ATKINSON, JOSEPH
G.
The Schuyler Citizen, Rushville, Schuyler County,
IL, February 8, 1872
DIED
Joseph G. Atkinson - We only recently heard of the death of Mr. Joseph Atkinson. He died Nov. 15th, 1871, near
Rockville, Miami county, Kansas, at the house of Hon. Samuel Hymer, of consumption, aged near 40 years. He was
a member of Co. H, 2d Ill. Cavalry, and served honorably during the war. He was one of our regular correspondents
during the service. After the war he resumed for a time the occupation of school teaching in Bainbridge township.
He afterwards removed to Kansas, where some two or three years since he professed religion and united with the
M. E. Church. He was consumptive, and three days before his death was taken with palsy in his side. ? ???Funeral
Notice of Gale Victor Miller
MILLER, GALE VICTOR
Died: September 08, 1967
unknown paper
Passed away in the Miami County Hospital, Paola,
Kansas, Friday, September 08, 1967
Gale Victor Miller, age 66 years, 3 months and
14 days. Funeral services will be held in the Birchard Funeral Home, Monday, September 11, 1967 at 1:30 PM Rev.
Larry Allbaugh officiating. Mr Miller will be state at the Funeral Home after 6 PM Saturday. Interment in the Osawatomie
Cemetery. Friends invited.
CONDON, SAMUEL D.
"DEATH OF SAMUEL D. CONDON. - Former Paola
Citizen Was One of the Town's Earliest and Highly Honored Residents. - Samuel Douglas Condon died at his home,
2604 Benton Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo., January 30th, 1916, aged 72 years, 11 months and 9 days. He had been in
ill health for several years, but declined rapidly from the hardening of the arteries during the past month. Mr.
Condon was surrounded by his wife and children when death claimed him shortly after the noon hour last Sunday.
The body was brought to Paola last Monday evening from Kansas City, services being held at the decedent's residence
there that afternoon, conducted by Reverend Spencer, editor of the Christian Advocate. Reverend O. B. Thurston
had charge of the funeral rites here, which occurred last Wednesday afternoon at the old Condon homestead, 210
East Peoria street, at 2:30 o'clock. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. As a mark of respect to his memory, all
the banks of Paola closed during the funeral hour. Mr. Condon was one of the directors of the Miami County National
Bank.
The deceased was born in Barnesville, Ohio, February 21st, 1843. From the Buckeye state Mr. Condon went to Indiana,
where at Logansport, on November 10th, 1866, he wed Miss Hattie Phelps, and two years later the husband, accompanied
by the late J. M. George, came to Paola, Mrs. Condon following in the spring of 1869. Here a hardware firm was
organized, composed of Mr. George, Mr. Condon and John F. Donahoe.
After the death of his wife, in January, 1903, Mr. Condon continued making his home here with his children, until
the winter of 1908, when he moved to Kansas City and married Mrs. Emma T. Cadwallader, who, with her daughter,
Mrs. Rolla Rambo, of Kenosho, Wisconsin, survives. Mr. Condon leaves two daughters - Ida, the wife of V. G. Wright,
of this city, and Mrs. Leila Taylor, wife of Harry S. Taylor, of Kansas City, Missouri. Obituary of Samuel Douglas
Condon. Information provided by Marc Doty, mdcdoty@indy.rr.com, 21 April 2007. (Reference: The Western Spirit,
Paola, Miami Co., Kansas, Friday, February 4, 1916, page 1, with photograph, transcribed from the Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, KS, microfilm roll P58 - Kyle M. Condon)
FORD, JAY A.
Jay A. Ford, 71, Osawatomie, KS, passed away Thursday,
April 16, 1998 at St. Joseph Health Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, at Eddy-Birchard
Funeral Home, Osawatomie, burial in Beagle Cemetery, Osawatomie.
Mr. Ford will lie in state after 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where friends may call 6-8 p.m. Sunday evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Osawatomie. Arrangements by Eddy-Birchard
Funeral Home, Osawatomie, KS. (The Kansas City Star, April 18, 1998)
WRIGHT, H. LORENE
H. Lorene Wright, 63, of Osawatomie, KS, passed
away Monday, March 12, 2001, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Wilson
& Son Funeral Home, Paola, KS. Burial in Beagle Cemetery, rural Miami County, KS. Friends may call from 6-8
p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society &/or Olathe
Hospice, in care of the funeral home. Arrangements by Wilson & Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS
66071. (The Kansas City Star, March 14, 2001)
BARTLETT, CHARLES
E.
