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DAVIS Hattie Belle Bollinger Davis - Emporia Gazette Nov. 6, 1972, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Lived for many years on a farm borth of Neosho Rapids
• Died November 5, 1972 in an Oxford nursing home
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Neosho Rapids.
• Born July 10, 1892, in Neosho Rapids daughter of Ora E. and Louie E. Hamilton BOLLINGER.
• Married William O. Davis on April 20, 1920 in Neosho Rapids.
• Her husband preceeded her in death (Aug. 30th, 1968) as did one daughter, Ruth MORTON, five brothers, Charles, Harry, Vern, Wayne and Hubert BOLLINGER.
• Survived by two brothers, William C. and Lloyd H. BOLLINGER, both of Kansas City; one sister, Mrs. John (Lena) MARSHINSKY, Emporia; two grandchildren, Maurice MORTON; Mrs. Steven (Frances) BYRAN, New York, NY, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were M.C. and Maurice MORTON and Mr. and Mrs. Delos SHORE, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Lester JACOB and GeneE, Warren, Everett and Lynn JACOB, Reading, and Messrs. and Mesdames L.H. and W.C. BOLLINGER and the Rev. and Mrs. Scott Stine, Kansas City

DAVIS William O. Davis - Emporia Gazette Aug. 31 1968, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Lived in Lyon County since 1894
• Raised by Mr. and Mrs. J.O. DAVIS on a farm north of Neosho Rapids that remained his home.
• Died August 30, 1968
• Burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Neosho Rapids.
• Born November 11, 1892, in Aberdeen, S.D, son of Enos and Eleanor DAVIS.
• Married Hattie B. BOLLINGER on April 20, 1920 in Neosho Rapids.
• Survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. M.C. (Ruth) MORTON, Oxford; one brother, Clarence, of Thurman, OH; two sisters, Margaret ERICKSON, Long Beach, CA., and Elizabeth ROBINSON, Lakewood, CA; and two grandchildren, Frances MORTON BRYAN, New York City, and Maurice MORTON, Manhattan.
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. M.C. MORTON and son, Maurice, Oxford; Ernest VAN SICKLE, Reading; W.C. BOLLINGER, Kansas City; and Mr. and Mrs. Delos SHORE, Belle Plaine

DIEKER Albert C. Dieker - (source and date unknown), contributed by Gina Easley
• Born in Seneca, Ks, he moved with his family to Olpe when he was 17 years old. He farmed for three years west of Olpe. The family then moved to Colorado and Mr. Dieker was a wheat farmer there until 1938, when they moved to Oregon.
• Died April 24, 1990, Mount Angel, Oregon.
• Burial at Mount Angel, Oregon
• Born May 6, 1894 in Seneca (KS), son of G. Barney and Mathilda Fox Dieker.
• Married Anna Berg on Feb. 15, 1915, in Olpe.
• Survived by four sons, Harold Dieker, Ralph Dieker, Leonard Dieker, and Paul Dieker; four daughters, Sister Alberta Dieker, Dorothy Sprauer, Frances Frey and Ruth Ann Boedinghimer, and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. His wife; a son, Edwin Dieker, a daughter, Helen Schaefer; three brothers, George Dieker, Ernest Dieker and Joe Dieker, and two sisters, Wilhelmina Vohs and Bertha Boes, died earlier.

DIEKER Donald H. Dieker (no source given), contributed by Gina Easley
• He owned Dieker Dairy for 26 years and Dieker RV for 15 years. He was a lifetime resident of Lyon County.
• Died May 19, 1990, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
• Cremation was performed after services.
• Born Oct. 22, 1930, at Olpe, the son of Joseph P. and Matilda Strutzel Dieker.
• Married Cleata Mae Moon in Emporia on Feb. 16, 1950.
• Survived by his wife; two sons, Leonard J. Dieker and Kevin L. Dieker, Rt. 2; a daughter, Marilyn K. Hall, Rt. 1; his mother, 118 South Exchange St.; five brothers, James Dieker of rural Reading, Bernard Dieker of El Dorado, Richard Dieker of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jerry Dieker of Manhattan and Dennis Dieker of Braman, Okla.; three sisters, Lucilla Thompson of Emporia; Patricia Snyder of Chanute and Viola waters of Oceanside, Calif., and four grandchildren, Jennifer and Henry Hall and Cami and Luke Dieker. His father; a son, Stephen D. Dieker; a brother, Phillip Dieker, and a grandson, Jay Dieker, died earlier

DIEKER Elizabeth C. Dieker - Emporia Gazette Jan 16, 1989, contributed by Gina Easley
• Died January 15, 1988 at St. Mary's Health Center.
• Burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery
• Born Oct. 9, 1900, at Nortonville, the daughter of John T. and Anna T. Wagner Erpelding.
• Married Jan. 26, 1921 to Ernest Dieker in Olpe (KS).
• Survived by two sons, Andrew Dieker of Hutchinson, and Gilbert Dieker of Kechi, four daughters, Virginia Bayless, 216 East Fourth Ave., LaVerne Yocum of Wichita, Rita Conner of Independence, and Arlene Shepherd 2 South West St.; a sister, Sister De Chantel Erpelding of Atchison, 23 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Eleven brothers and sisters died earlier. Her husband died Jan. 18, 1977.

DIEKER Ernest H. Dieker, contributed by Gina Easley
• Lived at 327 South Exchange St. He was a retired farmer who had lived in Emporia since 1949. In addition to farming, Mr. Dieker worked for 11 years for the City of Emporia Street Department, and retired in 1962.
• Died Jan 18, 1977 at St Mary's Hospital.
• Burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery
• Born Aug 13th, 1897, in Hanover, the son of Barney and Matilda Fox Dieker.
• Married Elizabeth C. Erpelding in Olpe, Jan 26th, 1921.
• Survived by his wife, of the home, two sons, Andrew S. Dieker of Hutchison, and Gilbert A. Dieker of Wichita; four daughters, Virginia Bayless, Neosho Rapids, Laverne Yocum, Wichita, Rita Conners, Independence, and Arlene Shepherd, 517 State Street; two brothers, Joseph Dieker, 118 South Exchange St., and Albert Dieker, Mount Angel, Oregon; one sister Bertha Boes, Wichita; and 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, George, and one sister, Minnie Vohs

DIEKER George B. Dieker - Emporia Gazette Jan 16, 1989, contributed by Gina Easley
• Died April 27, 1989,
• Burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery
• Out of towm relatives and friends attending: B. N. Dieker, of Hanover; Peter Buser, George Buser, Victor Buser, and C. H. Wempe, all of Seneca; Conrad Wempe, of St. Marys; A. J. Wempe, of Frankfort; Lawrence Dieker, of Tampa; Mrs. Elizabeth Dieker, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Dieker and family, John Dieker, Mrs. Agnes Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Vohs, Fred Hoefler, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dieker and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dieker and family, all of Westphalia.

DIEKER Joseph P. Dieker, contributed by Gina Easley
• Lived at 118 South Exchange St. Moved to Olpe at the age of 8. He lived and farmed in the Olpe area until 1946 when he moved to Emporia to work for the Lyon County Road Department. He had retired in 1965 as the County Road Supervisor
• Died August 1982 at St. Mary's Hospital.
• Burial at ??
• Born July 16, 1903, at Hanover, the son of G. Barney and Matilda Fox Dieker.
• Married Dec. 26, 1922 to Matilda Strutzel in Olpe.
• Survived by six sons, James J. Dieker of Reading, Bernard G. Dieker of El Dorado, Donald H. Dieker, Rt. 2, Dennis H. Dieker of Wynnewood, Okla., Richard J. Dieker of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Jerome L. Dieker of Manhattan; three daughters, Lucilla Thompson, 120 carter St., Patricia Snyder of Chanute and Viola Waters of New Orleans, La.; a brother, Albert Dieker of Mount angel, Ore., 31 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Philip F. Dieker, who died in April 1979; two brothers, Ernest Dieker and George Dieker; two sisters, Wilhelmina Vohs and Bertha Boes, one grandchild and one great-grandchild

DIXON Jean Hume Dixon - News Gazette - Serving Central Illinois undated clipping, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Born Norma Jean MARSHINSKY on June 21,(no year given) in Emporia, Kansas
• Married Roger HUME January 26, 1952
• Lived in Illinois most of her adult life.
• Enjoyed blues music, playing cards, feeding the birds and cooking for her family.
• Died August 9, 2010 at Champaign Urbana Regional Rehab Center in Savoy, Illinois.
• Survived by two daughters, Janice MCCABE of Urbana Ill, and Rhonda Williams of Index, Washington; and four grandshildren.

