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ALMAN Ella May Alman - Emporia Gazette Nov. 26, 1951, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• She was a resident of Oakland, Calif, but was in Emporia since January.
• Died in Newman Memorial County Hospital, November 26, 1951.
• Burial in Neosho Rapids cemetery after cremation.
• Born May 6, 1872, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. EPHRIAM BOLLINGER.
• Married to ARCH (sic Arthur intended) ALLMAN (died in 1931).
• Survived by a brother, JOHN BOLLINGER, Neosho Rapids; and two sisters, MRS. MARY CARPENTER, Emporia, and MRS. J.P. COWAN, 628 State.

ARCHER M.H. Archer - Emporia Weekly News April 2, 1875, contributed by Gina Easley
In Memorial
Resolution of Americus Grange No. 613?, Lyon county, Kansas.
Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to suddenly remove from our midst, by death, our friend and worthy brother, M. H. Archer who has, from the organization of the order, been a true and faithful member, and greatly endeared himself to the members of the order, by his brotherly kindness; therefore be it Resolved. That we deeply mourn his loss, and tender our profoundest sympathy to the family and friends of the deceased.
Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be sent the Emporia News and Emporia Ledger with request that they be published.
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ARNOLD Mary Eliza Arnold- Emporia Daily Gazette March 1, 1943
• Aged 89 years
• Died February 24, 1943 in Maple Hill, Kansas
• Burial in Cottonwood Falls cemetery

AUSTIN Carl Austin- Emporia Daily Gazette March 1, 1943
• Came to Kansas when 6 years old
• Lived in Toledo Township since March 4, 1884
• Died March 1, 1943 at his home north of Saffordville
• Born September 5, 1878 in Ashmore, Ill.,son of T. J. and Amanda WRIGHT AUSTIN
• Buried in Hilltop cemetery at Toledo
• Married November 14, 1900 to Della Mae WORKMAN at her home near Emporia. She died October 4, 1934
• Married March 28, 1940 to Laura C. BEECH in Emporia
• Survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Marie ALBIN, of Saffordville; a brother, Earl AUSTIN, Emporia, and a sister, Mrs. Cosette BROUGH, Cottonwood Falls

BECK Albert Beck - Emporia Daily Gazette March 4, 1943
• Was a farmer an stockman for 19 years
• Served as assistant baggageman and baggageman at the Santa Fe station in Emporia from December 29, 1918 to January 31, 1928
• Member of Masonic Lodge
• Died March 3, 1943
• Born May 21, 1870 in Arkansas City, Kansas, son of Mr and Mrs Paul BECK, early day Emporians
• Survived by Mrs. BECK, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. B. H. DOUNING, Anthony, Kan.; and one sister Mis Eva BECK, Santa Monica, Calif.

BEIN Peter Bein - The Olpe Optic November 9, 1899, contributed by S. Brier
Peter Bein, who has been living with his brother Mat. who resides about five miles west of town, shot himself last Monday at 11:30 a.m. He had been sick for about a year and it was thought that it was momentary insanity that caused him to commit the rash act. Coroner Boyton was at once sent for, but did not deem it necessary to hold an inquest over his body as from the evidence shown it was a clear case of suicide. The funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Olpe Wednesday.

BETHUREM Charles G. Bethurem - Emporia Gazette July 12, 1940 and Arizona Daily Star June 19, 1940, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
• Taught farm shop work in the schools of southern Arizona
• Lived in Lyon County until 1914, then Lamar, Colorado until movint to Arizona in 1920
• Died June 17, 1940 at home near Tuscon, Arizona
• Born near Chicago Mound on November 7, 1870
• Survived by his wife, former Bel (Isabel) Gordon; his brother, Jesse; a sister Mrs Clayton Bright, all of Tuscon; and a sister Mrs. William D. Shulley of Emporia.

BETHUREM Isabel N. Bethurum - Emporia Gazette November 21, 1944 and Arizona Daily Star November 8, 1944, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
• Former Emporia resident
• Moved to Lyon County as a child
• Taught school for 20 years in Kansas
• Resident of Tuscon for 24 years
• Died November 7, 1944 at her home in Tuscon, Arizona
• Buried Evergreen Cemetery (Tuscon)
• Born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin in 1873.
• Married to Charles G Bethurem in 1909. He died in 1940
• Two children died in infancy. Survived by a cousin, Mrs. Edith Hulse, La Grande, Oregon; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Bright of Tucson, and a brother-in-law, Jesse S. Bethurum of Tucson.

BETHUREM Isaac Bethurem - Emporia Gazette February 23, 1923, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
ISAAC BETHUREM DEAD
Isaac Bethurem died this morning at his home, 118 South Market.
Funeral Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the mission recently erected on South Market, between Randolph and Copley. Rev. Homer Biddlecum, pastor of the Friends church will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Hunt cemetery.
Isaac Bethurem was born July 4, 1842, in Rockcastle county, Ky. He moved with his parents to Illinois, and from there to Leavenworth County, Kansas, in 1854. His father, David P. Bethurem, built the first frame house and planted the first orchard in Anderson county.
As a boy of 20, Isaac Bethurem enlisted in Company C, ninth division, Kansas Cavalry. His father enlisted in the same company and was killed in the battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory, where Isaac Bethurem also was wounded.
1869 Mr. Bethurem was married to Margaret Susannah Gibson. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bethurem. Charles G. and Ruth Ann. After the death of Mrs. Bethurem in 1880, Mr. Bethurem was married to Sarah Ann Gibson in 1882. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bethurem, four of whom survive. The surviving children are Charles G. Bethurem, Mrs. Clayton Bright, Mrs. William D. Shulley and Jesse S. Bethurem. Four grandchildren also survive.
Emporia Gazette February 23, 1923
FUNERAL OF ISAAC BETHUREM
Funeral services for Isaac Bethurem, who died Friday morning, were held Saturday afternoon at the mission recently erected on South Market. Rev. Homer Biddlecum, pastor of the Friends church, conducted the services. Interment was in the Hunt cemetery. The pallbearers were: Jacob Marcellus, John Marcellus, Al Randolph, William Frost, George Dewey and George Gruber.

BETHUREM Isaac Bethurem - Emporia Weekly Republican April 6, 1893, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
DEATH FROM TYPHOID FEVER
Isaac Bethurem, aged 9 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bethurem, died at the family home, 14 South Cottonwood street Monday morning from typhoid fever. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. and the remains were interred at the Hunt cemetery.

BETHUREM Sarah A. Bethurem - Emporia Gazette September 3, 1931, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
• Moved with her parents to a farm south of Emporia in 1860
• Died September 3, 1931 at her home in Emporia
• Buried in the Hunt Cemetery
• Born in Indiana on October 7, 1858, (maiden name Gibson)
• Married to Isaac Bethurem of Emporia. He died in 1923
• Survived by one son, Jess Bethurem, Emporia; one daughter Mrs W.D. Shulley, Emporia; and two stepchildren C.G. Bethurem and Mrs Ann Bright of Tuscon, Arizona

BOLLINGER Alice E. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Sept 16, 1992, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former accountant for the Kansas Tax Commission and Kansas Highway Commission. She also served a housemother for the Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority house in Emporia.
• Died Sept. 14, 1982, at a nursing home in Salina, Kansas.
• Graveside services were held at Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids, KS.
• Born Feb. 15, 1905, in Neosho Rapids, daughter of CAVELLA J. and ELIZABETH J. GRAHAM ANDREWS.
• Survived by two daughters, IRIS J. DYE of Salina and BARBARA J. WILLOUGHBY of Colorado Springs; a sister, GARLAND IRWIN of Hillsboro; a brother, JAMES H. ANDREWS of Kansas City, Kan.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Five brothers and one sister died earlier.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended were Mrs. HUBERT BOLLINGER, Batavia; Mr. and Mrs. ELTON W. DAVIS, Quenemo; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. BOLLINGER, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. V. J. THILL, Hamilton; J. G. McANTEE, Reading; Ray McANTEE, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. DUANE McANTEE, Council Grove; and Mr. and Mrs. GLEN McANTEE, Admire.

