If you have any obituaries published before 1923 that you would like to contribute to the page, please send them to me and I will add them. Obituaries published after 1922 will be abstracted to avoid copyright violations.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Velma Alene Haas, 94, Hope, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006; born March 14, 1912, in Elmo, the daughter of Richard M. and Katie (Gantenein) Slane; married Allen F. Haas on Jan. 23, 1941, in Marion; he preceded her in death on June 27, 2000; survivors include one daughter, Jean Bickerton of Clairton, Pa.; one sister, Doris Ryff of Abilene; one grandson; and other relatives; preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Davis and June Cox; burial in the Navarre Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gertrude Pauline Scott-Hadel, 86, Redlands, Calif., died Sunday, July 30, 2006; born Sept. 3, 1919, in Banner Township in the Elmo community, the daughter of Alwin E. and Pauline (Felsburg) Wuthnow; married Robert Scott on Aug. 2, 1941; he preceded her in death on June 29, 1993; married Delton B. Hadel on Sept. 7, 2000; survivors include her husband, Delton of Redlands, Calif.; one daughter, Dr. Anita Blosser of Henderson, N.C.; and two grandchildren; no burial information.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Robert D. Hadden, 37, Liberal, formerly of Chapman, died June 14, 1957 in an automobile
accident near Sublette. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and son, Randall, of the home;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hadden, Chapman; and his sister, Laura McCormick of Des
Moines, Iowa. Burial was in Indian Hill Cemetery, with military services.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sharron Ann Haggerty, 52, Chapman, died Sunday, July 15, 2001; born Nov. 15, 1948, in Yonkers, the daughter of Henry and Ora LaBeau Haggerty; survivors include her husband, Garrett L. Phifer, Chapman; and three sisters, Karen Teti, Garrison, N.Y., Rebecca Stephens, Leominster, Mass., and Anita Semp, Worcester, N.Y. ; burial in Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. and Mrs. John Haffner, of Logan
township, a few weeks ago lost one of
their bright little twin babies. The
other baby, Arthur, aged 15 months,
died yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held
at the residence of
the parents Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The parents in their double
affliction have the heartfelt sympathy
of their many friends.
(Abilene Reflector 1-5-1888)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
News reached us this morning of the
sudden death of Miss Jennie Haines,
aged 21 years, at the home of her uncle.
John L. Gish, Newbern township.
Miss Haines' home is in Pennsylvania,
and at the time of her death she was
here on a visit. She had been stopping
for some time with her uncle. Dr. Gish,
of this city. She was subject to spasms,
and it is thought her death resulted
from a fall while having an attack.
She was found lying face down
and only drew a few breaths after she
was discovered. She was intending to
return to Pennsylvania tomorrow; her
parents were wired this morning, and
her remains will probably be shipped
there. The entire community will
sympathize with her parents in their
hour of bereavement.(Abilene Reflector 2-9-1888)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gerald E. Haire, 81, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at Herington; born Oct. 4, 1919, in Herington, to William and Inez Corey Haire; his wife, Vonda Haire, survives, along with three daughters, Evelyn Haire and Paula Haire, both in Herington, and Carol Vickroy, Abilene; and three sisters, Helen Schlesener, Herington, Enid Kurtenbach, Merriam, and June Mein, Saginaw, Texas; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Herington. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vonda M. Haire, 74, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Herington; born Aug. 17, 1927, in Nixa, Mo., to Walter and Sadie Amos Haguewood; her husband, Gerald Haire, died June 18, 2001; survived by three daughters, Evelyn Haire and Paula Haire, both in Herington, and Carol Vickroy, Abilene; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Herington. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roy C. Hall, 94, rural Junction City, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at Chapman; born June 18, 1911, in rural Chapman, the son of George S. and Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Altwegg) Hall; survivors include nieces and nephews; preceded in death by one brother, Gerald Hall; and two sisters, Mary Jane and Eva; burial in Good Hope Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John G. Hamaker, senior member of
the firm of J. G. Hamaker & Co. and
one of Abilene's most respected and
substantial business men, died Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Hamaker was born at Mt. Joy,
Pa., October 9th, 1834. At the age of
21 he settled in Freeport, Ill., and engaged in the dry goods business. After
a short residence there he moved to
Peoria, Ill., where he remained until
after the war. It was here he met and
married Sarah L. Sammis, the marriage taking place August 21, 1857. In
1866 he moved with his family to Chicago, and for five years of his stay in
that city was head salesman for John
B. Farwell & Co. Mr. Hamaker was
in Chicago at the time of the great fire
and barely escaped with his life from a
burning hotel. From Chicago he
moved to Sterling, Ill., and engaged in
business for himself. September 18,
1879, he came to Abilene, where he has
since resided.
During the ten years of his residence
here he has made hosts of friends, both
in a business and social way, and although his death was not unexpected
the announcement has been met with
feelings of sadness on all sides.
As a man of business he was worthy
to be taken as an example by all, and
one who always made a success of
whatever he undertook to accomplish.
In a social way he was ever a courteous
and pleasant companion and friend.
Although not a member of any church,
he has always lived a life of uprightness and purity, and died with a firm
belief in his Maker. His death was
very easy, and his passage from the
mortal to the immortal was hardly perceptible.
At the time of his death Mr. Hamaker
was oi years, 7 months and 21 days
of age. He leaves a wife, two sons
and a daughter to mourn
his death.
The funeral services will be held in
the Lutheran church tomorrow motiving at 9:45, conducted by Rev. F. M.