Charles E. Bartlett, 68, rural Paola, KS, passed
away March 6, 1999, at Miami County Hospital, Paola. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, at Eddy-Birchard
Funeral Home, Osawatomie; burial in Green Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Osawatomie Alumni Scholarship Fund. Arrangements by Eddy Birchard Funeral
Home, Osawatomie, Kansas. (The Kansas City Star, March 7, 1999)
BARTLETT, JOSHUAH
D.
Joshuah Dean Bartlett, 18, rural Osawatomie, Kan., died May 23, 1993, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Osawatomie High School auditorium; burial in Green Valley Cemetery,
Osawatomie. Friends may call from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Eddy-Birchard Chapel, Osawatomie. The family suggests
contributions to the Josh Bartlett Scholarship Fund at the school. He was born in Garnett, Kan., and lived in Osawatomie
most of his life. He was to be a 1993 graduate of Osawatomie High School, where he played on the football team.
Survivors include his parents, Jess E. Bartlett of the home, and Katherine Ruth Ellis Bartlett, Lawrence; his paternal
grandmother, Lillian M. Bartlett, Osawatomie, his maternal grandparents, LaVerne and Mary Ellis of Lane, maternal
great-grandmothers, Mildred Ellis Lane and Elsie Hieber, Ottawa, Kan.; and a maternal great-grandmother, Opal Buddenhangen,
Lane. (The Kansas City Star, May 26, 1993)
PATTERSON, ELLA
ETHEL
Furley - Patterson, Ella Ethel, 97, died May 13,
2004. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Grace Hill Mennonite Church, Whitewater; interment 2 p.m. Monday, Green Valley Cemetery,
Furley. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Lloyd, Allen, Dean and Max. (The Wichita Eagle, May 16, 2004)
LOWRY, ZOLA B.
Miss Zola B. Lowry died in this city at the home
of her mother, Mrs. G. W. Lowry, 705 E. Piankishaw street, Feb. 8th. She had been in failing health for several
months, and since the death of her father, Prof. G. W. Lowry, Nov. 1st, her condition was much more aggravated,
caused by grief, and this contributed very much to her death. She and her father were almost inseparable companions,
and his demise seemed to be the breaking of all her hopes and dreams.
Miss Lowry was born in Paola, Aug. 14, 1892. She
graduated in the Paola High School in 1910, following which she attended the State Normal at Emporia. She held
a state certificate and was just within reach of a life certificate when she was taken sick. She taught two years
at Holliday, Kansas. Last year at the same place she had to resign because of her poor health. She was a member
of the A. M. E. church a number of years, and was choir organist for several years, and was active in church and
Sunday school work. Only 23 last Aug. The world was before her. Miss Lowry was a credit to her race and an honor
to her family and her demise is deeply lamented, not only by the colored people of this city, but those of every
other blood, honored and respected this young girl, who had made such remarkable success. Her example was always
inspiring and her work will endure among the young people of her circle. She was always a dutiful daughter; kind
and loving, and her death is a great shock to her family and many friends. She leaves her mother and brother, Mr.
John Lowry, who is principal of the Paola colored schools (succeeding his father) who held the place so many years.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the A. M. E. church, conducted by Rev. J. R. Ransom, of Kansas City,
Kansas. Interment was made in Paola cemetery beside her father. The mourning is general that one so beloved and
useful should be called away when just nearing her prime.