DOLLISON Lewis Dollison - Emporia Gazette, 20 Feb 1975, contributed by Kenneth Thomas
FORMER EMPORIAN'S DIES
Sadie Sollars has received news of the death of a cousin, Lewis Dollison of Buffalo, MO., a former resident of Emporia and a former employee of the Bailey Transfer and Storage Company here. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Buffalo.

DURHAM Rachel Hansel Durham - Wichita Eagle June 10, 1990, contributed by Anne Goodwin
• Retired waitress, Tioga Hotel
• Died June 9, 1990
• Age 82
• Burial at Greenwood Cemetary (Eureka)
• Survived by a brother John Hansel, Wellington; and two sisters, Helen Kelly, Emporia; Dorothy Hayworth, Wichita.

DYE Iris J. Bollinger Dye - Emporia Gazette January, 2007, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Born May 10, 1920 in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, daughter of Herbert and Virginia BOLLINGER.
• Died January 16, 2007 in Salina, Kansas.
• Burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Salina, Kansas.
• Married Max R. DYE on May 30, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas.
• Survived by her husband, two sons, Jeff DYE of Salina and Fred DYE of Peoria, Arizona; one daughter, Barbara DYE of Lawrence, Kansas; one sister, Barbara Willoughby of Waco, Texas; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
• Preceded in death by one son, David Dye (Sept. 6, 1997).

DYE Max R.Dye - Emporia Gazette January, 2008, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Born Oct 2, 1923 in Mulvane, Kansas.
• Died January 2, 2008 in Salina, Kansas.
• Burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Salina, Kansas.
• Worked as a school teacher and football, track and wrestling coach in Salina.
• Married Iris J. BOLLINGER on May 30, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas.
• Survived by two sons, Jeff DYE of Salina and Fred DYE of Peoria, Arizona; one daughter, Barbara GUSTER-DYE of Lawrence, Kansas; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
• Preceded in death by his wife (Jan. 16, 2007) and one son, David DYE (Sept. 6, 1997).

ERPELDING John Thomas Erpelding - (source and date unknown), contributed by Gina Easley
• Came to Kansas in 1877 and was a retired farmer.
• Died April 24, 1958 in St. Mary's hospital
• Burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Olpe.
• Born Sept. 4, 1873, in Luxembourg, Germany
• Married Anna Theresa Wagner Nov 23, 1896 in Atchison (KS)
• Survived by his wife, of the home, three sons, Peter J. Erpelding of El Dorado, Sylvester J. Erpelding of Route 5, and Anthony B. Erpelding of 630 Sunnyslope Street; five daughters, Mrs. George Wagner of Olpe, Mrs. Ernest Dieker of 327 S. Exchange, Sister M. De Chantal of Nortonville, Mrs Isidor S. Sittenauer of Atchison, and Mrs. William E. Wieland, 28 Cottonwood Street; three brothers, Peter Erpelding of Horton, Mike Erpelding of Atchison, and Frank Erpelding of Highland, California; one sister, Katherine Schuele of Atchison; 17 granddaughters, 11 grandsons, and 20 great-grandchildren.

ERPELDING Anna Theresa Erpelding - (source and date unknown), contributed by Gina Easley
• Moved to Olpe in 1901 and to Emporia in 1944.
• Died Jan 3, 1960, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Isador Sittenauer, in Atchison (KS).
• Burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Olpe.
• Born December 16th, 1876, at Atchison (KS) the daughter of Peter and Barbara Kieffer Wagner.
• Married John Erpelding Nov 23rd, 1896. He April 24th, 1968.
• Survived by three sons, Sylvester, Rt. 3, Anthony, 630 Sunnyslope St., and Peter, Allen; five daughters, Mrs George Wagner, Olpe, Mrs. Ernest Dieker, 327 S. Exchange, Mrs. William Wieland, 28 Cottonwood St., and Sister M. De Chantal, O.S.B., Nortonville, and Mrs. Sittenauer, Atchison; 15 granddaughters, 14 grandsons, and 25 great-grandchildren. A son, Nicholas, and three daughters, Mrs Bernard Pfenning, Catherine and Leona Rose Erpelding, preceded her in death.
• Relatives attending (the funeral) from out of town were Sr. M. De Cartal and John Schuele, Nortonville; Matt and Lawrence Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Isador Sittenauer, John and Isador Sittenauer Jr., and Sr. M. Adrian, Atchison; Peter and Eugene Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wagner and son, and Mrs. Ervin Brown, Easton; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Steglich and Carline Sittenauer, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Dieker and family, and LaVerne Dieker, Wichita; Messrs. and Mesdames Andrew Dieker, Jerry Erpelding and Hamer Lawrence, and their families and Leo Erpelding, El Dorado.

ERPELDING Gerald J. Erpelding - Emporia Gazette, Oct. 22, 1980, contributed by Gina Easley
• Was the owner and operator of the Bicycle Shop in Eldorado. He moved to El Dorado with his family in 1937. Before 1973, he worked for 20 years for Young Welders of El Dorado, driving a supply truck.
• Died October 21, (year unknown)
• Burial at Sunset Lawns Cemetery, in El Dorado
• Born in Emporia, Nov. 9, 1932, to Peter and Rose Siebenaler Erpelding.
• Married Ruby Schmidt on Oct. 27, 1951.
• Survived by his wife; two sons, Jeffrey of the home and Mark of Enid, Okla.; two daughters, Linda Reed and Tina Morgan of El Dorado; one brother, Leonard Erpelding of El Dorado; one sister, Genrose Lowrance of Iowa City, Iowa; and four grandchildren.

ERPELDING Sr. DeChantal Erpelding -(no source given), contributed by Gina Easley
• She attended schools in Olpe, graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College and from Creighton University with a master's degree. She joined the Benedictine Sisters, Atchison, in 1924 and celebrated vows of religion in 1926.
• She taught at Cathedral School in St. Joseph, Mo., taught and was principal at St. Benedict's School in Kansas City, Kan., and St. Malachy's in Creston, Iowa. She also taught at parochial schools in Greater Kansas City, rural Kansas, rural Missouri and Colorado.
• Died July 31, 1996, at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison (KS)
• Burial at the Sisters' Cemetery, Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison.
• Born Bertha Erpelding Oct. 11, 1903 in Olpe Ks, the daughter of John T. and Anna Wagner Erpelding.
• Survived by her sister-in-law, Frances Erpelding, of Emporia and many nieces and nephews, Sisters and brothers who died earlier were Barbara Wagner, Elizabeth Dieker, Peter Erpelding, Marie Sittenauer, Louise Penning, Anthony Erpelding, S. J. Erpelding, and Addie Wieland.

ERPELDING Ann Erpelding - Emporia Gazette, (no date), contributed by Gina Easley
• Died February 13, 1996 in Emporia, Kansas
• Burial at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Emporia
• Born in Madison, Kansas, April 24, 1913

ERPELDING Francis L. Erpelding- Emporia Gazette, May 30, 1978, contributed by Gina Easley
• Died May 27, 1978 in Atchison, Kansas
• Lifelong resident of Lancaster
• Burial at St. Louis Church Cemetery, Atchison
• Born in Madison, Kansas, April 24, 1913

ERPELDING Carl J. Erpelding - Emporia Gazette, January 2, 1987, contributed by Gina Easley
• Was a farmer and dairyman near Valley Falls since 1940
• Died January 1, 1987 at the hospital in Winchester, Kansas
• Burial at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Bortonville, Kansas
• Born in Olpe, August 24, 1907, son of Peter and Anna Helmer Erpelding.
• Married Evelyn Metzger on Novemer 11, 1937 at Valley Falls.
• Survived by his wife; two sisters Agnes Henderson of Horton ans Ida Gillott of Omaha, two brothers, Louis Erpelding of Nortonville and George Erpelding of Omaha.

FISH Betty Fish - Emporia Gazette Jan. 29, 1924, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
DEATH OF BABY – BETTY FISH
BETTY FISH, 7-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LAWRNCE FISH, formerly of Emporia, died Saturday morning (January 26, 1924) at the home of her parents in Augusta, Ks. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon (January 27) and burial was in an Augusta cemetery.
FRANK FISH, father of LAWRENCE FISH, went to Augusta for the funeral.

FISH Franklin Hamilton Fish- Emporia Daily Gazette Feb. 19, 1951, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Retired farmer, he served as the city health officer from 1920 until 1926.
• Died Feb. 17, 1951 in Newman Memorial Hospital
• Funeral services will be held Feb. 20. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn cemetery.
• Born Feb. 27, 1866 in Watkins, NY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Fish.
• Came to Emporia in 1876 and married September 9, 1888 to MARY ETTA LAFFERTY of Neosho Rapids.
• Survived by his wife, of the home; five sons, A. G. FISH, Toronto, E. E. FISH, Oskaloosa, F. B. FISH, Arkansas City, Lawrence FISH, Emporia, and Everett D. “Gus” FISH, Emporia, who is the Emporia State basketball coach; four granddaughters, three grandsons, and five great-grandchildren. One brother and a sister preceded him in death.
• 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.