Porch, after which the remains will be
put on the noon train and taken to
Peoria Ill., for
burial. Mrs. Hamaker and their son,
E. S. will accompany the body.
~~~
Funeral services over the remains of
J. G. Hamaker held Tuesday morning
in Lutheran church were attended by
a large concourse of mourning friends.
The business houses were closed during the ceremonies and all united in
paying the last tribute of honor to the
memory of the deceased.
The services were most impressive
and appropriate. Thev were conducted
by Revs. E. D. Walker and F. M.
Porch, the latter making the address.
His woids were tender, touching and
Consoling. The Choir composed of
Miss McWhirk, Mrs. Albright, Mr.
Albright and Mr. Wendell gave with
sweet melody the hymn selections.
Afterward the body was borne by
the hands of his friends and business
associates, Messrs. T. E. Sewell, T. H.
Malott, C.H. Lebold, G. C. Steil, John
Johntz, H. Cuthbert, from the sanctuary and was taken to the Union Pacific
depot for shipment to the old home,
Peoria, Ill., where it will be interred.
The Knights of Pythias marched in a
body from the church to the depot to
show their sympathy with their brother,
Mr. Hamaker.
Mr. W. H. Eicholtz, the undertaker,
had prepared the body for the long
journey and it was taken east by the
noon train.
Ed. S. Hamaker and Mrs. Hamaker
accompanied the remains and will attend the last sad rites over their father
and husband's grave. They will return the last of the week. (Abilene Reflector, June 6, 1889)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cecil P. Hamme, 71, Abilene, died Friday Oct. 22, 1976 at the home of his son, Ronald, of rural Abilene. He was born Sept.
8, 1905 in Manchester and lived in Dickinson County all his life. He is survived by his wife, Faye, of the
home; his son Ronald; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Loader, Denton, Texas, and two grandchildren. Burial will be in
Keystone Cemetery.(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Francis T. Hamme, 76, died Tuesday, March 16, 1976, at his home in Abilene. He was born Oct. 21, 1899 at
Manchester. He farmed near Longford until his retirement in 1973 when he moved to Abilene. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two daughters,
Mrs. Paul Brown of Abilene and Mrs. Perry Hunsley of Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Loader, Denton, Texas, and
Mrs. Perry Wolf, Longford; a brother, Cecil Hamme, Abilene; seven grandchildren and one g-grandchild. Funeral
services will be held Friday, March 19, at the First United Methodist Church, Abilene with burial in the Keystone Cemetery.
.(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jesse M. Hamme, 57, Abilene, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1971. He was part of a road crew working on a highway south of
Abilene that hit by a flat-bed truck. He was born in Manchester, and was a member of the First Baptist Church
of Abilene. Survivors include his wife, Adelia; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Loader, Benton, TX and Mrs. Perry Wolfe,
Longford; two brothers, Cecil of Abilene and Francis, of Longford; a son, Jack, of Blythe, AR, and two daughters,
Mrs. Owen Smith of Wichita and Mrs. John V. Carson, Bennington; eight grandchildren. The funeral will be Friday
at the Martin Funeral Home, with burial in the Keystone Cemetery, Manchester.(undated paper)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donald Edward Hammond, 91, Chapman, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at Junction City; born Sept. 14, 1911, in North Dakota, to George Edward and Edna Frances Wait Hammond; married Elinor Hazel Lovell in Beach, N.D. She died in January 1952. He married Kathryn Elaine Quam in 1954 in Oakes, N.D. They moved to Michigan in 1966 and to Riverton, Wyo., in 1969; she died Oct. 14, 2002; survived by three sons, Scott Hammond, Milroy, Minn., Harry Hammond, Williston, N.D., and Bruce Hammond, Enid, Okla.; two daughters, Ann Rubin, Junction City, and Connie Hammond, San Francisco; a brother, Rienzi Hammond, Dickinson, N.D.; a sister, Azalia Schmeling, Beach, N.D.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Beach, N.D. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leonard Hancock, 86, Herington, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006; born on April 12, 1920, in St. Austell, Cornwall, England, the son of Robert and Ethel Louise (Dyer) Hancock; survivors include one daughter, Maureen Obermeyer of Herington; two sons, Errol Hancock of Devon, Alberta, Canada, and Michael Hancock of Sydney, Australia; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren; preceded in death by his wife, Helen, on Nov. 28, 1997; four brothers, his twin brother, Fred, and Tom, Robert Jr. and William; and one sister, Bette; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death of a Former Abileneite.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mrs. W. B. Hanna, who lived in Abilene some two years ago and will be
well remembered by many of our readers. Mrs. Hanna died at Chillicothe,
Mo., Jan. 15th. She was a sister-in-law
of Mrs. W. U. H. Bonebrake, Mrs,
Bonebrake being a sister of Mr. Hanna.
She was a member of the Presbyterian
church and much be loved by her many
friends here. Heartfelt sympathy will
be extended Mrs. Bonebrake in her
bereavement.
