SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITS
BOSTICK, THOMAS E.
The community was shocked by the death yesterday morning of Thomas E. Bostick son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bostick of 1121 North Market Street.
The young man has been a sufferer for some time with diabetes and spent some months in Mexico for his health. He has resided in this city some 18 years being a student for some time at Fairmount College.
He was 22 years of age and a young man of great promise and ambitious for attainment in those qualities which make strong and useful manhood.
He was born in Canton, Ohio.
Thomas E. Bostick had many friends and his genial sociable character made him an attractive companion. His is a sad dispensation to his parents and such affliction it can be truly said, I had grief is the only plant that memory can call its own. It is expected of all to die and all must die. It is the irrevocable law of nature but when a young man just entering into life with its hopes and ambitions leaving broken hearts and sorrowing friends, it seems doubly hard to bear, yet the parents and friends of this young man can take solace in the fact that in the land of the cal he will have no more sickness or sorrow but will await them.
Where the saints and angels wait, And you will meet this loved one, When you reach the pearly gate. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, May 4, 1904 page 6)
Edwin H. Bowen, aged 33 years who died at his home in Valley Center, Friday afternoon after a short illness of pneumonia was laid to rest in Kechi cemetery Sunday morning.
Mr. Bowen had resided in Valley Center for the past twenty years and was township clerk at the time of his death. He was very popular among the young people of that vicinity and also had many friends in this city who were very surprised and sorry to learn of his sudden death. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, May 4, 1904, page 6)
Mrs. E. A. Bracken aged 66 years died at her home, 425 South Water street yesterday at noon with cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. Bracken is well known and has many friends throughout the city having resided in Wichita for the past twenty years.
She is the mother of Willad S. Bracken of Chicago, who will arrive in the city today; also G. H. Bracken and Mrs. L. E. Adams, who is a teacher in the Haskell schools at Lawrence, Kan.
The funeral will take place from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Maple Grove Cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, February 14, 1904, page 7)
Sadie Coffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Coffman, 726 North Wichita died Monday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. of peritonitis. She was 16 years, 10 months and 12 days old. She was buried yesterday at 2:30 p.m. at the Highland Cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, May 4, 1904, page 6)
Word was received in this city yesterday morning that Miss Ellen Culver of Wichita died Sunday at Modesto, Calif., while she was en route from Portland, Ore., to her home. Consumption caused the woman's death.
Miss Culver went to Oregon several months ago in the hope of benefiting her health. She died while aboard a Southern Pacific train.
While Miss Culver is well known in Wichita, a search yesterday failed to divulge the residence number of any of the dead woman's relatives, although is known that she has some. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, December 22, 1903, page 5)
Mrs. M. E. Garner, aged 60 years died very suddenly of a complication of diseases yesterday at her home four and one half miles east of the city. She was the wife of S. C. Garner. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. A. E. Dubber from Fairmount Chapel. Interment will be made in Maple Grove Cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, February 14, 1904, page 7)
Edward Grady aged 61 years a well known traveling
salesman and a long time resident of Wichita died at his home 229 South Lawrence avenue, yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. His death was presumably caused by an over dose of an opiate taken to relieve insomnia.
Mr. Grady had been suffering from insomnia for the past two months and when he returned from a trip on the road
Thursday his physician prescribed an opiate for him which it is said failed to have the desired effect. According
to Mrs. Grady he arose about 1 o'clock yesterday morning and took a dose of something that he had purchased on
one of his trips. About 5 o'clock the family noticed that his condition was alarming and Dr. C. E. McAdams and
Dr. J. D. Clark were summoned. The two physicians worked with their patient until about 9:30 o'clock but nothing
could be done as the case resisted their efforts and the patient gradually sank until 10 o'clock when death came.
Dr. McAdams said that he could not state positively what kind of an opiate caused Mr. Grady's death, but it was evident that death resulted from that cause.
Mr. Grady was well known in Wichita having reached here for the past twenty five years. He was a traveling salesman for a wholesale lumber company and had been in the lumber business for a great many years. Before moving to Wichita, Mr. Grady resided in Arkansas City, where he was interested in the lumber business.
