Penwell-Gabel Chapel with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. She died Wednesday at the Presbyterian Manor after a long illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1886, at Albany, Tex., and moved to Oklahoma City in her early life. She moved to Topeka in 1919. Mrs. DuMars was a playwright and author of several books, including "Seeds of the Nation," a story of life in Texas and Oklahoma Territory, and "Auditing Your Personality," a collection of essays based on a series of talks she had given at the YWCA. She was a member of the Westminister Presbyterian Church, Woman's Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution, and had served over 1,000 ours as a Gray Lady at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Her husband, John E. DuMars, Topeka attorney, died April 26, 1960. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Clayton Davis, 3117 Harland Court, and Mrs. William McPherson, Howell, Mich.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ___________________ 02 Aug 1965, Monday W.G. Barker Dies in Topeka At Age of 78. William Garrett BARKER, 78, 1010 N. Michigan, died Sunday in a Topeka hospital of a heart condition. He was born September 18, 1886, in Lecompton in Douglas County. He moved to Topeka in 1911 and has lived here since. Mr. Barker was a teacher for 12 years in the Kansas school system, serving as principal at Rossville, Highland Park and Gove City. He also taught for three years in U.S. government schools in the Philippine Islands. He was for many years a representative of the Prudential Insurance Co. in the Oakland District until his retirement in 1951. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka Chapter No. 5 of Royal Arch Masons and Beulah Chapter No. 34, Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Emma, of the home; a son, James C. Barker, San Diego, Calif.; two step-sons, DeArmond JOHNSON, 719 Watson, Kenneth W. JOHNSON, Wichita, and seven grandchildren. Wall-Diffenderfer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery. ____________________ 03 Aug 1965, Tuesday Services Pending For Helen Adam. Mrs. Helen ADAM, 84, 421 Polk, died at her home Monday evening after a long illness. She was born Dec. 31, 1880 at Mount Olive, Ill. She had lived in Topeka since 1909. She was a life long member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She and her husband, Emil H. Adam, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in February. Survivors include her husband, of the home; one son, Walter E. Adam, Midwest City, Okla.; four daughters, Mrs. Helen GUENTHER, Breckenridge, Okla.; Mrs. Emma GUNTHER, 1265 Polk, Mrs. Amanda DICK, 616 Taylor, Miss Frances Adam, of the home; one sister, Mrs. Frieda ZACHAU, Dwight, Ill.; five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. - - - Catherine J. Casey. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Chapel for Mrs. Catherine J. Casey, 55, 3210 W. 17th, who died in a Topeka hospital Monday afer an extended illness. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Abbey. Mrs. Casey, wife of Topeka attorney Marlin S. Casey, was born July 1, 1910, at Abilene. She was a graduate of Abilene schools, Ferry Hall at Lake Forest, Ill., and Wellesley College. She had been active in volunteer service since coming to Topeka in 1935. She worked at the Provident Assn. and during the war for the Red Cross, USO and Civil Defense. She had served on the boards of the Mulvane Art Center and the Junior League. She was president of the Junior League from 1946-47. Mrs. Casey helped raise funds for the Mental Hygiene Society, the Cancer Society, Council of Social Agencies, St. Francis Hospital, Community Chest, Heart Fund and the Public Golf Course. Mrs. Casey served as manager of the Stormont-Vail Hospitality Shop and also was president of the hospital auxiliary. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include her husband, Marlin S. Casey; one daughter, Connie, of the home; a son, Edward, Chicago; a stepdaughter, Carolyn Benjamin, Fairfield, Calif.; her mother, Mrs. J.E. Johntz, Abilene, a brother, John H. Johntz, Wichita and two nephews. The family suggests that memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society. ____________________ 10 Aug 1965, Tuesday Former KU Dean, T.D. Carr Dies. Lawrence.--T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the University of Kansas school of engineering and architecture from 1947 to 1957, died Sunday in Washington, D.C. He was 71. The retired Navy captain and his wife had recently driven from their home in Scottsdale, Ariz. to visit relatives and friends on the East Coast. Death apparently was caused by a heart attack. A brief memorial service will be held in Washington, with cremation and burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Date for the services was not selected. At K.U. Carr took an active part in university administration and in working with business and industrial leaders of the state. For a time he was the University of Kansas faculty representative for the Old Big Seven athletic conference. ______________________ 01 Sep 1965, Wednesday Doris Boldridge. Atchison.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church here for Doris Darlene BOLDRIDGE, 22, Atchison, who died Monday at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital. She had been ill most of her life. She was born June 24, 1943 and was graduated from Atchison High School in 1961 and later was employed by the Kansas State Income Tax division. She was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church and the junior choir at the church. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Boldridge, at home; three brothers, George Boldridge, at home; Leon Boldridge, Fort Monmouth, N.J., and Adrian Boldridge Jr., Atchison; five sisters, Mrs. Marian Henderson, Mrs. Lillian Thompson and Mrs. Lucinda Harman, all of Topeka, Mrs. Goldie Brown, Zion, Ill., and Mrs. Dorothy HILL, Kansas City, Mo.; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson, Atchison. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery at Atchison. J.T. Miles Mortuary at Atchison is in charge of arrangements. - - - Ethel M. Saggs. Ethel Mary SAGGS, 928 Kansas, died Tuesday at a Topeka hospital. She was born at Stratford, England, and spent most of her life in Kansas. Her sister, Mrs. Rose OSTERTAG, at home, survives. Stanton Funeral Home at Atchison is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery at Atchison. - - - Alice Tenholder. Atchison.