Walter Bruce Worthington

1857 - 1926  (68 years)

• Name	Walter Bruce Worthington
  Born	28 Dec 1857	Paoli, Orange County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1926	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	22 Mar 1926	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I12430	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family ID

  F8043

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  Family	Mamie Catherine Mostoller Worthington,   b. 29 Jul 1864, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Aug 1957  (Age 93 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1884	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Blanche W Worthington Gilbert,   b. 18 Oct 1884, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 3 May 1959, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years)   2. Infant son Worthington,   b. 1886,   d. 30 Dec 1886  (Age 0 years) + 3. Maude Z Worthington Reinhardt,   b. 13 Dec 1887, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Mar 1959, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years) + 4. Alice Faye Worthington Wilder
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018 12:22:43
  Family ID	F2658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Dec 1857 - Paoli, Orange County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Worthington, Walter W.B. Worthington Mr. Walter B. Worthington, who suffered his second stroke of paralysis last Thursday, passed away Friday night at his home on the Abe Patterson farm west of Rossville. In his passing Rossville losses one of its highly respected citizens and a mighty good farmer. Walter Bruce Worthington was born near Paoli, Indiana, December 28, 1857. Died in Rossville, Kansas, March 20, 1926, age, 68 years, 2 months and 20 days. In 1870, at the age of 13, he came to Kansas with his parents and five sisters. They stopped in Lecompton, but later settled in Medina. In 1882 he came to Rossville and has resided in this vicinity continuously since that time. In 1884 he was married to Mame Mostoller, and to this union four children were born, the only son dying in infancy. Surviving him are the widow, two sisters, Mrs. Mary McCoy of Ozawkie Kansas and Mrs. Emma Johnson, of Carols, Washington; three daughters, Blanche Gilbert of Oklahoma City, Maude Reinhardt, of Topeka, and Faye Wilder of Pauline; two granddaughters. Funeral services were held at the Rossville Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock Monday, March 22, conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nelson, pastor of the Potwin Presbyterian church, Topeka. Burial was in Rossville cemetery. Out-of-town friends here for the funeral were: Mrs. F.H. Watt, Mrs. J.I. Davis, Mrs. F.H. Heere, Mr. John C. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomas, all of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bouchey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kitt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom, all of Maple Hill. [From the Rossville Reporter, March 25, 1926]