SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITS
Edwin Bourn, 78, Dies After Illness
Edwin Bourn, 78, 914 Tyler, died Monday in a local hospital after a short illness.
He was born Sept. 27, 1886 in Sedalia, Mo. He moved to Lawrence in 1956. Mr. Bourn was a retired carpenter.
he was a member of the American War Dads.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie of the home, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kreig, Florida and Mrs. Harry Engle, Tulsa, Okla., a sister, Mrs. Nola Hicks, Lawrence and a brother, Burt Bourn, Kansas City, Kan.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Tuesday, June 29, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
Services for Mrs. Cora E. Lane, 86, of the Methodist Home will be at 1 p.m. today in Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Chapel with burial in Grantville Cemetery.
She will lie in state until service time in the funeral home. She died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Lane was born Sept. 26, 1878, at McComb, Miss. She lived in the Grantville and Meriden communities from 1906 to 1950, then moved to Topeka.
She was a member of the Grantville Methodist Church.
Her husband, Wallace Lane, died in 1948.
Survivors include a son, Hunter L. Lane, of Oklahoma City, Okla., a sister, Mrs. John Hastings, 736 Oakland and two brothers, John Seal of Inglewood, Calif., and Joe Seal of McComb, Miss. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Tuesday, June 22, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
Nortonville - Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Warren Funeral Home here for Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy, 72, formerly of Nortonville, who died Tuesday at a Lawrence Hospital.
She was born Oct. 8, 1892 at Chase in Rice County and lived in the Nortonville community 55 years. She had lived with different relatives the past three years. She was a member of the Home Welfare Club and the Methodist Church both at Nortonville.
Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Vivian Wells, Lawrence, Mrs. Marian Watson, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. John Binkley, 2205 High, Topeka and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Cummings, Nortonville, and Mrs. Edith Duncan, Wichita.
Burial will be in Nortonville Cemetery. Mrs. McCoy will lie in state at the funeral home from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Thursday, June 17, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Parker Mortuary for Claude C. McElyea, 67, 1501 N. Central, who died Friday in a Topeka hospital. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery.
He was born Jan. 23, 1898 at Springfield, Mo., and lived in Topeka since 1936. He was a retired employee of Service Pipe Line Company. Survivors include his wife, Johnnie of the home, a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Louisville, Ky, seven grandchildren. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Saturday, June 12, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Ted Tibbets Mortuary for Carl E. Oswald, 48, 1912 Michigan who died of cancer Friday in a Topeka hospital. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery.
He was born Feb. 28, 1917 at Bruncetown, Mo., and lived in Topeka 10 years. He was a member of East Topeka Methodist Church and Moose Lodge.
He was a journeyman plumber employed by Latta-Whitlow Plumbing and Heating Company.
Survivors include his wife, Marion and two daughters, Linda Jean Oswald and Christy Sue Oswald, all of the home, three brothers, Tillman Oswald, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Harold Oswald, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Verne L. Oswald, 1901 Iowa. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Saturday, May 22, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
Service Thrusday for Clarence R. Rowe, 68, Scranton, will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Scanton Methodist Church with burial in Carbondale Cemetery.
Mr. Rowe was killed Monday in a tractor accident on his farm.
He was born March 1, 1897 at Newburg, Iowa. He moved to Scanton with his family as a child. He had lived on the same farm in the Scranton community all his life.
Mr. Rowe was a member of the Knights of Pythian Lodge, Burlingame and of the Highland Grande for over 50 years.
He was known throughout the state as a breeder of Poland China Hogs.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emma Rowe, of the home; a son, Howard Rowe, Scranton, a daughter, Mrs. Esther Hollar, Minneapolis, Minn.; a grandson, a sister, Mrs. Esther Remington, Carbondale and three brothers, Harry Rowe, Overbrook and James Rowe and Walter Rowe, both of Scranton.
Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, is in charge of arrangements. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Wednesday, May 12, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
James C. Smiley, 67, 610 Fillmore, died of cancer Saturday at a Topeka hospital.
