Russell County Kansas Obituaries

RUSSELL COUNTY, KANSAS

OBITUARIES

HOWSER, JONATHAN

HOWSER, Jonathan, ( Formerly of McLean County, Ill.) d. Russell, Kansas, July 31, 1878, aged 78 years. (Central Illinois Obituaries, 1871-1880, Compiled from old newspapers, by Milo Custer, Bloomington, Illinois (1912), transcribed by Teri Colglazier)

WEEKS, DAVID N.

Died at the residence of the deceased's mother on October 30, at the age of 24 yrs. Friends and neighbors wish to extend their sympathy to the bereaved family. (The Russell Reformer, Russell, Kansas 9 Nov 1900 - Submitted by: Kyle M. Condon)

WEEKS, GEORGE SAMUEL

George Samuel Weeks son of George H. Weeks and Ruth Maharg Weeks was born near Bunker Hill, Kansas, February 2, 1912. He departed this life April 8, 1980 at the St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas at the age of 68 years, two months and six days.

He grew up on the farm of his parents in the Shannon Community. He attended the Shannon Grade School and three years of high school at Friends academy at Haviland, Kansas. His senior year he attended Bunker Hill High School. As a child he was a member of the Shannon Friends Church.

On August 3, 1936 he was united in marriage to Viola Luerman. To this union was born four sons: George Henry, Dean, Terry and Loren. They made their home in the Beaver community until moving to the Cawker City community in 1942 at which time he transferred his church membership to Glen Elder Friends Church. He has served on various committees of the church and Sunday school and at the time of his death was a member of the Steward Committee in the church. His life was his work, family and church. Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother Vern.

Surviving are his wife Viola, of the home; four sons George Henry and wife Doretta of Downs, Kansas, Dean and wife Mary Ann of Osborne, Kansas, Terry and his wife Nancee of Mulvane, Kansas; Loren and his wife Lois of Downs, Kansas, 16 grandchildren; three brothers, Marion and Leland of Hoisington, Kansas; and Glenn of Russell, Kansas; four sisters, Nina Christians, of Beaver, Mary Figgins of Traverse City, Michigan, Jennie Harzman of Downs, Kansas; and Iva May Whiteman of Atlanta, Kansas and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Glen Elder Friends Church, the reverends Ken Roe and Roscoe Mendenhall officiating. Mrs Opel Boehner, organist accompanied Harry Harrison, soloist. Casket bearers were Don Harzman, Gene Bitter, Melvin Meier, Ray Ruby, Orval Weeks and Lyle Whiteman. Interment was in the Cross Plains Cemetery at Susank, Kansas (Submitted by: Kyle M. Condon)

WEEKS, MARY ELIZABETH (CRIST)

Grandma Weeks died at the home of her son, George Weeks, Sunday morning, June 6, 09, of hear failure. The deceased was born in Bethel, Sullivan Co, N.Y., March 2, 1834 and died near Shannon, Russell Co., Kansas, aged 75 years, 3 months and 4 days. Fifty -three years ago last May she was married to William Weeks near Plainfield, Ill., and removed to Iowa. Then thirty-one years ago with her husband and family came to Kansas and endured all the privations of the old settlers. Her Husband preceded her to the other world fourteen years ago. Of their nine children, three have passed on before. The remaining ones are Wesley, Burr, Lee and George Weeks, Mrs. L. Parker and Mrs. John Merharg, who all reside here. In early life she united with the Congregational church and later, to be with her children, united with the Friends Church. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Moore of Hoisington, at Shannon, June 7. Grandma was a faithful and loving wife and mother and a generous and helpful friend and has justly earned the "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" with which she shall surely be greeted. ( Russell Record, Russell, Kansas June 17, 1909 - Submitted by: Kyle M. Condon)

WEEKS, WILLIAM

William Weeks, and elderly gentleman in Fairfield township, dropped dead suddenly Sunday morning. He was in apperantly good health and ate his breakfast as usual and died shortly after. We presume the doctors would call it "heart failure" His funeral took place on Monday.( The Russell Record, Russell, KS 11 April 1895 - Submitted by: Kyle M. Condon)