Dickinson County Obituaries
1920 Obits and Death Notices
Abilene Daily Chronicle
Below are abstracts and clippings from the (almost) daily Abilene Daily Chronicle during the year 1920
Friday, Jan. 2, 1920
Amanda Knisely, 77, died at her daughter's home near Industry on Wednesday. She was a resident
of that community for forty years, and is survived by five daughters. Burial was made in the
Livingston Cemetery.
Milner T. Steeves, 74, died Wednesday evening at his home on North Cedar street. He is survived by
a wife and four daughters. Burial was in Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on Jan. 6]
Monday, Jan. 5, 1920
George Loyd died at the city hospital shortly before noon today. He formerly operated a grocery
store on North Cedar and also was in the restaurant business. He is survived by several childen.
Funeral services have not been announced, but burial will be in the Abilene Cemetery.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1920
Phil Barrett, Chapman, was killed last week while hauling hay at the Hickey farm there. It is believed
he fell from the wagon he was driving and run over by the team.
William Huff obit
Milner Steeves obit
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1920
Sarah Emig obit
Mrs. Alfred Brown of San Diego, California died yesterday. She was a formerlu Mrs.
E. T. Ellison of this city, and the aunt of W. W. Davis. Her ashes will be returned here for burial.
Saturday, Jan. 10, 1920
Mrs. E. J. Rousseau, mother of Mrs. A. W. Rice of Abilene, died Thursday in Topeka. Her son, L. B.
Rousseau died a short time ago, and her husband died in 1912. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
near Richland, beside her husband and son.
Monday, Jan. 12, 1920
Jess Kean, 81, died yesterday evening at his home west of Abilene. He is survived by a wife and eight
children. Funeral will be Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church with burial in the Abilene
Cemetery.
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1920
Mary Ann Gigax, sister of Mrs. T. A. Wilson of Abilene, died at her home in Grand Junction, Colorado
last night. Burial will be in Grand Junction.
Horace Litts, 90, of Brookfield, Mo., and father of Harry C. and Perry Litts of this city, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lida Dake, in Brookfield on Jan 12. Other children who survive him are Archie D. Litts of
Rialto, California and Miss Mattie Litts of Brookfield. Mr. Litts was an early settler of Abilene,
coming here in 1871, and farmed and raised stock for a number of years. He was born Sept. 3, 1829 in
Scranton, Pennsylvania. The body will be brought back to Abilene to be buried by the side of his wife,
who died 40 years ago.
Thursday, Jan. 15, 1920
John E. Van Horn, 79, died Tuesday night at his home in Garfield township. He is survived by his wife and
several children. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
W. F. Hartenstein, 47, died last night at his home south of Industry. He was involved in a runaway a few
days ago and was thrown from his wagon. His injuries developed into blood poisoning and lockjaw, which
led to his death. He is survived by a wife and three children. Burial will be in Enterprise Cemetery.
Monday, Jan. 19, 1920
Mrs. J. R. Grimsley, sister of C. S. Crawford of this city, died at her home in Davenport, Iowa last night.
Burial will be in the family plot in Vinton, Iowa.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1920
George Washington Straight, 64, died early this morning at his home on South Cedar street. He was born
Oct. 8, 1855 in Peoria, Illinois; married Hiley E. Napier at Modale, Iowa on Dec. 16, 1877.
He is survived
by a wife, three sons and one daughter; also a brother a two sisters. A son preceded him in death.
Burial will be in the Abilene Cemetery on Thursday.
Jan. 27, 1920
Charles A. Wilbur, 62, died this morning at his home near Manchester. He leaves a wife and little daughter.
Funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at the Keystone chapel.
Friday, Jan. 30, 1920
Mrs. George Livingston, 79, died yesterday evening at her home on East Seventh street. Mr. Livingston died
two years ago, and this family was one of the most prominent of the early settlers. Burial will be
at the cemetery northeast of Abilene that bears the family name. Several children survive. [see obit below, on
Feb. 4]
Saturday, Jan. 31, 1920
Paul Schlegel was called to Los Angeles by the death of his father, L. Schlegel. The deceeased was was
of the pioneer settlers of Dickinson county, coming from Wisconsin in the early '60's and locating on a
farm on Turkey creek. He built the second mill in the county, operating it for 30 years. He moved to
California three years ago, and after the death of his second wife, made his home with his daughter. He
leaves seven children to mourn his death.
Monday, Feb. 2, 1920
Fred Gault, former linotype operator for the Daily Reflector, died this morning at Denver, Colorado where he
had been taking treatments for tuberculosis. The body will be brought back to Abilene for burial.
Lowry Jones died Saturday night at the home of his son-in-law, C. B. Zook, at Topeka. He was born August 6, 1841 in Alabama, spent his
childhood in Tennessee and grew to manhood in Illinois. He married Catherine Brown in 1860, and Mr. Jones
homesteaded in Dickinson County in 1870. His wife died in 1898 and since that time had spent most of his
life at the Soldiers' Home in Leavenworth. He is survived by two children, Mrs. Zook and Harry L. Jones
of Chelsea, Oklahoma. The body was brought back to Abilene and will be buried in the cemetery here tomorrow.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1920
Former Abilene resident Mrs. Amanda Slater died at her home in McGill, Nevada on Saturday night. She is survived by her husband,
Arthur Slater, and two sons. She is also survived by her father, H. P. Raney, and two sisters, all of
Abilene. The body has been brought to Abilene for burial, and will be interred in the Abilene Cemetery
tomorrow.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1920
Mrs. Joe S. Lamb died at Laramie, Wyoming on Monday night. She and her husband were traveling
to California when she became ill and had to be removed from the train at Laramie.
She was the daughter of Mrs. E. S. Peterson of this city. Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by her brothers and sisters.
The body was brought back to this county for burial in the Prairiedale Cemetery tomorrow.
Minerva Livingston obit
Monday, Feb. 9, 1920
George H. DeVoe died yesterday evening at his home on Vine street after suffering a blot clot caused by
the breaking of his leg last week. A wife and three daughters survive. Burial will be in the Abilene Cemetery.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1920
George R. Peck died this morning after suffering an epileptic seizure while working at the National Hotel.
