Lucy Olive Franklin Howerton

1862 - 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Lucy Olive Franklin Howerton
  Born	26 Mar 1862	Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	May 1941	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4067	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin,   b. 5 Dec 1820, Ross County, Ohio ,   d. 16 Apr 1891, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Sarah Woodburn Franklin,   b. 17 Mar 1822, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio ,   d. 23 Aug 1903, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1843	Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana
  Family ID	F3240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William M Howerton,   b. 4 Apr 1860, Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky ,   d. 23 Mar 1941, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1892
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2017 11:52:40
  Family ID	F4269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1862 - Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  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.