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Chase County Kansas Obituaries


1863 - 2002

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Sweet, Hilda Mary

Hilda Mary Sweet, 92, of Emporia died Feb. 21, 2004, at Jones Health Care Center.

She grew up in Saffordville and graduated from Toledo Township High School in Saffordville. She was a homemaker and a caregiver for family members.

Hilda Mary North, the daughter of Tom and Florence Elizabeth Jackson North, was born July 9, 1911, in McDonald County, Mo. She married William A. Sweet in Saffordville Feb. 8, 1931. Mrs. Sweet lived in Coffeyville, Mound City and Newton before moving to Emporia in 1996.

She was a member of the Saffordville United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #5 of Newton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband on Nov. 24, 1959, infant son, William Leigh Sweet and a brother. She is survived by one daughter, Edith Garrison and one son, Robert Sweet, both of Emporia; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Flint Hills Christian Church, Emporia, Feb. 24, 2004. Pastors Ken Burns and Sam McVay conducted the service with a special message by Scott Garrison. Graveside services were conducted by O.E.S. Chapter #5 at the Greenwood Cemetery, Newton.

Memorial contributions to the Saffordville United Methodist Church may be sent in care of Charter Funerals/Emporia Chapel, 501 W Sixth Ave, Emporia,

Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Feb 26 2004



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