He was a painter and paperhanger, and is survived by a wife and three children. Burial will be Thursday in
the Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on Feb. 13]
Thursday, Feb 12, 1920
Wilson Bender, 23, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bender of near Longford. [see
obit below on Feb. 18]
Mrs. Sarah Lehman, 83, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. R. Issitt, on
North Olive street.
Friday, Feb. 13, 1920
George R. Peck obit
Monday, Feb. 16, 1920
Orval Hoffman, three year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Christ. Hoffman, died at the family home on
South Buckeye yesterday morning of pneumonia. Services and burial will be at the New Basel Cemetery
tomorrow afternoon.
Harry Sidesinger, 13 year of son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sidesinger, died yesterday at the family home at
1100 North Cedar of pneumonia. He was born Nov. 14, 1906 in Sheridan County, and was an honor student
at Abilene Junior High School. He is survived by his parents, and two brothers, Earl and Clarence.
Burial will be tomorrow in the Abilene Cemetery.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1920
Noah H. Engle, 86, died early this morning at his home, 618 North West Fourth street.
He came to this county from Pennsylvania in
1879, and is the father of our police chief, H. G. Engle. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon
from the family home with burial in Newbern Cemetery.
Wilson Bender obit
Friday, Feb. 20, 1920
Harry D. Baldwin, six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Baldwin, died at the home on North Buckeye
yesterday morning. Services and burial today.
Henry G. DeVoe, 90, died yesterday evening at the family home, 808 North Vine. Burial will be tomorrow
in the Abilene Cemetery. His son, George, died just last week.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1920
Rosa A. Mizener, 77, died yesterday evening at the family home, 1315 North West Second after a lingering
illness. She was the wife of James W. Mizener and the mother of several children. Services will be
tomorrow from the home, with burial in Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on Feb. 24]
Monday, Feb. 23, 1920
John P. Fishburn, 67, died Saturday night at his residence, 306 East Sixth street, from pneumonia and pleurisy. Mrs. Fishburn was
not here, being in Toronto, Canada caring for a sick daughter.
Alexander Knight, 81, died at his home on South west Second early Sunday morning. He is survived by a
wife and seven children. Services will be tomorrow from the home and burial will be in the Abilene Cemetery.
[see obit below on Feb. 24]
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1920
Alexander Knight obit
Rosa Mizener obit
Thursday, Feb. 26, 1920
Mrs. M. J. Sullivan, 85, died yesterday at the St. Joseph's convent. The body will be taken to
Topeka for interment.
Hannah Wilson, 80, died yesterday at the family home near Industry. Burial in Bethel Cemetery. [see obit
below on March 9]
Friday, Feb. 27, 1920
Therone Thurwood Bowersox, aged 1 year, died yesterday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
V. O. Bowersox, on Vine street. Services will be held from the home Sunday afternoon, with burial
in the Abilene Cemetery.
John Lexow, 80, died at the National Hotel early this morning. He had resided in Hayes township for
many years. Burial Sunday afternoon in the Bethel Cemetery.
Saturday, Feb. 28, 1920
Julia A. Jackson, 86, died at the Catholic orphanage this morning. The body is being shipped to Hoxie,
her former home, in charge of Mrs. Edwin Hill
Cynthia Ardella Moyer, 32, wife of J. H. Moyer, died yesterday evening. Services will be Monday from the home,
and the body will be taken to Junction City, with burial in Highland Cemetery. [see obit below on March
5]
Mary Margaret Scriven, 70, died this morning at her home on South Buckeye. Burial will be Tuesday in the
Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on March 1]
Monday, March 1, 1920
Mary Margaret Scriven obit
Thurday, March 4, 1920
Martha Swaden Hawk and John Gartner obits
Friday, March 5, 1920
Robert Foote died at his home northwest of Longford on Monday. He had suffered a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Catherine A. Courtney, 76, widow of Robert Courtney, died the home of her daughter, Mrs. George
Etherington this morning. She is also survived by two sons, both living out of state. Burial will be
Abilene Cemetery on Sunday.
Ardella Moyer obit
Saturday, March 6, 1920
Alice McAdams, 14, died yesterday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. McAdams,
109 South Buckeye. Burial will be tomorrow at the city cemetery in Newton.
Mrs. Eliza Devlin, age 92 died last night at the county hospital. The body was taken to Carlton,
where her relatives reside.
Tuesday, March 9, 1920
George Tischouser, 35, died of pneumonia at his home north of Elmo this morning. He is survived by a wife and
three children.
Hannah Wilson obit
Saturday, March 13, 1920
Carl Siedler, 69, died at his home Wednesday afternoon after an illness of nearly a year. He leaves
a wife, son and five daughters, all grown. Services were held this afternoon at the M.E. church,
Enterprise.
Monday, March 15, 1920
Mrs. Jay Harding, 59, died Saturday night at the family home 310 East Enterprise street. She had been
an Abilene resident for the last 35 years. She is survived by her husband, son Harry and daughter Mrs.
Cecil Brooks all of this city. Burial will be tomorrow in the Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on March
19]
Former Abilene resident Harry Sorber died Saturday at Pratt of heart trouble. He married an Abilene girl,
Miss Ethel Darrow, a sister of Mrs. Tom Hogan. The family also lived in Solomon for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife and one son. Burial was Sunday in Pratt.
Thursday, March 18, 1920
Mrs. W. F. Duckwall died Monday evening in a Salina hospital. She and her husband were former residents
of Abilene.
Friday, March 19, 1920
Elizabeth Heckman Harding obit
Saturday, March 20, 1920
Miss Nellie S. Mitchner died this morning at her home, 1215 North Buckeye. She is survived by her parents and
a brother of St. Louis. Interment will be Monday in Newton, Kansas. [see obit below on March 26]
Monday, March 22, 1920
Ralph Hutchinson, 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchinson, died at the family home in
San Francisco, California, of diphtheria. William Hutchinson was a former resident of this city,
and a brother to Chester Hutchinson of this place.
Tuesday, March 23, 1920
Mrs. Emily R. Bowers, 64, wife of F. E. Bowers, died of cancer yesterday morning at the family residence on
West First. The family moved here from Salina ten days ago, and burial will be in that city.