He was born Nov. 30, 1897 in Topeka and spent all his life in Topeka. He operated shoe stores in Topeka more than 40 years and at the time of his death operated Smiley's Plaza Shoe Shop at 1314 Huntoon.
He was Army veteran of World War I and was a member of Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene and Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie I. Smiley, at home; three sons, James Smiley, Osage City, John Smiley, Scranton and Fred Smiley, Anaheim, Calif., and six grandchildren.
Wall - Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, September 12, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
C. C. Turner Dead at 78; Rites Pending
Charles C. Turner, 78, 1128 Chester, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital after long illness.
He was born April 5, 1887 at Holton and had lived in Topeka since 1922. He was foreman of the buildings and grounds department at the former Topeka Suppy Depot before he retired.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ada Turner of the home, a son, Ernest Turner, 914 Forest; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in West Lawn Memorial Gardens. (The Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, May 23, 1965, transcribed by Jim Laird)
In Memory Of Virgil T. Graham 1902 -- 1981
Services - The Parker-Price Chapel - 11:00 a. m. - June 22, 1981
Minister - Rev. Wayne Turner
Music - Organ Selections
Organist - Nadine Bonnett
Lodge Services - Golden Rule Lodge #90 A.F. & A.M. - Scottish Rite Bodies
Interment - Mt. Hope Cemetery - Topeka, Kansas
(Funeral Card submitted by Jackie Wilson Goddard)
Ed Manor's Funeral.
Topeka, September 24.—At 10 a. m. yesterday occurred the funeral of Ed Maher, the Santa Fe engineer who was killed in the late wreck.
General Manager A. A. Robinson, of the Santa Fe, issued orders stopping all freight trains out of the city in order that the engineers and firemen might attend the funeral, which they did in a body. There were also delegations from Argentine and Emporia.
The funeral of Fireman James Chaddick was held at his mother's home, corner of Lake and Eighth streets, at 4 o'clock. The remains of the other victims of the wreck, Jack Blumburg, the Wells-Fargo guard, and the express messenger. Frank Baxter, were sent to Kansas City for burial. (Alma Enterprise This Newspaper was founded in 1885. It is a weekly publication for Alma, Kansas. Year: 1892 Month: September Day: 30 Page Number: 3 - submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer)
Col. A. W. Smith Is Dead
Old Time Kansas Republican Succumbs to Heart Disease
Col, A. W. Smith, better known as "Farmer" Smith and one of the old wheel horses of Republican politics
in Kansas died at his home in Topeka, Kansas, Thursday of heart disease. He was 75 years old.
Smith served in the legislature almost continuously for fifteen years, and was elected speaker in 1837.
In 1892 he was nominated by the Republicans for governor and made a fight that is yet one nominated by the Republicans
for governor and made a fight that is yet one of the historic political campaigns of the state. He was defeated
in the rising tide of populism by L. D. Lewellyn.
From 1889 to 1894 Smith was president of the state board of agriculture. He remained an active member and a member
of the board of directors until his death.
He was also a member of the State Historical Society, and had served as a director of the organization, a well
as a member of the Memorial Hall building commission, which had charge of the erection of the half million dollar
structure.
Colonel Smith had also served as department commander of the G. A. R. in the state.
President Roosevelt appointed Colonel Smith as pension agent in Topeka in 1907. He held the office until it was
abolished with other pension departments and moved to Washington in 1913.
During the memorable campaign of 1912 Smith went with the Republican League, the old line Republican organization
in Kansas which opposed the election of Roosevelt on the Progressive ticket. (Kansas City Star - January 8, 1919
Transcribed and contributed by: Frances Cooley)
Obit: Heintz – Mrs. Kate Heintz, 71, died at her
home on East Twenty-First Street, yesterday afternoon. Her body will be taken to Onaga, Kan. for burial. (The
Topeka Daily Capital, July 18, 1919, submitted by Curtis Huffman)
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