(Abilene Reflector, Jan. 24, 1889)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Edith Esther Hanney, 88, died Oct. 2, 2003, in Junction City; born Jan. 8, 1915, to Samuel and Ella Gross Sollenburger; married Guy Hanney on Feb. 1, 1939; survived by her husband; four sons, Larry Hanney of Junction City, Ronald Hanney of Stillwell, Dan Hanney of Berryton and Paul Hanney of Topeka; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sandra Jo; two sisters, Marvel Thomas and an infant; and one brother, Stanley Sollenberger; burial at Alida Zion Evangelical Cemetery.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Guy Frederick Hanney, 90, a former rural Junction City resident, died May 25, 2004 in Chapman; born May 10, 1914, at Upland, to Fred and Celia Nickerson Hanney; marred Edith Esther Sollenberger on Feb. 1, 1939; preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 2, 2003; survived by four sons, Larry Hanney of rural Junction City, Ronald Hanney of Stillwell, Dan Hanney of Berryton and Paul Hanney of Topeka. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sandra Jo, and a sister, Elnora; burial in the Alida Zion Evangelical Cemetery.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. Albert Hanning, one of Lyons
Creek's oldest settlers, died week before
last and was buried at the Baptist burying ground. He loaves a wife and family to mourn his departure.
(Abilene Reflector, 11-5-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W. S. Harley, of Faulkner & Co's.
shoe store, received a telegram yesterday informing him of the death of his
sister Anna, at Kansas City.(Abilene Reflector, 3-5-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Royce T. "Tommy" Harold, 60, of Woodbine died June 23, 2003 in Junction City; born May 18, 1943, at Louisville, Ky., son of Royce L. and Dorothy P. (Asom) Harold; preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle "Jackie" Harold Dec. 28, 1996. On July 25, 1998, he married Faith D. Kasko Carver at Junction City; she survives of the home, along with three sons, Johnney Harold of Ramona and Jamie Harold and Robert Harold of Herington; a step-daughter, Julie Carver of Junction City; a step-son, Steven Carver of Junction City; a brother, Donnie Harold of Junction City; two sisters, Dee Bowling of Junction City and Marlene Flower of Topeka; and 12 grandchildren; burial in Woodbine Cemetery.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Hannah Harrington, wife of
Rev. S. P. Harrington, died Sunday
morning, Sept. 13th. Age 55 years, 10
months and 27 days. The funeral services were held at the family residence
Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev.
G. A. Bowers. (Abilene Reflector, 9-17-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bill M. Harris, 78, Abilene, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at Enterprise; born June 24, 1923, in Junction City, to Samuel Robert and Ethel Rose McCluskey Harris; married Ella Lorene Mourer on July 18, 1944, in Kansas City; she survives. A grandson, Shaylon Troy Voran, preceded him in death; also survived by three sons, Patrick Robert Harris, Lenexa, Brian Mack Harris, Abilene, and Kevin Owen Harris, rural Abilene; two daughters, Kathleen Marie Voran, Palmer, Alaska, and Karen Jean Conrad, Mahomet, Ill.; a sister, Mary Jane Kresie, Topeka; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; burial in in Abilene Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delila Harris, 83, former Clay County resident, died in Albuquerque. She is survived by five sons, Weston of Detroit, Mich.;
Will of Columbia, Mo.; Alfie of Evanston, Ill.; Fay of Salina and Joe of Albuquerque; one daughter Mrs. Orpha
Evans of Napa, Calif. Services Sunday, Oct. 28, 1951 at the Longford Evangelical church, with burial in Athelstane Cemetery.
(unnamed paper, Sunday, Oct. 28, 1951)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Johnnie L. Hartman, 89, Abilene, died Friday, June 9, 2006, in Abilene; born Nov. 4, 1916, in rural Dickinson County, the son of Leonard and Lena (Forrer) Hartman; raised as a child by his aunt and uncle, C.P. and Elizabeth (Gantenbein) Hartman; married Naomi A. Chamblin on Feb. 27, 1940, in Eureka; survivors include his wife, Naomi of the home; one daughter, Janice Burns of Salina; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and other relatives; preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Betts; one brother, C.J. Hartman; and three sisters, Alice Harden, Agnes Sheets and Anna Petty; burial in New Basel Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Velma E. Hartmann, 82, of Herington, died July 16, 2004; born at Clay Center on Oct. 7, 1921, the daughter of Ora P. and Ida May (Yeaney) Mitchell; married Christian J. (Zip) Hartmann, who preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 1989; also preceded in death by two sons, Dr. Warren J. Hartmannn on Dec. 15, 1982 and Dr. Thomas G. Hartmann on Oct. 3, 2001; three brothers, Warren H. Mitchell, Donald Mitchell and Ralph Mitchell, and her parents; survived by a sister, Myrtle Brabec of Barneston, Neb.,; six grandchildren (Heather, Hope, Tyler, Courtney, Brianna and Josh); and three great grandchildren (Cole, Conner and Elizabeth); burial at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in Herington.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Martha Anne Kilian Hassler, 88, Chapman, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003; born Jan. 31, 1915, in Chapman, to Henry and Florence Knight Kilian; married Chester C. Hassler on June 14, 1936, in Chapman. He died Sept. 11, 1975; survivors include three sons, John Hassler, Orono, Maine, Tom Hassler, Denver, and James Hassler, Lexington Park, Md.; a daughter, Penny Gaetz, Chapman; and eight grandchildren; burial of cremains in Rinehart Cemetery.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Died,
At his home in Hayes township,
Thursday, Oct, 11, 1883, Mr. Wm. Hastings, aged about 35 years.
Mr. Hastings had catarrh in one of
his hands, which was lanced on Wednesday, the 11th. Thursday he ate a
hearty dinner and appeared well. He
lay down on the lounge and dropped to
sleep, never more to waken in this
world. He was a member of the Masonic order, and the remains were buried Sunday with Masonic honors by Benevolent Lodge, No. 98, A. F. & A.M.,
Abilene. (Abilene Reflector, Oct. 18, 1883)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HAUGH-� In the Chapman Creek church,
Dickinson County, Kans, Aug. 8, 1891,
sister Sarah Elizabeth Haugh, aged 40
years, 3 months and 2 days.