Jack Coulson, 79, pioneer homesteader of Dickinson county, died yesterday evening at his home on North Olive
after a lingering illness. He located on a place north of Abilene 43 years ago, and is survived by
three sons. Burial tomorrow in Abilene Cemetery.
Friday, March 26, 1920
Nellie Mitchner obit
Monday, March 29, 1920
James Dunlop, 75, died at his home in Detroit Saturday morning. Born in Scotland, he was one of the
prominent settlers of this county. Services were held from the home this afternoon, with burial in
the Bethel Cemetery.
Fanny Hoffman Fuller, 44, died last night at the home of her mother, Mrs. Fanny Hoffman, 211 North East Sixth street.
She had been a missionary to India for twenty-one years, and had come to live at her mother's house
a year ago on account of poor health. She is survived by her mother, her husband, Marcus B. Fuller,
a daughter, three brothers and seven sisters. Burial tomorrow in the Abilene Cemetery.
Wilma, the 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Richardson, died yesterday at the family home near
Solomon.
Wednesday, March 31, 1920
Samuel Bennison, 55, died yesterday evening at his home north of Buckeye. He was born in Shellsburg, Wisconsin on Aug. 20, 1864, came to Kansas and married Elizabeth Akers Dec. 3, 1889 in Abilene. He is survived by his wife and
two children, Mrs. Ray Livingston and Harold Bennison; also two sisters and two brothers in Illinois. Services will be Friday with burial in the Abilene Cemetery
Dale Ernest Nottorf, grandson of F. E. Nottorf of Carlton, was killed instantly Sunday morning when hit by a train near his home in Lewiston,
Montana. The boy's father, Milton B. Nottorf, saw the child on the tracks and tried to rescue him, but
could not reach him in time.
Tuesday, April 6, 1920
Levi Taylor, 87, who settled in Dickinson county forty years ago, died yesterday evening at his home
south of Abilene. He is survived by four sons and two daughters. [see obit below on April 9]
Mrs. Melvina Hutchins, 78, died Friday morning at the home of her son in Cawker City. She was a former
resident of Abilene, the daughter of David Metizer and the grandmother of Paul Nicolay. She is also
survived by several sisters and brothers. She will be brought here for burial in the Abilene Cemetery.
Friday, April 9, 1920
Carlton--The four year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Linbeck died last Tuesday evening. The child was taken
to Herington for burial.
Levi Taylor obit
J. H. Kohman, 66, died early this morning in Los Angeles, California. He had been visiting in that city
and became dangerously ill at Christmas. He is survived by his wife, five sons and two daughters.
The body will be shipped to Abilene for burial in the city cemetery. [see obit below on April 21]
Tuesday, April 13, 1920
F. M. Williams obit
Wednesday, April 14, 1920
Industry news--John Bush, one of Dickinson county's oldest settlers, died at the home of A. H. Ryon on Thursday.
Burial was Sunday in Greenridge Cemetery.
Industry news--Susie Hacker, formerly Miss Everetts, died at her home in Newton on Friday. Funeral services
and burial were Sunday in Greenridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Prichard, 82, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Shepherd,
on East Enterprise street. She was born April 24, 1837 in Ontario, Canada. The widow of Ruffies D. Pritchard, she is survived by Mrs. Shepherd
and a son, Harvey Pritchard of Athol, Kansas. She was also preceded in death by a daughter and a son.
The body will be taken to Smith Center to be buried beside her husband, who died
in 1911.
Thursday, April 15, 1920
Mrs. Gula Jennie Stoner, 21, died suddenly yesterday morning at the family home in North Dickinson.
She married Abram Stoner were married September 17, 1919. She was born Feb. 21, 1899 in Dickinson county
to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coulson. Her mother preceded her in death by one year and four months. She is also
survived by her sisters, Velma and Grace. Burial was today in the Abilene Cemetery.
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Mrs. Edith Noel died early this morning at the family home seven miles north of Abilene. Her husband,
Abram Noel and two small sons survive.
Wednesday, April 21, 1920
John Henry Kohman obit
Former Abilene resident Mrs. Melvin Henne, 22, died yesterday at the family home in Gypsum City. She leaves a husband and week old
daughter; also two other children by her first marriage to the late Roy Brown.
Thursday, April 22, 1920
Sarah Shook Walters obit
Saturday, April 24, 1920
Josephine Murphy died April 19 at the home of her father, William Murphy, near Hope. She had been ill
for over a year with tuberculosis. She was born Aprill 24, 1884 in Ontario, Canada. Miss Murphy is
survived by her father and one sister, Mrs. Rosella Hart of Craig, Colorado. She was buried in the
German Baptist cemetery next to her mother, sister and brother.
Tuesday, April 27, 1920
Judge J. C. Porter died today at his home on North Spruce after suffering
a stroke of apoplexy last Friday. He was 80 years old and had spent half
his life in Abilene. He served as police judge here for 20 years, and was
a member of the G.A.R. and other worthy organizations. Services with be
Thursday from the Methodist church, with burial in Abilene Cemetery.
Monday, May 3, 1920
Thaddeus Mitchner departed this life Friday, April 30th after a lingering illness. He was born near
Lafayette, Indiana on Nov. 4, 1848. In 1879 he moved to Newton, where he was in business until 1901,
when he removed to Abilene. He leaves a wife, Dorcas C., and a son, William F., of St. Louis.
Wednesday, May 5, 1920
Edgar T. Motley died Monday in Kansas City of heart failure. He was a son in law of Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Brenizer of this city, and was a traveling salesman for the American Tobacco Company. The body was
returned here for burial in the Abilene Cemetery this afternoon.
Thursday, May 6, 1920
Mrs. Charles Flemming of Fort Scott, formerly Miss Kathryn Lewis of this city, died Tuesday of peritonitis
at a Kansas City hospital. She had moved to Fort Scott with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lewis about
two years ago, and was married last January to Mr. Flemming. Burial will be in Fort Scott.
Monday, May 10, 1920
Mrs. S. H. Gugler died this morning at her home in Woodbine.
Boyce Harper, 19, of Salina, was killed Saturday night when the car he was driving went into a ditch two
miles west of Abilene and turned over, pinning him underneath.
Tuesday, May 11, 1920
Manchester news: Relatives received the sad news of the death of Clayton Stottler, Jr. at San Juan, Texas. The little child
was taken with bowel trouble and his little life of one year was soon closed.
