MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY OBITUARIES
PIONEER SETTLER CALLED SUDDENLY
T. W. Fuller Suffered Fatal "Stroke" Last Evening
Died in Few Minutes---Came to Wichita on First Train---Brought First Soda Fountain
The fourth stroke of paralysis ended the long life of T. W. Fuller at the family residence, 304 East First Street,
last night.
He had not been feeling well of late but he insisted in transacting business with his usual punctuality yesterday morning and was taken to a barber shop and for a ride by his daughter, wife of Former Mayor Finlay Ross, later in the day.
Before bed time last night he wished to lie down on the sofa and in less than five minutes he was discovered to be in a dying condition and passed away almost instantly. It was the death he had often said he would hope for.
FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
The funeral will be Thursday from the Gill chapel. It will be held at 2:30 and the services will be conducted by Dr. John R. McFadden, of the First Methodist Church of which Mr. Fuller had been a member since its permanent organization in 1872. Burial will be at Maple Grove cemetery by the side of his first wife, Mrs. Christina Fuller, who died in 1890. The family vault was the first built in that cemetery.
WAS BORN IN OHIO
Mr. Fuller was born on February 5, 1840 at New Carlisle, O. Early in the sixties he enlisted in the Union Army but met disappointment when his company reached Harrisburg, Pa., where he was rejected on account of a leg wound he received when he was a boy. He went to Atlanta, Ill., from Ohio, and thence to St. Louis where he engaged in the grain business.
In the late sixties, after he was married, he came to Olathe, Kas., with his family. The development of Southern Kansas had a lure for young business men and he had his goods boxed up and ready to be moved to Independence when Rev. Nessley, the grandfather of Mrs. Shirley Joclyn, who was his pastor at Olathe, was called to the young church in Wichita. Mr. Nessley persuaded Mr. Fuller to come to Wichita with him and the first train into the new city brought them here.
AN EARLY BUSINESS MAN
Mr. Fuller first engaged in business, building a fine frame business house where the Eberhardt and Hayes music house now stands, in the first block on North Main Street. He brought the first soda fountain to Wichita and it was a great novelty in those days.
Mr. Fuller entered the grocery business at 202 East Douglas after the "South Siders" had got that street fully established, succeeding the late Hooper G. Toler. His partner at the time was a Mr. Reed who died some years ago in California. He continued in business there until he was succeeded by his son, Charles I. Fuller, some twenty-six years ago. His residence has been on the northeast corner of First Street and Lawrence Avenue for thirty-eight years.
In April, 1902, Mr. Fuller was married the second time, to Miss Sadie Tergellas, who survives him.
PAID ALL BILLS YESTERDAY
Mr. Fuller never held office and had no taste for public life. He was a strict member of the Methodist Church and adhered to that faith for over sixty years. He was the last one of thirteen children and often spoke of the loneliness of the last member of a family. He was a strong character as a citizen and always stood for right things in the community life. He had many traits which showed the strength of his business habits. Yesterday morning, for instance, he got his check book and made out checks for every person he owed. It was his custom for years to pay all his bills the first of the month and that custom was inflexible. Sick or well, he performed that duty personally and with methodical regularity.
In worldly wealth he was well situated, but always lived the simple life of the pioneer days. His first stroke of paralysis came about twelve years ago.
The pall bearers will be chosen from citizens of Wichita who were active in town building with him.
Mrs. Finlay Ross and Charles I.
Fuller are his only children.
(The Wichita Beacon ~ Tuesday ~ January 2, 1917 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
DREAMED HER BABY HAD DIED
And Barking of Dog in House Dicloses to Mrs. Wm. Mucci That Her Dream Was True
CANINE'S WHINES ALARMED CHILD'S MOTHER
Two-Months-Old Child's Life Snuffed Out During Night From Attack of Gastritis
Little Donald Mucci was a trifle fretful Thursday night. About 1 o'clock in the morning, his mother got up and fed him a few sips of milk. The baby was pacified, and the parents slept again.
Mrs. Mucci had a dream. It would seem to be a very unwarrantable dream. Donald Isidoro had been bright all day, laughing and playing in his usual way. He had vomitted a little, but the mother knew enough about babies to realize that this was not unusual with a two-months-old child, and she had felt no great uneasiness about her infant son. Yet Mrs. Mucci dreamed that Donald Isadoro was dead.