FISH Edward E. Fish- Emporia Gazette Oct 27, 1931, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resident of Neosho Rapids area for 51 years.
• Died at home Oct. 26, after a lengthy illness.
• Funeral services will be held Oct. 29 at the home. Burial will be in Neosho Rapids cemetery.
• Born November 21, 1861 at Schuyler County, NY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Fish.
• Came to Emporia in 1879 and married to MARY E. NINE.
• Survived by his wife and one son, BENJAMIN FISH of Neosho Rapids. Also survived by seven grandchildren, one great grandson; a sister Mrs. ALICE GALIGHER, of Topeka, and a brother FRANK FISH, of Emporia.

FISH Enoch Earl Fish- Emporia Daily Gazette Dec. 11, 1954, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• Resident of Oskaloosa, KS since World War I of which he was a veteran.
• Died at home Dec 10, after suffering a heart attack.
• Funeral services will be held Dec. 12 in Oskaloosa. Burial will be in the Oskaloosa cemetery.
• Born September 1, 1891 in Victoria Ill. son of F. H. FISH and Mrs. ETTA FISH.
• Survived by his mother, his wife, RUTH and a daughter, Mrs. ARLEE McCLOUD, of Purcell, Okla.; four brothers, A. G. FISH, Toronto; F.B. Fish, Arkansas City; LAWRENCE FISH and EVERETT D. FISH, Emporia.

FISHER Herbert John Fisher- Emporia Gazette Nov. 4, 1959, contributed by Marvel Delahaye
• President of Phoenix Lumber Co, Iron River, Michigan
• Member of Presbyterian Church, Masonic Lodge and Elks Lodge.
• Died after becoming sick while traveling through Emporia, Nov. 4, 1959 in Newman Memorial County Hospital
• Funeral services will be held Saturday at Iron River
• Born October 5, 1883, at Crystal Falls, Michigan
• Survived by his wife; and three sons, Dr. George FISHER, Detroit, Mich., John Hebert FISHER and Donald FISHER, Bergland, Mich.

FORD John H. Ford - (No source given), contributed by Clyde Dabadie
John Ford was born in Devonshire, England, May 5, 1829 and died in Admire, KS on January 19, 1910. He was married to Elizabeth Brislen on December 11, 1854. To this union eight children were born six of whom are still living. He served three years in the Civil War with Company A 100th infantry of Ohio. He lived his last two years with his daughter Mrs. Hattie Barrett.
The body was buried in the Ivy Cemetery. F.E. Lamb provided the casket and prepared the body for burial.

GIBSON Minerva (Jane) Gibson - Emporia Gazette January 14, 1909, contributed by Eloise Nicholos
MISS MINERVA GIBSON DEAD
Miss Minerva Gibson died early today in the room over the second hand store of F. I. Kincaid, 326 Commercial street, of consumption. She was 66 years old. The funeral will take placeSaturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the room at 326 Commercial, and Rev. R. H. Mize will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Hunt cemetery.
Emporia Gazette January 14, 1909
Miss Jane Gibson, who died yesterday at the home of her brother, Noah Gibson, was born in Hamilton county, Ind., in 1842. She came to Kansas in 1859 with her parents, who settled on a farm south of the Cottonwood, near the old Humphrey mill site, seven miles southeast of town. She early began making her own way in life, and lived for years in the family of the late W. T. Soden. She was so reliable, and so faithful to the smallest detail of her duty, that the Sodens came to love and respect her, and she took the same pride and interest in their home as she would have done in a home of her own. Her health failed years ago, and she made two trips to California, but got no permanent relief. She had many friends among the old settlers of this community, all of whom speak of her in the highest terms. Three brother and two sisters survive her. They are Noah Gibson, of Emporia; Jesse, of Robison, Ark.; and John, who is in Mexico; Mrs. Sarah Bethurem, of Emporia, and Mrs. Lydia Hinen, who is in California. The funeral will be held in the front rooms, upstairs, at 326 Commercial street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev. R. H. Mize. Interment will be made at the Hunt cemetery, east of town.
Emporia Gazette January 14, 1909
The funeral of Miss Jane Gibson was held today at 2 o'clock in the front rooms upstairs at 326 Commercial street. The services were conducted by Rev. R. H. Mize, of the Episcopal church, and interment was in Hunt cemetery, east of town.
GILLIGAN Bridget Filan Gilligan - (Hartford. Lyon County Kansas, July 1925), contributed by James Gilligan
The funeral services of Grandma Gilligan, who died at her home south of town on Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1925, was held from the St. Mary’s church Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. The Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Father Simon. In his sermon he paid a glowing tribute to the departed for her devotion to her church, her home and her family. The Altar Society of the church attended in a body. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. J.W. O’Conner, Edward O’Donnell, John Hammond, Frank Hurtig, M. Cosgrove and John Gorman.
Bridget Filan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, June 10, 1851. She came to America in 1863, and located in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1867 she was married to John Gilligan, who preceded her to the other world in 1907. To this union were born six children, three of whom survive her, Frances, William and Dennis, all of this place. The hospitality of her home was proverbial, and the large attendance at the funeral showed the love and respect in which she was held by the community.
Chronic brights disease was the cause of her death/ and she was a most patient sufferer, never murmuring or complaining. During all her illness she was tenderly and lovingly cared for by her daughter and sons, who were near her day by day, no pains being spared or left undone to make everything comfortable as could be in her declining years.
The deceased was a devoted and faithful member of St. Mary’s church. She was a true Catholic and followed strictly the trusts of its faith. In her home is where she was most appreciated. She lived for her children, her home and her church. She discouraged wrong in every form, and brought up her loved ones in the nurture and admonition of her Lord and Master. Her life was gentle and retiring, but like the still waters, it was deep, and her children can cherish her memory as a priceless legacy, knowing that she has passed into the joys of her Lord, where she awaits their coming on the Resurrection morn.

GILLIGAN Frances Gilligan - Emporia Gazette May 1958, contributed by James Gilligan
• Died May 28, 1958
• Born January 23, 1871 at Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of John and Bridget Gilligan
• Resident of Hartford
• Burial at St. Mary's Cemetery
• Survived by a brother, Dennis J. Gilligan, of Hartford, four nieces and six nephews
• Preceeded in death by two brothers, William and Charles, and two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth.
• Out-of-town relatives attending were Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Joseph Gilligan, and Mrs. K.L. McDonald, Wichita; Mary Howell, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Miss Catherine Brogan, and Betty Burke, Tulsa, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schultz, Mary McCarthy and Edward Tholen, Emporia.

GILLIGAN John Gilligan - Neosho Valley Times March 16, 1907 pg 1, col.1, contributed by James Gilligan
DEATH OF JOHN GILLIGAN
John Gilligan, one of our best known and most highly respected citizens, died at his home south of town at 5 o’clock last Thursday evening, after a brief illness. Mr. Gilligan had always enjoyed good health until about three years ago when he was attacked with bladder trouble, and since that time he has been gradually failing. While from the nature of the disease death might be expected at any time, the end came with but slight warning.
John Gilligan was born in Sligo county, Ireland. When a young man he came to America and located at Wheeling, W. VA., where he worked in the rolling mills. He was married to Miss Bridget Filan Nov. 17, 1870. (correction, this was Nov. 19, 1867 - JJG) To this union were born six children, three boys and three girls. Mary, Frances, William, Charles, Dennis and Elizabeth. Charles and Elizabeth preceded him to the other world. William is married and resides in Kansas City; Dennis is married and lives on the farm, and Misses Mary and Frances reside at home. The Gilligans came to Kansas in January, 1883 and bought a farm south of Hartford, where they resided until his death.
Mr. Gilligan lived a quiet life among us, respected by all. Individually he was a man of unimpeachable reputation, always conscientiously upright and honorable in his dealings with his fellow men. No one has any reproach to offer against his untarnished name. His home was noted for its unstinted hospitality to all visitors. With a charming family of young people, all quests were entertained in a manner that left nothing but pleasant recollections. He was a thoughtful and faithful husband, a kind and indulgent father and an obliging neighbor. He leaves his wife and four children well provided for. Mr. Gilligan was a devoted Catholic, faithfully and fervently adhering to the mandates of that religion, and died well fortified by its sacred rites. Throughout his sickness he was a patient sufferer, daily submitting himself to the decrees of Divine Providence and was always prepared for the end. He was a member of Hartford Lodge No. 8 A.O.U.W. Of kindly heart and generous disposition he had a host of friends who will regret his death. Full of years he has been gathered to his fathers.
Funeral services were held from St. Mary’s church Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by his pastor, Rev. Father Adalbert, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. John Hammond, Theo. Hurtig, M. Cosgrove, Jos. Salb, A. Finnerty and Thos. Hughes.
To his bereaved wife and children we extend our deepest sympathy.