Wednesday, May 12, 1920
William Shane, 64, died yesterday evening at his home at 201 South Third street, after a week's illness
of paralysis. He had been manager of the Badger Lumber Company in Abilene for many years. His is
survived by his wife, three daughters and two brothers. Services will be tomorrow from the Presbyterian
church, with burial in the Abilene Cemetery.
Thursday, May 13, 1920
Mrs. Elizabeth Sterl, mother of William and Oscar Sterl, died at her home on Vine street on May 12.
The body will be taken to Rutland, Vermont, for burial. [see obit below on May 14]
Friday, May 14, 1920
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Dodson were held this afternoon from the Methodist church, with burial
in the Abilene Cemetery. She died after a short illness. She was recently reunited with her husband
after a divorce lasting several years. Their second marriage occurred in Chicago earlier this year.
Elizabeth Sterl obit
Tuesday, May 18, 1920
Manchester news: Several relatives from out of town attended the funeral of Agnes Gaurith. The body
was taken to Minneapolis for burial.
Wednesday, May 19, 1920
Mrs. Lizzy Haney, 64, died at her home in Hollard yesterday afternoon from a stroke of paralysis. Her
husband died a year ago, and she is survived by two daughters and one son. Funeral tomorrow at the
Holland church, with burial in the Holland Cemetery.
Friday, May 21, 1920
John Cryderman, a former resident of Solomon and a brother to George Cryderman of that town, died Wednesday
in Topeka. He had undergone an operaton last week and was reported to be recovering.
Saturday, May 22, 1920
The funeral of Lois Langston, 49, was held Tuesday afternoon in Topeka, with burial in Mount Auburn
cemetery there. She was the daughter of Mrs. W. T. Langston, and the sister of Mrs. E. F. Davis and
Elmer Langston of Abilene.
Monday, May 24, 1920
Mrs. Cardelia Skeels, 63, died at her home in Abilene this afternoon. She is survived by two daughters
and one brother, Harrison Maxidon. Burial will be in the Enterprise Cemetery.
Ronald J. Mooney, 22, of Ada, died at Manchester on Sunday morning, of a heart attack. Burial will be
in Minneapolis
Tuesday, May 25, 1920
James N. Blaine, 73, died at his home, 216 South East Second street, this morning. He is survived by
his wife, one daughter and one son. Burial will be in the Abilene Cemetery.
John S. Boyce, 79, died at his daughter's home in Horton, Kansas early Saturday. He was an old settler
of this county. Burial was held yesterday at the Abilene Cemetery.
Tuesday, June 1, 1920
M. V. Burkett died in Bethany hospital in Kansas City, Kansas early Saturday morning. Injured in a train accident,
he died on the operating table. He was born 32 years ago Feb. 6 last. A former
resident of Herington, he is survived by a wife and four year old son.
Mrs. W. F. Schuelzky obit
Michael Webb, 75, died suddenly at his home in Talmage yesterday afternoon. He had lived in that community
for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife and several other relatives. Burial Talmage Cemetery.
Wednesday, June 2, 1900
Mrs. Kate Hansen, wife of Peter Hansen, died at the family home on South Second street early this
morning. She is survived by the husband and three sons, including Carl, who is in the
army hospital at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, recovering from wounds received in the great war. Funeral will
be Sunday from the home, with burial in Abilene Cemetery.
Thursday, June 2, 1920
Francis Robinson, 99, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lacey, in Manchester, this morning.
He had lived in Dickinson county for fifty years. He is survived by two daughters and one son. Burial
will be Sunday morning in the Athelstane Cemetery, Clay county.
K. F. Bremer died late Tuesday afternoon when the team of horses he was driving backed a mowing machine
over his body. Death was almost instantaneous. Services will be held in Woodbine tomorrow and his six
sons will act as pallbearers.
Monday, June 7, 1920
Jacob Brown, president of the Riverside Light, Power and Gas Company,died at his home in this city
Saturday evening. He furnished Abilene with its first electric light and power. He is survived by
his, his son, C. L. Brown, and two daughters, Mrs. G. A. Rogers and Miss Jennie Brown, all of Abilene.
Funeral services will be from the home tomorrow, with burial in the Abilene Cemetery.
John Holroyd, 70, died suddenly this morning at his home five and one half miles south of Abilene. He
had resided in Kansas over forty years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mary. Burial will
be Thursday in the Abilene Cemetery.
John Truelove, 40, the victim of a shooting attack at Herington last week, died on Saturday night. His assailants
are still unknown. He was employed as the stationary engineer on the Rock Island at Herington, and left
a wife and several children. His body will be taken to his old home in Eugene, Missouri, for burial.
Wednesday, June 9, 1920
Mrs. Catherine Hoffman of Enterprise died early this morning at a hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Her daughter, Mrs. J. Edward Johntz and two sons, Ralph and Thad Hoffman, left immediately for Michigan
and will bring her body back here for burial. Services will be Saturday afternoon from the Hoffman home
in Enterprise.
Monday, June 14, 1920
August Miller, 25, a Herington brakeman, was killed yesterday at Paxico when the boiler of a freight
engine exploded.
L. P. Walker died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George S. Hersh, in Arnett, Oklahoma.
He was an old settler of Dickinson county, coming here in 1885. The body is being shipped here for
burial. Two sons will come from Portland, Oregon, for the services.
Thursday, June 17, 1920
Manchester news: The community was saddened to hear of the death of Dewey Wilson in Kansas City on June 10. The funeral was held
in the Swartwood Cemetery Sunday morning.
Friday, June 18, 1920
Jacob A. Friedli died June 11 while working for the Union Pacific near Omaha. The hand car he was driving
derailed and he was pinned underneath. He formerly lived in Dillon, and was the son of the late Casper and
Anna Friedli. The body was brought back to this county and services were held at the home of his brother-in-law,
Ulrich Rutz, near Hope, and burial was in the New Basel Cemetery.
Tuesday, June 22, 1920
Andrew Kropff, 84, died this morning of dropsy at the city hospital. He is survived by five children,
three of whom live in this county. They are Mrs. Jake Stoner, Mrs. Pat Hughes and Edward Kropff. Services
will be Thursday from the Methodist church with burial in the Talmage Cemetery.
