The funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. Sherman Avery were held this afternoon from the family residence and was largely attended. Rev. Wharton conducting the services. Interment was had in the east cemetery. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. (The Republican, January 31, 1901)
Early this moring Joe A. Brooks, shot and instantly killed himself at his home in Latham. No cause is assigned although financial reasons may have caused the deed. He leaves a wife and two grown daughters. He was a farmer, lived in Latham, dealt in cattle and ran his farm near Latham. Isaac Jones, a neighbor, was up today to notify the coroner who will hold an inquest. (The Republican, January 4, 1901, Friday evening)
A. M. Burdett, who was seemingly well, last evening, had returned home from the Gensler funeral and had taken Rev. Curtis to supper with him. While in the sitting room, discussin gthe events of the day, Mr. Burdett who was standing near the heater, staggered, fell, gasped and was dead in a moment. His wife was with him in an instant but no sign of recognition from him.
Albert Morgan Burdett was born near Worcester, Ohio, in 1882 and lived on a farm till he was fifteen, when he went to Knox county, Illinois, where he engaged in business for many years. He was married in 1863 to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Weeks and one child, Julia Isabelle, was born to them.
Mr. and Mrs. Burdett came to El Dorado in 1870 and for a number of years lived on the corner of Central avenue and Mechanic street, their residence being one of the first frame structures to be put up on the townsite.
The deceased was active, optimistic and resourceful; and was closely identified with all the ups and downs of the early life of the town.
He was always at the front, was never seemingy discouraged and talked cheerfully and hopefully to the very moment of his death.
He was everybody's friend and never missed an opportunity to say a kind word for his neighbor.
The announcement of his death, last evening was shock to the town.
Their daughter, who was born in El Dorado, who is now Mrs. Lewis and lives in Knoxville, Illinois, will be here with her husband to attend the funeral, which will be held from the Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Curtis preaching the sermon.
The deceased was a Presbyterian who lived up to his professions, was a most happy man in his family and social relations and his death will be regretted by everybody. Peace to his soul.
Funeral services at the Presbyterian Church Thrusday morning at 10 o'clock. (The Republican, January 15, 1901)
George W. Weeks, of Lincoln, brother of Mrs. A. M. Burdett, arrived yesterday to attend the funeral of the late A. M Burdett. (The Republican, Wednesday evening, January 16, 1901)
The funeral sermon of A. M. Burdett was preached by Rev. Curtis in the Presbyterian church, this morning and an hour afterwards - relatives and friends followed the remains to the grave. The services were pathetic, in that Mr. Curtis was for many years the pastor of the deceased. The floral tributes were numerous and very beautiful while the music was ideal. E. H. Clark, J. A. McKenzie, E. C. Ellet, Frank Dodge, W. H. Ellet and T. B. Murdock were the pall bearers. Rev. Fowler conducted the services at the grave. The strands of life of our neighbor having run out he is gone not dead but absent. (The Republican, January 17, 1901)
Mrs. Athur Cheek who has been seriously ill for some months and whose death occurred Thursday evening, aged 41 years was buried from her home near the U B Church this afternoon. A number of friends being in attendance. The surviving memebers of the family here have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. (The Republican, January 5, 1901)
Theodore Creek, of Pontiac, died suddenly this morning with stomach trouble. Mr. Creek was a telegraph operator and assisted in the Western Union office during the Morrison trial.
He leaves two children aged eight and ten years; his wife was Miss Snyder of Pontiac and died sometime ago. He had some sort of malignant growth in his stomach of which he never said anything about but he must have suffered intensely. His funeral has not been set as yet but he will be buried in the Pontiac cemetery. (The Republican, January 19, 1901)
Jay Perry Gensler died at his home in Oklahoma City, Sunday morning at 1:30 o'clock of pneumonia after an eight days illness. He was taken ill January 5th while his wife was visiting here. She went to him Tuesday the 8th on receipt of a telegram telling of his serious illness, leaving their baby, Mariana who was in a dangerous condition under the care of Mrs. Harry Pattison.
The deceased was unconcious till toward the end when it was thought he might recover, but death came in the morning having taken a devoted husband and father from a stricken wife and two little baby girls who are too young to realize the loss they have sustained. The wife and mother are crushed beneath the weight of grief and their many friends mourn with them. Jay made deep friendships during his residence here, he being a man of particularly amiable and tender disposition. He was perfectly devoted to his famiy, his mother and friends.
Jay Perry Gensler was born in Iowa in 1871; he was raised in Severy his father dying when he was but a lad. He learned telegraphing and was engaged in that work in Piere, South Dakota before being assigned here, about 1891. He was married to Agnes Miler in Septemer 1894 and two little girls blessed their union. They removed to Wellington in 1897 and from there to Oklahoma City in 1899 where he was manager of the Western Union office.
