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Derald Dean Dalton, 46, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Junction City; born April 8, 1955, in Atchison, the son of Wayne Edward and Opal Ilean Thompson Dalton; survivors include his mother, Opal Dalton, Chapman; a daughter, Daphne Kay Anderson, Devore, Calif.; two sisters, Janet Kay Lowrey, Chapman, and Carylon Maxine Howard, Junction City; a brother, Danny Wayne Dalton, Bremerton, Wash.; and a grandson; burial in Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Richmond A. "Rick" Dalton Jr., 85, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006; born March 29, 1921, in Abilene, the son of Richmond A. and Clara Louise (Hene) Dalton Sr.; the adopted son of Josephine Bublies Dalton, all of Enterprise; married Margie J. Stone on June 3, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minn.; survivors include his wife, Margie of Topeka; one son, Kevin Dalton of Mission; one daughter, Nancy Gaskett of Gaithersburg, Md.; one brother, Bruce Dalton of Salina; and three grandchildren; preceded in death by one brother, Chris Dalton; inurnment in Hope Cemetery, Enterprise.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. Wilson Dary,
well-known in
South Dickinson, died at Geneseo last
week, aged 29 years. (Abilene Reflector, June 20, 1889)
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A Brief Life.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Davidson died Friday after a
brief existence of only a week upon
this earth. The sorrowful parents may
find consolation in tbe thought that the
soul of their babe is safe from the
temptations and sins of the world.
(Abilene Reflector, Feb. 7, 1889)
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Arlene Anna Davis, 93, Abilene, died Friday, July 21, 2006; born July 14, 1913, south of Chapman, the daughter of Theodore Monroe and Ann Rebecca (Knopp) Buhrer; married Darrell Davis on July 18, 1937; he preceded her in death on Aug. 1, 1995; survivors include four daughters, Roberta Iverson of Raytown, Mo., Twylla Casebeer of Blue Springs, Mo., Deanna Chism of Morton, Ill., and Betty Key of Kansas City, Mo.; one son, David Davis of Manhattan; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren; burial in Indian Hill Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elma "Granny" Burwell Davis, 83, Clay Center, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at her home; born Nov. 19, 1917, in Absarokee, Mont., the daughter of Henry and Josephine Clark Kappelman; married Johnny A. Burwell; he died July 1, 1951. She married James W. Davis on July 18, 1958; he died July 3, 1996. Mrs. Davis also was preceded in death by a son, John A. Burwell; survived by six sons, Jerry Burwell, Herington, Jimmy Burwell, Colby, Joe Burwell, Longview, Wash., Jesse Burwell, Virginia Beach, Va., Jay Burwell, Huntsville, Ala., and Jeffrey Davis, Portsmouth, Va.; three daughters, Judy Ricketts, Clay Center, Janice Rood, Leonardville, and Jean Rozean, Salina; 30 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; burial at Hope City Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rhodessa M. Davis, 101, Wichita, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006; born Oct. 16, 1904, in Abilene, the daughter of William and Etta (Meirmeister) Scheufele; survivors include one son, Eldred of Portland, Ore.; one daughter, Cynthia Trout; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; preceded in death by her husband, Jarrott R., in 1966; no burial information.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tom Dawe, 94, died Friday, May 3, 2002, at Abilene; born Feb. 15, 1908, in Grant Township, the son of A.J. and Minnie McNay Dawe; married Jo Rittgers on Sept. 10, 1937. She survives, along with a daughter, Pat Mills, Herington; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; burial in the Abilene Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Captial Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mary Jane Deatrick, 101, of Herington, died March 19, 2002; born Sept. 19, 1900, at Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of James and Mary Ann (McQuilkin) Blackim; Aug. 25, 1935, she married Vern L. Deatrick in the Presbyterian Church at Salina; he preceded her in death Jan. 1, 1987; preceded in death by a son, David Blackim Deatrick, who died in infancy; her parents; three brothers, David F. Blackim, James Blackim Jr., and William Blackim; and a sister, Anna Hein; burial Marion Cemetery.