Howard Courant - February 9, 1928
MRS. MARTHA E. LACEY - Submitted by L. Morgan
Martha Ellen (Fisher) Lacey
Martha Ellen Lacey was born in Morgan county, Missouri, January 22, 1845, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kesner, January 26, 1928, aged 83 years and 4 days. She was the daughter of Thomas and Matilda Fisher. She was married to Jasper Newton Lacey on December 31, 1868.
To this union was born six children, three boys and three girls, Charles and Laura dying in infancy, Louella May Duncan dying in 1904.
The living are: James P. Lacey of Riverton, Wyoming; Fred E. Lacey of Blue Jacket, Oklahoma; and Mrs. Charles Kesner of Piedmont, Kansas. She has 16 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, four brothers and one sister.
She gave her heart to God when a young woman and was a faithful Christian until the death angel called her home.
Funeral services were conducted by Mrs. Belle Reid Yates at the Piedmont Christian church, Friday, January 27 at 2 p.m., and the body laid to rest in Forest cemetery.
MR. WILLIAM H. H. LAMB - Submitted by Dan Durbin
William Henry Harrison Lamb was born in Machias, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., June 4, 1837, where he grew to manhood. In 1857 he went to Iowa, where two years later he was married to Miss Margaret Wickersham at Burr Oak. He then moved to Hesper, Ia. and lived there until he moved to Carthage, Missouri, in 1865 where his wife died two years later. In 1871 he was married to Olive Delancy Sutlieff in Texas. To them were born four children; H. N. and C. E. of Moline, Carrie M Rice, who died two months after her marriage, and Cora L. Burdick of Independence. Beside these he leaves two brothers and one sister, M. B. Lamb of Machias, N. Y. and Silas A. Lamb and Mrs. A. Meader of Denver, Colo.
Mr. Lamb died May 2, at the home of his son H. N. in this city as the result of an accident described in this paper last week. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. J. R. Hankins in the M. E. church. Many friends join the family in mourning his sad death.
MRS. ELLA LAMBERT - Submitted by L. Morgan
Ella (Dobyns) Lambert passed from this life at her home in Howard, Kansas, at 9 o'clock Monday evening, February 2nd, 1925. She was born May 4th, 1875, at the old homestead eight miles west of Howard, being at the time of her death 50 years, 8 months and 2 days.
She was married to George W. Lambert, February 17th, 1882, who passed away January 3rd, 1896. She is survived by one son, Joseph Martin Lambert, three sisters, Mrs. Fritz Straughn of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Ann Bartlett of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. A. R. Rhodes of Howard, Kansas; also one brother, Frank L. Dobyns, of Howard, Kansas.
She was a member of the Presbyterian church and Past Matron of the Eastern Star Lodge, also Past Noble Grand of the Rebecca Lodge.
The funeral services were held at the home, Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30, conducted by Rev. H. E. Crane. The Presbyterian Choir sang two favorite selections. Burial was in Grace Lawn cemetery.
The son, sisters and brother, bereft of a loving mother and sister, have the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends.
MR. RICHARD L. LAMPSON
MOLINE - Richard Lee Lampson passed away on Friday, June 11, 2004, at the Via Christi St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. He was 72 years of age and a long time resident of Moline. Richard was born on June 19, 1931 on a farm southeast of Grenola, Kan. to C.E. “Dick” and Minnie Irene (Fildes) Lampson. He attended Pleasant Valley rural school and grew to manhood in Chautauqua County, Kan.
Richard worked in farming and harvesting until becoming employed by Martin-Marietta at the rock quarry near Moline. After a few years, Richard was transferred to a Martin-Marietta facility in Iowa and on Dec. 22 1957, he married Florence Elzada James at Ottumwa, Iowa. The family moved to Moline in 1961 where Richard operated heavy equipment and remained employed by Martin-Marietta until he retired in 1994. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and enjoyed fishing hunting and traveling throughou the United States and Canada.
He is survived by his wife Florence; his son, Lee Lampson and his wife, Karen, Severy; his daughters, Lisa Venable and her husband, Mark, Springfield, Mo., Dana McCann and her husband, Robert, Wichita, Kelly Winter and her husband, Larry, Augusta and Tracy Adams and her husband, Mark, Reeds Spring, Mo.; his sister, Mildred Patteson, Moline: 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Leah Mae Spiller.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2004, at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard with Jerry Green of Severy officiating. Interment was held at the Moline Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Midway Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross, Box 3726, Wichita, KS 67201. Contributions may be left with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MR. WILLIAM LAMPSON
William Lampson, age 71, of Cedar Vale, Kansas, died October 11, 2000 at the Cedar Vale Nursing Center. He was born September 7, 1929 in Grenola, KS. His parents were Sherman and Jeanette (Walker) Lampson. He was raised in the Grenola area and attended schools there.
He married Wanda Wagner on June 21, 1958. She preceded him in death July 16, 2000. He had lived most of his working life around Cedar Vale.
He had worked as the Mill Manager at the Ark Valley Feeders feed lot in Arkansas City.
He is survived by four sons, Rex and Ty, both of El Dorado, KS, Dwayne, Cedar Vale, KS and David, Arkansas City, KS, two daughters, Pam Walker of Ponca City, OK and Connie Lampson of El Dorado, KS, sister, Lorraine Arbuckle, Anacortes, WA, fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by son Roger and brother Bob.
Graveside services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2000, at the Wheeler Funeral Home in Cedar Vale, Kansas.
MR. BILLY E. LANNING, SR. - Submitted by L. Morgan
Billy Eugene Lanning Sr., 77, a resident of Howard, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at the Howard Twilight Manor Nursing Home.
He was born July 14, 1931 in Howard, the son of Eugene and Hazel Laura (VanBuskirk) Lanning.
In 1950 Billy enlisted into the United States Navy. On Aug. 9, 1975 Billy was united in marriage to Paula Beryl Smith in Miami, Oklahoma and she preceded him in death on July 3, 2002. Throughout his working years Billy worked as a farmer and a janitor.
Billy is survived by six sons; Billy Lanning Jr. and his wife Patsy, Rick Lanning and his wife Janice, Robert Lanning and his wife Kim, David Lanning and his wife Cathy, Keith Lanning and his wife Becky and Lonnie Smith and his wife Ruth, one daughter; Brandi Lanning, three brothers, Tom Lanning, Larry Lanning, and Terry Lanning, four sisters, Wanda Clark, Phyllis Friend, Mary Wade, and Kathy Fouts, 14 grandchildren, and 14 great--grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard with Robin Haines officiating. Interment was at the Cresco cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to the Billy Lanning Sr. Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard.
MR. EUGENE LANNING
Eugene Lanning passed away Friday, November 8, 1996, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, KS. He was 86 years of age. Gene, as he was known, was born January 13, 1910 at Rolla, MO. to William Jackson and Mary Elizabeth (Mathis) Lanning. He attended school in Rolla, MO., as well as Moline and Howard, KS.
As a young man, Gene married Hazel Laura VanBuskirk on February 14, 1931 at Howard, KS. Through their sixty-five years of marriage, Gene and Hazel made their home in Howard. To this union were born four sons and four daughters.
Gene was employed throughout his life in several occupations. He worked for the WPA, Gibbon’s Lumber Company of Howard; Denton and Morrow Oil Company and the elk County road Department.
He enjoyed spending time fishing and hunting with family and friends. Gene and Hazel spent many enjoyable hours in the company of their children and grandchildren.