BOLLINGER Alita Marjorie Bollinger - Kansas City Star Feb. 3, 2011, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Lived in Prairie Village Kansas, Worked for 25 years at the Jones Store and was a volunteer for the Johnson County Library for 15 years.
• Died Jan. 30, 2011, Overland Park, Kansas.
• Memorial Services held at the Village Presbyterian Church, Feb 5, 2011
• Born Oct. 13, 1917, in Council Grove, KS, (Unpublished note: daughter of MUNSON G. and FLORENCE PEDERSEN PHILLIPS.)
• Preceeded in death by her husband, LLOYD H. BOLLINGER and her siblings, GLEN PHILLIPS, PAUL PHILLIPS and ROSELIE FROST
• Survived by two daughters, MARSHA ALLEN, and LYNNE ROCK; a brother, RALPH PHILLIPS; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

BOLLINGER A(rthur) Vern Bollinger - Greater Plaquemine Post ,(Plaquemine,LA) (no date given)(1968), contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died in Rayne, LA
• Resident of Plaquemine since 1943
• Native of Neosho Rapids, Kan
• Survived by his wife, the former IVA LAMBERT; one daughter Mrs MARVEL B. DELAHAYE, Plaquemine; two sisters, Mrs HATTIE DAVIS, Reading, Kan, and Mrs LENA MARSHINSKY, Emporia, Kan; three brothers, HUBERT G. BOLLINGER, Batavia, Ill, WILLIAM C. BOLLINGER, Kansas City, Kan, and LLOYD H. BOLLINGER, Oakland, Calif; and three grandchildren, DARNEL, KIM and DAN DELAHAYE, all of Plaquemine.
• Member of Acacia Lodge No. 116 F&AM and Carpenters Local No. 1098.
Emporia Gazette (no date given)
• Vern Bollinger died Wednesday in Plaquemine. (This is in error, he died May 30, 1968 in Rayne, LA)
• Born June 30, 1900 in Neosho Rapids, the son of ORA E. and LOUIE ESTELLE HAMILTON BOLLINGER
• Preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, HARRY W., CHARLES and WAYNE
• Survived by his wife IVA LAMBERT BOLLINGER of the home; one daughter Mrs MARVEL B. DELEHAYE(sic)(error -DELAHAYE) also of Plaquemine; three brothers, WILLIAM C., of Kansas City, Kan, and LLOYD, of Oakland, Calif and HUBERT, of Batavia, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs JOHN MARSHINSKY, 618 Sylvan St., and Mrs WILLIAM DAVIS, Reading
• Out-of-town relatives who attended were MRS. VERN BOLLINGER and MRS. MARVEL D. (sic) DELAHAYE and children KIM, DAN and DARNEL, Plaquemine; LEO LAMBERT and MR. and MRS. DONALD LAMBERT, Neosho Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. J.W. BOLLINGER, Wichita; and Mr. and Mrs. HOWARD LAMBERT, Humboldt
• burial in Memorial Lawn Cemetery

BOLLINGER Betty Jane Wilson Buckley Bollinger - Emporia Gazette June 30, 2001, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former executive secretary for Standard Oil
• June 26, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Manor in Merriam, Kansas
• Graveside services July 2, 2001 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas
• Born December 22, 1935, in Emporia, daughter of Woodrow Wright and Margaret Morgan Wilson
• Graduate of Emporia High School and attended Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
• Married (1). Leon Buckley, he died earlier. (2). Dewayne LeRoy Bollinger. They were divorced.
• Preceeded in death by her father and a son, Brian BOLLINGER.
• Survived by by a son, Brett BUCKLEY, Texarkana, TX; her mother, Margaret Wilson HARRINGTON, Silverthorne, Colo.; two brothers: Roger Wilson, Kansas City, KS; and Charles Wilson, Siverthorne, Colo.

BOLLINGER Cecilia M. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Nov. (no day given), 1998, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died November 23, 1998 at her son's home in Emporia
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Neosho Rapids
• Worked at Montgomery Ward then Globe Union Battery Co. in Emporia then Batavia, IL
• Born March 10, 1909, northwest of Reading, daughter of JOHN JAMES and ADELHEID KOETTING McANTEE
• Married GLENN H. BOLLINGER on Sept. 4, 1932, at Foster, Mo. He died Dec. 14, 1968
• Survived by a son, CECIL E. BOLLINGER, Emporia; a sister, ANN C. THILL, Emporia; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. An infant son; and another son, CHARLES G. BOLLINGER, SR., two brothers, J.G. McANTEE and EDWARD E. McANTEE; and a sister HELEN AGNES DAVIS died earlier.

BOLLINGER Charles Glenn Bollinger Sr. - Emporia Gazette? Dec 7, 1987, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resident of Emporia, he was a brick mason and serves with the Navy Seebees during the Korean War.
• Died Dec. 6, 1987, Emporia, KS.
• Services to be Dec. 9, 1987, cremation to follow.
• Born July 30th, 1933 in Emporia, son of GLENN HUBERT and CECILIA M. McANTEE BOLLINGER.
• Survived by a son, CHARLES G. BOLLINGER, JR., Emporia; three daughters, CANDY E. CAVALIER, Pearl City, Hawaii; KAREN SUE OREJUELA, Amherst, N.H.; and AMY LOUISE THOMPSON, Wheat Ridge, Colo.; his mother CECILIA BOLLINGER, Emporia; a brother, CECIL BOLLINGER, Emporia and eight grandchildren.

BOLLINGER Charles G. Bollinger Jr. (full obituary found at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home), contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died Jul. 6, 2010 at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Woodlands Texas
• Born Nov. 18, 1958 in Emporia Kan. son of Charles Glenn BOLLINGER, Sr. and Margaret BOLLINGER (GREER)

BOLLINGER Charles O. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Feb. 19, 1941
• Died February 18, 1941 in Iola, Kansas
• Allen County Republican leader
• Formerly Iola, mayor, postmaster, Allen County sheriff and state representative
• Operated a hardware store with his son

BOLLINGER Chase Brandon Bollinger - Emporia Gazette July 6, 1983, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died July 5, 1983 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka
• Graveside services held in Hartwell, Missouri
• Infant son of Charles and Kimber Lee Attebury BOLLINGER
• Survived by parents; one brother, Truck BOLLINGER; one sister, Heather BOLLINGER, all of Burlington; grandparents the Rev. and Mrs. Donald ATTEBURY of Burlington and Charles and Margaret BOLLINGER Emporia; great-grandmothers, Cecilia BOLLINGER of Emporia, Helen BOONE of Kansas City, Mo., and ReeDee COOK of Kansas City.

