Obituaries
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PAYNE, LIZZIE
E. COST
Funeral of Mrs. Payne Tomorrow.
The funeral of Mrs. E. L. Payne, who died Saturday night in Walla-Walla, Wash., will be held at the Payne home in Emporia, tomorrow afternoon,at 2:30. Services will be conducted by Dr. R. B. A. McBride, and interment will be in Maplewood.
The casket will be open at the home tomorrow forenoon, Mrs. Payne was Lizzie E. Cost before her marriage. She was born in November 1862, in Keedysville, Md., on a Southern plantation which had been in the family 200 years. It was on the battleground of Antietam. When an eight-month-old baby, her father carried her away from the home to escape the cannon balls fired in the famous battle of Antietam. General McClellan's headquarters were established in the house of Mrs. Payne's uncle, close to her old home. In the spring of 1833 Miss Cost came to Lyon County and taught several years in district schools, and later was a primary teacher in Emporia. October 5, 1887 she was married to E. L. Payne. To them were born six children, all of whom, with their father, are living. They are Gladys Payne, who teaches in Walla Walla, Wash.; Ruth Payne, who teaches in Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Harold Riney, who teaches in Kingman Dorothy Payne, who teaches In Collinsville, Okla.; Marguerite Payne, whoteaches in Phillipsburg, Mont., and Howard Payne, who has been in France, but whose release has been cabled and is believed to be on his way home. Three sisters, living in Maryland, and three brothers, Frank Cost, of Hutchinson; Harry Cost, Grand Junction, Colo.; and Harvey Cost, of Hagarstown, Md„ survive. Mrs. Payne had been a. member of the Presbyterian Church from childhood and she, with her husband and all of their, were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Emporia. She was a prominent member of the Review Club.
Mrs. Payne had suffered from cancer of
the stomach for several years. Mr. Payne also, has been in bad health the past winter and was unable to go to Washington
to see Mrs. Payne or to make the trip at her death. Miss Gladys Payne arrived early this afternoon from Washington
with the body of her mother.
(April 9, 1919 ~ Emporia Gazette ~ Submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer)
Phillips, Blake Spencer, born Feb 10, 2005, died April 22, 2005. Graveside Service 1pm, Mon at Phillips Cemetery, Reading,
KS. Survived by mother Sausha Phillips, Wichita; grandparents, Kenny & DeeAnn Phillips, Andover; grandmot her,
Carla Hudson, Augusta; uncles Jordan & Jeramy Phillips, Andover: great-gr andparents, Gene & Sharon Coleman,
Wichita; great-great grandmother, Leona Robison, Coquille, OR; numerous great-aunts, great-uncles, & cousins.
Preceded in death by great-grandparents, Ken & Ester Phillips, Osage City, KS; great-gr andfather, Lawrence
Robison, Coquille, OR. The family would like to extend a special thank you to St. Joseph NICU & Harry Hynes
Hospice. DeVorss.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/24/2005 - 4/25/2005.
Ray Edward Ponder, 2038 W. Eighth Ave., died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, at the Kansas Veterans Home in
Winfield. He was 91.
Mr. Ponder moved to Emporia in 1969 and worked for The Emporia Gazette as a typesetter
until 1981, when he retired. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945 in the 40th Infantry
Division, and served in the southern Philippines, Luzon and Bismarck Archipelage.
The son of James M. and Hester M. Harvey Ponder, he was born March 15, 1916, at Puckett,
Miss. He married Freda N. Hale on Dec. 23, 1978, at Emporia. She survives.
Mr. Ponder was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He also was a member
of Tyrian Masonic Lodge 427 of Brandon, Miss.; York Rite Bodies of Jackson, Miss.; Scottish Rite Bodies and Shrine
Arab Temple, both of Topeka; and American Legion Ball-McColm Post 5 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Lowry Funston
Post 1980, both of Emporia.