GILLIGAN Lizzie Gilligan - Neosho Valley Timesand Hartford News April 21, 1899, contributed by James Gilligan
CALLED TO REST Miss Lizzie Gilligan Passes to the Unknown Beyond
Sadness and sorrow reigns in the hearts of the people of this community, and again we are called upon to chronicle the sudden death of one who was loved and respected by all who knew her. Lizzie Gilligan, beloved and youngest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John Gilligan, living two miles south of this city, passed to rest Tuesday morning at about 3:30 o’clock at the residence of Mrs. Margaret Mundy, in this place, after an illness of one week. The cause of her sudden demise was malarial fever complicated with arrested menstruation and lung trouble. She was aged 17 years.
Lizzie was attending the Hartford High school and during the school term spent much of her time with her schoolmate and most intimate friend, Miss Lizzie Mundy, at whose home she was staying when taken ill. Her illness began just one week previous to her death. On Monday last she was thought to be much improved and her mother left her bedside for her home in the country shortly after 11 o’clock that night, her sister Fannie remaining to care for her. None of the family ever dreamed of her being so ill, but about midnight she took suddenly worse, and at 3:30 she had passed to the other world. Her end came so calm and peaceful that no one in attendance realized it until just a few minutes before she expired. None of her family were present at the time excepting her sister. The deceased before her illness, was the very picture of health. She was possessed of a sweet disposition, and during her short illness bore her sufferings to the last without a murmur. Hers was a character to be admired and emulated. These beautiful traits, coupled with her affectionate, sympathetic and charming manner, attracted to her a large circle of friends, warm-hearted and thoughtful. It could be truthfully said of her that her quiet and unassuming ways and bright countenance won the affections and esteem of all with whom she came in contact.
But Lizzie is gone .. and this community loses one who has developed from early childhood in our midst to a lovely, perfect young lady. She was endeared to all who were thrown into her society, and will be sadly missed. In the home circle, where her ever smiling countenance and merry laugh was the life and cheer to parents, sisters and brothers, sadness reigns, and the family loses a loved one whose place cannot be filled. So young, so loving, so full of promise, so true, it was indeed hard to giver her up. In the school, where she was ever a genial companion to her associates, and always scattering sunshine in her path, the memory of her good deeds and bright smiles will linger with them, and that they will ever cherish.
GILLIGAN William Joseph Gilligan - Emporia Gazette March 26, 1938, James Gilligan
• Died March 26, 1938
• Born about 1878 at Wheeling, West Virginia
• Lived south of Hartford for 55 years
• Burial at St. Mary's Cemetery
• Survived by a brother, Dennis J. Gilligan, three children, Mary, Gertrude, and Bernard of the home, and a sister, Miss Frances Gilligan also of the home
• Preceeded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, June 10, 1916
• Funeral services held at St Mary's Catholic church.

GILLIGAN Mrs W.J. Gilligan - Emporia Gazette June 13, 1916 pg 4, col.2, contributed by James Gilligan
CONCERNING MRS. W.J. GILLIGAN
Hundreds of friends of the Brogan and Gilligan families filled the Catholic Church at Hartford, yesterday, to attend the funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Gilligan, who died Saturday afternoon at the home of her brother, Frank Brogan, in Omaha, Nebr. The services were conducted by the Rev. Father Simon, and the interment was in the Hartford Catholic Cemetery. Small sons of the dead woman’s most intimate friends at Hartford were the altar boys at the services.
Elizabeth A. Brogan was born at Hartford, November 9, 1879. She grew up in that town, and was a graduate of the Hartford high School. She attended the State Normal School, and took a course in the Emporia Business College. She taught school in Lyon County for five years, one term in the country and four in the second primary at Hartford. She was married in November 1904 to W. J. Gilligan, of Hartford, and went to Kansas City to live. Four children were born to Mr. And Mrs. Gilligan, the oldest of whom is Mary, 9 years old; Gertrude, Joseph and Bernard. Mrs. Gilligan’s mother, Mrs. Francis Brogan, lives in Omaha, and her sister, Mrs. Anna Brogan, in Emporia. The Brothers are W. J. Brogan, of San Antonio, Texas; Frank Brogan, of Omaha, and Joseph N. Brogan, of Mena, Ark. Her mother, brother and sister were with her when she died.
Mrs. Gilligan had been in failing health for almost two years. Neuritis was followed by tuberculosis. The family went to San Antonio last September, but the change in climate did not bring the hoped for improvement. This spring, Mrs. Gilligan spent two months at the home of her brother, in Mena, Ark; and went to Omaha for treatment May 20.
Mrs. Gilligan was a Life-long member of the Catholic Church, and was a faithful devoted Christian. A persistent cheerfulness was a dominant trait of her character, and was a sustaining force to her in her long illness, as well as an encouragement and comfort to her family and friends. Her children have been with their grandmother, Mrs. John Gilligan, at Hartford, for the past year, and though she felt deeply the separation from them, she did not complain. Her sorrowful family has the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The children will remain for the present with their grandmother, at Hartford. Mr. Gilligan has made no plans for the future.

HAAG Frank M. Haag - Emporia Gazette November 7, 1930, contributed by Gina Easley
• Moved from Atchison to Ople with his parents in 1891
• Died November 5, 1930 in a farming accident Southeast of Olpe.
• Married Anna Thill on May 14, 1907
• Survived by his wife, two sons, Nicholas and Ernest; two daughters, Leona and Vernal; his father, Mike Haag; five brothers, J. E. Haag, Mike Haag, Jr., John A. Haag, Albert A. Haag, all of Olpe, and Sylvester Haag, who is in the Navy; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Sterbenz, Mrs. Barbara Waechter, Mrs. Catherine Miller, all of Olpe; Mrs. Oda Schadegg, of Fleming, Colo.; and Mrs. Margaret Schadegg, of Eureka.

HALSTEAD Mary Lu Roberts- Emporia Gazette June 1, 1964, contributed by Doni Wright
• Postmaster at Olpe since 1958
• Died May 30, 1964
• Member of the Methodist church
• Burial at Pleasant Ridge Cemetary (Olpe)
• Born Oct 3, 1909 in Olpe, Kansas, daughter of George H. and Margaret Heacock Roberts
• Married to Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, on Oct. 5th, 1952, at Olpe. He died July 7th, 1955
• Survived by a stepson, Keith Halstead of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. L. (Una) Roberts of Russell; three nephews, H. J. Nelson, of El Dorado; Jack R. Nelson,Topeka; and Donald L. (Bud) Roberts of Russell, and three nieces, Norma Jean (Roberts) Manweiler, Hoisington; Peggy Lou (Roberts) Michaelis, Wichita, and Jo Ann (Nelson) Kleiwer, San Mateo, Calif.

HALSTEAD H.F. Halstead- Emporia Gazette July 6, 1955, contributed by Doni Wright
• Harold (Harry)
• Former resident of Olpe, moved the previous March from a farm south of town
• Died July 5, 1955 in the crash of a small plane he was piloting near Chadron, Nebraska
• Funeral held in Redwood, South Dakota
• Married to the former Mary Louise Roberts, daughter of George Roberts of Olpe

HANSEL Johanna Sauer Hansel - Emporia Gazette March 8, 1909, contributed by Anne Goodwin
The funeral services of Mrs. Johanna L. Hansel were held this morning at the family home, 1325 Eskridge street, and were conducted by Rev. H. M. Schurman. Interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Johanna Hansel, whose maiden name was Sauer, was born October 7, 1833, in Germany. She was married January 27, 1859, to J. D. Hansel. The Hansels came to the United tSates (sic) in 1880, and have lived for the past twenty-seven years in Emporia. In early life, Mrs. Hansel united with the Evangelical Lutheran church. To the Hansels were born eleven children, only four of whom, two sons and two daughters, together with the husband, survive her.

