LYON COUNTY, KANSAS
Obituaries
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HENRY WALKER DEAD
Henry Walker, a colored old soldier died
at his home, at the corner of South avenue and West street, at 10 o'clock Friday morning, of pneumonia. He was
72 years old and leaveds a wife and family. The funeral were in charge of the G. A. R. and was held at the home
Sunday afternoon.
(Emporia Gazette ~ November 27, 1902)
WASSNER,
MICHAEL
Michael Wassner died Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at
his home, 1009 Union St. He was 43.
Mr. Wassner was a handyman for years and also worked at the Salvation Army in Emporia. During the holiday season,
he was a volunteer bell ringer for the Salvation Army.
The son of Samuel H. and Dorothy Lypps Wassner, he was born Oct. 31, 1964, at Fontana, Calif.
Mr. Wassner was a Catholic.
He is survived by his mother of Carlsbad, Calif.; two brothers, John Wassner of Emporia and Victor Wassner of Idaho;
five sisters, Helen Oldield of British Columbia, Canada, Mary Villarreal of California, Terri Station of northern
California, Joan Garcia of Texas and Christina Wassner of southern California. His father died earlier.
There are no services planned. Mr. Wassner was cremated.
(Emporia Gazette ~ Wednesday ~ 19 December 2007)
Mildred Josephine White, 84, Basehor, died
She was born
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Harry R. White Sr., in 1951; a son, Harry Raymond White Jr., in 1961; a brother, Orville
Nuessen, in 1974; and a sister-in-law, Helen Nuessen, in 1989. She is survived by two daughters, Kay and husband,
Frank D. Collins, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; and Patricia and husband, Robert Mertz, Linwood; a brother, Robert Nuessen,
Basehor; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. (The DeSoto Explorer,
Willa Bernita Wood, the six-week-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, died Monday noon of pneumonia. The baby had been sick with whooping cough which finally developed pneumonia, but was not thought to be dangerously sick this morning.
The funeral of Willa Bernita Wood
was held at the Wood home, 820 Commercial street yesterday morning at two o'clock. The services were short and
simple, and at their conclusion the body was taken to the Upper Dery Creek Cemetery for interment.
(Emporia Weekly Gazette ~ January 11, 1906)
Mrs. M. F. Waterman died some time Wednesday at her home, corner of Lewis and Arundel avenues. Mrs. Waterman was 88 years old, and lived with a daughter, Elizabeth. Some time during the night Mrs. Waterman got out of bed. In the morning, her daughter, who had been sleeping with her, found her mother on the floor. About 10 o'cloock she tought something was wrong, but did not call the neighbors till noon. They immediately saw that the woman was dead and called the undertakers. Heart failure was probably the cause of her death.
Besides her daughter, who lived with
her, Mrs. Waterman leaves another daughter, Mrs. Emma Foreman, of Wellsville, and a son, D. W. C. Waterman, who
lives in Florence. They have been wired, and the funeral arrangements will not be made until they are heard from.
(Emporia Weekly Gazette ~ February 8, 1906)
GEORGE A. WELLES DEAD
George A. Welles died at his home, 1025 Sylvan street, yesterday at 10 o'clock, of cancer of the stomach. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Second Christian church, and interment was made in Maplewood.
Mr. Welles was 66 years old and had
lived in Emporia for years. He lived before coming to this place, at Oswego, New York, and unlike a great many
of the colored people who lived during the war time, was not a slave. He was a member of the G. A. R.
(Emporia Gazette ~ January 18, 1909)
STEPHEN WILSON DEAD
Stephen Wilson, who had lived northeast of Emporia for the past twenty-seven years, died Friday at 10:30 at his home on Badger creek, of old age. Mr. Wilson was widely known over Lyon county. He was 83 years old.
Mr. Wilson had appeared to be in
good health up to Thursday night, when he fell while doing some work in his barnyard. A grandson, who lived with
him asked him if he stumbled. He replied that he hadn't but that his legs had just given out. A wife and three
daughters survive him.
(Emporia Gazette ~ April 18, 1907)
THOMAS L. WILHELM DEAD
Thomas L. Wilhelm died at 3 o'clock a.m., Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara Schoeck, six miles west of Emporia. He was a man of the Roosevelt type for he reared a family of eight children and taught them thrift. He was at one time one of the most prosperous farmers in Jackson township. Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm broke up housekeeping several years ago, and have since been dividing their time between their children.
Thomas Wilhelm was born August 26, 1831, in Lancaster county, Pa. At the age of six years he went with his parents to Ohio, where he grew to manhood and was married. In the late sixties Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm moved to Lyon county, locating five miles southeast of Emporia. Besides his wife, he leaves eight children. They are Mrs. M. M. Snow, of six miles east of Emporia; E. H. Wilhelm, 101 South Rural street, Emporia; D. I. Wilhelm, Alvin, Texas; Mrs. E. H. Wilhite, seven miles southeast of Emporia; Mrs. Ella Unzicker, West Lake, Idaho; Mrs. Celia Gunkel, seven miles southeast of Emporia; Mrs. Clara Schoeck, six miles west of Emporia; and Mrs. Gertrude Wrightman, of Chanute.
The funeral was held Tuesday at 11
o'clock at the Baptist church in Emporia, and Rev. O. C. Brown conducted the services. The interment was in Maplewood.
(Emporia Gazette ~ June 20, 1907)
MILLIE WELLS DEAD
Millie Ione Wells, the 21-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wells, of 706 East street, died Monday shortly after noon of pneumonia. Besides
her parents, the child leaves a 5-year-old sister. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house,
and the interment was made in the Maplewood cemetery.
(Emporia Gazette ~ June 20, 1907)
Evelyn May Williams, the 17-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Williams, who live six and one-half miles southeast of Emporia, died at 11:30 Saturday morning. She was sick about two weeks and her happy laughter and sunny face will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn May was born September 21,
1907. She leaves a father, mother and one little sister, besides many relatives. The funeral was held from the
Dry Creek church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and interment was made in Lower Dry Creek cemetery. Rev. Jones
had charge of the funeral services.
(Emporia Gazette ~ February 24, 1909)