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| 6451 |  | Obituary- Horak, Veronica Mrs. Horak dies Monday in Topeka Mrs. Veronica Horak, 82, longtime resident of the Delia and Rossville communities, died Monday in a Topeka hospital where she had been a patient since Nov. 8. She had a heart ailment. Born Nov. 3, 1886, at Bratislav, Czechoslovakia, she came to the United States in 1912, and had lived in the Delia and Rossville communities since then. Mrs. Horak was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church and the Moravian Lodge. On Nov. 8, 1908, she was married to Ignac Horak at Bratislav. Besides her husband, survivors include: four daughters: Mrs. Rose Davis, Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Irene Collett, Washougal, Wash., Mrs. Esther Wehner, Rossville, and Mrs. Emily Dodge, Delia; Four sons, Rudy Horak and Albert Horak, both of Bakersfield, Calif., Bennie Horak, Delia, and Eddie Horak, Lewisburg, Ohio; 16 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday in the Parker Mortuary, Topeka, with interment to be made in the Moravian Cemetery near Delia. | |
| 6452 |  | Obituary- Horn, Charles Word came Tuesday to Mrs. Grace Horn that her husband, Chas. H. Horn, died Tuesday morning at Camp Shell, Miss. Cause of his death was not given. Mrs. Horn, who is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Heath, has been living with her parents during her husband's absence. She left yesterday morning, accompanied by her brother Clarence, for Quinlan, Okla., where the body will be sent for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Horn were [married] June 13, 1917 at Topeka. Mrs. Grace Horn and brother, Clarence Heath, returned Monday evening from Quinlan, Okla., where Mrs. Horn's husband was buried the last of the week. Mr. Horn died at Camp Shell, Miss., Tuesday of last week after an illness of six days with pneumonia. | |
| 6453 |  | Obituary- Horton, Francis Francis Horton Corporal Francis Alberta Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Horton was born June 27, 1895 at Corning, Kans., and was killed in action in the battle of the Argonne forest September 29 at the age of 23 years, 8 months and 2 days. Francis grew to manhood in Nemaha county and enlisted in the Holton militia May 1, 1915. After serving one and a half months on the Mexican border with Co. B of Holton he was honorably discharged August 5, 1910. When war was declared with Germany he volunteered his service for his country and re-enlisted May 28, 1917 with Co. B of Holton, was commissioned corporal July 16, 1918, received his training at Camp Doniphan, Okla., with the 85th division. The division was ordered to France in April and he was there 5 months and gave supreme sacrifice September 29, 1918. He united with the Christian church of Holton at the age of 20 years and was a member of the Dynamo class. He was a true and faithful Christian. Beside a host of friends and other relatives he leaves to mourn his loss, parents, six sisters and three brothers: Mrs. W.T. Thompson, of Corning, Kan; Mrs. J. L. Harper, of Hunter, Mo; Mrs. Ben Ward, of Centralia; Mrs. M. L. Welliver, of Fairview, Kas; Mrs. L. E. Bundy, of Holton; Mrs. Victor Bird, of Holton ; Homer Horton of Logan, Iowa; Marshall Horton, of Holton and Hershell Horton who preceded him to the Great Beyond.— Holton Signal. | |
| 6454 |  | Obituary- Hosick, George George D. Hosick George D. Hosick passed away Tuesday morning, May 19th, at the home of his niece, Bertha St. Auben in St. Marys. Death was the result of leakage of the heart complicated with dropsy. Mr. Hosick had been ill at the St. Auben home for over a year. Funeral services took place at the M.E. church in Willard, Kansas, and the remains were interred in the Maple Hill cemetery. The Rev. G.C. Albin of Rossville officiated at the last rites. The deceased was born at Parish, New York on April 11, 1863. He had been a resident, however, of Willard for 44 years. He is survived by one son, George A. Hosick of San Francisco; one sister, Mrs. Ida Griggs, of St. Joe, Mo., and two brothers, Andrew Hosick of Chicago and C.L. Hosick of Willard. Pallbearers at the funeral were Messrs. Locke, Bethel, Rickman, Lee, Ford and Allen. [From The Rossville Reporter, June 4, 1925] | |
| 6455 |  | Obituary- Houck, Bernice DELIA WOMAN DIES IN CRASH OF PLANE Miss Bernice Margaret Houck, 28, formerly of Delia, died Saturday night in a plane crash near San Fernando, Calif., according to word received by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Houck of Delia. No details in connection with the crash were received. Miss Houck has been employed in a hospital at Hawthorne, Calif., and occasionally took weekend plane rides to points of interest in California. She was born November 30, 1918, in Delia. Besides her parents, survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Virginia Lee Summer and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Summer, both of Wichita; five brothers, Leroy Houck, Los Angeles, Calif, Lawarence [sic Lawrence] Houck, Sacramento, Calif.; Wendell and John Houck, now in military service, and Richard Houck, of the home, and a grandfather, L. T. Houck, Delia. Funeral services and burial will be in Delia but further arrangements will not be made until after the arrival of the body from California. | |
| 6456 |  | Obituary- Houck, Elizabeth 1 Mrs. Elizabeth M. Houck Mrs. Elizabeth M. Houck, 91, Rossville, died Sunday, Feb. 16, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Houck was born Aug. 17, 1894, at Oklahoma City in Oklahoma Territory, the daughter of James Christopher and Margaret Cook Mann. She moved to Delia in 1915, and to Rossville in 1974. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Delia; Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, at Rossville; and of an Extension Homemakers Unit in Jackson County. She was married to Howard E. Houck Jan. 24, 1915, at Oklahoma City. He survives. A daughter, Bernice M. Houck, died in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Lee Sumner, Hereford, Texas, and Anna Elizabeth Sumner, Tacoma, Wash.; five sons, Lawrence M. Houck, Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wendell H. Houck and John E. Houck, both of Galt, Calif., Leroy T. Houck, Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard H. Houck, Carmichael, Calif.; 20 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Church at Delia. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. | |
| 6457 |  | Obituary- Houck, Elizabeth 2 Houck Mrs. Elizabeth M. Houck, 91, Rossville, died Sunday, Feb. 16, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Houck was born Aug. 17, 1894, at Oklahoma City in Oklahoma Territory, the daughter of James Christopher and Margaret Cook Mann. She moved to Delia in 1915, and to Rossville in 1974. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Delia; Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, at Rossville; and of an Extension Homemakers Unit in Jackson County. She was a correspondent for the Holton Recorder for several years. She was married to Howard E. Houck Jan. 24, 1915, at Oklahoma City. He survives. A daughter, Bernice M. Houck, died in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Lee Sumner, Hereford, Texas, and Anna Elizabeth Sumner, Tacoma, Wash.; five sons, Lawrence M. Houck, Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wendell H. Houck and John E. Houck, both of Galt, Calif., Leroy T. Houck, Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard H. Houck, Carmichael, Calif.; 20 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Church at Delia. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. ELIZABETH M. HOUCK Mrs. Elizabeth M. Houck, 91, Rossville, died Sunday, February 16, 1986, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Houck was born August 17, 1894, at Oklahoma City in Oklahoma Territory, the daughter of James Christopher and Margaret Cook Mann. She moved to Delia in 1915, and to Rossville in 1974. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Delia; Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of the Eastern Star, at Rossville; and of an Extension Homemakers Unit in Jackson County. She was married to Howard E. Houck January 24, 1915, at Oklahoma City. He survives. A daughter, Bernice M. Houck, died in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Lee Sumner, Hereford, Tex., and Anna Elizabeth Sumner, Tacoma, Wash.; five sons, Lawrence M. Houck, Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wendell H. Houck and John E. Houck, both of Galt, Calif., Leroy T. Houck, Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard H. Houck, Carmichael, Calif.; 20 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Church at Delia. Burial was in Delia Cemetery. Relatives and friends met from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. | |