He is also survived by two daughters, Mary Feast of Haysville and Jere Lynn Vile
of Libertyville, Ill.; one sister, Annele Pierce of Graceville, Fla.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A brother, Garland Ponder, and a sister, Vesta Sharp, died earlier.
Mr. Ponder donated his body to the University of Kansas School of Medicine for teaching
and research.
The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the little chapel at the First
United Methodist Church.
The family requests that, instead of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the
Shriners Hospital for Children, 2001 S. Lindburgh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131, or Hospice Care of Kansas, 1491
Main, Winfield, KS 67156. (Emporia Gazette ~ Wednesday, 10 October 2007)
William Edward Phelps,
the 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Phelps, died yesterday morning at their home in Kansas City, Mo. The
body was brought to Emporia last night on train No. 7 and taken to the home of Mrs. Phelps's mother, Mrs. John
Swint, on South Union Street. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 from the Friends Church, and
will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Wollam. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ May 5, 1913)
Mrs. Emily Gardner Phenis, widow of the late Judge Isaac R. Phenis, was buried at Eureka Monday. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Draper, in Oswego, Kan. She was 82 years old.
Mrs. Phenis was a pioneer in Kansas. Mrs. Phenis came with her husband and family to Eureka in 1868. She is survived by two sons and two daughters, and several grandchidlren.
Mrs. Phenis was known to may Emporia people.
Her son Albert Phenis, lived here and learned the newspaper business on the old Emporia News.
(Emporia Gazette ~ August 21, 1906 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Mrs. Harriet Page died of general debility this morning at 2:20 o'clock at the home of her son, C. D. Frankenberger, on East Twelfth Avenue.
Harriet Park was born in Crawfordville, Ind., May 10, 1828. She was married to Jarius Frankenberger December 24, 1845, and Mr. and Mrs. Frankenberger came to Kansas in 1850, settling in Garnett. She was married to M. A. Page in 1886 and a year and a half ago, Mrs. Page came to live with her son, C. D. Frankenberger and family. She was a charter member of the First Methodist Church in Garnett.
Mrs. Page is survived by two sons, J. H. Frankenberger,
of Garnett; and C. D. Frankenberger, of Emporia; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body will be
taken to Garnett tomorrow and funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock in the Methodist Church in Garnett. Mr.
and Mrs. Frankenberer will accompany the body to Garnett.
(Emporia Gazette ~ June 20, 1919)
Judge E. B. Peyton died at Kansas City Sunday at the home of his son Charles A. Peyton. He had been sick for some time, and his death came as a relief to many years of failing health and suffering.
In many ways Judge Peyton was one of the most remarkable men this town has produced. He was denied the advatanges of an education, and grew up dependent largely upon his common sense and his natire ability. His legal education was meager, and yet when he came to be a district judge, and the state supreme court in reviewing his decisions at the close of his term, pronounced it to be one of exceptional strength and acumen.
He was probate judge from 1870 to 1872, and that year was elected district judge and served eight years.
He was born 84 years ago, and married in 1845.
Five children survive him: W. D. Peyton, C. A. Peyton, Mrs. Amanda Scott, Mrs. Mary Drake and Mrs. Mrs. William
Boyd.
(Emporia Weekly Gazette ~ January 25, 1906)
James Plummer, a Santa Fe conductor whose
home has been in Emporia, was buried Saturday at Strong City. Mr. Plummer died in a Kansas City hospital where
he had gone for treatment. He leaves a widow. Probably none of the Santa Fe conductors are better known than Jim
Plummer, who has made his headquarters in Emporia for a number of years. He had been with the company in various
capacities but for the past ten years has had a passenger run between Emporia and Knasas City. The esteem in which
he was held by railroad men was shown in the large number who accompanied the body to Strong City and attended
the funeral services there.
