This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Laws, Strife, Rosine, Courtney, Selig, McPherson, Lohmeyer, Nelson, Erickson, Funk, Eggleston, Staniferd, Schlesener, Casten, Ewing, Wilson. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QAw.2ACIB/781 Message Board Post: OBITUARY: LEBO ENTERPRISE LEBO, COFFEY COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1946 SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR MRS. OSCAR LAWS Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Lebo Methodist church for Mrs. Oscar Laws, who passed away Sunday morning. Rev. G. H. Pittman pastor at the Harford Methodist church, officiated with interment in Lincoln cemetery. Laurence Standiferd sang "Mr Work Is Done," and "Beautiful Isle." Rev. G. H. Pittman sang "The Lord's Prayer." Mrs. Morris Ott was accompanist. Casket bearers were all grand-sons and were Wilber Rosine, Lewis Laws, Joe Courtney, Irvin Courtney, Jack Courtney and Lyman Selig. Lizzie Louise, daughter of Regula and Samuel Strife, was born on October 5, 1869, on a farm near the Old Mission House an Indian school at Quenemo, Osage County, Kansas, and passed away May 12, 1946, near Lebo, Kansas, at the age of 76 years, 7 months, and 7 days. She attended school at Quenemo during early childhood and at the age of 14 years was confirmed in the faith of the Lutheran church. She was married to Oscar Laws at Lyndon, Kansas, September 1, 1886 and for two years, lived near Halls Summit, Kansas. During the following nine years their home was established at Melvern, Kansas, and beginning in 1897, the home was started at Lebo, Kansas where she continued to live for the remainder of her life, a total of 49 years. To this union were born 13 children, all of whom are living with the exception of two: John Gilbert, who died at the age of five in the year of 1894 and Minnie, who died at the age of 35 years, in the year of 1922. Lizzie Louise and Oscar Laws would have completed sixty years of successful and happy married life, September 1, 1946. Although having a large family of her own, Mrs. Laws was never too busy with her many duties to volunteer her help for her friends and neighbors when needed. She was always known to have the qualities of faithfulness and Kindness and one who enjoyed her family and home life. She was respected by all and was a dutiful wife and mother. There survive, her husband, Oscar Laws; eleven children, 23 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. There are 7 sons-in-law and 3 daughters-in-laws. Also there are one sister, Mrs. Mary Hites of McPherson, Kansas, one half sister and five half brothers. The surviving children are: James E. Laws: Hartford, Mrs. Mattie Funk, Emporia; Mrs. Susie E. Lohmeyer, Reading; Mrs. Nellie M. Selig, Osage City; Mrs. Katie P. Nelson, Hartford; Mrs. Irena Rosine, Lebo; Earl S. Laws, Emporia; Raymond M. Laws, Lebo; Mrs. Laura Bell Erickson, Kansas City, Inez Bernice Laws, Kansas City, Mrs. Josephine Eggleston, Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Miss Bernice Laws and Mrs. Carl Erickson and family, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eggleson, Medicine Lodge, Kansas; Mrs. J. W. Funk and family, Emporia; Mr. and Mrs. James Laws and Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nelson and daughter, Hartford; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nelson and daughter, Hartford; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Laws and family of Emporia; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Selig and Lymon, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schlesener and son, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Casten, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Casten and Mr. Ernest Casten, Quenemo, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ewing, Wichita; and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson, McPherson.