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OBITUARIES FOR LEAVENWORTH COUNTY,
KANSAS
DONNELL, CATHERINE O.
Death of Mrs. Catherine O. Donnell
Atchison Globe, Atchison, Kansas, June 18, 1880
We regret to learn that Mrs. Catherine O. Donnell, mother of J. J. O. Donnell, cashier at Symns, Turner and
Co., died in Leavenworth this morning. The funeral will take place on Sunday.
POPE, VIOLA I. HUDDLESTON
Woods Funeral Home Obituary, Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois
Viola I. Pope, 74, of Mt. Sterling, formerly of Jacksonville, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2007
at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Sterling.
She was born on May 23, 1933 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of the late Arthur Chester and Dorothy Agnes
(Owings) Huddleston. She married Andy Pope and he preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was a sister
Norma Jean Allen.
A homemaker, she worked in the dietary department of the Jacksonville Developmental Center in Jacksonville.
She enjoyed her cats and country music.
Surviving are a brother Arthur E. Huddleston a niece Theresa Huddleston and fiancee Jeff VanOrder all of Mt.
Sterling and two great nephews Andrew and Brandon Crooks.
Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Green Cemetery in Bluffs with Brent Wood officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Wood Funeral Home in Rushville. Memorials are suggested to the
family.
DALE, MARY
The Illinoian Star Daily Edition, Beardstown, Cass Co., Il., April 21, 1906
Death of Mrs. Dale
Beardstown - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton received a message yesterday announcing the death of Mrs. Mary Dale,
at Leavenworth, Kans., where she has been making her home for the past few years.
Deceased was a former resident of this city and made her home on 9th and Edwards streets when living here. The
remains will be brought here on the noon train tomorrow and the funeral will take place probably Monday, although
no definite arrangements have as yet been made.
The burial will take place at Messer (Messerer) cemetery at Frederick.
McCORMICK, JOHN
Date: 1870-03-17; Paper: Leavenworth Bulletin
Leavenworth, Kansas
McCormick
Died on Wednesday, March 16, at 12 o'clock John the oldest son of John and Margaret McCormick, aged 7 years,
3 months and 16 days.
Funeral on Friday, from residence of parents on Pawnee street between Seventh and Broadway at 2 o'clock p.m.
friends of the family are invited to attend. (Submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer)
ROSS, LIZZIE J.
Death Notice In Leavenworth City, Kansas , on the 18th of July, LIZZIE J., daughter of Ebenezer and Martha M.
Ross, late of Oxford, aged 5 months. (Village Record (Penn) September 15, 1857, submitted by Candi Horton)
HOLMES, VIRGINIA
Death Notice In Leavenworth City, Kansas on the 31st of August, VIRGINIA HOLMES, daughter of John and Eliza
J. Wilson, late of Oxford Borough, aged 10 months.
Village Record (Penn)September 15, 1857, submitted by Candi Horton)
EDGE, SAMUEL H.
Death Notice EDGE - At Leavenworth, Kansas , of Cholera, on the 9th inst., SAMUEL H. EDGE, aged 22 years and 2
months. (Village Record (PA) September 24, 1867, submitted by Candi Holton)
ANTHONY, DANIEL READ
Colonel Anthony Is Dead
Noted Kansas Editor and Brother of Famous Woman Suffragist
Leavenworth. Kansas, November 12- Colonel D. R. Anthony, the noted editor of the Leavenworth Times, and brother
of Miss Susan B. Anthony, the woman suffragist, died at his home here this morning of heart disease, aged 60 years.
Colonel Daniel Read Anthony, who gained his title in the Union Army, was one of the last of a half dozen editors
who did much to spread the fame of Kansas in its early days.
He was for nearly half a century editor and proprietor of the Leavenworth Times, and during that time did much
to shape the destiny of his state.
He was born at Adams, Mass., and spent his early years in Now York.
He was intimately acquainted with Thurlow Weed, Horace Greeley, Senator Seward and others in New York politics
of that day.
His first entry into Kansas was in 1854, when he lends a Free State party to the Sunflower State.
Soon thereafter he became connected with newspaper work and up to the time of his death, ho was active in affairs
of the state.
He had served both as Mayor and Postmaster of Leavenworth, as a member of the Kansas Legislature and in 1886 he
was made a Government director of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Ho was formerly a member of the advisory board of the Associated Press.
Colonel Anthony had been in ill health for several years. Ho was stricken with heart trouble last June. At that
time his condition became dangerous, but ho rallied, and in a few days resumed his labors in the office of the
Times.
A month ago he was again attacked, and despite his remarkable vitality was unable to rally. (Oregonian, November
12, 1904, Transcribed and contributed by: Frances Cooley)
CUNNINGHAM, A. J.
A. J. Cunningham, one of Leavenworth county's pioneer citizens died a few days ago at the ripe old age of 75
years. (Topeka Weekly Capital, February 22, 1894, page 10)
WALLACE, LORENZO
Suicide of an Old Resident
Leavenworth, Kan., April 4 - Lorenzo Wallace, an old resident of this county, committed suicide today by shooting
himself through the head with a pistol. He had been slightly deranged for some time and was confined in the county
jail for a while where he never showed any suicidal tendency, and was allowed to return to his home. His death
was instantaneous. (Topeka Weekly Capital, April 6, 1893, page 1)
GORDON, LIZZIE
Miss Lizzie Gordon of Leaventhworth Kan., formerly of this city, departed this life last week. She was a loyal
christian and was a member of Beth Eden Baptist Church. She leaves to mourn her death one brother, Mr. Spencer
Haines of New York; two sisters. Mrs. Hager and Anita Haines, and one son. Edward Gordon of Leaventhworth. Kan.,
together with a number of friends. The Messenger, Charleston, S. C. and Atlanta Independent please copy. (Date:
1914-12-13; Paper: Macon Weekly Telegraph, submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer)
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