Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Baldwin-Westphall, Alcyona Belle "Ona Bell"
Death Date: Jun 14 1927, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Colorado
Alcyona Bell McReynolds, daughter of Leonard A and Sarah J McReynolds was born Nov 11 1866, at Stanford, Illinois; was married to Charles Cary Baldwin, February 21 1887 and to this union 12 children were born, of whom four are living. They are Mrs. Elsie May Ransford of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Mrs. Flossie Ransford, Newton, Kansas. William L. Baldwin and Jesse Lee Baldwin of Borger, Texas.
Besides these children she leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, Fred E Westpall, to whom she was married June 8th, 1920, one brother, Oliver McReynolds, of this city, one sister, Mrs. Clara Wonderly of Topeka, Kansas and 13 grandchildren.
In the fall of 1910 she and her former husband took up a homestead a few miles south of Kit Carson where they lived until the death of Mr. Baldwin.
Mrs. Westphall has been a life long member of the Christian church having made her confession in early girlhood.
Submitted by Nora Creswell, August 19 2008.
Note: Alcyona Bell McReynolds was called by the name Ona Bell.