BOLLINGER Ephraim Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Jan. 31, 1911, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
DEATH OF EPHRAIM BOLLINGER
Ephraim Bollinger died Sunday (Jan. 29) at his home, near Neosho Rapids. He had suffered for some time with a cancerous growth, and his death was not unexpected. His wife and five of his children were with him. Ephraim Bollinger was born in Maryland, December 26, 1836. When a boy he moved with his parents to Ohio, and was married there to Miss MARTHA JANE JORDON in September 1865. When a young man Mr. Bollinger united with the Dunkard church of St. Paris, Ohio. In 1869 the family moved to Kansas, settling on a farm near Neosho Rapids, where they have continued to live. Upon coming to Kansas Mr. Bollinger joined the Dunkard church of Madison; and was a most faithful member of that organization. Besides his wife he leaves six children. they are Mrs. MARY L. CARPENTER and Mrs. CORA E. COWEN of Emporia; Mrs. ELLA M. ALMAN, of Needles, Calif.; WILLIAM F. BOLLINGER, JOHN L. BOLLINGER and Miss(sic) ORA BOLLINGER, of Neosho Rapids.

BOLLINGER Evelyn Griffitts Bollinger - Emporia Gazette October 8, 1996, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former Emporian
• Retired employee of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Health Department
• Lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, and moved to Eagle Rock, Mo., six months before her death.
• Died Oct 5, 1996, at South Barry County Hospital in Cassville, Missouri
• No Burial - Cremation
• Born Aug. 20, 1913, in Emporia, daughter of Ai and Effie Mae Hilton GRIFFITTS.
• Married in 1930 to William C. Bollinger at Emporia. He died in 1983.
• Survived by by a son, W. F. "Billy" BOLLINGER of Seneca; a daughter, Patty Lou MOONEY of Corpus Christi, Texas; a brother, Frank E. GRIFFITTS of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister Elaine Griffitts of Eagle rock, Mo.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Two brothers and three sisters died earlier.

BOLLINGER G. Hubert Bollinger - unknkown newspaper Dec 14, 1968, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resident of Batavia Illinois, he was a former Emporia carpenter.
• Died Dec. 14, 1968, in the Community Hospital at Geneva, Illinois.
• Services were Dec. 17, 1968, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids, KS.
• Born Feb. 18th, 1906 in Neosho Rapids, son of ORA ELLSWORTH and LOUIE E. HAMILTON BOLLINGER.
• Married CECILIA MARY McANTEE Sept. 4th, 1932 in Foster, MO.
• Survived by his wife of the home, two sons, CHARLES G. BOLLINGER, Kansas City, Mo.; and CECIL E. BOLLINGER, Emporia; wo brothers, W. C. BOLLINGER of Kansas City, KS.; and L. H. BOLLINGER, Prairie Village; two sisters, HATTIE DAVIS, Winfield, and LENA MARSHINSKY, Emporia.; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son and four brothers, CHARLIE, HARRY, VERN and WAYNE BOLLINGER.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended were Mrs. HUBERT BOLLINGER, Batavia; Mr. and Mrs. ELTON W. DAVIS, Quenemo; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. BOLLINGER, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. V. J. THILL, Hamilton; J. G. McANTEE, Reading; Ray McANTEE, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. DUANE McANTEE, Council Grove; and Mr. and Mrs. GLEN McANTEE, Admire.

BOLLINGER Gary Dean Bollinger - Daily Miner, Kingman AZ, Nov 30, 2011, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resident of Brighton, Colorado..
• Died Nov. 23, 2011 after a battle with lung cancer.
• Born Oct. 19, 1942 in Vallejo, California son of VIRGINIA and HERBERT "Bud" BOLLINGER.
• Grew up on a farm near Hartford, Kan. and graduated from Hartford High School in 1960. Attended College of Emporia for one semester.
• Moved to the Denver area in 1962 and started a lifelong career in the home building industry in the Denver, Kingman, and Kansas City areas.
• Survived by his daughter, SHONNIE (KELLY) CLINE, two sisters, DONNA KUHN of Hartford, Kan. and CHERYL (FRAN) HERRICK of Olathe Kan., brother WAYNE (NANCY) LAMBERT of Baldwin City, Kan., his ex-wife, SHIRLEY (PAUL GARRISON) BOLLINGER of Brighton Colo., and several grandchildren, Nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, DON LAMBERT and HOWARD LAMBERT and daughter TERESA PYLER.

BOLLINGER Harry W. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Feb. 21, 1961, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former resident of Emporia, moved to Topeka in 1942. He was an inspector for the Federal Housing Administration.
• Died February 20, 1961, Topeka, KS.
• Services were Feb. 24, 1961, cremation followed.
• Born Jan. 25th, 1897 in Neosho Rapids, son of ORA E. and LOUIE E. HAMILTON BOLLINGER
• Survived by his widow, Mrs. PEARL BOLLINGER, and two grands sons, JEFF and GENE BOLLINGER, all of the home; five brothers, ARTHUR V. BOLLINGER of Plaquemine, La.; HUBERT BOLLINGER and WAYNE BOLLINGER, both of Emporia; WILLIAM BOLLINGER of Kansas City; and LLOYD BOLLINGER of Prairie Village; and two sisters Mrs. HATTIE DAVIS of Reading; and Mrs. LELA (sic LENA intended) MARSHINSKY of Emporia.

BOLLINGER Herbert John "Bud" Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Feb 21, 1992, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former carpenter and farmer.
• Died Feb. 20, 1982, at a Kansas City, MO hospital.
• Graveside services were held at Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids, KS.
• Born Feb. 15, 1905, in Neosho Rapids, daughter of CAVELLA J. and ELIZABETH J. GRAHAM ANDREWS.
• Survived by his wife, VIRGINIA BOLLINGER; four daughters, CHERYL HERRICK of Olathe, DONNA KUHN of Derby, IRIS DYE of Salina and BARBARA WILLOUGHBY of Colorado Springs, Co.; a son, GARY BOLLINGER of Kingman, Ariz.; three stepsons, DONALD LAMBERT of Neosho Rapids, HOWARD LAMBERT of Chanute and WAYNE LAMBERT of Lawrence; a sister HENRIETTA HANCOCK of Moab, Utah; and 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

BOLLINGER John L. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette November 16, 1953, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died November 15, 1953 at his home in Emporia
• Burial in Neosho Rapids Cemetery
• Born February 8, 1882 in Neosho Rapids
• Married February 10, 1902 to Jessie JACOBS in Neosho Rapids
• Survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Harold HANCOCK, of Sunflower, and two sons, J. H. BOLLINGER, of Hartford, and H. E. BOLLINGER, of Springville, Iowa. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren
Emporia Gazette November 18, 1953
• Attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Harold HANCOCK and family, Sunflower; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh BOLLINGER, Springville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. H. J. BOLLINGER, Hartford; Mrs. Alice BOLLINGER, Topeka; Miss Barbara BOLLINGER, Junction City; Mr. and Mrs. Max DYE, Salina; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert BOLLINGER, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne BOLLINGER, Emporia; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. DAVIS, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. B. F. BERKEHIZER, White City; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence CRAIL, Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. George CHAMBERLIN, Missouri City, MO; Dr. and Mrs. J. WILLIAMS, Osage City; Mrs. Joe. R. EVANS, Lincoln, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. WILLIAMS; Mr. and Mrs. Clark WILLIAMS; Mrs. Laura WILLIAMS, Lebo; Mrs. Bernice JONES, Mr. and Mrs. Roy JACOBS, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Henry SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. Grover JACOB, Emporia.

BOLLINGER Lloyd H."Pete" Bollinger - Kansas City Times February 14, 1986, contributed by Bill Phillips
• Died February 14, 1986 at a hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas
• Superintendant of carpenters for Massman Construction
• Retired in 1969
• Born in Neosho Rapids, Kansas
• Navy veteran of World War II
• Burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery
• Survived by his wife, Mrs Alita Bollinger of Prairie Village; two daughters, Mrs. Marsha ALLEN, Friendswood. Texas and Mrs. Lynne Rock of Cupertino, California, and three grandchildren.