Deceased was born May 6, 1851. Her
maiden name was Sarah E. Sheely. She was
born in Franklin Co., Pa. On Oct. 29, 1869, she
was united in marriage to Samuel Haugh of
the same place. Both united with the German Baptist church near Greencastle, Pa.
She was the mother of fourteen children, six
of whom preceded her to the spirit land. She
leave, a husband and eight children to mourn
their loss, but we trust that their loss here is
her eternal gain, for we believe that she was a
true mother in Israel.
The funeral occasion was improved by Bro.
P. R. Wrightsman, of the Abilene church
assisted by Eld. John Forney of the home
church, from Rev. 14: 13, to a very large
concourse of sympathizing friends and neighbors. Interment in the Pleasant View burying ground. J. S. BAUMBAUGH.
(Gospel Messenger)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wesley "Wes" Hauserman, 73, died Saturday,
Sept. 30, 2000, in
Minneapolis, Kan.; born Aug. 21, 1927, at Casa, Ark., the son
of Albert F. and Abby (Myers) Hauserman; married Joyce Avis March 12, 1966, and she survives of the
home; burial in Swartwood Cemetery.
(abstract Clay Center Dispatch)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pauline Josephine Havice, 74, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Herington; born Jan. 21, 1927, in Selden in Sheridan County, to John J. and Antonette Simpson Sulzman; married Otis L. Havice on April 16, 1952, in Selden. He died Aug. 4, 1987; survived by four sons, William Havice, Clemson, S.C., George Havice, Abilene, Mark Havice, Elkhart, and Edward Havice, Biloxi, Miss.; six daughters, Connie Todd, Alexandria, Va., Ramona Kashka, Goodland, Christina Callender, Wamego, Peggy Kleiber, Ramona, Mary Schulte, Stratton, Colo., and Paula Bowers, McPherson; two brothers, Norbert Sulzman, Oberlin, and Norris Sulzman, Selden; two sisters, Apalona Rohrs, Denver, and Bernita Aumiller, Selden; and 21 grandchildren; burial in St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Herington. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Christopher Hawk Receives a Fatal Sunstroke While Working in the Harvest Field.
Friday afternoon last there occurred in Hayes township one of those sad events which cast a gloom over a neighborhood. Chris Hawk, a young man of about twenty-four, a son of one of Hayes' well-known farmers, was working on the farm of Samuel Page and owing to the extreme heat became prostrated. He had pitched two loads of wheat upon the wagon and complained of feeling bad; about 2 o'clock he picked up a tin cup and went for a drink. He had scarcely started, when he staggered backward and fell unconscious to the ground. He was carried home, about a mile, in a wagon. Upon arriving there he was still insensible. Instead
of using proper restoratives, such as would draw the circulation to the surface of the body, those who attempted to revive him applied ice and ice water, thinking that the correct treatment. The result was, of course, that the blood was driven inward upon the heart and brain, and the young man died at 5 o'clock.
Chris, was the second of four children, one of whom, a daughter, is married and lives in Detroit. One younger brother works south of Abilene. He was an honest, hard working boy, well thought of by his associates, and a great help to his father and mother. The members of the family are River Brethren.
The death is peculiarly sad since it is believed that with proper measures there was not the slightest doubt of a complete and immediate recovery. The funeral services were held Sunday morning last at 10 o'clock at the house. (Abilene Reflector, July 19, 1888)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Services for Drewzella Hayes, 81, were held Tuesday, April 20, 1954 at Chapman with burial in Indian Hill cememetery. She is
survived by three daughters, Mrs. Perry Frazier, Chapman, Mrs. Mae Frank, Los Angeles and Mrs. Louella Hoskins,
Linneus, Mo.
(abstract, undated newspaper clipping)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gertrude Margaret Lorson Hayes, 86, formerly of Chapman, died Monday, July 9, 2001, at Hollywood, Fla.; born Feb. 1, 1915, in Chapman, the daughter of Edward Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Feeney Lorson; married William "Bill" Francis Hayes on Sept. 26, 1934, in Chapman; he died Aug. 31, 1991; survivors include a son, Dr. Dennis Edward Hayes, Palisades, N.Y.; a daughter, Donna Patricia Hart, Hollywood, Fla.; a sister, Monica Robertson, Coos Bay, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clyde William Haynes, 92, Chapman, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003; born Jan. 11, 1911, in the Pearl community south of Chapman, to William Calvin and Etta Taylor Haynes; married Maxine L. Hogeboom on June 13, 1933, in Chapman. She died March 1, 1999; survivors include two sons, Leon C. Haynes, Dallas, and Ricky D. Haynes, Chapman; a daughter, Peggy S. McLaughlin, Abilene; a brother, Dale Haynes, Riverside, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren; preceded in death by a grandson, Kent Haynes; burial in St. Patrick Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Everett C. Heer, 84, Topeka, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at Topeka; born July 31, 1918, in Dickinson County, to Phillip and Maude Noel Heer; survived by two daughters, Norma Irene Heer, Murdo, S.D., and Judith Lorean Spivey, Avondale, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; preceded in death by a son, Ronald Eugene Heer, and two daughters, Donna Jean Heer, and Naomi Eileen Heer, who died as an infant; burial at Topeka Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A telegram received by M. W.
