Obituary of Naomi Schisler Sims
Astoria Argus, Astoria, Fulton County, IL - In ink unreadable
Mrs. George Sims Dies In Kansas
Mrs. George (Naomi Schisler) Sims of LeRoy, Kans., died Saturday morning, June 29, 1974, at the Burlington, Kans.
hospital, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at the Mattingly Funeral Home, with Rev. Paul Lynn, minister of the United Methodist Church in LeRoy officiating. Graveside services and interment were at the LeRoy Cemetery.
Mrs. Sims was born July 23, 1888, in Astoria. She was married to George Sims in 1912 at Lewistown, and they have made their home in LeRoy for 62 years.
Mrs. Sims is survived by her husband and a son, Eugene, as well as two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Two sisters, Susan Lehman and Lora Schisler, and one brother, Will Schisler, preceded her in death.
In spite of a severe handicap, Mrs. Sims maintained a steadfast interest over the years in her family, home, and many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Lehman of Astoria attended the funeral of
Mrs. Sims.
Obituary
for Jesse Moren Bader, Doctor of Divinity
Rushville Times, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, August 1963
Jesse M. Bader, 77, Dies In New York on Aug. 19
Word was received here this week thru a news bulletin of the World Convention of Churches of Christ in New York that Jesse M. Bader, native of Schuyler and resident of community of Bader, died on August 19 in New York city at age of 77. Funeral services were held at the First Christian church in Atchison, Kans., on August 23. He is survived by his wife, who will continue to live in New York. Mr. Bader was general secretary of the world convention, which he founded and served as first president in 1930.
Bio
BODY SEVERED BY TRAIN
Four-Year-Old Girl Caught by Engine in Yards
Burlington, Kan., Dec. 21---Cordie Dennison, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Dennison at Gridley,
was run over by a Santa Fe freight train switching in the yards here yesterday and was literally cut in two. She
died instantly.
The body was taken to Eskridge for burial today. That was the former home of the Dennisons. The baby's mother,
who was formery Miss Virgia Zinn, lived in Topeka for some time.
(Augusta Daily Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 21 Dec 1921 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Born: 16 Dec 1914
California, Coffey,Kansas
Died: 27 Mar 1983
Neosho Rapids, Lyon, KS, USA
From the Emporia Gazette:
Curtis Thaine Rhoads, 68, Neosho Rapids, died Sunday at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1914, in rural Neosho Rapids,
the son of Arthur F. and Lilly May Curtin Rhoads, and spent his life in Lyon County.
He was a self-employed mechanic 40 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was married to Dora Elizabeth
Gayer Sept. 2, 1936, in Cottonwood Falls. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Eugene "Gene" Rhoads and Joseph "Edward" Rhoads, both of
Neosho Rapids; a daughter, Bonita Marie Albin, Neosho Rapids; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mount Hope Cemetery in Neosho Rapids. Roberts-Blue-Barnett
Funeral Home, Emporia, is in charge of arrangements.
(Submitted by Mary Ann Richardson)
Dora
Elizabeth Gayer Rhoads
Born: 16 Jan 1916
Falls, Chase, KS, USA
Died: 21 Jun 2004
Emporia, Lyon, KS, USA
From Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, July 8, 2004.
Rhoads, Dora Gayer
Dora Elizabeth Rhoads, 88, formerly of Neosho Rapids, died June 21, 2004, at the Holiday Resort.
The daughter of Jacob Edward and Tabitha Elizabeth Newman Gayer, she was born Jan. 16, 1916, in Cottonwood Falls. She married Curtis Thaine Rhoads on Sept. 2, 1936, at Cottonwood Falls. He died March 27, 1983.
Mrs. Rhoads was a Baptist. She was a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital for many years before she retired.
She is survived by a daughter Bonita M. Albin of Emporia; two sons, Eugene A. Rhoads of Emporia and Joseph "Edward" Rhoads of Neosho Rapids; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lilly Elizabeth Rhoads; one sister; one brother; one half brother, three half sisters; and two granddaughters.
The service was June 25, 2004, in Mount Hope
Cemetery at Neosho Rapids. The Rev. James Scott of the Cornerstone Baptist Church conducted the service. Mrs. Rhoads
was cremated. Memorial contributions to the Neosho Rapids Community Building may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett
Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801.
From the Emporia Gazette: Jul 2004
Neosho Rapids
The service for former Neosho Rapids resident Dora Elizabeth Rhoads, 88, of Emporia will be at 1 p.m. Friday in
Mount Hope Cemetery at Neosho Rapids. The Rev. James Scott of the Cornerstone Baptist Church will conduct the service.
Mrs. Rhoads has been cremated.
Memorial contributions to the Neosho Rapids Community Building may be sent in care of the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801.
Mrs. Rhoads died Monday, June 21, 2004, at the Holiday Resort.
She was a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital for many years before she retired.