BOLLINGER Louie E. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette April 22, 1960, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resided at 312 West Fifteenth Ave
• Died April 21, 1960
• Burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids
• Born March 12, 1873, at Watkins Glen, N.Y., daughter of Thomas J. and Elizabeth Durlin Hamilton.
• Married Ora E. Bollinger, March 12th, 1889, at Neosho Rapids (died Nov 24, 1942)
• Survived by six sons, HARRY W. BOLLINGER, Topeka, A. VERNE (sic VERN intended) BOLLINGER, Platman (sic Plaquemine intended), La.; HUBERT, 312 West Fifteenth Ave., WAYNE, 1731 Rural St.; WILLIAM C., Kansas City, Kan.; and LLOYD H., Prairie Village; two daughters, MRS. WILLIAM DAVIS, Reading, and Mrs. JOHN MARSHINSKY, Rt. 1; a sister, FRANCES MASSIE, New Castle, Colo.; eight granddaughters, six grandsons, and 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by one son, CHARLES, one brother and one sister.

BOLLINGER Martha J. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Jan. 4, 1923, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
Died Jan. 4, 1923
FUNERAL OF MRS. BOLLINGER. Funeral services for Mrs. MARTHA J. BOLLINGER, who died Thursday, were held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church. Rev. Mr. McVEY, of Neosho Rapids, conducted the services. Interment was in the Neosho Rapids Cemetery. The pallbearers were: HARRY BOLLINGER, CHARLES BOLLINGER, ROY CARPENTER, FRANK CARPENTER, HERBERT BOLLINGER, and COLVIN COWEN (sic).
Mrs. Bollinger’s maiden name was MARTHA JANE JORDON (sic). She was born at Miami, Ohio, August 4, 1842, and was married to EPHRIAM BOLLINGER in 1865.
Mrs. Bollinger is survived by six children; *Miss(sic) Ora E. Bollinger, W.F. Bollinger, and J.L. Bollinger, of Neosho Rapids; Mrs. Mary L. Carpenter and Mrs. Cora Cowen, of Emporia; and Mrs. Ella M. Alman, of Los Angeles, Calif. Twenty-one grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren also survive.
*Ora E. Bollinger (son)

BOLLINGER Minnie Jacob Bollinger - Emporia Gazette March 12, 1934, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died March 11, 1934 in St. Mary's Hospital
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids
• Born June 16, 1882, nine miles East of Emporia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob
• Married William F. BOLLINGER on Nov. 17, 1903, at Emporia, KS. He died Aug 15, 1952
• Survived by her husband; her mother, Mrs. John JACOB, of Emporia; a brother, J. O. JACOB, Emporia, and two sisters, Nell JACOB, Emporia, and Mrs. Bernice JONES, Reading.

BOLLINGER Ora E. Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Nov. ?, 1942, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resided at 822 Merchant and was a retired carpenter and contractor. He came to Lyon county in early childhood and moved to Emporia 18 years ago. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge.
• Died November 24, 1942, Newman Memorial County hospital
• Burial at the Hartford cemetery.
• Born Dec 13, 1906 at Lebo, Kansas, son of JOHN and JESSIE JACOB BOLLINGER.
• Married Louie E. Hamilton in Neosho Rapids on March 12, 1889.
• Survived by his wife, six sons, HARRY BOLLINGER, Topeka; WAYNE BOLLINGER, Emporia; WILLIAM BOLLINGER, Atlanta, Ga.; VERN BOLLINGER, of Lottie, La.; HUBERT BOLLINGER, DeSoto, and FLOYD(SIC LLOYD intended) BOLLINGER, Topeka, and two daughters MRS. HATTIE DAVIS, Reading, and MRS. LENA MARSHINSKY, Emporia. Surviving him also are two brothers, WILLIAM BOLLINGER, Emporia, and JOHN L. BOLLINGER, Neosho Rapids; three sisters, MRS. MARY CARPENTER, Emporia; MRS. ELLA ALLMAN, Oakland, Calif.; and MRS. CORA COWEN, Emporia; five grand-daughters, six grandsons, and one great-grandchild. A son, CHARLES, died in 1928.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. HARRY BOLLINGER, Miss BARBARA BOLLINGER and Mr. and Mrs. LLOYD BOLLINGER, all of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM C. BOLLINGER and WILLIAM BOLLINGER, JR., Atlanta, Ga.; MRS. VERN BOLLINGER, of Lottie, La.; Mr. and Mrs. HUBERT BOLLINGER, CHARLES BOLLINGER and CECIL BOLLINGER, Eudora; MRS. BERNIE BERKEHISER, White City; Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM DAVIS, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. JOHN BOLLINGER and Mr. and Mrs. HAROLD HANCOCK, Neosho Rapids; FRANK CARPENTER, Hoisington, and MRS. GRACE CRAYL(sic CRAIL intended), Burlington.

BOLLINGER Pearl Ewing Bollinger - Emporia Gazette Feb. 28, 1967, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resided at 114 Constitution St.
• Died February 27, 1967 in Newman Memorial County Hospital.
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Neosho Rapids.
• Born May 3rd, 1896, in Neosho Rapids daughter of WILLIAM D. and VIRGINIA A. EWING.
• Married Harry W. Bollinger (died Feb. 20th, 1961).
• Survived by one sister, Mrs. ROGER WILLIAMS, Waukesha, Wis., and two grandsons, GENE and JEFF SCHLUP BOLLINGER, of the home. One daughter, BARBARA SCHLUP, preceded her in death.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. VICTOR SCHLUP, Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. G.H. BOLLINGER, Batavia, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. L.H. BOLLINGER, Prairie Village; Mr. and Mrs. W.C. BOLLINGER, Kansas City; TED SCHLUP, Albuquerque, NM; and MRS. WILLIAM FELLMAN, Topeka.

BOLLINGER Ruby Buchtel Bollinger- Emporia Gazette Aug. 1, 1988, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Provided home care for the elderly
• Was a lifetime resident of Lyon County
• died Jul. 30, 1988, at Madison Manor Nursing Home
• Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery at Neosho Rapids
• Born May 27, 1905, in rural Lyon County, Kansas; daughter of Albert and Grace Lewis BUCHTEL
• Married Charles BOLLINGER in February 1927 in Burlington, Kansas
• Her husband died in 1928.
• Survived by two brothers, Joe BUCHTEL of Elmer, Mo., and Hugh BUCHTEL of Belton, Tex.; and two sisters, Geneva BRIGGS and Katherine LAMBERT of Emporia, and nephews and nieces.

BOLLINGER Virginia Marie Bollinger- Emporia Gazette August 1992, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died July 31, 2007, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia,Kansas. Age 97.
• Born March 8, 1910 near Reading, Kansas; daughter of John CORWIN and Mary Eunice Matthews WILSON.
• Married Leo "Shorty" LAMBERT Dec. 6, 1928 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas who she later divorced.
• Married Herbert "Bud" BOLLINGER on Aug. 12, 1940 in Carson City, Nev.
• Survived by two daughters, Donna KUHN of Hartford and Cheryl HERRICK of Olathe; three sons, Howard LAMBERT of Chanute, Wayne LAMBERT of Baldwin City, and Gary BOLLINGER of Olathe; one step-daughter, Barbara WILLOUGHBY of Waco Texas; one sister, Eunice CUNNINGHAM of Reading; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
• Preceded in death by her husband, who died Feb. 21, 1992; a son, Don LAMBERT, who died June 27, 2006; a step-daughter Iris DYE. two brothers and one sister.
• Funeral at the Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home in Lebo, Kans, with burial in the Hartford Cemetery.

