The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 Services Set For Alma Man, M. Sebring. Melvin (Massey) SEBRING, 94, of Alma died Monday in a Wamego rest home. The son of Filanders and Mary Sebring, he was born May 28, 1866, at Sebringsville, Ont., Canada. He was a painter and decorator many years in the Wells Creek and Alma community. He lived in an Alma rest home until he became ill in December. After a period in a Manhattan hospital, he moved to a Wamego rest home in January. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Stewart Memorial Chapel at Wamego with burial in Wamego City Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 Lucy Johnson. Graveside services for Mrs. Lucy JOHNSON, 89, 521 Huntoon, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Topeka Cemetery. She died Monday in a Topeka hospital. Born April 12, 1871, in Atchison County, Mrs. Johnson was a member of the First Presbyterian Chruch of Topeka. Survivors include two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Julia GIBSON, 1135 College. The body will lie in state at Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary until 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 Motier C. Bullock. Services for the Rev. Motier Carlos BULLOCK, 83, 2750 E. 37th, will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel and at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Craft Funeral Home at Fenton, Mich. He died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a long illness. The Rev. Mr. Bullock, a Congregational minister for more than 50 years, was born March 26, 1877, at Elba, Mich. He was graduated with an A.B. degree from Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., in 1902 and received his B.D. degree form the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology at Oberlin, Ohio in 1907. After his ordination to the ministry June 22, 1906, the Rev. Mr. Bullock held pastorates in Michigan, Ohio, New York, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He served as chaplain in France during World War I. While he was at McCook, Neb., where he served his longest passtorate, he was elected moderator of the Congregational-Christian churches of Nebraska. He was a member of the Topeka Higland Presbytery and was a 32nd degree Mason, Knight Templar and Rotarian. He had been active in Boy Scout and 4-H work. Survivors include two sons, Carlos D. Bullock of the home; and Mark W. Bullock of Dallas, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. C. Wesley ISRAEL of Des Plaines, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother Dr. Dillman S. Bullock, a retired missionary to Chile, and three sisters, Mrs. Martha SEELYE of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. Milton HOFFER of Rogers City, Mich.; and Mrs. Guy C. CANNON of Midland, Mich. Burial will be in the Old Hadley Cemetery at Hadley, Mich.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 J. Newell Abrahams. Funeral for J. Newell ABRAHAMS, 80, former prominent Topeka insurance man, will be at 2 p.m. today in Winter Park, Fla., where he died Saturday. He was owner of an insurance and bonding firm in Topeka more than 35 years before selling it to Webb Woodward in 1945. He was the uncle of J.H. Abrahams, 3637 York Way, president of the Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. Moving to Topeka from Maryland, Abrahams became active in the First Methodist Church. He moved to Winter Park in 1947. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Willnetta Thayer Abrahams; a brother, Howard Abrahams of North East, Md., and a sister, Miss Cornelia Abrahams of Port Deposit, Md. The Cox-Parker Funeral Home in Winter Park is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 Manley Smith Services Set for Thursday. Manley G. SMITH, 67, 2533 Kentucky, died Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was born March 7, 1893, at Ottawa and lived in Topeka since 1924, coming here from Denver. Mr. Smith was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church and was employed at the Veterans Administration Hospital until his retirement in 1957. He served with the armed forces overseas during World War I. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Lillian Smith of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Sydney JOHNSON of Belmont, Calif.; two grandchildren, and two brothers, Murry Smith of Overland Park and Clarence Smith of Artesia, N.M. Services will be a 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel. Place of burial will be announced.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 7, 1961 Alice Ward Dies at Age 97; Rites Thursday. Mrs. Alice WARD, 97, a resident of Kansas 81 years, died Monday at her home 1611 Central Park. She fell and suffered a broken hip in November 1958 and had been an invalid since. Mrs. Ward was born June 28, 1863, at Todds Point, Ill., and came to Kansas with her parents in 1879. She was married in 1885 and lived on a farm north of Kiro until her husband, John WARD, died in 1914. She moved to Topeka in 1915. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Esther A. MILLER, 1305 E. 22nd., Mrs. Enid E. CARPENTER of Kutch, Colo., and Ethel Ward and Eunice Ward, both of the home; nine grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel SCHOOLER of Jasper, Mo., and Mrs. Celia GARST of Pocatello, Idaho. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery.