| 6458 |  | Obituary- Houck, Elsie Elsie W. Houck Elsie W. Houck, 92, rural Delia, died at her home Monday, Oc¬tober 24,2000. She was born March 2, 1908, near Mayetta, the daughter of Otto and Beatrice Wyatt Jacobson. She grew up in the Mayetta community and was graduated from Mayetta High School in 1926. She farmed with her husband until his death. She was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church, a char¬ter member of the Delia FCE, served on the Blandin School Board, and had served on the Lin¬coln Township Election Board in Jackson County for many years. She wrote the High Prairie News for the “Holton Recorder” for many years. Mrs. Houck was a resident of the Delia community for 71 years. On April 13, 1929, she married Leroy Houck in Lyndon. He died in 1955. She is survived by a son, Ken¬neth R. Houck, Delia, and a grand¬son. Visitation was Wednesday evening at Piper-Verschelden Fu¬neral Home, St. Marys. Her service was at 2 p.m. Thursday at the fu¬neral home. Burial was in the De¬lia Cemetery, Delia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church and sent in care of the fu¬neral home. | |
| 6459 |  | Obituary- Houck, Howard 1 Howard E. Houck Howard E. Houck, 98, Rossville, died Monday, April 2, 1990, at Rossville Valley Manor. He was born July 3, 1891, at Delia, the son of Lee Thomas and Anna Eliza Stalker Houck. Mr. Houck farmed in the Delia area for many years; he moved to Rossville May 11, 1974. He was a member of Delia Presbyterian Church and Delia Lodge #419; in 1985, he was awarded a 65 year certificate. He married Elizabeth Mann at Oklahoma City, Okla., January 24, 1915. She died February 16, 1986. A daughter, Bernice M. Houck died in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Lee Sumner, Hereford, Tex., and Anna Elizabeth Sumner, Graham, Wash.; five sons, Lawrence M. Houck, Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wendell H. Houck, and John E. Houck, both of Galt, Calif., Richard H. Houck, Carmichael, Calif., and Leroy T. Houck, Albuquerque, N.M.; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 6, at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Mr. Houck will lie in state from 10 a.m. Thursday until Thursday evening at the funeral home. The casket will be closed at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. | |
| 6460 |  | Obituary- Houck, Howard 2 Howard E. Houck ROSSVILLE- Howard E. Houck, 98, Rossville, died Monday, April 2, 1990, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Houck was a retired farmer. He was born July 3, 1891, in Delia, the son of Lee Thomas and Anna Eliza Stalker Houck. Mr. Houck was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Delia Lodge No. 419, AF&AM, both in Delia. He received a plaque in 1985 celebrating 65 years membership in the lodge. He was married to Elizabeth Mann Jan. 24, 1915, in Oklahoma City. They lived near Delia from 1915 until 1974 when they moved into Rossville. She died Feb. 6, 1986. A daughter, Bernice M. Houck, died in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Lee Sumner, Hereford, Texas, and Anna Elizabeth Sumner, Graham, Wash.; five sons, Lawrence M. Houck, Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wendell H. Houck and John E. Houck, both of Galt, Calif., Leroy T. Houck, Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard H. Houck, Carmichael, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Delia. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Mr. Houck will lie in state after 9 a.m. Thursday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday. The casket will be closed at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. | |
| 6461 |  | Obituary- Houck, Kenneth R. Delia—Kenneth R. Houck, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born June 21, 1936 at rural Delia on the same farm that he lived on all of his life, the son of Leroy and Elsie W. Jacobson Houck. Kenneth graduated from Delia High School in 1954. Kenneth was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church where he had served as an elder. He was a member of District No. 3 I.H. Collectors Club, the KFHA (Kansas Fur Harvester Association) and a past member of the Delia Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his parents. On August 17, 1974 he was united in marriage to Linda Winkler at Tecumseh, She survives of the home. He is also survived by his son, Chris Houck, Delia. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Delia Presbyterian Church, Delia, Kansas. Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery. Mr. Houck will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 28th at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or to Midland Care and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. | |
| 6462 |  | Obituary- Houck, Lee LEE HOUCK DIES Lee Houck, a life long resident of Delia and Adrian community, died Thursday evening, October 28, at the home of his son, Howard Houck. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian church with the Rev. John Heslip of the United Presbyterian church of Topeka officiating. Mr. Houck was born January 15, 1862, and died at the age of 86 years and 10 months. He was buried in the Delia cemetery. He is survived by four sons, Alti, Ross, Howard and LeRoy, and two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Hargiss and Mrs. Alti M. Owens of Topeka. His wife preceded him in death eight years ago. He has 15 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was highly esteemed in the community by all. The pall bearers were: Ed Macha, Earn Springer, Doc. Works, G. Bryan, Lester Cooper and Jim Chaney. | |
| 6463 |  | Obituary- Houck, LeRoy LeRoy Houck LeRoy Houck, 58, died Saturday at his home nine miles northeast of Delia. Born January 29, 1897, in Delia, he was a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, and a son, Kenneth R., both of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Hargis of Route 8 of Topeka and Mrs. Alta Owens of 803 Lindenwood, Topeka; three brothers, Howard and Ross of Delia and Alvah of Mountainberg, Arkansas. Funeral services were at 2 pm Monday at the Delia Presbyterian church, with burial in Delia cemetery. The Hurley funeral home of Rossville was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 6464 |  | Obituary- Houck, Lindsay Houck Lindsay E. Houck, Delia, 90, passed away Sept. 29, 2022 at the Medicalodges care facility in Holton. Lindsay was the middle child of Ross J. and Thelma M. (Gilliland) Houck, born on Jan. 17, 1932 in Delia. Lindsay and Patsy (Duke) Houck were united in marriage on June 5, 1954 at Birdville Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. he is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Lorraine Schlegel, and a grandson, Paul Martell. Lindsay attended High Prairie school in rural Delia. He served in the Air Force at Carswell Air Force Based, Ft. Worth, Texas from 1952-1956 during the Korean War. Then, with his new family, he returned to Kansas to successfully farm and raise cattle until he retired. Lindsay was an honored member of the American Legion for 66 years. Throughout his life, he enjoyed bowling, gardening, playing cards, hunting, fishing and skeet shooting. Survivors include his children, Susan (Dwight) Fox, Alma; Debra Houck, Norman, Okla; Sandra (Randy) Jacobsen, St. Marys; Deanne Schumaker, Las Cruces, N.M.; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and several step-grandchildren. Other survivors include a brother, Lanny Houck, Blossom, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service was held Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Piper Funeral Home. Private interment in Adrian Cemetery will occur on a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville American Legion Post #31 and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, KS 66536. | |
| 6465 |  | Obituary- Houck, Ross ROSS HOUCK DELIA — Ross Houck, 76, Delia, was found dead Monday in his truck in a ditch next to a road three miles east and a mile north of Emmett. A physician said Mr. Houck had a heart ailment and had an apparent heart attack while driving the truck. Ross Houck was born Sept. 2, 1892, near Delia and spent most of his life in the Delia community. He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Emmett. He was a farmer. He was married to Thelma Mae Gilliland June 20, 1929. Besides his widow, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Schlegel, Wheaton; two sons, Lindsay Houck, Delia, and Lanny Houck, Denver, Colo.; a brother, Howard Houck, Delia; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Hargis, 728 Saline, and Mrs. Alta Owens, 805 Lindenwood, both in Topeka, and 10 grandchildren. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 6466 |  | Obituary- Houck, Thelma 1 Thelma M. Houck DELIA — Thelma M. Houck, 89, Delia, died Friday, May 22, 1998, at an Onaga hospital. Mrs. Houck and her husband farmed until his death. She was born on April 21, 1909, at Fairview, the daughter of Albert and Hattie Conger Gilliland. She had lived in the Delia community for many years. She was a member of the Emmett United Methodist Church. She married Ross J. Houck on June 20, 1929. He died on January 6, 1969. Survivors include two sons, Lindsay Houck, Delia, and Lanny Houck, Brighton, Colo.; a daughter, Lorraine Schlegel, Onaga; three brothers, Harvey Gilliland, Effingham, Everett Gilliland, Landcaster, and Edwin Gilliland, Atchison; 10 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Burial will be in the Delia Cemetery, She will lie in state from 2 until 7:30 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. | |
