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Death of Oscar Allen
Atchison Sunday Globe, Oct. 27, 1957 (abstract)
Oscar Allen, age 72, was buried Saturday, Oct. 26, in the White Cloud Cemetery.

Obiruary of Hugh Corcoran
The Atchison Globe, Sept. 12, 1954 (abstract)
Hugh Corcoran, age 73 died Saturday, September 11, 1954 in St. Joseph Missouri; he was born in Severance and lived there all his life, the son of Patrick Corcoran; survived by his wife, May; two nephews, T. J. Lyons, Wathena, and Roger Morley, Independence, KS; two nieces, Mrs. John Sheda, Severance and Mrs. Paul Hargis, Mission, and a great nephew, Larry Ebner, Kansas City; burial in St. Benedict's Cemetery

Funeral of Margaret Elizabeth Price Dittemore
The Atchison Globe, Sep. 13, 1954 (abstract)
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dittemore, age 81, was held on September 13, 1954. Burial was in the Mt. Olive Cemetery at Troy. She was born Nov. 10, 1872 near Sparks, and was one of nine daughters of Josiah D. and Elizabeth (Poulter) Price; On Sept. 6, 1891, she married Wiley H. Dittemore in St. Joe. He survives, along with three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Williams and Mrs. G. H. Johnson, both of Bendena, and Mrs. A. W. Denton, St. Joe; three sons, Homer P. Dittemore, St. Joe, and Earl C. and J. Marvin Dittemore of Atchison; two sisters, Mrs. Etta P. Graves, San Jose, Calif., and Miss Daisy B. Price, Troy; 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Obituary of Joseph Bede Emmerich
Atchison Sunday Globe, Nov. 24, 1957 (abstract)
Joseph Bede Emmerich, age 61, died Nov. 23, 1957 in Troy. He was born Aug. 7, 1896 in Bendena, the son of George and Anna (Hess) Emmerich; he married Anna Thurn, Aug. 5, 1924 in Bendena. She survives, along with two daughters, Mrs. Esther Newman, Stuttgart, Germany, and Mrs. Frances Ferrario, St. Louis; two brothers, Francis of Wadsworth and Albert of Nortonville; four grandchildren. Burial Nov. 25 at St. Charles Cemetery, Troy.

Obituary of Calvin L. Eylar
Atchison Sunday Globe, Nov. 6, 1944 (abstract)
Calvin L. Eylar, age 68, died Nov. 6, 1944 in Lancaster. He was born April 15, 1878, at Bendena, to Aaron and Matilda Eylar. He married Ada Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Powell, at Bendena on April 22, 1913. Survived by his wife, two sons, Eugene S, of Lancaster and Merle D., of Atchison; a brother, Alfred, of Good Intent and six grandchildren. Preceded in death by a sister, Lydia Welk/Weik/Werk. Burial in Denton Cemetery.

Obituary of David Frank
The Atchison Globe, June 4, 1883
Mr. David Frank, an old and respected citizen of Doniphan, died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at the residence of George Brenner, his son in law, at the advanced age of 70 years. Mr. Frank had resided at Doniphan off and on since 1855, and was well known in this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock, under the auspices of the Masons, of which order he was an old and respected member.

Obituary of Franklin L. Grover
Atchison Sunday Globe, Nov. 24, 1957 (abstract)
Franklin L. Grover died Nov. 22 at his home near Bendena. He was born Feb. 17, 1885 near Huron, to William Riley and Caroline Clem Grover; he married Ida Gaul in 1907; preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mrs. Bessie Buck, and a brother, Leslie; survived by his wife, Ida; two sons, Riley Franklin of Bendena and Leslie Franklin of Denton; two daughters, Mrs. C. A. (Gladys) Martin, and Mrs. Ralph "Gertrude" Oswald, Kansas City; two brothers, John of Atchison and W. O. of Bendena; a sister, Goldie Cummings of Huron and nine grandchildren. The funeral of Franklin L. Glover was Nov. 24, 1957; burial at the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Troy.