HANSEL Flora Simmons Hansel- Emporia Gazette May 21, 1945, contributed by Anne Goodwin
• Died at home, six miles south of Madison
• Native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Died May 20, 1945
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetary
• Survived by three sons, Criss Ingalls, Ogden, Utah; Richard Hansel, Madison; Richard Hansel, Wellington; five daughters, Mrs Minnie Kilburn, Fitzgerald, Ga; Mrs Helen Kelly, Madison; Mrs Mildred Jewell, Odessa, Tex.; Mrs J.L. Hayworth, Wichita; Mrs N.E. Durham, Chanute.
• Out-of town relatives and friends attending the services were Mr and Mrs N.E. Durham, Chanute; Mr and Mrs John Hansel, Wellington; Mr and Mrs Richard Hansel and Mrs Helen Kelly, Madison; Mrs Mildred Jewell, Odessa, Tex.; Mr and Mrs J.L. Hayworth, Wichita; and Mr and Mrs Cash Scott, Topeka.

HANSEL Richard A. Hansel- Emporia Gazette February 25, 1986, contributed by Anne Goodwin
• Died Newman Hospital
• Was a retired laborer and lifetime resident of Madison
• Died February 24, 1986
• Born September 27, 1912, son of Richard D. and Flora Simmons Hansel
• Married Edith Cain Thompson, December 6, 1942 in Madison
• Burial at Blakely Cemetary (Madison)
• Survived by his wife; a step-son, Wayne L. Thompson, Okinawa, Japan; two step-daughters, Joy Vonnocker of Florence and Barbara Welch of Madison; two sisters Rachel Durham of Chanute and Helen Kelly of Emporia; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Four sisters, one brother and a grandson died earlier.
HANSEL John G. Hansel- Wichita Eagle October 31, 1996, contributed by Anne Goodwin
• Was a retired Santa Fe railroad brakeman
• Died October 29, 1996
• Age 81
• Survived by his wife Dorothy; sons, John of Concord, N.H.; James of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Thomas of Wellington; Dennis of Tuscon; daughters, Patrica Zeka of Wellington; Pamela Milliken of Los Altos Hills, Calif; Dee Ann Holland of Cleveland, Okla; Shirley Hansel of Scottsdale, Ariz; fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Four sisters, one brother and a grandson died earlier.

HANSEL Aurel E. Hansel- Wichita Eagle January 3, 1996, contributed by Anne Goodwin
• Was a retired executive secretary for the Sumner County engineering department
• Died December 31, 1995
• Age 81
• Survived by sons, John and Jim, both of Hawaii; Tom of Wellington; sister, Helen Quinn of Wellington; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

HEACOCK Louisa A. Marker - Olpe Optimist January 7,1914, contributed by Doni Wright
MRS. J. H. [Louisa A. Marker] HEACOCK DEAD.
Mrs. J. [James] H. [Houston] Heacock died at her home Tuesday night. She had not been well for several months. Death was caused by hemorrhage of the stomach.
The deceased was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1845 and was married to Mr. Heacock March 10, 1864. Mr. Heacock was a merchant. The couple resided in Pennsylvania until 1877 when they moved to Kansas. They have lived in, or near, Olpe ever since then. They and their children lived on the Martin Rice place which they owned until Mr. Heacock became postmaster when they moved to town.
The deceased leaves her husband, J. H. Heacock, two daughters, Mrs. E. K. [Ella] Bugbee and Mrs. John [Lizzie] Young of Phenis Creek, and two sons, Walter Heacock of New York and Edgar Heacock of Montana. Two daughters, Mrs. Geo. [Dollie/Margaret] Roberts and Mrs. [Reba/Rebecca] Barb are dead.
The funeral will be held at the Olpe M. E. Church, Sunday afternoon, at one o'clock. Internment will be made in Pleasant Ridge cemetery a mile west of Olpe.

HEACOCK Samuel John - Emporia Gazette March 22, 1930, contributed by Doni Wright
• A resident of Olpe, he died at the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth. KS. He ran away from home at age 17 to fight in the Civil War.
• He was the youngest brother of James H. HEACOCK, deceased, of Olpe and an uncle of Mrs. (Lizzie HEACOCK) John YOUNG and Mrs. (Ella HEACOCK) E.K. BUGBEE, both of Route 4, Emporia.
Leavenworth Times March 20, 1930
• Was a member of "I" Company, One Hundred Ninety-seventh, Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He had been a member of the (Soldier's) Home since 1914.
• A niece, Stella BUGBEE lives in Kansas City, MO.

HENDERSON Harry Henderson- Emporia Daily Gazette March 1, 1943
• Was a farmer
• Came to Lyon County August 13, 1913
• Died February 27, 1943 at his home south of Emporia
• Buried in Evergreen Cemetery
• Born March 21, 1878, in Greenville, Ill., son of James W. and Sarah KIDD HENDERSON
• Survived by two sisters, Miss Mayme HENDERSON, AND Miss Lucy HENDERSON

HENSLEY Robert Jackson Hensley- Emporia Daily Gazette March 1, 1943
• 69 years old
• Died February 26, 1943 at his home
• Buried in Cottonwood Cemetery

HODGSON Rose Ona Hodgson - The Emporia Gazette Feb. 10, 1955, contributed by Bill Phillips
• Died February 9, 1955 in Newman Memorial Hospital .
• Burial at Maplewood Cemetary.
• Born June 6, 1886, at Dunlap (KS), daughter of the late Gordon and Harriet McMillan Phillips.
• Married L. H. Hodgson in Council Grove September 25, 1912.
• Survived by her husband of the home; one brother, Munson G. Phillips, 311 East Seventh; two sisters; Mrs. C. H. Grandy, Phoeniz, Ariz; Mrs, Fred Buchman, Bushong, Kansas.

