| Mrs. O.W.
Johnson, wife of O.W. Johnson a well known Alaskan died recently at
Ephrata, Wash., according to a newspaper article just received by
Frank Forest of Juneau which states: Mrs. O.W. Johnson, a Grant
county pioneer and one of the most respected and honored citizens of
this county passed away after an illness of five days from
pneumonia. Mrs. Johnson was 55 years of age. She was born in San
Jose, California. She was married to Mr. O.W. Johnson in Alaska in
1901 and they came together to Winchester where they homesteaded
fifteen years ago. Ten years ago they moved to Ephrata, where they
have since resided. Mrs. Johnson has always been a true helpmate to
her bereaved husband a cordial loyal friend to all who have the
pleasure of knowing her.
The Fairbanks Weekly News Miner, Fairbanks Alaska
January 21, 1921
©Shauna Williams |
MRS. H.E.
WALKER PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Former Macon County Woman Dies In Washington
Word has been received in Decatur of the death of Mrs.
Horace E. Walker of Ephrata, Wash., which occurred Sunday evening at
9:30. Death was caused by pneumonia. Mrs. Walker was formerly Miss
Jessie Dizan and spent her girlhood in Macon county. She was forty
six years old and moved to Ephrata thirty-five years ago.
Mrs. Walker is survived by her husband Horace E. Walker
and daughter Edith of Ephrata, and her mother, Mrs. M.E. Dizan and
two sisters, Miss Worthy Dizan and Mrs. W.F. Peniwelt, all of
Decatur.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The body
will probably be taken to Macon, Ill., for burial.
Decatur Review, Decatur Illinois March 1, 1926
FUNERALS-Mrs. Jessie Divan Walker, wife of Horace E.
Walker-Funeral at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Mahala Divan, -24 South Monroe Street. The burial will be in
the Macon cemetery. The body will arrive from Ephrata, Wash.,
Saturday morning. After the funeral the body will be taken to the
home of Mrs. Anne Taylor in Macon, where those who cannot attend the
services in Decatur may call.
March 5, 1926 Decatur Review, Decatur Illinois
©Shauna Williams |
HORACE WALKER
DIES SATURDAY
Succumbs to Pneumonia in Ephrata, Wash.
Word has been received in Decatur of the death of
Horace E. Walker, which occurred Saturday night at 7:30 in Ephrata,
Wash., his death resulting from pneumonia.
Mr. Walker was about fifty years of age and is survived
by one daughter, Miss Edith Walker, 630 West North street, who left
Thursday night accompanied by her aunt, Miss? Worthy Divan, for
Ephrata, but did not reach there until Sunday morning. His wife died
two years ago and the body was brought to Macon for burial. In
addition to his daughter, Mr. Walker is survived by his father,
Edmund Walker, Blue Mound, a sister, Miss Eva Walker, Blue Mound, a
sister in law, Mrs. W.F. Peniwell, 630 West North street, and a
nephew Walker Steele, Macon.
The body will be brought to Macon where funeral
services and burial will be made.
November 28, 1927 Decatur Review, Decatur Illinois
©Shauna Williams |
DELLWOOD
News was received here last week of the death of Levi
Niles Sr. at Ephrata, Wash. Mr. Niles formerly lived two miles south
of here at Hadlock.
May 3, 1928 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune,
Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin
©Shauna Williams |
Agnes E. Sheppard, 85, longtime
Moses Lake resident, passed away Wednesday Sept. 20, at Samaritan
Hospital. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m., Monday Sept. 25,
at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Arraignment are in care
of Kayser chapel of Memories, Moses Lake. Agnes was born May 15,
1910 in Chautauqua, Kan., daughter of the late Lee O. and Stella M
(Garner) Martin. She had lived in Moses Lake since 1950. Agnes was
preceded in death by her husband, Roy Sheppard in 1978 and one son,
Robert "Buzz" Sheppard. She is survived by two daughters, three
sisters, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and one great
-great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association, 4530 Lakeshore Dr., Moses Lake, Wash. 98837 (Columbia
Basin Herald 25, Sept. 1995)
Submitted by Kyle M. Condon
*relative Kmarty4 @ sbcglobal.net |