Gene is survived by his devoted wife, Hazel. his sons, Bill Lanning and wife Paula, Tom Lanning and wife Sherill, and Larry Lanning, all of Howard, and Terry Lanning and wife Rita of Coffeyville, his daughters, Wanda Clark and husband Bob of Conway Springs, Phyllis Friends and her husband Melvin of Elk Falls, Mary Wade and her husband Roy of Eureka, and Kathy Fouts and her husband Sam of Augusta. 28 grandchildren, 27 greatgrandchildren, and 13 great-greatgrandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, and 13 step-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Gilbert and Oscar; and three sisters, Sarah Bolt, Ona Lanning, and Maxine Griffith.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 12, 1996 at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, KS with Rev. Robin Haines of the Flint Hills Assembly of God officiating. Betty Russell was the organist with Dawn Lanning and Larry Majewski singing ‘Shall We Gather At The River,” “Daddy’s Hands,” and “Grandpa.” The casket bearers were Roger Clark, Tony Clark, Melvin Friend Jr., David Lanning, Eric Lanning, and Lonnie Smith. The honorary casket bearers were Steve Clark, Billy Lanning Jr., Daniel Lanning, Gene Lanning, Keith Lanning, Ricky Lanning, Robert Lanning, and Terry Lanning Jr. Interment was held in Grace Lawn Cemetery at Howard. A memorial has been established with the Howard Twilight Manor Activity Fund. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MRS. HAZEL L. LANNING - Submitted by L. Morgan
HOWARD--Hazel Laura Lanning, 89, died Oct. 5, 2005, at Greenwod County Hospital in Eureka.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Zimmerman Funeral Home. Pastor Ken Beckner will officiate. Pastor Lloyd Stewart will read the obituary. Burial will be in Grace Lawn Cemetery. A memorial has been established with the Howard Twilight Manor Activity Fund. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. Lanning was born Oct. 25, 1915, at Howard, to Ida Belle (Baughman) and John Thomas VanBuskirk. She attended school and grew up in the Howard community.
She and Eugene Lanning married Feb. 14, 1931, at Howard. Through their 65 years of marriage, they made their home in Howard.
In addition to being a homemaker, she was employed throughout her life in several occupations. She worked for the school district as a custodian and cleaned for several retired ladies in the Howard community.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include four sons, Bill Lanning, Tom Lanning and Larry Lanning, all of Howard, and Terry Lanning, Coffeyville; four daughters, Wanda Clark, Conway Springs, Phyllis Friend, Elk Falls, Mary Wade, Eureka, and Kathy Fouts, Augusta; a sister, Eunice Townsley, Howard; 28 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
MRS. PAULA B. LANNING - Submitted by L. Morgan
HOWARD-- Paula Beryl Lanning, 63, of Howard, died July 3, 2002, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Zimmerman Funeral Home. Pastor Robin Haines will officiate. Burial will be in Cresco cemetery, north of Howard.
A memorial has been established with Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.
Lanning was born Dec. 6, 1938, in Howard to Pauline (Corbin) and Kenneth Owen Smith. She graduated from Howard High School in 1957.
On Aug. 9, 1975, she married Billy Eugene Lanning Sr. in Miami, Okla., and they made their home in Howard.
A homemaker, Lanning was employed as a waitress during most of her life.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Lanning, and a daughter, Brandy Lanning both of Howard; a son, Lonnie Smith, Wichita, five step-sons, Billy Lanning, Jr., Howard, Richard Lanning, Liberal, Robert Lanning, Hays, David Lanning, Cherryvale and Keith Lanning, Independence, two brothers, Ron Smith, Haysville, and Don Smith, Wichita, two grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.
MR. LEE R. LARKIN - Submitted by L. Morgan
Lee R. Larkin, Elk Falls resident, died Monday at 6:15 a.m. at his home in Elk Falls.
Born June 14, 1895 at Princeton, Kansas, he was the son of Ernest G. and Mary Elizabeth Hubble Larkin. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist church, and a farmer most of his life. On April 14, 1920, he was married to Susie Alice Tice.
Survivors are the widow of the home; a son, Ronald of Chase, Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Murphy, Moline and Mrs. Berle Lieurance, Severy; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Harold of Chanute and Everett of Fredonia; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Craig of Chanute; Mrs. Tom Bronson of Fredonia and Mrs. Robert McCarty of Wichita.
Services were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., at the Watt Funeral Home in Moline, with Anthony Simowitz officiating. Interment was in the Elk Falls cemetery.
MR. CARL W. LAUFFER
HOWARD - Carl William Lauffer, 88, of Howard, died Sept. 14, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Howard. Pastor Gene DeWitt will officiate. Burial will be at Grace Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the church.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the First Baptist Church and may be sent to Countryside Funeral Home, P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS 66736.
Mr. Lauffer was born on Sept. 25, 1918, in Piedmont, to Frederick and Gertrude (Powers) Lauffer. He attended school at the Elk Valley rural schools.
On May 4, 1940, he married Elda Marie May at the First Baptist Church parsonage in Independence.
During his working years, Mr. Lauffer worked in public service. He worked for Cob's Grocery Store in the meat department; he worked as a mechanic and was also a deputy of the Elk County Sheriff Department.
During the mid 1940s, he joined the First Baptist Church in Howard and went on to become an ordained deacon. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge since 1942. For three years, he had high game in the Sedan Bowling League with a high score of 269.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Daryle.
He is survived by his wife, Elda Lauffer, Howard; four sons, Alan Lauffer and Willis Lauffer, both of Wichita, Terry Lauffer, Tucson, Ariz., and Dwight Lauffer, Wildomar, Calif.; two brothers, Eugene Lauffer, Winfield, and Glenn Lauffer, Wichita; a sister, Viola Chamberlain, Howard; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
MR. FRANCIS E. LAUFFER
Francis Eugene "Gene" Lauffer, a resident of Winfield, and formerly of Moline, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 at the Winfield Rest Haven Nursing Home. Gene was born on Oct. 11,1920 in Piedmont, the son of Frederick Francis and Gertrude (Powers) Lauffer.
On June 18, 1942 Gene was united in marriage to Mary Lodean Miller in El Dorado. During World War II, Gene served in the United States Army earning the rank of Corporal.
After returning home Gene farmed and ranched in southern Elk County. For 14 years he also worked for the Elk County Road Department. He was a member of the American Legion Carter Rader Post #149 in Howard. Gene enjoyed fishing and hunting especially rabbits.
Gene is survived by his wife Mary Lodean Lauffer of Winfield; two sons, Fred Lauffer and his wife Arleen of Winfield, and Marvin Lauffer of Ponca City, Okla.; three daughters, Sheryl Dunbar and her husband David of Girard, Kan., Pam Feaster and her husband Jim of Winfield, and Deanna Burns of Winfield; one sister Viola Chamberlain of Howard; one brother Glenn Lauffer of Wichita; sixteen grandchildren and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Carl and Daryle and one granddaughter Sylvia.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 at Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, with Pastor Rick Hathaway officiating. Interment followed at Greenlawn Cemetery in Grenola.
Family suggests contributions to the Winfield Rest Haven Nursing Home and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard.
MRS. SARAH D. LAURIE
Sarah D. Laurie, 87, former resident of the Elk Falls community, died Wednesday, October 20, at a hosptal in Harper, after an illness of several weeks.
Born at Hardy, Arkansas she lived in Elk Falls for 12 years before going to Harper a year ago.
Funeral services were held on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Brownell-Wiley chapel at Harper. Burial was at Norwich.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Walter Wacker, Argonia and Mrs. Carroll Pickell, Elk Falls; a son, Loran Laurie, Derby; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a brother, Wycie Sparkman, Ash Flat Arkansas; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Robertson, Ash Flat, Arkansas, and Mrs. Lina Thomas, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
MR. GEORGE A. LAWLESS - Submitted by L. Morgan
ELK CITY - George Andrew Lawless, 80, longtime resident of Elk City, died April 19, 2005, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Moline. The Rev. Sixtus YeMyint will officiate.
A memorial has been established with Howard Twilight Manor. Contributions may be left with Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
Lawless was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Moline, to Ethel and Andrew Lawless. He attended school and grew to manhood in the Moline and Elk Falls area. He entered the United States Air Force during World War II and served his country in the Pacific theater. After the war, he lived in Oregon and was employed in the petroleum industry until the early 1950s.
He married Faye Eleanor Downs at Eureka Springs, Ark. They made their home at several locations in Kansas while Lawless was employed in highway construction. They made their home in Elk City in 1959.