(abstract Junction City Daily Union) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Catherine M. DeBus, 85, Herington, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at Herington; born June 2, 1916, in Belleville, the daughter of Charles E. and Jane F. Taylor Kearns; married Woodrow W. DeBus on June 24, 1937, in Herington. He died Dec. 11, 1999. Mrs. DeBus also was preceded in death by an infant son, Danny Jo DeBus, Aug. 5, 1951; survived by a son, Charles DeBus, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; three daughters, Jane Harrison, Salina, Jean "Tootie" Woosley, Kansas City, and Colleen Greenmeyer, Herington; a brother, Charles Kearns, Sioux Falls, S.D.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; burial at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Herington. (abstract Topeka Captial Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" DeBus, 81, of Herington, died Aug. 26, 2001; born Feb. 2, 1920, on a farm east of Herington, daughter of Williford R. and Mary Jane (Baker) Sangwin; survivors include a son, John W. "Joe" DeBus of Rogers, Ark.; three daughters, Johnette (Mrs. Raymond) Lueth of Hope, Joan (Mrs. Jim) Hensley of Great Bend and Jae Luscombe of Herington; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Joyce Herbel on Feb. 25, 1986; a sister, Jesse Boelling; a brother, Bud Sangwin; and a grandson, Fred Herbel; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery at Herington.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
James Byron "Jim" Decker, 75, Edmond, Okla., died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006; born Sept. 4, 1931, in Abilene, the son of John A. and Mabel Ruth (Glenn) Decker Jr.; survivors include his wife, Nancy of the home; five daughters, Victoria Buel of Manhattan, Mary Decker of Kansas City, Mo., Martha Decker of Portland, Ore., Angela Decker of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Amy Decker of Edmond, Okla.; his twin brother, John S. Decker of Wichita; three grandchildren; and other relatives; preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Glenn and Wallace; and one foster brother, Warren Douglas; no burial information.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Frederick Dees, of Cheever
township, died yesterday morning of
consumption, at the age of 42 years.
The funeral was held this morning
from the River Brethren church. The
Deceased was highly respected, and her
death has caused a feeling of sadness
over all who knew her. (Abilene Reflector 1-12-1888)
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Mary Lou Delker, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Chapman; born Jan. 20, 1921, in Republic, the daughter of Elmer Ole and Addie Luella Thompson Evert; married Vernon Gordon Delker on Oct. 5, 1952; he survives, along with a son, Clifford Delker, Chapman; two daughters, Kathy Delker, Kansas City, Mo., and Linda Delker, Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Darlene Jensen, Courtland; and two brothers, Clifford Evert, Santa Ana, Calif., and Elden Evert, Republic; burial in Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman.
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L.E. "Jim" Denver, 88, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at Herington; born July 17, 1912, at Rogers, Ark., to Charles E. and Alta A. Ogden Denver; married Velma Rindt on Sept. 6, 1943, in Wichita. She survives along with a daughter, Linda Almes, Spring Hill; a sister, Augery Randall, Augusta; and two grandsons; burial in the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. and Mrs. Will Deetriech (sp. ?) on
East Eighth, were unfortunate yesterday
in losing their newly born son.