Near five o'clock the mother was awakened. The dog of the household, the family pet and the companion of the baby, was whining and running around distractedly--"fussing," the mother termed it.
Mrs. Mucci, under the spell of her ominous dream, left the bed and bent over the baby's crib. Donald Isidoro was dead.
Dr. Roy C. Fisher was called and he assigned the death to acute gastritis.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mucci, parents of the baby, reside at 326 South Topeka avenue. Donald Isidoro was an adopted child. Mr. Mucci is employed by the Wells Fargo Express Co.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the parlors of the Wichita Undertaking Co. Interment wasin Maple Grove cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Saturday ~ December 23, 1916 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
MRS. CORA E. G. KING DEAD
Her Death Came As A Surprise To Everyone
Death always comes as a shock to the friends of the departed one, but the death of Mrs. Cora E. R. King, yesterday afternoon, was one of the greatest surprises that has occurred in Wichita. As far as her many friends knew, she was in perfect health, and the statement last night that she had passed away came like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.
She died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at her home 407 East Douglas avenue. Her death was caused by a most severe attack of asthma. She was taken ill Friday night about 11 o'clock, and although the most expert medical attendance was had, it seemed that nothing could be done to save her, and she died yesterday afternoon.
Besides her grieving husband, she is survived by two little boys.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Sunday ~ August 26, 1906 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
YOUNG MAN ACCIDENTLY KILLED
Wichita, March 18---Mobert Bissantz,
aged 21, the son of Jacob Bissantz, a retired hardware merchant of this city, was shot and killed yesterday in
a camp at Mortonville, where he had been hunting several days.
(Hutchinson News ~ Monday ~ March 18, 1901 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
CHARLES W. McCOY DIES AFTER 6-FOOT FALL FROM LADDER
Pioneer Real Estate Dealer Found Unconscious Near Shed at His Home
FUNERAL SATURDAY
Charles W. McCoy, 85, died yesterday in a local hospital following a fall at his home, 1320 East First. Mr. McCoy had been engaged in repairing the roof of a small shed in his back yard and it is presumed he fell from the ladder on which he was standing. No one saw him fall, but it is believed he suffered one of the fainting spells to which he had been subject for some time. He was removed to a hospital, but died while arrangements were being made for an X-ray examination, without regaining consciousness.
Surviving him are three sons, Hal McCoy of the McCoy Candy company, Wichita; Robert McCoy, 1320 East First, and Q. O. McCoy, Arkansas; two daughters, Mrs. William A. Dye, 211 Cleveland; and Mrs. W. A. Albright, Nebraska City, Neb.; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. McCoy died last April. Since her death Mr. McCoy's health had declined noticeably. Though he had been able to do bits of work about the yard, it had been months since he had ventured as far away as Douglas, a block from his house.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Gill mortuary. Rev. Perry V. Jenness, pastor of Grace Presbyterian church, of which Mr. McCoy was a charter member, will officiate. Interment will be beside his wife in Maple Grove cemetery.
STRUCK ON HEAD
The first person to reach Mr. McCoy after he had fallen, found him doubled up as if he had struck on his head. He cold not have fallen more than six feet. The right side of his head and his right ear were bruised. An ambulance was called immediately and he was removed to a hospital. He died as he was being removed from a stretcher to the x-ray table.
Mr. McCoy was born at Van Wert, O., June 2, 1844. He came to Wichita in 1882 from El Paso, Ill. He was a druggist by profession and soon after coming to Wichita he opened a drug store at the corner of Lawrence and Douglas, where the new Kress building now is under construction. Next door to the west he also operated a grocery store.
Later he sold his stores and entered the real estate business, being one of the first real estate men in Wichita in the boom days. He continued in the real estate business for several years, finally devoting all of his time to rentals. At one time he had the largest rental list in Kansas. Hundreds of houses and business buildings in Wichita were under his control. For many years before he retired he had his office in the rear of the Commercial bank, 143 North Main. Previous to that he had been located just across the street.
LEADER IN POLITICS
In the earlier days of his Wichita residence, Mr. McCoy took a great interest in politics. It is said of him that he had more friends and fewer enemies than the average man who takes part in that game. He was chairman of the Republican county central committee during a number of campaigns. In the old convention days no Republican delegation ever was selected to represent the third ward which did not include him.
