The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Amos Hall. Amos HALL, 60, an Osage City farmer, died Friday at a nursing home in Burlingame. He was born May 12, 1897, at Hennessey, Okla., and had lived in Osage City for 28 years. Survivors include a son, Earl, and a daughter, Mrs. Marcella WALQUIST, both of Osage City; a brother, Nelson, of San Diego, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Josie ANDERSON, Seattle, Mrs. Lillie KNAPP, Lamar, Colo., and Mrs. Alice BLANKENSHIP, Gravette, Ark., and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Presbyterian Church in Osage City with burial in Osage City Cemetery.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Marshall Cullins Marshall CULLINS, 66, of Soldier, died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. He was a native of Wetmore and was a retired orchard worker. Mr. Cullins was a World War I veteran. Surviving are two brothers, Albert Cullins, Soldier and Archie Cullins, 3407 North Central. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday the Mercer Funeral Home, Holton, with burial in the Wetmore Cemetery.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Miss Edith Switzer. Miss Edith Gray SWITZER, 61, a former Topekan, died Thursday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Ross TUDOR, Kokomo, Ind. The daughter of the late John F. Switzer, she was born August 13, 1896 in Topeka. She attended Topeka public schools and was a Washburn University graduate. Miss Switzer also attended DePauw University and the University of Chicago. She worked in various libraries and was a reference librarian in Huntington, W.Va., until her retirement in June 1957. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington. Miss Switzer also was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority at Washburn. Besides her sister she also is survived by two brothers, Joe Switzer, Kolomo, and Adm. Wendell Grey Switzer, Jacksonville, Fl. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Kokomo. Graveside services will be held in Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Anthony R. Repp. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. today at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Wamego, for Anthony Raymond REPP. Burial will be at Wamego. Mr. Repp, 76, died Wednesday at his home in Wamego. He had been an invalid several years. He was born February 6, 1881, at Flush, and had spent most of his life farming in Pottawatomie County. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Marietta BARR, Wamego, and Mrs. Velma ADDY and Mrs. Kathleen FEYH, both of Cheyenne Wells, Colo.; a son, Jerry Repp, Wamego; a brother, Ed Repp, Manhattan, and a sister, Mrs. Hyacinth IRVINE, Manhattan. His wife, Elizabeth, died in August. Stewart Funeral Home, Wamego, is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Miss Mary H. Ulrich. Services and burial were Friday at Vassar for Miss Mary Henrietta ULRICH, 84, a Lyndon resident who died Wednesday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Henry BEHREN, Lyndon.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Oscar Abney. Oscar ABNEY, 85, of Berryton, has died at his home. He was bron June 7, 1872, in Irving, Ky. He was a member of the Berryton Grange. Surviving is a grandson, Stephen John LONG, Berryton. The Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Hugh Russell. Hugh RUSSELL, 80, a lifelong resident of Wabaunsee County, died Friday in a Manhattan hospital. Surviving is a brother, James Russell, of McFarland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Hasenbank and LaMar Funeral Home, Alma. Burial will be in the Alma City Cemetery.
The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday November 23, 1957 Mrs. Anna R. Supple. Mrs. Anna Rosetta SUPPLE, 90, former Scranton resident, died in Lawrence Thursday night. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Harold SNIDER and Mrs. C.F. MATHEWS, Lawrence; Mrs. C.O. BODINE, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Marie GAUGHAN, Redding; two sisters, Mrs. Frank GILDAY, Levenworth, and Mrs. Dan O'BRIEN, Los Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m., Sunday at the Rumsey Funeral Home, Lawrence. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Scranton, with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Scranton.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Lael Thomas Jesse. Lael Thomas JESSE, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Jesse, 4304 West 23rd died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Jesse and Mrs. Isabell DAVIS, all of Topeka. The Eslinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Archie C. Williams. Archie C. WILLIAMS, 71, died Thursday at his home south of Valley Falls. He was born May 3, 1886, at Beaver City, Neb., and had been a farmer near Valley Falls since 1903, after moving to Kansas from Neosho, Mo. He was a member of the Valley Falls Methodist Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Erma Williams, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Frances TRAPP, Augusta, Kan.; three sons, Harold Williams, Fresno, Calif.; Earl Williams, Aptos, Calif.; and Bert Williams, Wichita; a brother, Marten Williams, Goodland; a sister, Mrs. Stella BAGWILL, Minneapolis, Minn.; and 11 grandchildren. The Hagge Funeral Home of Valley Falls is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Steve Williams. Services for Steve WILLIAMS, 82, of Osage City, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. this afternoon at the McElfresh Mortuary at Osage City. Mr. Williams, brother of Mrs. Louise COURTNER, 623 California, died Wednesday at an Osage City nursing home. He was born May 25, 1875, at Hazelton, Pa., and had lived in the Barclay community near Osage City the past 77 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary K. Williams, a son, Kenneth of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita SIMMERS, St. Marys; and four sisters, Mrs. Courtner; Mrs. Lizzie LLOYD, Lebo; Mrs. Jennie MEINIUR, Lexington, Mo.; and Mrs. Clara CHARMASSON, Woodward, Okla. Burial will be in the Osage City cemetery.