| 6467 |  | Obituary- Houck, Thelma 2 Thelma M. Houck Thelma M. Houck, Delia, died Friday, May 22, 1998, at Community Hospital, Onaga. She was born April 21, 1909 in Fairview, the daughter of Albert and Hattie Conger Gilliland. She had lived in the Delia community for many years. She and her husband had farmed until his death. Thelma was a member of the Emmett United Methodist Church, where she was active and made rugs and quilts for the annual church bazaar. On June 20, 1929, she was married to Ross J. Houck. He died January 6, 1969. Surviving her are two sons, Lindsay Houck, Delia, and Lanny Houck, Brighton, Colo.; one daughter, Lorraine Schlegel, Onaga; three brothers, Harvey Gilliland, Effingham, Everett Gilliland, Lancaster, and Edwin Gilliland, Atchison; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Her funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. Burial was in the Delia Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emmett United Methodist Church and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 6468 |  | Obituary- Houghtoling, George Two Deaths From Pnemonia [sic] Rossville people have been made to realize that the influenza epidemic is a serious proposition and patients are beginning to realize that leaving their beds too quickly after the fever is broken, is a dangerous move. The deaths here this week were due at least in part, to premature activities after the patient began to feel better, with the result that pneumonia quickly developed and death occured within 48 hours. Besides the death of Jimmie Swinehart Monday night, Geo. Houghtoling, employed by L. P. Hartzell, died Wednesday. Mr. Houghtaling is comparatively a stranger here, coming here early in the summer and working thru most of the haying season with G. M. McPherson. Mr. Houghtoling was known better to his fellow workmen as “Shorty” and was a reliable, hardworking man. His brother living in Barber County was notified of his death and interment will be made in the Rossville cemetery. | |
| 6469 |  | Obituary- House, Eliza ELIZA HANNAH HOUSE was born July 16, 1854, near Sullivan, Ind., and died Nov. 10, 1938, in Delia, at the home of her only son, Chas. House. In 1871, on September 10th, she was united in marriage to William House near Sullivan, Indiana. Mr. Chas. House, Delia, is only surviving child of this union. The family removed to Jackson County, Kansas, residing on a farm near Delia in 1912 and later moved into Delia in 1914. The father and husband, passed away some years ago. The deceased is survived by her only son, Charles House, four grandchildren, Charles William House, Lincoln, Neb.; Fred House, of the home; Mrs. Rosanna Bartley of the home; and Mrs. Bessie Massey, Lincoln, Neb.; all were present for the funeral service. There are also five great grandchildren. Eliza Hannah House lived an extended life, being 84 years, 3 months and 14 days of age. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church of Delia on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10 a. m. Rev. Bruce Davis, officiating. Interment was in the Delia cemetery. | |
| 6470 |  | Obituary- House, George George House dies after long illness George W. House, 60, a Topeka and Rossville grocer for 30 years, died Monday at his home in Rossville. He and his wife, Mary, owned and operated a grocery at 6th and Monroe until five years ago, when they moved to Rossville to operate a store here. Mr. House, who also farmed near Rossville and Silver Lake was the owner of a lodge at Spicner, Minn. He was a member of Methodist Church, Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF & AM, and Lions Club of Rossville, and the Topeka Elks Lodge. He was born July 17, 1902 in Tecumseh. Survivors include his widow and a son, George Jr., both at home; his mother, Mrs. Bertha M. House, Route 4, Topeka; a brother, John, Valley Falls, and two sister, Mrs. Bertha Moseley, Nevada, Missouri, and Mrs. Mae Jury, Plattsburg, Mo. Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Rossville Methodist Church. Burial Services were at Rossville Cemetery. The Parker Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 6471 |  | Obituary- Housh, Russell RUSSELL L. HOUSH Russell L. Housh, 48, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, February 11, 1981, at a Topeka hospital. He suffered an apparent heart attack. Mr. Housh was principal of Silver Lake Elementary School. He also taught and coached at Onaga High School from 1961 until 1968, and was principal at Glasco schools from 1968 until 1974. He was born November 6, 1932, at Winchester, the son of Roy and Lucy Edmonds Housh. He was graduated from Oskaloosa High School, Washburn University, Topeka, in 1961 and from Kansas State University, Manhattan, in 1966. He had lived at Silver Lake since 1974. He was a member of Silver Lake United Methodist Church and the Boy Scout committee. He was a Navy veteran, and served from 1952 until 1960. He married Marie Hiebsch February 26, 1960, at Oskaloosa. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Roy Housh and Tony Housh, both of the home; and a sister, Mrs. Beth Williams, Hoyt. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday at Silver Lake United Methodist Church. Graveside services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Wise Cemetery, Winchester. Later memorial services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Silver Lake Elementary School auditorium. Parker-Price Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to a fund established in Mr. Housh’s memory in care of Silver Lake Elementary School, Silver Lake, Ks., 66539. | |
| 6472 |  | Obituary- Howard, Chettie 1 Rossville Reporter, April 23, 1942, page 8: Chettie A. Howard Chettie A. Stanley was born August 14, 1851, in South Shaftsbury, Vermont. Her parents were Joseph and Jane Fuller Stanley. She had a brother, Lansing, who died when a small child. She spent her childhood in Vermont.On October 1, 1869, she was married to D.W. Howard, of Shaftsbury, Vermont. Hearing of good opportunities in the West, Mr. Howard made several trips to Kansas to see for himself. In 1872 they decided to move to Kansas. They arrived in Rossville April 14, and went immediately to the site of the home where Mrs. Howard continued to live her lifetime.Mrs. Howard's cousins, the Martin Smith family, of which Cassius Smith is the only surviving member in the community, also came with them and settled on the farm adjoining them.Mrs. Howard was a member of the Baptist Church of Rossville, but transferred her membership to the Methodist Church when the services were discontinued in the Baptist Church. She was active in church organizations and the Literary Society. She also was a member of Amaryllis Chapter of Eastern Star, serving as Chaplain of that organization for many years. She also was a member of the Topeka Chapter of D.A.R."Aunt Chettie" as she was known to relatives and friends alike, was a very kind and thoughtful person, endearing herself to all who knew her in her quiet unassuming way. Many nieces and nephews made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Howard. The following lived with them a number of years: Olive Howard, Howard Moseley, Jed, Otis and Rufus Hoard; Mary Stiles, Lula Moseley Pendleton, David Stiles, John Cahill, Fern and Warren Pendleton. She has one cousin living, Frank Fuller of North Bennington, Vermont. She leaves many nieces and nephews of Mr. Howard's family.Aunt Chettie passed away April 16 following a sudden illness.Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wright Horton, of Frankfort, Kansas officiating. He was assisted by Rev. C.P. Broadfoot.Music was furnished by a mixed quartette including Mrs. N.G. Moody, Mrs. C.P. Broadfoot, Mr. Moody and Kenneth Broadfoot, with Mrs. Irene Campbell, accompanist.Pallbearers were Messrs. Frank Page, C.E. Van Vleck, Guy Startup, C.E. Gresser, Morris Bond and Elmer Stewart.Burial was in the family lot in Rossville Cemetery.(followed by a list of 34 relatives left to mourn; followed by another list of 29 couples and singles who attended the services from out of town.) | |
