SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITS
ARGO, MARY
Mrs. Mary, age 67, of 1100 Indiana Ave., who died in St. Francis hospital Wednesday evening. Funeral services was held at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Monday, Rev. George F. Martin officiating. Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery. Jackson Mortuary in charge of service. (Wichita Post Observer, July 17, 1953, page 6)
Lonnie Burton, 1037 Cleveland passed away at home, August 20, at the age of 69.
The long time Wichita resident, has been retired for a number of years, and was born in Emporia, Kansas. He was a member of St. Matthew C. M. E. Church and the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maudie Burton,
mother, Mrs. Ellen Burton, Emporia, Kansas. Sister, Lettie Johnson, also of Emporia, three nephews and one niece.
Jackson funeral home is in charge of local services. Interment will be in Emporia. (Wichita Post Observer, August
21, 1953, page 7)
Edgar Duke, 72, of 1124 North Ash, died at St. Francis hospital Monday afternoon. He was born Feb. 19, 1881, in Memphis, Tenn., and came to Wichita 40 years ago. He was a member of St. Mark's Methodist Episcopal church in Wichita.
Mr. Duke formerly was employed by a local hotel as a waiter.
Survivors include his wife, Esther; mother, Mrs. Rosie Duke, 1203 North Washington; four sisters, Miss Mamie Duke, St. Paul, Minn., Miss Neva Duke, Cleveland, O., Miss Ruth Duke, Syracuse, N. Y., Mrs. Beulah Hubbard, Los Angeles; three brothers, Paul, 1212 Indiana, John, 1203 North Washington and Nye, Eureka, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson mortuary. (Wichita Post Observer, August 21, 1953, page 7)
Friend, Arthur - Born February 23, 1901 in Buda, Texas. Mr. Friend was a Wichita resident for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; one brother, Jack, 1237 Cleveland; 2 sisters, Mrs. Mable Carter, 1705 N. Topeka and Mrs. Claver Williams, 1709 N. Piatt. Funeral services, Wed., 2 p.m. at Citizens Funeral Home with the Rev. F. K. Simon officiating. Burial was in Mapel Grove cemetery. Citizens Funeral Home in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, January 30, 1953, page 2)
Samuel Gary, 65, of 1020 Indiana, a Wichita resident for 44 years, died at his home Monday. He was a member of St. Mary's Baptist church.
Survivors include three sisters, Miss Pearl Gary, 1021 Indiana, Mrs. Hettie Crumbley, at home and Mrs. Carrie Neeley, Tucson, Ariz.
Jackson Mortuary is in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, June 19, 1953, page 1)
Luther Harper, 70, of 1347 Indiana, died unexpectedly at his home Monday afternoon. He was born February 27, 1883, at Atchison, Kansas, and had been a resident of Wichita the past 12 years.
Mr. Harper is survived by his wife, Mattie; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Turner, of Memphis, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Gardner and Mrs. Josephine Walton, both of 1351 Indiana.
Funeral will be Friday in the chapel of Jackson Mortuary. (Wichita Post Observer, August 21, 1953, page 7)
FUNERAL RITES SET FOR HOLMES
Funeral services have been set for Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Indiana Avenue Christian Church for a 20 year old Wichitan who was stabbed to death Wednesday while serving a sentence at the state reformatory at Hutchinson.
Melvin J. Holmes, of 1538 N. Minnesota, died of a heart wound caused by an unknown source while in a cell block at the institution.
Roy Frost, superintendent of the reformatory, said the death weapon was a dagger made from a putty knife.
According to Frost, four other inmates who were in the same cell with Holmes are being questioned in regards to the slaying.
Thursday afternoon, the superintendent informed the Post Observer that questioning was still in process and nothing definite had been learned.
The lethal weapon was found hidden in a pile of dirty laundry in the unlocked cell he said.
The Wichita youth was pronounced dead by Dr. G. A. Chickering, Reno county coroner, a short time after the wound was inflicted. The formal report showed that Holmes had been stabbed once in the chest and the weapon had penetrated the heart.
The first notice of the disturbance by guards was when Holmes, with blood running down his chest from the wound, ran approximately 100 feet down a corridor calling for help. He collapsed and died.
The youth who attended public schools here was sent to the reform school on May 16, 1952, after being the Woodring Liquor store at 822 E. Murdock. He was accused of robbing Charles Jabara, 50, of 332 N. Rutan, convicted of the armed robbery of $25 at gun point on May 14, 1951.