HOOD Calvin Hood - Emporia Gazette February 4, 1910, contributed by Shirley Brier
Major Calvin Hood died this morning at 1:30, at his home, corner of Eighth avenue and State street, after an illness of a week with grip and pneumonia.
Major Hood was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1832. The Hoods were of English descent, the father, John Hood, being a tanner and a farmer and the mother before her marriage being Miss Olive Hall, of Erie, Pa. Major Hood was essentially a frontiersman; the greater part of his life was spent upon the outposts of civilization. In 1837 his father moved to the vicinity of Adrian, Michigan, and opened up a farm when that country was a wilderness. The early education of Calvin Hood was limited to the winter terms of a country log schoolhouse. At 15 years of age he entered a general store at Adrian, where he remained five years. His health failing, he gave up his position and went to the Lake Superior Copper region, where he took a pre-emption claim. During the winter of 1854 and 1855 he was trading with the Chippewa Indians where Superior City now stands, and in midwinter, with an Indian guide and a dog sledge and on snowshoes made a trip three hundred miles to the Lake of the Woods, carrying Indian goods and trading for furs. With health renewed he returned to Adrian in 1857, and launched a mercantile venture which proved unsuccessful. In 1859 he removed to Sturgis, Mich.
At the call of President Lincoln for troops in 1861 he promptly offered hid services to his country, and was commissioned a captain in the Eleventh Michigan Infantry. His military career was marked by constant devotion to duty and acts of conspicuous gallantry, especially at the battle of Murfreesboro, where he was assigned to an important position in command of the pioneer battalion of his division, with instructions "to hold the place at all hazards." For gallant conduct in pursuance of these orders he was mentioned in general orders by General St. Clair Morton. In his report of the battle. The Eleventh Michigan was one of those famous regiments whose brilliant achievements contributed to the imperishable renown of the Army of the Cumberland.
After the war Mr. Hood engaged in mercantile business in Sturgis until 1872, when he came to Emporia. Here he engaged in the Texas cattle trade, at first in a small way, but later upon a larger scale with the late Senator P. B. Plumb.
For fourteen years he spent a portion of every winter upon the frontier of Texas, taking the saddle and roughing it with the cowboys.
When Major Hood landed in Emporia he had bad health and a large family and three thousand dollars in money. But more than that he had a world of grit. He lived among the rough men of the Texas cattle trail of the seventies, and though soft-spoken and self deprecatory and almost shy in manner, was respected as one of the men who always could hold his own, and was never to be crowded. Andy Adams, the famous writer of cowboy stories, once came to Emporia to visit Major Hood, and they grew to be great friends, because Adams had heard the old cattlemen tell great tales of the little man's courage. He never weighed more than a hundred pounds, and was among men of great physical prowess he held his own by sheer grit. Nothing ever made him afraid.
It was in the cattle trade that he laid the foundation of his fortunes. The firm of "Plumb & Hood" was known all over the West, and it was in every big undertaking west of the Missouri --mines, land, banks, cattle, town sites, politics, beef contracts--everything in which energy and thrift could make an honest dollar. Plumb furnished capital and the opportunity for the foundation of many of the enterprises, and Hood carried out the details; each was necessary to the other. Together they made an ideal partnership. It never failed. It piled up money easily and saved what it made.
In the Emporia National Bank, which furnished most of the capital for the early financial adventures of the two, Major Hood entered from a director to the presidency in 1880. He remained at the head of the bank for twenty-five years. It was the particular pride of his life in that quarter of a century. Its 20 percent dividends and the rise of its stock filled him with joy, and he was one of the first men down town in the morning and one of the last men to leave Commercial street at evening. He put in a full, busy and altogether happy day. He found the thing he could do well and did it, and his fortune climbed up to half a million and still kept climbing.
Being in partnership with the late Senator Plumb, Major Hood naturally was in politics. He liked it. He and the Senator often hunted in pairs politically, and ha no secrets from one another. So when Senator Plumb left the senatorial office vacant, Major Hood aspired to it as soon as there was a Republican legislature. He had much of Plumb's strength. And in the legislature of 1895 he held the balance of power and prevented the election of J. R. Burton. I. E. Lambert was his chief lieutenant, and it was Lambert using Hood strength who united the anti-Burton forces upon Lucien Baker and made him United States senator. Baker was always loyal to Major Hood, but the intimacy of a life-time of friendship was lacking. The two men did not work together; Baker supported Major Hood for governor in the canvass of 1898. But he was not forceful; the Major relied too much upon the senatorial influence and after making a good showing he was defeated, and never considered another candidacy seriously afterwards. His family opposed it, as did his friends. And while he was maintained even to the last active day of his life a taste for politics, and something more than a bystander's interest, he was careful not to let his interests interfere with a good day's work at the bank and a good night's rest at home. He backed both Governor Stanley and Senator Long in the senatorial contest of 1903 against Curtis, and told each of them what he was doing. And when Long won, he had considerable influence with the Senator, and had as much to do as anyone else with the appointment of Judge Pollock. In this he was guided largely by Mr. Lambert, for the Major was inclined to Judge Johnston. In the contest of 1908 he was with Long, but the fight was in the primary, and it was a new-fangled affair that did not enlist the Major's enthusiasm. So he let the procession go by, and after Long was defeated, Major Hood was among the first to assure Bristow of his support.
But with all this--politics was only a small part of his interest in life. Essentially he was a business man. That was the game he knew and loved. He had a theory, in 1905 that he would retire and enjoy life. He sold his stock in the Emporia National Bank--his pride of his life and told his friends that he was going to take life easy. But he could not take it easy. That habit of a lifetime was upon him--the habit of hard work was upon him, and he could not throw it off. So he moved his desk down to the Citizens bank to the room occupied during life by his business rivals--the Crosses and Mr. Martindale. he settled down as comfortably in his new quarters as though he had always been there, and in a week was in the old treadmill, happy as ever. here he sat day after day until the week before his death, and here, as before on Fifth avenue, scores of people, "poor and needy, weak and weary, sick and sore," came for help. While most of the business he did was upon a business basis, he did much to help people over hard places who were not considered good commercial risks. But he generally knew his people, and lost very little on this business. He lent money to students to help them through school, and used to say that he regarded a student as one of the best kind of borrowers. More than that, he was the trusted adviser of scores of widows; they brought their savings to him--their insurance money, and he found good investments for it and never charged them for his services. But he always felt the obligation to make such investments good, and would spend time and money, if anything went amiss, to straighten them out.
For the keystone of his character was loyalty. So long as he was trusted implicitly, he could be depended upon implicitly; but if he was met with suspicion--it opened a sinister vein and the whole affair in question was cold business, and in cold business the Major was an adept. It was because I. E. Lambert trusted him implicitly that they never quarreled. They understood one another. Each knew as well as could be wherein the other was weak; but neither took advantage of the other's weakness. When Lambert was in trouble Major Hood was his best friend. With money, with fatherly advice and a certain Spartan rigor of judgment, the Major saw Lambert through. And when Lambert spread his investments thinner than the Major's financial judgment believed in, he took hold of the state when Lambert died, and saved what he could for the heirs. it was his way. When one appealed to his loyalty he was pure gold. But he was getting to the stage of life when one finds every year freighted with some great loss. "Friend after friend departs," as one passes the meridian, and during the past year the Major was obviously lonely. During the past ten years, Lambert had gone, Soden had gone, Sterry had gone--all dear to him, and the younger men who were left did not solace him as the old friends had.
But nevertheless he was cheerful, and looked at life without flinching. Three years ago he went into a cattle deal that would be seven years in working out. That would have put him into his eighties. This winter he called O. M. Whilhite into the bank and offered to take $100,000 worth of stock in a hotel proposition. Wilhite, was floating in Wichita. But all the time during the five years last past, he has been putting his home in order financially. he has been cleaning up all the loose ends. Fred Newman, who had to look into his desk this morning for something, found the desk clean, every letter answered, every end straightened up. he seems to have left his affairs as one would expect a man to leave them who all his life was regular and methodical in his habits. So far as can be known now there is not a loose thread in his affairs. The day he took sick he was consulting with Mr. Wilhite about making some disposal of his home to the city as a memorial. That was the only undeveloped project that he had left, and that had never been committed to paper. Scores of men, young and old in town, are telling of the good things he has done for them. He was forever helping people.
He made it pay, of course, but he made it pay only because he chose worthy people who needed help to do worthy things. But nevertheless, it is to his credit that no one ever went to him for help in a worthy cause and came away empty-handed. His name was at the head of every subscription paper ever passed in Emporia for years. he allowed no one to give more liberally than he, and for nearly a generation he was the mainstay of the College of Emporia. He was on the board of directors when it was founded. He was a member when he died, and while he was off the board he was always ready to do his part. But for Major Hood there are many times when the College would have been closed. And literally hundreds of students have been helped through school by him. He used to chuckle and say he found the girls better pay than the boys. He said he never lost a penny lending money to a girl with which to get an education, and as a rule he considered that women were fundamentally more scrupulous about money matters than men. But he loved children. The last day he was down town--apparently in the best of health, he stood for a moment in front of the post office playing with some little girls from school--little tykes of eight or nine--pretending to dodge then back and forth in front of the great swinging door of the building and finally, having teased them, he pulled out some dimes and gave them to the girls and went trotting and smiling down the street.
His children all were grown and all except his son, Harry, were living in other towns than Emporia. But he was especially fond of his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren pleased him most of all. For he was a home man even before he was a politician, even before he was a business man. If his bank was his chief pride, his home was his chief joy. He was married in 1852 to Miss Frances Platt, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and five children came to them, who grew to maturity, Mrs. F. C. Newman, who died seventeen years ago, leaving two children, Calvin Newman and Mrs. Lucile Postletwaite; Mrs. Harry Clark of Salt Lake City, who is expected to arrive tomorrow; Harry P. Hood, who lives here and was with his father when he breathed his last; Mrs. Florence Beecher, of Colorado Springs, who arrived today, and Mrs. Alice Hood Hammatt, who came from Topeka yesterday. Twenty-five years ago the Hood girls filled the big house on State street with social sunshine, and the Major was immensely proud of it all. He took great delight in all their pleasures and indulged them in all their whims and knew what he was doing and was happy because he could. Always he and his daughters have kept in closest sympathy. On his desk this morning they found two letters beginning "Dearest Papa." But for all the love they gave him he was lonely this year, and said so many times to those who were near him. Last January his wife died --and it was clearly the greatest blow he had ever received. He never quite rallied. During the year often his friends have seen his eyes fill up at some mad verdant reference to the home that was broken when mother left. It was only at such moments that his friends could see that the Major was aging. At other times he seemed cheery and agile and full of life. But when his last illness came these who saw him feared the worst even at the beginning.
A week ago last night he was attacked with a chill. He had been at work Thursday and seemed particularly strong. And when the chill came during the night he lost strength rapidly. And the thing that frightened the family and the friends was that the fight in the Major was not as it was in the other days. he was an old man for the first time in seventy-seven years--who lay on the bed during the first days of this week, and when the fever came with the pneumonia he brightened up a little, and some trace of the old vigor came to him, but he sank back down again when the fever left, spent and worn, and old and tired and lonely.
Last night, shortly before 10 o'clock the doctors came to stay during the night. The patient's lungs were filling up; they feared he could not resist the poison. At midnight they knew he was making a losing fight. He was conscious, and talked with the family and those about his bedside. he knew he was desperately sick; but he did not realize how sick he was. For an hour he grew weaker and weaker; and still he did not know how near the end of life he was. At the last minute--not the last five minutes, but the last minute, he put his finger on his pulse; the doctor put his hand there; it was almost gone; he met the doctor's eyes. Then in an instant he saw what the doctor knew, and the Major shook his head, tried to smile, sighed and died like a gentleman without a struggle. For he was tired and glad to go.
The following resolutions were passed by the Citizens National Bank this morning.
At a meeting of the directors of the Citizens National Bank, held at its banking office, February 4, 1910, the following resolution was passed:
Be it Resolved, That in the death of Major Calvin Hood, this bank in common with the entire community, has suffered an irreparable loss. Major Hood was a a faithful director of the bank, honest and conscientious in the discharge of his duties as a director, a good neighbor and a valuable citizen to the state and nation.
Resolved, Further, That we convey to the family of the deceased our entire sympathy in this hour of their great bereavement.
Resolved, Further, That the secretary of this board be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to the surviving members of Major Hood's family.
Signed: G. W. Newman, R. J. Edwards, J. S. Kenyon, L. L. Halleck, F. C. Newman, J. M. Steele, T. F. Byrnes, T. J. Acheson.