Plumb this morning from Green Castle,
Pa., announced the death at that place
of his father-in-law, Mr. Heisey, last
evening. (Abilene Reflector, June 20, 1889)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Helback (Helbach), rural Herington, received word of the death of their son,
Cpl. Merlin J. Helback, who was killed in action in Korea. He had been in Korea for five month, entering the
service Dec. 18, 1950 at Ft. Riley. He was born Sept. 11, 1928 in Ramona. Besides his parents, he is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Alfred Sondergard of Ramona. (unnamed paper, Sunday, Oct. 28, 1951)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shirley D. Heller, 76, Abilene, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001; born Aug. 29, 1925, in Chicago, to Louis and Elsie Busch Pearce; married Wayne L. Heller on April 12, 1946, in Topeka; he survives; a son, Ronald Lee Heller, and a grandson, Richard Wayne Heller, preceded her in death; other survivors include three sons, Larry Heller, Wamego, Michael Heller, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Scott Heller, Solomon; two daughters, Carol Williams and Pam Heller, both in Abilene; a sister, Elaine Benedict, Anaheim, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter; burial in Abilene Cemetery.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death of Mrs. M. C. Hemenway, of
Hope, at Ellinwood, Kas.
Sad news was received Friday afternoon in the shape of a telegram from
M. C Hemenway at Ellinwood announcing the death of his wife at that
place this morning. Mrs. Hemenway
went from her home, Hope, about two
weeks ago on a visit to friends in Ellinwood.
She was taken ill with pneumonia and on Tuesday her husband
was called to her bedside. Her death
took place, as stated, this morning.
Mrs. H. was one of the best known
and most popular ladies of the county.
She was the only daughter of Samuel
Channon, formerly a prominent farmer
of Southeast Dickinson but now of
Lost Springs, and came here with her
parents when quite young. Gussie
was a bright girl, vivacious, attractive
and accomplished and made friends
everywhere. For a time she was a
teacher in the county schools. About
seven years ago she married M. C.
Hemenway and the young couple
moved to Ellinwood, where Mr. H. was
afterward eneaeed in business.
In 1886 they came to Hope where
hey have since resided. Mrs. H. was
a sister-in-law of Mrs. E. C. Adams
and a relative of Mrs. F. A. White,
of Abilene, and the families of A. M.
Crary and C. M. Teats, of Hope. Two
children are by her decease left moth
erless. Mr. Hemenway is now a prominent merchant of Hope and proprietor
of the Hope Dispatch.
This sad death removes from earth a
kind and devoted christian wife and
mother and a much-loved neighbor and
friend. All who knew her admired
her for her many noble qualities of intellect and heart.
We, in common with her scores of
friends, extend to the sorrowing relatives, earnest and sincere sympathy in
their sad bereavement.
The remains were brought to Abilene over the Rock Island Saturday.
The funeral services were held in the
M. E. church, Rev. Zimmerman officiating, and the interment was made in
the Abilene cemetery. (Abilene Reflector, Nov. 1, 1888)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reported from Woodbine, June 19: Father Herron died Wednesday. Bishop Engle conducted the funeral services Thursday, the remains being interred in the Valley cemetery. (Abilene Weekly Reflector, June 28, 1888)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Died, on the 5th inst., Victor Hersh,
age 9 years, and son of Geo. Hersh,
Newbern township. The funeral services were held at the house Friday by
Rev. Dr. Bowers and the remains interred in the Abilene cemetery.
(Abilene Reflector, 11-12-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We learn from the Herald that Mr.
John Hill, who lived some four or five
miles south-east of Hope, suddenly
dropped dead last Sunday, the 14th.
Mr. Hill went out to take a walk over
his corn field, and not coming back for
some time, his family became alarmed
and started to find him and discovered
him in the field, dead. It is a sad blow
to the bereaved family to be thus so
suddenly bereft of a loving husband
and father. (Abilene Reflector, 6-25-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
June L. Hill, 84, died Monday, June 10, 2002, at Herington; born June 29, 1917, in Irving, Ill., the daughter of John S. and Gertrude Belle Ault Fogelman; married Howard D. Hill on Oct. 23, 1937, in Anthony. He died Nov. 24, 1993; survived by a daughter, Lynda Dix, Herington; a sister, Nina Hudaj, Sun City, Ariz.; and a granddaughter; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery. (abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Monday morning our community
was again shocked by the announcement of the sudden death of one of our
most respected citizens, Wm. C. Hobbs,
of the firm of Hobbs, Parker & Co.
Last week Mr. H. left home to look af
ter his sheep ranch near Russell, and on
arriving at his destination he went to
his ranch, and while walking back to
Russel he was taken with something
like pleurisy in his side, and it was
with great difficulty that he reached the
Russel House, which was about half-past
ten in the evening. He gradually grew
worse, and on Saturday his son-in-law,
Mr. Parker, received a telegram that he
was quite ill, and in company with Dr.
King, he went immediately to Russell.
Mr. Hobbs was brought to his home in
this city Sunday, where he died about
3 o'clock Monday morning. His sudden
death was a difficulty of the heart and
lung brought about by over exertion.