--Mrs. Alice May Tenholder, 73, Atchison, died Tuesday at a hospital here after a long illness. She was born March 15, 1892 at Oswego in Labette County, the daughter of Robert H. Mosler and Harriett Mosler. She spent her early life at Oswego and lived at Leavenworth a year before moving to Atchison in 1916. She was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church at Atchison and the Legion of Mary and St. Anne's Alter Society of the church. She was a member of the Cher-Ami Club at Atchison. She was married to John A. Tendholder Jan. 28, 1914 at Oswego. Besides her husband, survivors include two sons, Richard J. Tenholder, Atchison and Robert J. Tenholder, 1629 Indian Trail, Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Wayne Warbinton, Santa Susana, Calif., Mrs. Earl Barnard, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Elsie CROT, Topanga, Calif., and Mrs. Hary FIELDING, Lynwood, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church at Atchison. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at Atchison. A wake service will be at 7:15 p.m. today at the church. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today by St. Anne's Society at Harouff-Buit Funeral Home at Atchison. ___________________ 01 Oct 1965, Friday Final Services Set For Deane W. Barr. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Westmoreland Methodist Church for Dane William BARR, 42, Whiting, who was killed in a two-car accident about six miles south of Holton on US-75 at dusk Wednesday. He was born Dec. 22, 1922 at Westmoreland and grew up in the Westmoreland community. He lived near Topeka seven years and lived near Whiting the past nine years. He was a farmer and had worked at the Sears store in Topeka, the past year and a half. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Methodist Church at Westmoreland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eunice Barr, of the home; a daughter, Patricia Ann Barr, of the home; two sons, Robert Deane Barr and Randall Carroll Barr, both of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caroll F. Barr, Westmoreland a sister, Mrs. Esther CHILCOAT, Bartlesville, Okla.; two brothrs, Gilbert Barr, Felton, Del., and Verne Barr, Los Gatos, Calif.; three half-brothers, Bernard Barr, Route 8, Maurice Barr, Liberal and Robert Barr, 2221 Hazelton Court; and a half-sister, Mrs. Elaine WILSON, Route Tecumseh. Burial will be in Westmoreland Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home at Holton is in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 02 Oct 1965, Saturday Anna Buchheim Lawrence.--Mrs. Anna Louise Buchheim, 91, Route 1, Lawrence, died Thursday in a local hospital. She was a life long resident of the Lawrence area. Mrs. Buchheim is survived by two sons, Louis E. Buchheim, Route 1, Lawrence and William Buchheim, Tujunga, Calif., a daughter, Mrs. Emma Nuffer, Lawrence; two grandchildren; and a greatchild. Services will be held at 2 p.m Monday in the Rumsey Funeral Home and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. ___________________ 01 Nov 1965, Monday Rev. Budreau, Effingham, Dies. Atchison.--Requiem mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church here for the Rev. Joseph A. BUDREAU, 89, Effingham, who died Friday at a Topeka hospital. He was born March 5, 1876 in Kankakee County, Ill. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood April 2, 1907 at Immaculate Conception Cathedral at Leavenworth. He served Catholic parishes at Leavenworth, Tonganoxie, Nortonville, Axtell, Horton and St. Patrick's Catholic parish in Wyandotte County. He retired July 1, 1953. A sister Mrs. Louise POUTON, Borubonnais, Ill., survives. Office of the Dead will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict's Church at Atchison. Burial will be in St. George's parish cemetery in Bourbonnais, Ill. The Rev. Fr. Budreau will lie in state from 4 to 9 p.m. today at St. Ann's Catholic Church at Effingham where rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today. Herouff-Buis Funeral Home at Atchison is in charge of arrangements. ___________________ 08 Nov 1965, Monday Carl J. Stoddard. Muscotah.--Carl J. STODDARD, 75, formerly of Muscotah, died Sunday at the Masonic Home at Wichita where he had lived since July 1864. He was born August 2, 1890, at Muscotah in Atchison County and spent most of his life in Atchison County. He was employed by the Atchison County road and bridge department before he retired. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 116, AF&AM, and Order of the Eastern Star, both at Muscotah, and York Rite at Horton. His wife, Mrs. Pearl Ellson Stoddard died in 1931. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Barbara PURCELL, Route 5, Topeka; and a sister, Mrs. Edna RICE, Horton. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chaney Mortuary at Horton. Burial will be in Muscotah Cemetery. ___________________ 18 Nov 1965, Friday Ethel Allard Of Holton Dies. Holton.--Ethel Bell ALLARD, 86, of Holton, died Thursday in a nursing home in St. Mary's. She was born Feb. 11, 1879, at Carroll Iowa. She has lived in Jackson County most of her life and in Holton the pat 45 years. She is a member of the Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge and the Holton Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruth FAIRBANK, Circleville; one son, Willard Allard, Holton; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle BAXTER, Santa Rosa, Calif. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Mercer Funeral Home here. Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery. ___________________ 22 Nov 1965, Monday Eugene L. Coombs Holton.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mercer Funeral Home here for Eugene L. Coombs, 77, Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Holton, who died Saturday at Phoenix. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery. He was born April 5, 1893 at Atchison. He lived at Holton unil 1922 when he moved to Albuquerque, N.M., where he lived 28 years before moving to Phoenix. He was co-owner of a truck equipment firm before he retired. He was a member of the Epsicopal Church and Masonic Lodge and Shrine at Phoenix. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Olive Coombs, of the home; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Daniel, Holton; and two brothers, Madison Coombs, Arlington, Va., and Herbert Coombs, Holton. ____________________ 23 Nov 1965, Tuesday Adele L. Baum Of Holton Dies. Holton.--Mrs. Adele Lillian BAUM, 88, Holton, died Monday in a hosital here after a short illness. She was born July 28, 1877 at San Diego, Calif. She lived at Kansas City, Mo., 26 years before moving to Holton a few months ago. Survivors include a son, Ernest R. Baum, Holton; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Moriah Mortuary at Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Baum will lie in state until 10:30 a.m. today at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. _____________________ 25 Nov 1965, Thursday C.R. Cottrell, 71, Of Lecompton Dies Lecompton.--Claude R. Cottrell, 71, died Tuesday at the Veterans Adminstration Hospital, Sheridan, Wyo. His home was Lecompton. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife, Margaret, Lecompton; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Traxler, Lecompton; his mother, Mrs. M.E. Cottrell, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. J. B. Adamson, Kansass City; two brothers, James, Kansas City, and Harold, Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Rumsey Funeral Home, Lawrence, with burial in the Oakhill Cemetery, Lawrence. _____________________ 27 Nov 1965, Saturday F. Dornblaser Of Valley Falls Is Dead at 79 Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Valley Falls for Franklin Earl Dornblaser, 79, Valley Falls, who died Thursday in a Topeka hospital after a long illness. He was born Oct. 7, 1886 at Valley Falls and spent most of his life at Valley Falls. He lived at Richmond in Franklin County three years. He was employed by Santa Fe Railway 34 years before he retired in 1954. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Valley Falls and the Men's Brotherhood at the church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carrye Dornblaser, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Teresa Zimmerman, Valley Falls; a sister, Mrs. Amelia Schuler, Tulia, Tex.; two granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Valley Falls Cemetery. Hagge Funeral Home at Valley Falls is in charge of arrangements. ___________________ 28 Nov 1965, Sunday Emma Anderson. Osage City.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McElfresh Mortuary here for Mrs. Emma M. ANDERSON, 64, who died Friday at her home, Route 4, Osage City. She was born May 29, 1901, at Osage City and spent all her life in the Osage City community. Survivors include her husband, Axel Anderson, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Hulsey, Murrayville, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Anna HARRIS, Scranton; four brothers, Carl Anderson, Route 5, Topeka, Ernest Anderson, 1115 W. 10th, Topeka, Edwin (Ted) Anderson, Route 4, Osage City, and Adolph Anderson, Osage City; and four grandchildren. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Osage City. Mrs. Anderson will lie until 2 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. ______________________ 06 Dec 1965, Wednesday James D. Black Rites Thursday. McLouth--Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Baptist Church here for James David Black, 72, Lawrence, who died Monday at a Lawrence hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1893 in Jefferson County and had lived at Lawrence eight years. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Kate Black, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Wilma Yarkley, 625 Twiss, Topeka, Mrs. Opal Sawhill and Mrs. Doris Stanfield, both of Valley Center, and Mrs. Shirley Duncan, Wichita; nine sons, David Black, Robert Black, and Eldon Black, all of Salem, Ore.; Jame T. Black, Dale F. Black, and Lloyd Black, all of Lawrence, Homer Black, St. Marys, Kenneth BLack, Morro Bay, Calif., and Jerry Black, 2116 Ohio, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Edmonds and Mrs. Bess Miller, both of McLouth, and Mrs. Mamie Miller, Denison; a brother, Ed Black, McLouth; 43 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial will be in McLouth Cemetery. Bradford Funeral Home at McLouth is in charge. ___________________ 09 Dec 1965, Sunday Irene Slawson Dies Saturday; Rites Tuesday. Mrs. Irene A. Slawson, 64, 329 Clay, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1901 near Perry. She lived in Osage County before moving to Topeka 20 years ago. She was a member of West Side Christian Church, Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of the Eastern Star, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include her husband, Charles Slawson, of the home; a son, Charles J. Slawson, 11104 W. 4th; two brothers, Clyde Smith and Walter Smith, both of Scranton; and one granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Slawson will lie at the funeral home after 10:30 a.m. Monday. - - - Mrs. York, 82, Dies at Lyndon; Rites Monday. Lyndon.--Mrs. Sophia York, 82, died Saturday at her home here after a long illness. She as born Dec. 30, 1882 at Lawrence and had lived at Lyndon 20 years. Earlier she lived in Scranton where she helped operate a produce and feed store. She was a member of the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid and the Garden Club, both at Lyndon. She was married to Thomas P. YORK, Feb. 11, 1904 at Lawrence. He died June 21, 1954. Two daughters also preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Carrie York, of the home, and Mrs. Gladys Hansen, Burlington; a sister, Mrs. Marie Newton, Colfax, Wash.; a brother, Fred Schneider, Spokane, Wash.; a grandson and a great granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Presbyterian Church at Lyndon. Burial will be in Lyndon Cemetery. Shaffer Mortuary at Lyndon is in charge of arrangements. ___________________ 10 Dec 1965, Friday Ruthford B. Crady Overbrook.--Rutherford B. Crady, 56, a resident of Overbrook since 1927, died Thursday morning at his home. He was born June 10, 1909, in the Jarabalo, Kan., community. Survivors include his wife, Nellie, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Muckey, Baldwin, Mrs. Heldn DeLong, Richland, Mrs. Enda Mae Arnold, Overbrook, and Mrs. Edith Musick, Cleveland, Ohio; a son, Leonard Crady, Overbrook; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Cecile Himpel, Tonganoxie, and Mrs. Carrie Price, Great Falls, Mont., and Mrs. Cerilda Trackwell, Fairfield, Mont. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Overbrook Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Overbrook Cemetery. Baker Funeral Home will handle arrangements. ____________________ 12 Dec 1965, Tuesday John P. Coen Holton.--Services will be at 10:50 a.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home here for John P. Coen, 70, Kansas City, who died Saturday in a Kansas City hospital. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery. He was born March 22, 1895, at Shawnee, Okla., and lived at Holton before moving to Kansas City two years ago. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the American Legion. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Vestle, Holton, Mrs. Ethel Hersh, Owatonna, Minn., and Mrs. Effie Wilderson, Santa Fe, N.M. ______________________ 13 Dec 1965, Wednesday Ida Butler Atchison.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stanton Mortuary here for Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Butler, 90, Atchison, who died Monday at a hospital here. Burial in Nortonville Cemetery. She was born Jan. 31, 1875 at Bushnell, Ill., and grew up in the Pardee community of Atchison County. She lived in Nortonville community before moving to Atchison. She was a telephone operator at Nortonville many years. She was a member of First Christian Church at Atchison. Her husband, Herbert Butler, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, a grandson and four great-grandchildren. - - - Helen Hargrove. Effingham.