BOLLINGER Wayne Bollinger - Emporia Gazette October 9, 1961, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Owner Bollinger Construction Company
• Died October 8, 1961 in the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City
• Burial in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
• Born July 12, 1908 (corrected date) in Neosho Rapids, son of Ora E. and Louie E. HAMILTON BOLLINGER
• Married October 17, 1934 to Bertha E. THOMPSON in Emporia
• Preceeded in death by two brothers, Harry W. and Charles E. BOLLINGER
• Survived by his wife; two sons, LeROY, of the home and JACK, Wichita; four brothers, A. Vern, Plaquemine, La.; William C., Kansas City; Lloyd H., Prairie Village, and Hubert, Emporia.; two sisters, Mrs. William DAVIS, Reading, and Mrs. John MARSHINSKY, Rt. 1, and two grandchildren, Kimberly Diane and Michael Wayne BOLLINGER, Wichita
• Relatives attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Jack BOLLINGER, Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. L.H. BOLLINGER, Prairie Village; Mr. and Mrs. William O. DAVIS, Reading; Messrs. and Mesdames W.C. and W.F. BOLLINGER, Kansas City, Kan.; Mrs. John FISHER, Kansas City, Mo., and MRS. Rex McCAMMAN, Minneapolis, Minn

BOLLINGER William Clyde Bollinger - Emporia Gazette June 16, 1983, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former Emporian and retired carpenter
• Former employee of the Kansas City, Kan./Wyandotte County Health Department
• Died June 15, 1983 at a hospital in Kansas City
• Born Oct 26, 1910 in Neosho Rapids.
• Survived by his wife, Evelyn F. GRIFFITTS BOLLINGER; one son, William F. BOLLINGER of Manhattan; one daughter, Patty MOONEY of Austin, Tex.; a brother Lloyd BOLLINGER of Prairie Village; six grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Bertha and Cecilia BOLLINGER, of Emporia and two nephews, Cecil and Charles BOLLINGER of Emporia.

BOLLINGER William Francis Bollinger- Clay Center Dispatch October 02, 2000, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Known as "Mr. Bill"
• died Oct. 1, 2000, at Clay County Medical Center
• born Aug. 26, 1936 in Emporia, Kansas son of William Clyde and Evelyn (Griffitt) Bollinger
• survived by his wife Donna Lee Hayworth whom he married July 10, 1984
• A Marine Corp veteran, he was a junior high teacher until he retired in 1989
• Additional survivors are three daughters, Carol Lynn Thierolf and husband, Craig, of Manhattan, Eadye Bollinger of Junction City, and Gigi Howard and husband, Lonnie, of High Point, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Kelly Holte and husband, Mike, of Clay Center; four stepsons, Rick Hayworth and wife, Tina, of Mayfield, Ky., Randy Hayworth and wife, Kim, of Joshua, Texas, Rodney Hayworth and wife, Terri, of Clay Center, and Roger Hayworth and wife, Kae, of Lincoln, Kan.; a sister, Patty Mooney of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren; 17 step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

BOLLINGER William Franklin Bollinger- Emporia Gazette April 3 and 5, 1948, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died April 3, 1948, at the St. Mary's Hospital
• Buried in Neosho Rapids Cemetery
• Born July 16, 1881 sic( believed to be 1879), in Neosho Rapids, Kansas; son Mr and Mrs Ephriam BOLLINGER
• Married Minnie Jacobs who died in 1934 in Emporia
• Married Helen SLATER in 1939
• Survived by his wife of the home; one step-son Joe BROUGH,of Washington, D.C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Martha M. KELLUM, of Lebo; one brother, John BOLLINGER, of Neosho Rapids; three sisters, Mrs. Mary CARPENTER, 714 Market; Mrs. Ella ALLMAN, Oakland, Calif.; and Mrs. Cora COWAN, Emporia.
• Relatives who attended the services from out of town were Joe M. BROUGH, U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman KELLUM, of Lebo; Mrs. B. F. BERKEHEISER, of White City; Mrs. Ella M. HOOVER, of Ackworte, Iowa; Mrs. J. C. CRAIL, of Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. William O. DAVIS, of Reading; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. BOLLINGER, of Neosho Rapids; Hebert J. BOLLINGER, of Hartford.

BONEWELL Mary A. Bonewell- Emporia Gazette March 12, 1934
• Former resident of Emporia
• Died March 8, 1934 at her home in Los Angeles, California
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery, Emporia
• Survived by a son, Walter Peters and a daughter both of California

BOOSINGER Marcia M. Boosinger - (Springfield, IL), contributed by Marie Cook
• Age was 100.
• Died (1990) at St. John's Hospital, Ashland, Illinois.
• Burial at Ashland City Cemetery
• Born Jan. 2, 1890, in Allen, Kan., the daughter of Laban Washington and Olive EHTHINGTON-MALLORY.
• Married James W. BOOSINGER in 1912 in Emporia, Kansas (he died in 1966).
• Survived by one son, Fred of Springfield; one brother, Sam MALLORY, of Los Angeles, Calif., nine Grandchildren and several great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Floyd; three daughters, Violet NEWMAN, Hazel MARR, and Florence HALE; one Grandson, four brothers and one sister.

BRIGHT Clayton Bright - Emporia Gazette July 11, 1919, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
Clayton Bright Dead
Clayton Bright, of Anderson, Mo., died at his home June 30, after a long sickness. He was born in Sheboygan County, Wis., 1856. In 1876 Mr. Bright came to Kansas, settling in Shawnee County, and in 1882 he came to Lyon County. Ten years ago the Brights moved to Anderson, Mo. He was married to Annie Bethurem, who survives him, his foster daughter, Mrs. Charles G. Bethurem, of Lamar, Colo., four nieces and four nephews.

BROGAN Frances Brogan - Emporia Gazette May 16, 1921 page 2, contributed by James Gilligan
FRANCES BROGAN IS DEAD
Mrs. Francis Brogan. formerly of Hartford, died Sunday in Los Angeles. Calif. She had been in falling health for several months. The body will arrive in Emporia tomorrow evening accompanied by Mrs. F. A. Brogan, of Omaha, Nebr., who was with Mrs. Brogan at the time of her death. Funeral services will be held in Hartford, probably Monday.
Mrs. Brogan was 87 years old. She is survived by three children. Miss Anna Brogan, of Emporia; F. A. Brogan; of Omaha. Nebr.; and J. N. Brogan, or Mena, Ark.
The Brogan family lived in Hartford for many years. Mr. Brogan died in 1901. For the past three years Mrs. Brogan had lived with her son, F. A. Brogan in Omaha. Miss Anna Brogan arrived In Emporia last night: trom Norfolk, Nebr; F. A. Brogan and Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Brogan will arrive tomorrow. Mrs. Eva Brogan and her son, John Brogan, of San Antonio, Texas, also will attend the funeral.
(Burial: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas)

BROWN Mrs. Harry M. Brown- Emporia Gazette, 13 February, 1930, contributed by Marie Cook
Mrs. Harry M. Brown, of Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Emporia, died at a Kansas City hospital this morning at 2 o'clock, following an operation. Mrs. T. A. Windell, 205 State, is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Brown. Funeral services and burial will be held in Kansas City.

BUCK Walter G. Buck- Emporia Daily Gazette March 1, 1943
• Former resident of Madison, Kansas
• Died February 27, 1943 in the Newman Memorial County Hospital
• Born July 21, 1878, in Madison, Kansas son of Darius BUCK and Harriet TRIGGS BUCK
• Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Arvilda JOHNSON, and Mrs. Mary MATILE, both of Madison; three brothers, Harry I. BUCK, Emporia; Albert C. BUCK, of Leoti, Kan.; Willis S. BUCK, of Yakima, Wash.; and several nieces and nephews.