Their sorrow-laden hearts find it hard
to be comforted. (Abilene Reflector, Jan. 17, 1889)
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Walter Neil Detrich, 85, Chapman, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2006; born Aug. 29, 1921, in rural Chapman, the son of Ernest Franklin and Agnes (Wilkins) Detrich; married Verna L. Book on April 6, 1944, in Chapman; survivors include his wife, Verna of the home; two sons, Phil Detrich of Mt. Shasta, Calif., and Karl Detrich of Chapman; one daughter, Beth Boltz-Morton of Chapman; one brother, Robert Detrich of Chapman; five grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren; no burial information.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carolyn Jeanne Deupree, 64, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Abilene; born Oct. 13, 1940, in Wichita, the daughter of Jack and Elizabeth Mae (Smith) Eason; survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Bishop of Newton, Penny Miles and Brenda Welker, both of Abilene, and Theresa Begley of Solomon; two sisters, Nancy Erickson of Albion, Ill., and Vickie of California; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren; inurnment in Abilene Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Doris Marie Murrison Devers, 75, Lenexa, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Lenexa; born Aug. 18, 1926, in Chapman, the daughter of William and Lula M. Allen Murrison; survivors include a daughter, Betty June Mapes, Laharpe, Ill.; two sisters, Alice Rutt, Junction City, and Florence Ryff, Abilene; and a brother, Albert Murrison, Clay Center; burial at the Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lena DeZago, 87, of Herington, a former resident of New York, died July 16, 2004; born on Dec. 11, 1916, at the Bronx, N.Y., the daughter of Pietro and Incornata (Prozzillo) DeSisto; married Ralph A. DeZago on Nov. 28, 1944, in the Bronx. He preceded in death on Dec. 10, 1984; survived by her son, Ralph J. DeZago of Herington; a brother, Arthur DeSisto; and three sisters, Ida DeSisto, Elsie DiLeo and Matilda Grassi all of Fresno, Calif.; and three grandsons; she was cremated.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
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Matt J. Dibben, 37, formerly of Chapman, was killed accidentally Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, when the gun he was cleaning discharged at his home in Overland Park; born April 1, 1965, in Junction City, to Donald Ray and Joleen Deanna Staatz Dibben; married Cheryl Bobzien on June 4, 1988, in Junction City. She survives, as well as his parents, Junction City; two brothers, Monte J. Dibben, Junction City, and Mark J. Dibben, Colorado Springs; and a grandmother, Bernice Dibben, Junction City; burial in Lyona Cemetery about seven miles north of Woodbine. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lillie Leona Lesline Diepenbrock, 85, formerly of Salina, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000, in Spokane, Wash.; born Sept. 13, 1914, in McFarland, the daughter of Henry and Emma Lesline; married Edwin F. Diepenbrock, who preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by a son, Rhinold "Cowboy" Diepenbrock; survivors include a son, Robert L. Diepenbrock, Roselle, Ill.; two daughters, Delores Bennett, Temple City, Calif.; and Judy Croft, Spokane, Wash.; three brothers, Elmer Lesline, Wamego; Edward Lesline, Manhattan; and Veron Lesline, Alma; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren; burial at Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Arminta "Mintie" Ausherman Deiffenbaugh, 84, of Talmage, died Thursday, January 6, 1972, in Concordia. She was born
April 20, 1887 on a farm north of Talmage, and lived in that community all her life. she is survived by four sons,
Paul, of Clay Center; Elmer and Lawrence, both of Wichita, and Earl of Las Vegas, Nev.; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Facklam
of Abilene; three brothers, Bill Ausherman, Belleville; Harry Ausherman, Wichita and Reuben Ausherman, Manchester;
three sisters, Mrs. Sue Simon, Burbank, Calif.; Mrs. Emma Schad, Abilene and Mrs. Harvey Longenecker, Bandon, Ore.;
17 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday at the Martin Funeral Home, Abilene, with
burial in the Keystone Cemetery.(undated paper)
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Died, in Saline county, May 5th,
Wallace W., son of Martin and Lucinda
Dingman, aged 21 years.