| 6473 |  | Obituary- Howard, Chettie 2 (First published in the Rossville Reporter, April 27, 1944) State of Kansas, Shawnee County, ss. In the Probate Court of said Coun¬ty and State. In the matter of the estate of Chettie A. Howard, deceased. No. 14262 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Kansas to all persons concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said court by W. W. Harvey, executor of the last will and testament and codicils thereto of Chettie A. Howard, de¬ceased, praying for an order of final settlement of said estate, and pray¬ing that his account as such executor be settled and allowed and that his acts and proceedings as such execu¬tor be approved; and praying that the court determine and adjudge who are the heirs, devisees and lega¬tees of said decedent, and order and direct the executor as to the dis¬bursement and distribution of the remaining assets and property of said estate; and that upon the filing of receipts evidencing the disburse¬ment and distribution of said re¬maining assets and property, that an order be made and entered closing said estate and discharging said executor and the sureties on his bond from all further duties and liabilities therein; and you are here¬by required to file your written defenses to said petition on or before the 22nd day of May, 1944, at ten o'clock, a. m. of said day, in said court, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Dated at Topeka, Kansas, April 26 1944. W. W. HARVEY, Executor of the last will and tes¬tament and codicils thereto of Chettie A. Howard, deceased. 3t24 | |
| 6474 |  | Obituary- Howard, Clarissa 1 Mrs. Clarissa C. Howard died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.G. Griswold, Sunday, April 28th. She had been in failing health for some time and owing to her age was unable to rally to treatment and kind care. She was born March 31st, 1837 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, and was therefore 75 years and 28 days old at the time of her death. She was married January 28th, 1868 to Otis Howard of South Shaftsbury, Vt. Of this union three children were born, Zoa Louise, Eliphalet and Nettie H., two of whom survive her, her husband having died October 17th, 1899. They came to Rossville in 1889 and she has lived here ever since.The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at the house, Rev. C.B. Chatfield officiating and the remains laid to rest in the Rossville cemetery. Mrs. Howard led a quiet, unassuming life, devoted to her family and friends. The sorrowing relatives have the sympathy of the entire community. | |
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| 6476 |  | Obituary- Howard, David M. 1 ABOUT D.M. HOWARD David Millington Howard, president of the Rossville State Bank, and one of the largest farmers and stockmen of Shawnee county, Kansas, was born on a farm near Shaftsbury, Vt., Oct. 15, 1842. He was reared a farmer boy and educated in the district schools of his community until seventeen years of age, when he entered an academy to complete his education. As customary in those days, frequent entertainments were given in which the students participated. The new student, to show no partiality, was invited to contribute to the program shortly after he had entered the academy. To the surprise and considerable amusement of both the pupils and the teacher, the rough country boy accepted the invitation and chose as his subject, "The Power of Eloquence". Speculation was rife among the students as to how much "eloquence" this country boy would produce, and still greater was the anticipation of fun they were going to have at his expense. The appointed day came and "The Power of Eloquence" was produced with a far different result than had been anticipated. When he concluded the oration both the teacher and fellow students realized that the farmer boy's ability and power of oratory far surpassed that of any member of the school, and instead of derision, he received the deferential congratulations of all who heard him. Again the farmer boy scored at the close of his course at the academy He surpassed in scholarship as he had in oratory. While attending school he also had heavy duties on the farm, it being necessary for him to arise at 2 o'clock in the morning in order to get his chores done in time to get to school, having 200 head of sheep to feed as well as other stock. He had one great advantage over his city schoolmates, however, as he had his father, who had taught school for twenty years, as an able director and assistant in his studies. After completing his education, Mr. Howard engaged in teaching school two years and on different occasions proved himself the master of difficult situations. He then began his career on a farm and has been a farmer and stockman ever since. His parents, Jared and Mary Ann (Watson) Howard, were both natives of Shaftsbury, Vt., where the former was born in 1801 and the latter in 1810. Jared Howard was the son of Otis and Polly (Millington) Howard, the former a native of Jamaica, Vt., and the latter of Shaftsbury. Otis Howard fought in the Revolutionary War and suffered all the privations and honors which the patriot oftentimes had to endure in that struggle, he and his comrades at one time being reduced to the flesh of dead horses for their food. His father and two brothers emigrated to America from England prior to the Revolutionary War. Otis Howard, the grandfather of >>>>blank, had a brother Jared and another named Enos. Jared .....blank... brother of Otis Howard, had a daughter Sylvia, who .......blank......William Howard Taft's mother. Otis Howard had six.......blank....Jared, the father of our subject; Jacob M. Howard, who .....blank...United States senator from Michigan, during the Civil War......blank...Howard, who lived and died on a farm near Racine.....blank...who resided in Madison, Wis., and died there,.......blank ....who died in Wyandotte, Kan ....blank Howard, the father of our subject, was elected a member of the Vermont legislature three times as a Democrat, and during the war was a Union Democrat. He married Mary Watson, at Shaftsbury, Vt. They became the parents of eight children, namely Jacob M., a life-long resident of Yates, N.Y.; Otis, who spent the most of his life in Vermont, but died in Rossville, Kan.; Solomon who was three times elected to the Vermont legislature as a Democrat and spent his entire life in that state; Jared, a citizen of high standing in Bennington, Vt., and David M., the subject of this review; Mary, who married Cyrus W. Higginbotham of Rossville, Kan.; Lurana, who married James K. Conley of New York, but who now resides in Rossville, Kan., and Rachel M., who married Leander Mosley of New York and who also resides in Rossville, Kan. Jared Howard, after a long and useful life in Vermont, removed to Rossville, Kan. in 1872, bought a farm near that village for a home and died there in 1874. He was a man of high ideals, of uncommon ability and education and was thoroughly conversant upon all the live topics of the day. His wife survived him until 1884 when she too passed away in Rossville. She was a woman of refinement and education and was, like her husband, a wide reader. David Millington Howard married Miss Chettie A. Stanley of Shaftsbury, Vt., where she was born Aug. 14, 1851. Her parents Joseph and Jane (Fuller) Stanley were both natives of Shaftsbury. The father followed farming very successfully all his life and died in Shaftsbury; the mother spent her closing years in Rossville with her daughter, Mrs. Howard. As stated, Mr. Howard made farming his principal pursuit. He was one of the first to raise alfalfa successfully in Kansas , and for a number of years made that his principal crop. He had made many experiments as to the best time for successful seeding. His home is upon a fine 400 acre tract of Kaw bottom land adjoining Rossville, besides which he owns 1,280 acres of land in Rossville township. Besides his farming interest, he has also extensive commercial interests. He was one of the organizers of the Rossville State Bank, and is its president, having filled that position continuously since he succeeded its first president. He is also president and a director of the Silver Lake State Bank. He owns a stock in the Collins Wireless Telegraph Company that is operating near Linwood, Kan. He is a Progressive Democrat and takes an active part in politics in Shawnee county, and has represented the county three times in the state legislature, the first time in 1891, again during Governor Llewellyn's administration when he was elected on the People's ticket, and the last time in 1908, his last election being as an Independent Democrat. While not a member of the church, he has always nevertheless been a liberal contributor toward church work and the building of churches, all of the churches of Rossville having received material support from him. He is prominently affiliated with a number of fraternal orders, being a Knight Templar Mason, a member of Rossville Lodge No. 111, Free and Accepted Masons; a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has filled the chairs and a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security, in which order he has been president of Rossville Council No. 223 for the last seventeen years, or for a longer continuous period than any other member. | |