Mr. H. was 62 years of age and leaves
a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Frank
L. Parker, to mourn his death. The
Reflector, with friends and acquaintances, sympathise with them in their
sad bereavement. The funeral services
were held at the residence Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. McCarthy, of the First
Presbyterian Church, officiating. Benevolent Lodge, No. 38, A. F. & A. M.,
which order he loved so well, conducted
the services and followed the remains
of their brother to the grave, where the
beautiful, touching and deep meaning
ceremony of the order was gone through
with. (Abilene Reflector, 6-11-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lydia Hoffman, 86, Abilene, died Tuesday, July 3, 1973 at a hospital there. She was born March 2, 1887 in Dickinson
County. She married Joseph H. Hoffman, who preceded her in death. She was a resident of Hope until 1957,
when she moved to Abilene. She is survived by her son, Earl, of Bliss, Idaho; six daughters, Mrs. Walter
Howie and Mrs. Howard Spicer, both of rural Abilene; Mrs. Ted Beltz, Ramona; Mrs. Carl Biefeld, Hope; Mrs.
Glenn McIntosh, Tulsa; and Mrs. Eric Mueller, Tampa; four brothers, Milton Rhodes of Oskaloosa; Elmer Rhodes of
Wichita; Earl Rhodes of Hope, and L. B. Rhodes of Phoenix; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Lockard of Herington and
Mrs. Rudy Schissler of Hutchinson; 23 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Fridau at
the First Baptist Church of Dickinson County, south of Hope, with burial in the cemetery there. (unknown paper clipping)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Willametta M. "Willie" Hoffman, 88, Chapman, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006; born Feb. 5, 1918, in the Navarre community, the daughter of Alby and Cor (Humbler) Sheets; married Edward Hoffman on Aug. 20, 1935; he preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 2003; survivors include two daughters, Joan Rider and Ileta Ward, both of Salina; three sons, Marvin Hoffman of Concordia, Edwin Hoffman of Salina and Dwight Hoffman of Abilene; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren; preceded in death by two sons, Larry in infancy and Lyle on May 30, 1994; and two grandchildren; burial in Navarre Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Killed at Pueblo.
Telegrams received by Geo. Hoisington last Monday announce the sad
news of the death
of his nephew, Jimmie
Hoffmire, son of James Hoffmire,
at Pueblo, Colo. Jimmie was brought
up in Abilene and went with his
parents to Pueblo several years ago.
He has many friends here who will be
sorry to learn of his death. The telegrams give no details further than that
he was killed this morning in the
smelting works
where he was employed. (Abilene Reflector, Jan. 3, 1889)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Holeman, Cecil L., of Little Rock, died Dec. 6, 1998. He was born in Dickinson Co., Kansas to William V. and Pearl (Vinson) Holeman; preceded in death by his wife, Esther Jo, in 1995; survived by sons Don J. and Kent, both of Little Rock, and six sisters, Twila Leland of Los Angeles, Irma Garrett of Guthrie OK, Doris Staley, Wilma Estes and Ethel Arterburn of OKC, and Shirley Muzney of Hot Springs, AR; and two brothers, William Holeman of Spokane, WA and Gerald Holeman of OKC. Burial Dec 9, 1998 in Roselawn Cemetery in Little Rock. (abstract, Little Rock (AR) Democrat-Gazette, 9-8.1998)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Holeman, Ethel Pearl born Aug. 1, 1891 in Abilene KS to Joshua and Martha (Mefford) Vinson; died Jan. 21, 1987 in Guthrie, OK.; married William V. Holeman in 1909; he preceded her in death in 1971; survived by Twila Leland, Sunland, CA; Cecil Holeman, Little Rock; Irma Garnett, Guthrie; Ethel Arterburn, OKC; Doris Hopkins, Garber, OK; Wilma Estes, OKC, Bill Holeman, Spokane WA; Gerald Holeman, OKC and Shirley Muzney, Hot Springs; burial Jan. 24, 1987 at Memorial Park Cemetery, OKC. (abstract, Daily Oklahoman, 1/23/1987)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dorothy Lucille Hollinger, 100, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, at Chapman; born Feb. 10, 1901, in Cerro Gordo, Ill., the daughter of George Reid and Olive Elizabeth Landes Peck; married Reed Hollinger on Nov. 11, 1933, in Lawrence; he died Dec. 17, 1969; survived by a granddaughter in Berkeley, Calif.; burial in Rinehart Cemetery in Chapman.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOLLINGER.� In the Abilene church,
Dickinson Co., Kans., Nov. 15, 1897, Bro. Daniel
Hollinger, aged 77 years and two months. He was formerly from Cumberland
County, Pa,, and a minister in the church for a
number of years. He
passed away peaceably at 9:40 p.m. His disease
was complicated, he ate nothing for over seven weeks, drinking water only, but had not fallen away much, and was never hungry. He was elected to the minstry about the year 1857. He was united in marriage to Leah Figely, Oct. 14, 1842. She died June 9, 1866. To this union were born two sons and three daughters. One son and two daughters survive him. March 19, 1867 he was united in marriage to Martha Kauffman. To this union was born one daughter. Both mother and daughter survive him. Funeral by the Brethren, in the Navarre church. (by John Hollinger, published in the "Gospel Messenger")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Garold Homman, 66, Solomon, died Thursday, April 20, 2006; born March 2, 1940, in Solomon, the son of Herbert and Alice Marie (Miller) Homman; married Rita Obermeyer in 1960; she preceded him in death in 1988; married Anne Reck in 1993; she preceded him in death in 2004; survivors include two sons, Brad Homman of Solomon and Lance Homman of Abilene; one daughter, Jill Curran of McPherson; one brother, Larry Homman of Solomon; one sister, Marlene Duran of Cortez, Colo.; and seven grandchildren; burial in Prairie Mound Cemetery.
