The Topeka Daily Capital Monday November 14, 1927 Mrs. Frances Vetter Dead. Had Been a Resident of Topeka For 30 Years. Mrs. Francis VETTER, 54, of 615 Madison street, died in St. Francis hospital yesterday morning. She had been a resident of Topeka about 30 years. She is survived by her husband, William VETTER; a son, Gerald VETTER; and four daughters, Miss Lehvinne VETTER, Miss Lucille VETTER, Miss Laurette VETTER and Miss Mary Ellen VETTER, al of Topeka. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday November 14, 1927 Football Player Dies. Vocational School Student's Health Has Been Poor. Cecil ANDERSON, 18-year-old student of the Kansas Vocational school, died in Christ's hospital early yesterday morning. Altho he had been in poor health for some time, he played guard on the school football team. He suffered a slight injury to his foot in a game two weeks ago. He was taken to the hospital last Tuesday. His home was in Weir, Kan. Two brothers, Chester and Ancil ANDERSON are students at the school. His body will lie in state at Gaines & Son's funeral home today from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. It then wil be taken to Weir for burial.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 W.L. Wilkinson Dead. Native Topekan Is Survived by Father, Wife and Son. William L. WILKINSON, 53, of 1508 Kansas avenue, died in Stormont hospital Friday night. He was born in Topeka August 27, 1874 and had been a resident of Topeka all is life. He is survived by his wife, a son, Lewis WILKINSON, and his father, Lewis WILKINSON, all of Topeka. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 Mrs. Francis Waters Dead. Survived by Husband, Four Children, Four Brothers, Five Sisters. Mrs. Francis WATERS, 40, of 832 Lincoln street, died in St. Francis hospital yesterday morning, after an illness of three months. She was born in St. Bridgets, Kan., August 22, 1887. She was married in 1913 and had made her home in Topeka since. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, Adrian, Mary Patricia, Dolores and Maurine WATERS, all of the home address; four brothers, the Rev. P. J. SMITH, Delia; Edward SMITH, Axtell; John SMITH, Oneida, and Thomas J. SMITH, Wheaton; and five sisters, Sister M. Olivia, Helena, Mont.; Sister Helen, Leavenworth; Sister M. Rosalita, Leavenworth; Sister M. Donata, Butte Mont., and Mrs.James KEEGAN, Baileyville. Her body will lie in state at her home until Monday morning. Funeral services will be at the Holy Name chruch at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 J.W. White Is Dead. J.W. WHITE, 64, died last night at the home of his son, E.M. WHITE, 915 West Tenth. He is survived by one son. Funeral services will be in the Holy Name church Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Rochester cemetery. The body will lie in state in the home until the funeral. The family requests that no flowers be sent.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 Mrs. Maud Terry Dead. Widow of Late W.C. Terry Lived 25 Years in Topeka. Mrs. Maude A. TERRY, 59, died at her home, 420 West Seventh, yesterday morning. She was born in Winchester, Ill., September 2, 1868, and had made her home in Topeka for the past 25 years. She was the widow of the late W.C. TERRY. She is survived by an aunt, mrs. Mary J. WATT and a cousin, Mrs. Frank H. VOGEL, 706 Tyler street. Funeral services will be at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Her body will be taken to Winchester, Ill., for burial. It will lie in state at the mortuary today.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 Former Topekan Dead. E.J. Howard Was an Implement Dealer Here for Years. E.J. HOWARD, of Enterprise, former Topekan, died in Excelsior Springs, Mo., yesterday afternoon. Mr. HOWARD was formerly in the implement business in Topeka under the name of the E.J. Howard Implement Co. He moved to Enterprise, Kan., about a year ago. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Floyd FLANAGAN, Topeka. Funeral services will be at Rossville Monday, but the hour has not been set.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday November 13, 1927 Henry Neiswinter Dead. Veteran Santa Fe General Foreman Dead At Age of 67. Henry J. NEISWINTER, age 67, of 1641 Fillmore, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.F. MAGNUSON, 1530 Washburn. Mr. Neiswinter was born in Wayne county, Ohio, August 29, 1860, and came to Valley Falls, Kan., at the age of 17 years. May 4, 1887, he came to Topeka and entered the employ of the Santa Fe Railway Co. as a carpenter in the Topeka shops. April 1, 1896, he was made track foreman; June 1, 1902, was promoted to assistant general foreman and on November 1, 1920, was promoted to general foreman. Neiswinter's period of continous service with the Santa Fe was 38 years.He retired April 1, 1925, due to his ill health. He was a member of the Central Park Christian church; the A.O.U.W., and the Security Benefit association. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. A.V. MESSINGER, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. O.F. MAGNUSON, Topeka, and Mrs. A.J. HARRIS, Topeka; two sons, I.S. NEISWINTER, Detroit, Mich.; and Marion E. NEISWINTER, Topeka; his mother, Mrs. Susan ENGLISH, Yakima, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Nell ROBINSON, Yakima, Wash., and Mrs. Lillie DRUMMOND; Cleveland, O.; one brother, William NEISWINTER, Chicago, Ill., and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary. Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Jim, Thank you for all the hard work you do to help us. This is my great grandmother. Pat Mayhall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Laird" <jlaird@bellsouth.net> To: <KSSHAWNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:48 AM Subject: [KSShawnee] Obituary: Mrs. John L. JOHNSON.. > The Topeka Daily Capital > Sunday > January 7, 1951 > > Mrs. John L. Johnson. > > Mrs. Eva JOHNSON, 74, wife of the late John L. JOHNSON of 830 Jefferson, died at her home Saturday morning. > She was born January 16, 1876, in Paducah, Ky., and had lived in Topeka since 1918. She was a member of First Methodist Church, WCTU, and Beulah Chapter 34, OES. She leaves two sons, Dr. H.B. JOHNSON of Blackwell, Okla., and Lee JOHNSON, of 2020 Lane, and three grandchildren. > >

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Mrs. John L. Johnson. Mrs. Eva JOHNSON, 74, wife of the late John L. JOHNSON of 830 Jefferson, died at her home Saturday morning. She was born January 16, 1876, in Paducah, Ky., and had lived in Topeka since 1918. She was a member of First Methodist Church, WCTU, and Beulah Chapter 34, OES. She leaves two sons, Dr. H.B. JOHNSON of Blackwell, Okla., and Lee JOHNSON, of 2020 Lane, and three grandchildren.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Mrs. Minnie W. Welsh. Mrs. Minnie Wright WELSH of Pryor, Okla., died in a Tulsa hospital Friday morning. She lived in Topeka until 1917 when she went to Oklahoma. She is survived by two brothers and four sisters; Mrs. Enda STOCK, Santa Ana, Calif., Mrs. Esther LOTER, South Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. Beth GRUNDU, San Francisco, Mrs. Doris MULON, Dublin, Ga., Lee WRIGHT, Boise, Idaho, and Harvey WRIGHT, 1168 Webster, Topeka. The body will be brought to Topeka for final services and burial. Arrangements will be announced later.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Joseph J. Derris. Joseph J. DERRIS, 53, of 514 West 10th, died suddenly Saturday afternoon. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Catherine DERRIS of Pittsburg, Kan.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Mary Ann Robinson. Mary Ann ROBINSON, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis I. ROBINSON of 435 Taylor, died in a local hospital Saturday. She was born April 29, 1948, in Topeka. She also leaves a sister, Cheryl Lynn, and a brother, Elllis Jr., of the home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.A. HOWARD of 406 Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Jess REDENBAUGH of Lyndon, and a great-grandmothr, Mrs. C.D. CALDWELL of Carbondale, and other relatives.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Claude L. Dougherty. Word has been received of the death of Claude LeRoy DOUGHERTY, 60, in a Kansas City hospital. A former Topekan, he was employed as a printer for Capper Publications and Hall Printing Co. here. He was also associated with the Superior Print Shop. He went to Omaha from Topeka, then to Kansas City where he had been a printer for Samuel DODSWORTH Stationery Co. 15 years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 51 in Topeka and Shawnee Methodist Church in Kansas City. He leaves his wife, MRs. Grace DOUGHERTY; three daughters, Miss Claudene DOUGHERTY of the home, and Mrs. Lorraine KREAMER and Mrs. Alberta HERRING of Kansas City; a son, Boyce, of the home; a sister, Mrs. Inez BROOKS of Drake, Colo.; a brother, Walter, of 710 MacVicar, and a cousin Vernon Von WOLFF, of 3500 York Way.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Mrs. Louise McGinnis. Mrs. Louise McGINNIS, 64, of Camden, Mo., mother of Mrs. Margaret PIERCE of 607 North Harrison and of A.L. McGINNIS of 1825 North Tyler, died Saturday morning in a local hospial. She had lived with her children during the winters. She was born February 27, 1886, in West Plains, Mo. She leaves another daughter, Mrs. C.M. HILL of Espinols, M.M.; three other sons, J.E., E.R., and C.W. McGINNIS of Wichita; a stepson, C.R. McGINNIS of Buffalo, Mo., and 12 grandchildren.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 7, 1951 Edgar P. Wells. Edgar P. WELLS, 79, of 331 West Lyman Road, died in a local hospital Saturday. He was born in Kentucky, October 7, 1879, and had lived here 35 years. He was a truck gardener.