(Emporia Weekly Gazette ~ February 8, 1906)
C. S. PERKINS DEAD
C. S. Perkins, who lived six and one-half miles northwest of Emporia, died Sunday evening. He as for th past thirty-five years a resident of Lyon county, having moved to Kansas from Putnam county, Ind., where he was born August 9, 1836. He moved from Indiana direct to emporia in the fall of 1872 and the following spring he homesteaded a farm, three miles southwest of Americus. After living on this farm one year, he bought the farm six and one-half miles northeast of Emporia, on which he lived until the time of his death.
Mr. Perkins was a hard working man; and his 35 years' residence in this county has made him a wide acquaintance.
He leaves a wife, six children and two brothers.
The daughters are Mrs. Lilly Smith, of Sherman, Texas; Mrs. Rosa Durham, of LaHarpe, Kan.; Mrs. Amanda Stubbs, of Emporia; and MIsses Louisa and Ella Perkins, who lived with their parents; the son is Edward Perkins, who also lived at home. The brothers are Henderson Perkins, of Chapman, and James Perkins, of Indiana.
The funeral was held in the Grace M. E. church
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and Rev. E. J. Gardner conducted the services.
(Emporia Gazette ~ February 21, 1907)
Jesse Powell, one of Lyon county's old settlers, died at his home, 18 Mulberry street Thursday. Bright's disease was the cause of his death. Mr. Powell, with his family, came to Kansas in 1874 and settled in Pike township, where they lived until thirteen years ago, when they moved to Emporia. Mr. Powell was born March 24, 1833, near Marietta, Ohio. He was married January 15, 1852, in Marietta, Ohio, to Miss Anna Haught, who survives him. Of the four children, two are living, Mrs. Matilda Dotson, of Columbus, Kan., and Theodore Powell, of St. Louis, Mo. Mr.l Powell served for four years in the Thirty-sixth Ohio infantry during the Civil war.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell celebrated the fifty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage last January, at which time they had nine living grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Mr. Powell was well known in Emporia and had many friends. He was a kind hearted, whole-souled man, who was always
ready to sympathize with those in need. His long life in the state and his experiences during the war made him
a most entertaining conversationalist.
(Emporia Gazette ~ August 15, 1907)
MRS. WILLIAM PRITCHARD DEAD
Mrs. William Pritchard died this morning shortly after 7 o'clock, at her home four miles southeast of town. About a week ago she was stricken with paralysis, which resulted in her death. Mrs. Pritchard was one of the old settlers of Lyon county, having lived on the farm where she died for the past forty years. She was born in Wales eighty years ago, and came to this country with her husband. She was a devoted member of the Salem church, and was a woman of beautiful Christian character. Scores of friends in the neighborhood and in town will mourn her death. A daughter, Mrs. Frank Dodge, who lives at 301 South Sylvan street, and a son, Griffith, who lived with his mother, survive her. Mr. Pritchard has been dead a number of years.
The funeral services will be held Saturday
afternoon, from the home at 1 o'clock, and from Salem church at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. R. H. Jones, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian and also of Salem church, will conduct the services.
(Emporia Gazette ~ February 25, 1909)
ALEXANDER PHENIX DEAD
Alexander Phenix, colored, was found dead
in bed this morning at his home, 17 Cedar street. He had been sick for months with dropsy. A relative, a young
man, has been staying with him. This morning about 5 o'clock, the young man talked with Mr. Phenix, then went to
sleep again, and later the old man was found dead. He was 75 years old, and had lived in Emporia for twelve years.
He leaves two brothers, both of whom life here.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 8, 1909)
H. D. PIER DEAD
H. D. Pier died at his home, 514 Mechanic street, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, after an illness of several months. The funeral services will be held in the First Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev. W. C. Macurdy, assisted by Rev. Joseph Hill, of the Normal. Interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery.
H. D. Pier was born in Fond du Lac, Wis.,
in 1846. He moved to Kansas thirty years ago and settled in Topeka, working in the Santa Fe shops there for a
number of years. The family came to Emporia eighteen years ago, and Mr. Pier has followed the trade of a builder
and contractor since coming here. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. C. C. Davis and Miss Blanche Pier.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 19, 1909)