--Services were Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church here for Mrs. Helen Marie Hargrove, 30, Effingham, who died Tuesday in a Kansas City hospital. She had poly-arteritis, a rare ailment characterized by inflammation of several arteries at the same time. She was born Sept. 7, 1935 at Arrington. She was married to Max Hargrove August 29, 1953. Besides her husband, survivors include two daughters, Rene Ann Hargrove and Jeanne Mrie Hargrove, both of the home; her mother, Mrs. Margaret Gerety; two sisters, Mrs. Donna Smith, Berryton, and Mrs. Bonnie Schneider, Topeka; and two brothers, Ralph Gerety and Bill Gerety, both of Nortonville. Burial was in Effingham Cemetery. Stutz-Shifflett Funeral Home at Effingham was in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 18 Dec 1965, Saturday Beuron Lockhart Dies in Atchison. Atchison.--Beuron LOCKHART, 78, retired Atchison County farmer, died Friday in an Atchison nursing home. He was born April 10, 1887 in Janesville, Va., and came to the Midwest as a child. He farmed in Marshall and Brown counties before coming to Atchison County in 1946. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Hazel HARRIER, 142 N. Buchanan, Topeka; two sons, Willis, Cummings, and Glenn Cedar Vale; two sisters, Mrs. Ida WATSON, Maitland, Mo., and Mrs. Martha ROBNETT, Shuttgart, Ark., a brother, Zion, Summer, Wash., and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stanton Chapel, Atchison, with burial in the cemetery at Horton. ___________________ 19 Dec 1965, Sunday Lillian Brown Mrs. Lillian McCord Brown, 70, 320 Taylor, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital after a long illness. She was born in January 1895 in Topeka. She was a member of St. Mark AME Church and was treasurer of both the Missionary Society and Sunday school at the church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews including Homer McCord, 1236 Locust. Gaines and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - - - Rosalie Chitwood Oskaloosa.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Ozawkie for Mrs. Rosalie Mary Chitwood, 92, Oskaloosa, who died Saturday in a Winchester hospital after a short illness. She was born Jan. 22, 1873 near Ozawkie in Jefferson County. She was a member of the EUB Church at Ozawkie and Order of Eastern Star at Meriden. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Fae Steffey, Mrs. Eunice Shughart and Mrs. Bernice Lowe, all of Oskaloosa. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery at Perry. Hampton Funeral Home at Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements. - - - J.H. Luscombe Holton.--John H. Luscombe, 65, Denison, died here Saturday at the home of a son, William Luscombe, after a long illness. He was born July 12, 1900 at Circleville and had lived in the Denison community 33 years. Earlier he lived at Horton and Circleville. He was a member of the Union Church and Masonic Lodge, both at Denison. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. May Luscombe, of the home; two other sons, Paul Luscombe, Holton, and Maurice Luscombe, 3477 Clare, Topeka; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Ruth Hardy, Castro Valley, Calif., Mrs. Virginia Newman, Holton, Mrs. Dolly Cole, 1600 Tara, and Mrs. Martha Salts, 2312 W. 26th Drive, both of Topeka; two brothers, George Luscombe, Aurora, Colo., and Walter Luscombe, Wetmore; two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Nissen, Richmond, Calif., and Mrs. Ethie TenEyck, 111 Taylor, Topeka; and 19 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton. Burial will be in Circleville Cemetery. ____________________ 21 Dec 1965, Tuesday Jason A. Meek Is Dead at 82 Oskaloosa.--Jason A. Meek, 82, Oskaloosa, died Monday at a Winchester hospital after a long illness. He was born April 20, 1883 at Symour, Mo. He had lived at Oskaloosa the past 20 years. He was a retired nursing home operator. He was a member of of the Methodist Church at Belton, Mo. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lucille BOWLES, at home; and a granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Oskaloosa Methodist Church. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery at Oskaloosa. Hampton Funeral Home at Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements. ______________________ 22 Dec 1965, Wednesday Marriage Licenses Andrew P. Pitcher, Topeka, and Sara J. McGee, Topeka. Gay L. Hippensteel, Topeka, and Yvonne M. Nevin, Topeka. Richard G. Andrews, Topeka, and Lura M. Johnson, Topeka. Harold W. Patterson, Topeka, and Wanola J. Grubb, Dover. Robert L. Hayes, Jr., Dayton, Ohio, and Julie D. Jones, Topeka. - - - Julia Darling Holton.--Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mercer Funeral Home here for Mrs. Julia Hale Darling, 74, formerly of Mayetta, who died Monday at a Winchester hospital. Burial will be west of Mayetta. She was born Feb. 1, 1891 at Mayetta. She had been in a Valley Falls nursing home 1 1/2 years before she was hospitalized. Survivors include a son, Marcell J. Darling, Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Charles, Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Mary Jenson, Mayetta, and Mrs. Rebecca Butler, Holton; and two brothers, Johnnie Hale and Joseph Hale, both of Mayetta. - - - Charles Moffitt Meriden.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Church at Grantville for Charles Moffitt, Sr., 86, Meriden, who died Monday at the home of a son, Lee Moffitt, Meriden. He was born Jan. 3, 1879 at Guthrie Center, Iowa, and had lived in Jefferson County since 1913. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maggie Moffitt, at home; four other sons, Charles Moffitt, Jr., and Lawrence Moffitt, both of Oskaloosa, Steven Moffitt, San Bernardino, Calif., and George Moffitt, 2001 N. Monroe, Topeka; a daughter, Mrs. Goldie Davis, Rifle, Colo.; a brother; four sisters; 13 grand-children and two great-grand-children. Burial will be in Grantville Cemetery. Hampton Funeral Home at Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements. - - - Bessie May Scott Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rochester Cemetery for Mrs. Bessie May Scott, 82, who died Tuesday at her home, 1221 Jackson. She was born Sept. 3, 1883, at Emporia. She lived at Kansas City, Mo., before moving to Toepka about 20 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a brother, Edwin PHILLIPS, Fayetteville, Ark.; and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Killfoil, Lindsborg. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. - - - Vervie N. Shaw Mrs. Vervie N. Shaw, 85, died Tuesday at the Methodist Home, 1135 College, where she had lived since March 28, 1960. She was born Dec. 1, 1880 in Coshocton County, Ohio. She lived at Ottawa before she moved to Topeka. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Ottawa. Survivors include a sister, Mary E. NORRIS, Norton; and a brother, Kimberly, Idaho. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - - - Fern Spencer Dies at Age 54 Osage City.--Mrs. Fern Spencer, 54, formerly of Lyndon and Winfield, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday at an Osage City rest home where she had been the past nine months. A relative said Mrs. Spencer had suffered several strokes earlier. She was born Jan. 12, 1911 at Hope in Dickinson County. She lived at Winfield 11 years before moving to Osage City. Earlier she lived at Lyndon. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Joe Garrison, 403 N. Arter; a son, LeRoy Spencer, Norton; two brothers, Harold Stroth, 613 Grattan, and Edward Stroth, 514 Scotland; four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Taylor, Route 4; Mrs. Vera Krause, Hope; Mrs. Viola Dempsey, Wilmington, Calif.; and Mrs. Selma Riffle, Lodi, Calif.; and a granddaughter. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Parker Mortuary. Burial will be in Half Day Cemetery at Elmont. _____________________ 23 Dec 1965, Thursday Marriage Licenses James P. Buchele, Jr., Cedar Vale, and Bonnie J. Cadwalder, Topeka. Sherman E. Fisher, Charleston, S.C., and Sherry J. Wachter, Topeka. Loren G. Long, Topeka, and Patricia A. Patterson, Topeka. ___________________ 24 Dec 1965, Friday _____________________ 25 Dec 1965, Saturday Albert C. Schaake Lawrence.--Albert Chris Schaake, 76, Route 3, Lawrence, died Friday in a hospital here. He was born Apiril 16, 1889, in Douglas County and spent most of his life in Douglas County. He was a member of the First Metodist Church in Lawrence. Survivors include two sons, Raymond Schaake and Carl Schaake, both of Lawrence; a daughter, Fern Schaake, 416 W. 4th, Topeka; two brothers, Clarence Schaake and Milton Schaake, both of Lawrence; and three grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Mnday at Rumsey Funeral Home at Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Lawrence. Mr. Schaake will lie at the funeral home until 1 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. - - - Stella M. Trotter Osage City.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Church here for Stella M. Trotter, 85, who died Thursday at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Martin, Osage City, where she had lived the pat 3 1/2 years. Miss Trotter was born in Illinois and lived at Wichita before moving to Osage City. She worked at Hinkel's Store at Wichita 54 years before she retired in 1960. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Osage City. Survivors include two other sisters, Mrs. G.W. Shelley, Kansas City, Mo., and Mr. J.R. Hutton, Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in Carbondale Cemetery. McElfresh and Son Morturary at Osage City is in charge of arrangements. - - - Eva Whitlock Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Mrs. Eva Whitlock, 77, who died Friday at the Methodist Home, 1135 College, where she had lived since July 1962. Cremation will follow services. She was born Feb. 14, 1888 at Leavenworth. She as a member of the Methodist Church at Olathe. Survivors include her husband, George L. Whitlock, 1135 College; a son, George E. Whitlock, Akron, Ohio; and two grandchildren. - - - Daisy Wylie Holton.--Mrs. Daisy Margaret Wiley, 51, Holton, died Friday in a hospital here. She had suffered a heart attack five days earlier. She was born May 26, 1914 at Morrowville in Washington County. She had been a supervisor for Slimaker Dress Corp., Holton, several years. Survivos include her husband, Claude Wylie, of the home; her father, William McNeal, Washington; and a half-brother, Joseph W. Duffy, Denver, Colo. Services will be at 1:30 pm. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton. Burial will be in Holtom Cemetery. ___________________ 26 Dec 1965, Sunday ___________________ 27 Dec 1965, Monday ____________________ 28 Dec 1965, Tuesday ______________________ 29 Dec 1965, Wednesday _____________________ 30 Dec 1965, Thursday Marriage Licenses Booker T. Fuller, Topeka, and Mary R. Packer, Topeka. Gary D. Hageman, LaHarpe, Kan., and Nancy M. Upshaw, Carlyle, Kan. Charles A. Lutz, Topeka, and Karen S. Miller, Topeka. ___________________ 31 Dec 1965, Friday *** 1966 *** _____________________ 08 Jan 1966, Saturday Edith Bailey Dies at 71; Rites Tuesday. Ms. Edith U. BAILEY, 71, 502 Forest, died in a Topeka nursing home after a long illness. She was born July 9, 1894 at Broken Bow, Neb., and had lived in Topeka more than 40 years. She was a member of Oakland Wesleyan Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Albert Bailey, of the home; seven sons, Robert Bailey and Lester Bailey, both of Route 6, Leory Bailey, Hardy, Ark., William Bailey, Route 5, Clayton Bailey, Route 3, Elmer and Jim Bailey, both of Route 2; and three daughters, Mrs. Alberta WOMACK, 915 Bellview, Mrs. Rosie MAST, 428 Forest and Mrs. Ethel THRASH, 502 Forest. Other survivors include seven brothers, Floyd ALLEN, Oshoto, Wyo., Oscar Allen, Allliance, Neb., Cecil Allen, Winchester, Calif., Virgil Allen, Overbrook, John Allen, 1232 N. Taylor, Marion ALlen, Athol, Idaho, and Calvin Allen, Berryton; three sisters, Mrs. Flossie DINGER, Wamego, Mrs. Nellie KIRKHAM, Burlington, and Ms. Violet MEIRIES, 714 Sherman, 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Wesleyan Methodist Church. Burial will be in Bauer Cemetery southeast of Topeka. Mrs. Bailey will lie after 1 p.m. Sunday at Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home. _____________________ 27 Jan 1966, Thursday Monica McGuire. Mayetta.--Services for Mrs. Monica A. McGuire, 76, Mayetta, will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church here with burial in Rossville Cemetery. She died Tuesday evening at her home after a short illness. A resident of Mayetta the past 17 years, she was born Aug. 8, 1889 at Flush, Kan. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church here. Survivors include one son, Clarence of the home; one daughter, Mrs. P.T. VOELKER, 3424 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka; one sister, Mrs. Floyd Bonnett, Wamego; one brother, Francis Prockish, Manhattan; and three grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. - - - William Bohannon, 75, Holton, Dead. Holton.