(Abilene Reflector, 5-14-1885)
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Ronald Wayne Dolton, 56, Enterprise, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006; born Feb. 13, 1950, east of Enterprise, the son of Kenneth and Glenda (Sheedy) Dolton; married Janie Fouts on Oct. 9, 1971; survivors include his wife, Janie of the home; one daughter, Stacey Lehman of Abilene; two sons, Daren Dolton and Jeremy Dolton, both of Salina; his parents, Kenneth and Glenda Dolton of Enterprise; two sisters, Thelma Gillespie of Abilene and Connie Graham of Springdale, Ark.; and seven grandsons; burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Helen L. Domann, 79, of Herington, died Oct. 24, 2001; born March 19, 1922, in rural Hope, daughter of Will and Doira D. Morse Wagner; April 14, 1946, she married Theodore Domann at Elmo; he survives, along with a son, Gary Mendenhall of Abilene; two brothers, Lloyd Wagner of Abilene and Dwayne Wagner of Silverdale, Wash.; four sisters, Viola Pennich of Wichita, Ruby Rufner of Senora, Calif.; Audrey Bowman of Warren, Ohio, and Jean Flynn of Abilene; and one grandson; preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Gayla; and three sisters, Vernedene, Lois Bernice and Vernadell; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Eliza Dowling died at half-past
three o'clock Friday morning last at her
residence on South Third Street, after
a brief illness of pneumonia. Mrs. D.
was born in Ireland in the year 1809.
She has been a resident of Kansas for
years and was highly esteemed by all
who knew her. She was a kind neighbor, an amiable wife and devoted mother. She leaves
behind, a husband, two
sons and three daughters to mourn
their loss. Saturday the remains were
conveyed to the Catholic church where
a requiem of High Mass was said for
the repose of her soul. The attendance
was large and the remains were followed to the Abilene cemetery for interment by a large number of friends.
(Abilene Reflector, 6-11-1885)
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Gathered Home.
Sunday evening at 5:30 o'clock
death gathered into the heaeafter Mr.
Patrick Dowling, an old resident and
respected citizen of Abilene. Mr.
Dowling had reached the advanced age
of
seventy-five years and has for some
time been in feeble health. He passed
quietly and peacefully away with blessings for the loved ones around him.
He had made his home with his son,
Mr. E. C. Dowling, at whose home he
died. He leaves five children to mourn
the loss of a kind father, E. C. Dowling, Barclay Dowling and Miss Sallie
Dowling, of this city, and Mrs. Wesley
and Mrs. Goodale, of Solomon. They
will receive the sincere sympathy of a
wide circle of friends.
The funeral services were held at
the Catholic church in this city Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Rev.
Father Leary officiating. The interment in the Abilene cemetery. (Abilene Reflector, Feb. 21, 1889)
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Monday morning Mayor A. W. Rice
received a dispatch from Mr. Thomas
Downey, dated at Catulla, Tex., which
contained the sad news of the death of
his son Thomas who joined him about
one year ago for the purpose of assisting his father in attending to the
interests of his large ranche. It was the
painful duty of Mrs. J. E. Bonebrake
and Mrs. Rice to break the heartrending news to Mrs. Downey, and as it
came like a thunderbolt, her grief was
almost more than she could bear. The
Reflector, with a host of this estimable family's friends, truly sympathize
with it in this, its sad affliction.
