The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday April 8, 1961 Riley Services. Graveside services were Friday at the Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Winchester for Jane Lynn RILEY, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond RILEY of Winchester. The girl died Thursday. Survivors include a grandmother, Mrs. Hazel RILEY, 1116 W. 5th; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Neel FULTON of Winchester, and two sisters, Beverly and Mary Ann, and two brothers, Tom and Paul, all at home. Hampton Funeral Home in Oskaloosa was in charge.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday April 8, 1961 Olen A. Smith. Services wil be at noon today at the Parker Mortuary for Olen A. SMITH, 76, of 817 W. Gordon, who died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. Burial will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. He was born Oct. 21, 1884, at Paducah, Ky., and lived in Topeka 46 years. He was employed by the McPherson-Carlson Lumber Co. before retirement. Mr. Smith was a member of the North Topeka Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mabel O. Smith at home; two sons, Eugene E. Smith, 2122 Virginia, and Olen A. Smith, Jr., 817 W. Gordon; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie McGREW, 1337 Clay, and Mrs. Charles BALL, Route 3; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday April 8, 1961 Charles Patzell Sr. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in the Assumption Church for Charles E. PATZELL, Sr., 79, of 3101 Kansas, who died Friday in a Topeka hospital. The body will be at Brennan Funeral Home from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday with parish rosary recited at 8 p.m. He was born in Topeka Oct. 31, 1881, and operated a greenhouse at 1221 Chester until 1958, when he retired because of poor health. He was a member of the Church of the Assumption. Surviving are two sons, Charles E. Patzell, Jr., 3040 Kentucky and William A. Patzell of Manhattan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday April 8, 1961 Mrs. Shorthill Is Dead at 60; Rites Monday. Mrs. Louisa E. SHORTHILL, 60, 842 N. Quincy, a resident of Topeka all her life, died Friday at her home after a long illness. She was born in North Topeka Feb. 21, 1901, and was a member of the Kansas Avenue Methodist Church, War Mothers and the Ladies Auxiliary of the American War Dads. Surviving are her widower, Thomas V. Shorthill at home; a son, R.V. Shorthill, 3805 Kimball Road; a sister, Mrs. Edith MacDONALD of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, John H. HOLLIDAY, 900 N. Quincy; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the parker Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday April 7, 1961 Mrs. W.R. Scofield. Services for Mrs. Dorothy Mae SCOFIELD, 49, 1315 E. 4th, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Thursday in a Topeka hospital following a long illness. She was born June 25, 1911, in Topeka and lived here most of her life. Surviving are her widower William R. Schofield at home and her mother, Mrs. Harry E. McNAIR, 515 Locust.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday April 7, 1961 Emma Krouse Is Dead at 82; Rites Saturday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel for Mrs. Emma L. KROUSE, 82, of 1119 Monroe, who died Wednesday in a local hospital. Born Sept. 9, 1878, in Ohio, she lived on a farm 4 1/2 miles northeast of Overbrook for more than 40 years. She moved to Topeka 15 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Royal Neighbors. Surivivng are two sons, Morris J. Krouse of Wichita and Everett L. Krouse of Birmingham, Ala.; four daughters, MRs. Alma REYNOLD, 1117 Monroe, Mrs. Valeria BALDWIN, 1437 Tyler; Mrs. Florence HUTCHINSON, 201 Woodlawn and Mrs. Lela ATHERTON, 2401 Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Overbrook Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday April 10, 1936 Maria Brown Dies. Mrs. Maria BROWN, 79, died Thursday night at her home, 627 Madison street. She is survived by two sons, Arthur Brown of Edson, Kan., and Oscar Brown of Topeka; one daughter, Mrs. Emily BRUBAKER of Topeka; one sister, Mrs. U.D. FISHER of Preston, Kan.; one brother, Frank HOWER of Topeka, and five grandchildren. Funeral announcements will be made later.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday April 10, 1936 Mary Elvidge Dies. She Had Made Her Home in Topeka For 20 Years. Mrs. Mary A. ELVIDGE, 89, died Thursday afternoon at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. John FLYNN in Horton, Kan. She was born in Ireland, July 3, 1846 and came to the United States as a child and settled at Maples, Ill., where she spent most of her life. She had made her home in Topeka with her daughter, Mrs. C.A. MUSGRAVE for the past 20 years. She is survived by five sons, Walter Elvidge, of St. Louis; Frank Elvidge of Litchfield, Ill.; Thomas Elvidge of Peru, Ind.; E.E. Elvidge of Chicago, and Richard Elvidge of Table Grove, Ill., two daughters, Mrs. Dean CALHOUN of Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. MUSGRAVE of Topeka, 38 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Holy Name church, Monday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home, 1615 West Sixth street, from Saturday noon until the funeral hour.