Obituary of Mrs. Mary Leinbach
Atchison Sunday Globe, Dec. 8, 1957 (abstract)
Mrs. Mary Leinbach, age 62 died Dec. 5, 1957 in Lebanon, Ore. She was a former resident of Troy. Survived by her husband, five daughters: Mrs. Florence Karn, Bendena; Mrs. Mildred Brown and Mrs. Betty Laughter, both of California, and Mrs. Frances Streaner and Mrs. Darlene Brechtel, both of Oregon; a son, William, of Lebanon, Ore.; and two sisters, Mrs. Ella McKittrick, Bendena, and Mrs. Roy Briggs, Troy.

Death of Andrew Lloyd
The Atchison Globe, Feb. 27, 1879
Andrew Lloyd, the man who had both his legs cut off yesterday at Brenner, by an A & N freight train, died late in the afternoon of his injuries.

Obituary of Mrs. C. E. Lyness nee Hildebrand
Atchison Sunday Globe, Dec. 8, 1957 (abstract)
Mrs. C. E. Lyness, age 71, died Dec. 5th at the U.S. Naval Academy. Born in Lone Tree, Ia., the daughter of Jacob and Anna Hildebrand; she married Charles Lyness in 1916; he preceded her in death. Survived by a son, Charles, of Annapolis, Md., two other sons and a daughter. She was a former resident of Troy. Funeral will be Monday, Dec. 9, 1957 in Troy, and burial will be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Obituary of George Meidinger
The Atchison Globe, Sept. 8, 1954 (abstract)
George Meidinger, age 78, died today at his home in Doniphan. He was born in 1876 near Wathena; married Nelita North in Waisenburg Colo..; survived by his wife, an adopted daughter, Mrs. Floyd Chase of Doniphan, five grandchildren, Billy Lee, Diana, George, Joan and Gary Chase; four brothers, Otto M., of Atchison, Louis, of St. Joe, Henry, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Edward of Elwood. No burial information.

Obituary of Mary Roundy O'Brien
Atchison Sunday Globe, Dec. 8, 1957 (abstract)
Mary O'Brien, age 76, died Dec. 6, 1957 in St. Joe. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Roundy of Doniphan and married Dennis O'Brien on Sept. 20, 1909. He survives, along with two brothers, Elmer Roundy of Wathena, and Dr. C. I. Roundy of St. Joe; three sisters, Mrs. L. C. Miller of near Doniphan, Mrs. Jack Garner of Kansas City, and Mrs. Dwight Sawyer, Los Angeles. Burial Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Death of child of Charles Pape
The Atchison Globe, July 30, 1878
The black and ominous cloud which gathered to the northwest this morning had blood in its eye. Near Norway, Doniphan County, the farm house of Charles Pape was blown down, and his young child killed.

Burial of Barbara Brenner Poirier
The Atchison Globe, Jan. 2, 1882
Mrs. Barbara Poirier, wife of Emil Poirier, and daughter of Jacob Brenner, died in St. Joe yesterday. The remains were taken to Doniphan today for burial.

Death of Milton Saltzman
Great Bend Tribune, Sept. 8, 1964 (abstract)
Milton Saltzman, 29, of Bendena, died in an accident near Sparks. He drowned in a well he was rebuilding.

Death of Gunder Severtson
Atchison Sunday Globe, Feb. 3, 1957 (abstract)
Gunder Severtson, age 77, died Feb. 2, 1957 in Topeka. He was a retired farmer from Moray and a native of Norway. Burial Feb. 4 at the Moray cemetery. Survived by a brother, Tillef Severtson of Norway.

Death of K. W. Stratton
The Atchison Globe, August 29, 1883
K. W. Stratton, who has been suffering fourteen weeks from injuries received By being thrown from a wagon by a runaway team died at Doniphan this morning at 2 o'clock.