Lawless was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moline. He was preceded in death by his wife and two stepdaughters, Donna Ray Kill and Nadine Denton.
He is survived by a son, Ron Lawless, Moline; two stepsons, Ed Huntington, Bentley, and Bob Huntington, Tulsa; a stepdaughter, Betty Jordan, El Dorado; a brother, Bob Lawless, Conway Springs, Ark.; a sister, Martha Spitler, Las Vegas; two grandchildren and several stepgrandchildren.
MR. IRWIN D. LAWMAN
Irwin Dale Lawman, 84, of Topeka died Saturday, March 4, 1995, at a Topeka hospital.
He was born March 25, 1910, at Elk County the son of Alva Walter and Bertha Belle (Crane) Lawman.
Lawman was a contract electrician for IBEW Local No. 226 and a member of the IBEW Local No. 226 union, the Hope Masonic Lodge No. 155 in Howard. He did volunteer work at the Topeka V.A. Medical Center and the Kansas Museum of History.
May 15, 1949, he was united in marriage to Ida Berneice Hunter at Howard. She survives. Other survivors include, a daughter, Nicki Bradbury of Topeka; a son, Duane Hill of Gold Hill, Ore; a sister, Wilda Javine of Barnsdall, Okla., and four grandchildren.
Private service was held. A memorial has been established in his name to the Stormont-Vail Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Nursing Education Fund or to the Jefferson Street Baptist Church in Eureka. Contributions may be sent to PenwellGabel Funeral Home, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, Ks. 66604.
ROY A. LEDBETTER
Roy Alton Ledbetter, age 80, of Sedan, Kansas passed away early Friday afternoon, January 11, 2002, at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Roy was born on July 5, 1921 in Grenola, Kansas to James Doyle and Martha Elizabeth (Hull) Ledbetter. He was raised in the surrounding Chautauqua area. He worked for Chautauqua County Maintenance Department for more than twenty years, retiring in the mid 80’s. He married Betty B. Pinard on July 3, 1946 in Sedan. After they married, they lived on a farm north of Peru, KS. They later moved to Chautauqua, where they resided close to thirty years, moving to Sedan in 1991.
He was a member of the Jehovah Witness. He also enjoyed horses, gardening and cabinet making.
Roy is survived by one daughter, Cleta Nadine Hovis, Jennings, OK, one grandson, Todd Hovis, Jennings, OK, two brothers, Lloyd Ledbetter, Chelsea, OK, Merle Ledbetter, Gardner, KS, three sisters, Dorothy Lumley, Dearing KS, Ina Lumley, Bartlesville, OK, Anna Mae Burchett, Drumright, OK and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty B. Ledbetter, April 23, 2001, parents and three brothers.
Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2002 at the Kingdom Hall in Elk Falls, KS with Richard Weaver officiating. Private burial will follow later in Peru, KS.
Arrangements are under the direction of Graves Funeral Home of Caney, KS.
MR. DALE W. LEE
Dale William Lee passed away Saturday June 2, 2001 at the Howard Twilight Manor Nursing Home in Howard, Kansas. He was 89 years of age and a long time resident of the Howard area. Dale was born on April 12, 1912 on a farm west of Severy, Kansas to Chris and Louise Ellen (Wright) Lee. He attended South Maple rural school and graduated from Severy High School in 1925.
On September 20, 1938, he married Hazel Marie Brown at Eureka, Kansas. They made their home on a farm north of Eureka until moving to a farm north of Howard in 1960. Dale was a cattleman and enjoyed raising Quarter horses. Hazel preceded him in death in 1978.
He married Frances DeEtta (Burres) Beaumont on March 27, 1988 at Eureka, Kansas. they made their home on the farm in Elk County until moving into Howard in 1996. In December of 1999, they moved to Emporia, Kansas to be near medical care and had recently returned to live in Howard.
Dale attended the Congregational Church in Severy as a young man. He was a past president of the Kansas Quarter horse Association.
He is survived by his wife, DeEtta; his son, K.W. "Woody" of Howard; his daughter, Thana Rolph of Austin, Texas; his step-sons, Jim Smith of Eureka and Lewis Beaumont of Ottawa, Kansas; his step-daughters, Carolyn Ratzlaff of Sonora, California and Teresia Wussow of Haysville; his brother Carl Lee and his sister, Thelma Smith, both of Tucson, Arizona; 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 4, 2001 at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard with Rev. Terry Buchanan of the Severy Church of the Nazarene in Severy, Kansas officiating. Ernestine Buchanan was the organist with Louise Morgan singing "In The Garden" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee". The casket bearers were Daryl Brown, Glen Brown, Kendall Johnson, Charles Light, Dean Ward and Mike Wussow. Interment was held at Twin Grove Cemetery in Severy, Kansas. Memorials have been established with the Renal Care Group of Emporia and the Howard Twilight Manor. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MRS. F. DeETTA B. LEE
F. DeEtta (Burres) Beaumont Lee, age 84, of Howard, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Twilight Manor in Howard.
DeEtta was born on Aug. 5, 1924 in Belknap, Kan., the daughter of Ed and Blanche (Crismas) Burres.
On April 10, 1955 DeEtta married Clifford Beaumont. They were married for 28 years until his death in 1978. DeEtta then married Dale Lee in March of 1988, and were married for 13 years until his death in 200l.
She was a loving housewife and was a member of the Union Center Homemakers. DeEtta was also a waitress, as well as the custodian at the Elk County Courthouse for 9 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Howard.
She was involved in all her kids activities, including 4-H. She also loved kids, and kids loved to be around her. DeEtta was known for taking care of people and animals, including her two dogs that she had rescued from the pound.
DeEtta is survived by: two sons, Jim C. Smith and wife Barbara, Eureka, Kan., and Lewis Beaumont and wife Carolyn, Gardner, Kan.; two daughters, Carolyn Ratzlaff and husband Wallace, Senora, Calif. and Teresia Wussow and husband Mike, Haysville, Kan.; eight grandchildren. eight great-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild on the way.
DeEtta was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clifford, husband Dale, one Brother James Burres, and sisters Mable Hoover, and Lois Dunbar.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 8, 2009 at Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, with Pastor Robin Haines Officiating. Burial followed at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Howard. Family suggests contributions to the First Baptist Church of Howard and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MISS ANNA SCOTT LEES - Submitted by L. Morgan
Miss Anna Scott Lees
Anna Lees was born June 26, 1871 in Huron county, Canada. She came to Kansas with her parents at the age of twelve years, in 1883, since which time Howard has been the home of the family. She begun preparation for her profession at very early age and was ready to begin her life work as soon as the age limit would permit. She attended the summer terms at the Emporia State Normal for several years after she began teaching.
Miss Lees entered the Howard school as grade teacher in 1890 and held that position until the autumn of '98. During these years she carried extra studies in addition to her labors in the school room in preparation for entering the Kansas University which she did in September '97. After two years of University life she returned to Howard in the fall of 1900. In the fall of that year she began work as a high school teacher at Junction City, Kansas, where she remained two years. She left Junction City to accept a larger field at advanced salary at Newton, Kansas, where she was engaged in high school work during the school years of 1902-03-04. It was in May of that year that Miss Lees was dangerously injured in the automobile accident which cost Judge Simpson his life, and which occurred at Newton. In consequence of this injury Miss Lees was unable to resume her work until the fall of 1907 at which time she entered the Howard High School as principal where she remained until her death, which occurred January 26, 1911, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. E. Reid.
Miss Lees died of pneumonia, and was ill about ten days. She leaves, besides an aged father, five brothers and five sisters. There are three sisters and one brother living at Howard and the rest of the family still live in Canada. This family mourned the loss of their mother only three months ago.
The funeral was held at the Reid home Friday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. E. Deggendorf. The teachers of the Howard schools and the students of the High School attended in a body and marched to Grace Lawn Cemetery, where interment took place. M.C.T.