The remains were brought here today and the funeral services held at the Presbyterian church at 3:30, interment taking place in the East Cemetery. The Woodman and K P Lodges assisted in the rites and Rev. Dr. Curtis of Caldwell, preached the sermon. W. Y. Miller, Mrs. Gensler and Mrs. Shultz accompanied the remains here from Oklahoma City. (The Republican, January 14, 1901)
The funeral services over all that remained mortal of Jay Gensler took place yesterday at half past three at the Presbyterian church. A large number of sympathizing friends filled the church. The choir taken from the different churches consisting of Mrs. M. J. Long, Misses, Evalou Snyder, Ethel Bugbee, and Nettie Creighton; and Messrs Al Snyder, W. G. McIntire and Claude McDowell. The services were conducted by Rev. W. W. Curtis, of Caldwell, the deceased's former pastor and friend. Rev. J. A. Miller of Trinity Church, assisting. Miss Harriet Turner sang a solo. A large number of floral emblems and cut flwoers were sent both by friends here and from Oklahoma City. The K of P, Woodmen and Rebecca Lodges attended as organizations. The pall bearers selected from the Woodmen and K of P were: Frank Allen, Chas Schram, Joe Riddle, H. Bechtel, F. Betts and H. P Wiggington. At the grave the Rev. Doughty of the K of P conducted the last rites. (The Republican, January 15, 1901)
Nettie Hacker, the little girl so terribly burned, died yesterday afternoon after having suffered intesely from the burns which covered her entire body. The funeral services were held at 1:00 o'clock and Mrs. Lucas of the U. B. church conducted the servces. Interment was made in the Foster cemetery. (The Republican, January 10, 1901)
J. S. Hardie received word today of the death of his brother-in-law, William Kavanaugh, who lived in Zellinople, Pa and left this afternoon to attend the funeral services. He had been ill for some time and leaves a wife and six children, who will be well provided for. (The Republican, January 7, 1901)
George Knauss Dies at 91
Succumbs Following Operation at Newton
George Knauss, one of Burns' best known and respected citizens for more than 50 years, died last Thursday evening at a hospital in Newton, following an operation for acute appendicitis a few days before.
He had been in good-health and active up to a few days before he died, and was seen daily on the street and around his home with his usual cheery greeting for passers-by.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the Ebenezer Methodist Church, with Rev. C. E. King officiating.
A quartet composed of Mrs. Arnold Gfeller, Mrs. A. L. Flock, Ralph Gfeller and Mrs. Frank Brenzikofer sang "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and "It Is Well With My Soul," accompanied by Jo Ann Holecek. Mrs. Arnold Gfeller san as a solo, "Goin' Home.," accompanied by Mrs. A. L. Flock.
The pallbearers were Theodore Knaussman, Arnold Gfeller, Chris Ammeter, D. T. Smith, C. L. Bruner and Mames Holecek.
Interment was in the Ebenezer Cemetery.
Those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ketteman and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Meidlinger and family, all of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Wm Holt and Janice, Dodge City; Mrs. J. C. Froelich, Enterprise; Mr. and Mrs. Wm Wagoner, Hope; James Knox, Leon; Mae Zieman, Vernon Zieman, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Zieman and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Locke, El Dorado.
Born in Germany
George Knauss was born Feb. 18, 1852, in Wurtemberg, Germany, where he grew to manhood. He was brought up in the Lutheran faith. In the spring of 1884 at the age of 32 years he came to America settling near Clay Center, Kan. Here he became a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church of that community.
On April 22, 1884, he was united in marriage to Katherine Ketteman, who preceded him in death Jan. 11, 1928. Five children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, and Mrs. Elizabeth Notz who passed away at the age of 33.
In 1888, he moved to his farm near Burns where his family was brought up. He was one of the organizers of the Ebenezer Church, donating the grounds for the church and cemetery and donating liberally of his time and substance to create a religious center for his family and neighbors. For many years he was a local preacher and was superintendent of the Sunday school for a number of years.
In 1917 he moved from his farm to Burns where he has since made his home. He had made himself a real place in the hearts of the Burns people, and he had a place in his heart for young and old. His going leaves a vacant corner in the town that will be remembered by the youth as well as the older people.
His living children are John J. Knauss of Wichita, Mrs. Arthur Gfeller and Mrs. A. G. Zieman of Burns; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Two weeks ago his friends called on him in recognition of his 91st birthday. He was hale and hearty and able to greet everyone with his accustomed courtesy. (Burns News, March 1943, submitted by Mark Zieman)
The deat, devoted wife and angelic companion, Mrs. Effie Siders Liggett, beloved of C. Frost Liggett, has gone to rest. Her breath and spirit departed from her earthly body at their home near Kendall, Kan., and went to the God who gave it on Sunday, July 24th, 1887 at 11:30 a.m.
