This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EDCRF Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/6847.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times Thursday, November 11, 1954 Page 67, Column 4 Mrs. Elmer L. Kilworth, City Pioneer, Dies Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Strong Kilworth, 67, a Seattle pioneer, will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday in the Bleitz Chapel. Cremation will follow. Mrs. Kilworth died Tuesday after a long illness. She was born near Saginaw, Michigan and came to Seattle with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Atkinson, just before the fire of 1889. She lived at Tanner, near North Bend, several years. Mrs. Kilworth was a member of the Ballard Pioneers and Century Chapter No. 66, Order of Eastern Star, Issaquah. She lived at 2031 Fairview Avenue North. Survivors are her husband, Elmer L. Kilworth; a son, Clarence Strong, Seattle; a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Whiting, Mercer Island; a brother, Herbert Atkinson, South Sudbury, Massachusetts and a granddaughter. ========== The Seattle Times Thursday, November 11, 1954 Page 67, Column 2 Deaths, Funerals Kilworth, Bessie A., aged 67 years. Beloved wife of Elmer L. Kilworth. Mother of Clarence Strong and Mrs. Corinne Whiting. Sister of Herbert Atkinson, South Sudbury, Massachusetts. Member of Century Chapter No. 66, O.E.S., Issaquah. Services Saturday, 3PM, Bleitz Funeral Home. 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.