The funeral arrangements have not been definitely decided upon, but it is likely that the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon.
Out of respect to Major Calvin Hood, who was the only living charter member of the College of Emporia board of trustees, and who had been with the College trustees ever since the College's foundation school, after the chapel exercises this morning, was dismissed in all of the College departments, President Joseph H. Hill announced the death of Calvin Hood in Normal chapel this morning, and made a few remarks concerning his life.

HOOD Mrs. Calvin Hood - Emporia Daily Gazette January 9,1909, contributed by Shirley Brier
The death of Mrs. Calvin Hood (nee Francis Platt) this morning at the end of a most pitiful illness wherein for nearly three months, stricken dumb, she lay, conscious of the sorrow of the loved ones about her, and unable to speak to them save with her eyes, closes another of those chapters which bring the hearts of the town together in common sympathy. During all her illness the town has sorrowed with those in the big brick house, and high and low, rich and poor, felt the anguish of the silent sufferer.
Mrs. Hood had lived in this town for nearly forty years. And for over half a century she and her husband have gone through life most happily. Six children were born to them and five lived to maturity under her guidance and love, and four are left to mourn her. Always she has been a woman of the home. She has done her work as it lay next to her hand, and has done it lovingly and quietly, but well. It is miserably sad, this dumb parting of the man and the woman who have striven together through the years so happily for better or for worse, after fifty years of life together. And in his sorrow, even though he is surrounded by his children, from a community where he has been so large a part of the common life of all, the common love and sympathy of all, go out to the lonely husband.

HOPKINS Nellie (Millie?) Hopkins - Emporia Gazette October 1,1949, contributed by Marie Cook
• Resident of Topeka, former resident of Allen. She worked for several years at the Boys' Industrial School at Topeka, and was then employed as a dietician at the Methodist Home for the Aged at Topeka.
• Died (September 25, 1949), Venice California.
• Burial (information not given)
• Born August 23, 1886, on a farm near Allen, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith.
• Married William Hopkins (date and place not known)
• Survived by her children, Ira Hopkins, of Topeka; Mrs. Thelma Johnson, Venice, Ca., Ray Hopkins, of Michigan; Clarence Hopkins, Topeka; and Floyd Hopkins, of Kansas City, Kan., two brothers and two sisters, Arthur Smith, of Russelville, Ark.; Herbert Smith, of Bushong; Mrs. Effie Mallory, of Admire; and Mrs. Lottie Shellenberger, southeast of Bushong; besides 10 grandchildren and other relatives.

HORN Edgar E. Horn - Emporia Gazette August XX, 1937, contributed by Bill Phillips
• born May 24, 1895 in Hays, Kansas
• Son of A.N. and Emma HORN
• World War I Veteran, wounded in the Meuse-Argonne drive Sept 26, 1918
• Was unable to return to his unit, discharged and returned home in March 1919.
• Married Nellie Edith Turner Oct. 15, 1919
• Died August 19, 1937 at the Veterans' Hospital, Fayetteville Arkansas
• Burial at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery

HUMPHREYS Barbara Humphreys - Emporia Gazette March 15, 1934
• Died March 12, 1934
• Burial at Evergreen Cemetery
• Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Henry KNITTLE, Paul KNITTLE, Charles KNITTLE, Harry KNITTLE,Mr. and Mrs. Fred KNITTLE, Mrs. Doris COLLINS, Mrs. Stanley WILLIAMS, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry FICHTNER, Jr., and Mrs. Norma PERKUHN, Topeka; Mrs. Lizzie CHARVOZ and Mrs. Edith SHANAHAN, Guthrie, Okla.; Miss Mary HUMPHREYS, Independence, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray JOHNSON, Strong City

No obituaries have been contributed for "I" surnames

JEFFERIES Frank T. Jefferies- Emporia Daily Gazette November 18, 1953
• Was a retired oilfield worker
• Lived in Emporia 3-1/2 years, moving here from Peotone, Ill.
• Died November 14, 1953 in St. Mary's Hospital
• Buried in Memorial Lawn cemetery
• Born December 9, 1874 in Calhoun County, W. Va., son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus M. JEFFERIES
• Married October 1, 1896 to Ressa PETTIT at Big Ben W Va.
• Survived by three sons, Clarence F., of the home; Harold M. of Hoisington, and Edwin L., of Las Vegas, N. M.., and one daughter, Mrs. Jacques P. GUERIN, Las Vegas, N. M.; five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He also is survived by two brothers, B. H. JEFFERIES and Phillip JEFFERIES, Akron, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Hester JONES, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Pearl CONNORS, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank ARNOLD, Clarksburg, W. Va

JONES William Henry Jones- Emporia Weekly Gazette March 28, 1918, contributed by L. Jones
The funeral of W.H. Jones who died in St. Mary's Hospital Thursday night was held in the Bethany Congregational Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. Calvin Jones assisted by Rev. H.F. Morgan, conducted the services. The pall-bearers were Llewelyn Brunt, William F. Rees, Elias Williams, William Price, Arthur Price and Vint Morris. Interrment was in the Upper Dry Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Jones died in St. Mary's Hospital from injuries sustained while working on the D.O. Davis farm, near Reading, two weeks ago. He was 38 years old and was born in Bethesda, North Wales. He came to America in 1900 and was married to Mrs. Jane Lewis March 22, 1909. He is survived by Mrs. Jones and two children, Ivor and Margaret, and a step-son, Willie Lewis; by his father, Grifith Jones, of Wales and two sisters, Mrs. Jones of Wales and Mrs. Evan Hughes of Emporia, and a brother, Richard Jones of Lebo. He was a member of the Congregational Church and of the Knights and Ladies of Security.

KARR John Leonard Karr - Hartford, KS newspaper Jan 1926, contributed by Glen Gardner
"Taps" were sounded for the last time when J. L. Karr, the oldest settler and one of the three last survivors of the Civil War in this community, was mustered out at 3:30 o'clock Saturday morning, Jan 9, 1926, at the home of his son, A. G. Karr east of town, having lived just 24 hours past his 81st birthday. The Tuesday previous to his death he was in town (Hartford) conversing with friends and seemingly in his usual health. Wednesday morning at 5 a.m. he was stricken with paralysis and Thursday about noon he sustained a second stroke from which he never regained consciousness and passed away at the hour stated above.
J. L. Karr was born in Ohio Jan 8, 1845, and soon moved with his parents to Indianola, Iowa. In the winter of 1854 when he was not quite 10 years of age, he came with his parents to Kansas, stopping for a time at Lawrence. Coming farther west in 1855 the family homesteaded the land one-half mile south and one fourth mile west of "17" school house, later known as the John Theobald farm. Here his boyhood years were spent and he attended school at Ottumwa, a distance of seven miles, which he walked twice daily.
The deceased was an ardent Unionist and when the Civil War broke out he volunteered for his country and enlisted in Company H 11th Kansas Cavalry under Colonal Preston B. Plumb in 1863 and served until the close of hte war. He was wounded twice, once a bullet grazed his scalp and once a bullet pierced his limb, but he was not incapacitated for any length of time. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged.
In the years 1865 an 1866 he carried the mail for Uncle Sam from Fort Scott to Council Grove over the Ozark trail and his little calico pony was watched for eagerly by the scattered homesteaders along his route. Many dangers from Indians, wild animals and roaming bands of marauders lurked along his route, but he braved them all that the U. S. mail might be delivered. Mr. Karr was married to Miss Sarah Ann Boring Nov. 26, 1871 and to this union seven children were born, five boys and two girls. Three boys, with the wife and mother, preceding him in death. Mrs. Karr died July 11, 1917. The surviving children are Mrs. Alice Latta, of Emoria; Mrs. A.A. McCullon, of Collinsville, Okla., and A. L. Karr and A. G. Karr, east of Hartford. The deceased was raied in the Quaker faith, But in 1906 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in this place under the pastorate of Rev. Homer Cullison and remained a true and faithful member until death called him home.
Mr. Karr was a charter member of the Hartford G.A.R. known as the I. A. Taylor Post No 166, and for the past ten years had been its commander. Only two members, Jas W. and John E. Edwards survive out of a membership of 186. He ws an active member of the I.O.O.F.., Rebeka and A.O. U.W. lodges. In everything in which the deceased was interested he was a faithful worker and throughout his long life many knotty problems had to be solved.
Besides his four children, Mr. Karr is survived by one brother A. J. Karr, of White City, Kans., who was here when he died; also 24 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by his pastor Rev. Beadle, assisted by Rev. Cole pastor of The Christian church at the "17" schoolhouse Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The singers sang comforting hymns and also the patriotic song "Tenting on the Old Campground." The rostrum and front of the school room was beatifully decorated with bunting, flags and flowers. The casket was draped with "Old Glory," a treasured flag made by the W.R.C. years ago and presented to the G. A. R. A large concourse of people were in attendance to pay a last tribute of respect to this aged citizen and old settler.
Interment was made in the Hoover cemetery and the Odd Fellow Lodge, which attended in a body had charge of the services at the grave. The pallbearers all members of the American Legion and the IOOF Lodge wer Messsrs. J. W. Kerby, Earl McCormick, William Carson, Harvey Cunnington, Joe Farmer and Lee Webster.
And so was laid to rest the last Kansas enlisted soldier of the Civil War in this vicinity.