BUGBEE Ella Heacock Bugbee- Emporia Gazette June 6, 1938, contributed by Doni Wright
• Came to Emporia in 1877.
• Died June 5, 1938 at her home 11 miles southwest of Emporia on Route 4.
• Burial at Upper Dry Creek Cemetery
• Born Novenber 3, 1867 in Clifton Heights, PA. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. (Houston) HEACOCK.
• Married E.K. BUGBEE November 6, 1885 in Lyndon, KS.
• Survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Harry SPILLMAN of Emporia; Mrs. M. E. RUMFORD, of Grandview, Wash.; Mrs. Rolland E. HORN, of Garnett and Miss Stella BUGBEE, of the home; a son, J. Lesley BUGBEE, of Grandview, Wash.; a brother, Edgar HEACOCK, of Coeberg, Ore.; one grandson, two great-grandsons, five granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.

BUSH Jesse B. Bush - Emporia Gazette October 16, 1991, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Moved to Coal Creek community in Lyon County in 1919.
• Resident of Auburn, former Emporia resident
• Died October 14, 1991 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka
• Burial in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
• Born in Dixon,Tennessee on September 22, 1901, son of John J. and Julia Hannah Cox BUSH
• Married December 30, 1925 to Ethel Christine COLLINGE at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
• Preceeded in death by his wife (December 8, 1981), three brothers and two sisters
• Survived by nephews and nieces, including Dorothy MITCHELL and Dwight BUSH of Emporia and cousins

CARPENTER James Edgar Carpenter- Emporia Gazette Feb. 21, 1942, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Retired oil man.
• Died Feb. 20, 1942 at his home.
• Funeral services will be held Feb. 24. Burial will be in Neosho Rapids cemetery.
• Born January 22, 1868, in Coverton, Ind. He moved to Emporia with his family when he was age 7.
• Married March 6, 1894, to MARY BOLLINGER.
• Survived by his wife and a son, FRANK CARPENTER, of the home; two other sons, ROY CARPENTER, Neosho Rapids and JOE CARPENTER, of Los Angeles; and a half-sister, Miss STELLA CARPENTER, of Tulsa, Okla., and one granddaughter, Dixie Carpenter, of Emporia.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were: ALFRED and FRANK LAFFERTY, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. FISH, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. FRANK B. FISH, Arkansas City; and Mr. and Mrs. E.E. FISH, Oscaloosa.

CARPENTER Mary L. Carpenter - Emporia Gazette June ?, 1952, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resided at 714 Market.
• Died June 28, 1952, at Newman Memorial County Hospital.
• Burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids.
• Born June 6, 1870, in Lyon county, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Bollinger
• Married JAMES E. CARPENTER in Emporia on March 6, 1894. He preceded her in death February 20, 1942.
• Survived by three sons, ROY E. CARPENTER, Neosho Rapids, FRANK A CARPENTER, Lyons, JOE CARPENTER, Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother JOHN BOLLINGER, Neosho Rapids; one sister, Mrs. JOE COWAN, 728 State, and one granddaughter. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
• Relatives from out-of-town were FRANK CARPENTER, of Lyons; Mr. and Mrs. ROY CARPENTER, of Neosho Rapids; STELLA CARPENTER, of Tulsa, Okla.; CLYDE CARPENTER, EULA CARPENTER, of Burrton; Mr. and Mrs. JOHN BOLLINGER, Mrs. and Mrs. HERBERT BOLLINGER, of Hartford; Mr. and Mrs. NORMAN BAILEY and MARVIN BAILEY, of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM DAVIS, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. CRAIL, of Burlington; and Mr. and Mrs. ROY CHAMBLIN, of Missouri City, MO.
CARPENTER Roy E. Carpenter - Emporia Gazette Oct. 27, 1969, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of World War I.
• Died October 27, 1969 in Newman Memorial County Hospital.
• Burial at Evergreen Cemetery
• Born Oct. 18th, 1896, in Lyon County, son of JAMES and MARY BOLLINGER CARPENTER
• Married ANNIE HUGHES on Dec. 8th, 1921, in Humboldt, KS .
• Survived by his wife, of the home; two brothers, FRANK, of Muskogee, Okla.; and JOE of Los Angeles, Calif.; one niece, MRS. PHILIP (DIXIE LEE) CASEY, Granada Hills, Calif.; and a number of cousins.
• Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were JOE CARPENTER, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. MARY BAILEY and daughter, of Wichita; CLYDE CARPENTER, Burrton; Mrs. EVA DAVIS and Mrs. BEULAH SMITH, Wichita.

CARROL Amanda Ann Black Carroll - Emporia Gazette January 28,1908, contributed by Teressa Lenkey
Found Dead in Chair
Mrs. Samuel Carroll aged 89, who lived at Neosho Rapids, was found dead in her rocking chair, at 6 o'clock this morning by one of her sons. It is supposed her death was the result of asthma, from which she had suffered for years. Mrs. Carroll was in the habit of rising before the rest of the family and making herself a cup of coffee. As soon as the son came downstairs this morning he discovered the body of his mother.
She leaves behind besides her husband five children as follows: J. A Carroll of Indiana, who is here on a visit; J. G. Carroll of Marion; and G.A Carroll of Neosho Rapids; Two daughters; Mrs M A Suffald of Marion; and Mrs S. J. Musick, of Neosho Rapids. The husband and father is 99 years old and blind and deaf.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at the house, and the interment will be in the Chicago Mound Cemetery. Rev. Porter of Allen will conduct the services.

COOK Cleo Bollinger Cook - Emporia Gazette Sep. 19, 2000, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former resident of Emporia and Neosho Rapids
• Died September 12, 2000 in Torrance, California
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids
• Born Feb 23, 1916, in Neosho Rapids, daughter of CHARLES E. and ZELLA MARTIN BOLLINGER
• Married ELMER L. “Brownie” COOK on Aug. 15, 1934, at Salina, KS
• Survived by a daughter, MARILLYN WINBERRY of Torrance; two grandchildren, LAURAE GODDARD and CHERIE FORESTER, both of California; and three great-grandchildren. Her husband died June 17, 1997

COOLEY Ray G. Cooley - Emporia Gazette (no date given), contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former Emporia resident
• Died in Hemet, Calfornia
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery
• Born May. 6, 1895, in Clark Co, Iowa, son of SIMON and MINERVA WALKER COOLEY
• Married IZORA M. COWAN on June 5, 1917, at Emporia, KS. She died July 15, 1948
• Survived by by two daughters, Mrs. RUSSELL (IONE) YENZER, Apple Valley, and Mrs. HERBERT (NORLENE) STEVENSON Great Bend; two brothers CALVIN and LOREN, both of Sacramento, Calif.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
• Relatives attending (the funeral) from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. S.R. YENZER and R. ALEX YENZER, Apple Valley, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. H.E. STEVENSON, Great Bend; NOLA STEVENSON HIVELY, Hammond, Ind.; SUSAN and DENNIS YENZER, Houston, Tex.; MARGIE STEVENSON GUESNIER, Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. JOHN R. STEVENSON, Cleveland, Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. HOLTON GIESE, Warrensburg, Mo.