Death and Burial of John P. Stricker
Atchison Daily Globe, May 28, 1945 (abstract)
John P. Stricker, 23, was killed in action and buried at sea in the South Pacific. He was born November 17, 1921 near Highland to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Stricker, Jr. He graduated from Bendena High School in 1940. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Geraldine Hall, and an aunt, Mrs. Leroy Byers of Highland.

Obituary of Minnie A. Gutzman Therman
The Atchison Globe, July 6, 1954 (abstract)
Mrs. Minnie A. Therman, age 75, died last night at the home of her son, near Doniphan. She was a lifelong resident of the county. She is survived by four sons: Arthur, of near Doniphan; William, North Kansas City; Oscar, of Cedarburg Wis.; Lothar, Hayburn, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Alvin Brown, St. Joe; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Trader and Mrs. Ida Therman, both of St. Joe; a brother, Adolph Gutzman, of Kansas City, Kas.; 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were not set.

Death of Mrs. Petra Jensine Thomas
Atchison Sunday Globe, Oct. 20, 1957 (abstract)
Mrs. Petra Jensine Thomas, age 81, died Oct. 18, 1957, at her home in Troy. Services were Oct. 20, at Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Death of General Alexander W. Doniphan
Atchison Daily Globe, August 31, 1887
The Late General Doniphan; A Veteran of the Mexican War Who Died at Richmond, Mo.
The death of Gen. Alexander W. Doniphan, who was a veteran of the Mexican War, was recorded but a few days ago, taking place his home in Richmond, Mo. He was for many years a conspicuous figure. Born near Maysville, Ky., in July, 1808, of a revolutionary ancestry, he was graduated at the age of 19 from the Methodist college at Augusta, Ky. In 1829, after a due course of study, he was admitted to practice in the courts of Ohio and Kentucky. In 1830 he removed to Lexington, Mo., and thence to Liberty, then on the border of civilization, three years later. In 1836 he represented his county in the state legislature, and on two subsequent occasions was elected to the same position. In 1838 he was a brigadier general of the Missouri militia, and his brigade was sent to drive the Mormons out of the state [transcribers note: he refused to obey orders to execute Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormons]. He was prominent in Kansas in the days when ruffianism was rampant there. In 1846, when the governor of Missouri made a requisition for volunteers to join Gen. Kearny in his expedition to Mexico. Gen. Doniphan was made commander of the First regiment of Missouri Mounted volunteers, and with his regiment marched 900 miles across a treeless desert and over lofty mountains, dispersed the Mexican forces defending Santa Fe, entered that ancient capital and annexed all New Mexico to the United States. [transcriber's note; although a brigadier general in the Missouri militia, Doniphan's highest rank during the Mexican war was colonel] Late in September, Kearny started for California with several companies of dragoons, leaving Doniphan in command of New Mexico, with orders to reduce the Navajoes on the western slope of the Rocky mountains to submission. Crossing the mountains, Gen. Doniphan quickly subdued the Indians. On December 14 he started for central Mexico. The force passed through a desert in whose length of ninety miles neither wood nor water was to be found, and were about to go into camp on Christmas Day when the cry ran along the ranks that the enemy was in front. Doniphan quickly formed his line of battle and awaited the attack. The Mexicans charged, but in less than an hour they were in full retreat, leaving over 200 dead and wounded men men upon the field. Not a single Missourian was killed and only seven were wounded. On March 1 he took possession of Chihuahua. Learning that Gen. Wood was at Saltillo, 700 miles away, Doniphan set out for that place, and on May 21 bivouacked near the battlefield of Buena Vista. The war on that line being ended, Taylor ordered the Missourians to Brazos Santiago, where they embarked for New Orleans, and were mustered out of service. The regiment was welcomed home in a speech by Senator Benton and an enthusiastic popular demonstration.
Resuming the practice of his profession, Gen. Doniphan led a quiet life until 1861, when he was one of five from the border states, who, by special invitation, held an interview with President Lincoln to counsel and advise as to the best method of preserving peace, maintaining the Union and settling the difficulties that then environed the nation. He was the last of the five to "pass over to the other side".