(abstract Abilene Reflector Chronicle)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evan L. Hoover, 91, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, in Wakefield ; born Nov. 12, 1909, in the Moonlight
community, the son of Avery T. and Anna M. (Bert) Hoover; married Mary Ella Lexow Nov. 24, 1932, and she preceded
him in death Oct. 28, 1978; he then married Nina Frahm Jan.
3, 1980, and she preceded him Oct. 25, 1998; also
preceded by a daughter, a brother and a sister; survivors include three daughters, Marilyn Hoover and
husband, Albert, of San Antonio, Texas, Carolyn Sider and
husband, John, of Grantham, Pa., and Glenna Minter and
husband, Mark, of Abilene; a son, Edgar Hoover and wife,
Lois, of Seneca, Mo.; three brothers, Kenneth Hoover of
Mechanicsberg, Pa., Alvin Hoover of Abilene; and Ira Hoover
of Vancouver, Wash.; 18 grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren; burial in Bethel Cemetery north of
Detroit.
(abstract Clay Center Dispatch)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INDUSTRY--Our community was shocked Friday afternoon when the news was phoned that Mrs. Jerry Hoover had died suddenly at her home about four o'clock. She was in usual health when the pain struck her which resulted in death a few minutes later. Mrs. Keim and Mrs. Vangir were visiting her at the time but before help arrived she had passed away. The many dear ones have our heartfelt sympathy in this their dark hour of sorrow. The burial was in Abilene on Monday. Quite a few from a distance attended the funeral, including her brother, Charley Kregar and his family from Lincolnville.
(Longford Leader, Mar. 19, 1914)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
J. D. Scott, Esq.. of Banner township, called to see us last Tuesday and
reported the accidental killing of Joseph
G. Hoover at his home on Sec. 30, Banner tp. Thomas J. Bruce, a brother-in-law
of Hoover's, had left his double barrel shot gun at the latter's house
and on Sunday called for it. As it was getting late he decided to stay all night
and taking the gun to put it into the gun rack, he first attempted to remove
the caps from the nipples. He had removed one cap. leaving the hammer of
the gun raised, and was in the act of removing the other cap when the first
hammer fell, discharging the barrel and sending the entire load of shot into
the top of Hoover's head, who was sitting only a few feet from the muzzle of
the gun with head bowed. The shot
made a hole in the top of the unfortunate man's head about the size of a
silver dollar, causing instantaneous
death. Mr. Hoover was married some five or six months ago to a young widow, the
mother of a little girl four or five years old. Upon them the terrible and fatal
accident has fallen with crushing force. The Reflector is glad to state, how
ever, that Mr. Bruce is held innocent of any criminal intention, although
he is open to severe censure for carelessness in handling his gun. \
The following is the verdict of the jury: The said jurors, upon their oaths, do
say, that the said Joseph G. Hoover
come to his death by a gun shot wound
in the top of his head accidently discharged from a shot gun in the hands
of his brother-in-law, Thomas J. Bruce
on the afternoon of March 1st, and
further that we exonorate the said
Bruce from all blame, believing him to
be entirely innocent of any criminal
intention when handling the gun from
which the deadly shot was discharged. (Abilene Reflector, 3-5-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Christian Hope was born in Fyne, Denmark,
Dec. 7, 1844; died at Herington, Kans., July 31, 1899,
aged fifty-four years, seven months, and twenty-four
days.
Elder Hope came to America in 1870. Six years
later he was sent to Denmark by the Northern District of Illinois to establish the Danish Mission.
Here he labored continuously for about eleven
years. The work extended also to Sweden and
Norway. Since returning to America Eld. Hope
made three visits to the Scandinavian mission under
the direction of the Mission Board. In all he labored about twenty-three years for the Mission
Board, � longer, we think, than any other worker,
living or departed. He was the pioneer laborer in
the foreign missionary work of the Brethren church,
and his influence in creating the present missionary
sentiment cannot be estimated.
Bro. Hope was a man of unusual abilities. He
possessed unique powers of thought and expression.
He took hopeful views of life, the future of the
church, and the growth of God's kingdom. He was
a close student and had accumulated a considerable
library. In his spare moments he might be found
in company with his Greek Testament and Lexicon.
Bro. Hope knew how to make personal sacrifices
for the cause of Christ. He gave his life for the
church. A few weeks before his death he came
home from the mission field in Texas, no doubt
carrying with him the germs of the fever to which
he succumbed. He was an affectionate companion
and father and has left a widow and seven children
who ought to have the sympathies and prayers of
Christian people.
Funeral discourse from Matt. 24: 44 by the undersigned, C. E. Arnold. (Gospel Messenger)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HORNER. -In the Abilene church, Kans.,
Feb. 16, 1897, after a long illness caused by
cancer of the liver, Sister Elizabeth, wife of
Benjamin Horner, aged 54 years, 4 months and
7 days. Deceased was a member of the church
about twenty years. Funeral services by
Charles Shank from Rev. 14: 13.