COWAN Cora E. Cowan - Emporia Gazette (no date given), contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Died March 21, 1961 in Newman Hospital
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery
• Born Nov. 17, 1876, in Neosho Rapids, daughter of EPHRIAM and MARTHA BOLLINGER
• Married JOSEPH P. COWAN on Sep. 4, 1894, at Emporia, KS. He died Aug 15, 1952
• Survived by by two sons, CALVIN E. COWAN, Emporia, and IRA A. COWAN of Chicago, Ill.; seven grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son MALEN C. COWAN, and one daughter, IZORA COOLEY, three brothers JOHN, WILLIAM and ORA BOLLINGER, and two sisters, MARY and ELLA.
COWEN Joseph P. Cowen - Emporia Gazette Aug. (no day given), 1952, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Former mail carrier for 28 1/2 years, he retired in 1936
• Died August 15, 1952 at Newman Memorial County Hospital
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery
• Joseph Phineus Cowen was born Sept 15, 1870, in Emporia, son of THOMAS C. COWEN and ELIZABETH BROWN
• Married CORA BOLLINGER on SEPTEMBER 4, 1894, in Emporia
• Survived by his wife, two sons, CALVIN E. COWEN, Emporia, and IRA A. COWEN, Arlington Heights, Ill.; one half brother, LEWIS L. COWEN, Weldon, Ill.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, MAHLON C. COWEN, in 1905 and one daughter Mrs. IZORA COOLEY, in 1948.
• Relatives attending (the funeral) from out of town were IRA A COWEN, of Arlington Heights, IL.; Mr. and Mrs. J.L. BOLLINGER, Mr. and Mrs. ROY CARPENTER, of Neosho Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. CLARENCE CRAIL, of Burlington; ROY COOLEY, of Cottonwood Falls; Mrs. ROSEZETTA GIESE, of Eau Claire, Wis.; HERBERT STEVENSON, of Ordway, CO.; LLOYD AUSEMUS and CHESTER MILES, of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BROWN of Admire

COZADD Johnas S Cozadd - Emporia Gazette Nov. 17, 1932, contributed by Faith Pearson
• She was a member of the Salvation Army.
• Died Nov 16, 1932 at home in Emporia.
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
• Born August 13, 1858, in Leseston, Illinois.
• Her husband Johnas Cozadd, died Nov. 16, 1932.
• She is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Cozadd, four sons, Oliver Cozadd, Fred Cozadd, and Frank Cozadd all of Emporia, and Clarence Cozadd, Gray's Lake, IL; two daughters, Mrs. Mable Prines, Des Moines, Iowa and Mrs. Myrtle Kimbrel, Emporia; a sister, Mrs. Susan Barkley, Kansas City, Mo, and one brother, Charles Cozadd, Emporia.

COZADD Joseph Cozadd - Emporia Gazette August 17, 1916, contributed by Faith Pearson
Joseph Cozadd Dead
Joseph Cozadd died early this morning at the home of his son, Stephen Cozadd, Fifteenth Avenue and Sunny Slope. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, and the interment will be made in the Maplewood Cemetery. Joseph Cozadd was born in White County, Illinois, December 31, 1825. He served in the Civil War enlisting in August 1862.

COZADD Mrs Joseph Cozadd - Emporia Gazette August 11, 1913, contributed by Faith Pearson
Mrs. Joseph Cozadd Dead
Mrs. Joseph Cozadd died at her home at Fifteenth and Woodland Avenues, this morning at 11 o'clock, aged 78 years. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and had lived in Emporia with her husband and family for the past thirty-one years. She is survived by her husband and five children. The children are Henry Cozadd, Mrs. Susan Barclay, Charles Cozadd, Stephen Cozadd of Emporia, and Mrs. Ella Childers, of Texas. The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Cozadd was the niece of the late P. T. Barnum, the circus owner of more than national repute.

COZADD Martha Emma Miles Cozadd - Emporia Gazette Oct. 22, 1960, contributed by Faith Pearson
• She was a member of the Salvation Army.
• Died Oct. 22, 1960 St Mary's Hospital.
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
• Born Sept. 23 (no year given), in Peoria, Illinois.
• Her husband Johnas Cozadd, died Nov. 16, 1932.
• She is survived by two sons, Fred, Norwich, and Frank, Emporia; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Kimbrel, Neosho Rapids, Kansas, and Mrs. John Prins; one sister, Mary Young, Emporia and 28 grandchildren.

CRAIL John Clarence Crail - Emporia Gazette Sep. 29, 1969, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• He was a retired farmer and had lived in the Hartford area before 1942, when he moved to Burlington
• Died Sept. 28, 1969 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
• Burial at the Hartford Cemetery.
• Born Aug. 17th, 1885, in Hartford, the son of JESSE W. and SUSANN LANE CRAIL
• Married GRACE MAE CHAMELIN on Sept. 29th, 1912, in Moran.
• Survived by his wife, of the home; three sons, MARVIN M., of 711 Arundel St., Emporia; ALVIN A., of Parsons, and BYRON B. of Independence, Mo.; one sister, LEORA SMITH, Wichita, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

CRAIL Marvin Crail - Emporia Gazette Nov. 14, 2001, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Retired in 1973 from the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. Previously farmed in the Hartford area. Owned a shoe and leather shop on South Commercial Street in Emporia.
• Died November 12, 2001 at Newman Hospital
• Burial was in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
• Born Aug. 14th, 1916 in Hartford
• Married Pauline E. HARBOUR on July 4, 1940 in Emporia.
• Survived by his wife; three daughters, Carolyn CLARK of Boise, Idaho, Janice PURSELL of Enid, Okla., and Judy BROWN of Hereford, Ariz.; one brother Alvin A. CRAIL of Newton; seven grandchildren, Christi POTTER of Topeka, Casey PURSELL of Lawrence, Charles CLARK II and Corey CLARK of Boise, Scott BROWN of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Lori PURSELL of Bartlesville, Okla., and Amy CROWELL of Hereford. Two brothers, Lane CRAIL and Byron CRAIL, died earlier.

CRESSMAN T. B. Cressman - Emporia Gazette, 12 Feb 1930, contributed by Marie Cook
T. B. Cressman, formerly of Emporia, died Wednesday afternoon at the state hospital in Topeka. He had been sick at the hospital for two years. Funeral services and burial will be in Emporia but arrangements have not been completed. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. T. B. Cressman, 9 South Cong???, five daughters, Mrs. A. C. Garner, of Madison; Mrs. W. A. Steinmeyer, of Joplin, Mo.; and Mrs. E. W. Boyd, Mrs. W. D. Bitler and Miss Lorene Cressman, of Emporia; and by three sons, C. M. Cressman, of Toledo, Ohio, and Tillman Cressman and Ralph Cressman, of Emporia.

CROSS Susan Sutherland Cross - The Emporia Gazette 7 Feb. 1902, contributed by Robert Sutherland-Wedding
After an illness of almost a year, Mrs. H. C. Cross died this morning at ten minutes of 9 o'clock. Death came gently to Mrs. Cross. She had been a great sufferer and for months it was known to her that she could not recover, and since Monday evening she had been unconscious.
Mrs. Susan Sutherland Cross was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, April 19, 1831. She was married to Colonel H. C. Cross at Newton Falls, Ohio on June 4, 1857. In 1865, Colonel and Mrs. Cross came to Kansas and this state was their home from that time. Colonel Cross died September 5, 1894, and their only son, Charles, died November 16, 1898. Mary Cross, her granddaughter lived with her, and together with Mrs. D. H. Johnson, of Parsons, a sister of Colonel Cross, and Mrs. Chas. Cross, of Emporia, were the only relatives there at the time of Mrs. Cross' death.
It had always been Mrs. Cross's wish that her devoted friend, Mrs. Borton, should be with her to the last and it chanced that at the immediate moment of death Mrs. Borton was the only one by the bedside.
In the life of Mrs. Cross there was much grief, but she bore it with incomparable fortitude. Her courage was such that she stood up bravely under a load that would seem more than a mortal could bear. The ruling passion of her life was her home. It was there that she was seen at her best. No woman was ever a more loving wife, or a more devoted mother. Those who knew her best say these things of her today. She was earnest in all she undertook, gentle yet firm, always exceedingly hospitable and a friend that could be relied upon through calm and stress.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, 526 Union street.