He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. One of the sons, Chester and the mother were present at the bedside when the end came. The other son and daughter who reside out of the city will arrive sometime today to attend the funeral.
Mr. Grady was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, the Odd Fellows and the A. O. U. W. and highly respected among the respective members of these organizations.
The funeral services will be held from the First M. E. Church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Reverend Lynch and the Masonic lodge. Interment will be made in Maple Grove cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire community is extended to Mrs. Grady and the children in their sad bereavement. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, May 29, 1904, page 5)
Ralph E. Hall, the one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hall of 823 North Wichita Street died yesterday at the home of his parents. The remains will be interred in Highland Cemetery today. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 8, 1903, page 8)
Mrs. C. S. Judd of 222 North Main street died yesterday morning at nine o'clock of cancer and lung trouble. She has been an invalid for twelve years and her death was not unexpected. Her old home was in Wisconsin but in 1893 she moved to Texas, hoping that it might benefit her health. She had almost recovered when she passed through the Galveston storm and suffered a relapse. A little over a year ago the family moved to this city. Mrs. Judd was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Woman's Relief Corps. Besides her husband she leaves four children, Dr. B. F. Judd of this city, and Mrs. Anna Osborne and William and Myrtle Judd of Ashland, Wisconsin. The remains will leave over the Frisco at one o'clock today for Ashland for the funeral service and burial. Before leaving there will be a short prayer service conducted by Rev. Lynch. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, July 9, 1903, page 6)
Word was received in the city yesterday that Mrs. C. H. Laker was dead at her home in Springfield, Mo., and would be brought to this city this morning for burial. Mrs. Laker was reared in this city, but was married about four years ago and went to Springfield to make that city her home. Her parents live at 726 East Murdock. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 8, 1903, page 8)
S. E. Lathrop who came to this city about two months ago, died Sunday morning at 606 South Water Street of consumption. He was an aged man being about 70 years old and had been feeble for some time. The body was shipped yesterday over the Missouri Pacific for Ottawa, his old home where interment will be made. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 8, 1903, page 8)
Mrs. Lillian W. Mercer, wife of D. R. Mercer, who lives twelve miles northeast of Wichita, died at her home Thursday evening of appendicitis after a short illness. The deceased was born in Indiana and was 40 years of age. She has lived in Sedgwick County over twelve years, during which time she has many friends. The bereaved family consists of the father and seven young children six boys and one little girl. The funeral will be held from the residence at 10 o'clock this morning and the body will be brought to Maple Grove cemetery for interment. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 5, 1903 page 6)
George W. Morris one of the first residents and most successful business men of Valley Center died yesterday morning at the Wichita hospital. Death was due to typhoid fever. Mr. Morris had been sick for some time and was not brought to this city till Sunday. There was little hope for him then and he began sinking rapidly, passing away yesterday morning.
The deceased was born in Ohio, was almost 47 years old and had lived in Valley Center twenty-five years. He was the owner of a grocery store in that city. A wife and several children constitute the bereaved family.