(Gospel Messenger)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bernadine Horsman, 91, Herington, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002; born Aug. 15, 1910, in Herington, to John W. and Celia A. Blancett Jones; married J. Harold Horsman on May 1, 1933, in Herington; he died Nov. 3, 1959; a son, Leonard Horsman, Herington, survives; burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Herington.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leslie Hostetler, 62, of Industry, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 1974, at a Salina hospital. Born Feb. 10, 1911, he had a heating and plumbing business at Industry. Survivors include his wife, Reva, and one son, Dennis, both of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Vinzant, Laramie, Wyo., Mrs. Alice Segler, Niotaze, Kans., and Mrs. Loretta Kocker, Newton; also, one brother, Bert, of Omaha. Burial will be Tuesday at Greenridge Cemetery.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. L. A. House, an old and highly
respected citizen of the county, died
Monday evening at his residence in
Wheatland township.(Abilene Reflector, 6-11-1885)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eva, beloved wife of Romeo C. Hovey, died March 10th at the home of her grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. L. P. Walker in Arnett, Oklahoma, after an illness of about three months. She was born Eva Walker, on Feb. 25, 1886 near Clay Center, Clay County at the home of her grandparents. At the age of six years her mother passed away, and her father, Prof. I. M. Walker, gave her to the care of his parents. At the age of 20 she united with the United Evangelical church of Longford. She was married June 11, 1913 to Romeo C. Hovey and to him she was a loving wife. Funeral service were held at the Christian church in Arnett, and her body was then taken to the train and she was brought to Abilene, accompanied by Mr. Hovey and her uncle, George F. Hersh. She was laid to rest in the Abilene Cemetery, next to her mother and maternal grandparents.
(Longford Leader, Mar. 18, 1915)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jimmie Lee Huber, 54, Abilene, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000; born April 7, 1946, in Concordia, the son of Vachal Huber and Laura Wiser; survivors include his mother, Laura Wiser; three sisters, Marilyn Appleby and Vera Lewis, both of Salina, and Arvilla Hanson, Littleton, Colo.; and three brothers, Frank Huber, Walt Huber and Robert Huber, all of Concordia; burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Concordia.
(abstract Topeka Capital Journal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Myrtle Huffman, the two year old
daughter of Mr. Geo. Huffman, and a
very sweet and winning child, died last
Thursday. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Phillips and the re
mains were buried in the city cemetery
on Friday. (Abilene Reflector 10-16-1884)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Olivia J. Huitt was born Feb. 6th,
1853, in Jersey Co., Ill., and was the
only girl of a family of four children.
Her father, Elder A. Farrow, was a
Baptist minister of acknowledged ability. Her mother died when she was
very young. She early united with the
Baptist church and accepted the universal doctrine of the Bible condition
and immortality of the human soul, and
she has lived out her convictions, a consistent and beautiful christian life.
What a beautiful example for us who
are left behind, and may the holy influence of her life and teachings follow
her children all through after life, and
be the means of their salvation. I, her
husband, am comforted by the blessed
assurance that she will be among the
144,000 who shall sing a new song and
who have "kept all the commandments
of God and the testimony of Jesus
Christ, which is the Sprit of Prophecy."
Though the way may seem dark and
gloomy, the light of a blessed hope
shines across the troubled waters of life
and beckons me on, and I shall trust
the loved ones gone before in the city
"whose maker and builder is God."
Says Christ, "I am the Truth, the Way
and the Life. Come ye all that are
weary and heavy laden and I will give
you rest." Blessed hope for me and
the four children left behind. --
W. J. Huitt.
John W., Richard and Ella Huitt, of
Illinois, and Stephen A. Farrow, of
Minneapolis, Kan., attended Mrs. W.
J. Huitt's funeral last Saturday. (Abilene Reflector 12-4-1884)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lucile M. Hull, 81, of Abilene died Friday, May 17, 2002; born July 15, 1920, near Solomon, the daughter of Chauncey A. and Cora M. (Roof) Wood; married Winston W.C. Hull on Sept. 4, 1949, in Abilene; survivors include her husband Winston; one son, Warren Wayne Hull of Abilene; one daughter, Janice Sue Rust of Poteau, Okla; one brother, Melvin E. Wood of Branson, Mo.; three grandchildren and other relatives; services at First Presbyterian Church in Abilene.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the Abilene congregation, Kans., June 6, 1891, sister Barbara
Humbarger, wife of Eld. John Humbarger,
aged 52 years and several days. Sister Humbarger was born in Richland
County, Ohio. Subsequently she moved to
Iowa, and from there to Kansas, she, with her
husband, being among the first settlers of this
country. She was a consistent and worthy
member of the church for many years. She
was patient and kind to all around her, and in
her afflictions she murmured not but said that
the Lord's will be done. She was anointed
by the elders in her last sickness and died
peacefully in that blessed hope of a glorious
immortality, leaving a sorrowing husband
and twelve children. Two of the children
are members of the church. Funeral services
were conducted by Eld. John Forney and the
writer from Rev. 14:13 to a large audience,
many of whom were bathed in tears. Children, meet her in Jesus.
(Gospel Messenger)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Blanche L. Humbarger, 85, of Baxter Springs, died August 16, 2001, at Herington; born Oct. 2, 1915, in Baxter Springs, daughter of Chalmers Hutchison and Lucy Nora Magathan Hutchison; married to Alexander Humbarger on June 2, 1934 in Newton; survivors include a son, Philip Humbarger of Lemoore, Calif.; three daughters, Katherine Likeness of Langford, S.D., Anita Albright of Wichita, and Beverly LeVasseur of Herington; one brother, Joseph Hutchison of Wichita; one sister, Lavina Sholander of Wichita; 17 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren; no burial information.
(abstract Junction City Daily Union) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death at Detroit.
Mr. D. Huttman, a prominent farmer living just west of Detroit, died this morning at 6 o'clock of heart disease. He was about 70 years old. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a. m. at the Enterprise Baptist church. (Abilene Weekly Reflector, Sep. 6, 1888)
Death at Detroit.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~