He is survived by: Mrs. Phyliss Holmes, wife and daughter, Melvinia, of 1343 Minneapolis; Mrs. Grace Buford, mother, 1538 Minnesota; Ben Holmes, father, 1121 N. Hydraulic.
Citizens Funeral Home is in charge of the final arrangements. (Wichita Post Observer, May 29, 1953, page 1)
Well Known Civic Leader Dies Following Illness
Mrs. Avannia Hutcherson, 59, of 715 North Water, died early Tuesday morning at a local hospital.
The well known civic and club woman was born in Murphysboro, Ill., October 1, 1894, and has lived in Wichita for 32 years.
She married the late Walter L. Hutcherson Sr., former Secretary of the Hutcherson branch YMCA in Wichita and Tulsa, and the founder of both, which bear his name.
She was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church, honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, state officer of Federated Club Women, and a number of other club and civic groups. (Wichita Post Observer, December 11, 1953, page 1)
Johnson, Jesse - 2042 E. 9th St. born March 16, 1869. Died Sunday, January 25, 1953. Mr. Johnson was a resident of Wichita for 25 years, and a member of St. Mathew c. M. E. Church. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, 2:30 p.m. at St. Bary's Baptist Church, Rev. Abe Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Citizens Funeral Home in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, January 30, 1953, page 2)
Mr. Charles Jones, born June 13, 1930 at Oktaka,
Oklahoma, died Jan. 9th, 1953. Resident of Wichita, Kans. 30 years at 948 Wabash. Veteran of Korean War.
Survived by mother, Mrs. Jessie Jones, father, Frank Jones, sister and brother and hosts of relatives and friends.
Service was held Jan. 14th, at Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev. F. K. Simon officiating. Burial in Maple Grove
Cemetery, Citizens Funeral Home in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, January 23, 1953, page 6)
Born June 26, 1876 in Koscuisko, Okla., Died Jan. 23, 1953, in a Junction city hospital. Mrs. King was a member of the St. Mary Baptist Church, Princess Chapter No. 12, O. e. S. and the Pleasant Hour Club. Surviving are two sons, James of Austin, Texas, John of 1049 New York City, two daughters, Mrs. Susie Bonner and Mrs. Luetta Mccard. Funeral services were Monday 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Kingfisher, Okla., with the Rev. J. C. Dauglas officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant valley Cemetery. Citizens funeral home was in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, January 30, 1953, page 2)
William Lewis, 85, 1601 N. Mosley, a Wichita resident since 1903, died at his home Monday. He was a member of the Sanctified Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; a son, Rev. W. J. Lewis, at home, and a daughter, Mrs. Mamie Hayles, 1556 New York.
Jackson Mortuary is in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, June 19, 1953, page 1)
Martin, James, 68, 1053 N. Washington, died at his home Saturday evening. He was born at Clarksville, Tenn., Oct. 7, 1884 and came to Wichita 36 years ago. He is survived by his wife, MaeEtta Martin of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Catherine Frye, Chicago, Ill., three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services held in the chapel of Jackson Mortuary, Friday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. W. J. Lewis, officiating, with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery. (Wichita Post Observer, February 6, 1953, page 2)
McWorter, Arthur Commadore, 76, 219 West Elm Street, died at his home Friday. He had been a resident of this vicinity his whole life, being born at Valley Center, Kansas, Jan. 27, 1877. At the time of his death he was owner of a business at 515-1/2 N. Main St. He is survived by one brother, Mr. Thomas McWorter of Ogden, Utah; several Cousins and other relatives. Funeral services held at the Jackson Mortuary, Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. F. K. Simon officiating. Burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery. (Wichita Post Observer, February 6, 1953, page 2)
More than 300 relatives and friends attended the final services held for Eldridge Nicholson, 31, 1252 Pennsylvania, at the Church of Christ, 1135 Wabash, Tuesday.
Rev. Roy Hughes, officiated and burial was in the Mapel Grove Cemetery.
Nicholson died Saturday morning. He was a resident of Wichita for 17 years after coming here from Guthrie, Okla., where he was born September 26, 1921. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Frances; his mother, Mrs. Rosie Lee Nicholson, 1102 North Mead; his father, Eugene Nicholson, 1105 E. 13th; four sisters, Mrs. Roberta Stevenson, Winfield, Mrs. Adel Williams, Guthrie; Miss Dicella Nicholson, Detroit, Michigan; and Mrs. Lula Betts, Tuskegee, Ala., and two brothers, Rudy, 2003 N. Hydraulic, and Perkins, 1322 Cleveland.