| 6477 |  | Obituary- Howard, David M. 2 Transcribed from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Chicago : Lewis, 1918. 5 v. (lvi, 2731 p., [228] leaves of plates) : ill., maps (some fold.), ports. ; 27 cm. ________________________________________ David Millington Howard DAVID MILLINGTON HOWARD. Rossville counts among its departed benefactors few who occupied a larger or more prominent place in the life of the community than did the late David Millington Howard. One of the leading farmers and stockmen of Shawnee County, to his study and investigation the agriculturists of this section are largely indebted for their knowledge of conditions and modern methods, and as a financier he was active in the promotion of some of the leading banking institutions of this part of the county. Moreover, he was a citizen of sterling character, whose influence for good was felt in whatever walk of life his activities were centered. Mr. Howard was born on a farm near Shaftsbury, Vermont, October 15, 1841, a son of Jared and Mary Ann (Matson) Howard, also natives of that place, where the father was born in 1800 and the mother in 1809 Jared Howard was a son of Otis and Polly (Millington) Howard, the former a native of Jamaica, Vermont, and the latter of Shaftsbury. Otis Howard fought as a soldier of the Continental army during the War of the American Revolution, and suffered all the privations and hardships which the patriots of the time often had to endure in that struggle, he and his comrades at one time being reduced to the flesh of dead horses for their food. His father and two brothers had emigrated to America prior to the Revolution from England. Otis Howard had a brother Jared and another named Enos J. The former's daughter, Sylvia, became the mother of ex-President William Howard Taft. Otis and Polly (Millington) Howard were the parents of six children, namely: Jared, the father of David M. Howard; Jacob M., who was United States senator from Michigan during the Civil war; Otis, who spent his life and died on a farm near Racine, Wisconsin; Rebecca, who never married and died a wealthy woman in Michigan; Polly, who resided at Madison, Wisconsin, where she died; and Rachel, who died at Wyandotte, Kansas. Jared Howard, the father of David M. Howard, was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature three times as a democrat, and during the Civil war supported the Union. He married Mary Ann Matson at Shaftsbury, and they became the parents of eight children; Jacob M., a lifelong resident of Yates, New York; Otis, who spent most of his life in Vermont, but died at Rossville, Kansas; Solomon, who was three times elected to the Vermont Legislature as a democrat, and spent his entire life in that state; Jared, a citizen of high standing at Bennington, Vermont; David Millington; Mary, who married Cyrus W. Higginbotham, of Rossville, Kansas; Lurana, who married James K. Conley, of New York, and now a resident of Rossville; and Rachel M., who married Leander Mosley, of New York, and also resides at Rossville. After a long and useful life in Vermont, Jared Howard moved with his family to Rossville, Kansas, in 1872, and bought a farm near the village, on which he died in 1874. He was a man of high ideals and of uncommon ability and education, and was thoroughly conversant with all the topics of the day. His wife survived him until 1884, when she, too, passed away at Rossville. She was a woman of refinement and education, and, like her husband, a wide reader. Jacob M. Howard, an uncle of David M. Howard, drew up the first republican platform, and was a member of the national convention at Chicago, to which he went as a Seward man, but from which he returned as a stanch supporter of Lincoln, whose close friend he was ever after, and with whom he was frequently called into consultation. He died at Detroit, Michigan. David Millington Howard was reared as a farmer boy and secured his early education in the district schools of his native community, which he attended until reaching the age of seventeen years, at that time being sent to the academy at North Bennington, Vermont, to complete his training. As was customary in those days, frequent entertainments were given at the academy, in which the students participated. Not long after Mr. Howard's arrival, such an entertainment was given, and, that no partiality might be apparent, he was invited to contribute to the program. To the surprise and no small amusement of both pupils and teachers, the rough country boy accepted the invitation and chose as his subject "The Power of Eloquence." Speculation was rife among the students as to how much "eloquence" the country boy would produce, and still greater was the anticipation of the fun they were going to have at his expense. The appointed day came and "The Power of Eloquence" was produced, but with a far different result than had been anticipated. When Mr. Howard concluded his oration, both teachers and fellow-students realized that the farmer boy's ability and power of oratory far surpassed those of any member of the school, and instead of derision he received the deferential congratulations of all who had heard him. Again the farmer boy scored when, at the close of his course at the academy, he excelled in scholarship, as he had in oratory. It was all the more to his credit that, while attending school, he also had heavy duties on the home farm, it being necessary for him to arise at 2 o'clock in the morning in order to get his chores done in time to go to school, as he had 200 head of sheep to feed, as well as other stock to take care of. He had one great advantage over his city schoolmates, however, in that he had his father, who had taught school for twenty years, as an able director and preceptor After completing his education, Mr. Howard engaged in teaching school for two years and on different occasions proved himself the master of difficult situations. He then began his career as a farmer, and agricultural work continued to hold his attention during the remainder of his life. He accompanied his father to Kansas, and was married to Miss Chettie A. Stanley, of Shaftsbury, Vermont, who was born August 14, 1851, a daughter of Joseph and Jane (Fuller) Stanley, both natives of Shaftsbury. The father followed farming very successfully all of his life and died at Shaftsbury, while the mother spent her closing years at Rossville, with her daughter, Mrs. Howard. Mr. Howard, as stated, made farming his principal pursuit. He was one of the first to successfully raise alfalfa in Kansas, and for a number of years made this his foremost crop. He made many experiments as to the best time for successful seeding and found from August 20th to September 20th to be the best time for the first seeding, and for dead spots in the spring from March 25th to May 25th. His home is located upon a fine 400-acre tract of Kaw bottom land, adjoining Rossville, and the house now located there was built in 1915, being a modern structure in every way, having its own electric lighting plant and all the conveniences of a town house. At one time Mr. Howard owned 1,280 acres of ranch land, but sold this and his stock one year before his death. He was a breeder of Durham cattle, Poland-China hogs, and Hambletonian horses, all of pedigreed stock; and in addition was an apiarist of something more than local note, handling Italian and Cyprian bees, the former of which he found the easier to handle, while the latter was the best worker. His widow only keeps a few bees at this time. In addition to his farming interests, Mr. Howard had extensive financial holdings. He was one of the organizers of the Rossville State Bank, of which he was president at the time of his death, an institution that owed much to his wise and far-seeing judgment; and was a stockholder and director in the Silver Lake State Bank and the Delia State Bank. In politics he was a progressive democrat and took an active part in polities in Shawnee County, which he represented three times in the Kansas Legislature, first in 1891, again during Governor Llewellyn's administration, when he was elected on the people's ticket, and the last time in 1908, when he was elected as an independent democrat. While not a member of any church, he was always a liberal contributor to church movements and the building of houses of worship, all of the churches of Rossville having received his material support. He was prominently affiliated with a number of fraternal orders, being a Knight Templar Mason and member of Rossville Lodge No. 111, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he filled all the chairs, and the Knights and Ladies of Security, in which he was president of Rossville Council No. 223 for eighteen years, or for longer period than any other member. A man of sterling integrity, Mr. Howard's honest, upright life commanded the respect of all who knew him. Mr. Howard contracted pneumonia from exposure while engaged in the work of caring for his stock. This was in 1909, and he never entirely recovered from the disease, which no doubt eventually was the cause of his death. He passed away February 11, 1913. Mrs. Howard, who survives him, is a thorough business woman, and is engaged in looking after the many investments which he made, being assisted by her nephew, S. H. Conley, in the conduct of the 400-acre farm, on which she lives surrounded by all the comforts of life. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997. | |