(Abilene Reflector, 6-4-1885)
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Durward Drake, 90, Abilene, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006; born April 5, 1916, in Seal, La., the son of Denver and Lou Edna (Wallace) Drake; married Lila I. Hazelton in June 1950; she preceded him in death on Jan. 2, 2000; sinclude two sons, Kenneth Drake of Abilene and Lee Roy Drake of Salina; two sisters, Bernice Bukowich of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Mildred Davis of Alexandria, Va.; one grandson; three great-grandsons; and other relatives; preceded in death by three brothers, Wesley Drake, Albert Drake and Johnny Drake; and three sisters, Marie Dunham, Ruby Schmidt and Gladys Smith; burial in Prairie Mound Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eugie Drake, 94, died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Herington; born Dec. 13, 1906, in Coffeyville; married Thomas Drake, who died in 1972. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, June Joe McCarty, in 1999; survived by two granddaughters; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Died, at the residence of his father,
Henry Dryer, in Cheever township, Sunday, Nov. 15th, 1885, Frank H. Dryer,
in the 24th year of his age. Frank was
a bright manly fellow and his death
has thrown a gloom over his former
youthful associates. The funeral services were held at the family residence
Tuesday, where a large concourse of
friends paid their last respects to the
dead and laid his remains to rest in the
Cheever cemetery. (Abilene Reflector, 11-19-1885)
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Dorothy M. Duddy, 84, Topeka, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006; born July 4, 1922, in the Elmo community, the daughter of John and Margaret (Bricknew) Duddy; survivors include one sister, Irene Carr of Escanabe, Mich.; and one brother, Robert Duddy of Abilene; preceded in death by one brother, Francis Duddy; and one sister, Catherine Reed; burial in Mount St. Joseph Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Francis J. Duddy, 77, Auburn, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at his home; born Sept. 10, 1924, in Dickinson County, the son of John and Margaret Brickner Duddy; married Delna B. Whaley in Topeka. She survives, along with two sons, Duane Duddy, Tempe, Ariz., and Scot Duddy, Auburn; two daughters, Teresa Duddy, San Francisco, and Myrna Duddy, Auburn; a brother, Robert Duddy, Abilene; two sisters, Irene Carr, Escanaba, Wis., and Dorothy Duddy, Topeka; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; burial in Auburn Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Ripened Sheaf.
Died At the residence cf Mr. J.
Middleton on North Cedar street Thursday morning at 3 o'clock, Mrs. Duff,
mother of Mrs. J. Middleton.
Mrs. Duff was one of the oldest inhabitants of Abilene, having been born
March 4, 1817. Her birthplace was in
New York and there she spent the
earlier years of her life. In maidenhood she removed to Pennsylvania
where her home was until 1871 when
she came to Kansas. Since then she
has made her home with her daughter.
In early life she united with the M.
E. church of which organization she
has for
three-score years been a faithful and hard-working member. Every
meeting of her beloved church has
found her present until within the last
six years when she has been a sufferer
from rheumatism and hence unable to
leave her home.
She met death fearlessly and quietly,
her soul sustained by the abiding faith
that through all the years has uplifted
her and lighted her path through valleys of darkness. Triumphant in that
faith she enters the hereafter to enjoy
the supreme happiness toward which
she has so long been looking.
The funeral services will be held at
the residence at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, Rev. W. H. Zimmerman officiating.
(Abilene Reflector, Feb. 7, 1889)
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A telegram received this morning
announced the death, at her home in
New Jersey, of the mother of Mrs.
William Duffy, living eight miles south
of the city. (Abilene Reflector, May 23, 1889)
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Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap, wife of Benjamin Dunlap, of Fairview, Wheatland
township, died at the residence last
Saturday night of hemorrhage of the
lungs.
The funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock.
The husband and two children of the
deceased have the sympathy of the entire community.
(Abilene Reflector 1-12-1888)
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Mr. Jefferson Durr who was struck
by lightning in May last at Michael
Switzer's home in Newbern township,
died Monday morning last at 10:30
o'clock. His funeral was preached at
the residence of Jacob Easter on Tuesday and his remains deposited in the
Abilene cemetery. Thanks are hereby extended by his brother, Wm. A.
Durr and his uncles Easters, to Wm.
Campbell and Benj. Gish for furnishing
ice and to all the neighbors for kindness shown during the sickness of the
deceased.
(Abilene Reflector, 6-11-1885)
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Mary Ellen Dyehouse, 62, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Wakefield; born Sept. 30, 1942, in Arkansas, the daughter of Eulas Reuben and Corene (Durdin) Williamson. She was reared in Tennessee; married Donald Dyehouse on July 4, 1985; survivors include her husband, Donald of the home; one son, Steve Holley of Florida; one daughter, Ina Holley of Tennessee; one stepson, Don Dyehouse of Industry; four sisters, Margaret Ivon Guerre of Illinois, Hazel Aline Heath of Arkansas and Brenda Kay Mast and Caroline Fae Williamson, both of Indiana; and one brother, Edward Lloyd Williamson of Indiana; she was cremated.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~