Jackson Mortuary was in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, June 19, 1953, page 1)
Paindexter, James, age 75, of 1144 Ohio, passed away at his home, Tuesday morning. Mr. Paindexter was a Wichita resident for 31 years, and a retired Park Board employer. He is survived by his wife, Edna a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Ganther, Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, Jake and Major of Long beach, Calif., and James 1207 N. Washington. The Jackson Funeral Home is in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, January 30, 1953, page 2)
Funeral services for Rev. H. T. Sims, 69, editor and founder of the Negro Star, a weekly newspaper was held Friday in the New Hope Baptist Church.
He died Monday at a local hospital.
Rev. Sims, a native of Madison, Miss., was known throughout this area and south for his newspaper work and religious activities. He was secretary of the Nationa Sunday School and BTU Congress. He was made secretary emeritus when ill health prevented active service two years ago.
Sims was editor of the Negro Star for 34 years. In Jan. 1953 he sold the weekly publication and it is now called the Wichita Post Observer.
Sims came to Wichita in 1919 from Greenwood, Miss., where he first entered newspaper work with his father. When southern whites tried to dictate the policy of his periodical, he was forced to leave the state to avoid bloodshed. But his sharp editorials never ceased and in the end of his largest circulation was in his native state.
Being an ordained minister he was also assistant pastor of New Hope Baptist Church and was former president of the Kansas BTU.
Active in YMCA work all his life he was a charter member of the Greenwood YMCA. He was also active in the Hutcherson Branch.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia of the home, 1241 Wabash; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Johnson of St. Louis, a foster son Calvin of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Winston, of Springfield, Ill.; and one brother, Dr. H. N. Sims, a member of the Wichita School Board, who lives at 1108 Ohio.
The Rev. C. Albert Henson officiated at the services in New Hope Church. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery with Jackson Mortuary in charge. (Wichita Post Observer, August 7, 1953, page 6)
Itella Stevens, 52, 1138 Wabash passed Monday night at the St. Francis hospital. She was a resident of the city for two years. A member of St. Mary's Baptist Church Mrs. Stevens was born in Paris, Texas, February 14, 1901. She came to Wichita from Okmulgee, Okla.
Survivors are: William Stevens, husband of the home; Theodore Jones, son, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Florence Jones, mother, Okmulgee, Okla.; Mrs. Sylvia Henson and Mrs. Christine Cooper, both of Okmulgee, sisters, Tom Jones, brother, Oklahoma City.
The remains will be taken to Okmulgee for burial. Jackson's Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements. (Wichita Post Observer, May 29, 1953, page 3)
Odie Belle Watts, 19, 2750 S. Holyoke, died last Friday at St. Francis hospital.
A resident of the city for only two months, Miss Watts was visiting a cousin, Mrs. Neva Roberts, of 2750 Holyoke.
The deceased was a member of the Methodist Church of Columbia, Miss. A native of Columbia she is survived by Mrs. Roberts and family of the Wichita home and several sisters and brother in Columbia.
The body is being shipped to Columbia for service and burial. Jackson Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements. (Wichita Post Observer, May 29, 1953, page 3)
Ed Williams, 79, of 631 N. Wichita, a resident here since 1913, died Monday in St. Francis hospital.
Mr. Williams was born at Dewbery, Texas, and came to Wichita from Carthage, Texas. He was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Harding, at home; a
sister, Mrs. Emma Hall, Dallas, three brothers, George and Ras, Redbird, Okla., and Plentos, of Wichita.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson mortuary. (Wichita Post Observer, June 19, 1953, page 1)
Wilson, Kenneth Charles, 7, 1133 N. Santa Fe, died in a local Hospital Thursday, Jan. 29. Kenneth Charles was born in Denver, Colo., Sept. 10, 1945, and came to live with his Grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hooks at the age of 2 months. He attended the Sunday School and church at the St. Mary's Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Doris L. Hanna, his father, Woodrow Wilson, of Chicago, Ill.; three brothers, Dwane, James and Ronald of the home; Grand Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hooks, of the home; and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson, 1315 N. Minnesota Ave.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were largely attended at the St. Mary's Baptist Church, Monday afternoon. Rev. J. C. Douglass, officiated, with Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. (Wichita Post Observer, February 6, 1953, page 2)
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