This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: O'BRIEN, OVERTON, SEEK, STEVENS Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1657/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Wednesday, January 8, 1919 A TEACHER SINCE 1877 Mrs. Lizzie STEVENS, whom hundreds of Kansas side residents and former residents will remember as Miss O'BRIEN when she was their third and fourth grade school teacher, died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. W. SEEK, 1053 Splitlog Avenue, Kansas side. Since 1877, when she began teaching in the little frame school- house in "The Bottoms," where the Wood Street School now stands, she had been almost constantly a teacher in the third and fourth grades of the public schools in Wyandotte County. She taught in old Central School, Everett School and Armstrong School in the early days of the public school system. She had been in charge of the second grade at the Longfellow School the last ten years. With the exception of twelve years, she had taught continuously in schools on the Kansas side since 1877. Mrs. STEVENS was past matron of Mendias Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and for forty years had been active in the work of the Masonic auxiliary. When a girl, Mrs. STEVENS made her home with the family of W. P. OVERTON, a Wyandotte County pioneer, and spent the greater part of her girlhood in old Wyandotte. She was 59 years old. She is survived by her husband, Arthur STEVENS; a son, Hiram O. STEVENS and two brothers, William O'BRIEN of Riley, Kas., and J. E. O'BRIEN of Miami, Ok. Funeral services will be at the Masonic Temple, Seventh Street and Ann Avenue, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo9 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.