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Stout. Mrs. Laura E. STOUT, 73, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.E. RENBARGER, 2712 Wisconsin avenue. She was born in Oberlin, O., in 1863 and settled in Hays, Kan., over 50 years ago. She came to Topeka in 1909. She was a member of the Eastern Star of Hays. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H.C. RENBARGER of the home; one son, R.L. STOUT of Topeka; one brother, Charles L. GAGER of Russell, Kan., and one grandchild. Burial will be in Rochester cemetery. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Roberts. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Metcalf ROBERTS, 78, who died Wednesday morning at ther home near Dover, will be at the Dover Methodist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the Dover cemetery. She was born in Rockford, Ill., Feb. 8, 1858, and had lived near Dover 55 years. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Anna ALDERSON of Wells, Kans.; three sons, Louis Roberts of Rock Springs, Wyo., Joe Roberts of Kansas City, and Charles Roberts of Keene, Kan.; two sistes, Mrs. Anna BATEMAN of Rockford, Ill., and Miss Otta METCALF of Chicago, Ill.; one brother, William METCALF of Lawrence; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Gaume. Mrs. Justine GAUME, 86, former Topekan, died in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank WARD. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ward of Kansas City and Mrs. August DRONARD of Wichita; four sons, Birt Gaume of Elkhart, Ind.; George Gaume of Wichita, Eugene Gaume of Topeka and Lawrence Gaume of Kansas City; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services and burial will be in Kansas City.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 French. Mrs. Louise A. FRENCH, 33, of Hanover, Kan., died Wednesday morning in St. Francis hospital. She was born December 16, 1902 at Clyde, Kan., and had been a resident of Hanover six years. She was a member of the Hanover Evangelical church, and attended college in Emporia. She is survived by her husband, M.A. French of Hanover, three children, Robert, Barbara and Rodney of the home; her mother, Mrs. C.F. ARMSTRONG of Clyde, one brother, R.M. Armstrong, of Topeka and two sisters, Mrs. F.M. MURPHY and Miss Emma Kate Armstrong both of Armstrong. Funeral services will be at the Evangelical church at Hanover, Friday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Clyde cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Beckwith. Charles J. BECKWITH, 211 Spring street, died Wednesday morning in Stormont hospital. He was born June 2, 1858, near Rochester, N.Y., and came to Kansas over 70 years ago. He was married to Miss Anna PATCH, June 3, 1886. He was a mail carrier for four years and was on the Emporia fire department several years. He had made his home in Topeka 21 years, and had been a member of the West Side Christian church many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Beckwith. Funeral services will be at Wall-Diffenderfer's mortuary, Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the funeral hour.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 W.K. Seitz Is Dead. Was Consultant for League of Kansas Muncipalities. W.K. SEITZ, 56, municipal consultant for the League of Kansas Muncipalities, died Tuesday at the Missouri Methodist hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., following an illness of about five weeks. Mr Seitz was greatly interested in municipal government and according to John Stutz, head of the League of Kansas Muncipalities, is probably the only man that ever called on all of the 585 incorporated cities in the state in the capacity of municipal consultant. He was a former city engineer of St. Joseph, and had a notable career as an engineer and expert on municipal management. He was a native of Kirksville, Mo., and for three years studied medicine at Missouri university. His health failed and he went to Tucson, Ariz., where he studied civil engineering for three years. He retunred t Missouri university and was graduated with honors in 1906. He held the post of city engineer in St. Joseph intermittently from 1919 to 1926. In 1926, the went to Melbourne, Fla., as city manager. SInce 1930 he had been with the League of Kansas Municipalities. His headquarters were in Lawrence, but he lived in Topeka. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claudia Seitz, and a son, W.K. Seitz, a student at Washburn college. Funeral services will be at the Episcopal church in St. Joseph, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Scott Kelsey, Widely Known Farmer, Is Dead. Civil War Veteran on Same Farm Since 1879. Was One of Largest Kaw Valley Potato Growers and an Advocate of Modern Methods. Scott KELSEY, 88, veteran of the Civil War and a prominent Shawnee county farmer and potato grower for many years, died last night at his home, 1400 Arter avenue. He had been ill since Monday night. Mr. Kelsey was born July 1, 1847, in Dillsboro, Ind. When the Civil War broke out, he tried to volunteer in the cavalry but was rejected because he was too heavy for the service and on account of his youth. Later he volunteered in the navy and served in Admiral Farragut's fleet on the flagship "Fair Play." To Kansas in 1879. He came to Kansas March 1, 1879, and took up his residence on the farm on which his father, Dandridge E. Kelsey, settled in 1868. He had made his home on the same farm ever since. His name for years was linked with the Kaw Valley potato industry. In addition to being one of the largest growers in the county he was intensely interested in new methods advocated by the farm bureau to increase the quality and yield of the Irish potato. Several years ago, the farm bureau used a part of his farm as an experimental project for raising potatoes. Former County Commissioner. Years ago, he served as county commissioner from the district now represented by his son, Melvin T. Kelsey, chairman of the board of county commissioners. He became a member of the Masonic lodge in 1869 at Friendship, Ind., and transferred his membership to Topeka lodge, No. 17, A.F. & A.M., after moving to Topeka. The Topeka lodge recently honored him with a life membership. He also was a member of the Topeka Scottish Rite consistory and Lincoln Post No. 1, G.A.R. Drove Own Moter Car. Despite his advanced age, he possessed all of his mental faculities, and even drove his own motor car. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Prudence WILSON, San Antonio, Tex.; two sons, Grant E. and Melvin T. Kelsey, both of Topeka; a sister, Miss Minnie PARR, Rossville; a brother, Will L. Kelsey, Vickery, Tex., nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Penwell's chapel. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 8, 1936 Clark. The body of Miss Velma CLARK, 25, who died Tuesday morning in a local hospital will be taken to Mexico, Mo., for burial. She was born in Mexico, Mo., February 10, 1911. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lucille EARL of Topeka and Mrs. Lula NELSON of Mexico; her mother, Mrs. Hattie CLARK also of Mexico and two brothers, Roy Clark of Quincy, Ill., and Earl Clark of Topeka. The body will lie in state until Wednesday night at Penwell's chapel.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 8, 1936 Palmer. Charles S. PALMER, 72, died Tueday morning in Christ's hospital. He was born in Shawnee county, January 29, 1864 and had lived his entire life here. He was a stationary engineer and had been associated with the Beatrice Creamery company and later with the Royal Cleaning company. He made his home with his nephew, W.I. GARLINGHOUSE, 306 East Seventh street. He is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Wall-Diffenderfer's Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 8, 1936 Rogers. I.L. ROGERS, pioneer resident of northwestern Kansas and father of Dan Rogers, sheriff of Shawnee County, died Tuesday at his home in Oberlin, after an illness of a few days. I.L. Rogers was a farmer for many years. He moved to Oberlin just before the World War, and following that time for many years was custodian of the Oberlin school building. He retired about a year ago. He is survived by his wife, two son, Neil W. and Dean Rogers, and five grandchildren. Sheriff Rogers and his wife left Topeka for Oberlin yesterday morning.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 8, 1936 Vassar. Arthur Sylvester VASSAR, 58, died Tuesday at his home in Silver Lake. He was born Jan. 1, 1878, at Pauline, Kan., and had lived most of his life in and near Silver Lake. He was a member of the Silver Lake Methodist Church. He is survived by his wfie, Cecilia Vassar of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Lula DITMORE of Clay Center, Kan.; Mrs. Tesha WORTHINGTON of Topeka; Mrs. Bertha KOGER of Herington; Mrs. Myrtle WHITELOW of Pauline and Mrs. Roy TICHEHURST of Topeka; and three brothers, Joe Vassar of Pawnee Rock, Kan., Archie Vassar of Missouri, and Clyde Vassar of Leavenworth. Funeral services will be at the Methodist church in Silver Lake Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Silver Lake cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 8, 1936 Snider. Mrs. C.T. SUTHERLAND, 113 Buchanan street, has received word of the death of her grandfather, Henry T. SNIDER, 70, Tuesday afternoon in Harveyville. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.