MR. HARRY P. LEES
MARION, IOWA - Harry P. Lees, Jr., started singing his way through life Feb. 13, 1923 in Waleetka, Okla., son of Harry P. Lees, Sr. and Nellie Adamson.
At a young age Harry helped worked in the family store and started singing in the church choir. Harry's trademark in life became his enthusiastic greeting of a hug and a song. He loved to combine humor and music singing
"Said My Pajamas."
I climbed up the door, and opened the stairs;
I said my pajamas and put on my pray'rs,
I turned off the bed and crawled into the light
And all because you kissed me (kiss) goodnight.
Harry was the husband of Esther for thirty-five years; father of Mary Kay (Tom) Hennessey of Fayetteville, NC; Marty (Cindy) Lees of Aurora, Colo.; Deborah (Jim) Lane of Howard; Judith (Dennis) Johnson of Owatonna, Minn.; Susan (Robin) Lees of Fayetteville, NC; Rebecca Lees of Denver, Colo.; David (Robin) Lees of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Melinda (Chuck) Cree-Anthony of Des Moines, Iowa; Leisa Rosche of Coralville, Iowa; Cynthia (David) Rosche of Ft. Worth, Texas; Yvonne Shackelford of Marion, Iowa; Yvette (Roland) Vargovich of Buford, Ga.; grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of four. Harry is also survived by his younger sister Elizabeth Pinter of England.
Harry had degrees in history, music education and divinity. He served in the Army Signal Corps with his trumpet in the band; as a public school teacher he taught all twelve grades of vocal and instrumental music as well as high school world history and, French. After this he served as a Methodist minister for 12 years. Harry's life of service also included: Dunkin Donuts baker, Domino's Noid, meat packer, mobile home trucker, milk delivery which required three people to replace him. He worked at Fareway until the age of 83 where he was known for dishing out compliments and serenades. All through his life Harry sang in the choir most recently for 35 years at the First United Methodist Church of Marion, Iowa and led singing at Milestones.
Harry you have taught us all to sing, to serve, and to laugh by living a life of love and great faith. You will be missed!
A special thanks to Yvonne for all her care during Harry's last several months. A memorial service was held Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at First United Methodist Church of Marion, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Harry's name to Milestones of Marion or First United Methodist Church, Marion, Iowa. Please sign the online guestbook for Harry's family at www.murdochfuneralhome. com under obituaries.
MR. WILLIAM H. LEMON - Submitted by L. Morgan
MOLINE - William Hal Lemon, 95, longtime resident of the Moline and Elk Falls area, died Dec. 7, 2006, at Elk Manor Nursing Home in Moline.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Elk Fails Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Sloan will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard.
Friends may call at Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday. A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Contributions may be left with the funeral home.
Lemon was born on Nov. 3, 1911, in Cherokee, to W. Montgomery and Mary Marvin (Vanover) Lemon. He moved with his family to the Elk Falls community at an early age and graduated from Elk Falls High School in 1930. On April 1, 1942, he entered the United States Army and served in the European Theatre during World War II.
On May 4, 1947, he married Alvina Julie "Trudy" Bentley at Elk Falls after meeting in her homeland of Germany during the war. They traveled and worked in 36 states, Mexico and Canada before returning to make their home in Moline in the early 1970s.
Lemon was employed in many occupations, but remained a cowboy and mule skinner throughout most of his life. His wife, Trudy, died on Oct. 7, 1989.
In July 2003, he married Margery June (Blakely) Cunningham at Cedar Vale, and they made their home in Elk Falls. Lemon has been a resident of the Elk Manor Nursing Home during the past few years.
He is survived by his wife, Margery Cunningham-Lemon, Elk Falls; his stepsons, Patrick Cunningham and Christopher Cunningham, both of Elk Falls, Michael Cunningham, Tulsa, and Kevin Cunningham, West Covina, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Therese Wilkinson, Sidney, Neb.; a half-sister, Bertha Morgan, Bartlesville, Okla., and several nieces and nephews.
MRS. KATHERINE D. LEO - Submitted by L. Morgan
OBITUARY
Katherine Drier was born in Germany, June 15, 1844; died at her home in Union Center township, September 27, 1903, aged 25* years, 3 months, and 12 days.
When quite young, in company with an uncle, she came to America and settled at St. Louis, Mo. There she was united in marriage to Chas. Leo and from this union twelve children were born, three having died in infancy, four boys and five girls survive to mourn the loss, the husband having died January 11, 1898.
About 25 years ago, deceased removed from St. Louis to Girard, Kansas, where she lived until 19 years ago when she came to Elk county, where she has since resided.
Mrs. Leo had been brought up a devout Catholic, but during a revival meeting held at Happy Ridge school house some years ago she was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church. At the removal of that class, she lost her membership and on profession of faith was received into the Methodist church at Clear Creek, June 17, 1903.
Mrs. Leo was a good neighbor, a kind mother and her death proved a shock to this community. Funeral services were held at the Clear Creek church.
Note: * This is a printed error.
MRS. ROSE N. LEO - Submitted by Jerry Jackson
Leo, Rose Nell (Nix), 108, journalist, teacher and farmer, died Thursday, July 4, 2002. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Howard United Methodist Church; graveside service 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Piedmont (Kan.) Cemetery.
Rose was born in Cleveland County, near Norman, Kola. to John Thomas "Tom" Nix and Mary Elizabeth "Liz" (Pace) Nix on April 30, 1894. After both of her parents died, she came to Kansas with her younger brother, Tom, in 1902. They lived with their aunt, Sarah Nix Woodall in Elk County.
On June 30, 1920, she married John Leo. They had three children, Chios Nix Leo, who died in 1953, Anita Jewel Powers and Frank James Leo. Her husband, John, died in 1967. She remained on the farm until 1969, when she moved to her home in Howard. She lived there alone until entering the hospital on March 12, 1999. Rose entered Howard Twilight Manor on March 23, 1999. In 1972, after she moved to Howard, she earned her G.E.D. at the age of 78. She was a Red Cross volunteer at Howard Twilight Manor for 15 years. Rose often said that she had three careers: school teaching, farming and writing. She was happiest when she had a pen or a hoe in hand. She taught six terms in country schools and taught Sunday School for many years. She loved little children. Almost all of her life she lived on various farms in and near Elk county. She loved nature and working the soil and continued to have a large garden until she entered Howard Twilight Manor. She had an unusual hobby of soil collecting. She had small bottles of soil from every state in the United States and many foreign countries.
One of her greatest joys was writing. She began writing news articles for the Elk county paper when she was 17. Over the years she wrote a number of columns "From The Farm," "Howard Happenings" and others. In 1977, she began writing the column "Rose's Last Scrap," which she continued to write weekly until she entered the hospital. She also wrote a monthly column "Country Living" for Tallgrass Country magazine and wrote monthly for the United Methodist Church Circuit Rider. She also sent many cards of cheer and encouragement because she loved to write and receive letters. In 1990, Rose wrote a book, "Rose's Last Scrap" which was published with the help of her son, Frank and his wife, Barbara. Through the years she was interviewed many times by reporters from newspapers, magazines, radio and T.V. In the spring of 1998, an Associated Press article was published nation wide. She received many letters from 28 states and four Canadian Provinces.
Rose received many awards and citations for her writing and volunteer service. She was most proud of the William Allen White Award, which she received Dec. 4, 1998. For 41 years she wrote a Christmas letter. In 1998, 610 relatives and friends received her greetings.
In 1916, she joined the Methodist Church at age 22. She continued to attend church, although she could not hear a word that was spoken from the pulpit. She enjoyed the music and being with her Christian friends and was active in the United Methodist Women and Circle.
In 1918, she became a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and remained active in that organization. She was also a member of the Jolly Janes Club and enjoyed going to the Howard Senior Center to play cards. One reason she was able to live alone in her home for so long was all the help she received from many friends.