(Plaindealer ~ February 18, 1916 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
HUDSON, FRED
Fred Hudson was born in Springhill, Kansas. When
about three years of age, his father died, leaving him to the care of his widowed mother. After receiving a common
school education in the schools of Olathe and Paola, like most young men in the small towns, he came to the city
to cast his lot, and finally entered the employ of the Railway Co., in which occupation he served eleven years
with credit, his superiors saying, he had one of the best records of any man on the road. April 18, 1911, he married
Mrs. Ada Smith. This was a happy union, and all who saw this coupe, either in their home or away, were struck by
the mutual devotion of each to the other, and it was a topic of remark among their friends; but not only in his
home was he an ideal friend, but he was one of the few men who had the capacity of heart to take in all his fellow
men as brother, and today, we can truly say of all his acquaintances we know not any enemy, or one who even disliked
this man, so kind was he to all. From time to time, when the serious side of life was discussed, and the subject
of future preparation was touched, he would say that he was ready to die at any time, and said he prayed all the
time. He had always said that he wanted to go before his wife, for he knew he could never get another companion
like her. He also said he would die away from home, and so it was to be, for Dec. 27, he was taken suddenly ill,
of valvular heart disease while in Cheyenne on his run, and within an hour, the heart that was set in motion May
18, 1885, ceased its pulsation, and like a worn out clock, it stopped to beat no more, and the soul that never
dies, took its flight to the Maker who gave it. Thus ends the life of this good man. To say he will be missed in
his home and by his friends are but feeble words; but it is God's will. From his open life let us take a lesson;
from the sudden ceasing of his walk among us, let us take warning, so our summons comes we may be prepared.
May we be ready and let us say with the songster:
"What though in lonely grief I sign
For friends beloved no longer nigh;
Submissive still would I reply,
'Thy will be done.'
If thou should'st call me to resign
What most I prize---it ne'er was mine;
I only yield thee what was thine;
'Thy will be done.'
Then when on earth I breathe no more,
The prayer oft mixed with tears before
I'll sing upon a happier shore:
'Thy will be done.' "
He leaves to mourn his death, a devoted wife, a
loving mother, sister, three brothers, other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral conducted by Rev. H. M. Davis
of Paola.
(Plaindealer ~ January 15, 1915 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
MOORE, WILLIS
Willis Moore, an old and respected citizen, died
very suddenly Friday night, Dec. 4. He was out with John Robinson after a load of trees and on the way home was
strickened and fell from the wagon. Help was summoned and he was carried to his home on East Main street, where
he died at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Moore came to Paola 44 years ago and has resided here ever since. He was twice married,
his first wife having died here years ago. He was married to his surviving wife 39 years ago. His two daughters
by his first wife are dead. He is survived by his aged wife, and two nieces, Mrs. U. S. Alexander and Mrs. Nathan
Smith, of Paola. He was a brother of the late Richard Moore, of Emporia. He was industrious, honest and law abiding.
He ahd the respect of all classes of citizens and will be greatly missed. His funeral was held at the Second Baptist
church and Rev. H. M. Davis officiated. A large crowd was present, composed of white and colored. His remains were
laid to rest in Paola cemetery.
(Plaindealer ~ December 11, 1914 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
THOMAS, POWELL
Powell Thomas, a young colored boy, about eighteen
years old, was found drying on the railroad tracks here last Friday. He told his name and said he lived in Oklahoma
City. He was beating his way on a freight train and fell off. His parents did not know where he was until a message
was sent that he was dead. His father came and the remains were buried in the Paola cemetery. This should be a
lesson to other young men beating their way on trains.
(Plaindealer ~ July 25, 1913)
REYNOLDS, JOHN N.
JOHN N. REYNOLDS DEAD
ATCHISON, Kan., Sept. 11---John N. Reynolds, the
notorious ex-evangelist and convict, died in the Osawatomie asylum this morning, whither he was taken about a year
ago.
Reynolds first gained notoriety about nine years
ago, when he came here and started a live stock insurance company, which did up hundreds of farmers. Previously
he had been an evangelist, but had been sent to the Iowa penitentiary for criminally assaulting a member of the
church where he was holding a revival. He was sent to the Kansas penitentiary for his life stock swindle, and
during his confinement ran for state senator and received over 500 votes.
Reynolds wrote a book entitled "Twin Hells,"
which he sold extensively over the country after his release. He traveled over the country by wagon, stopping
at every town and giving a lecture in his prison garb. He became suddenly insane in Texas over a year ago, and
was never retional afterward. He left a wife and several married daughters. He left no property.
(Leavenworth Herald ~ September 14, 1895)
SHAWVER, KARL
KARL SHAWVER, 74, Kansas Attorney
Paola, Kans.----Karl Victor Shawver, Paola attorney,
died Saturday. He was 74.
Mr. Shawver, a 1912 graduate of the University
of Kansas Law School, served as Miami County Attorney several terms and was City Attorney in Osawatomie and Paola.
He was a native of Osawatomie.
(Omaha World Herald ~ November 26, 1962)
