Gavin R. M. C. (Dr.)
from the Lebo Enterprise, October 10, 1918
Dr. R. M. C. Gavin
Dr. R. M. C. Gavin was born June 12, 1837 in Butler county Ohio.

Saueressig John Volentine
from the Lebo Star, October 11, 1918
An Early Settler Gone
Early Monday morning the death angel called at the Saueressig home in this city and took from his bed of sickness J. V. Saueressig and took him to his reward in the world to come. Last May Mr. Saueressig was taken sick and shortly after was taken to a hospital in Kansas City where an operation was performed for tumor on the brain, but the operation did not restore his health as was hoped. Since that time he has been bedfast and gradually growing weaker.
John Volentine Saueressig was a son of John P. and Eva Catherine Saueressig and was born in Little Machinaw, Pazewell county, Ill., Nov. 8, 1963 and came to Johnson county Mo., with his father’s family in 1867 where they resided until the spring of 1876 when they came to Coffey county, Kansas and settled in the Rural Dale district, which has been known as the “Saueressig neighborhood” for many years. “Vol” as his friends all knew him, was one of the successful farmers of that community until the spring of 1911 when with his wife they moved to Lebo and erected their new home where they have since resided. After coming to town Vol entered the real estate, loan and insurance business and carried this on until his sickness last May. Feb. 22, 1888 he was married to Mary A. Dressler, who with six brothers and five sisters survive him. The death of J. V. was the first break in a family of twelve children. The mother and father preceeded him to the better world in 1865 and 1899 respectively. The living brothers and sister are: Phillip Henry of Montana, John P. of Calif., Jacob of Lebo, P. Fred of Calif., G. Ed. of Fredonia, Kans., Mrs. Louisa A. Hass of Baldwin, Kas., William of Lebo, Mrs. Anna Hotchkiss of Lebo, Miss Minnie Saueressig of Lawrence, Kans., Mrs. Katie Shattler of Calif., and Mrs. Emma Dion of Calif. All of these were present for the funeral except P. F. Mrs. Shattler and Mrs. Dion.
The Saueressig family was one of thrift and subsequently prosperous, J. V. was rather a quiet man, generally attending strictly to his own business and yet at Justice of the Peace he used his official capacity to settle many little troubles out of court. He lived a just and upright life and was a good husband and a good citizen. In his business transactions he was prompt and punctual, careful and particular that everything should be straight and fair and square. He was converted in 1904 and joined the M. E. church May 19, 1918.
The funeral was held from the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon, the sermon being preached by Rev. Web, interment being made in Lincoln cemetery, the Odd Fellows using their grave service. The music was furnished by a male quartet—Rev. Webb, C. B. Scofield, J. E. Smith and C. E. Pickens. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attended the funeral in a body, the deceased being a member of both orders. Mrs. Saueressig’s Sunday School class, the “Sunbeams” also attended in a body. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
The Star joins the community in extending sympathy to the bereft.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to our many friends for the many kindnesses, sustaining aid and many beautiful flowers contributed by them during the long illness, death and burial of our beloved husband and brother. Again we thank you.
Mary A. Saueressig, John P. Saueressig. Other Brothers and Sisters.

McCausland Harry
Mrs. Mary Bell Jones was in the Star office last Saturday telling us all the particulars they know of her brother’s death which occurred at the Great Lakes training station on Sept. 22nd. He was apparently well on Wednesday and was dead Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, influenza being the cause. This young man had only been at the training station five weeks and had visited his sister here the week before going. This brother and sister had not met for 14 years, being separated when they were small children. Harry McCausland was well thot of in his home community, he was a man of energy and strong manhood. At the time of his death he lacked just two days of being 19 years old. The remains were shipped to Beloit for burial and was given a military burial by the Beloit home guards. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Jones attended the funeral.



from the Lebo Star, Lebo, Kansas, Nov. 15, 1918

"Mrs. Nannie A. Nickel was born in Fountain County, Indiana, April 20, 1851. She moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burton, to Missouri, where both her father and mother died. From Missouri she, with her five sisters and two brothers moved to Kansas. She was married to Geo. Nickel in 1879 at Osage City, Kansas. To them were born two children but death's angel claimed the boy at the age of six.

Her life was given up to the welfare of others. Besides her own daughter, she has raised and cared for eight children. Four of these are at the presen time engaged in the saving of humanity both physically and spiritually. They are: Evangelist E. E. Trowbridge of Wisconsin; Mrs. Regester, wife of C. A. Regester, assistant secretary of the Iowa State Tract Society; Miss Grace Erwing of Nebraska, a nurse whose time is given exclusively to the ministry of the sick, and Mrs. Frank Vance, also a nurse.

In the year[badly squiggled on my photocopy] 1895 she became a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church of which she remained a faithful member until death. On Sabbath eve Nov. 1, she took part in the family worship and retired as well as usual. She died at 2:30 o'clock in the morning at her home in Las Animas. Her age being 67 years, 6 months and 13 days.

Owing to conditions of the elements the funeral services were held at the cemetery. Words of comfort were read from I Thess. 4:13-18.

Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. C. A. Regester, eight foster children, two sisters and a brother to mourn her loss.

Many thanks are extended to the kind neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy in this hour of sorrow.--Bent County, (Colo.,) Democrat."