Preceded in death by husband, John; oldest son, Chios; great-grandsons, William Leo, Brian White; her parents; all of her brothers and sisters.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Barbara of Wichita; daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Lester Powers of Wichita; grandchildren, Karen Crump of San Antonio, Texas, Frank James Leo Jr. of Atwater, Calif., Helen Tate, Louise White, Larry Ray Leo, Michael Alan Leo all of Wichita, Leroy Kim Leo of Oklahoma City; 17 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, Elizabeth Alderson Callaway of Fort Worth, Texas, Shirley Nix of Kansas City, Mo.; other relatives and many friends. Memorials established with Howard United Methodist Church, American Legion Auxiliary of Carter-Rader Post, No. 149 and Howard Senior Center. Zimmerman Funeral Home.
MR. ROBERT LEONHARDT - Submitted by L. Morgan
Robert Leonhardt was born January 22, 1885 in New York City. He was called by the Death Angel on the 15th day of April 1914, at 5:15 p.m. to leave his earthly house of clay to enter his mansion not made with hands eternal in the heavens.
Robert came to Kansas in 1900 and made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiscus for the past 13 years. He was a member of the Salem Baptist church and a devoted Christian worker; he taught a class of boys in the Sunday school, and quite a number of his class was present at the grave to cast a flower therein as a token of a beautiful life he had lived, among them.
The funeral was preached by O. L. Weir, pastor of the First Baptist church of Howard, at the house of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fiscus, and his body was laid to rest in Cresco cemetery.
May the Lord comfort the bereaved.
"We bury the dead, we so love, from our sight,
While a star beameth forth from the depth of our night;
It comforts the heart and dispelleth the gloom,
As we follow the dead to that rest of the tomb
Oh, the days as they fly o'er the dial of time,
Are bringing us nearer to that bright of clime
Where the King in his beauty the Bethlehem Star
Shall cheer us forever, in kingdoms afar."
-----O.L. Weir
MRS. AGATHA L. LEWIS - Submitted by L. Morgan
Agatha Laura Lewis, 88, a former Independence resident, died Thursday at Pleasant Valley Manor nursing home in Sedan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Webb & Ropdrick Chapel with, Rev. Leon Hendrix, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Private burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Elk City.
Although the casket has been closed, friends may register at the funeral home from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
Mrs Lewis was born Sept. 2, 1919, in Elk County, to Lee and Agnes (Green) Beiter.
She attended school in rural Elk County. Mrs. Lewis worked as a sales clerk in retail stores for severa years.
On Dec. 4. 1936, in Fredonia. she married Myrl Lewis and he died in 1994.
Mrs, Lewis was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include two sons, Rolland Lewis, Nixa, Mo., and Leland Lewis, Independence; a daughter, Elnora Carter, Sedan; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
MRS. EDITH L. LEWIS - Submitted by L. Morgan
Edith Loraine Lewis passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan. She was 71 years of age and a former resident of Moline.
Edith was born on August 11, 1936 at Belleville, Kan., to Henry and Rosianna (Printz) Kasl. She attended rural school and completed her education at Belleville.
Edith married Donnie LaVerne Reeves at an early age and to this union was born three children, Ricky, Cindy, and Kathy. She later married Willard Hoyt and to this marriage was born a daughter, Sherry. Edith was a devoted homemaker and mother and worked many years as a licensed insurance agent.
She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended the Elk Falls congregation in Elk Falls.
She is survived by her son, Rick Reeves of Moline, her daughter, Kathy Foust of Galena, Mo.; a brother, Ray, a sister, Alice Marie; two grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Cindy Fishback and Sherry Hoyt, and her parents.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Reed cemetery near Halfway, Mo., with Ryan Shackelford speaking at the service. A memorial has been establish with the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Wichita.
Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MRS. ELEANOR N. LEWIS - Submitted by Dan Durbin
Eleanor Noreen McGuire passed away Tuesday, September 22, 1992 at Martinez, CA. She was 45 years of age. Noreen, as she was known to her friends, was born on July 26, 1947 at Eureka, to Wayne Woodrow Wilson and Verna Harriet Amelia Pearse Lewis.
She attended Moline schools and graduated from Moline High School in 1965. She attended Emporia State College and Wichita State University. Noreen was employed for several years by the Alfalfa Milling Company at the Kansas City Board of Trade. She later lived and worked in Indianapolis, IN and St. Louis, MO.
In November 27, 1976 she married Jon McGuire at the Moline United Methodist Church. In 1987 they moved to Walnut Creek, CA where Noreen worked at Consolidated Electrical Industry, Incorporated. This marriage had recently ended in divorce.
She is survived by her mother, Verna Lewis of Moline, three sisters, Rosemary Sherman of Chanute, Kay Wallace of Havana and Martha Allison of Independence, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Woodrow, on October 24, 1990.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 1992 at the Moline United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Harper of Howard officiating. Mrs. Wanda Mills was the organist. Interment of the remains was held at the Moline Cemetery. A memorial has been established with the Moline Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Contributions can be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MRS. EMILY LEWIS - Submitted by L. Morgan
Mrs. Emily Lewis
Died, at the home of her son six miles northwest of Elk Falls, Tuesday, August 16. Mrs. Emily Lewis, who was born in Saybrook, McLean county, Illinois, December 14, 1846. She was married to John P. Lewis October 17, 1876. Deceased leaves three children, Lawrence A. and Charles H. Lewis and Mrs. Bertha E. Cannon, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Cox and Miss Henrietta Hazel. Mrs. Lewis was a member of the Christian church more than twenty-five years and was a faithful christian wife and mother. Funeral took place at the home of her son Chas. H. Lewis, wednesday afternoon conducted by Elder N. Hill. The children accompanied their mother's remains to Oakwood cemetery near Blue Mound, Linn county, where the grave was made by the side of her husband.
MRS. SARAH LEWIS - Submitted by S. Williams
Mrs. Sarah Lewis, of Elk county, died suddenly in the Santa Fe depot in this city this morning, of hemorrhage of the lungs. She was returning to her father's home near Fairfield, Iowa, accompanied by her two children and a married sister, and arrived by the Santa Fe train at 9 o'clock. After walking up the steps to the ladies waiting room, she remarked that she hadn't felt better in a long time, but was soon taken with a hemorrhage, and died in a few minutes. Her husband is on his farm in Elk county, and is perhaps cheerfully about his work, ignorant of his dead wife and sorrowing children. Her sister informed a reporter for this paper that she had been sick for several months; that she was twenty three years old, and that her little boy was aged four years, and the girl two. When the reporter visited the room, the body was lying upon the floor, and the neglected children bitterly crying; a few women of the neighborhood had gathered in to do good offices, and several men who were in the room gave the sister money, and awkwardly tried to comfort the children. The face of the dead wore a weary, tired expression, and it was pale from disease and trouble. The form was terribly thin and wasted, and we could not help thinking that she was better off. We hope there is a heaven for such tired and weary mortals as this woman, and rest forever. Her sister will pursue her journey this evening, and the remains will be buried, she said, in the old churchyard at home, where she had played when a child, before disease, and marriage, and children, and western homesteads came to her. Money was given to the sister in plenty, although before that they often wanted for something to eat. We thought more of Atchison than ever when we saw the noble men and women who came so promptly to relieve suffering. The dead woman's trunk had been seized at Emporia by a landlord for a board bill, and conductor George Rix, of the Santa Fe, immediately telegraphed him to send the trunk by the first train, and he would pay the charges. Money enough was raised to buy a coffin, and leave a balance of twenty dollars for expenses, which was given to the sister. This lady, Mrs. N.G. Lewman, tried to ask our reporter to thank the people for their kindness, but tears overcame her, and she sat down and cried instead. "But you know what I wanted to say," she said. (May 28, 1880 The Globe, Atchison Kansas Submitted by S. Williams) Howard Courant - August 24, 1916
MR. SLATER D. LEWIS - Submitted by L. Morgan
Mr. Slater D. Lewis was born at Payson, Adams county, Illinois. February 9th, 1843 and died at Howard, Kansas, August 16, 1916, at 4:30 p.m., being 73 years, 6 months and 7 days old. In his early youth he united with the Baptist church of Payson, Illinois. At the age of 18 he heard the call of his country and enlisted April 7th, 1861, in Company C, of the 50th regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He served under the colors something over 3 years being mustered out September 27th, 1864. His regiment belonged to the Army of the Cumberland under Gen. Thomas and was in the engagement at Shiloh and at Altoona Pass.