The daughter of Jacob Edward and Tabitha Elizabeth Newman Gayer, she was born Jan. 16, 1916, in Cottonwood Falls. She married Curtis Thaine Rhoads on Sept. 2, 1936, at Cottonwood Falls. He died March 27, 1983.
Mrs. Rhoads was a Baptist.
She is survived by a daughter, Bonita M. Albin of Emporia; two sons, Eugene A. Rhoads of Emporia and Joseph "Edward" Rhoads of Neosho Rapids; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Lilly Elizabeth Rhoads, died earlier,
as did one sister, one brother, one half brother, three half sisters and two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Janice
Rhoads.
(Submitted by Mary Ann Richardson)
RHOADS, FREDERICK "FRED" ARTHUR
Born: 24 April 1871
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Died: 23 Apr 1948
Emporia, Lyon, KS, USA
from The Emporia Gazette
Arthur F. Rhoades Dies at Emporia
Arthur Frederick Rhoades, 210 Constitution died Friday night, April 23, 1948 at 8:20 o'clock at the Newman Memorial
County hospital. Mor Rhoades was a retired farmer.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts-Blue funeral home in Emporia with Rev LeRoy
Hay, pastor opf the First Christian church, in charge of the services. Burial in the Lebo Creek cemetery.
Mr Rhoades was born April 24, 1871, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of the late Mr and Mrs I.A. Rhoades. He came to Pawnee
Rock in 1881, and moved to Hartford in 1890. He moved to Emporia about 1938. Mr Rhoades married Lillie Mae Curtin
in Hartford, June 19, 1892. He has been retired from farming for two years.
Mr Rhoades is survived by his wife of the home; four sons, John A. Rhoades, of Neosho Rapids; Sam Rhoades, 127
Congress; Arthur Rhoades, 2 South Constitution; and Thaine Rhoades, 116 South Rural; two daughters, Mrs Alice Perkins,
327 Sunnyslope; and Mrs Hazel Baumgardner, 727 Congress; 22 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
From the Lebo paper:
Rites for A. F. Rhoads
Funeral services for Arthur Frederick Rhoads, who lived at 210 Constitution and who died Friday at the Newman Memorial
County hospital were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roberts Blue funeral home. The Rev. LeRoy May, pastor
of the First Christian Church was in charge of the services.
Mrs. W. S. Hancock sang accompanied by Mrs. Robert Melton. Pallbearers all grandsons of Mr. Rhoads were Jimmy Rhoads,
LeRoy Rhoads, James W. Rhoads, Wayne Rhoads, Clair Rice and Roy W. Rice. Burial was in the Lebo Creek cemetery.
Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the services were Mr and Mrs John Rhoads, Merle Rhoads, Richard
Rhoads, James Rhoads, and Mrs. Lottie Winann of Neosho Rapids; Mrs Nellie Collins of Topeka; Mr and Mrs William
Curtain and Mr and Mrs William Curtain Jr, of Wichita.
(Submitted by Mary Ann Richardson)
RHOADS,
LILLIAN "LILLIE" MAE CURTIN
Lillian "Lillie" Mae Curtin
Born: 24 July 1877
Missouri
Died: 04 Apr 1964
Emporia, Lyon, KS, USA
From the Emporia Gazette 09 April 1964
Mrs. A. F. Rhoads
Mrs. Arthur Frederick Rhoads, 86, of 605 Sylvan St, died Saturday, Apr 4 in St. Mary's hospital.
Lillie May Curtin, the daughter of Mary Francis Huffman and W. H. Curtin was born July 24, 1877, in Missouri. She
was married to Arthur F. Rhoads in 1892 in Hartford. He died in April of 1948. She was a member of the Christian
church of Hartford. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Perkins, four brothers,
James, Joseph, Will A and Bert Curtin, and two sisters, Alice and Bessie Curtin.
Surviving are four sons, John and C. T. both of Neosho Rapids. S.D., 102 Market St, and I.A., 524 Rural St. one
daughter, Mrs. R.E Baumgardner, 337 Sunnyslope St. one sister Mrs. I Beals, Tracy Calif. 27 grandchildren and 77
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Apr 4 in the chapel of the Roberts Blue Barnett Funeral Home. The
Rev W. Howard Helverson, pastor of the First Christian church, conducted the services. Burial was in the Lebo Creek
cemetery.
(Submitted by Mary Ann Richardson)
Burned to Death
An Aged Lady Fatally Burned While Reading her Bible
Burlington, Kan., Dec. 28 - Word was received here today from Westphalia that Mrs. Bennett, the mother of F. S. Bennett, was fatally burned last night while sitting on a low stool reading her Bible as was her habit before going to bed. The lamp fell over setting fire to her clothing. Mrs. Bennett was so badly injured that she died in great agony in a short time.
She was alone at the time of the accident.
(Topeka Weekly Capital, December 30, 1898, page 6)
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