Mrs. Hannah Kirkwood, 87, died at her home on West First street yesterday morning after a lingering illness.
She is survived by two daughters and six sons. Burial tomorrow in the Abilene Cemetery.
John Rennigan died Monday in Chicago. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Mrs. Rennigan is a
sister of Joe and Jack White. The body was brought here this afternoon and burial was from the train in
the Catholic cemetery.
Thursday, June 24, 1920
Miss Cora Dees died Wednesday at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. J. Jeffcoat on West Fifth street.
She was born in Hayesville, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1870 and came to Cheever Twp. with her family when a child.
Her mother died when she was very young, and as eldest Cora devoted her life to the rearing of her
brothers and sisters. Besides Mrs. Jeffcoat she is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. C. Murphy of
Oklahoma, Mrs. John Piehing of Abilene and Mrs. Charles McCosh of Cheever, and three brothers, Lewis of
Oklahoma, Fred of Idaho and Edward of Montana.
The funeral will be held Friday from the home near Buckeyw with interment in the Livingston cemetery.
Saturday, June 26, 1920
James A. Mann died Wednesday morning, June 23rd, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harvy Wetzel, near Manchester.
He was born in Ireland in 1850 and came to America when quite young. He had lived in Clay County for many
years but since last September had made his home with his daughter. He is also survived by two son,
both living in Canada. His wife died several years earlier.
Monday, June 28, 1920
Donald Ledy, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ledy died last night of scarlet fever at the home of A. O. Zook on
East Sixth street. Services were held from the Zook home this afternoon with burial in the Abilene cemetery.
Mrs. Florentine Messing, 87, mother of Walter Messing, died Sunday afternoon, June 27th. Services will
be held Tuesday with interment in the Abilene Cemetery.
Edith Francis Pleiser, thirteen month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pleiser of Pampa died Sunday
morning in the Abilene hospital after a two weeks' illness of sleeping sickness. The funeral was held
this morning from the home of Clem. Pleiser, with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
Tuesday, June 29, 1920
Mabel Bigler, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bigler, died this morning at the family home on Vine
street. She had been recovering from a goiter operation performed about three weeks ago, but suffered a
relapse on Sunday that proved fatal. She was a Red Cross worker, a member of the Coterie club, Camp Fire
sponsor and Sunday School teacher at the Presbyterian church.
Thursday, July 1, 1920
Industry news: Mr. Wollgast, formerly of Industry, died June 14 in Quincy, Illinois.
Saturday, July 3, 1920
Ry Bonner, 33, of Herington, was accidently killed in the Rock Island yards at Kansas City on
Monday, after he fell between the cars and was run over.
Harris Chapman, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chapman of Herington, drowned in the little pool
on Lime creek. Five years ago the small son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ensign was drowned in the same pool.
Wednesday, July 7, 1920
Dr. Ralph N. Gorden, 47, died yesterday at Vancouver, Washington. He was born 1873 in Abilene and about half
his life was spent here. He was the son of D. R. Gorden of this city, and graduated from Abilene High School
and the medical department of Michigan University at Ann Arbor. He married Miss Pearl Taylor in
Abilene and brought her to his home in Washington, but she died three months later. The body will be
brought back to Abilene for burial beside the resting place of his mother.
Mrs. Mary E. Stein, 72, wife of Christian L. Stein, died at the family home six miles south of Gypsum
yesterday morning after a short illness. The family formerly resided in Abilene some ten years.
She is survived by her husband and eight children. Services
will be held tomorrow from the Mt. Pleasant church, fourteen miles south of Abilene.
Monday, July 12, 1920
Miss Hannah Cassel, 65, died Saturday evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary A. Hawk, after a
lingering illness. She is survived by three brothers and two sisters. Services were Sunday from
the Hawk residence, and the body was sent to Hamlin, Kansas, her former home, for burial.
Wednesday, July 14, 1920
Harden P. Raney, 85, died yesterday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Hoon, on Enterprise
street, last evening. He had lived in Abilene and vicinity for the last forty years. He is survived
by three daughters. Funeral services will be from the Hoon home on Thursday, with burial in the
Abilene Cemetery.
Monday, July 19, 1920
Edna Dedrick, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dedrick died at her home south of Chapman
last week of pneumonia. Services were held yesterday from the home.
The seven month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Woolverton died Sunday at the home west of town.
Heart trouble was the cause of her death. She is also survived by five brothers and sisters.
Thursday, July 22, 1920
James Franklin Boyd was born Sept. 9, 1854 in Ohion and died July 19, 1920. He married Elizabeth
McCurdy thirty six years ago; she died May 21, 1907. They were the parents of five boys and two
girls, all of whom died in infancy except Mrs. Frank Graham and Elmer Boyd of this city; also one
granddaughter, Ramona Louise Boyd.
William Rynearson, 68, died Wednesday at his home in Longford. He was an old settler of Dickinson
county and had a merchantile business at Manchester for many years. Before that he had worked for
Bonebrake hardware. He is survived by an invalid wife.
Monday, July 26, 1920
O. Graham, 34, of Herington, drowned last Friday while swimming in a pond. He was a widower with four
children.
Thursday, July 29, 1920
George Dieter of Oakhill died yesterday at his home there. He was a veteran of the Civil War, and was
the father of Dr. J. N. Dieter of this city.
The body of John Johnston, who was killed in an automobile accident two weeks ago in California, was
returned to Hope last week and buried Sunday at Woodbine.
Monday, August 2, 1920
Lois Dunlop, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Dunlop of Detroit, passed away at the family home
Saturday evening, July 31. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery.
James S. Houlten, 74, died at the home of Charles Howland four miles northwest of Abilene, July 31,
of paralysis. He leaves a wife and daughter. He had been confined to his bed for the last four years.
Burial was this afternoon in the Abilene Cemetery.
Tuesday, August 3, 1920
Mrs. Carrie Burchard, 70, widow of W. T. Burchard, died at her home in Wichita Falls, Texas on Monday,
Aug. 2 of cancer. The family formerly lived some six miles southeast of Abilene. Deceased leaves a number
of children, including Mrs. Wesley Graves of Abilene and Samuel Burchard, who moved from here to Minnesota
a few years ago.