Hello, I'm happy to announce a new Special Project, the Kansas Family Group Sheet (FGS) project. It's my privilege to be managing it, and I hope to be very busy adding family group sheets submitted by all of you. The URL for the page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/kansas/ . I think you'll find the page easy to read and use, but if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. The USFGS home page (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/) links to all the states. I hope you'll take advantage of this new project. Those of us who have been working to bring it to Kansas are very excited about its possibilities. Any family group that lived in Kansas, even for a short time, can be posted. THE ONLY PERSONS WHO CANNOT BE POSTED ARE THOSE WHO ARE LIVING. Each family group sheet provides space for basic information about father, mother, and children; so if you only know about one family unit, you know enough to put the information up. If you know more, you can add more family group sheets: the father's parents and siblings, the mother's parents and siblings, the children's spouses and children, and on and on. If you've traced the family into other states, you can post your group sheet in those states as well as Kansas. But just one family sheet in one state can be enough to make new and exciting connections. We've prepared the pages and forms, added search engines and links, and now it's in your hands. Send in your family group sheets. One a day, one a week, whatever works for you. Tell your fellow researchers about the site. Talk about it at your next genealogical society meeting. Mention it in your emails. The more people hear about the site, the more contributions we're likely to get; and the more contributions we receive, the more valuable the project is going to be. I'll be waiting for your family to turn up in my mailbox! Charles Barnum, KS FGS manager I started my genealogy research in Kansas about 40 years ago.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Mrs. Marie C. Zeilinger. Mrs. Marie Christine ZEILINGER, 95, died Friday night at her home on Route 1. She was born December 9, 1862, in Evansville, Ind., and came to Kansas at the age of two. Mrs. ZEILINGER had lived in Silver Lake six years beofre moving to Topeka in 1947. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Parker Mortuary. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Enterprise.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Thomas L. Hodges. Thomas Lee HODGES, 63, father of two Topeka women, died suddenly Thursday at Bartlesville, Okla. Mr. Hodges was born at Oskaloosa on September 7, 1894, and moved to Bartlesville approximately 15 years ago. Survivors include his widow, Marie of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia WILSON, 512 Lafayette, and Mrs. Maxine SILVERSMITH, 509 Golden; Mrs. Velma DuPLOIS, Bartlesville, and Mrs. Donna PIERCE, Little Rock, Ark.; oneson, Eldridge Hodges, Bartlesville; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at Bartlesville.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Fred Roy Ferguson. Fred Roy FERGUSON, 73, of Edwardsville, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. He was born in Bethel. Services will be announced by the AHarrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Russell Koehler. Russell KOEHLER, 60, Comas, Wash., died Thursday. He was a former Topeka resident. Survivors include four brothers, John and Raymond Koehler of Topeka; Henry of Lawrence and Harvey of Richland; three sisters, Mrs. Bessie ICE and Mrs. Vincent WOLFE of Lawrence and Mrs. Albert WULFEKUHLE of Tecumseh. Funeral and burial will be Monday in Comas.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Mrs. Sadie E. Wolfley. Mrs. Sadie E. WOLFLEY, 57, of 433 Jefferson, died Thursday in a Topeka hospital after an extended illness. She was born near Pattonburg, Mo., and has been a Topeka resident 40 years. Surviving are a son, Lloyd B. Wolfley, 524 North Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Charles FOX and Mrs. Eva CURFMAN, both of Portland, Ore.; four brothers, Baxter SKEEN and Richard Skeen, both of Denver; John Skeen, Washington, D.C., and Fred Skeen, St. Joseph, Mo., and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Parker Mortuary. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Cecil F. Stevens. Cecil Fred STEVENS, 72, died Thursday in Onaga after a long illness. He was born August 2, 1885, in Wheaton, and later moved to Atchison. For some time Mr. Stevens lived in White River, S.D., moving from there to Onaga. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Martha Stevens; a daughter, Mrs. Vilitta PYLE, Holton; three sons, Francis F. Stevens, Denver; Alvin A. Stevensf, Wamego, and Orville O. STEVENS, Denton; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Lukes Lutheran Chruch, Wheaton. Burial will be in the Lutheran South Cemetery. Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Mrs. Alice B. Miller. Mrs. Alice B. MILLER, 34, of Valley Falls, died Friday morning in a Winchester hospital. She was born September 23, 1923, at Maitland, Mo., and attended the Valley Falls schools. Mrs. Miller was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Orville MILLER; two sons, Robert O. Miller, and William L. Miller, and two daughters, Nancy B. Miller and Leanna Kay Miller, all of the home; her mother, Mrs. Bert HURDLE, Clarinda, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie SMITH and Mrs. Bessie SMITH, both of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Pauline MARTINDALE, Rivera, Calif.; and one brother, Paul GITCHEL, Omaha. Services will be announced by Hagge Funeral Home, Valley Falls.