----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Laird To: Jim Laird Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: Obituary: Eldon T. MAY.. The Kansas City Star Sunday January 26, 2003 Eldon T. May. Eldon T. MAY, Kansas City, KS, died Friday, January 24, 2003, at the home. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at the Highland Park Funeral Home. Entombment in Highland Park Mausolium. Friends my call 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions to Kansas City Hopsice, 12006 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, KS, 66215. Mr. May was born in Council Bluffs, IA., and lived in Oskaloosa, KS., and Valley Fall, KS., moving to Kansas City, KS., in 1948. He was a certified welder for the Board of Public Utilities for 29 years. He had also worked for KCP&L and Feld Chevrolet. He was a member of Westgate Lodge #438, A.F. & A.M for 49 years. He was an Army veteran of WWII and served 12 years in the Army Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Agnes E. May of the home, a son and daughter-in-law, Rodney & Teresa A. May of Albuquerque, NM, three sisters, Helen Kern of Lawrence, KS, Lola Keller of St. Louis, Mo., and Ellaine Richter of Topeka, Ks., and his "Ray of Sunshine" his granddaughter, Caitlyn E. May, also of Albuquerque.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday July 7, 1939 Cornelius Akins. Cornelius AKINS, 77, of 2488, Jefferson Street, died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born July 22, 1861, in Nashville, Tenn., and had been a resident of topeka for the past sixty years. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie AKINS, of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Carrie CRAIG, St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Susie CLEAVER, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Mrs. Lenora KIDD, Wichita Falls, Texas; three nephews and one niece. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday July 7, 1939 Samuel A. Vickery. Samuel A. VICKERY, 69, of Wichita, died Thursday in the Santa Fe Hospital. He had been employed by the Santa Fe Railroad Company for thirty-five years, the last sixteen in the car department. he was a member of the Baptist Church and the Eagles Lodge of Wichita. Suriving are his wife, Mrs. Etta R. VICKERY; two daughers, Mrs. Nora A. FRIZELLE, Nevada, Mo., and Mrs. Jewell DIXON, Wichita; one son, Roy L. VICKERY, Wichita; eight grandchildren, one brother, W.S. VICKERY, Tishomingo, Okla. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary, with interment in Topeka Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Friday July 7, 1939 Lewis N. Elliott. Funeral services for Lewis N. ELLIOTT, 84, who died Thursday morning at his home, 1924 West Tenth Avenue, will be Saturday, afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary, with interment in the Hoyt, Kan., Cemetery. He was born May 10, 1855, in Gray County, Indiana, came to Kansas as a child with his father, settling in Jackson County, where he lived until 1908, when he moved to Fall River, Kan. In 1923 he came to Topeka and had been a resident here since that time. Surviving are five sons, Harry A. ELLIOTT, of the home; Fesse F. ELLIOTT, Ransom, Kan.; Lawrence E. ELLIOTT and Alfred S. ELLIOTT, both of Salina; and Claude ELLIOTT, of Maplehill; four daughters, Mrs. Will KELLY, Mayetta; Mrs. Harlan CULBREATH, Topeka; Mrs. George BAKER, Kansas City, Mo.; and Miss Velma ELLIOTT, of the home; fifteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.