One of the sons is expected to arrive this morning and accompany the body to Valley Center. The funeral is to be held there tomorrow but the details and time have not been determined. The body will be interred in Park Cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 2, 1903, page 6)
Mrs. M. E. Nuss who for a number of years was a resident of Wichita died at the home of her daughter on Monday. Mrs. Nuss came to Wichita about 1886 from Pennsylvania and accepted the position of teacher of instrumental music in the Wichita university on College Hill. When the institution suspended work in the 1894 she moved into Wichita and had private pupils for a year. Many of the present pianists of Wichita began work under Mrs. Nuss while she was here and will learn of her death with regret. She was a widow and brought with her here two daughters, who also went with her to Kansas City where they reside. Mrs. Nuss was almost 70 years old but those who remember her will recall that she possessed wonderful energy enthusiasm and kindness of heart all of which characterized her up to the time of her death. Her funeral will be held in Kansas City today.(The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 2, 1903, page 6)
Mrs. James Patrick, a sister of Miss Mabel Anthony of this city died at her home at Garden City at about 3 o'clock yesterday morning after a seven weeks illness of typhoid fever, Wednesday Mrs. Patrick was a little better, and Miss Anthony returned to her work in the Winne & Winne office in this city after being gone a month on her summer vacation. Late Thursday afternoon she received a communication that her sister was very much worse and left at once for Garden City. She arrived at her sister's side about an hour before she passed away. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 5, 1903, page 6)
The funeral services of Mrs. Emma J. Phipps, aged 30 years who died at her home 1606 Ida avenue, Friday morning of heart failure were held at the family residence yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was made in Maple Grove cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, May 29, 1904, page 5)
Mrs. M. Piper died Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home at 1040 South Lawrence Avenue and her funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the South Emporia Avenue church. Mrs. Piper was 52 years of age, and was a highly respected woman. She was a cousin to the noted Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Mr. Pipe conducts a store at 1040 South Lawrence avenue and has been in business in this city for a number of years. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 8, 1903, page 8)
J. C. Refield, aged 72 years ex-county commissioner of Sedgwick county and an old resident of Kansas and Wichita died very suddenly at Cincinnati yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The body will be brought to this city for burial and is expected to arrive here this evening.
The sad news as received in a telegram to a son, Frank Redfield, of this city. The message contained no particulars regarding the death of Mr. Redfield and letters received but recently from Cincinnati contained no word of cause of death on the part of Mr. Redfield.
J.C. Redfield had prior to two months ago when he went to Cincinnati made Wichita his home continuously since 1872. He first came to Kansas from Ohio about 1869. He located in Allen county where he served about three years as sheriff. Later he engaged in the hardware business in that county.
In 1872 Mr. Redfield came to Wichita and took charge of the United States land office here. He served in that capacity until 1876. Afterward he accepted a position as manager of a general merchandise establishment by the name of G. Y. Smith & Co. He worked for that firm three years. Later he became a justice of the peace and held that office until he was elected a county commissioner. He tendered his resignation as a commissioner about two months ago and he and his wife went to Cincinnati to visit children who live at that place. Mr. Redfield had just taken up the work as a bookkeeper in the office of his son in law who is in the insurance business at Cincinnati when death came.
Mr. Redfield leaves scores of Wichita friends who will sorrow greatly to hear of his death. As a man of the strictest integrity he made records during his life as a public officer which have probably never been excelled. Genial and pleasant to meet, Mr. Redfield made friends wherever he went. The fact that life passed away so suddenly and without any warning whatever, even to the effect that Mr. Redfield was ill, makes his death seem even more sad.
He was a firm religious follower and belonged to one of the local congregations nearly ever since his arrival in Wichita. As an active worker he did much in the early days toward building up the city of Wichita.
Although he was 72 years of age at the time of
his death, Mr. Redfield appeared much younger. To any ordinary observer he would not have been taken to be a year
over 60 years of age. He was prominent in Republican politics and when his party conferred the honor of electing
him to the office of county commissioner it chose one of the best men ever connected with the business of running
the affairs of Sedgwick county.
Mr. Redfield leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss. The children are Frank Redford, who lives at 432
North Topeka Avenue; and four married daughters. They are: Mrs. George Downing of this city, Mrs. Harris of Texas
and Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Whitlock of Cincinnati.
Colonels H. L. Taylor and J. L. Dyer also old-time residents of this city were close acquaintances of Mr. Redfield. Each had known him since he first came to Wichita in 1872.
Other relatives of Mr. Redfield living outside the city have been notified of his death and are expected to be here in time to attend the funeral. An announcement of the services will be made later. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, April 28, 1904, page 5)
In 1899, Five years ago today Dr. J. C. Ripperton for many years one of the noted physicians of southern Kansas whose residence was at Wichita, died at Kansas City. He was one of the greatest philanthropists of the Sunflower state.(The Wichita Daily Eagle, January 27, 1904, page 4)
After a lingering illness Mrs. H. D. Teter died Sunday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Abe Crow at 622 East Thirteenth Street. Only a few days ago Mrs. Teter's son Maxwell fell under a car on the siding at the Miltner elevator and was instantly killed. At the time Mrs. Teter was thought to be dying of cancer of the stomach and her family feared that it would be fatal to tell her of the accident. She bore up better than was expected and made a brave but useless struggle until the last. The doctors do not agree upon the cause of her death but say that it was due to complications.