John Henry Cartner, 36, died July 29 after getting a wheat beard lodged in his throat. He was born
Oct. 1, 1883 in Hiawatha, Kansas. His father died when he was young, leaving him to care for his mother
and two sisters. He married Miss Lydia Derrick in 1910 and they came to Dickinson county that same year.
He is survived by his wife, their three children, Ralph, Kenneth and Mildred, and his two sisters,
Mrs. E. Derrick and Mrs. H. N. Derrick of Hiawatha. He was buried August 1 in the Union Cemetery.
Wednesday, August 4, 1920
M. C. Hemmenway, editor and publisher of the Hope Dispatch, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon from a
stroke of apoplexy.
Thursday, August 5, 1920
Henry U. Rohrer, 34, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Rohrer, last night after a
lingering illness. He is also survived by a wife and child, and his brothers and sisters. The funeral
will be held from the home on Friday and from the church at New Basel.
Eli Sherman, 74, died Wednesday at his home in Manchester after a lingering illness. He leave a wife
and eight children to mourn his loss. Among the surviving children who are well known in Abilene and
vicinity is Sheriff John Sherman, Mrs. W. A. Matteson and Theo W. Sherman. Burial will be Saturday
at the White Cloud cemetery.
Monday, August 9, 1920
John Mueller, 51, committed suicide at his farm home five miles north of Abilene. He and his family came
here from Beatrice, Nebraska about ten years ago. He leaves a wife and six or more children, some of
whom are grown. The body will be shipped back to the old home in Nebraska for burial.
Thursday, August 12, 1920
Joseph Vernon Gish, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gish of Manchester, died in the city hospital
Tuesday afternoon after a short illness. He is also survived by several brothers and sisters. Burial
will be in the Abilene Cemetery.
W. A. Haffa, of Aurora, Missouri, died of a lingering illness at his home in that city this morning.
Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haffa and a brother to S. H. Haffa, R. J. Haffa and Mrs. Ed
Blaesi of the city.
Saturday, August 14, 1920
Warren Clapp died at his home Saturday afternoon after a long illness. Burial Tuesday afternoon in
Livingston Cemetery.
MOnday, August 16, 1920
Mrs. Laura E. Rice, wife of A. W. Rice, died at her home on West Third street early Sunday morning.
She is also survived by a son, now in the Hawaiian Islands. Burial will be Tuesday afternoon in the
Abilene Cemetery. [see obit below on August 18]
Tuesday, August 17, 1920
Mrs. Lavina Lindow died at her home in Leavenworth Monday evening. The family formerly lived in Abilene but
moved to Leavenworth about ten years ago. She is survived by several children. The body will be
brought back to Abilene for burial.
Wednesday, August 18, 1920
Laura Beach Rice obit
Miss Alice Stein, daughter of Christian L. Stein of Gypsum, died at the Salina hospital early this
morning. Besides her father, she is survived by brothers and sisters. The Stein family until recently
lived on Buckeye avenue in this city.
Friday, August 27, 1920
Mrs. Irene C. Bluck, 63, died today the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Graff, 808 N. Buckeye. Her husband
was in Chicago, but is expected to be back tomorrow. The body will be taken to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for burial.
Will Cunningham, a young section hand at Herington, was killed by lightning yesterday in a telephone
book on the Missouri Pacific line east of that place.
Wednesday, September 1, 1920
Mrs. Presta L. Warder, wife of Rev. W. F. Warder passed away at Hill City, Kansas, Tuesday, August 31.
The funeral will be held at the Mt. Zion Baptist church in this city, Thursday afternoon. Burial will
be in the Abilene Cemetery.
Tuesday, September 7, 1920
William Francis Davis, 49, died at his home 12 miles northwest of Abilene on Monday. Services Wednesday
from the home with burial in Solomon Cemetery.
Mrs. Catharine Harden, 79, died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Denver Swisher, one and a half
miles west of Talmage. The body will be taken to Powhatan, Brown Co., Kansas for burial.
Stephen Rohrer, 73, died at his home on South Spruce after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife,
three daughters and three sons, all of whom were with him at the time of death. Mr. Rohrer came to
Kansas in 1861. He settled on Turkey creek, south of town, and the family lived there until three years
ago, when he and his wife came to Abilene to live. Services will be Thursday, with burial in the New
Basel Cemetery. [see obit below on Sept. 10]
Friday, September 10, 1920
Stephen Rohrer obit, part 1; part 2
Monday, September 13, 1920
Ralph Theophilus Wilcox, 65, died Sept. 11 at the home of his son, H. A. Wilcox, on West Sixth street.
He was born Dec. 1, 1854 at Sheboygan, Michigan, and married Emma Lathrop on Oct. 26, 1882 in Hampshire,
Illinois. To this union seven children were born, all of whom survive except one daughter. The body
was taken to Oxford, Kansas for interment.
Tuesday, September 14, 1920
Mrs. Lucy E. Baldwin, 38, wife of William G. Baldwin of Buckeye, died at the city hospital last night
after a short illness. She is also survived by three children. Services will be tomorrow afternoon from
the Industry church with burial in the Livingston cemetery. [see obit below on Sept. 20]
A. M. Kistler, 19, died this morning in the Abilene hospital. He was taken ill with typhoid fever while
working on a road crew near Detroit. The body will be taken to Manhattan for burial.
Mrs. Estella Shirk died in Topeka Monday evening and the funeral will be held there on Thursday.
She was a sister of C. E. and N. P. Rugh of the county. She was a graduate of Abilene High School and taught
in the city schools for a number of years prior to her marriage. She is also survived by her
husband, D. F. Shirk, son Harold and daughter Helen.
Monday, September 20, 1920
Lucy Gibbs Baldwin obit
Tuesday, September 21, 1920
Genuine Brown, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brown, 823 North Walnut street, died
suddenly in Hoxie, Kansas. She had her mother had recently joined her father in Hoxie, where he was
threshing wheat. Genuine was born oct. 24, 1915 in Abilene. The cause of death is not known. The body is being brought back to Abilene for
burial.
Charles A. Lyman, aged 74 years, died suddenly Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hoover
Callahan, who resides two miles southeast of Buckeye. The remains will be taken to Lincoln, Nebraska
for burial.