Those who know of her early struggles and successes through difficulities and embarassements, her generous, ennobling and independent spirit, her kind, hopeful disposition and virtuous heart, will realize that one of the brightest jewels that graced the earth has been gathered; that a shining star has sank to rest, and a beam of golden light gone forever, leaving a void for her sharer of joys that can never be filled. O, darling, sweetest angel of heaven, thou whose eery deed and thought was purity and love, whose companionship was like a peal of laughter from the bright rippling brook, the warblings of sweet voiced birds, dost thou know of this voiceless painful longing? O, Almighty God, most Infinite angles of heaven, O cold grave, last resting place for casket of departed spirits, former habitation of departed souls and thou most learned spirits of great understanding canst thou speak to us in known tongues and tell us of this we call "death?" Canst thou tell us the problems of human life and the bourne thereafeter, and immortality and joy everlasting? Guide of John Bunyan and Christians, pilgrims and fairies, she has passed your way! Bright sentinels in the shining city, she is there! She is the one with a robe of greater whiteness; with a voice as of a silver lute; with a touch so tender and soft; with light blue eyes melting with kindess and sparkling with tears of pity for the sad and distressed; whose virtuous heart throbs with unselfish purity, lvoe and truth. Yes, she is there with a soft halo of glory about her spirit being and a crown of sweest flowers and brightest jewels about her golden hair. Oh, is it strange that the bereaved is full of voiceless longing and his bran in filled with ___? Is it strange that the whold world, with all its cold formality, deception and hollow pleasures is not worth to this yearning soul one glance of those sweet blue eyes; one touch of those gentle hands, one throb of that pure, virtuous heart that is now in Paradise among the stars of brightness in the falrest galaxy of heaven, and sweetset seraph of holy collection, with a glistening crown in the angel band and sounding melting chords in the soft voiced choir. Don't you see the brightening and hear the music? Oh, what singing and rejocing forever and ever, worlds without ends! No sorrow or pain or death; joy and peace and happeniness ever lasting. Tell me not that life is but a beginning and forgetting. No darling, sweely rest. Our souls are united and "There is no death! An angel from walks o'er the earth with silent tread; He bears loved one away, And then we call them "dead." He leaves our hearts all desolate, He plucks our falrest, sweetest flowers; Transplanted into bliss they now Adorn immortal bowers. And ever near us, though unseen, The dea, Immortal spirits tread; For all the boundless universe Is life- there is no dead." And thou, darling, who hast been so "true to the end," have "gone, but not forgotten." C. F. L. (The Walnut Valley Times, August 19, 1887)
Mrs. J. D. Giffin has just received the particulars of her brother, David Lyles, death in Los Angeles, Cal. He was braking on a freight train and fell between the cars and died within a few hours. He leaves a wife and two children. (The Republican, January 7, 1901)
Last night about nine o'clock Miss Mary Masteller who was visiting her aunt, Miss A. Leh on South Star street went into an adjoining room carrying with her a lighted lamp, returning, the lamp suddenly exploded throwing oil and gas onto her face and she dropped at once and must have died without any suffering as she inhaled both flame and gas. Her body was badly burnt all over. While Mrs. Leb smothered the flames with carpet yet she was entirely enveloped at once and nothing could have saved her. She was a niece of Mrs. Leh and has been here since about September. She intended remaining till this fall. Her home was in Philadelphia. It is one of the saddest accidents, the details of which are most horrible. The father, mother and sister have been notified and telegrams have been received but nothing definite has been determined as to arrangements. The father is a foreman in a factory in Philadelphia and the family have been residents there for years. Miss Masteller was here visiting Mrs. Leh who lives alone, since the death of Comraxie Leh some months ago and had made many friends here. The family and friends have the sincerest sympathy of all in this most distressing accident. (The Republican, January 31, 1901
The funeral services over the remains of Miss Mary Masteller occurred today at the residence of Mrs. Leh. Rev. Wharton conducting the same. A large number of sympathizing friends were present. The floral pieces were beautiful, the one sent by the citizens being very choice. A number of ladies clubbed together and also sent one. The remains were sent to Philadelphia via Santa Fe.
The deceased was a lovey chrisitian character, a member of the Luthern church and had made many friends while here. Mrs. Leh was unable to accompany the remains as she is about prostrated with grief and had but lately recovered. (The Republican, January 31, 1901)
Died Saturday night, at her late residence, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Della Outhwaite, wife of William Outhwaite.Della Ann Outhwaite was born May 6th 1830, in New Hampshire, was married in Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1, 1848 to William Outhwaite and was the mother of four children, all of whom are dead. They came to El Dorado in 1876 and have lived here since. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a devoted attendant. For many years she was the only florist here and never failed to supply flowers for her church. For sometime her mind has been affected and Mr. Outhwaite has been her patient attendant, never flinching in his duties and he has the sympathy of all. Left alone, feeble with age, may the good Lord comfort and succor him. The funeral occurred at ten o'clock this morning, Rev. Wharton officiating. Interment being made in the west cemetery. (The Republican, January 14, 1901)
Mrs. Jennie Webber, aged about forty years, died of consumption this morning at her home in west El Dorado. She had suffered for sometime and the end was not unexpected. She leaves three children, the oldest, Nettie, aged eighteen and two boys, Clyde and Arthur. Her sister, Mrs. R. H. Shinn, whose husband runs the King farm, is here and they have arrangements in charge. The funeral will be from the Methodist church Friday at 10 o'clock a.m. Rev. Wharton officiating. Interment will be made in the Chelsea cemetery. Mrs. Webber had lived here for many years, was a chrisitan woman and a good mother, friend and neighbor. (The Republican, January 31, 1901)
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