KARR Mrs. J.L. Karr - Neosho Valley Times Hartford KS, July 1917, contributed by Glen Gardner
Mrs. J. L. Karr died at her home east of town at 12;30 O'clock Wednesday morning after a four day illness from dysentary. The funeral will be held this (Friday) afternoon from the "17" schoolhouse. Interment will be made in the Hoover cemetery. An obituary notice will appear next week. The husband and children have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
July 20, 1917
The funeral of Mrs. J. L. Karr who died at her home east of town (Hartford) Wednesay morning, July 11, 1917, after a brief illness, was held from District 17 schoolhouse last Friday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. Jay Rhodes. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended to pay a last sad tribute of respect to the departed. The building was not near large enough to accommodate the crowd. Interment was made in the family plot in the Hoover cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Jacob Hagel, W. H. Baysinger, W. A. Sickles, J. E. Edwards, Jesse Crail and J. W. Edwards. Sarah A. Boring was born October 30, 1862 at Marion, Grant County, Indiana, and at the time of her death was aged sixty five years, eight months and eleven days.Her mother [Mrs. Daniel (Martha McNeal) Boring] died
when she was but a small child and she went to live with an uncle (Milton & Elizabeth McNeal Branson). In 1867 she accompanied her uncle's family to Kansas locating near Emporia. Here she met her future husband John L. Karr of Coffey county, to whom she was married November 26, 1871. To this union were born seven children, three of whom have preceeded the mother to the world beyond. The four remaining children with the husband mourn the loss of a true and faithful and loving wife and mother. The children are Andrew Karr, of Lebo, Kans; Mrs. Alice Latta, of Emporia, Kans.; Mrs. Addie McCullough of Collinsville, Okla, and Adrian Karr, of Hartford. Mrs. Karr was grandmother to twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In the death of this mother in Israel the neighborhood in which she has lived so many years has lost a conscientious, friend-loving woman and the relatives a devoted worker for their needs and comforts.
The Times joins the wide circle of friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family and relatives.

KING Andrew King - Emporia Gazette March 1, 1918, contributed by James Gilligan
ANDREW KING DEAD
Andrew King, a former resident of Lyon County, died of heart trouble at his home in Kansas City, MO., at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening. He was born in Ireland sixty-eight years ago, and came to America with his parents, who located near Wheeling, W. VA. The Kings moved to Kansas in the early days. Andrew King lived for many years near Hartford, where he was extensively engaged in the cattle business. He moved to Kansas City about nineteen years ago, but made annual trips to Emporia. He was a member of the Catholic Church, of the Knights of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary King; two daughters, Miss Margaret King and Mrs. J. E. Troupe, and two sons, J.J. King and A.V. King of Kansas City; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Freeman, who lives in Ireland, and two neices, Mrs. Eda Tholen and Miss Mary King, of Emporia. Mrs. Tholen attended the funeral, which was held Thursday in the Redemptionist Church, Kansas City at 10 o’clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Father McGee. Interment was at Kansas City.

KING Edward King - Emporia Gazette Friday July 13, 1913 pg 1, col.6, contributed by James Gilligan
EDWARD KING DEAD
Edward King died this morning at 8:45 o’clock at his home, 406 Sylvan Street, after a year and a half’s illness caused by creeping paralysis. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock in the Sacred Heart Church. Rev. Father Berthold will conduct the services, interment will be made in the Catholic Cemetery.
Mr. King was born in Roscommon County, Ireland, in 1839, and he lived there until 1868, when he came to this country. He settled in Wheeling, West VA, and lived there many years. He married Elizabeth Gilligan, in Wheeling, in 1875, and four children were born to them during their residence in that town. Later, with his wife and family he moved back to Ireland, and lived there for a period of six years. They then moved back to America, and settled in Hartford, Kan. They have since lived in Neosho Rapids eighteen years. He had lived in Emporia for the past eight years.
He is survived by Mrs. King and four children, Miss Mary King, and Mrs. Ed Tholen, of Emporia, and John and Charles King, of Albuquerque, N. Mex. Both sons arrived in Emporia in time to be present at their father’s death.

Emporia Gazette July 14, 1913
FUNERAL OF EDWARD KING
The funeral of Edward King who died at his home, 406 Sylvan Street, Friday morning, was held at 9 o’clock this morning in the Catholic Church. Rev. Father Berthold conducted the services, and the music was furnished by the Catholic choir. The funeral was largely attended by the friends of Mr. King. The pall-bearers were Patrick King, Edward Kelley, Henry Kempter, A. Short, and William Lawler. Interment was made in the Catholic Cemetery.

KING Elizabeth King - Emporia Gazette Tuesday February 2, 1915 pg 1, col.5, contributed by James Gilligan
MRS. ELIZABETH KING DEAD
Mrs. Elizabeth King died this morning at 5 o’clock at her home, 406 Sylvan Street. (Emporia) She had been sick since before Christmas, and from the first her condition had been serious.
Mrs. King’s maiden name was Elizabeth Gilligan. She was born August 15, 1839, in County Sligo, Ireland, and grew up in Ireland. In 1865, she came to America, and a few years later was married in Wheeling, WV to Edward King. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. King went to Ireland, where they lived for five years. They came again to America, and about thirty years ago to Kansas, settling in Hartford. From there they moved to Neosho Rapids, and ten years ago came to Emporia. Mr. King died about a year ago.
Mrs. King is survived by two daughters and tow sons, Mrs. Ed Tholen and Mary King, of Emporia, and John and Charles King, of Albuquerque, N. Mex. All her children were with Mrs. King when she died. One sister, Mrs. Jane Fallan, of Cleveland, Ohio, also survives.
Mrs. King had been all her life a faithful member of the Catholic Church. She also was a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security Lodge. She had many friends in Emporia and in Lyon County, whose sympathy is with her children in their loss.
The funeral will be held in the Catholic Church, Thursday morning a 9 o’clock. The services will be in charge of Father Berthold, and interment will be in the Catholic Cemetery.

KREMER William W. Kremer- The Emporia Gazette September 21, 1912, contributed by Gregg Watts
Death of William W. Kremer
William W. Kremer, formerly a resident of Emporia, died at his home in Lena, Ill., September 10.
He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1832. January 25, 1856, he was married to Miss Sarah Ann Oberdorf, who died June 23, 1889. Three children were born to them. November 11, 1861, Mr. Kremer enlisted as sergeant in Company F, Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania, in which he served for nearly two years, receiving an honorable discharge on account of disability. He afterward came to Emporia, where he lived for twenty-five years, conducting a business as tobacconist.
Mr. Kremer was married at Freeport, Ill., October 17, 1900, to Mrs. Jennie Spiller. They lived there a year and then went to Lena, which has since been their home.
Mr. Kremer was converted at the age of 20, and was actively engaged in religious work until failing health compelled him to desist. He was a man who had the esteem of all who knew him. He was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, in which organization he held the office of deacon.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, William H., of Conneaut, Ohio, and Jacob F., of Chicago. He also leaves a brother, Harry Kremer, of Selinsgrove, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. Catharine Enderline [sic, ENTERLINE], of Milton, Pa.
(Obituary courtesy Flint Hills Genealogical Society)