Wednesday, September 22, 1920
Joseph Brookins died last night at the home of his son, Fred Robison, just west of the fairground.
Mr. Brookins, of Chehalis, Washington, was here on a visit when he became ill. The remains will be
shipped to Bloomington, Wis., for burial.
Thursday, September 23, 1920
R. E. Wilson, father of Mrs. C. B. Fullington of Navarre, died suddenly at his home in WaKeeney,
Kansas, yesterday. Mr. Wilson was a prominent banker of that city and a trustee of the College of
Emporia. His daughter, Mrs. Fullington, is the wife of a lumber dealer at Navarre.
Friday, September 24, 1920
Mrs. Mary H. Wagoner, 87, widow of Samuel C. Wagoner, died at the home of her daughter in El Dorado,
Wednesday. Mrs. Wagoner is survived by four children. She lived in Abilene until six years ago
when she left to live with her daughter, Mrs. Logan, in El Dorado. The body was brought to Abilene this
morning for burial in the Abilene Cemetery.
Saturday, September 25, 1920
Charles Fink, son of Mrs. F. L. Fink, died at Leavenworth last night. Mrs. Fink formerly lived in Abilene,
and the body will be brought back here for burial in the city cemetery.
Owen Hogan, 88, died at his home on southeast Second street last night after a lingering illness.
Deceased leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters to mourn his death. Burial will be Monday
in the Catholic Cemetery.
Thursday, September 30, 1920
Alexander Johnson, 37, died this morning from burns received Friday while working as a motorman on
the Henderson farm, for the Riverside Light, Power and Gas Company. He is survived by his wife, a son, Donald,
age 10 and a daughter, Kathryn, age 8, as well as his sisters and brothers. The body will be taken
to Sabetha, Kansas for burial.
Monday, October 4, 1920
Mrs. Claudie E. Nelson, 40, wife of W. M. Nelson, died at the family home three and one half miles south
of Abilene on Sunday night.
Tuesday, October 5, 1920
Another old settler and G.A.R. veteran, L. D. Minner, 87, died at his home on North Olive street
yesterday, from heart trouble. While not in the best of health, he had been able to get around�
until a few days ago.� He has been a resident of Abilene for over 30 years. The funeral will be from
the home on Wednesday, and the G.A.R. will be in charge of the services at Abilene Cemetery.
Friday, October 8, 1920
Lucien Beiglund, 9, son of A. R. Beiglund, was killed in an accident in Herington on Wednesday night.
The boy was roller skating on the street when he was struck by a truck driven by L. Hastings, of the
Hastings Wholesale Produce company.
Tuesday, October 19, 1920
Mrs. Huldah/Hilda M. Buchanan, 63, wife of Rev. William Buchanan, died Sunday morning at their home three miles
north of Buckeye on Sunday morning.� She leaves a husband and five children to mourn her departure.
The body was taken to Burns, Kansas for interment.
George Power, who was badly injured when a cream separator exploded at the Hope condensary a few days
ago, died last night in a Salina hospital. He leaves a wife and child who reside in Hope.
Friday, October 22, 1920
Otto Schlesener, 23, died Thursday morning in this city. He is survived by his wife and infant daughter,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Schlesener and several sisters and a brother living near Hope.� The
body will be taken to Hope for burial.
Mrs. Lillian Wise, 27, died at LaGrande, Oregon on Sunday, Oct. 17. She was born at Russell, Kansas, on
April 1, 1894.� She married Fred Wise on September 19, 1913 and they moved to Oregon. Besides her�
husband, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Seybold of E. Enterprise street, four sisters and
three brothers, to mourn her death. The body is
being brought back here for burial in the Abilene Cemetery.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 1920
Merrill, the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cundiff, of near Manchester, died Monday night
of diphtheria.� Burial was in the Keystone Cemetery on Tuesday.
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1920
Louisa Lowe obit
Thursday, Nov. 4, 1920
Industry news, Nov. 2: Meryle Cundiff, age 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cundiff, died at the family
home Monday, of diphtheria.
Friday, Nov. 5, 1920
R. L. Hammond died Thursday at Hope after a lingering illness with cancer of the stomach. �"Rube," as
he was familiarly known conducted a tailoring shop in Abilene a number of years ago, and while here
married Miss Annie E. Nichols, whose father was postmaster at Hope. He was also engaged in the
merchantile business at Manchester and Longford.� The funeral will be from the Presbyterian church
at Hope this afternoon.
Saturday, Nov. 6, 1920
The funeral of the late C. L. Stein will be held at the Mt. Pleasant church fourteen miles south of�
Abilene Sunday afternoon.� Services and burial at Mt. Pleasant cemetery, conducted by the G.A.R.
Monday, Nov. 8, 1920
Mrs. Martha Anderson, 80, mother of P. H. Anderson of this city and several other sons and daughters
living at Enterprise and other places, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. W. Hanson at Salina,
Nov. 1.� The funeral was held Wednesday at the Swedish Mission church east of Enterprise and her remains
laid to rest by the side of her departed husband in Mission cemetery near the church.
Mrs. Rosa Schmidt, 77, died suddenly as her home in Enterprise early Sunday morning. Her remains will
be shipped to Pleasonton, Kansas for burial.
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1920
Mrs. F. S. Gibson, an early settler of Jefferson township and for several years a resident of Abilene,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. E. Gish, in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday. During the Civil
War, Mrs. Gibson lived in Missouri, while her husband. J. W. Gibson, was in the Union Army. In 1871
they moved to a homestead in Jefferson township and in 1892 to Abilene. In 1916 she removed to Nebraska
to make her home with her daughter.� She is also survived by a granddaughter, Freda Gibson of Osawatomie.
[see obit below on Nov. 12]
Friday, Nov. 12, 1920
Fannie Gibson obit
Monday, Nov. 15, 1920
Henry A. Lake died early Friday at his home 19 miles north of Abilene. He is survived by his wife and
six children. Funeral services were held from the home yesterday, with burial in the Athelstane Cemetery.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1920
Corp. Ray McCosh obit
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1920
Ezra Bugbee obit
Thursday, Dec. 2, 1920
Glenwood news, Dec. 1: �Grandma Jones died Saturday night at the home of her daughter Ida, who lives
in Salina. [see obituary below on Dec. 11]
Saturday, Dec. 4, 1920
W. T. Davidson, 78, died last night at the city hospital after a short illness. He came to Abilene in
1871 and was well known throughout the county, for years operating an abstract business.