| 6478 |  | Obituary- Howard, David M. 3 See complete transcription under "Obituary- Howard, David M. 2" | |
| 6479 |  | Obituary- Howard, Eliphalet E. J. Howard Dead Eliphalet J. Howard, 56, passed away Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, at Excelsior Springs, Mo. He had been at the Springs for about one month prior to his death taking treatments. The treatments being given for his supposed malady brought out the nature of his real ailment, cancer of the liver, in a series of hemorrhages. He became dangerously ill about 1 p.m. and passed away at 6 o'clock. His daughter, Mrs. Floyd Flanagan of Topeka, was with him for a week preceding his decease. The news to his Rossville friends was a shock, as few knew he was under treatment. The body was brought to Topeka where funeral services were held in the Wall Diffenderfer funeral home, Monday morning, Nov. 14, at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. John McAfee of the Westminster Presbyterian church. Preceding the service Mrs. Raymond Gilkerson, pianist, played. The pallbearers were Messrs. B. H. Stark, Frank Cain, F.J. Flanagan, S.H. Conley, L.R. Jamieson, and W.L. Hook. Following the funeral service the body was brought to Rossville for burials. Hesperian Lodge, A.F. & A.M. conducted the service at the cemetery. Mr. Howard spent a large portion of his life as a citizen of Rossville, coming here as a boy of 17 years of age, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Howard, from their old home in Shaftsbury, Vermont. This was in 1888.In 1896 he was married to Julia E. Wilt of this city and in 1898 they moved to New Mexico and remained five years. The only child of this union, Irene, was born there in 1899. Mr. Howard and his family returned to Rossville in 1903, and this city was again their home until 1918. Shortly after moving to Topeka in 1918, to engage in the implement business, Mrs. Howard passed away. His second marriage occurred in 1923, when he was united in marriage to Capitola Steele at Topeka. In 1926 they moved to Enterprise, Kansas, where they had built up a fine hotel business. Mr. Howard was an enterprising citizen and had been honored here by all the civic offices at the command of our people. He served as Mayor of Rossville and as councilman. His business life here was as general merchandiser and later as one of the earliest of our motor dealers and garage owners. He was a past master of Hesperian Lodge, No. 111, A.F. & A.M., a Knight Templar, Topeka; and a member of Evergreen Camp, M.W.A. of Rossville. Besides his widow, Mrs. Capitola Howard, of Enterprise, he is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Irene Flanagan, Topeka, and one sister, Mrs. E.G. Griswold, Rossville, and one brother, Otis Howard of Wichita. | |
| 6480 |  | Obituary- Howard, Jared (Name was Changed to HOWARD) ** * *************** ******* Mason ************************* Husband of Mary Ann Matson (Hayward) Howard and father of David M. Howard—Jared Howard was a son of Otis and Polly (Millington) (Hayward) Howard. Jared Howard, the father of David M. Howard, was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature three times as a democrat, and during the Civil war supported the Union. He married Mary Ann Matson at Shaftsbury, and they became the parents of eight children; Jacob M., a lifelong resident of Yates, New York; Otis, who spent most of his life in Vermont, but died at Rossville, Kansas; Solomon, who was three times elected to the Vermont Legislature as a democrat, and spent his entire life in that state; Jared, a citizen of high standing at Bennington, Vermont; David Millington; Mary, who married Cyrus W. Higginbotham, of Rossville, Kansas; Lurana, who married James K. Conley, of New York, and now a resident of Rossville; and Rachel M., who married Leander Mosley, of New York, and also resides at Rossville. After a long and useful life in Vermont, Jared Howard moved with his family to Rossville, Kansas, in 1872, and bought a farm near the village, on which he died in 1874. He was a man of high ideals and of uncommon ability and education, and was thoroughly conversant with all the topics of the day. His wife survived him until 1884, when she, too, passed away at Rossville. She was a woman of refinement and education, and, like her husband, a wide reader. | |
| 6481 |  | Obituary- Howard, Julia Julia Wilt Howard was born at Blaine, Penna., December 26, 1873. Died at her home in Topeka, Aug. 1. The funeral services were held at the home, the Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka, officiating, assisted by a quartette, friends of Irene's who rendered very beautifully the songs, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Abide with Me." Miss Helen Scott presided at the piano. The many friends and neighbors and the many beautiful floral offerings bespoke of the high esteem she had won in her new home. She came to Rossville with her parents from Pennsylvania when but a small child. She was married to Eliphalet J. Howard, Oct. 13, 1896. They continued making their home here until a year and a half ago when they went to Topeka where they have since resided .Mrs. Howard had not been in good health the past year and kept her bed for five months, and in that long time one never saw a more patient sufferer. During her sickness and in her absence from her old home and friends, she was always eager to inquire of her friends she had left and of the interests of her old home town, and spoke many times of pleasant memories which came to her there in a religious or social way and hoped she might be restored to her health to enjoy them once more. She appreciated the many kind remembrances shown to her by her friends during her sickness, thru loving messages sent for her speedy recovery and for flowers sent and many other missives to cheer and comfort her. She regretted many times that she was not able to see her friends .She united with the Presbyterian church in her early youth and lived a consistent Christian throughout life and was especially devoted to her home and family. She is survived by her husband, daughter, and father, Daniel Wilt; three sisters, Mrs. F.N. Binns, Mrs. A.B. Jamieson and Mrs. Fannie Silvers and two brothers, J.R. Wilt and I.B. Wilt, all of Rossville. Interment was made in the Rossville cemetery, Saturday, August 2, Amaryllis Chapter, O.E.S., of which she was a member, assisting with the services at the grave. | |
| 6482 |  | Obituary- Howard, Mary Wife of Jared (Hayward) Howard and mother of David M. Howard. She was a woman of refinement and education, and, like her husband, a wide reader. ****** Sudden Death of Mrs. Howard The large number of relatives and friends of Mr. Jared Howard and brother, are called upon to mourn the sudden decease of the mother of the latter. The sudden and wholly unlooked for event was received by telegraph yesterday morning from the place of her late residence in Rossville, Kansas., where she was residing with her three daughters, near her son David Howard. Two short weeks ago, Mrs. Howard was visiting in Bennington and Shaftsbury he many relatives and old friends. She was at the time in apparantly good health, but was on her return home suddenly stricken down with that terribly fatal malady - heart disease. Mrs. Howard was 72 years of age. She was a daughter of the late George Mattison of Shaftsbury, where she leaves many friends to mourn her departure. | |
| 6483 |  | Obituary- Howard, Nancy Mrs. Nancy Howard Dead Rossville relatives received word Monday of the death of Mrs. Nancy Howard at Benington, Vermont, who passed away Monday at 8:30 a.m. at the home of her son, Edwin Howard. Mrs. Howard is a sister of Mrs. Irene Cleveland and the late W.S. Attebury, who died just five days before her decease. She has visited in Rossville several times in late years. She was born near Lawrence on April 29th, 1866, nearing her 69th year when death came. She is survived by her two sons, Edwin, of Bennington, Vt., and Rollin of Hossiac, New York, and six grand children. | |
| 6484 |  | Obituary- Howard, Nelson 1 NELSON EDWY HOWARD Nelson Edwy Howard, 87, Topeka, died Sunday, June 7, 1981, at a Topeka hospital after a long illness. He was born April 27, 1894, at Hammond, the son of Charles M. and Lucy Reichenecker Howard. He moved to Topeka from Lawrence four years ago. Mr. Howard attended Kansas State Agricultural College. He owned a service station and bulk plant in Pleasanton before moving to Lawrence in 1943. He worked for a powder company and later as a self-employed painter. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Lawrence Lodge No. 6 AF&AM, all at Lawrence. He also was a member of Scottish Rite bodies, Fort Scott, and Royal Archmasons, Fort Scott. He was married to Bessie Ann Cleland on August 27, 1920, at Hiattville. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Charles Howard, Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Smatla, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Barbara Butler, Oxford, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and two great¬grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wed¬nesday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. | |