Mr. Lewis was married at Payson, Illinois, February 24th, 1869, to Miss Alice Kay. To this union five children were born of whom three are living, Mrs. Clara Brown of Springfield, Illinois; Mrs. Myrtle Kyser of Grenola, Kansas; D.S. Lewis of Howard, Kansas, together with the wife and mother Mrs. Alice K. Lewis, to mourn his loss.
Mr. Lewis moved to Kansas in 1881, settling at Elk Falls and later moved to Howard. He has been prominent in the affairs of county and city and has always had a wide interest in state and national life. Mr. Lewis served as clerk of Elk county from 1892-96 and has served on the city council a number of times. Mr. Lewis was a member of the Masonic Fraternity and his brother Masons paid their last tributes to the deceased in the beautiful burial rites of the Order.
The funeral was at the home August 18th at 10 a.m., in charge of the Masonic Lodge with a short service by Pastor Kearns. Interment was in the Grace Lawn cemetery.
MR. WAYNE W. LEWIS - Submitted by Dan Durbin
Wayne Woodrow Wilson Lewis passed away Wednesday, October 23, 1990 at the Elk Manor Nursing Home in Moline. He was 76 years of age.
Woodrow, or "Woody", as he was known to his friends was born on November 27, 1913 at Eureka, Kansas to Brooklyn and Minnie Souder Lewis. He attended school and grew to manhood in the Eureka area.
On August 18, 1934, he married Verna Harriet Amelia Pearse at Howard, Kansas. They made their home in Eureka until moving to Moline in 1947. Woodrow was employed as a mechanic with the Martin-Marietta plant in Moline. He retired in 1972.
He was a member of the Moline United Mehtodist Church, Meridian Lodge #126 A.F. & A.M., and was currently the Worthy Patron of Ladonia Chapter #243 Orderof the Eastern Star at Elk Falls.
Woodrow is survived by his wife, Verna of the home; four daughters, Rosemary Sherman of Chanute, Kay Wallace of Havana, Martha Allison of Independence and Noreen McGuire of Walnut Creek, California; two brothers, Jack and Billy both of Eureka; five sisters, Vada Murphy of Madison, Millie Brown of Eureka, Treva Cypret of Andover and Dorothy Pearse and Cleora Hayes both of Eureka; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, 1990 at the Moline Cemetery with Rev. LaDonna Carey of the Moline United Methodist Church officiating. Masonic graveside services were conducted by Meridian Lodge #126 of Elk Falls. A memorial has been established with the Elk Manor Nursing Home, contributions can be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were madewith the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.
MR. THOMAS LIDDENTON - Submitted by Dan Durbin
Thomas Liddenton Dead
Word comes just as the Review is going to press that Thomas Liddenton, who lives northeast of town, passed away Thursday morning. He has been ill for sometime, but was not considered seriously sick until a few days before his death.
Mr. Liddenton has long been a resident of this vicinity. There was no better man in the community than he.
MR. DANIEL J. LIEBAU
Rosary will be recited at 8:00 p. m. tonight for Daniel J. Liebau, 18, Moline, in the chapel of the Watt Funeral Home, Moline. Liebau died at 11:00 p. m., Saturday in Pueblo, Colorado, following a two car accident 22 miles east of there Saturday, in which David J. Hopper, 20, Moline, and Deborah Ann Henrie, 16, Fowler, Colorado, were injured.
Requiem Mass for Daniel Liebau will be celebrated by the Rev. Patrick Mannion in St. Mary's Catholic church, Moline, at 10:00 a, m., Tuesday. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery at Moline.
The Colorado State Patrol said Liebau was killed when the car he was in struck the left rear of another west bound auto at about 9:45 p. m., Saturday. Both cars skidded sideways and over turned. The patrol said David Hoper also of Moline and son of, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopper, suffered multiple cuts and bruises. He was taken to St. Mary Corwin hospital in Pueblo, where his condition today was listed as fair. Deborah Ann Henrie was the sole occupant of the other car.
The patrol said it did not know which of the Moline youths was driving, since both were thrown from the vehicle when it over turned.
Daniel J. Liebau was born March 15, 1947, in Winfield and was a 1965 graduate of Moline high school. He had planned to attend Wichita State University this fall.
Survivors of Liebau include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garl Liebau, Moline; a brother, Jim, and a sister, Jane, of the home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Liebau, Grenola, and Paul Welch, Silverdale.
MR. HENRY B. LOGSDON - Submitted by L. Morgan
Henry B. Logsdon was born at Munfordsville, Hart county, Kentucky on August 4, 1861 and departed his life at his home near Grenola, July 21, 1930, age 68 years, 11 months, and 17 days.
He came to Kansas with his father when he was about 12 years of age. His mother died when he was eight years of age.
He was united in marriage to Emma Newbecker in 1882 locating near Grenola. To this union were born five children, Lucien of Grenola, Bertha, who passed away December 16, 1920; John of near Howard; Mrs. Maud Schul of Grenola and Eddie of Moline.
On Wednesday, July 16th, he met with a serious accident, having been knocked and trampled by cattle. He had been in frail condition for many years and was unable to survive the shock and the internal injuries. Mr. Logsdon was devoted to his family and to his friends, he loved his neighbors and did his best to live in peace with all mankind.
He and his wife united with the Grenola Methodist Episcopal church about thirty years ago.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his good wife, four children, twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a few distant relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the M. E. church conducted by Rev. R. L. Kuhns and interment made in the Greenlawn cemetery.--Grenola Gazette.
MR. P. A. LOGSDON - Submitted by Dan Durbin
P. A. Logsdon Dead
P. A. Logsdon, a former prominent citizen of Grenola, known to many people of this vicinity, died at his home at Santa Fe last Saturday of bilious fever. The remains were brought to Grenola and the funeral services were held Thursday. The people of this city and community extend their sympathy to the friends in their loss.
MR. CHARLES E. LONG - Submitted by Dan Durbin
Death of Charles E. Long
As stated elsewhere in this paper the life of Charles E. Long was sacrificed in the fire which consumed the Boice meat market Monday morning at 3:30 a.m. October 7, 1907. He and some others were working in the rear of the building to keep down the fire and prevent its spreading when the chimney fell and crushed him. His last act was to look out for the safety of his companions and had he not done so another life would have been taken instead of his own.
Charlie Long lived all his life in Moline, and was dearly beloved by every one for his bright, cheerful disposition, his generous, kind heart, and his fearless, brave acts in all places where men were tried. He had no enemy, his unselfish life could create only friends. He was honest and upright; malice, hatred, untruth never found a place in his nature. No one can remember a mean act that he ever did. Every one can count numerous kindnesses and brave actions he has performed.
After the accident he never regained consciousness, but died in a few hours. The funeral services were held at the Christian church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Elder N. Hill, of Elk Falls, an old friend of the deceased, spoke the funeral oration. The pastors of the Christian and Methodist churches assisted in the services. The pastor of the Catholic church was also present on the platform. The I.O.O.F. funeral service was rendered at the church and the grave. The M. W. A. marched, in the procession. The entire town and a large number from the surrounding country attended the ceremonies. All this testifies of the universal esteem in which the deceased was held.
Mr. Long leaves a wife and a son to mourn his untimely taking away. He also leaves numberless friends and other relatives to share the sorrow and give the balm of their consolation the widow and fatherless son in their unfathomed affliction.
MRS. CARRIE H. LONGLEY - Submitted by L. Morgan
Carrie Hall, daughter of David and Mary , was born at Princeton, Virginia (now West Virginia), May 20, 1846.Hall
The family fortunes were wrecked by the Civil War and its results, and the Halls moved to Indiana soon after the close of hostilities, where they lived until 1872, and where the father passed away. The mother and children came to Kansas and located near the then, new town of Howard.