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 William Parks Boal. William Parks BOAL, 78, former Topeka, died Thursday in Wichita. He was born November 7, 1879, at Clifton, and lived in Topeka many years before moving to Wichita 10 years ago. He is survived by a son, Robert E. Boal, Topeka; two grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Anna WHARTON and Mrs. Ruth TEIGLER, both of Wichita, and Mrs. Mary RANDALL, Fairview, Okla. The body will be returned to Topeka for funeral services and burial.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Frank G. McAdams. Frank G. McADAMS, 80, former Topekan, died Thursday morning at Hays. He was chief clerk of the state department of revenue and taxation about five years. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys BREWER, Hays; a stepsone, Fred BECKMEYER, Chapman, and a sister. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Draper Funeral Home at Newton with burial in Newton Cemetery.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Mrs. Agnes E. Parr. Mrs. Agnes Esther PARR, 67, died Thurdsay night at her home, 901 Monroe. She was born, May 17, 1890, at Ellis, Mo., and had lived in Topeka since 1935. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption. She is survived by her husband, E.E. Parr, of the home; three sons, Joseph E. Parr of U.S. Navy, Waldo G., and Franklin D. Parr, both of the home; and three daughters, Mrs. Mary YOUNG, Topeka; Mrs. Rozena BRADLEY and Mrs. Peggy STEELE, both of Chicago, Ill. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Miss Mary H. Ulrich. Miss Mary Henrietta ULRICH, 84, Lyndon, died Wednesday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Henry BEHREN, Lyndon. Besides Mrs. Behrens she is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Ulrich, Lyndon, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Vassar Evangelical United Brethren Church at 2 p.m. today with burial in Vassar Cemetery. Wood Memorial Home, Lyndon, is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Friday November 22, 1957 Mrs. Daisy B. Chadsey. Mrs. Daisy Brown CHADSEY, 81, 3133 Canterbury Lane, died Thursday morning in a Topeka hospital following a short illness. She was born June 5, 1876, in Cherokee and had lived in Topeka about 20 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Cherokee. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. B.I. KREHBIEL, with whom she made her home; two sons, Fred N. Chadsey, Bartlesville, Okla., and Jack B. Chadsey, Malden, Mo.; two sistrs, Mrs. C.W. STRAIN, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Edwin J. GREVE, St. Louis, Mo.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements for funeral services at Pittsburg are incomplete. Burial will be in Cherokee Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge.
The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 21, 1957 Mrs. Johanna Schott. Mrs. Johanna SCHOTT, 76, of 818 Jefferson, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. She was born September 28, 1881, at Piqua, Kan., and moved to Topeka from Osage City in 1924. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J.F. O'NEIL and Mrs. Philip E. SMILEY, both of Topeka, and Mrs. H. C. BEATTY, Oklahoma, City, Okla; a brother, three sisters, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the Holy Name Catholic Church with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The parish Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday at Brennan Funeral Home.
The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 21, 1957 James Vincent Whelan. James Vincent WHELAN, 68, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Tuesday night in a Los Angeles, Calif., hospital. He was born March 25, 1889 at Mayetta and moved to Phoenix in 1918. He was a retired Santa Fe employee. He is survived by two brothers, Ed Whelan, Topeka, and Paul Whelan, Harveyville; and four sisters, Mrs. Sarah COONEY and Mrs. Mary MARTIN, boht of Topeka; Mrs. Nellie JONES and Mrs. Frances McCLINTOCK, both of Mayetta. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 21, 1957 Mrs. Ruth M. Chidester. Mrs. Ruth McClelland CHIDESTER, 93, of 2847 Illinois, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. She was born January 25, 1864, in Murphyrysboro, Ill., and spent most of her life in Topeka. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, W.E. McClelland, Seattle, Wash., and Lewis McClelland, Alubuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Mrs. A. L. MOBLETT, of the home; a great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Lavina STRAWN, Topeka. The Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday November 21, 1957 Mark D. Phillips. Mark Douglas PHILLIPS, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond G. Phillips of the Forbes Trailer Court, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund G. Phillips, and Charles V. BLAKEMAN, all of Holland, Ohio. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery with the McMichael Memorial Home in charge.