Mrs. Teter was a widow and was 67 years old. There are seven members of the bereaved family living all of them grown. There are four married daughters living in this city and one son who is employed by the water company. Two other sons one from Oklahoma and the other from Kansas City were present when the mother passed away. The funeral services were held from Mr. Crow's home at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Interment was made in Maple Grove Cemetery. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 8, 1903, page 8)
Harry L. Titus, live stock agent for the Santa Fe with headquarters at Wichita ded of hemorrhage of the lungs yesterday morning at Kansas City. The body has been taken to Cedarvale, Kan., where funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock and interment will be made.
Harry Titus was perhaps one of the best known Santa Fe employees in this part of the state. He held the position of live stock agent for the company eight years, during which time he visited Wichita regularly one or two times each week. He was kind hearted and one of the best known and well liked employees of the company said Col. L. R. Delaney an intimate friend of Mr. Titus.
At the time of his death Mr. Titus was about 32 years of age. He had been in the railroad business nearly all his life. He began to work as a clerk in the company's offices at Kansas City. His father is Eli Titus general live stock agent for the Santa Fe, with headquarters at Kansas City, Cedarvale to which place the body was taken for burial, is a former home of the Titus family. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, January 16, 1904, page 6)
Rolla Ward, a 10 year old boy was run over yesterday morning near the corner of Topeka avenue and twenty-first street by a wagon heavily loaded with agatite and as a result of the injuries received died within seven hours after the accident occurred. The unfortunate lad was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward, who live at 1950 North Wichita street.
The wagon wheel passed over his abdomen, crushing and bruising him terribly. He was vomiting blood and it could be seen that the life was almost crushed out of him. Dr. Jones was summoned and upon examination found that there had been an internal rupture of a blood vessel. An incision was made in the abdomen and a large quantity of blood taken from the cavity. The left iliac artery was found to be ruptured and Dr. Jones said there was no hope of saving the boy's life. The lad was taken to his home.
At a little after 2 o'clock in the afternoon the boy rallied and Dr. Jones gave out that he had a chance to live, though there but little hope. A large quantity of blood still remained in the abdominal cavity and if the boy's life was to be saved it was imperative that this should be extracted. Dr. bass was called to assist Dr. Jones and at 5 o'clock a second operation was performed. The lad was so weak from the loss of blood that he failed to rally from this operation and died at 6:15 in the evening.
The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. near the packing house at the street car loop at the corner of Topeka avenue and Twenty-first street. J. Marshall a farmer living four and a half miles southeast of Greenwich was driving to his home with a heavily loaded wagon when young Ward and one of his little brothers jumped on to take a ride. As they neared the loop Rolla stood on the edge of the load between the front and back wheels, preparatory to jumping off. The load jostled a little and he slipped from the wagon falling on his back. The hind wheel of the wagon bearing the heavy load passed over the boy's body inflicting the fatal injuries.
Several spectators saw the boy fall and say that Marshall also knew of the accident, but did not even stop to see how badly the boy was hurt. They allege that he stopped a brief time at a near-by grocery and then drove east without making any inquiries about the condition of the boy. The police were notified and the officer in that district secured a buggy and went in pursuit of the man with the wagon of cement. He overtook him two miles from the place where the accident occurred. The officer learned that his name was J. Marshall and that he lived near Greenwich. He seemed all worked up over the affair and could not explain why he did not stop when he ran over the boy. He said that he supposed he was so badly frightened that he did not know what he was doing. He is a young man and his father came to Wichita yesterday afternoon to see about the affair. He reported that his son was worrying a great dea bout it.
The boy's father is a laborer and has been employed at the packing houses at various times. During the last few years the parents have lost two other children.
Coroner McCollister was notified last night but
had not determined to hold an inquest. If he holds one it will be early this morning.
The funeral will be held from the residence at 1:30 this afternoon. (The Wichita Daily Eagle, September 2, 1903,
page 6)
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