--William Edgar Bohannon, 75, Holton, died Wednesday evening at a nursing home here after a brief illness. He was born June 22, 1890 at Holton and had lived in the Holton and Soldier communities all his life. He was a member of Holton Christian Church. Survivors include three sons, Clayton, Harold and Paul Bohannon, all of Horton; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Carl BRADLEY and Mrs. Charles Hawks, and one brother, Everett Bohannon, all of Holton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Holton Christian Church with burial in Holton Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements. _____________________ 29 Jan 1966, Saturday Otto W. Zibell. Holton.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home here for Ottoe William ZIBELL, 84, Holton, who died Thursday in a hospital here after a long illness. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery. He was born July 27, 1881 n Statene, Germany, and had lived in the Holton community 77 years. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Holton. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Laura Grace Zibell, of the home; a daughter, Virginia Zibell, Holton; two sons, James Zibell and Edward Zibell, both of Holton; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Santinga, San Francisco, Calif., Mrs. Edith Goss, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Mannell and Mrs. Minnie Sewell, both of Holton; a brother, Paul Zibell, Somerset, Ky.; and four grandchildren. - - - Jennie Carpenter. Holton.--Mrs. Jennie Louise Carpenter, 82, died Friday at her home here after a long illness. She was born Nov. 19, 1883 at Home in Marshall County and had lived in the Holton community 66 years. She was a member of the Circleville Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Frank Carpenter, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Floyd McGehe, Holton; a half-brother, Sidney Pollard, South Gate, Calif.; a half-sister, Mrs. Gladys Lamberg, Los Angeles, Calif.; and a granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery. ___________ 02 Jul 1966 Albert Erasmus Sisco [Albert Erasmus Sisco 11 June 1966 Osage City, Osage Co., Kansas Foster Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. He was born 31 Dec 1876, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA., s/o Francis Marion Sisco & Mary Magdalene Link. He married 25 Jul 1900 Holton, Jackson Co., KS. to Amanda Ellen Gilbert.] ___________ 15 Dec 1966 Luella Jane Dachenhausen [Luella Jane Dachenhausen 14 Dec 1966 Topeka, Shawnee Co,.Kansas Memoiral Park Cemetery, Topeka, KS. She married 23 Nov. 1897, Holton, Jackson Co., KS. to Chris Edward Dachenhausen. She was a d/o Francis Marion Sisco & Mary Magdalene Link.] *** 1967 *** *** 1968 *** ______________________ 28 Feb 1968, Wednesday Lloyd Tew Services for Lloyd Tew, 80, Burlingame, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. He died in a Topeka hospital Tuesday morning. Mr. Tew was born August 5, 1888. He moved to Burlingame from Topeka about 20 years ago. He was a retired painter and paperhanger. Survivors include a neice, Mrs. Gerald Tolin, 2316 Kentucky; and four nephews, W. J. Manspeaker, 4208 Winsor Court, Robert Tew, 3800 Truman, C. Frank Manspeaker, 4948 W. 22nd, and William J. Manspeaker, Seaside, Ore. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary Wednesday from noon until service time. - - - Charles "Fred" McGhee SENECA -- Charles "Fred" McGhee, 78, Centralia, died Monday in a Seneca hospital where he had been a patient four days. Mr. McGhee was born March 17, 1889, in Kansas City. He had lived in Centralia 54 years. He had been a rural mail carrier 39 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and AF and AM Home Lodge No. 89, both in Centralia, and of the Royal Arch, Seneca. Survivors include his wife, Minnie McGhee, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Eileen Young, Centralia, and Mrs. Betty Fyke, Littleton, Colo.; three sons, Alan McGhee, Overland Park, Charles McGhee, McPherson, and Larry McGhee, 5513 W. 28th, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Clara Carroll, Colton, Calif., Mrs. Edith Dutton, Sanford, Fla., Mrs. Helen Wargo, Kansas City; a brother, Everett McGhee, Ogden, Utah; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Centralia Methodist Church. Burial will be in Centralia Cemetery. Hayes Funeral Home, Centralia, is in charge of arrangements. - - - Pickett Services EMPORIA -- Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in First Methodist Church, Emporia, for four members of the Richard A. Pickett family who died Saturday in a car-truck accident about 80 miles south of Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Killed were Dr. Richard A. Pickett, 34; his wife, Greta, 35; their daughter, Allison, 6; and son Andrew, 3. Two other children, Pattie, 12, and Pamela, 11, were hospitalized following the accident. Burial will be in Americus Cemetery. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, is in charge of services. - - - Nellie Louise Nelson BELLEVILLE -- Mrs. Nellie Louise Nelson, 82, Belleville, died Monday in her home. Mrs. Nelson was born June 2, 1885, in Republic County. She had lived in Belleville most of her life. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Order of Eastern Star, both in Belleville. Survivors include a son, Dr. Eugene D. Nelson, 2216 Westridge Drive, Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Spencer, Watsonville, Calif., and Mrs. George Kane, Pittsburg; a brother, Ed Kallman, Scandia, and three sisters, Mrs. Ida Crudall, Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Minerva Scott, Silver Lake, and Mrs. E. T. Olson, Scandia. Services will be 3 p.m. today in Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart Chapel, Belleville. Burial will be in Belleville Cemetery. - - - George F. Donaldson ATCHISON -- George F. Donaldson, 67, Atchison, died Tuesday in a hospital here where he had been a patient about a week. Mr. Donaldson was born Nov. 6, 1900, in Downs. He had lived in Atchison about 57 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Anna Donaldson of the home; two sons, Bill Donaldson, Atchison, and John Donaldson, 5100 W. 32nd St. Ter., Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Orpha Carr, Omaha, Neb.; two brothers, Jess Donaldson and Joe Donaldson, both of Walla Walla, Wash.; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stanton Funeral Home Chapel, Atchison, Burial will be in Sunset Memory Garden, Atchison. ___________________ 11 Mar 1968, Monday Nattie Copeland Mrs. Nattie Copeland, 53, 3825 W. 12th, died Sunday night in a Topeka hospital following a long illness. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Capital Post No. 1, Topeka. Survivors include a son, Robert Whitehead, of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Mateel Frazer, 3721 Huntoon, Mrs. Loretta Myrick and Mrs. Margrie Roberts, both of 538 Emmett; a brother, Myron A. Powell, 627 California; and two grandchildren. Services will be announced by Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. _____________________ 16 Mar 1968, Saturday George M. Danley George M. Danley, 88, 3817 W. 12th., died Friday in a Topeka hospital where he had been admitted March 1 after he suffered a broken hip. He was born Dec. 1, 1879 in Guernsey County, Ohio, and lived at Omaha, Neb., before he moved to Topeka in 1921. He was a building inspector for Kansas Inspection Bureau where he was employed 37 years before he retired. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Erma Danley, at home; and two brothers, Ralph Danley and William Danley, both of Cambridge, Ohio. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. - - - Mrs. Rosella Mesigh. Effingham.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Methodist Church here for Mrs. Rosella Celia MESIGH, 79, formerly of Effingham, who died Thursday in an Atchison nursing home where she had lived the past five years. She was born Oct. 6, 1888, in Nemaha County and spent most of her life in the Effingham community in Atchison County. She was a member of the Methodist Church and IOOF Auxiliary, both in Effingham. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Celia YOUNG, Blue Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Mary McCLARAN, 316 E. St. John, Topeka; a son, Frances Mesigh, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth May McDEVITT, Corning, and Mrs. Vera RENFRO, Placerville, Calif.; two brothers, Lester INGRAM, Emporia, and Walter INGRAM, Topeka; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Effingham Cemetery. Stutz-Shifflett Funeral Home, Effingham, is in charge of arrangements. - - - James E. Bray Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF&AM, will conduct graveside services at 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Hope Cemetery for James Elbert Bray, 79, 117 Tyhler, who died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. He was born June 14, 1888, in Moran in Allen County. He had lived in Parsons before he moved to Topeka 11 years ago. He was a machinist for Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad before he retired in 1957. He was a 50-year member of Parsons Lodge No. 117, AF&AM. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Harriet Bray, at home; a daughter, Lola M. Bray at home; a son, Lt. Col. Edward J. Bray, Ft. Sill, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Opal Smith, Redfield; a brother, B. Frank Bray, New York, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. Mr. Bray will lie in state until 9 a.m. Monday in Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. ___________________ 17 Mar 1968, Sunday Dennis Delg Of Mayetta Dead at 81. Holton.--Dennis Delg, 81, Route 3, Mayetta, died Saturday in a hospital here. He had cancer. He was born April 8, 1886 at El Paso, Tex., and lived in the Mayetta community before he moved to Topeka. He lived in Topeka 14 years before he returned to the Mayetta community in 1958. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church at Mayetta. His wife, Mrs. Mary Delg, died in 1958. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Minnie MYERS, Lecompton, Mrs. Margaret Delg, 507 Webster, Topeka, and Mrs. Virginia Jacobson, Mayetta; four sons, Walter Delg and Anthony Delg, both of Lecompton, Salvador Delg, Burbank, Calif., and Leonard Delg, Lawton, Okla.; a brother, Stanley Delg, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Trottinghwolfe, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Tony Tork, Holton; and 25 grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Mayetta. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Hoyt. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. ___________________ 18 Mar 1968, Monday Mrs. Dora Cline. Mayetta. -- Mrs. Dora Edith Cline, 66, died Sunday at her home here. She was born Oct. 8, 1901 at Ringos Mills in Northeastern Kentucky. She lived in the Dension community 25 years and had lived at Mayetta 30 years. She was a member of Pottawatomie Methodist Church west of Mayetta and Mayetta Chapter No. 383, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband, Alvin Cline at home; two daughters, Irma Collins, Mayetta, and Mrs. Wilma Jones, Dallas, Tex.; a son, Jerry Mac Cline, at home and two grandchildren. Mercer Funeral Home at Holton is in charge of arrangements. ___________ 30 Nov 1968 Lee Dennis Grice Lee D. Grice Dies Following Heart Attack Lee D. Grice, 78, 712 Winfield, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital where he was admitted Nov. 22 after he suffered a heart attack. He was born July 26, 1890, at Ashdown, Ark., and had lived in Topeka since 1950. He was a member of Northland Christian Church. He was employed by Palmquist Specialists Co. before he retired. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Alice Grice, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Bessie Hopple, Lorenzo, Tex., Mrs. Bertha Prather, Yuma, Ariz., Mrs. Essie Sewell, Ashdown, Ark., and Mrs. Patsy Lyons, 1516 N. Kansas; three sons, Jesse Grice, 1129 N. Quincy, Johnnie Grice, 800 Gilmore, and William H. Grice, Porterville, Calif.; several brothers and sisters; 31 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home at Ashdown, Ark. Burial will be in Ashdown, Ark., Cemetery. Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home is in charge of Topeka arrangements. *** 1969 *** *** 1970 *** ___________________ 15 Nov 1970, Sunday Irvin J. Atwood Irvin J. Atwood, 56, Route 1, Harveyville, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital where he was readmitted Oct. 28 and underwent surgery Oct. 31. He had been admitted to the same hospital June 24 and released. He had cancer. He was born July 19, 1914, near Auburn, and spent his life in the Auburn, Dover, and Harveyville communities. He was a member of Fairplain Grange northeast of Harveyville. He was a farmer and stockman. He was married to Lenora Behner Oct. 25, 1939. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Glenn Atwood, Route 1, Harveyville and Jim Atwood, Route 1, Burrton; a brother, Otha Atwood, Route 1, Harveyville; a sister, Mrs. Lula Zitzer, 2739 S. E. 41st, Topeka; a half-sister, Mrs. Lillian Thomas, Route 9, Topeka, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church at Harveyville. Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Austin Funeral Home, Eskridge, is in charge of arrangements. - - - Mrs. Mildred Brosa VALLEY FALLS--Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hagge Funeral Home here for Mrs. Mildred Gertrude Brosa, 76, Olathe, formerly of Valley Falls, who died Saturday in a hospital at Shawnee Mission. She was born Sept. 24, 1894, at Rock Creek in Jefferson County. She lived in the community south of Valley Falls many years until 1961 when she moved to Virginia. She returned to Kansas in 1967 and had lived at Olathe since. She attended Valley Falls High School and was graduated in 1917 from Kansas State University at Manhattan where she received a BS degree in home economics. She taught eight years in schools in Kansas and Oklahoma. She was a member of Central Congregational Church in Topeka. She was married to Edward J. Brosa Aug. 22, 1927, in Topeka. He died Oct. 23, 1961. Survivors include a son, Julius Brosa, Overland Park; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Starr, 3805 W. 18th, Topeka, Mrs. Edna Carter, Fairview, and Mrs. Dorothy Simmons, 1219 W. 32nd, Topeka; a brother, Jared B. Barnes, Olathe, and two granddaughters. Burial will be in Valley Falls Cemetery. - - - Mrs. Mary Kunkel *** 1971 *** ___________ 02 Jul 1971 Henry M Feaker; p 11; 1901-1971; wife Charlene Feaker ___________ 09 Dec 1971 Rolland Harris; p 45 *** 1972 *** ___________ 15 Oct 1972 Herbert Grice Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Open Door for Herbert Grice, 61, 1321 N. Quincy, who died Sunday night in a Topeka hospital. He had been ill many months and had undergone surgery May 5, 1971, and again July 15, 1971. He had cancer. He was born Dec. 10, 1910, at Idabel, Okla., and lived at Carbondale several years before he moved to Topeka. He was a shoemaker before he retired. He was a member of the Church of the Open Door. He was married to the former Ola Mae Stout. She survives. Other survivors include two sister, Mrs. Jessie Womack and Mrs. Minnie Thomas, both of Galveston, Tex.; and two brothers, W. C. Grice, Houston, Tex., and Bill Grice, Alexandria, La. Mr. Grice donated his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center for research. Davidson-Duff Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ______________________ 18 Oct 1972, Wednesday [Albert Dee Sisco 16 Oct 1972 Carbondale, Shawnee Co., Kansas Foster Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. He was born 26 Sep 1902, nr. Topeka, Shawnee Co, KS. to Albert Erasmus Sisco & Amanda Ellen Gilbert. He married 23 Aug 1924, Topeka, KS. to Edith Alma Weir.] *** 1973 *** ___________ 28 Dec 1973 Mrs Marguerite F Euler; p 18; 1901-1973; husband Dr. William H Euler dec'd ___________ 29 Dec 1973 Mrs Marguerite F Euler; p 18; 1901-1973; husband Dr. William H Euler dec'd ___________ 30 Dec 1973 *** 1974 *** ___________ 15 May 1974 Nellie Feaker; p 33/43 ___________ 19 Sep 1974 Elizabeth C Conwell; p 18; husband J L Conwell survives ___________ 20 Sep 1974 Elizabeth C Conwell; p 21; husband J L Conwell survives *** 1975 *** ___________ 23 Feb 1975 Fred J Feaker, p 33; b.11-10-1890 Hoyt d. 2-22-1975; TDC 2-25-75 p.13; wife Nellie Wells dec'd *** 1976 *** ___________ 02 Mar 1976 Marion B Feaker; p 12; 1875-1976; husband d. Sept 1961 ___________ 06 Mar 1976 Anna Elizabeth England; p 13; 1885-1976; husband E H d. 1967 ___________ 08 Apr 1976 Mrs Margorie G Euler; p 41; Lahnoe H Euler *** 1977 *** _____________________ 16 Apr 1977, Saturday Julia Ann Allison [Julia Ann Allison 15 Apr 1977 Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS She was born 18 Mar 1887, nr. Saint Clere, Pottawatomee Co., KS., d/o Francis Marion Sisco & Mary Magdalene Link. She married 1909, Topeka, KS. to Joeph Edwin Allison.] *** 1978 *** ___________ 21 Mar 1978 Anna England; p 23; b. 6-24-1879 d. 3-20-78; husband Henry d. 1967 ___________ 22 Mar 1978 Anna England; p 35; b. 6-24-1879 d. 3-20-78; husband Henry d. 1967 ___________ 18 Oct 1978 Hargiss, One of State's Great Athletic Figures LAWRENCE— Homer Woodson "Bill " Hargiss, who died here Sunday at the age of 91, was one of the brightest figures in the history of Kansas sports. He had great moments as an athlete at Emporia State University and as football coach at Emporia State and the University of Kansas. Perhaps his brightest achievements came as a track coach at the two schools. While at Emporia State, he coached John Kuck, who set a world record in the shot put and won national titles in both the shot put and javelin, and Earl McKown, a two-time national collegiate champion in the pole vault. At Kansas, Hargiss coached such world-prominent athletes as Glenn Cunningham, who set a world record in the mile run, and Jim Bausch, football player and a world record hoBill Hargiss obituary Topeka Daily Capitallder in the decathlon. Both Kuck and Bausch won Olympic Games titles. A 1909 graduate of Emporia, Hargiss competed in football, basketball, track and baseball. He also sang in the glee club, was in the debating society and took a course in watercolors. He waited tables for $2.25 a week to pay for his meals, and had a laundry route. Alfred Hill, who later became a prominent newspaperman, was in Emporia High School while Hargiss was in Emporia State. "Bill Hargiss stood out, and still does, in my opinion, as the greatest of all Emporia State athletes," Hill said a few years ago. "Fran Welch played at Emporia under Hargiss, became his line coach, and, later succeeded him as Emporia's head coach. He said Hargiss had imagination and initiative in abundance. "He came up with strategy that other coaches hadn't thought about" said Welch." He was creative. That is probably the biggest reason that Bill was such a successful coach." Although claims were made that some eastern coaches were the first to use the huddle for the purpose of calling signals. Hargiss associates said the honor) belongs to him. In 12 seasons, Hargiss coached Emporia State football teams to a combined record of 62 victories, 23 defeats and 11 ties. Only one of those teams had a losing record. Following two undefeated, conference championship teams at Emporia in 1926 and 1927, Hargiss was summoned to the University of Kansas to be head football coach. In his third year at KU; the team won the Big Six championship. It was the school's only football title in a span of 23 years, from 1923 to 1946. That team averaged about 200 pounds per man in both the line and the backfield, a rarity for that day. Standouts included Bausch, Ormond Beach and Forrest "Frosty" Cox in the backfield; Earl Foy and Charles Smoot in the line. Kansas was penalized by the conference because an alumnus allegedly provided some football players jobs in which compensation was not directly related to the work performed, and in 1931 KU won only one conference game. Pressure by some disgruntled alumni led to replacement of Hargiss as head football coach after two games of the 1932 season. However, he stayed on at Kansas as scout and freshman football coach and as head track coach. He left he Lawrence school following the 1943 track season to become an overseas recreation director for the armed forces. He was executive secretary for the Kansas Athletic Commission from 1952 to 1962. In 1961 he became one of the charter members inducted into the Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame. *** 1979 *** Last Updated: 08 Mar 2012