He was a kindly man and his friends were numbered by his many acquaintances in the days of his active business life. Older residents remember him as a great home man and recall that he always could be seen taking his family riding on Sunday afternoons in the days when Wichita was known for its many fine horses and carriages.
For approximately 40 years he lived
in the same house at 1320 East First, one of the first to be built in that neighborhood. It is recalled that he
pastured his cows and horses across the street from his home before the city grew up around him.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Friday ~ September 6, 1929 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
PIONEER WICHITAN DIES
Cheinissa Virginia McCoy Was Extremely Active in Church Work
Cheinissa Virginia McCoy, 78, wife of C. W. McCoy, 1320 East First street, died yesterday afternoon at her home. Mrs. McCoy had been a resident of Wichita for the past 45 years.
During her life Mrs. McCoy was extremely active in church work. She was a charter member of Grace Presbyterian church and continued her activities until recent years when ill health forbade. She was a native of Illinois.
Surviving Mrs. McCoy are her husband, three sons, Hal, 156 Cleveland avenue, Quincy and Robert, at home; two daughters, Mrs. W. A. Dye Wichita, and Mrs. W. A. Albright, Nebraska City, Neb.; two brothers, Dr. C. G. Adams, Wichita, and M. A. Adams, El Paso, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. M. M. McCoy, Lakewood, O., and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at the Gill mortuary. Interment will be in Maple Grover cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Friday ~ April 12, 1929 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Lon Tyner, 71, of 2464 S. Mead, died Wednesday.
He was born Nov. 6, 1892, in Wellington, Kan. and had resided in Wichita since 1912. He was a member of Sunflower Lodge.
Survivors include his widow, Anna; his stepmother, Mrs. Margaret Tyner, Washington, D.C.; and a half-sister, Mrs. Eva McCreedy, St. Louis, Mo.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday
at Broadway Mortuary. Masonic graveside services will be at Maple Grove cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Thursday ~ December 26, 1963 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
Funeral services for Joseph A.
Brubacher will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Mills Anderson, pastor,
will officiate. Pallbearers are Vermillon Harris, J. H. Burns, T. W. Sargeant, J. D. Houseton, Jim Conley, and
H. Lindsley. The body can be viewed by friends at the Gill mortuary from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in
Maple Grove Cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Monday ~ November 9, 1925 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
CAR REPAIRER BADLY BURNED
Vaughn D. Tate, 28, of 2609 Greenwood, was burned on his hands, arm, chest, neck and back Saturday night when gasoline exploded while he was repairing his car.
He was taken to St. Francis Hospital
by a neighbor. Attendants said his injuries are serious, but his condition is satisfactory.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Sunday ~ July 2, 1950 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
RITES FOR EXPLOSION VICTIM ON MONDAY
Funeral services for Vaughn Calvin Tate, aged 28, of 2009 Greenwood, who died Thursday in St. Francis hospital, will be conducted in Byrd-Snodgrass funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday by Rev. W. E. McCoy, Calvary Methodist church. Burial will be in Maple Grove.
Mr. Tate died from injuries in an explosion last Saturday, which occurred as he was pouring gasoline in the carburetor of his car. He was a brick mason for the Russ Prater Construction company.
Pallbearers will be Roscoe Pappan,
Bill Pappan, Paul Lind, Bill Burnett, Buddy Williamson and Ray Nerren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Saturday ~ July 8, 1950 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
WOUND WAS FATAL
Woman Shot by Her Husband May 6 Died Last Night
Mrs. Julia Shacklett, age 50, died last night at a local hospital of septicemia, caused by the gun shot wound which was inflicted by her husband, John Shacklett, on the night of May 6 when he attempted to take her life, and then committed suicide.
Last Friday her son, Rollo Hutchinson had some of his blood transfused into the veins of Mrs. Shacklett but it proved of no avail.
Mrs. Shacklett came to Wichita fourteen years ago from Fall River, Kas. She is survived by her father, T. J. Allen, 1555 North Market Street, by two sons, Rollo and Allen, a sister, Mrs. J. H. McPherson, 1555 North Market Street, one daughter, Mrs. Robert Thomas, of Minot, N. D., and two brothers, R. T. and E. H. Allen, of Wichita.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. J. H. McPherson, 1555 North Market Street. Rev. Lindsey
will have charge of the services. Interment will be made in the Maple Grove Cemetery.
(Wichita Eagle ~ Friday ~ June 4, 1920 ~ Submitted by Lori DeWinkler)
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