On June 24, 1875, Carrie Hall was married to E. K. Longley at Howard, and to them were born three daughters and one son, one of the daughters dying in infancy. The Longley family moved to Washington D. C. where they lived several years, and later lived at Kansas City and other points, again coming back to Howard, where they continued to live until by reason of advanced years and failing health, Mr. and Mrs. Longley went to Cleveland, Ohio, where their children had established their homes.
Mr. Longley passed away at Cleveland, May 21, 1928, since which time Mrs. Longley lived with her daughters. She continued in her usual good health until a few months ago, and retained her mental faculties until almost the last.
On Wednesday, January 6th, she passed quietly and peacefully away at the home of her elder daughter, Mrs. Jack Bender, where she had been tenderly and lovingly cared for most of the time since going to Cleveland.
Mrs. Longley is survived by one son, Roy Longley, two daughters, Mrs. Abbey Bender and Mrs. Olive Wright, all of Cleveland and one aged sister, Mrs. Ella V. Strachan of Los Angeles, California.
Mr. and Mrs. Longley were member of the Howard Presbyterian church during the later years of their residence in this city.
The remains were brought to Howard, Friday evening, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Bender, and services were held in the Presbyterian church Saturday at 10 a.m., conducted by Rev. A. R. Griggs. A large number of old friends and relatives were present to pay their respects.
Favorite hymns were rendered by the choir, and Mrs. A.T. Ayres sant a beautiful, appropriate solo, "Let not your Heart be troubled," by Oley Speaks, Mrs. Griggs at the piano. The pallbearers were old friends and neighbors of the Longley family and the interment was in Grace Lawn cemetery where the husband and several members of the Hall family were already sleeping.
MR. PHELIZ LORANCE - Submitted by L. Morgan
Phelix Lorance was born in Jackson county, Indiana on April 3, 1848 and died at his home in Howard, Kansas, September 5, 1932, at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 2 days.
He moved with his parents to Iola, Allen county, Kansas at the age of 9 years, where he grew to manhood. Near the end of the Civil War he was a government scout on the plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado. He settled on a claim near Elk Falls, Kansas, in 1867 and was active in the building up of the new settlement, sharing all the joys and sorrows of the pioneers.
In 1884 he moved his family to a farm in Paw Paw township where they resided until December 1912, when they removed to Howard where he has since made his home.
On August 21, 1873, he was married to Pulcherry Yease Wray who preceded him in death on April 25, 1928. To this union were born nine children, seven girls and two boys. One boy Dewey died at the age of two years. They were so broken-hearted at the death of this little son that they adopted a motherless nephew, Peter E. Wilcott.
The surviving children are Minnie B. McPherson of Wichita, Kansas; Peter E. Lorance, George W. Lorance, Effie M. McDonald, Tresa D. Gruenebaum, and Hattie V. Dailey, all of Kansas City, Missouri; Maude B. McBride at home, Pearl L. Guy of Hutchinson, Kansas; Leah L. Custer of Moline, Kansas; and twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lorance was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge at Elk Falls and later at Severy, Kansas.
In 1882 he was converted and joined the Methodist church. Later when he moved to Paw Paw he joined the Baptist church and always gave liberally of his time and money to its support and as long as his health permitted was a regular attendant. At the time of his death he was a member of the First Baptist church in Howard.
He was a devoted husband and father and a loyal friend, always kind and helpful to unfortunate and discouraged people. “In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these ye have done it unto me,” “Not lost but gone before.”
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, conducted by the pastor J.W. Bayles, at 2:00 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon. A quartet from the church sang very beautifully several hymns selected by the family. The members of the quartet were: Mrs. Ross Cochran, Mrs. Mildred Taylor, B.A.Eby and Wm. Barackman Sr. with Miss Laurel Dickson at the piano. The Masons of Severy and Howard furnished the pall bearers and conducted the services at the grave in a very beautiful way.
Interment was made in Grace Lawn cemetery.
Pulcherry Yease Wray, youngest child of Anderson and Elizabeth Wray, was born near Geneva, Allen County, Kansas, May 25, 1857. Departed this life at her home in Howard, Kansas, April 25, 1928, at the age of 70 years and 11 months.
So far as we have been able to ascertain, she was the first white child born in Allen County, Kansas.
She was married to Phelix Lorance August 21, 1873 and they departed at once to live on his claim near Elk Falls, Kansas, to take up the rugged life of the pioneers.
In 1880 they moved to Arkansas where they lived for 4 years. Upon their return to Kansas they moved to a farm north of Howard where they lived until 1912 when they came to Howard to make their home.
She was converted at an early age and was always active in her church as long as her health permitted and beautifully followed her Master in life of service and humility. She was unfailingly kind and devoted to her family and friends. While her last days were filled with suffering and pain she was always patient and thoughtful for those who cared for her.
She is survived by her husband, Phelix Lorance and the following children: Mrs. Minnie McPherron of Wichita; Peter E. and G. W. Lorance; Mrs. Effie McDonald, Mrs. Teresa Gruenebaum and Hattie V. Dailey of Kansas City; Mrs. Pearl Guy of Hutchinson, Mrs. Leah Custer of Moline; and Miss Maude Lorance at home. Also 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret L. Clark of Longton and many other more distantly related.
Howard and community as well as old neighbors and friends near and far, unite in expression of sincere sympathy to Mr. Lorance, the sons and daughters and other relatives. All thoughtful people note with profound regret the rapid passing of the splendid pioneers of our great State.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, Friday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Pastor Bayles. The services were largely attended. The floral offerings were unusually beautiful. Burial was made in Grace Lawn Cemetery.
MR. BOBBIE G. LORD - Submitted by L. Morgan
HOWARD - Bobbie G. Lord, 78, of Wichita, died Thursday at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Howard with Pastor Gene DeWitt officiation. Interment will be at Cresco Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. until the service at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Leukemia Society of America and donations may be sent to Countryside Funderal Home, P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS 66736.
Zimmerman Funeral HOme of Howard is handling the arrangements.
Mr. Lord was born Aug. 1, 1929 in Reese, the son of Fell and Bessie (Van Buskirk) Lord.
He married Helen Preston in 1947 in Howard and they later made their home in Wichita. He survives at the home.
Mr. Lord worked for Beech Aircraft in Wichita for 44 years, including 35 years as a truck driver.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Robert Lord, Andover, and Michael Lord, Tazewell, Tenn.; a daughter, Joyce Hoke, Wichita; three grandchildren nd six great-grandchildren.
MR. WILLIAM C. LOVE
William Charles "Bill" Love, an 83 year old resident of Longton, passed away at his home Friday, May 21, 2010.
Born Oct. 5, 1926 in Pittsburg, Kan., Bill was the son of Charles Waterman, and Beulah (McNette) Love. He was a child of the Depression, and in October of 1943 at the age of 17 he joined the Navy. Bill served in the South Pacific campaign of World War II until April of 1946. He came home, and went to trade school in Coffeyville, where he became a certified pipe fitter/welder.
In 1947 Bill was united in marriage to Ramonda Browning and to this union seven children were born. He remarried in 1963 to Dorothy Boyer to this union two children were born.
Bill was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moline. He was a member of The American Legion Post #149 in Howard as well. A proud member of the Steam Fitter/Pipe Fitter Union. He loved to fish, garden, and cut fire wood.
Friends and family will cherish several fond memories of Bill One such memory is, in parting he always said "take care." He expected respect from his children and loyalty from his friends, and always gave as much. He never stopped mentoring his family saying "Don't do the things I've done, but do what I tell you to do." He is survived by two daughters Linda Dieter of Augusta and Jodi Love of Mannford, Okla.; four sons James Love of Longton, Tony Love of Howard, William Love Jr. of Peru, and Joseph Love of Longton; two sisters Teresa Tajchman of Ramona, Kan., and Joan Barton of Wichita, 23 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren on the way.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Peggy Cox, two sons Russell Love and Steve Love, sisters Freda Glover and Winifred Simon and one brother Benjamin Love.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 26 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moline. Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday at the church. Interment will be at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Family suggests memorial contributions to Food For The Poor and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard.