CROSS Maude Lucille Cross- Emporia Gazette March 12, 1934
• Died March 8, 1934
• Out-of-town relatives and friends attending were Mrs. A. L. HARTMAN, Montclair; N.J. (remainder of article missing)

CROSS Col. H. C. Cross - Emporia Gazette 6 Sept. 1894, contributed by Robert Sutherland-Wedding
Died Sept. 5, 1894
OUR CITY MOURNS.
Another of Emporia's Pioneer and Ablest Men Passes Away.
Col. H. C. Cross Dies Suddenly at Mackinac Island - An Irreparable Loss.
A Life Full of Honors and Good Work Comes to An End - Sketch of Col. Cross.
Another of the men who have made Kansas great, who have lived lives, which have done good for the world and their fellow men has passed away.
In the death of Col. Cross the city of Emporia and the state of Kansas have suffered a loss which is irreparable. He was a man of the highest personal character, full of the energy of an active life, a lawyer and business man of ability, posessing great powers as an executive and impressing every one with the sincerity of his purpose, purity of his integrity and strength of his ability.
In the searchlight of a career which brought him before the public, no blot marred his escutcheon. As an industrious and capable attorney, then as a patriot soldier and commander, afterwards as president of a great financial institution and manager of a large railway system, he always displayed the powers which all admire and which distinguish a leader of men.
The citizens at his home are saddened and their hearts heavy with sorrow. They mourn the departure of the strong man upon whom the community could lean. His memory will remain and abide with us as a sacred monument to the noble qualities he possessed, and which his nature displayed.
The blow has fallen with crushing suddenness upon the loved and loving wife and son. Today the sympathy of their neighbors and freinds comes to them in the hour of darkness and bereavement.
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Sadness flashed over the wire to Emporia this morning. A few weeks ago Col. H. C. Cross left our city for a northern trip, apparently in his usual good health. Emporians visiting at Mackinac, found him in good spirits. This morning the following telegram told its message of the sudden visit of the angel of death:
GRAND HOTEL, MACKINAC ISLAND, SEPT. 6. C.S.CROSS, EMPORIA, KAS. "Your father died suddenly last night. Will have remains cared for properly. Wire instructions. S.R. Hayes"
Mr. Hayes is father of the proprietor of the Grand hotel and had become a personal friend of Col. Cross during his stay there.
A later telegram from Mr. Hayes gave the details of the death more full.
Col. Cross was taken ill last night at 10 o'clock. A physician was called and all that medical skill could do was invoked but in vain. Death came at 11:15, the cause being heart failure. The strongest applicances for stimulating the action of the heart were used but to no effect.
This afternoon another telegram from Mr. Hayes announced that in accordance wih instructions, the mortal remains of Col. Cross would leave Mackinac this afternoon, arriving in Chicago tomorrow morning.
For several years Col. Cross himself and family and friends had feared the approach of the dread disease. The sudden death of Captain Warren last year greatly affected the Colonel and he has several times remarked that he expected to go the same way. But his general health was excellent and the summer trip was only inspired by a desire for the comfort and coolness of the lakes.
Mr Howard Dunlap was at Mackinac Island Sunday and was with Col. Cross during the day. In the evening when Mr and Mrs. Dunlap went to the boat to begin their journey home, Col. Cross accompanied them to the boat and talked with them until the time came to start. The Colonel was apparently in the best of health, and was rejoicing in a joking way over the fact that he had reduced his weight six pounds in a few weeks.
Col. Cross and Captain Heritage had been together but last week Captian Heritage took a trip to the southern part of the lakes.
Mrs. Cross did not accompany the colonel on the trip and was at home when the crushing news came this morning. She is bearing up remarkably well.
One of the strange coincidences of life is the death of Geo. A. Eddy, of heart failure. Mr Eddy was receiver for the M.K. & T, with Col. Cross and for three years they worked together for the upbuilding of that road. Their death, probably within the same 24 hours, and both of heart failure, is a very remakable coincidence.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The remains will be met at Kansas City, or between Kansas City and Chicago, by a commitee of the Knights Templars, who are to have charge of the last services. They are expected to arrive in Emporia Saturday afternoon, in which case the funeral will be held Sunday morning.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Shortly before he left on his trip Col. Cross prepared a sketch of his life for the use of his family. From this the following facts are taken:
Harrison Cory Cross was born April 17, 1835 in Mad River township, Clark County, Ohio. Died on Mackinac Island, Sepember 5, 1894. Parental grand parents were Scotch Irish Presbyterians, maternal grand parents were English. There are now living four brothers, of which H. C. Cross was the eldest, a half brother and half sister. H. C. Cross was raised on a farm until 13 years old, at which time he was sent to High Street Academy in Springfield, Ohio. From there to Granville College, now known as Dennison University. From there to Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the year 1853 and from there to Commercial College in Cleveland, Ohio, after which he entered his father's service as book-keeper. During this time he spent his spare hours at the study of law, which profession he afterwards adopted in the year 1866. Was married June 4, 1857 to Miss Susan S. Southerland of Newton Falls, Ohio. From this marriage was born one child, Charles S. Cross, at present president of the First National bank of Emporia, Kan.
He served during the war as captain of Company H. Ohio National Guards, afterwards entering active service as captain of Company F., 153 Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Was mustered out Sept. 9, 1864, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on account of expiration of term of enlistment. On December 5, 1864 moved from Clark county, Ohio, to Marshalltown, Iowa, and from there to Emporia, Kansas, July 10, 1865, which place has been his residence ever since. First engaged in the live stock business, soon after entering upon the practice of law. Was also assistant United States revenue assessor for about one year for a territory covering what was known as southwestern Kansas. Continued in the practice of law until January 1, 1871, at which time in connection with Honorable William Martindale, Robert B. Hurst and others organized the Neosho Valley bank, which commenced business February 1, 1871, and on January 2, 1872, was reorganized as the First National Bank of Emporia, which institution has since continued in business, and of which he was president for twenty years, retiring in favor of his son.
Was appointed a co-receiver of the M.K. & T.R.R. with George A. Eddy by Justice David J. Brewer, September 9, 1888, and continued as receiver until July 1, 1891. Was elected vice president of the same June 1, 1891, was elected president June 1, 1891. After closing of the receivership he was in active management of the railroad as president and general manager until June 1, 1892. Was a director in said company from May 1874 until May, 1893, when he declined a re-election. Was president of the Kansas City, Emporia and Southwestern during its construction from Emporia to Ottowa, was president of the St. Louis, Emporia and Southwestern during its construction from Pleasanton to Leroy. The first named is now a part of the A T. & S.F. railway, the latter a part on the Missouri Pacific. At the time of his death was director of the First National Bank of Emporia, Kansas, also of Midland National Bank of Kansas City, Mo., and president of the Missouri and Kansas Coal and Land company. Since the closing of his railroad management he has not been engaged in any special business more than looking after his property interests and that of building a residence, which was completed about March 1, 1894.
Col. Cross was a mayor of Emporia, chairman of the board of county commissioners, but always declined going further into political affairs, though taking an active interest.