| 6485 |  | Obituary- Howard, Nelson 2 Nelson Edwy Howard Nelson Edwy Howard, 87, 5015 S.W. 28th, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital after a long illness. He was born April 27, 1894, at Ham¬mond, the son of Charles M. and Lucy Reichenecker Howard. He moved to Topeka from Lawrence four years ago. Mr. Howard attended Kansas State Agricultural College. He owned a ser¬vice station and bulk plant in Pleasan¬ton before moving to Lawrence in 1943. He worked for a powder company and later as a self-employed painter. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Lawrence Lodge No. 6, AF&AM, all at Lawrence. He also was a member of Scottish Rite bodies, Fort Scott, and Royal Archmasons, Fort Scott. He was married to Bessie Ann Cle- land, Aug. 27, 1920, at Hiattville. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Charles Howard, 2315 W. 13th; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Smatla, Sil¬ver Lake, an3 Mrs. Barbara Butler, Oxford, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednes¬day at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. | |
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| 6487 |  | Obituary- Howard, Otis d.1899 1 Mr. Otis Howard died at his residence in this city on Tuesday, Oct. 17th, at 4 a.m. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 3 p.m. on the following day and were conducted by Rev. J.G. Maver, pastor. Mr. Howard was born at Shaftsbury, Vt., February 10, 1830, and came to Rossville about ten years ago. He has a brother, Hon. D.M. Howard, and two sisters, Mrs. J. K. Conley, and Mrs. C.W. Higginbothham, residents here. He leaves a wife and four children. Mr. Howard was a greatly respected citizen, and as Rev. Maver truly said, true to his word and as firm in his principals of right and justice as are the granite hills of his native state. | |
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| 6489 |  | Obituary- Howard, Polly Findagrave.com information | |
| 6490 |  | Obituary- Howard, Solomon Findagrave.com information. | |
| 6491 |  | Obituary- Howell, Ambrose Ambrose P. Howell, 69, resident of Shawnee county for the past 47 years, died at his home 1205 Mulvane, Topeka, Wednesday morning. He was born at Exton, Canada, Oct. 8, 1858. He came to Kansas with his parents in 1880 and settled on a farm five miles north of Silver Lake. He was a member of Lake Lodge No. 50, A.F. & A.M., the Loyal Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies of Topeka. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. L.L. King, and Miss Meda Howell of the home address, a son, Dr. L.A. Howell of Silver Lake and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was in Mount Hope cemetery. | |
| 6492 |  | Obituary- Howell, Henry Henry Howell Dead Henry Howell, a pioneer resident of the Grove neighborhood, passed away about 3 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon at his home north of Grove. He had been in poor health for several years, but had been bedfast for only about ten days. An obituary will be published next week. | |
| 6493 |  | Obituary- Howell, Leland LELAND ALLISON HOWELL Leland Allison Howell, jr., 4-year old son of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Howell, Route 11, Silver Lake, died at the home of his parents, Saturday night from scarlet fever. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Robert Ernest Howell, 11. Private burial services were held in Mount Hope cemetery, Topeka, Monday afternoon, December 17, at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Edwin N. Judd of the Silver Lake M. E. church. Little Lee Howell was a “sonny boy” of a happy family:— A baby, still, to his mother; “Big Boy” to his father; Companion and playmate to his brother; A lovable lad of four and a half, with a smiling face to the rest of us, who were his occasional intimates. But to himself he was a grown-up man and a full citizen of his own little world, in which everything was real. His own yard was a vast estate, his home, a castle. His many little possessions—-his trains, trucks, cars, and many, many other articles—were of real value to him and treasures indeed. In this little world he passed his lifetime. In it he moved, learning many important truths, gathering experience, working out problems, adding to his store of knowledge from replies to countless questions. And in these happy surroundings, he laughed and played and worked. The days passed as months, months as seasons, seasons as years, and years as decades, Time, to us all, is but a fleeting thing that leads on and on. And who can say that little Lee did not live a full life in that childhood’s perfect world in which everything is real and true and sincere. His Fairyland dreams unshattered, his friendships unbroken, his Peace secure. And thus we shall wish to remember him—as a little man of Childhood Land, and we shall wish to impress upon our memory an image of his bright, happy face, that blended so perfectly with the rays of sunshine that fell upon the trees and the flowers and the other living things of Nature—that Nature whose mysteries we cannot fathom or understand. | |
| 6494 |  | Obituary- Howerton, Charles Thurs. Aug. 31, 1922 Deaths and Funerals Charles Franklin Howerton Charles Howerton passed away last Saturday morning at 7 a.m. at his home on north Main street. While he has been very ill for several weeks after a partial recovery from an operation early this year for stomach trouble, the news of his decease was a shock to the people of Rossville. Mr. Howerton was a native son of Kentucky where he was born Aug. 25, 1864, at Olive Hill, the son of John and Mary Ann Howerton. He was brought to Kansas by his parents at the age of three years, the family locating near Tecumseh in 1867. After living there for fourteen years the family moved to Rossville on the lands known as the Howerton ranch. Mr. Howerton was untied in marriage to Miss Ida May Hass, Oct. 18, 1884, and continued to live on their farm until about 18 years ago when Mr. Howerton and his family moved to Rossville on North Main street where a new home was built. He gave up active farming work after moving to Rossville, superintending the work on the farm which was done by a tenant. His death is mourned by his wife and three children, Mrs. C. M. McPherson of Rossville, Mrs. E.D. Stephens, of Kansas City, and Miss Mabel of the home address; his father, John Howerton, brother, William Howerton, of Rossville, and one sister, Mrs. J.M. Amis, of Topeka. The funeral service was held at the home Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka and many friends neighbors and old acquaintances followed the remains to their last resting place in Rossville Cemetery. Out-of-town relatives and friends present for the funeral included: Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver, Perry, Ks., Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomas, Mrs. E. Baughman, Miss Orpha Baughman, Miss Mirian VanHorn, Miss Katherine Bauerlein, Miss Helen Harvey, Dr. and Mrs. H.F. Pratt, Mrs. John Wilt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Markham, Mrs. Sam Martin, Mrs. J.M. Amis and son John all of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bond, and Mrs. W.M. Mitchner of St. Marys; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Parr, F.W. Thomas and A.J. Thomas of Silver Lake; Mrs. Jennie Wilhoit, St. George, John Taylor, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Stephens, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Hoover, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hass, Holton ---------------- CARD OF THANKS -- We want to give our sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown during the recent death of our beloved husband and father, also for their beautiful floral offerings. --Mrs. C.F. Howerton and children | |
| 6495 |  | Obituary- Howerton, Elizabeth ELIZABETH HOWERTON Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Howerton, 69 years old, a former resident of Rossville, who died Tuesday at the home of her son, Arthur Vanauken in Chicago, were held today, (Thursday), at 3 o’clock at the Geo. H. Long chapel in Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. Howerton went to Kansas City, Kansas, with her father, James F. Bell, in 1868 and lived there nearly all her life except for the period of time she lived in Rossville after her marriage to the late John Howerton. Mrs. Howerton returned to Kansas City, about 10 years ago. She was a past matron of Mendias chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Emma J. Dailey, 700 St. Paul street, Kansas City, Kansas; two brothers, Charles Bell and Fred Bell, both of Wilson, Okla. The Mendias chapter conducted Eastern Star services. Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery. | |