DR. PAUL A. LOVETT
WICHITA— Dr. Paul A. Lovett, 86, of Wichita, retired orthopedic surgeon, died Sunday.
Graveside services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Havana Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Plymouth Congregational Church or Ihe Kansas Society for Crippled Children. They may be directed to Downing & Lahey Mortuary in Wichita.
Dr. Lovett was born Dec. 7, 1909 in Neodesha, to Logan and Rebecca (Williams) Lovett. He was a former superintendent of the Longton and Havana high schools, a member of Rotary International, Plymouth Congregational Church, and numerous medical and orthopedic associations. He was an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physican for many athletes in the Wichita area.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine (Powell} Lovett; a son, Philip Lovelt, Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Nancy Graham, Wichita; two sisters, Faith Mock, Canon City, Colo., and Vena Kaufman, Klnsington, Md.; and four grandchildren.
MRS. OPAL A. LOWE
Opal A. Lowe, 81, of Winfield, died September 2, 1991 at Heritage House.
Born September 10, 1909, near Howard, she was the daughter of Oscar and Minnie (Bowser) Highsmith.
She graduated from Severy High School, received her nurse’s training at St. Mary’s Hospital in Winfleld and graduated from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Wichita in 1932.
On October 29, 1932, she married Carol L. Lowe in Hutchinson.
Lowe worked as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital until its closing and later at St. Mary’s Nursing Home, Wheat Road Nursing Home and nursing homes in Greensburg and Leavenworth. Lowe was a member of the Tisdale United Methodist Church, Kansas Nursing Association and St. Francis Alumni Association for Nurses. She was a 4-H leader at Floral during the 1950s.
Survivors include her husband, Carol, of the home; a daughter, Barbara J. Hartpence of Wichita; a brother, Howard Highsmith of Topeka; two sisters, Ann Phillips of Winfield and Ada Highsmith of Howard; six grandchildren and three great-grndchildren.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 6, 1991 in the Tisdale United Methodist Church, with burial in New Salem Cemetery.
A memorial has been established with the Tisdale United Methodist Church.
MRS. M. LUCILLE LOYD - Submitted by L. Morgan
MOLINE-- M. Lucille Loyd, 88, longtime resident of Moline, died July 4, 2006, in the Hynes Hospice Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center--St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Moline. Pastor Tim Adams will officiate. Burial will be in Moline Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard until 9 this evening.
A memorial has been established with the First Baptist Church. Contributions may be left with the funeral home.
Loyd was born April 2, 1918, at Deerfield, Mo., to Robert and Gracie Mae (Williams) Moore. She moved with her parents to Sedan at an early age and attended Sedan schools.
On July 21, 1934, she and Giles Perry Loyd married at Pawhuska, Okla., and to this union were born three children, Larry, Michael and Sharlyn. Her daughter, Sharlyn, died at the age of two years and 22 days on Dec. 16, 1951. After her daughter's death, Loyd was employed as head cook in the Moline school system for eight years.
She then became an insurance representative for Royal Neighbors of America. In 1965, she and her husband moved their family to Nebraska where she was appointed field manager of sales for Royal Neighbors.
In 1970 the family returned to Kansas, and she remained active in the Royal Neighbors organization. She retired on Jan. 1, 1891, after suffering a heart attack. Her husband died on Jan. 6, 2003.
Loyd was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Moline and the Royal Neighbors of America.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Loyd of Mulvane, and Michael Loyd, Moline; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren.
MR. ROBERT D. LUKE - Submitted by Jerry Jackson
Fredonia: Robert David Luke, 57, mechanic, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Timmons Funeral Home, Fredonia, Kansas.
Survivors: wife, Veva; son, Lawrence of Bonner Springs; daughters, Roberta Peirce of Fort Scott, Connie Nave of Fredonia; brothers, Jimmie Wilson of Coffeyville, Harry Luke of Oklahoma City, Gene McConnaughey of Cheyenne, Wyo.; sister, Gwendolyn Hastings of Derby; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
MRS. VEVA M. LUKE
Fredonia - Veva M. Luke, 73, Fredonia, died Thursday at Windsor Place, Coffeyville.
Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Timons Funeral Home Chapel, Fredonia, with Rev. Gene Benefiel of the Burton Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Cresco Cemetery near Howard.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Memorial are suggested to Alzheimer's Foundation and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may be left with the funeral home.
Mrs. Luke was born Aug. 19, 1933 near Elk Falls to Henry J. and Ida Mae Graham Belter.
On March 5, 1951 in Miami, Okla. she married Robert D. Luke and he died in 1956. She worked as a cook and custodian in the Fredonia school district. She was a member of the Eagles in Fredonia and M.D.U.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence Luke of Bonner Springs, two daughters, Roberta Peirce and Connie Ogle of Fredonia; one brother, Jimmie Beller of South Coffeyville, Okla.; seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
MR. LYFORD F. LYON - Submitted by L. Morgan
Lyford Francis Lyon was born on the family homestead near Eureka, Kansas on September 26, 1871 and departed this life at his home in Howard, Kansas on November 27, 1940, age 69 years, two months and one day.
He was the eldest son of D.E. and Ida Lyon.
Mr. Lyon was united in marriage to Dora L. Goodnight in 1906 and lived in Eureka for five years, where he was in business. He and his family moved to Howard in 1911 where he continued in business for 28 years, retiring a year ago because of ill health.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, who passed away in 1932.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, one daughter, Mabel Lyon Rettig of Grants Pass, Oregon and one son, Gerald L. Lyon of Howard, Kansas, one brother, Leslie of Eureka, Kansas, three sisters; Mrs. Grace Burt of San Jose, California, Mrs. Alta Thomas of San Francisco, California and Mrs. Ora Sluder of Wichita, Kansas, a number of other relatives, nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from the Moon Funeral Home at Howard, Kansas on Friday, November 29, 1940 at 2:30 p.m., L.V. Osborne, pastor of the Presbyterian church officiating. Mrs. A.T. Ayres, solist, was accompanied by Mrs. Noel Mullendore. Interment was in Grace Lawn cemetery, Howard, Kansas.
MR. JOSIAH U. LYSTER - Submitted by L. Morgan
Josiah U. Laster, the son of Cornelius and Elizabeth Laster was born in Mercer county, Kentucky October 10, 1818 and departed this life in Elk Falls, Kansas, February 24, 1911 at 5:30 p.m.
In 1830 his parents moved to Johnson county Indiana, where they lived to a ripe old age. Two sisters and a brother, children of this couple still reside there.
It was here that Mr. Laster was united in marriage to Miss Jane Wallace, April 2, 1840. To this union were born nine children, two dying in infancy, William died November 16, 1910. Mrs. Laster died May 26, 1910. Three sons and three daughters survive the father and mother and were at Mr. Lyster's bedside in his last illness assisting in caring for him, and were all present at the funeral service as were also quite a number of relatives.
Descending from this couple and their children are 36 grand children, 38 great grand children and 5 great great grandchildren nearly all of whom are still living. Mr. Laster was very fond of these children and Mr. and Mrs. Lyster's home was always open to them.
Mr. Laster became a Christian in early life. Soon after their marriage, he and his wife united with the Christian church. For seventy years they walked side by side. No wonder Mr. Laster missed her so much after her death. This aged couple were highly esteemed in the community. They lived here thirty five years. Mr. Laster was know far and wide as a man of integrity, upright in his walk and conversation. The funeral was well attended. It was held in the Christian church conducted by Rider Newton Hill assisted by Rev. John A. Pyatt, pastor of the M. E. church. Mrs. J. A. _________ was in charge of the music. The entire service was as requested by Mr. Laster and was a fitting tribute to his memory.