Chase County Kansas Obituaries 1863 - 2002

Sloper, Mary Mrs

Died at her residence near Elmdale, October 14, 1885, of pneumonia, Mrs Mary Sloper, daughter of Maira and Frederick Shipman. She was born at Marietta, Ohio, December 28, 1830; came to Chase County in 1862; and remained here one year; resided in Leavenworth and St. Louis from 1863 to 1869, when she returned to Chase County, where she has since lived on her farm near Elmdale. She leaves one brother, J. S. Shipman, and one daughter, Mrs. P C Jeffrey, and is survived by her mother, Mrs. Maria Shipman, who is now 82 years of age. Mrs. Sloper lived a life of remarkable activity and energy, full of kindness and giving a welcome to everyone. She was buried in the cemetery west of Cottonwood Falls, on Thursday afternoon, October 15, 1885.

Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries, compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
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