�He had spent last winter
at the soldiers' home in Leavenworth, and was hoping to return there in a week or so.� Telegrams have
been sent to his sons, Ralph and Frank, in Chicago and as soon as they are located, services will be set with burial in
the Abilene Cemetery, beside the wife who died several years ago. [see obit below on Dec. 8]
Monday, Dec. 6, 1920
F. M. Worley obit
Daniel S. Clark, 80, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Tonkin at Howard, Kansas on Saturday, Dec. 4. He had been visiting and
became ill about two weeks ago. Mrs. Clark died about nine years ago at Hope.� He is survived by a son,
J. M. Clark, and three daughters--Mrs. Tonkin, Mrs. Martha Blesh of Oakdale, Nebraska and Mrs. C. J.
Koepke of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home cemetery, adjacent to the family estate�
which he homesteaded in the late sixties.
Frederick Yuhl, 74, was found dead beside a haystack on his farm five miles southeast of Abilene
Saturday night. After not seeing him for several hours, the family concluded he had gone to Abilene, but
late his son Henry went looking for him and found him in a sitting position against the haystack.� He
is also survived by his wife and daughter. Burial will be from the cemetery at Enterprise.
Mrs. Queenie K. Cruse died Sunday morning of heart trouble, following an operation at the Abilene
hospital. She came here about five years ago with her husband, who took charge of the Ford Motor Co.
She is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and �Mrs. John Ketchersid of Hope, five brothers and
two sisters, Miss Bell Ketchersid of Kansas City and Mrs. Gladys Stoffer of Hope. Burial in the Hope
cemetery.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1920
William T. Davison, Enoch McCosh and Thomas Hines obits
Saturday, Dec. 11, 1920
John Thomas Hines, United States Navy, died Dec. 9 at Mare Island California. His body is expected to�
arrive here on the 14th, according to his mother, Mrs. Pat Hines
Ann Elizabeth Fenton Jones was born at Decatur, Illinois, Oct. 8, 1846 and died Nov. 27. 1920 at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ida B. Wilson.� She married Thomas L. Jones, who preceded her in death; three
children also preceded their mother in death. She is survived by three children, Ora Jones of Abilene,
Cloyd R. Jones of Talmage and Mrs. Ida Wilson of Salina; one brother, O. P. Fenton of Abilene and
one sister, Mrs. Clara Troxell of Modesto, California.
Monday, Dec. 13, 1920
Mrs. Emeline Carpenter, 88, died this afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. H. Broughton after
a lingering illness.� She was a pioneer settler of Abilene. [see obit below on Dec. 23]
Saturday, Dec. 18, 1920
The funeral of Philip Carlson, president of the National Bank of Solomon, who died suddenly after
an operation for appendicitis last Tuesday, was held Friday afternoon.� His remains were taken to
Smolan for burial.
Monday, Dec. 20, 1920
Mrs. P. A. Munsell, 71, died at the home in Detroit Sunday morning.� The funeral will take place from
the U.B. church at that place Dec. 21.
Thursday, Dec. 23, 1920
Emeline Carpenter obit
The remains of Frank Pennington who died yesterday in Denver of pneumonia arrived here by train today.
He was born August 6, 1873 in Pennsylvania.� With his parents he moved to Breckenridge, Colorado when a
boy, and in the early '80's came to Abilene.
The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon from the W. A. Matteson home.
Lt. Paul Gleissner's body will arrive here this afternoon.� His brother John Gleissner, Jr. of Washington,
D. C. accompanied the body from New York. The funeral will be tomorrow from the Presbyterian church.
Friday, Dec. 24, 1920
Mrs. Effie L. Jeffrey died this morning at the Abilene hospital following an operation for appendicitis.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Jeffrey, two sons, Charles, age 12 and Glenn, age 8, two sisters
and an aged father in Indiana.
Monday, Dec. 27, 1920
A. W. Hargreaves died Dec. 24 in Florida, where he and his wife were spending the winter. No further
information is known at this time.
Mrs. Sarah Irion, 60, died recently in Denver, Colorado. She leaves a husband, W. H. Irion, four sons
and four daughters.
Andrew James Stillie, Jr. died at the home of his parents in the South part of the city on Christmas Day.
He was born in Abilene on Dec. 14, 1894 and attended the city schools.� He married Miss Katherine
Poleneck on Nov. 28, 1913, and to them were born two children, one dying in infancy and the other
remaining to mourn, with his mother, the death of a kind father and loving husband; he is also survived
by three sisters and four brothers. Burial will be tomorrow in the Abilene Cemetery.
Mrs. Charity Frances Humble Wilson, 83, died at the home of her daughter in Tulsa on Dec. 24.
She was born July 23, 1839 in Clark county, Ohio and with her parents
moved to Noble county, Indiana, where on April 10, 1856 she married John Alexander Wilson. He died Oct. 12, 1897. She is survived by eight children: John Henry Wilson and Mrs.
D. A. Gants of Abilene, James L. Wilson of Marienthal, Mrs. Charles Kubach of
Denver, Mrs. Mattie Brown of Tulsa, Grant D. Wilson of Ottawa, Mrs. M.
D. Betz of Los Angeles and Charles L. Wilson of Akron, Ohio. Two
daughters preceded their mother in death: Mrs. S. H. Weigle and Katie
Wilson.
The body was brought back to this county for burial in the Rinehart Cemetery.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 1920
Mrs. Elsie M. Bowers, 27, died at her mother's home on North Elm street Wednesday afternoon. Besides
her mother, she is survived by her husband, James T. Bowers
Friday, Dec. 31, 1920
Luther M. Johnson, 52, died this morning at his home in the north part of the city.
He had worked as a printer for the Reflector for the last 32 years. He is survived
by a wife and five children.
Mrs. Edith C. Curphey, wife of W. C. Curphey, died at her home in Salina this
morning after a lingering illness with neuritis. The family formerly lived in
Carlton and Abilene before moving to Salina. She is survived by her husband
and three children.
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