| 6496 |  | Obituary- Howerton, Fanny Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Carrell accompanied by Mr. Troy Leomon of St. Marys drove to Lamont, Oklahoma last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Carrell's aunt, Mrs. Fannie Howerton. She was the former Fannie Kirby of Rossville. | |
| 6497 |  | Obituary- Howerton, James OBITUARY. Died, Thursday July 25th, of Typhoid-Malarial fever, after a sickness of about 21 days, James Howerton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Howerton, aged 28 years. The deceased was a dutiful son and an esteemed member of society. It perhaps is not too much to say that but few, if any, young men in the place stand better in public estimation or draw to themselves stronger tokens of regard than did he whose death we have just chronicled. He was a robust young man and seemed to have before him length of days. His death is a fresh and sorrowful reminder of that declaration, "All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field; the grass withereth the flower fadeth." The funeral services were held at the house last Saturday afternoon, and the sermon was given by the Rev. Mr. Downing of Havensville. The text was from Job XIV:14 - "If a man die, shall he live again." This the preacher answered in the affirmative, and from the resurrection doctrine procured solace and hope. The floral tributes were abundant and beautiful. Some of them had been woven by affection's hand into emblematic forms, embracing an anchor of hope, etc. The funeral procession was a very long one, friends being present from all quarters, north, south, east and west. The obsequies were in charge of Undertaker Somers, and the remains were deposited in the Rossville cemetery. [From The Rossville Times, Friday, August 2, 1889] | |
| 6498 |  | Obituary- Howerton, John OLD SETTLER GONE JOHN HOWERTON DIED FRIDAY FOLLOWING LONG SIEGE AS AN INVALID Prominent In His Active Days As Successful Farmer and Live Stock Raiser. Former State Representative from this District Mr. John Howerton, a pioneer settler of Shawnee county, died at his home in Rossville last Friday, Jan. 9, after a long and painful illness. Mr. Howerton was born in Morgan county, Kentucky, Jan. 3, 1938, of John and Barbara (Jones) Howerton, native Virginians of English descent. He was reared on a Kentucky farm and partly by inheritance and partly in the wholesome life of the country he acquired a powerful physical physique which he retained throughout his life. His education was obtained in the common schools of his locality. In 1858 he was married to Miss Mary Watson, a daughter of John Watson, a farmer of Carer county, Kentucky. During the Civil War and the agitation just preceding that period, Mr. Howerton espoused the Union cause, while all his people were Southern sympathizers. At the opening of the war he was appointed a United States marshal and while leading a posse against a band of organized guerrillas and bushwhackers in Elliott county, they were ambushed and during the fighting that ensued he and two of his men were shot. Mr. Howerton received a severe wound in his left cheek, which left a scar that remained throughout his life as a conspicuous reminder of the strenuous days of 1861-65. Mr. Howerton with thirteen strong and valiant followers completely routed the enemy who numbered 60 men. This was a daily occurrence during the whole of the war period. In 1868 he left his native state and came to Kansas and settled in Tecumseh. He later moved to Rossville and for years was a successful farmer and stock raiser. In politics he was a staunch Republican and was always known as a standpatter. In 1905 he was elected as a Republican representative to the Thirty-seventh district in the state legislature and served one term as the efficient servant of his constituency. He was a member of the A.O.U.W and the Presbyterian church. Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Howerton just two survive. Mr. William Howerton of Rossville and Mrs. Etta Amos, of Topeka. The mother, daughter Lydia, Jimmie and the late Charles Howerton, passed on several years ago. Mr. Howerton always contributed his share toward the growth and development of Shawnee county and up to his death took a keen interest in civic and national affairs. He was associated with the Rossville State band and Silver Lake and Delia State banks. He was married in 1914 to Elizabeth VanAnken, who with the son and daughter still survive him. The funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church Sunday, Jan. 11, Rev. Dr. Alderson of Topeka, officiating. Many out-of-town people from Tecumseh, Topeka and Kansas City, attended the funeral. _________ CARD OF THANKS --We desire to thank our friends and relatives for the many acts of kindness rendered us and for the sympathy expressed for us in the loss of our beloved husband and father. We are also grateful for the beautiful floral offerings from our friends. Mrs. John Howerton Mrs. Etta Amos Mr. Wm. Howerton | |
| 6499 |  | Obituary- Howerton, Lucy LUCY HOWERTON Rossville people mourn the loss of another fine citizen by the passing of Mrs. Lucy Howerton last Thursday night, only eight weeks following the sudden death of her husband. Mrs. Lucy Howerton, 79, a lifelong resident of Kansas, died Friday morning in a Topeka hospital. She had been a resident of the Rossville Community for seventy years. She was born March 26 1862, in Soldier, Kan., and moved with her parents to a farm north of Rossville, at the age of eight. She married William Howerton, who died two months ago, on March 2, 1892. She was an active member of the Missionary Society of the Rossville Presbyterian church. She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Alta Joy Parr, who had made her home with her uncle and aunt since she was a small child; one sister, Mrs. Alice Lasswell, Topeka; one brother, J. M. Franklin, Topeka and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Nelson of Topeka. Music was furnished by Mr. N. G. Moody, accompanied by Mrs. Joe Campbell. Fall bearers were: Joe Navarre Joe Barney, William Hesse, F. P. McCollough, Alfred Hause and Joe Campbell. Burial was in Rossville cemetery. | |
| 6500 |  | Obituary- Howerton, William William Howerton It was with genuine regret and sorrow his many friends in the community learned of the passing of William Howerton, last Sunday, March 23. Death came at 5 p.m. after a few hours suffering from a heart attack. He would have been 81, April 4th. Mr. Howerton was a native of Kentucky. He was born at Olive Hill, in Morgan County, April 4, 1860. He came to Kansas with his parents, in 1868 at the age of 8 and they located near Tecumseh. In 1881 the family came to Rossville locating on Farms northeast of Rossville. On March 2, 1892, he was united in marriage to Lucy Franklin. Some eight years later, they moved from their farm into Rossville and with only a short period of time in a house now occupied by the Wingerd family, have since lived in the house in which he died. Mr. Howerton was a fine cabinet maker and carpenter and followed his profession until forced to give over active work because of old injuries and advancing years. The community had honored him with about every public office in its Civic life. He had served as Mayor, councilman, trustee, etc. for many years. His quiet, genial personality made him warm friendships. The owner of much property in the city he was noted for his thoughtfulness for his tenants. With his passing Rossville has lost one of its best beloved citizens. Beside his widow, he survived by one sister, Mrs. Etta Amis of Topeka; a number of nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home conducted by Dr. H.L. Nelson of Topeka. Music was furnished for the service in two solo numbers by Mr. N.G. Moody, with Mrs. Irene Campbell accompanist. Pall bearers were Messrs. Joe Navarre, Joe Barney, William Hess, F.P. McCollough, Alfred Hause and Joe Campbell Burial was in Rossville cemetery. Card of Thanks – We sincerely thank our many relatives and friends for the many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy, shown us during the illness and death of our loved one and for the beautiful floral offering. Mrs. Lucy Howerton Mrs. Etta Amis Mr. and Mrs. L.O. Parr WILLIAM M. HOWERTON William M. Howerton, 80, died Sunday at his home in Rossville. He was born April 3, 1860, in Olive Hill, Ky., and came to Kansas in 1868 and had been a resident of Rossville for the past sixty years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Howerton of the home; one sister, Mrs. Etta Amis, Topeka; one nephew, John Amis, Topeka; three nieces, Mrs. Alta Parr and Mrs. Mable Thomas, both of silver Lake, and Mrs. Ethel Jackson, Kansas City, Mo. The body was brought to Parker's Mortuary in Topeka pending funeral arrangements. |
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