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Mrs. Reese Abbe. Mrs. Marion Frances ABBE, 26, of Fremont, Neb., died Thursday in a Fremont hospital from injuries received in a two-car collision Wednesday at Fremont. A son, Paul, 4, who was riding with her, is reported in good condition at the hospital. Mrs. Abbe, a former Topekan, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, and attended grade school at El Paso, Texas. She went to high school at Seward, Neb., and graduated from Concordia College there. She had been a Fremont resident three years and formerly was a Kansas State office employee. Mrs. Abbe was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank WOODBURN, 3004 Rochester Road. Also surviving are her husband, Reese Abbe, of the home, and a grandfather, Frank C. Woodburn, Los Angeles. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Lattin-Dugan Funeral Home in Fremont. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery there.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Fred Steinmeyer. Fred STEINMEYER, 89, a life-long resident of Alma, died Friday after an illness of two years. He was the father of Herb Steinmeyer, 1184 Webster. Other survivors are his widow, Anna, of the home; four other sons, Elmer Steinmeyer of Omaha; Arnold Steinmeyer of Alma, Harold Steinmeyer of Kansas City, Mo.; and Erwin Steinmeyer of Rolling Hills, Calif.; two brothers, Dr. J.A. Steinmeyer, 1269 Clay and Henry Steinmeyer, Highland Park; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A daughter died in 1947. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church at Alma. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, with the Hasenbank and LaMar Funeral Home in charge.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 29, 1958 Mrs. Mary Edgerton. Mrs. Mary Bardwell EDGERTON, 85, died Friday at the Methodist Home for the Aged. She was born June 10, 1872, on a farm in Atchison County and came to Topeka in 1918. For 20 years she was a primary teacher in the Topeka school system. Mrs. Edgerton was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Beta Sigma Guild, Beta Travelers Club, and a 50-year member of Beulah Chapter 34, OES. Survivors include her husband, Thomas A. Edgerton of the Methodist Home; two step-daughters, Miss Helen Edgerton, 1172 Webster and Mrs. Ruth DAGUE, Chicago; four stepsons, Arthur D. Edgerton, Los Angeles; Harold A. Edgerton, New Canaan, Conn.; Edwin Edgerton, Okmulgee, Okla.; and Richard Edgerton, Overland Park; 11 stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren, and six nieces, Mrs. Fred BLAKE, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Harry BRIDGMAN, and Mrs. Hazel HOPKINS, both of Los Angeles; Mrs. Eugene CONDON, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Ruth GARDINER, 2715 Huntoon, and Mrs. Dorothy MARTINSON, Van Nuys, Calif. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the McMichael Memorial Home with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday June 1, 1961 N.V. Viers. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Parker Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery for N.C. VIERS, 49, of 2041 Colorado, who was found Wednesday in an apartment at 412 1/2 E. 4th. The coroner's office attributed death to natural causes. Mr. Viers was born at Jacksonville, Mo., Dec. 23, 1911, and lived in Topeka most of his life. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert BACH, 1318 N. Central; three brothers, Archie W. Viers, 1900 Hudson, Edwin D. Viers, 2041 Colorado, and Chester Viers, of Burley, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Belle COOK of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Albert MOSHER of Hawthron, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday June 1, 1961 Mrs. Jewel Keeling. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel for Mrs. Jewell L. KEELING, 52, of Silver Lake, who died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. Born at Norwood, Mo., July 11, 1908, she was a resident of Silver Lake community about six years. Surviving are her widower, Harry Keeling at home; two sons, Harry L. Keeling of Sacramento, Calif., and E. H. Keeling of Pendleton, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. Betty BENFER of Silver Lake; and nine grandchildren. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday June 1, 1961 Alva D. Holmes. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Mount Hope Cemetery for Alva D. Holmes, 79, of 920 N. Harrison, who died Monday at home after a short illness. He was born at Walnut Ridge, Ark., March 26, 1882, and was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad from 1925 until retirement about four years ago. Surviving are four nephews, Chester A. FLEMING of Oxnard, Calif.; John Fleming of Dakar, Africa; Kenneth Fleming of Houston, Tex., and William Fleming of Washington, D.C. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.