The Topeka Daily State Journal Friday June 21, 1918 Deaths and Funerals. Oliver Perry NELSON, age 65, died Thursday night at his home, 721 Brooks street. Funeral services will be held at the Wakarusa M.E. church at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial in Wakarusa cemetery. Charles L. SHORT died Thursday at his home, 1621 College avenue. Funeral announcements later. The funeral of James BOOTH, who died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F.H. ROEBUCK, 941 Morris avenue, was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Lowman Memorial church. Burial in Topeka cemetery.